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Mortal Kombat: Conquest (also stylized as Konquest) is an American martial arts television series that aired for one season from 1998 to 1999, and was based on the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.

Storyline

Many centuries ago, Earth was an enchanting and desirable planet. Powerful and rich with natural resources, the vicious megalomaniac Shao Kahn wanted Earth as part of his growing collection of conquered realms known as Outworld. To protect Earth, Mortal Kombat was created: a tournament in which the fate of the planet is decided in battles between competitors from Earthrealm and Outworld. Five hundred years in the past, the monk warrior Kung Lao defeated Shao Kahn's sorcerer, Shang Tsung. When Kung Lao spared his life, Kahn imprisoned Tsung in the cobalt mines.

Kung Lao now had to train the next generation of warriors, who would give their lives to save Earth. Kung Lao created a partnership and friendship between two warriors: Siro, a former bodyguard, and Taja, an ex-thief. In the mysterious city of Zhuzin, Kung Lao and his new friends are guided and watched over by the thunder god Rayden (misspelled for some unknown reason). The three now battle various evils of both Outworld and Earthrealm, including an imprisoned Tsung, who swore eternal revenge on Kung Lao for his humiliating defeat, and the sultry and seductive Vorpax, who is also imprisoned in the mines and has an agenda of her own.

Characters

Main

Recurring

Game characters

Notable guest appearances

With Conquest immediately following TNT's top-rated program, WCW Monday Nitro, WCW wrestlers Meng and Wrath filmed separate appearances. Former QVC model Dorian played the barmaid Magda in the episodes "Twisted Truth" and "Quan Chi." Eva Mendes also appeared in one episode as Siro's ex-girlfriend.

Production and distribution

Mortal Kombat: Conquest was produced by Threshold Entertainment (who produced the Mortal Kombat film series) in association with New Line Television (television arm of the films' distributor). Warner Bros. Television Distribution. The program was filmed at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida. The Warner Bros. unit (eventual holder of the Mortal Kombat property),^[1] as New Line's corporate sibling turned parent, syndicated the series until it was later picked up by TNT, which aired the remaining new episodes in addition to broadcasting repeats of the first-run syndication run. With a lucrative timeslot following WCW Monday Nitro, Conquest was very popular, but according to the show's developer, Joshua Wexler, this resulted in higher budget costs for the show than anticipated. The cancellation was not announced at first, and rumors of a second season circulated. However, TNT pulled the plug on the show, leaving it with a cliffhanger ending. The ending was planned to have been resolved in the second season, which would have summed up the series and corresponded with the MK timeline.

Episodes

Home media

Reception

In 2010, 4thletter! ranked Conquest as sixth on the list of "The Top Ten Most Ridiculous Things to Come Out of Mortal Kombat".^[6] In 2011, 1UP.com featured the series in the article "The Top Ten Times Mortal Kombat Went Wrong", calling it a "wire-fu disaster".^[7]

References

1. ^{{cite news|title= Midway sale to Warner Bros. approved|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/07/midwaywarnersaleapproved.html | work=The Los Angeles Times | date=2009-07-02}}
2. ^¹From the United States Copyright Office catalog: {{cite web |url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First |title=Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) – Basic Search [search: "Mortal Kombat : no." and "Mortal Kombat Conquest"] |publisher=United States Copyright Office |date= |accessdate=2017-10-17}}
3. ^Mortal Kombat Conquest DVD Volume 1 (Official Australian Release)
4. ^Mortal Kombat Conquest DVD Volume 2 (Official Australian Release)
5. ^'The Complete Series' of the '98 Show is Announced for DVD! {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216050044/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mortal-Kombat-Conquest-The-Complete-Series/20586 |date=2014-12-16 }}
6. ^The Top Ten Most Ridiculous Things to Come Out of Mortal Kombat, 4thletter!, June 22nd, 2010
7. ^{{cite web|title=The Top Ten Times Mortal Kombat Went Wrong|publisher=1UP.com|url=http://www.1up.com/features/top-ten-mortal-kombat|accessdate=July 4, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021104813/http://www.1up.com/features/top-ten-mortal-kombat|archivedate=October 21, 2011|df=}}

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