Mortal Kombat 1 - All Character Face Models in Real Life (Updated)

[@munanchoinc]

No wonder Sindel and Li Mei look so similar. They're literally played by the same actress.

[@shandilesmanahidayat7131]

Yeah, it would make sense if they were sisters.

[@corsariocapitao]

They ran out of budget. No funds to hire a new model

[@shandilesmanahidayat7131]

@@corsariocapitao where did you get this information?

[@fernygamer6985]

Agreed

[@JJOOKER]

Wow how you get Sidney cross and turn her into that...

[@Sara-it9se]

Reptile's face model is stunning, they also did him justice by capturing his features well on the character. Also damn, Kelly Hu the face model for both Sindel and Li Mei while also voicing Li Mei and Madam Bo in the game.

[@alexnightray3204]

She's an MK veteran for sure :) If D'vorah's coming back with Kelly voicing her, that's a hat trick!

[@misato4eva]

I was wondering why I was oddly attracted to Reptile in Story mode, his face model looking like a Tommy Hilfiger model makes complete sense now.

[@HOXHOXHOX]

@@alexnightray3204 no boo boo they ditched jade and d'vorah ass for this era.

[@heresfrankbetches921]

he's so fine. As a character and as a model

[@absolutelynoonespecial]

@@alexnightray3204dont give them the idea of bringing dvorah back 🤢

[@IanJenn356094]

Noah (kenshi) is one of the martial arts expert that's often on gamology channel

[@IjboI2]

I’m pretty sure that is him

[@fabianhcarsnvlogs]

Was gonna say no wonder kenshi looks familiar

[@kevind3974]

he dos do a lot of motion capture work so it makes sense. I'm surprised they didn't bring in jemma as well as they usually work together.

[@esaedvik]

His sidekick on Gamology, Gemma Nguyen, did tons of stunts for MK1. So cool to see them get in on the action. She was rumored to be the face of some too, but I guess she got bumped by Kelly Hu or something (which I'm sure Gemma doesn't mind).

[@VegetaLaunchedFinalFlash]

Great guy, never met him.

[@WalkBesideMe]

I like how they made Geras' face model look more like he does IRL this time around.

[@runescape9812]

Geras face model looks way chad than in game

[@JohnDoe-id5ih]

​@@runescape9812They had to tone it down cause it would create infinite fatalities

[@audiping3691]

They had to nerf him in game, he would win the game by looking at you

[@farisrafizi3469]

In mk11 geras look like michael jai or am i tripping

[@in4mus85]

​@@farisrafizi3469proper

[@valhalax25]

Kelly Hu is a gorgeous woman. Loved her as Lady Deathstrike on X-men 2, as Pearl on The Vampire Diaries, and as China White on Arrow.

[@Tanat83]

Not forgetting her lead role as Cassandra the Sorceress in the first Scorpion King movie back in 2002 🦂🔥

[@jermainemartinez8282]

Kelly Hu is the first female actress I ever had a crush on when I was a kid, when I saw her in Friday the 13th.

[@valhalax25]

@@Tanat83 Yes! She’s just a triple threat of “Talent, Talent, Talent”.

[@akihikino5061]

Or the sorceress from the scorpion king

[@lordcorporal4247]

Death strike!!!! Nice

[@irsyadiaryadiva9430]

Employee A: How do we press the budget on face models? Employee B: Make them portray twins

[@Powhart]

I don't think it works that way. I think they actually get double if they portray multiple characters.

[@1234sebas2]

Employee C: Let's hire Megan Fox

[@Pointman11111]

​@@1234sebas2 no facial animations lol

[@Drix-479]

kitana and mileena, siblings. bi-han and kuai liang, siblings. it would make sense no?

[@xavierhouston4650]

Can’t believe they nerfed Geras. I guess his “Rizz Mode” would be too op for the story.

[@kevtronprime5182]

A change Liu Kang had to make for his timeline. No one would be able to handle it

[@kingofdragons7]

Nerfed Geras? Wtf do you mean? The character is actually fun now

[@hehehehaw8346]

​@@kingofdragons7they mean the character look compared to the real life model not the gameplay😂

[@kingofdragons7]

@@hehehehaw8346 that makes no sense, he looks exactly like he did in the previous game

[@hehehehaw8346]

@kingofdragons7 bruv are u slow. They're comparing the game version to his irl majestic look. But compared to mk11 he looks better

[@Assassino275]

Kelly Hu is 55 and still killing it in the looks department, she is just gorgeous

[@vindifference]

Using Syzoth as the thumbnail... a wise choice indeed.

[@TheCompleteStranger]

A wise choice, Sub-Zero.

[@MAHIM2000]

Mileena's face model's name being LITERALLY Quan Chi is the funniest shit ever

[@TS-ur4jc]

Quynh and Quan is not the same? Quan is probably a Chinese family name while Quynh is a Vietnamese first name ( and it’s for female). They also have very different meanings

[@tanky8962]

In vietnamese, the letter "q" sounds the same as "w" in english, so her name would be pronounced somewhat like Win Chi

[@cuongpham6218]

@@tanky8962 Only in the Southern dialect. In the North, the qu morpheme is pronounced almost exactly like in English.

[@rachelthegreat2959]

Well that's ignorant 😂

[@guilherme_araujo50]

I laughed so hard reading this comment 🤣🤣🤣

[@ECW5320]

We all know Ricky Tan is the face model for Shang Tsung.

[@ZeyExC]

That’s why his face is oddly familiar

[@CatherineAaBb]

It's Tadanobu Asano

[@ChampionOfHammerfell]

@@CatherineAaBbyeah, he looks exactly the same like when he was in 47 Ronin

[@antop4597]

@@ChampionOfHammerfell was literally about to say that it's been racking my brains since i seen him in this

[@crashpal]

"Ya'all look alike" - Carter

[@SOSHIATE]

Tanya's face model is so beautiful why did the developer aged her face too much- like-

[@iTeacupPanda]

They probably didn't actually use these people, people just found celebs who look very much like them. Also, I love New York

[@Praisethemoon60]

⁠@@iTeacupPandauh the people you see in the video did have their faces scanned for the game for the characters shown. This is something that has been going on for awhile now in game industry.

[@Praisethemoon60]

And it always seems to be the black females lol Jackie in mk11 looked absolutely nothing like her face model. Tanya is actually more accurate comparatively speaking I would imagine sometimes it comes down to “don’t be too accurate I kinda don’t want my face to be ripped off.” Which is fine I suppose…

[@iTeacupPanda]

@@Praisethemoon60 I wouldn't think MK would put the money into using celebrity likenesses given the decline of fighting game sales. Regardless even still some faces are definitely tweaked

[@tonyt1680]

This is very common with western female character designs and nerfing Blk women's looks, meanwhile games designed in the East have gorgeous Blk women character designs

[@carlosguzman5773]

Liu Kang making his timeline: in my timeline no one Ugly ... Bye

[@muhamadmstafa8087]

Baraka is the only one who is ugly Wait a sec....what am u talking about!? HE IS HANDSOME!

[@retrolightning2k86]

Liu Kang knew what he was doing making all the main characters in this universe hot

[@KanishQQuotes]

Kenshi and reptile so handsome

[@WeibeSonne]

Y yo los tengo en mi trabajo 🤭

[@Nirrini]

Reptile, what a beauty 💚

[@jadebayoba7073]

My GOD Reptile is damn fine

[@furballrage595]

Reptile's model is so handsome💚

[@zephyrella]

Reptile is gorgeous.

[@dfrom103]

I love Kelly Hu. Modeling for 2 characters and voices 2 others? Her grind is respectable.

[@svetlanaawaken]

syzoth so fine

[@UlaNaraRuyi07]

I’m having crush with Reptile 😩🦎💚

[@Moonandthestars]

Reptile is a hottie lol 🫨

[@tainahautamaki5726]

I believe Noah Fleder is one of the best martial artists as well as Hiroyki Sanada. Noel Fleder brings Kenshi''s skills to use the Sentos sword very well with his skills, and luckily Johnny Cage also noticed it when he handed over the Sentos sword to Kenshi as he saved his skin first. I think that if Kenshi had the Sentos in his possession while visiting Johnny Cage in the village, the fight would have ended with fatal consequences for him and Kenshi would have given up. I don''t know, but somehow it feels like Johnny Cage was trying all the time to make Kenshi angry and lose his temper, while Johnny Cage was telling Kenshi at the expense of the Sentos sword, demanding millions from him before he would give up. But luckily Johnny Cage came to his senses and stopped, i don''t know if Kenshi would have hit if this hadn''t happened. but probably Kenshi was seething with rage because he surely knew that Bi Han was running after the Sentos sword and that Johnny Cage couldn''t protect the sword from falling into the wrong hands.

[@Leeeooooooooooo]

every character in this game looks so goddamn hot.

[@miriamvlachoulis6875]

Got a bi friend who cant play the game for too long or she starts getting sweaty

[@ggbb056]

MK 11 More better

[@leonscottkennedy007]

then you haven't seen resident evil face models

[@muhamadmstafa8087]

​@@miriamvlachoulis6875freaky ahh friend

[@jadenaddams3674]

My first reaction to Syzoth was: Whoah... whoah, waitaminnut!!! Reptile is not supposed to be hot!!! What are you doing to me, Netherrealm!?!?!?

[@itsnice420]

Sean Welsh (I didnt know who he was before this nor did I know the characters were models of actual people at first) is fine asff lmao. I remember seeing him in the game before he removed his mask and being like “Oh I know he fine look at those eyes.” 😂😂

[@Xzamilloh]

The Kitana/Mileena model's look is so captivating... the way you see each photo side by side and see how she could create two opposing characters. You could a scowl in the picture next to Mileena and an earthiness in her face next to the photo of Kitana.

[@mahadevsankar3215]

I find it hilarious that her name sounds close to Quan Chi

[@BlongC]

@@mahadevsankar3215no is not you should eat your suit

[@mahadevsankar3215]

@@BlongC eat my WHAT?

[@trantorthetroll8768]

In Some angles they look ugly, the cheekbones are too pronounced.

[@ahdonus_the_dork4862]

Maybe it's just me but Bi han and Kuai Liang look a little different and the face model looks more like Kuai Liang than Bi han

[@ccm2059]

Yea they're not identical twins so they edit some parts of the face so you can tell the difference

[@srai5333]

the eye brows are a bit different

[@michellemartins3139]

chesus,se o bi han fosse mais parecido com o Tony Chung,seria mais bonito

[@danielorlovaquinn]

​@@ccm2059ya same with raiden he looks nothing like vincent lol

[@zackxeno1019]

​@@danielorlovaquinnI mean I can kinda see it

[@rahrahahahromaromamah]

Reptile is so handsome

[@Random-xd4zm]

My biggest respect to the modeling department they did a crazy job as always neatherrealm

[@Ugowish]

The guy who plays reptile is absolutely f-ing gorgeous it’s unfortunate everyone uses him for his green blood :/

[@CanisVindicate]

I’ll never understand why they make the in game characters kind of ugly when the face models are absolutely stunning

[@user-og8kk2ds5i]

Especially Tanya... her face model is awesome but in game she's just bad

[@Ashbrash1998]

To be fair, we're going off edited pics, not what they actually look like.

[@Aku_158]

@@user-og8kk2ds5i nah, Tanya is one the best imo

[@zullumaster123]

She ain't ugly.

[@blackice8043]

​@@zullumaster123only if you don't find travis scott ugly 😂😂😂

[@crimsonite2044]

So that explains why Shao, Syzoth, Kenshi, & Reiko are handsome

[@WalkBesideMe]

Did they really use Yuri for Smoke's face model? Looks a lot more slavic in game, fitting for Smoke's Czech roots.

[@Ultriac301]

Is Smoke still Thomas Vrbada in the new timeline?🤔

[@sand_niqqa925]

@@Ultriac301yeah

[@WalkBesideMe]

@@Ultriac301 yes he's referred to as Tomas multiple times in the story

[@rehannoor4961]

yep, that was really Yuri, tho modified slightly

[@jmgonzales7701]

whats a slavic look? they all look the same to me

[@BarsusDraco]

Reptile's and Kenshi's FMs are HANDSOME as f*ck. Bros could get away with any crime 😭

[@justinstark332]

Nobody has even mentioned Jean Claude Van Damme and how it doesn't look like his face model for the game in my opinion just looks off to me... 🤷🏼‍♂️💯

[@axebomber2108]

They were going for Jean-Claude Van Damme, but they gave us Dick Van Dyke.

[@publicidad.gratis]

Great to see that with all the new technology, the first MKs still look more realistic.

[@GinitraElle]

I didn’t realize Geras face actor was so gorgemously fine

[@kingjb554]

That explains why Reptile is so hot

[@cartoony301]

Hold up‚ 0:34 is so wrong‚ Sub-Zero's face model is Satoyu (Ohio Final Boss).

[@Ultriac301]

Kitana, Mileena and Sindel are gorgeous in the game AND real life!!!😍

[@hackareslacksbruh430]

These guys must feel so proud to be apart of a game.

[@영환김-f9x]

Again, they do see themselves getting ripped to shreds so uhh

[@redacted2275]

​@@영환김-f9xLike "apart" should be ripped into "a part".

[@danielwells1734]

Reptile is hot (pun intended; his race are cold-blooded).

[@darkisvara266]

geras looks more close his model now

[@hedgehog1684]

He forgot kronika

[@JoaoPaulo-zq7mt]

It's Leonard Roberts

[@vulneraa_sanentur]

Omg Reptile 😳😍

[@darkisvara266]

kenshi's model really good

[@CantwalkJoestar]

Geras is handsome Squidward

[@CapoWhoLaughs]

Kelly Hu will always be gorgeous. Been my crush since Surf Ninjas.

[@forsagebone]

Man, Reptile became a supermodel.

[@nvsb9175]

Somehow Lui Kang's face looks much better in this mk, even though they had the same actor

[@amandaarantes5176]

yess, i came here to see if the face model was changed 😵‍💫

[@AmotivatedIndividual]

I still think that his MK11 face looks more like the face model than Mk1

[@ggbb056]

Shao Kahn Going Glowing 😅, Mileena without tarkatan DNA😘🥰😍

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Wow they made the face of the characters like the voice actors Handsome

[@TheRedKnight993]

Tanya's face model deserves an apology from the toxic fandom. That woman is _gorgeous._ Best Tanya yet.

[@darkhero9567]

Are you joking like that?

[@kingol4801]

? That is just objectively wrong.

[@gorkemkibar]

Jon Schaefer looks hot 😍 he looks like my next mistake 😂❤

[@MarieTasha]

Smoke's face model is someone called Aaron Bernards, Raiden's face model is Krit McLean. Confirmed

[@sparkleprizm199]

Reptile’s face model is really cute 💖

[@trapstargamer1642]

Thank you so much.I've been looking all over for it

[@pancho2747]

1:43 I think the creators of Mortal Kombat want to tell us something

[@redfireytofficial9962]

1:22 that movee💀💀💀💀💀 makes everyone leave

[@JustGinoooo]

Ana Thu Nguyen is the model for Sindel in MK1. Which is neat cuz that's who will be playing Sindel in the second MK movie.

[@kurokoro]

She is gonna play sindel in the mk2 movie but she isnt the face model for the mk1game.

[@ivangopnik772]

Damn Reptile is a Mogger

[@berthedcam8736]

Everyone is BEAUTIFUL‼️💯 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽👑👑👑👑

[@Big0Tiger]

Now that they were able to have JCVD as Johnny Cage, I hope there is a Bruce Lee model for Liu Kang.

[@catioropulguento]

Nah, it'd be cooler if they hired Robin Shou or Ludi Lin, just like the movies

[@Big0Tiger]

@@catioropulguento They can have all of them, if they are willing to.

[@catioropulguento]

@@Big0Tiger true

[@Vorteksio3]

Who is Shang Tsung's face model??

[@milital6611]

Don't take my word for granted, but I think he's based off the guy that played Shang Tsung in the latest Mortal Kombat movie

[@Ruosteinenknight]

@@milital6611 Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. He reprised his role as Shang Tsung in Mk11 and the voice actor for MK1, Alan Lee, imitates his voice while giving also it his own flair.

[@milital6611]

@@Ruosteinenknight I was referring to the 2021 film, I think the man who plays Shang Tsung in this one is named Chin Han

[@BanksEl-k6p]

how can reptile be sooooo gorgeous. picking my bags and moving after my future husband/

[@cocopuffs8646]

Why does mileena and Tanya look like they have bad plastic surgery. Their models look completely normal

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

Same with Kitana! The devs should have spent more time refining the characters' appearances

[@kevincaudle5732]

For A Second There I Thought It Looks Familiar To Adam McArthur Or Either Kevin Party, But Now We Know What He Looks Like, Sean Welsh

[@BigTimeBecks96]

Kitana and her model are absolutely stunning.

[@keichioffc7594]

Tony chung face model two character?!,what a amazing 🫡👍🏻

[@khalikovzedd]

I can't believe

[@oreomouse5090]

but they don’t look similar at all. maybe only in the nose

[@bihansiceclone]

He was definitely Sub-Zero in MK11 but i dont see it here

[@gabrielmaia4543]

I just can't believe that REPTILE is the most handsome character in this game for real

[@manupm9161]

Wow, so the actors of homelander and peacemaker are their face models? 😱😱

[@aeh5109]

I love that Josh Chan is Raiden ❤

[@iSa_Ach]

Hear me out... What if.. It's only a theory... But.. What if... Li Mei is actually Sindel's Twin / Sister. Aren't Umgadi members are the First Born daughters of Outworld. What if at that time whoever Sindel's mother or reigning queen at the time was also subjected to this law. When Sindel became queen she knew what would happen to her own daughter and changed the rule to except royal blood. Isn't she known for her ruthlessness from before maybe thats why no one dared to protest for chaning the rule. Remember kids as PatMat would say: "It's only a theory, a GAME THEORY!"

[@Ooooo1678]

Someone at NRS hated Sydney Cross 😭 Shes so pretty, wtf happened?

[@211reid]

Dam the real kitana looks like a real princess named kitana😂😂😂😂

[@joshualedesmasegovia]

I hope Antony Starr will use his voice for John Gillman Gillman Homelander in Mortal Kombat 1

[@demacto13]

I mean Reptile's model is just so hot! Respectfully 😍

[@Powhart]

Shahjehan Khan is the most Perfect Quan Chi Face Model that ever existed! Don't ever change him!!! Also now canonically Mileena doesn't have to have the same face model as Kittana. As far as I know - Mileena is the older sister right?

[@furballrage595]

They're twins.

[@CatherineAaBb]

Siblings share 50% of genes as well as parental twins, maybe not identical face but they HAVE to look similar

[@CoConut_Head09]

Wasn’t Brandon Green also the Geras face model for MK11?

[@wyruZzah87]

Shang Tsung is missin'... he is not based on anybody?

[@Jade-3000]

This is what I’m trying to figure out

[@0mnicris]

Same, he seems so familiar but I can’t figure out where I’ve seen his face before

[@fernygamer6985]

I want to see the model for Rain!!!

[@wyruZzah87]

Alan Lee (voice actor) said something about his face in the game, so he must be based somehow on Alan Lee..... even when i dont see it :)

[@juliak9859]

​@@0mnicrisI've got the same and nowhere to be found who gave him face geez 🤯

[@Boxi-pc9bs]

no, Raiden's face was taken from actor Krit Mclean

[@GTXDash]

Oh my gosh! Antony Starr looks just like Homelander! XD

[@jerryvang1994]

What is that software called for using their faces onto that game? I really want to that kind of motion capture film as this

[@Q2k7]

Tony Chung is Scorpion dude, not Bi-Han. He's the face model for Kuai Liang.

[@proxyjan]

Thanks for some of them specifically, I was having a really hard time figuring out who was the face actor for Peacemaker, Homelander and Jean Claude Van Damme skin of johnny Cage.

[@GgrimrodD]

No wonder this game has such attractive characters

[@marieyetheduck18]

ALL OF THEM ARE SO FINEE😭

[@YTAIAsianTuxedoGirl24]

I pretty sure that Liu Kang's face model is Daniel Dae Kim in MK1, not Youngtax Lee. YoungTax Lee is face model of MK11 Liu Kang.

[@johnnythao]

It's still Lee's face from MK11 being used, just more updated with his physical appearance and animation.

[@YTAIAsianTuxedoGirl24]

@@johnnythao But his face looks different between MK1 and MK11 🤔

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

​@@YTAIAsianTuxedoGirl24does it though? MK1 Liu looks similar, just older

[@YTAIAsianTuxedoGirl24]

@@Poussyeater-w5e Hmmm 🤔 I think so

[@aqualinebutbetter]

​@@johnnythao I guess. I didn't see the resemblance because MK11 Liu Kang's face looks younger, and I guess you could say "softer"? I don't know the word.

[@shaolinsnake9650]

The only one that really looks like his face model are Reptile and Kunglao

[@fernygamer6985]

I want to see the model for Prince Rain !!!!!!! 👑💜

[@Sharky_0456]

i like how you got a picture of sean wearing a green jumper

[@Drownedinblood]

Something tells me Kelly Hu wasn't used twice or they had to modify her face a lot. Idk if there's story implications if she was, like Li Mei is related?

[@HXISE]

reptile looking like szymanski football player

[@manupm9161]

1:02 she really got aged up for Tanya huh...

[@Luke.S2099]

For the longest time I was convinced Kenshi was the Cole Young actor from the 2021 MK movie. Looks just like him. Also I've always wanted Kelly Hu to play Sindel in live action. Had no ide she was the face model in this.

[@karanpersaud1]

I still prefer the Tanya look and voice from MKX… she sounded so mellow and evil at the same time

[@kingol4801]

Agreed. Also, she was of different race as well, more Egyptian in appeal

[@yezki8]

Also, Reiko looks like Ed Boon lol

[@tan8067]

I thought the same thing.😂 Since Ed was his face model in MK4.

[@018975]

where are Ashrah, Johnny Cage, Havik, etc?

[@koisyneee]

No wonder why Zub Zero is such a daddy, his Facemodel is handsome 🤩