Comparing The Voices - Shao Kahn (Updated)

[@GenerationWest]

Instead of Kombat Time, It's KAHN TIME! (This time I spelled it right!) The Dragon-looking Emperor, is back, and still wants to merge Earthrealm with Outworld. Now enjoy the video fools!

[@lskiksm3287]

GenerationWest Indeed It Is KAHN TIME!

[@tk-5509]

No u

[@RazuX5]

GenerationWest dragon? That instantly reminds me of Onaga which also reminds me of the biggest plot hole that hasn’t been explained ever since the intro on MK9 story mode.

[@alancalvillo6756]

So evil.

[@Ziomaletto]

Is is possible to do "Rage (2011) - Characters And Voice Actors"?

[@ABlueElitefromHaloCE]

I’ve always loved the way Steve Ritchie’s Shao Kahn says “Reptile”

[@jamiejameskingofgames4648]

HUNK I know right...he rolls the R lol!

[@martiddy]

I like how he pronounces Baraka as Barraka!

[@Pablotercero90]

I like how he says all the names

[@anthonywooten5848]

Gotta love that R roll

[@iamBlackGambit]

@@jamiejameskingofgames4648 lol right I love that..I love how he says baraka...burrrrttthakaa!!

[@wbhurt01]

Stevie brings in the ruler aspect of Kahn for his voice but, Ike. Ike brings out that monstrous sound of Shao Kahn and I love it

[@trxp_mystic3296]

Papa Pred yes I agreed

[@shmooglevitz7281]

That's by far the best way I've heard it put: 1st sounds like someone of god-like power & influence, and the last sounds more fearsome, menacing, & blood-hungry

[@peoples2296]

Ike is just doing his Atrocitus voice

[@lukewarfield1571]

Nah bob carter is the best

[@innos3997]

@@peoples2296 IT kinda works

[@primalhunter3339]

"I rule this world" - Steve Ritchie describing his superiority in voicing Shao Kahn, 2019

[@jengibengi4713]

Primal Hunter kneegah

[@leoortiiiz]

Ike

[@UltimateShadow10]

Ike is definitely the best voice for Kahn since Steve Ritchie. No one will ever top Steve but, Ike is awesome. I hated his MK9 voice but, that's just me. I'm sure lots of people liked it.

[@benrichardson5798]

*1993

[@JayJay-yy5xz]

@@UltimateShadow10 Personally loved it. Ikr sounds too try hard to me. Carter naturally sounds like a menace.

[@thegravewalker7645]

Bob Carter perfectly represents Shao Kahn. He doesn’t sound too much like a brute or like a weak person but a calculating and intelligent conqueror.

[@AndreiCatalin42069]

To bad the character himself wasn't really like this in that game, he used to be in the Midway games

[@HaBeFaStro]

I agree… Carter’s take on Kahn feels like a perfect mix of Strength as well as Wit.

[@meldrickedwards1892]

@@AndreiCatalin42069 Good point.

[@AndrewCARNBORN]

I think the complete opposite of what you just said

[@gianmarcobaudazzi78]

Steve Richie and Ike Amadi

[@bassmanplays7285]

The first and currently, the last. Feels strange when I think about it that way.

[@Shadow-lb8tf]

Dwayne Johnson as Shao Kahn😈🔱👑🔨

[@kevinquintana3085]

@@Shadow-lb8tf hahahah wtf

[@victorantongarciarodri8499]

❤

[@Johny40Se7en]

No matter who came along after 1995, Steve Ritchie and that wicked dark voice will remain the king of Outworld. SO iconic. No one taunts quite like he does. They're timeless in how they sort of belittle the player. A good villain is someone both incredibly challenging to overcome, and someone you come to despise, and mainly because of the first part 😅😆😜

[@todlittlewan7293]

Ike by far, has the deepest most brute sounding tone

[@devonc6727]

Tod Littlewan exactly

[@ultimateswagcat]

i think they definitely used effects but still sounds dope

[@austinkersey2445]

Bob Carter or Steve Ritchie for me. Shao Kahn is a brute, but an intelligent and knowledgeable one.

[@_MaZTeR_]

@@ultimateswagcat They only lowered the pitch of the voice. Rest is just his performance

[@tamirsudri1]

Ike seems like he's good for shao kahn's fighting voice But i don't know.. Seems too much Bob shows much more emotion with his words and actually sounds threatening and calculating While shao kahn of ike's shao kahn sounded like he's only violent all the time

[@Lordani66]

Steve Ritchie is the ONLY Shao Kahn to me, no one else compares to him. The best announcer in MK history as well.

[@Jeddostotle7]

I really can't decide between Steve Richie and Ike Amadi. Both provide that kind of confident, above-everyone authority in their voice that really fits Shao Kahn, but while Ike's is more upfront about the brutality Shao Kahn revels in, Steve's is a bit more subdued about it. Both equally great in my opinion.

[@goat1408]

Jeddostotle7 well said

[@BigBoss0331]

Jeddostotle7 agreed

[@jermaineboyd6594]

They both are ike ameda is this era's voice of shao khan but the og will always be Steve Ritchie.

[@ayemod2k]

Ike is the best but Steve is the og

[@DukesFinalBoss]

I like the way you put it but I think Amadi adds that oomf, and really just fits the face/mask perfectly, if you will.

[@Elcucky163]

Steve Richie legendary voice he is the shao khan we know and love

[@danicawolfe5755]

When the voice over of him saying it played in the Mortal Kombat movie, everyone went crazy in the theater...

[@ventingshow4995]

@@danicawolfe5755 Reptile.

[@danicawolfe5755]

@@ventingshow4995 I heard that comment..lol

[@dereklangston9]

In my opinion, Bob Carter sounded way better during his in-fight dialogue and laughs than his story mode stuff. I’d call him the best if it was just those lines.

[@karl343]

That's why Bob Carter was the pinnacle, you hear the in-game dialogue more often.

[@shinkenger2011]

I’m gonna go against the majority on this one, but I really can’t choose anyone BUT Bob Carter. Story mode or otherwise, I just like his take. You said his in-fight quotes were the best. I follow you: when I fought (struggled) against Shao Kahn in 9, his taunts actually managed to get to me.

[@scottyj8655]

@@shinkenger2011 Steve Richie is just the best to me, didn't even grow up with those games.

[@shinkenger2011]

Scotty J I disagree, but I do see why everyone loves him.

[@scottyj8655]

@@shinkenger2011 I do still think Bob did good he just had an awful script. Though his typical "bow to me" taunts were great.

[@Injustice_23]

Steve Richie and Bob Carter are the best Shoa Kahn voice actors ever. There was this feeling that while these two shoa khans were kicking my bottom and swiping the floor with it. It felt only fair to just get angry at how much he spams the rising air attack but his voice and how he insults you when you lose. That’s when you can get angry but how performs. It was magnificent tbh.

[@Mr.Drew70]

Usually I prefer the modern voice actors because they’re always so much better. But I can’t this time, Steve Ritchie is just phenomenal; he is the real Shao Kahn. Period. Nobody can ever do a better Shao Kahn than Steve.

[@zacktaft]

the guy who did red lantern for me

[@kingslaayer2264]

I like bob carter more

[@boogeyman803]

I agree 1000 percent

[@reverse396]

Gay

[@jermaineboyd6594]

Steve Ritchie is an op original voice of shao khan love him or hate him.

[@dillpickle7358]

Ike is literally the perfect Shao Kahn.

[@byronmurphy9996]

@Luis he is the original for me but ike to me sounds intimidating compared to the rest

[@DiabolicalAngel]

Yep

[@matiascandia4946]

Steve ritchie in shaolin monks is perfect.

[@shr00mhead]

Steve Ritchie number 1 but the new dude in MK11 is a really close second.

[@chaosandgore5099]

Agreed. I thought I loved 9, but Ike has POWER and DOMINANCE with his lines. It's so Shao.

[@ForJustice-bl6rs]

Steve Ritchie and Ike Amadi for best Shao Khan voices but Frank Welker would be a good choice if he got to voice him again.

[@jasonray2827]

Frank Weller sounds like noob saibot now. Is that the same guy

[@xXCid]

Ike is basically doing his Atrocitus voice, which works well for Shao Kahn.

[@GenerationWest]

@@jasonray2827 Naw, That's Sean Chiplock (Subaru from RE: Zero)

[@jermaineboyd6594]

@@jasonray2827 yeah he is I found that out after the trailer release.

[@chadpeterson5698]

@@GenerationWest they do have some of the same voice work in fact I can't really tell the difference if I was judging the voice work alone

[@Sassywizard]

Ike Amadi is the perfect voice for an evil ruler!!!

[@Shadow-lb8tf]

It's Kevin Michael Richardson voice Shao Kahn

[@ultimateneek530]

Steve Richie all the way, plus how about Shang Tsung next?

[@zyber4091]

Mk11 Shao Kahn voice is soo beautiful

[@BigBoss0331]

But Amadi is just perfect, totally fits how I feel Khan should sound

[@thehale_]

I feel like Ike is the most intimidating

[@TheZINGularity]

@@thehale_ Intimidating and arrogant, as he should be

[@night-seeker666]

@@TheZINGularity He sounds like a dope.

[@TheZINGularity]

@@night-seeker666 you mustve hated all the previous ones aswell then.

[@night-seeker666]

@@TheZINGularity Err...no? Not all of them.

[@xristaka8199]

Bob Carter is the best imo.He literally fits Shao Kahn for me

[@shieldlessswordsman]

Steve Ritchie just proves how strong of a voice that Shao Kahn needs to have, hes got the voice while the character has the power, putting them together and you got one of the most amazing and strongest Shao Kahns ever

[@DukesFinalBoss]

The OG one is klassic, but if I’m putting that aside, the newest one in MK11 is perfect

[@tannermtcchaney4349]

Ike Amadi is my favorite Shao Khan voice actor

[@Roadwarrior92]

He's geras too

[@susanw1863]

just do nothing Another actor voices Geras. Ike Amadi does voice Cryrx.

[@ki-pattao9030]

I know he's awesome

[@swiizzie5220]

@@Roadwarrior92 no he is not, geras is voice by a white man

[@Mayelito7]

MK II and III hands down... when you play the game with surround system... the voice just reverberates throughout the house and it’s just so classic...

[@jaredgarcia8638]

No disrespect to Brian Thompson, but he sounds like he's about to bawl in tears

[@HamanKarn567]

It was his wash day tomorrow he had nothing clean.

[@jaredgarcia8638]

@@HamanKarn567 huh. Go figure

[@danicawolfe5755]

@@HamanKarn567 See what you did there...😉

[@HEYitzED]

Sounded like he was about to start laughing at times. He probably knew it was a shit movie lol.

[@trapoffical]

I just realized shao Kahn can say the n-word in mk11

[@cliffbot638]

@Vert3xThunder that vid is awesome 😂

[@jengibengi4713]

Kneegah

[@MixedFeelers]

PRINCESS KITANA, GET DOWN!!

[@austinkersey2445]

@Vert3xThunder No, Noob isn't voiced by a black guy.

[@austinkersey2445]

Well actually anyone can it's just a word.

[@dilloon7626]

1. Steve Ritchie 2. Bob Carter 3. Ike Amadi 4. Nigel Casey

[@moisthorny]

I like the voice of shao kahn in mk11

[@Scaash]

I think I like Ike Amadi little more than Bob. But Steve will always be Shao Kahn

[@blueeyeddrago3540]

@@moisthorny Me too. It's more menacing.

[@grimfate6612]

Why is Ike third? He was one of the best

[@dmod3350]

TY WOLF Ike deserves second, in my opinion

[@designbookInc]

"That was patetic!" Steve Ritchie it is by far the best.

[@anastasyacortuna8551]

Cap

[@sometffurry]

The best Shao Kahn line is from MK9: "You suck!"

[@Topopp23]

FEEL THE POWER OF SHAO KAHN‼️

[@Darth-vade123]

Steve and Bob do an amazing job and that's why they are always top 3

[@alesenatorephoto]

Steve ritchie's voice is sooo menacing and imposing. Ike amadi is also great

[@DManSammy]

Steve Ritchie is from that old-school acting where they dramatically roll their "r's"...much respect to the old school. 👌🏾👏🏾 That said, Ike Amadi's rendition is so beautifully perfect. 🥺💖

[@TheMkbat]

Ike just sounds angry while Stevie sound out worldly and not human

[@ilikewindows3455]

Ike's take on it is so damn good. His version of Shao Kahn sounds like power, authority, and charisma incarnate. It's like every time he talks you can tell his tone that he doesn't give a rats ass about anything anyone has to say to him, he's the damn Kahn and he makes sure everyone knows it

[@Darth-vade123]

But to much like a brute

[@deepbrotha__j14]

MK9 is the best for me. MK vs DC wasn't bad too, but if we take the "klassic" voice, Steve Ritchie wins a flawless victory automatikally

[@196blackfire]

#1 Steve because childhood memories and voice. #2 Ike because his voice fits how much of a powerhouse khan is

[@byronmurphy9996]

Rii and alot of these people aren't tryna give ike his credit

[@chadpeterson5698]

@@byronmurphy9996 simply because he's a jobber

[@pyromania1018]

Steve Ritchie is always going to be my favorite Shao Kahn, but Ike Amadi's performance is the best, IMO.

[@randymurillo8866]

Ritchie, Carter and Amadi

[@teo4925]

The last Shao Kahn is really THE BEST of all...

[@kingslaayer2264]

1. Bob Carter 2. Steve Ritchie 3. Ike Amadi 4. Patrick Seitz 5. Nigel Casey

[@capcaw]

King slaayer ^

[@sasugayuchitard5400]

Nah Ike should be #1 he sounds so intimidating compared to the others

[@austinkersey2445]

@@sasugayuchitard5400 It's a thing called an opinion. And like assholes everyone has them. Not trying to be a dick I'm just saying.

[@Darth-vade123]

​@@sasugayuchitard5400he sounded like a brute Kahn is suppose to sound strong and smart something mk11 doesn't

[@barlescharkley9194]

Bob carter has the best Shao Kahn voice by far. The natural sounding as well.

[@agamemnon1492]

2019 voice of Shao Kahn is the most badass voice of any other voice clips. So my words are is the 2019's voice of Shao Kahn

[@PowerRobMusic]

Ike and Stevie are amazing

[@noobmastershake1427]

Itd be a miracle if Christopher "Boy" Judge voiced Shao Kahn

[@XWatcherX-i8h]

Nigel Casey goated asf deep ass voice

[@Nergalsama01]

3:14 Jeezus, what happened there? Brian sounds like he's about to start crying. XD

[@cyberkkult]

Nergalsama01 😂

[@BlackyVue]

Lmao

[@danicawolfe5755]

I must be the only one that actually like Brian's voice...Maybe because I grew up watching the movie lol

[@chadpeterson5698]

@@danicawolfe5755 it must be a guilty pleasure for you

[@danicawolfe5755]

@@chadpeterson5698 I don't feel guilty about watching it.

[@englishblacksmith]

Steve Ritchie’s really sounds like an other-worldly ruler.

[@DXDMK35103]

Steve Ritchie was always be no. 1 for me. I like the way he rolls the R Baraka. 😀

[@bigbosstyler6749]

For me, it's Ike Amadi. I find his voice fitting for Shao Kahn.

[@reidianceva2409]

Steve Richie's rolled R's are extremely powerful but nostalgia aside, Ike Amadi is everything I wanted in a Shao Kahn voice but hadn't got until him. That said I would watch an animated MK movie with Welker's take on it.

[@deontaedouglas]

Steve Ritchie voice is amazing for shao kahn, Iconic, And I like how he sounds calling out the fighter names

[@MostacciolE]

Steve Ritchie with that sweet, gravelly reverb. I'd pay for a MK11 Shao Kahn Voiceover DLC

[@wton]

Steve Richie. That laugh. MK2 gave me chills back in the day.

[@FrediTheGamer]

Bob Carter is my favorite especially the growls and the yells

[@halkras]

Ike Amadi also voiced atrocitus from injustice 2 that explains his furious voice

[@aamanisibran6166]

When Brian Thompson came in everybody said "hell no!"

[@thecatofwonderland7764]

Bob Carter does the best insulting “You Suck!”, but for general lines I have to give it to Ike.

[@natejoel7303]

Steve Richie has always been Shao Kahn’s iconic voice. Tho Ike’s tone might be deeper but no one can top Steve Richies Shao Kahn laugh.

[@Nediablo]

Steve sounds like a mystic, unmatched ruler. He exudes confidence. He never needs to raise his voice. His presence is enough. Ike sounds like a leader. A conqueror. A man undefeated on the battlefield that lives only for war. You will follow him or he will come for you once the killing ends. Ike is what the young ruthless Shao is to Steve's triumphant Khan. Together, they are perfect. Two halves of the same coin.

[@sub7se7en]

I like when he rolled his Rs

[@pilot3605]

Mk9 is my personal favorite. 11 is also great and klassic Shao Kahn is pretty much the perfect fighting game narrator

[@gamma_centauri]

Steve Ritchie is a classic pick. For nostalgia, he is the best Shao Kahn, but I think for the more intimidating, tyrannical sound, Ike Amadi did a better job at that.

[@danielmapp4522]

Fun Fact: Ike Amandi also voiced Noob Saibot on Mortal Kombat the live action series set in 1996.

[@BrokuTheSonofSparda]

Steve Richie is amazing love his Shao Kahn

[@ICantBreve]

*I don't fear you N..*

[@micallbeard923]

Shao Khan from Mortal kombat 9 have the best voice

[@Rhino-n-Chips]

The problem with the new voices is none of them were directed to match the original at all. I didn't even realize it was the same voice actor for MKSM when I played it because they sound like two different characters. After Armageddon every performance was directed as an low-tone barbarian. The original has a slight accent (Ritchie said he gave him one intentionally) rolls his 'R's and has a slight snarl which is why his "Round" sounds so good, as well as having an echo.

[@longlivetheknot4589]

1. Steve Ritchie 2. (Tied) Patrick Seitz & Ike Amadi

[@kimmolaine8069]

Steve Ritchie Shao Kahn: Main Villain. The others' Shao Kahn: A villain.

[@Ghostface4k]

Steve Ritchie can't even get in comparison. He is a legend. Besides that Ike Amandi is my favorite by far! His voice makes Shao Kahn even more terrifying than he already is. Great casting! MK11 is a flawless game from every perspective imo!

I love how SK says Reptile

[@reduxous]

Ike Amadi is honestly the best. Best representation of Shao Kahn.

[@YaBoiGotThatSauce]

Mk11 is one of the best, very brutish, deep, and rough. Perfect

[@BiohazardEXTREME]

Jeff Meek will always be my favorite Shao Kahn. I do have to say though, that I feel like Ike Amadi captured a lot of similar tones and nuances. Major Kudos to him. I did love Steve Richie as Shao Kahn in MK2 and 3, his announcer voice was epic, and Shao Kahn's ad libs were great, but in Shaolin Monks, not so much. I didn't even realize that it was him, but he certainly didn't capture that same darkness that he did in the 90s games.

[@bumblefritz]

3:01 "Wash day tomorrow. Nothing clean, right?.... Aw, for Christ's sake!!!!" - Shao Kahn

[@DessaKahn]

The first voice of Shao Khan is amazing amd terrifying. HE IS AWESOME. THE BEST VOICE.

[@xaosm_os]

Steve Ritchie's og MKII & MKIII voices are just brutal. Ike follows.

[@jaievans6655]

Steve Ritchie closely followed by Ike Amadi The Announcer of MK11 would’ve been a perfect Shao Kahn though...

[@aaronsonyt]

Jai Evans you can unlock him, complete the tutorial (not sure tho)

[@drewchilders8510]

Isn’t the announcer of MK11 Bob Carter though? Or am I mistaken? If anything, he sounds very similar to him.

[@m.r.8886]

@@drewchilders8510 No, the announcer is Jamieson Price, since mk9 it's been always the same announcer

[@drewchilders8510]

M. R. Oh, okay. Yeah I just thought they sounded really similar, but I couldn’t tell

[@m.r.8886]

@@drewchilders8510 yea they just edited it a bit

[@GREATEternalWarrior]

Steve Ritchie will always be Shao Kahn for me

[@razavierdavis]

Steve Ritchie sounds like he could rule outworld.

[@springyplush9269]

"Worthless boy. Do you know who I am?!?! Liu Kang: The murderer of my friend! Shao Kahn: I am Shao Kahn! Conqueror of worlds! You will taste no victory. Liu Kang: You shall taste your own blood!" - Bob Carter/Shao Kahn. (and Tom Choi/Liu Kang.) This is my favorite Shao Kahn because he is the Shao Kahn I was first introduced to and why I fell in love with the character for his personality. Thank you Bob.

[@Topopp23]

Really shit was so iconic the best kahn there was bob carter🤝

[@Topopp23]

TODAY I BECOME THE ELDER GOD

[@Darth-vade123]

His introduction in the game is amazing winning Armageddon killing Raiden sadly for dark Raiden that timeline still exists he only made a second timeline

[@springyplush9269]

@ And I love that they used his MKVDCU model for that opening because it better matched the 3D area Shao design, but was close enough in detail to the rest of MK9’s models

[@BreezyBag]

Steve Ritchie is great but I think I prefer Ike Amadi just because he sounds more evil and menacing

[@trxp_mystic3296]

TotallyTaco agree

[@ELFanatic]

I'm a man who loves when words are churned. Think Vader. ("you are not a jedi yeeeeet" "the powaaah of the dark side") Or Moira if you know overwatch. Ike is good, he's right there but he needs to churn a bit more for me to get there.

[@xxIKONICKxx]

"Barrrrrraka!" *chef's kiss*

[@marcelomouramartins6952]

Shao Kahn voices: Mortal Kombat 1, 2 and 3. Mortal Kombat 9 and 11. Good work Warner Bros!

[@bearzdlc2172]

Steve Ritchie, nobody else even comes fucking close

[@brianhartnett5856]

Nope you fucking idit

[@RandyWolf84]

Steve Ritchie the best voice ❤ All my childhood MK2 MK3 🥰 And Shaolin Monks, a Masterpiece ❤

[@strafniki1080]

Bob Carter is amazing

[@gamermanx3096]

Carter and Ritchie are equally great in my eyes.

[@xida6164]

last shao is best tbh great job man

[@williamosirian]

Jeffrey Meek was so underrated as the Kahn! He is one of my favourites along with the great Steve Ritchie of course! Nothing wrong with the modern day voice actors but I prefer the classics!

[@Lmaster3000]

Frank Welker shao voice sends chills down my spine

[@xx_squirtle8621]

1. Steve 2. Bob and Ike 3. Nigel

[@BigBoss0331]

I also enjoy Nigel’s take on the voice, pretty good one IMO

[@Mewtendo]

steve is the most nostalgic

[@kimbernetikiberneti]

Bob carter is the best for me Like dude

[@SlenderVA]

Why nobody talking about the really solid performance of Patrick Seitz

[@paulinaruiz3611]

4:37 it’s Scorpion himself! XD

[@dimelo8826]

Steves voice was the best, cant picture Kahns voice any other world. Although Steves voice at the time was younger and the developers used reverb, echo and pitch to make it more menacing. The other actors are using their actual voices.

[@mrplop38]

Ike is amazing *VACATE MY THRONE* 6:22

[@Ionych13]

Actors of 2, 3, 11 part has hammer in their voices! True Shao Kahns

[@johnnywalker7961]

Triple H would be brilliant for Shao kahn.

[@lskiksm3287]

JOHNNY Walker I Know Right.

[@Caleb-iq6jg]

JOHNNY Walker build wise yes

[@jaredgarcia8638]

Just gotta make him look more taller

[@BigUllie]

I’m surprised he hasn’t done a Wrestlemania entrance as him

[@thestranger9608]

The Rock would be better