9 Reasons Why Big Trouble In Little China Is Still Awesome

3. It Partially Influenced Mortal Kombat

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Ah, Mortal Kombat, you awesome beat ‘em up from the 90s! Full of blood, gore, fatalities and memorable characters such as Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Liu Kang, Raiden and big bad Shang Tsung.

But look a little closer at the game after watching BTiLC and you’ll notice some striking similarities. Raiden, the thunder god, clearly takes influence from Lightning from the Three Storms.

Shang Tsung shares some obvious similarities with David Lo Pan, and Liu Kang is not a far cry from Wang Chi. Goro is even reminiscent of a multi-armed statue in the background towards the climax of the movie.

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