KENSHI TAKAHASHI

Real Name: Kenshi Takahashi

Class: Human mutant

Occupation: Warrior

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: Takeda Takahashi (son)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Japan, Earthrealm

First Appearance: (DC Comics) Mortal Kombat X #1 (January, 2015)

Powers: Kenshi was blind, but his other senses were enhanced and he possessed the power of telekinesis. He was a superb fighter armed with a plasma sword.

History: (Mortal Kombat X #1, 23 (fb)) - Kenshi went undercover to infiltrate the Red Dragons, but when his cover was blown he needed an extraction. He was aided by Sonya Blade, who'd put him undercover, and the Special Forces. Afterwards he was forced to go into hiding. His old love Suchin called from Thailand to tell him they had a son, Takeda. He went to Thailand only to find Suchin murdered by the Red Dragons, but she'd sent away their son before the carnage started. Kenshi found Takeda in a nearby village, and told him his mother died in an accident, not wanting to tell him the truth because he feared his son would be blinded by vengeance. Hso Hao and his Red Dragon underlings pursued them into the Himalayas, and promised Kenshi a gruesome death for his betrayal. Kenshi had purposely wandered into the domain of Scorpion, who killed Hao by plunging his kunai blade into his artificial heart. Kenshi told Scorpion he was leaving Takeda in his care so he could finish his mission of finding the Red Dragon leader Daegon, and Scorpion agreed to train the boy and protect him.

Comments: Created by Ed Boon.

Kenshi was a character from the Mortal Kombat video game series, first appearing in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. This entry covers only Kenshi's DC appearances. For a full history of the character see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenshi.