two theatrically-released Mortal Kombat films. In the 1995 first movie he is referred to simply as "The Emperor" and makes a brief appearance at the end, as a special effect and voiced by Frank Welker. Kahn (his name, incorrectly hyphenated in the closing credits of Annihilation, is additionally misspelled as "Shoa-Kahn" on the DVD release's fight scenes menu), played by Brian Thompson, is the antagonist in the 1997 sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. In the film, he fights Raiden, Johnny Cage and Liu Kang. He kills Johnny Cage in the film's opening scene, murders his own allies Rain and Jade, and then Raiden is killed by Kahn prior to his fight with Liu Kang. Kahn and Raiden are portrayed as brothers, with Shinnok as their father, though neither of them share any relation in the games (though the later Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe states that the two are brothers in Raiden's biography). The only subplot taken directly from the games' storyline was his past relationship with Kitana and Sindel; a segment in the film featured Kitana, imprisoned in Kahn's fortress, mentioning the destruction of her family and Sindel's subsequent suicide under his rule. He was played by Jeffrey D. Harris and Ted Nordblum in the 1995-1996 stage show Mortal Kombat: Live Tour. A Shao Kahn action figure was released in 1996 by Toy Island in the Mortal Kombat Trilogy series. He was also one of the characters featured in the collectible card game Mortal Kombat Kard Game. Shao Kahn was played by Jeffrey Meek (who also played Raiden) in the TV series Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Despite having lost much of his physical stature from the games and movies, the character has a much more threatening disposition, serving as the mediator of the Mortal Kombat matches. Meek played opposite himself in the series finale, where Kahn battles Raiden in a void seemingly between the realms. With Kung Lao dead, Shao Kahn forces Raiden into submission and commences full military assault on Earthrealm. The series was discontinued following this event. He also makes several appearances in the cartoon series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, voiced by John Vernon, in his usual role of Outworld's emperor and the leader of the enemy forces. Aleks Paunovic portrayed an unmasked (human) Shao Kahn for the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy two-part episode "Kitana & Mileena", dealing with his early rule over the conquered Edenia