Kenshi (Mortal Kombat)

Kenshi
Mortal Kombat character
Kenshi in Mortal Kombat 1 (2023)
First appearance	Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002)
Created by	Ed Boon Allen Ditzig
Designed by	Allen Ditzig (MK:DA) Solomon Gaitan (MKX)
Portrayed by	Dan Southworth (web series)
Voiced by	Various Robert Keting (MK:DA) Brendan Scannell (MK:D) Jin Hyong (MK9) Vic Chao (2015–present) Manny Jacinto (animated film)
Motion capture	Noah Fleder (MK1)[1]
In-universe information
Weapon	Sento (katana)
Family	Takeda (son)
Nationality	Japanese[2]

Kenshi Takahashi is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. He makes his series debut in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002) as a blind swordsman and Special Forces operative. In addition to his sword skills, he possesses telekinetic abilities.

Outside of the games, Kenshi has appeared in various related media, including comic books and the 2011 web series Mortal Kombat Legacy, and is featured in the 2022 animated film Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind. While Kenshi is regarded as the best fighter from the series' three-dimensional era and one of the few characters to successfully transition to the return of the two-dimensional series of games, he has received some criticism as a perceived representation of disability and cultural tropes in video gaming.