Mortal Kombat
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
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The Verdict
A blood-soaked, fan-service-oriented video game adaptation that stays focused on fatalities and fighting rather than any social messaging. The cast's diversity reflects the franchise's longstanding international roster, and the main deviation — a new lead character — is a story choice, not an identity agenda. Essentially clean across all woke axes.
What the AI Flagged
Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.
Identity Swaps
15Introduces a new original protagonist (Cole Young) rather than swapping an established character; legacy characters keep their identities.
- Cole Young is a brand-new character, not a swapped existing one
- Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Liu Kang, Raiden, Sonya, Jax all retain their canonical identities
Girlboss & Male Demotion
10Sonya Blade is a capable fighter but male characters remain heroic and competent; no message diminishing men.
- Sonya earns her place fighting Mileena
- Kano, Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Jax all get strong moments
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
3No LGBTQ+, trans, or non-binary content present.
DEI Casting
15Diverse cast fits the franchise's pan-Asian and international roots; casting is consistent with established lore.
- Asian leads Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Sub-Zero, Scorpion match franchise origins
- Jax and Sonya cast in line with longstanding character designs
Preachiness
5Straightforward gory action film with no sermonizing or activist messaging.
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
5Celebrates martial combat and warrior masculinity; no anti-West or toxic-masculinity framing.
Source Betrayal
20Adds an original lead and reworks lore, but changes are creative/franchise decisions, not identity-driven rewrites of characters.
- New character Cole Young inserted as audience surrogate
- 'Arcana' powers concept invented for the film
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Cast & Crew
Lewis Tan
Cole Young
Jessica McNamee
Sonya Blade
Mehcad Brooks
Jax
Josh Lawson
Kano
Ludi Lin
Liu Kang
Max Huang
Kung Lao
Tadanobu Asano
Lord Raiden
Chin Han
Shang Tsung
Hiroyuki Sanada
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Joe Taslim
Bi-Han / Sub-Zero
Michael Clear (Executive Producer) · Jeremy Stein (Executive Producer) · Simon McQuoid (Director) · Lawrence Kasanoff (Executive Producer)
The whole series, metered
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