This caused the sorcerer to revert back to his form of old age. Raiden had then unleashed Liu Kang's active corpse to destroy those who Raiden believes have caused harm to Earthrealm. However, they were both killed in the Battle of Armageddon.

This form is also known by fans and Mortal Kombat producer Shaun Himmerick as " Zombie Liu Kang". While he has most frequently been regarded as the series' foremost heroic character, there have been times when he has been corrupted to the side of evil. Most recently, he has ascended to godhood … In both the original and current timelines of the series, Liu Kang has been killed only to be revived as an undead creature. He gained hooks and used them on Shang Tsung. Liu Kang was an infamous example of a zombie in the MK series. Nevertheless, his alternate outfit for both games featured him as a living person in order to contrast his undead form. During the battle, Shang Tsung was confronted by Liu Kang who was still a zombie. Liu Kang was a Shaolin monk of the White Lotus Society in the Mortal Kombat video games.

Raiden, who was corrupted by his suicide, had used necromancy to reanimate Liu Kang's body as an enforcer of the dark thunder god's will.