Kung Lao

Mortal Kombat character
Person video_game_character Q691782
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Kung Lao

Summary

Kung Lao is a video game character[1]. He worked as a martial artist[2] and monk[3]. He ranks in the top 1% of video_game_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,521 views/month).[4]

Key Facts

  • Kung Lao held citizenship in People's Republic of China[5].
  • Kung Lao's professions included martial artist[2].
  • Kung Lao worked as a monk[3].
  • Kung Lao is the creator of John Tobias[6].
  • Kung Lao is the creator of Ed Boon[7].
  • Kung Lao is recorded as male[8].
  • Kung Lao's instance of is recorded as video game character[9].
  • Kung Lao's instance of is recorded as fictional human[10].
  • Kung Lao's instance of is recorded as television character[11].
  • Kung Lao's instance of is recorded as animated character[12].
  • Kung Lao was performed by Anthony Marquez[13].
  • Among the performers on Kung Lao was Paolo Montalbán[14].
  • Among the performers on Kung Lao was Mark Dacascos[15].
  • Kung Lao's Commons category is recorded as Kung Lao[16].
  • Kung Lao's family name is recorded as Lao[17].
  • Kung Lao's given name is recorded as Kung[18].
  • Kung Lao's official website is recorded as https://www.mortalkombat.com/roster/kung-lao[19].
  • Kung Lao's relative is recorded as Kung Jin[20].
  • Kung Lao's from narrative universe is recorded as Mortal Kombat universe[21].
  • Kung Lao's present in work is recorded as Mortal Kombat[22].
  • Kung Lao's present in work is recorded as Mortal Kombat 11[23].
  • Kung Lao's superhuman feature or ability is recorded as teleportation[24].
  • Kung Lao's enemy is recorded as Baraka[25].
  • Kung Lao's media franchise is recorded as Mortal Kombat[26].
  • Kung Lao's P14470 is recorded as Characters/Kung_Lao[27].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include martial artist[2] and monk[3].

Works and Contributions

Created works include John Tobias[6], a programmer[28], b. 1969[29], of United States[30] and Ed Boon[7], a programmer[31], b. 1964[32], of United States[33].

Why It Matters

Kung Lao ranks in the top 1% of video_game_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,521 views/month).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What did Kung Lao do for work?

Kung Lao worked as martial artist[2] and monk[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image of cosplay → DragonCon 2011 - Parade - Kung Lao Cosplayer (cropped).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13632]]: DragonCon 2011 - Parade - Kung Lao Cosplayer.jpg"
  2. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → DFE7-39F4-E931-34B6-462A
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
  3. 16w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Occupation → martial artist, monk
    Relative → Kung Jin
    Performer → Anthony Marquez, Paolo Montalbán, Mark Dacascos
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Characters/Kung_Lao, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293410650|Kung Lao (#293410650)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8006|‎Giant Bom"
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