Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins is an animated film that was released by Threshold Entertainment in 1995 as a tie-in to the feature film that debuted the same year, and featured not only 2D cel animation, but also motion capture and CGI to tell the origins behind all of the first game's main characters (with the exception of Kano). It was released only on VHS and Laserdisc with a running time of 54 minutes (although the making of the movie documentary took about 15 minutes of this) and has never been re-released on DVD.

The film featured Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade - also the three main characters in the live action movie - traveling on a mysterious boat en route to the Mortal Kombat tournament. On the way they meet Raiden who provides them with some hints about how to survive the tournament and defeat Shang Tsung and his army of Tarkatan minions. Upon arriving at the island where the battle takes place, Raiden retells the origins of Shang Tsung, Goro, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and the Great Kung Lao in between fight scenes.

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• Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins at the Internet Movie Database