Concept art in Armageddon, early video footage of the game, and a screen shot seen in the instruction manual show that Fujin was to have a weapon known as the Wind Staff, described as being an ancient tree branch fitted with "Forest Crystals" and having magical wind energy circling the twigs on the staff's end. The character possessed a projectile crossbow weapon in this title, which Ed Boon has stated that he believed was a mistake as it did not fit with the style of the rest of the weapons and the computer AI had a difficult time managing it. His third outfit is loosely based on his Mythologies depiction though with a shorter, tattered cape and short, slicked back hair.įujin was written to be Raiden's brother (which is also true for the myths) in Mortal Kombat 4's official strategy guide, although this has not been mentioned in games until Raiden's character trailer for MK11. Another of his outfits gives him white flowing robes with more intricate glowing markings covering his arms. He also bears a glowing tattoo of his namesake on his shoulder. In Mortal Kombat 11, Fujin's default outfit features a heavily updated version of his MK4 outfit with embellishments from his Armageddon design. His braid is held back with a narrow leather headband, looped through rings. He retains shoulder guards and lacks a cape. His vest and belt are now of tooled black leather edged in red and accented with metal rings, as well as matching armlets. His hair is no longer slicked back with bangs framing his face and his hair longer, extended into a long braid with three hairpieces.įujin reappears in Mortal Kombat X's Story Mode. Interesting to note in Mythologies that his in-game sprite depicts him with blue pants and a black headband, neither of which are used in later 3D renditions.įollowing his return in Armageddon, he wears a more detailed version of his original clothing with shoulder guards added. In his debut, Fujin wore a red cape, but was discarded afterward. He wore a black vest and green pants with boots. Taking on the form of a mortal man, Fujin appears as a light-skinned man with slicked back white hair tied into a ponytail and eyes similar to Raiden. He serves as a beacon of hope to the people of Earthrealm, helping to inspire and uplift their spirits with his relatively optimistic view of life. As a result, he is more relatable on a human level than Raiden is. Instead of fighting to kill the enemy, he now fights to protect the ones he loves most, hence why he understands Jax's pain as a result of his "failures" and how deep those wounds can be manipulated. This, according to Fujin, was the only time they ever came to quarrel with one another.įujin's time among the humans changed his outlook, realizing that contrary to Raiden's fear of sentiment weakening Fujin, it actually strengthened him. This resulted in a fight between the two gods. The Thunder God feared sentiment would impede Fujin's duties if he became too close to mortals.
At some point in time, Fujin left the Sky Temple to live among the humans, much to Raiden's chagrin. In Mortal Kombat 11, Fujin is revealed to be Raiden's younger brother. As expected, he has a great variety of wind-oriented attacks at his disposal. The back of his Mortal Kombat 4 costume features the Chinese character 空, whose most relevant translation to English is air or sky. He appears as a tall, ageless, muscular human with long white hair bound in a ponytail and glowing white eyes.
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Along with Raiden, Fujin is another character in the series to have originated from Japanese religion, based on the Shinto god of the wind of the same name. First appearing as an unnamed boss in the adventure title Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, the Wind God Fujin made his debut as a playable character Mortal Kombat 4.