Carlos Pesina (born November 15, 1967) is an American martial artist and employee of

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. He is most recognized as the actor who played Raiden in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

Mortal Kombat Trilogy ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy'' is a fighting game released by Midway in 1996 as the second and final update to ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (the first being ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'') for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Saturn and PCs. Further versio ...

''. Since 1995, he has worked for

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as a

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artist and animator. In 1994, Pesina aided Data East USA on its failed attempt at a ''Mortal Kombat'' inspiration titled ''

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''. Despite the bad history, however, Carlos is still employed by Midway, now Netherrealm Studios, as an art lead. The hidden playable character in '' Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'',

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, was created in tribute to Carlos' motion capture work at Midway. In the Konquest Mode of '' Mortal Kombat: Deception,'' the protagonist,

Shujinko This is a list of playable and boss characters from the '' Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise and the games in which they appear. Created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, the series depicts conflicts between various realms. Most characters f ...

, has to do a quest for the ruler of Orderrealm; the ruler states that Shujinko needs to find an agent named "Parlos Casina", a

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on Pesina's name, most likely celebrating his importance to the series. Pesina appeared in a videogame-based comedy film entitled ''

Press Start ''Press Start'' is a 2007 independent film produced by Dark Maze Studios. It stars Joshua Stafford, Peter Davis, Daniel Pesina, and Carlos Pesina. The film is a video game parody adventure comedy. It was released on DVD on September 25, 2007. ...

'' in which his character is named

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, the Chinese equivalent of Raiden. His older brother

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has also played various ''Mortal Kombat'' characters, until he and Midway parted due to a lawsuit over royalties.

Filmography

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'' (1992) – Raiden *''

'' (1993) – Raiden *''

'' (1996) – Raiden and Classic Raiden *'' Mortal Kombat: Special Forces'' (2000) – additional voices *'' Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'' (2002) – Raiden / Mokap *'' Mortal Kombat: Deception'' (2004) –

Bo' Rai Cho This is a list of Player character, playable and boss (video games), boss characters from the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise and the games in which they appear. Created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, the series depicts conflicts between ...

*'' Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks'' (2005) – additional voices *'' Mortal Kombat: Unchained'' (2006) – Bo' Rai Cho *'' Mortal Kombat: Armageddon'' (2006) – Bo' Rai Cho, additional voices *''

'' (2007) – Lei Gong

External links

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Interview at Street Fighter RPG Brazil
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pesina, Carlos 1968 births American male video game actors American male voice actors Living people Male actors from Chicago