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Carlos Pesina (born November 15, 1967) is an American martial artist and employee of NetherRealm Studios. He is most recognized as the actor who played Raiden in Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, and Mortal Kombat Trilogy. Since 1995, he has worked for Midway Games as a motion capture artist and animator.
Carlos Pesina | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 15, 1967 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Martial artist NetherRealm Studios employee |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Family | Daniel Pesina (brother) |
In 1994, Pesina aided Data East USA on its failed attempt at a Mortal Kombat inspiration titled Tattoo Assassins. 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, Mokap, was created in tribute to Carlos' motion capture work at Midway. In the Konquest Mode of Mortal Kombat: Deception, the protagonist, Shujinko, has to do a quest for the ruler of Orderrealm; the ruler states that Shujinko needs to find an agent named "Parlos Casina", a spoonerism on Pesina's name, most likely celebrating his importance to the series.
Pesina appeared in a videogame-based comedy film entitled Press Start in which his character is named Lei Gong, the Chinese equivalent of Raiden. His older brother Daniel has also played various Mortal Kombat characters, until he and Midway parted due to a lawsuit over royalties.
Works edit
Video games edit
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Mortal Kombat | Raiden |
| 1993 | Mortal Kombat II | Raiden |
| 1995 | NHL Open Ice | Graphics |
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero | Graphics, compositing, special effects and voice talent |
| 1998 | CarnEvil | Motion capture talent |
| 2000 | Mortal Kombat: Special Forces | Graphics |
| 2001 | The Grid | Voice talent |
| 2002 | Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance | Motion capture talent and animation |
| 2004 | Mortal Kombat: Deception | Motion capture talent, animation and voice of Bo' Rai Cho and Mokap |
| 2004 | Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy | Additional motion capture performance |
| 2005 | Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks | Motion capture, animations and voice talent |
| 2005 | Blitz: The League | Additional animator |
| 2005 | The Suffering: Ties That Bind | Motion talent |
| 2006 | Mortal Kombat: Armageddon | Motion capture and voice talent |
| 2007 | Stranglehold | Additional animation |
| 2008 | Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | Animation lead |
| 2009 | Wheelman | Motion capture talent |
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat | Animation art lead |
| 2011 | Batman: Arkham City Lockdown | Lead animator |
| 2013 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | Animation art lead, motion capture talent |
| 2015 | WWE Immortals | Animation |
| 2015 | Mortal Kombat X | Animation art lead |
| 2017 | Injustice 2 | Advanced artist and animator |
| 2019 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Advanced artist/animator and motion capture |
| 2023 | Mortal Kombat 1 | Advanced artist/animator and motion capture |
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Press Start | Lei Gong |