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My world has been ripped to pieces. I awoke in a foreign realm, forced to complete a quest set forth by my parents, Argus and Delia. This quest, though intended to save the realms, has destroyed my family. My brother, Daegon, became obsessed with winning the ultimate prize of full godhood and murdered our parents -- and in his madness, he sought to destroy me as well. Orin and Caro, dragons loyal to our family for ages, were not spared from the curse this quest has wrought. Daegon enslaved Caro to serve his own ends; the sorcerer Quan Chi killed Orin, who was my guardian. Though I had nothing left, I was determined to complete the quest. I faced many kombatants, fighting my way to the top of the pyramid until at last, I alone defeated Blaze in Mortal Kombat. The energy released by his death passed through me, granting me full godhood. The excess power then filtered through my armor and passed into the other kombatants. Though this energy was to have one of two effects on them -- death or annulment of their powers -- a third, unforeseen outcome resulted. The quest did nothing to resolve the instability of the realms. But as protector of Edenia, I vow to stave off Armageddon until a solution can be found.
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~ Taven's closing narration.
Taven is one of the demigod sons of Argus and Delia, the final protagonist of the original timeline of Mortal Kombat, and the main protagonist of Mortal Kombat Armageddon.
He is voiced by legendary voice actor Paul St. Peter.
Taven is quite powerful due to being part god, appearing to be one of the most powerful beings in Mortal Kombat, and is commonly associated with the fire element. He can unleash powerful fireballs, delivering a devastating fire charged ground pound, or rush at his opponents and punch them with fire charged fists. Taven is also able manipulate time and space to freeze time temporarily and teleport across large distances. His strength, even as a demigod, was shown to be greater than that of many Earthrealm gods, such as Raiden and Fujin.
Powers[]
Demigod Physiology: As the son of the Edenian god, Argus, and the powerful Edenian sorceress, Delia, Taven has a lot of powers and skills from both of his parents.
Pyrokinesis/Fire Magic: As the son of an Edenian sorceress, Taven has the ability to control the magical fire that his mother uses. With the magical fire, he can form devastating fireballs that can decimate rows of lesser opponents in one fair swoop as well as using it to get the advantage of the area. He can also infuse the limbs on his hands with fire to put more power into his punches.
Chronokinesis/Time Manipulation: Although he rarely uses it, he can halt time for a short time.
Teleportation: Taven has the ability to teleport away from opponents and reappear elsewhere.
Superhuman Strength: As the son of a god, Taven possesses godly strength that he can use to create powerful shockwaves and shake the world with a single punch. With this amount of strength, he is able to fight off against powerful species throughout the realms such as Shokan and snow monsters.
Superhuman Speed: Taven can move at impressive speeds, being faster than the speed of light. He can shoulder charge opponents at incalculable speeds.
Superhuman Agility
Superhuman Reflexes
Superhuman Stamina: Taven can fight off groups of opponents without showing any signs of fatigue and exhaustion.
Self-Sustenance: As a demigod, Taven doesn't need to eat or drink to survive.
Superhuman Durability: Taven's body is very strong that he can withstand a lot of pain that any person could not. He can tolerate powerful blows from very large and strong creatures as well as being electrocuted by Sektor's Tekunin warriors.
Superhuman Endurance
Immortality: As a demigod, Taven does not age. He has lived for over millennia.
Abilities[]
Master Martial Artist: Taven is a master in various forms of hand-to-hand combat and also being an expert in Gold Dragon, a foreign martial art that he was gifted from the dragon, Orin. He had thousands of years to practice and perfect his fighting skills. Taven's fighting skill is so vast that he has beaten the greatest martial artists and hand-to-hand combatant in all the realms, including Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Li Mei, Fujin, Raiden, and his brother Daegon. Along with his martial arts expertise, he also can use the weapons and the environment to his advantage. His amazing skills also allowed him to go toe-to-toe with Blaze, a cosmic elemental being who wields a lot of power in the whole universe.
Master Acrobat: Taven also has proficient skills in using acrobatic movement when facing opponents. Along with his agility he can perform very fast flips as well as doing a lot of free running.
Weapon Mastery: Aside from his martial arts skills, he is an expert on many types of weaponry. He is a very exceptional swordsman when using his Drakesword or two of them. He is also very proficient from using many other weapons in the areas that he visited. Taven has shown his skill to wield pulse blades, scepters of ice, gauntlets, troll hammers, and even fire swords.
Genius-Level Intelligence: Taven is very cunning, brilliant, strategist, and tactician. Besides his immense superpowers, he uses his mind planning to outwit and convince his foes. He also has vast knowledge of recalling events that happened centuries ago and gain knowledge from those he had rescued or interrogated.
Master Tactician and Strategist: On his journey, he uses tactics to infiltrate territories and outsmart his foes.
Indomitable Will: Taven's unstoppable determination and strength of will makes him a formidable opponent. He never backs down from a fight and shrugs off those who threaten him. Whether captured or confronted by law enforcers and evil leaders, he never complies to their demands. This strength of will makes him worthy to take his father's place as protector of Edenia.
Quotes[]
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We shall see.
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~ Taven when Kobra won't let him cross a bridge
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I have no intention of joining you and your thugs.
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~ Taven to Kabal
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You are going to regret having toyed with the son of Argus.
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~ Taven to Sektor
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I'm the son of Argus! You have no authority over me!
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~ Taven to Sonya Blade
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I am not here to rescue anyone. I am looking for a temple.
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~ Taven after some monks ask for his help
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I did not come here to merely free you. I need information.
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~ Taven after rescuing the abbot
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By the Elder Gods.
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~ Taven getting annoyed that he has to help the abbot to get the information he needs
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Yes the gods are great. Now if you will please direct me to the temple.
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~ Taven getting upset with the abbot and monks
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Please I'm in a hurry!
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~ Taven losing his patience with the abbot and monks
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Oh, I'm free to go? After I've defeated your entire clan? How generous of you!
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~ Taven to the Tengu leader Wu Lae
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Hahaha! Alone! This I must see!
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~ Taven when he hears Shujinko mention he most stop Shao Kahn
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Foolish old man.
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~ Taven after Shujinko leaves to fight Shao Kahn
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My death? Or yours?
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~ Taven fighting Goro
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Obligation? The quest destroyed my family! Explain to me why I should care!
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~ Taven talking to Blaze about Armageddon
Gallery[]
Images[]
Taven Concept
Taven and Raiden seen in one of Raiden's visions of the future during the alternate timeline in Mortal Kombat (2011).
Taven's next appearance in the alternate timeline show in Kenshi's ending in Mortal Kombat X.
Taven fighting Daegon on a Kombat Kard Background in Mortal Kombat X.
Trivia[]
Taven's original pending name was Bob and though Ed Boon didn't like the name Taven, he went with it anyway.
