The Mortal Kombat series logo depicts a dragon. The gold dragon emblem became one of the franchise’s most recognizable visual marks, appearing on game packaging, title screens, promotional material, and merchandise.
The logo reflects the series’ martial-arts fantasy setting and its recurring imagery of dragons, tournaments, and powerful supernatural beings. Although the games feature many creatures—including Shokan, reptiles, and otherworldly monsters—the central emblem is specifically a dragon.
The dragon should not be confused with Shang Tsung, who is a sorcerer and a major character in the original game, or with the dragon-like depictions sometimes associated with the franchise’s realms and fighters. The logo is a symbol for Mortal Kombat as a series rather than the emblem of one playable character.
The original Mortal Kombat was released as an arcade game in 1992 and established the visual identity later used across sequels, films, television adaptations, and other media.