Kenshi is also a featured character in the 2015 prequel "Mortal Kombat X: Blood Ties" comic miniseries based on the game and produced by DC Comics. He first appears having been hunted down by Hsu Hao before the latter is killed by Scorpion. Kenshi additionally has a young son named Takeda, an original character who is being trained in combat by Scorpion. Writer Shawn Kittelsen said in an interview with IGN.com that including Kenshi in the comic "was a nod to all the fans that love this telekinetic Zatoichi as much as I do."