Very good!

The intro clip was very interesting to listen, that voice was almost, almost the same like Mk4 Raydens. Good job!

I really liked the intro, but Im still confused, who was talking? Fujin or Rayden?

I think your bios are good, I liked the Blaze one the best, what I didnt like is that you gave (in the intro) too much importance to only a few warriors, everyone plays a role in the game. I would had also loved to hear about the heroes, what happened to them when they were freed?

But seriously, good job, I enjoyed the audio clip, very original. Keep the bios coming.

Very good bios, story and intro. Give me some morre bios, people and you're set.

Yeah, MK4 style Rayden was the general idea.
I sort of implied that it was Rayden, but probably should've remembered to actually say that. Sorry!

As far as the intro goes, I like the idea of running with Rayden's Deception ending. It's the kind of thing that's sort of been teased at here and there ('have a nice day'), but it's never followed through with. Rayden always ends up being the nuturing kinda guy, who sticks his neck out for Earth.

Instead of being murderously evil, I figure he kills Shujinko, and then sets about creating total control over events, with zero tolerance for anyone who gets in his way -- mortal, or otherwise.
He absolutely doesn't care about the general well being of Earthrealm anymore, he's looking at a more universal solution. So, his focus is on the moving parts.

Earthrealm will have to protect itself -- it's all about his guys; Scorpion, Ermac, and the Seidan guard.
For Rayden's purposes those are the only characters that matter, until he knows who's stirring up shit in Outworld. (Which furthers justification for his new attitude, in light of mass chaos and no obvious instigator)

Sub-Zero and Kenshi end up with Rayden by circumstance, via their ending in Deception (elaborated on in Ermac's "bio").



Thanks!
I'll have to see what I can produce. (I get so complacent).

As far as the general gist of the developing story is that Shao Kahn has returned, and has reformed a motley crew of his henchmen (as indicated by Baraka's story).
Accompanied by Havik, Shao Kahn is rebuilding his strength in an effort to reclaim Outworld.

Fujin gathers the Earthrealm's warriors (Kung Lao, Special Forces...) and Edenia's contribution, and leads them against the threat of Shao Kahn.
Rayden's forces also take a stand against Shao Kahn, but are more aware of the greater threat at hand.

Through unlocking the characters you realise that there are other opposing forces, which elaborate on the Armageddon theme.

New, mysterious yet familiar Brothers of the Shadow warriors are emerging in the playing field, loyal not to Shao Kahn, but to another warrior preparing to return to conquer the realms.

Drahmin and Moloch are back, and organized. DUN DUN!

And of course characters like Noob and Sektor are out for themselves, and serving more of a purpose to the individual secondary stories, rather than the larger pieces.

Nice Hitlerian speech you got there, almost like coming from the city loud-speakers...

There is only but one flaw: Raiden reannounces his elder godhood in MKDA's opening, and he already had some quarrels with them. I do not see any kind of logic why he should be supported by Scorpion, the agent of the very elders, unless:

-Scorpion is intentionally sent to aid Raiden (what I find without any kind of prior presupposition. The elders are the opposition of Raiden, therefore they would not come as an option in raidens eyes.) Hehe, elders having a double agent?

-Scorpion joins Raiden by free will (unlikely and unsupposed, therefore this falls out)

Im sorry, but if you're intro soundclip was introduced in the next MK I think I would commit suicide.

Queve you're dead wrong. This is not god at all...

I really like the story a lot. With some more twists and problems to occur it does seem like an armageddon.

Cheers.

It's my interpretation (which could be wrong) that it's Rayden's sympathy and understnading for mortals that leaves him to fall out of favour with the Elder Gods.

So, by following on from his Deception ending (killing Shujinko for his monumental failure), I thought it would be kinda cool and within the realms of logic for the Elder Gods to completely support him in his new role as judge over all realms.

Which leaves Fujin, inspired by what Rayden once stood for, to protect the Earthrealm and lead it's warriors.

So, by extension of the Elder God's new support of Rayden, Scorpion is sent to aid him, along with those Rayden actively recruits himself.

LOL.

What I said was that I enjoyed listening to his bio and the way he did it, it was pretty original, a nice change, all we do is read text, he actually made a Rayden-strange-voice clip, it was original, so I thought it was great.

Yes, his story has flaws, its not amazing writing quality, but no one ́s perfect. So far, as a fun fan project, its good to me.

And might I add, isn't bad writing part of the MK charm?

Chrome has a point!

But i doubt the elder gods would side with Raiden. Neither would Scorpion.

This is a criticism I don't understand.
Why not?

Working from the principle that Scorpion is an agent of the Elder Gods, and therefore has no individual agenda where Rayden is concerned; why wouldn't the Elder Gods support a sterner, more measured Rayden?

I think that raiden is going to be on his own side. he has always had problems with tha elder gods and he is sick of mortals. I think that raiden is going to play a very big role in tha next mk. Most of tha new peeps off decption are dead hopefully. I really hope shinjuku is dead. Hes cheap.

Interesting work. Nice job on the sound file.

I find some of the bios a little unlikely to ever happen, but it yor work so you're free to go about them as you wish. Blazes is by far the best one there.

Raiden and the Elder Gods on equal terms is new, but I find that unlucky. Raiden is no longer an Elder god. They also never want him to interfere with the goings on of the reams but he does anyway. And they never seem to give a damn about what happens to Earthrealm or any other realm so I don't see them as being supportive of what he's doing. He's basically meddling again.

Then there's Scorpion. His past seems to have just flown out the window in regards to Quan Chi and revenge. Perhaps for the best, but there needs to be mention of it.

I'm not too keen on Baraka's bio, but otherwise it's all good stuff.

Yo, thanks!
I see where people are coming from concerning the Elder Gods, now. I guess that's a tough one. Obviously at some point the Elder Gods have had a stake in affairs, and that's why we know about them, and their involvement in the Mortal Kombat structure.

I guess through Rayden's more universal and less tolerant approach, I'm looking at the relevence of the Elder Gods, and seeing how they might come to terms with Rayden.
I mean, even if they have a minimal invested interest, that's not a terrible explanation for supporting a cause to control everything. By essecially making a shoot-to-kill police state of ALL realms, from their point of view they could be curbing another MK3/UMK3/Trilogy.
(Which means they don't even have to HEAR about anyone's crap...)

Of course, in this case, it's could appear to be a catalyst for potential Armageddon, but I guess the twist is that in the MK universe, it's actually the thing everyone needs. It saves the day.

As far as Scorpion, I don't know what's been forgotten, and I certainly didn't omit it. Quan Chi is dead, along with the original Sub-Zero, which means Scorpion is free to move on.
He remains by the will of the Elder Gods, as their Champion. It's implied.

Is it the unoriginality of Baraka's story that you don't like?
I don't really like the way Baraka was watered down, but I kinda see it as being consistent, and there's no real place for him anywhere else in what I'm seeing. I guess the unfortunate nature of the story is that it's really about the leaders of each faction, which leaves their supporters kinda shallow.

Of course, whenever I get around to posting endings, hopefully that will add some depth to each story. I really think of the "bio" as a teaser trailer for what each character may or may not encounter.
Baraka's is the little teaser that reveals Shao Kahn's return to prominence in Outworld. (Interpreted prior to finding out about his appearance in Gamecube's Deception, and the clone swap - ugh).

I'm pretty happy with Blaze's, but in it's nature is a more mysterious version of Baraka's. It essentially introduces one of the two other [hidden] leaders, who are the final two pieces that really make it Armageddon. Instead of just Shao Kahn kicking up a stink again.

Well, I've been a bit busy with the holidays and just too lazy to post any formatted information in specifics.

In the thread regarding Shinnok's potential as a boss, I started to elaborate more on the the basic crux of the ideas here.

I thought it would be beneficial to transplant some of the ideas here, just to keep them together.

The fire in the skies of Outworld mentioned in the intro is something I would expect to be translated fairly literally. This is the first sign that Shinnok is attempting to merge Outworld with the Netherrealm, so he can control both, without attempting to leave.

It was my interpretation that for the most part the Netherrealm has been a benevolent realm, particularly under the rule of Lucifer, who would be more of a moderator than an embodiment of evil. So, Rayden is really only aware that something is wrong, but has never seen the Netherrealm merge with a 'living' realm.
He might not even know that such a thing could be attempted.

MEANWHILE -- this merging plays conveniently into Lucifer's hands, who has been alive in the Netherrealm, despite being overthrown by Shinnok.
He's been living in the bowels of the Netherrealm, gradually recovering his powers.
Why has it taken so long? Well, we can assume agents of the Brothers of the Shadow were charged to keep attacking him. Noob Saibot himself may have been charged with that very task, which allowed him a greater opportunity to recover as Noob was reassigned to spy on Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat Trilogy).

Of course, the clincher for Lucifer is the defeat of the Dragon King, tying him directly to the most recent games, and providing something of a logical tangent for his return.
The idea being that after the Dragon King was defeated, Nightwolf crosses over the Netherrealm where he binds his soul (see his Deception ending, and reapply it) in place with the sins of his people.

This allows Lucifer to come upon an essentially helpless Dragon King.
You have to forgive the anticlimatic nature of the character in Deception, and take for granted the build up, to really appreciate the power consuming Dragon King's soul offers.
So, essentially we have Lucifer powered up again, which is a big deal.

We learn through Blaze's bio that his original mission was to find and retrieve the amulet that would allow Lucifer to control the Dragon King's invincible army, as a desperate measure for Lucifer to finally fight back. (This places Blaze conveniently for the Dragon King's priests to bind him as protector of the dragon's egg.)

Freed from the curse, obviously Blaze is too late to retrieve the amulet, so he returns to his master. Of course, by the time he gets there, he's surprised to discover him at full power, and accompanied by Moloch and Drahmin.

Ordinarily Lucifer could not enter the Outworld, but because Shinnok is trying to merge the realms, Lucifer is able to crossover himself.
Essentially they use a little known part of Outworld, guarded superstitiously as 'the end of Outworld', but it's really just a vague riff on the River Styx.

Having now played Shaolin Monks, I think I'd have to tack-on an Orochi demon beast thingy as an unplayable sub-boss.

This things look fantastic!

wow, that sound clip scared the hell out of me, very nice! I like the idea of rayden going basically dictator, since that is how I see him personally, not to mention a bit psyco

yeah I am new so bear with me ok please

Cheers! :D

As for the ideas themselves, I was thinking a little about Monster.

Looking at his face... as far as explaining Monster, Scorpion partial re-composed by the Elder Gods? Reviving his flesh as part of releasing him from the Netherrealm deal? Which in turn forces Shinnok's hand?

As current Netherrealm ruler you could conceive the possibility that Shinnok could overpower and control Scorpion, no matter how powerful he's become if he were still in the Netherrealm.
So, it means now he's lost that potential contingency, and also faces the threat Scorpion presents.

So, he decides to play his card, and merge the Netherrealm with Outworld, thus gaining potential control over all of Outworld's heavy hitters.

I'd like to see what story you can think up for Reptile

If it were me, I'd go with the very unpopular choice of leaving Reptile dead, never to return.

I would, however, bring Khameleon/Chameleon into the spotlight, in an MK4 style of look. Can't say I've paid a lot of attention to them, but I'd probably seem them going with a relatively simple story.

Maybe they'd be fighting to resurrect Reptile, or their race.
There might be an element of revenge against Shao Kahn.

I can't say I see them as very important characters, and Reptile kinda wound down to getting really not a character I was interested in. I think he got his big send off as being the vessel for Onaga, and that should be it.

Chameleon/Khameleon have potential but Reptile is a fan favorite he was one of the original characters and original ninjas... and when was it confirmed he WAS the vessel?

Yeah, I'm aware of that. That's why it'd be an unpopular choice.
It was fun trying to fight Reptile in the first MK, it was fun being able to play as him in MKII, but as far as the storyline goes he hasn't really gone anywhere.

I think it's pretty cleanly implied by Deadly Alliance that he was Onaga's vessel, and as far as my story goes, Onaga is defeated, trapped in the Netherrealm, and then devoured by Lucifer.

Obviously I don't have the attachment to the character some people would, but I think he got his big moment, and he should be left at that. Dead.
It's probably a strange contradiction in a game that touts fatalities as a game feature, but I'd like to see death get some meaning. If a character dies as part of the story, I'd like it to stay that way.

That said, for Shinnok's Brotherhood of the Shadow, I'd have every intention of resurrecting a few characters, so...

Mind you, assuming Shinnok lost post-Armageddon, they'd get squashed again. I never found reason to go into it, but I liked the idea of Shinnok making Quan Chi and Shang Tsung wraiths (like Noob) to be powerful agents, but also as a little bitch slap to them both for opposing him.

I also like the irony of Shujinko being turned against the heroes as a wraith, too.

With all Reptile has been through, I can't see him as someone's bitch anymore. His story has to take a new direction.

Sorry for the double post. I didn't mean that.