Mortal Kombat trading cards from 1992 regarding MK1 story
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posted07/24/2010 11:01 PM (UTC)by
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PsychoFight
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I know you all know what I'm talking about. Back in 1992, when MK1 was first released, they had trading cards put out that gave tips and tricks on the game, but there were also cards that gave info on the comic book to help flesh the story out more.

In those cards, we find out that Kano killed Sonya's fiancee and that's why Sonya's after him. Unknown to Kano, though, he was only allowed to compete in the tournament so that Sonya would follow, since Tsung wanted her to compete.

Both are tidbits of info that are NEVER revealed anywhere else: not in the game or the comic.

I was just wondering to anyone who has these cards on them - in any of those cards is there more background info on MK1 that can only be found in the cards? I mean, some of that info's probably been retconned by now, but I'd still like to know about it. Thanks.

By now, it's kind of pointless to try and string together everything since the MK plot has alot of holes, but still...
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krsx66
07/07/2010 03:02 AM (UTC)
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They were also included at the end of the animated video MK: The Journey Begins, after the cartoon ends and before the "Making of" the MK movie feature.
Unfortunately I don't have that vid anymore, but it's probably more likely someone else on here has MK:TJB rather than the actual cards themselves and might be able to shed more light.
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07/07/2010 04:01 AM (UTC)
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These what you're looking for?


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PsychoFight
07/07/2010 06:28 PM (UTC)
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07/20/2010 02:43 AM (UTC)
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I've got a bunch of those. I took them out not that long ago when I was unpackin' some more stuff. Wish I had all of them though
As for the kartoon The Journey Begins you can easily watchthat on youtube, I'ev bookmarked it on my computer as well as I've got an actual copy on vhs. Didn't get the collector edition watch that came with it or you ordered for it, though
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07/20/2010 01:25 PM (UTC)
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PsychoFight Wrote:
Nah, I'm talking about these ones:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item;=200465780964

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PsychoFight
07/22/2010 01:25 AM (UTC)
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http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Paceset9999/items/Mortal_Combat_1994_Trading_Cards_Midway_Set_of_34

This one better? Some of those cards detailed what the MK1 comic said, but I was wondering if those cards had any other tidbits of information that weren't covered in the game.

- Sonya's fiancee getting killed by Kano
- Kano's invitation to the tournament actually being Shang Tsung's way of getting Sonya into Mortal Kombat.

Neither of those story tidbits were covered in the games, only in the cards. I was wondering if anybody in possession of these cards were privy to anything else the cards may have shared that the games never did.

I know that by now some of that info might not be canon anymore, but I'm still curious.
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LadyRaiden
07/23/2010 12:15 AM (UTC)
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http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/MKcardsBadscans.jpg

Here are some quick (and bad) scans showing two out of an entire set of MK cards I got a long time ago. Are these the one's you are looking for? They were basically sold to advertise the release of MK2 or the games onto consoles. There are moves spelled out for SNES, Sega Genesis, Game Boy and even Game Gear on the back of em. Some of the old stuff is no longer canon (ie Raiden having black hair).

Actually I got a whole box of 'em for free. A friend of mine way back when worked in a store that had em.
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PsychoFight
07/23/2010 09:01 AM (UTC)
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Yeah, those are the ones! !

Do the other "story" cards have lost information not covered in the games?
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LadyRaiden
07/23/2010 11:06 PM (UTC)
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Give me the weekend to look over them and I'll see what I can do about getting the info here. Might try moving my scanner so I can get some good scans.
Update:
Here's the scans of the character cards and the story cards. Of the cards not included, there are some arcade preview cards with Kung Lao, Kitana, Mileena, Baraka and Reptile but they don't look very good and the only info on their backs are the character's secret moves for the MK2 arcade game. All the other cards are pictures of the game with either special moves explained and/or strategies. Was wondering if I should submit them to some website but not sure who would want em *shrugs*. If you want a specific card, let me know and if I have a spare I might mail it out to ya.
Character cards:
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/ShangTsung.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Goro.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/LiuKang.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Kano.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Rayden.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/SubZero.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Scorpion.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/SonyaBlade.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/JohnnyCage.jpg
(Funny I didn't notice that Johnny was a divorcee until I started scanning these)
Story Cards:
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Story1.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Story2.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Story3.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Story4.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Story5.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Story6.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Story7.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Story8.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Story9.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/dragon2/ladyrayden/Story10.jpg
P.S. If any of these don't work let me know.
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PsychoFight
07/24/2010 09:03 PM (UTC)
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Wow! Thanks so much! Really, thank you! I always wanted to see them!

Obviously, the part where Tsung invites Raiden isn't canon anymore, but stuff like Shang Tsung telling Kano to kill Sonya's fiance is new...just so that Sonya could be lured into the tournament. The game kind of made it sound like Sonya stumbled on by accident.

Also, weird how Liu Kang's personal card and the comic card where he asks the monks to attend...kind of contradict eachother. His personal card sounds way better than what his MK1 story is, but the comic card goes with the game.

From the way they make it sound, it's as if Shang Tsung invites people to Mortal Kombat by leaving some kind of death behind for people to find. Kind of scary.

Anyway, than you very much! You did TOO MUCH!
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RazorsEdge701
07/24/2010 11:01 PM (UTC)
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PsychoFight Wrote:
Obviously, the part where Tsung invites Raiden isn't canon anymore


No, Raiden being invited by Shang, taking a mortal form, and competing in the tournament personally is still canon. The only thing that's changed is the reason he accepts. Now it's because he's the protector of Earth, instead of being arrogant and out to prove he's better than mortals.
What I found interesting is that his card even calls him Earth's protector even though it's about MK1 Raiden. Then I noticed it said copyright 1994, which means it was written while MK3 and the movie were in production.
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