And full of errors too.

Overarching theme: the author uses chinese mythology interchangeably with buddhist, lamaist, chan buddhist, japanese mythology. So let's tear this one into shreds. Using the original text.

* The concepts of having different realms such as Heaven, Earth, Hell, Order, Chaos, Outworld and Edenia.

Elaborate please? This is more a fantasy trope than mythos. These realms are not found in such forms in any religious or native mythoi.

* Hell is divided into eighteen sections based on Chinese mythology. The chamber of grinding and the chamber of dismemberment were shown in Mortal Kombat Deception.

Partially true. The indigenous chinese picture of hell is divided accordingly to physical punishment.

# The Elder gods are definitely derived from Chinese mythology.

Bullshit. Overt generalization. Almost very polytheistic religion has hierarchies for deities, either by familiar ties, or in one case of Hinduism, being part of another god which represents a more encompassing concept, being avatars of said higher ranking concepts (Hinduist gods are more akin to concepts with sentience. Example: Kali is not a Goddess of Destruction, she IS Destruction). In the same vein Elder Gods are Uranos, Kronos to the Gods of Zeus, Athene, Mercury in Greek mythology.


# Raiden although his name was derived from a Japanese god, his appearance looks more like a Buddhist/Taoist god instead. The same treatment was given to Fujin. Apparently Raiden's character is based on the Chinese lightning god Erlang Shen.

The deity is named Raijin, Raiden is a colloqial reference to Thunder and Lightning, which is more like saying what happens when he arrives. And Raiden is NOT a buddhist god, he is a Shinto god. Erlang Shen is a god with three eyes, HIGHLY FAMILIAR to a militant thunder god.

# Shinnok the fallen elder god is apparently inspired by Yang Wang, the fallen elder god in Journey to the West who was condemned to the Netherworld for rebellion.

Yes, we can steal notes from TVtropes too. Superficial similarity, it is like to say that Fred Phelps is akin to Martin Luther King Jr because they both (have) lead religious movements. All similarities there cease.

# Bo Rai Cho resembles Sha Wujing, both being obese and drunk characters.

These similarities do exist. Two different personalities though.

# Dairou's appearance somewhat resembles the Chinese god Erlang Shen.

Dairou resembles medieval chinese commoner wear, where the forehead and hair had to be exposed and hair was grown to lenght and tied. Hair had serious connotations, loss of it was punishable in certain situations. Not particularly linked to Erlang then. Clothes I cannot tell.

# Onaga the dragon king was apparently inspired by Nezha's archenemy the Dragon King who later fought Sun Wuukong.

Too many comparisons to Journey to the West, cannot say anything about it here though.

# The sorcerer Shang Tsung was apparently inspired by the shapeshifting sorcerer in Journey to the West who held a dragon girl captive.

They both are shapeshifters, yes.

# Scorpion's scenario is apparently the rule of karma and a ghost with unfinished business like in the Chinese mythology of dead men returning to take revenge.

Biggest bullshit. Scorpion's closest aproximate is the Japanese Onryo, which is a vengeful (rarely male) ghost sent to torment it's killer through action or portents. KARMA in this case would imply that he reincarnates as a living being, Scorpion being an undead revenant IS THE OPPOSITE OF KARMA, not undergoing the reincarnation circle of buddhism, or falling under the the oversight of shinto Yama Kings of the underworld.

# The original Kung Lao who Goro slew in battle may have drawn inspiration from the monk Sanzou from Journey to the West.

Because of a hat? I cannot tell what the similarity supposed to be.

# Shao Kahn may have been inspired by the merciless warlord in Journey to the West who usurped the Dragon King's kingdom.

For the love of. WHAT is the similarity exactly? You would have more success with comparing him to Genghis Kahn and his brother.

# Shujinko resembles Sun Wukong's mentor Subhuti.

Possibly. Except he is a clear throwback to Pai Mei from wuxia movies, not to mention his secondary costume is the exact replica of the clothes worn by the Master of the Flying Guillotine. Except the swastika obviously.