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What would YOU revamp in the MK storyline for MK2011?

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posted06/27/2010 12:44 AM (UTC)by

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Many many threads in circulation right now are based on observation and preference. After seeing the recent news we have received, and now that E3 is over. With the adrenaline and expectant juices still in our blood. I decided to birth this thread to really let the creativity of the users here on MKO to shine some light on something we know very little about. That is what the plan on doing with the story line come the release of this game in 2011. All we really know is that...

Spoilers: (Highlight to reveal)
Raiden is now enlightneed by his future self as post-MKA Raiden was defeated, and in an imminent moment of death delieverd by Shao Kahn, he is now trying to change events. We were also told that a character who was not cybernetic before may become cybernetic. This game will also feature the most in-depth storyline ever to be featured in a fighting game.

With this very open plate of dinner, lets feast upon the possibilities that here we have a chance to right all the wrongs, fix any sort of plotholes in the story or things that put our absolute certainty into jeopardy when it comes to our beloved canon story. We can clear up where certain characters were in certain periods of time, How any inparticular untold events were physically played out, exactly where and when certain characters actually asumed the role of the character we know them to be.

I really would like to leave most of the material given to be up to the user who is posting with as much freedom as possible. So I would suggest picking one certain characters(s)' storyline, or the "main" threat or storyline as a whole and pick it apart in any way you choose. I would encourage to take your time and really dig into this as Once we get more information on this game or any canon relation to characters or story, every single bit of speculation is bound to change.

I will now contribute my interest in the canon story relating to a character of choice and the plot devices surrounding him.
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Sektor:
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Previous/Existing Storyline:
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Sektor was conceived in the MK universe between the periods of MK2 and MK3. His canon story ties him to many characters right off the bat including Sub-Zero, Cyrax and Smoke. He is introduced as being the first of the 3 to be treated with the cybernetic enhancements although Its not exactly gone into in-depth as to how long it took, his age before hand, any family or past ties he may have had. He seemingly came out of nowhere and was a lethal and precise human assassin on behalf of the lin Kuei.

Post MK3, at least according to his Bio's, We know he was tracking Cyrax aswell as Killed the Lin Kuei grandmaster before his attempt at the medallion and clan was haulted by Sub-Zero. He then fled ot Japan and created the Tekunin in which he used to assault earthrealm. I wont touch on this era much as it does not relate directly to the MK1-3 era. But what I will say, is that the stage of the canon story in Armageddon could show Raiden seeing him as a threat now that he has been enlightened. Preventing the Tekunin from even having a chance to come into existance. The road may be even harder for Sektor at this time around. I am interested to see his reaction and adaptation to these circumstances.

What I want changed/to stay the same:
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Well firstly I believe a story mode thats being told to be the deepest of any fighting game to date, should have a lengthy intro introducing many plot aspects and backgrounds to the characters. I would immagine at this point that we would see at least a small portion covering the Lin kuei in which we would get flashed of the gory automation process and just what level of pain that the 3 existing cyborgs and perhaps more people have undergone. I would immagine based on where the story decides to take place at cerain times, that we would see Sektor above or before the others being automated. With a faint scream present, knowing that he was voluntary would make the mood so much more deeply understandable in terms of emotion. I feel that showing Smoke would have just as big of an effect should he still be forced to be put under this procedure. The feeling of being helpless and losing his humanity gives him such a deeper level of feeling than we would think if we just read about it in a bio.

Should story mode NOT have an intro like the above, I would like each character to have an intro for "Arcade Mode" that gives an in-depth visual showing aswell as a narration of their past and setting up for where they are introduced into gameplay where we get control of them.

What I absolutely want to stay the same about Sektor is his psychological state. Regardless of any ties in the past. I want him to seem like an emotionless person in pre-cyborg time. Any action is with direct dedication to the clan and an honouring representation of such. Post-Automation, I do not want a single word out of him. Emotionless is the key. I can see a few words based on the "Current Objective" to be spurted through his resparator, but thats it.

Something I want to be represented very differently would be the connection and plot devices between Sektor and Cyrax. I feel there needs to be heavy emphesis on the relationship betweena all of them aswell as the differences. The Lin Kuei themselves would have to factor in heavily at this point as they are under orders. I would expect and very much like to see the Grandmaster giving orders and the logic behind them. I would like to have secondary opbjectives incorperated into their main objectives to expand on these two characters especially. I would also like to see, closer to the end of the MK3 era, have a battle between Sektor and subzero be shown. Subzero being a main character, we should witness this.

Although I am very excited for the return of this character and the vivid detail we will get about everything that is Sektor, I would not like this game to set up in any way, for the return of the Tekunin. Seeing as Raiden is enlightened, I would immagine he would try in some form to prevent this. Although this may not kill Sektor. I would love very much for Raiden to end the future threat of the Tekunin. Sektor needs to remain as a single mobile battlestation with his own objectives. Having a clan or army actually weakens his strength as a character as well as his longevity. to hell with the Tekunin and lets have Sektor remain as one single threat.

My Main MK Storyline input:
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I just wanted to touch on some points. I really do love most of the canon story and I would rather it not change very much. Based on what we have seen. Theres a few preferences that I must point out to do with more than one subject.

When it comes to the well known confrontation of the two icons known as Scorpion and Sub-Zero in pre-MK1, I feel this is the one thing that absolutely needs to be shown in full detail. Let me remind newcomers to the franchise that the Sub-Zero in this battle is NOT the same person that we know from MK2-MKDC. The original Sub-Zero was his brother. After a turn of events and after the spoken battle where this older Sub-Zero killed Scorpion pre-MK1, Scorpion eventually gains his revenge at the MK1 tournament on Shang Tsungs Island. Through these events, Sub-Zero (under circumstances in which I am not 100%) becomes Noob Saibot. Back to my original point. I want to see BOTH of the battles spoken of. The battle Between Scorpion and Old Sub-Zero resulting in Scorpions death should be shown. And the battle Between them in the first Mortal Kombat Tournament should be shown with vivid and gory detail as to how S-Z dies. The fact that game covers this period leaves no doubt in my mind that we will have a sure opportunity to witness both of these epic points in the canon story unfold. I feel there needs to be more attention to these moments and these are two parts of the story that can NEVER change.

Something I would love to change about the story is Smoke. On Temp's behalf, I must touch upon him as I feel his fans have been tormented enough. I actually like Smoke's story through the end of MK3 and it should stay as it is. Hes got that sad spice thrown in and I actually do feel really bad for him and what the Lin Kuei has done to him. But in balance to give the 3 Cybernetic Ninja's some individuality, it makes perfect sense for this to happen once more. Leaves him closely tied to Sub-Zero and gives him a constant plot tie through Sub-Zero's ambitions. What I would like to be changed on Smoke's behalf is his future. How can we do that now? well we can start by introducing a new plot device near the end of the canon MK3 era to give Smoke a different path/ambition that he can choose or be forced into that will stray him from becoming peoples slaves over and over. I would like for Smoke to accept his automation and use it to his advantage. Have his concience back but not try to de-automate himself. He can become a very noble yet brutal warrior.

This leaves a perfect path for Cyrax to remain on the same path he was and is on. With Sektor being The soulless Silent ambitious force that he is, and Smoke accepting his fate and moving on with what little human is left in him as a result of being robbed of his humanity, thos two can now take whichever path they are choosing. Both tied to Subzero yet free. This opens up alot in terms of direction. The only logical balance factor would be to have the remaining Cyrax keep true to what he was. A Brutal journey ending in a heartfelt cry at gaining as much of his humanity back as he can get. At least
one of them needs to seek out help therefor allowing many more canon stories and characters to be tied into one another.

Much of my interests in MK revolve around the Lin Kuei as they play a big role indirectly to the whole flow of things. It is extremely important to nail these plotlines and tie as many characters together as we can for a multi-layered deep feel to MK10 and beyond. The Cyborgs balanced yet scattered with separate ambitions. Still tied together with Sub-Zero. Set up for the Lin Kuei master to be killed at the beginning of the next game and have it on a bigger scale and not just a Bio. With what happens in this era, Aside form chasing Noob Saibot at one point, Subzero needs more of a chase or goal. Being the leader of the re-established Lin Kuei as we knew it is key should there not be anymore plot or path presented to him. The dev team needs to look at this very in-depth.

An enlightened Raiden which we know to exist in MK9 should actually be Ok with most of this happening. He should know that Sektor is defeated and Sub-Zero wll as a result, be on his way to becoming LK grandmaster and a huge benefit to earthrealm. It is after Sektors defeat that Raiden should interfere with the formation of the Tekunin. Allowing Sub-Zero to take his path. Cyrax eventually finds his apth and Joins the SF (should they exist) and if not, he will remain alligned as "Good". So this really leaves all the creative juices to come up with soemthing great for Smoke. I will let a Smoke fan (*Cough* Temp *cough*) expand on what options we could take from here. Raiden allowing this to happen is good for earthrealm in almost every way.

Should all of this be conveyed properly, not only will this game be amazing. But we will be set up for one HELL of a Sequel.

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So come on MKO, pick up a character's story, or the general story itself. Tear it apart and Revamp it the way YOU want it. What would you change? What would you keep? What would you have not happen at all? Who should do what? where? and Why? You Have the tools now start building!

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•06/21/2010 02:09 AM (UTC) •

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Whoa, giant post. Dont have to read all of it at this moment, but I will later.

Anywayz, I've been thinking alot about Shujinko lately. And I have strong feeling he's going to be in this game. Shujinko indirectly caused the return of of the Dragon King, which in return lead to Dark Raiden and possibly contributed to Armageddon.

I'm assuming Raiden plans to message MK2 Raiden to prevent Shujinko from collecting all the pieces of the Kamidogu. It would be really cool if this game addresses it. Shunjinko was one of the better post MK4 designs, and I think he deserves another shot. Plus, MK needs the "old man" character.

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•06/21/2010 02:11 AM (UTC) •

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Nitara
(I know she is not part of the MK1-3 era, however she is a vampire therefore she was alive and probably looked the same in that period)

Anyway, I think from what we know from her story. She was trying to free her vampire realm from Outworld(correct me if I am wrong, it's been awhile since we got to talk about MK again).

In this new game, I think we would get more in depth of her vampire realm and how they were treated. I think it would give us a more detailed view of how everyting happened, because I believe we didn't get a lot of info on how everything ocurred and how Shao Kahn was part of it.

p.s. I know she might not make it, but since she is the character that I actually care for on MK, I might as well add it to the list.

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•06/21/2010 02:26 AM (UTC) •

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--ALIGNMENT CHANGES--
A bunch of characters have been fighting for the same team for what seems like forever, and constantly get the short end of the stick. A specific example would be Reptile. Master after Master and he never gets what he wants, No Zaterra, no NEW Zaterra, not even a Zaterran sex slave, it's retarded. However, I'd love to see him switch sides and team up with Raiden and the Forces of Light, the Elder Gods would give him what he wanted (ignoring the cruel irony Scorpion got when his clan was brought back as zombies) or at least he'd have a better chance than he'd have with Shao Kahn or Nitara. Other characters should do the same as well. I would love to see what would happen if the Tekunin allied with Outworld forces, for example. Or Raiden's meddling led to an even bigger enemy that would force everybody to team up.

--CHARACTER INVOLVEMENT--
In every game at least one character has a bio that says they were basically there since day one, albeit behind the scenes so we don't cry "foul", but I'd lvoe to see these characters involved, maybe not playable, but in the story mode or through cameos (like quickly seeing Chameleon run through the foreground in MK1 or seeing Boraicho mentoring the Earthrealm heroes (since as ]{0MBAT pointed out in a comic, Boraicho's win would count for Outworld).

--CHARACTER REVAMPS--
I would love to see these changes Raiden makes have a big outcome on certain characters. For example, I would love to see a huge change in the dynamic of the Sub-Zero brothers. For example, Elder Sub-Zero staying Sub Zero and younger Sub becoming a Cyborg, or maybe being someone different like Hydro to fight side by side with his brother. Or in an alternative, have Raiden save Sub Zero from Scorpion so he'd never become Noob, however, Elder SubZ wants the power, so he chases it down himself. Or Human Smoke STAYING Human, because in this reality Sub Zero and Smoke got a helping hand that allowed them BOTH to escape. Honestly, I think what I'm slowly realizing is the Lin kuei have the biggest possibility for change, since not only are they already the most dynamic characters, but they have the most potential to change even further, since it's easier to think of possibilities.

Basically those three things could really give this universe a breath of fresh air, and it would be really fun to see even smaller things like cameos make me go "OH COOL!"

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•06/21/2010 02:34 AM (UTC) •

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I may make a more in-depth post later, but the main thing that I really, really want and think is important to make this storyline fresh and interesting is unexpected and unpredictable character interactions. I want to see character encounters that we've never thought would happen before, instead of grouping characters into tiny clusters and isolating them from others (Sonya-Kano-Jax, Mileena-Kitana, Raiden-Liu-Khan).

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•06/21/2010 03:23 AM (UTC) •

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-I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Motaro is never coming back to an MK game. I'd be very, very surprised if he did, what with all the extra effort it would likely take to render him properly. As much as I liked him, he was never all that popular in the first place. To boot, the Centaurs were present in MK3, and in Kung Lao's MKG ending, and never referenced again. Their presence has been minimal and on the whole unimportant. I'd suggest removing them entirely. To be quite honest, when compared to such an original design as the Shokans, they kind of fall flat; I'd increase the Shokan presence. We get all this hubbub about their race being put through hell under Kahn, and yet they're seldom seen. No real need for new characters, but I'd enjoy seeing a few more of them in backgrounds or whatnot.

-Have Bo Rai Cho watch some fight from a MK1 background. Wouldn't he want to see how his students are doing?

-If we absolutely HAVE to return to the Kano/Sonya plot, it needs some serious changes to make it interesting. Show us why Kano should go down, and why Sonya deserves to do it. The big issue I had going into the later games with Sonya and Jax was the fact that both of them were the same goddamn character there for the same goddamn reason. Stop bad guy in name of justice. Kano was evil, untrustworthy, worst of humanity, blah blah blah. They never went beyond that - those three never, ever evolved beyond being cop and robber stereotypes. If you ask me, the whole Special Forces/Black Dragon soap opera can be ultra-condensed to fit within two characters' worth of story in one game.

Through the various forms of MK media, Sonya is depicted as being out for Kano's blood personally because he killed her partner/boyfriend/whatever. A simple sketch of a grudge. Here's an idea: Let's show that actually happening. A disposable character whose death will resonate with the audience. Someone with an established presence that could - oh, hello Jax.

And you know what? It works the other way, too. Jax could easily be Kano's archnemesis instead for killing Sonya. They're completely interchangeable characters (sorry Queve, I know you'll throw a fit for me saying that :D). We don't need two special forces blokes who serve the exact same purpose.

Kano has had even less going for him apart from being a really nasty guy over the ages, and it's sad because arguably he has more to work with. If Trevor Goddard hadn't immortalized him in the first movie, I don't think anyone would have batted an eye if he'd been excluded from MKDA. So let's make him interesting - rather than being symbolic of this big evil underground criminal organization, let's take another useless character - Jarek. Absolutely nothing going for him apart from being the last of the original Black Dragon. Copy, paste onto Kano. Kano as the last member of his organization (to his knowledge) makes his nastiness a lot more credible - if he's on the run, he's a cornered pit bull with nothing to lose. Without the Black Dragon to define him as a character, he'll be forced to stand on his own merits. Show him as a survivor, someone prepared to do whatever it takes to keep breathing.

And please, please, please. Let's give the guy some character, rather than just being "bad and loving it?" Really, there were 80's cartoon super-villains with more substance. There's so much room to work from. Why carry around knives? Clearly, he'd rather do his killing up close and personal. Let's see a bit of that. How'd he get the metal prosthesis? Sonya or Jax give him a shot to the face? If we're going to kill one of them, why not show them go down fighting?

On that note, Kabal seemed to have been intended to be a hooker (groan) with a heart of gold in MK3. His about-face in MKD disappointed me. Perhaps Kano should turn to him, the last other surviving member, for help, and find none? Maybe Kabal left the organization a ways earlier. Became a real nomad or bounty hunter, or what have you.

-How the shit does a secluded clan of Chinese assassins acquire cybernetic nanotechnology? For ****'s sake. Even the most jaded producer in Hollywood would have you escorted out of his office if you started your pitch by saying "So, I've got these ninjas that start turning themselves into robots."

This was never, ever believable. Let's fix that.

A tried and true adventure trope is "that one genius doctor with the tools and skills years ahead of his time." We can get one of those and his skilled trained team of attendants to make this work - not as a character, just in a few cutscenes or something. And ixnay on the nanotechnology. The process should be depicted as surgical, experimental, bloody, involving many specially created parts. None of this 'magic laser machine" crap.

That's all for now. When I think of more, I'll post more.

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•06/21/2010 06:41 AM (UTC) •

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One thing I'd do, not so much a change but an embellishment, is give focused attention to Scorpion and Sub-Zero's relationship. For all the mythos surrounding the Lin Kuei and Shirai-Ryu, we don't actually see much of it. We know why Scorpion is doing what he's doing but we don't actually see why. What does a man go through when his family is murdered? Scorpion is not exactly a hero but he's certainly a tragic figure. You could argue the elder Sub-Zero is the same.

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•06/21/2010 09:16 PM (UTC) •

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I guess the main thing that occurs to me is condensing the events of the early games for a better narrative flow. I'm not too taken with the original progression of "The bad guys lose the tournament. Then they lose their own tournament. And then they just throw their hands up and invade" If Shao Kahn can resurrect Sindel and invade Earth at any time, it seems kind of pointless to have a second tournament.

So let's go with the invasion almost immediately following the events of MK1. You might ask "But what about all the MK2 characters?" Well, they're still there, just fighting in this scenario rather than the Outworld tournament. Since everyone's still alive this is akin to Trilogy being the first sequel. Which to me (though I'm sure plenty will disagree)is pretty rad. I like the notion that Shao Kahn basically says "Screw it, I want that realm and were getting it now. Do whatever it takes." That kind of escelation is rarely seen in video games.

I'd also like to see the extra (some would say unnecessary) realms integrated into the story sooner. They don't need to be the focus, but perhaps have an off-hand reference to Orderrealm. Or maybe Havik could be a background character, manipulating certain events for his own amusement. Then you could have Havik play the counter-point to Raiden. As Raiden's trying to change events for the betterment of the future, Havik could be attempting to hasten the Armageddon scenario.

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•06/21/2010 09:35 PM (UTC) •

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It should show Shuinko on his quest talking to Damashi about the location of the next kamidogu and Raiden could have a feeling that something about that quest is wrong and he stops Shujinko

Raiden could stop Blaze's fight with Onaga's holy men, so that he doesn't get captured and corrupted.

It should show Hsu Hao because he helped Sonya and Jax form the OIA/

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•06/21/2010 11:32 PM (UTC) •

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Great thread, bro. I was going to write the same thread pretty much but you beat me to it!

The character I’ll choose for analysis is Raiden. (Like no-one saw that coming!)What we know is that Future Raiden enlightments Past Raiden with knowledge of the future and the present situation. What we don’t know is how much information Future Raiden actually sends back. Past Raiden will most likely view the message as foresight and from there he has many choices to consider.
What I would keep the same with Raiden is that he still wants to keep Earth safe. That’s always been his motivation and that focus should not change. What I think will change and what would be interesting to see now is how he goes about this in that era of time and how the knowledge affects him emotionally. He’s never really been strongly portrayed emotionally until MKD where we saw an angry Raiden unleash his fury at mortal stupidity and as such, let it say his actions. We know he loves the mortals but to what extreme? He was ready to sacrifice them after Shujinko’s actions should they endanger Earth so perhaps now we could see Raiden under emotional strain.
This Raiden will be more like his old self and he’ll have clarity of mind and be wiser to the fact that his own actions and decisions may not always work out for the best as in MKA. Other things to take into account are again things like Liu Kang’s death which he will understandably be upset about. We never really got to see how upset he was about this in MKDA perhaps we may get to see a stronger sense of love for the Earth warriors from Raiden.
Now, assuming he has full knowledge of all events after the MK3 days, Raiden will be aware of the future threats, how they came to be and perhaps their goals and how they achieved or sought to go about them. This new knowledge isn’t going to go down well with him at all. Imagine if he’s just been told of Liu Kang’s death, Shujinko’s aid in bringing back Onaga, his own sacrifice against Onaga and the change it had on his persona. He’s going to have tough choices to make but he’s going to have to consider the consequences of his actions. He’s also going to have to understand that not everything can be changed. He is wise enough to know of the consequences of the Butterfly Effect but will his emotions get the better of him? Raiden is going to be conflicted as such. He's practically got everyone's lives and futures in his hands. One wrong move would spell disaster.
This all raises many questions. Wil Raiden share his new found knowledge? If so, who with? The Elder Gods? The Earth warriors? He probably won’t go to the Elder Gods as it’s likely he’ll have seen the little use they’ve been in the future. He may confide in the Earth warriors and tell them of their future fates, warning them of their future achievements, failures, possible alliances and betrayals etc.
Or will Raiden go the route he did in MKD and MKA and take matters into his own hands? Which events will he choose to let be and progress as normal? Which will he try to change? He could seek to erase future problems by doing some things directly himself and instigating others.
Things he could do are:
1. Find Shujinko again and put an end to his quest for the Kamidogou. We know he was beaten by Shujinko before but with his new found knowledge, he would have an advantage. He might even be able to persuade Shujinko to stop his search without a fight.
2. He could alert the Special Forces to the existence of the Red Dragon and have them tracked down and exposed. This could cause an earlier confrontation between the Black and Red Dragon clans and could help wipe them out. Also, on that note, he could also be aware of the situation with Daegon and therefore go and awaken Taven earlier and get him to stand up to his brother.
3. Launch a preemptive assault on Outworld after the MK1 tournament thus catching Shao Kahn off guard and perhaps seeing him taken down for good.
4. He could seal or destroy the interdimensional portals, thus ending any chance of Shinnok coming to Edenia in MK4 and posing a threat there. This could have consequences to the effect that certain characters would not be able to reach other realms ever again. I find this option one that would only be considered in drastic measures.
5. He could rally the help of the Elder Gods who would be forced to take action now they are warned of the possible return of Onaga and the One Being. The Elder Gods would then enforce the rules of Mortal Kombat with an iron first and put Shao Kahn in a bit of a predicament.
6. He could arrange for the Earth warriors to hunt for the main bad guys in the series and have them killed or do this himself and leaving nothing to chance. He’d be breaking the rules but to prevent Armageddon, he’d be of the notion that it was the right thing to do for the greater good.
7. He could seek the aid of other realms and thus introduce new places and characters to us.
8. Seek out new fighters from across Earth realm to rally to its defense.
9. An idea relevant to the MK3 period is that he stops the resurrection of Sindel somehow. Imagine if she was never back? That’d have knock on effects in Kitana’s story and could be something interesting to see.
10. Raiden could even warn the bad guys themselves of the consequences of their actions. Would they take any notice? Probably not. But it’s an option.
11. If he really wanted to set things to right, he’d see to it that the original Sub-Zero never went on the quest for the Amulet in MK Mythologies.
There are probably more things that could be thought up. A lot of the above would have serious effects on later events. He may think of some of the above and decide that the after effects are far too grim to consider the option being of use. I’m very interested to see where his story will go.
One thing I’d change is the element of Raidens story where he’s back and forth between the gods and Earth like a yo-yo. Just stay on Earth and put foot to arse.
If they manage to get his character right and the overall importance of the situation portrayed correctly, I think Raiden will have one hell of a part to play in this upcoming game.

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•06/21/2010 11:56 PM (UTC) •

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Casselman Wrote:
What would YOU revamp in the MK storyline for MK2011?

If it were me in this situation, the only thing I'd try to revamp is the perspective of how characters look and some of the minutia that always seems to be subject to debate. I'd use the earliest point of the game's setting to really establish a sense of individuality in each character (design and fighting style), try to embellish the characterization of each character, and then go completely spaz.

If we have to deviate into alternate past timelines, I'd want to go wild!
Change everything in the past. Make it the craziest most bizarre deviation from the canon we know and really make it worthwhile as an alternate timeline. Then finish up the story with something that teaches us to appreciate what we had and go back to the end of Armageddon, only to move forward.

I don't think we're getting a lot out of tweaking things in the past.
They've made use of the sequential medium up to this point and I think the best thing they could do is really justify this game as a completely over-the-top departure and resume that forward movement. Just use the opportunity to finally surpass the technological restrictions of the early nineties and colour swapped $20 outfits.

•06/22/2010 12:15 AM (UTC) •

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3. things that I can think of:

1. Change it so Noob never existed and there is only one sub zero.

2. If non relevant characters will be there (Baraka, Stryker) make them relevant somehow.

3. The dragon king should not exist.

thats it.

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•06/22/2010 12:21 AM (UTC) •

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I'm sorta with Mick.

I'm of the opinion this game should've been a straight up remake, no time travel shenanigans, take the Shaolin Monks route of "take the story and just flesh it out more" only this time not screw it up.

The original trilogy already has a story so strong and so tight in my opinion that I can't possibly see how, say, having Liu Kang not win the tournament, or letting the older Sub-Zero live, or having Smoke escape automation and stay human could be anything but a story of lower quality and depth.
The only possible way I'll get any genuine enjoyment out of this game's story mode is if it actually turns out that every time Raiden changes something, he makes things worse, and at the end, everything's fucked, the bad guys win, and this whole thing was just a "What If?"

That said...I do have a really strong idea for a complete reboot of Mortal Kombat Four.

For instance, I would introduce the Red Dragon much earlier since we now know Daegon and Shinnok were allies for a long time. This might even be the best point in the timeline for Daegon to "kill" his parents, since Shinnok's attack always started with an invasion of Edenia. Taking Edenia's protector-god off the table would just be good strategy.

I'd develop Jarek into his own unique character and make him more important to the plot, instead of just Kano-Lite, by having his story start with him knowing he's got an assassin on his trail trying to wipe out the last of the Black Dragon, so he actually turns himself in to Sonya and Jax looking for asylum and that's how he gets dragged into MK4.

The twist is that he has more than one guy trying to wipe him out. There's not just Mavado, there's Kabal too since at this point in time, he's supposed to have turned against the BD syndicate and gone all vigilante and plus, I think one of the problems with 4 is it ignored too much stuff from 3, making it feel a little disjointed from the series. Anyway, at the end of the game, that's how they run into each other and Mavado nearly kills him and takes his hookswords as trophies as established in Deadly Alliance.

I'd also flesh out Tanya much more, elaborating on the reason she's a traitor, showing her as deeply jealous of Kitana and even trying to flat-out seduce/steal Liu Kang during the part where she's still pretending to be on the good guys' side. She always gave me that seductress vibe in the original game, and I was disappointed there was none of that to her in Deception.

I have more ideas...giving Fujin a personality, ways to make Shinnok a credible threat, elaborations on Kai's student/master relationship with Liu, ways to make Kung Lao faking his own death at the end of 3 and reappearing to go after Goro in Gold make more sense, actually explaining Baraka's "stapled back together" look, etc. But I think the gist is pretty well gotten.

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tgrant Wrote:
Great thread, bro. I was going to write the same thread pretty much but you beat me to it!

The character I’ll choose for analysis is Raiden. (Like no-one saw that coming!)What we know is that Future Raiden enlightments Past Raiden with knowledge of the future and the present situation. What we don’t know is how much information Future Raiden actually sends back. Past Raiden will most likely view the message as foresight and from there he has many choices to consider.
What I would keep the same with Raiden is that he still wants to keep Earth safe. That’s always been his motivation and that focus should not change. What I think will change and what would be interesting to see now is how he goes about this in that era of time and how the knowledge affects him emotionally. He’s never really been strongly portrayed emotionally until MKD where we saw an angry Raiden unleash his fury at mortal stupidity and as such, let it say his actions. We know he loves the mortals but to what extreme? He was ready to sacrifice them after Shujinko’s actions should they endanger Earth so perhaps now we could see Raiden under emotional strain.
This Raiden will be more like his old self and he’ll have clarity of mind and be wiser to the fact that his own actions and decisions may not always work out for the best as in MKA. Other things to take into account are again things like Liu Kang’s death which he will understandably be upset about. We never really got to see how upset he was about this in MKDA perhaps we may get to see a stronger sense of love for the Earth warriors from Raiden.
Now, assuming he has full knowledge of all events after the MK3 days, Raiden will be aware of the future threats, how they came to be and perhaps their goals and how they achieved or sought to go about them. This new knowledge isn’t going to go down well with him at all. Imagine if he’s just been told of Liu Kang’s death, Shujinko’s aid in bringing back Onaga, his own sacrifice against Onaga and the change it had on his persona. He’s going to have tough choices to make but he’s going to have to consider the consequences of his actions. He’s also going to have to understand that not everything can be changed. He is wise enough to know of the consequences of the Butterfly Effect but will his emotions get the better of him? Raiden is going to be conflicted as such. He's practically got everyone's lives and futures in his hands. One wrong move would spell disaster.
This all raises many questions. Wil Raiden share his new found knowledge? If so, who with? The Elder Gods? The Earth warriors? He probably won’t go to the Elder Gods as it’s likely he’ll have seen the little use they’ve been in the future. He may confide in the Earth warriors and tell them of their future fates, warning them of their future achievements, failures, possible alliances and betrayals etc.
Or will Raiden go the route he did in MKD and MKA and take matters into his own hands? Which events will he choose to let be and progress as normal? Which will he try to change? He could seek to erase future problems by doing some things directly himself and instigating others.
Things he could do are:
1. Find Shujinko again and put an end to his quest for the Kamidogou. We know he was beaten by Shujinko before but with his new found knowledge, he would have an advantage. He might even be able to persuade Shujinko to stop his search without a fight.
2. He could alert the Special Forces to the existence of the Red Dragon and have them tracked down and exposed. This could cause an earlier confrontation between the Black and Red Dragon clans and could help wipe them out. Also, on that note, he could also be aware of the situation with Daegon and therefore go and awaken Taven earlier and get him to stand up to his brother.
3. Launch a preemptive assault on Outworld after the MK1 tournament thus catching Shao Kahn off guard and perhaps seeing him taken down for good.
4. He could seal or destroy the interdimensional portals, thus ending any chance of Shinnok coming to Edenia in MK4 and posing a threat there. This could have consequences to the effect that certain characters would not be able to reach other realms ever again. I find this option one that would only be considered in drastic measures.
5. He could rally the help of the Elder Gods who would be forced to take action now they are warned of the possible return of Onaga and the One Being. The Elder Gods would then enforce the rules of Mortal Kombat with an iron first and put Shao Kahn in a bit of a predicament.
6. He could arrange for the Earth warriors to hunt for the main bad guys in the series and have them killed or do this himself and leaving nothing to chance. He’d be breaking the rules but to prevent Armageddon, he’d be of the notion that it was the right thing to do for the greater good.
7. He could seek the aid of other realms and thus introduce new places and characters to us.
8. Seek out new fighters from across Earth realm to rally to its defense.
9. An idea relevant to the MK3 period is that he stops the resurrection of Sindel somehow. Imagine if she was never back? That’d have knock on effects in Kitana’s story and could be something interesting to see.
10. Raiden could even warn the bad guys themselves of the consequences of their actions. Would they take any notice? Probably not. But it’s an option.
11. If he really wanted to set things to right, he’d see to it that the original Sub-Zero never went on the quest for the Amulet in MK Mythologies.
There are probably more things that could be thought up. A lot of the above would have serious effects on later events. He may think of some of the above and decide that the after effects are far too grim to consider the option being of use. I’m very interested to see where his story will go.
One thing I’d change is the element of Raidens story where he’s back and forth between the gods and Earth like a yo-yo. Just stay on Earth and put foot to arse.
If they manage to get his character right and the overall importance of the situation portrayed correctly, I think Raiden will have one hell of a part to play in this upcoming game.

Wow. Brilliant post! Hope to see all of that!

•06/22/2010 04:44 AM (UTC) •

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didn't read anyones, to tired but...
-raiden wins mk1 thinks threat is gone
- kano is killed around mk2 by special forces, daegon takes his place as leader.
-sub-zero 2 becomes cybornetic or becomes noob saibot after being killed by scorpian.
-classic sub-zero wins mk2
-kung lao is raiden's choosen #1 to protect earthrealm, kung lao becomes mk3 champion.
-fujin releases his abilities as the God of wind in order to fight in mk3.
-sindel is never resurrected.
-sheeva is not sindel's protector because sindel isn't resurrected.
-quan chi invades earthrealm with shinnok instead of shao kahn.
- kabal is non existant since he never gets killed by shao's hit squad he never needs to fight for revenge.
-shang tsung isn't in the first tournament he chooses not to fight, so he remains old with powers, goro is the end boss sent by shang tsung.
Goro is killed inmk1 by kung lao.
-quan chi brings seerina and drahmin with him to fight in mk3.
-the final boss in mk2 is motaro then shang tsung.
-after motaro fails in mk2 kahn sends his NEW general reiko and kintaro to the mk3 tournament to fight.
-In mk3 the player either fights reiko, kintaro, kahn or dramhin, quan chi, shinnok depending who the player picks.
-kenshi is selected to raiden to also protect earthrealm from quan chi and shinnok.
-Rain learns of his past sooner from daegon and in mk3 is believed to have killed kahn. Rain then takes his rightfull place as water God.
-smoke never becomes cybernetic.
-cryax never becomes cybernetic.
-ermac is tired of out the souls that are trapped inside of him, so he becomes cybernetic thinking that he can somehow become soulless in the process.
-stryker joins sonya, jax, and sector to become a member of the special forces.
......
that's all for now.....

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•06/22/2010 05:03 AM (UTC) •

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Smoke. Hmm.

I'm going to approach both possibilities regarding his humanity, starting with the one I believe more likely. Let's first cover the one umbrella issue.

Alignment
A few of us are worried that the Lin Kuei automation is going to be completely flipped on its head, leaving Smoke in his human capacity. Not my choice since I want to maintain the original canon, but it's not my top concern, either. I think it's more important to maintain his alignment, and despite that there's little evidence suggesting he has any moral stature being that he's been "asleep" most of the series, we know from his MKD bio that he is indeed good and that seems to be the more logical route anyway.

Smoke has so little potential as a villain, and if he were evil, how would he go about it? He'd be too busy trying to evade the Lin Kuei cyborgs to enact anything really devious. There were hints that Subzero was good in MK2, and if Smoke and Subzero were allies in the most literal sense, it's not unreasonable to think they shared similar perspectives.

Remember, there's a trend of Lin Kuei assassins having moral convictions. Cyrax and Younger Subzero being the shining examples, but recall that the original Subzero was outraged at the fact that Quan Chi forced him to kill Scorpion, and even when Raiden told Sub that his soul was tainted with evil, he was still appalled and found the fact regrettable. I mean, if you have to ASK if you're evil, how fucking bad can you be? Can you imagine Kano saying, "Holy shit, you mean... I'M EVIL!?!?111?"

The Lin Kuei has a twisted honor code, but it's an honor code. The Grandmaster's betrayal would be all that's necessary to make the other assassins at least reconsider their moral status.

Last but not least, it's probable that Smoke witnessed many of events of the 2nd MK tournament. This may have planted the seeds of his conversion, but this is speculation on my part, so enough of that.

Scenario A: Human Smoke
Even before I found out about Boon's cyborg twist, I figured we were going to see Smoke in his human state anyway. If anyone dodges the automation, I'd imagine it would be the character who fanboys have been begging to become human again. Also (and weigh this with a grain salt), The leaked casting sheet said Sektor was pursuing "rogue clan members." Note the plural. This could mean nothing, but it could also be referring to Subzero and Smoke running from the clan all Goonies-style.

As I've said before, there's no reason why both versions of Smoke couldn't share the same moves, with perhaps maybe ONE signature move to distinguish the two (though I don't want to see the robot trident-spear again; there's simply no need).

It's hard to approach his story in this state, because even though we knew little about him before automation, we could assume he had all the traits of someone who's undergone a major tragedy, scarring and all. With human Smoke, we're getting a blank slate. All we know is that he's Sub's ally and he's presumably not a gargantuan douche bag. I guess the starting point would be to paint a picture of exactly what Smoke was doing during MK2 tournament. Two possibilities I'd bet on:

A) The Lin Kuei knew about Subzero's moral reservations and sent Smoke to spy on him in case Sub went rogue prematurely.

B) Since the first Sub was killed and failed to assassinate Shang Tsung in MK1, it's reasonable to believe that the Lin Kuei was going to make sure the job got done this time around and sent a back-up without Subzero's knowledge.

Scenario B: Ambiguously-Blue-Purple CyberSmoke
We're simply going to need more details about the escape. It wouldn't be necessary to reveal the event as a whole, but we need to know why Subzero made it out but Smoke didn't.

On top of that, we need to find out just what exactly brought Smoke back to consciousness. I'd imagine Subzero played a large role here, but it's all speculative at this point. Perhaps "when" is a better question. After all, Cyrax's soul awakened during the events of MK4, so perhaps it's just an issue of time. Unless you're just an evil son of bitch like Sektor, which the casting sheet seems to imply.

Finally, why in the name of fuck was Smoke abandoned in Kahn's fortress? "Oops," anyone? Seriously, this demands an answer, and the fact that it was never explained in Deception was scorn-worthy. My guess is that Smoke and Subzero were trying to escape before Kahn's invasion reverted and Smoke somehow got sucked into Outworld with Kahn's fortress... right behind Sub and friends. Not a great interpretation, but I can't think of anything else.
It's paradoxical how good and bad it is that this plot element is probably getting written out of the new story. I'm glad Smoke isn't going to rot in Kahn's fortress for 8 damn years, but I still want to know why it happened in the first place!

That's the gist. There's a lot of room for error with Smoke's story, so Boon, fingers crossed.

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•06/22/2010 05:11 AM (UTC) •

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TemperaryUserName Wrote:
we need to know why Subzero made out but Smoke didn't.

I always assumed it was a "I'll hold them off, you go on without me!" sort of heroic sacrifice. That would make for the most dramatic scene, anyway.

TemperaryUserName Wrote:
Finally, why in the name of fuck was Smoke abandoned in Kahn's fortress?

The wording of it, that he was found deactivated in the "trophy room", sounded more to me like he was damaged to the point of seeming death during the invasion and Kahn literally kept the "corpse" for display because, y'know, he'd want to celebrate every little victory he managed over the Earth warriors, just out of spite.

But of course cyborgs can't really be killed if the damage can be repaired, just deactivated and reactivated. Noob figured out how to turn him back on and his nanotech repaired the physical damage.

And wouldn't it be tragic if Smoke really had regained his humanity during MK3, only to lose it AGAIN because of that, and the fact that Noob reprogrammed him before turning him back on?

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•06/22/2010 06:09 AM (UTC) •

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I thinks its DEFINITELY time for Kung Lao to shine.

Normally Kung Lao lurks in Liu Kangs shadows. But no longer will that be the case. It is now time for a NEW champion of Mortal Kombat. PLUS we all know what would happen If Liu Kang and Kung Lao were ever matched up in the Brackets together. Kung Lao never truly had a chance to proove himself so everyone thinks he is just some douche that agrees with Liu on everything. Basically Batman = Liu and Robin = Kung...

In Kung's previous story line in MKA the ending was as follows:

"The power released by his victory over Blaze opened a portal, and Kung Lao found himself in Earth realm hundreds of years in the past.
His ancestor allowed him to enter the Mortal Kombat tournament in his stead.
Kung Lao defeated Goro and won the tournament, becoming a legend.
As a result, Liu Kang never competed, and Kung Lao's rivalry with him never came to be"

Okay after reading that... my only thought was WTF. In MK9 they Need to just blow that out of proportion. So heres what I got.

Raiden has just told Kung Lao about the tournament. He states how Kung Lao MUST win because the winner of this tournament will become a GOD among Humans, with an element of his own. And Of course this element would be the power of Nuclear Warfare. So basically the winner will be restored into INFINITE life and powerful new power not yet seen in a mortal kombat. Nuclear Warfare. This power will make the person with it unstoppable. He will be able to kill anything in sight with mind power.

The reason the Elder Gods are giving someone a power with such EXTREME magnitude is because they need some one to be defeated. They need to defeat the NEW Cybernetic Liu Kang. Shinnok has took him over COMPLETELY and now is going to over rule earth realm. The elder gods have failed once but hope not to fail again as the seek to Kung Lao's wisdom to guide them to peace.

Lol idk im retarded...

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•06/22/2010 06:29 AM (UTC) •

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*cracks knuckles*

I'm gonna try and go a different route with this one. Focusing more on the the sort of character he is rather than his actions inside the canon.

Raiden

1.) Reasons why I like this character aren't really that obvious when we get down to it. But a big part of the allure to him is because he's a god character. With the western interpretations of what a god is in mind, it turns this allure into a fandom for the character. Now, of course I realize Raiden is a character based off of the Asian (eastern) ideologies of what a god is. But to that I say....Raiden is portrayed as an American Caucasian guy in a Kimono and a Ronin Gasa (hat)...okay? I'm just saying, I think it's alright to incorporate more western ideologies into the character, if that were ever an issue.

2.) Another reason I like him is because of the lightning. This seems obvious, but given some thought to it, I don't.... really think it is. To harness, or in Raidens case, to essentially be a conductor of what produces a lightning bolt is a symbol of enormous power. So....to see that he can be killed by anything organic? *raises eyebrow* Sssure, okay. It is a video game..... ssssooo, I guess I can roll with that. Yea.

On this point, I'm really just saying that he has a scientific appeal to him as well. And so, to pander to that appeal more, makes him more likable for me. Also, if it is not possible to illustrate this appeal, I believe it is most appropriate that it shows up in his personality.....somewhere.

3.) To follow that, I also like that he's eternal in age, and supposed to be really wise. This is merely another one of those associations you make with god characters in general. I don't know about others, but I kind of expect gods to have an immense knowledge of.....everything. Which begs to question all of Raidens past "surprises". There shouldn't be much at all that surprises this guy......much less beat him in battle, or kill him for that matter. Gods from all ideologies are hard as hell to catch, fight, and almost impossible to beat. So, I don't see why this should be much different. Especially inside of his profile, bios, and other materials outside of actual gameplay. I think it's completely within reason to be able to best him inside the mechanics of a match, but his whole story element should reflect, imo, more of what makes him a god character in the MKUniverse.

But eh....it's a video game, right?

4.) I also like that he has two forms. God(celestial), and Human (mortal). I'd love it if they made this a little more visible as one of his abilities, and if it has any adverse affects on anything about him. An ability like that should be explained somehow. Like, does he loose "points" with the Elder Gods when he does it? And since when he dies in mortal form he doesn't cease to exist, what are the parameters to him mortal forms limitations? Y'know? Can he fly in mortal form? Is the bolt less potent? Does he loose his omni-stuff in mortal form? What happens when he turns back to god form....nothin'?

That MKD intro wasn't very clear as to what form he was in when he lost to Quan Chi and Shang Tsung...and Onaga despite his sacrifice. But I tell ya what, I'm inclined to believe that since he was fighting on behalf of EarthRealm all by himself, he was in his human form like he was in MK1&2. That was an official contest too.

Anywho, maybe this would be a cool intro-animation before he fights? idk

5.) One passive reason I like him is because of what kind of mentor he is. He's an asshole. lol Dark humor, irony, serendipity , and those sorts of virtues shine through in his personality. He's not intolerant as light Raiden, he's just kinda "safely rough around the edges". He guides the other characters with thoughtful punchlines, instead of soft suggestions.

Which, while I'm here, it makes dark Raiden appealing as well. Being intolerant means he should probably be more inclined to zap the shit out of you as a measure of guidance, rather than talk things out.

I think him being motivated by his love for mortals is noble, but I'd love to see something more from him here. Pressure from the overall job? What's more of the scope of the job look like? Is he like a manager? Meaning, does he delegate responsibilities to other sub-gods as the head god? What are his specific duties?...hm... Is Raiden the gatekeeper to Heaven//Hell?!!? Or is it pressure from the Elder Gods? Why? Rules and Regulations? What Rules and Regulations? Is there a God credo or something? Just as well, if he actually is weaker on other realms, does that mean he can be outside of a designated jurisdiction? What are the consequences? Does his power and limitations differ if he is? Where are Raiden's limits? And so....

Shouldn't he be unbeatable since stuff like this is not clarified? Well?

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So, this first section is really about clarification. Which is what I think Raiden needs more than anything. To me, he's a pretty simplistic character where as a god in his sort of position, with his sort of powers, should probably be alot more complex individual. He's got alot on his plate and I want to know more about it, and what it is that makes him susceptible to defeat as a consequence.
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Back to the Future?

As for a more direct answer to the threads question. I think what's most likely is a more offensive Raiden. So he'll probably take whatever information that he learns and assault the bad guys first. For Raiden specifically, this also panders to the appeal to him that I was talking about earlier.

I agree with Tgrant otherwise. Partly because some of his points are similar enough to mine, but mainly because they're just....good points.

more later maybe...

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•06/22/2010 07:24 PM (UTC) •

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Noob and Sub are brothers

there are no two Sub-Zeros

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•06/22/2010 07:28 PM (UTC) •

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Sindel: She stays evil

•06/22/2010 08:58 PM (UTC) •

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Here's five thing I would want revamped.

1. Kung Lao Wins the first MK tournament

2. Sindel is never resurrected

3. See the conflict between Scorpion and Sub-Zero

4. Have Mileena dethrone Kitana and become "Princess of Edenia"

5. Smoke remains human and younger Sub-Zero becomes the third cybernetic Lin Kuei assassin

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•06/22/2010 09:05 PM (UTC) •

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When someone dies in MK, they need to stay dead. Only Noob and Scorpion should break this rule. If Mileena get's her head cut off by Kitana, she needs to stay dead. If Baraka is cut in half by Kung Lao, he needs to die.

Something interesting they can do is add closure to this chapter of MK. You know, kill Kahn, Shang Tsung, Kung Lao, Johnny Cage and all the other people that should have died in the MK-MK3 arc. It'd be interesting to see. Make the sequel a sort of transition game where Raiden gives up his position to Fujin, Sub-Zero becomes the Grand Master, Liu Kang retires, Sonya finally finishes off the Black Dragon, ect. Then the next game could really be the next generation of MK. Similar to SFIII

It'd be pretty fun to see imo

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•06/26/2010 02:02 AM (UTC) •

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Noob and Sub-Zero are brothers
They both start out neutral, Noob goes evil, which causes Sub-Zero to become good to stop his evil twin brother, Noob.

Noob is transifxed and drawn to the Brotherhood of Shadow.
Sub-Zero goes after him and after a battle, Noob dies...Noob's loyalty to the Brotherhood brings him back as a Wraith and Sub-Zero spends his story trying to sever his brother's slavery and save his soul.

During Noob's tenure as part of the BoS. He is hired by Shang Tsung and so on of Sub-Zero(Noob: Mythologies) Scorpion dead at this point, goes after the Wraith Noob and they have a Netherrealm battle. Swearing to kill Noob after the events of Mythologies , however as a Wraith, Noob will have the same privileges as an undead ..so it goes for Scorpion as an eternal killing of Wraith Noob when he can. They have a rivalry that will span years until Quan Chi is revealed to have killed Scorpion's family and clan. Scorpion ceases his rivalry with Noob and goes after Quan Chi. Noob after this goes on his own and eventually runs into Smoke. and so on.

•06/26/2010 10:32 AM (UTC) •

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Starting from the beginning...

In the beginning the elder Gods destroy the One Being, creating the realms. Orderrealm and Chaos Realm are merged into one, a Yin Yang if you will. The resulting Wars bring about the destruction of both realms. What is left of orderrealm becomes Edenia and the remains of Chaosrealm becomes the Outworld. Earthrealm, Netherrealm, and the realm of the gods remain unchanged.

Raiden receives the message from his future self, approximately 25 years before the events of MKM:SZ. Raiden's only action at present is to prevent the birth of the younger sub-zero and have the older one take his place. He later tells Scorpion of Quan Chi's actions after Scorpion is killed by Sub-Zero. Forcing Quan Chi on the run early.

MKM:SZ
Sub-Zero is recruited by the Lin Kuei to recover the map for the dragon medallion just as before. The only difference is Sub Zero is an only child, the younger brother does not exist. Sub-Zero Kills Scorpion just as before, only to discover Quan Chi's involvement much sooner. Sub-Zero's disdain for having killed Scorpion leads him to unmask Quan's involvement during his first meeting with the Specter version of Scorpion, Scorpion believes Sub-Zero for the sole reason that Raiden intervenes to confirm Quan Chi's Involvement. Scorpion begins his quest to go after Quan Chi before MK1 begins vut after the remaining events of MKM:SZ. This forces Quan's introduction into the First Mortal Kombat tournament. Sub Zero accomplishes everything in Mythologies with the exception that the amulet is destroyed.

Pre MK:
Sonya/Jax/Stryker
Jax and Sonya are members of the FBI as opposed to a random unit of Special Forces. This ties them to Stryker who is the head of his own MCU, in the same City Jax and Sonya are branched at. Sonya's old partner is killed by Kano as before. We can assume Raiden had some interventionary reasons for this development.

Major effects:
Chaosrealm and Orderrealm characters never exist and neither does Noob, the Original Sub Zero takes the place of his younger brother in the story due to Raiden's actions in MKM:SZ. Also, MKSF never happens due to Raiden's careful positioning work being used for more important purposes. MK4 cannot take place because of the destruction of Shinnok's amulet. Shujinko's quest becomes broken because of the lack of 2 realms but still plausable. Quan Chi never gets the chance to go to netherrealm for some body guards either.

Characters Axed or killed off at this point:
Noob/Shinnok/all order realm/chaos realm people/Tanya (evil)/Reiko

2011 part 1: MK1 begins
Sub zero/Scorpion
Sub Zero continues his original contract to Assassinate Shang Tsung, While Quan Chi seeks refuge in the Palace of Shang Tsung in order to avoid facing Scorpion. Scorpion is then forced to participate in the tournament in order to Kill Quan. Scorpion and Sub Zero join forces to accomplish their interconnecting goals, effectively steamrolling the shit out of Goro and Shang Tsung. Quan Chi, after a brief fight with Scorpion, manages to escape into the Outworld with what remains of Shang Tsung. Sub-Zero becomes the Champion of Mortal Kombat.

Liu Kang
Liu Kang represents the Shaolin as before, however he is beaten by reptile and fails to accomplish his mission. Liu continues his pursuit into the lands of Outworld.

Kano/Sonya
Sonya Blade enters the tournament in pursuit of Kano for killing her first partner as before. Kano enters the competition in order to loot Shang Tsung's treasure so he can continue to fund Black Dragon operations. Sadly, both are captured by Tsung's guards prior to the final battle, and taken into the Outworld, retaining their chained up positions originally planned in MK2.

Johnny Cage
Cage enters the Mortal Kombat Tournament for the purpose of gaining fame and fortune. Cage's only major advancement in this story is that he is the one who saves Liu Kang from death at the hands of Reptile. After this He joins in the chase after Tsung, seeing more fame and fortune ahead.

Raiden does not participate in Mortal Kombat.

characters axed or killed as a result of MK1: none

2011 part 2: MK2 begins
Raiden/Jax/Stryker/Sub-Zero/Liu Kang/Onaga/Blaze
Raiden continues his new found mission, knowing the fate of the future and having changed some events already, Raiden begins Phase 2 of his plan:

With Quan Chi as a new wild card, Raiden alerts Stryker in addition to Jax of Sonya and Kano's whereabouts. Styker and Jax Make their way into Outworld to investigate Quan Chi, and to rescue Sonya. Raiden then confronts Sub Zero and Liu Kang before they enter the Outworld portal, warning them of Blaze and Onaga. Liu and Sub Zero then enter the portal, their mission now to bring about the destruction of Blaze and the great dragon egg. Unfortunately, Liu doesn't have time to change his pants from the battle with Reptile, his red pant stripes are now green.

Liu Kang Defeats Blaze, knocking him off of the Second Bridge in the Pit 2. Sub Zero slaughters the Dragon Kings holy men, and destroys the great dragon egg. Onaga is no more.

Kung Lao/Kentaro/Shao Kahn/Kano/Sonya/Baraka/Mileena/Kitana/Reptile/Cage/Jade
Believing Liu Kang dead, the Shaolin elders send Kung Lao into the Outworld to be their champion. Stryker, Jax, and scorpion manage to keep the other fighters busy enough to allow Kung Lao access to Shao Kahn. Kung Lao Succeeds in his mission, defeating Shao Kahn after turning Kintaro into Kintaro Bits.

During the final battle, Johnny Cage rips off Baraka's blades and shoves them down his throat. Reptile and Mileena are slaughtered by overwhelming enemy numbers, a gang-bang of good if you will. During the confusion Kano manages to break free and escape.

Faced with certain death at the hands of overwhelming odds, Shao Kahn is forced to free Sonya and give up the fight. Kung Lao takes his rightful place as Champion of Mortal Kombat.

Scorpion/Shang Tsung/Quan Chi
Shang Tsung is given his youth back by the hands of His master Kahn as before. however as the earth warriors approached Tsung begun to question the odds of winning even on his home turf. As a result Shang Teams up with Quan for the sole reason of the team work advantage such an Alliance would bring. If only to save his skin for future battles. His gamble pays off, with the earth warriors and their new allies Jade and Kitana handing his comrades their collective asses. Shang truly realizes he was right, he couldn't join the battle anyway, Stryker and Scorpion were already keeping him occupied.

Despite having no allegiance with Stryker, Scorpion is not interested in letting Quan Chi have the advantage of numbers. The two fight Quan and Tsung but are unable to succeed in killing them or even to win. The two evil foes manage to escape. Raiden's plan had worked, he saved the earth again with an extra fighter in the mix.

Raiden cant enter outworld property (MK3), so how the hell does he get to be in MK2? Raiden does not participate in MK2.

Characters killed or axed:
Baraka, reptile, Mileena, kentaro.

2011 part 3: MK3: The Deadly Alliance Begins
Shang Tsung/Quan Chi/Sindel/Sheeva
Being caught off guard by Scorpion and Stryker caused their previous battle together to go awry, but both managed to escape with their lives. Displeased with his emperor, and now more powerful than Kahn with Quan Chi at his side, the two team up and murder Kahn. They then set out to take the Earthream but how?

The plan was set in motion; Sindel would open the portals of the earth. Shang Tsung poored the blood of the emperor upon the alter. But Kahn was dead, more was needed to seal the ritual. Sheeva was sacrificed to finish the job. With the portals open. Shang Tsung took his emperor's place. Taking all the souls of the earth. Those that could not be taken by Tsung were given to Quan Chi. The Deadly Alliance was born. Sindel became their slave.

Nightwolf
Nightwolf dies of alcohol poisoning at his indian reservation and never participates in the Mortal Kombat tournament.

Kabal/Kano
In the interest of self preservation, Kano contacts Kabal, who is unaffected by the non existent extermination squads, and instructs him to collect the remaining black dragon clan members and bring them to the Outworld. Kano then offers his armies to the deadly alliance to serve as the spearhead of outworld's invasion forces. During the trip, Kabal trips over the rotting acidic corpse of Reptile, causing his current facial deformity.

Smoke/Sub Zero
Sub Zero never left the Lin Kuei, without a brother this became unnecessary as did the automation process. Smoke and Sub Zero lead the Lin Kuei, earth's only army large enough to destroy the new Black Dragon.

Scorpion
Scorpion, now Sub Zero's ally, is free to finish his task of revenge. but a distraction is needed to get it done. the Lin Kuei will provide all the distraction necessary in the war to come...

Kitana/Jade/ermac/rain
Kitana and Jade gather the armies of Edenia Ermac and Rain among them. they would all be needed against the Black Dragon, Outworld's armies, and the army of souls put forth by Shang Tsung and Quan Chi.

Sonya/Stryker/Jax/Cage/Liu Kang/Kung Lao
With no one to turn to, and nothing better to do the six join up with the warriors of light, and prepare for an all out war.

The war:
and so began the last war, the outcome of which would decide the fate of all...for now. The battle was epic, and most forces on both sides lost their lives but in the end the Lin Kuei and the armies of Edenia emerged victorious. Kano and Kabal met their end at the hands of Sonya's team. The remaining warriors almost lost their lives to the two sorcerers attacks. Neither of them bothered to watch their backs though, Scorpion took that as a good time to get Quan Chi over there. Without the help of his partner, Tsung was a dead man.

Ending:
With Blaze dead, the amulet destroyed and Onaga gone MK4,D, and A never happen and obviously MK3 is MK:DA

With all threats taken care of, Raiden succeeds in saving all that is good. Scorpion is given his life back for saving the day, and as the new champion of Mortal Kombat, Scorpion retires to become a chef, and the host of Hells Kitchen. Where we get to learn about meat tenderizing and cake decorating. He makes millions on his line of Toasters that say TOASTY! when the bread is done. Sub Zero and Smoke drop by from time to time.

Johnny Cage marries Sonya and gets himself some of that.

The Edenian warriors go back home and restore outworld's lands to something less shitty. Earth just returns to normal, albeit with a smaller population.

The end. (or thats what happens when you try to remove noob from the plot and plug holes when they show up.)

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