Five Questions I Need Answered in Mortal Kombat 1

The official trailer for Mortal Kombat 1 has lastly dropped, Early Entry is right here, and for Normal Version house owners, the game that’s in our blood will soon be in your hands.

Whereas most gamers will understandably be most keen on diving into the combating of this combating recreation, I, as a Mortal Kombat lore nut, am notably within the new historical past of the Mortal Kombat universe in Liu Kang’s New Period. 

From Baraka’s species shifting right into a illness much like feral ghouls from the Fallout universe to Kuai Liang taking Hanzo Hisashi’s place as Scorpion, rather a lot is completely different within the New Period. And naturally, with questions comes the will for solutions. 

Listed below are 5 questions I would like answered most in Mortal Kombat 1. 

5. The place is Fujin?

Fujin has had a little bit of a tough time all through Mortal Kombat historical past. Launched in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, a recreation many Mortal Kombat followers would favor to neglect. He was formally launched in Mortal Kombat 4, one of many much less well-received mainline video games. Absent from Deception, thought-about by many the best within the Mortal Kombat franchise. 

However Fujin has had some shiny spots within the NRS period of Mortal Kombat. He is had some top-tier playing cards in MK Cellular and made a pleasant comeback in Mortal Kombat 11 (Notable Mortal Kombat YouTuber, The4thSnake, thinks Fujin had the best story chapter in MK history. He makes a robust case for it).

My solely query is that this: The place is Fujin now? With Raiden rendered a mortal on the finish of Mortal Kombat 11 and Liu Kang restarting historical past, what occurred to Earthrealm’s Wind God? Does his wind nonetheless information us? Are he and Raiden nonetheless brothers? Is he nonetheless a demigod and not associated to Raiden?

Intros between Kung Lao and Liu Kang revealed that New Period Raiden has a sister. Is his sister a genderswapped Fujin? Is Fujin now Fujina?

It will be a disgrace for NRS to sideline Fujin proper as he was gaining momentum in recognition and relevance once more.

4. How will Tarkatans stick round long-term?

I undoubtedly want Liu Kang to elucidate why he hated Tarkatans a lot that he turned their race right into a illness. However greater than that, I would like somebody to inform me the way it will even be doable for Tarkatans to stay round long-term. 

Tarkat illness is despised and feared by Outworld’s residents. Presumably, the best-case situation is somebody finds a everlasting treatment. That may imply no extra Tarkatans.; together with traditional characters like Baraka and Mileena. 

The choice is that there is not any treatment, however Baraka, in his reveal trailer, acknowledged all these contaminated with Tarkat would finally fall into insanity and that solely dying can set them free. In different phrases, Tarkatans will in the end stop to exist. 

The second various is that there is a treatment that halts the insanity a part of Tarkat illness however does not totally treatment these . That may enable Tarkatans to stay round, however they’re few in quantity and presumably cannot reproduce. That places them in a everlasting state of near-extinction ought to anybody determine Outworld is healthier off with out Tarkatans. 

Irrespective of the way you take a look at it, it is going to be onerous for Tarkatans to stay round within the New Period. 

3. What occurred to Edenia?

When NRS revealed the primary few trailers of Mortal Kombat 1, I believed we have been taking a look at Edenia. It turned out to be Outworld. It is undoubtedly not an Outworld we have grown accustomed to seeing. It is too colourful. It wants extra our bodies sticking on pikes. 

All indicators level to Edenia not present, however characters in-game reference Edenia. So, what occurred to it? Shao is not Khan within the New Period, so who would have carried out one thing to Edenia? If Liu Kang crafted the New Period to be higher than the final, why does the realm of Edenia appear to not exist? What occurred to the Edenian gods, together with Argus? Is Rain nonetheless the son of Argus? What about Taven and Daegon?

It has been a number of a long time, and Edenia nonetheless cannot catch a break.

2. How is Shang Tsung nonetheless alive?

Keep in mind when Liu Kang stated this on the finish of Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath?

I do not learn about the remainder of you, however I at all times took this as Liu Kang stating he plans to erase Shang Tsung from the timeline completely. 

I assume not, because the first 17 minutes of Mortal Kombat 1’s story reveals Shang Tsung alive and effectively (In addition to a snake-oil salesman, may be anyway). 

The person is clearly far too harmful to be left alive, but right here he’s. Why? Shang Tsung is only a human. Why would it not be tough for Liu Kang to erase a human from the timeline? Kronika removed the Elder Gods. 

On one hand, I perceive why Shang Tsung is right here. It is Mortal Kombat 1. How may you have got a Mortal Kombat 1 with out the primary huge dangerous of the collection? But it surely nonetheless does not make a lot sense for him to be alive. 

1. Who can truly pose a risk to Liu Kang?

We now have witnessed Hearth God Liu Kang effortlessly annihilate a military. We have seen him defeat Cetrion-infused, crown-wearing Kronika and Cetrion-infused, Kronika-absorbed, crown-wearing Shang Tsung. Who in all of the realms may critically give this man any problem at this level?

I do know folks have speculated that Onaga is the villain of Mortal Kombat 1, however even when he’s, the Dragon King is far decrease on the totem pole than Kronika, a being who stands above Elder Gods. He isn’t highly effective sufficient to be a risk to Liu Kang. 

My solely guess is Liu Kang goes to stay to this principally hands-off method to managing the realms, which might enable for room for mortals to be the heroes as a substitute of him. In any other case, NRS has their work lower out on introducing somebody who may truly pose a problem to suped-up Hearth God Liu Kang.