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The History of Mortal Kombat
Real Name: Forrest Porter
Mortal Kombat Series
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APRIL 19, 2008
- AS YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY HEARD THE NEXT MK GAME IS TITLED MORTAL
KOMBAT VS DC UNIVERSE. ED BOON HOWEVER SAID THAT THE GAME MAY OR MAY
NOT BE CANON TO THE PLOT AND PROBABLY IT WILL NOT BE KNOWN TILL THE
NEXT MORTAL KOMBAT GAME IS RELEASED. KEEPING THAT IN MIND I WILL NOT BE
UPDATING THIS GUIDE FOR THE MK VS DC UNIVERSE STORY UNTIL IT IS
CONFIRMED TO BE APART OF THE PLOT. HOWEVER SINCE MKA BIOS ARE NO LONGER
BEING RELEASED I WILL BE DOING FUTURE UPDATES TO THE MK ARMAGEDDON
SECTION OF THE PLOT AND PIECING THE STORY THE BEST I CAN FROM THE
LIMITED INFORMATION RELEASED ABOUT THE STORY.
- UPDATED THE ULTIMATE MORTAL KOMBAT GAME IN THE INTRODUCTION
2007 RETROSPECT
- ADDED ALL THE RELEASED MKA BIOS
2006 RETROSPECT
- ADDED MKSM STORYLINE INFO
- ADDED MKA STORYLINE INFO
- ADDED SOME DETAILS TO EXISTING PARTS OF THE STORYLINE
- ADDED AND TOOK DOWN SOME SECTIONS
2005 RETROSPECT
- ADDED INFO FOR GORO AND SHAO KAHN FOR MK DECEPTION
- ADDED THE CHAOS AND ORDER SECTION TO THE STORY
- DID SOME CLEANING UP TO MAKE THE FAQ A LITTLE MORE EASIER TO READ
- ADDED NEW DETAILS AND REVISED SOME THINGS IN THE STORYLINE
- ADDED ALL MK SHAOLIN MONKS INFO AND REPLACED THE OUTWORLD TOURNAMENT WITH NEW
MKSM DETAIL
2004 RETROSPECT
- MOST MORTAL KOMBAT DECEPTION INFORMATION REPORTED
- NEW SECTIONS ADDED: RACES, CLANS, REALMS, TIMELINE, LATROM TABMOK
- ALPHABITZED CHARACTER LIST
- MAJOR/MINOR PLOTHOLES FIXED
- MORTAL KOMBAT DECEPTION STORYLINE ADDED
- MORTAL KOMBAT DECEPTION QUESTIONS ADDED
2003 RETROSPECT
- MORTAL KOMBAT HISTORY FAQ CREATED
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1) Table of Contents
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1) Table of Contents
2) Introduction
3) The History of Mortal Kombat
- The One Being and the Kamidogus
- The Dragon King
- The Rise of Shao Kahn
- Prediction of Armageddon
- The Fall of Shinnok
- Order and Chaos
- The Rise of Shinnok in the Netherrealm
- Corruption of the Tournament
- Shujinko Begins Quest for the Kamidogus
- The Unholy Deal
- Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei
- Sub-Zero's mission
- Battle for the Amulet
- Sub-Zero in the Netherrealm
- The Red and Black Dragon Clan
- Jax and the Black Dragon
- The Mortal Kombat Tournament
- The Outworld Tournament
- The Invasion
- The Return of Shinnok
- The Deadly Alliance
- Return of the Dragon King
- Armageddon
4) The Kombatants
- Ashrah
- Baraka
- Blaze
- Bo Rai Cho
- Chameleon
- Cyrax
- Daegon
- Dairou
- Darrius
- Drahmin
- Ermac
- Frost
- Fujin
- Goro
- Havik
- Hotaru
- Hsu Hao
- Jade
- Jarek
- Jax
- Johnny Cage
- Kabal
- Kai
- Kano
- Kenshi
- Khameleon
- Kintaro
- Kira
- Kitana
- Kobra
- Kung Lao
- Li Mei
- Liu Kang
- Mavado
- Meat
- Mileena
- Mokap
- Moloch
- Monster
- Motaro
- Nightwolf
- Nitara
- Noob Saibot/Sub-Zero
- Onaga
- Quan Chi
- Raiden
- Rain
- Reiko
- Reptile
- Sareena
- Scorpion
- Sektor
- Shang Tsung
- Shao Kahn
- Sheeva
- Shinnok
- Shujinko
- Sindel
- Smoke
- Sonya
- Stryker
- Sub-Zero
- Tanya
- Taven
- Minor Characters
5) Arenas
- The Courtyard (Kung Fu Part 1) (Shang Tsung’s Courtyard)
- Palace Gates
- Warrior's Shrine
- The Pit
- The Pit Bottom (Pit Bottom)
- Shang Tsung's Palace
- Goro's Lair (The Lair)
- The Dead Pool (Dead Pool)
- Kombat Tomb (The Tomb) (Tomb)
- The Wastelands (Wasteland) (Wastelands)
- The Tower (Palace) (Evil Tower)
- Living Forest
- The Armory (Armory)
- The Pit II
- The Portal (Portal)
- Kahn's Arena (Battle Arena)
- The Blue Portal
- The Subway (Subway)
- The Streets (The Street) (Street)
- The Bank
- The Rooftop (The Roof)
- The Soul Chamber (Soul Chamber) (Cave of Souls)
- The Balcony (Kahns Tower)
- The Bridge
- Kombat Temple (The Temple) (Altar)
- Shao Kahn's Tower (The Bell Tower) (Bell Tower)
- The Pit 3 (The Pit III)
- The Graveyard
- The Hidden Portal
- Sky Kombat
- Scorpions Lair (Scorpion’s Lair) (Hades) (Hell)
- The Waterfront (River Kombat)
- Jades Desert (Jade’s Desert) (The Desert) (Cyrax’s Desert)
- Kahns Kave (The Kave) (The Cave)
- Noob Saibots Dorfen
- Lost Bridge (Lost) (SCISLAC BUSOREZ)
- The Star Bridge
- Elder Gods
- The Well
- Ice Pit
- Reptile's Lair
- The Tomb
- Shaolin Temple
- Skull
- The Prison
- Church
- Netherrealm
- Ladder?
- Windworld
- Wu Shi Academy
- Acid Bath
- Nethership
- The Lost Tomb (Lost Tomb)
- Drum Arena
- House of Pekara
- Lava Shrine
- Kuatan Palace
- Palace Grounds
- Portal (The Portal)
- Lung Hai Temple
- Sarna Ruins
- Lin Kuei Temple (Lin Kuei's Temple)
- Quan Chi's Fortress
- Dragonfly
- Shang Tsung's Palace
- Moloch's Lair
- The Swamp
- Spy Facility
- Beetle Lair
- Hell’s Foundry
- Slaughterhouse
- Sky Temple
- Nethership Interior
- Dark Prison
- Falling Cliffs
- Ying Yang Island
- Falling Cliffs
- Golden Desert
- Lower Mines
- Dragon King Temple
- Chamber of Artifacts
- Liu Kang’s Tomb
- Dragon Mountain
- Nexus Arena
- Pyramid of Argus
- Meteor Storm
- Tekunin Prison
- Outworld Spire
- Botan Jungle
- Artika
- Lin Kuei Palace
- Netherrealm Cliffs
- Shinnok’s Spire
- Shinnok’s Throne Room
- Shao Kahn’s Throne Room
- Shao Kahn’s Balcony
- Scorpion’s Lair
- Edenian Ruins
- Krimson Forest
- Red Dragon Caverns
- Chamber of Daegon
- Reptile’s Lair
- Reiko’s War Room
- Fire Well
- Lumber Mill
6) Mortal Kombat Game Timeline
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Mortal Kombat 2
- Mortal Kombat 3
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
- Mortal Kombat Trilogy
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
- Mortal Kombat 4
- Mortal Kombat Gold
- Mortal Kombat: Special Forces
- Mortal Kombat Advance
- Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance
- Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition
- Mortal Kombat Deception
- Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks
- Mortal Kombat Unchained
- Mortal Kombat Armageddon
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe
7) Realms
- Earthrealm
- Outworld
- Zaterra
- Edenia
- The Heavens
- Netherrealm
- Vaeternus
- Orderrealm
- Chaosrealm
- The Void
- Rellim Ohcanep
- Yrrek Divad
8) Factions
- Lin Kuei
- Shirai Ryu
- Red Dragon
- Black Dragon
- Tekunin
- Outerworld Investigation Agency
- White Lotus Society
- Brothers of the Shadow
- The Deadly Alliance
- Shao Kahn’s Empire
- Shinnok’s Empire
- Edenian/ Shokan Army
- The Dragon King’s Empire
- The Special Forces
- Extermination Squads
- Pantheon of Gods
- Seidan Guard
- Resistance
- Mask Guards
- Shadow Priests
- Tengu
- Snow Ninjas
- Jungle Trainer
- Moroi Empire
9) Race
- Humans
- Saurian
- Edenians
- Tarkata
- Undead
- Outworldians
- Shokan
- Centaurs
- Gods
- Cyborgs
- Vampires
- Oni
- Demons
- Elementals
- Wraiths
- Seidan
- Chaos People
- Cryomancers
- Zombies
- Bloody Skeleton
- Clay Soldiers
- Orachi Hellbeast
- Ice Beast
- Hybrid Dragon
- Houan
- Dragons
10) MK Main Story
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Mortal Kombat 2
- Mortal Kombat 3/UMK3/MKA
- Mortal Kombat Trilogy
- Mortal Kombat 4/MKG
- Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance/MKTE
- Mortal Kombat Deception/MKU
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
- Mortal Kombat: Special Forces
- Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks
- Mortal Kombat Armageddon
11) MK Comics
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Mortal Kombat II
- Mortal Kombat 4
12) Sources
13) Plot Holes
- Scorpion MK2 Comic
- Cyrax MKG/MKDA
- MK2 Comic/MKSM
- Reptile MK4
- Shujinko’s Prison Sentence
- Shao Kahn and the Amulet
14) Questions and Answers
15) Credits
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2) Introduction
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My name is Forrest Porter and I am the author of this FAQ. I have been a Mortal
Kombat fan since the beginning of the series when Mortal Kombat 1 came out. So
I actually know what I am talking about when it comes to the Mortal Kombat
storyline unlike most people I hear from. This FAQ is meant to cover the Mortal
Kombat games storyline, I will not be covering movies, TV show, cartoons,
books, fan fiction, comics (except for MK1, 2, and 4 official comics) so if you
are going to try to argue about the storylines or ask if I will someday cover
them don’t email me about it or with evidence with those separate storylines.
Failure to do so will result in a head ripped out along with your spine. J/K.
I’m serious though, no emails regarding storylines apart from the video games.
Also those who try to email me claiming to know insider information about the
storyline don’t bother emailing me either, I have enough experience with people
to know who is lying or not and I am fairly certain that an insider would not
even try to contact me about this FAQ. With that said I will now move on to the
Mortal Kombat introduction. Oh and a side note, I am a Mortal Kombat collector
and collect as a hobby, if anyone is interested in trades email me.
Mortal Kombat- Mortal Kombat is the original game that started the series. What
really got this game popular was the extensive violence, fatalities and the
rich storyline which was unheard of in a fighting game up to this point. Some
great moments about this game was knocking opponents into the pit, test your
might, the sub boss Goro, and the hidden character Reptile.
Mortal Kombat 2- Mortal Kombat II is the sequel to the highly successful Mortal
Kombat game. Mortal Kombat II was a game that wanted to double the original
game, more fatalities, more blood, and deeper storyline. This game was closely
followed by the fans. New finishing moves called friendships, and Babalities
were included to make light of the violence controversy. Some great moments
about this game was finding out Shang Tsung had a boss (Shao Kahn), more hidden
characters (Jade, Smoke, Noob Saibot), and the extra finishers Babality and
friendships.
Mortal Kombat 3- Mortal Kombat III is a sequel the fans cried for after Mortal
Kombat II. This game was designed to play faster and smoother than the other
Mortal Kombat games. This game also included button link combos to do a series
of damaging moves. Some great moments about this game was the added run button,
new sub boss Motaro, Shao Kahn’s queen Sindel, return of Sonya and Kano, kombat
kodes, Animalities, UKK, Sub-Zero unmasked, battle ascension, mercy feature,
and the shock that Smoke is now a robot.
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3- Ultimate Mortal Kombat III is an upgrade to the
original Mortal Kombat 3 that included old favorites such as Kitana and
Scorpion. New stages were added for fun and new kombat codes. Some great
moments about this game is the return of old favorites, especially Scorpion,
whom a lot of fans were disappointed were missing from MK3, appearance of Ermac
who was until then thought to be a hidden character in MK1, appearance of a new
kombatant Rain in the opening demo, play as both Sub-Zero’s in one game and the
Shao Kahn treasure feature after beating the game.
Mortal Kombat Trilogy- Mortal Kombat Trilogy is yet another upgrade to the
Mortal Kombat 3 games. This game focused on bringing back the past MK features
as well as a few new ones. Great moments about this game was all characters
returning including bosses, almost all past stages returning,
Khameleon/Chameleon secret fighter, aggressor meter, widely noticed
brutalities, widely notice of selecting Rain.
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero- This game was to be the first of many more
to come adventure Mortal Kombat type games to further explain the MK storyline.
This game came out to give a little background to Mortal Kombat 4 and it
featured Sub-Zero going on a quest to retrieve Shinnok’s amulet. Some great
moments of this game is first MK with FMVS, Scorpion’s death explained, and the
blooper movie hidden in the game.
Mortal Kombat 4- Mortal Kombat IV was the game that began to try and bring the
Mortal Kombat game back to its darker roots. The game did away with all the
extra “alities” and kept only the fatalities. The game also introduced Mortal
Kombat to the 3D realm. Some great moments about Mortal Kombat IV is the return
of Goro, Reptile’s makeover, introduction of Meat, and weapon kombat.
Mortal Kombat Gold- Mortal Kombat Gold is the upgrade to Mortal Kombat IV. The
game added new characters and new stages and that is really the only difference
that sets it apart from Mortal Kombat IV. Some great moments about this game is
the return of old favorite characters from Mortal Kombat II and III such as
Kung Lao and Baraka, Goro turning towards the light and making peace with Kung
Lao, and Cyrax regaining his soul.
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces- Mortal Kombat Special Forces was the 2nd and
probably final attempt at creating a Mortal Kombat adventure game to further
explain the storyline. This game was started by John Tobias and never completed
when he left Midway. The game was later picked up by Boon and only halfway
completed at best. The game explains Jax adventure hunting down arch nemesis
Kano. Some great moments about the game is meeting other Black Dragon clan
members, using guns, and the shock that Sonya was missing from the game.
Mortal Kombat Advance- Mortal Kombat Advance is a game boy port of Ultimate
Mortal Kombat III. This game is also a failure of a port and doesn’t even match
the original with the extremely cheap AI. This game however does have some
great moments with Ermac’s new PC in a box friendship, original Sub-Zero
finally unmasked, and Rain’s new Mary Poppins friendship.
Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance- Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance is the game that
completely changed the fighting styles by getting rid of the old system and
giving each fighter 2 real life fighting styles and a weapon style. The game is
also the first MK game that does not have a stage fatality game. Some great
moments of Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance is the return of test your might,
added test your sight mini game, added a conquest feature to explain the story
and test your skills, added koins to unlock features and gamble, and a krypt
where you could unlock numerous hidden items.
Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition- Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition is a add on
to Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance for the game boy. This game had all the
fighters that didn’t make the Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance game boy game. Some
great moments about this game is it explained that Noob Saibot killed Goro,
explained Sektor’s storyline shortly after Mortal Kombat Gold, Sareena returns,
Weapon Fatality, and the long awaited Final Secret.
Mortal Kombat Deception- Mortal Kombat Deception is the widely successful
successor of Mortal Kombat Deadly Allinace. This game offers many things that
fans wished was in Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance such as 2 fatalities per
character, a more in depth konquest mode, stage fatalities and much more. It
also has 2 new game modes, chess Kombat and Puzzle Kombat. Mortal Kombat
Deception is also the first Mortal Kombat to have online capable mode. Some
great moments of this game is meeting every kombatant in Konquest mode, the
return of old favorites such as Jade, Kabal, Nightwolf, Sindel and Ermac, and
seeing the old rumor from Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance about characters
running through the krypt being in this game.
Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks- Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks is the 3rd attempt at a
adventure Mortal Kombat game. The game features Liu Kang and Kung Lao in a co
op adventure in their adventures in Outworld following the Mortal Kombat
tournament. Some great moments about this game is that it brings back a lot of
nostalgia levels and lets you play and interact through them. Get to unlock new
fighters to play the game through. Roughly about 10 fatalities per character
and an appearance by every MK1 and MK2 plus a few MK3 and MK4 fighters are in
the game.
Mortal Kombat Unchained- Mortal Kombat Unchained is the upgrade of Mortal
Kombat Deception, like what Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition was to MK Deadly
Alliance and what Mortal Kombat Gold was to Mortal Kombat 4. It was a PSP
exclusive version and contained the Gamecube’s two exclusive characters Goro
and Shao Kahn as well as 4 more extra characters Blaze, Frost, Kitana and Jax.
Some great moments about this game was that explained one of MK Armageddon’s
plot holes of how Frost got frozen in the Lin Kuei temple. The MK ladder plan
is a little bit more different, all characters are immediately available, and
it features a new endurance mode where you can test your skills and fight as
many characters as possible before succumbing to death.
Mortal Kombat Armageddon- Mortal Kombat Armageddon is the 7th installment of the
main Mortal Kombat fighting games. It featured many new modes such as create a
fighter, customizable fatalities, and air combat which was supposed to make up
for the characters getting 2 fighting styles instead of 3 as in the previous 2
installments. Some great moments about this game is that it featured every
single MK character in history. The game also brought back and legitimized 2
characters as canon to the storyline that was previously considered minor
characters, Meat and Chameleon. The game also finally reveals what Blaze’s
mysterious quest that we got hints of in his MK Deadly Alliance ending.
Ultimate Mortal Kombat- Ultimate Mortal Kombat is the handheld port of Ultimate
Mortal Kombat 3, and I must say a pretty damn good one. Of course the arcade
isn’t arcade perfect but it’s as close as it gets for a handheld console. Some
great things about this game are that it has the ability to connect online and
play Vs. matches with people from around the world. Also the game lets you
unlock endings and Kahn’s treasure to choose from anytime you like. This is a
nice little bonus since you don’t have to keep beating the game if you want a
complete Finishing move demonstration. Also another bonus is that there is
Puzzle Kombat in the package.
Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe- COMING SOON
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3) The History of Mortal Kombat
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*The One Being and the Kamidogus*
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In the beginning before existence, there was the One Being and the Elder Gods.
The One Being fed off the Elder Gods. He was everything, and then the six Elder
Gods with the use of the six Kamidogus smashed the one being’s consciousness
into many realms, including the realms of Earthrealm, Netherrealm, Orderrealm,
Chaosrealm, Edenia, and Outworld as well as the rest of existence. All of
existence is the shattered consciousness of the One Being, as if the One Being
was dreaming. The One being has been subconsciously working through the Dragon
King to fuse the Kamidogu into one again which would merge all the realms
together and eventually all the beings back into the One Being, if this happens
everything will cease to exist once again. It is said that in their purest
original form the Elder Gods resemble the dragon symbol of the Mortal Kombat
tournament. The Elder Gods hid each Kamidogu in each of the realms that was
created from smashing the One Being. The Elder Gods do not dwell in the realms,
but in the void and are the true rulers of all reality and watch as worlds are
created and destroyed, they govern the realms with untold eons of wisdom but
they took on the policy of never to interfere in the affairs of the realms to
ensure that they do not unknowingly assist in the return of the One Being.
Another thing that was created at the formation of the realms was good and
evil. Good was any act that promotes the separation of the realms and evil was
any act that consolidated the realms. Since then good and evil balance each
other through the act of combat. Later they instructed sorcerers to create
portals to connect the realms. The Elder Gods also created many lesser gods;
most of these gods remain quiet and never interfere with the lives of men;
however the Elder Gods appoint special tasks to some gods such as Raiden to be
the protector of the realm of Earth. Though his legend has been misread and
misinterpreted over time, he is able to interfere when the realm is in danger
but he cannot directly interfere with the lives of mortals.
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*The Dragon King*
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The Dragon King, Onaga, is the first known emperor of Outworld. He was an
accomplished campaigner and commanded the greatest army any realm has seen,
they were known as the Dragon King's undefeatable army. The secret of their
undefeatable ness lies within Onaga himself. Onaga’s heart has the power to
resurrect any living thing and kept constantly resurrecting his army after each
battle. One day Onaga’s advisor, the protector god Shao Kahn, whom was also
being influenced by the One Being, poisoned Onaga to claim Outworld for
himself. However Shao Kahn was unaware that Onaga could still see events
unfolding from beyond death. Onaga also died before his holy men could incubate
the last great dragon egg. It was then prophesied that the Dragon King would
return upon the hatching of the dragon egg. The Dragon King's undefeatable army
allowed themselves to be ritually killed and buried in the tomb with the Dragon
King and await his second coming, the tomb and its portal is taken care of by
an unknown person. The Dragon King's holy men then searched for a place where
they could incubate the dragon egg, at first they were hoping to incubate it in
the Sarna Ruins, but with growing instability of the land, they were forced to
incubate it in a molten cavern far from this location.
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*The Rise of Shao Kahn*
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It was around this time in an evil realm called Outworld that a new evil power
was rising- the name of the emperor was Shao Kahn and he was on a campaign to
conquer the realms as well as claiming the Kamidogu. Shao Kahn ruled Outworld
with an iron fist and used extermination squads to eliminate those who might
challenge Shao Kahn’s power. Shao Kahn had the documents on how to merge the
Kamidogu and kept it in his realm of Outworld. Two of the realms Kahn conquered
and sapped the energies of were the realm of Edenia and a Vampire realm. A
realm that Shao Kahn managed to take was the vampire realm. Shao Kahn bounded
the vampire realm and his realm of Outworld by means of a mystical orb. Some
vampire people possessed the power to travel the realms though a gemstone they
wore around her neck to feed off the blood of other species, but with
restrictions, they had to travel in the opposite hemisphere of the realms sun's
harmful UV rays, they also kept records of the realms. Shao Kahn's other realm
he took was the realm of Edenia. Edenia was a realm of civility and artistic
expression and ruled by King Jerrod and Queen Sindel and had a daughter named
Kitana. The people of Edenia were known to have long life spans as well. They
were also known to have been in good standings with both the Orderrealm and the
Earthrealm. Shao Kahn gained access to Edenia and fought King Jerrod for the
fate of Edenia; however Shao Kahn emerged victorious, killed Jerrod, and took
Queen Sindel as his bride and Kitana as a step daughter. The thought of serving
Shao Kahn drove Sindel mad and she committed suicide. Enraged, Kahn withheld
her soul from moving on and used it as a token over Jerrod and a reminder to
Kitana of his power. He put a spell on Kitana that makes her obey Shao Kahn’s
every command and she becomes an assassin for Shao Kahn. In addition he also
had his lead sorcerer Shang Tsung create Mileena, a clone of Kitana by using
her and Tarkata genes. Mileena’s purpose was to eventually take Kitana’s place
as princess. The Netherealm is the only realm said that Shao Kahn has no desire
to occupy. Overtime Shao Kahn chose people to be trained as warriors for his
empire, one was Kitana's close friend named Jade. Another Edenian named Rain
was smuggled out of the realm as a small child. When he conquered Edenia he
also gained an alliance with the shokan race, a group of half human dragon
warriors. The leader of the shokan was king Gorbak and he had a son named Goro.
The shokan had a rivalry going on with the centaur race to seek Shao Kahn’s
favor. He also had a General of his armies named Reiko, who secretly wears Shao
Kahn’s helmet. In the wastelands, lived a nomadic group of half Outworld and
half Netherealm demon warriors called the Tarkata, the leader was a warrior
named Baraka, and he was recruited into Shao Kahn’s army because of his
fighting skills. The Tarkata were used when Kahn needed raids in the
Netherealm. A race of called the Cryomancers; people who have learned to
control the cold used to live in the Outworld. A future conquest for Shao Kahn
is the realm of Zaterra, a realm populated by the raptor race. The realm of
Zaterra is where the raptor people fled to after the war between Raiden and
Shinnok. Shao Kahn eventually took total control of the realm of Zaterra, the
raptors were killed and close to extinction. One raptor named Reptile
eventually became apart of Shao Kahn’s army. One other raptor survived and was
the only one who knew the truth about their race, her name was Khameleon. Shao
Kahn's next target was the Earth Realm.
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*Prediction of Armageddon*
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Sometime during Shao Kahn’s conquest of the realms but before Shao Kahn
originally took over Edenia a sorcerers named Delia had a vision of the end of
the realms caused by a huge battle in Edenia by a warring group of powerful
warriors after the corruption of a Mortal Kombat tournament. She told her
husband Argus, who was an Edenian god and the protector of Edenia about her
vision. Argus went to the Elder gods with the information that Delia foresaw in
her vision. The Elder Gods responded that Argus come up with a plan to stop the
Armageddon from happening; he came up with a plan to build a pyramid in the
crater where the battle was to take place. Delia created a fire elemental named
Blaze to monitor the realms and the strength of the kombatants that would cause
the Armageddon battle. However Delia and Argus had one disagreement of how to
deal with the kombatants, Argus argued that the kombatants needed to all be
killed when the time came, while Delia believed that the kombatants needed to
be stripped of their powers because some warriors were noble and undeserving of
death. This led for Argus to implement another part to his plan. His plan was
to put his sons Taven and Daegon on a quest to defeat Blaze at the time of the
Armageddon battle. Argus and Delia created weapons and armor for both sons and
that would determine the fate of the kombatants. One of the armor would kill
the kombatants, the other would strip them of their power, and neither Taven
nor Daegon knew which outcome their armor would produce. Argus and Delia also
scattered Obelisks throughout the realms for the purpose of honing Taven and
Daegon’s skills. Furthermore the son who defeats Blaze in battle will succeed
Argus as protector of Edenia. Taven and Daegon were summoned to see their
father where they were rendered unconscious. Argus charged the dragons Orin and
Caro to watch over their hibernating sons Taven and Daegon in Earthrealm
respectively. They would be linked to Blaze and when Blaze finds that the apex
was drawing near he would signal Orin and Caro to awaken Taven and Daegon to
begin their quest. However Blaze, whom has been wandering Outworld on the
quest, had battled and lost to holy men, these holy men were loyal to the dead
Dragon King and served to protect the last dragon egg. Blaze was then taken to
the lava shrine where the dragon egg was incubating and forced to protect the
egg from within the depths of the lava. This led for the dragon Caro to lose
contact with Blaze and he mistook it as a signal to awaken Daegon, however,
Daegon was awakened prematurely to begin his quest.
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*The Fall of Shinnok*
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Thousands of years ago after the Earth realm was formed, the Elder God named
Shinnok decided to try and take the Earth realm and have unlimited power. Not
wanting a confrontation by the other Elder Gods, Shinnok created an amulet that
would allow him access to the Earth Realm without intervention from the other
five Elder Gods; this amulet could only be created once. Unfortunately for
Shinnok; the Elder Gods, including himself, appointed a protector for the Earth
realm, this protector is known as the God of Thunder- Raiden. Shinnok and
Raiden battled for centuries for the fate of the Earth realm. Raiden eventually
defeated Shinnok because of his overconfidence, Raiden discovered Shinnok's
amulet and how it allowed Shinnok access to Earth and stripped Shinnok
possession of it and with the other Elder Gods assistance, banished Shinnok to
the Netherrealm, a place where unwanted spirits are sent that is inhabited by
foul stench demons and a place that twists mortals into vicious monsters called
Onis. However on Earth the war caused a near extinction of the raptor race, few
raptors fled to the realm of Zaterra. Earth was then faced by centuries of
darkness. Shinnok upon entering the Netherrealm was attacked Lucifer, the god
ruler of the Netherrealm, and souls Shinnok personally condemned to the
Netherealm. Shinnok would exist to be tortured and tormented for thousands of
years. Having been locked and shackled he was helpless against his attackers.
Raiden called forth humans to build a temple in the Himalayan Mountains of
Nepal and housed the amulet in the temple and appointed the Gods of fire,
earth, water, and Fujin the God of wind to guard the amulet, these gods’ powers
are necessary for balancing out Earth, but their powers can be quite
destructive to the inhabitants of Earth. As long as the amulet rested on Earth,
Shinnok would remain trapped in the Netherealm for all eternity. This story has
been forgotten over time with the exception of one document found by the
shaolin known as the map of elements, which is the only evidence of the story
and shows the way to the Temple of Elements.
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*Order and Chaos*
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The realm of Chaos was once like any other realm until the God of Chaos
released his tempest which keeps the realm from obeying the laws of nature.
Chaos can be described as the religion of the chaos people. The Chaos people
hold water sacred since it has no shape and its flow never ceasing, it is
considered to be chaos. They have built a tempest in the middle of the realm
which keeps the realm from obeying the laws of nature. Another structure built
is the labyrinth which serves as a reminder of the importance of confusion. War
is also another value they hold in the Chaosrealm to maintain chaos. Two enemy
tribes called the Yinasi and Yangese have been in constant war for centuries,
this has kept chaos in motion throughout the realm. It took Havik centuries but
he eventually gave into turmoil and is now the Chaosrealm’s most celebrated
cleric. Seido, the realm of Order however is a realm governed by law and order
and despite the confusion, they do not hold freedom as a value, freedom is
looked at as a path towards chaos. It shows as their realm is built by
structure and organization rather than by random. Seido’s laws are strict but
it is also a very safe realm. Their academy accepts citizens from all realms to
study order. As Havik is to the Chaos realm, the Seidan guard Hotaru is seen as
the Seido’s greatest hero. Seido however is not without problems, one of which
is a resistance movement led by the warrior Darrius. Darrius has a tactic he
uses when he needs a Seidan guard by hiring someone to kill the Seidan guards
family in the hope that the guard will kill the person in a fit of rage and
therefore jailed; then Darrius would break the Seidan guard out and easily
recruit him to the resistance. Darrius believes he is fighting an oppressive
government in Seido and wishes to instill a new government. According to Seidan
loyalists he is a terrorists, however separatist sees him as a hero. Another
problem that Seido faces however is their limited supply of water. With the
water supply and the intolerance of chaos has led Seido into direct
confrontation to the Chaosrealm. A Seidan guard once traveled to the Chaosrealm
to enforce law and created a prison there. This infuriated the Chaos people
since their ideals they held sacred, freedom was being taken from them, the
Seidan did not remain in control and his prison is now a relic in the
Chaosrealm as evidence of the Seido’s legacy. Recently a water facility has
been erected in the Chaosrealm by the Seidans as means for obtaining water for
their realm. The Chaos realm sees this as an abomination. However the
Orderrealm is not without its share of chaos problems as well as the chaos
people, including Havik has constantly to encourage chaos. Seido is also not
without its problems with the Seidan guards either. One warrior named Dairou
once served as a Seidan guard and upheld the law; however he once killed an
assailant out of a fit of rage, which is against Seidan law, and was sentenced
to a life of imprisonment. He thought it wrong that after all his years of
loyal service that the one moment of chaos was what came to define him. Then
one day he managed to escape in the confusion of a resistance riot. He could
not return as a Seidan or embrace chaos so Dairou became a mercenary and is
revered by the Orderrealm’s secret underground. The realms of chaos and order
have been in constant warfare.
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*The Rise of Shinnok in the Netherrealm*
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The Netherealm has had many rulers throughout its history with most being
forged within its fiery depths. In the later part of the millennium in the
Netherrealm, Shinnok was about to have a change in his fortune and in his
favor. A powerful free roaming sorcerer and former oni known as Quan Chi
offered to assist Shinnok to overthrow Lucifer and in return only wanted power
and to rule by Shinnok when he escapes the Netherrealm. Shinnok agreed and they
waged a war that lasted for centuries, the war came to an end when Shinnok slew
Lucifer and after imprisoning Lucifer’s essence he became ruler of the
Netherrealm. In return Shinnok granted Quan Chi the position of arch sorcerer
in the Netherrealm. However Shinnok had nothing to rule except a dead realm,
with its true form hidden by its ruler; and he tried his best to emulate it to
look as close to Earthrealm as best he could, and transformed the demons to
look as human as possible. He also transformed people who displeased him to
roam the Netherealm as the animated dead known as zombies. The Brotherhood of
the shadow was created as a group that worships and serves Shinnok. An early
member was a demon named Ashrah, she had been loyal for years in the
Brotherhood of Shadow however she questioned one command from Quan Chi one day
and Quan Chi ordered her sisters to slay Ashrah to be made an example of.
Ashrah escaped and discovered a sword, she quickly came to realize that the
sword purified her soul with each demon she slayed with it. She is now on a
quest to purify herself enough to escape the Netherrealm. The Netherealm drains
all beings of their strength; many spirits have been trapped forever in the
Netherealm. Many things happened during Shinnok’s time in the Netherrealm; Quan
Chi with many other sorcerers who used magic to improve their oni intelligence
and appearance used their magic to create a city that would not drain them of
their magic, and therefore many sorcerers call this city home and rarely
venture beyond its walls. The sorcerers and Onis beyond its walls have a peace
truce where Onis can enter the city. The sorcerers transformed some Oni to
become guards of the city and keep out zombies and kill the zombies that does
enter and enforce the Oni and sorcerer truce, they must remain in the city or
their transformation will be undone. Whenever a sorcerer needs the service of a
demon or oni the three headed god Kochal transports them to the demon or oni.
However the city only brings some order in the dark realm; the sorcerers are
still allowed to kill each other as long as no one witnesses it. Shinnok
however was not satisfied with ruling the Netherrealm, he has always wanted to
be the ruler supreme of all reality. However the only way he can escape the
Netherrealm is if he somehow regained his amulet back and the only way to find
the amulet was to find the Map of Elements, which was only known to a select
few including the shaolin warrior known as Kung Lao.
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*Corruption of the Tournament*
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It was around this point that Shao Kahn decided to start his invasion of the
Earth realm, however little did Kahn know that after his takeover of Edenia,
wise men in the far east in the Earth realm received visions about Shao Kahn
and appeased to the Elder Gods about their concern that Shao Kahn may someday
take the Earth realm, to give Earth realm a chance to defend itself against
Shao Kahn as well as allowing Shao Kahn the ability to merge other realms with
Outworld the Elder Gods created the tournament called Mortal Kombat. This
tournament was hosted in the Shaolin temples and at first was used to compete
for honor and glory every generation. Raiden created the White Lotus Society as
an organization devoted to protecting the Earthrealm from Shao Kahn; Raiden
also became a mentor for Earth warriors chosen to defend the realm since it
tied in with his duties to protect Earthrealm. Then one day Shao Kahn sent his
servant Shang Tsung, a sorcerer who was granted free roaming abilities by
serving Shao Kahn, to the Earth realm to unbalance the furies in the Mortal
Kombat tournament to atone for his crimes in Outworld. Shang Tsung immediately
won the title of Grand Champion; however Shang Tsung was also cursed and must
take his opponents lives and steal their souls to maintain his youth. However
before being able to win 10 Mortal Kombat tournaments, a shaolin monk named
Kung Lao, with his speed and strength, overpowered Shang Tsung and won Grand
Champion. However Shao Kahn would not rest till the Earthrealm is his and years
later after the death of 1 of 3 tournament masters, Shang Tsung returned and
brought with him another warrior who inhabited Outworld, his name was Goro and
he belonged to a race of half human, half dragon called shokan. Goro battled in
the tournament and eventually fought the champion Kung Lao, Goro's speed and
strength proved too much for Kung Lao, even though he fought hard and long, he
eventually lost and Goro became the next Grand Champion. Shang Tsung then took
Kung Lao's soul and took control of the Mortal Kombat tournament and corrupted
it and would guarantee Shang Tsung immortality which he greatly desired. The
White Lotus society begins training of their warriors at an early age and tries
to send representatives to win the tournament every generation by holding their
own tournament where the winner would represent the White Lotus society. Goro
would then go on and win another 8 tournaments making a nine generation streak
and leaving Earth one more opportunity to defend itself. During this period an
Outworld master named Bo Rai Cho was hard at work training warriors to defeat
Shang Tsung, Bo Rai Cho being an Outworld warrior who had many battles with
Outworlders, was restricted from the tournament, for if he won it would be in
the name of the emperor he opposed, Shao Kahn because of his origin. So far all
have been failures.
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*Shujinko Begins Quest for the Kamidogus*
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Shujinko was a young boy that lived in a small village in the Earthrealm. His
adventure started one day when he was outside in the courtyard playing the
ancient Mortal Kombat battle of Kung Lao and Goro. Shujinko had always wanted
to compete in Mortal Kombat and defeat Shang Tsung to become the Grand
Champion. Then suddenly a bell rang and Shujinko had to meet with Bo Rai Cho
for a class in martial arts. He took several classes that day and became
confident in his martial arts abilities. After Shujinko completed all his
lessons with Bo Rai Cho he wanted to head out of the village and into the
world, however Bo Rai Cho would not let him until he felt Shujinko was ready
and told Shujinko to develop his skills further, discouraged, Shujinko complied
with Bo Rai Cho and turned back. Just then Shujinko met a spirit named Damashi
who is an emissary for the Elder Gods. He tells Shujinko of an important
mission that the Elder Gods want Shujinko to do. Shujinko wanted to help but
informed Damashi that Bo Rai Cho would not allow him to leave the village;
Damashi answered Shujinko by granting Shujinko the power to absorb the powers
of many warriors. Shujinko then heads back to Bo Rai Cho and tells him that he
is ready to prove himself in combat and defeats Bo Rai Cho in a spar. After
Shujinko wins the spar, Bo Rai Cho becomes convinced that Shujinko is ready and
offers to train Shujinko at Bo Rai Cho’s house located just outside the
village. Shujinko feels honored and tells Bo Rai Cho he will be at Bo Rai Cho’s
house shortly after completing a few tasks. Outside the village walls Damashi
greets Shujinko again and tells him that Shujinko is the Elder Gods champion
and tells Shujinko more about his mission and how he has to find the Kamidogus
in the different realms to help the Elder Gods. He also tells Shujinko that the
Elder Gods created portals in the Nexus to aid him in his quest and after the
conversation Damashi vanishes. Shujinko arrives at Bo Rai Cho’s house and Bo
Rai Cho offers to teach Shujinko all he knows about combat. Shujinko decided to
train with Bo Rai Cho and they trained for five years. Afterwards Bo Rai Cho
felt Shujinko was ready to go out on his own. Bo Rai Cho asks Shujinko if he
can find his warriors medallion, Bo Rai Cho lost it somewhere and recalled
having it at the docks and told Shujinko to search there. Shujinko was happy to
assist his mentor and set for the docks and decided to start asking around for
the medallion. At the docks Shujinko comes across a fisherman that lived on the
shore, the fisherman informs Shujinko that Bo Rai Cho left the warriors
medallion there a few nights ago when they were drinking Outworld liquor, he
said he would get it but a group of brigands attacked him and stole his key and
now he is locked out of the house. Shujinko tell the fisherman that he is going
to teach the brigands a lesson. Shujinko comes across 3 people who admitted to
taking the fisherman’s tackle box which has the key to the house and tells
Shujinko to stay out of it, Shujinko knocks out the leader and retrieves the
key for the fisherman. The fisherman tells Shujinko to come inside and Shujinko
retrieves the warriors’ medallion. He is on his way to return it to Bo Rai Cho
when he is stopped by Damashi. Damashi suggests Shujinko keeps it for the time
being since it will prove to warrior masters of the bearers great skills,
Shujinko complies with Damashi’s request. Shujinko then happened at the Lin
Kuei training ground and convinces the grandmaster that Shujinko is a great
warrior and proves it by the Warrior’s medallion; the Grandmaster is impressed
and tells Shujinko to go inside the Lin Kuei temple and be trained to be a Lin
Kuei warrior. After his training the Grandmaster instructs Shujinko to head to
the west and meet a Lin Kuei warrior there who has claimed to find a hidden
object. When Shujinko meets up with the Lin Kuei warrior he informs Shujinko
that the Red Dragon are around and know that the Lin Kuei have it, he instructs
Shujinko to take it back to the Lin Kuei temple while they distract the Red
Dragon, Shujinko complies, however Damashi appears before Shujinko and tells
him that he cannot return the item, which turned out to be the Kamidogu, to the
Lin Kuei. Shujinko is instructed to find and walk through the portal to the
Nexus. Shujinko eventually finds the portal and Damashi instructs Shujinko to
raise the Kamidogu above his head, Shujinko complies and the portal opens and
Shujinko walks through. The portal led to the Nexus, Damashi appears and tell
Shujinko that it was made to help the Elder Gods champion, he tells Shujinko
that it is a portal to the realms and that he should place the Kamidogu on the
alter. Shujinko does as he is instructed and the portal to the Netherrealm
opens up and Shujinko walks through. In the Netherrealm Damashi once again
appears to Shujinko and tells him that his soul would not normally be able to
exist here unless his soul was tainted with evil and told Shujinko that the
Kamidogu probably rested outside the city and in the plains of the Netherrealm
then Damashi once again vanishes. Shujinko wanders the Netherrealm and
approached a demon named Ashrah and asks if she is from the Netherrealm since
it does not look like she is. Ashrah says that she is but she found an ancient
sword that when she slays demons with purifies her soul and one day she hopes
to escape the Netherrealm. Shujinko tells Ashrah he is from the Earthrealm and
Ashrah offers to train Shujinko in combat suitable to protect himself from the
hostile Netherrealm residence, Shujinko readily accepts. After the training
Shujinko feels confident about braving the depths of the Netherrealm, Ashrah
suggests that he tests his skills against another warrior to see if he is truly
ready, Shujinko looks forward to the test and they both head into the
Netherrealm plains. Shujinko catches up to Ashrah where she is being confronted
by a Tarkatan warrior sent by Shao Kahn to deal with Ashrah for slaying Shao
Kahn’s men. The Tarkatan warrior and Ashrah then battled each other. Ashrah
defeats the Tarkatan warrior and afterwards tells Shujinko that he was not a
full demon so his death didn’t do much to uncorrupt her soul, she tells
Shujinko if he sees a powerful warrior named Ermac to lead him to her, Shujinko
says he will if he sees Ermac. Shujinko finds Ermac, but did not know it was
Ermac, who he finds out is also looking for a demon by orders of Shao Kahn, he
is however concerned that he will not have enough strength to destroy the demon
since the Netherrealm drains his powers, Ermac instructs Shujinko to find the
soul stone and in return will teach Shujinko his combat skills. Shujinko finds
the soul stone and reveals its location to Ermac right away, after Ermac’s
strength returns he explains about the soul stones purpose of being built by
sorcerers to replenish their energy in the Netherrealm plains, Ermac then makes
good on his promise and trains Shujinko in his combat skills. After the
training, Shujinko finds out that Ermac is also looking for Ashrah on orders of
Shao Kahn, Shujinko tells Ermac that Ashrah is also looking for him and points
Ermac in Ashrah’s direction. Ermac races to find Ashrah, Shujinko arrives to
see Ashrah and Ermac prepare for battle, Ashrah tells Ermac he will bring her
one step closer to being released from the Netherrealm, Ermac tells Ashrah that
he is no demon and she will pay for killing Shao Kahn’s allies. Ermac and
Ashrah then did battle. Ermac wins the battle and taunts Ashrah that she will
need to dish out more to defeat him, Ashrah complies, the fight raged on out of
Shujinko’s sight, however in their battle place the Kamidogu was left behind,
and Shujinko took it. When Shujinko gets back to the city gates he calls for
Damashi and he appears. Shujinko wonders why he has not seen Damashi in a long
time and Damashi explains that he is hesitant about traveling to the
Netherrealm because if he stays there too long or goes too deep into the plains
his avatar could be stuck there forever. Shujinko informs him of the
Netherrealm Kamidogu, Damashi is impressed and tells Shujinko to head back to
the Nexus and Shujinko headed back. Once back in the Nexus Shujinko placed the
Kamidogu on the altar and was confronted by a being named Monster who claimed
to be the Elder Gods champion who will stop Shujinko if he does not leave the
Nexus. Shujinko insists that he is Elder Gods champion and Monster prepared to
battle Shujinko. Shujinko defeated Monster and heads into the next portal to
the Chaosrealm. In the Chaosrealm Damashi appears to Shujinko again and
Shujinko asks who the warrior that attacked him was. Damashi replied that he
did not know and that if Monster thought he was the Elder Gods champion he was
mistaken and reinforced his statement that Shujinko is the Elder Gods champion.
Shujinko headed to the first transporter but it was being guarded by a Seidan
guard, the guard makes Shujinko fight him if he is to pass, they do battle and