Dark Raiden and the Revenants | Wasted Plotential 

Dark Raiden in MK X "No longer will I simply defend EarthRealm but seek out all those who threaten it." Dark Raiden in MK 11 "By the Elder Gods!" (Disappears)

Not gonna lie, the idea of revenant Liu Kang sending visions back to his younger self to prevent all of this is pretty genius and pretty much makes him a hero considering how messed up the time line has gotten.

"Dark Raiden? Nah, who needs that?!" - NRS, definitely

When you mentioned the revenants triggering Armageddon to restart the timeline, I was shook because it was so genius and it makes so much sense. It was honestly the best WP, in my opinion.

Damn~ Riaden calling for a Mortal Kombat tournament against KK was an Arcade ending concept I would have really liked to see~ And your idea seems soooooo cool XD Also that Revenant Kung Lao skin BS sounds horrible XD

I do like the idea of Kronika being one of the Elder Gods, if only because it would be nice for them to have distinct characterizations instead of a hive mind in MK9, and just Cetrion in MK11.

Bro how did I _not_ think of the Revenants triggering Armageddon solely to forge a better timeline where they don't get corrupted before? That's simply genius of you to conceptualize, Snake

Your stories makes me weep when I think about how much potential was left on the table for this reboot trilogy. At the very least they should have you write the comics!

Man,the Cliffhanger and Potential of the rivalry/animosity/bad history behind Dark Raiden and Revenant Liu Kang and Kung Lao going to War with each other is one of the most frustrating things to come out of this mortal Kombat Trilogy,next to wasting Mileena and her relationship with Sindel and Kitana.

The "I must win" at 7:01 put a big ass smile on my face. Good shit, this is a great video

Mk11 should've just been about raiden being the main villian waging war against all realms and kotal kahn should've been the main protagonist,make outworld be the good guys this time around as they make a pact with earthrealm to stop raiden

I was thinking about a week or two ago about how cool it would have been if the Seido Civil War factions got involved with a battle between Raiden and Kotal Kahn. Now here's the 4thsnake bringing up that idea in this video. I also like to think Darrius would try and ally with Kotal as it would give him a better chance at defeating Hotaru now that he allied with Raiden, and that Kotal fought in his own civil war and won.

"That Raiden would declare Mortal Kombat against Outworld." Damn, I remember getting insanely hyped after playing MKX, and it seemed like that was the direction the games were going. Even Bo' Rai Cho's ending, where we might have gotten to see characters like Reptile have his own Chapter would be epic. Now I'm sad because I remember how hyped I was.

Nothing will ever beat the dissapointment of everyones reaction too finding out dark raiden got dusted for klassik raiden instead:*(

It would have been super cool to have more dynamics and interactions between Earthrealm natives and Outworld/Edenia natives , trying to cooperate and befriend each other despite their worlds's differences .

Revenants existed Earthrealm heroes was killed by the Deadly Alliance and Onaga brought them back to serve him and good Ermac saved all of them wish we seen that in this timeline cause instead of the revenants being freed their past selves came back and some didn't even confront their revenants Kitana and Kabal the only two didn't confront their revenants.

Writers or WB "We cant have the flagship characters and protagonist turn evil, fans want the good guys to be good guys. Even though we setup a plotline that could make them morally questionable and possibly intresting, no we need a bigger threat that threatens time itself. If the steaks are that big than surely players will be invested! Right?"

I know I’ve said this various times before, but, my dude, this actually sounds like a legitimately good Mortal Kombat scenario

NRS: "Why should we listen to this snake?"

The fact that one person wrote a better more coherent story with a few hours of spare time than a team of writers with months or years of planning says how bad they fucked up Also at 7:01 nice way to bring this full circle

Nice concept with The Revenants wanting to trigger Armageddon. I would definitely prefer that over what we have.

I want them to explore the tigrar shokan. Kintaro is definitely stronger then sheeva, so why isnt he the king? I headcanon that only the dragon shokan were allowed, thus showing theres a discrimination in the shokan ranks.

I like this version of MK11. I was also anticipating a story centered around Raiden's face-heel turn and actively attacking Earth Realm's enemies. And your version of it where Earth Realm is depicted as the threat that Outworld used to be sounds really enticing. Also the dynamic of a revenant Liu Kang and Dark Raiden is definitely more interesting than just bringing in a brand new villain like Kronika. I think your part 3 is where it got really good. The idea of pulling the story back to how the Netherrealm era games started works very well as a bookend and to think that it would be perpetrated by the biggest victim of it Liu Kang makes it all the more interesting.

Jebus; other than killing Kitana - as her canonically stated/ignored LI - Why are they not hiring you to write the plot??? No, seriously, tell me. I think you've thought about these plots a heck of a lot longer than anyone designing the games. That is a compliment.

“I’ve been looking forward to this” -Count Dooku

Shawn and Dominic: Dark Raiden and The Revenants are bad because we don't like turning heroes being villains Also Shawn and Dominic: Let's retcon Kabal and Sindel into villains

I really appreciate your channel because you hold a lot of investment in the lore and characters of this franchise. You don’t give the series a pass for making new pretty lights or cool gameplay, and you often make suggestions to improve on what’s been made. As a long-time Sonic fan, I share a lot of the same frustrations with that franchise, because just like Mortal Kombat, that franchise is being run by people who just do not understand it despite so many obvious solutions.

Once again, you prove that you should be in charge of this franchise. Another great video.

Imagine if they made the revenants and Dark raiden the plots of mk11 and saved Kronika for mk12. The whole time theme would makes sense since all of time would reset after the 12th game like a clock would go back to 1 after passing 12.

*Insert gif of Snake seeing “Kept you waiting huh”*

How tf did one guy came up with a better Story in 10 minutes than mk11 a Story Forged by an entire studio in 4 years

Love this video, and the idea that you brought up for an alternate version of MK11. After playing the game and seeing how the story was, I was a little inspired to come up with an idea for a different version of MK11. A concept name for MK11 I had was “MK XL”. MK XL: In this version, it would’ve used a couple of connected endings from MKX. Dark Raiden along with Scorpion and his clan would’ve faced off against Kotal Khan and his realm as seen in the endings from MKX. Kotal Khan would’ve created a tournament as a response against Raiden. In the story, I would’ve had the Revenants team up with a revived Shang Tsung (shown from Ermac’s MKX ending), and Outworld against Dark Raiden and Earthrealm. I would’ve also had some of the revenants be revived like Kung Lao (shown in his ending and Kung Jinn’s ending from MKX), Nightwolf, Jade (later in the story), and Kitana (towards the ending). Sonya could’ve been killed like in MK11, but return as a revenant. The ending could have revenant Liu Kang and Dark Raiden fighting again, but Raiden sparing him as he’s still adjusting to his Dark Raiden role, and possibly giving Liu Kang one last chance. I also thought about having another clone of Mileena showing up in the game. Fujinn could also appear in the game to help defend earthrealm, and there could be tension between him and Raiden. MK 12: For MK12, I would’ve used a similar plot to MK11, but it would be more like Armageddon. The hour glass could be the ultimate weapon to use, and Cetrion could’ve been the main villain or at least be more neutral and would want to actual help the timeline instead of what Kronika was trying to do. I would’ve had all the heroes and villains coming together for a final fight. I would have Kung Lao finally kill Shang Tsung and avenge The Great Kung Lao. The ending could possibly have Dark Raiden killing revenant Liu Kang, and taking the hour glass to reset the timeline and destroy all the realms except earthrealm. Liu Kang could be brought back, and restored to his human self and defeat Dark Raiden once and for all, and reset the timeline to undo the events of MK9, and make it into a perfect balanced timeline that could possibly resemble the Midway Timeline.

Bro how can this man better tie the trilogy than the studio that worked with it for 10 years!

I love how you came up with a SUPER DOPE story idea in one video and Netherealm can’t do that with years and a studio

One of the worst parts about MK11 is that Dark Raiden ceased to exist and they never even bothered to explain why. He should've at least had a conversation with Past!Raiden. Edit: This is actually a really good plot. NRS needs to hire you.

It’s crazy how much better this idea is than mk11’s story lol.

this is interesting. it also opens the possibility of different ending chapters depending on which side you picked, sorta like how injustice2 tried to do but with actual reasons for it rather than dumping all the character development to have a conflict. one ending is the revanants side where if they win Liu kangs does his plan to send a message back to his past self, perhaps it even leads to past liu kangs not trusting past raiden to further build in to revenant liu kangs distrust of raiden. or if raiden helped revenant liu kang(forming a new deadly alliance) hen while the visions sent to past liu kang still lead him to distrust raiden he is still lead to believe that both of them are necessary for a better future. the other ending is after seeing what this new deadly alliance is trying to do many of the previous warring sides join up and but their differences aside for the greater good. even some of the revenants joining them after seeing just how far gone Liu kang has gone(example is jade joining them after seeing liu kangs kill kitana). some of them might join the new deadly alliances side as well at the beginning either out of selfishness or to finish up conflicts from before(like scorpion originally joining them to repent for dooming the revenants in the first place, maybe even facing both the current sub-zero and the previous sub-zero(noob saibot) who are working together now to save the realms, perhaps even noob saibot saying he is sorry for what the lin kuei did to scorpions clan and that he forgives the former specter for what he did to him). if this side wins(don't know who would be the final character for the final match, but perhaps its cassie to solidify her new 'choosen one' status or fujin since he is uncorrupted unlike raiden, or maybe after beating one or both of the deadly alliance they are brought to their senses and they do it but don't do their twisted plan.) but regardless who ever wins on this side uses the godly power given to them to restore the revenants and clear dark raiden from their well- dark thoughts. after that not sure what will happen to build up mk12, but perhaps like you said kronika could be actually built up as the villain in the next game by having her bring back dark raiden and possible even shinnok from the previous timeline to , and if MUST, make time travel shenanigans the main plot of the next game. another possible ending is dark raiden going against revenant liu kang and instead choosing to make his twisted way of saving Earthrealm with armageddon. if he wins he forces all realms to merge with earthrealm and be under his godhood thumb, bringing a ironic twist against his past goals of protecting his realm from a similar fate(though maybe this fits in more with a character ending rather then a possible ending in the story)

Aw, yes. The story we all thought it will be and deserve but sadly didn't get. Keep up the work Netherrelam is too lazy to do. 👍

The fact that every plot line Netherrealm introduces gets half assed makes me question why put in the effort to even introduce them in the first place!

10 minutes worth of fanfic plot is more compelling than the entirety of a +2 year anticipated game which was SUPPOSED TO BE A NEAT CONCLUSION OF PREVIOUS GAMES.I'm actually disappointed that we're never gonna see what they could've done with dark raiden and revenant liu kang.Pain man,just absolute pain...

Every fighting game channel has their masterpiece of a wasted concept. A.B.I.torial had Ryu's V-Trigger 2 turning him into Kage, and now you have posited the idea of Liu Kang recreating Armageddon

I also hated the fact that after regaining his humanity, becoming a father figure to Takeda and getting his revenge on Quan Chi in X present Scorpion is killed off so his past stale angry revenant "I will avenge my family and clan" self can come back.

Raiden being the main antagonist in this situation has me baffled, though. Kotal was already shown to act like a spineless coward, quick to throw Earthrealm away to appease Shinnok. Not to mention, Outworld is a dangerous realm, even with Shao Kahn gone, it’s a threat to Earthrealm, and to get rid of it, would be good for everyone, regardless if Raiden wears goth makeup or whatever. I’d prefer if Kotal, unable to act as a powerful ruler like Shao Kahn, and scared of powerful threats like Raiden or Shinnok, ends up searching for power, concluding with Onaga taking possession of him, then wanting to merge all realms and yadda yadda yadda

In order to come full circle Dark Raiden should have killed a resentful and tired Johnny after Sonya dies in the new tournament and the thunder realizing how far he has gone, it would be similar to injustice superman killing Lex Luthor but it would work

Maybe if Scorpion fights for Raiden , he fights Sub-Zero , who convinces him of his mistake after losing to him .Hanzo realizes his error and defends him (Maybe mirroring their relationship in MKII) from Raiden when he insists Kuai Liang be "finished" for not only being a "threat" but a "traitor" .Raiden beats both to set him up as dangerous and threatening , almost killing both .

I feel like unlocking skins for characters shouldnt be entirely removed, but instead you would have all unlocked but one and have that one be unlocked once you beat the ladder for that character, this makes sure that the player must get good at the character to unlock it but not have to rely on stuff like online

Dark Raiden and the revenants would be an awesome band name

And still no explanation where revenant Jade was in MKX she was the only one missing and where was revenant Smoke, Stryker and Sindel in MK11 revenant Sindel pop up in Aftermath but what was she doing?

Bro singlehandedly came up with the best plot they could have gone for. Also kind of foreshadowed MK1 with the clashing timeline thingy

Firstly I'd like to say this is a *very* good plot idea. Secondly, have you considered doing a Wasted Plotential on the Outworld Civil War? I felt it could have been interesting if done better, like have Reiko or Goro instead of Kotal and make Mileena's faction not be pathetically weak, or at the very least more sympathetic. I mean, Mileena *is* biologically the daughter of King Jerrod and Queen Sindel, maybe leverage that somehow? Allude to Sindel's ending in MK9, with Mileena promising that all the realms Onaga and Shao Kahn conquered in the past would be made separate and independent if their inhabitants helped her become ruler of Outworld, though as the sole blood heir to the previous king, Mileena would still be Princess/Queen of the split Edenia. Could also allow Nitara to make an appearance as one of her allies and expand on her character. Maybe show Ermac-Jerrod teaching her all he knows about running a kingdom for the years between MK 9 and 10.

It's depressing to know that we will probably never be heard nor our ideas ever be considered.

>no revenant smoke interactions with Sub in X >no smoke at all in 11

Dark Raiden could have been other Raiden's bad traits dialed up to 11 AND he would put Raiden on the back foot as Raiden is essentially fighting himself

Dude really gave us a better excuse to have a Scorpion vs Sub Zero fight at the 2 minute mark alone than the last 2 games with an entire writing team...

All the revenants should of been restored back to their normal self by MK11. I was hoping to see human Smoke again

"Nether God Liu Kang"..... damn that's good

I get why there was never a revenant Mileena, as she died when quan chi was in custody, but why was there never revenant Shang, Baraka, or Shao? Imagine how interesting the dynamic between revenant Liu Kang and Shang Tsung could've been.

I love this plot line you’ve constructed. I think it’s safe to say that MK9 had the best story set up. It was tragic, it was suspenseful, it was breathtaking. The writers for MKX had some great ideas and I enjoyed the direction it went besides the fact not all the revenants were used and that the fights didn’t feel as dangerous as MK9. Raiden fighting all the revenants in MK9 and then restricted to fighting them in a cutscene was pretty lame. The camera work on MKX for when Mileena used the amulet and the pained yet furious look in her eyes, the callback to Raiden’s sin and regret over killing his sons. The settling of blood feuds between Scorpion and Tundra along with Sektor making an appearance. It all made the game valuable to me. The story of MK11 was trash. I think you came up with a way to solve that issue. I think every revenant should’ve had to explain their hatred while being a revenant. Nightwolf about his tribe, Stryker about his doubts about Raiden, Kabal’s anger towards Kano and trusting Raiden, etc. I would have loved to see the plot of the revenants causing Armageddon through two games where they slowly sabotage the tournament only for them to reset the timeline. I don’t think Kronika was a necessary plot line. I get the gods play a role in this universe but I prefer it when they aren’t the focus. I get bored as is with Zeus and all those other god tales that I don’t need to listen or watch a different god do the same cliche thing. I’d rather the gods play the role of guidance and pillar for a height of power. That’s what Shao Kahn was. He was a man to threaten that power. That’s what the bar should be set for big climatic storylines: can this bad guy become as powerful as the elder gods? Or focus on entities within the lore such as the komidogu and Onaga and Shujinko. Tavin and Dagon were also important plot points as well as the story of Takeda. It was all leading somewhere until MK11 rolled out. Now it’s just a pile of doodoo and I won’t be donating my money to a waste of time like that when I can watch it for free through a walkthrough and stop when I’m done dealing with it lol

Former enemies making alliances with each other is really cool idea. Bi-Han and Scorpion would have been dope af!

Dark Raiden Literally had more screen time in mk1 than the game where HE was supposed to be the big bad lol

Yo this storyline playing out would be so good! Much better thought out than what we got.

Nether realm should hire you your story is infinitely better than mk11s

If the retcons weren't egregious enough, I dislike when NRS seemingly write over previously established ideals that were better than the retconned variant; MK11 Kabal, MK11 Sindel, MK11 Jade (especially regarding her and Kotal's romance) and MK11 Skarlet to precisely prove my point

This video deserves more viewership, I definitely would've preferably have MK11 be centered around preventing Armageddon thus the trilogy feels connected as its the battle of Armageddon that began it and I also don't see this aspect be mentioned as much but, I personally value the idea of MK returning to a more tournament-styled setting which is what the series was initially centered around up until MK4 or technically MK3 and its invasion. the Dark Raiden and Revenants' rewrite really make me appreciate what MK could've been had they not decide on a third reboot. You also deserve an instant like for suggesting MK12 be The New Timeline characters versus their Original Timeline counterparts, pretty good stuff overall

Can I just say what I'm sure others already have said; Your idea is fucking brilliant. Reminds me of the glory days of the likes of the likes of Deception's story.

You know, at first I was starting to question how the Revenants would know about Armageddon since only Argus, Delia, Blaze, Daegon and Shinnok know about that...then I remembered, SHINNOK knows about it and was their leader at one point so he could have easily told them. So its absolutely possible for the Revenants to be aware of both Armageddon which should still be a thing in this timeline since even with time alterations, Taven and Daegon were still sealed so Delia, even in this timeline foresaw it as well as Blaze because Shinnok wants Daegon to get the power or at least wants control over it. Would make him seem more intelligent as you could retcon that he wanted the Jinsei to amp him up enough to fight Blaze who is guarding Onaga's egg and with both Jinsei and Blaze's power, he'd be a threat unlike any other. Also as I type this I realize, Daegon is on Shinnok's side and he leads the Red Dragon, why wasn't the Red Dragon assisting Shinnok in MKX? That could have been a good way to bring back Red Dragon characters, give them a redemption (as in, make them cooler so fans like them) and have Kenshi have a more personal stake in it. Instead we just get Mary Sue Quan-Chi and D'Vorah and Fallen Chump God Shinnok.

It's always nice to hear you incorporating the time travel stuff from MK9. I was pretty much was introduced to the series through the story mode. And MKX just felt off when it didn't bring it up at all. And MK11... well I much prefer your version as it goes full circle with MK9 and Armageddon.

Dude I love this take on the story mode. Like I wish this is what happened like omg this is so good and the idea of Lui Kang sending vision to his past self so he can reset time to make a better timeline In his image. And absolutely NO Kronika

While I really enjoyed Mortal Kombat 11 and its story but I do see your point. Gave me a lot to think about. Thanks for the video.

I really didn’t like how the revenants didn’t interact at all. Aren’t revenant Liu Kang and Kitana more or less married? All they talk about to each other are their plans that never came to fruition. They could’ve tried to use their relationship to convince their past counterparts that life is better because they can actually be together. Instead of Rev. Kitana angrily telling Liu Kang it was his fault she died(despite last game stating she actually likes being a revenant), she could use the fact that her past self is Khan and they would never be accepted as a couple now. Rev. Jade tells Jade that she finds it pitiful that she chooses to serve Kitana and yet she’s still serving Kitana….? And why not a scene where we either see that Jade is vocal with her frustration at her current position or is terrified of Rev Kitana because she no longer treats her like a friend. Idk I feel like the Revenants should have some dynamic since they have some hierarchy and yet a grievance towards their superiors that is only voiced out of earshot

I really liked this episode, certainly one of the best i can remember. I always thought it was really bad how they wrote dark raiden out of the story. the only good thing was that the logic which "killed" dark raiden was used later again with god lui kang, but that was not worth it as the pay off and especially not for screwing everything relevant happening in mkx.

Loving this channel, lol, this is exactly what I've found ridiculous about how MK has been written. keep up the good work

As grandmaster, blueberry ice one said “such wasted potential”

7:34 that could be a cool idea for a final boss, kinda reminds me of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 where you just had to keep stalling and escaping the black order. Or just running away from Walt in Dying Light 2

Netherrealm studios should hire you for story writing for sure

Not a bad video at all. Enjoyed all the mini points you brought up. The end rant about the future proofing killed men 😂😂

I know I might be a bit out of my judgement here since Mortal Kombat Armageddon is my favorite MK game, but the story of MKX is really good in my opinion and to take everything that it built up and replace it with classic stuff is awful. Here, let me show you how bad Lui Lang's life is in this trilogy: Wins the tournament, but then gets killed by Raiden on accident. Becomes an evil mind controlled slave to Quan Chi. Betrays everyone he's ever known who isn't a revenant. Ends up hating and wanting to murder his mentor figure. Gets killed by a younger version of himself with no connection at a to anything that has happened previously. Wow, what a great life for this version of Lui Kang, who was once my favorite Mortal Kombat character.

Well we're geting a set up of The Great Kung Loa in MK12 so...

I really appreciate the effort put in to make the 2-second clip at 6:19

I love your ideas 4thSnake!

If mortal kombat 12 is to be about armageddon I hope we get tavan and deagan

To explain why Jax or Sonya dont bring up he was mind controlled was im pretty sure somewhere in MKX it was stated he got like PTSD from his time under Quan Chi's control which is why he was "Farmer Jax" in the beginning and didnt want to go back into conflict

3:41 you really think that Nrs would have a Dark Raiden chapter

I want this game to be made!

The best quote. By Grandmaster Blueberry Ice

The idea of kombatants not being able to kompete for realms other than their realm of origin is certainly an interesting one. But since the dead go to the Neatherrealm and Revenants are the dead risen from the grave, I wonder if the Elder Gods would see them as Neatherrealmers thus not able to kompete in a tournament between Earth Realm and Outworld.

I would of loved the idea of continuing MKX as a trilogy so many possibilities like the MKX endings set up so much Meleena having clones, Jade being Delia Tavern returning after being freed by Takeda and Kenshi who kill Deagon I would have Delia finally show up in the dream realm freeing Jade and having her be a secret agent while the tournament goes on Takeda and Kenshi maybe Sareena are fighting then once Tavern free and they kill Deagon they reunite with Jade who warns them of the revenants and is trying to save their souls and take down evil Raiden Delia knew Raiden would reset the timeline but when she was killed was able to save herself in the dream realm but used Jade body as a vassal as she respected her as a warrior and so after rescuing Jade they try to save Kitana as they all fight in the tournament I would have Kano new character set up in his ending his son be a redeeming hero as Cassie helps him overcome his torture as a twist on Cassie fighting Kano son Jax would end up dying saving Jaqoui set up in MKX endings multiple times Tavern Jade Delia would reunite and say a final goodbye as Raiden forces fight outworld Melieena clone joins killing Do’voah because 😊. While the tournament goes on Kung Loa would be free from his brainwashing by the other Kung Loa set up in his ending Erma’s would help Kotal being Jerod wanting to protect the realm and not see another realm be destroyed and invaded Kung Loa joins the heroes trying to takedown Raiden. Sareena would try and free the revenant and finally get a fight with Noob Saibot because that needs to happen and it the perfect opportunity while all the evil characters help Raiden he takes his revenge further and further killing more and more whilst this happens I would have Jade Tavern trying to prevent Blaze return as Delia thinks they should live and with Deagon dead anything could happen now so Jade can free the revenants maybe Liu Kang left behind and the deadly alliance comes into play Liu Kang could kill a member not Kitana or Sindel as Jade needs to get some limelight and praise saving someone. She Tavern Takeda and Kenshi maybe Sareena depends where she is fighting Noob convince the cured heroes to fight Raiden before it is too late and Blaze returns and he mucks up the timeline again as MKX set up Jade making Kitana hate Raiden so Delia trying to reunite them to fight Dark Raiden who could defeat blaze Tavern says a final goodbye to his mum Jade reunites and create tear scene ending from deception Liu Kang and Dark Raiden kill and become evil maybe they kill Jax the Kombat kids get something to do each and Jade subplot and being missing in MKX means something, then I would have the threat be similar to this idea of Liu Kang and Dark Raiden being a deadly alliance killing heroes Outworld loses every realm can see the danger of this a vengeful Raiden earth realm heroes along with every other one and the freed heroes and kombat kids align Delia trying to prevent Blaze return while the final fight is a twist of Liu Kang doing this idea trying to send back visions they have the final fight and as all the realms reunited Jade Tavern Takeda and Sareena and Noob now team up fighting together as Noob still wants to protect Sareena while Delia frees everyone Liu Kang escape Jade clutches and as Kitana tries she is defeated but saved now Delia Jade and everyone are able to prevent Blaze return destroy Shinnock power and the revenants are finally freed I would have Dark Raiden die but Liu Kang gets restored by the end with Delia who freed Kitana everyone all his allies manage to get through even Dark Raiden who is restored in his final moments mentor and mente say their final goodbye as their deadly fight finally kills Raiden not Liu Kang. Tavern and Delia say their final goodbye preventing Blaze return for the time being Jade reunited with Kitana who had to team up with Mileena form their 3 like Mk9 ending Sindel who the first Jade frees helps her restore the rest of them including Kitana redeeming her MK9 killing them all Jade gets her heroic moment and pay off to getting possessed and missing Delia says her goodbye to Jade thanking her and blesses her with some knowledge of powers Tavern and Jade have a special bond now. Outworld is freed and so the rest of the realms resulting in peace like Kitana MKX ending implied Takeda now avenging his mother moves on and marries Jaqoui Cassie might get through to Kano son but is happy she defeated throughout the story she caught between Sonya and Johnny wondering if they should join Raiden Cassie unsure Sonya all for it but when Jax dies she betrays Raiden then Mk12 can be a timeline story like MK11 or what MK12 doing but at least this trilogy of the reboot could be completed and the open endings can be concluded. This comment probably a mess my bad 😣

Ok, but with the way you've laid this out, I kinda want to see what happens if Revenant Kang *does* win.

Netherealm needs 2 hire this man

You know, I don't understand one point. In the Aftermath, it was revealed that the past Liu Kang had his legs broken and this affected his revenant. But ... The MKX showed that resurrected souls crawl out of the font in a new body. That is, the past Liu and the revenant are different bodies. Wtf

the end of mkx: raiden decapitates shinnok the start of mk11: reversed all that shit like it never happend and shinnok is fine and not decapitated and just being tortured just for him to be decapitated again because oh no my finger slipped so lets just reverse all this again

I think it could have been cool if dark raiden was around for the entire campaign of mk11, and, at the end he sees how wrong, his ways are or something, and then he saves liu kang and gives his powers to liu, sort of getting redemption for himself and creating fire god liu kang Or maybe it would have been shit who knows...

For gods sake Snake why did you have to say King Rain now there is nothing I want more

Great Video!.. though I kinda wanna have a 4 hour version of this one xD .. sorry ._.

This video has convinced me you should make a Rain wasted potential video

One thing I really hated about the revenants in mk11 is how mkx portrayed them. In mkx they were portrayed less like mindless jobbers, but real people who felt cheated from life and their dialogue showed that they still had some good in them. Kung lao’s mkx ending and Jin seemed to tease the idea of the revenants being restored in a way. But in mk11 they are turned into mindless idiots who will serve anyone who has enough power and just say generic evil stuff before each fight. It’s disheartening as I was really looking forwards with mk11 being the revenants vs the more brutal Raiden.

A question I have is why are the reavents on kronika’s side in mk11. In mkx it was to serve shinnok and Quan chi but seeing as they are both dead why help someone else they already rule the NetherRealm so what more could they want. Maybe a cool idea would be to have the reavenents working with earthrealm cause if kronika restarts the timeline then they won’t exist so they help raiden to take down kronika

next time if they gonna do other trilogy, they really really should plan ahead the story, like write the script for the 3 before making the games, that way the whole story wouldn't feel so disconnected and plot points wouldn't be left in the air

This altered plot sounds INSANE. Really wish Netherealm studios would introduce an elseworld universe where this shit happens

The revenants definitely deserved more