All Characters New Origins Backstories In New Timeline - Mortal Kombat 1

[@azureprince9807]

I really like these new spins on the original lore. Reinventing existing ideas and making them feel fresh and unique is really something

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

Almost like what you'd expect a reboot to do.

[@Kelanich]

@@dragonbornexpress5650 Unfortunately nowadays majority of reboots are not good. MK1 though, is a breath of fresh air.

[@ethrsag735]

Indeed, especially with how they made Ermac's host body Jerrod, a character we have always heard so much about but were never properly introduced to despite how great and influence he had on characters like Sindel and Kitana.

[@redacted2275]

​@@KelanichI didn't like Raiden's amulet thing, other than that it's pretty great...

[@Shadowkage97]

​@redacted2275 yea I feel the same, but I like it at the same time

[@Slimkeen54]

Quick fact: In Ashrah's ending in MK Armageddon she turns Quan Chi good by purifying his soul. Hopefully this can happen in the new timeline somehow.

[@afkmh2392]

Hope not fuck Quan chi

[@the1theonlyg248]

She did the same to Sareena in her arcade ending

[@skippythealien9627]

i'm all for a good redemption story but for me, Quan Chi needs to remain evil he's in the same boat with guys like Shang Tsung and Shao Kahn in my opinion

[@Slimkeen54]

@@skippythealien9627 but unlike Shang Tsung, I can actually see Quan Chi becoming redemptive.

[@joshuahecht6866]

@@skippythealien9627 This Shao Kahn just wants to genuinely help outworld and yet has no other way but to fight due to it being the only thing he knows. Quan chi and Shang Tsung They are evil without a doubt.

[@645MF]

Kenshi loosing his eyes like that was heart breaking.

[@Slimkeen54]

Umm forgive me for asking but how did Kenshi lose sight of his eyes in the previous timeline?

[@iskoconquers]

Shang Tsung

[@ClonewarswarsClone]

@@Slimkeen54sento was a cursed sword in the old timeline and it made him blind due to Shang Tsung tricking him to hold it.

[@abdulmalikwahidin717]

​@@ClonewarswarsClonewhich MK series that tell this plot? I want to watch it.

[@diaznurdiansyah1875]

​@@abdulmalikwahidin717I believe it was his character bio in Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance if I'm not mistaken

[@Crooklyn4]

I do like the explanation for Raiden getting his lightning powers. In the past era, We just had accept that this man Liu Kang had dragon fire powers out of nowhere

[@coffeelover0876]

Didn't he get them from the Dragon King?

[@micaelviniciusliraprado4147]

​@@coffeelover0876Onaga?

[@Crooklyn4]

@@coffeelover0876 I’m not sure honestly I just remember how they explain this able to use fire since the first MK

[@no1shero459]

I always figured Raiden taught Liu Kang chi magic

[@MadMatt95]

So in the old timeline, Liu Kang got his powers the same between an amulet, right?

[@DHoodRealer]

You can tell Baraka went to jail alot, he knows all da ins & outs 😂

[@internetuser320]

He faced a lot of racism

[@jasonalbran376]

​@internetuser320 - Tarkatans are Edenians just infected. They're more of an analogy of the Lepers from the Bible and how they were banished, considered cursed and connected with sin.

[@ironicweeb4111]

@@internetuser320I wouldn’t call it racism more like Ableism

[@internetuser320]

@@ironicweeb4111 ok

[@ligma212]

​​​@@internetuser320I mean he's right. It's a disease in this universe not a race. No offense

[@Rqblt]

2:25 this is rather hilarious hearing lui kang say this to raiden

[@xavierhouston4650]

It feels like shade towards Raiden.

[@Zeronichi]

Look who nodded right after that. :)

[@ctm2725]

​@@Zeronichilowkey throwing shades at the decisions of his former master that killed everybody in the past timeline.

[@daithiodonnell2825]

"I would never send my champions unknowingly into Mortal Kombat. I mean can you even *imagine* the kind of asshole who would do that, Raiden? The kind of egocentric jerk who'd just send people into fights unprepared? I certainly can't fathom being so rude, Raiden."

[@Deathmare235]

@@ctm2725tbf it was the only way to save earthrealm

[@philclip23]

It is so refreshing to see these characters getting along and being reasonable with one another. Everyone is so much more likeable in MK1.

[@lucassmith4137]

Liu Kang really nailed it when it comes to making everyone morally better and have healthy relationships in his timeline.

[@nono9543]

Yeah the only character who got to be arguably more of an asshole is Bi Han

[@tstimbo3471]

@@nono9543I like that the universal constant across all timelines is, Bi-Hans a prick

[@Hollowmello1285]

​@@tstimbo3471if he isn't killing someone family then he's a prick

[@Reefer-Rampage69]

@@tstimbo3471Bi Han still saved earth realm in MK mythologies

[@ItsBeenTooLong]

I am sorry Havik's full face was in that molten lava, there is no way his forehead recovered from that, but regardless what an awesome design, welcome to the New Era Havik!

[@miraskabdygali3552]

His regenerative powers offset all the damage. In one of the voice lines he even says that he will fix his jaw whenever he wishes to.

[@kidmercury7082]

@KhaySem it’s almost certain he’s supposed to be dairou, it’s even his name in a intro dialogue

[@Rqblt]

Why is everyone questioning this when they all are suppose to be aware of havik’s regeneration powers?

[@Slimkeen54]

​@@Rqbltexactly

[@ItsBeenTooLong]

@@Rqblt I don’t have much Mortal Kombat knowledge prior to MK9 so seeing the 3D era characters coming into this game is refreshing…except Darius…that dude has barely made a sound.

[@nicktroisi6347]

Kenshi losing his eyes is easily the most brutal moment of the games. And he lost them trying to help someone which is even more tragic. Idk why bad things happen to good people all the time

[@EMICIME]

Fate

[@hamblance5938]

Because the game’s called “Mortal Kombat” not “Totally Safe Cooperation”

[@vyomrane1237]

Cause it makes an impactful story for us at home

[@Lonestar_Hero]

Free will and evil nature inherent to man. There isnt a single person in this world who is good. All are diferent shades of grey. In Kenshi's case: losing his eyes, allowed him to see his purpose and path.

[@thesbleeder2162]

Liu Kang: "Aww. I had hoped you wouldn't get blinded AGAIN." Kenshi: "'Again'?" Liu: "Uh... I must consult with the Elder Gods."

[@Inumakitoge99]

Everyone getting a really sick backstory and origin really immerses you into the game And then you hear Nitara speak and you’re brought back out of it immediately

[@u.s.s.chucklefucker1657]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who was caught by that

[@redacted2275]

Yeah, Nitara sticks out like a sore thumb... but apart from the voice acting itself, someone must have messed up Megan Fox's recording session or post-production, it sounds too different from the other voices...

[@skippythealien9627]

@@redacted2275 100%. i don't want to trash Megan Fox. Someone involved with editing or production really screwed this up in my opinion

[@jared4513]

For Baraka reptile and mileena in the original storyline their roles are usually henchmen which they hardly have a backstory but in MK1 they finally get their own chapters at last

[@skippythealien9627]

i'm just thankful we finally get a Mortal Kombat game where Kitana and Mileena aren't trying to kill the other lol. they're probably my two favorites (along with jade)

[@ManlykefreshINC]

I really like Baraka’s and Mileena’s respective new backstories. Gives them more purpose and meaning

[@FromTheDeck]

I like the way this story connects all these characters in an organic way, nothing feels forced.

[@morethantypicalzzz4487]

Ermac as King Jerrod is gonna change everything in addition to Ermac being cool ninja dude

[@sonofmiriam]

A reference to his MK9 arcade ending. He always had King Jerrod in his collection of souls.

[@ManlykefreshINC]

@@sonofmiriamI was just about to touch on that. In I think it’s Kitana’s ending, Jerrod comes to the front of Ermacs body and becomes the dominant soul fully reclaiming Edinia with Sindel by his side

[@theFirstAmericanGod-King]

Sindel is in Ermac too, so they should be able to switch between the two of them having control of the body

[@Deathmare235]

@@sonofmiriamit’s not a reference

[@groudonfanatic9146]

I like that Raiden is still wise, even though he’s much younger.

[@NicDoesDumbThings]

I've seen people call the timeline stuff lazy but I love this. Gives the chance to reset the entire roster's backstory after like 20+ years of games

[@thesadmusicboy]

WHOA... Mortal Kombat got the whole RPG Arc with the stories of Baraka, Reptile and Ashrah... Seriously wholesome...

[@Deathmare235]

Probably best part of the story then it goes downhill

[@MultiverseHearts]

23:06 Kuai Liang Gets His Scar

[@ermonski]

The new lore makes me feel bad for Baraka, Shang Tsung, and Reptile.

[@МаксБурый-р2ю]

Fym shang id the same scumbag he was maybe even more

[@emiliomarbanjr]

Why Shang Tsung? Lol

[@ermonski]

Well he was just a simple snake oil con man trying to make his way in Outworld@@emiliomarbanjr

[@oralthesmurf4912]

​@ermonski he was scamming people out of their life savings for mud water with salt in it i think he deserves whatever he had coming to him

[@totallytherealjcdenton4319]

​@ermonski did you saw that evil grin in the intro? I don't think that was a smile of a broken man

[@dopefiendchronicles2974]

Liu Kang really had the nerve to say no one ever dies in Kombat 😭😭

[@rmarley2100]

Gotta remember this storyline is the beginning, I think the blood between earth realm and out world worsens as the sequels progress we'll be introduced to the original of the 1st fatalities remember this is "Mortal Kombat 1" see how violent things got at the end of this with the merging of the timelines.

[@ZacharyBrand]

Damn I feel so sorry for Baraka

[@xilosin]

20:03 "Watch him" says the black eyed woman to the blind guy

[@caylya7869]

This is how reboots should be done. It’s a breath of fresh air of a reboot done right.

[@stevenalvarez2924]

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Did Baraka and Kenshi of Mortal Kombat have a more human conversation with each other than most Hollywood media sludge for the last 5 years?

[@ConnorDay-mf5mn]

Kenshi and cage’s friendship is actually really wholesome! And barakas new backstory has given my favourite characters to play one of my favourite backstories! Love the new writing direction!

[@alrecks619]

Raiden already got his wisdom at a very young age fr.

[@KingShibe]

It's revealed in his ending that Liu Kang made him that way, but removed his rage

[@scoddij1214]

Honestly, I loved the story. 🐉

[@jerrycuff013]

The story direction of this game is like the Earth-1610 universe of the Mortal Kombat franchise, considering that most of the characters in the new timeline looks so young.

[@jerrycuff013]

@frostverseyt7814 I was trying to make a Ultimate Marvel reference when I wrote that comment.

[@ViciousOS]

​@@jerrycuff013pretty amazing that Ultimate Marvel is already fucking 20 years old so most people in the intertubes relate your reference to into the spider verse

[@jerrycuff013]

@ViciousOS True, I been a fan of ultimate Marvel for years despite the many changes and adaptions of the OG Marvel superheroes created for that universe. The only comics I used to follow were Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Xmen, and Ultimate Fantastic Four.

[@tetravega567]

Krisis In Infinite Earthrealms

[@Dat_MrBlack]

Baraka is in so much pain. I feel bad for him

[@SmokeShackChief]

9:19 the music cuttoff transition is pretty funny

[@rundown132]

Baraka is just the MK universe's punching bag

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

At least this time around he's got a bit more depth to his character.

[@comiqueromosses9132]

​@@dragonbornexpress5650 He's allowed to punch back this time.

[@Deathmare235]

Not in this though

[@sonofmiriam]

30:40 not the first time a Scorpion fought Havik. In the MKX comic series, Hanzo Hasashi fights Havik and kills him and sends his head to the Netherealm for Quan Chi to crush.

[@Deathmare235]

Though this is kuai liang so it’s pretty different

[@CathedralRabbit]

I really enjoy the redemption arcs we get for characters normally in the bad side- Baraka has always been an interesting but evil monster but now hes more- hes had more, he's lost more, hes worth more.

[@vonrtebates58732]

0:05 And that's how he invented his Signature Razor Hat.😅

[@inthedeadhours]

Homegirl deadass told Kenshi to "watch him" 12:26

[@RThyrring]

Out of all these origins, how Quan Chi got his skin bleached was probably the one I needed to know least😂

[@GamerVB1539]

Im sorry but the transition to baraka saying "I'll take you" to shang tsung and him being caged was unnecessarily funny

[@rics1883]

Story felt little slow paced but overall it was good

[@morethantypicalzzz4487]

Is no one talking abt Jerod being Ermac finally and how it will change everything abt Ermac :)

[@jesusp.6993]

Scorpion from mk11 is the few I miss. From the inspiring story of vengeance to forgiveness to quite simply his design. Sharp, angry eyebrows, but soft and rounded eyes and jawline mixing that vengeful rage and that soft forgiveness with subzero.

[@stardaxthejediprimeY.T]

The things that kuai liang not hanzo... Look up the google or youtube... Also kuai liang is choose to be scorpion due liu kang saw hanzo tragic... Thats why liu kang decide not to do that same way kronika did...

[@Deathmare235]

@@stardaxthejediprimeY.Tbut hanzo still has tragic past

[@stardaxthejediprimeY.T]

@@Deathmare235 try go Armageddon final fight get tomas/smoke... You find more info soon enough

[@rediandy8914]

For some reason Quan Chi give me a good guy vibe in this new version

[@zenmaster8826]

Because you are correct.. raiden designed him to be that way… outside forces manipulated him

[@Flippityflap]

Lui Kang designed him to be that way*@@zenmaster8826

[@Deathmare235]

He has really good manners

[@SCP--dv7kn]

0:50 its funny how kung-lao agrees with Jonny's comeback. lol

[@pavel7284]

"My family was comfortable, happy" is some great voice acting its like he really misses those times

[@Golden_dragon965]

It’s always inevitable that kuai liang gets his scar, first by Kano, now by Bi Han

[@Alexavian]

Lol at people editing the eye stab out

[@escobariomario4913]

1:49 is one of the most realistic looking frames I’ve seen

[@BigMan-dx5ti]

10:27 the Johnny cage line that perfectly describes his character

[@jasonalbran376]

Johnny is hitting on all Outworld chicks!!😂

[@vegapreferred9344]

It seems that even though lui kang wanted to change things for the better. At the end it always ends up the same in each timeline. For each character. Kenshi blind. Kung Lao blade hat. Raiden thunder. Subzero turns evil. Scorpion vs sub zero. Scorpion creating the shira ryu. Shang tsung evil. Sindel dies. . Etc

[@johnathancarter3726]

would it have without shang’s intervention tho? they were all on their “paths” until he showed up from a different timeline to plant seeds of deception

[@vegapreferred9344]

@@johnathancarter3726 i think not since lui kang told kenshi he expected him not to go blind this time. But same goes for why he can create new time line and the same characters stil pop up. It’s fated for these things to happen. Regardless of how it happens

[@mattjones7621]

And Kuai Liang gets a scar over his right eye.

[@ashiihideeshchiinii6158]

Johnny Cage still arrogant and boosting bad@$$.

[@ashiihideeshchiinii6158]

Mortal Kombat deadly alliance, deception, & Armageddon events happened again. Only changes, Bo rai cho is madam Bo. Earth realm wins more in MK victories. Rain and Raiden aren't God's anymore.

[@Bloodynomnom]

I like how lu kang rewired shinoks amulet to give raiden his lighting powers

[@Tetsulot]

Nope, that's Old Raiden's amulet. Shinoks' amulet is still around.

[@CKatanik93]

I think Haviks origin could not be more convoluted. He's really Dairou, he's from order realm(?), and he has almost nothing to do with chaos. He's just a freedom fighter who wants to help people and can mutilate himself.

[@johnmarston1419]

He's not a freedom fighter who wants to help people at all he hates ice because it traps water he's absolutely in love with chaos that is the whole idea of him being from order wrong who cares if someone from chaos around wants chaos big deal But someone hateful of their "oppressors" forced order is actually somewhat interesting by comparison

[@Deathmare235]

I feel like after this he’ll truly be havik again and maybe even Titan havin can influence him

[@GrimReminder-jb5ul]

The fact we have the original actors sounds on some of these characters

[@TheEricJBotelho84]

Wow they even threw a predator reference in their on Reptile

[@ayase8216]

MkIceAndFire = Mortal Kombat Sub-zero And Scorpion

[@POTFULLOFGREEN]

ashrah and mileena in this game are such baddies gyat damn

[@azureprince9807]

Ashrah especially got one hell of a glowup. She was always kinda cool before but I really like how much they expanded her character in this game

[@treybrzezowski3259]

Jerrod's return is such a wholesome scene, to the point that it feels extremely out of character for this series. XD Also I love Baraka's new Origin and character, he actually has nuance now!

[@WackyCj3-hy5yn]

0:23 we just gonna ignore the fact he slid his hand on the rim of the hat and ignored the fact the razor sharp blades didn’t nearly cut his hand in two 😐

[@TadeoNguyenHoangDiep]

It's amazing, I love the story brightly in this version 🥰seem villain no more

[@jerrybildstein5713]

3:16 I love Tarkat, I love this place. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ManlykefreshINC]

Jonny cage when he says ‘My God…it’s a soulado’ cracks me up. He sounds so stupid and unintelligent when he speaks 🤣🤣👍🏾

[@akumaku7930]

Didnt expect Ermac gonna make a me cry...man..

[@shadowopsairman1583]

Reptile being a goodguy is cool. Johnny Cage's backstory is like Nicholas Cage's lol

[@RThyrring]

Also question: HOW THE FUCK DOES HAVIK SPEAK THAT WELL WITHOUT HIS LIPS?!? 🤣🤣🤣

[@GarthTheDestroyer]

That was one hell of a swirlie.

[@FORSAKEN_-]

It feels weird seeing Scorpion having the scar on the eye and not Subzero like mk x

[@CharlesHitmanStone]

Ashra: Watch him Kenshi: And I’m the blind one

[@eriksmith3089]

2:25 feels like a bit of a call out to his previous version

[@DeVontaPrdzz]

So w! I love mortal kombat!

[@brnmrnx8985]

I'm in love with Ashrah at 13:40.

[@thewillybshow2000]

Can we talk about how Scorpion whooped everyone's *ss while his hands were shackled?

[@jayvlogz1755]

Johnny and this phone holding kills me everytime 🤣

[@PULLSTRONG292]

Goro with the one hitter quitter! 😂😂😂

[@jairog2787]

26:48 ermac's ending from mortal Kombat 9 is canon

[@simunkekbeck8381]

31:12 Shouldn't it melt his top part of the face and burn his hair as well?

[@WolfTrooperRex]

2:20 Insert a montage of Old Era Raiden constantly f**king things up

[@kyridounis5040]

Quick question. How does baraka say his own name without any lips?

[@Philanthrope0w0]

31:07 Darrius Look like Kanye West

[@edoeduardo457]

Damm that Quan Chi's face from the thumbnail.

[@bigbilf9375]

quan chi gettin the best head in that thumbnail lmao

[@M5E39_03]

12:11 19:58 two exact same clips lol, if you didn’t notice

[@1984Bergeron]

Hearing Johnny's lines make this a bad day to have ears. Who thought this was a good idea?

[@0okcin605]

Really refreshing

[@UnfoundFilms]

Why does Quan Chi always look so funny in this?

[@StanTVXD]

I feel bad for Baraka 😢😢😢

[@jonnathanmacias8946]

MORTALL KOMBATT !!! 🤘

[@seve7nin9e31]

liukang will always be my fav character he is humble and always not show off

[@TheMadsav1993]

Him saying to raiden he wouldn't send ppl to mortal kombat that could harm or kill them

[@Penance-h6g]

gotta get more involved in mk lore bc i did not know most of these characters orignal(well its atlernate now) backstories

[@ramiroezequielnoriega2599]

Every Character Has A Origin Is This New Era Created By One Defender And One Fire God

[@streamspoart2671]

It still made me laugh that the tournament system just like dorkly version, one man vs everyone: Raiden vs Kung Lao, Raiden vs Kitana, Raiden vs General Shao, Raiden vs Raiden even Raiden vs god of fire Kung Lao, the guy who sent him to the tournament 🤣

[@thesbleeder2162]

It's in this game that we finally realize how much Liu Kang really, really hates Raiden. Bank President? Accountant? Doctor? NOPE! Cabbage farmer! You too, Kung Lao. Get back to work!

[@Deathmare235]

At least raiden is champion, while kung lao can’t even win an actual fight

[@BJLegacy74]

@11:14, I hope they don’t scream, when Mileena stabs his eyes and make him blind.

[@omegafeather6254]

Wait, did he say about resident evil in 5:52 ?

[@justinnewcombe3940]

I love how Ermac just bitch slaps ashrah

[@ericchen776]

how does kuai liang have fire powers? i'm not an expert on the lore but hanzo only got his powers after dying right?

[@JumugiDesunra]

It's a new timeline. Kuai Liang is now Scorpion & Hanzo is now an orphaned young boy. ( it's explained in Smoke's arcade ending )

[@azureprince9807]

That's right. Hanzo's pyrokinesis is a result of him becoming a wraith I guess in this new timeline, the Lin Kuei have elemental abilities because they can. Not the worst thing in the world but I get how it can feel out of nowhere

[@Nimi450]

@@azureprince9807 Considering how Raiden gets lightning it may very well be that Liu Kang involved more and taught some elemental magic to the Lin Kuei in order to push them towards working with him.

[@Rugbyrug]

I feel like Hanzo is going to become the boy from the movie now

[@johnmarston1419]

​​@@azureprince9807 I mean how does anyone have any powers even becoming a wraith how does that give him fire powers how did shang tsung get the ability to consume souls and use fire powers as well I mean if he can do it and just learn s*** like that I think anybody probably could and the chances of being born with pyro or cyromancy aren't exactly slim to numb in this weird wacky universe Like simply they're born with it or train to use it works just fine

[@cooper980]

I’m surprised havik didn’t end up lookin worst after that Youd expect more then just his mouth exposed That and mileena had a real cool transformation

[@Greeanerbeans77]

No tournament participants has ever been greviously injured or killed -💀💀💀

[@meetprakasit1447]

That Jerod was unexpected.

[@LilUltraKataru]

Scorpion has the scar now 😮

[@saintshotem]

Shit is really like a movie