Mortal Kombat 1 Kronika Makes Shang Tsung Evil Again Scene MK1 (2023)

Mortal Kombat 1 Kronika Makes Shang Tsung Evil Again Scene MK1 (2023)
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[@markajijelek5543]

"If it's revenge you want, have at it. If it's restitution, there's nothing left." I love this line.

[@The-Endo-SymArmor]

That was a bar low key😂💪💪💪

[@ARR409]

The way he delivers it mixed in with the facial expressions make it sound way better than it should be.

[@almightytowerdiveking4636]

Being totally honest I've been there 😂

[@guynamedbob8374]

Liu Kang: “No more timelines will be twisted by your evil.” That aged well.

[@SolarFlareAmerica]

If Liu Kang is all powerful, then he created this realm knowing that Shang Tsung would be a snake oil salesman. Set himself up to fail, should've given him a loving family instead.

[@mcelfy1006]

@@SolarFlareAmericarule of resetting time is that you can’t erase anyone from existence

[@DLFLux]

@@SolarFlareAmericasame problem Kronika had. You can shape the timelines and manipulate events but free will still exists

[@katnonymous391]

Liu Kang should've made kronika his b!tch before she became a b!tch...

[@Andulvar]

Like fine milk

[@JRJJ-pk4pd]

Farmer: "You caused the death of my daughter!" MK Narrator: "Fatality! Shang Tsung wins!" Farmer: "WHO SAID THAT!?"

[@Reyfan601]

Oof

[@Sungura_Kaiser]

The farmer would have Batista Bombed him into the Netherrealm. 😂

[@YourLovelyGuy9442]

​@@Sungura_KaiserI didn't understand your joke until I realised the father voice actor was Dave bautista

[@jatoarkanen4435]

Flawless victory

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Shang Tsung: The Narrator said that.

[@play2win135]

MK11: your soul is mine MK1 : your wallet is mine 😂😂😂

[@agentsmith5745]

ahahahahah nah your everything are mine

[@Hero_of_Legend]

"Makes him evil again" He's literally a snake oil salesman preying on the desperate. How is he not already evil?

[@ACHonezGaming]

Scummy yes. Evil no.

[@Night5225]

It’s a horrible thing to do, but it’s a bit more understandable when he says that he’s practically not making any money. It’s less so malicious greed and more desperate manipulation.

[@Damuca183]

She didn’t make him evil, just made him powerful

[@GuyCN]

I don't get the comments saying they feel bad for Shang Tsung. What was sympathetic about robbing a man with a dying kid.

[@TheSquidPro]

Aha I see you are a privileged westerner, you should try being very very poor and see how much of that morality is left afterwards.

[@Wigger248]

I like all the civilian life it is showing us . Most non rpg games it’s just showing main characters all the time. It makes the world feel more alive showing stuff like this.

[@CleverGirlAAH]

Mortal Kombat has needed this for years. And it REALLY works. I haven't played since 4 lol but this one has me interested.

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@CleverGirlAAH You missed most of the 3D era, then? I don't know about Armageddon or Deadly Alliance, but I know Deception did a hell of a lot to expand the lore, and did its best (for the time) to let us see daily life in the Realms.

[@BlueSunStudios1]

@@CoralCopperHead Too bad NetherRealm Studios would rather you forget about the 3D era

[@kristoffererickromano4776]

Maybe if Liu made Shang Tsung succeed in art school, he would be fine.

[@CleverGirlAAH]

*from the back of the room* I GET IT.

[@GinanjarUtomo]

not this joke 🤣🤣

[@pedrolantyer]

"This genocidal maniac is sponsored by the Vienna art school"

[@ersam13]

LOL

[@primal8700]

He did liu dirty 😂 you think he will be nice to him? Lol

[@chrisvillarreal2752]

He wasn’t just a sorcerer, he was once earth realms mortal kombat champion… hope he gets a siiiiick story line!

[@MyOwnW0rld-]

He was outworlds champion not earth realms

[@mik3191]

@@MyOwnW0rld-Wasn’t that Goro?

[@ragvald8835]

@@MyOwnW0rld- Actually... Shang Tsung was Shao Lin`s and Raiden`s chosen for mortal combat in his age, and the first one to actually win against outworld. Overcome with pride for his victory, he yelled something like "i`m the GOAT, suck it, bit*es! Elder gods, com`ere and i`ll kick your sorry asses too!" (freely translated, but accurate in vibes) - and the gods cursed him with ridiculously fast aging, because they`re petty. Raiden abandonded him, because he consulted the elder gods and they said so. That`s when Shao Kahn approached him and made an offer he couldn`t turn down: teaching sorcery to be able rejunevate himself regularly (by slurping souls of others) in exchange for a service - being champion for the Outworld in MK and Shao`s right hand. He ruled MK undefeated untill great Kung Lao appeared, 10 MK cycles later. His character is that of a fallen hero, and i must say i kinda get him.

[@Aimai.37]

@@ragvald8835 didn't know that. Shang Tsung got the Tai Lung treatment

[@chrisvillarreal2752]

@@ragvald8835 thank you I didn’t want to write the history out for these nay sayers.

[@bgill6623]

Theyre gonna meme the hell out of that smile

[@KaneDavis-p1t]

Live Shang Tsung reaction

[@ammagon4519]

Me when p0rn:

[@ChristianKnight-1054]

​@@ammagon4519I hope you manage to break free. Or don't,I don't really care.

[@LaztheLax]

I'm glad I scrolled to this as I was watching the end. I kept saying that lmfao, meme worthy

[@namishusband818]

Already did.

[@sagesarrazine6270]

To those worried about Kronika being back, my theory is that she'll use Shang Tsung as the new Shujinko and try to use him to revive Onaga, who will probably kill her at the end of act 1 or 2

[@afilthyhobo8067]

God I hope so I hate kronika

[@goroland6904]

look i hate kronika but if they write her well they can redeem her(but liu kang still did a dumbass by bringing her back)

[@afilthyhobo8067]

@@goroland6904 your not wrong about them rewriting her better. Anything can be done with good writing. Honestly if she is more of a schemer in the shadows I'd like that more. Pushing the villains to be more villainous.

[@DevilPogoStick]

I would like the idea of Kronika trying to pull off her usual scheming despite no longer as powerful...And Shang Tsung kills her after becoming dangerous enough. Like "thanks for steering me in the right direction, but I'm a conman after all, bitch!" Hell, Aftermath seems to really like to say Kronika is truly the least of everyone's problems when Shang Tsung is around.

[@febripratama7107]

Why would she use Shang Tsung to revive Onaga if Shujinko exist, lol?

[@spooneater9001]

Implying a scammer is any less evil than shang tsung originally was

[@evenin7791]

um he scammed a father desperate to save his dying daughter

[@keeperofnecronomicon]

@@evenin7791 But he didn't steal their souls.

[@sethgaston8347]

Exactly lol that dudes daughter died

[@musiqueaccount2344]

​@@keeperofnecronomicon but he would if he could

[@secondaryfront]

@@Doorhenge ...or at least he had less opportunity to prove his evil. And that's the same because your deeds make you evil, not nature. So basicly you are right.

[@DADchs13]

I’m loving this take. He’s an underdog living in the backwater of outworld scrambling for scraps but has the potential to be one of the most dangerous sorcerers in the verse

[@Jarock316]

He's not an underdog here, he's nothing but a snake oil salesman.

[@GFXCXZ]

@@Jarock316 Man, it's almost like he pretends to be a magician because someone specifically went out of their way to make sure he never learns magic in any form- HEY WAIT A MINUTE.

[@woody2shoes64]

Kronika: Hey Shang Tsung: Hey Kronika: Be evil again Shang Tsung: Kay. (Proceeds to be evil)

[@GrubKiller436]

Damn. Mortal Kombat has literally become so relaxingly cinematic. I'd love for them to just make a full-on movie. I'll watch it all just like I already watch all the cutscenes of MK11 on youtube.

[@jasherbelton3039]

At the beginning They actually had me feel bad for Shang Tsung. This story is fleshed out so well.

[@martvinegar3431]

He scammed a farmer which resulted in his daughter dying, plus he lied about curing tarkat

[@damsen978]

It's barebones. Wtf you on about?

[@UWG3]

@@damsen978 Barebone? Have you played the last 3 MK games. From where we started and what we've seen of the new game the story is really well done, WTF YOU on about!

[@V-S-]

You never got scammed before huh? Never feel sorry for a scammer

[@purplevincent4454]

@@UWG3bot

[@arminakuma2828]

Bruh shang tsung was alredy one of the best villains of the franchise, and they made his new story even better , I loved the new origin

[@jamieh19861]

absolutely, he such brilliant villain, fantastic visual effects and I am surely excited to see them in action what they be like in this new game.

[@Bada_Bing_Bada_Beowulf]

It's not that he's a bad villain, but at this point he's kind of like the Joker. The good guys just can't get rid of him, and he always finds a way to come out on top. Was really interested to see where they would take the story now that they finally got the "fresh start" Ed Boon always wanted. Disappointed that apparently we're right back to dealing with Tsung and Kronika again.

[@arminakuma2828]

@@Bada_Bing_Bada_Beowulf Im not saying its a bad villain I said that eventhough he was already one of the greatest he became even better

[@damsen978]

Origin lasted literally 5 minutes. How is that good? How can you be satisfied with that? That's a new standard of low lol.

[@arminakuma2828]

@@damsen978 why are you so grumpy about it ?

[@Dr.Anarchy97]

I can't believe they actually made me feel sorry for Shang Tsung... I mean it was short lived but they managed it. Edit: I have apparently started a war in the comments. I am not entirely upset at this, just confused.

[@thaqiftalip2771]

Maybe but no one likes a con artist. Especially for someone that basically does business while a love one gets killed.

[@Planewalker1999]

You feel sorry for a snake oil salesman? Lol

[@NoelJohnCarlo]

I don't feel sympathy for him.

[@bluesnake1713]

Snake Oil merchants aren't ones you could give sympathy towards back then.

[@NickCorvello]

Why feel sorry for Shang Tsung here? He's a snake oil salesman so it's clear he isn't good

[@Forlorn_Tetrahedron]

She didn't even have to try. Scamming a family of a dying kid is already evil af. Now imagine if he started out as a decent guy but lived a life of tragedy and suffering, and then Kronika arrives to convince him to choose revenge, that would make for a more interesting Shang Tsung.

[@alanantoniogarzaescamilla164]

I don't know, maybe as the story goes on we will see how Shang Tsung came to be that way, since Kronika said people were conspiring against him. So maybe and just maybe, he was a sort of decent guy, or at least not this grade of evil, before resorting to the con selling because it was the easiest way to survive in Outworld, and since that place is way more savage, dangerous and ruthless that Earthrealm, I can't totally blame the methods used.

[@leandroagonzalez3]

Revenge is boring

[@Forlorn_Tetrahedron]

@@leandroagonzalez3 It's not just about revenge. It's about the fact that he then would be a sympathetic villain.

[@VGMR]

You're right, that would've been a better story because then it would've been more original and understandable than rehashing his past. Him becoming an actual villain, through manipulation and greed, would've made a more interesting origins story in this newest timeline.

[@hidum5779]

I think I love that evil af aspect of this. He is meant to be hated. His character is hateful

[@DrHydra47]

Even the random farmer had better voice acting then megan fox

[@jachymos]

Fun Fact: He is voiced by Dave Bautista (Drax from GOTG)

[@AliAsif303]

@@jachymos Actually, it's Steve Blum. Why would Bautista bother with such a small role?

[@dimikist]

I mean, yeah, Khronika is back yaaay and all that, but holly shit He ACTUALLY sounds like Tagawa's Shang Tsung. The voice, the mannerisms, the tone. That's badass acting right there.

[@pabloes.4945]

He smile like a psycho

[@hooviridis8388]

I feel like Tagawa is only voicing him this time around, as he does have a rather expensive voice acting history along with his acting history.

[@Yeedo420]

@@hooviridis8388it’s not tagawa, it’s Alan lee.

[@johnwerner69]

@@pabloes.4945Reminds me of Terry Silver

[@hooviridis8388]

@@Yeedo420 that's a bummer. Although Lee's replication of Tagawa's voice sorta reminds me of how Greg Baldwin can replicate Mako's voice acting. But in this case, Tagawa is currently still alive.

[@JotaP1n]

Dude the story telling is GREAT. Shang Tsung being a hustlet in disguise is GENIUS.

[@ZeroSOFInfinity]

For those who didnt know, the farmer who berated and threw Shang Tsung was voiced by Dave Bautista.

[@notshockwavedemon7543]

Oh. As in Batista from WWE? Also Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy?

[@koalafiedmistake5507]

@@notshockwavedemon7543 Yep! Bautista was a major MK fan growing up. He got to work on a live action trailer, and lend his voice.

[@Amsyar_Lahhh]

Even in an alternate universe Drax couldn't save his daughter.

[@johans3164]

​@@Amsyar_LahhhIts sadly a canon event for Drax variants 😢

[@DarsiPadilla]

​@@johans3164In the comics, the being that would become Drax was killed and transformed, while his daughter Heather was raised by A'Lars of Titan. Of course, given the convoluted nature of western comic books, each of them died and got reborn at some point.

[@yami-kay9099]

Them making you feel pity for Shang is a genius move. I also love what they did with the swap for lu with Raiden. Having lu make him champion feels like a great turn around.

[@saidi7975]

It's an odd mix of pity and catharsis. I mean those villagers were justified in beating his scammer's ass...

[@kailianglf2]

“makes shang tsung evil again”? MF was selling snake oil using high pressure tactics and ethical fallacy.

[@mysterygamer1421]

Kronika manipulating Shang Tsung similar to how Onaga as Damashi manipulated Shujinko well it look like Kronika is the big bad villain of this game just when I thought we would move on from having timelines we don't but since Kronika back I'm sure she be playable now.

[@lightdarksoul2097]

I doubt she's playable she seems like she'll be the type to scheme and not fight especially since most of her attacks were based on time but she lost all those powers or at least is way weaker would be a waste of a slot

[@NoelJohnCarlo]

Wow, this aged well. Because that Kronika is Damashi!

[@junpei4401]

Even Shang Tsung looks so young in the new timeline

[@AngelArcher17]

He was probably born in more recent years in this timeline. Not sure if he was born an Outworlder or is an Earthrealmer hiding out in Outworld.

[@jmgonzales7701]

he is an earth realmer right@@AngelArcher17

[@SupportGamin2024]

​@angelarcher3984 this game isn't just a reboot,it's an origin story type of game also,How tf doesn't anyone get that yet?

[@volcano3493]

Teenage Mutant Mortal Kombat.

[@EASIllinois]

lmao I love shang's "aw not this bitch" face at 1:12

[@Hush.Elementz]

His appearance and Alan Lee's performance is fantastic! Picking up from Tagawa is a tall order, but he *really* lives up to it

[@humanarian]

That zoom-in on his growing smile sequence is a certified G-Mod moment.

[@ELTABULLO]

More like a G spot moment

[@torrisali2082]

Shang Tsung the soul collector as an evangelical con artist is extremely fitting.😂

[@jmgonzales7701]

they should have made him a republican

[@blackice8043]

​@jmgonzales7701 hUh HuH hUh ShAnG tSUnG sHoUlD bE a RePuBlIcAn Me So SmArT aNd FuNnY hUh HuH

[@SkeletonLurker]

@@jmgonzales7701 Bro, is all you think about fucking politics? Please go outside.

[@sipalingindonesia]

basically if liu kang can't eliminate him because he has to exist, then liu made him as low as possible.

[@onyxmiller6954]

And selling wolf tickets at that 😂

[@alexh2413]

You know he was hustling when the first thing he did was ask them to back his Patreon flowers

[@gonzacollao]

I don’t know who the voice actor for Shang Tsung is, but he sounds EXACTLY like young Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa

[@quinceymorris2595]

New VA is Alan Lee I believe

[@gonzacollao]

@@quinceymorris2595 I didn’t know, thanks dude!!

[@sebasfl.22]

Sounds like a younger Cary hiroyuki, fitting I suppose 😂

[@natesaibot]

He sounds identical!

[@hypewrecker8767]

I don't like Kronika but I always been curious of her gameplay if she were to become playable and it look like this game is the chance to have her playable.

[@smithrex6202]

True, but there's some reason for her to be in this game and MK. Like getting one new character who, we know much of Power and reasons for her action, played some role in MK history that creates a point question about the world of MK. Like... Who is She? Why she did it, really? It's like to create a character who have some role in the world of MK.

[@inna_stan4864]

Same we all know we wish she was playable in mk11

[@primarydecision2313]

Same think she is a trash character but also been curious to see what her gameplay could look like if playable.

[@PHiLLy2c]

Wasnt she playable in the last game ?

[@soulreaver6546]

​@@PHiLLy2cno

[@caustin850]

1:47 Man: THERE WAS NO MAGIC! I took your elixir to an imperial mage, and you know what she said? (Grabbed a bottle from Shang Tsung and threw it to the ground) It's *nothing!* Just *borjang tea!*

[@faintfiction5389]

Shang Tsung shoulda thought twice about scamming Dave Bautista

[@mr.checkyourself4672]

Kronika clearly the final character to be playable in this game the secret character all the leaks suggested.

[@assassinsknight]

I take it Kronika is here to stay. Well Atleast her design is better here.

[@uxgfreestyles6830]

Of course she is or they'd be labeled sexist bigots for not including a washed out gender neutral female villain...liberals rule all

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Hope we get to play her this time.

[@ymkyourmoneyking8157]

@@cammarronmindieta3128then u wrong her clothing skin tone different

[@dustin-ni5gh]

They can do so much with the multiverse timeline bs. Only reason. Gives them a excuse to do what ev really

[@ymkyourmoneyking8157]

@@dustin-ni5gh nigga get ur lame ah on

[@dongerdeng7060]

"It has Patreon flowers." Nah he was already evil.

[@CrazyChris622]

okay so he just KNOWS what Patreon is?

[@DementorTSF]

Yeah Patreon flowers made me chuckle. At least not Onlyfans... 😂

[@CrazyChris622]

@@DementorTSF i thought he was talking about the website

[@Stubby1085]

The voice actor did an incredible job, I knew that was Cary tagawa at the beginning. And I’m so happy they made him the canon Shang Tsung

[@MMinz26]

Cary isn’t MK1’s Shang. It’s someone mimicking his tone of voice pretty convincingly ngl. But yeah I’m pretty glad titan Shang Tsung returned from Aftermath, kinda wished he looked the way he did in 11 to differentiate between both he and young ST.

[@vndgkng]

Lol shangs evil smile 😂😂😂😂

[@mosescola4174]

Tsung started out as a doctor/herbalist which is very cool and makes sense.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

Can't believe Shang Tsung is a young man in this New Era.

[@TheBreezle]

So you don’t remember mk2? He is whatever the story needs

[@worldofthought8352]

Well, Homelander and Omni-Man are part of the 'New era' so maybe Liu kang was the villain all along.

[@Aletheia-vs2ou]

Goddamn, his new backstory and that face at the end... Holy s***. I'm so glad he's finally getting the respect he deserves since MK11. I remember being super excited for his possible return after seeing Ermac's MKX ending. Look at him now, great backstory, important to the plot (it seems), and an amazing villain in MK11. And, most importantly, Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa in the last game!

[@jedimaster1562]

Shang has his Brynjolf down pat😂😂 "Ever done an honest day's work for all those souls? Me neither now give them to me"😂

[@FriedLobsterFilmsMovieCompany]

Literally me after a long stressful day 😞 2:52

[@eugenekhoo990]

Shang Tsung the snake oil salesman lol

[@tovolume]

For those who do not know, Dave Bautista is in the game but it is not what you think it is, he has only a cameo in the beginning of the story mode, Dave Bautista is the big bald headed farmer who confronted Shang Tsung

[@chrismarciatetisindles5876]

Yo it looks good. Kronika looks even better than when she first sppeared

[@Antimanele104]

Damn it, Liu Kang... you had one job... ONE JOB!

[@lightdarksoul2097]

Wouldn't blame Liu it's obvious that time itself is stubborn no matter what you do certain people can't be erased and Kronika's spirit is always around just unable to actually do anything that Liu Kang may notice. She needs to stay hidden from him or he'll keep killing her

[@jocelantonettetenoc5996]

Even as a god, Lui Kang has limits. Changing someone's personality and erasing their existence are some of them. Besides, kronika did try hard enough to erase Raiden in every timeline but couldn't so it's practically useless to kill her off.

[@BeastOrGod]

Hahaha, I love the fact Liu Kang made Shang Tsung a conartist XD

[@NRP79629]

Shang Tsung has already chosen his fate, there was nothing to lose for him.

[@torestrictivefan8336]

Ugh why Kronika have to be back she failed back to back in trying to create a new era and she won't give up and she clearly will be playable.

[@phantomthiefjoker939]

Never underestimate a "chronosage".

[@agnihistoria7951]

Because her and her children are quite literally the foundations of the universe. If Lui Kang were to rid the universe of them the universe likely wouldn't even be stable. (Just my guess)

[@nighty4185]

​@@agnihistoria7951i believe this, kronika wasn't bluffing that Liu Kang does not have the power and skill. Unlike her he needed the crown to keep time from breaking.

[@twinodoom]

Technically, she's in a New Era now. So perhaps she already succeeded in creating a New Era, and only needs to reclaim the hourglass to continue her plans.

[@boldsequence2794]

@@twinodoom It's not a new era that she created which why she's manipulating Shang Tsung.

[@mikeeljordanswan7798]

I'm pretty sure that big guy that confronted Shang tsung is Baraka.

[@billyabroad8057]

I believe so, as well. He's infected with the early stages of the takaran disease. The top of his head shows it.

[@mikeeljordanswan7798]

@billyabroad8057 Yeap, that was the first sign I noticed, too.

[@Sly9192]

he look like Dom Torreto

[@RandomCorvid]

Nah, at this point the MK1 Baraka's backstory is that he was a merchant, not a farmer.

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Who says that he can't be both?

[@magicjohnson3121]

4:27 when the hot Latina walks in

[@docessex943]

I’ve always been a noob guy since he’s been playable but Shang was my second. Over the years Shang has just become a much better character

[@dominancereign3857]

I was just fine with Geras being back not Kronika but since this game will have both Cetrion most likely will be in this game to in some way since they a trio.

[@xxVCLxx]

Why doesn't Liu Kang erase Shang Tsung existence from the start? Liu : " I must consult with the game developers"

[@volcano3493]

Wasting his life as a con artist is more severe punishment than death.

[@h0llyw00dhoward7]

Even at his lowest he finds a way to go lower. Good ol Shang Tsung. Though i reimagined him in a different light. Still evil but different.

[@dreadnoughtactual6049]

Casting my bet now, that wasnt kronika, but shang tsung from the other timeline where he won and killed kronika and Lui kang because that was canon. He is recruiting himself for some kind of use. He has kronika soul so he can pose as her at will.

[@deepfriedbollocks4402]

but he won, so why would he create a timeline where he lost so he can try and fix it

[@DJ-Rose]

​@@deepfriedbollocks4402perhaps it's like in Pokemon USUM where Ghetsis came from an alternative universe where he won, and decided to come into the other one to try to take that over too

[@josephdomino1844]

I agree on this one. There's no point in doing that. Even a child won't believe such a stupid theory.

[@rodneyholmes5260]

I actually like this idea.

[@dreadnoughtactual6049]

@@josephdomino1844 dude did you not play aftermath. There are two outcomes, one where shang takes over everything and one where Lui Kang wins. Those are both cannon, at that point with the level of power he has why wouldn't he come fuck up Lui Kang shit just cause that's what he does.

[@jackbaoy1222]

The kronika here is probably not the kronika that was killed by Fire God Liu Kang / MK11 crown Shang Tsung. the Kronika is from new timeline that doesn't have the hourglass and the crown When Liu kang resets timeline he probably couldn't erase kronika due to being a titan that was existed in the very beginning of time, there were probably some events where Liu Kang can't change since the Titans have some influence in the Mortal Kombat universe. Or probably this is the Kronika from mk 11 and she couldn't die Liu Kang just turn her into glass and shattered her into pieces but she isn't dead and when Shang Tsung Mk11 died she returned back to life

[@Salmagros]

He's just being easy with them. Sure he can't out right erase them but he can definitely control them if he want. In Shang Tsung ending he pretty much enslaved and controlled all Titans. Just like how he said in the first trailer, he gave them a Blank Canvas, everyone can have free will and can make their own choices.

[@minmin8580]

​@@SalmagrosI have to agree. It's not that he can't control their fate, he just chooses not to interfere and gives them their freedom. This is further explained in the new intro where liu creates the timeline he said something along those lines.

[@michaelkeha]

And we didn't need her in the first fucking game of the new timeline

[@AmAxel35]

Oh shit Shang Tsung peddling a Patreon huh?

[@shameshfernando4477]

Seems Shang Tsung being a villian is a cannon event

[@CleverGirlAAH]

Im so tired of seeing this meme... Deconstructionist writing drivel.

[@risingphoenix2529]

@@CleverGirlAAHAs if Mortal Kombat ever sat on the pedestal of writing.

[@YukiColburn]

@@CleverGirlAAH Nothing wrong with deconstructions. The meme is fine, perhaps just don't read comments if you expect anything else in the modern internet era, though.

[@onyxmiller6954]

Shang tsung selling wolf tickets in a new era 😂

[@narvaliuscore9094]

4:28 that face tho

[@dennyklein1965]

The face of… I’m about to goto the strip club and get some poontang rubbed on me RIGHT NOW!

[@SILENTASSASSIN12]

I like this voice for Shang Tsung. It sounds just like Cary. Good choice.

[@ugiustuskeiserus8066]

Shame they couldn't keep the voice actor from MK11 for Shang Tsung. He was definitely the best

[@timebreaker9190]

This scene actually made me feel bad for Shang Tsung for 2 seconds until I realized it was Shang Tsung

[@Wally_West]

4:22 *It has begun*

[@carbodude5414]

I'm assuming Liu Kang tried to make Shang Tsung good but no matter how many changes he made, they all turn out the same

[@lightdarksoul2097]

After all Shang has done I don't think Liu wants him happy.

[@leqeque7383]

To be fair he was an evil con artist to begin with

[@spongeyspikes09]

"It has Patreon flowers" That vile fiend! I knew he was always evil 😂

[@glorywolf812]

I love this considering that in MK11 Aftermath,in the first few minutes of the game Shang Tsung says, “She sculpted my entire existence to serve her; to collect souls for her crown.” And thus, Kronika once again uses Shang Tsung for what he was made.

[@Jarock316]

Turns out Shang played himself, literally, as the 'Kronika' here was the same Shang Tsung from MK11.

[@Yaro_y]

I gotta say, this game cinematics are insanely good

[@chrisb2038]

Hands down the best version of shang tsung to date

[@JF59122]

He manipulated himself to become evil from being scandalous...😑

[@tobubiify]

I mean he's still evil just on a smaller scale, kronika just give him the power

[@mikbravo]

I like how Kung Lao and Raiden are wearing hats but their faces are still being blasted by the sun.

[@MetalNerd316]

What if this isn't her but another titan

[@undeadinside3571]

Same face, same voice, she knows about the previous timeline. Pretty sure its Kronika

[@Demid812]

4:25 shang tsung face:🙂😀😈

[@Tetsamaru]

Bro, Mr Fire God did Shang Tsung kinda dirty. Like, how was he NOT gonna take the first evil gig coming his way? I get that Liu Kang wanted to probably give Quan Chi and Shang Tsung "meaningless" lives or something, but...call me crazy, how about them a loving family and shit instead? That way they wouldnt be tempted by magic and Souls? Not saying to make them nobles or royalty, but at least farmers with a kind heart?

[@publicidad.gratis]

I'm having ABC'S Once Upon a Time vibes with all this time-traveling and plot twists.

[@mah29001]

Shang Tsung is just like the rest of us in this new era.

[@ninjaguyYT]

I don't blame him for being mean. All he wanted to do was cure people. :(

[@MisterSmith00]

Shang Tsung’s ego is like a wildfire… Deprive the spark; and there is no danger. Provide the spark; and it will grow, consume & destroy.

[@corsaircaruso471]

I gotta say, I love the direction of the past few MK games. Terrific stories, great motion capture and good voice acting.

[@vampricyoda]

How did Kronika survive MK 11? Simple. She can't die. Liu Kang with the hourglass can effect Elder Gods and below so she conspires to undermine all Liu Kang has done. I don't mind that she's still alive. I just hope that she isn't the big bad. I hope she's the playable midboss or something along those lines.

[@thaqiftalip2771]

Indeed. I hope that we finally have the big bad we promise. Like the One Being or Lucifer. You know, these minor background characters that were more or less treated as mere plot device.

[@dontpetentertainment3450]

I just want Onaga to be the final boss and all these other bad guys could be his henchmen or something

[@thaqiftalip2771]

@@dontpetentertainment3450 That works too. Onaga is a really underappreciated villain that is heavily underutilized.

[@Gamertrip4life]

Right, I doubt there's even a story-perspective that makes her the "big-bad". Maybe in a mastermind sense, but it looks like she's pretty powerless at this point. It seems she'll be setting up events and utilizing stronger enemies to try and undermine Liu Kang's timeline and come back to power, but she's dressed in a disguise and hiding around so I'm assuming she really doesn't have much power at all.

[@lightdarksoul2097]

​@@dontpetentertainment3450if Onaga really is somehow related to Shao in this timeline I heavily doubt he's a foe. It's likely Onaga isn't any kind of villain since he isn't in charge of Outworld.

[@themad8088]

seemingly this Kronica comes from a different timeline, perhaps that explains her apparent ''resurrection'', or is about the time that she betray and later imprisoned Tsung, about him, from a deadly sorcerer to a simply faux healer and charlatan, that is a unexpected change, a evil genesis begins.

[@KamikazeDreamer]

Ah, that interaction between Raiden and Kung Lao sure felt authentic

[@Ecl1p5e-MM8BDM]

4:28 Aphex Twin

[@hooviridis8388]

I feel like this will eventually lead to a similar situation as Raiden's situation in MK11 with Revenant Liu Kang, with Liu Kang going back in time again, realizing that the only way to save the world is to save Shang Tsung.

[@johnsantos507]

Saving Shang Tsung? Hell no!

[@markajijelek5543]

He must win

[@alimuhammad-kk1jf]

The way shang tsung smile he is very cute boy who else love his smile ☺.

[@thunderphoenix440]

I kinda expected Shang Tsung to be like "Don't bullshit a bullshitter, lady" to Kronika.

[@mangocquy630]

I think Kronika still got the images in her mind about the timing before new era, that why she wants to make revenge to Liu Kang to make time back to her timeline

[@comet3969]

Lui Kang choosing the MK cast’s role in the New Era: *Carefully carving the Sand of Time* Lui Kang choosing Shang Tsung’s role: *Spins a Wheel* , *Blindfolds himself and throws a dart*

[@Thechosen0010]

Aye I’m not gay but Shang Tsung, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Johnny Cage and Liu Kang tho… Yall need to chill fr

[@darkswords147]

I love how he is on the verge of breaking at the beginning right before Kronika shows up

[@michaeldoty1770]

I also can't wait to see Kronika meet Quan Chi.

[@Sinblck]

Damnnn that Voice Acting for Sheng Tsung. Looking forward to it !

[@scaleofjudgement]

Weird how Baraka human form put down Shang Tsung. Baraka should be Shang Tsung Arch nemesis in the new timeline.

[@ethrsag735]

Are we sure shes Kronika? Her speech patterns sound closer to Geras, which considering the nature of his existence would make sense that he'd be the one person to survive the change into the New Era.

[@lightdarksoul2097]

It's Kronika. Geras is in this game as a good guy on Liu Kangs side

[@oscardaone]

Kronika with Sheeva’s voice.