Mortal Kombat X | Wasted Plotential

This episode was based on a removed segment from the MKX critique I released a few weeks ago. I compromised the critique for the sake of this series or something?
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[@DoomFinger511]

The plot is summed up at 2:28 "...when Johnny pulls previously unknown power out of his ass and the invasion is stopped in an afternoon by 5 people".

[@doompigg7403]

Cage's power was implied in the last game though. This video even acknowledges it. It was in his ending.

[@mp7950]

enderjav99 It’s not a plot hole just bad writing.

[@mp7950]

Sarah Kerrigan Because a human ritual can beat an elder god...

[@boredXsomethingXIDK]

It wasn't even a new unknown power tho it's the same old power he's had since day 1. which makes it even dumber.

[@mp7950]

boredXsomethingXIDK So Johnny has had an Elder God level power, yet has trouble beating Jax and Scorpion? Don’t get me wrong they’re strong but not that strong.

[@natekyngcole]

What really bothers me is how CASSIE CAGE beat SHINKOK, one of the most powerful villains in the franchise

[@brandonl650]

Nathaniel Stewart that annoyed me to how lazy they got with this story

[@ht_sheehan]

If you think she only beat him cause they got lazy you don’t understand Johnny or Cassie Cage’s powers.

[@bichonnation9494]

Nathaniel Stewart I’m more annoyed how KUNG JIN beat KOTAL KAHN. Cassie beat shinnok due to the power that runs through the cage bloodline. But Kung Jin had NO help, from ANYTHING OR ANYONE. THAT is where they got lazy.

[@whereismysupersuitfreeze5883]

@@bichonnation9494 kung jin is a shaolin its like saying why liu kang beat shao Kahn

[@tropicmix8765]

@@ht_sheehan powers that they've never had before? Sounds like you're just a fucking idiot

[@buntothesun2154]

Now this is good writing. Bi-han's humanity returning to him and he gets to fight alongside Scorpion. I always wanted to see Kuai Liang and Bi-han be true brothers again because their relationship in Mk 9 didn't sit well with me.

[@thatguybehindtheglass]

What relationship? Even though they've built a lot of dialogue for the character, as far as acts go, Noob Saibot is just like he was in MK2, just some rando bad guy to pad out the fights.

[@bamdaddonyavi8490]

@@thatguybehindtheglass mk2 doesent have a story mode to pad out fights and noob was a secret charecter

[@codered2224]

I really don't like noobs voice and I used to love noob in trilogy. They ruined my second favorite characters. Those being noob Ermac and reptile.

[@bossviper2833]

@@codered2224 MK 2011 Noob or MK11 Noob

[@codered2224]

@@bossviper2833 mk 11 noobs voice

[@natekyngcole]

Your alternate take is what MKX's story should've been

[@mostafaahmedibrahim2541]

Its an amazing story but all that stuff costs money man

[@akumazx95]

@@mostafaahmedibrahim2541 but it would’ve made a crap ton of money too

[@saturn6458]

They should just hire you, dude. You deserve it.

[@LSTORMTheMC]

I agree💯💯

[@cheeseofdestiny9479]

agreed his story line is amazing

[@AFZ6767]

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THIS

[@blatino1987]

True to wasted potential: why not have Kung Lao “pull unknown power out of his ass” to defeat Shinnok while Liu Kang marries Kitana becoming King of Edenia rather than always being Liu Kang’s shadow? Not necessarily out of rivalry rather showing his full potential as he too is descended from the Great Kung Lao. There’s so much potential for both Kung Lao and Mileena as they are both only characterized in the shadows of their respective counterparts, Liu Kang and Kitana... Imagine those potential hereditary rivalries lol But overall your synopsis and potential for the story is better than what the last game brought to the table y far!! 👍🏽👌🏽

[@willval21]

Agreed

[@bmdnoone]

Now this...THIS is what the MKX story should have been... None of that crappy beat Shinnok with the green aura shit. Bravo good sir!

[@tanamoxv2160]

I do agree that it was kind of outta nowhere, but i believe that johnny cage defeating shinnok would be pretty interesting, were it written in a better way.

[@Domdizzle33]

Neather Realm studios should hire you because this is better than anything they could ever come up with narrative wise

[@wantedwarlock2039]

dominic allred I know, right? Mileena is an actual character in his adaptation!

[@marcosvfilho8687]

And the scene of Raiden making the ultimate sacrifice and making amends with Liu Kang was awesome, expecialy by the fact the Liu Kang was the ultimate hero

[@shartercam]

dominic allred idk Injustice 2 was a good story I thought

[@KCGameNet]

now THIS is how the story should've went i love the fact that u actually incorporated MK4's events put tanya on the right side & gave liu kang his glory back as the hero nrs should seriously take notes

[@stopstaringatmewtf7651]

The idea of travelling to all the realms, searching for people to join an alliance sounds like the plot of LEGO DC Supervillains. Sounds amazing.

[@Maximum1Impulse]

I like how you incorporated the Order & Chaos realms into your scenario. It expands on the lore and opens up more possibilities involving characters, stories, stages etc. for future titles. With this retelling I didn’t think it could be done, but you actually made it work. Nicely done! 👍

[@ionjca09]

Please send this video to Ed Noob.

[@mothertrucker928]

petru teodor it's ed boon

[@ionjca09]

Mother Trucker dude are you serious??

[@corpsedesecrator2612]

And John Saibot lol!!!

[@ItsLynch1]

Mother Trucker noob is boon backwards

[@ht_sheehan]

I can’t tell if the Noob part is an insult to him or not

[@ultramanned]

You listen here The4thsnake I need you to go to netherealm studios, kick down the door, show them this video and demand that they hire you to write their stories because this version kicks all kinds of butt it's fantastic I wish the was real story

[@gear_impact6707]

Yo, u legit predicted Liu kang becoming the god protector of Earthrealm

[@fernandoenamorado2480]

Shinnok has the greatest potential. Everything shao Kahn was his motives goals were just a side story for the greater threat that was shinnok plotting an even greater invasion and not warring against earth but merely taking the good guys converting them into his own slaves which was much more creative and efficient and intelligent of shinnok to do than Kahn battling them directly. Shinnok took what came out of the good guys and converted them to his own will. Shinnok is more powerful than shao Kahn and Onaga yet they made this ass pull where they made Cassie and Johnny have power to defeat specifically elder gods.....that’s fucked..... Basically no one would or could stop shinnok in his normal form but then he transformed and still Cassie was his kyptonight. His greatest and only weakness was Cassie and Johnny. They should’ve let shinnok best and kill some people both in his normal and demon form before they even allowed him to get defeated. They really disrespected what he was and his story and elder god and fallen elder god status

[@FatalityMasterHGR]

This story would have been fucking awesome...

[@MetaKnuxXbeats]

Now THAT would of been an awesome Mortal Kombat story. A lot of the ideas here are things I would LOVE to see, especially the Sub Zero and Scorpion team and Noob mirroring Scorpion's roll form the 3D games.

[@The4thSnake]

Thank you.

[@ObitoUchiha38200]

@@The4thSnake I liked the MKX story but yours is just better

[@apdsouza]

Mk9: *exists* Mkx n Mk11: *hey that's a nice story you've got there, mind if we fuck it up*

[@HeadmasterAutobot]

Really goes to show how damaging Sindel's rampage was for the writer's room in the long run. Interesting stuff.

[@sadriposting]

A more relevant and interesting story in 11 min than a game that took like 3 years to be made

[@UnifiedEntity]

I dont get why they had to kill off nearly everyone in MK9 for some "new generation" For fucks sake Mortal Kombat was M.I.A for like 5 years after Armageddon. MK 9, being the third time Mortal Kombat got a cinematic story but still being the first time focusing on the original casts origins and story throughout the first couple of games being, where we see the personalities of the characters with voice acting rather than ending arcade form, it was MK reborn in essence. Even us long time fans felt like we were meeting these characters for the first time somehow. So killing them off for a new generation that probably didnt know didley shit about MK in the first place was a waste of time. To be QUITE honest.

[@anasfarag8654]

RaginDXDemon fuck the new Generation

[@wh3nderson95]

Part of me just wants Stryker to come back and be a major player in the franchise. However, seeing that Baraka, Raiden, and Liu Kang were completely butchered in their lore. I would hate it if the devs decided to make Stryker appear worse to appease the minority that pick on him.

[@The4thSnake]

He'd die in the lamest way possible. Probably in a shootout with Erron Fucking Black.

[@wh3nderson95]

The4thSnake I thought it would have been interesting if you mentioned that Baraka would be in a similar state to Mileena as in his purpose in life is voided if Mileena dies. However, with the potential rise to power could have the tarkatan species have a chance to be something other than a subservant species and claim their indepedence within Outworld.

[@The4thSnake]

Possibly. I see them as permanently subservient to the ruler, unless Baraka somehow ends up in a relationship with Mileena.

[@wh3nderson95]

The4thSnake I always enjoyed more of the loyalist to principal characters finding a new sense of purpose since Baraka was their champion. When all the new games mek him a pushover...

[@darthXreven]

I just miss all the weird characters like Stryker [I always liked him], Frost, Nitara, Kabal & Mavado I really liked Nitara, come on vampire chick with wings? why the hell wasn't she included in the newer games??

[@justinang5231]

Now, this is how it should have been. It fits the Game of Thrones-type of story much better than the imitation they tried to do in MKX.

[@masterstepz9800]

I really wanted them to restore cyrax. I liked his character and moves.

[@darkemperortheobscureone694]

Agree, i honestly always feel bad for him. He deserves better.

[@sike_ologist7655]

I really want an mk story where the entire roster has their own chapter. That would flesh out the characters so much and not just have them as an excuse to be present in the story.

[@shadowblade1239]

WHY couldn't the story mode be like THIS this is way better instead of the story being like special forces 2

[@nadillasakinah950]

Shadow Blade I know, right? Before I bought the game, I thought it would be just about the Outworld gang and our poster boys

[@rwchitown5570]

This sounds way better than mkx

[@ahaibeh91]

Your version brings a much more coherent and appropriate use of the characters. I really wish that NRS use as much time as they need to accommodate something like this because it’s always worth the wait. As much as I love the gameplay and the violence, the story is what I am most invested in. I hope they don’t fk the next one up.

[@zonate6066]

Since I'm new to MK, MK9 was my first MK game when I was a kid, so I never got to play the others, so I enjoyed MK9 and enjoyed MKX a lot, and the next generation thing never bothered me, cause I love to Takeda and Cassie Cage hella lot. That being said, your idea is way better than what we got, I really do enjoy it. I've always wanted some sort of redemption arc for Noob, helping scorpion a bit and reuniting with his brother, becoming more of Bi-Han than Noob, despite him being what he is. And I love that Lui Kang would be a hero again. It's brilliant. You have great ideas overall with every character, not just the ones I mentioned, you should really hit NRS up, try applying for a job, and get that job after you apply, cause you really deserve that.

[@The4thSnake]

Thanks. Though, I worry the story might have gotten too far up its own arse with the time manipulation stuff.

[@bradleycooper80]

I hope your part about Sindel being restored and then goes on to restore Kitana and Jade in order to make things right is true, and is in MK11 storyline, Sindel deserves better🙄

[@The4thSnake]

Stick around. I plan to cover her in the near future as well. She ABSOLUTELY deserves better. Imagine being introduced to the series through the reboot and never actually seeing Sindel as a good guy. Fucking tragic.

[@bradleycooper80]

The4thSnake THANK GOD👐 someone who agrees with me, we need to see the real side to Sindel. THE GOOD SIDE

[@darkemperortheobscureone694]

Unfortunately in MK11 they completely destroyed Sindel's character. They turned her from a selfless and benevolent martyr queen into a selfish gold digging slut (if you saw the leaked bios and dialogues). Seriously if i was Mr Boon i probably would fire the fool who written that shitty retcon of her.

[@cadavermaniac]

This would have been so cool. I would definitely want to see this story as it's own comic book or movie. It would also get that bad plot that was MKX out of my mind. This blows it away with proper development and a lot longer story.

[@jlwest23]

Your story adds more to the lore given how far the franchise has come. Yet Netherrealm has this hate boner to make Lui Kang since Deadly Alliance. Like why is it that Lui Kang's ending always have him being evil like where did that come from? Also Lui becoming a god to replace Raiden would be epic as I really thought he would go that route but honestly it was Dark Raiden that sent the message so who is to say he wanted this to happen to further his placement in the timeline while having his enemies out of the way earlier. A big twist would be that Dark Raiden master minded this to win Armageddon instead of Shao Khan.

[@The4thSnake]

I suppose it's possible. He seemed to just be normal Raiden in 2011's intro, though.

[@nyronarnold6024]

jlwest23 Probably because they wanted Johnny Cage to be the main lead. And people going Liu Lang boring.

[@The4thSnake]

But he's only the lead for one chapter. That doesn't seem like the reason.

[@Memento_mori2222]

if i could chose i would put subzero as the protagonist after all hes one of the more developed characters of the franchise and the lin kuei are far more interesting than the shao ling kung lao is also a good pick tho

[@stevenjones7823]

Nyron Arnold Liu Kang, scorpion, sub zero, Kung Lao, kitana, mileena and raiden are the most popular playable character in every mortal Kombat. Johnny cage was good on paper but he was still boring, Liu Kang is way better and it made sense atleast why he beat people but Johnny cage randomly using his shadow kick to kill people is ridiculous.

[@liquorsnake]

Please please work for nrs they need your help fo real

[@NitroNEXT]

Such an improvement over what we actually got. I especially love how you redeemed Liu Kang. I always felt X should've at least featured a showdown between him and Shinnok, even if he didn't succeed like in the original timeline it would've been a nice nod nonetheless.

[@The4thSnake]

He should have had a chapter, I think.

[@faisalyusuf497]

That is a much better story than what we got you should apply for a job in netherrealm studios I would have enjoyed that story

[@NawiTheCore]

The only thing I vehemently disagree with is Kuai Liang not becoming human again. NRS was smart enough to understand that Sub-Zero fans were pissed after what they did to him in the previous game, so I don't care if it's backpedaling I'm glad we got human Sub-Zero back. I'm even happier he became the Grandmaster of the LK just like in the original timeline. Other than that, I think you have really good and interesting ideas.

[@The4thSnake]

If they'd at least come up with a better explanation, like with Cyrax in Gold, I could get behind it. As it stands, I can't respect their lack of confidence in their story and artistic direction. Still, thank you.

[@UnifiedEntity]

Same. It was a mistake to killing Kuei Liang Sub Zero off in the first place

[@NinjaWorldWarrior16]

Yup, RaginDXDemon.

[@OFFlClALYOUTUBE]

@@The4thSnake in the comics Quan Chi gets rid of cyber subzero. His reasoning? He hated his robotic form

[@The4thSnake]

@@OFFlClALKZbin And yet, he didn't think to fix Kabal's lungs...

[@calsh14]

Dude......you need to get hired ASAP I love your ideas for these characters. You the real MVP

[@ItsLynch1]

That sounded like the best way to combine 2 generations of games into one

[@xMasterSparku]

The idea of letting dudes redeem themselves again is nice since there's a decent amount of good ideas in 3D MK. Like the order realm and chaos realms are stuff I love and I enjoy the designs for the Order characters, it's also nice to have some more neutral realms since Netherrealm and Outworld might as well be villain only territory. Order realm established itself as a good neutral realm since right off the bat there's a civil war and resistance going on, that instantly tells you that yeah this realm won't be on your side but it also won't be against you since they have their own shit to worry about. Chaos realm is also nice and it had a nice character from it, one that ties in well with MK's gory approach.

[@fainiffo1312]

How are you so good at this? It just makes sense. I really hope netherrealm studios has somehow seen this.

[@Ra_heem]

Well thought out and exciting concepts for the story. The stuff about noob saibot and sub-zero blew my mind! Your the type of person who should be working on the story. Good job man!

[@illecebram5321]

I gotta sub to this channel. People could say what they want. I see a guy who cares more than the devs about something that could be some of the greatest stories ever made. Someone let this man make the new stories. Please.

[@problematicss9946]

If mkx was wasted potential, I can’t wait to see what mk 11 is going to be

[@sebastianfeuerstein9306]

I'm so impressed with just how well you've fleshed out MK, awesome job man!! 🔥

[@Gundam4]

You have way more creativity then the guys who made the game

[@C0T0HA]

I didn't mind the new characters, I wanted to get to know them, but they received 0 proper exposure. THe MK9 story though I enjoyed immensely as it did precisely what I expected it to: contextualize and unite the lore of the first 3 games.

[@OriginalKenDoll]

I still feel as if Tanya should’ve been working with Mileena instead of being with Shinnok, but other than that I think that this is perfect

[@mr_sully6909]

Damn, your story is 10x better than MKX's story.

[@CaptainCaskett]

9:18 - 10:26 YESSSSS!

[@kavanaugh1311]

Had they done mkx like this, I would’ve played the story mode multiple times instead of just once.

[@unofficialmeme5972]

Shit. I actually like your idea more.

[@sebastianfeuerstein9306]

This makes waaay much more sense than the original storyline, Gr8 work Bro 😎👍🏻

[@sonicbattleplayer5762]

I've watched very few of these "Wasted Plotential" videos, and I'm already enjoying them.

[@travismalarkey3668]

11:00 I could not stop laughing at that line there.

[@naschaos25jxf57]

Yep we should of had this story. Great job dude I loved this storyline if only they actually did it.

[@manuelpalacios9419]

Man, I LOVE YOU, such a great take, really. Outstanding. Saludos desde Argentina

[@benzeller3635]

This is the single great Mortal Kombat video on KZbin. For sure subbing right now.

[@The4thSnake]

Thank you. I hope I don't disappoint.

[@ProHunter_invencivel1]

WOWOWOWOAHHHHHHHHH!!! I WAS ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT LISTENING TO THIS!! MY HEART LEAPED OF JOY!!!!

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

I wouldn't call Johnny Cage a joke character. He canon killed Shinnok in the old timeline as well. Not to mention he was going to be the orginal protagonist for the series before Jean-Claude Van Damme ducked out. I get that he's comedic relief, but so is Deadpool and that guy beats heavy hitting villains all the time.

[@The4thSnake]

Nope. Liu Kang beat Shinnok. I don't think Johnny ever had a confirmed victory in the old timeline. His bio in Deadly Alliance has him making a movie where he repeatedly dies and comes back as an in-joke about his actual deaths in the franchise.

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

@@The4thSnake I remember reading that Cage fought Shinnok in Armageddon. He did not kill Shinnok, but he did force him to retreat. Which is still a victory in my book MK Armageddon "When Quan Chi vanished back through the portal which he came through, Johnny Cage attacked. He caught Shinnok off guard and appeared to have the upper hand, until the former Elder God retreated in a cloud of smoke, leaving Johnny to decide what to do next"

[@The4thSnake]

Seems ambiguous as to whether it was an actual fight, or if Shinnok just immediately retreated.

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

@@The4thSnake That's a fair point, but he still retreated from Johnny Cage. He might be comedic relief, but the former Elder God felt threatened enough to run away. Plus his ending in MK9 does help to foreshadow his immense power for MKX. He is just too ignorant to access it. Great video, btw. I don't want you to think that I didn't enjoy it. It was very well edited and scripted!

[@The4thSnake]

Thank you.

[@oldmanwaterfall]

I'm a new fan to the series (being introduced to it with MKvDC as a kid) and I've recently come across your channel. Gotta say it seems like Netherrealm just didn't care about the older games or content because they wanted to jump to their ideas. Without prior knowledge of the series, the Netherrealm games seemed fine. However learning this franchise's history shines the new narrative in a different light. For instance, knowing the first chapter of MKX was essentially the premise to a whole game really shocks and ruins it for me. I always just assumed MKvDC was the series jumping the shark and Netherrealm's reboot was them cutting unnecessary fat for an enhanced, sharper retelling of the story. Now I'm kinda sure the developers were hoping a new generation of consumers would make that assumption while the original fans would have to begrudgingly take what's released.

[@dions390]

Holy crap it's insane how a fan of the series, can make a better story than people getting paid to make the story for the game.

[@claudiuskeat8336]

my, my... you actually wrote the story better then their actual author.

[@tanamoxv2160]

I would’ve kept johnny cage as the hero of earthrealm, but i would’ve written it about him needing to get a hold over himself and his power, eventually coming in and saving earthrealm once he’s fully mastered his own powers. Remember, Johnny cage was starting to be written as the big good gathering the forces of light to stop the forces of dark gathered by shinnok.

[@PhantomSnake84]

I agree with everything but 10:04. Instead of a new cyromancer, just have Bi-Han be the standard Sub-Zero character with his Black Ice ability and go back to actually being called Sub-Zero. Kuai Liang as a cyborg could be either DLC or an unlockable like he was in MK9. No MK game should be without Sub-Zero.

[@malinme1227]

We really need this level of passion back in games, everything’s so simplified for casual consumers it’s so predictable

[@The_NJG]

Someone has to make this a fan-game.

[@MysteriousTomJenkins]

This sounds like a much more interesting storyline and opens up the possibility for more characters and stages than the real MKX storyline which means it'd even improve the gameplay aspect of the game and it'd actually respect its characters. Shame that fans like you and me care more about the games than NRS themselves.

[@koolaidboi0079]

I'm mad that this isn't the real story

[@viniciusbersot18]

That's is the best Mortal Kombat story that we never got. Especially the Bi-Han, Scorpion, and the Cyber Lin Kuei plot.

[@strangecope]

4:51 No, NRS would rather kill Shujinko by the hands of OP Cassie for no reason.

[@UnNamedPlayer.]

I am now sad because of the much better story you have just told

[@Gobbygoblin]

your version of the story is fucking amazing

[@wolframvoneschenbach1174]

You have a love for lore that I can understand and respect, it's unfortunate that it often get shat on even by creators these days.

[@KuWota2k]

Peak storytelling. Noob-Zero/Sub-Saibot will forever be a badass idea. Everything else was also amazing, truly the great fanservice for older fans and reintroduction of 3d era stuffs for newer ones.

[@Jahlil.W]

I agree with everything you said. Yes, that includes Kuai Liang remaining a cyborg. Cyber Sub-Zero is awesome in my opinion, besides his terrible fatalities.

[@The4thSnake]

He was just given leftovers. If he stayed a cyborg, he'd just have the MKX and 11 ones, but slightly tweaked.

[@sharpshooterjames8891]

I like your idea of a different version of mkx story, but I have some slight alterations. My ideas for this game would have it be like the empire strikes back of this mortal kombat reboot trilogy. For starters, I like the idea of shinnok doing his invasion 2 months after mk9, with the whole story looking bleak for the earthrealm heroes, and they desperately fight back with only raiden, Sonya blade, Johnny cage, kenshi, and fujin against shinnok’s army. Side note: My first alteration would be to have quan chi change sub zero into a revenant instead of remaining as cyber sub s zero, as in the actual mkx comics he still had somewhat of a free will, that way we would get the really cool revenant design. I would also keep noob saibot as the elder god’s champion and have them send him to aid raiden. I would change your idea so that he would remain a tragic character, as the elder gods were able to restore bi han’s soul and humanity but cannot change him from the shadow wraith that quan chi created him as, so no mix of noob and sub zero. In desperation, the earth realm heroes do split up like your idea, where each team goes and try to create alliances. Johnny cage, Sonya blade, and kenshi go to outworld, which is in a civil war between Kotal and Mileena, who are fighting over who becomes Kahn due to Shao Kahn’s absence. Kotal agrees to ally with them in exchange for their help, but ends up being difficult because of Mileena’s side, which consists of: Baraka, Ermac, Reptile, Skarlet, Tanya, and Rain. However, Kotal, the earthrealm heroes, and Erron Black barely win against them. During this civil war, it is revealed that Kano is continuing his business of selling weapons to both sides and is secretly working with Mileena (obvious Sonya vs. Kano fight). Unfortunately, Mileena and her followers escape, hinting to a future conflict. Kotal is then crowned Kahn, he promises the earthrealm heroes that the outworld army will be ready to march into earthrealm and help fight off against Shinnok’s demon army (however, this doesn’t happen as immediately he is told about the shokan’s uprising with goro, kintaro, and sheeva leading the charge. He then wishes earthrealm good luck fighting without him). Raiden teams up with Bo’Rai’Cho and noob saibot and travels across order and chaosrealm while Fujin stays behind to fight in earthrealm just like your idea. However, fujin does get killed and resurrected as a revenant and joins shinnok. Shinnok and his army then goes to the sky temple and starts to affect the jinsei. The two teams then come back together in earthrealm to witness shinnok’s corruption of the jinsei. They then quickly travel back to the sky temple, where they then must fight the revenants. Raiden fights against fujin. Bo’Rai’Cho fights Liu Kang and Kung Lao. Noob fights against Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Smoke. Sonya fights against Kitana, Jade, Sindel. Johnny Cage fights against Jax, Kabal, and Stryker. Kenshi fights against Sektor, Cyrax, and Nightwolf. Raiden defeats Fujin, and goes on into the sky temple, feeling remorseful for what happened to his friend. Bo’Rai’Cho gets killed by Liu Kang and Kung Lao, and the two chases after Raiden. Johnny Cage and Sonya defeat theirs, and Johnny consoles Sonya after seeing Jax and their friends, reminding her that “it’s not truly them” like in the actual game. Kenshi defeats Sektor, Cyrax, and Nightwolf but they retreat. Finally, Noob fights and defeats Sub-Zero, feeling remorse for his brother. He then turns his attention to Scorpion, and they argue over who was innocent and who was guilty in their rivalry. They fight and Noob wins. Noob then uses his shadow powers to reveal that it was actually quan chi that murdered Scorpion’s family and clan. Scorpion expresses sorrow and remorse toward noob, ashamed of killing him and his actions under quan chi. Noob forgives Scorpion, telling him that it was quan chi that was responsible and that he found new purpose being the elder god’s champion. The two then decide to team up in order to kill quan chi. Noob also expresses wanting to restore Smoke and Sub-Zero, but they were revealed to have disappeared, like the other revenants. Noob then vows that he will save his brother from his corruption. It cuts back to Raiden, who is traveling through the sky temple and reach the jinsei chamber to fight Shinnok, and then noticed he is wounded from his previous fight. He goes in a confronts demon Shinnok (his corrupted form at the end of the actual game). However, before he can fight him, Raiden is confronted by Liu Kang and Kung Lao. They fight and Raiden comes up victorious. The undead duo then cursed out at Raiden about how much they hate him and that how he is failure and that he lead them to their eternal doom before falling unconscious. Raiden is then left alone, feeling sadness and remorse because of those words. Raiden then turns his attention to Shinnok. They fight, and at first Shinnok defeats Raiden (this happens in-game on purpose so don’t worry about getting a bad ending), but Raiden gets back up and ultimately defeats Shinnok by ripping out the amulet. Raiden then enters the jinsei to cleanse it. Before doing so, he notices Liu Kang and Kung Lao has disappeared. He then cleanses the jinsei, but it corrupts him, turning him into dark raiden. It ends with Raiden narrating that the events weren’t supposed to happen, but it is too late to change anything. He says that earthrealm is even more defenseless then it was, and it will constantly be attacked. He then vows to protect earthrealm by using a more offensive approach, by defeating it’s enemies before they strike. The end of my version of Mortal Kombat X.

[@LimaKiloRomeo]

How would you do MK11, but with these events having happened?

[@the-point-bearer6689]

Wasn't the title for Outworld being Emperor and not Kahn? With this being said, I like these types of ideas, although mine would be that Kotal (not Ko'atal K'etz as this name belongs to his father now) would be the Chief of Outworld with the throne room being overhauled for something Aztec themed with the followers would be Erron Black, D'vorah (in my take she doesn't outright betray Kotal, just double crossed him for Shinnok knowing that she would be scorched alive, and I could also see her refusal to aid the remaining Kytinn from Shao Kahn's extermination progress come back to bite her hard, though some remained hidden), Reptile (he sympathized with him being an obedient servant for the former emperor, and made him a general as an appreciation), Ferra/Torr (not much, but I could make Ferra a teensy bit talkative as Torr remains grunting about) and Erron Black (an outcast of Earthrealm, maybe recruiting him after Shang Tsung gave him a limited form of immortality I think).

[@MultiCadias]

They basically rebooted the storyline for no reason

[@moltenmetalmax4827]

That should of been the mkx that we should have gotten

[@answeris746]

Love how people think story writing and the ability to make it is so easy and really simple It's not

[@vaggos2003]

10:13 So, since Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Noob Saibot and Smoke are teaming up in this version of the story, you're basically suggesting that MKX's story should have included an adaptation of MK Roomies. Your opinion is objectively correct and perfect.

[@dams6829]

That Raiden intro dialogue lel. Tbh I watched your mk timeline and mk 9 critique video and loved them but somehow forgot to sub. Glad that I refound ya.

[@The4thSnake]

I'm glad you did too. Welcome back.

[@seangrady9542]

Mortal Kombat is my favorite game ever because of the lore and your channel is right on the money.

[@The4thSnake]

If they only knew what to do with this setting, the franchise would be amazing.

[@matthewm47]

I thought the MKX story was good but this is wayyy better

[@Rysuko1]

Speaking of wasted potential, how about that idea that Noob somehow survived and ended with the Elder Gods, now chosen as their new champion? EDIT: God dammit I must finish the video before commenting.

[@The4thSnake]

This just means you see the great potential of the idea too.

[@AsickJoke]

Get this man to write future stories in upcoming mk games

[@bashirjafiya5828]

Dude, this is amazing!

[@lachlanball7884]

Sounds to me like an Armageddon story mode, but better! I LOVE IT! Also, everybody in the comments, let's make up a roster for this re-imaging of MKX! Doesn't matter how many playable characters there are, anyone in the series can be in!

[@ChamChamRealSmooth]

If anything, I hope they go with this story for MK12. The roster should be bigger than Armageddon, but not as insane as the Chaotic MUGEN game. Hell, they could give any character depth. Have Mokap be a co-worker of Johnny Cage. Meat could travel the realms, running away from Shang Tsung while trying to find his place in the world. Shujinko could be fleshed out more by having a better redemption arc than in Deception. Taven and Daegon also could get more personality aside from being essentially a human coinflip. Geras and Cetrion being more than Kronika's servants, the same problem with Kira and Kobra being Kabal's, I could name a couple more characters that have very little depth. As long as they don't go stupidly woke like in MK11 and actually fix the past characters by bringing them back, it should all be fine.

[@alexwright5419]

It always bothered me just how useless the Elder Gods are. Shinnok invades Earthrealm? No Elder Gods. Shao Kahn invades Earthrealm? Stupid loophole bullshit. Earthrealm being invaded again despite Earthrealm winning Mortal Kombat? No Elder Gods. Raider should lose his faith in them. They’re more useless than Ferra/Torr in MKX story

[@2111darkboy]

I am so grateful for recaping past events that lead to mk11.

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Awesome Video Bro!

[@slightlytwistedagain]

I really like the mid section you wrote instead of the 2 minute war that's in MKX, it felt like peak Game of Thrones warring families but towards the end after Raiden dies it gets a bit cliche and played out. Personal preference I suppose that I'm just a sucker of once good friends turned enemies due to a series of unfortunate events, I find their personal struggles relatable and a much better bittersweet end to them.

[@The4thSnake]

Fair enough. Thanks for giving me a chance.

[@dizzydarkrai9150]

I would change bi han slightly so instead of rescuing his brother noob and sareena become the mk equivalent of batman and catwoman as i believe that pairing should of happened after mythologies

[@The4thSnake]

That can still happen here. Not so much when he's still brainwashed by Quan Chi.

[@dizzydarkrai9150]

also i hope that there isn't a comic series this time and we get most of the kids as npcs as takeda is the only one i like

[@The4thSnake]

I'm sure there will be. How much of it do you think will contradict the games this time?

[@dizzydarkrai9150]

hopefully not alot as an idea for a chapter i have If not character focused Is Takeda and Kenshi are trapped and about to be killed by the red dragons but are saved last minute by Kabal and Stryker due to being police and kabal being a former black dragon as i didn't like him becoming a vigilante In deception

[@metagross9092]

dizzydarkrai Wouldn't Kabal and Stryker be serving Liu Kang and Kitana though? Why would they go randomly saving Kenshi and Takeda when they're still in their revenant state?

[@Angelshark116]

Chronica is basicly gonna come in and say "You all done f***ed up, my turn to control reality "

[@jacobglaser7773]

25 years and Sonya and Johnny haven't aged a day. Amazing.

[@zh7761]

its amazing how much better fans are at doing NRS job

[@mooviedude141]

It is shitty how they rebooted the entire timeline for it to end up even worse than the original.

[@KaoticReach1999]

I kinda like the gritty dark look of MK X more than MK 11

[@dazza06go47]

Kuai Liang should’ve stayed as a cyborg throughout MK9 to 11 instead of becoming a human again. Frost would’ve been a good mantle for a human cryomancer

[@LuckyLog97]

The heroes in MKX were ridiculously over powered. Ya got Johnny Cage taking on both Scorpion & Sub Zero. Sonya bitch slapinng Quan Chi.... And Cassie fucking Cage beating Shinnok

[@Missrena1000]

Snake, I love your snarky British humor when it comes to summarizing shitty game stories. Looking forward to more of your videos.

[@The4thSnake]

There's definitely more on the way. Not more MK for a while, though.

[@chickenwingchai1948]

Scorpion, always killing shit. Scorpion always fucking kills the wrong god damn person and makes the burden harder on our heroes. Ask Bi-Han, or Quan Chi.

[@petertracycarroll]

This is a small thing but I’m really happy you referred to Kung Lao as a top tear fighter because he really is also Jonny training with the shoo-in would be awesome to see