MKX Comic Plot Discussion & Speculation Thread

[Atriox]

If Raiden hadn't been there and Kahn had tried to invade Earthrealm anyway he'd have been attacked by the Elder Gods and the same thing would've happened.

No, Armageddon would have happened.

 

[Hehateme]

No, Armageddon would have happened.

Armageddon doesn't seem that bad.

 

[MrSunshine]

I will be getting the issue in 15 mins

 

[Megaton_Rich]

Armageddon doesn't seem that bad.

famous last words

 

[Youphemism]

No, Armageddon would have happened.

Yeah great evidence you have there to support that -_- You can't just tell me I'm wrong, explain why.

Kahn would've tried to invade Earthrealm with no Raiden there to protect it, and because that's against the rules of Mortal Kombat the Elder Gods would've stepped in and done exactly the same as what happened in MK9.

 

[Youphemism]

Fighters who got whacked by Sindel are minimal loss in the BIG PICTURE OF THE WHOLE WORLD. Also, it was a wise move to fry stubborn Liu Kang. He predicted an outcome and it was the right guess.
Also, why ppl even bother for those deaths? Apparently they only matter for Jade and Stryker fans.

The game " I'm talking about" is MK Mythologies. Remember it's not overwritten from the new timeline cause it's a prequel to MK1, so Fujin is still a loser?
Remember how the ELDER GODS helped Raiden eradicate Shao in MK9's Ending?
Where was Fujin at that time? Oh, in some hidden sound files

I'll let Shao Kahn do the talking here

 

[EarlyReflections]

Yeah great evidence you have there to support that -_- You can't just tell me I'm wrong, explain why.

Kahn would've tried to invade Earthrealm with no Raiden there to protect it, and because that's against the rules of Mortal Kombat the Elder Gods would've stepped in and done exactly the same as what happened in MK9.

No my friend. Shao Kahn could claim Earth and all existence rightfully after he defeated Blaze on the pyramid top. His last barrier was Raiden, who sent the message moments before he died.
And where was Fujin during the final battle? DEAD

 

[Atriox]

Yeah great evidence you have there to support that -_- You can't just tell me I'm wrong, explain why.

Kahn would've tried to invade Earthrealm with no Raiden there to protect it, and because that's against the rules of Mortal Kombat the Elder Gods would've stepped in and done exactly the same as what happened in MK9.

Why do I even have to explain that? It's because it already happened, Armageddon happened, that's why Raiden sent his past self the vision. So if Raiden had been captured or killed or whatever right after he got his visions, he couldn't have done anything to prevent Armageddon from happening. Ergo, Armageddon would have happened.

 

[Atriox]

No my friend. Shao Kahn could claim Earth and all existence rightfully after he defeated Blaze on the pyramid top. His last barrier was Raiden, who sent the message moments before he died.
And where was Fujin during the final battle? DEAD

Yeah, also this.

 

[Youphemism]

No my friend. Shao Kahn could claim Earth and all existence rightfully after he defeated Blaze on the pyramid top. His last barrier was Raiden, who sent the message moments before he died.
And where was Fujin during the final battle? DEAD

Why do I even have to explain that? It's because it already happened, Armageddon happened, that's why Raiden sent his past self the vision. So if Raiden had been captured or killed or whatever right after he got his visions, he couldn't have done anything to prevent Armageddon from happening. Ergo, Armageddon would have happened.

ARMAGEDDON HASN'T HAPPENED YET. We are talking about the events of MK9 here, and Shao Kahn merges the realms and beats Raiden up wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy before Armageddon.

 

[EarlyReflections]

ARMAGEDDON HASN'T HAPPENED YET. We are talking about the events of MK9 here, and Shao Kahn merges the realms and beats Raiden up wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy before Armageddon.

MK9 happens only because Raiden sent the message.
...And to save the franchise from the wacky 3D era

 

[Hexin_Wishes]

Can Rain just come back as the ~big bad~ please? It'd be amazing.

 

[Atriox]

ARMAGEDDON HASN'T HAPPENED YET. We are talking about the events of MK9 here, and Shao Kahn merges the realms and beats Raiden up wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy before Armageddon.

Dude, seriously. What happened in MK9 happened because Raiden changed the timeline, he tried preventing Armageddon but fucked up, so he got the next best (or worst...) thing to what Armageddon would have been. So if Raiden wouldn't have been there, he couldn't have changed the timeline so Armageddon would have happened...

 

[MrSunshine]

)) lots of things happen

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

On my phone so It will be a quick write up of the main points that happen.

1. JC is one of the shadow priest. He's wearing a new outfit (blue long sleve v-neck, grey military vest)
2. Erron is tuned out to be a traitor (and speaks!)and works with Kano. Mavado overhears the discussion of the kidnapping between JC and Kotal. He states to his RD clan that they have a new objective.
3. Subzero rips out kanos cybernetic eye. Subzero also states he's been dead once... And never again!!!!
4. Mavado finds Kano and Erron with Cassie and jacqui, demanding they hand their hostages over.
5. Ends with scorpion about to get stabbed by raiden with a knife! :0


SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS END
will do a better write up when I can

 

[Rice]

)) lots of things happen

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

On my phone so It will be a quick write up of the main points that happen.

1. JC is one of the shadow priest. He's wearing a new outfit (blue long sleve v-neck, grey military vest)
2. Erron is tuned out to be a traitor (and speaks!)and works with Kano. Mavado overhears the discussion of the kidnapping between JC and Kotal. He states to his RD clan that they have a new objective.
3. Subzero rips out kanos cybernetic eye. Subzero also states he's been dead once... And never again!!!!
4. Mavado finds Kano and Erron with Cassie and jacqui, demanding they hand their hostages over.
5. Ends with scorpion about to get stabbed by raiden with a knife! :0


SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS END
will do a better write up when I can

Thanks for the summary. Sounds like a good and eventful chapter.

Also saw the thing with Erron Black coming a mile away.

 

[Saint Op Omen]

)) lots of things happen

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

On my phone so It will be a quick write up of the main points that happen.

1. JC is one of the shadow priest. He's wearing a new outfit (blue long sleve v-neck, grey military vest)
2. Erron is tuned out to be a traitor (and speaks!)and works with Kano. Mavado overhears the discussion of the kidnapping between JC and Kotal. He states to his RD clan that they have a new objective.
3. Subzero rips out kanos cybernetic eye. Subzero also states he's been dead once... And never again!!!!
4. Mavado finds Kano and Erron with Cassie and jacqui, demanding they hand their hostages over.
5. Ends with scorpion about to get stabbed by raiden with a knife! :0


SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS END
will do a better write up when I can

gooood so #2 explains alot..Kano may not be the only BD in the game...time for some crow though....

 

[Doombawkz]

2. Erron is tuned out to be a traitor (and speaks!)and works with Kano.

Thats right, @Youphemism ... KANO!

 

[Shad]

MKX Print issue #3 - Blood Ties Part 3, Chapter 9: Synopsis


So we flip to 2/3 of the way through the issue; there's no break between Sonya pointing her gun at Kotal at the end of the last digital chapter and what happens next:

SPOILERS:

Spoiler

Summary page cast (Some new faces and descriptions):

Kotal Kahn: Emperor or Outworld. Osh-Tekk Warrior.

Goro: Prince of the Shokan Empire.

Reiko: Commander of Mileena's Forces.

Mavado: Leader of the Red Dragon in Outworld.

Reptile: Kotal Kahn's Minister of Spies.

Mileena: Deposed Empress of Outworld.

Rain: Mileena loyalist able to control water.

D'Vorah: First Minister to Kotal Kahn.

Erron Black: A mysterious mercenary living in Outworld.

Ferra & Torr: A little lady and a big bruiser.


Chapter 9 begins:

Sonya threatens Kotal with a bullet between the eyes unless he reveals the whereabouts of Cassie. Reptile takes exception to Sonya's insults and false accusations, and flicks out his tongue in attack, only for it to be caught by the hooded man next to her - Johnny Cage (the rest of the hooded figures are revealed to be the previously seen other members of the Special Forces group) .

Cage defuses the situation offering medical supplies, but D'Vorah slaps a couple of grubs on Kotal, which eat the bullet and secrete coagulant oils (which Johnny finds a little gross. After thanking D'Vorah, Kotal states that he'll only speak with Cage, who he addresses as Raiden's champion, (drawing ire from Sonya at Cage's smug agreement). Cage shows Kotal the cellphone with Cassie's photo of Erron Black; Kotal understands the association; Erron Black is an intermediary between the Black Dragon and Kotal, and is the only person Kotal deals with. Kotal states that as a proud son who's recently suffered a loss, he would never hire Kano to steal children. D'Vorah points out that Kotal's troupe were all frustrated by their prior reception by Sonya in Earthrealm, and muses that Erron could have acted on that.

A short distance away, Mavado watches the conversation through binoculars and orders his men to stand down; they have a new objective.

Kotal reveals that Erron is securing their norther trade route and assigns D'Vorah and Reptile to escort them; Sonya stipulates that Outworld's problems belong to Outworld.

We switch scenes to a forest where Black Dragon grunts (decked out in some awesome black armor depicting their insignia on their chests) are leading Cassie and Jacqui onward. Cassie fakes a fall and struggles to break free, but she takes a laser shot to the chest which knocks her and Jacqui against a tree.

The shot comes from Kano, who advises them to never pick a battle they can't finish, and tells them the next escape attempt will cost someone a leg.
Erron Black promptly advises Kano against this as the prisoners are worth more to them intact. He warns against eye beams, calling Kano's equipment a piece of junk liable to blast a hole through someone. This prompts Kano to refer to it as a new eye; we flash back to the fight for the Kamidogu:

Years ago, Sub-Zero knocks Kano back against a pillar and breaks free from his hold; Kano stabs him in the shoulder for his trouble. He tells Sub-Zero the dagger possesses whomever it cuts; the curse can be broken by killing the possessed. Sub-Zero states that he's "already been dead once - never again!" With this, he freezes the side of his head and rips most of Kano's prosthetic device out of his head. Sub-Zero grabs the Kamidogu dagger from the ground and escapes out the window as Kano tells him "this isn't over".

Back in the present, Kano muses that he never saw Sub-Zero again, but his thoughts are interrupted as the two Black Dragon grunts now carrying Cassie and Jacqui are cut down by Mavado and his Red Dragon. A standoff begins as Mavado announces his intention to take the hostages.

Back in Earthrealm, Hanzo and Takeda make camp with their destination, the Sky Temple, visible in the distance. Takeda states that he's not tired and that they should have pushed on, but Hanzo warns him against the dangers of the storm. He notices that the clouds are approaching, and their campfire is struck by lighting; Raiden emerges from the blast, and, eyes crackling with red lightning, grabs Hanzo by the throat, admonishing; "You should not have come!"

End issue. NEXT: SCORPION UNLEASHED!

 

[Youphemism]

MK9 happens only because Raiden sent the message.
...And to save the franchise from the wacky 3D era

MK9 was a retelling of MK1-3, they just changed it so that Raiden received a message from future Raiden.

Dude, seriously. What happened in MK9 happened because Raiden changed the timeline, he tried preventing Armageddon but fucked up, so he got the next best (or worst...) thing to what Armageddon would have been. So if Raiden wouldn't have been there, he couldn't have changed the timeline so Armageddon would have happened...

Exactly, so Raiden is an idiot and because he changed what happened a lot of people needlessly died

No, if Raiden hadn't been there Kahn would've merged the realms. I've said this three times now. Kahn couldn't merge the realms in MK9 because Earthrealm was under Raiden's protection, therefore without Raiden's protection Kahn would've merged Outworld with it.

1:41

 

[Youphemism]

Thats right, @Youphemism ... KANO!

Holy shit I didn't say Kano wasn't involved at all, I said he wasn't the one saying things in chapter 5.

Reptile: Kotal Kahn's Minister of Spies.

That's right, Kotal Kahn's!

 

[Rice]

Reptile: Kotal Kahn's Minister of Spies.

Reptile has it really good under Kotal Kahn. He worked his way up to Minister!

Under Shao Kahn the only Minister he would ever be is Minister of Cleaning the Toilet.

 

[Doombawkz]

Holy shit I didn't say Kano wasn't involved at all, I said he wasn't the one saying things in chapter 5.

I bet he was. Know why? Because if it sounds like a Kano, and is confirmed to be an existing Kano, then its probably a Kano.

Because out of the entire sodding MK universe he is the only one who doesn't talk like a 15th century war general, a 20th century war general, or Johnny Cage.

Also that Reptile thing was something even I admitted was a huge stretch that simply explained a lot of things.

 

[Saint Op Omen]

So if JC is really earth realms champion then does that mean he could be in the game un-aged and even more powerful...or dead ...
Maybe Cassie joins the Special Forces just to get at the Black and Red dragon clans for all this kidnapping BS...and if Jacqui loses a leg imma die ...lol

 

[EarlyReflections]

MK9 was a retelling of MK1-3, they just changed it so that Raiden received a message from future Raiden.

Yes, to prevent Armageddon again and create a new story/future for MK. The reason the story was retold, with some slight changes caused by interfering, is Raiden's message. i
Fujin could do something similar I suppose. But you know, he was DEAD

 

[Youphemism]

I bet he was. Know why? Because if it sounds like a Kano, and is confirmed to be an existing Kano, then its probably a Kano.

Because out of the entire sodding MK universe he is the only one who doesn't talk like a 15th century war general, a 20th century war general, or Johnny Cage.

Also that Reptile thing was something even I admitted was a huge stretch that simply explained a lot of things.

Oh my god... are you actually still insinuating that Kano was somehow standing where Jarek and Tasia were? There is no proof that Kano was there. Just because Erron is working with him does not mean Kano was there.

That is a huge assumption and unproven as of yet. I refuse to even discuss this further until Shawn answers the questions we have.