That's why I found surprising how loyal he was to Shinokh this time.
There's no reason the same doesn't apply now. In the original timeline, Quan only revealed his betrayal after Shinnok had defeated everybody. This time around that never happened, so who knows if the amulet bait and switch is still in effect.
There is one more reference which is Mileena empress costume name: Kahnum
I mean, yeah but most of the costume names are nonsense like the endings. The game has no tournament but tons of the guys have tournament gear, Mileena's not a vampire, Reptile's not a Kraken, Raiden's not Cyber. etc.
It's true that this is something introduced/retconned in this game.
I was hoping for it to, because I thought this was going to be the first game where we really get a look at how Outworld fucking works. I was ready to accept all sort of retcons and changes, but in the end mkx's story was a big let down. No where near as crisp and concise as Injustice and MK9 were.