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This isn't a thread for people who want to discuss gameplay and core mechanics. I know a bunch of you will be pissed off by it, but whatever. Consider yourself blessed or incredibly petty if you let something this small anger you.
This could be interesting since we could come back after release to see who got the closest to guessing the plot. Please don't throw out random shit, as it goes against the rules of my dumb little game.
Based on character interactions, new information, stage elements, interview commentary/slip ups; try to predict story elements and plot points. Provide an explanation as to why you believe what you are typing.
Here's mine. I'm no professional writer and this is my first and only draft:
The realms dangle by a thread above an endless void of black flame. With every slain soul, the fallen Elder God, Shinnok, comes closer to his goal; the void expanding more and more with each passing moment.
Paved with good intentions is the path to hell; the thunder god is the architect of ruin. The elder gods have long abandoned his blueprints, yet Raiden keeps pressing onward.
I have been restored by the elders to claim the title of Earthrealm protector, though instructed to remain anonymous. Instead of cleaning up this disaster head on, I was to choose a champion to act in my stead, as to ensure Shinnok knows not of my presence. Ironic I should choose the man who destroyed me sometime ago, though who better fit to carry out the tasks of a god than a man capable of killing one?
Bi-Han has suffered a much worse fate than I have. My absence seemed to be a blink of an eye. Sub-Zero's fall plummeted him to the deepest pits of the nether, transforming him in a dark metamorphosis into something grotesque; something no longer resembling human.
The restoration and purification of the revenant's soul invoked suspicion in the Dark Brotherhood, I'm sure. But Quan Chi and Shinnok are likely to believe the thunder god is responsible.
Raiden, though with pure intentions, has become just as delusional and warped as the fallen elder god himself. He displays the panic and insecurity of a mortal, even going as far as dabbling in the black arts of necromancy. Without the discipline or arcane artifacts, his attempt at resurrecting the former champion, Liu Kang, has resulted in failure. The fallen hero's legacy now a mockery, as his shambling corpse hangs like a puppet, awaiting it's masters order. The fall from godliness is a far one.
The necromantic bond is weak. I only hope that I can get to Liu Kang before he inevitably breaks free from Raiden on his own. He is destined to be a fire god, but if this walking cadaver escapes this trance, self realizing his own destiny,
Shinnok will have a powerful ally I fear neither I, nor my champion Bi Han, could best in Mortal Kombat.
The wind can not extinguish a fire so grand.
Now, hopefully you were able to assume this narrative was from the perspective of Fujin. The whole Bi-Han thing could be interchanged with any Sub-Zero I suppose.
The main thing that probed me to write this was the dialogue between Raiden and Sub-Zero. Obviously, Raiden is trying to defend his position of Earthrealm defender to SZ. Also, Fujin was the protector of Earthrealm during MK4.
Please note, you don't have to present your ideas in a narrative style if you don't want to. It could be as simple as "I think this because blah blah blah."
If you don't like the thread, then don't keep it floating by posting "another one of these (emoticon, meme)." Let it die and I hate you. I'm bored and I'm gonna keep brainstorming regardless because I'm at work and essentially getting paid to do so.
This could be interesting since we could come back after release to see who got the closest to guessing the plot. Please don't throw out random shit, as it goes against the rules of my dumb little game.
Based on character interactions, new information, stage elements, interview commentary/slip ups; try to predict story elements and plot points. Provide an explanation as to why you believe what you are typing.
Here's mine. I'm no professional writer and this is my first and only draft:
The realms dangle by a thread above an endless void of black flame. With every slain soul, the fallen Elder God, Shinnok, comes closer to his goal; the void expanding more and more with each passing moment.
Paved with good intentions is the path to hell; the thunder god is the architect of ruin. The elder gods have long abandoned his blueprints, yet Raiden keeps pressing onward.
I have been restored by the elders to claim the title of Earthrealm protector, though instructed to remain anonymous. Instead of cleaning up this disaster head on, I was to choose a champion to act in my stead, as to ensure Shinnok knows not of my presence. Ironic I should choose the man who destroyed me sometime ago, though who better fit to carry out the tasks of a god than a man capable of killing one?
Bi-Han has suffered a much worse fate than I have. My absence seemed to be a blink of an eye. Sub-Zero's fall plummeted him to the deepest pits of the nether, transforming him in a dark metamorphosis into something grotesque; something no longer resembling human.
The restoration and purification of the revenant's soul invoked suspicion in the Dark Brotherhood, I'm sure. But Quan Chi and Shinnok are likely to believe the thunder god is responsible.
Raiden, though with pure intentions, has become just as delusional and warped as the fallen elder god himself. He displays the panic and insecurity of a mortal, even going as far as dabbling in the black arts of necromancy. Without the discipline or arcane artifacts, his attempt at resurrecting the former champion, Liu Kang, has resulted in failure. The fallen hero's legacy now a mockery, as his shambling corpse hangs like a puppet, awaiting it's masters order. The fall from godliness is a far one.
The necromantic bond is weak. I only hope that I can get to Liu Kang before he inevitably breaks free from Raiden on his own. He is destined to be a fire god, but if this walking cadaver escapes this trance, self realizing his own destiny,
Shinnok will have a powerful ally I fear neither I, nor my champion Bi Han, could best in Mortal Kombat.
The wind can not extinguish a fire so grand.
Now, hopefully you were able to assume this narrative was from the perspective of Fujin. The whole Bi-Han thing could be interchanged with any Sub-Zero I suppose.
The main thing that probed me to write this was the dialogue between Raiden and Sub-Zero. Obviously, Raiden is trying to defend his position of Earthrealm defender to SZ. Also, Fujin was the protector of Earthrealm during MK4.
Please note, you don't have to present your ideas in a narrative style if you don't want to. It could be as simple as "I think this because blah blah blah."
If you don't like the thread, then don't keep it floating by posting "another one of these (emoticon, meme)." Let it die and I hate you. I'm bored and I'm gonna keep brainstorming regardless because I'm at work and essentially getting paid to do so.
I wonder if Raiden will bring Liu back
I just feel there's a huge lack of good characters even with sub zero