#Armageddon!Shao

[tigorrrr]

Kiss, kiss, breathe me in with every thousand, every thousand

My magic wand is in your hands

We won't play a game of "Cat and Mouse"

Your hands have already gone too far

This is just a happier end version of this drabble that I finally finished, although this drawing is not connected to the canon-ish drabble I would so love if they'd danced their arguments away ppffff

[ash-shark]

The most normal dialogue between Shao and Onaga

[cdr2002]

Thought this would be fun to share, here’s a tierlist categorizing my headcanons for the sexual and romantic identities of the main cast of Mortal Kombat, plus a few non-playable homies for good measure.

Maybe I’ll do a post about specific ships I like in the future but for now, sharing this, especially since it’ll inform fanfics I write.

Thank you for viewing 😊

[inky-snowdrop]

Takeda proposes a solution on how to fix the rifts... Lore from across the dimensions is unlocked and a potential hero is revealed.

(Johnny also learns how annoying his counterparts (and himself) can be, but then again, Sonya and Jax have been telling him that for years so he really shouldn't be that surprised 😅)

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[groundrunner100]

FIGHT!

[mortalkombatoriginaltimeline]

IT IS THE END OF ALL THINGS…

ARMAGEDDON…

[badpodling]

Them: who's your favourite mortal Kombat character?

Me: Well Obviously Shao Kahn...

Them: that's such a basic bitch answer...

Me: ok, you want a real answer Joey? It's Raza, the lone Kahn champion you meet on the balcony when you first enter Shao Kahn's fortress in MK Armageddon, who just stands there grunting as Taven wails on him a dozen times or more before he finally dies!... Look it up!! That's my favourite character, Joe.

[alritestoodeos]

Summarizing the OG timeline characters (badly) Pt.2:

So Ermac was made by Shao Kahn out of the souls of 100s of warriors (even King Jerrod who was Kitana’s original fucking father which is super tragic) to fight Earthrealm during the Outworld invasion. Then when Shao Kahn was defeated, they followed in Cyrax’s footsteps and kinda wandered around without a purpose. They did this for a really long time, until bumping into a swordsman named Kenshi, who was like “yo, you’re kinda cool, lemme juss” and freed Ermac from Shao Kahn’s control. In their gratitude, Ermac taught Kenshi how to pick people up with their brain and slam those people into the ground. Then Ermac did their little merry happy dance until they found the warrior Liu Kang, who was kinda dead. They talked to his spirit, saying that they wanted to be a good boy now and make up for their sins like the little Christian kid they were, and Liu Kang was like “ok so you see all them? They used to be good guys, but then they died and were turned into revenants by Onaga. So I need you to just shake the revenant out of them all”, and Ermac did that, saving the souls of Jax, Johnny Cage, Sonya, Kitana, and Lung Kao. Then Armageddon happened, they died, and Shang Tsung sucked their 100s of souls up.

[toomanyf4ndoms7]

A moment in Armageddon

Raiden: Onward, my warriors! Do not let any of them reach the pyramid !

Shao Kahn: All of you! Prepare to charge! Let none of them left to stand in my way!

*The battle of Armageddon commences*

*Meanwhile, in a bar*

Mokap: Do you ever get the feeling you’re missing something really important?

*Meat shakes his head*

Mokap: Yeah, me neither.

[tobiasdrake]

Man, nothing in Mortal Kombat matches the absurd trajectory Johnny Cage had through the original games. What an absolutely phenomenal character. XD

MK1: Based on Jean-Claude Van Damme and originally intended to be the main character when this game was pitched as a Van Damme vehicle, Johnny Cage was an action movie star with incredible martial arts skills, trained by great masters from around the world. He entered the Mortal Kombat tournament, unaware of its true nature, to prove his skills were real and not the product of stunt work and special effects.

He didn't win the tournament, but he kicked some ass and got a cool story to bring home. He immediately filmed his own version of the events and made Mortal Kombat: The Movie.

MK2: When Cage heard that Sonya was being held captive in Outworld and everyone needed to go fight a new tournament to free her, he dropped everything. Literally. He was in the middle of shooting a film and he just ran off to go on an adventure with his new kung fu besties, leaving the director holding the bag. What a dick.

He had a thrilling adventure and got some ideas for a new screenplay, then came home and filmed Mortal Kombat 2. No idea what became of his previous film, but the experiences left him certain that another one was on the horizon. He had a trilogy to complete now, and he couldn't wait for--

MK3: Johnny Cage died immediately. Didn't even get to participate in the plot. "Extermination squads" got him right at the beginning. However, due to the circumstances of the plot (the villain was merging Earthrealm with Outworld), dead souls couldn't pass on to the afterlife. This gave Cage a chance to possess his own corpse and show up to the party anyway as the 90's equivalent of a DLC character.

After Shao Kahn was defeated, Cage ascended to the afterlife. He was not able to film a movie about this. Yet.

MK4: Once again the equivalent of a DLC character, Cage looked down from heaven and saw everyone having trouble fighting Shinnok. So he asked Raiden to bring him back to life. Raiden was like, "Sure, why not," and poofed him into mortal existence again.

This time he got a No Takebacks clause so he got to be alive again once the dust settled.

Deadly Alliance: While filming his latest movie, Mortal Kombat: The Death of Johnny Cage, Cage threw a tantrum over the trash writing for his character. Calling the writers hacks for repeatedly killing off and reviving his character, he stormed off the set and ragequit production to go hang out with his kung fu besties.

Raiden told him where to meet and Johnny Cage unnecessarily air-dropped in by parachute just to look cool. There, he and the other heroes learned about the titular Deadly Alliance, and Johnny Cage ran off with them on another proper adventure.

He was promptly killed by the Deadly Alliance.

To be fair, so was everyone else. It was a total party-wipe.

Deception: The Dragon King Onaga raised Johnny Cage with the rest of the heroes as zombie warriors to serve him. Johnny's zombie immediately went to Hollywood and filmed the movie Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance about this experience.

Ultimately, Johnny's zombie was purified by Ermac and he was returned to life yet again.

Armageddon: Then everybody died and the timeline was rebooted.

And that is the complete history of Original Timeline Johnny Cage.

[ash-shark]

Office Siren Onaga

[starsurface]

Your writings are very good, they make me happy! Would it be possible to write Shang Tsung from the 3d era taking care of an age regressed reader that uses diapers?

Awh, thank you!!! I'm so glad that they make you happy!! <3

I will admit, i know incredibly little about this character!!!! :D (I tried to do research, but do call me our or dm if I wrote some things wrong, I can totally redo or make a pt 2 or something!!)

Like, . . . I know he’s evil. And has an island. And works for Shao Kahn. And is one of the more first big boss fights?? And that 3d is like, Deception, and Armageddon, and Shaolin Monks (the cutscenes only version of that game is so funny, the storyline is so fast).

And not even zesty evil!!! But like, actually evil. :(

Small Warning (?): It just kinda feels like there are some darker undertones in these?? Not exactly yandere like, but mildly possessive, and little to no hesitation to hurt others for you. It’s not implied that he’d kill, but it is implied that he’d use them as experiments (which I can totally change if anyone gets uncomfortable with!!!)

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

CG 3d era Shang Tsung w/ Regressor That Uses Diaper Hcs

🐛 I know I said he’s evil . . . but I think he adores you

🐛 Your his baby, how could he not love you!! He’s cruel and a villain, but your his Precious, he couldn’t just let you go <3

🐛 While a man of evil and Shao Kahn’s sorcerer, he would never make fun of you for using or needing padding

🐛 Babyspace regressor? You’re very tiny!! Of course you might need some help, and that’s okay!!

🐛 Toddler? Well, accidents happen all the time, and he’d rather be safe than sorry anyways

🐛 Big kid? Well he’d still classify you as a baby, but whatever you say <3

🐛 Middlespace regressor? Everyone can use diapers!! Whether for medicine or comfort, that’s your regression, and no one else’s

🐛 And if anyone were to magically tell you otherwise, well, they strangely disappear!! :O (and maybe end up in Shang Tsung’s lab)

🐛 Might get a bit grumpy if you wake him up at night, but almost any thoughts of anger or upset wash away when he sees how upset you are

🐛 . . . Although he’s also super tired and might put on your padding backwards

🐛 It is literally not his fault, it’s two am, and he has work tomorrow

🐛 Although he’d rather you wake him up than sit sobbing in bed, work or no work, you’re his first priority

🐛 He’ll also get some of those potty mattress protections, just in case you may or may not have an accident again (but only if your cool with it)

🐛 Magic show distractions!!!

🐛 He could give you something to fidget with during the process . . . Or he could use his super cool sorcerer powers and make a little light show to distract you

🐛 From what i’ve seen in almost every Shang Tsung, they have a way with words

🐛 So it’s not him buying your regression supplies, it’s Shao Kahn <3

🐛 Shang Tsung works for him, how could he not also supply for his precious baby that he gets very little time with because of how often he has to work and prepare for the tornoment?

🐛 ^ Lies, Shang Tsung can and will pause any type of working if you regress and come for him

🐛 Maybe unless he’s in the middle of an experiment, but he’s left his studies many times before

🐛 Your not really allowed to talk to Shao Kahn though :\ (Shang Tsung’s worried Shao will be mean or cruel to you in your headspace)

🐛 But you get much time with Dada!! :D

🐛 He’ll make a little regression area in his laboratory!! It’s Shang Tsung’s Island, who would tell him he couldn’t put a secret passage way into a small regression area just for you?

🐛 ^ No one, that’s who, so of course he does it!! (and Shao Kahn gets the bill for it >:3)

🐛 He does make sure to put it more where the potions or his study books are and not where his experiments are (he doesn’t like you seeing them in your headspace)

🐛 Don’t you dare ever try to touch his potions, he will get incredibly upset and you’ll get in trouble

🐛 They’re for big kids and big kids only, plus you could get seriously hurt and Dada might not be able to help you from some of them

🐛 Or you could just regress in Dada’s room, which is much comfier anyways

🐛 If you end up having any type of accidents, he’s very gentle about the process, gently shushing and comforting you, drawing you a nice bath and picking out some comfy clothes

🐛 His clothes to be exact, what could be better?

🐛 If you’re ever embarrassed about using padding, he’d call you silly

🐛 There’s no reason too!! Whether for comfort, or medical, or just because, if it works for you, then he’s more than happy to help with the process

🐛 Your his baby after all, and he’s going to make sure you have the world <3

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

I like the Caterpillar emoji, it's cute. :3 (also they didn't have any potions :\)

[lilborealis]

Some MK1 headcanons

Multiverse (as in the characters that are your allies or you have to fight at the end, from different timelines)

I have had so many thoughts about what these guy’s timelines are like you have no idea-

-Kitana Khan and Jawspell (Kitana+General Shao and Mileena+Quan Chi fusions) are from the same timeline. Kitana overthrew her mother and she rules Outworld with an iron fist while Mileena, (who tried to use dark magic in an effort to cure herself of Tarkat) is the Royal mage and is her sister’s trusted advisor

-In Titan Kitana’s timeline, the umgadi doesn’t exist. Her version of Tanya is similar to MK10 Tanya, who wishes to separate Outworld from Edenia

-Johnny Savage (Johnny Cage+Baraka fusion) comes from a reality where tarkat spread to earth. He is the leader of his universe’s tarkatans, and despite his monstrous appearance, he’s actually pretty similar humor wise to Liu Kang’s Johnny Cage

-he is ultimately more angry and wishes to spread Tarkat, wanting people to suffer as he does

-in Firefly’s timeline (Li Mei+Scorpion fusion), she was instead claimed by the Lin kuei instead of the Umgadi and was taught pyromancy (instead of having it innately like Kuai Liang)

-Screen Demon (Ashrah+Johnny Cage fusion) and titan Kung Lao are from the same timeline. This version of Kung Lao helped Ashrah escape from Quan Chi’s control, but was ultimately powerless as she became consumed by the fame Hollywood brought her

-Titan Subzero’s version of Kuai Liang was murdered by Shang Tsung, causing him to fight his version of the sorcerer for the hour glass to become its keeper, ultimately killing him. He is horrified when he meets Liu Kang’s Kuai Liang, seeing his scar and learning that another version of himself was responsible

-Frostbite (Nitara+Subzero fusion) learned cryomancy in an effort to help defend her people

-lizard queen (Sindel+Reptile fusion) comes from a timeline where centuries ago, Zaterrans overthrew the Edenian lineage and took the crown for themselves, thus resulting in a Zaterran lineage ruling Outworld

-Quantom Chi (Geras+Quan Chi fusion) is from a reality where Geras rebelled against Liu Kang, tired of servitude. He learns dark magic and kills his version of Liu Kang

-the good versions of Shang Tsung and Quan Chi (those who fight evil Titan Shang Tsung and Titan Quan Chi)are also titans, but are also reformed as they both started out like their current MK1 counterparts

-if you picked Reiko in the final Armageddon sequence, it’s obviously not the current timeline’s Reiko. This version of Reiko comes from a timeline where he was raised by a version of Baraka who never got tarkat and is still a soldier. Therefore, he’s much more merciful but still a very deadly soldier

-Dark Thunder God Kung Lao (I think it’s Kung Lao? I couldn’t tell during the Armageddon sequence) comes from a timeline where he grew extremely jealous of his version of Raiden. Influenced by his timeline’s Quan chi, he kills his best friend and steals his amulet in his pursuit of power

-The Shao that aids Liu Kang in the end (the one that appears if you pick general Shao) comes from time line where he and Liu Kang have swapped places. A former Outworld soldier, he saw the beauty of earth and decided to protect it. Liu Kang, hungry for power, became a conquerer who shows no mercy

Bonus! Zaterrans!

-there are variations among their species that make them look like other sorts of reptiles in their regular forms, for example

-crocodile-like Zaterrans having longer, more v-shaped snouts, visible lower teeth, and a much slimmer build for moving through the water

-Zaterrans resembling thorny devils being a bit shorter than most other Zaterrans, but being able to defend themselves with their thorny spines and is able to project blood from their eyes

-Komodo dragon Zaterrans with longer tails and having a bite force and jaw strength that is stronger than most Zaterrans. Their jaws open extremely wide

-then for chameleon-like Zaterrans (such as Khameleon herself) , they have their crests, curly tails and independently mobile eyes in their reptile forms

-in their reptile forms, Zaterrans can survive EXTREMELY long periods without air in frozen water (or colder weather). (Some reptiles can go up to 3-4 months without air!) if their variation doesn’t permit this, than they can hunker down in safe places, slowing their metabolism and limiting their movement, waiting for the cold weather pass

-this is basically a process some snakes go through call brumation-in human or reptile form, Zaterrans commonly sleep with heated or weighted blankets, just on warm surfaces in general

-females are usually bigger than the males

-there’s really no “mix” of variations, as if a “regular” Zaterran would have children with a more crocodilian-like Zaterran, then those children would exclusively look like one parent in their reptile forms

[unnecessarybeltbuckles]

Man. Thinking about some timeline mayhem where the good guys across timelines band together to try to intervene and stop "Damashi" before it gets to the point of Armageddon, so MK1 Shang Tsung meets a reformed version of himself*. And MK1 Tsung sneers and jeers at him, he makes his resentment of being apprehended by the good guys clear, but he also can't stop staring at this version of him when he's not looking. This version of him that's so regal, with age and weariness in his eyes but also wisdom and resolve and patience.

Meanwhile reformed Tsung is very very annoyed with this sassy snotty overconfident child at the start, but he ends up becoming quite paternal as things become more dire.

[*by reformed I don't exactly mean Union of Light Tsung, moreso a version of Tsung that still went through hell under Shao Kahn but came out the other side looking to help mend a shattered world. Kinda specific to my own thoughts idk]

[dalekofchaos]

Havik NEEDS Hotaru

I think my biggest complaint about Khaos Reigns aside from the Sektor & Cyrax design change is No Hotaru.

For those who did not get around to playing Deception & Armageddon. Let me tell you about Hotaru.

Hotaru is a General from the realm of Seido, the Realm of Order, and devotes himself to preserving law and order at any cost - to the point that he can be considered a fanatical zealot. Hotaru is more of a lawful-type of neutral (equivalent to his opposite pole Havik, who spreads discord and chaos) because he preserves law and order and harshly punishes those who dare break it, but he is not above preserving it to a higher authority (such as the Dragon King Onaga).

Not to mention what a sick design he had

Plus his special move was lava arrows.

There is so much you can do with him on gear alone.

Hotaru has so many things going for him.

Tall and imposing af which is rather unique for none-Shokan characters

Has cool carapace armour

Has a Naginata, a weapon that nobody else on the roster uses

Has cool lava themed abilities, something else rather unique to him that can be incorporated into so many combo chains, specials, finishers ect along with his Naginata.

His name means firefly in Japanese and he has a special called grasshopper. Take the lava burst and exoskeleton armour on top of this and do something cool with the fire bug theme.

A general from the Orderrealm or head of the Sedio Secret Police, you could not only delve into his conflict with Havik and make Havik more relevant in the main story but you could also give him some kind of rivalry with Shao, another general of a similar stature who shares Hotaru's militaristic themes and a warped mirror image of his disciplinism. Hotaru is actually on Outworld with other refugees from Seido as Mileena let them in so this could be set up quite easily.

His potential for badass outfits is limitless

Like how CAN YOU NOT SEE THE POTENTIAL????

And let's take a look at Havik's bio from MK1

"A citizen of the realm of Seido, Havik is sworn to take down its oppressive regime and free his people. There, order is prized above all else. Lawbreaking is met with strict punishment. Its citizens live in strictly regulated castes. As a member of Seido's lowest caste, Havik had neither rights nor privileges. He seethed with anger at the injustice. When he is brutally punished for a minor crime, Havik finally decides to act. He sets out to destroy Seido's regime and replace it with an anarchist utopia. Once he breaks Seido's social order, Havik will free its citizens. Together, they will live in blessed anarchy."

And you mean to fucking tell me you couldn't put someone in charge of Seido's oppressive regime or even the leader of Seido's secret police in the game? You're seriously telling me there was NO place for Hotaru in this story? Get the fuck out of here with that shit "Notaru" shit, Ed.

Also? They kind of gave Darrius story to Havik as a revolutionary. Speaking of Darrius, again WHY are they giving two revolutionaries but no goddamned oppressive figure from Seido to fight against???

Hotaru being absent from MK1's narrative is a creative failure. Like, they could've painted a shade of grey on Liu's character by having him recruit Hotaru to help maintain order in his timeline. The fact that there is no Chaos Realm just tells me Liu Kang just forced Hotaru and Havik to co-exist and that led to potentially Hotaru enforcing oppressive Order by any means necessary while Havik becomes an anarchist.

Hotaru would be fantastic here, especially as a overtly order obsessed character who yes, is aligned with the good guys, who slowly realize "aw shit this guys gonna be a problem too" as his methods and beliefs and goals aren't perfectly aligned by any means beyond "stop havik"

I think it’s kinda baffling how we have a story expansion where Havik is the villain and they just leave out the golden opportunity to bring back Hotaru.

Havik is chaos personified. Hotaru is the worst aspects of Order. He can go from saving you, liberating villages and setting up a fucking police state and NRS STILL does not see the potential in Hotaru?