#MK2 Shang Tsung

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Because this is a relatively new Blog, I want to thank the people that actually encouraged me to do it!

Some special art under the cut!!

Special thanks to @mrstsung and @arttrampbelle , because they never cease to amaze me, and they were always there when I needed to 💖.

For that, I drew your hubby, hope you like it moot!!

There's a painted one and the other is the normal one. Avec some chaotic messages (?). And yes, I love drawing in post-it notes , an underrated form of art, actually (???).

I struggled with this one, tbh. But He will never not be iconic lol (?).

And also, honourable mentions to all these great people, they also made my day in more than one way!!

@lythiannatheultimate , @maagspies , @maagsy-art , @maagspies-blog , and @bihansthot

I met you all Bc of Bi-Han so I figured I would try to draw Maagspies version, hope she sees it some time (?). (I did it some time ago, I guess it shows lol!)

And that's all folks! I hope I can make the blog look good, even with all the chaotic shit I like to do. I dunno, it feels more genuine that way? Lol.

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If Mortal Kombatants Had Silly Little Catchphrases; MK-MK3

Scorpion: No chain, no gain!

Sub-Zero: Everybody freeze!

Goro: One, two, three, four!

Johnny Cage: I got places to be!

Kano: I can handle this!

Liu Kang: Flame stuff, different day.

Raiden: One strike and you're out!

Shang Tsung: Disguise the limit!

Sonya: Drone and done.

Reptile: Tipping the scales!

Kitana: The crown jewel!

Shao Kahn: Hammer it home!

Kung Lao: Hats off to me!

Baraka: Tooth and nail!

Jade: You can stick it!

Jax: Pound for pound!

Kintaro: Armed and dangerous!

Mileena: Dinnertime!

Noob Saibot: Bet on black!

Smoke: Choke on this!

Chameleon: Fake it till ya make it!

Khameleon: Can't hit what you can't see.

Cyrax: You've mech your match!

Ermac: It's your funeral!

Kabal: Run while you can!

Motaro: The tail end of you!

Nightwolf: The tribe has spoken.

Rain: Water you, scared?

Sektor: Unto rust you shall return.

Sheeva: Stomping out the competition.

Sindel: Answering the call!

Stryker: Protect and surge!

[mrstsung]

Me @mrstsung @arttrampbelle protecting all my fave iterations of shang tsung from nrs and fans. Having a blorbo/ f/o that you are very very very picky sharing with and don't really like sharing is difficult. Especially when you see said character in a certain way that both fans and canon just doesn't really understand. I've just been very protec mode of this character and self ship just because it's kinda been my comfort character rn.

I know that it seems silly to some but this character means a lot to me personally rn.

Anyways.

We have

mk:conquest shang(under my chin)

Mk:2 arcade/mk:shaolin monks shang tsung (with the yellow and black hat)

Mk:95/mk:11 shang tsung(in front of conquest shang)

Mk:12/mk:1/young shang tsung(my own hc version of him since i hate "canon" verion of that shang. He's the one waving,giddy and smiling)

And finally old man shang tsung, mk:legends/mk:9/mk:11 shang tsung

All of them have unique qualities i love. Shang tsung while i treat most iterations as separately as possible. All of them share one things in common. They're full of heart and soul uwu <3

Used a base.

[dubiousdisco]

1993 X 2023

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Mortal Kombat 2 Remix got released for free!!

Finally I can say that I can "afford" a Mortal Kombat game and it is not the mobile version one 😅

You can download the game safely from this link:

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LIU KANG

After winning the Shaolin Tournament from Shang Tsung's clutches Kang returns to his temples. He discovers his sacred home in ruins, his Shaolin brothers killed in a vicious battle with a horde of Outworld warriors. Now he travels into the dark realm to seek revenge.

KANG LAO

A former Shaolin Monk and a member of the White Lotus society, he is the last descendant of the Great Kung Lao who was defeated by Goro 500 years ago. Realizing the danger of the Outworld menace he joins Liu Kang in entering Shao Kahn's contest.

KITANA

Her beauty hides her true role as personal assassin for Shao Kahn. Seen talking to an earth-realm warrior, her motives have come under suspicion by her twin sister Mileena. But only Kitana knows her own true intentions.

SCORPION

The hell-spawned spectre rises from the pits. After learning of Sub-Zero's return, he again stalks the ninja assassin - following him into the dark realm of the Outworld where he continues his own unholy mission.

SUB-ZERO

Thought to have been killed in the Shaolin Tournament, Sub-Zero mysteriously returns. It is believed he travelled into the Outworld to again attempt to assassinate Shang Tsung. To do so he must fight his way through Shao Kahn's tournament.

JAX

His real name is Major Jackson Briggs, leader of a top US Special Forces unit. After receiving a distress signal from Lt. Sonya Blade, Jax embarks on a rescue mission. One that leads him into a ghastly world where he believes that Sonya is still alive.

BARAKA

Baraka led the attack against Liu Kang's Shaolin temple. He belongs to a nomadic race of mutants living in the wastelands of the Outworld. His fighting skills and dreaded Blade Fury gained the attention of Shao Kahn who then recruited him into his army of destruction.

JOHNNY CAGE

The world was shocked when martial arts movie star Johnny Cage disappeared from the set of his latest film. But in truth, he was following his former ally Liu Kang into the Outworld where he plans to complete in a twisted tournament in which lies the balance of Earth's existence- as well as a script for another blockbuster movie.

SHANG TSUNG

After losing control of the Shaolin Tournament, Tsung promises his ruler Shao Kahn to shape events that will lure the earth warriors to compete in his own contest. Convinced of this plan, Shao Kahn restores Tsung's youth and allows him to live.

REPTILE

As Shang Tsung's personal protector the elusive Reptile lurks in the shadows stopping all those who would do his master harm. His human form is believed to disguise a horrid reptilian creature whose race was thought extinct millions of years ago.

MILEENA

Serving as an assassin along with her twin sister Kitana, Mileena's dazzling appearance conceals her hideous intentions. At Shao Kahn's request, she is asked to watch for her twin's suspected dissension and must put a stop to it at any cost.

RAIDEN

Watching events unfold from high above, the thunder god realizes the grim intentions of Shao Kahn. After warning the remaining members of the Shaolin Tournament, Rayden soon disappears. He is believed to have ventured into the Outworld alone.

[mothergoose90]

Yapping about Mortal Kombat

Ok so correct me if I'm wrong but from the 3 games (MK1, 11, X) I've seen it seems like chapters of the games are more dedicated to the winners rather than the characters themselves if that makes sense. Like from a gameplay standpoint yes that makes sense, why would it be fun to play a character that is scripted to lose. I guess the same could be said for the opposite but people love winning so....I was trying to think if "bad guys" ever got their own chapters in the game since they're more likely to be scripted to lose and yes they have. Ignore Shang Tsung in MK1 because when his chapter came up he was fighting with Liu Kang not against him so he became a "good guy" in order to get his own chapter to win. I'm thinking of Shao Kahn/Sindel in MK11 in the Aftermath dlc. I can't remember who had the chapter but you were able to fight as either of them and were scripted to win.

I was thinking about all of this because of Erron ofc. It's all about him when it comes to my brain! Someone get him OUT!!! But anyways, if WB actually does give MK a chance and makes another game and Erron is in said game, I was thinking "Would he even get a chapter dedicated to him?". Would he [pick a winner, everytime] in the story where they actually give a "bad guy" his own chapter when he is actively being a "bad guy". Because I realized MK1 is all in the eyes of the people fighting FOR Earthrealm and only giving glimpses for those against it, and I think that's a pretty big flaw. I hope in MK2 it's either more balanced and we can see both sides or it steers more towards the "bad guys" getting some limelight. All because I want to have a chapter all about Erron Black with him being around Fujin please NRS PLEA-

[gophergal]

I would like to know what butterfly effect bullshit caused all the dudes in the mk universe to grow facial hair in the nrs timeline

[mids-stupid-shit]

This was mostly made for @rabid-raccoontail but whoever wants to get into Mortal Kombat, this is your lucky day. So welcome everyone to the

Idiots guide to Mortal Kombat

Also this is going to be my biggest post yet so if you like to read this is the place for you. If you can't picture the characters I name, look them up on google.

Also this contains heavy spoilers for the ENTIRE series.

So sorry for the wait, I hope you enjoy this

What is a Mortal Kombat?

To get a basic understanding of the series you got 3 canons to work with. You have the Midway games (Original Dev team), you have The NRS reboot (the canon most people are known with) and you got the The New Era ( the one that changed it all).

Classic games

The first game takes place on an Island owned by Shang Tsung, the final boss. The whole premise of why everyone is fighting on an island is because of the Mortal Kombat tournament, which happens every generation, and is a tournament mostly against Earthrealm and Outworld. Basically how it works, is if your realm wins 10 tournaments in a row, your realm gets fused with the winners (but also you can choose not to do that because fuck it). Outworld won 9 tournaments and with this one, one of the biggest villains of the franchise, Shao Kahn, fuses Earthrealm with Outworld and fucks up the entire human race. Our champions, Liu Kang a Shaolin monk, Johnny Cage the actor and Sonya Blade a Special Forces Commander, led by the thunder God Raiden won't let that shit slide. Oh also Kano is here and he's a proper Aussie, ye m8? Anyways, Liu Kang sweeps the floor with everyone, including a four armed hurdling mass of muscle named Goro, kicks Shang Tsungs ass and practically saves the Earth. Bonus fun fact, Scorpion kills Sub Zero because he thought he killed his family and clan and as revenge, he spit roasts him.

MK2 takes place some time after that with Shang looking a little sexier and asking the Earthrealmers to join a second MK tournament. If they don't oblige, they're gonna invade Earth (save that for a little later). Also Sub Zero is back, except not really the one who got killed by Scorpion was Bi-Han, and this is his younger brother, Kuai Liang. Getting back on topic we got some new characters like Jax, Sonya's partner from the Special Forces, Kuai Liang Sub Zero, Kung Lao who's the cooler Shaolin monk and also has a hat that's also a throwing weapon, Kitana, who is the main villains step daughter (sorta), Mileena, who's a test tube baby made by Shang Tsung for Shao Kahn, Reptile, who as you could guess is a lizard, and Barraka, who has Nosferatu's face (but also like, his species is tied to Mileena's creation because she's half Tarkatan. Anyways, some shit happens and Liu Kang beats the fuck out of Shao Kahn.

MK3, instead of being yet another tournament, Shao Kahn says FUCK IT and invades earth with the Outworld armies. Not only that, but the Lin Kuei (Sub Zero's clan) are being turned into cyborgs. All but one of them escaped, that one being Sub Zero. One cop survives New York, Johnny Cage gets killed by a centaur, there's a speedster with swords and fireballs coming out of his face, and boom, bang BING, we got some new characters. There's Stryker the Cop I talked about a few seconds ago, Kabal the speedster because the co-creator really wanted to make a psycho killer flash, Cyrax Sektor and Smoke who are the cyber Lin Kuei, Rain, who appears in like 5 games but only does something in 3 and isn't playable in one of the games he's in, Night Wolf who's a native American, Ermac who uses they/them and Sindel, the biggest bitch in the fucking seven seas. Oh also Bi-Han is back and he's edgy. He now goes by Noob Saibot, which if you read backwards is Tobias and Boon, the creators of Mortal Kombat. No time for that though because somehow Shao Kahn returned after being fisted, Johnny Cage gets brought back to life and Liu Kang kills Shao Kahn once more again, the end.

If that's not confusing enough, we aren't done yet because now we got

3D games

I'm not doing Mortal Kombat 4

Deadly Alliance starts with Shang Tsung and his boyfriend Quan Chi snapping Liu Kang's neck so he can't interrupt them in reawakening Onaga, the king of all scalies and one of the most powerful forces in the realms. And now Liu Kang is a zombie, Raiden kicks Shang and Quan's asses or at least tries. Also we're introduced to Kenshi Takahashi the blind swordsman with a magic sword, and sexy vampire pirate lady, Nitara, more on her later.

Deception takes place right after that, where Raiden is trying to fight the Deadly Alliance (who are literally just Shang and Quan), failing. Raiden dies, Quan Chi kills Shang Tsung which somehow awakens Onaga. Quan can't do piss and trying to fight him, somehow brings both Raiden and Shang Tsung back to life... Okay?? And then Raiden nukes himself and Onaga walks it off. Deceptions protagonist is a little shit called Shujinko, a student of Bo Rai Cho, the same man who trained Kung Lao and Liu Kang. He then gets encountered by Damashi, a glowy ball that tells him he has to help the Elder Gods by retrieving the Kamidogu (which are basically Jewelry that hold the fabric of the universe). And Shujinko, being the gullible idiot he is accepts. And from this point on, the game turns into you fixing everyone else's problems like finding Bo Rai Cho's sodding watch, getting water back from another realm, and beating the shit out of Wesley Snipes. Speaking of Blade we got other sick characters like Kira and Kobra, Black Dragon members and one of them is named after a martial art/movie, Havik who is a klerk of chaos, Hotaru the Policemun, Dairou who's an outlaw loose and runnin', and Li Mei, voiced by Kelly Hu in the latest game. After all that, you find all the Kamidogu, you defeat everyone + Scorpion is the final boss (don't ask me, I don't fuggin know why) and what's your reward? Realizing you've been deceived the whole game and not seeing a final battle between Onaga and Shujinko (even though Shujinko can definitely beat Onaga but fuck it).

Armageddon begins with this schmuck named Argus, an Edenian God who did it with a mortal woman Delia and they had two boys who had to be put in stalagmites because Argus knows the apocalypse is on its way. Thousands of years later, Daegon and Taven, the two brothers wake up. Daegon basically made the Red Dragon clan, named after Caro who's basically Taven's spirit animal and he helps bring about the apocalypse. Taven's character can be summed up to "Who are you? Who's that? Uuuuh..." But that's what I love about him. Anyways, Taven looks for his asshole brother, de-frosts a bad bitch and kicks everyone's ass. Which translates to what Armageddon really is. All the characters choose sides. We get one of the coolest fmv sequences in PS2 history and everyone dies trying to take Blaze's power. Blaze is a demigod-esque creation made by Argus to warn Taven and Daegon about the apocalypse, but also whoever kills him, gains his power and basically becomes the developer of the game. But because Taven is the main character, he has to kill everyone he encounters, a few of those people being one's he was proud to call friends. He climbs to the top, kills Daegon, destroys Blaze and saves the universe, the end.

Yeah I lied lol

Netherrealm Era

After Armageddon, Midway shut down, Warner Brothers bought Mortal Kombat and Netherrealm studios took over the franchise and this is where it all went downhill.

Mortal Kombat 9 starts with the end of the previous game. Except it doesn't, because Taven is somehow not here and Shao Kahn walked all the way back to kill him after being carried away by Onaga. Before Shao Kahn crushed him, Raiden sends a message to his past self saying only three things. "He Must Win.". We are now in the first Mortal Kombat except it's HD and Johnny is down bad for Sonya. Sonya is here just so she can find Jax who's lost on the island somewhere, Bi-Han is a bit of a prick and Shang Tsung is the only character in the game who has common sense. Liu Kang beats Shang Tsung, Jax gets his arms ripped off by Ermac, Johnny only gets to win if he has a suit and Mileena gets the most revieling outfit in fighting game history. Kitana and Liu Kang have an on and off thing, Reptile gets bullied (poor thang) and before Kuai Liang can kill Scorpion for killing his brother, he's taken away by the cyber Lin Kuei because Raiden saved Smoke from being cyberized and he says there's nothing he can do (that's bullshit but okay). Anyways, Kung Lao is doing pretty good in the tournament and then Shao Kahn snaps his neck. Feeling horrible by the death of his Shaolin brother, Liu Kang jumps in the arena and fists Shao Kahn. Sometime later, we learned that Shao Kahn survived because they put him in the Soul Chamber, a place in the Outworld arena that heals any and all wounds. He then gets the idea by Quan Chi to invade Earthrealm which completely goes against the laws of Mortal Kombat. And Shang Tsung knows and wants to stop them, but Shao Kahn doesn't fucking care and erased him from existance. they get guns from Kano, and they start blasting. Army can't do shit and somehow, a single cop (Stryker) is able to fight off A lizard man, a fire breathing cat and the only thing in Outworld that knows what pronouns are. Kabal was here too, but only for the first two fights. But he doesn't get his super speed here because he's just an average dude and maybe dating Stryker? I don't know. Anyways Kabal gets roasted by a big buff cat, taken to the Black Dragon and given a respiratory device by Kano that helps him breathe. He's basically Deadpool - the guns + super speed because the magic atmosphere of Outworld gave him that. Don't ask how anyone else got that after going to Outworld, idk🤷‍♀️. Anyways Quan Chi and Bitch-han bring back Sindel and mind control her to do their biding. Meanwhile, our heroes that consist of Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Jax Briggs, Night Wolf, Cyber Sub Zero, Smoke, Kitana, Stryker, Kabal, Kitana and Liu Kang sit and do nothing. The Bastard Sektor walks in and with his Cyber Lin Kuei to tire out the heroes until Sindel arrives, the worst scene in MK history plays because the purple bitch kills damn near everyone and kicks Smoke in the nads, and then Night Wolf, the most forgettable Mortal Kombat character kills Sindel by Hail Mary. Raiden looks for help of Quan Dale Dingle, but he instead of helping, brings everyone who died back as revenants, which are basically zombies but with memories of the ones who died and they are pretty strong. Raiden fights three at once, Kills Liu Kang because he fears Shao Kahn is going to kill him and with the power of the Elder Gods, Raiden goes super Saiyan and does a Kamehameha, killing Shao Kahn. Yeah all of that was one game.

Mortal Kombat X (or as dip shits would call it mk 10) starts with Johnny, Sonya and Kenshi fighting revenant Sub Zero (who's a human revenant because of MKX prequel comic nonsense don't worry about it), Smoke who isn't even playable, Sindel who's a bitch through and through and Jax, who in a minute turns back into a human because of unexplained reasons, but I guess by killing his revenant, Liu, Kitana and Lao who are some. it turns out they were going to the Jin Sei chamber (earthrealm's life force that is pure light) where Quan Chi and his boss, Shinnok exact their plan of taking over Earthrealm by putting Shinnok into the Jin Sei, corrupting it and turning him into a super Saiyan but he looks like a devil, so kind of like a ssj4 thing? Doesn't matter because Johnny learns he has God killing powers and uses them to punch Shinnok in the nuts. Raiden seals him and the rest of the game is now a 20 years time skip. And now we have the next gen of kombatants, called the Kombat Kids by the fans. You got Cassie Cage the mc, Jaqui Briggs, who's basically Jax 2.0, Kung Jin, Lao's cousing who fights with a bow and Takeda, who has whips, bombs and a fuckin lightsaber. Anyways other new characters you have are Kotal Kahn who took over the throne, Erron Black who is the Cowboy and D'vorah, a character that absolutely everyone hates because she kills Mileena, who had a civil war with Kotal for the throne. Also Scorpion, now Hanzo Hasashi kills Quan Chi after learning it was him who disguised himself as Bi-Han to kill the Shirai Ryu out of spite I guess? D'vorah betrays Kotal, Almost kills Johnny but does get wrecked by Cassie who does also have the same God killing powers as Johnny, and he uses them to punch Shinnok in the nuts. Raiden puts himself in the Jin Sei Chamber because Shinnok corrupted it. Raiden purifies the Jin Sei and everyone gets a happy ending. Except Shinnok, who gets decapitated by dark Raiden.

Mortal Kombat 11 is a flawed masterpiece, and that flaw is the multiverse bullshit. So basically, Shinnok's mom Kronika who's like the keeper of time, wants to kill the entire universe because it's not balanced (shut the fuck up, ya bitch). Anyways, we got Geras, who can never die because he's a fixed point in time but is mostly known for pounding ass in the next game, Kollector who is the IRS and I hate him, and Centrion who is Shinnok's sister. There's also he Frozen bad bitch from earlier and her name is Frost, who is like Sub Zero minus but she's cyberized like Sektor and Cyrax who are in this game but unplayable (WHY NETHERREALM!). Anyways while remaking the timeline, Kronika accidentally summoned past versions of Liu Kang, Kitana, Kung Lao, Jade (who was dead but I didn't give a shit to introduce her at the start) and also she has maybe done it with Kotal (LITTERALY oc x canon shit) ((Also Jade doesn't kill D'vorah when given the chance, the stupid bitch)), Jax and a past version of Erron Black, even though he's still alive??, and also Shao Kahn with the coolest design of all time. Also Barraka is back, because I forgot to mention the bug bitch killed him too. Anyways, now we're spending the game beating up but rarely killing beloved characters. The cyber Lin Kuei and Frost and old Jax invade their ship that they use to get to Kronika's keep. Young Liu Kang dies, but Raiden fuses with revenant Liu Kang and that turns Liu Kang into a fake Gogeta, aka Fire God Liu Kang (any of this starting to sound like fanfiction?). Anyways they make it to the island where Kronika's keep is and then, everyone but Liu Kang gets Thanos snapped. Liu kills all the leveled up revenants, Glasses Kronika and brings back Raiden to help him rewrite history.

JUST KIDDING RETCONNED FUCK YOOPUUUUU HAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAJ FUNNEE

uuuuuuugh alright I got two more story modes to do, holy fuck it's okay I can do this shit

The MK11 expansion, Aftermath, brings back Sheeva, who is now queen of the Shokan, the same species as Goro and Kintaro (the fire breathing cat from MK9), Night Wolf, Fujin the wind God and brother of Raiden, and Shanga langa ding dong. Fujin, Night Wolf and Shang were all locked away in a place beyond time until just now somehow (just roll with it okay? Okay). The plot of this story expansion is basically, Liu Kang wants to reset the universe, but he can't because he doesn't have Kronika's crown, which is needed to do the universe reset. So our boy Liu takes the two idiots and Shang into the past. I just now realized, Raiden is the only smart person in this game, because he knows Shang Tsung is planning something devious. Liu maybe knows but plays it off. They go back to previous points in the game to get the crown, revive Sindel who says she was mind controlled but later she says she's evil from the start (holy fuck I want to kill her and then myself). They get a boatsman, Kahron, to take them to the keep. In the process, D'vorah kills the poster boy of the franchise (Dominic I will fucking end your bloodline). Sindel gets Shao Kahn, heals his eyes that were sliced out by Kitana, they kill Liu and Lao, Shang reveals that he wants to reset the timeline (Fujin you stupid) , he Soul sucks Sindel and Shao Kahn, kills Kronika, but before he can do anything with Kronika's Hourglass, Liu Kang breaks in, kicks Shang Tsungs ass and reboots the series one more fucking time, which brings us to...

MORTAL 1 KOMBAT (or Mortal Kombat 1

This game starts with Shang Tsung being a failing snake oil salesman because he can barely survive. Then someone who looks like Kronika comes in and he makes this face

Best game of all time.

Anyway, we're introduced to Kung Lao and baby boy Raiden, who are farmers but also train Martial arts under the belt of Madame Bo, this universes version of Bo Rai Cho and she runs a kitchen, what more could you want with a grandma. Later, the Lin Kuei invade and we get the return of my boy Smoke who now has a Karambit and is voiced by Spiderman. He's Joined by Kuai Liang who is now Scorpion, and Bi-Han Sub Zero, the worst he's ever been i hate him. It's like they took his personality from Mortal Kombat 11 and slapped it over a poor man's imitation. Kung Lao kicks all three of their asses but only because they were pulling their punches. They join Liu who is basically Raiden now, and look for Johnny Cage, who's having a one-sided argument with his wife, and then she leaves and doesn't come back. Then, Kenshi breaks in, wanting Sento, the sword of his family which now lays on displayed on Johnny's wall. They fight, and Johnny beats him effortlessly. Johnny ties him to a chair and interrogates him until Liu Kang, along with Scorpion and Sub Zero walk in, which leads to one of the most iconic moments in the franchise

They want to untie Kenshi, but Johnny doesn't want that and thinks this is a prank, so he tries to play along but ends up being tossed into a million dollar statue, which triggers him and Johnny starts beating the shit out of Bitch-Han. Liu intervenes before Johnny can do his second fatality on him.they all go to the Wu Shi monk academy, where they train for the Great Tournament between Earthrealm and the realm of Outworld (that's LITTERALY what they call it, I'm not joking). Raiden beats them all using the one move he has, advance Cartwheel kick. Winning, Raiden is chosen to represent Earthrealm. And for winning, Liu Kang gives him a lightning amulet, which gives him lightning powers so he can fairly combat the Outworld fighters. Entering Outworld through a portal created by Liu, they are introduced by Kitana, Mileena and the palace guard, so-called the Umgadi, featuring two returning characters, one of which does nothing and the other was just a barrier. The one's i speak of are Khameleon and Tanya, the first canon lesbian in Mortal Kombat who has a thing going on with Mileena. Li Mei is back and... She's voiced by Kelly Hu. No wonder I forget she's in this game all the time. but along Li Mei, we have Shao Kahn, who is now degraded to General Shao, and his second in command, Reiko. I forgot to mention that Sindel is in this game and for the first time in the series, I don't mind her. She's a sweet, caring mother who is actually a mother to both Kitana and Mileena. Shao is now jobbing more than ever, from losing to a farmer, to being wrecked by queen. After winning the tournament, Liu Kang sends Kung Lao, Johnny and Kenshi to look for Shang Tsung, as it's word that he's somewhere in Outworld. The tremendous trio find a colony of Tarkatans, Outworlders infected by a disease called Tarkat, which deforms and debilitates. Shang Tsung is there and plans to harvest their marrow for a cure for Mileena, who as we find out, she has Tarkat. After a few fights, Kenshi pushes Johnny out of the way, as Mileena has gone feral, took some sais of the table, and stabs Kenshi's eyes out. As this happens Shao and tiny ass Goro walk in and take them to Shang Tsung's true lab, the Flesh Pits where Reptile works for him because Shang says he has his family captive. But as it's revealed, this isn't the case, as Shang already killed them many moons ago. This makes Reptile (aka Syzoth) have anger. They toxic gas the place and we get a Test Your Might to survive. They escape, but as they walk through the Living Forrest, they encounter Ashrah, a demon from the Netherrealm killing demons and almost killing our heroes. Also she says Demons funny. Like... DEE-MUNZ!

Anyways, she joins the party and they search for Quan Chi, who used to be dead, but is now an escaped cole miner and also black. The way Ashrah knows where Quan Chi is because she has a magic sword called the Kriss, and she uses it to purge evil from her soul, by killing other demons. We then find Quan Chi and his jobber squad consisting of Havik who is horribly lame in comparison to his older version and design from Deception, Sareena, Ashrah's so-so sister, Darius, aka Wesley Snipes' Blade with a dash of A-Train from the boys on the side, and the absolute dog shit tier downgrade of all time, Nitara is back, and nothing that made her cool is here. She isn't cool, her design is mid at best, her head looks like an onion, and the one thing that everyone hates about Nitara in this game, is that she's voiced by Megan Fox. Megan, Goddamn, Fox. Her performance is so goddamn awful that people actually prefer Rhonda Rousey's Sonya Blade from MK11. Anyways enough bitching, because Ashrah, with the help of a Reptile kameo beats the jobber squad, but just too late to stop Quan Chi from making a tornado of souls, which he uses to create Ermac, and then does this "who's mans is this" lookin' pose as he says kill them.

In between this and Ashrah vs Quan Chi and Ermac, Johnny thanks Kenshi for saving his life, and gives him Sento, which he uses to assist Ashrah in the clobbering of Quan Chi. Now they return to the streets of Outworld's capital, Sun Do to look for a way back home. They disguise themselves, run into the Umgadi, get away and now it's Li Mei's turn to shine.

I forgot everything that happens in her chapter.

The Lin Kuei infiltrate a palace where Shang Tsung is, but while they are terrible at being stealthy, they aren't in beating Shang and Quan. But In the process, Bi-Han admits he let his and Kuai's father die, just so he can be the Lin Kuei's grandmaster. Smoke waits outside and does nothing till Kuai Liang escapes. And when Bi-Han comes out and leaves a scar on Kuai's face, even then, Smoke does literally nothing. All the characters who had their own parts in the storyline + Mileena (as it's her time to shine). They head to the Fortress where Ermac almost rips off Bi-Han's arms, fight Ermac, but it turns out the soul of Mileena and Kitana's father, Jerrod is inside Ermac...

That came out wrong... Or did it?

Anyways, they break in, Kitana almost fools General Shao and Shang Tsung right before Shang Bang puts on a crown, that awakens the Dragon Kings army and a a fake Sindel kills the queen, but Jerrod, who is still in control of Ermac, takes her soul before it leaves her body, storing Sindel as a part of Mac n' cheese. They head all come to discover that it wasn't Kronika at the intro, but instead was Shang Tsung from another timeline where he won in MK11,

HOW

DO

YOU

DO

FELLOW

KIDS???!!!

Anyways, 11 Shang, who we will now call Titan Shang, has a plan to rewrite Liu Kang's timeline (the one everything else I just talked about in this entry takes place) and bring absolute fucking chaos with his team of evil time lords. Liu Kang, being the reasonable person he is, summons an army of good time lords and they all fight on the same pyramid that Armageddon's ending took place. For the first time in the entire series, you get to pick your own character for the finale. And based on the character you pick, you get a different variants of characters, most commonly fusions of already existing characters. Finally, you beat Shang and Quan, you get a thanks from Liu, and sent to Madame Bo's, where the Earthrealm heroes enjoy food and tea.

*HEAVY BREATHS*

So, that's the entirety of Mortal Kombat. Any questions?

[ryukang1995]

Mortal Kombat (2021 alternate universe)

My alternate universe based on the 2021 Mortal Kombat movie and its upcoming sequel have quite a number of differences from the actual movies.

For one, there is no Arcana or Dragon markings.

Cole Young is a better developed character. He's still an MMA fighter down on his luck with a family he needs to provide for, but he still wins some fights. He gets an invitation to the Mortal Kombat tournament, and enters to provide for his wife and daughter. He soon discovers his connection with Scorpion, who is unwillingly Quan Chi's fighter.

Scorpion and Sub-Zero have their roles swapped. Bi Han still has corruption in his soul, but it's similar to Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero where he is struggling to overcome the darkness. Scorpion eventually kills him, and that's what leads to his transformation into Noob Saibot.

Kuai Liang enters the picture during the 2nd installment, and he wants revenge on Scorpion, but Cole is trying to redeem Hanzo Hasashi, and this ultimately has them butting heads. Eventually, they put their differences aside to save Earthrealm.

Liu Kang is the main character again, and he's much more rebellious (think Robin Shou in 1995). He enters the tournament wanting revenge for his family while Kung Lao wants to honor GKL. Liu Kang puts his vengeance aside, and ends up killing Goro to become champion. He beats Shang Tsung, but lets him go after learning that Chan is alive. This sets up Chan being in the 2nd installment as a brainwashed Outworld fighter (it's also based on Hornbuckle from MK2).

Much like my general fan works, I did think of having Sonya be the love interest of Liu Kang, especially due to their similar personalities and goals in this take. Things only get harder after Liu Kang becomes champion, and he still yearns for a normal life, especially with Sonya.

Jax still gets the metal arms, but now, he'll get them in the 2nd installment. For the first tournament, I did think of having him fight with his regular arms before he eventually gets them torn off by Goro (a la Scorpion's Revenge). He gets the metal arms via tech from the Special Forces.

Kano also has the metal eye, which he got after Jax punched his regular eye out like in MK Legacy. He is still a delightful scumbag, but he is not aligned with the Earthrealm heroes. I did think of Kabal being in the tournament alongside him, but he certainly does not trust Kano 100%.

Mileena dies in the first tournament, but Kitana steps in during MK2. At this point, she believes that Mileena was her sister and that Shao Kahn is her father, but Kitana eventually learns the truth and starts to rebel against the forces of Outworld. She also seeks to free Sindel, who has been revived by Shang Tsung and Quan Chi's dark magic. Jade is also unwillingly fighting for Outworld, but she helps Kitana discover the truth.

Johnny Cage is introduced during MK2 after he gets attacked by Baraka and his soldiers during a film shoot. None of the other Earthrealm warriors take him seriously due to his cocky personality, but he ends up becoming a worthy defender. Much like Cole with Allison and Emily, Cage provides for Cassie, who is a young girl at this point in the timeline.

Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung are the main threats at the moment as they want to merge Earthrealm with Outworld. Some of their fighters include mix of characters from the games and OCs made for this timeline (mostly to go with the fact that Cole was created for the movie).

That is all for now. More is definitely koming soon.

[edenian-gothik]

I forgot about this thing, then remembered it suddenly today and I thought about Shang Tsung Immediately, lol!.

If this isn't the most Shang Tsung coded thing, I don't know what it is!. Of course this man would have an Assassin's teapot!

And If you don't know what it is, it is an ancient Chinese Teapot that can hold up to two (some can even three) different liquids. One that is “Clean”, the other being neutral and the other being “Poisoned”.

If anything, I really think it would fit his aesthetic, even if he chose not to use it.

I also hc he may have some tea cups that have a hidden message when you finish your tea. Something along the lines of “You have been poisoned”. This man sure has some sense of humor…

But what do I know, if you want actual FACTS about him, please visit @mrstsung , I hope I didn't let out any important secret, oops ;) (?).

[fsfghgee]

I don't know for sure, but I feel like we'll see Noob again in MK2

Probably Kuai/Tomas/Bi-Han's father, Bi-Han from another timeline or Hanzo from what we saw in invasion mode...

Spoiler ahead 🚨⚠️

Contrary to what intro dialogues leads us to believe, Bi-Han doesn't die in MK1. He's just working in the shadows with human Sektor and Cyrax to conquer new lands and increase their wealth (after his brothers save him from Shang Tsung's claws)

[mrstsung]

Getting back to my roots

Ah yes. Good shit right there.

[cyberfox123]

Cyberfox In MK 2-7

This is my story before mk9.

Mk2

Not much is known about cyberfox in mk2. She was sent to keep an eye on kuai. He took the name sub-zero. And entered the mk tournament to find who killed his brother. She was in the background but was not in the. Tournament she was a Ninja sent to kill him.

Mk3

It is discovered that Cyberfox. Is a member of Scorpions clan a Ryu member. She was sent to kill him. But she sees the Lin Kuei have turned on him. She helps him to get away from the Lin Kuei and there plans. To turn them into Lin Kuei cyborgs. She helps smoke as well but he is turned. She finds out Scorpion is going to be. At the tournament. She is happy to see him but also scared. Of what he has become. She saved kuai from being taken by the Lin Kuei. He said he owed her one. But she said you don't owe me anything. She joined Raiden and the other's with kuai Liang. She fights for earthrealm. Along side the other Heroes.

Mk4

Cyberfox and sub-zero had a son together. Called Shuriken Liang she met the one called Quan chi. He was ah horrible person as she put it. Shuriken was only a kid at the time but they saw. Great power in him. kuai was glad when Cyberfox said. She was pregnant for the future of the Lin Kuei. Sub-zero and cyberfox were asked by Raiden to help stop. Shinnok for being brought back. She found out Quan chi killed her clan and Scorpions family. Quan chi blamed kuai Liang for it. This in raged Scorpion making him go after kuai Liang and cyberfox. Calling her a traitor to the clan. Scorpion would fight sub-zero. Scorpion won the fight and asked sub-zero why he did it. Sub-zero said I had no part in it. Quan chi then told him he was the one who killed Hanzo family. Cyberfox and Scorpion became in raged. He was the one who ruined there lives took everything they had and killed sub-zeros brother Bi-han. And the one who made Scorpion the way he was. Quan chi tried to teleport Scorpion away. Cyberfox was going to stop him but Scorpion. Broken free and took Quan chi to the Neatherrealm. To torcher him forever and make him suffer. Cyberfox and sub-zero would go back to help Raiden in his fight. Sub-zero would tell cyberfox he is sorry for what she had to go through. She was glad she got answers. And that she is glad he is with her.

Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance

Cyberfox and sub-zero go back to the Lin Kuei tempul. Only to find out Sektor over took the old lin kuei Grandmaster. Sektor then tryed to get the. Dragon medallion he was stopped by sub-zero as they had a long battle. Cyberfox wanted to help but he had to be the one too do it. Cyberfox and Shuriken would keep the other cyborgs off of sub-zero so it was a fair fight. Sub-zero won against Sektor. Making Sub-zero the Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei. He would get the Dragon medallion to increase his ice powers to new levels.​ He never thought were possible. Kuai then told cyberfox they should move the Lin Kuei to the Antarctic. Cyberfox agreed with him as she new he did not like the memory's​. Of that place and as long as she was with him she did not care. They moved to Antarctic to reform the Lin Kuei. And get new members to fight for good and not just be. Brainwashed killers. They then had a tournament to get new members. To join the Lin Kuei. It is here were they meet Frost with the same powers as sub-zero and fox. Sub-zero took her under his wing as he did with Shuriken. Cyberfox and sub-zero would try to help her but she did not see it how they did. So sub-zero and cyberfox would often class with her. Raiden asked sub-zero and cyberfox to help in the fight. Agent Quan chi and Shang Tsung . They were shocked by the news of the deadly Alliance. But they wanted to show the Lin Kuei was the best clan around. They would be separated from the rest of the fighters. Frost took the chance to betray sub-zero and try to take the dragon medallion from him. Frost got it from sub-zero Cyberfox cried out telling her she could not handle the power of the medallion. But it was too late she froze herself as the power was to much for her. Sub-zero took the blame on himself for what happened. Cyberfox also felt like it was her fault. But sub-zero said he will take all the blame.

Mortal Kombat Deception

Sub-zero and cyberfox were looking for a resting place for frost. They come across outwourld were they find. A lost race of People who had powers of ice. Like sub-zero and Cyberfox they lured they were descendants of the lost race. Sub-zero would then lay Front to rest and forgave her for her betraying them along with Cyberfox. At this time Shuriken was a man and was in control of the Lin Kuei in the absence of his father and mother. Sub-zero found strange armor it increases his power even more. And cyberfox took a likeing to the new look. He told her the look is staying then. They then travel to outwourld and kill a group of invading Tarkatans. They would find kenshi and sub-zero saved his life. He then told them that Raiden and the other's feel to the hands of the deadly Alliance. Sub-zero and cyberfox took kenshi to earthrealm but we're attacked​ by Hotaru. But however as a thanks for saving his life kenshi killed him and saved sub-zero. At this time cyberfox was attached by Frost cyberfox defeated her. She tried to get through to her but she had lost her way and disappeared​. Cyberfox went back to sub-zero to find they were attached by Hotaru. Cyberfox thanks kenshi for saving her husband's​ life. They soon meet Sareena who told them she meet Bi-han and was helped by him a long time ago. As a thank you sub-zero offered her to join the Lin Kuei. Her and cyberfox talked for a while and she lured a side of Bi-han she never. Saw she told Sareena about what has happened. She congratulates​ them on there being married. They then soon. Go to leave and are confronted by Noob and smoke. Sub-zero shocked and in raged would go after them. But he was beaten and knocked out. Cyberfox trying to stop them but was knocked out as well. Noob then woke cyberfox up as he wanted her to see him kill kuai Liang. She cried as he was about to Sareena jumped in. And pushed them away sub-zero woke up in fear and attached Sareena. Makeing her flee. Cyberfox was able to calm him down and come to his senses. They then returned to the Lin Kuei to find Frost killing Lin Kuei members​. She was looking for sub-zero she had lost her mind. Cyberfox was about too go for her but sub-zero said this was his fight. Sub-zero would win against Frost. Cyberfox cried out for her son she found him in a pool of blood. But it was not his but other members. Cyberfox along with her son went around trying to save. The ones they could but lots were killed by the insane Frost. Cyberfox could not believe what happened. She felt a pain in her heart to see her students in Peace's. Sub-zero froze Frost once more in a block of ice. He saw what she had done he had no forgiveness in his heart. Not this time, he locked her away in the temple so when she wakes up. She will answer for her crimes.

Mortal Kombat Armageddon

Soon Taven would go to the Lin Kuei tempul. They came across man called Taven. Who they thought was attacking the Lin Kuei tempul sub-zero told cyberfox to stay back and the two would have a short fight. Sub-zero recognized the mark on his face and took him to a door. It had armor for Taven. They have a talk with each other and they get attached by Shadow Warriors. they were lin kuei members turned by smoke and Noob​. They fight against smoke and Noob they win against them. As a thank you sub-zero tells Taven that the ones attacking him are the red dragon's. And cyberfox tells him were he may be able to find them. Sub-zero found out Noob was his brother he wanted to save him.

Soon the fight of Armageddon was coming close cyberfox went to Onaga hoping. To get him to spare earthrealm​ sub-zero and Shuriken find out. They new there is know way he will say yes. When cyberfoxe​s back was turned he stabed her in the back. This in raged Shuriken he went to kill Onaga. But sub-zero stopped him Shuriken said "How can you just sit here? And hide wall mom is dieing?!" He looked down and sees his father has a tear go down his cheek. He said "We can't do anything right now." Onaga soon left and sub-zero​ ran to her side he got her back to the tempul saving her life. She soon was back to her old self the battle of Armageddon was coming he. Told her he wants her to remember he loves her know matter what happens. Cyberfox being her happy and loving self told him. "Not to worry they are in this together till the end. Till death do us part." sub-zero said "I never liked that part. Even in death I will be with you. " They kiss, soon they are on the side of good. In the fight of Armageddon they are side by side in the fight sub-zero tells her he will find her one way or another. Sub-zero fights against Scorpion in the fight of Armageddon. Scorpion was angry with the gods as they berated him. They promised him his family back but they tricked him. And made them come back like Scorpion. He wanted to get the gods back. So he was on the side of evil. Cyberfox would fight against Mileena and rain. Sub-zero and Scorpion kill each other cyberfox. Is stabbed by Quan chi. She lays dieing sub-zero as he promised drags himself to her. Calling out to one another. He and her hold hands a line of blood behind sub-zero. They look at each other they smile Cyberfox says "I am sorry it had to end this way. I love you good night my love." Her not wanting to say goodbye. Sub-zero says "All see you on the other side." With a smile under his mask they close there eyes for the last time. In each other arms.

This is my story mk2- 7 I hope you like it, it took me. A while to get the info. I had fun making it through .

[chaoticbreadcrumbs]

HOW OLD WOULD MK1 SHANG TSUNG BE IN HUMAN YEARS?

We all know that in most games Shang Tsung is 1,000 years old but keeps his youthful appearance by absorbing souls. As a result, he appears much younger than he actually is. In the new timeline, his age is unknown. All we know is that Liu Kang forged his destiny to be that of a common Outworlder and he most likely doesn't know how to use souls to make himself younger. ①

But how old do you think MK1 Shang would be if his life span were the same as that of a normal human from Earthrealm? Let’s analyze it.

EARLY MK GAMES:

Shang Tsung first appeared as an elderly man in his mid-eighties (Mortal Kombat 1992). Then he became a younger man in his late-twenties to early-thirties (Mortal Kombat II 1993). According to GamePro magazine in 1993(4), the Mortal Kombat II version of Shang Tsung was 19 years old. In Deadly Alliance, he is roughly 45. ②

MK1 2023:

Depending on the timeline, Shang Tsung resides from the Outworld or Earthrealm, making him either an Outworlder or a Titan, but his age remains consistent across both. He doesn't have a birthdate. ③

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To determine his human age in MK1, we can either rely on our own speculations or seek assistance from AI. Please consider that Shang Tsung is a fictional character from a video game, and determining his precise age is going to be hard. Let's start by making an estimate. If I were to guess based on his physical and facial appearance, I would say he appears to be in his mid to late 30s. Despite his vitality, there are subtle hints of age lines and wrinkles. Analyzing how his wrinkles have developed, it would be fair to suggest an age range of 35-38.

He has a mature countenance, characterized by prominent facial features and a weathered complexion.

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Now let’s have a look at what the AI has to offer. For that, I will be using the websites howolddoyoulook.com and age.toolpie.com to confirm if the two sites match the age analysis. Remember that things as light or different emotions can be detected by AI and decrease or increase the age.

Both AIs detect him to be in his early to mid-30s.

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In addition, I asked ChatGPT:

ChatGPT agreed with my estimate and said Shang Tsung appears to be in his mid to late thirties.

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I also tried to ask Redditors what they think:

WELL, I SAID I TRIED. After waiting 9 days that is the only coherent answer I got:

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In conclusion, even though his exact age remains a subject of speculation and interpretation, a compelling case can be made for Shang Tsung being in his 30s in the events of Mortal Kombat 1 (2023), my opinion being that he is in his mid to late thirties.

And how old is Shang Tsung in your opinion?

Sources:

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https://www.reddit.com/r/MortalKombat/comments/1abh8g7/comment/kjndx27/?context=3

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https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/Shang_Tsung#cite_note-19

https://www.mortalkombatonline.com/t/mkx/getting-to-the-heart-soul-of-whether-shang-tsung-could-be-in-mkx/85p8VTL2YW7V

https://www.mksecrets.net/mk2/eng/mk2-bios.php

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https://www.thegamer.com/mortal-kombat-1-every-characters-age-height-birthday/#sektor

[creatorofstarrealm]

All Confirmed Mk Timelines. Part 4

Since NRS has confirmed the multiverse I decided to make a long list of existing timelines using all non canonical endings. Plus extra timelines I’ve thrown in for fun.

Two important notes: Offshoots exist and timelines are given codes similar to DC’s worlds.

Chapter 4: Johnny Cage

#JC1 (Mk Ending and Mk2 Ending) Johnny Cage becomes the Champion of MK and makes a mk cinematic universe. (Similar to what he does in his own mk1 ending) Offshoots from this timeline have been known to exist.

#JC2 (Mk3 Ending) Johnny Cage after being restore back to life goes on a one way suicide mission to kill Shao Kahn and saves the world. But at the cost of his mortal body. After defeating the Emperor Johnny Cage returns to the heavens. Offshoots from this timeline have been known to exist.

#JC3 (Deadly Alliance Ending) Johnny Cage defeats Shang Tsung and Quan Chi in the events of deadly alliance and makes a movie out of it. 

#GJC1 (God Johnny Cage) (Armageddon Ending) After defeating Blaze Johnny Cage becomes a God and with the help of the Shaolin masters he becomes enlightened. Offshoots from this timeline have been known to exist.

#JC5 (Mk9 Ending) After defeating Shao Kahn Johnny Cage experienced a surge of uncontrollable green power. Raiden sends Johnny Cage to Orderrealm where he learns to  harness his powers. Unfortunately he ends up under the influence of Orderrelam and becomes a Champion for the Empress. Offshoots from this timeline have been known to exist.

#JC6 (Mkx Ending) Johnny Cage heads to Shang Tsung’s abandoned island and discovers the secrets to Edenian longevity. Curiosity and a spark of ambition gets the better of him. 

#TJC (Titan Johnny Cage) (Mk11 Ending) After defeating Kronika Johnny Cage becomes the Keeper of Time. Johnny resets history to normal NRS trilogy but with Sonya blade not meeting an early grave. May or may not be an older or younger cage. Offshoots from this timeline have been known to exist.

#JC7 (Mk1 final chapter) Johnny Cage is a member of the special forces. How this happens is up to debate and may result in offshoots. 

#TJC1 (Tarket Johnny Cage) Shang Tsung makes a Johnny Cage clone with Tarket features. 

#TJC2 (Tarket Johnny Cage) Johnny in mk1 gets inflicted with Tarket disease and turns into a monster. Offshoots from this timeline have been known to exist.

#BDJC1 (Black Dragon Johnny Cage) To get back at Sonya Kano kidnaps Johnny and brainwashes him into Black Dragon (Mk11 kombat leagues) Offshoots from this timeline have been known to exist including ones where Johnny joins the BD willingly. 

#GJC2 (God Johnny Cage) Raiden makes Johnny Cage alongside three other champions into his successors. (Raiden’s Mk9 ending)

#LkJC1 (Lin Kuei Johnny Cage) Kuai Liang offers to train Johnny in the arts of the Lin Kuei.

#RJC1 (Revenant Johnny Cage) Raiden is unable to stop the ritual and Johnny dies from his wounds and is reborn as a revenant. (Mk11 kombat leagues) Offshoots from this timeline have been known to exist, including timelines where Johnny becomes a revenant under different circumstances. 

#OWJC1 (Outworld Johnny Cage) Johnny Cage is born in Outworld and he becomes a well respected general with a sense of humor. He is a neutral character from his timeline and he replaces Reiko. 

#OTE1 (Osh-Tekk Empire) Johnny Cage comes from a timeline where Kotal overthrew Shao Kahn eons ago but inherited his lust for conquest. Having conquered earthrealm long ago Johnny is born an Osh-Tekk and is one of Outworld’s champions. He wears sunglasses to make himself look cool. (mk11 kombat league)