History Fridge / MortalKombat

* The character page for Scorpion says that Scorpion making his own costume a yellow version of Sub-Zero's is a case of DidNotDoTheResearch, since he's doing it to mock the Lin Kuei and call them cowards, when, in fact, the color yellow symbolizes courage in Japan, where he's from. It actually makes perfect sense, since his own yellow outfit as opposed to the Lin Kuei's non-yellow ones could be a symbolic way of saying "I have courage and you don't. Cowards." - Tropers/PutYaGunsOn.

* It bugged this troper that Quan Chi was in ''[=MK9=]'', considering it's a retelling of the original trilogy & Quan Chi didn't appear in the core games until ''[=MK4=]'', so he didn't really fit in with the roster. But then I realised - Quan Chi ''is'' from that era, he was introduced in ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm'' which was set during the events of ''[=MK3=]''. - Tropers/ChrisDV

* In ''[[MortalKombat9 MK9]]'', [[spoiler:when Raiden goes to the Netherrealm to [[DealWithTheDevil strike a deal with Quan Chi]], the sorcerer reveals that he has dominion over the fallen heroes' souls. Among the lineup of characters is ''Cyber'' Sub-Zero. Since it is just Sub-Zero's soul (his body ''should'' still be in Earthrealm), shouldn't he be depicted as his human self? Similarly, shouldn't Jax be missing his cybernetic arms?]]

* Kabal is revealed to be Stryker's partner in the police force in the ''[[MortalKombat9 Mortal Kombat]]'' [[MortalKombat9 reboot]]. All of a sudden, it becomes a lot clearer why Rain captured them together in ''Mortal Kombat Annihilation'', doesn't it? - RyRodrigo

** A parallel example lies in ''MortalKombat9'' as well. [[spoiler:It's hinted that if Shao Kahn dies, so will everyone who entered the pact with him. So when he is KilledOffForReal at the end of Story Mode, [[LoadBearingBoss that means.....]]]]

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'' was stated on this wiki to be the series turning point, [[spoiler: as it marks the moment the [[TheBadGuyWins that the villains start winning.]] Consider exactly what happened in that game: Liu Kang and Shao Kahn ([[NotQuiteDead not really]]) were killed off right at the beginning. [[OhCrap Now what has happened]] in MortalKombat9? Oh sure, it's seems clear that dark times are ahead with Shinnok and Quan Chi getting ready to launch their own attacks on Earthrealm and Outworld, but when you consider that Kahn might really be dead this time...]]

* It is well known that the Shokan have four arms, but why is that? This is something I always wondered about, then the answe hit me: they are half-human dragons, and dragons have '''six limbs''': [[http://fc06.deviantart.net/images/i/2003/49/6/e/Blue_Dragon_Flying.jpg four legs and two wings]]! In the case of the Shokan, the hind legs became the legs, the forelegs became a pair of arms, and the wings became the second pair of arms!

* I was wondering how Kung Lao beat [[spoiler:The Deadly Alliance in MK9 but got killed by Shang Tsung alone in the original timeline. Then it hit me Shang Tsung had Liu Kang's soul which means he either got on hell of a power boost or used Liu Kang's memories against him making sure he never had a chance.]]

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* I was wondering how Kung Lao beat [spoiler:The Deadly Alliance in MK9 but got killed by Shang Tsung alone in the original timeline. Then it hit me Shang Tsung had Liu Kang's soul which means he either got on hell of a power boost or used Liu Kang's memories against him making sure he never had a chance.]

** Two words: UniversalTranslator. Tarkatans probably speak in [[StarfishLanguage a language alien to at least the Earthrealm inhabitants]], it only seems that [[AliensSpeakingEnglish they can speak perfect English despite having that kind of mouth]]. This may also explain why ''Asian'' kombatants such as Liu Kang, and the Sub-Zero brothers can ''converse'' with ''Americans'' like Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage. In English. ''Perfectly well''. Hell, since Raiden is GodInHumanForm, it is also possible that he also speaks in a StarfishLanguage, so the UniversalTranslator is pretty much the only way to explain why EVERYONE speaks in perfect English no matter which realm and country they might come from.

** Two words: UniversalTranslator. Tarkatans probably speak in [[StarfishLanguage a language alien to at least the Earthrealm inhabitants]], it only seems that [[AliensSpeakingEnglish they can speak perfect English despite having that kind of mouth]]. This may also explain why ''Asian'' kombatants such as Liu Kang, and th Sub-Zero brothers can ''converse'' with ''Americans'' like Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage. In English. ''Perfectly well''. Hell, since Raiden is GodInHumanForm, it is also possible that he also speaks in a StarfishLanguage, so the UniversalTranslator is pretty much the only way to explain why EVERYONE speaks in perfect English no matter which realm and country they might come from.

** Two words: UniversalTranslator. Tarkatans probably speak in [[StarfishLanguage a language alien to at least the Earthrealm inhabitants]], it only seems that [[AliensSpeakingEnglish they can speak perfect English despite having that kind of mouth]]. This may also explain why ''Asian'' kombatants such as Liu Kang, and th Sub-Zero brothers can ''converse'' with ''Americans'' like Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage. In English. ''Perfectly well''. Hell, since Raiden is GodInHumanForm, it is also possible that he also speaks in a StarfishLanguage, so the UniversalTranslator is pretty much the only way to explain why EVERYONE speaks in perfect English no matter which realm they might come from.

* MK9 [[spoiler: shows Milleena being created during the events of MK1.]]
** That's a retcon; before ''9'' she was established as being created when Shao Kahn took over Edenia and was raised as Kitana's sister.

* Why does Quan Chi have his tattoos in ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks Shaolin Monks]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 MK9]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MKVsDCU]]''? All three of those games are set before ''[[MortalKombat4 MK4]]'', and he doesn't get the tattoos until before ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'', whilst trapped in the Netherrealm after ''[=MK4=]''.

* Why does Quan Chi have his tattoos in ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks Shaolin Monks]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 MK9]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MKVsDCU]]''? All three of those games are set before ''[[MortalKombat4 MK4]]'', and he doesn't get the tattoos until before ''[[MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'', whilst trapped in the Netherrealm after ''[=MK4=]''.

* MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance was stated on this wiki to be the series turning point, [[spoiler: as it marks the moment the [[TheBadGuyWins that the villains start winning.]] Consider exactly what happened in that game: Liu Kang and Shao Kahn ([[NotQuiteDead not really]]) were killed off right at the beginning. [[OhCrap Now what has happened]] in MortalKombat9? Oh sure, it's seems clear that dark times are ahead with Shinnok and Quan Chi getting ready to launch their own attacks on Earthrealm and Outworld, but when you consider that Kahn might really be dead this time...]]

** Well, technically speaking, he's a CanonImmigrant from ''[=DotR=]''. However, in the ''actual'' canon of the games, Quan Chi ''had'' been present before the events of the [[VideoGame/MortalKombat first game]], as seen in ''MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero''.

* Why does Quan Chi have his tattoos in ''[[MortalKombatShaolinMonks Shaolin Monks]]'', ''[[MortalKombat9 MK9]]'', and ''[[MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MKVsDCU]]''? All three of those games are set before ''[[MortalKombat4 MK4]]'', and he doesn't get the tattoos until before ''[[MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'', whilst trapped in the Netherrealm after ''[=MK4=]''.