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* [[OverProtectiveDad Overprotective Parent]]:
** Johnny Cage and Sonya are this to Cassie.
** Jax is this to Jacqui.
** Scorpion and Kenshi are this to Takeda.
** Delia is this to Taven, Daegon, and Rain (although she's a stepmother to the third).
** Sindel is this to Kitana.
** Liu Kang and Kung Lao are this to Kung Jin.
** Bo' Rai Cho is this to Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kung Jin, and Kai.
** Johnny Cage and Sonya are this to Cassie.
** Jax is this to Jacqui.
** Scorpion and Kenshi are this to Takeda.
** Delia is this to Taven, Daegon, and Rain (although she's a stepmother to the third).
** Sindel is this to Kitana.
** Liu Kang and Kung Lao are this to Kung Jin.
** Bo' Rai Cho is this to Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kung Jin, and Kai.
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** UpToEleven for Raiden. He takes it to a [[NightmareFuel nightmarish]] extreme, is clearly more powerful than ''everyone'', and now has no problem showcasing [[JerkassGod his]] [[ItsAllAboutMe superiority]] [[SmugSnake and]] [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogance]]. Jacqui even calls him thick-headed and arrogant for this reason.
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** UpToEleven for Raiden. He Raiden takes it to a [[NightmareFuel nightmarish]] extreme, is clearly more powerful than ''everyone'', and now has no problem showcasing [[JerkassGod his]] [[ItsAllAboutMe superiority]] [[SmugSnake and]] [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogance]]. Jacqui even calls him thick-headed and arrogant for this reason.
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* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Chapter 55 is a GirlOnGirlIsHot scene where Mileena and Tanya are caressing each other, as they have been known to exchange such flirty banter in ''Mortal Kombat X'', and are revealed to be [[PsychoLesbian Psycho Lesbians]] and [[DepravedBisexual Depraved Bisexuals]].
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Kitana, Sindel, and Jerrod are the royal family of Edenia. Jerrod is a bit excused since he’s SharingABodyWithErmac but he still helps. Kitana will take over as Queen of Edenia once the war is over and Sindel acts as regent in her absence during the tournament.
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Kitana, Sindel, and Jerrod are the royal family of Edenia. Jerrod is a bit excused since he’s SharingABodyWithErmac SharingABody with Ermac but he still helps. Kitana will take over as Queen of Edenia once the war is over and Sindel acts as regent in her absence during the tournament.
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* RoboticPsychopath: Triborg.
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* RoboticPsychopath: Triborg. He is a combination of Sektor, Cyrax, Smoke, and Cyber Sub-Zero but his personally is all Sektor.
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Kitana, Sindel, Kotal Kahn, Delia, and Taven are this.
** Fujin counts, as he's descended from the Elder Gods like Raiden.
** Fujin counts, as he's descended from the Elder Gods like Raiden.
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Kitana, Sindel, and Jerrod are the royal family of Edenia. Jerrod is a bit excused since he’s SharingABodyWithErmac but he still helps. Kitana will take over as Queen of Edenia once the war is over and Sindel acts as regent in her absence during the tournament.
** KotalKahn, Delia, and Taven are this.
Kahn is the first ruler of Outworld who actually cares about the realm.
** Fujincounts, is a divine example, as he's descended from the Elder Gods like Raiden.Raiden’s replacement as Earthrealm’s protector.
** Taven and Delia, son and wife of Edenia’s Protector God Argus, have very active roles.
** Kotal
** Fujin
** Taven and Delia, son and wife of Edenia’s Protector God Argus, have very active roles.
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* PoliticallyActivePrincess[=/=]PrettyPrincessPowerHouse: Kitana, as princess and future queen of Edenia.
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** Daegon is struggling to become this.
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** Daegon is struggling to become this.this due to his conflicted feelings over Raiden and his family.
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** Darrius has been leading one against Hotaru in Seido for years.
** Rain and Ruby formed the second Edenian Resistance.
** Rain and Ruby formed the second Edenian Resistance.
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** Raiden to his ex-allies.
** Kano to Sonya, Jax, Johnny Cage, Takeda, Jacqui, Kung Jin, Cassie, and Daegon.
** Kano to Sonya, Jax, Johnny Cage, Takeda, Jacqui, Kung Jin, Cassie, and Daegon.
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** Raiden to his ex-allies.
Fujin, Kotal Kahn, and Liu Kang.
** Kano toSonya, Jax, Johnny Cage, Takeda, Jacqui, Kung Jin, Cassie, Sonya and Daegon.
** Kano to
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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Raiden and Hotaru are this.
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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Raiden and Hotaru are this.
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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Raiden LaResistance: After Outworld is invaded by Raiden, Kotal Kahn is now the BigGood of a RagtagBunchOfMisfits, with Fujin as TheLancer and Hotaru are this.Liu Kang as TheSmartGuy.
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* ParentalAbandonment:
** Kenshi's abandonment of Takeda has damaged their relationship greatly, but they have somewhat reconciled and are growing closer now that Kenshi is working to become a better father to his son.
** Rather than take responsibility for his infidelity, Argus exiled Rain's pregnant mother from his family. Rain was raised by a general his mother married and whom he considers his true father.
** Kenshi's abandonment of Takeda has damaged their relationship greatly, but they have somewhat reconciled and are growing closer now that Kenshi is working to become a better father to his son.
** Rather than take responsibility for his infidelity, Argus exiled Rain's pregnant mother from his family. Rain was raised by a general his mother married and whom he considers his true father.
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* PersonOfMassDestruction: Raiden. After he CameBackWrong, he's now perfectly willing to put the entire Mortal Kombat universe at risk by pulling off and instigating a Class Z ApocalypseHow.
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* OnlySaneMan: Nitara and Shang Tsung seem to be this on Raiden's side.
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** Argus is also this, as he appears in flashbacks and is mentioned several times by his family and old allies.
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** When Raiden suggests having Kano and his henchmen 'entertain' Jacqui -- i.e., have her raped and tortured -- Jax immediately goes PapaWolf.
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** You know you're evil when [[spoiler:Hanzo bluntly states that he'd rather work for [[ArchNemesis Quan Chi]] (albeit a brainwashed one) than you, Raiden.]] Cue Hanzo's HeelFaceTurn.
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** You know you're evil when [[spoiler:Hanzo bluntly states that he'd rather work for [[ArchNemesis Quan Chi]] (albeit a brainwashed one) than you, Raiden.]] Cue Hanzo's HeelFaceTurn.
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** Kano to Sonya, Jax, Johnny Cage, Takeda, Jacqui, Kung Jin and Cassie.
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** Kano to Sonya, Jax, Johnny Cage, Takeda, Jacqui, Kung Jin Jin, Cassie, and Cassie.Daegon.
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** Tasia to Kira.
** Daegon to Kano.
** Daegon to Kano.
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** Tasia to Kira.
** Daegon to Kano.Kira.
** Daegon to Kano.
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* PragmaticVillainy: Shang Tsung - he's got a big ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, as he only joined Raiden's faction for his own agenda. And Raiden is so concerned with his former allies that he does not see Shang preparing to stab him in the back, just as he did in the original timeline (with Quan Chi, Shao Kahn and Onaga).
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* PhysicalGod: UpToEleven, as Raiden takes it to a [[NightmareFuel nightmarish]] extreme. He is clearly more powerful than ''everyone'', and now he has no problem showcasing [[JerkassGod his]] [[ItsAllAboutMe superiority]] [[SmugSnake and]] [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogance]]. Jacqui even calls him thick-headed and arrogant for this reason.
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* PhysicalGod: UpToEleven, as Raiden PhysicalGod:
** UpToEleven for Raiden. He takes it to a [[NightmareFuel nightmarish]]extreme. He extreme, is clearly more powerful than ''everyone'', and now he has no problem showcasing [[JerkassGod his]] [[ItsAllAboutMe superiority]] [[SmugSnake and]] [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogance]]. Jacqui even calls him thick-headed and arrogant for this reason.reason.
** Fujin has since replaced Raiden as protector of Earthrealm after the latter's corruption.
* PosthumousCharacter: Though Shinnok doesn't appear in the story, he does make a lasting impact by twisting his ArchEnemy Raiden into something just as evil as himself.
** UpToEleven for Raiden. He takes it to a [[NightmareFuel nightmarish]]
** Fujin has since replaced Raiden as protector of Earthrealm after the latter's corruption.
* PosthumousCharacter: Though Shinnok doesn't appear in the story, he does make a lasting impact by twisting his ArchEnemy Raiden into something just as evil as himself.
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** Tasia to Kira.
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** Tasia to Kira.Kira.
** Daegon to Kano.
** Daegon to Kano.
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* {{Revenge}}: The whole gist of the plot - basically, Raiden (after he CameBackWrong and went FaceHeelTurn) was pissed off at seeing Earthrealm getting invaded too many times, so he decided that Outworld and the Netherrealm need to be destroyed just so he could "protect" Earthrealm. [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope And then things go downhill from there]].
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* {{Revenge}}: The whole gist backstory of the plot - basically, Raiden (after he CameBackWrong and went FaceHeelTurn) was pissed off at seeing Earthrealm getting invaded too many times, so he decided that Outworld and the Netherrealm need to be destroyed just so he could "protect" Earthrealm. [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope And then things go downhill from there]].
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* PaperTiger: Raiden mockingly calls the Elder Gods "toothless worms" in chapter 63.
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** Bo' Rai Cho is this to Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kung Jin and Kai.
* PapaWolf: Johnny Cage, Jax and Kenshi qualify as this.
* PapaWolf: Johnny Cage, Jax and Kenshi qualify as this.
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* PapaWolf: Johnny Cage,Jax Jax, and Kenshi qualify as this.
* PapaWolf: Johnny Cage,
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** Bo' Rai Cho, as a ParentalSubstitute to Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kung Jin and Kai.
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** Jade's parents gave as a gift to Shao Kahn as a sign of loyalty to the emperor when she was very young.
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** Jade's parents gave her as a gift to Shao Kahn as a sign of loyalty to the emperor when she was very young.
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** Hotaru to Havik.Havik.
** Tasia to Kira.
** Tasia to Kira.
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* ObliviouslyEvil: Raiden, as he is now corrupted. He claims [[KnightTemplar to "protect" Earthrealm by invading Outworld]], yet it is his ruthlessness, sadism, brutality and greed that has alienated his ex-allies, to a point that they're now his ArchEnemies.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Liu Kang and Kitana immediately know something is ''really off'' about Raiden when he tossed the still-living head of Shinnok at their feet during [[OmnicidalManiac his threat to destroy all realms.]] When Cassie and her team later drop by in the 1st chapter, Kitana explains the goings-on about Raiden following his corruption. Their suspicions about Raiden's corruption are confirmed when Kotal Kahn and Fujin sought an alliance with them in order to stop the power-mad thunder god.
* OhCrap: Kitana and Liu Kang when Raiden drops Shinnok's head at their feet.
** You know you're evil when [[spoiler:Hanzo bluntly states that he'd rather work for [[ArchNemesis Quan Chi]] (albeit a brainwashed one) than you, Raiden.]] Cue Hanzo's HeelFaceTurn.
** Skarlet and the Red Dragon when Torr awakens from his coma to save Ferra and attacks them.
** Daegon when Delia, unable to kill her own son, allows Jade to take control of their shared body. The demigod immediately gets his ass handed to him by the former revenant before Raiden arrives to collect his Red Dragon minions.
** Kano upon realizing that Daegon, whom he is mocking, is standing right behind him.
** Everyone when Shang Tsung returns.
** Also occurs in chapter 54, when everyone realizes that Raiden was snooping on their conversation, and when he declared war on his ex-allies.
* OpposedMentors: Daegon is torn between Delia, who still cared for him despite their individual differences and Raiden, who's a ManipulativeBastard and a ConsummateLiar. He chooses Raiden at the end of chapter 44.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Namely Nitara's species are called Moroi belonging to the realm of Vaeternus, a world that was long conquered by Shao Kahn. They are only weakened by Earthrealm's sun, and apparently only wooden stakes and the holy sword Ashrah carries can kill them.
* [[OverProtectiveDad Overprotective Parent]]:
** Johnny Cage and Sonya are this to Cassie.
** Jax is this to Jacqui.
** Scorpion and Kenshi are this to Takeda.
** Delia is this to Taven, Daegon, and Rain (although she's a stepmother to the third).
** Sindel is this to Kitana.
** Liu Kang and Kung Lao are this to Kung Jin.
** Bo' Rai Cho is this to Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kung Jin and Kai.
* PapaWolf: Johnny Cage, Jax and Kenshi qualify as this.
** Hanzo, as a ParentalSubstitute to Takeda. [[spoiler:It leads to his HeelFaceTurn.]]
** Bo' Rai Cho, as a ParentalSubstitute to Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kung Jin and Kai.
** Torr serves as this to Ferra - it's heartwarming to see that he's genuinely protective of his rider.
** Kabal and Stryker become mentors and [[ParentalSubstitute parental substitutes]] to Kevin.
* TheParanoiac: Raiden has the hallmarks of one: he blames [[NeverMyFault the Elder Gods for his problems]]; is obsessed with conquering Outworld; views his own henchmen with some degree of suspicion, considering that Scorpion defected from him; is an utter JerkassGod; [[LackOfEmpathy showed no empathy or a sense of guilt]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei, torturing Cassie or ordering the destruction of Li Mei's village; is willing to [[KickTheDog throw his ex-allies under the bus]]; and is a [[KnightTemplar firm believer]] in MightMakesRight when it comes to "protecting" Earthrealm.
* ParentalIssues: There are several examples of this:
** Sonya's obsession with her job hasn't given her the best relationship with Cassie, but they still love each other very much. Sonya goes MamaBear and nearly loses her grip on sanity when Cassie is kidnapped by Raiden and Kano, but Johnny manages to keep her sane until their daughter is rescued.
** Kenshi's abandonment of Takeda has damaged their relationship greatly, but they have somewhat reconciled and are growing closer now that Kenshi is working to become a better father to his son.
** Kano kidnaps and tortures his son Kevin, whom he conceived through rape, and shows no concern whatsoever for the boy's fate, calling him a weakling and a waste of space. In return, Kevin hates Kano with a burning passion and it is only his desire for revenge that keeps him from allowing himself to die.
** While Argus wasn't abusive to his children and was very supportive of Taven, he treated his two younger sons Daegon and Rain like dirt. Daegon hardly received any attention or praise from Argus and had to turn to Caro and others for a father figure while Rain, who was conceived through infidelity, was exiled from Argus's family and unaware of his true paternity until Raiden told him after Shao Kahn's death. Argus even went as far as to tell Daegon to his face that he was ashamed to call Daegon a son moments before the demigod killed him. As a result, both Daegon and Rain are extremely bitter and angry at their father, with Rain seeing his deceased adoptive father as his true father.
*** After Taven learns that Argus treated Daegon and Rain like dirt, he begins to see his father as a BrokenPedestal alongside the Elder Gods (including Shinnok).
** Kira's parents sold her into sexual slavery when she was nine years old. After killing her slaver several years later, she hunted her parents down and killed them.
** Jade's parents gave as a gift to Shao Kahn as a sign of loyalty to the emperor when she was very young.
** Ruby's father is said to have blamed her for her mother's death and hated her deeply.
* ParentalSubstitute:
** Raiden (pre-corruption) to Liu Kang and Kung Lao.
** Bo' Rai Cho to Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kai, and Kung Jin.
** Scorpion to Takeda.
** Caro (formerly) to Daegon.
** Stryker and Kabal to Kevin.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: How the corrupted Thunder God kick-starts the story by threatening the Netherrealm and later on, invading Outworld.
** Dairou tells Shujinko that Hotaru used to be a good man before his obsession with order and killing Darrius turned him into a villain.
* PetTheDog: Even Scorpion knows that a live hostage is better than a dead one, which is why he tends to Cassie's injuries against Kano's wishes.
* PhysicalGod: UpToEleven, as Raiden takes it to a [[NightmareFuel nightmarish]] extreme. He is clearly more powerful than ''everyone'', and now he has no problem showcasing [[JerkassGod his]] [[ItsAllAboutMe superiority]] [[SmugSnake and]] [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogance]]. Jacqui even calls him thick-headed and arrogant for this reason.
* ThePowerOfBlood: Skarlet is literally made up of blood and gets stronger by absorbing the blood of others into her skin while Nitara is a vampire.
* PrinciplesZealot: Hotaru and Raiden are this.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Kevin (Kano's son) and Cassie are being shaped to this.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Kotal Kahn, Fujin and Liu Kang ask Raiden to go away in chapter 54, but not before he declares war on Outworld.
* PsychopathicManChild: Raiden takes sadistic glee in torturing his former allies.
** PsychopathicWomanChild[=/=]CuteAndPsycho: Mileena.
* PsychoForHire: Except for a certain few (Nitara and Daegon, who are AntiVillains) most of Raiden's henchmen are this - zealots, murderers, thugs, traitors, and constructs.
* PsychoLesbian[=/=]DepravedBisexual[=/=]LipstickLesbian: Tanya and Mileena are this.
* RageBreakingPoint: After seeing the state that Cassie was left in thanks to Kano and Raiden's torture, Sonya's definitely reached hers.
** Daegon reaches this during a flashback in Chapter 43 after his father practically disowns him.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: This is Kano's MoralEventHorizon. He not only masterminded Kabal's maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception.
** Daegon, despite being guilty of several crimes including murder, makes [[EvenEvilHasStandards it clear that he is not a rapist like Kano.]]
* [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Ragtag Bunch of Kombatants]]: ''Both sides.''
** Raiden's invasion of Outworld has led Kotal Kahn to pursuing an EnemyMine situation, forcing him to ally with groups that would not support the corrupted thunder god's actions, and as well as revenants who have their own individual beef with Raiden (though they have been since restored to life). Despite their own individual flaws, it's the best group Kotal Kahn has mustered so far.
** For Raiden, he has assembled the worst of the worst to fight for him, of which includes traitors, zealots, criminals, backstabbers, constructs and murderers.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Kotal Kahn, Liu Kang and Fujin qualify as this.
** Sonya, Jax, Kenshi, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Sindel and Johnny Cage also count as this, as are Bo' Rai Cho and Delia/Jade.
* {{Revenge}}: The whole gist of the plot - basically, Raiden (after he CameBackWrong and went FaceHeelTurn) was pissed off at seeing Earthrealm getting invaded too many times, so he decided that Outworld and the Netherrealm need to be destroyed just so he could "protect" Earthrealm. [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope And then things go downhill from there]].
* RebuiltPedestal: Kenshi is working his way to become a better father towards Takeda after years of neglect.
** Daegon is struggling to become this.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: Shao Kahn is now brainwashed to serve Shang Tsung and Raiden.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Raiden and Hotaru are this.
* RoboticPsychopath: Triborg.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Chapter 55 is a GirlOnGirlIsHot scene where Mileena and Tanya are caressing each other, as they have been known to exchange such flirty banter in ''Mortal Kombat X'', and are revealed to be [[PsychoLesbian Psycho Lesbians]] and [[DepravedBisexual Depraved Bisexuals]].
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Kitana, Sindel, Kotal Kahn, Delia, and Taven are this.
** Fujin counts, as he's descended from the Elder Gods like Raiden.
* TheRival: There are several examples of this.
** Raiden to his ex-allies.
** Kano to Sonya, Jax, Johnny Cage, Takeda, Jacqui, Kung Jin and Cassie.
** Skarlet to Ruby.
** Nitara to Ashrah.
** Tanya to Jade.
** Mileena to Kitana.
** Shang Tsung to Liu Kang and Delia.
** Hotaru to Havik.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Raiden, as he is now corrupted. He claims [[KnightTemplar to "protect" Earthrealm by invading Outworld]], yet it is his ruthlessness, sadism, brutality and greed that has alienated his ex-allies, to a point that they're now his ArchEnemies.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Liu Kang and Kitana immediately know something is ''really off'' about Raiden when he tossed the still-living head of Shinnok at their feet during [[OmnicidalManiac his threat to destroy all realms.]] When Cassie and her team later drop by in the 1st chapter, Kitana explains the goings-on about Raiden following his corruption. Their suspicions about Raiden's corruption are confirmed when Kotal Kahn and Fujin sought an alliance with them in order to stop the power-mad thunder god.
* OhCrap: Kitana and Liu Kang when Raiden drops Shinnok's head at their feet.
** You know you're evil when [[spoiler:Hanzo bluntly states that he'd rather work for [[ArchNemesis Quan Chi]] (albeit a brainwashed one) than you, Raiden.]] Cue Hanzo's HeelFaceTurn.
** Skarlet and the Red Dragon when Torr awakens from his coma to save Ferra and attacks them.
** Daegon when Delia, unable to kill her own son, allows Jade to take control of their shared body. The demigod immediately gets his ass handed to him by the former revenant before Raiden arrives to collect his Red Dragon minions.
** Kano upon realizing that Daegon, whom he is mocking, is standing right behind him.
** Everyone when Shang Tsung returns.
** Also occurs in chapter 54, when everyone realizes that Raiden was snooping on their conversation, and when he declared war on his ex-allies.
* OpposedMentors: Daegon is torn between Delia, who still cared for him despite their individual differences and Raiden, who's a ManipulativeBastard and a ConsummateLiar. He chooses Raiden at the end of chapter 44.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Namely Nitara's species are called Moroi belonging to the realm of Vaeternus, a world that was long conquered by Shao Kahn. They are only weakened by Earthrealm's sun, and apparently only wooden stakes and the holy sword Ashrah carries can kill them.
* [[OverProtectiveDad Overprotective Parent]]:
** Johnny Cage and Sonya are this to Cassie.
** Jax is this to Jacqui.
** Scorpion and Kenshi are this to Takeda.
** Delia is this to Taven, Daegon, and Rain (although she's a stepmother to the third).
** Sindel is this to Kitana.
** Liu Kang and Kung Lao are this to Kung Jin.
** Bo' Rai Cho is this to Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kung Jin and Kai.
* PapaWolf: Johnny Cage, Jax and Kenshi qualify as this.
** Hanzo, as a ParentalSubstitute to Takeda. [[spoiler:It leads to his HeelFaceTurn.]]
** Bo' Rai Cho, as a ParentalSubstitute to Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kung Jin and Kai.
** Torr serves as this to Ferra - it's heartwarming to see that he's genuinely protective of his rider.
** Kabal and Stryker become mentors and [[ParentalSubstitute parental substitutes]] to Kevin.
* TheParanoiac: Raiden has the hallmarks of one: he blames [[NeverMyFault the Elder Gods for his problems]]; is obsessed with conquering Outworld; views his own henchmen with some degree of suspicion, considering that Scorpion defected from him; is an utter JerkassGod; [[LackOfEmpathy showed no empathy or a sense of guilt]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei, torturing Cassie or ordering the destruction of Li Mei's village; is willing to [[KickTheDog throw his ex-allies under the bus]]; and is a [[KnightTemplar firm believer]] in MightMakesRight when it comes to "protecting" Earthrealm.
* ParentalIssues: There are several examples of this:
** Sonya's obsession with her job hasn't given her the best relationship with Cassie, but they still love each other very much. Sonya goes MamaBear and nearly loses her grip on sanity when Cassie is kidnapped by Raiden and Kano, but Johnny manages to keep her sane until their daughter is rescued.
** Kenshi's abandonment of Takeda has damaged their relationship greatly, but they have somewhat reconciled and are growing closer now that Kenshi is working to become a better father to his son.
** Kano kidnaps and tortures his son Kevin, whom he conceived through rape, and shows no concern whatsoever for the boy's fate, calling him a weakling and a waste of space. In return, Kevin hates Kano with a burning passion and it is only his desire for revenge that keeps him from allowing himself to die.
** While Argus wasn't abusive to his children and was very supportive of Taven, he treated his two younger sons Daegon and Rain like dirt. Daegon hardly received any attention or praise from Argus and had to turn to Caro and others for a father figure while Rain, who was conceived through infidelity, was exiled from Argus's family and unaware of his true paternity until Raiden told him after Shao Kahn's death. Argus even went as far as to tell Daegon to his face that he was ashamed to call Daegon a son moments before the demigod killed him. As a result, both Daegon and Rain are extremely bitter and angry at their father, with Rain seeing his deceased adoptive father as his true father.
*** After Taven learns that Argus treated Daegon and Rain like dirt, he begins to see his father as a BrokenPedestal alongside the Elder Gods (including Shinnok).
** Kira's parents sold her into sexual slavery when she was nine years old. After killing her slaver several years later, she hunted her parents down and killed them.
** Jade's parents gave as a gift to Shao Kahn as a sign of loyalty to the emperor when she was very young.
** Ruby's father is said to have blamed her for her mother's death and hated her deeply.
* ParentalSubstitute:
** Raiden (pre-corruption) to Liu Kang and Kung Lao.
** Bo' Rai Cho to Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kai, and Kung Jin.
** Scorpion to Takeda.
** Caro (formerly) to Daegon.
** Stryker and Kabal to Kevin.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: How the corrupted Thunder God kick-starts the story by threatening the Netherrealm and later on, invading Outworld.
** Dairou tells Shujinko that Hotaru used to be a good man before his obsession with order and killing Darrius turned him into a villain.
* PetTheDog: Even Scorpion knows that a live hostage is better than a dead one, which is why he tends to Cassie's injuries against Kano's wishes.
* PhysicalGod: UpToEleven, as Raiden takes it to a [[NightmareFuel nightmarish]] extreme. He is clearly more powerful than ''everyone'', and now he has no problem showcasing [[JerkassGod his]] [[ItsAllAboutMe superiority]] [[SmugSnake and]] [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogance]]. Jacqui even calls him thick-headed and arrogant for this reason.
* ThePowerOfBlood: Skarlet is literally made up of blood and gets stronger by absorbing the blood of others into her skin while Nitara is a vampire.
* PrinciplesZealot: Hotaru and Raiden are this.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Kevin (Kano's son) and Cassie are being shaped to this.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Kotal Kahn, Fujin and Liu Kang ask Raiden to go away in chapter 54, but not before he declares war on Outworld.
* PsychopathicManChild: Raiden takes sadistic glee in torturing his former allies.
** PsychopathicWomanChild[=/=]CuteAndPsycho: Mileena.
* PsychoForHire: Except for a certain few (Nitara and Daegon, who are AntiVillains) most of Raiden's henchmen are this - zealots, murderers, thugs, traitors, and constructs.
* PsychoLesbian[=/=]DepravedBisexual[=/=]LipstickLesbian: Tanya and Mileena are this.
* RageBreakingPoint: After seeing the state that Cassie was left in thanks to Kano and Raiden's torture, Sonya's definitely reached hers.
** Daegon reaches this during a flashback in Chapter 43 after his father practically disowns him.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: This is Kano's MoralEventHorizon. He not only masterminded Kabal's maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception.
** Daegon, despite being guilty of several crimes including murder, makes [[EvenEvilHasStandards it clear that he is not a rapist like Kano.]]
* [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Ragtag Bunch of Kombatants]]: ''Both sides.''
** Raiden's invasion of Outworld has led Kotal Kahn to pursuing an EnemyMine situation, forcing him to ally with groups that would not support the corrupted thunder god's actions, and as well as revenants who have their own individual beef with Raiden (though they have been since restored to life). Despite their own individual flaws, it's the best group Kotal Kahn has mustered so far.
** For Raiden, he has assembled the worst of the worst to fight for him, of which includes traitors, zealots, criminals, backstabbers, constructs and murderers.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Kotal Kahn, Liu Kang and Fujin qualify as this.
** Sonya, Jax, Kenshi, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Sindel and Johnny Cage also count as this, as are Bo' Rai Cho and Delia/Jade.
* {{Revenge}}: The whole gist of the plot - basically, Raiden (after he CameBackWrong and went FaceHeelTurn) was pissed off at seeing Earthrealm getting invaded too many times, so he decided that Outworld and the Netherrealm need to be destroyed just so he could "protect" Earthrealm. [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope And then things go downhill from there]].
* RebuiltPedestal: Kenshi is working his way to become a better father towards Takeda after years of neglect.
** Daegon is struggling to become this.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: Shao Kahn is now brainwashed to serve Shang Tsung and Raiden.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Raiden and Hotaru are this.
* RoboticPsychopath: Triborg.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Chapter 55 is a GirlOnGirlIsHot scene where Mileena and Tanya are caressing each other, as they have been known to exchange such flirty banter in ''Mortal Kombat X'', and are revealed to be [[PsychoLesbian Psycho Lesbians]] and [[DepravedBisexual Depraved Bisexuals]].
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Kitana, Sindel, Kotal Kahn, Delia, and Taven are this.
** Fujin counts, as he's descended from the Elder Gods like Raiden.
* TheRival: There are several examples of this.
** Raiden to his ex-allies.
** Kano to Sonya, Jax, Johnny Cage, Takeda, Jacqui, Kung Jin and Cassie.
** Skarlet to Ruby.
** Nitara to Ashrah.
** Tanya to Jade.
** Mileena to Kitana.
** Shang Tsung to Liu Kang and Delia.
** Hotaru to Havik.
