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* MythologyGag: In regards to the original timeline, spinoffs and other cameo appearances:
** One of Sub-Zero's brutalities (Dancing on the Ceiling) recreates the Stage Fatality for ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII''[='=]s Kombat Tomb stage.
** One of Sub-Zero's and Raiden's pre-fight intros has them talk about "[[VideoGame/Injustice2 an unjust world]] with [[Franchise/{{Batman}} a dark knight]] and [[Franchise/{{Superman}} a caped wonder]]". An intro between Cetrion and Sub-Zero implies that it did happen and was not AllJustADream.
** Both Scorpion and Raiden have brutalities similar to their ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' fatalities. It's also been mentioned that Sub-Zero's spine rip will also appear if you finish your opponent with an uppercut.
** Johnny Cage's first revealed fatality alludes to the old AscendedGlitch that allowed for multiple decapitating uppercuts as well as his introductory fight scene from the movie ending in the reveal that it was an In-Universe movie shoot. He also puts back one of his lines in a similar situation from [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the movie]]: "Who hired these guys!?"
** One of Cassie's Fatalities starts with a big Shadow Kick to her opponent's sternum, enough to drive her foot all the way out their back and take their heart with it, which might be a nod to Johnny's heavily censored Fatality from the SNES release of the original game (instead of a decapitating uppercut, he just shoved his foot through their chest and they fall over).
** An intro animation for Cassie has her drinking from a "Mokap Mokha" cup, referencing the character introduced in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance''.
** For most of the series's history, Kano's appearance was based on, or inspired by, Trevor Goddard's depiction of him in [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the first movie]]. Some of Kano's customization options in this game, however, give him his original clean-shaven BaldOfEvil look from the original trilogy (particularly ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'').
** One of Johnny Cage's mid-match victory animations has him sign an autographed photo and toss it at his opponent, in reference to his "Friendship" finisher from ''MKII''.
** One variation of the iconic "Finish him!" quote is said in almost the exact same tone as Shao Kahn did in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3''.
** One of the Tower challenges is themed after the process you go through to unlock the fight with Reptile in the original ''Mortal Kombat'', with each rung named for one of the hints he randomly gave at the start of a match. When you fight him, he's represented as a green Scorpion, assisted by a grey Sub-Zero representing fellow boss ninja, Smoke.
** An intro dialogue between Johnny Cage and Skarlet (about eating him and spitting his bones) references Mileena's "Man Eater" fatality from ''2''.
** Liu Kang's Fatal Blow involves him summoning a dragon to chomp down on his opponent. Referencing his previous Fatality from 2 and Animality from 3.
*** One of his Fatalities is a more devastating recreation of his original Fatality, a pair of cartwheel kicks and an uppercut, with some added flourish from his nunchaku. The same fatality is also recreated with a Brutality that ends in a decapitation.
*** One of his Brualities has him drop a arcade machine onto his opponent in reference to one of his fatalities in ''3'', with said machine playing ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', while another one has him perform his "Inner Fire" Fatality from ''3''.
** Johnny Cage's second fatality references the ProducePelting from his ending in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''.
** The official launch trailer includes a remixed version of the Mortal Kombat theme from the live action films.
** One of Kabal's brutalities has him perform his "Freaky Face" Fatality from ''3''.
** Two of Jax's brutalities has him perform his "Head Clap" and "Arm Rip" Fatalities from ''2''.
** One of Kitana's brutalities has her perform her klassic "Kiss of Death" Fatality.
** One of Mileena's brutalities has her perform her klassic "Nail Shooter" Fatality.
** Both of Mileena's Friendships from older game are featured: her shattering the mirror with her looks is a Brutality pose, while in one of her Brutalities she makes a flower grow inside a dying opponent's mouth.
** One of Shao Kahn's brutalities has him perform Reiko's "Thrust Kick" fatality, further referencing the confusion as to whether Reiko is an incarnation of him, or merely an obsessive servant.
** One of Kung Lao and Raiden's pre-fight intros has Kung Lao say he's on a quest given to him by [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Damashi, only for Raiden to immediately warn him that Damashi is really Onaga]].
** And of course this Mythology gag-laden intro with Liu and Raiden with all the subtlety of Shao Kahn's warhammer:
-->'''Liu Kang:''' Are we the [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance?]]\\
'''Raiden:''' That is Kronika's [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception deception.]]\\
'''Liu Kang:''' Or a recipe for [[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon.]]
** Cassie mockingly calls Frost "Elsa" during one of their pre-fight intros, which is both a ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' joke ''and'' a CallBack to their underground cage match in the ''Mortal Kombat X'' comic book from Creator/{{DC|Comics}}. This is further referenced in another of their intros, where Cassie asks "Didn't we have this fight?"
** Chapter 4 of the game's Story Mode is called "Fire & Ice," which was the name of the cancelled MK SpinOff action game that would've starred Sub-Zero and Scorpion.
** There are ''many'' references to the [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie 1995 live-action movie]]:
*** Shang Tsung's [[InkSuitActor voice and likeness]] are provided by Creator/CaryHiroyukiTagawa, who played the character in the 1995 film and the second season of the ''Legacy'' web series.
*** Some of Shang Tsung's costumes also de-age him to his younger self as seen in the movie, and one of his victory poses has him recreate the opening scene from the movie, where he points at the camera and proclaims "{{Your soul is mine}}!"
*** One of Johnny and Liu's intros (where Johnny talks about how he admires Sonya's "strategic mind," Liu points that "its not her mind [he's] admiring" and Johnny sheepishly admits so) is lifted straight from the film as well.
*** One of Johnny Cage's customization items is called "$500 Sunglasses," a nod to Johnny's famous "Those were $500 dollar sunglasses, asshole!" quote from the movie.
*** The Krypt includes a recreation of the dining hall from the film. Kano and Goro's skeletons are also there in reference to their "underworld boss" dialogue exchange. Kano's skeleton also seems to be clutching a chicken leg like the one he ate in the film.
*** One item that can be found in the Krypt is a seemingly random bucket of water, referred to as the "Element That Brings Life." This is a callback to the bucket of water Liu Kang used to defeat Sub-Zero in the film, as well as the cryptic clue Kitana gave him about water being key to winning the fight.
*** Their movie battle is also mentioned in one of Liu Kang's and Sub-Zero's pre-fight banters:
--->'''Liu Kang''': Taking you down will be easy.
--->'''Sub-Zero''': What did Kitana tell you?
--->'''Liu Kang''': All I need is a pail of water.
*** There's also an intro with Liu Kang and Raiden where the former asks the latter if he knew "this would happen." Raiden replies that he "didn't have a clue." This was the same dialogue the two shared at the end of the first film.
*** A statue of Reptile's true form from the film can also be found in the Krypt. [[spoiler: Interacting with it will trigger a cameo from Reptile himself.]]
*** One of Shang Tsung's intro dialogues with Kano has him rebuke the gangster for having "no dignity or manners" with Kano countering that he's still "the richest yobbo" in the world. This (and the exact wording of Tsung's first quote) references the dinner table scene where Shang Tsung notes that despite Kano "having no dignity or manners," he's still able to amass great wealth.
*** One of Shang Tsung's intro lines with Johnny Cage mentions that he killed Master Boyd, Johnny's mentor. This is a nod to the scene in the film where Shang Tsung posed as Boyd to get Johnny to enter the tournament, with the implication that he'd [[KillAndReplace killed the real Boyd and assumed his identity]].
** One of Shang Tsung's combos is based on one from his appearance in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse''.
** The final line of Shang Tsung's ending is "Have a nice day," referencing his ending in ''II'' and Raiden's in the original, both of which end in Earthrealm's destruction.
** A lot of the custom non-Fatality winposes for the returning characters are their winposes from the classic games (like Johnny Cage smugly folding his arms or Jax flexing his metal arms.)
** Joker's design takes much inspiration from his incarnation from ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', with the inside of his purple BadassLongcoat being a shade of orange, black eyeshadow and a green vest.
** When it's shown during fatalities, Robocop's heart is based on the design for an artificial heart showcased in a commercial from his film.
** One of Sub-Zero's brutalities (Dancing on the Ceiling) recreates the Stage Fatality for ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII''[='=]s Kombat Tomb stage.
** One of Sub-Zero's and Raiden's pre-fight intros has them talk about "[[VideoGame/Injustice2 an unjust world]] with [[Franchise/{{Batman}} a dark knight]] and [[Franchise/{{Superman}} a caped wonder]]". An intro between Cetrion and Sub-Zero implies that it did happen and was not AllJustADream.
** Both Scorpion and Raiden have brutalities similar to their ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' fatalities. It's also been mentioned that Sub-Zero's spine rip will also appear if you finish your opponent with an uppercut.
** Johnny Cage's first revealed fatality alludes to the old AscendedGlitch that allowed for multiple decapitating uppercuts as well as his introductory fight scene from the movie ending in the reveal that it was an In-Universe movie shoot. He also puts back one of his lines in a similar situation from [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the movie]]: "Who hired these guys!?"
** One of Cassie's Fatalities starts with a big Shadow Kick to her opponent's sternum, enough to drive her foot all the way out their back and take their heart with it, which might be a nod to Johnny's heavily censored Fatality from the SNES release of the original game (instead of a decapitating uppercut, he just shoved his foot through their chest and they fall over).
** An intro animation for Cassie has her drinking from a "Mokap Mokha" cup, referencing the character introduced in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance''.
** For most of the series's history, Kano's appearance was based on, or inspired by, Trevor Goddard's depiction of him in [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the first movie]]. Some of Kano's customization options in this game, however, give him his original clean-shaven BaldOfEvil look from the original trilogy (particularly ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'').
** One of Johnny Cage's mid-match victory animations has him sign an autographed photo and toss it at his opponent, in reference to his "Friendship" finisher from ''MKII''.
** One variation of the iconic "Finish him!" quote is said in almost the exact same tone as Shao Kahn did in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3''.
** One of the Tower challenges is themed after the process you go through to unlock the fight with Reptile in the original ''Mortal Kombat'', with each rung named for one of the hints he randomly gave at the start of a match. When you fight him, he's represented as a green Scorpion, assisted by a grey Sub-Zero representing fellow boss ninja, Smoke.
** An intro dialogue between Johnny Cage and Skarlet (about eating him and spitting his bones) references Mileena's "Man Eater" fatality from ''2''.
** Liu Kang's Fatal Blow involves him summoning a dragon to chomp down on his opponent. Referencing his previous Fatality from 2 and Animality from 3.
*** One of his Fatalities is a more devastating recreation of his original Fatality, a pair of cartwheel kicks and an uppercut, with some added flourish from his nunchaku. The same fatality is also recreated with a Brutality that ends in a decapitation.
*** One of his Brualities has him drop a arcade machine onto his opponent in reference to one of his fatalities in ''3'', with said machine playing ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', while another one has him perform his "Inner Fire" Fatality from ''3''.
** Johnny Cage's second fatality references the ProducePelting from his ending in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''.
** The official launch trailer includes a remixed version of the Mortal Kombat theme from the live action films.
** One of Kabal's brutalities has him perform his "Freaky Face" Fatality from ''3''.
** Two of Jax's brutalities has him perform his "Head Clap" and "Arm Rip" Fatalities from ''2''.
** One of Kitana's brutalities has her perform her klassic "Kiss of Death" Fatality.
** One of Mileena's brutalities has her perform her klassic "Nail Shooter" Fatality.
** Both of Mileena's Friendships from older game are featured: her shattering the mirror with her looks is a Brutality pose, while in one of her Brutalities she makes a flower grow inside a dying opponent's mouth.
** One of Shao Kahn's brutalities has him perform Reiko's "Thrust Kick" fatality, further referencing the confusion as to whether Reiko is an incarnation of him, or merely an obsessive servant.
** One of Kung Lao and Raiden's pre-fight intros has Kung Lao say he's on a quest given to him by [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Damashi, only for Raiden to immediately warn him that Damashi is really Onaga]].
** And of course this Mythology gag-laden intro with Liu and Raiden with all the subtlety of Shao Kahn's warhammer:
-->'''Liu Kang:''' Are we the [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance?]]\\
'''Raiden:''' That is Kronika's [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception deception.]]\\
'''Liu Kang:''' Or a recipe for [[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon.]]
** Cassie mockingly calls Frost "Elsa" during one of their pre-fight intros, which is both a ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' joke ''and'' a CallBack to their underground cage match in the ''Mortal Kombat X'' comic book from Creator/{{DC|Comics}}. This is further referenced in another of their intros, where Cassie asks "Didn't we have this fight?"
** Chapter 4 of the game's Story Mode is called "Fire & Ice," which was the name of the cancelled MK SpinOff action game that would've starred Sub-Zero and Scorpion.
** There are ''many'' references to the [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie 1995 live-action movie]]:
*** Shang Tsung's [[InkSuitActor voice and likeness]] are provided by Creator/CaryHiroyukiTagawa, who played the character in the 1995 film and the second season of the ''Legacy'' web series.
*** Some of Shang Tsung's costumes also de-age him to his younger self as seen in the movie, and one of his victory poses has him recreate the opening scene from the movie, where he points at the camera and proclaims "{{Your soul is mine}}!"
*** One of Johnny and Liu's intros (where Johnny talks about how he admires Sonya's "strategic mind," Liu points that "its not her mind [he's] admiring" and Johnny sheepishly admits so) is lifted straight from the film as well.
*** One of Johnny Cage's customization items is called "$500 Sunglasses," a nod to Johnny's famous "Those were $500 dollar sunglasses, asshole!" quote from the movie.
*** The Krypt includes a recreation of the dining hall from the film. Kano and Goro's skeletons are also there in reference to their "underworld boss" dialogue exchange. Kano's skeleton also seems to be clutching a chicken leg like the one he ate in the film.
*** One item that can be found in the Krypt is a seemingly random bucket of water, referred to as the "Element That Brings Life." This is a callback to the bucket of water Liu Kang used to defeat Sub-Zero in the film, as well as the cryptic clue Kitana gave him about water being key to winning the fight.
*** Their movie battle is also mentioned in one of Liu Kang's and Sub-Zero's pre-fight banters:
--->'''Liu Kang''': Taking you down will be easy.
--->'''Sub-Zero''': What did Kitana tell you?
--->'''Liu Kang''': All I need is a pail of water.
*** There's also an intro with Liu Kang and Raiden where the former asks the latter if he knew "this would happen." Raiden replies that he "didn't have a clue." This was the same dialogue the two shared at the end of the first film.
*** A statue of Reptile's true form from the film can also be found in the Krypt. [[spoiler: Interacting with it will trigger a cameo from Reptile himself.]]
*** One of Shang Tsung's intro dialogues with Kano has him rebuke the gangster for having "no dignity or manners" with Kano countering that he's still "the richest yobbo" in the world. This (and the exact wording of Tsung's first quote) references the dinner table scene where Shang Tsung notes that despite Kano "having no dignity or manners," he's still able to amass great wealth.
*** One of Shang Tsung's intro lines with Johnny Cage mentions that he killed Master Boyd, Johnny's mentor. This is a nod to the scene in the film where Shang Tsung posed as Boyd to get Johnny to enter the tournament, with the implication that he'd [[KillAndReplace killed the real Boyd and assumed his identity]].
** One of Shang Tsung's combos is based on one from his appearance in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse''.
** The final line of Shang Tsung's ending is "Have a nice day," referencing his ending in ''II'' and Raiden's in the original, both of which end in Earthrealm's destruction.
** A lot of the custom non-Fatality winposes for the returning characters are their winposes from the classic games (like Johnny Cage smugly folding his arms or Jax flexing his metal arms.)
** Joker's design takes much inspiration from his incarnation from ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', with the inside of his purple BadassLongcoat being a shade of orange, black eyeshadow and a green vest.
** When it's shown during fatalities, Robocop's heart is based on the design for an artificial heart showcased in a commercial from his film.
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* MythologyGag: In regards Too many to the original timeline, spinoffs and other cameo appearances:
** One of Sub-Zero's brutalities (Dancing on the Ceiling) recreates the Stage Fatality for ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII''[='=]s Kombat Tomb stage.
** One of Sub-Zero's and Raiden's pre-fight introsmention, so naturally [[MythologyGag/MortalKombat11 it has them talk about "[[VideoGame/Injustice2 an unjust world]] with [[Franchise/{{Batman}} a dark knight]] and [[Franchise/{{Superman}} a caped wonder]]". An intro between Cetrion and Sub-Zero implies that it did happen and was not AllJustADream.
** Both Scorpion and Raiden have brutalities similar to their ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' fatalities. It's also been mentioned that Sub-Zero's spine rip will also appear if you finish your opponent with an uppercut.
** Johnny Cage's first revealed fatality alludes to the old AscendedGlitch that allowed for multiple decapitating uppercuts as well as his introductory fight scene from the movie ending in the reveal that it was an In-Universe movie shoot. He also puts back one of his lines in a similar situation from [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the movie]]: "Who hired these guys!?"
** One of Cassie's Fatalities starts with a big Shadow Kick to her opponent's sternum, enough to drive her foot all the way out their back and take their heart with it, which might be a nod to Johnny's heavily censored Fatality from the SNES release of the original game (instead of a decapitating uppercut, he just shoved his foot through their chest and they fall over).
** An intro animation for Cassie has her drinking from a "Mokap Mokha" cup, referencing the character introduced in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance''.
** For most of the series's history, Kano's appearance was based on, or inspired by, Trevor Goddard's depiction of him in [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the first movie]]. Some of Kano's customization options in this game, however, give him his original clean-shaven BaldOfEvil look from the original trilogy (particularly ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'').
** One of Johnny Cage's mid-match victory animations has him sign an autographed photo and toss it at his opponent, in reference to his "Friendship" finisher from ''MKII''.
** One variation of the iconic "Finish him!" quote is said in almost the exact same tone as Shao Kahn did in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3''.
** One of the Tower challenges is themed after the process you go through to unlock the fight with Reptile in the original ''Mortal Kombat'', with each rung named for one of the hints he randomly gave at the start of a match. When you fight him, he's represented as a green Scorpion, assisted by a grey Sub-Zero representing fellow boss ninja, Smoke.
** An intro dialogue between Johnny Cage and Skarlet (about eating him and spitting his bones) references Mileena's "Man Eater" fatality from ''2''.
** Liu Kang's Fatal Blow involves him summoning a dragon to chomp down on his opponent. Referencing his previous Fatality from 2 and Animality from 3.
*** One of his Fatalities is a more devastating recreation of his original Fatality, a pair of cartwheel kicks and an uppercut, with some added flourish from his nunchaku. The same fatality is also recreated with a Brutality that ends in a decapitation.
*** One of his Brualities has him drop a arcade machine onto his opponent in reference to one of his fatalities in ''3'', with said machine playing ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', while another one has him perform his "Inner Fire" Fatality from ''3''.
** Johnny Cage's second fatality references the ProducePelting from his ending in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''.
** The official launch trailer includes a remixed version of the Mortal Kombat theme from the live action films.
** One of Kabal's brutalities has him perform his "Freaky Face" Fatality from ''3''.
** Two of Jax's brutalities has him perform his "Head Clap" and "Arm Rip" Fatalities from ''2''.
** One of Kitana's brutalities has her perform her klassic "Kiss of Death" Fatality.
** One of Mileena's brutalities has her perform her klassic "Nail Shooter" Fatality.
** Both of Mileena's Friendships from older game are featured: her shattering the mirror with her looks is a Brutality pose, while in one of her Brutalities she makes a flower grow inside a dying opponent's mouth.
** One of Shao Kahn's brutalities has him perform Reiko's "Thrust Kick" fatality, further referencing the confusion as to whether Reiko is an incarnation of him, or merely an obsessive servant.
** One of Kung Lao and Raiden's pre-fight intros has Kung Lao say he's on a quest given to him by [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Damashi, only for Raiden to immediately warn him that Damashi is really Onaga]].
** And of course this Mythology gag-laden intro with Liu and Raiden with all the subtlety of Shao Kahn's warhammer:
-->'''Liu Kang:''' Are we the [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance?]]\\
'''Raiden:''' That is Kronika's [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception deception.]]\\
'''Liu Kang:''' Or a recipe for [[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon.]]
** Cassie mockingly calls Frost "Elsa" during one of their pre-fight intros, which is both a ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' joke ''and'' a CallBack to their underground cage match in the ''Mortal Kombat X'' comic book from Creator/{{DC|Comics}}. This is further referenced in another of their intros, where Cassie asks "Didn't we have this fight?"
** Chapter 4 of the game's Story Mode is called "Fire & Ice," which was the name of the cancelled MK SpinOff action game that would've starred Sub-Zero and Scorpion.
** There are ''many'' references to the [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie 1995 live-action movie]]:
*** Shang Tsung's [[InkSuitActor voice and likeness]] are provided by Creator/CaryHiroyukiTagawa, who played the character in the 1995 film and the second season of the ''Legacy'' web series.
*** Some of Shang Tsung's costumes also de-age him to his younger self as seen in the movie, and one of his victory poses has him recreate the opening scene from the movie, where he points at the camera and proclaims "{{Your soul is mine}}!"
*** One of Johnny and Liu's intros (where Johnny talks about how he admires Sonya's "strategic mind," Liu points that "its not her mind [he's] admiring" and Johnny sheepishly admits so) is lifted straight from the film as well.
*** One of Johnny Cage's customization items is called "$500 Sunglasses," a nod to Johnny's famous "Those were $500 dollar sunglasses, asshole!" quote from the movie.
*** The Krypt includes a recreation of the dining hall from the film. Kano and Goro's skeletons are also there in reference to their "underworld boss" dialogue exchange. Kano's skeleton also seems to be clutching a chicken leg like the one he ate in the film.
*** One item that can be found in the Krypt is a seemingly random bucket of water, referred to as the "Element That Brings Life." This is a callback to the bucket of water Liu Kang used to defeat Sub-Zero in the film, as well as the cryptic clue Kitana gave him about water being key to winning the fight.
*** Their movie battle is also mentioned in one of Liu Kang's and Sub-Zero's pre-fight banters:
--->'''Liu Kang''': Taking you down will be easy.
--->'''Sub-Zero''': What did Kitana tell you?
--->'''Liu Kang''': All I need is a pail of water.
*** There's also an intro with Liu Kang and Raiden where the former asks the latter if he knew "this would happen." Raiden replies that he "didn't have a clue." This was the same dialogue the two shared at the end of the first film.
*** A statue of Reptile's true form from the film can also be found in the Krypt. [[spoiler: Interacting with it will trigger a cameo from Reptile himself.]]
*** One of Shang Tsung's intro dialogues with Kano has him rebuke the gangster for having "no dignity or manners" with Kano countering that he's still "the richest yobbo" in the world. This (and the exact wording of Tsung's first quote) references the dinner table scene where Shang Tsung notes that despite Kano "having no dignity or manners," he's still able to amass great wealth.
*** One of Shang Tsung's intro lines with Johnny Cage mentions that he killed Master Boyd, Johnny's mentor. This is a nod to the scene in the film where Shang Tsung posed as Boyd to get Johnny to enter the tournament, with the implication that he'd [[KillAndReplace killed the real Boyd and assumed his identity]].
** One of Shang Tsung's combos is based on one from his appearance in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse''.
** The final line of Shang Tsung's ending is "Have a nice day," referencing his ending in ''II'' and Raiden's in the original, both of which end in Earthrealm's destruction.
** A lot of the custom non-Fatality winposes for the returning characters are their winposes from the classic games (like Johnny Cage smugly folding his arms or Jax flexing his metal arms.)
** Joker's design takes much inspiration from his incarnation from ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', with the inside of his purple BadassLongcoat being a shade of orange, black eyeshadow and a green vest.
** When it's shown during fatalities, Robocop's heart is based on the design for an artificial heart showcased in a commercial from his film.its own page]].
** One of Sub-Zero's brutalities (Dancing on the Ceiling) recreates the Stage Fatality for ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII''[='=]s Kombat Tomb stage.
** One of Sub-Zero's and Raiden's pre-fight intros
** Both Scorpion and Raiden have brutalities similar to their ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' fatalities. It's also been mentioned that Sub-Zero's spine rip will also appear if you finish your opponent with an uppercut.
** Johnny Cage's first revealed fatality alludes to the old AscendedGlitch that allowed for multiple decapitating uppercuts as well as his introductory fight scene from the movie ending in the reveal that it was an In-Universe movie shoot. He also puts back one of his lines in a similar situation from [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the movie]]: "Who hired these guys!?"
** One of Cassie's Fatalities starts with a big Shadow Kick to her opponent's sternum, enough to drive her foot all the way out their back and take their heart with it, which might be a nod to Johnny's heavily censored Fatality from the SNES release of the original game (instead of a decapitating uppercut, he just shoved his foot through their chest and they fall over).
** An intro animation for Cassie has her drinking from a "Mokap Mokha" cup, referencing the character introduced in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance''.
** For most of the series's history, Kano's appearance was based on, or inspired by, Trevor Goddard's depiction of him in [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the first movie]]. Some of Kano's customization options in this game, however, give him his original clean-shaven BaldOfEvil look from the original trilogy (particularly ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'').
** One of Johnny Cage's mid-match victory animations has him sign an autographed photo and toss it at his opponent, in reference to his "Friendship" finisher from ''MKII''.
** One variation of the iconic "Finish him!" quote is said in almost the exact same tone as Shao Kahn did in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3''.
** One of the Tower challenges is themed after the process you go through to unlock the fight with Reptile in the original ''Mortal Kombat'', with each rung named for one of the hints he randomly gave at the start of a match. When you fight him, he's represented as a green Scorpion, assisted by a grey Sub-Zero representing fellow boss ninja, Smoke.
** An intro dialogue between Johnny Cage and Skarlet (about eating him and spitting his bones) references Mileena's "Man Eater" fatality from ''2''.
** Liu Kang's Fatal Blow involves him summoning a dragon to chomp down on his opponent. Referencing his previous Fatality from 2 and Animality from 3.
*** One of his Fatalities is a more devastating recreation of his original Fatality, a pair of cartwheel kicks and an uppercut, with some added flourish from his nunchaku. The same fatality is also recreated with a Brutality that ends in a decapitation.
*** One of his Brualities has him drop a arcade machine onto his opponent in reference to one of his fatalities in ''3'', with said machine playing ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', while another one has him perform his "Inner Fire" Fatality from ''3''.
** Johnny Cage's second fatality references the ProducePelting from his ending in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''.
** The official launch trailer includes a remixed version of the Mortal Kombat theme from the live action films.
** One of Kabal's brutalities has him perform his "Freaky Face" Fatality from ''3''.
** Two of Jax's brutalities has him perform his "Head Clap" and "Arm Rip" Fatalities from ''2''.
** One of Kitana's brutalities has her perform her klassic "Kiss of Death" Fatality.
** One of Mileena's brutalities has her perform her klassic "Nail Shooter" Fatality.
** Both of Mileena's Friendships from older game are featured: her shattering the mirror with her looks is a Brutality pose, while in one of her Brutalities she makes a flower grow inside a dying opponent's mouth.
** One of Shao Kahn's brutalities has him perform Reiko's "Thrust Kick" fatality, further referencing the confusion as to whether Reiko is an incarnation of him, or merely an obsessive servant.
** One of Kung Lao and Raiden's pre-fight intros has Kung Lao say he's on a quest given to him by [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Damashi, only for Raiden to immediately warn him that Damashi is really Onaga]].
** And of course this Mythology gag-laden intro with Liu and Raiden with all the subtlety of Shao Kahn's warhammer:
-->'''Liu Kang:''' Are we the [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance?]]\\
'''Raiden:''' That is Kronika's [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception deception.]]\\
'''Liu Kang:''' Or a recipe for [[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon.]]
** Cassie mockingly calls Frost "Elsa" during one of their pre-fight intros, which is both a ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' joke ''and'' a CallBack to their underground cage match in the ''Mortal Kombat X'' comic book from Creator/{{DC|Comics}}. This is further referenced in another of their intros, where Cassie asks "Didn't we have this fight?"
** Chapter 4 of the game's Story Mode is called "Fire & Ice," which was the name of the cancelled MK SpinOff action game that would've starred Sub-Zero and Scorpion.
** There are ''many'' references to the [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie 1995 live-action movie]]:
*** Shang Tsung's [[InkSuitActor voice and likeness]] are provided by Creator/CaryHiroyukiTagawa, who played the character in the 1995 film and the second season of the ''Legacy'' web series.
*** Some of Shang Tsung's costumes also de-age him to his younger self as seen in the movie, and one of his victory poses has him recreate the opening scene from the movie, where he points at the camera and proclaims "{{Your soul is mine}}!"
*** One of Johnny and Liu's intros (where Johnny talks about how he admires Sonya's "strategic mind," Liu points that "its not her mind [he's] admiring" and Johnny sheepishly admits so) is lifted straight from the film as well.
*** One of Johnny Cage's customization items is called "$500 Sunglasses," a nod to Johnny's famous "Those were $500 dollar sunglasses, asshole!" quote from the movie.
*** The Krypt includes a recreation of the dining hall from the film. Kano and Goro's skeletons are also there in reference to their "underworld boss" dialogue exchange. Kano's skeleton also seems to be clutching a chicken leg like the one he ate in the film.
*** One item that can be found in the Krypt is a seemingly random bucket of water, referred to as the "Element That Brings Life." This is a callback to the bucket of water Liu Kang used to defeat Sub-Zero in the film, as well as the cryptic clue Kitana gave him about water being key to winning the fight.
*** Their movie battle is also mentioned in one of Liu Kang's and Sub-Zero's pre-fight banters:
--->'''Liu Kang''': Taking you down will be easy.
--->'''Sub-Zero''': What did Kitana tell you?
--->'''Liu Kang''': All I need is a pail of water.
*** There's also an intro with Liu Kang and Raiden where the former asks the latter if he knew "this would happen." Raiden replies that he "didn't have a clue." This was the same dialogue the two shared at the end of the first film.
*** A statue of Reptile's true form from the film can also be found in the Krypt. [[spoiler: Interacting with it will trigger a cameo from Reptile himself.]]
*** One of Shang Tsung's intro dialogues with Kano has him rebuke the gangster for having "no dignity or manners" with Kano countering that he's still "the richest yobbo" in the world. This (and the exact wording of Tsung's first quote) references the dinner table scene where Shang Tsung notes that despite Kano "having no dignity or manners," he's still able to amass great wealth.
*** One of Shang Tsung's intro lines with Johnny Cage mentions that he killed Master Boyd, Johnny's mentor. This is a nod to the scene in the film where Shang Tsung posed as Boyd to get Johnny to enter the tournament, with the implication that he'd [[KillAndReplace killed the real Boyd and assumed his identity]].
** One of Shang Tsung's combos is based on one from his appearance in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse''.
** The final line of Shang Tsung's ending is "Have a nice day," referencing his ending in ''II'' and Raiden's in the original, both of which end in Earthrealm's destruction.
** A lot of the custom non-Fatality winposes for the returning characters are their winposes from the classic games (like Johnny Cage smugly folding his arms or Jax flexing his metal arms.)
** Joker's design takes much inspiration from his incarnation from ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', with the inside of his purple BadassLongcoat being a shade of orange, black eyeshadow and a green vest.
** When it's shown during fatalities, Robocop's heart is based on the design for an artificial heart showcased in a commercial from his film.
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** A pre-fight interaction has Raiden surprised that Sub-Zero knows of what he's talking about.
---> '''Raiden:''' I dreamt of a strange and [[VideoGame/Injustice2 unjust]] world.\\
'''Sub-Zero:''' With a [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Dark Knight]] and a [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Caped Wonder]].\\
'''Raiden:''' [[OrWasItADream How could you know my dream?]]
** An intro between Sub-Zero and Cetrion confirms ThatWasNotADream.
----> '''Cetrion:''' I have seen the world beyond the realms.\\
'''Sub-Zero:''' Then Raiden and I did go there?\\
'''Cetrion:''' It was no dream, Sub-Zero.
** Liu Kang intervening to save Scorpion from Raiden plays out very similar to the events of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse''. It would be a call-back in the main series were MK Vs DC not a non-canon entry.
** The scene that happens shortly after Scorpion gets saved has Raiden realizing that he and Liu Kang are doomed to fight in all of Kronika's timelines. This revelation is [[https://youtu.be/RwgdqzSLYfY?t=160 framed]] as a {{Flashback}} starting from the ending of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' and becomes something of a ClipShow where Raiden and Liu Kang end up going through the same exact fight sequence, with the only difference being costume and background changes representing ''every game'' where both characters were part of the roster.
** Several characters paraphrase the line "choose your destiny."
** Kronika turns the TropeNamer on its head when she declares "[[YourSoulIsMine Shang Tsung's souls will be mine]]."
** Joker, quite understandably, has a few:
*** He both mistakes Nightwolf for [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Manitou Raven]] and alludes to [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends Apache Chief]], who Raven himself was a reimagining of. He also considers D'Vorah Outworld's version of the Insect Queen, and wonders if Kotal Kahn can talk to birds based on his headdress -- after all, he knows a king who can talk to fish. He also states to Frost that she would probably enjoy meeting with Killer Frost.
*** In one of his intros with Cassie, he mentions it's not his first time here, and that previously he was [[HatePlague "all the RAGE"]].
** A pre-fight interaction has Raiden surprised that Sub-Zero knows of what he's talking about.
---> '''Raiden:''' I dreamt of a strange and [[VideoGame/Injustice2 unjust]] world.\\
'''Sub-Zero:''' With a [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Dark Knight]] and a [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Caped Wonder]].\\
'''Raiden:''' [[OrWasItADream How could you know my dream?]]
** An intro between Sub-Zero and Cetrion confirms ThatWasNotADream.
----> '''Cetrion:''' I have seen the world beyond the realms.\\
'''Sub-Zero:''' Then Raiden and I did go there?\\
'''Cetrion:''' It was no dream, Sub-Zero.
** Liu Kang intervening to save Scorpion from Raiden plays out very similar to the events of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse''. It would be a call-back in the main series were MK Vs DC not a non-canon entry.
** The scene that happens shortly after Scorpion gets saved has Raiden realizing that he and Liu Kang are doomed to fight in all of Kronika's timelines. This revelation is [[https://youtu.be/RwgdqzSLYfY?t=160 framed]] as a {{Flashback}} starting from the ending of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' and becomes something of a ClipShow where Raiden and Liu Kang end up going through the same exact fight sequence, with the only difference being costume and background changes representing ''every game'' where both characters were part of the roster.
** Several characters paraphrase the line "choose your destiny."
** Kronika turns the TropeNamer on its head when she declares "[[YourSoulIsMine Shang Tsung's souls will be mine]]."
** Joker, quite understandably, has a few:
*** He both mistakes Nightwolf for [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Manitou Raven]] and alludes to [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends Apache Chief]], who Raven himself was a reimagining of. He also considers D'Vorah Outworld's version of the Insect Queen, and wonders if Kotal Kahn can talk to birds based on his headdress -- after all, he knows a king who can talk to fish. He also states to Frost that she would probably enjoy meeting with Killer Frost.
*** In one of his intros with Cassie, he mentions it's not his first time here, and that previously he was [[HatePlague "all the RAGE"]].
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* MythologyGag:
** A pre-fight interactionMythologyGag: Too many to mention, so naturally [[MythologyGag/MortalKombat11 it has Raiden surprised that Sub-Zero knows of what he's talking about.
---> '''Raiden:''' I dreamt of a strange and [[VideoGame/Injustice2 unjust]] world.\\
'''Sub-Zero:''' With a [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Dark Knight]] and a [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Caped Wonder]].\\
'''Raiden:''' [[OrWasItADream How could you know my dream?]]
** An intro between Sub-Zero and Cetrion confirms ThatWasNotADream.
----> '''Cetrion:''' I have seen the world beyond the realms.\\
'''Sub-Zero:''' Then Raiden and I did go there?\\
'''Cetrion:''' It was no dream, Sub-Zero.
** Liu Kang intervening to save Scorpion from Raiden plays out very similar to the events of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse''. It would be a call-back in the main series were MK Vs DC not a non-canon entry.
** The scene that happens shortly after Scorpion gets saved has Raiden realizing that he and Liu Kang are doomed to fight in all of Kronika's timelines. This revelation is [[https://youtu.be/RwgdqzSLYfY?t=160 framed]] as a {{Flashback}} starting from the ending of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' and becomes something of a ClipShow where Raiden and Liu Kang end up going through the same exact fight sequence, with the only difference being costume and background changes representing ''every game'' where both characters were part of the roster.
** Several characters paraphrase the line "choose your destiny."
** Kronika turns the TropeNamer onits head when she declares "[[YourSoulIsMine Shang Tsung's souls will be mine]]."
** Joker, quite understandably, has a few:
*** He both mistakes Nightwolf for [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Manitou Raven]] and alludes to [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends Apache Chief]], who Raven himself was a reimagining of. He also considers D'Vorah Outworld's version of the Insect Queen, and wonders if Kotal Kahn can talk to birds based on his headdress -- after all, he knows a king who can talk to fish. He also states to Frost that she would probably enjoy meeting with Killer Frost.
*** In one of his intros with Cassie, he mentions it's not his first time here, and that previously he was [[HatePlague "all the RAGE"]].own page]].
** A pre-fight interaction
---> '''Raiden:''' I dreamt of a strange and [[VideoGame/Injustice2 unjust]] world.\\
'''Sub-Zero:''' With a [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Dark Knight]] and a [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Caped Wonder]].\\
'''Raiden:''' [[OrWasItADream How could you know my dream?]]
** An intro between Sub-Zero and Cetrion confirms ThatWasNotADream.
----> '''Cetrion:''' I have seen the world beyond the realms.\\
'''Sub-Zero:''' Then Raiden and I did go there?\\
'''Cetrion:''' It was no dream, Sub-Zero.
** Liu Kang intervening to save Scorpion from Raiden plays out very similar to the events of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse''. It would be a call-back in the main series were MK Vs DC not a non-canon entry.
** The scene that happens shortly after Scorpion gets saved has Raiden realizing that he and Liu Kang are doomed to fight in all of Kronika's timelines. This revelation is [[https://youtu.be/RwgdqzSLYfY?t=160 framed]] as a {{Flashback}} starting from the ending of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' and becomes something of a ClipShow where Raiden and Liu Kang end up going through the same exact fight sequence, with the only difference being costume and background changes representing ''every game'' where both characters were part of the roster.
** Several characters paraphrase the line "choose your destiny."
** Kronika turns the TropeNamer on
** Joker, quite understandably, has a few:
*** He both mistakes Nightwolf for [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Manitou Raven]] and alludes to [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends Apache Chief]], who Raven himself was a reimagining of. He also considers D'Vorah Outworld's version of the Insect Queen, and wonders if Kotal Kahn can talk to birds based on his headdress -- after all, he knows a king who can talk to fish. He also states to Frost that she would probably enjoy meeting with Killer Frost.
*** In one of his intros with Cassie, he mentions it's not his first time here, and that previously he was [[HatePlague "all the RAGE"]].
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!! Base game kombatants
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992''[[note]]excluding that game's Sub-Zero, as he is Noob Saibot from ''II'' and onward[[/note]]: Scorpion, Liu Kang, Raiden, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Kano.
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'': Sub-Zero II, Kung Lao, Jax, Kitana, Baraka, Jade, Noob Saibot.
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'': Kabal.
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'': Frost.
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'': Skarlet.
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'': D'Vorah, Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs, Erron Black, Kotal Kahn.
* Newcomers: Geras, Cetrion, Kollector, Kronika[[note]]The final boss, but not a playable fighter[[/note]].
!! DLC kombatants
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'': Shang Tsung
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'': Shao Kahn (PreOrderBonus), Mileena
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'': Nightwolf, Sindel, Sheeva, Rain
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero'': Fujin
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'': ComicBook/TheJoker
* {{Guest Fighter}}s: ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, Franchise/{{Terminator}} (T-800), Film/RoboCop, Franchise/{{Rambo}}
!! Base game kombatants
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992''[[note]]excluding that game's Sub-Zero, as he is Noob Saibot from ''II'' and onward[[/note]]: Scorpion, Liu Kang, Raiden, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Kano.
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'': Sub-Zero II, Kung Lao, Jax, Kitana, Baraka, Jade, Noob Saibot.
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'': Kabal.
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'': Frost.
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'': Skarlet.
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'': D'Vorah, Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs, Erron Black, Kotal Kahn.
* Newcomers: Geras, Cetrion, Kollector, Kronika[[note]]The final boss, but not a playable fighter[[/note]].
!! DLC kombatants
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'': Shang Tsung
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'': Shao Kahn (PreOrderBonus), Mileena
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'': Nightwolf, Sindel, Sheeva, Rain
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero'': Fujin
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'': ComicBook/TheJoker
* {{Guest Fighter}}s: ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, Franchise/{{Terminator}} (T-800), Film/RoboCop, Franchise/{{Rambo}}
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!! DLC kombatants
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'': Shang Tsung
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'': Shao Kahn (PreOrderBonus), Mileena
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'': Nightwolf, Sindel, Sheeva, Rain
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero'': Fujin
* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'': ComicBook/TheJoker
* {{Guest Fighter}}s:
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** If Liu Kang wins, he erases Shang Tsung from existence and proceeds to shape the new timeline. We next see Liu Kang at the Wu Shi Academy and recruiting the future Great Kung Lao as the next Champion of Earthrealm.
** If Shang Tsung wins, he steals Liu Kang's soul and uses the power of the crown and the hourglass to make himself a powerful deity. We last see him with Dark Raiden and Fujin (now his minions), and orders them to conquer Orderrealm and Chaosrealm after being told that Earthrealm, Outworld and the Netherrealm are now under his control.
** If Shang Tsung wins, he steals Liu Kang's soul and uses the power of the crown and the hourglass to make himself a powerful deity. We last see him with Dark Raiden and Fujin (now his minions), and orders them to conquer Orderrealm and Chaosrealm after being told that Earthrealm, Outworld and the Netherrealm are now under his control.
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** If [[GoldenEnding Liu Kang wins, wins]], he erases Shang Tsung from existence and proceeds to shape the new timeline. We next see Liu Kang at the Wu Shi Academy and recruiting the future Great Kung Lao as the next Champion of Earthrealm.
** If [[DownerEnding Shang Tsungwins, wins]], he steals Liu Kang's soul and uses the power of the crown and the hourglass to make himself a powerful deity. We last see him with Dark Raiden and Fujin (now his minions), and orders them to conquer Orderrealm and Chaosrealm after being told that Earthrealm, Outworld and the Netherrealm are now under his control.
** If [[DownerEnding Shang Tsung
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* {{Tyrannicide}}: During most of the game, the tyrannical Shao Kahn usurps back the throne from its previous ruler, Kotal Kahn, who was a fair ruler. During most of the game's story mode, Shao Kahn is seen oppressing the denizens of Outworld in order to rebuild their armies for Kronika's purposes. Then he's confronted by Kitana, after Kotal Kahn is freed from his shackles. After a gruesome fight, Kitana [[SlashedThroat slashes]] Shao Kahn's throat, killing him for good.
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* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''[[note]]excluding that game's Sub-Zero, as he is Noob Saibot from ''II'' and onward[[/note]]: Scorpion, Liu Kang, Raiden, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Kano.
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* Returning from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''[[note]]excluding ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992''[[note]]excluding that game's Sub-Zero, as he is Noob Saibot from ''II'' and onward[[/note]]: Scorpion, Liu Kang, Raiden, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Kano.
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* BreakingOldTrends: With the development cycle completed, it's safe to say that this is the first 2D based ''MK'' game without a playable version of [[VideoGame/MortalKombat1 The Pit]]. And no, the one in the Krypt doesn't count.
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* BreakingOldTrends: With the development cycle completed, it's safe to say that this is the first 2D based ''MK'' game without a playable version of [[VideoGame/MortalKombat1 [[VideoGame/MortalKombat1992 The Pit]]. And no, the one in the Krypt doesn't count.
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** Both Scorpion and Raiden have brutalities similar to their ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' fatalities. It's also been mentioned that Sub-Zero's spine rip will also appear if you finish your opponent with an uppercut.
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** Both Scorpion and Raiden have brutalities similar to their ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' fatalities. It's also been mentioned that Sub-Zero's spine rip will also appear if you finish your opponent with an uppercut.
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-->'''Raiden:''' I look forward to meeting again, [[spoiler:in the next timeline]].\\
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Jax Briggs is revealed in the first chapter to have been honorably discharged from the Special Forces due to his physical and mental trauma, unable to cope with the stress caused by losing his arms, dying, [[OutDamnedSpot becoming a revenant]], and losing his wife to sickness a year before the story begins. Living alone on his farm, Jax is consumed by the knowledge that his daughter is out there fighting supernatural monsters, and being unable to call her during the temporal merge causes him to suffer a panic attack. His PTSD and fear for Jacqui makes him susceptible to Kronika's charisma, leading to a FaceHeelTurn under the false promise that, in the New Era, the world will be peaceful and his daughter will never have to fight. The younger Jax [[WhatTheHellHero isn't impressed]], but the older Jax insists that he's being a WellIntentionedExtremist.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Jax Briggs is revealed in the first chapter to have been honorably discharged from the Special Forces due to his physical and mental trauma, unable to cope with the stress caused by losing his arms, dying, [[OutDamnedSpot becoming a revenant]], revenant, and losing his wife to sickness a year before the story begins. Living alone on his farm, Jax is consumed by the knowledge that his daughter is out there fighting supernatural monsters, and being unable to call her during the temporal merge causes him to suffer a panic attack. His PTSD and fear for Jacqui makes him susceptible to Kronika's charisma, leading to a FaceHeelTurn under the false promise that, in the New Era, the world will be peaceful and his daughter will never have to fight. The younger Jax [[WhatTheHellHero isn't impressed]], but the older Jax insists that he's being a WellIntentionedExtremist.
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** Good Ending: If you win all rounds, Kronika is defeated after rewinding time to the prehistoric era. With Raiden's urging, Liu Kang summons Kitana to shape time with him, at which point Raiden bids the two new gods of time farewell, for now.
** Normal Ending: If you lose a round, Kronika rewinds the universe to the dawn of time, leaving only Liu Kang and a now mortal Raiden to build a new future. The ''Aftermath'' DLC takes place right after this ending.
** Bad Ending: If you lose all rounds, Kronika decapitates Liu Kang, and resumes her plan to reshape the timeline as she sees fit.
** Normal Ending: If you lose a round, Kronika rewinds the universe to the dawn of time, leaving only Liu Kang and a now mortal Raiden to build a new future. The ''Aftermath'' DLC takes place right after this ending.
** Bad Ending: If you lose all rounds, Kronika decapitates Liu Kang, and resumes her plan to reshape the timeline as she sees fit.
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Along with previous series improvements, ''11'' introduces a much deeper customization system: not only can each character's move set be radically changed with the new Custom Variation system, but their equipment and accessories can also be modified to create a unique look.
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Along with previous series improvements, ''11'' introduces a much deeper customization system: system, similar to the one introduced in ''VideoGame/Injustice2'': not only can each character's move set be radically changed with the new Custom Variation system, but their equipment and accessories can also be modified to create a unique look.
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* ResurrectionDeathLoop: [[BigBad Kronika]]'s [[https://youtu.be/v-HWrB1fHJY?t=34 Fatality]]. She telekinetically rips you apart, [[TimeMaster rewinds your corpse a few seconds]], and rips you apart again in a different way. [[NonStandardGameOver This continues forever]] until you choose to try again or quit.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: Geras has this due to being a fixed point in time. Decapitation, being blown to bits, shot, nothing keeps him down permanently. Raiden eventually wraps him in chains connected to a massive anchor and drops him into the bottomless Sea of Blood to get rid of him.
* RetGone: Jacqui [[spoiler:willingly does this to herself]] in her Arcade Mode ending, where after beating Kronika [[spoiler:she alters the timeline so that her father never became a Revenant at the cost of never meeting his wife (who he met while recuperating from the trauma), thus never fathering Jacqui]].
* ResurrectiveImmortality: Geras has this due to being a fixed point in time. Decapitation, being blown to bits, shot, nothing keeps him down permanently. Raiden eventually wraps him in chains connected to a massive anchor and drops him into the bottomless Sea of Blood to get rid of him.
* RetGone: Jacqui [[spoiler:willingly does this to herself]] in her Arcade Mode ending, where after beating Kronika [[spoiler:she alters the timeline so that her father never became a Revenant at the cost of never meeting his wife (who he met while recuperating from the trauma), thus never fathering Jacqui]].
* SecretCharacter: Beating Scorpion and Sub-Zero's chapter in the story mode unlocks Frost.
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Kitana's ending features this. She uses the Sands of Time to restore Edenia, her ancestral homeland, which was destroyed by Outworld thousands of years ago. However, she finds herself unable to connect with its culture and people, thanks to being adopted by Shao Kahn as a young girl and raised in Outworld. Although she is ethnically Edenian, Kitana is an Outworlder through and through.
* ThreatBackfire: In one interaction, Sheeva threatens to rip Geras to bits, but she doesn't realize she's threatening someone who can't die.
-->'''Geras:''' Hail Kronika, Keeper of Time.\\
'''Sheeva:''' Hail me or I'll rend you to bits.\\
'''Geras:''' By all means, Sheeva, make me stronger.
-->'''Geras:''' Hail Kronika, Keeper of Time.\\
'''Sheeva:''' Hail me or I'll rend you to bits.\\
'''Geras:''' By all means, Sheeva, make me stronger.
* TravelTransformation:
** One of Kotal Khan's cinematic intros has him speeding to the battle in magical wolf form, and changing back into his normal form once he's arrived.
** One of Shao Khan's intros has him arrive in the form of a giant, ethereal cobra, turning back into his humanoid form before the battle begins.
** D'Vorah can turn in a [[OneToMillionToOne swarm of insects]] and then back again, often using it to move swiftly or undetected.
** One of Kotal Khan's cinematic intros has him speeding to the battle in magical wolf form, and changing back into his normal form once he's arrived.
** One of Shao Khan's intros has him arrive in the form of a giant, ethereal cobra, turning back into his humanoid form before the battle begins.
** D'Vorah can turn in a [[OneToMillionToOne swarm of insects]] and then back again, often using it to move swiftly or undetected.
* VictoriousRoar: One of Nightwolf’s outros is him unleashing a roar that transitions into his spirit wolf howling at the moon.
* WantedPoster: One of [[TheGunslinger Erron Black's]] intros [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BanOcTz0yg0one has him looking at a wanted poster of his foe]]. Every character gets a unique wanted poster, and a different prize; for example, [[spoiler:[[AnIcePerson Sub-Zero]] is worth $5,000,000, [[PhysicalGod Cetrion]] is worth $999,999,999, and [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Johnny Cage]] is worth [[MythologyGag $500]]]].
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* XtremeKoolLetterz: As per usual, the fight pit stage is called "Black Dragon Fight Klub" and one of the new mechanics is called the "Krushing Blow". However, averted with the "Special Forces Desert Command" stage.
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** As per usual, the fight pit stage is called "Black Dragon Fight Klub" and one of the new mechanics is called the "Krushing Blow". However, averted with the "Special Forces Desert Command" stage.
** As per usual, the fight pit stage is called "Black Dragon Fight Klub" and one of the new mechanics is called the "Krushing Blow". However, averted with the "Special Forces Desert Command" stage.
* XRaySparks: Some of Raiden's electrical attacks (including his throw) will quickly turn his opponent into a bright white skeleton. Given that these particular skeletons looks like glowing plastic bones, it looks more comical and humorous than something played seriously as one would expect from this infamously gory franchise.
* ZerothLawRebellion: An interesting case happens in the Franchise/{{Terminator}}'s Klassic Tower ending. Specifically, [[spoiler:when using the hourglass to view timelines, it saw that all timelines where the RobotWar happens end with MutuallyAssuredDestruction, so while it was supposed to destroy humanity to ensure machine supremacy, it instead opted to prevent the RobotWar from happening entirely by creating a future where humans and machines co-operate. Then, to prevent anybody else from using its memories and knowledge of the Hourglass to disrupt said future, it [[HeroicSacrifice threw itself into the Sea of Blood]].]]
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* AllForNothing: Despite the events of the story, they ultimately turn out to be pointless because Kronika is just using her forces as a distraction while she works on building up her powers to initiate a reset button and start her new era. She ends up succeeding and starts reversing time, which means every victory between either side is undone and hollow in the long run. The only fight that really matters is between the newly empowered Fire God Liu Kang (Thanks to Raiden giving up his powers) and Kronika for the fate and control of the MK timelines. Even after defeating Kronika in the normal and best ending, the reset button was already pressed before she dies. And losing has this trope played depressingly straight in the bad end, with her killing Liu Kang in his Fire God form.
** That being said, with his knowledge of the future, Liu Kang can use his status as protector of Earthrealm to ensure that these events are in some shape or form replicated in the new timeline.
** That being said, with his knowledge of the future, Liu Kang can use his status as protector of Earthrealm to ensure that these events are in some shape or form replicated in the new timeline.
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* AllForNothing: AllForNothing:
** Despite the events of the story, they ultimately turn out to be pointless because Kronika is just using her forces as a distraction while she works on building up her powers to initiate a reset button and start her new era. She ends up succeeding and starts reversing time, which means every victory between either side is undone and hollow in the long run. The only fight that really matters is between the newly empowered Fire God Liu Kang (Thanks to Raiden giving up his powers) and Kronika for the fate and control of the MK timelines. Even after defeating Kronika in the normal and best ending, the reset button was already pressed before she dies. And losing has this trope played depressingly straight in the bad end, with her killing Liu Kang in his Fire Godform.
** That being said, with his knowledge of the future, Liu Kang can use his status as protector of Earthrealm to ensure that these events are in some shape or form replicated in the new timeline.form.
** Despite the events of the story, they ultimately turn out to be pointless because Kronika is just using her forces as a distraction while she works on building up her powers to initiate a reset button and start her new era. She ends up succeeding and starts reversing time, which means every victory between either side is undone and hollow in the long run. The only fight that really matters is between the newly empowered Fire God Liu Kang (Thanks to Raiden giving up his powers) and Kronika for the fate and control of the MK timelines. Even after defeating Kronika in the normal and best ending, the reset button was already pressed before she dies. And losing has this trope played depressingly straight in the bad end, with her killing Liu Kang in his Fire God
** That being said, with his knowledge of the future, Liu Kang can use his status as protector of Earthrealm to ensure that these events are in some shape or form replicated in the new timeline.
* TheChosenOne: Liu Kang once again takes this role, but with a twist: Kronika chooses revenant Liu Kang to use the soul of his past self to defeat Raiden. The past Liu Kang however, [[FusionDance merges with his revenant self and Raiden to become a Fire God]], thus is the one who defeats Kronika.
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* RedemptionEarnsLife: Baraka and the Tarkatans, ''big time''. Baraka himself had previously perished in a flashback during ''X'': he was slain by D'Vorah on Kotal's orders during his coup against Mileena. During ''11'', it's revealed that shortly after the death of Mileena in the ensuing Outworld Civil War, Kotal Kahn committed genocide upon the entire Tarkatan race for their savagery and UndyingLoyalty to the previous regime. When Baraka and his tribe are reborn thanks to the TimeCrash, Kotal wants them all exterminated once again, only to be [[WhatTheHellHero called out]] by Jade. Kitana, meanwhile, successfully parleys with Baraka and convinces him to help pull a BigDamnHeroes-esque rescue to save Kotal from execution at Shao Kahn's hands, in order to secure a better life for his people. In the end, after Kitana herself is christened as a new Kahn, the Tarkatans are welcomed into a new, peaceful confederacy of Outworld's races.
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* RebuiltPedestal: After two timelines ([[spoiler:plus many others]]) of turning against Raiden after being disillusioned, Liu Kang finally regains his trust in the God of Thunder after learning that they were being manipulated by the GreaterScopeVillain.
* RedemptionEarnsLife: Baraka and theTarkatans, ''big time''.Tarkatans. Baraka himself had previously perished in a flashback during ''X'': he was slain by D'Vorah on Kotal's orders during his coup against Mileena. During ''11'', it's revealed that shortly after the death of Mileena in the ensuing Outworld Civil War, Kotal Kahn committed genocide upon the entire Tarkatan race for their savagery and UndyingLoyalty to the previous regime. When Baraka and his tribe are reborn thanks to the TimeCrash, Kotal wants them all exterminated once again, only to be [[WhatTheHellHero called out]] by Jade. Kitana, meanwhile, successfully parleys with Baraka and convinces him to help pull a BigDamnHeroes-esque rescue to save Kotal from execution at Shao Kahn's hands, in order to secure a better life for his people. In the end, after Kitana herself is christened as a new Kahn, the Tarkatans are welcomed into a new, peaceful confederacy of Outworld's races.
* RedemptionEarnsLife: Baraka and the
* SenselessSacrifice: Near the end of the first chapter, Present Sonya is caught in a pile of debris during the attack on the Bone Temple, after all the charges are set and primed to detonate; she orders Jacqui and Cassie to evacuate their remaining forces while she initiates the detonation sequence, which goes off without a hitch and kills her in the process. The reason this is senseless is because, not long after the Special Forces evacuate the Netherrealm, Kronika shows up and reverses the destruction that was just wrought. To drive the knife in even further, Kronika's powers evoke a temporal collision which brings many characters from the past into the story, including Sonya Blade; Cassie, with pain in her heart, tells Past Sonya what exactly happened.
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** All of the battles up until the final one against Kronika since all of time is erased and has to be restarted.
* ShieldBash: When Past Johnny Cage's face gets grazed by a bullet, he picks up a riot shield and rams the gunmen. The game also gives Sheeva a spiked version that she brings into battle.
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* TheChosenOne: Liu Kang once again takes this role, but with a twist: Kronika chooses revenant Liu Kang to use the soul of his past self to defeat Raiden. The past Liu Kang however, [[FusionDance merges with his revenant self and Raiden to become a Fire God]], thus is the one who defeats Kronika.
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* TheChosenOne: ThroneRoomThrowdown: Subverted in the last chapter (excluding [[MissionPackSequel the Aftermath portion]]): we're led to believe during the entirety of the Story Mode that the last battles take place on Kronika's lair. Then Kronika begins to rewind time, and the last battles take place at the prehistory and, should Fire God Liu Kang once again takes this role, but with lose a twist: Kronika chooses revenant Liu Kang to use round, the soul beginning of his past self to defeat Raiden. The past Liu Kang however, [[FusionDance merges with his revenant self and Raiden to become a Fire God]], thus is the one who defeats Kronika.time.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: While the Revenants warranted sympathy in MKX due to being turned into undead slaves of Quan Chi and Shinnok, and reasonably point out to Raiden that their deaths were caused by him, this game doesn't give them any excuses for how utterly cruel and twisted they have become. They not only blame Raiden for leading them to their deaths, but extend that blame to others associated with themselves as well [[note]] Revenant Jade having followed Kitana, especially egregious because their revenants were ''still on the same side'' even before Kronika came along. [[/note]]. They display GreenEyedMonster tendencies [[note]] Liu Kang accusing Raiden of wanting the glory of killing Shao Kahn as reason killing him on top of everything else the Revenants hate him for.[[/note]], and act like victims despite committing horrible and heinous acts while doing so, making them seem like hypocritical and childish assholes. The sole exception being Revenant Kabal, who doesn't linger on it much like the others do.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: TookALevelInJerkass:
** While the Revenants warranted sympathy in MKX due to being turned into undead slaves of Quan Chi and Shinnok, and reasonably point out to Raiden that their deaths were caused by him, this game doesn't give them any excuses for how utterly cruel and twisted they have become. They not only blame Raiden for leading them to their deaths, but extend that blame to others associated with themselves as well [[note]] Revenant Jade having followed Kitana, especially egregious because their revenants were ''still on the same side'' even before Kronika came along. [[/note]]. They display GreenEyedMonster tendencies [[note]] Liu Kang accusing Raiden of wanting the glory of killing Shao Kahn as reason killing him on top of everything else the Revenants hate him for.[[/note]], and act like victims despite committing horrible and heinous acts while doing so, making them seem like hypocritical and childish assholes. The sole exception being Revenant Kabal, who doesn't linger on it much like the others do.
** While the Revenants warranted sympathy in MKX due to being turned into undead slaves of Quan Chi and Shinnok, and reasonably point out to Raiden that their deaths were caused by him, this game doesn't give them any excuses for how utterly cruel and twisted they have become. They not only blame Raiden for leading them to their deaths, but extend that blame to others associated with themselves as well [[note]] Revenant Jade having followed Kitana, especially egregious because their revenants were ''still on the same side'' even before Kronika came along. [[/note]]. They display GreenEyedMonster tendencies [[note]] Liu Kang accusing Raiden of wanting the glory of killing Shao Kahn as reason killing him on top of everything else the Revenants hate him for.[[/note]], and act like victims despite committing horrible and heinous acts while doing so, making them seem like hypocritical and childish assholes. The sole exception being Revenant Kabal, who doesn't linger on it much like the others do.
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* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The final fight in the Story Mode involves fighting BigBad Kronika [[spoiler:after she's already begun reversing time to the point all of mankind, including the characters in the game save for Raiden and Liu Kang, have been [[RetGone irrevocably erased from existence]]]]. This final bout even decides [[spoiler:how far back history rewinds by the time of your victory; sweep both rounds, Kronika is stopped by the prehistoric era and therefore Kitana is saved, but take all three rounds, and history is rewound to the dawn of time itself.]] Kronika's stage even reflects these changes through the fight.
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* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: The Klassic Towers return to being classified by their lengths (except for [[EndlessGame Endless and Survivor]]), with difficulty being chosen separately:
** Novice (5 stages)
** Warrior (8 stages)
** Champion (12 stages)
* ImmuneToBullets: Played with by Kabal when fired upon by Cassie, as he just uses his SuperReflexes to dice the bullets out of the air with his hookblades before they reach him. Averted with human characters like Johnny as he freaks out to his older future self, when a bullet scrapes his cheek. Played straight in the matches themselves as non-supernatural characters can survive getting shot up by the likes of Cassie or Erron Black and get back up no problem.
** Novice (5 stages)
** Warrior (8 stages)
** Champion (12 stages)
* ImmuneToBullets: Played with by Kabal when fired upon by Cassie, as he just uses his SuperReflexes to dice the bullets out of the air with his hookblades before they reach him. Averted with human characters like Johnny as he freaks out to his older future self, when a bullet scrapes his cheek. Played straight in the matches themselves as non-supernatural characters can survive getting shot up by the likes of Cassie or Erron Black and get back up no problem.
* IntimidatingRevenueService: The Kollector plays this role to Shao Kahn, and seeks riches and political power under the tyrant; that should tell you everything you need to know about this avaricious assassin.
-->'''Kollector:''' Tarkata must pay tribute...\\
'''Baraka:''' We pay in blood, not gold!\\
'''Kollector:''' Shao Kahn demands ''both''.
* ItsTheBestWhateverEver: One of Frost's intros against Erron Black has her claim to be "Sub-Zero's best student ever", but this was done out of sheer arrogance. Erron lampshades this with this gem:
-->''"You're all broth and no beans."''
* {{Jawbreaker}}: One of [[MagicalNativeAmerican Nightwolf]]'s [[FinishingMove Fatalities]] has him drive his tomahawk between the opponent's jaws and rip the lower one off along with the entire front of upper body before tossing the axe into their heart.
-->'''Kollector:''' Tarkata must pay tribute...\\
'''Baraka:''' We pay in blood, not gold!\\
'''Kollector:''' Shao Kahn demands ''both''.
* ItsTheBestWhateverEver: One of Frost's intros against Erron Black has her claim to be "Sub-Zero's best student ever", but this was done out of sheer arrogance. Erron lampshades this with this gem:
-->''"You're all broth and no beans."''
* {{Jawbreaker}}: One of [[MagicalNativeAmerican Nightwolf]]'s [[FinishingMove Fatalities]] has him drive his tomahawk between the opponent's jaws and rip the lower one off along with the entire front of upper body before tossing the axe into their heart.
* KillSteal: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WveIrH4efjg reveal trailer]] for ''[[UpdatedRerelease Ultimate]]'' shows off a Tarkatan being chased through the forest by [[MakingASplash Rain]]. The Edenian prince manages to corner his victim, but before he can make the kill, the poor Tarkatan is dragged away and EatenAlive by [[ImAHumanitarian Mileena]].
* LastChanceHitPoint: Film/TheTerminator has a special ability where, if he is reduced to or beyond less than 10% of his health on the final round, his skin burns away to reveal his robotic exoskeleton. It's more of a PowerUpLetdown, however, since his moveset and even basic controls are heavily restricted in this form.
* MirandaRights: Robocop starts to read Kano his rights, but a retort from the criminal is seen as enough to rescind them.
-->'''Robocop:''' You have the right to remain silent.\\
'''Kano:''' And you have the right to ''bugger off''.\\
'''Robocop:''' [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Your waiver of rights is noted.]]
-->'''Robocop:''' You have the right to remain silent.\\
'''Kano:''' And you have the right to ''bugger off''.\\
'''Robocop:''' [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Your waiver of rights is noted.]]
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** For most of the series's recent history, Kano's appearance was based on, or inspired by, Trevor Goddard's depiction of him in [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the first movie]]. Some of Kano's customization options in this game, however, give him his original clean-shaven BaldOfEvil look from the original trilogy (particularly ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'').
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** For most of the series's recent history, Kano's appearance was based on, or inspired by, Trevor Goddard's depiction of him in [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the first movie]]. Some of Kano's customization options in this game, however, give him his original clean-shaven BaldOfEvil look from the original trilogy (particularly ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'').
* NoCampaignForTheWicked: Taken to the extreme with Kronika. Both of her playable underlings, Cetrion and Geras, betray her in their Tower Endings and are not playable in the Story Mode (and neither is Kronika herself at all in the game).
* NonStandardGameOver: In most fights in the game, losing a fight gives you a simple continue menu. Kronika, on the other hand, prefers to add insult to injury if you lose to her. Lost in the Tower? [[spoiler:She always performs her Fatality, which shows her killing your character and rewinding time to bring them back to life… only to do it again and again, ad infinitum, until you do something in the menu.]]
* NotHyperbole: One intro has [[EvilSorceror Shang Tsung]] almost laughing at [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Johnny Cage]]'s claim that he took down [[PhysicalGod Shinnok]]. Anyone who played ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' knows Johnny isn't making this up.
-->'''Johnny:''' Once upon a time, I beat Shinnok.\\
'''Shang Tsung:''' My, what a ''colorful'' imagination.\\
'''Johnny:''' Look it up! I laid him out!
-->'''Johnny:''' Once upon a time, I beat Shinnok.\\
'''Shang Tsung:''' My, what a ''colorful'' imagination.\\
'''Johnny:''' Look it up! I laid him out!
* ObviousCrossoverMethod: Kronika's Hourglass, which can bring in characters from other timelines, and is implied to be the explanation for the guest characters' appearances.
* OverlyLongFightingAnimation: The game reworks the X-Ray moves from ''9'' and ''X'' into [[DesperationAttack Fatal Blows]], which trade the meter cost for only being available at low health and only being allowed to land once in a match. They become useful at all levels of play either as a panic button for weaker players or adding a massive chunk of damage to combos for more experienced players.
* PlayingBothSides: This is quoted verbatim in Franchise/RoboCop's Klassic Tower ending. [[spoiler:After defeating Kronika, her power washed over [=RoboCop=], removing the limitations his designers had placed on his programming. For the first time, [=RoboCop=] saw how corrupt [=OCP=] truly was. As it turns out, the entire company was selling weapons to both cops and criminals, making a killing by doing so. [=RoboCop=] then vows to bring them to justice, and opts to team up with his new allies from Earthrealm to do so.]]
-->'''[=RoboCop=]''': [[spoiler:[=OCP=] is making a killing playing both sides, selling to cops and criminals.]] When I get home, I am bringing them to justice.
* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Continuing the trend for {{Guest Fighter}}s, we have the [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} T-800]], [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]], and ComicBook/{{Spawn}}. The T-800 is a superhuman time travelling cyborg and, while feasible that he can take on more human characters like Sonya Blade or Johnny Cage, it becomes head tilting when he does so with {{physical god}}s like Raiden or Kronika, who should reasonably be able to reduce him to scrap metal with ease. Same goes for the Joker, who's a base-line human and naturally lacks the means to hurt or kill the upper echelons of the ''MK'' roster and doesn't have the excuse of [[VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse power fluctuations caused by merging universes]] to explain how he can fight these stronger opponents. Spawn is practically the opposite of the former two, as his winning of the SuperpowerLottery and having a wide array of abilities and weapons that have let him take on and even kill the hierarchy of Heaven and Hell should put him on the same level as, if not above, {{physical god}}s such as Raiden. However, for the sake of gameplay purposes, they can get beaten down by anyone and beat them down in kind.
* PowerUpLetdown: Film/TheTerminator has a special ability where if he is reduced to or beyond less than 10% of his health on the final round, his skin burns away to reveal his robotic endoskeleton. The positives? It gives him an extra 10% hp to work with, he has hyper armor in this form, and it [[RuleOfCool looks cool as hell]]. The negatives? He can't block, jump, dash, and almost all of his special moves and combo strings are locked out. That includes his Fatalities and Brutalities. Hardly worth the two ability slots it requires.
-->'''[=RoboCop=]''': [[spoiler:[=OCP=] is making a killing playing both sides, selling to cops and criminals.]] When I get home, I am bringing them to justice.
* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Continuing the trend for {{Guest Fighter}}s, we have the [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} T-800]], [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]], and ComicBook/{{Spawn}}. The T-800 is a superhuman time travelling cyborg and, while feasible that he can take on more human characters like Sonya Blade or Johnny Cage, it becomes head tilting when he does so with {{physical god}}s like Raiden or Kronika, who should reasonably be able to reduce him to scrap metal with ease. Same goes for the Joker, who's a base-line human and naturally lacks the means to hurt or kill the upper echelons of the ''MK'' roster and doesn't have the excuse of [[VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse power fluctuations caused by merging universes]] to explain how he can fight these stronger opponents. Spawn is practically the opposite of the former two, as his winning of the SuperpowerLottery and having a wide array of abilities and weapons that have let him take on and even kill the hierarchy of Heaven and Hell should put him on the same level as, if not above, {{physical god}}s such as Raiden. However, for the sake of gameplay purposes, they can get beaten down by anyone and beat them down in kind.
* PowerUpLetdown: Film/TheTerminator has a special ability where if he is reduced to or beyond less than 10% of his health on the final round, his skin burns away to reveal his robotic endoskeleton. The positives? It gives him an extra 10% hp to work with, he has hyper armor in this form, and it [[RuleOfCool looks cool as hell]]. The negatives? He can't block, jump, dash, and almost all of his special moves and combo strings are locked out. That includes his Fatalities and Brutalities. Hardly worth the two ability slots it requires.
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-->'''Kronika''': I have been expecting you. Your life, your name...they will be wiped from history. Come; it is time... ''to die''.
* SandBlaster: An interesting variation; Kronika and her [[TheDragon dragon]] Geras have no power over the Earth -- that's [[ElementalPowers Cetrion's bag]] -- but they ''can'' command the Sands of Time in Kronika's hourglass. Geras mainly forms the Sands into various weapons to fight with, while his much more powerful mistress mostly uses them to warp time itself.
** As a result of this, sand is a huge {{Motif|s}} for Kronika, and the game as a whole. As examples, Kronika is accompanied by geysers of sand every time she uses her time powers in story mode and in her BossBattle, sand can be seen coming off the menu icons when selecting a mode, and sand bursts off a fighter every time they use meter.
* SandBlaster: An interesting variation; Kronika and her [[TheDragon dragon]] Geras have no power over the Earth -- that's [[ElementalPowers Cetrion's bag]] -- but they ''can'' command the Sands of Time in Kronika's hourglass. Geras mainly forms the Sands into various weapons to fight with, while his much more powerful mistress mostly uses them to warp time itself.
** As a result of this, sand is a huge {{Motif|s}} for Kronika, and the game as a whole. As examples, Kronika is accompanied by geysers of sand every time she uses her time powers in story mode and in her BossBattle, sand can be seen coming off the menu icons when selecting a mode, and sand bursts off a fighter every time they use meter.
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-->'''Kronika''': I have been expecting you. Your life, your name... they will be wiped from history. Come; it is time... ''to die''.
* PresentCompanyExcluded: Father and Daughter intro:
-->'''Cassie Cage''': Your agent thinks I should be a big star.
-->'''Johnny Cage''': Stay away from those Hollywood sleazebags.
-->'''Cassie Cage''': Present company included?
* PrimpOfContempt: The game provides two examples. One of Jade's taunts features her leaning against her staff while looking at he nails, often making snarky comments like "Take your time getting up." Mileena's grab features her turning around and checking her nails while Sais fly into her opponent. In another one of her attacks, she stabs her opponent in the eye multiple times, checks her nails, and lands one final stab.
* ProducePelting: One of Johnny Cage's new Fatalities has him tear his opponent's torso off, then do a (bad) ventriloquist/stand-up comedy impression with it, with the end result being tomatoes being flung at him, with one of them hitting the corpse in the face.
* SandBlaster: An interesting variation; Kronika and her [[TheDragon dragon]] Geras have no power over the Earth -- that's [[ElementalPowers Cetrion's bag]] -- but they ''can'' command the Sands of Time in Kronika's hourglass. Geras mainly forms the Sands into various weapons to fight with, while his much more powerful mistress mostly uses them to warp timeitself.
**itself. As a result of this, sand is a huge {{Motif|s}} for Kronika, and the game as a whole. As examples, Kronika is accompanied by geysers of sand every time she uses her time powers in story mode and in her BossBattle, sand can be seen coming off the menu icons when selecting a mode, and sand bursts off a fighter every time they use meter.
* PresentCompanyExcluded: Father and Daughter intro:
-->'''Cassie Cage''': Your agent thinks I should be a big star.
-->'''Johnny Cage''': Stay away from those Hollywood sleazebags.
-->'''Cassie Cage''': Present company included?
* PrimpOfContempt: The game provides two examples. One of Jade's taunts features her leaning against her staff while looking at he nails, often making snarky comments like "Take your time getting up." Mileena's grab features her turning around and checking her nails while Sais fly into her opponent. In another one of her attacks, she stabs her opponent in the eye multiple times, checks her nails, and lands one final stab.
* ProducePelting: One of Johnny Cage's new Fatalities has him tear his opponent's torso off, then do a (bad) ventriloquist/stand-up comedy impression with it, with the end result being tomatoes being flung at him, with one of them hitting the corpse in the face.
* SandBlaster: An interesting variation; Kronika and her [[TheDragon dragon]] Geras have no power over the Earth -- that's [[ElementalPowers Cetrion's bag]] -- but they ''can'' command the Sands of Time in Kronika's hourglass. Geras mainly forms the Sands into various weapons to fight with, while his much more powerful mistress mostly uses them to warp time
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* ItsAWonderfulFailure: Happens when you lose to Kronika in the Story Mode. [[ResetButton Good luck being in the middle of a time reset]]. [[NonStandardGameOver Or get decapitated]] and [[EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt have her take control of all time and possibly destroy the world]].
* LightningFireJuxtaposition: The story reveals that the suspiciously-recurring clashes between Raiden and Liu Kang across the franchise, including at one point during this game's own story, happened in previous timelines before [[spoiler:thanks to Kronika's manipulations. Raiden and Liu Kang end up fusing together after the former discovers this deception.]]
* LiterallyShatteredLives: In the good and best endings, this is how [[spoiler:Fire God Liu Kang]] defeats BigBad Kronika. He blasts her with a stream of fire that turns her to glass, [[AnArmAndALeg chops her arms off]], [[OffWithHisHead kicks her head off]] and ''then'' [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill pushes the rest of the body to shatter it.]]
* LiterallyShatteredLives: In the good and best endings, this is how [[spoiler:Fire God Liu Kang]] defeats BigBad Kronika. He blasts her with a stream of fire that turns her to glass, [[AnArmAndALeg chops her arms off]], [[OffWithHisHead kicks her head off]] and ''then'' [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill pushes the rest of the body to shatter it.]]
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Raiden goes to meet with the Elder Gods, which has been two games of him getting nothing but the runaround as well as outright refusal to intervene with one small exception. The Elder Gods give sensible advice and crucial details as well as have one take the field. It's a sign of how dire things are. Sadly, one is a SixthRangerTraitor.
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timeline shenanigans occur thanks to the BigBad and causes characters from the past appearing in the present time.
*OOCIsSeriousBusiness: OnlyOneMeAllowedRightNow: The multiple copies are allowed to exist except for Raiden. Due to a law from the Elder Gods stating that there can never be more than one of them existing at any time, the Raiden of the present [[CessationOfExistence ceases to exist]] while the Raiden of the past takes his place. No one sees this as a bad thing since the vanished Raiden had become a KnightTemplar and the heroes disliked his change.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** Raiden goes to meet with the Elder Gods, which has been two games of him getting nothing but the runaround as well as outright refusal to intervene with one small exception. The Elder Gods give sensible advice and crucial details as well as have one take the field. It's a sign of how dire things are. Sadly, one is a SixthRangerTraitor.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** Raiden goes to meet with the Elder Gods, which has been two games of him getting nothing but the runaround as well as outright refusal to intervene with one small exception. The Elder Gods give sensible advice and crucial details as well as have one take the field. It's a sign of how dire things are. Sadly, one is a SixthRangerTraitor.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: If you thought the main story was bleak, then this expansion takes it up to eleven, since it undoes all the positive changes Kitana made for Outworld, shows even more chraracters being killed, or at least greatly injured, and can possibly end with the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung becoming the god of a new timeline, where he rules.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: If you thought the main story was bleak, then this expansion takes it up to eleven, since it undoes all the positive changes Kitana made for Outworld, shows even more chraracters characters being killed, or at least greatly injured, and can possibly end with the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung becoming the god of a new timeline, where he rules.
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* IdiotBall: Really, all of the conflict that happened in the DLC could have been avoided had everyone followed Fire God Liu Kang's idea in the very beginning: Sending himself back to the past, just before his past self won against Kronika, then ending the fight so that the Crown was still intact. The point was brought up then ignored by pretty much everyone else save Shang Tsung, who said it left "Too much to chance". This is, well, Shang Tsung ([[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder the same character whose plans have an acknowledged tendency in-universe to benefit only himself]]). Raiden, who should have been too familiar with Tsung's schemes, never said a word against it.
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* IdiotBall: Really, all of the conflict that happened in the DLC could have been avoided had everyone followed Fire God Liu Kang's idea in the very beginning: Sending himself back to the past, just before his past self won against Kronika, then ending the fight so that the Crown was still intact. The point was brought up then ignored by pretty much everyone else save Shang Tsung, who said it left "Too much to chance". This is, well, Shang Tsung ([[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder the same character whose plans have an acknowledged tendency in-universe to benefit only himself]]). Raiden, who should have been too familiar with Tsung's schemes, never said a word against it.
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Massive example crosswicking. As with these fighting games with story modes, it gets obnoxious to scroll back and forth between the folders to make sure to put the imported examples where they have to be. It's not something people will give me sympathies for, so I guess there's no point in lamenting this. -_-
* {{Afrofuturism}}: In Jax's ending, he uses Kronika's hourglass to reshape history into one where African people was never enslaved, which results in a GoodFuture with heavy African influences.
* AndImTheQueenOfSheba: A pre-fight banter between Cassie Cage and ComicBook/{{Spawn}} has the latter clarify that he's King of Hell, the former responding she's "Queen Shit of Fuck Mountain".
* AnimalisticAbilities: [[MagicalNativeAmerican Nightwolf]] can borrow power from two animal spirits, the wolf and the bear. The wolf increases his strength and attack power while the bear increases his resistance to damage.
* ApeShallNeverKillApe: D'Vorah assures this is the case with her insectile race, making a comparison with how insects work in contrast to how all humans and humanoids always find and enemy.
* AttackDrone: Cassie makes use of an attack drone in this game. And both she and Sonya use their drones in some of their [[FinishingMove fatalities]].
* AutomaticCrossbows: Fujin adds a [[XtremelyKoolLetterz krossbow]] to his arsenal. Normally it works like a normal one, firing one arrow when you use the correct move (or two if you use some of your attack gauge to amplify the move) but it plays it straight during his Fatal Blow, where he proceeds to shoot a veritable volley of arrows at the oponent's body. It can be justified as Fujin is the [[PhysicalGod God]] of [[BlowYouAway wind]].
* AutomaticCrossbows: Fujin adds a [[XtremelyKoolLetterz krossbow]] to his arsenal. Normally it works like a normal one, firing one arrow when you use the correct move (or two if you use some of your attack gauge to amplify the move) but it plays it straight during his Fatal Blow, where he proceeds to shoot a veritable volley of arrows at the oponent's body. It can be justified as Fujin is the [[PhysicalGod God]] of [[BlowYouAway wind]].
* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: A pre-match dialogue between Jade and Mileena suggests the latter has this view.
-->'''Mileena''': My sister is now Kahn?!
-->'''Jade''': And she rules Outworld justly and with grace.
-->'''Mileena''': How dare she destroy my empire!
-->'''Mileena''': My sister is now Kahn?!
-->'''Jade''': And she rules Outworld justly and with grace.
-->'''Mileena''': How dare she destroy my empire!
* BadWithTheBone: [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Baraka's]] arm blades are retractable bony protrusions by default. They still slice as good as the metallic ones, though.
* BagOfKidnapping: One of the victory animations for the Kollector has him somehow drag his opponent's unconscious body in the backpack and starts walking away with it. Given some of the threats and implications he gives in some of his dialogue (including turning Cassie into a BreedingSlave for his clients), [[FateWorseThanDeath this is a far worse fate than a fatality]].
* BeingGoodSucks: Liu Kang's arcade ending has him using his power over [[BigBad Kronika's]] hourglass to replace the Elder Gods Cetrion betrayed with himself, Kitana, Kung Lao, Raiden, and Bo' Rai Cho. But by doing so, [[StarCrossedLovers he gives up any chance of him and Kitana ever living a normal life]]. And to drive home the bitterness of this ending, Liu Kang ponders what could have been and sees himself and Kitana, both still mortals, getting married. He even says that being TheChosenOne and doing the right thing means [[ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne making choices that break your heart]].
* BagOfKidnapping: One of the victory animations for the Kollector has him somehow drag his opponent's unconscious body in the backpack and starts walking away with it. Given some of the threats and implications he gives in some of his dialogue (including turning Cassie into a BreedingSlave for his clients), [[FateWorseThanDeath this is a far worse fate than a fatality]].
* BeingGoodSucks: Liu Kang's arcade ending has him using his power over [[BigBad Kronika's]] hourglass to replace the Elder Gods Cetrion betrayed with himself, Kitana, Kung Lao, Raiden, and Bo' Rai Cho. But by doing so, [[StarCrossedLovers he gives up any chance of him and Kitana ever living a normal life]]. And to drive home the bitterness of this ending, Liu Kang ponders what could have been and sees himself and Kitana, both still mortals, getting married. He even says that being TheChosenOne and doing the right thing means [[ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne making choices that break your heart]].
* BludgeonedToDeath: One of Kano's fatalities has him smash the opponent's head with his own, the final hit [[YourHeadAsplode causing the victim's head to split apart.]]
* CactusCushion: The Desert Base stage features a large cactus at the left corner. Interacting with it makes the character grab the opponent and bloodily drag their face across the cactus before throwing them away.
* ChildOfTwoWorlds: In her tower ending, Kitana uses the power of Kronika's Hourglass to restore her home realm of Edenia, only to find it and its culture completely foreign to her, and realizes that while she may be an Edenian by nature, she's an Outworlder by upbringing. Kitana decides to [[spoiler:return to ruling Outworld, but using Edenian ideals to do so]].
* ComebackMechanic:
** The game replaces X-Ray moves with Fatal Blows, which do almost the same thing but can only be activated when you're at 30% or lower health instead of taking your whole meter. Once you land one, you can't use it for the rest of the match.
** Film/TheTerminator has an equippable skill that revived him on death on his last round with his skin burnt off to reveal his exoskeleton with 10% health and permanent super armor. Unfortunately, [[PowerUpLetdown it disables his special moves, normal strings, and even basic functions like running and blocking]].
** The game replaces X-Ray moves with Fatal Blows, which do almost the same thing but can only be activated when you're at 30% or lower health instead of taking your whole meter. Once you land one, you can't use it for the rest of the match.
** Film/TheTerminator has an equippable skill that revived him on death on his last round with his skin burnt off to reveal his exoskeleton with 10% health and permanent super armor. Unfortunately, [[PowerUpLetdown it disables his special moves, normal strings, and even basic functions like running and blocking]].
* DemographicDissonantCrossover: In a reversal of ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' (a T-rated game) featuring Scorpion, ''Mortal Kombat 11'' features the Joker, whose ''Batman'' games have typically been rated T. To fit the dark, bloody tone of the game, Joker's portrayal as a cold criminal is done much more explicitly.
* DownloadableContent:
** The game has the following downloadable characters: ComicBook/TheJoker, ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, Nightwolf, Shang Tsung, Sindel and Franchise/{{Terminator}}.
** In 2020, an expansion subtitled ''Aftermath'' was released, which adds to the game's story and also comes along with the characters Fujin, Sheeva and Franchise/RoboCop. It adds Friendships as well.
** The game has the following downloadable characters: ComicBook/TheJoker, ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, Nightwolf, Shang Tsung, Sindel and Franchise/{{Terminator}}.
** In 2020, an expansion subtitled ''Aftermath'' was released, which adds to the game's story and also comes along with the characters Fujin, Sheeva and Franchise/RoboCop. It adds Friendships as well.
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* FakeLongevity: Unlocking the entirety of Shang Tsung's throne room in the Krypt requires a total of twenty-five severed heads of various kombatants. Considering each head requires the player to perform a combined 25 Fatalities against a single character, that's a whopping ''625'' of them in total if you're going for HundredPercentCompletion. And as the cherry on top, the required finishers cannot be farmed in Local or AI battles, only those performed in Towers will count (although AI fighters ''can'' be used in the Towers of Time to farm them without player input).
** The grind used to be far worse at launch, where each head required ''50'' combined Fatalities to drop, thus demanding a total of ''1250'' finishers.
** The grind used to be far worse at launch, where each head required ''50'' combined Fatalities to drop, thus demanding a total of ''1250'' finishers.
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* FakeLongevity: Unlocking the entirety of Shang Tsung's throne room in the Krypt requires a total of twenty-five severed heads of various kombatants. Considering each head requires the player to perform a combined 25 Fatalities against a single character, that's a whopping ''625'' of them in total if you're going for HundredPercentCompletion. And as the cherry on top, the required finishers cannot be farmed in Local or AI battles, only those performed in Towers will count (although AI fighters ''can'' be used in the Towers of Time to farm them without player input).
**input). The grind used to be far worse at launch, where each head required ''50'' combined Fatalities to drop, thus demanding a total of ''1250'' finishers.
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* FlayingAlive: One of Sheeva's fatalities involves de-gloving her opponent's arms.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine:
** Kronika is a being far more older and powerful than even the Elder Gods. She and her army has this metallic color scheme to show for it. Considering that she is the GreaterScopeVillain for the whole [[Franchise/MortalKombat franchise]], however, this is a case of LightIsNotGood.
** In most of the game's ladder endings where characters take control of the Hourglass and become a PhysicalGod, they will don white and gold clothing/armor that symbolizes their newfound divinity.
** Kronika is a being far more older and powerful than even the Elder Gods. She and her army has this metallic color scheme to show for it. Considering that she is the GreaterScopeVillain for the whole [[Franchise/MortalKombat franchise]], however, this is a case of LightIsNotGood.
** In most of the game's ladder endings where characters take control of the Hourglass and become a PhysicalGod, they will don white and gold clothing/armor that symbolizes their newfound divinity.
* HeyCatch: One of [[TheGunslinger Erron Black's]] moves is him underhand tossing a stick of dynamite to his opponent; they'll struggle to catch it, and subsequently sustain an explosion that tosses them into the air like a ragdoll.
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* HypocriticalHumor: In one pre-match intro Cetrion tries to tempt the Terminator with the idea of Kronika giving him free will. When the Terminator asks why he would want that, she says "to serve her... of course".
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* HypocriticalHeartwarming: One of Johnny Cage's intros with Sub-Zero is to mockingly call him "Grandmaster Blueberry Ice", to Sub-Zero's chagrin. When Comicbook/TheJoker makes the same crack, however, Sub-Zero is quick to tell him, "Only Johnny Cage may use that name and ''live''!"
* HypocriticalHumor: In one pre-match intro Cetrion tries to tempt the Terminator with the idea of Kronika giving him free will. When the Terminator asks why he would want that, she says "to serve her... of course".
* HypocriticalHumor: In one pre-match intro Cetrion tries to tempt the Terminator with the idea of Kronika giving him free will. When the Terminator asks why he would want that, she says "to serve her... of course".
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* MirrorMatch: The intro dialogues give several explanations for it, ranging from alternate timeline counterparts to clones. Sub-Zero can end up fighting a Bi-Han from another timeline or even their own time-displaced grandfather. D'Vorah's doppelgänger, notably, is suggested to be another member of her species named A'Vital. One of Cassie's dialogue against her double [[MediumAwareness even points out how meta the whole situation is.]]
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* MirrorMatch: MirrorMatch:
** The intro dialogues give several explanations for it, ranging from alternate timeline counterparts to clones. Sub-Zero can end up fighting a Bi-Han from another timeline or even their own time-displaced grandfather. D'Vorah's doppelgänger, notably, is suggested to be another member of her species named A'Vital. One of Cassie's dialogue against her double [[MediumAwareness even points out how meta the whole situation is.]]
** The intro dialogues give several explanations for it, ranging from alternate timeline counterparts to clones. Sub-Zero can end up fighting a Bi-Han from another timeline or even their own time-displaced grandfather. D'Vorah's doppelgänger, notably, is suggested to be another member of her species named A'Vital. One of Cassie's dialogue against her double [[MediumAwareness even points out how meta the whole situation is.]]
* BeingGodIsHard: After defeating Kronika, the titan that controls time, [[spoiler:Fire God Liu Kang is tasked with being the new watcher and keeper of time and, unable to handle the job alone, brings his beloved Kitana to do this duty together. Further, in his Tower ending, Liu Kang appoints his most trusted friends and allies to be the new Elder Gods that govern the MK multiverse. However, he is haunted about many of the decisions he needs to make to protect the realms, as well as mournful that he and Kitana will never enjoy being able to marry and make one-another happy.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: Injuries suffered by characters hailing from an earlier point in time are shown to [[RippleEffectIndicator carry over]] to their older counterparts, as seen when the younger Johnny Cage suffers a cut cheek in a firefight that becomes a scar on the older Johnny. Sonya Blade later exploits this to kill Kano, by blowing his younger self's brains out. The older Kano spontaneously develops the same fatal hole in his head, just before he ends up RetGone.
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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsGun:
** Injuries suffered by characters hailing from an earlier point in time are shown to [[RippleEffectIndicator carry over]] to their older counterparts, as seen when the younger Johnny Cage suffers a cut cheek in a firefight that becomes a scar on the older Johnny. Sonya Blade later exploits this to kill Kano, by blowing his younger self's brains out. The older Kano spontaneously develops the same fatal hole in his head, just before he ends up RetGone.
** Injuries suffered by characters hailing from an earlier point in time are shown to [[RippleEffectIndicator carry over]] to their older counterparts, as seen when the younger Johnny Cage suffers a cut cheek in a firefight that becomes a scar on the older Johnny. Sonya Blade later exploits this to kill Kano, by blowing his younger self's brains out. The older Kano spontaneously develops the same fatal hole in his head, just before he ends up RetGone.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite having equal importance to Cassie and Jacqui in ''MKX'', the male halves of the "Kombat Kids", Takeda and Kung Jin, are not seen or mentioned (though Takeda does show up in a few Arcade endings); particularly egregious with Takeda as he and Jacqui wound up as love interests by the end of ''MKX''.
** Sonya and the two Johnny Cages vanish from the story after the Black Dragon fight club, not even showing up for the final battle. While the younger Johnny was badly injured, current Johnny only took a bullet to the leg. Sounds debilitating...except they have a god on their side who can heal wounds, plus Cassie shows up fighting fit to the final showdown right after her arm was almost scythed off by a minigun. Meanwhile, Sonya has no excuse for her absence; she's uninjured the last time we see her.
** Sonya and the two Johnny Cages vanish from the story after the Black Dragon fight club, not even showing up for the final battle. While the younger Johnny was badly injured, current Johnny only took a bullet to the leg. Sounds debilitating...except they have a god on their side who can heal wounds, plus Cassie shows up fighting fit to the final showdown right after her arm was almost scythed off by a minigun. Meanwhile, Sonya has no excuse for her absence; she's uninjured the last time we see her.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: ChuckCunninghamSyndrome:
** Despite having equal importance to Cassie and Jacqui in ''MKX'', the male halves of the "Kombat Kids", Takeda and Kung Jin, are not seen or mentioned (though Takeda does show up in a few Arcade endings); particularly egregious with Takeda as he and Jacqui wound up as love interests by the end of ''MKX''.
** Sonya and the two Johnny Cages vanish from the story after the Black Dragon fight club, not even showing up for the final battle. While the younger Johnny was badly injured, current Johnny only took a bullet to the leg. Sounds debilitating... except they have a god on their side who can heal wounds, plus Cassie shows up fighting fit to the final showdown right after her arm was almost scythed off by a minigun. Meanwhile, Sonya has no excuse for her absence; she's uninjured the last time we see her.
** Despite having equal importance to Cassie and Jacqui in ''MKX'', the male halves of the "Kombat Kids", Takeda and Kung Jin, are not seen or mentioned (though Takeda does show up in a few Arcade endings); particularly egregious with Takeda as he and Jacqui wound up as love interests by the end of ''MKX''.
** Sonya and the two Johnny Cages vanish from the story after the Black Dragon fight club, not even showing up for the final battle. While the younger Johnny was badly injured, current Johnny only took a bullet to the leg. Sounds debilitating... except they have a god on their side who can heal wounds, plus Cassie shows up fighting fit to the final showdown right after her arm was almost scythed off by a minigun. Meanwhile, Sonya has no excuse for her absence; she's uninjured the last time we see her.
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* CultureClash: Kitana's ladder ending has her use the Hourglass to recreate and rejoin Edenia, but her joy is short-lived because she is completely unfamiliar with Edenia's traditions, languages, and cultures, having not grown up Edenian and having been forbidden to learn about it by Shao Kahn. She eventually goes back to Outworld, but uses the humane teachings of Edenia to make Outworld a peaceful land.
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* CultureClash: CosmicRetcon: The game brings a set of combatants from the original game, both good and bad or alive and dead, to the rebooted timeline, causing many people to have a copy of themselves running around (except for Raiden, whose present self [[RetGone turns to ash]], since there can't be two identical gods). It is later revealed that this, as well as other retcons in the series, are engineered by Kronika, a [[AboveTheGods Titan]] who wants to create a perfect world and [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans doesn't care if it means she will have to commit omnicides one after another]]. The original and rebooted timelines are not only canonical, there are in fact ''thousands'' of other alternate timelines where things proceed slightly different. In the best ending, she partially succeeds rebooting the timeline back to the prehistoric age, but Liu Kang and Raiden manage to kill her before she can rewind it further.
* CultureClash:
** Kitana's ladder ending has her use the Hourglass to recreate and rejoin Edenia, but her joy is short-lived because she is completely unfamiliar with Edenia's traditions, languages, and cultures, having not grown up Edenian and having been forbidden to learn about it by Shao Kahn. She eventually goes back to Outworld, but uses the humane teachings of Edenia to make Outworld a peaceful land.
* CultureClash:
** Kitana's ladder ending has her use the Hourglass to recreate and rejoin Edenia, but her joy is short-lived because she is completely unfamiliar with Edenia's traditions, languages, and cultures, having not grown up Edenian and having been forbidden to learn about it by Shao Kahn. She eventually goes back to Outworld, but uses the humane teachings of Edenia to make Outworld a peaceful land.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: '''''BIG TIME'''''. This is undoubtedly the darkest, bleakest and most depressing ''Mortal Kombat'' game ever made, with the BigBad being an OmnicidalManiac who plans to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the entire universe]] by causing a TimeCrash, numerous main characters are killed off, starting with [[TearJerker the devastatingly tragic death]] of Sonya Blade in "Chapter 1", and going all the way to the third act where the whole story culminates with everyone dying. It really goes on par with ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' in terms of overall unflinching darkness and uncompromising subject matter, even if the game itself is LighterAndSofter in some regards.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: '''''BIG TIME'''''. This is undoubtedly the darkest, bleakest It has a much bleaker premise and most depressing ''Mortal Kombat'' game ever made, theme than its predecessors, with the BigBad being an OmnicidalManiac who plans to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the entire universe]] by causing a TimeCrash, numerous main characters are killed off, starting with [[TearJerker the devastatingly tragic death]] death of Sonya Blade in "Chapter 1", Chapter 1, and going all the way to the third act where the whole story culminates with everyone dying. It really goes on par with ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' in terms of overall unflinching darkness and uncompromising subject matter, even if the game itself is LighterAndSofter in some regards.dying.
* {{Doppelmerger}}: To defeat [[BigBad Kronika]], [[spoiler:Raiden uses his magic to fuse himself, the past human version of Liu Kang and the Revenant Liu Kang together, creating Fire God Liu Kang. Armed with Raiden's power, past Liu Kang's skill and Revenant Liu Kang's knowledge of Kronika's plan, Fire God Liu Kang becomes the ultimate weapon against the time goddess.]]
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* EnemyMine:Raiden and Kotal Kahn begin another uneasy alliance in order to defeat Kronika and the returned Shao Kahn.
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* EnemyMine:Raiden EnemyMine: Raiden and Kotal Kahn begin another uneasy alliance in order to defeat Kronika and the returned Shao Kahn.
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* FutureMeScaresMe: Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Jade have this opinion of their Revenant selves. Raiden in particular has this reaction after finding out his future self was corrupted and wanted to prevent this from happening, ironically ensuring that Dark Raiden was erased from history before the events of the game even took place.
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* FutureMeScaresMe: FutureMeScaresMe:
** Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Jade have this opinion of their Revenant selves. Raiden in particular has this reaction after finding out his future self was corrupted and wanted to prevent this from happening, ironically ensuring that Dark Raiden was erased from history before the events of the game even took place.
** Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Jade have this opinion of their Revenant selves. Raiden in particular has this reaction after finding out his future self was corrupted and wanted to prevent this from happening, ironically ensuring that Dark Raiden was erased from history before the events of the game even took place.
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** Naturally, the Friendhsips run on this for RuleOfFunny, causing characters like Shao Kahn and D'Vorah to do things they'd never do rather than just killing their opponents. It's lampshaded by two characters, with the Joker trying (and failing) to avert Friendship and just shoot his opponent. Shang Tsung more subtly lampshades it, [[FreezeFrameBonus quickly rolling his eyes]] before forming a rainbow, as if he's being forced to play along against his will. Not to mention the suppressed rage you can see in [[TheUnsmile his smile]] afterwards.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: While not perfect, there are a few attempts to actually explain why people fight in the pre-match dialogues. Sometimes the other characters claim to be clones, are imposters, are from an alternate timeline, or are testing each other. During one MirrorMatch, Liu Kang asks who his doppelganger is and is told he's his ancestor. Liu Kang thanks his IdenticalAncestor for the chance to test his skills against him.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: While not perfect, there are a few attempts to actually explain why people fight in the pre-match dialogues. Sometimes the other characters claim to be clones, are imposters, are from an alternate timeline, or are testing each other. During one MirrorMatch, Liu Kang asks who his doppelganger is and is told he's his ancestor. Liu Kang thanks his IdenticalAncestor for the chance to test his skills against him.
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** Naturally, the Friendhsips run on this for RuleOfFunny, causing characters like Shao Kahn and D'Vorah to do things they'd never do rather than just killing their opponents. It's lampshaded by two characters, with the Joker trying (and failing) to avert Friendship and just shoot his opponent. Shang Tsung more subtly lampshades it, [[FreezeFrameBonus quickly rolling his eyes]] before forming a rainbow, as if he's being forced to play along against his will. Not to mention And there's the suppressed rage you can see in [[TheUnsmile his smile]] afterwards.
*GameplayAndStoryIntegration: GameplayAndStoryIntegration:
** While not perfect, there are a few attempts to actually explain why people fight in the pre-match dialogues. Sometimes the other characters claim to be clones, are imposters, are from an alternate timeline, or are testing each other. During one MirrorMatch, Liu Kang asks who his doppelganger is and is told he's his ancestor. Liu Kang thanks his IdenticalAncestor for the chance to test his skills against him.
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** While not perfect, there are a few attempts to actually explain why people fight in the pre-match dialogues. Sometimes the other characters claim to be clones, are imposters, are from an alternate timeline, or are testing each other. During one MirrorMatch, Liu Kang asks who his doppelganger is and is told he's his ancestor. Liu Kang thanks his IdenticalAncestor for the chance to test his skills against him.
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*** And even that's taken up to eleven with Cetrion, who isn't content with simply dispensing wisdom, and actually [[AwakeningTheSleepingGiant takes to the battlefield]]. Unfortunately, it's because she's Kronika's daughter and she is ''not'' on the heroes' side.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: In most of the game's ladder endings where characters take control of the Hourglass and become a PhysicalGod, they will don white and gold clothing/armor that symbolizes their newfound divinity.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: In most of the game's ladder endings where characters take control of the Hourglass and become a PhysicalGod, they will don white and gold clothing/armor that symbolizes their newfound divinity.
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* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: In most
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Kronika is responsible for the goings-on of both timelines - ''including Armageddon''. Believing that the balance of the universe has been skewed too much in favor of the Forces of Light and frustrated with Raiden's attempts to influence the timeline, Kronika has decided to take matters into her own hands by restarting the timeline from scratch - and placing it back on its "rightful" course. She makes an EarlyBirdCameo by appearing to Jade in her ''Mortal Kombat 2011'' ending (albeit with a different appearance), and is implied to be the one giving Kitana a vision of the "original" timeline in ''MKX''.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: GreaterScopeVillain:
** Kronika is responsible for the goings-on of both timelines - ''including Armageddon''. Believing that the balance of the universe has been skewed too much in favor of the Forces of Light and frustrated with Raiden's attempts to influence the timeline, Kronika has decided to take matters into her own hands by restarting the timeline from scratch - and placing it back on its "rightful" course. She makes an EarlyBirdCameo by appearing to Jade in her ''Mortal Kombat 2011'' ending (albeit with a different appearance), and is implied to be the one giving Kitana a vision of the "original" timeline in ''MKX''.
** Kronika is responsible for the goings-on of both timelines - ''including Armageddon''. Believing that the balance of the universe has been skewed too much in favor of the Forces of Light and frustrated with Raiden's attempts to influence the timeline, Kronika has decided to take matters into her own hands by restarting the timeline from scratch - and placing it back on its "rightful" course. She makes an EarlyBirdCameo by appearing to Jade in her ''Mortal Kombat 2011'' ending (albeit with a different appearance), and is implied to be the one giving Kitana a vision of the "original" timeline in ''MKX''.
* ExpansionPack: ''Aftermath'' presents an extension of the base game's story, in addition to new characters and stages.
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* FlayingAlive: Fujin inflicts this on one of the giant ratlike creatures Kollector unleashes on himself and Shang Tsung, trapping the creature in a cyclone that tears off its skin.
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* FlayingAlive: FlayingAlive:
** Fujin inflicts this on one of the giant ratlike creatures Kollector unleashes on himself and Shang Tsung, trapping the creature in a cyclone that tears off its skin.
** Fujin inflicts this on one of the giant ratlike creatures Kollector unleashes on himself and Shang Tsung, trapping the creature in a cyclone that tears off its skin.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In one intro dialogue, D'Vorah chastises Scorpion for imitating an insect. Scorpions are arachnids. You'd think [[BigCreepyCrawlies D'Vorah]], of literally all people, would be aware of this.
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** Spawn's dialogue with Geras has them remarking just how similar they actually are.
** Noob Saibot and some other characters think Spawn is a fellow "revenant," but Spawn retorts he is "hellspawn" and of a different league.
** One of Spawn's intros with Robocop has him note that both were resurrected for someone else's benefit.
** Noob Saibot and some other characters think Spawn is a fellow "revenant," but Spawn retorts he is "hellspawn" and of a different league.
** One of Spawn's intros with Robocop has him note that both were resurrected for someone else's benefit.
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** Spawn's Spawn makes quite a few observations to this effect:
*** His dialogue with Geras has them remarking just how similar they actuallyare.
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*** He views Scorpion as so similar to himself that it's like looking in a mirror. Aptly, he recruits Scorpion and Sub-Zero to his side in his arcade ending.
*** Noob Saibot and some other characters think Spawn is a fellow "revenant," but Spawn retorts he is "hellspawn" and of a different league.
** *** One of Spawn's intros with Robocop has him note that both were resurrected for someone else's benefit.
*** His dialogue with Geras has them remarking just how similar they actually
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*** He views Scorpion as so similar to himself that it's like looking in a mirror. Aptly, he recruits Scorpion and Sub-Zero to his side in his arcade ending.
*** Noob Saibot and some other characters think Spawn is a fellow "revenant," but Spawn retorts he is "hellspawn" and of a different league.
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Cross-wicking newly launched trope.
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* XRayOfPain:
** The Krushing Blow, a hit at the end of a combo [[GuideDangIt after some specific action is taken]] which shows how an organ is damaged during the last hit.
** And apart of that, there's the Fatal Blow, a special move all characters have that's only available when the character has 10-20% of life and it's a cinematic autocombo that makes a lot of damage (almost like the half of the lifebar) as a lifesaver for the character (being the player or the [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard CPU]]), in which almost all hits are shown with X-Ray of broken bones, and can be done once for fight.
** The Krushing Blow, a hit at the end of a combo [[GuideDangIt after some specific action is taken]] which shows how an organ is damaged during the last hit.
** And apart of that, there's the Fatal Blow, a special move all characters have that's only available when the character has 10-20% of life and it's a cinematic autocombo that makes a lot of damage (almost like the half of the lifebar) as a lifesaver for the character (being the player or the [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard CPU]]), in which almost all hits are shown with X-Ray of broken bones, and can be done once for fight.
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** If the player chooses Sub-Zero to fight Sektor in the end of chapter 4, Sub-Zero will explain how he took Sektor's head in another timeline (explaining Sektor's disembodied remains in Hanzo Hashashi's chapter in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'').
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* TeleportSpam: Happens in Chapter four if the player selects Sub-Zero to fight Cyrax while Scorpion deals with the Cyber Lin Kuei lackeys. Scorpions keeps coming in and out of the fire dimension quickly while swiftly dealing with the multiple opponents.
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* KillItWithFire: The end of chapter four will have Sektor shoot his flamethrower at either Sub-Zero or Scorpion (depending on the player's choice). What results is either a BeamOWar with Sub-Zero or the realization that Scorpion is ImmuneToFire.
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* BeamOWar: Happens in Chapter 4 if the player selects Sub-Zero for the final battle against Sektor. After some banter, Sub-Zero and Sektor fire their ice beam and flamethrower (respectively) at each other. The two stop in the middle and, failing to overpower each other, results in a small explosion before the two characters fight each other.
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* IronicEcho: As immediately shown from the flashback, Raiden and Liu Kang's confrontation has a major difference from the one they had in ''9 '', as reflected in the line Liu Kang uses for both of them. This time, Raiden is the one acting out of desperation after letting his emotions get the better of him, while Liu Kang is now attempting to be reasonable and only doing what he feels may be necessary.
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* IronicEcho: As immediately shown from the flashback, Raiden and Liu Kang's confrontation has [[HourglassPlot a major difference difference]] from the one they had in ''9 '', as which is reflected in the exact same line Liu Kang uses for both of them. This time, Raiden is the one acting out of desperation after letting his emotions get the better of him, while Liu Kang is now attempting the reluctant opponent that was to be reasonable and only reason with him, simply doing what he feels may be necessary.
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Repair Dont Respond, and the bullet had already been repaired. This whole sub-bullet was not just unnecessary, but wrong.
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** However, it is [[AvertedTrope thoroughly averted]] in the Story Mode, [[spoiler: due to it being the DarkestHour of the entire ''Mortal Kombat'' storyline]].
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* UncannyValley:
** In an intentional case, Geras is practically a walking Uncanny Valley, between having some part of his flesh held together with metal while others having perfect cracks in between, his voice being artificial sounding yet emotional, and coming back to life by unwinding himself perfectly, he is one of the most unsettling characters in the franchise.
** Frost invokes this, being a {{cyborg}} who looks generally human enough that the specific ways her body moves, [[AbnormalLimbRotationRange twists, turns]], and ''[[DetachmentCombat separ]][[LosingYourHead ates]]'' will make you constantly go ''[[BodyHorror "HER BODY SHOULD NOT DO THAT"]]''. Her Friendship, in which, after skating on ice for a while, she starts spinning her entire body ''while her head is completely still'' makes her look surprisingly creepy.
** In an intentional case, Geras is practically a walking Uncanny Valley, between having some part of his flesh held together with metal while others having perfect cracks in between, his voice being artificial sounding yet emotional, and coming back to life by unwinding himself perfectly, he is one of the most unsettling characters in the franchise.
** Frost invokes this, being a {{cyborg}} who looks generally human enough that the specific ways her body moves, [[AbnormalLimbRotationRange twists, turns]], and ''[[DetachmentCombat separ]][[LosingYourHead ates]]'' will make you constantly go ''[[BodyHorror "HER BODY SHOULD NOT DO THAT"]]''. Her Friendship, in which, after skating on ice for a while, she starts spinning her entire body ''while her head is completely still'' makes her look surprisingly creepy.
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* TakeThat: One of Johnny Cage vs Erron Black references the infamous "good guy with a gun" idea, with Erron dismissing it with a "that never works, Cage".
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* TakeThat: One of Johnny Cage vs Erron Black references the infamous "good guy with a gun" idea, with Erron dismissing it with a "that never works, Cage".Cage" (which is ironic, coming from a character that relies heavily on guns).
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* MeetYourEarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Kano hadn't been a bald, clean-shaven guy since the third game and its re-releases. Here, the modern Kano based on [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie Trevor Goddard's portrayal]] gets to meet and team up with his past self modeled after the arcade games' incarnation (also note that in ''[=MK9=]'' he still had the modern beard and hair look).
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* DarkerAndEdgier: '''''BIG TIME'''''. This is undoubtedly the darkest, bleakest and most depressing ''Mortal Kombat'' game ever made, with the BigBad being an OmnicidalManiac who plans to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the entire universe]] by causing a TimeCrash, numerous main characters are killed off, starting with [[TearJerker the devastatingly tragic death]] of Sonya Blade in "Chapter 1", and going all the way to the third act where the whole story culminates with a KillEmAll scenario. It really goes on par with ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' in terms of overall unflinching darkness and uncompromising subject matter, even if the game itself is LighterAndSofter in some regards.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: '''''BIG TIME'''''. This is undoubtedly the darkest, bleakest and most depressing ''Mortal Kombat'' game ever made, with the BigBad being an OmnicidalManiac who plans to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the entire universe]] by causing a TimeCrash, numerous main characters are killed off, starting with [[TearJerker the devastatingly tragic death]] of Sonya Blade in "Chapter 1", and going all the way to the third act where the whole story culminates with a KillEmAll scenario.everyone dying. It really goes on par with ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' in terms of overall unflinching darkness and uncompromising subject matter, even if the game itself is LighterAndSofter in some regards.
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* HypocriticalHumor: In the Combat DLC, Cetrion tries to tempt the Terminator with the idea of Kronika giving him free will. When the Terminator asks why he would want that, she says "to serve her... of course".
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* HypocriticalHumor: In the Combat DLC, one pre-match intro Cetrion tries to tempt the Terminator with the idea of Kronika giving him free will. When the Terminator asks why he would want that, she says "to serve her... of course".
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* HypocriticalHumor: In the Combat DLC, Cetrion tries to tempt the Terminator with the idea of Kronika giving him [[PinocchioSyndrome free will]]. When the Terminator asks why he would want that, she says "to serve her... of course".
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* HypocriticalHumor: In the Combat DLC, Cetrion tries to tempt the Terminator with the idea of Kronika giving him [[PinocchioSyndrome free will]].will. When the Terminator asks why he would want that, she says "to serve her... of course".
