History Woobie / MortalKombat

* Kenshi. As younger warrior, he was tricked by Shang Tsung in disguise to open his ancestors tomb, which immensed powerful light, [[BlindedByTheLight blinding Kenshi forever]] and let Shang Tsung steal the souls of Kenshi's ancestors. However, Kenshi found a sword infused with his ancestors powers, and dedicated his life to mastering his sences, determined to take revenge on Shang Tsung and atone for his failure. Alas, he never got the opportunity to fulfill it, as Shang Tsung was killed by Shao Kahn in MortalKombat9. But it doesn't end there. Later, Kenshi's wife Suchin was murdered by Red Dragon and in order to save his son Takeda, [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Kenshi had no other choice but to leave him at Shirai Ryu under the aid of Hanzo Hasashi, to make sure he'll be properly trained and not get consumed with thoughts of vengeance that may lead to anything reckless.]] This obviosly strained their relationship, as Takeda resents him for not being around. But hey, even after all of this Kenshi [[StoicWoobie is not complaining]] and keeps a [[StepfordSmiler mellow facade]].

*** Sub-Zero? [[spoiler:After defeating Scorpion ([[YouKilledMyFather his brother's killer]]), the Cyber Lin Kuei interrupt and haul Subby back to be used in the Cyber Initiative, much like Smoke was in the original timeline. He manages to have his free will restored and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone is wracked with guilt over]] all of the actions he had no control of. Upon attempting to stop Quan Chi from creating a Soulnado, he's blocked by Noob Saibot, who reveals himself to be Sub-Zero's elder brother (compare this to the first timeline, where Sub-Zero didn't discover this fact until ''Deception''). [[CameBackWrong Noob]] then [[KickTheDog kicks the dog]] by telling his little brother (the very same one who idolized him and entered the Outworld tournament to ''avenge his death'') "We share blood. We are ''not'' brothers." Later, Cyber Sub-Zero is killed by Sindel. Even worse, his ending (as Cyber Sub-Zero) has him defeating Shao Kahn, only for Kahn's soul to commit GrandTheftMe on him.]]

* Kenshi. As younger warrior, he was tricked by Shang Tsung in disguise to open his ancestors tomb, which immensed powerful light, [[BlindedByTheLight blinding Kenshi forever]] and let Shang Tsung to steal the souls of Kenshi's ancestors. However, Kenshi found a sword infused with his ancestors powers, and dedicated his life to mastering his sences, determined to take revenge on Shang Tsung and atone for his failure. Alas, he never got the opportunity to fulfill it, as Shang Tsung was killed by Shao Kahn in MortalKombat9. But it doesn't end there. Later, Kenshi's wife Suchin was murdered by Red Dragon and in order to save his son Takeda, [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Kenshi had no other choice but to leave him at Shirai Ryu under the aid of Hanzo Hasashi, to make sure he'll be properly trained and not get consumed with thoughts of vengeance that may lead to anything reckless.]] This obviosly strained their relationship, as Takeda resents him for not being around. But hey, even after all of this Kenshi [[StoicWoobie is not complaining]] and keeps a [[StepfordSmiler mellow facade]].

* Kenshi. As younger warrior, he was tricked by Shang Tsung in disguise to open his ancestors tomb, which immensed powerful light, [[BlindedByTheLight blinding Kenshi forever]] and helped Shang Tsung to steal the souls of Kenshi's ancestors. However, Kenshi found a sword infused with his ancestors powers, and dedicated his life to mastering his sences, determined to take revenge on Shang Tsung and atone for his failure. Alas, he never got the opportunity to fulfill it, as Shang Tsung was killed by Shao Kahn in MortalKombat9. But it doesn't end there. Later, Kenshi's wife Suchin was murdered by Red Dragon and in order to save his son Takeda, [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Kenshi had no other choice but to leave him at Shirai Ryu under the aid of Hanzo Hasashi, to make sure he'll be properly trained and not get consumed with thoughts of vengeance that may lead to anything reckless.]] This obviosly strained their relationship, as Takeda resents him for not being around. But hey, even after all of this Kenshi [[StoicWoobie is not complaining]] and keeps a [[StepfordSmiler mellow facade]].

* Kenshi. As younger warrior, he was tricked by Shang Tsung in disguise to open his ancestors tomb, which immensed powerful light, [[ BlindedByTheLight blinding Kenshi forever]] and helped Shang Tsung to steal the souls of Kenshi's ancestors. However, Kenshi found a sword infused with his ancestors powers, and dedicated his life to mastering his sences, determined to take revenge on Shang Tsung and atone for his failure. Alas, he never got the opportunity to fulfill it, as Shang Tsung was killed by Shao Kahn in MortalKombat9. But it doesn't end there. Later, Kenshi's wife Suchin was murdered by Red Dragon and in order to save his son Takeda, [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou Kenshi had no other choice but to leave him at Shirai Ryu under the aid of Hanzo Hasashi, to make sure he'll be properly trained and not get consumed with thoughts of vengeance that may lead to anything reckless.]] This obviosly strained their relationship, as Takeda resents him for not being around. But hey, even after all of this Kenshi [[StoicWoobie is not complaining]] and keeps a [[StepfordSmiler mellow facade]].

*** Though he does win at the end of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', Shao Kahn goes mad at the relevation

*** The worst Woobie of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' has to be Raiden. Trying to decipher a vague warning from his future self to no avail, Raiden seeks the aid of the Elder Gods, who are [[NeglectfulPrecursors callous]] [[JerkassGods assholes]] and turn down his pleas. Even though he manages to save the day at the last second, it is a '''major''' PyrrhicVictory. Raiden, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon, experienced ''at least'' two {{Heroic BSOD}}s, and now suffering from a massive GuiltComplex, [[ItsAllMyFault handily blames himself]] ''[[HurtingHero for everything.]]'' Someone ''please'' give this man a Friendship. [[spoiler:To make matters worse, it is shown that he has not recovered from his GuiltComplex he carried from ''9'', and has to contend with Shinnok's invasion in ''Mortal Kombat X'', along with an army of undead revenants of Earthrealm's fallen champions, notably [[LikeASonToMe Kung Lao and Liu Kang,]] [[CallingTheOldManOut both of whom blame Raiden for their deaths.]] Raiden manages to revive [[BackFromTheDead Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Jax]], but Scorpion's RevengeBeforeReason unwittingly dooms the remaining revenants who are still under Quan Chi's control by killing him (but not before Quan Chi releases Shinnok from the amulet), thus eroding any possibility of Raiden reviving them to the side of good. Raiden later manages to [[HeroicSacrifice purify the Jinsei]] after defeating Shinnok, but the Jinsei's purification process [[CameBackWrong corrupts him,]] and he later becomes [[DarkMessiah Dark]] [[FaceHeelTurn Raiden.]] After threatening Liu Kang and Kitana (who had become [[TheEmperor the new rulers of the Netherrealm]] following Shinnok's defeat) by presenting [[AndIMustScream Shinnok's]] [[OffWithHisHead head]], [[KnightTemplar he]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist vows to go]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters on an offensive]] [[WillNotBeAVictim to protect Earthrealm from external threats.]] In his ''MKX'' arcade ending, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope this spirals into something worse]] - as part of his DisproportionateRetribution [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans against Outworld]], [[FallenHero he]] preemptively attacks and attempts to [[TheConqueror conquer Outworld]] until a battered and injured Kotal Kahn invokes Mortal Kombat; [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis effectively reversing his role]] [[NotSoDifferent into what he once opposed so desperately]]. [[BreakTheCutie Putting through multiple rounds of hell,]] not recovering from his GuiltComplex, OutGambitted by his ArchEnemy, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon AND suffering a big TraumaCongaLine all drove him to finally snap and do a FaceHeelTurn at the end of ''MKX''. It is also very likely that he will begin to see the [[JerkassGods Elder Gods]] with [[FaithHeelTurn contempt]] (and will view them [[ConflictingLoyalty as]] [[VillainHasAPoint "toothless worms"]]), as he remembered that they turned down his pleas to stop Shao Kahn's invasion until it was almost too late.]]

*** The worst Woobie in ''MK9'' has to be Raiden. Trying to decipher a vague warning from his future self to no avail, Raiden seeks the aid of the Elder Gods, who are [[NeglectfulPrecursors callous]] [[JerkassGods assholes]] and turn down his pleas. Even though he manages to save the day at the last second, it is a '''major''' PyrrhicVictory. Raiden, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon, experienced ''at least'' two {{Heroic BSOD}}s, and now suffering from a massive GuiltComplex, [[ItsAllMyFault handily blames himself]] ''[[HurtingHero for everything.]]'' Someone ''please'' give this man a Friendship. [[spoiler:By MKX, it is shown that he has not recovered from his GuiltComplex, and has to contend with Shinnok's invasion, along with an army of undead revenants of Earthrealm's fallen champions, notably [[LikeASonToMe Kung Lao and Liu Kang,]] [[CallingTheOldManOut both of whom blame Raiden for their deaths.]] Raiden manages to revive [[BackFromTheDead Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Jax]], but Scorpion's RevengeBeforeReason unwittingly dooms the remaining revenants who are still under Quan Chi's control by killing him (but not before releasing Shinnok from the amulet), thus eroding any possibility of Raiden reviving them. Raiden manages to purify the Jinsei after defeating Shinnok, but the Jinsei's corruption [[CameBackWrong corrupts him,]] and he later becomes [[DarkMessiah Dark]] [[FaceHeelTurn Raiden.]] After threatening Liu Kang and Kitana (who had become [[TheEmperor the new rulers of the Netherrealm]] following Shinnok's defeat) by presenting [[AndIMustScream Shinnok's]] [[OffWithHisHead head]], [[KnightTemplar he]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist vows to go]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters on an offensive]] [[WillNotBeAVictim to protect Earthrealm from external threats.]] In his ''MKX'' arcade ending, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope this spirals into something worse]] - as part of his DisproportionateRetribution [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans against Outworld]], [[FallenHero he]] preemptively attacks and attempts to [[TheConqueror conquer Outworld]] until Kotal Kahn invokes Mortal Kombat; [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis effectively reversing his role]] [[NotSoDifferent into what he once opposed so desperately]]. [[BreakTheCutie Putting through multiple rounds of hell,]] not recovering from his GuiltComplex, OutGambitted by his ArchEnemy, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon AND suffering a big TraumaCongaLine all drove him to finally snap and do a FaceHeelTurn at the end of ''MKX''. It is also very likely that he will begin to see the [[JerkassGods Elder Gods]] with [[FaithHeelTurn contempt]] (and will view them [[ConflictingLoyalty as]] [[VillainHasAPoint "toothless worms"]]), as he remembered that they turned down his pleas to stop Shao Kahn's invasion until it was almost too late.]]

*** If there's a Woobie that's ''much'' worse than Liu Kang, it has to be Raiden. Trying to decipher a vague warning from his future self to no avail, Raiden seeks the aid of the Elder Gods, who are [[NeglectfulPrecursors callous]] [[JerkassGods assholes]] and turn down his pleas. Even though he manages to save the day at the last second, it is a '''major''' PyrrhicVictory. Raiden, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon, experienced ''at least'' two {{Heroic BSOD}}s, and now suffering from a massive GuiltComplex, [[ItsAllMyFault handily blames himself]] ''[[HurtingHero for everything.]]'' Someone ''please'' give this man a Friendship. [[spoiler:By MKX, it is shown that he has not recovered from his GuiltComplex, and has to contend with Shinnok's invasion, along with an army of undead revenants of Earthrealm's fallen champions, notably [[LikeASonToMe Kung Lao and Liu Kang,]] [[CallingTheOldManOut both of whom blame Raiden for their deaths.]] Raiden manages to revive [[BackFromTheDead Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Jax]], but Scorpion's RevengeBeforeReason unwittingly dooms the remaining revenants who are still under Quan Chi's control by killing him (but not before releasing Shinnok from the amulet), thus eroding any possibility of Raiden reviving them. Raiden manages to purify the Jinsei after defeating Shinnok, but the Jinsei's corruption [[CameBackWrong corrupts him,]] and he later becomes [[DarkMessiah Dark]] [[FaceHeelTurn Raiden.]] After threatening Liu Kang and Kitana (who had become the new rulers of the Netherrealm following Shinnok's defeat) by presenting [[AndIMustScream Shinnok's]] [[OffWithHisHead head]], [[KnightTemplar he]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist vows to go]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters on an offensive]] [[WillNotBeAVictim to protect Earthrealm from external threats.]] In his ''MKX'' arcade ending, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope this spirals into something worse]] - as part of his DisproportionateRetribution [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans against Outworld]], [[FallenHero he]] preemptively attacks and attempts to [[TheConqueror conquer Outworld]] until Kotal Kahn invokes Mortal Kombat; [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis effectively reversing his role]] [[NotSoDifferent into what he once opposed so desperately]]. [[BreakTheCutie Putting through multiple rounds of hell,]] not recovering from his GuiltComplex, OutGambitted by his ArchEnemy, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon AND suffering a big TraumaCongaLine all drove him to finally snap and do a FaceHeelTurn at the end of ''MKX''. It is also very likely that he will begin to see the Elder Gods with [[FaithHeelTurn contempt]] (and will view them [[ConflictingLoyalty as]] [[VillainHasAPoint "toothless worms"]]), as he remembered that they turned down his pleas to stop Shao Kahn's invasion until it was almost too late.]]

*** The worst Woobie would have to be Raiden. Trying to decipher a vague warning from his future self to no avail, Raiden seeks the aid of the Elder Gods, who are [[NeglectfulPrecursors callous]] [[JerkassGods assholes]] and turn down his pleas. Even though he manages to save the day at the last second, it is a '''major''' PyrrhicVictory. Raiden, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon, experienced ''at least'' two {{Heroic BSOD}}s, and now suffering from a massive GuiltComplex, [[ItsAllMyFault handily blames himself]] ''[[HurtingHero for everything.]]'' Someone ''please'' give this man a Friendship. [[spoiler:By MKX, it is shown that he has not recovered from his GuiltComplex, and has to contend with Shinnok's invasion, along with an army of undead revenants of Earthrealm's fallen champions, notably [[LikeASonToMe Kung Lao and Liu Kang,]] [[CallingTheOldManOut both of whom blame Raiden for their deaths.]] Raiden manages to revive [[BackFromTheDead Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Jax]], but Scorpion's RevengeBeforeReason unwittingly dooms the remaining revenants who are still under Quan Chi's control by killing him (but not before releasing Shinnok from the amulet), thus eroding any possibility of Raiden reviving them. Raiden manages to purify the Jinsei after defeating Shinnok, but the Jinsei's corruption [[CameBackWrong corrupts him,]] and he later becomes [[DarkMessiah Dark]] [[FaceHeelTurn Raiden.]] After threatening Liu Kang and Kitana (who had become the new rulers of the Netherrealm following Shinnok's defeat) by presenting [[AndIMustScream Shinnok's]] [[OffWithHisHead head]], [[KnightTemplar he]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist vows to go]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters on an offensive]] [[WillNotBeAVictim to protect Earthrealm from external threats.]] In his ''MKX'' arcade ending, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope this spirals into something worse]] - as part of his DisproportionateRetribution [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans against Outworld]], [[FallenHero he]] preemptively attacks and attempts to [[TheConqueror conquer Outworld]] until Kotal Kahn invokes Mortal Kombat; [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis effectively reversing his role]] [[NotSoDifferent into what he once opposed so desperately]]. [[BreakTheCutie Putting through multiple rounds of hell,]] not recovering from his GuiltComplex, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon AND suffering a big TraumaCongaLine all drove him to finally snap and do a FaceHeelTurn at the end of ''MKX''. It is also very likely that he will begin to see the Elder Gods with [[FaithHeelTurn contempt]] (and will view them [[ConflictingLoyalty as]] [[VillainHasAPoint "toothless worms"]]), as he remembered that they turned down his pleas to stop Shao Kahn's invasion.]]

*** Raiden? Trying to decipher a vague warning from his future self to no avail, Raiden seeks the aid of the Elder Gods, who are [[NeglectfulPrecursors callous]] [[JerkassGods assholes]] and turn down his pleas. Even though he manages to save the day at the last second, it is a '''major''' PyrrhicVictory. Raiden, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon, experienced ''at least'' two {{Heroic BSOD}}s, and now suffering from a massive GuiltComplex, [[ItsAllMyFault handily blames himself]] ''[[HurtingHero for everything.]]'' Someone ''please'' give this man a Friendship. [[spoiler:By MKX, it is shown that he has not recovered from his GuiltComplex, and has to contend with Shinnok's invasion, along with an army of undead revenants of Earthrealm's fallen champions, notably [[LikeASonToMe Kung Lao and Liu Kang,]] [[CallingTheOldManOut both of whom blame Raiden for their deaths.]] Raiden manages to revive [[BackFromTheDead Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Jax]], but Scorpion's RevengeBeforeReason unwittingly dooms the remaining revenants who are still under Quan Chi's control by killing him (but not before releasing Shinnok from the amulet), thus eroding any possibility of Raiden reviving them. Raiden manages to purify the Jinsei after defeating Shinnok, but the Jinsei's corruption [[CameBackWrong corrupts him,]] and he later becomes [[DarkMessiah Dark]] [[FaceHeelTurn Raiden.]] After threatening Liu Kang and Kitana (who had become the new rulers of the Netherrealm following Shinnok's defeat) by presenting [[AndIMustScream Shinnok's]] [[OffWithHisHead head]], [[KnightTemplar he]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist vows to go]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters on an offensive]] [[WillNotBeAVictim to protect Earthrealm from external threats.]] In his ''MKX'' arcade ending, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope this spirals into something worse]] - as part of his DisproportionateRetribution [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans against Outworld]], [[FallenHero he]] preemptively attacks and attempts to [[TheConqueror conquer Outworld]] until Kotal Kahn invokes Mortal Kombat; [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis effectively reversing his role]] [[NotSoDifferent into what he once opposed so desperately]]. [[BreakTheCutie Putting through multiple rounds of hell,]] not recovering from his GuiltComplex, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon AND suffering a big TraumaCongaLine all drove him to finally snap and do a FaceHeelTurn at the end of ''MKX''.]]
*** If there's anyone who has it worse than Raiden, it's [[TheHero Liu Kang]]. He grows increasingly intolerant of Raiden's visions. He then watches as [[spoiler:Shao Kahn snaps the neck of [[HeterosexualLifePartners his stalwart companion]] Kung Lao and later sees his lover Kitana die mere seconds after he and Raiden return from their meeting with the Elder Gods. This is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and Liu Kang [[WhatTheHellHero calls out his mentor for]] [[SenselessSacrifice the futility of the other heroes' sacrifices]], believing Raiden to have gone mad. His faith in the Thunder God shattered, Liu Kang attempts to fight Shao Kahn, only to be stopped by Raiden. [[FightingYourFriend A fight ensues]], culminating with Raiden accidentally frying Liu Kang in self-defense. As Raiden [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone grieves]], Liu Kang curses him with his dying breath and says, "You have doomed us all."]] [[TraumaCongaLine Poor Liu.]] [[spoiler:MKX shows how pissed he is towards Raiden that not even the prospect of being with Kitana calms him down, culminating with him taking over the throne of Emperor of Netherrealm, [[EverybodyHatesHades doomed to be hated by the living]] regardless of which path he took to rule. Then Dark Raiden comes in and says that he'll be happy to kick Liu's ass if he messes with Earthrealm. OhCrap...]]

*** Raiden? Trying to decipher a vague warning from his future self to no avail, Raiden seeks the aid of the Elder Gods, who are [[NeglectfulPrecursors callous]] [[JerkassGods assholes]] and turn down his pleas. Even though he manages to save the day at the last second, it is a '''major''' PyrrhicVictory. Raiden, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon, experienced ''at least'' two {{Heroic BSOD}}s, and now suffering from a massive GuiltComplex, [[ItsAllMyFault handily blames himself]] ''[[HurtingHero for everything.]]'' Someone ''please'' give this man a Friendship. [[spoiler:By MKX, it is shown that he has not recovered from his GuiltComplex, and has to contend with Shinnok's invasion, along with an army of undead revenants of Earthrealm's fallen champions, notably [[LikeASonToMe Kung Lao and Liu Kang,]] [[CallingTheOldManOut both of whom blame Raiden for their deaths.]] Raiden manages to revive [[BackFromTheDead Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Jax]], but Scorpion's RevengeBeforeReason unwittingly dooms the remaining revenants who are still under Quan Chi's control by killing him (but not before releasing Shinnok from the amulet), thus eroding any possibility of Raiden reviving them. Raiden manages to purify the Jinsei after defeating Shinnok, but the Jinsei's corruption [[CameBackWrong corrupts Raiden,]] and he later becomes [[DarkMessiah Dark]] [[FaceHeelTurn Raiden.]] After threatening Liu Kang and Kitana (who had become the new rulers of the Netherrealm following Shinnok's defeat) by presenting [[AndIMustScream Shinnok's]] [[OffWithHisHead head]], [[KnightTemplar he]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist vows to go]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters on an offensive]] [[WillNotBeAVictim to protect Earthrealm from external threats.]] In his ''MKX'' arcade ending, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope this spirals into something worse]] - as part of his DisproportionateRetribution [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans against Outworld]], [[FallenHero he]] preemptively attacks and attempts to [[TheConqueror conquer Outworld]] until Kotal Kahn invokes Mortal Kombat; [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis effectively reversing his role]] [[NotSoDifferent into what he once opposed so desperately]]. [[BreakTheCutie Putting through multiple rounds of hell,]] not recovering from his GuiltComplex, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon AND suffering a big TraumaCongaLine all drove him to finally snap and do a FaceHeelTurn at the end of ''MKX''.]]

*** Raiden? Trying to decipher a vague warning from his future self to no avail, Raiden seeks the aid of the Elder Gods, who are [[NeglectfulPrecursors callous]] [[JerkassGods assholes]] and turn down his pleas. Even though he manages to save the day at the last second, it is a '''major''' PyrrhicVictory. Raiden, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon, experienced ''at least'' two {{Heroic BSOD}}s, and now suffering from a massive GuiltComplex, [[ItsAllMyFault handily blames himself]] ''[[HurtingHero for everything.]]'' Someone ''please'' give this man a Friendship. [[spoiler:By MKX, it is shown that he has not recovered from his GuiltComplex, and has to contend with Shinnok's invasion, along with an army of undead revenants of Earthrealm's fallen champions, notably [[LikeASonToMe Kung Lao and Liu Kang,]] [[CallingTheOldManOut both of whom blame Raiden for their deaths.]] Raiden manages to revive [[BackFromTheDead Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Jax]], but Scorpion's RevengeBeforeReason unwittingly dooms the remaining revenants who are still under Quan Chi's control by killing him, thus eroding any possibility of Raiden reviving them. Quan Chi gets killed, but not before releasing Shinnok from the amulet; Shinnok then proceeds to corrupt the Jinsei. Cassie Cage (Johnny Cage's daughter) manages to stop Shinnok, and Raiden manages to purify the Jinsei. However, the Jinsei's corruption [[CameBackWrong corrupts Raiden,]] and he later becomes [[DarkMessiah Dark]] [[FaceHeelTurn Raiden.]] Presenting [[OffWithHisHead Shinnok's head]] as an example to Liu Kang and Kitana (the new rulers of the Netherrealm, after Shinnok's downfall) as an example of those who attempted to invade Earthrealm but failed, [[KnightTemplar he]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist vows to go]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters on an offensive]] to [[WillNotBeAVictim protect Earthrealm from external threats.]] In his ''MKX'' arcade ending, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope this spirals into something worse]] - as part of his DisproportionateRetribution [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans against Outworld]], [[FallenHero he]] preemptively attacks and attempts to [[TheConqueror conquer Outworld]] until Kotal Kahn invokes Mortal Kombat; [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis effectively reversing his role]] [[NotSoDifferent into what he once opposed so desperately]]. [[BreakTheCutie Putting through multiple rounds of hell,]] not recovering from his GuiltComplex, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon AND suffering a big TraumaCongaLine all drove him to finally snap and do a FaceHeelTurn at the end of ''MKX''.]]

*** Raiden? Trying to decipher a vague warning from his future self to no avail, Raiden seeks the aid of the Elder Gods, who are [[NeglectfulPrecursors callous]] [[JerkassGods assholes]] and turn down his pleas. Even though he manages to save the day at the last second, it is a '''major''' PyrrhicVictory. Raiden, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon, experienced ''at least'' two {{Heroic BSOD}}s, and now suffering from a massive GuiltComplex, [[ItsAllMyFault handily blames himself]] ''[[HurtingHero for everything.]]'' Someone ''please'' give this man a Friendship. [[spoiler:By MKX, it is shown that he has not recovered from his GuiltComplex, and has to contend with Shinnok's invasion, along with an army of undead revenants of Earthrealm's fallen champions, notably Kung Lao and Liu Kang, both of whom blame Raiden for their deaths. Raiden manages to revive [[BackFromTheDead Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Jax]], but Scorpion's RevengeBeforeReason unwittingly dooms the remaining revenants who are still under Quan Chi's control by killing him, thus eroding any possibility of Raiden reviving them. Quan Chi gets killed, but not before releasing Shinnok from the amulet; Shinnok then proceeds to corrupt the Jinsei. Cassie Cage (Johnny Cage's daughter) manages to stop Shinnok, and Raiden manages to purify the Jinsei. However, the Jinsei's corruption [[CameBackWrong corrupts Raiden,]] and he later becomes [[DarkMessiah Dark]] [[FaceHeelTurn Raiden.]] Presenting [[OffWithHisHead Shinnok's head]] as an example to Liu Kang and Kitana (the new rulers of the Netherrealm, after Shinnok's downfall) as an example of those who attempted to invade Earthrealm but failed, [[KnightTemplar he]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist vows to go]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters on an offensive]] to protect Earthrealm from external threats.]]

*** Raiden? Trying to decipher a vague warning from his future self to no avail, Raiden seeks the aid of the Elder Gods, who are [[NeglectfulPrecursors callous]] [[JerkassGods assholes]] and turn down his pleas. Even though he manages to save the day at the last second, it is a '''major''' PyrrhicVictory. Raiden, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon, experienced ''at least'' two {{Heroic BSOD}}s, and now suffering from a massive GuiltComplex, [[ItsAllMyFault handily blames himself]] ''[[HurtingHero for everything.]]'' Someone ''please'' give this man a Friendship. [[spoiler:By MKX, it is shown that he has not recovered from his GuiltComplex, and has to contend with Shinnok's invasion, along with an army of undead revenants of Earthrealm's fallen champions, notably Kung Lao and Liu Kang, both of whom blame Raiden for their deaths. Raiden manages to revive [[BackFromTheDead Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Jax]], but Scorpion's RevengeBeforeReason unwittingly dooms the remaining revenants who are still under Quan Chi's control by killing him, thus eroding any possibility of Raiden reviving them. Quan Chi gets killed, but not before releasing Shinnok from the amulet; Shinnok then proceeds to corrupt the Jinsei. Cassie Cage (Johnny Cage's daughter) manages to stop Shinnok, and Raiden manages to purify the Jinsei. However, the Jinsei's corruption [[CameBackWrong corrupts Raiden,]] and he later becomes [[DarkMessiah Dark]] [[FaceHeelTurn Raiden.]] Presenting [[OffWithHisHead Shinnok's head]] as an example to Liu Kang and Kitana (the new rulers of the Netherrealm, after Shinnok's downfall), [[KnightTemplar he]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist vows to go]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters on an offensive]] to protect Earthrealm from external threats.]]

*** Raiden? Trying to decipher a vague warning from his future self to no avail, Raiden seeks the aid of the Elder Gods, who are [[NeglectfulPrecursors callous]] [[JerkassGods assholes]] and turn down his pleas. Even though he manages to save the day at the last second, it is a '''major''' PyrrhicVictory. Raiden, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon, experienced ''at least'' two {{Heroic BSOD}}s, and now suffering from a massive GuiltComplex, [[ItsAllMyFault handily blames himself]] ''[[HurtingHero for everything.]]'' Someone ''please'' give this man a Friendship.

*** Kitana? She wises up to Shao Kahn's treachery thanks to Raiden's warnings, but [[spoiler:when she [[IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight tries to convince her mother to stop fighting]], Sindel shoots her down, retorting that [[ThatManIsDead she is no longer her mother]]. [[DiedInYourArmsTonight Kitana dies from having most of her soul stolen in Liu Kang's arms]], lamenting that she wished they could have met under different circumstances.]]
*** Oh, it goes more than that. [[spoiler:Sindel, that person who commits those mass murder to nearly everyone? It wasn't her idea to do it. It was Shao Kahn imbuing her with Shang Tsung and his many souls when all she suggests was just "taking on the battlefield." Things went out of control from that point on, since if her Arcade ending is to be trusted, if it wasn't for being imbued with Shang Tsung's souls, Sindel would return to her noble self. Did death by Nightwolf set her free? Nope. She's doomed to be Quan Chi's undead slave along with the people she killed for things that was out of her own control (and if they ever regain sentience, they'll certainly blame her for their fate). [[TheScrappy And the fandom hates her for it and think she was a mass-murdering harpy all along]].]]

*** If there's anyone who has it worse than Raiden, it's [[TheHero Liu Kang]]. He grows increasingly intolerant of Raiden's visions. He then watches as [[spoiler:Shao Kahn snaps the neck of [[HeterosexualLifePartners his stalwart companion]] Kung Lao and later sees his lover Kitana die mere seconds after he and Raiden return from their meeting with the Elder Gods. This is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and Liu Kang [[WhatTheHellHero calls out his mentor for]] [[SenselessSacrifice the futility of the other heroes' sacrifices]], believing Raiden to have gone mad. His faith in the Thunder God shattered, Liu Kang attempts to fight Shao Kahn, only to be stopped by Raiden. [[FightingYourFriend A fight ensues]], culminating with Raiden accidentally frying Liu Kang in self-defense. As Raiden [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone grieves]], Liu Kang curses him with his dying breath and says, "You have doomed us all."]] [[TraumaCongaLine Poor Liu.]]

*** In MKX, [[spoiler: he's back under the heel of a Kahn again, though this time Kotal...]]

* From the new faces of Mortal Kombat X, we already have a contender for the woobie status so far: [[TheEmperor Ko]][[{{Mayincatec}} tal]] [[WarGod Kahn]]. As an Osh-Tekk prince he had most of his people killed off by Shao Kahn and Goro whose rampage was stopped by their quick surrender. After he performs the Realmwalk Rite that his father Kotal Ketz had him endure and save the Mayans from the Spanish Conquistadors, he returns to the realm of Osh-Tekk and sees that his old man is [[DisappointedInYou disappointed in him]]. He quickly leaves after that and what does he find? [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues The Mayans he ruled over and protected are dying from blood poisoning]] with him unable to anything about it, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone and worse was that he was the cause of it]] ([[JerkassHasAPoint which gave his father good reason to be disappointed in him]]).]] After becoming Emperor of Outworld he requests help from Earthrealm's forces but he is rejected by the understandably suspicious Sonya Blade, then he sends his father on a trip to kill off the remainders of Mileena's forces and what happens? [[spoiler:[[OutGambitted Rain blocks out the sun, weakening Kotal Ketz and Goro steals the Wrath Hammer from him]]. [[YourHeadAsplode The end result is not pretty]], and this drives Kotal Kahn to [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique invoke Blood Magik]] in desperation and vengeance (and we're not sure if he's still cursed from it).]] Later on his subordinate [[TheDragon Er]][[TheGunslinger ron]] [[{{McNinja}} Black]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough royally screws up]] and almost costs Kotal Kahn his life when [[MamaBear Sonya]] comes after him thinking that he kidnapped her daughter Cassie Cage and Jacqui Briggs. As ruthless a kombatant this guy is, it's hard not to feel bad for him given the crap he went through.

* Let's face it, ''MortalKombat'' is a CrapsackWorld.

*** Sub-Zero? [[spoiler:After defeating Scorpion ([[YouKilledMyFather his brother's killer]]), the Cyber Lin Kuei interrupt and haul Subby back to be used in the Cyber Initiative, much like Smoke was in the original timeline. He manages to have his free will restored and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone is wracked with guilt over]] all of the actions he had no control of. Upon attempting to stop Quan Chi from creating a Soulnado, he's blocked by Noob Saibot, who reveals himself to be Sub-Zero's elder brother (compare this to the first timeline, where Sub-Zero didn't discover this fact until ''Deception''). [[CameBackWrong Noob]] then [[KickTheDog kicks the dog]] by telling his little brother (the very same one who idolized him and entered the Outworld tournament to ''avenge his death'') "We share blood. We are ''not'' brothers." Later, Cyber Sub-Zero is killed by Sindel. Even worse, his ending (as Cyb-Zero) has him defeating Shao Kahn, only for Kahn's soul to commit GrandTheftMe on him.]]

* Let's face it, ''MortalKombat'' is a CrapsackWorld. =(

* Let's face it, MortalKombat is a CrapsackWorld. =(

*** If there's anyone who has it worse than Raiden, it's [[TheHero Liu Kang]]. He grows increasingly intolerant of Raiden's visions. He then watches as [[spoiler:Shao Kahn snaps the neck of [[HeterosexualLifePartners his stalwart companion]] Kung Lao and later sees his lover Kitana die mere seconds after he and Raiden return from their meeting with the Elder Gods. This is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and Liu Kang [[WhatTheHellHero calls out his mentor for]] [[SenselessSacrifice the futility of the other heroes' sacrifices]], believing Raiden to have gone mad. His faith in the Thunder God shattered, Liu Kang attempts to fight Shao Kahn, only to be stopped by Raiden. [[FightingYourFriend A fight ensues]], culminating with Raiden accidentally frying Liu Kang in self-defense. As Raiden [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone grieves]], Liu Kang curses him with his dying breath and says, "You have doomed us all."]] [[TraumaCongaLine Poor Liu.]]

* Believe it or not, ''MortalKombat'', [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential the series where it's your goal to see how many ways you can viciously maim, dismember, and mutilate your foe]], is not without characters that are in need of a big hug. And they removed the [[DefeatMeansFriendship Friendship]] option since ''4''. Damn it.
** [[VideoGame/MortalKombat Reptile]]. The [[LastOfHisKind last surviving member of the long-extict Saurian race]] (or at least he ''was'' until [[AdamAndEvePlot Khameleon shows up in]] ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Trilogy]]''), he's nothing more than [[ExtremeDoormat a hapless warrior serving the villains]] in the misguided hope that they'll restore his race to life. There's a joke among the fandom that if you don't off [[ButtMonkey Reptile]], his superiors ''will''. [[YankTheDogsChain He gets screwed over in almost every ending of his.]] In ''3'', he finds out that Shao Kahn had no intention of upholding their deal; Reptile kills him out of anger. In ''4'', Reptile defeats all of the heroes for Shinnok and Quan Chi. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WisBtqr_4lM His reward?]] [[YourHeadAsplode He gets his head blown clean off of his shoulders by Shinnok,]] [[ILied who is not]] [[GodOfEvil a god of his word.]] In the only fully canon ending of ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'', [[spoiler:his body becomes the vessel for the rebirth of [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Onaga, the Dragon King]].]] His dashed dream of the revival of his race [[SanitySlippage slowly drives Reptile into insanity]], to the point that [[ShapeshifterDefaultForm he reverts into his original form]] by the time of ''Deadly Alliance'': that of a mindless, reptilian beast. Said beast also starts ''ragging on himself'' when he perceives himself to have failed his new master, the {{manipulative|Bastard}} [[GuileHero Nitara]]. The only consolation is that [[spoiler:he survives the events of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', but even then, he's simply a {{jobber}}. However, seeing as Shao Kahn is dead--seemingly for good and at a ''much'' earlier point in time--and Khameleon appears to cameo in select scenes of Story Mode, [[ThrowTheDogABone this dog might be thrown a bone yet.]]]]

** [[VideoGame/MortalKombat2 Kitana]] and ([[PapaWolf surprisingly]]) [[VideoGame/MortalKombat Scorpion]] are {{Iron Woobie}}s. More info about them can be seen on that page.

** Then came ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' with its [[FunWithAcronyms WMW]] ([[UpToEleven weapons of mass Woobiefication]]). {{Dark|erAndEdgier}} [[DarkMessiah Raiden]] (the CameBackWrong WellIntentionedExtremist version of Earthrealm's protector god) initiates a ContinuityReboot and [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture sends a message to his past self]] [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong with the hopes of preventing]] [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Armageddon]], but things go horribly, ''horribly'' [[GoneHorriblyWrong wrong]]. Even excluding the specific examples below, [[spoiler:a BrainwashedAndCrazy Sindel [[SuperEmpowering empowered by Shang Tsung's soul]] [[HeroKiller kills]] '''eight''' of the heroes (Nightwolf, Kitana, Jade, Sub-Zero, Smoke, Jax, Stryker, and Kabal), with those guys, Sindel herself (who Nightwolf [[MutualKill fells in a]] TakingYouWithMe HeroicSacrifice), and Kung Lao (who was killed earlier by Shao Kahn [[KnightOfCerebus to show that]] AnyoneCanDie) [[AndIMustScream having their souls controlled by Quan Chi in the Netherrealm by the story's close.]] [[KillEmAll Only Raiden, Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade are left to defend Earthrealm.]] It's telling of how much of a TearJerker an event is when [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Ca]][[DeadpanSnarker ge]], the comic relief of the series, goes ''completely somber'' and the rough-and-tumble army girl Sonya is on the verge of letting a floodgate of tears run down her face. It's ''that'' bad.]]
*** Smoke? [[spoiler:[[ThrowTheDogABone Manages to avoid his fate of becoming a cyborg,]] only to see the same fate befall his brother figure Sub-Zero, a fact that distresses him ''tremendously''. He then gets unceremoniously offed by Sindel in a [[GroinAttack one]]-[[NeckSnap two]] combo.]] And this isn't even factoring in his ending, where he [[spoiler:remembers his past, [[QuestForIdentity the one thing he's been searching for all his life.]] Said recollection involves him ''being sacrificed to a demon by a cult as an infant'', [[TragicMonster returning to life as an]] Enenra (a monster made of smoke and vapor). Smoke then killed his captors and [[HumanoidAbomination reassumed to his human form]], [[LaserGuidedAmnesia with no memory of the ordeal]].]]
*** Sub-Zero? [[spoiler:After defeating Scorpion ([[YouKilledMyFather his brother's killer]]), the Cyber Lin Kuei interrupt and haul Subby back to be used in the Cyber Initative, much like Smoke was in the original timeline. He manages to have his free will restored and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone is wracked with guilt over]] all of the actions he had no control of. Upon attempting to stop Quan Chi from creating a Soulnado, he's blocked by Noob Saibot, who reveals himself to be Sub-Zero's elder brother (compare this to the first timeline, where Sub-Zero didn't discover this fact until ''Deception''). [[CameBackWrong Noob]] then [[KickTheDog kicks the dog]] by telling his little brother (the very same one who idolized him and entered the Outworld tournament to ''avenge his death'') "We share blood. We are ''not'' brothers." Later, Cyber Sub-Zero is killed by Sindel. Even worse, his ending (as Cyb-Zero) has him defeating Shao Kahn, only for Kahn's soul to commit GrandTheftMe on him.]]
*** Kabal? [[spoiler:Tries to protect New York City from Shao Kahn's invasion forces [[BashBrothers alongside]] Stryker. Is ''roasted alive'' by Kintaro, severely disfiguring him. Former Black Dragon cohort Kano [[PetTheDog gets Shang Tsung to heal him up with magic]], but Kabal would have rather died and remarks, [[IAmAMonster "I'm a freak."]] After deciding to put [[SuperSpeed his new skills]] to good use as one of [[BigGood Raiden]]'s [[TheChosenMany chosen warriors]], he's killed by Sindel.]]
*** Scorpion? [[spoiler:Scorpion continues to demand that Shang Tsung allow him to fight Sub-Zero, who Scorpion believes killed his family and clan. After fighting multiple pawns and demanding Sub-Zero, Scorpion is promptly denied and is approached by Raiden. Raiden says he will ask the Elder Gods to revive all Scorpion has lost if he doesn't kill Sub-Zero, believing Sub-Zero to be part of the prophecy. When Sub-Zero finally does fight Scorpion, Scorpion defeats him and doesn't kill him. Only after Quan Chi shows Scorpion terrifyingly graphic images of his family and clan being killed by Sub-Zero does Scorpion finally give in and kill him, overtaken by anger. The worst part? It wasn't even Sub-Zero, it was Noob Saibot.]]

*** Oh, it goes more than that. [[spoiler:Sindel, that person who commits those mass murder to nearly everyone? It wasn't her idea to do it. It was Shao Kahn imbuing her with Shang Tsung and his many souls when all she suggests was just 'taking on the battlefield'. Things went out of control from that point on, since if her Arcade is to be trusted, if it wasn't for being imbued with Shang Tsung's souls, Sindel would return to her noble self. Did death by Nightwolf set her free? Nope. She's doomed to be Quan Chi's undead slave along with the people she killed for things that was out of her own control (and if they ever regain sentience, they'll certainly blame her for their fate). [[TheScrappy And the fandom hate her for it and think she's a mass-murdering harpy all along]].]]
*** Raiden? Trying to decipher a vague warning from his future self to no avail, Raiden seeks the aid of the Elder Gods, who are [[NeglectfulPrecursors callous]] [[JerkassGods assholes]] and turn down his pleas. Even though he manages to save the day at the last second, it is a '''major''' PyrrhicVictory. Raiden, having crossed the DespairEventHorizon, experienced ''at least'' two [[HeroicBlueScreenOfDeath Heroic BSODs]], and now suffering from a massive GuiltComplex, [[ItsAllMyFault handily blames himself]] ''[[HurtingHero for everything.]]'' Someone ''please'' give this man a Friendship.
*** If there's anyone who has it worse than Raiden, it's [[TheHero Liu Kang]]. He grows increasingly intolerant of Raiden's visions. He then watches as [[spoiler:Shao Kahn [[WhatTheHellHero snaps the neck]] of [[HeterosexualLifePartners his stalwart companion]] Kung Lao and later sees his lover Kitana die mere seconds after he and Raiden return from their meeting with the Elder Gods. This is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and Liu Kang [[WhatTheHellHero calls out his mentor for]] [[SenselessSacrifice the futility of the other heroes' sacrifices]], believing Raiden to have gone mad. His faith in the Thunder God shattered, Liu Kang attempts to fight Shao Kahn, only to be stopped by Raiden. [[FightingYourFriend A fight ensues]], culminating with Raiden accidentally frying Liu Kang in self-defense. As Raiden [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone grieves]], Liu Kang curses him with his dying breath and says, "You have doomed us all."]] [[TraumaCongaLine Poor Liu.]]