History YMMV / MortalKombatConquest

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Siro, aka, [[MemeticMutation greatest Mortal Kombat character]], thanks to Phelous' review of the series.

* HarsherInHindsight: The ending to the show, where [[spoiler:Shao Kahn kills everyone]], is oddly prescient of
''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', which ends with [[spoiler:Shao Kahn killing ''almost'' everyone]]. In both cases, Raiden unwittingly caused the destruction and Kahn used super-powerful proxies to fight in his stead instead of fighting himself.

* HarsherInHindsight: The ending to the show, where [[spoiler:Shao Kahn kills everyone]], is oddly prescient of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', which ends with [[spoiler:Shao Kahn killing ''almost'' everyone]]. In both cases, Raiden unwittingly caused the destruction and Kahn used super-powerful proxies to fight in his stead instead of fighting himself.
* HilariousInHindsight:

* IronWoobie: The Great Kung Lao.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P89PxsojAEc The intro theme]].
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGePvcPPXjg Eternal Warrior]]", the track that plays in the very first fight in the series between Kung Lao and Shang Tsung.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcQLlHRL7vQ&t=30s track that plays]] during Kung Lao's battle with Rain in "Shadow of a Doubt".
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSMwRtXu-eg&t=11s track that plays]] during Reptile's battle with the other Zaterran council member.

** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSMwRtXu-eg&t=11s track that plays]] during Reptile's battle with the other Zaterran councile member.

* CompleteMonster: [[Characters/MortalKombatShaoKahn Shao Kahn]] is the lord of Outworld and the conqueror of countless worlds that he brutally dominates, enslaves and [[YourSoulIsMine harvests for souls]]. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Introducing himself]] by stealing the soul of a slave, Kahn aims to invade Earth and subject it to his brutal rule like so many others. Setting himself up as a god named "Shakaa", Shao Kahn attempts to harvest the souls of the people in the city of Shakaana under the promise of delivering them to "paradise." In the finale of the show, Kahn proceeds to use his Shadow Priests to [[KillEmAll exterminate every other member of the main cast]], including [[OffingTheOffspring Kahn's own daughter Kitana]], while defeating Rayden (sic). Mocking Rayden for the deaths of all the others, especially Rayden's champion Kung Lao, Shao Kahn forces Rayden to watch as he leads Outworld's forces to utterly dominate and destroy every living soul on Earth.
* DesignatedHero: Siro trusts two women he just met with the crucial task of blowing up a Kreeyan hive...full of babies.

* InformedWrongness: As WebVideo/{{Phelous}} pointed out in the episode ''Thicker Than Blood,'' Siro had every right to be cold towards his ex-fiancée since she cruelly left him for his brother. However, everyone acts like Siro is being the JerkAss in the situation. Phelous usually makes Siro out to be a {{Jerkass}} IdiotHero, so the fact that even he is siding with Siro here says a lot.
* IronWoobie: Great Kung Lao.
* MemeticMutation:

** WebVideo/{{Phelous}} coined "Siro: The Greatest Mortal Kombat Kharacter!"
* SoBadItsGood: The show's characters, acting, special effects, and storyline are very 90's and camp at times, but it's still fun to watch ''and'' make fun of.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGePvcPPXjg Eternal Warrior]]", the track that plays in the very first fight in the series between Kung Lao and Shang Tsung. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcQLlHRL7vQ&t=30s track that plays]] during Kung Lao's battle with Rain in "Shadow of a Doubt" is pretty good as well.

* AssPull: [[spoiler:The Shadow Priests come out of nowhere in the finale and can deflect or counter any attack with a wave of their hand, can outfight everyone, and the only thing that gives them pause briefly is Shang Tsung's soul steal. There is no story context as to why they are so powerful and no reason how they are immune to ''everything''. Shao Kahn just summons them and they walk through the entire cast, killing everyone except Raiden.]]
** [[spoiler:They did come ''completely'' out of nowhere, the shadow priests have been background characters in since the second game, plus the last few episodes leading up to the finale did give them a notable presence.]]

* DesignatedHero: Siro trusts two women he just met with the crucial task of blowing up a Kreeyan hive....full of babies.
* DiabolusExMachina: The Shadow Priests. See AssPull above.
* FanficFuel: Since the series cancellation lead to not only an unresolved cliffhanger but a number of other loose ends you could write a story covering almost any plot line:
** [[spoiler:Even if you go with the WordOfGod [[https://www.mksecrets.net/index.php?section=mkc&lang=eng&contentID=5900&title=Mortal-Kombat-Conquest-Ending-and-Story-Timeline resolution]], there are still questions about how much the Elder Gods intervene, we know they resurrect everyone killed by the shadow priests and punish Shao Kahn for breaking the rules of Mortal Kombat, but do they also rescue Raiden or do they leave that to the newly revived heroes?]]

** [[spoilers:Even if you go with the WordOfGod [[https://www.mksecrets.net/index.php?section=mkc&lang=eng&contentID=5900&title=Mortal-Kombat-Conquest-Ending-and-Story-Timeline resolution]], there are still questions about how much the Elder Gods intervene, we know they resurrect everyone killed by the shadow priests and punish Shao Kahn for breaking the rules of Mortal Kombat, but do they also rescue Raiden or do they leave that to the newly revived heroes?]]

* DesignatedHero: Siro trusts two women he just met with the crucial task of blowing up a Kreeya hive....full of babies.
* DiabolusExMachina: The Shadow Priests. See AssPull above.

* MemeticMutation: Shao Kahn's speech at the end of the final episode has been oft-quoted on ''Mortal Kombat'' message boards, especially in the wake of ''9''.
** Phelous coined "Siro: The Greatest Mortal Kombat Kharacter!"

* CompleteMonster: [[Characters/MortalKombatShaoKahn Shao Kahn]] is the lord of Outworld and the conqueror of countless worlds that he brutally dominates, enslaves and [[YourSoulIsMine harvests for souls]]. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Introducing himself]] by stealing the soul of a slave, Kahn aims to invade Earth and subject it to his brutal rule like so many others. Setting himself up as a god named "Shakaa", Shao Kahn attempts to harvest the souls of the people in the city of Shakaana under the promise of delivering them to "paradise." In the finale of the show, Kahn proceeds to use his Shadow Priests to [[KillEmAll exterminate every other member of the main cast]], including [[OffingTheOffspring Kahn's own daughter Kitana]], while defeating Raiden. Mocking Raiden for the deaths of all the others, especially Raiden's champion Kung Lao, Shao Kahn forces Raiden to watch as he leads Outworld's forces to utterly dominate and destroy every living soul on Earth.

* DesignatedHero[=/=]WhatAnIdiot: Pointed out by Phelous in his reviews of the series, some of the actions done by the main trio are either or both of these tropes. For example, Siro trusting two women he just met with the crucial task of blowing up a Kreeya hive....full of babies.

* CompleteMonster: [[Characters/MortalKombatShaoKahn Shao Kahn]] is the lord of Outworld and the conqueror of countless worlds that he brutally dominates, enslaves and [[YourSoulIsMine harvests for souls]]. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Introducing himself]] by stealing the soul of a slave, Kahn aims to invade Earth and subject it to his brutal rule like so many others. Setting himself up as a god named "Shakaa", Shao Kahn attempts to harvest the souls of the people in the city of Shakaana under the promise of delivering them to "paradise." In the finale of the show, Kahn proceeds to use his Shadow Priests to [[KillEmAll exterminate every other member of the main cast]], including [[OffingTheOffspring Kahn's own daughter Kitana]], while defeating Raiden. Mocking Raiden for the deaths of all the others, especially Raiden's champion Kung Lao, Shao Kahn forces Raiden to watch as he leads Outworld's forces to utterly dominate and destroy every living soul on Earth:
-->Let's see what gifts we have for our guests. A traitor...dead. Two sorcerers ...dead. A queen...dead. A daughter...dead. A bodyguard...dead. A thief...dead. A champion...dead. You...will...bow...to...me.

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[-Spinoffs: [[YMMV/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero MKM: Sub-Zero]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatSpecialForces Special Forces]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatShaolinMonks Shaolin Monks]]\\
Non-videogame media: [[YMMV/MortalKombatTheMovie Mortal Kombat: The Movie]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatTheJourneyBegins The Journey Begins]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatAnnihilation Annihilation]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatConquest Conquest]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Defenders Of The Realm]] | [[YMMV/MalibuComicsMortalKombat Malibu Comics]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatLegacy Legacy]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatRebirth Rebirth]]\\
Series-wide pages: [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]] | [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]] | [[EnsembleDarkhorse/MortalKombat Ensemble Darkhorse]] | [[HilariousInHindsight/MortalKombat Hilarious In Hindsight]] | [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]] | [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]] | [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]\\
Series-specific pages: [[Fridge/MortalKombatConquest Fridge]] | [[Funny/MortalKombatConquest Funny]] | [[Awesome/MortalKombatConquest Moment of Awesome]] | [[NightmareFuel/MortalKombatConquest Nightmare Fuel]]-]]]
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* TearJerker: The ending is already quite bleak, in that [[spoiler:Shao Kahn wins at the end, as he goes through each and every keepsake of the fighters he had defeated, all with his usual EvilIsHammy demeanor...but the persona ''drops'' when he gets to Kitana's fan blades, showing nothing but remorse for killing his own daughter. Even when he gets to the last keepsakes, his tone of voice is more dramatic than jovial. Quite a far cry from his sociopathic canon counterpart.]]

* TearJerker: The ending is already quite bleak, in that [[spoiler:Shao Kahn wins at the end, as he goes through each and every keepsake of the fighters he had defeated, all with his usual EvilIsHammy demeanor...but the persona ''drops'' when he gets to Kitana's fan blades, showing nothing but remorse for killing his own daughter. Quite a far cry from his sociopathic canon counterpart.]]

!![[center: Main games: [[YMMV/MortalKombat1 MK1]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat2 MK2]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat3 MK3]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat4 MK4]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatDeception Deception]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat9 MK9]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatX MKX]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat11 MK11]]\\

Series-wide pages: [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]] | [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]] | [[EnsembleDarkhorse/MortalKombat Ensemble Darkhorse]] | [[Fridge/MortalKombat Fridge]] | [[Funny/MortalKombat Funny Moments]] | [[Heartwarming/MortalKombat Heartwarming Moments]] | [[HilariousInHindsight/MortalKombat Hilarious In Hindsight]] | [[Awesome/MortalKombat Moment of Awesome]] | [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]] | [[NightmareFuel/MortalKombat Nightmare Fuel]] | [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]] | [[TearJerker/MortalKombat Tear Jerker]] | [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]-]]]

Series-wide pages: [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]] | [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]] | [[EnsembleDarkhorse/MortalKombat Ensemble Darkhorse]] | [[Fridge/MortalKombat Fridge]] | [[Funny/MortalKombat Funny Moments]] | [[Heartwarming/MortalKombat Heartwarming Moments]] | [[Awesome/MortalKombat Moment of Awesome]] | [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]] | [[NightmareFuel/MortalKombat Nightmare Fuel]] | [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]] | [[TearJerker/MortalKombat Tear Jerker]] | [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]]]-]

!![[center: Main games: [[YMMV/MortalKombat1 MK1]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat2 MK2]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat3 MK3]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat4 MK4]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatDeception Deception]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat9 MK9]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatX MKX]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat11 MK11]]\\
[-Spinoffs: [[YMMV/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero MKM: Sub-Zero]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatSpecialForces Special Forces]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatShaolinMonks Shaolin Monks]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]]\\

Series-wide pages: [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]] | [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]] | [[EnsembleDarkhorse/MortalKombat Ensemble Darkhorse]] | [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]] | [[NightmareFuel/MortalKombat Nightmare Fuel]] | [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]] | [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]]]-]