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** [[BigBad Raiden]] torpedoes through the line when he electrocutes Sub-Zero and Frost (and the surviving Lin Kuei as many of them were killed off or injured by Raiden and his goons) to near-death for [[YoureInsane questioning his methods and not accepting]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist his]] [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer]] [[KnightTemplar to]] [[OmnicidalManiac destroy Outworld]]. Sub-Zero ended up in a comatose state while Frost and half of the clan suffered serious injuries. The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early teens]]'', and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.

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** [[BigBad Raiden]] torpedoes through the line when he electrocutes Sub-Zero and Frost (and the surviving Lin Kuei as many of them were killed off or injured by Raiden and his goons) to near-death for [[YoureInsane questioning his methods and not accepting]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist his]] [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer]] [[KnightTemplar to]] [[OmnicidalManiac destroy Outworld]]. Sub-Zero ended up in a comatose state while Frost and half of the clan suffered serious injuries. The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early teens]]'', teens]]'' and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.
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** Darrius is the biggest example of this, both InUniverse and to fans. He's very mysterious and stoic, so it's difficult to tell what he's thinking, yet he's excellent at strategy and making speeches to sway people to his side and earn UndyingLoyalty from them. His methods are just as dark as Hotaru and Havik's though, mixing both chaos and order. The two largest examples are the riots he's always instigating and how he secretly arranged the murder of Dairou's family and framed another man for the crime who Dairou then killed. He certainly views himself as an AntiHero, but even from his POV it's difficult to establish his true personality. Havik even {{Lampshades}} it.

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** Darrius is the biggest example of this, both InUniverse and to fans. He's very mysterious and stoic, so it's difficult to tell what he's thinking, yet he's excellent at strategy and making speeches to sway people to his side and earn UndyingLoyalty from them. His methods are just as dark as Hotaru and Havik's though, mixing both chaos and order. The two largest examples are the riots he's always instigating and how he secretly arranged the murder of Dairou's family and framed another man for the crime who Dairou then killed. He certainly views himself as an AntiHero, but even from his POV POV, it's difficult to establish his true personality. Havik even {{Lampshades}} it.



** Sonya and Fujin sending Sindel to get Orin for help when Raiden attacks their base of operations. The dragon's arrival brings a huge advantage to the heroes' side and Raiden retreats after realizing he cannot win this battle. This marks their first major victory against and blow to the Thunder God and his forces.

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** Sonya and Fujin sending Sindel to get Orin for help when Raiden attacks their base of operations. The dragon's arrival brings a huge advantage to the heroes' side and Raiden retreats after realizing he cannot win this battle. This marks their first major victory against and blow to the Thunder God and his forces.



** Frost, for all her arrogance, is shown to genuinely regret her past and be loyal to the Lin Kuei. She even sheds a tear for two Lin Kuei (both of whom whom she was close to) that Tasia killed.

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** Frost, for all her arrogance, is shown to genuinely regret her past and be is loyal to the Lin Kuei. She even sheds a tear for two Lin Kuei (both of whom whom she was close to) that Tasia killed.



** Rain. He may be a traitor, but he does have a sad past. Having been abandoned and rejected by his biological father, lost his mother as a baby, and lost his adoptive father as a child, he's understandably bitter. One can't help but pity him a little when it becomes clear that he's deeply in love with Kitana and is struggling to come to terms with his unrequited love for her.

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** Rain. He may be a traitor, but he does have a sad past. Having been abandoned and rejected by his biological father, lost his mother as a baby, baby and lost his adoptive father as a child, he's understandably bitter. One can't help but pity him a little when it becomes clear that he's deeply in love with Kitana and is struggling to come to terms with his unrequited love for her.



** D'Vorah. She's very [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder traitorous]], cunning, deceptive, and power hungry, but her desire for power stems from a belief that power is the key to survival, which has been her ultimate motivation since Shao Kahn conquered her people. She understands why people think FateWorseThanDeath exists, but she refuses to die and prefers to live no matter how bad the suffering gets.
** Even Raiden counts as this. He didn't ask to be turned evil by purifying the Jinsei, and was merely being the selfless Thunder God he was before his corruption. Kung Jin even states that if this is what he got as a reward for being selfless, Raiden would have been better off dying from purifying the Jinsei.

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** D'Vorah. She's very [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder traitorous]], cunning, deceptive, deceptive and power hungry, but her desire for power stems from a belief that power is the key to survival, which has been her ultimate motivation since Shao Kahn conquered her people. She understands why people think FateWorseThanDeath exists, but she refuses to die and prefers to live no matter how bad the suffering gets.
** Even Raiden counts as this. He didn't ask to be turned evil by purifying the Jinsei, Jinsei and was merely being the selfless Thunder God he was before his corruption. Kung Jin even states that if this is what he got as a reward for being selfless, Raiden would have been better off dying from purifying the Jinsei.



** [[BigBad Raiden]] torpedoes through the line when he electrocutes Sub-Zero and Frost (and the surviving Lin Kuei as many of them were killed off or injured by Raiden and his goons) to near-death for [[YoureInsane questioning his methods and not accepting]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist his]] [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer]] [[KnightTemplar to]] [[OmnicidalManiac destroy Outworld]]. Sub-Zero ended up in a comatose state while Frost and half the clan suffered serious injuries. The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early teens]]'', and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.

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** [[BigBad Raiden]] torpedoes through the line when he electrocutes Sub-Zero and Frost (and the surviving Lin Kuei as many of them were killed off or injured by Raiden and his goons) to near-death for [[YoureInsane questioning his methods and not accepting]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist his]] [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer]] [[KnightTemplar to]] [[OmnicidalManiac destroy Outworld]]. Sub-Zero ended up in a comatose state while Frost and half of the clan suffered serious injuries. The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early teens]]'', and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.



** Kano crossed the line when he not only masterminded Kabal's maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception.]]
* NightmareFuel: In essence, Raiden is a walking NightmareFuel, and the MoralEventHorizon above shows why. Genocide, murder, terrorism, kidnapping, torture, strong-arming others into serving him - just how low would he go in committing such savagery while claiming to "protect" Earthrealm?

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** Kano crossed the line when he not only masterminded Kabal's maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception.]]
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* NightmareFuel: In essence, Raiden is a walking NightmareFuel, NightmareFuel and the MoralEventHorizon above shows why. Genocide, murder, terrorism, kidnapping, torture, strong-arming others into serving him - just how low would he go in committing such savagery while claiming to "protect" Earthrealm?



** Delia. The poor woman was killed by her own son, whom she still loves despite everything he's done and blames herself for what he has become. One really has to feel sorry for her when she tries twice to convince Daegon not to support Raiden, and fails twice. The second time is especially heartbreaking since Raiden forces her to watch as he manipulates her son into staying on his side.

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** Delia. The poor woman was killed by her own son, whom she still loves despite everything he's done and blames herself for what he has become. One really has to feel sorry for her when she tries twice to convince Daegon not to support Raiden, Raiden and fails twice. The second time is especially heartbreaking since Raiden forces her to watch as he manipulates her son into staying on his side.
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* BetterThanCanon: Some readers have given this opinion. Mainly due to its treatment of the revenant, giving characters who get little focus in the game proper characterization, etc. Many would have liked for this story to be the plot for ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''.

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* InspirationForTheWork: The author of ''Fanfic/MortalKombatVsMarvelUniverse'' credits this as his inspiration for his story.



* MoralEventHorizon: [[BigBad Raiden]] torpedoes through the line when he electrocutes Sub-Zero and Frost (and the surviving Lin Kuei as many of them were killed off or injured by Raiden and his goons) to near-death for [[YoureInsane questioning his methods and not accepting]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist his]] [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer]] [[KnightTemplar to]] [[OmnicidalManiac destroy Outworld]]. Sub-Zero ended up in a comatose state while Frost and half the clan suffered serious injuries.
*** The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early teens]]'', and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.

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* MoralEventHorizon: MoralEventHorizon:
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[[BigBad Raiden]] torpedoes through the line when he electrocutes Sub-Zero and Frost (and the surviving Lin Kuei as many of them were killed off or injured by Raiden and his goons) to near-death for [[YoureInsane questioning his methods and not accepting]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist his]] [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer]] [[KnightTemplar to]] [[OmnicidalManiac destroy Outworld]]. Sub-Zero ended up in a comatose state while Frost and half the clan suffered serious injuries.
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injuries. The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early teens]]'', and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.



* InspirationForTheWork: The author of ''Fanfic/MortalKombatVsMarvelUniverse'' credits this as his inspiration for his story.
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* BetterThanCanon: Some readers have given this opinion. Mainly due to its treatment of the revenant, giving character who get little focus in the game proper characterization, etc. Many would have liked for this story to be the plot for ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''.

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* BetterThanCanon: Some readers have given this opinion. Mainly due to its treatment of the revenant, giving character characters who get little focus in the game proper characterization, etc. Many would have liked for this story to be the plot for ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''.
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** Sindel is portrayed as being EvilAllAlong in ''11'', whereas this story retains her original characterization.

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** Cassie, Sonya and Johnny. Sure, all three have been jerks at times, but they still care deeply for each other.



** Frost, for all her arrogance, is shown to genuinely regret her past and be loyal to the Lin Kuei. She even sheds a tear for two dead Lin Kuei whom she was close to that Tasia killed.

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** Frost, for all her arrogance, is shown to genuinely regret her past and be loyal to the Lin Kuei. She even sheds a tear for two dead Lin Kuei (both of whom whom she was close to to) that Tasia killed.



** D'Vorah. She's very [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder traitorous]], cunning, deceptive, and power hungry, but her desire for power stems from a belief that power is the key to survival, which has been her ultimate motivation since Shao Kahn conquered her people. She refuses to die, which is a sharp contrast to the many other characters who believes in FateWorseThanDeath. She understands why people think like that, but prefers to suffer and live than die
** Even Raiden counts. On the {{Jerkass}} side, he kills an awful lot of people, to the point that even Fujin seems to consider him to be this trope. However, you can't help but feel [[SympathyForTheDevil sorry for]] [[TragicVillain the tragic villain he has become]] after he CameBackWrong. Several characters even point this out.

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** D'Vorah. She's very [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder traitorous]], cunning, deceptive, and power hungry, but her desire for power stems from a belief that power is the key to survival, which has been her ultimate motivation since Shao Kahn conquered her people. She refuses to die, which is a sharp contrast to the many other characters who believes in FateWorseThanDeath. She understands why people think like that, FateWorseThanDeath exists, but she refuses to die and prefers to suffer and live than die
no matter how bad the suffering gets.
** Even Raiden counts. On the {{Jerkass}} side, he kills an awful lot of people, to the point that even Fujin seems to consider him counts as this. He didn't ask to be turned evil by purifying the Jinsei, and was merely being the selfless Thunder God he was before his corruption. Kung Jin even states that if this trope. However, you can't help but feel [[SympathyForTheDevil sorry for]] [[TragicVillain is what he got as a reward for being selfless, Raiden would have been better off dying from purifying the tragic villain he has become]] after he CameBackWrong. Several characters even point this out.Jinsei.



*** The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early]]'' '''[[WouldHurtAChild teens]]''', and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.
** Hotaru crosses it when he's ordered by Raiden to destroy Li Mei's village in chapter 47. This could also count as the biggest contender for Raiden's MoralEventHorizon, possibly outstripping what he did to Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei.

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*** The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early]]'' '''[[WouldHurtAChild teens]]''', early teens]]'', and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.
** Hotaru crosses it when he's ordered by Raiden to destroy Li Mei's village in chapter 47. This could also count as the biggest another contender for Raiden's MoralEventHorizon, Raiden crossing the line too, possibly outstripping what he did to Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei.



** Sub-Zero. Gets tortured by Raiden, yet he still remained defiant.
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** In this story, Kano is revealed to have masterminded Kabal's maiming at Kintaro's hands. In MK11, an older Kano lies to a past version of Kabal by telling him that Sonya is the one that burned him.

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** In this story, Kano is revealed to have masterminded Kabal's maiming at Kintaro's hands. In MK11, [=MK11=], an older Kano lies to a past version of Kabal by telling him that Sonya is the one that burned him.
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** In this story, Kano is revealed to have masterminded Kabal's maiming at Kintaro's hands. In MK11, an older Kano lies to a past version of Kabal by telling him that Sonya is the one that burned him.

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* BetterThanCanon: Some readers have given this opinion. Mainly due to its treatment of the revenant, giving character who get little focus in the game proper characterization, etc. Many would have liked for this story to be the plot for ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''
* CatharsisFactor: Raiden getting beat up during the battle at the Sky Temple to distract him while Kira and Sonya rescue Cassie. It's not much, but it's still satisfying.

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* BetterThanCanon: Some readers have given this opinion. Mainly due to its treatment of the revenant, giving character who get little focus in the game proper characterization, etc. Many would have liked for this story to be the plot for ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''
''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''.
* CatharsisFactor: Raiden getting beat beaten up during the battle at the Sky Temple to distract him while Kira and Sonya rescue Cassie. It's not much, but it's still satisfying.



* HarsherInHindsight: With the release of VideoGame/MortalKombat11, a lot of elements of this story fall under this.

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* HarsherInHindsight: With the release of VideoGame/MortalKombat11, ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', a lot of elements of this story fall under this.



** With Kano (both past and present) dead, Kevin (or whoever he was in canon) is now erased from existence.
** Revenant Liu Kang, much like Frost, is a complete and utter dick, even trying to kill his alternate self for a chance to get revenge against Raiden.

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** With Kano (both past and present) dead, Kevin (or whoever he was in canon) is has now been erased from existence.
** Revenant Liu Kang, much like Frost, is a complete and utter dick, even trying to kill his alternate self for a chance to get revenge against Raiden.spite Raiden.
** Kronika, the BigBad of ''11'', fills Desperation!Raiden's role as a ruthless {{Jerkass God|s}} who gathers an army of villains and goes to extreme lengths to accomplish their goals.



** Cassie, Sonya and Johnny. Sure, all three have been jerkasses at times, but they still care deeply for each other.

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** Cassie, Sonya and Johnny. Sure, all three have been jerkasses jerks at times, but they still care deeply for each other.
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* BetterThanCanon: Some readers have given this opinion. Mainly due to its treatment of the revenant, giving character who get little focus in the game proper characterization, etc. Many would like for this story to be the plot for the next Mortal Kombat game.

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* BetterThanCanon: Some readers have given this opinion. Mainly due to its treatment of the revenant, giving character who get little focus in the game proper characterization, etc. Many would like have liked for this story to be the plot for the next Mortal Kombat game.''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''
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* HarsherInHindsight: With the release of VideoGame/MortalKombat11, a lot of elements of this story fall under this.
** Frost is an unrepentant villain (again), having herself remade as a cyborg to increase her power and trying to become the Lin Kuei Grandmaster.
** With Kano (both past and present) dead, Kevin (or whoever he was in canon) is now erased from existence.
** Revenant Liu Kang, much like Frost, is a complete and utter dick, even trying to kill his alternate self for a chance to get revenge against Raiden.

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* CatharsisFactor: Raiden getting beat up during the battle at the Sky Temple to distract him while Kira and Sonya rescue Cassie. It's not much, but it's still satisfying.
** Sonya and Fujin sending Sindel to get Orin for help when Raiden attacks their base of operations. The dragon's arrival brings a huge advantage to the heroes' side and Raiden retreats after realizing he cannot win this battle. This marks their first major victory against and blow to the Thunder God and his forces.



* MoralEventHorizon: [[BigBad Raiden]] torpedoes through the line when he electrocutes Sub-Zero and Frost (and the surviving Lin Kuei as many of them were killed off or injured by Raiden and his goons) to near-death for [[YoureInsane questioning his methods and not accepting]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist his]] [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer]] [[KnightTemplar to]] [[OmnicidalManiac destroy Outworld]]. Sub-Zero ended up in a comatose state while Frost and half the clan suffered serious injuries.
*** The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early]]'' '''[[WouldHurtAChild teens]]''', and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.
** Hotaru crosses it when he's ordered by Raiden to destroy Li Mei's village in chapter 47. This could also count as the biggest contender for Raiden's MoralEventHorizon, possibly outstripping what he did to Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei.
** Kano crossed the line when he not only masterminded Kabal's maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception.]]
* NightmareFuel: In essence, Raiden is a walking NightmareFuel, and the MoralEventHorizon above shows why. Genocide, murder, terrorism, kidnapping, torture, strong-arming others into serving him - just how low would he go in committing such savagery while claiming to "protect" Earthrealm?



* StoicWoobie[=/=]IronWoobie: Kevin, as he gets abused by Kano, loses his mother to a drunk driver and yet still remains silent.

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* StoicWoobie[=/=]IronWoobie: StoicWoobie: Kevin, as he gets abused by Kano, loses his mother to a drunk driver and yet still remains silent.



** Li Mei, after Raiden orders Hotaru to burn down her village. She's so consumed by revenge and grief that she refuses to listen to reason until Hotaru nearly kills her in the tournament and Erron Black helps her get onto the road to recovery.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[BigBad Raiden]] torpedoes through the line when he electrocutes Sub-Zero and Frost (and the surviving Lin Kuei as many of them were killed off or injured by Raiden and his goons) to near-death for [[YoureInsane questioning his methods and not accepting]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist his]] [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer]] [[KnightTemplar to]] [[OmnicidalManiac destroy Outworld]]. Sub-Zero ended up in a comatose state while Frost and half the clan suffered serious injuries.
*** The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early]]'' '''[[WouldHurtAChild teens]]''', and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.
** Hotaru crosses it when he's ordered by Raiden to destroy Li Mei's village in chapter 47. This could also count as the biggest contender for Raiden's MoralEventHorizon, possibly outstripping what he did to Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei.
** Kano crossed the line when he not only masterminded Kabal's maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception.]]
* NightmareFuel: In essence, Raiden is a walking NightmareFuel, and the MoralEventHorizon above shows why. Genocide, murder, terrorism, kidnapping, torture, strong-arming others into serving him - just how low would he go in committing such savagery while claiming to "protect" Earthrealm?
* CatharsisFactor: Raiden getting beat up during the battle at the Sky Temple to distract him while Kira and Sonya rescue Cassie. It's not much, but it's still satisfying.
** Sonya and Fujin sending Sindel to get Orin for help when Raiden attacks their base of operations. The dragon's arrival brings a huge advantage to the heroes' side and Raiden retreats after realizing he cannot win this battle. This marks their first major victory against and blow to the Thunder God and his forces.

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** Li Mei, after Raiden orders Hotaru to burn down her village. She's so consumed by revenge and grief that she refuses to listen to reason until Hotaru nearly kills her in the tournament and Erron Black helps her get onto the road to recovery. \n* MoralEventHorizon: [[BigBad Raiden]] torpedoes through the line when he electrocutes Sub-Zero and Frost (and the surviving Lin Kuei as many of them were killed off or injured by Raiden and his goons) to near-death for [[YoureInsane questioning his methods and not accepting]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist his]] [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer]] [[KnightTemplar to]] [[OmnicidalManiac destroy Outworld]]. Sub-Zero ended up in a comatose state while Frost and half the clan suffered serious injuries.\n*** The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early]]'' '''[[WouldHurtAChild teens]]''', and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.\n** Hotaru crosses it when he's ordered by Raiden to destroy Li Mei's village in chapter 47. This could also count as the biggest contender for Raiden's MoralEventHorizon, possibly outstripping what he did to Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei.\n** Kano crossed the line when he not only masterminded Kabal's maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception.]]\n* NightmareFuel: In essence, Raiden is a walking NightmareFuel, and the MoralEventHorizon above shows why. Genocide, murder, terrorism, kidnapping, torture, strong-arming others into serving him - just how low would he go in committing such savagery while claiming to "protect" Earthrealm?\n* CatharsisFactor: Raiden getting beat up during the battle at the Sky Temple to distract him while Kira and Sonya rescue Cassie. It's not much, but it's still satisfying. \n** Sonya and Fujin sending Sindel to get Orin for help when Raiden attacks their base of operations. The dragon's arrival brings a huge advantage to the heroes' side and Raiden retreats after realizing he cannot win this battle. This marks their first major victory against and blow to the Thunder God and his forces.
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* BetterThanCanon: Some readers have given this opinion. Mainly due to its treatment of the revenant, giving character who get little focus in the game proper characterization, etc. Many would like for this story to be the plot for the next Mortal Kombat game.
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** Darrius is the biggest example of this, both InUniverse and to fans. He's very mysterious and stoic, so it's difficult to tell what he's thinking, yet he's excellent at strategy and making speeches to spray people to his side and earn UndyingLoyalty from them. His methods are just as dark as Hotaru and Havik's though, mixing both chaos and order. The two largest examples are the riots he's always instigating and how he secretly arranged the murder of Dairou's family and framed another man for who Dairou then killed. He certainly views himself as an AntiHero, but even from his POV it's difficult to establish his true personality. Havik even {{Lampshades}} it.

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** Darrius is the biggest example of this, both InUniverse and to fans. He's very mysterious and stoic, so it's difficult to tell what he's thinking, yet he's excellent at strategy and making speeches to spray sway people to his side and earn UndyingLoyalty from them. His methods are just as dark as Hotaru and Havik's though, mixing both chaos and order. The two largest examples are the riots he's always instigating and how he secretly arranged the murder of Dairou's family and framed another man for the crime who Dairou then killed. He certainly views himself as an AntiHero, but even from his POV it's difficult to establish his true personality. Havik even {{Lampshades}} it.



** Cassie, Sonya and Johnny. Sure, all three have been jerkasses at times, but deep down, they still care for each other. Sonya goes MamaBear when Raiden kidnaps Cassie.
** Kotal Kahn. Sure he has a tragic background, but he still [[AFatherToHisMen deeply cares for his own champions]] and is willing to do what it takes to stop Raiden.

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** Cassie, Sonya and Johnny. Sure, all three have been jerkasses at times, but deep down, but they still care deeply for each other. Sonya goes MamaBear when Raiden kidnaps Cassie.
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** Kotal Kahn. Sure he has a tragic background, but he he's still [[AFatherToHisMen deeply cares for his own champions]] and is willing to do what it takes to stop Raiden.



** Even Raiden counts. On the {{Jerkass}} side, he kills an awful lot of people, to the point that even Fujin seems to consider him to be this trope. However, you can't help but feel [[SympathyForTheDevil sorry for]] [[TragicVillain the tragic villain he has become]] after he CameBackWrong.

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** Even Raiden counts. On the {{Jerkass}} side, he kills an awful lot of people, to the point that even Fujin seems to consider him to be this trope. However, you can't help but feel [[SympathyForTheDevil sorry for]] [[TragicVillain the tragic villain he has become]] after he CameBackWrong. Several characters even point this out.
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** Darrius is the biggest example of this, both InUniverse and to fans. He's very mysterious and stoic, so it's difficult to tell what he's thinking, yet he's excellent at strategy and making speeches to spray people to his side and earn UndyingLoyalty from them. His methods are just as dark as Hotaru and Havik's though, mixing both chaos and order. The two largest examples are the riots he's always instigating and how he secretly arranged the murder of Dairou's family and framed another man for who Dairou then killed. He certainly views himself as an AntiHero, but even from his POV it's difficult to establish his true personality. Havik even {{Lampshades}} it.
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* NightmareFuel: In essence, Raiden is a walking NightmareFuel, and the MoralEventHorizon above shows why. Genocide, murder, terrorism, kidnapping, torture, strong-arming others into serving him - just how low would he go in committing such savagery while claiming to "protect" Earthrealm?

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* NightmareFuel: In essence, Raiden is a walking NightmareFuel, and the MoralEventHorizon above shows why. Genocide, murder, terrorism, kidnapping, torture, strong-arming others into serving him - just how low would he go in committing such savagery while claiming to "protect" Earthrealm?Earthrealm?
* CatharsisFactor: Raiden getting beat up during the battle at the Sky Temple to distract him while Kira and Sonya rescue Cassie. It's not much, but it's still satisfying.
** Sonya and Fujin sending Sindel to get Orin for help when Raiden attacks their base of operations. The dragon's arrival brings a huge advantage to the heroes' side and Raiden retreats after realizing he cannot win this battle. This marks their first major victory against and blow to the Thunder God and his forces.
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** Li Mei, after Raiden orders Hotaru to burn down her village. She's so consumed by revenge and grief that she refuses to listen to reason until Hotaru nearly kills her in the tournament and Erron Black helps her get onto the road to recovery.
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** D'Vorah. She's very [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder traitorous]], cunning, deceptive, and power hungry, but her desire for power stems from a belief that power is the key to survival, which has been her ultimate motivation since Shao Kahn conquered her people. She refuses to die, which is a sharp contrast to the many other characters who believes in FateWorseThanDeath. She understands why people think like that, but prefers to suffer and live than die
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** The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early]]'' '''[[WouldHurtAChild teens]]''', and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.

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** *** The '''worst''' part? Many of the Lin Kuei he killed or injured were just in their ''[[WouldHurtAChild early]]'' '''[[WouldHurtAChild teens]]''', and Raiden [[ItAmusedMe actually found it]] [[PsychopathicManchild really funny]] while mass-zapping the Lin Kuei.

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* MoralEventHorizon: Sure, [[spoiler:[[BigBad Raiden]]]] has committed many bad deeds [[spoiler:(such as torturing Cassie Cage and Kevin, [[KickTheDog mass-electrocuting Team S-F, Jax, and Sonya]] so they would not stop him from invading Outworld and [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty kidnapping Cassie]] - he even gets [[YouMonster called out]] for this, [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating and strong-arming Scorpion, Nitara and Daegon, among others, into serving him]] or threatening to hold Outworld and the Netherrealm at gunpoint)]], but what makes him torpedo through the line is when [[TheUnfettered he]] [[spoiler:electrocutes Sub-Zero and Frost (and the surviving Lin Kuei as many of them were killed off or injured by Raiden and his goons) to near-death for [[YoureInsane questioning his methods and not accepting]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist his]] [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer]] [[KnightTemplar to]] [[OmnicidalManiac destroy Outworld]]. Sub-Zero ends up in a comatose state while Frost and half the clan suffer serious injuries.]]

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* MoralEventHorizon: Sure, [[spoiler:[[BigBad Raiden]]]] has committed many bad deeds [[spoiler:(such as torturing Cassie Cage and Kevin, [[KickTheDog mass-electrocuting Team S-F, Jax, and Sonya]] so they would not stop him from invading Outworld and [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty kidnapping Cassie]] - he even gets [[YouMonster called out]] for this, [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating and strong-arming Scorpion, Nitara and Daegon, among others, into serving him]] or threatening to hold Outworld and the Netherrealm at gunpoint)]], but what makes him torpedo [[BigBad Raiden]] torpedoes through the line is when [[TheUnfettered he]] [[spoiler:electrocutes he electrocutes Sub-Zero and Frost (and the surviving Lin Kuei as many of them were killed off or injured by Raiden and his goons) to near-death for [[YoureInsane questioning his methods and not accepting]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist his]] [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer]] [[KnightTemplar to]] [[OmnicidalManiac destroy Outworld]]. Sub-Zero ends ended up in a comatose state while Frost and half the clan suffer suffered serious injuries.]]



*** And if ''that'' wasn't bad enough, [[spoiler: he tortures Cassie '''twice''' when she calls him out on his misdeeds!]]
** Hotaru crosses it when he's ordered by Raiden to destroy Li Mei's village in chapter 47. This could also count as the biggest contender for Raiden's MoralEventHorizon, outstripping what he did to Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei.

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*** And if ''that'' wasn't bad enough, [[spoiler: he tortures Cassie '''twice''' when she calls him out on his misdeeds!]]
** Hotaru crosses it when he's ordered by Raiden to destroy Li Mei's village in chapter 47. This could also count as the biggest contender for Raiden's MoralEventHorizon, possibly outstripping what he did to Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei.

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* NightmareFuel: In essence, Raiden is a walking NightmareFuel, and the MoralEventHorizon above shows why. Genocide, murder, terrorism, kidnapping, torture, strong-arming others into serving him - just how low would he go in committing such savagery while claiming to "protect" Earthrealm?
* CompleteMonster: Kano, the EvilGenius on Raiden's faction, slowly becomes this when he and Raiden not only kidnap Cassie Cage, but also [[TortureTechnician torture]] her so her parents won't interfere in their plans; during this time, [[{{Sadist}} he continues to psychologically and physically abuse his son Kevin]] [[LackOfEmpathy without a shred of guilt or remorse throughout this]]. Also, it's revealed that he not only masterminded Kabal's maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception.]] While Hanzo was tending Cassie's wounds, Kano sold the Shirai Ryu ninja out to Raiden, ultimately resulting in Hanzo's defection from Raiden's side. This, combined with his assault on the Lin Kuei and the Edenian Resistance, show how much of a [[TheSociopath sociopathic monster]] Kano is.

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* NightmareFuel: In essence, Raiden is a walking NightmareFuel, and the MoralEventHorizon above shows why. Genocide, murder, terrorism, kidnapping, torture, strong-arming others into serving him - just how low would he go in committing such savagery while claiming to "protect" Earthrealm?
* CompleteMonster: Kano, the EvilGenius on Raiden's faction, slowly becomes this when he and Raiden not only kidnap Cassie Cage, but also [[TortureTechnician torture]] her so her parents won't interfere in their plans; during this time, [[{{Sadist}} he continues to psychologically and physically abuse his son Kevin]] [[LackOfEmpathy without a shred of guilt or remorse throughout this]]. Also, it's revealed that he not only masterminded Kabal's maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception.]] While Hanzo was tending Cassie's wounds, Kano sold the Shirai Ryu ninja out to Raiden, ultimately resulting in Hanzo's defection from Raiden's side. This, combined with his assault on the Lin Kuei and the Edenian Resistance, show how much of a [[TheSociopath sociopathic monster]] Kano is.
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* CompleteMonster: Kano, the EvilGenius on Raiden's faction, slowly becomes this when he and Raiden not only kidnap Cassie Cage, but also [[TortureTechnician torture]] her so her parents won't interfere in their plans; during this time, [[{{Sadist}} he continues to psychologically and physically abuse his son Kevin]] [[LackOfEmpathy without a shred of guilt or remorse throughout this]]. Also, it's revealed that he not only masterminded Kabal's maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception.]] While Hanzo was tending Cassie's wounds, Kano sold Scorpion/Hanzo out to Raiden, ultimately resulting in Hanzo's defection from Raiden's side. This, combined with his assault on the Lin Kuei and the Edenian Resistance, show how much of a [[TheSociopath sociopathic monster]] Kano is.

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* CompleteMonster: Kano, the EvilGenius on Raiden's faction, slowly becomes this when he and Raiden not only kidnap Cassie Cage, but also [[TortureTechnician torture]] her so her parents won't interfere in their plans; during this time, [[{{Sadist}} he continues to psychologically and physically abuse his son Kevin]] [[LackOfEmpathy without a shred of guilt or remorse throughout this]]. Also, it's revealed that he not only masterminded Kabal's maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception.]] While Hanzo was tending Cassie's wounds, Kano sold Scorpion/Hanzo the Shirai Ryu ninja out to Raiden, ultimately resulting in Hanzo's defection from Raiden's side. This, combined with his assault on the Lin Kuei and the Edenian Resistance, show how much of a [[TheSociopath sociopathic monster]] Kano is.
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* NightmareFuel: In essence, Raiden is a walking NightmareFuel, and the MoralEventHorizon above shows why. Genocide, murder, terrorism, kidnapping, torture, strong-arming others into serving him - just how low would he go in committing such savagery while claiming to "protect" Earthrealm?

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* NightmareFuel: In essence, Raiden is a walking NightmareFuel, and the MoralEventHorizon above shows why. Genocide, murder, terrorism, kidnapping, torture, strong-arming others into serving him - just how low would he go in committing such savagery while claiming to "protect" Earthrealm?Earthrealm?
* CompleteMonster: Kano, the EvilGenius on Raiden's faction, slowly becomes this when he and Raiden not only kidnap Cassie Cage, but also [[TortureTechnician torture]] her so her parents won't interfere in their plans; during this time, [[{{Sadist}} he continues to psychologically and physically abuse his son Kevin]] [[LackOfEmpathy without a shred of guilt or remorse throughout this]]. Also, it's revealed that he not only masterminded Kabal's maiming at the hands of Kintaro, but also [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped his widow, resulting in Kevin's conception.]] While Hanzo was tending Cassie's wounds, Kano sold Scorpion/Hanzo out to Raiden, ultimately resulting in Hanzo's defection from Raiden's side. This, combined with his assault on the Lin Kuei and the Edenian Resistance, show how much of a [[TheSociopath sociopathic monster]] Kano is.
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** Ruby. Like Kitana and Jade, she is an Edenian who was a mere infant at the time of her realm's fall and was thus unaware of her true heritage for several years. After her friends' death, she joined the Edenian Resistance to atone for her crimes under Shao Kahn and to honor her dead friends' memory. Although she is reunited with Jade and Kitana, she is saddened to discover that her father blamed her for her mother's death and hated her deeply.

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** Taven, Delia, Jax, Reptile, Sareena and Ashrah also count as this.

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** Taven, Delia, Jax, Reptile, Sareena Taven is awoken after thousands of years in a coma to discover that his parents were murdered by his brother, who is out to kill him as well and that his realm was conquered by Shao Kahn while he was asleep. He also comes to realize how poor a parent Argus was to his younger brothers Daegon and Rain and loses all respect for his father and the Elder Gods for their lack of intervention and partial responsibility for his current plight.
** Delia. The poor woman was killed by her own son, whom she still loves despite everything he's done and blames herself for what he has become. One really has to feel sorry for her when she tries twice to convince Daegon not to support Raiden, and fails twice. The second time is especially heartbreaking since Raiden forces her to watch as he manipulates her son into staying on his side.
** Jax. He was so overwhelmed by his guilt and trauma from his time as a revenant that he tried to commit suicide once and was stopped by Vera's arrival and revelation of her pregnancy with Jacqui.
** Reptile. Believing himself to be the LastOfHisKind for several years, he is relieved to discover that he is not the only living Saurian, but it's only sad to see him discovering that he is more loyal to Kotal than his own people.
** Sareena. Quan Chi manipulated her into serving him in exchange for him using his Magik to hide her demon form beneath a beautiful human form. She served as his concubine and one of his elite lieutenants and also endured verbal abuse from her comrades Kia and Jataaka. When she turns against Quan Chi to help Bi-Han, she is robbed of her beauty and imprisoned in the fifth plane of the Netherrealm until Noob Saibot helps her escape. Even now, she is still haunted by her past.
** Ashrah. Like Sareena, she is a demoness who served Quan Chi. Inspired by Sareena, she turned against the sorcerer, who sent her own sister to kill her.
Ashrah also count as this.ended up killing her sister in self-defense and is desperate to redeem herself for her past crimes.

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