Mortal Kombat 1 Has Seemingly Erased The Special Forces From Existence
Kenshi's arcade ending and intro dialogue in Mortal Kombat 1 seem to be implying that the Special Forces aren't a thing in Liu Kang's new universe, which should be good news for some fans.
One of the biggest complaints that Mortal Kombat fans have had about the series over the past decade or so is that there's been far too much focus on the Special Forces, the military faction that Sonya Blade and Jax Briggs are a part of in the original games, and what becomes a much bigger deal in Mortal Kombat X and Mortal Kombat 11 thanks to the introduction of Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs, Takeda Takahashi, and Kung Jin, who are all new members of the team.
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Although the Kombat Kids do have their defenders (it's me, I'm the defender - Takeda for life, baby), even those who like the four new fighters would find it hard to disagree that the tight focus on military fighters instead of ninjas and sorcerers is just a bit boring for a series like Mortal Kombat. Hell, they even roped Johnny Cage into it!
Well, it looks like that won't be as much of an issue moving forward for the series, as it's implied in Kenshi's arcade ending that the Special Forces might not even be a thing in Liu Kang's new timeline, or at least they certainly aren't yet. As noted by Twitter user cass_cage_45, Kenshi's ending sees him teaming up with "Special Agent Jackson Briggs", who we of course all know as Jax, to take down the Yakuza.
After they do so, Shang Tsung appears to steal Sento off Kenshi, which then confirms to Jax that Johnny Cage's movies are telling the truth and that there are other realms out there. This then leads to him asking Kenshi if he wants to join the FBI as part of its new
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