Mortal Kombat 1’s Updated Website Reveals New Story Details on Key Characters
The prospect of a new Mortal Kombat game is exciting enough in and of itself, but add to it the fact that the series is (yet again) rebooting itself, and the excitement ramps up even further. Promising a completely new universe that will put a fresh twist on familiar characters and arcs, the upcoming Mortal Kombat 1 has got many series fans and newcomers alike excited, and with a recent update to the game’s official website developer NetherRealm Studios and publisher WB Games have offered some brief new details on the game’s key characters.
The website reveals that Liu Kang, now a Fire God and the creator of this new universe, will be facing an enemy that he “could never have anticipated”, suggesting that the central antagonist might not be one of the usual that series fans have come to expect- your Shang Tsungs and Shao Kahns and Shinnoks and what have you. As per the website, Liu Kang will have to make use of “all of his wisdom and experience to save not only Earthrealm, but all of reality.”
Crucially, the website also confirms that Scorpion and Sub-Zero now both belong to the same clan- the Lin Kuei, which means the Shirai Ryu splinter clan hasn’t broken off on its own in this timeline. Sub-Zero, already the Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei, is leading the clan “out of the shadows” so it can “fight for its place as one of Earthrealm’s great nations”.
His brother, Scorpion, is a revered warrior of the clan, though Sub-Zero’s untraditional leadership methods have got him worried that “he may one day have to battle his brother for control of the Lin Kuei’s legacy”, stoking the flames of these two characters’ legendary rivalry yet again.
The website also talks about Kitana, a princess of Outworld whose only purpose is to “aid
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