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Introduction:For ages it was a competition of honor and glory. Noble warriors from around
the globe were invited to take part, each seeking to win the title of Grand
Champion. But that was a long time ago… before the tournament was corrupted by
the evil demon Shang Tsung, a warrior who took not only the lives of his
opponents, but their very souls… with the aid of his pupil Goro, a hideous
half-human dragon, Tsung began a domination of the contest which has lasted for
centuries. Today, 500 years later, the contest begins anew as warriors once
again gather to partake in Mortal Kombat.
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Introduction:500 years ago, Shang Tsung was banished to the Earth realm. With the aid of
Goro he was to unbalance the furies and doom the planet to a chaotic existence.
By seizing control of the Shaolin tournament he tried to tip the scales of
order towards chaos. Only seven warriors survived the battles and Shang Tsung’s
scheme would come to a violent end at the hands of Liu Kang. Facing execution
for his failure and the apparent death of Goro, Tsung convinces Shao Kahn to
grant him a second chance. Shang Tsung’s new plan is to lure his enemies to
compete in the Outworld where they will meet certain death by Shao Kahn
himself.
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Introduction:You have been chosen to represent Earth in Mortal Kombat. Be warned. Although
your souls are protected against Shao Kahn’s evil; your lives are not. I cannot
interfere any longer as your Earth is now ruled by Outworld gods. These are the
words of Rayden. For centuries Earth has used Mortal Kombat to defend itself
against the Outworld’s emperor Shao Kahn. But Kahn becomes frustrated by failed
attempts at taking Earth through tournament battle. He enacts a plan which
began 10,000 years ago. During this time Kahn had a queen. Her name was Sindel
and her young death was unexpected. Kahn’s shadow priests, lead by Shang Tsung,
make it so Sindel’s spirit would someday be reborn; not on the Outworld but on
the Earth Realm itself. This unholy act gives Shao Kahn the power to step
through the dimensional gates and reclaim his queen. Thus enabling him to
finally seize the Earth Realm. Upon breaching the portal into Earth, Shao Kahn
slowly transforms the planet into a part of the Outworld itself. Kahn strips
the Earth of all human life; claiming every soul as his own. But there are
souls which Kahn cannot take. These souls belong to the warriors chosen to
represent Earth in a new Mortal Kombat. The remaining humans are scattered
throughout the planet. Shao Kahn sends an army of fierce Outworld warriors to
find and eliminate them. After the first tournament Sonya Blade turned up
missing. Jax then embarked on a rescue mission into the Outworld. He found
Sonya being held captive with her nemesis Kano. In freeing Sonya, Jax also
frees Kano. Kano then uses the chance to escape arrest. The ultimate
advancement in Lin Kuei technology comes with the creation of the first cyber-
assassin. They begin converting their human ninjas into soulless machines. But
Sub-Zero refuses to take part and is marked for death by his own clan. After
winning the first Mortal Kombat and escaping from the Outworld, Liu Kang looks
to the future. He begins training a new generation of Shaolin alongside Kung
Lao. But nothing could prepare them for the unexpected Outworld invasion.
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Introduction:You have been chosen to represent Earth in Mortal Kombat. Be warned. Although
your souls are protected against Shao Kahn’s evil; your lives are not. I cannot
interfere any longer as your Earth is now ruled by Outworld gods. These are the
words of Rayden. For centuries Earth has used Mortal Kombat to defend itself
against the Outworld’s emperor Shao Kahn. But Kahn becomes frustrated by failed
attempts at taking Earth through tournament battle. He enacts a plan which
began 10,000 years ago. During this time Kahn had a queen. Her name was Sindel
and her young death was unexpected. Kahn’s shadow priests, lead by Shang Tsung,
make it so Sindel’s spirit would someday be reborn; not on the Outworld but on
the Earth Realm itself. This unholy act gives Shao Kahn the power to step
through the dimensional gates and reclaim his queen. Thus enabling him to
finally seize the Earth Realm. Upon breaching the portal into Earth, Shao Kahn
slowly transforms the planet into a part of the Outworld itself. Kahn strips
the Earth of all human life; claiming every soul as his own. But there are
souls which Kahn cannot take. These souls belong to the warriors chosen to
represent Earth in a new Mortal Kombat. The remaining humans are scattered
throughout the planet. Shao Kahn sends an army of fierce Outworld warriors to
find and eliminate them. After the first tournament Sonya Blade turned up
missing. Jax then embarked on a rescue mission into the Outworld. He found
Sonya being held captive with her nemesis Kano. In freeing Sonya, Jax also
frees Kano. Kano then uses the chance to escape arrest. The ultimate
advancement in Lin Kuei technology comes with the creation of the first cyber-
assassin. They begin converting their human ninjas into soulless machines. But
Sub-Zero refuses to take part and is marked for death by his own clan. After
winning the first Mortal Kombat and escaping from the Outworld, Liu Kang looks
to the future. He begins training a new generation of Shaolin alongside Kung
Lao. But nothing could prepare them for the unexpected Outworld invasion.v
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Introduction:Thousands of years ago an order of the wisest men from the Far East received
visions of the dark realm known as the Outworld. It was a world ruled by chaos
and a vicious emperor known as Shao Kahn. They learned that travel between
Earth and the new found realm would someday be possible if the conditions were
right, the conditions being the unbalancing of the furies- negative and
positive forces which keep our unstable universe from collapsing onto itself.
Knowing that an Outworld invasion was imminent, the wise men appealed to the
Elder Gods. It was for this reason the Elder Gods created the tournament called
Mortal Kombat. For nine Generations Mortal Kombat was ruled by Outworld’s
finest warrior- Prince Goro. The Earth was on the brink of its destruction when
a new generation of warriors were victorious in defending its realm. The
warrior monk, Liu Kang, would become the new champion. But his victory was
short lived as he and his comrades find themselves lured into the Outworld to
compete in a second tournament. Little did they know that the tournament was
merely a diversion. A scheme devised by the dark emperor to break the rules set
forth by the Elder Gods and witness the reincarnation of his former queen
Sindel on the Earth Realm itself. This unholy act gives Shao Kahn the power to
step through the dimensional gates and reclaim his queen, thus enabling him to
finally seize the Earth. These are the trilogy of events which comprise Shao
Kahn’s final attempt at taking the Earth.
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Introduction:Thousands of years ago in a battle with the fallen Elder God known as Shinnok,
I was responsible for the death of an entire civilization. To rid all realms of
Shinnok’s menace I waged a war that plunged the Earth into centuries of
darkness and banished Shinnok into a place called the Netherrealm. Now after
Shao Kahn’s defeat at the hands of the Earth’s warriors, Shinnok has managed to
escape his confines in the Netherrealm. The war is now being fought once again,
only this time it can be won by mortals.
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Introduction:Shao Kahn wasn’t the first to attack our realm… thousands of years ago, Shinnok
existed as an Elder God. The Elder Gods are the true rulers of all realms. They
watch as worlds are created and destroyed and govern the realms with untold
eons of wisdom. Shinnok, however, gave in to greed and illusions of false power
by the new realm of Earth. If he could have that realm to himself, he would
have power unmatched. He first would have to face the young god of thunder
known as Rayden, who was appointed as Earth’s guardian by the Elder Gods
themselves. Their battle for the realm of Earth was fierce; causing the
planet’s near destruction and plunging it into centuries of darkness. Rayden
soon discovered that Shinnok entered the realm through the powers of a mystical
amulet. It allowed Shinnok to enter the realm without challenge and keep the
other Elder Gods from intervening. The amulet could only be created once, and
Rayden stripped it from Shinnok’s possession. With the aid of the Elder Gods,
he banished the fallen god into a place known as the Netherealm. Rayden buried
the amulet deep within the mountains of Asia. He then created a massive temple
within the mountain to house the amulet and appointed four guardians as the
protectors of Shinnok’s sacred amulet. Each guardian represents one of the four
elements that make up the realm: wind, earth, water and fire. As long as the
amulet remained on Earth, Shinnok would be trapped, forced to remain dormant
for the rest of eternity. Over the millennia, the Netherealm has had many
rulers. Most of them were forged within its fiery pits, eventually ripping
their masters mercilessly from their thrones. One however, came not from the
bowels of the Netherealm, but from the heavens of reality. He was the fallen
Elder God known as Shinnok. Upon entering the realm, Shinnok found himself
immediately under attack by its then ruler Lucifer. He would exist tortured and
tormented by the dregs of hell for thousands of years. Until he met Quan Chi.
Quan Chi is a free roaming sorcerer. That means that he can travel the various
planes of reality without detection from their gods. It also means that over
the years he has obtained great power. Aware of Shinnok’s dilemma, Quan Chi
traveled to the Netherealm and made the fallen god an offer. He will free him
from his confines and assist him in defeating Lucifer and his minions in
exchange for power and the ability to rule at his side if and when he escapes
the Netherealm entirely. Shinnok agreed and the two waged a war in the
Netherealm that lasted for centuries. But, the ex-Elder God eventually won as
he viciously slew his former master then took his seat as the new ruler supreme
of the dead realm. Shinnok, however, had nothing to rule. The realm was a
desolate wasteland of fire and brimstone inhabited by grotesque demons. So, he
decided to create a physical world, trying his best to emulate the realm he
wanted so badly… Earth. He took the demons of his realm and transformed them
into as human a form as possible. But unlike the Outworld, which became a
wasteland after Shao Kahn sapped its energies, the Netherealm never was a
living planet. It always will exist as a dead world. Its true form hidden by
its ruler. It was through the Mortal Kombat tournament that the Outworld’s
soul-stealing sorcerer Shang Tsung discovered the location of the sacred Map of
Elements. After Goro, the reigning Outworld champion, defeated the original
Kung Lao over 400 years ago, Shang Tsung sapped the human’s soul. He retained
his thoughts and memories thus discovering the secrets of the sacred map, which
has been hidden within the Shaolin temples for centuries. These events enabled
Shang Tsung to strike a bargain with Quan Chi. In exchange for Shinnok’s
assistance in a plot to reincarnate the Outworld emperor Shao Kahn’s dead
queen, Shang Tsung would reveal to Quan Chi the location of the map that would
lead to Shinnok’s sacred amulet. But, Shang Tsung failed to inform Quan Chi of
the elemental guards that protect the amulet. Their mere existence makes it
impossible for Quan Chi to enter the temple where the amulet rests. But, if he
could get a human to enter, the right human, one who could perhaps defeat the
elements… Somewhere in the northern most parts of Asia, there exists a secret
clan of assassins and thieves known as the Lin Kuei. This group has existed for
centuries and thrives on the evil intention of the people who pay for their
services. Its warriors are chosen at birth to be raised apart from the workings
of day to day civilization and are stripped of their former lives. Only the
clan knows their existence. Each of them possesses certain skills and abilities
that set them apart from normal men. These abilities are passed on from
generation to generation and honed throughout the experiences of life. Sub-Zero
learned of his ability as a young adult. It was passed on to him by his father,
a fourth generation Lin Kuei warrior himself. Among his first missions for the
Lin Kuei, is one that leads him to the Shaolin Temples to steal the sacred Map
of Elements. Spread throughout Japan, the ninja exist as the Lin Kuei’s
Japanese counterpart. It is believed that a renegade, Japanese-born Lin Kuei
warrior named Takeda developed the art of Ninjutsu hundreds of years ago. He
returned to Japan to offer his services and knowledge to various lords and
generals during that country’s feudal period. Many of his skills and techniques
were soon copied and learned throughout his homeland. The Ninja have never
existed as one collected clan. They work as a loosely connected spy network,
made up of several small clans. One such clan is known as the Shirai Ryu. Their
founder was Takeda himself, making the Shirai Ryu the very first ninja clan.
This also made them instant foes of the Lin Kuei and made Takeda a target for
assassination. But, he managed to elude his attackers until his elder years,
when he died not from a vicious battle, but in his sleep- a victim of poison
slipped into his tea. Scorpion is the code name for a modern day member of the
Shirai Ryu named Hanzo Hasashi. His latest mission leads him into the heart of
China, home of the rival Lin Kuei and location of the Shaolin temple where his
mission is to steal the sacred Map of Elements. Thousands of years ago, the
Earth was devastated by a battle between the gods. It was a war between good
and evil, a war that would decide the fate of the world, and plunge it into
centuries of darkness. Now, the war is in danger of being fought once again,
only one mortal can stop it.
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Introduction:Thousands of years ago in a battle with the fallen Elder God known as Shinnok,
I was responsible for the death of an entire civilization. To rid all realms of
Shinnok’s menace I waged a war that plunged the Earth into centuries of
darkness and banished Shinnok into a place called the Netherrealm. Now after
Shao Kahn’s defeat at the hands of the Earth’s warriors, Shinnok has managed to
escape his confines in the Netherrealm. The war is now being fought once again,
only this time it can be won by mortals.
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Introduction:One of the earliest stories that established the Mortal Kombat universe was the
relationship between Jax and Kano. Jax, a Special Forces agent, was hot on the
trail of career criminal Kano, when he was led into the Mortal Kombat
tournament. Kano represented the criminal underworld and Mortal Kombat was a
supernatural event that caused all of these things to collide. But, we’ve only
hinted at their shaded past. What events caused Jax to despise Kano so much?
How did Kano himself come to be involved with Shang Tsung? Why is Jax so bent
on stopping Kano’s gang, is it the Black Dragon? There’s a story to be told
here and one that will allow new elements of gameplay, while remaining true to
the myths that make up the Mortal Kombat universe.
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Introduction:Mortal Kombat has always been, and always will be. For millennia, the forces of
good and evil have been locked in eternal battle over the control of
Earthrealm. Some seek to use the tournament to destroy all that is good.
Others seek vengeance, power, or eternal life. Time after time each individual
threat has been vanquished and Earthrealm has enjoyed relative peace for many
years. But there is concern that Earth is once again in peril.
And this time, the threat of evil has two faces. It is now known that the
sorcerer Quan Chi has escaped from the Netherrealm. Since his escape, Quan Chi
has unlocked the secret of the ancient Rune Stone, discovered the ancient
undefeatable army of the long forgotten Dragon King, and most disturbing of
all, formed an alliance with one of our deadliest enemies, Shang Tsung. With
their combined strength, they plotted to overpower the only two beings who
could prevent their total domination of the two realms. The first was the
emperor of Outworld, Shao Kahn. In a false show of allegiance they sprung their
attack. They then traveled to Earthrealm by way of a mystical portal known only
to sorcerers and deities. There they confronted Earth's mightiest warrior and
champion of Mortal Kombat, Liu Kang. It has been Shang Tsung's desire to
consume the soul of Earthrealm's greatest warrior. With Quan Chi's assistance,
he achieved this goal, Liu Kang is dead. They have since returned to Outworld
and are using the souls of conquered warriors to resurrect the Dragon King's
undefeatable army. Should they succeed, they will have the means to conquer
Outworld and eventually Earthrealm. They will be unstoppable. I can no longer
stand idly by and watch this evil consume the world. I have relinquished my
status as Elder God to return to Earth and lead you all to battle against our
old adversaries. We must act now. We must stop this Deadly Alliance!
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Introduction:It was not by chance that this struggle came to be. The blame falls squarely
upon my shoulders for giving evil the chance it needed, and therefore
fulfilling an ancient prophecy. Raiden’s Earthrealm champions had failed to
stop the Deadly Alliance from fully resurrecting the mummified army of the
Dragon King. In the end only Raiden himself stood between Earthrealm and total
destruction. Defying the Elder Gods wishes, he alone challenged Quan Chi and
Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat, Earthrealm’s last hope for freedom. Raiden fought
well against the two sorcerers and it seemed as though victory was at hand, but
the combined might of Quan Chi and Shang Tsung proved to be overwhelming, even
for a thunder god. Raiden was defeated. The Deadly Alliance had won. Their
victory was short lived. As suspicion and lust for power overcame both Quan Chi
and Shang Tsung, the former allies turned on each other; the deadly alliance
was no more. Quan Chi defeated Shang Tsung and reveled in his conquest, but it
is said that there is only one true ruler of Outworld, and that ruler had
returned, Onaga, former emperor of Outworld, the Dragon King. The prophecy had
been fulfilled, the Dragon King had indeed returned to Outworld to reclaim his
army and impose his dominance; death awaited all who stood in his way. And so
it was that a new alliance was formed in desperation. Sworn enemies joined
forces to combat a greater threat. Raiden began to realize that even their
combined might was not enough to defeat the Dragon King. There was only one
chance left. Raiden’s sacrifice was in vein, for the blast had little effect on
the Dragon King. Now Onaga has what he needs to shape the realms as he sees
fit. I was the fool who brought him this power, only I can destroy this threat
born of deception.
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Introduction:In the final battle of the first Mortal Kombat tournament, Liu Kang defeated
Shang Tsung and saved Earthrealm from domination. But in the confusion of a
mysterious earthquake, Shang Tsung and his fellow conspirators escaped through
a portal to Outworld. Kung Lao, who had been posing as a masked guard, helped
his fellow shaolin monk escape the crumbling island. Liu Kang and his allies
narrowly escaped with their lives. When they returned home, the Wu Shi Academy
was invaded by Baraka and his Tarkatan horde in an attempt to defy the rules of
Mortal Kombat and take Earthrealm by force. Although the shaolin monks fended
off the invasion, Raiden sensed a deeper conspiracy and urged the shaolin monks
to defeat Shang Tsung in Outworld. Will they succeed? Or will they succumb to
Shang Tsung’s evil plot?
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