Shang Tsung calling himself Damshi to fool his other self into working for him is a callback to the Konquest Mode in Mortal Kombat Deception where the Dragon King tricked the protagonist of that game into working for him by disguising himself as a being called Damashi, which why Liu Kang going “You are victim of deception, Sorcerer.” is like a hint to that.
So basically, in addition to both endings in Aftermath being canon, every arcade ending for each character in MK 11 is also canon, each one starting a different timeline.
I almost never play Mortal Kombat games, because my reflexes aren't fast enough for fighting genre games, so I don't know the backstories of most of these characters from the previous timeline. But I'm really enjoying watching the story in these videos.
This is not the first time we've seen Ermac as a force for good. In MK: Deception, Quan Chi's control over him was broken by Kenshi. Ermac fought alongside Raiden and his forces in MK: Armageddon
I watched your first 3 videos on the MK1 story and was suggested a single video that was a movie of all the cutscenes, the entire story, I started to watch it to see the whole story, but realized I enjoyed watching you 2 watch the story as much as I enjoyed the story, so I'm with y'all til the conclusion, you guys RULE🤙
idk if yall realized or not, but in MK1, subzero's name is Bi-Han which is Noob Saibot. scorpion's name is Kuai Liang which is Subzero. so basically in this timeline, "Noob Saibot" is actually Subzero, "Subzero" is actually Scorpion, and the real Scorpion (Hanzo Hasashi) isn't seen in the main story, but if yall watch the character endings, you'll be pleased by what you find about him. and there's two Hanzo Hasashi related endings, youll need to search up Invasion Scorpion's ending as most ending comps dont include it.
13:50 thats not why she wanted to get rid of raiden,she did it because he was an anomaly that kept messing up her plans and plus he cut her own sons head off(Shinnok)
Unless you guys want to play through the towers yourselves, you should check out the MK1 Tower endings. There's a video that puts them in chronological order for some nice post story content.
Always thought that telekinesis is one of the most OP abilities. Ermac showed incredible performance kombatting against Reptile, Baraka, Johnny and Ashrah at the same time No way Mileena even touching this timeline Ermac
This Ermac is unstable and this Mileena is much more skilled than the previous ones. Even in the past at his peak Ermac was never untouchable. Liu kang, Stryker, Sub-Zero, Takeda and Jacqui all beat him in the past.
You were getting the gist of it. Basically every ending in MK11 is actual canon that created a new timeline, which is interesting in that it basically created a plot hole. Certain characters from MK 11 are absent from the new era timeline that haven't been shown yet. Notably Jax, Sonya, Kano, Nightwolf, etc.
Characters failing to show for now isn't necessarily a plot hole. Three of the four you mentioned appear in some form in the game anyway, though not having major roles in the story just yet.
Wait, you’re telling me they could’ve gotten Shang Tsung or Quan Chi to resurrect Sindell. The same people that resurrected her in MK 9 and she ended up slaughtering most of the MK roster…. I don’t think Liu Kang would trust them to do that again.😂🤷♂️ Love the reaction guys‼️💯
"Damashi" is a nod to the Mortal Kombat Deception game. In that game the Dragon King (Onaga), from beyond death, manipulated Shujinko by going by the name Damashi, and had him travel the realms to collect powerful artifacts for him. Also in that game, the Deadly Alliance (Shang Tsung and Quan Chi) resurrected the Dragon King's Army in order to gain his power (the army they are animating here in MK1, is Onaga's army). th-cam.com/video/CIYZtN_8_5o/w-d-xo.html
@@SupportGamin2024 I linked to the mkd intro if they were interested. Regardless, mkd is so old...they're not gonna watch that. If they wanna learn the whole story of mk, then should just watch a recap video.
The story gets better and better I like that Li Mei finally got her chapter to shine. As well Sindel being written like how she's supposed to be and not how she was written in Mortal Kombat 11. As well RIP to this timeline Sindel. Much credit to the writers as well for getting Mileena the push that she truly deserve. As well finally getting a story with King Jerrod in person instead of him being shown in a picture. Shang Tsung of the last timeline being this current Shang Tsung and Quan Chi benefactor was a total disappointment. Like don't get me wrong Shang Tsung is a great antagonist. But him being the antagonist has already been done. It would've been better if it was Onaga the Dragon King who was the mastermind. The true Damashi from Mortal Kombat Deception and the not past Shang Tsung. Who would've been the perfect antagonist for Fire God Liu Kang to go against. But anyway I hope you two have a wonderful day.
On paper Titan Shang Tsung is more powerful than Liu Kang, but obviously in Liu's ending...Titan Shang was still defeated. Even when he was just a Fire God with no Titan powers...same when he killed Kronika. Liu is a Titan killer lol
Bi Han sub zero HAS always been an asshole lol, which is why it was easy for OG Scorpion😅, Hanzo Hasashi, to be tricked into the idea he killed Satoshi and Harumi. Kuai Liang being Scorpion instead of showing up as the second Sub Zero changes quite a bit
The reason that everything being too good is bad is one you're not thinking of: stagnation. If everyone was perfect and had everything they needed: there'd be no need for them to feel like they'd need to improve themselves. So should something happen in a world like that that isn't prepared for it: total chaos and collapse. Just like if the world was too evil. Got to have that balance.
Bro stop hating on MK1 it literally has no plot holes unlikes the other ones none of the previous games matter because it’s a new timeline get over it and Liu Kang can be with Katana regardless it wasn’t the reason he gave up his power
The new Sindel appears weak because she is not quick for violence or war like the previous one. The new Shao Khan & Shang Tsung make the same assumption about her. That is why they plan to usurp her throne.
Shang Tsung calling himself Damshi to fool his other self into working for him is a callback to the Konquest Mode in Mortal Kombat Deception where the Dragon King tricked the protagonist of that game into working for him by disguising himself as a being called Damashi, which why Liu Kang going “You are victim of deception, Sorcerer.” is like a hint to that.
I'm sure though that the dragon king Onaga will return in the future
Damashi is also the name of a Asian god of trickery
@@JuanitoEsBonitoAhhh, so the Asian version of Loki.
@@Philthorn if Reiko's tower ending is a hint to that I'd hope to see Onaga again in an expansion DLC
39:01 btw this confirms all Mk 11 hour glass endings are cannon check them out guys
Same with mk1 endings
So basically, in addition to both endings in Aftermath being canon, every arcade ending for each character in MK 11 is also canon, each one starting a different timeline.
I almost never play Mortal Kombat games, because my reflexes aren't fast enough for fighting genre games, so I don't know the backstories of most of these characters from the previous timeline. But I'm really enjoying watching the story in these videos.
This is not the first time we've seen Ermac as a force for good. In MK: Deception, Quan Chi's control over him was broken by Kenshi. Ermac fought alongside Raiden and his forces in MK: Armageddon
Shang Tsung said “trust nobody, not even yourself”
I watched your first 3 videos on the MK1 story and was suggested a single video that was a movie of all the cutscenes, the entire story, I started to watch it to see the whole story, but realized I enjoyed watching you 2 watch the story as much as I enjoyed the story, so I'm with y'all til the conclusion, you guys RULE🤙
I love this story.
Ermac got a face lift
Lol, yea.
idk if yall realized or not, but in MK1, subzero's name is Bi-Han which is Noob Saibot. scorpion's name is Kuai Liang which is Subzero.
so basically in this timeline, "Noob Saibot" is actually Subzero, "Subzero" is actually Scorpion, and the real Scorpion (Hanzo Hasashi) isn't seen in the main story, but if yall watch the character endings, you'll be pleased by what you find about him. and there's two Hanzo Hasashi related endings, youll need to search up Invasion Scorpion's ending as most ending comps dont include it.
Jarrod?
You killed me!
Lol
Imagine a timeline created by Kano😂😂😂😂😂, he will create Sonya as his punching bag 😂😂
Lol
No need to imagine. Just watch “Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind” and see for yourself.
13:50 thats not why she wanted to get rid of raiden,she did it because he was an anomaly that kept messing up her plans and plus he cut her own sons head off(Shinnok)
Unless you guys want to play through the towers yourselves, you should check out the MK1 Tower endings. There's a video that puts them in chronological order for some nice post story content.
Jared and Sindel are now soulmates
Confirmed that both endings in 11 are canon
the amount of doubt in this video is crazy
Always thought that telekinesis is one of the most OP abilities. Ermac showed incredible performance kombatting against Reptile, Baraka, Johnny and Ashrah at the same time
No way Mileena even touching this timeline Ermac
This Ermac is unstable and this Mileena is much more skilled than the previous ones. Even in the past at his peak Ermac was never untouchable. Liu kang, Stryker, Sub-Zero, Takeda and Jacqui all beat him in the past.
Everyone thought liu kane couldn't handle ahinocks amulate but he dose he just doesn't use it
You were getting the gist of it. Basically every ending in MK11 is actual canon that created a new timeline, which is interesting in that it basically created a plot hole. Certain characters from MK 11 are absent from the new era timeline that haven't been shown yet. Notably Jax, Sonya, Kano, Nightwolf, etc.
Yea and if Jacquis was canon then unless she appointed a successor then her timeline HAS no timekeeper
Characters failing to show for now isn't necessarily a plot hole. Three of the four you mentioned appear in some form in the game anyway, though not having major roles in the story just yet.
Wait, you’re telling me they could’ve gotten Shang Tsung or Quan Chi to resurrect Sindell. The same people that resurrected her in MK 9 and she ended up slaughtering most of the MK roster….
I don’t think Liu Kang would trust them to do that again.😂🤷♂️
Love the reaction guys‼️💯
Lol.
Bi-han has always been an asshole but not necessarily evil
"Damashi" is a nod to the Mortal Kombat Deception game. In that game the Dragon King (Onaga), from beyond death, manipulated Shujinko by going by the name Damashi, and had him travel the realms to collect powerful artifacts for him. Also in that game, the Deadly Alliance (Shang Tsung and Quan Chi) resurrected the Dragon King's Army in order to gain his power (the army they are animating here in MK1, is Onaga's army).
th-cam.com/video/CIYZtN_8_5o/w-d-xo.html
Why tf would you spoil that when they never watched mk Deception and now there's no point
@@SupportGamin2024 I linked to the mkd intro if they were interested. Regardless, mkd is so old...they're not gonna watch that. If they wanna learn the whole story of mk, then should just watch a recap video.
The story gets better and better I like that Li Mei finally got her chapter to shine. As well Sindel being written like how she's supposed to be and not how she was written in Mortal Kombat 11. As well RIP to this timeline Sindel.
Much credit to the writers as well for getting Mileena the push that she truly deserve. As well finally getting a story with King Jerrod in person instead of him being shown in a picture. Shang Tsung of the last timeline being this current Shang Tsung and Quan Chi benefactor was a total disappointment. Like don't get me wrong Shang Tsung is a great antagonist. But him being the antagonist has already been done. It would've been better if it was Onaga the Dragon King who was the mastermind. The true Damashi from Mortal Kombat Deception and the not past Shang Tsung. Who would've been the perfect antagonist for Fire God Liu Kang to go against. But anyway I hope you two have a wonderful day.
I think they are going to save Onaga for DLC but yea, they have ran the Shang Tsung narrative into the ground.
@@TNTGamingonline yeah I can see him being DLC. I completely agree the Shang Tsung narrative has been run to the ground.
Spoilers for Towers
There are endings that show what happened to characters after the events of MK 1 and in one of those they show Onaga
let's remember it's mk 1. shao and the dragon king will have their time.
@@dropkick3024Don't spoil my dude. I'm sure they'll watch the tower endings after the storymode.
I love Li Mei, Reptile, and Baraka in this timeline. Li Mei kicked the sht out of Shao! 😂😁👌🏾🔥🔥
MK 9 retold the story of the first 3 Mortal Kombat games, MK X retold MK 4 and now we have Mortal Kombat one redoing Deadly Alliance and Deception...
On paper Titan Shang Tsung is more powerful than Liu Kang, but obviously in Liu's ending...Titan Shang was still defeated. Even when he was just a Fire God with no Titan powers...same when he killed Kronika. Liu is a Titan killer lol
When Shang Tsung tricks Shang Tsung
Bi Han sub zero HAS always been an asshole lol, which is why it was easy for OG Scorpion😅, Hanzo Hasashi, to be tricked into the idea he killed Satoshi and Harumi. Kuai Liang being Scorpion instead of showing up as the second Sub Zero changes quite a bit
The reason that everything being too good is bad is one you're not thinking of: stagnation. If everyone was perfect and had everything they needed: there'd be no need for them to feel like they'd need to improve themselves. So should something happen in a world like that that isn't prepared for it: total chaos and collapse. Just like if the world was too evil. Got to have that balance.
shang taung could've been a village doctor instead of a charlatan. hell, he probably found a cure to tarkat but NO, this mf chose to be evil & petty
Lol, I guess he can’t escape his nature.
Alan Lee did a great job as Shang Tsung, what are you talking about?
Im too attached to the other guy.
Liu Kang can't save Sindel, he did relinquish his Titan powers for most of this game... I doubt Shang Tsung or Quan Chi would wanna save her either...
BEST SINDEL EVER !!! ;)
No more specifically the first sub zero was an asshole bi Han who was later noob saibot was always an into extremism
Bro stop hating on MK1 it literally has no plot holes unlikes the other ones none of the previous games matter because it’s a new timeline get over it and Liu Kang can be with Katana regardless it wasn’t the reason he gave up his power
Liu kang getting with Kitana was a joke, take it easy. An we just finished the series this afternoon. The story is plot hole city.
@@TNTGamingonlineDon't say stupid things.
wrong liu said he give up ahs pwoer to nto go mad he todl you that in the game
you glazing the old timeline for no reason, there is no reason for you to think the new sindel is weak
The new Sindel appears weak because she is not quick for violence or war like the previous one. The new Shao Khan & Shang Tsung make the same assumption about her. That is why they plan to usurp her throne.