Yeah way way more intelligent i only played mkx and mk11 but I’m planning on playing all the mk games and their storys. And I can see nrs hase the worst story’s which Kinda makes me sad bc there games are pretty good I look at midways games and the games of nrs and nrs is better in everything except story and game modes if they just made those better nrs would be the best game company to me. I mean they already are for me there dlc are kinda cheap if you look at other dlc prices of other games and making a fighter in a fighting game is not easy. Nrs is pretty cool actauly
Everyone except Xerxes from 300. I didn’t get much of a sense of badassery with him. Now, the chick from the second one. She was a tyrannical ruler. She would rule circles around Xerxes.
This scene seriously goes so hard, the absolute scale of having such major threats not only in the same room as one another but *_allying_* with one another is something we still have yet to see in the cinematic story modes to follow. and ending it off with Onaga's "To war!" with the triumphant music playing in the background as they walk into the portal is such a spectacle holy shit
That's because no one is any major threat anymore. Especially since MKX. Part of the greatness of these characters is that around this era we've seen them defeat some of the strongest heroes multiple times showing that them winning was always a real possibility. And then Shao Kahn did end up defeating Blaze in the end.
@@futekigo3574 despite the limited graphics they did a great job conveying the animosity between everyone in the room, especially Onaga and Kahn. It was cool how Kahn reasoned with Onaga while still maintaining a bit of cockiness "you're not emperor anymore". It shows how Kahn used to be such a great character when he was written well. He's an arrogant, violent brute, but he can be very pragmatic and cunning.
I love how smart Shao Kahn is here. Later games would make him a complete brute, basically what Onaga is here. "I’ll fight you all and win single handedly! Prepare to die!" But this one knows his limits and while he is strong, there are people stronger than him and he knows when to use force and when to use deception.
@ghostoftime1 Shao Kahn is only patient like this because in this timeline he'd had his teeth kicked in on 3 separate occasions in the last 15 years, new time line is still fresh from mk 2 where he'd been undefeated so his brutish arrogance is more understandable.
Love how Onaga first openly threatens everyone, then shouts "To war" by posing himself as the leader and walks in the portal first by not being afraid to give his back to everyone else
Probably to remind Shao Kahn that Onaga was his emperor and superior before Shao Kahn poisoned him. We don't know if Quan Chi or Shang Tsung served under him while he was emperor.
Those Onaga movements are really exaggerated but I loved this moment. First time I played it I feared that the game would make you fight all 4 of them in a row
Definitely one of the most interesting moments in MK history, you have some of the biggest villains in one place and they aren't trying to murder each other...yet. Quan chi of all characters even points out that *"yeah we're all TOTALLY going to backstab each other in the end...BUT only by working together for a time can any one of us hope to have the chance at gaining ultimate POWER"! (and then kill the rest..)*
Because Quan Chi fucked over more characters than anyone else in the series and he knows this is his only slim chance of making it out alive. Shinnok has a bone to pick with him, and so does Tsung after the way the alliance fell apart. He also knows Kahn won't ever trust him again after they pretended to pledge allegiance and then attacked a clone of Kahn.
This is probably my Shao Khan moment of all time. Confidently sit on his throne in a room full of guys that want him dead and commands the room when speaks backing up Quan Chi to the point Onaga can't argue against him.
The fact that this Shao Khan was wiser, calmer and fiercer, goes to show why he won the prize in the first place. He really did beat Onaga, returned to battle, defeated Taven, took the power and yeah.
Armageddon's canon ending was that Taven absorbed Blaze's power and became a full god, but nothing happened to prevent Armageddon, MKA was going to be the last MK game since Midway was going bankrupt, when WB bought them and expanded the team into Netherrealm, they realized that they needed to keep things going so they retconned the game's ending, no matter how little sense it made to anyone that actually played Armageddon
@@JargonMadjin that's not really accurate. Armageddon was not meant to be the end of the series. They had plans going forward from where armageddon left off. Using armageddon as a jumping off point for a status quo shift - similar to how the opening to deadly alliance was a status quo shift as well. It was made to further develop some of the characters moving forward (like nitara, ashrah, and khameleon), while giving some of the old characters their one final hurrah before they permanently kill them off. This is why the reboot was unneeded. Armageddon literally ends with saying "Taven won, most people survived, and now all of those survivors are even stronger - and it's up to taven and friends to finally find a solution to armageddon, while some of our old heroes are dead for good and raiden has become fully corrupted."
@@jaernihiltheus7817 Bruh, Midway literally went bankrupt after MKA.. Warner bought them out later on, rebranding to Netherrealm, and from there we got MK vs DCU, which had absolutely no ties to Armageddon, they never planned anything out post-Armageddon until WB saved them from bankruptcy, at which point the following year after MK vs DCU they went for the reboot MK9 which was only possible by retconning the original ending of MKA. MK vs DCU released in 2008, this was just after WB bought them out, since they were using DC characters, they were still called Midway at the time, this was before the rebrand to Netherrealm, leading into MK9. Don't give me that rubbish about them planning it out, they clearly didn't, they literally went bankrupt. Taven's ending literally stated that Armageddon wasn't stopped, that's the part you missed, he literally says "the quest did nothing to stabilize the realms", meaning it was all a waste of time. Not that it matters because they retconned it slightly to "Kahn somehow won" and because he interfered with the quest, Armageddon sure as hell wasn't stopped anyway, so in both "canon" endings, the world ends, there's no way to go from there. Which is why in the reboot they start pulling time travel BS to keep things rolling
@@JargonMadjin MK vs DCU happened before the bankruptcy. 4thsnake has a good short video on the topic that explains how what you're saying is wrong, but Tl;Dr: Mortal Kombat was always intended to continue because Mortal Kombat was literally the only thing Midway produced that didn't lose them millions of dollars. Every single other franchise had been failing since before deadly alliance and they were being sued for copyright infringement over a new IP. Mortal Kombat was their golden goose and the only thing that kept Midway alive for almost the entirety of the 2000s. Every 3d era game - that includes Deadly Alliance, Deception, Armageddon, Shaolin Monks, and MK vs DCU sold well, and all of them except vs DCU was well received by both fans and critics alike. So no, that whole "mk9 saved the franchise" thing or the "they HAD to reboot the timeline" thing are both myths. EDIT: As for armageddon not being stopped - yes, that's the point. Armageddon never happened in MKA, MKA's plot revolved around the Elder Gods trying to prevent it from happening by culling the actors involved, thus putting it off. The point you seem to be missing about that ending is that the idea was that the next game was going to be taven trying to find a way to prevent armageddon officially. MKA was Taven's origin story, not his character arc.
@@jaernihiltheus7817 "So no, that whole "mk9 saved the franchise" thing or the "they HAD to reboot the timeline" thing are both myths." Literally never said any of that, I said Warner Bros saved them from bankruptcy, if a reboot wasn't needed they why did they do it?
I always loved this scene not just because of Shao Kahn's intimidating voice but, the massive balls he had talking down to Onaga. He even lounged on his throne like a boss through most of the scene. Taven quoting Raiden's Deadly Alliance to speech to Raiden himself was the icing on the cake so yea, this was the best scene in the game.
I mean tbf Onaga was the strongest in the room despite being in his weakened NR form and Shao no longer being afraid of Onaga entirely Onaga is still considered the stronger one in the room
Yeah the better side isn't always afraid of hurting each other, they rather heal and not torture and don't engage their base desires to see others suffer for their own pleasure.. Generally
Of course they turned on each other you really think they all would still be teaming and helping each other when the ultimate power standing there in front of them you darn right I would turn on my allies I want that power like everybody else.
As someone said "If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity - only a great man can stand prosperity"
It is funny how Dairou, the mercenary, who joined the Forces of Darkness actually got one of the best endings. He made peace to Outworld, Earthrealm and Edenia. I would like to see an MK game where Earthrealm are the invaders and you have to play as characters from other realms to stop them
I wish we seen how each of the Forces of Darkness and Forces Of Light came together for Armageddon I wish there was a cutscene of Taven eavesdropping on the Forces Of Darkness and Light gatherings.
I wish that huge battle from the intro was a playable free-for-all where you fight whoever you wish and help turn the tide of battle in your side's favor.
@@vapor.6292 pre NRS he never actually betrayed anyone outside of Deadly Alliance, where as Quan Chi was established as a treacherous sorcerer who betrays or manipulates everyone in MK4 and was carried over in DA followed by Deception. So at this moment Shang Tsung *is* the most trust worthy.
Come to think of it MK X&11 have seen Shang Tsung and Quan chi switch roles. With Quan being loyal to Shinnok and making no attempts to seize the amulet for himself. While Shang Tsung is betraying everyone he comes across
They did Shujinko dirty in this game. After the events of Deception it's like his character learned nothing and his delusions of Grandeur rose to comedic levels.
@@JargonMadjin Shujinko and Onaga hasn't returned as playable characters though(just cameo, Shujinko wise). And that Havik is not the same. I miss the more calmer Havik that's not Dairou. Turns out, it's a title after all, like Rain, who's Overlord Zefferro.
I love the size difference between Shao Kahn and Onaga.. shao kahn looks like an ant next to Onaga. Dude is to mortal kombat what Oni is to street fighter, a mass destruction killing machine. They both look like they could destroy anyone in their respective rosters.
Shujinko was dead set on taking on Onaga, Shang Tsung, Quran Chi AND Shao Kahn all on his own. Whether you think he’s stupid or brave, he’s a batshit insane badass. Imagine he used his absorbing powers like he did in Deception if he had gone against them?? Oh, man, he would be OP!
Onaga: Why should I trust any of you traitorous bastards?! Quan Chi: Do you really want to hear me give the Optimus Prime speech? Shang Tsung: I'll get the Linkin Park! Shao Khan: I'll just sit here with some popcorn.
On tbe subject of Transformers, here is a little comparison between the villains of both franchises. Shao Kahn = Megatron Shang Shung = Starscream Quan Chi = Armada Dirge Onaga = IDW1 Zeta Prime Shinnok = Fallen Tanya = Blackarachnia/Arachnaid One Being = Unicron Revenant Liu Kang = Nemesis Prime Reiko = Beast Megatron Sektor = Shockwave/Beast Machines Beast Megatron
@@cygnusprime6728 The reason I compared them was because they are both individuals who followed the footsteps of the mighty leaders of their factions, Megatron and Shao Kahn, despite having vastly inferior power, while also having both a gigantic sense of admiration for them (they even reached extremes because of that, with Beast Megatron changing his name and taking the name "Megatron" and Reiko sneaking into Shao Kahn's throne room, sitting on his throne and wearing his helmet) and a personal thirst for power accompanied by a deceiving and scheming nature. Whether they are good characters or not is irrelevant to the similarities they have and the comparidon I made between them (although, yeah, Beast Megatron is a badass).
@@vaggos2003 I mean Megatron actually got shit done and was a hell of a leader with genius strategies. Reiko admired shao Kahn but accomplished absolutely nothing. Literally the only thing they have in common is admiring the previous ruler and adopting some of their mannerisms. Megatron is a well developed character while Reiko has even less depth than freaking Waspinator.
Well only one being can acquire the power by defeating blaze so it makes sense that they’d turn on each other in the end, they’re all probably aware of that fact too, it’s obvious
@@striped_hyena18so, that means emperor monster is shao kahn, the demon is quan chi, the shape shifting guy is shang tsung and dragon king is onaga right ?
I love how during all this Super Villian League Conference banter that Taven sticks out like a sore thumb in the background, especially in the angle where Shao Kahn's and Onaga's sights would be. Hell even when Onaga was about to walk out of the meeting (0:46) he would been able to see Taven and say, "Hey! Who's that!?" and blow Taven's cover completely lol
this is just so fucking dope. the PS2 era was my favorite solely because the character interactions and world development were so much better. seeing this interaction felt like such a fucking treat back in the day
The way how he responded back to Shao Kahn was epically Crazy & The Dragon King responded back saying “EMPEROR ONAGA!” You know it’s crazy day in Mortal Kombat like the video game, especially the comic book it never showed Shao Kahn removing ONAGA! That is something what every single Mortal Kombat fan wants to see.
"I'll take that chance." Always liked that last line with Shao Kahn, Cause he knows where's he getting himself into as he knows he's gonna be betrayed by his alliegances and knows Onaga is gonna plot on killing him as long as Darkness wins. Can't imagine how Shao Kahn used to consider Onaga his emperor in the past to literally become his equal or superior
@@chillout7544 Well yeah cause now from everything it's told, Even in dialogues, They say Onaga is still the Emperor while Shao Kahn just goes by the name of Shao as General, Which we don't know if Onaga will take the role Shao Kahn had in the 2 previous timelines or will Shao Kahn finally start to make his move on taking the throne and perhaps have a slight different role than what he previously had.
@@leonduncan3327 I want Onaga as an Emperor. And Shao Kahn even if you use one where he is khan. Is not stronger than Onaga and never was even with all that amps and absorbtions of other realms. This is confirmed in Shao Kahn's deception ending.
When I was a kid I had no idea how crazy this scene is: Onaga, Quan Chi, Shao and Shang Tsung, all together discussing about an alliance against the good guys. I didn't understand english back then, let alone MK lore.
Even kids who did understand English back then, we didn't realize how crazy this scene was until we got older lmao. The four strongest and most powerful mk villains all in the same room (except shinnok) trying to come up with a plan to defeat the heroes. Crazy looking back at it again when you realize how significant this scene was 😂😂
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That's a cute name, did Ed Boon give it to you?
😂
@@OfficialBullyMaguire hey I’ve heard that you think it should be illegal for women to fart is that true?
@@Endgame707 What're you talking about?
@@OfficialBullyMaguire Harry Osborn told me last night is it true
Shao khan: ill take that chance.
It seems NRS forgot how badass shao khan is.
NRS cucked every guy in MK.
When Shao Kahn was more intelligent and calmer in the original timeline than in the current one.
The new Shao Kahn is maybe even dumber than Goro.
Yeah way way more intelligent i only played mkx and mk11 but I’m planning on playing all the mk games and their storys. And I can see nrs hase the worst story’s which Kinda makes me sad bc there games are pretty good I look at midways games and the games of nrs and nrs is better in everything except story and game modes if they just made those better nrs would be the best game company to me. I mean they already are for me there dlc are kinda cheap if you look at other dlc prices of other games and making a fighter in a fighting game is not easy. Nrs is pretty cool actauly
I mean he did snap kung lao's neck
When Nether realm cared about its characters
@@Life4Ninja it was midway not nrs. Midway made the characters and nrs ruined them.
The bit where Quan Chi says "we're all treacherous by nature" sounds like such a Sith mentality.
Well, Sith are based on evil backstabbing douchebags.
Yes he admits that all of them are villains
Love that this evolves to no one on the planet trusting Shang in Aftermath
Only a sith deals as absolute lol 🤣
Only the movie siths
"I'll take that chance."
Mk9: And so he did.
It paid off lol
Man that Shao Kahn voice can make you grow a beard. Twice.
If not, Quan Chi's voice would do the rest.
LOL
I have that voice. I sing in a local choir as a bass
Sounds like kevin grevioux
Or as my grandpa would say, it would put lead in your pencil
Being a villain while having a deep voice makes you sound like a total badass.
And then having that badass walk Shao Kahn has makes you even more of a super badass.
Everyone except Xerxes from 300. I didn’t get much of a sense of badassery with him. Now, the chick from the second one. She was a tyrannical ruler. She would rule circles around Xerxes.
@@wadewilson333 Bitch he was so fancy!
He got power of swag on his side....
Absolutely true. Which makes it baffling that they changed Shinnok's badass voice from MK4 to a low rent Emperor Palpatine.
@@wadewilson333 Xerxes gives off that gay vibe thats why he doesnt seem badass even with his deep voice
This scene seriously goes so hard, the absolute scale of having such major threats not only in the same room as one another but *_allying_* with one another is something we still have yet to see in the cinematic story modes to follow.
and ending it off with Onaga's "To war!" with the triumphant music playing in the background as they walk into the portal is such a spectacle holy shit
Then after Onaga says to war. The hard stare him and Shao Kahn exchanges. Gives me chills!
That's because no one is any major threat anymore. Especially since MKX. Part of the greatness of these characters is that around this era we've seen them defeat some of the strongest heroes multiple times showing that them winning was always a real possibility. And then Shao Kahn did end up defeating Blaze in the end.
@@futekigo3574 despite the limited graphics they did a great job conveying the animosity between everyone in the room, especially Onaga and Kahn. It was cool how Kahn reasoned with Onaga while still maintaining a bit of cockiness "you're not emperor anymore". It shows how Kahn used to be such a great character when he was written well. He's an arrogant, violent brute, but he can be very pragmatic and cunning.
@@cygnusprime6728 yeah. Midway Shao Kahn is written way better than NRS Kahn
But Shinnok was smarter than all of them and sent a doppelganger in his place.
I've always loved how Onaga's voice echoes when he talks while everyone else has a normal tone.
I love how smart Shao Kahn is here. Later games would make him a complete brute, basically what Onaga is here. "I’ll fight you all and win single handedly! Prepare to die!" But this one knows his limits and while he is strong, there are people stronger than him and he knows when to use force and when to use deception.
I know! Shame that the people who portray the Kahn as a brute is one of his creators.
That's why Shao Kahn won Armageddon
Right, NRS Shao Kahn is just an idiot
Kahn here is def more of a diplomat/strategist than his new timeline counterpart.
@ghostoftime1 Shao Kahn is only patient like this because in this timeline he'd had his teeth kicked in on 3 separate occasions in the last 15 years, new time line is still fresh from mk 2 where he'd been undefeated so his brutish arrogance is more understandable.
Onaga: has lot of power
Weakness: kicks
N O M O R E K I C K I N G !
@@lg6884 I was literally coming to comment this 🤣🥧
@@lg6884 I missed the part where that's my problem.
Especially Liu Kang's Bicycle Kick
@@bluejaydude1284 That was literally the only move that can damage Onaga regularly without the use of a Kamidogu.
That "EMPEROR Onaga!" Gives me chills
Really hoping for Onaga to make an appearance on MK12. A man can dream ;-;
Seems to be the only logical step to me.
Last time they came up with an original final boss it backfired.
Onaga at least is more straightforward
@@agrubohub4009 would love havik as a side villain who can win as well, also i don’t want chapters anymore
@@agrubohub4009 lorewise yeah, but I don't think netherrealm is caring much about the old timeline anymore
MK is so fckd up now i doubt he appears.
@Omega That’s ‘cause her an Johnny are descendants of some war cult that were made for Gods. Now Takeda taking out Onaga would be better.
Love how Onaga first openly threatens everyone, then shouts "To war" by posing himself as the leader and walks in the portal first by not being afraid to give his back to everyone else
Realistically hes the strongest out of all of them just not the smartest lol
@@sparknazoOnaga is not the smartest? He betrayed Shukinko his entire life 😂😂😂
Bru he even looks at shao like yea waddup bitch🤣
@@mitrocepan9141 sushinko is a fool
"We are all treacherous by nature"
Onaga: "I have literally never betrayed anyone... Yet..."
He betrayed shujinko. Really was playing and lying to him the entire time
@@TheNadroj10 I don't think it's totally a betrayal because that was Onaga's plan from the start. Using Shujinko.
@@TheNadroj10 Somehow I completely forgot about that one. Though I think that's more of a double cross.
@@RimeyCHIt's more of him using and manipulating Shujinko not betraying him
Guys, what he did to Shujinko is literally in the title of the game - Deception
Onaga`s battle cry made an impression on Shang tsung for sure. He even teleported one step to the right
Lmao how have I never noticed that
His right of course.
@@Jared-W indeed
Widescreen has that effect on a lot of older titles and their cutscenes.
LMFAO 😂😂
I love how Onaga only had a problem with Shao Kahn calling “Onaga” and not Quan Chi and Shang Tsung.
Kahn did kill him to take over his throne
If this was MK11 the scene would have played like this:
Shao Kahn: Onaga!
Onaga: ONAGA KAHN!!!
Shao Kahn: Not anymore.
Onaga: ROAR!!!
Well, Shang Tsung and Quan Chi raised him back from the death, Shao Kahn killed him.
@@PotentialGrim
Yeah, Shao Kahn stole the dude's throne via underhanded means, of course he'd be pissy.
Probably to remind Shao Kahn that Onaga was his emperor and superior before Shao Kahn poisoned him. We don't know if Quan Chi or Shang Tsung served under him while he was emperor.
1:35
That gangsta walk takes 100s of years to master.....
💯 I guess that walk was why he ruled the realm.
Shao Khan walking like he is the Emperor
Onaga walking like he don't care who the Emperor is lol 😂
Those Onaga movements are really exaggerated but I loved this moment.
First time I played it I feared that the game would make you fight all 4 of them in a row
It fn should have!
Taven very well could beat all of them considering everyone he's fought by that point.
@@W.T.F599 maybe not Shao Khan and Onaga in tandem. The other 2, definitely.
@@lg6884 Liu kang beat Kahn twice and he's not a god. Taven is half god.
@@W.T.F599 Yet even Shao Kahn wouldn’t dare fight Onaga, so I think Onaga would just.. impregnate Taven 🤣
Definitely one of the most interesting moments in MK history, you have some of the biggest villains in one place and they aren't trying to murder each other...yet. Quan chi of all characters even points out that *"yeah we're all TOTALLY going to backstab each other in the end...BUT only by working together for a time can any one of us hope to have the chance at gaining ultimate POWER"! (and then kill the rest..)*
Because Quan Chi fucked over more characters than anyone else in the series and he knows this is his only slim chance of making it out alive. Shinnok has a bone to pick with him, and so does Tsung after the way the alliance fell apart. He also knows Kahn won't ever trust him again after they pretended to pledge allegiance and then attacked a clone of Kahn.
Who is better at backstaping people:
1. Shang Tsung
2. Onaga
3. Shao Kahn
4. Quan Chi
@@sonicbattleplayer5762 quan chi
It all boils down to:
"We can kill each other later".
@@sonicbattleplayer5762correct answer. Tanya
This was the Shao Kahn everyone feared, even ohnaga. Not physical power but thinking wisely & persuasion
Yep.
Yes every villain has a positivity even pure evil ones like Shao Kahn
🤣🤣🤣🤣 kid you are delusional and you don't have any idea about mk lore
Actually shao feared onaga and vice
Onaga was the only one who didn't fear Shao Kahn, but this Shao Kahn wasn't afraid of Onaga. That's the important part
@@HeOfTheBeginning but still Onaga is stronger than shao
The way Shao Kahn walks. Like he's in the club and wishing somebody would start with him 😂
"EMPEROR ONAGA" is forever ingrained in my head
What a dope ass moment
This is probably my Shao Khan moment of all time. Confidently sit on his throne in a room full of guys that want him dead
and commands the room when speaks backing up Quan Chi to the point Onaga can't argue against him.
The music of Armageddon is slept on nobody talks about it that much, they usually just talk about deception's ost or deadly alliance
Because the kombat system's generic nature washed the game. you knew what to expect with almost every character so there was no variety
Belltower slaps. Most of the bgm in Armageddon is actually very good
Meteor Storm and Bell Tower have two of my favorite tracks in the series
@@delorianholley6850 That was completely unrelated to the comment and I don't even agree with it either its just your bad skill taking over you
Who played this? lol
1:25 the best moment was is when the music builds up then Onaga shouts out "To War!" the trumpets starts playing
The fact that this Shao Khan was wiser, calmer and fiercer, goes to show why he won the prize in the first place. He really did beat Onaga, returned to battle, defeated Taven, took the power and yeah.
Armageddon's canon ending was that Taven absorbed Blaze's power and became a full god, but nothing happened to prevent Armageddon, MKA was going to be the last MK game since Midway was going bankrupt, when WB bought them and expanded the team into Netherrealm, they realized that they needed to keep things going so they retconned the game's ending, no matter how little sense it made to anyone that actually played Armageddon
@@JargonMadjin that's not really accurate. Armageddon was not meant to be the end of the series.
They had plans going forward from where armageddon left off. Using armageddon as a jumping off point for a status quo shift - similar to how the opening to deadly alliance was a status quo shift as well. It was made to further develop some of the characters moving forward (like nitara, ashrah, and khameleon), while giving some of the old characters their one final hurrah before they permanently kill them off.
This is why the reboot was unneeded. Armageddon literally ends with saying "Taven won, most people survived, and now all of those survivors are even stronger - and it's up to taven and friends to finally find a solution to armageddon, while some of our old heroes are dead for good and raiden has become fully corrupted."
@@jaernihiltheus7817
Bruh, Midway literally went bankrupt after MKA..
Warner bought them out later on, rebranding to Netherrealm, and from there we got MK vs DCU, which had absolutely no ties to Armageddon, they never planned anything out post-Armageddon until WB saved them from bankruptcy, at which point the following year after MK vs DCU they went for the reboot MK9 which was only possible by retconning the original ending of MKA. MK vs DCU released in 2008, this was just after WB bought them out, since they were using DC characters, they were still called Midway at the time, this was before the rebrand to Netherrealm, leading into MK9. Don't give me that rubbish about them planning it out, they clearly didn't, they literally went bankrupt.
Taven's ending literally stated that Armageddon wasn't stopped, that's the part you missed, he literally says "the quest did nothing to stabilize the realms", meaning it was all a waste of time. Not that it matters because they retconned it slightly to "Kahn somehow won" and because he interfered with the quest, Armageddon sure as hell wasn't stopped anyway, so in both "canon" endings, the world ends, there's no way to go from there. Which is why in the reboot they start pulling time travel BS to keep things rolling
@@JargonMadjin MK vs DCU happened before the bankruptcy.
4thsnake has a good short video on the topic that explains how what you're saying is wrong, but Tl;Dr:
Mortal Kombat was always intended to continue because Mortal Kombat was literally the only thing Midway produced that didn't lose them millions of dollars. Every single other franchise had been failing since before deadly alliance and they were being sued for copyright infringement over a new IP.
Mortal Kombat was their golden goose and the only thing that kept Midway alive for almost the entirety of the 2000s. Every 3d era game - that includes Deadly Alliance, Deception, Armageddon, Shaolin Monks, and MK vs DCU sold well, and all of them except vs DCU was well received by both fans and critics alike.
So no, that whole "mk9 saved the franchise" thing or the "they HAD to reboot the timeline" thing are both myths.
EDIT: As for armageddon not being stopped - yes, that's the point. Armageddon never happened in MKA, MKA's plot revolved around the Elder Gods trying to prevent it from happening by culling the actors involved, thus putting it off. The point you seem to be missing about that ending is that the idea was that the next game was going to be taven trying to find a way to prevent armageddon officially. MKA was Taven's origin story, not his character arc.
@@jaernihiltheus7817
"So no, that whole "mk9 saved the franchise" thing or the "they HAD to reboot the timeline" thing are both myths."
Literally never said any of that, I said Warner Bros saved them from bankruptcy, if a reboot wasn't needed they why did they do it?
I remember the first time I encountered that cutscene and I was like
"please don't tell me I have to fight all four of them" 😂😂
lol same
swear to god bro
I was actually hoping to get to fight Quan Chi. As Taven promised Orin that he will find Quan Chi and make him pay with his life.
Same😂
Nah I just want to battle with them, of course in 1v1
Armegeddon looked so goddamn futuristic in that Game Informer 16 years ago.
they even had a website i can never find anymore.
Fr tho 😭
I always loved this scene not just because of Shao Kahn's intimidating voice but, the massive balls he had talking down to Onaga. He even lounged on his throne like a boss through most of the scene. Taven quoting Raiden's Deadly Alliance to speech to Raiden himself was the icing on the cake so yea, this was the best scene in the game.
Gotta love shao kahn sitting on Onaga's throne right in front of him.
If Onaga hadnt of lost his powers in Deception to Shujinko. Onaga would of probably killed Shao Kahn everybody else there.
@@Chloe1sylvester1234 Without the probably
How did Shao Kahn regain his throne?
@@ECJ49 he killed onaga twice and everyone there
@@valnovanoth shao kahn literally bodied him twice
The way Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung waiting for Onaga answer. Guy's literally still have the authority even he's no longer ruler of Outworld
I mean tbf Onaga was the strongest in the room despite being in his weakened NR form and Shao no longer being afraid of Onaga entirely Onaga is still considered the stronger one in the room
This is the Deadlier Alliance.
I love even the Forces Of Light turned on each other to get the power of Blaze showing the heroes do have a devious side.
Yeah the better side isn't always afraid of hurting each other, they rather heal and not torture and don't engage their base desires to see others suffer for their own pleasure.. Generally
Of course they turned on each other you really think they all would still be teaming and helping each other when the ultimate power standing there in front of them you darn right I would turn on my allies I want that power like everybody else.
As someone said
"If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity - only a great man can stand prosperity"
It is funny how Dairou, the mercenary, who joined the Forces of Darkness actually got one of the best endings.
He made peace to Outworld, Earthrealm and Edenia.
I would like to see an MK game where Earthrealm are the invaders and you have to play as characters from other realms to stop them
It’s been years since I played this game, but I thought the presence of Blaze influenced every Kombat ant to fend for themselves?
I wish we seen how each of the Forces of Darkness and Forces Of Light came together for Armageddon I wish there was a cutscene of Taven eavesdropping on the Forces Of Darkness and Light gatherings.
@@Frosterino Yeah.
For example, why Ashram is one the Forces of Light.
She only thinks she a hero when in reality she is killing innocent people
I wish that huge battle from the intro was a playable free-for-all where you fight whoever you wish and help turn the tide of battle in your side's favor.
@@inr9751yeah that would be awesome just imagining it is awesome.
0:12 Out of *ALL* the people who could question Quan Chi's possible scheming, Shang Tsung should be the *LAST* one to call him out.
compared to them shang tsung is an angel and he knows it.
@@johntravolta8389 Mm, not really sure about that 👀
@@vapor.6292 pre NRS he never actually betrayed anyone outside of Deadly Alliance, where as Quan Chi was established as a treacherous sorcerer who betrays or manipulates everyone in MK4 and was carried over in DA followed by Deception. So at this moment Shang Tsung *is* the most trust worthy.
@@lg6884 this is true.shang used to be the best of them in the older timline
Come to think of it MK X&11 have seen Shang Tsung and Quan chi switch roles. With Quan being loyal to Shinnok and making no attempts to seize the amulet for himself. While Shang Tsung is betraying everyone he comes across
Shao Kahn really showed more intelligence in this one cutscene alone than he did throughout the entirety of the NetherRealm made games.
This was also one of my favorite Outworld moments. Seeing a 4 way alliance like this. I really miss Onaga as much as I do Shujinko and Havik.
They did Shujinko dirty in this game. After the events of Deception it's like his character learned nothing and his delusions of Grandeur rose to comedic levels.
Well, they came back now
@@JargonMadjin Shujinko and Onaga hasn't returned as playable characters though(just cameo, Shujinko wise). And that Havik is not the same. I miss the more calmer Havik that's not Dairou. Turns out, it's a title after all, like Rain, who's Overlord Zefferro.
@@HRPNX-vl4uu It's better than nothing at least
@@JargonMadjin True
I love how Quan Chi looks at the camera like "These dumb mother fuckers..."
Ayooo 😂😂😂😂😂
I like the way onaga looked at shao kahn after he said "to war!" Like he still doesn't trust him lol
Me: Can I go to the bathroom?
Teacher: You can go out during recess.
Bathroom at recess:
Shao Kahn: Onaga
Onaga: EMPEROR Onaga!
Shao Kahn: Not anymore, Look at little emperor junior, Gonna cry?
Shao Kahn: "I'm gonna put some hammer in your eye"
"EMPEROR ONAGA!!!!"
"I missed the part where that's my problem."
bully shaoKahnuire
I love this thread 😂
Seeing these four, all powerful in their own right, agreeing to work together to slay their enemies, is truly a terrifying sight
Damn onaga got that gangsta walk
And followed by Shao Kahn's badass walk. Shao and Onaga were the fucking real G's of MK universe
Meanwhile Shao Kahn has the pimp walk 😂
That swag walk at the end is whats the icing on the cake in this scene for me lmaoooo. Walking around like the fucking boss
0:46 you can feel the disrespect Onaga felt in that moment
I love the size difference between Shao Kahn and Onaga.. shao kahn looks like an ant next to Onaga. Dude is to mortal kombat what Oni is to street fighter, a mass destruction killing machine. They both look like they could destroy anyone in their respective rosters.
Onaga: I’ll never join with you!
*Three drinks later…*
Onaga: To war!
Shao Khan showing the kind of mindset you need to be one of Outworld's strongest rulers, he's not just some himbo like in MK 11
"Look, we're all going to try to kill each other in ten minutes, but right now we need to be evil together"
i like that their mutual understanding is just "we are evil"
Shao Kahn had a real strut going on at the end.
Wow a few years later where technology has increased we got... .... invasions!!! Lol
Ikr? It's such a downgrade.
Shujinko was dead set on taking on Onaga, Shang Tsung, Quran Chi AND Shao Kahn all on his own. Whether you think he’s stupid or brave, he’s a batshit insane badass. Imagine he used his absorbing powers like he did in Deception if he had gone against them?? Oh, man, he would be OP!
Onaga: "Ah shit, here we go again..."
This is shujinko?
@@malintended
No, you play as Taven in this game. But on the way to Shao Khan's throne room, you free Shujinko from the palace dungeons.
@@johnnygyro2295 I always assumed Shujinko just got lost on the way to the throne room since he never did fight them
I like how Onaga walks with this exaggerated swagger of a black demon
Onaga: Why should I trust any of you traitorous bastards?!
Quan Chi: Do you really want to hear me give the Optimus Prime speech?
Shang Tsung: I'll get the Linkin Park!
Shao Khan: I'll just sit here with some popcorn.
looooool
On tbe subject of Transformers, here is a little comparison between the villains of both franchises.
Shao Kahn = Megatron
Shang Shung = Starscream
Quan Chi = Armada Dirge
Onaga = IDW1 Zeta Prime
Shinnok = Fallen
Tanya = Blackarachnia/Arachnaid
One Being = Unicron
Revenant Liu Kang = Nemesis Prime
Reiko = Beast Megatron
Sektor = Shockwave/Beast Machines Beast Megatron
@@vaggos2003 agree with everything except comparing Beast wars Megatron to the garbage tier Reiko lmao.
@@cygnusprime6728 The reason I compared them was because they are both individuals who followed the footsteps of the mighty leaders of their factions, Megatron and Shao Kahn, despite having vastly inferior power, while also having both a gigantic sense of admiration for them (they even reached extremes because of that, with Beast Megatron changing his name and taking the name "Megatron" and Reiko sneaking into Shao Kahn's throne room, sitting on his throne and wearing his helmet) and a personal thirst for power accompanied by a deceiving and scheming nature.
Whether they are good characters or not is irrelevant to the similarities they have and the comparidon I made between them (although, yeah, Beast Megatron is a badass).
@@vaggos2003 I mean Megatron actually got shit done and was a hell of a leader with genius strategies. Reiko admired shao Kahn but accomplished absolutely nothing. Literally the only thing they have in common is admiring the previous ruler and adopting some of their mannerisms. Megatron is a well developed character while Reiko has even less depth than freaking Waspinator.
I like how this "alliance" didn't even last 20 minutes because in the intro they all betray each other
The heat of the moment lol
Well only one being can acquire the power by defeating blaze so it makes sense that they’d turn on each other in the end, they’re all probably aware of that fact too, it’s obvious
It's comedic how the voices just get deeper and deeper 😂
My Favorite cut scene of all time in mk history, 4 of the most badazz villains in mk history working together.
-Onaga
-EMPEROR ONAGA!!!
-Not Anymore...
That's ultimate, guys
0:45 that voice....
1:31 that Onaga walk XD
These 4 together are actually pretty scary 😮💨
The emperor monster
The demon
The shape shifting sorcerer
The monster dragon king
So give up
@@striped_hyena18 Id go with:
The Dragon Master
Brutish, yet deceiving Emperor
A liar in human skin
and a pillsbury dough boy
@@striped_hyena18so, that means emperor monster is shao kahn, the demon is quan chi, the shape shifting guy is shang tsung and dragon king is onaga right ?
@@genshoryukenpou Yes ofc
Would have been cool if Shinnok was there, imagine all of the mk final bosses at the time standing together in that room.
Watching this made me forgot how unique Konquest mode was. Thank you Deception and Armageddon.
The latest NRS MK’s may be more cinematic in their story but Midway’s MK has the writing and imagination no cap.
The true "Big Four"
I thought Onaga was cool as hell. I hope he makes a comeback
two biggest badasses
one shady man
and quan chi
decided to join forces until they could safely kill each other
Funny how these villains are so desperate, even an alliance full of potential traitors are still better than to be defeated by their actual enemies.
Where funny
That’d be sick if the portal just instantly killed them all and Quan chi betrayed them lol
"To war"
Mkx blood shower brutality plays
“To WAARRR!”
Epic trumpet music 🎺🎺🎺 🔥
I love how during all this Super Villian League Conference banter that Taven sticks out like a sore thumb in the background, especially in the angle where Shao Kahn's and Onaga's sights would be.
Hell even when Onaga was about to walk out of the meeting (0:46) he would been able to see Taven and say, "Hey! Who's that!?" and blow Taven's cover completely lol
Maybe their vision is based on movement?
What if he saw him but decided to let him do his thing and indirectly use Taven in his favor?
To be fair, Taven could probably take them since he can freeze time, he's a demigod
@@oMaJoJlol he’s as dumb as a t rex
- General Kotal?!
- Kotal _Kahn._
- "Kahn"? Pathetic fool! You pretend to my throne!
2006 Onaga: First time?
lol
Also raiden being there when taven shows up and revealing he made a deal with them to protect earthrealm was epic
Girl: He must be cheating on me
*Me and the Bois*
this is just so fucking dope. the PS2 era was my favorite solely because the character interactions and world development were so much better. seeing this interaction felt like such a fucking treat back in the day
People often forget Dark Raiden was there conspiring with them. He must’ve just left because Taven happened to run into him in the halls.
I liked how Onaga gave Shao Kahn that dirty ass look as he walked off into the portal.
I hope Onaga is in MK12 this time!
Sadly they are just gonna ruin him.
Or just decide to do another reboot.
@@yunus1516Yep
@@ChristianProtossDragoon weeeeeel
My middle school days... Thanks For The Throwback.
That exchange between Onaga and Shao Kahn about the Emperor title has lived rent free in my head for over a decade
I laughed so hard at the body movements like why are they so dramatic 😂😂
They act like they're in a WWE promo.
Quan Chi has a menacing voice
My favorite part about this scene is how they're all aware that betrayal is a guarantee, but still bother to temporarily ally themselves anyways.
I just realizes that Onaga is what Reptile would have become in Deception.
The way how he responded back to Shao Kahn was epically Crazy & The Dragon King responded back saying “EMPEROR ONAGA!” You know it’s crazy day in Mortal Kombat like the video game, especially the comic book it never showed Shao Kahn removing ONAGA! That is something what every single Mortal Kombat fan wants to see.
"ONAGA.."
"EMPEROR onaga.."
"Not anymore"
"GRRRGHRHH 😠"
Lmaooooooo
Shao Kahn: ONAGA…!
ONAGA: EMPEROR ONAGA!!!
Shao Kahn: Not anymore
ONAGA: *ROAR*
😂 gets me every time
The best thing about this scene is Shao Kahn copying Onaga‘s walk lmao
Well Onaga is his father so…
Shao Khan was his advisor but he poisoned Onaga to usurped
😂😂
Quan Chi talks like the zesty neighbor whose always trying to invite high school boys over to his place to smoke
One sneeze and Taven would die. Just imagine having to face all four at once.
Onaga: no more kicking
In this game,
Onaga is still being a sensitive brat.
@@KenMasters. lol
"I'll take that chance."
Always liked that last line with Shao Kahn, Cause he knows where's he getting himself into as he knows he's gonna be betrayed by his alliegances and knows Onaga is gonna plot on killing him as long as Darkness wins.
Can't imagine how Shao Kahn used to consider Onaga his emperor in the past to literally become his equal or superior
Well Onaga did kill him well until the retcon.
But hey that was fair revenge.
Shao Kanh is still not superior to Onaga.
@@chillout7544 Well yeah cause now from everything it's told, Even in dialogues, They say Onaga is still the Emperor while Shao Kahn just goes by the name of Shao as General, Which we don't know if Onaga will take the role Shao Kahn had in the 2 previous timelines or will Shao Kahn finally start to make his move on taking the throne and perhaps have a slight different role than what he previously had.
@@leonduncan3327 I want Onaga as an Emperor.
And Shao Kahn even if you use one where he is khan.
Is not stronger than Onaga and never was even with all that amps and absorbtions of other realms.
This is confirmed in Shao Kahn's deception ending.
Bro wtf, this is my first time seeing is I'm really loving this scene. Already my favorite and historical
Shinnok: That bald bastard stole my place!!!
Quan Chi speaks *deep ass voice (me: 😨 )
Onaga speaks *deeper ass voice (me: 😰 )
Kahn speaks *deepest ass voice (me: 😱 )
Shang speaks *regular ass voice (me: 😅 )
Onaga has base in his voice there’s a Echo when he speaks lol and Shang tsung sounds mysterious you can tell he’s a bad guy
When I was a kid I had no idea how crazy this scene is: Onaga, Quan Chi, Shao and Shang Tsung, all together discussing about an alliance against the good guys.
I didn't understand english back then, let alone MK lore.
Even kids who did understand English back then, we didn't realize how crazy this scene was until we got older lmao. The four strongest and most powerful mk villains all in the same room (except shinnok) trying to come up with a plan to defeat the heroes. Crazy looking back at it again when you realize how significant this scene was 😂😂
Quan Chi is many things but when he spits facts, everybody listens
Yeah I remember this scene, the heroic music really makes you want to root for the villains.
It almost sounds like onaga kept this voice from deception
If only shinnok was in here it would be even greater!
Shinnok was smart and sent a clone instead of going there himself
That's what I thought! The main 5!
@@enenra6417 witch is kinda dome because he can't die, and that's what Shak Kahn did in Deadly Alice
@@Frosterino actually it was mk deception it was stated in the konquest mode when Elder God's die they become formless until they reform
@@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD You're also forgetting one of the outcomes of Armageddon was the fighters being stripped of their powers
Shao Khan looking like The Godfather