1:58 that face of shang tsung lol. Also there shouldn't be a ending where you can choose. Shang tsung should've won by a long shot. He absorbed Raiden and fujins power first, then shao Kahn and sindel and lastly kronika so how the hell does liu Kang have an ending where he wins if he only has Raiden powers??
@Marc-bi6tt I guess the power/soul absorbing thing is purely visual for the sake of a dramatic scene. Ultimately, the moment a deity (demigod, elder god, titan) takes physical form, and the moment kombat begins, kombat limitations apply: equally limited health bars and equally limited damage output.
@@Marc-bi6ttWell if you think back, Shang Tsung and Shao Kahn had way more hax and attack power compared to Liu Kang but yet they still got clapped by him. So when you think about it, it's actually accurate since Liu Kang is literally the embodiement of skill > power. Don't forget Liu Kang basically got a ×2 boost from his revenant counterpart other than Raiden power boosting him. Raiden did not only fused his revenant counterpart into him, he brought him back to life WHILE fusing him so instead of a 1.5 power boost it becomes a ×2 boost, plus Raiden's power is a ×3. To top that all off, his hax is basically ×3 because of his revenant counterpart mastered Shinnok's sorccery and Raiden's hax as well.
I have a theory: We all saw how when Raiden fused with Revenant Liu Kang, it resulted in both Liu Kang’s fusing with Raiden to become Fire God Liu Kang. Which allowed Liu Kang to absorb his Revenant’s knowledge/memories and give him the location of the Keep. We also know how when Raiden battled Liu Kang in the Fire Gardens, Raiden gained the knowledge of every outcome that was where he and Liu Kang fought. My theory is that Liu Kang also absorbed that knowledge. So he knew why Raiden believed in taking that risk by allowing Shao Kahn to fuse with Earthrealm in the MK9 scenario. Hence is why Liu Kang had a similar mindset in allowing Shang Tsung to kill everyone and get the Crown.
Add that theory to the fact that the game automatically always chooses liu kang's ending and to the fact that Liu kang defeated shang tsung more than shang tsung does 1 on 1 always, shang tsung only killed liu kang in mk DA with the help of quan chi, if quan chi didn't hit liu kang massively from the back, liu kang might have killed shang tsung, plus liu kang was training for eons, he and his revenant self, not to mention that revenant liu kang is almost a sorcerer as well, mastering shinnok's sorcery, so shang tsung being a sorcerer doesn't make a lick of difference now, plus revenant liu kang almost killed shao Kahn, add all of that to liu kang and not to mention raiden's powers and we get that his ending is the canon one.
@@blackfire1471 also don't forget Revenant Liu kang is weaker than his prime and Raiden not only free Revenant Liu Kang. He restores Revenant Liu kang back to his prime plus with Shinok sorcery that Liu kang got as a Revenant and the younger Liu kang and raiden power. Of course Fire God Liu kang was going to be a beast.
There is 2 things that is so great about this. 1st Liu kang did the same thing Raiden did in mk9 by letting it all play out so they could win. 2nd this is how the first mortal kombat ended with Liu kang fighting shang sung to save the world. It ended how it began
Everybody keeps saying that Liu Kang did the same thing Raiden did, but you guys are overlooking a huge difference between the two. Liu Kang knew that he was going to bring everyone back to life after defeating Shang Sung. Raiden just sacrificed everybody, knowing they could not return. I’d say Liu Kang saw the outcome and knew he would win, so that was the ONLY reason why he was willing to sacrifice everyone in the first place.
If there's one thing missing between their fight, I would've loved to hear the "Test your might" theme song from the MK film as a throwback to their rivalry.
I prefer they keep it out of the games. The references in the Tournament stage and Jax's friendship were fine but it's not like it's an original MK song technically. Plus a club banger really doesn't fit a fight between a sorcerer and a shaolin monk.
@@mr.awesome6011 It kinda does then again, it may not have been an "original" MK theme per say, but dramatically/cinematically speaking it would kinda make sense as far as a nostalgic throwback/callback is concerned though.
I absolutely love how delighted Shang Tsung is by noble Liu Kang pulling a "Shang Tsung". That smile just screams "you cheeky son of a bitch! I didn't think you had it in you!" He's not even mad about it, he's tickled pink!
I mean, wouldn't you if you were in his place, and your nemesis, your do gooder who ruins everything you do, revealed that behind his muscles and meditation, he has a mind that can scheme on your own level?
This is by far the best part of the MK11 story A destined hero Vs. A maniacal schemer Shang Tsung is by far one of the most charismatic and fun Villians there is And his polar opposite Liu Kang a man who is strong willed and is willing to get help for himself but his honor makes him normally a lone wolf Liu Kang is the honorable lone wolf Shang Tsung is the traitorous puppet master
Its better because in the movie shang just sits around and be a walking reminder that hes a final boss. But in aftermath he plays an active role in the game and does what he does best...be a scheming snake
I love that we've pretty much come full circle. Liu Kang and Shang Tsung fought each other at the end of the first tournament, and now, they fight again at the End of Time as Fire God and Keeper of Time
People may think of Scorpion and Sub Zero having the definitive rivalry in the MK series, but the rivalry between Liu Kang and Shang Tsung is the most impactful and personal. Everything has been building up to this moment. Shao Kahn may have been the Emperor, but Shang Tsung was Liu Kang's true enemy and now the one being who nearly succeed what his Master failed to do, Conquer the realms.
Not to mention Shang Tsung killed Liu Kang in Deadly Alliance, so their rivalry got even more heated as time went on. This time, no Quan Chi to help Shang Tsung.
@@LightningCayo It also showed Liu Kang's true purpose as the Chosen One was not to defeat Shao Kahn, but rather Shang Tsung, who turned out be the most dangerous threat to the realms out of every Mortal Kombat villian Why? Cause he used deceit, careful planning and patience to wait for the right moment to strike. Just as Liu Kang is the ultimate hero of the MK universe, Shang Tsung is now the ultimate villian of the series..
Charles Campbell well actually that’s five four is him getting his soul snatched by himself (revenant) (unless you thinking canon wise and not in general)
Datonenoob567 his revenent stole liu kang soul before the aftermath events happened then raiden made revenant liu kang absorb him and thats when he got fire god in the first place
It's quite obviously canon that Liu kang wins this fight. I mean I'd like it to be up in the air but nah. Shang tsung has the powers of the crown and absorbed souls. But the souls just give untempered and reckless power. Liu kang is the better fighter and all of his powers are willingly given, and theoretically Liu kang could have trained for eons before arriving to challenge Shang. It seems simple to me
Exactly. Technically, Shang Tsung should have been overpowered here absorbing all those powers, but doesn't have enough experience to weild those powers excluding his own sorcery. Liu Kang on the other hand has both the power and knowledge of Raiden, himself and his revenant plus the extra boost from Shinnoks powers.
@@osamabinlovin7182 Those souls are just enough for Shang Tsung to Live, not to Fight. Frankly, how Shang Tsung defeated Liu Kang here, clearly depends on the players who uses him.
"No more timelines will be twisted by your evil... until the game developers find yet another way to bring you back in some super convoluted way because you're one of the most beloved characters."
Liu Kang: "If I delete Shang Tsung, the universe does.not.worm." Kitana: "What-? Why? Why can't you just delete him?" Liu: "Its like how TF2 runs off a picture of a coconut. If you delete it, everything breaks"
It really goes to show just how insanely powerful Lui Kang here is. Shang Tsung had the crown and all ths ouls of the fighters. Dude gave a beatdown of timeless proportions.
I’m still wondering how the combined power of Liu Kang and Raiden defeated Shang Tsung with the powers of Raiden, Fujin, Shao Khan, Sindel, Kronika, AND the Crown???
After almost 30 years of MK, Shang Tsung will always be the final boss to where it all started. And an era of MK 12 will rise in PS5 and Xbox Series X.
Shang Tsung enjoyed knowing Liu Kang would do something as cold blooded as sacrifice his friends lives for victory but, I'm seeing a missed opportunity here where Liu Kang could have actually expressed "gratitude" to Shang Tsung for that because, it let him understand the true difficulty Raiden had always been facing for a long time in the position he was in now and, let him understand what he could expect going forward...
The battle between Liu Kang and Shang Tsung feels like a callback to 1995's Mortal Kombat movie, which makes sense since the sorcerer's younger face is identical to the actor from that film. Even some of the interactions between characters referenced stuff that happened, like Johnny saying to Sheeva about Goro breaking his 500 dollar sunglasses, or when Shang Tsung tells Johnny he killed the master that trained him.
A final boss fight between Liu Kang and Shang Tsung now this is like Mortal Kombat 1 all over again only this time both Liu Kang and Shang Tsung both have power upgrades Liu Kang has God like power and became The God Of Fire And Thunder whole Shang Tsung has Kronika's powers and the strengths of the souls of all of Liu Kang's friends and even though that I was preying that God Liu Kang defeated Shang Tsung since he was Earthrealm's last hope for survival and for another thing I never in my life would I have ever thought that I would agree with Shang Tsung on something I mean cause like the way that Liu Kang sacrificed the lifes of all his friends truly was cold blooded.
The way Liu Kang sacrificed his friends kinda reminds me of Erwin Smith in Attack on Titan. The only difference was, Erwin then sacrificed his own life and the lives of the Recruits for Levi to take own the Beast Titan. In this story of MK, however, Liu Kang fought Shang Tsung himself.
@@御雷零-p5x Liu Kang took a chance with such a plan, knowing that the people he journeyed with will live again once the Hourglass was secured. Fujin was concerned when he talked to Liu Kang off-screen about this plan, however Liu Kang was confident that he could get them all back with the Hourglass and waiting for the moment when he could face Shang Tsung, knowing he can't be trusted as he knows Shang Tsung treachery enough to know that he'll do anything to be at the top, controlling everything. Don't forget, Liu Kang was heavily worried when Kronika erased the history of events ongoing thru MK9 to MK11 until their confrontation. That means his allies after that did not exist since Kronika wiped it clean, unless Liu Kang got control of The Hourglass. He just needed the Crown he inadvertently destroyed the 1st time, after he got the info from Shang Tsung, Fujin, and Nightwolf. It was a high-risk gamble, but it paid off if you played as Liu Kang in the final battle.
@@leon4000 I got that. That's how the storyline goes. I got no problem with that. The problem is that "Mr.I-am-not-a-jerk" keeps saying Liu Kang is a Jerk, even though a lot of people have pointed out what is what. Clearly, "Mr.I-am-not-a-jerk" here does not even understand what a jerk means. And talking to him about it is just a waste of time, so i stopped and did not care anymore.
I kid you not but as soon the choose your destiny showed up immediately I picked Liu Kang and turned on the MK movie 1995 theme song while I was fighting Shang Tsung.
Technically Liu Kang was wrong in a way, “his” friends are gone. They can be brought back but won’t be “his” friends. Even if they were exactly the ones that died here and lived the exact same life and path, they would have no memory of him.
If you think about it, Shang Tsung and Liu Kang had one hell of an interesting rivalry that spans from the very beginning. After being so close to ruling Earthrealm, that all shattered when Lui defeated Shang in the tournament. Probably stung the sorcerer so much that by the start of Deadly Alliance, he was the one that ended up killing Liu. That spanned more even to Armageddon where you see that cutscene of Zombie-Liu getting his revenge against Shang. Then came the Netherealm timeline where history repeated itself with Liu defeating Shang again. But this time, the time discrepancies are realized and both Liu Kang and Shang Tsung's fight is the one that determines how the story goes from here.
So Shang Tsung is getting the ultimate spotlight now, makes sense Shao Kahn was Raidens Villain, I seen the trailer had Shang Tsung bodying everyone leading up until Liu Kang’s dope ass line “You have chosen to defy peace, Then you have chosen war with a God.”
Didn’t realize Kronika was Oh mighty, Settra... Great King, the Imperishable, Khemrikhara, The Great King of Nehekhara, King of Kings, Opener of the Way, Wielder of the Divine Flame, Punisher of Nomads, The Great Unifier, Commander of the Golden Legion, Sacred of Appearance, Bringer of Light, Father of Hawks, Builder of Cities, Protector of the Two Worlds, Keeper of the Hours, Chosen of Ptra, High Steward of the Horizon, Sailor of the Great Vitae, Sentinel of the Two Realms, The Undisputed, Begetter of the Begat, Scourge of the Faithless, Carrion-feeder, First of the Charnel Valley, Rider of the Sacred Chariot, Vanquisher of Vermin, Champion of the Death Arena, Mighty Lion of the Infinite Desert, Emperor of the Shifting Sands, He Who Holds The Sceptre, Great Hawk Of The Heavens, Arch-Sultan of Atalan, Waker of the Hierotitan, Monarch of the Sky, Majestic Emperor of the Shifting Sands, Champion of the Desert Gods, Breaker of the Ogre Clans, Builder of the Great Pyramid, Terror of the Living, Master of the Never-Ending Horizon, Master of the Necropolises, Taker of Souls, Tyrant to the Foolish, Bearer of Ptra's Holy Blade, Scion of Usirian, Scion of Nehek, The Great, Chaser of Nightmares, Keeper of the Royal Herat, Founder of the Mortuary Cult, Banisher of the Grand Hierophant, High Lord Admiral of the Deathfleets, Guardian of the Charnal Pass, Tamer of the Liche King, Unliving Jackal Lord, Dismisser of the Warrior Queen, Charioteer of the Gods, He Who Does Not Serve, Slayer off Reddittras, Scarab Purger, Favoured of Usirian, Player of the Great Game, Liberator of Life, Lord Sand, Wrangler of Scorpions, Emperor of the Dunes, Eternal Sovereign of Khemri's Legions, Seneschal of the Great Sandy Desert, Curserer of the Living, Regent of the Eastern Mountains, Warden of the Eternal Necropolis, Herald of all Heralds, Caller of the Bitter Wind, God-Tamer, Master of the Mortis River, Guardian of the Dead, Great Keeper of the Obelisks, Deacon of the Ash River, Belated of Wakers, General of the Mighty Frame, Summoner of Sandstorms, Master of all Necrotects, Prince of Dust, Tyrant of Araby, Purger of the Greenskin Breathers, Killer of the False God's Champions, Tyrant of the Gold Dunes, Golden Bone Lord, Avenger of the Dead, Carrion Master, Eternal Warden of Nehek's Lands, Breaker of Djaf's Bonds... and many, many more... in disguise
Liu Kang was playing 5D Chess here. He sacrificed the fate of his friends and allies to ensure the victory in which he could create a timeline that would turn out better for them. And even Shang Tsung, who is motivated entirely by his own selfish desire for power can respect that. Most of the Nether Realm era of Mortal Kombat is flawed story-wise... but this confrontation is the one thing that can set it right. I just hope that the New Era in Mortal Kombat 1 offers a much better story.
@@MikeSmith-vb8ul nah,great kung Lao will now have double the training and knowledge to defeat goro.the question is now,what changes to the new era will that bring since outworld will longer be reigning winners of MK?
Anyone else get the feeling that these two aren't that different anymore? I mean look at that smirk Lui Kang has when Shang realizes his plan. Plus he did give up his friends and allies for this moment. I don't really see that as him becoming evil but it does show that Lui Kang has lost his sense of mortality. He's acting like an actual god disconnected from mortal struggles for his own interests. Yes it benefits his friends in the long run but you know each and every one of them that weren't gods would've objected including himself. Which is why he clued Fujin on his plan but left Nightwolf out of it. Which is a surprising amount of good writing from NRS... IF this is what they intented.
Makes sense. A god would naturally lose sense of mortality, especially one with access to the Hourglass. However, people who worship gods always have faith that they will guide them forward. Liu's decision to let Shang Tsung win is a decision only he could have made, and his friends will no doubt return in the New Era
I absolutely hate how, they made X-ray Moves/Fatal Blows into low stamina/last ditch effort attacks in this game instead of gauge charged up moves like they were in the last two games... I absolutely LOVED using that to finish off my opponents...
6:39 Since MK loves doing dialogue callbacks, they should have had Great Kung Lao say said “Who-What are you?” to call back to Shujinko saying the same thing to Damashi.
When I saw Shang Tsung's Aftermath ending (as well as Liu Kang's), I knew Liu Kang was going to be the canonical ending that would lead to MK1. But I also wanted to see a "What if Shang Tsung won?" kind of game. And with Raiden and Fujin not only announcing to Shang that Earth, Outworld, and the Netherrealm have been conquered...but also announcing that Chaosrealm and Orderrealm (that have hardly been explored since Deception), I thought the perfect idea: a Mortal Kombat-themed Dynasty Warriors game! The game would feature Tecmo Koei/Omega Force-developed characters (similiar to the OG Hyrule Warriors and OG Fire Emblem Warriors) that originated from Chaosrealm and Orderrealm (plus a couple klassics like Dairou, Darrius, Havik, and Hotaru). The story would begin with a war between Chaosrealm (the protagonists)and Orderrealm being in kombat with each other, when suddenly...Shang Tsung and the Elder Gods launching their invasion, so the Chaosrealmers would have to travel through Earth, Netherrealm, Outworld, and (the unmentioned) Edenia to team up with and/or fight against the klassic Kombatants we know and love/hate. Unfortunately, with MK1 revealing that BOTH Aftermath endings are canon to MK1, this can no longer apply. And I felt like this was the biggest wasted opportunity in Mortal Kombat history. (And before you say that Mortal Kombat is too gory for Japan...so is Berserk and Chainsaw Man!)
6:16 Kung Lao tried to be DJ. 6:22 Despite he was shocked to see Liu Kang. When he heard the sound he was slowly response like "Oh! Here he comes again" 7:05 That's enough for Old Kung Lao to be villain in next MK sequel for being insult by Liu Kang 😄 7:20 Adam Jensen from Deus Ex : "I didn't asked for this"
@@Xstartgaming I know I know.. it's just a joke :D .. but since we only know that OG Kung Lao trained with White Lotus, I wouldn't be surprised if they made it canon that it was Liu who trained him... after all, the keeper of time transcends all timelines
I used to play in very old mk games as a child and Liu Kang was one of my less favorite characters I played only for his funny high pitched shouts, but MK has improved over time and became much better and now I can't help but being captivated by Liu Kang and how badass he is now Even though some of his godly choices and ideas are kinda controversial
well apparently the new era will be, cause even though that seems to be Kronika that is seen at beginning of MK1 talking to Shang Tsung and that she seems to have her rage focused on Liu Kang despite it was Shang Tsung who killed her that She gets Shang Tsung to once again become the evil manipulative and Deceiving Snake he is known for
I honestly thought it was going to be the Kung Lao we know, the arrogant one. We all know now, this was the Great Kung Lao. The story telling of Mortal Kombat has truly peaked.
Lui Kang: You must be prepared. Trained. Kung Lao: Trained? For what? Lui Kang: We need to make sure you don't get your neck snapped this time... Kung Lao: Wait, what?! Lui Kang: Oh. I just said that out loud, didn't I?
Shang Tsung Ending:th-cam.com/video/_hjQodYim2M/w-d-xo.html
There Battle with the MK Theme:th-cam.com/video/h9pyBjB_c3g/w-d-xo.html
The theme starts at 1:00, do you know the name of it?
This theme is also played in Liu Kang's ending as well.
Ashura the hourglass mk11 soundtrack brah
@@mrsnrub1697
Thanks, i finally got it. That music sounds so nolstagia
That’s the horrible ending Shang tsung winning Why would anyone watch anyone get killed by HIm?!?!
😅🤷🏾♂️
It began with Liu Kang defeating Shang Tsung, It ends with Fire God Liu Kang defeating Time-Titan Shang Tsung
While the story has a lot of problems (both the Original and Aftermath), it is a nice symbology!
It began with the two of them and it will end with the two of them
1:58 that face of shang tsung lol. Also there shouldn't be a ending where you can choose. Shang tsung should've won by a long shot. He absorbed Raiden and fujins power first, then shao Kahn and sindel and lastly kronika so how the hell does liu Kang have an ending where he wins if he only has Raiden powers??
@Marc-bi6tt I guess the power/soul absorbing thing is purely visual for the sake of a dramatic scene. Ultimately, the moment a deity (demigod, elder god, titan) takes physical form, and the moment kombat begins, kombat limitations apply: equally limited health bars and equally limited damage output.
@@Marc-bi6ttWell if you think back, Shang Tsung and Shao Kahn had way more hax and attack power compared to Liu Kang but yet they still got clapped by him. So when you think about it, it's actually accurate since Liu Kang is literally the embodiement of skill > power. Don't forget Liu Kang basically got a ×2 boost from his revenant counterpart other than Raiden power boosting him. Raiden did not only fused his revenant counterpart into him, he brought him back to life WHILE fusing him so instead of a 1.5 power boost it becomes a ×2 boost, plus Raiden's power is a ×3. To top that all off, his hax is basically ×3 because of his revenant counterpart mastered Shinnok's sorccery and Raiden's hax as well.
I have a theory:
We all saw how when Raiden fused with Revenant Liu Kang, it resulted in both Liu Kang’s fusing with Raiden to become Fire God Liu Kang. Which allowed Liu Kang to absorb his Revenant’s knowledge/memories and give him the location of the Keep.
We also know how when Raiden battled Liu Kang in the Fire Gardens, Raiden gained the knowledge of every outcome that was where he and Liu Kang fought.
My theory is that Liu Kang also absorbed that knowledge. So he knew why Raiden believed in taking that risk by allowing Shao Kahn to fuse with Earthrealm in the MK9 scenario.
Hence is why Liu Kang had a similar mindset in allowing Shang Tsung to kill everyone and get the Crown.
That’s an Interesting theory I like it 👍
Add that theory to the fact that the game automatically always chooses liu kang's ending and to the fact that Liu kang defeated shang tsung more than shang tsung does 1 on 1 always, shang tsung only killed liu kang in mk DA with the help of quan chi, if quan chi didn't hit liu kang massively from the back, liu kang might have killed shang tsung, plus liu kang was training for eons, he and his revenant self, not to mention that revenant liu kang is almost a sorcerer as well, mastering shinnok's sorcery, so shang tsung being a sorcerer doesn't make a lick of difference now, plus revenant liu kang almost killed shao Kahn, add all of that to liu kang and not to mention raiden's powers and we get that his ending is the canon one.
Underrated comment, i love it :)
@@blackfire1471 also don't forget Revenant Liu kang is weaker than his prime and Raiden not only free Revenant Liu Kang. He restores Revenant Liu kang back to his prime plus with Shinok sorcery that Liu kang got as a Revenant and the younger Liu kang and raiden power. Of course Fire God Liu kang was going to be a beast.
@@Synn12356 I agree.
Shang Tsung as a final boss > Kronika as final boss
Shang is a way better fit to be the big bad one last time for Liu Kangs story
Kronika in this one looks like bald Ripley in Alien3 who's gonna die from chestburster erupting LOL 😄
@@kidwaryodproduction MKX Alien intensifies
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I mean Shang is the best at backstabbing and amassing power for himself
There is 2 things that is so great about this. 1st Liu kang did the same thing Raiden did in mk9 by letting it all play out so they could win. 2nd this is how the first mortal kombat ended with Liu kang fighting shang sung to save the world. It ended how it began
Everybody keeps saying that Liu Kang did the same thing Raiden did, but you guys are overlooking a huge difference between the two. Liu Kang knew that he was going to bring everyone back to life after defeating Shang Sung. Raiden just sacrificed everybody, knowing they could not return. I’d say Liu Kang saw the outcome and knew he would win, so that was the ONLY reason why he was willing to sacrifice everyone in the first place.
A perfect way to start the new era of mortal kombat if you ask me ;)
@@NintendoSegaandHasbroFan i totally agree
Raiden might not be the best god. But he’s a good teacher
If there's one thing missing between their fight, I would've loved to hear the "Test your might" theme song from the MK film as a throwback to their rivalry.
Oh techno syndrome
I prefer they keep it out of the games. The references in the Tournament stage and Jax's friendship were fine but it's not like it's an original MK song technically. Plus a club banger really doesn't fit a fight between a sorcerer and a shaolin monk.
@@mr.awesome6011 It kinda does then again, it may not have been an "original" MK theme per say, but dramatically/cinematically speaking it would kinda make sense as far as a nostalgic throwback/callback is concerned though.
I absolutely love how delighted Shang Tsung is by noble Liu Kang pulling a "Shang Tsung". That smile just screams "you cheeky son of a bitch! I didn't think you had it in you!" He's not even mad about it, he's tickled pink!
I mean, wouldn't you if you were in his place, and your nemesis, your do gooder who ruins everything you do, revealed that behind his muscles and meditation, he has a mind that can scheme on your own level?
Just look at that impressed smirk.
Ofc he expecting more from his nemesis, and he like it
@leothewhiteranger well said. I've read a lot of comments on TH-cam but yours is in my top 5.
"all my backstabbing really made Liu Kang learn manipulation too, I'm almost proud 😂"
This is by far the best part of the MK11 story
A destined hero
Vs.
A maniacal schemer
Shang Tsung is by far one of the most charismatic and fun Villians there is
And his polar opposite
Liu Kang a man who is strong willed and is willing to get help for himself but his honor makes him normally a lone wolf
Liu Kang is the honorable lone wolf
Shang Tsung is the traitorous puppet master
Cary Tagawa’s performance in MK11 is even better than in the MK Movie in my opinion
No chance
Its better because in the movie shang just sits around and be a walking reminder that hes a final boss. But in aftermath he plays an active role in the game and does what he does best...be a scheming snake
I mean he's gotten a lot of experience since then.
Aftermath was a legit full circle moment for Mortal Kombat.
I love that we've pretty much come full circle. Liu Kang and Shang Tsung fought each other at the end of the first tournament, and now, they fight again at the End of Time as Fire God and Keeper of Time
People may think of Scorpion and Sub Zero having the definitive rivalry in the MK series, but the rivalry between Liu Kang and Shang Tsung is the most impactful and personal. Everything has been building up to this moment. Shao Kahn may have been the Emperor, but Shang Tsung was Liu Kang's true enemy and now the one being who nearly succeed what his Master failed to do, Conquer the realms.
Not to mention Shang Tsung killed Liu Kang in Deadly Alliance, so their rivalry got even more heated as time went on. This time, no Quan Chi to help Shang Tsung.
@@LightningCayo It also showed Liu Kang's true purpose as the Chosen One was not to defeat Shao Kahn, but rather Shang Tsung, who turned out be the most dangerous threat to the realms out of every Mortal Kombat villian Why? Cause he used deceit, careful planning and patience to wait for the right moment to strike. Just as Liu Kang is the ultimate hero of the MK universe, Shang Tsung is now the ultimate villian of the series..
Deadly Alliance, not Deception
@@Sanbi35 I know. I just mean Decepticon is his skill set.
I like how MK 1 keeps this tradition going.
I choose Liu for all the shit he went through like he died three times
One in deadly alliance
Two Armageddon
Three mk9
And, Four. Now Is MK 11… Aftermath
Charles Campbell well actually that’s five four is him getting his soul snatched by himself (revenant) (unless you thinking canon wise and not in general)
I’m Totally Sure About This
Nah, Liu didn’t die from getting his soul snatched, if he did then his Revenant would’ve died as well
Datonenoob567 his revenent stole liu kang soul before the aftermath events happened then raiden made revenant liu kang absorb him and thats when he got fire god in the first place
Love how liu kang threw shang tsungs words right back at him when he arrived.
It's quite obviously canon that Liu kang wins this fight. I mean I'd like it to be up in the air but nah. Shang tsung has the powers of the crown and absorbed souls. But the souls just give untempered and reckless power.
Liu kang is the better fighter and all of his powers are willingly given, and theoretically Liu kang could have trained for eons before arriving to challenge Shang. It seems simple to me
Exactly. Technically, Shang Tsung should have been overpowered here absorbing all those powers, but doesn't have enough experience to weild those powers excluding his own sorcery. Liu Kang on the other hand has both the power and knowledge of Raiden, himself and his revenant plus the extra boost from Shinnoks powers.
@@osamabinlovin7182
Those souls are just enough for Shang Tsung to Live, not to Fight.
Frankly, how Shang Tsung defeated Liu Kang here, clearly depends on the players who uses him.
@@hunggamerofficial3252 ma boy liu kang ending is better
Basically both of them are top tier lore wise
To quote from the movie:
"All those souls, and you still don't have one of your own. I pity you, sorcerer."
"No more timelines will be twisted by your evil... until the game developers find yet another way to bring you back in some super convoluted way because you're one of the most beloved characters."
Guess what, he is back again. Lol.
@@marcusstonito2833"I am your deliverer Shang tsung"
Damn did you call that shit
Guess who's back, back again
Liu Kang: "If I delete Shang Tsung, the universe does.not.worm."
Kitana: "What-? Why? Why can't you just delete him?"
Liu: "Its like how TF2 runs off a picture of a coconut. If you delete it, everything breaks"
Gotta love Liu Kang’s smirk here
You talking bout when shang sung realized that he let him win or the ending
azmadenative480 Both
from Liu kang smirk it him knowing he will make a better timeline than the last one and help make things better
Can you say which Liu Kang is better Just Liu Kang or God Liu Kang
@@sublimator7656 both
Missed opportunity for Shang Tsung to say “and your soul is miiine.” Before they fight.
Damn... that would have given me chills. It would fit much better than "you are no match for me".
“You are no match for me... Your soul will be MINE.” I like it tbh
@@COF8_berserker That works
“No more timelines will be twisted by your evil.”
So that was a lie.
The rivalry that started it all
1:35
I love the almost "proud" tone of his voice and look in his face
"Damn boyscout, I never knew you had it in you"
Wow. For Liu Kang, even Shang Tsung admits that was a pretty good strategy of “He must win.”
It really goes to show just how insanely powerful Lui Kang here is.
Shang Tsung had the crown and all ths ouls of the fighters.
Dude gave a beatdown of timeless proportions.
I’m still wondering how the combined power of Liu Kang and Raiden defeated Shang Tsung with the powers of Raiden, Fujin, Shao Khan, Sindel, Kronika, AND the Crown???
@@grimmashley8422the SKILL of the Champion, the Chosen One of Mortal realm.
Gotta admit. The way Shang Tsung talks is just..... well.... I have no words for it.
The voice actor really did an amazing job.
It's the actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa who did the voice and appereance of Sheng Tsung.
@@pessie83 That was a full circle moment for the fans and for NetherRealm Studios.
"I have chosen you as my champion, Kung Lao."
MK1: "Oh, you thought I was serious? Raiden, get out here, you!"
I love how they got back the original actor of Shang Tsung in the old Mortal Kombat movie to voice him here.
After almost 30 years of MK, Shang Tsung will always be the final boss to where it all started. And an era of MK 12 will rise in PS5 and Xbox Series X.
- You must be prepared. Trained.
- Trained? For what?
- "And this time... you'll win!"
I LOVE THIS ENDING!!
I look forward to this new time line coming up in the new game.
4:49 Mr. Kang... I don’t feel so good
Liu: "Ooooh. You mistake me for someone who gives a damn."
It's has been fucking 3 years already? Damn
Shang Tsung enjoyed knowing Liu Kang would do something as cold blooded as sacrifice his friends lives for victory but, I'm seeing a missed opportunity here where Liu Kang could have actually expressed "gratitude" to Shang Tsung for that because, it let him understand the true difficulty Raiden had always been facing for a long time in the position he was in now and, let him understand what he could expect going forward...
The battle between Liu Kang and Shang Tsung feels like a callback to 1995's Mortal Kombat movie, which makes sense since the sorcerer's younger face is identical to the actor from that film. Even some of the interactions between characters referenced stuff that happened, like Johnny saying to Sheeva about Goro breaking his 500 dollar sunglasses, or when Shang Tsung tells Johnny he killed the master that trained him.
Damn he became Sand Tsung 5:04
😂😂😂
Perfect! 🤣🤣🤣
Liu Kang coming out of the portal with that line and violin is one of the coldest MK moments ever
A final boss fight between Liu Kang and Shang Tsung now this is like Mortal Kombat 1 all over again only this time both Liu Kang and Shang Tsung both have power upgrades Liu Kang has God like power and became The God Of Fire And Thunder whole Shang Tsung has Kronika's powers and the strengths of the souls of all of Liu Kang's friends and even though that I was preying that God Liu Kang defeated Shang Tsung since he was Earthrealm's last hope for survival and for another thing I never in my life would I have ever thought that I would agree with Shang Tsung on something I mean cause like the way that Liu Kang sacrificed the lifes of all his friends truly was cold blooded.
The way Liu Kang sacrificed his friends kinda reminds me of Erwin Smith in Attack on Titan.
The only difference was, Erwin then sacrificed his own life and the lives of the Recruits for Levi to take own the Beast Titan.
In this story of MK, however, Liu Kang fought Shang Tsung himself.
@@御雷零-p5x Liu Kang took a chance with such a plan, knowing that the people he journeyed with will live again once the Hourglass was secured. Fujin was concerned when he talked to Liu Kang off-screen about this plan, however Liu Kang was confident that he could get them all back with the Hourglass and waiting for the moment when he could face Shang Tsung, knowing he can't be trusted as he knows Shang Tsung treachery enough to know that he'll do anything to be at the top, controlling everything. Don't forget, Liu Kang was heavily worried when Kronika erased the history of events ongoing thru MK9 to MK11 until their confrontation. That means his allies after that did not exist since Kronika wiped it clean, unless Liu Kang got control of The Hourglass. He just needed the Crown he inadvertently destroyed the 1st time, after he got the info from Shang Tsung, Fujin, and Nightwolf. It was a high-risk gamble, but it paid off if you played as Liu Kang in the final battle.
@@leon4000
I got that. That's how the storyline goes. I got no problem with that.
The problem is that "Mr.I-am-not-a-jerk" keeps saying Liu Kang is a Jerk, even though a lot of people have pointed out what is what.
Clearly, "Mr.I-am-not-a-jerk" here does not even understand what a jerk means. And talking to him about it is just a waste of time, so i stopped and did not care anymore.
5:26 The New Era Of Liu Kang Begins Now.
MK 12.
Mortal Kombat 1
2:04 How it felt putting on the Burger King crown as a kid 👑
Anyone else get a Revenge of the Sith flashback at 1:55?
Your new Empire?
Only it was the bad guy saying it to the good guу😂😂
Since Raiden dew it Shinnok to this point.... all is a ROTS reference.
Gotta appreciate the full circle Liu Kang and Shang Tsung have come from the first game. End as it began...these 2 fighting for the fate of all
1:39 this shit eating grin on Liu Kang gets me every time
cool but could you tell me the name of that violin ost playing when Liu Kang appeared?
I kid you not but as soon the choose your destiny showed up immediately I picked Liu Kang and turned on the MK movie 1995 theme song while I was fighting Shang Tsung.
If RAIDEN & FUJIN Give their power to LIU KANG He would become, GOD OF STORM & FIRE 🔥🌩🌪
If raiden and fujin give Liu Kang there powers then Liu would because the ultimate God and he be much more power
Like he be the God thunder fire and wind that sound cool to see
I imagine that form
@@jeremycool2150 nah he would still need to god of earth to be complete only then he can become The Avatar XD
mk 12?
Technically Liu Kang was wrong in a way, “his” friends are gone. They can be brought back but won’t be “his” friends. Even if they were exactly the ones that died here and lived the exact same life and path, they would have no memory of him.
Ouch you are right
If Liu Kang's ending is canon that leads me to believe that they might make a shaolin monks 2. I hope so too
Who's the 2nd monk Lui-kang took raidens roll..... NEW TIMELINE RAIDEN DUNDUNDUUHHH
Nope, its MK1 instead
@@jobejacobs62 with Raiden indeed taking LK's vacated spot. Now, he and Lao grew together in a rural Chinese vilage called Fengjian.
This follows the tradition of NRS not following the cliff hangers in the previous games
Mk 11 kung lao is chosen
Mk 1 raiden is chosen
The kung lao in the ending was the great kung lao
@@TheCoachTex maybe
If you think about it, Shang Tsung and Liu Kang had one hell of an interesting rivalry that spans from the very beginning.
After being so close to ruling Earthrealm, that all shattered when Lui defeated Shang in the tournament. Probably stung the sorcerer so much that by the start of Deadly Alliance, he was the one that ended up killing Liu. That spanned more even to Armageddon where you see that cutscene of Zombie-Liu getting his revenge against Shang.
Then came the Netherealm timeline where history repeated itself with Liu defeating Shang again.
But this time, the time discrepancies are realized and both Liu Kang and Shang Tsung's fight is the one that determines how the story goes from here.
It’s so honest and genuine how much he hates Liu kang, over and over destroying his schemes, While liu kang is all chill😂😂😂
"Trained? For what?"
MK theme starts.
I wish
0:57 Epic entrance 🔥🔥
So Shang Tsung is getting the ultimate spotlight now, makes sense Shao Kahn was Raidens Villain, I seen the trailer had Shang Tsung bodying everyone leading up until Liu Kang’s dope ass line “You have chosen to defy peace, Then you have chosen war with a God.”
I unno why, but this interaction between two rivals has me repeat watching this clip, its awesome
Tagawa just oozes charm as Shang Tsung.
Liu Kang at the end man, that smile just was like "let me tell you about Mortal Kombat"
I'm gonna need someone to edit this to the movie theme song like the final fight in the movie please.
I’ll definitely do that for you bro
This ending cutscene is happening before events of mk1
2:50 No Shang Tsung It Only Your End!.
Didn’t realize Kronika was Oh mighty, Settra... Great King, the Imperishable, Khemrikhara, The Great King of Nehekhara, King of Kings, Opener of the Way, Wielder of the Divine Flame, Punisher of Nomads, The Great Unifier, Commander of the Golden Legion, Sacred of Appearance, Bringer of Light, Father of Hawks, Builder of Cities, Protector of the Two Worlds, Keeper of the Hours, Chosen of Ptra, High Steward of the Horizon, Sailor of the Great Vitae, Sentinel of the Two Realms, The Undisputed, Begetter of the Begat, Scourge of the Faithless, Carrion-feeder, First of the Charnel Valley, Rider of the Sacred Chariot, Vanquisher of Vermin, Champion of the Death Arena, Mighty Lion of the Infinite Desert, Emperor of the Shifting Sands, He Who Holds The Sceptre, Great Hawk Of The Heavens, Arch-Sultan of Atalan, Waker of the Hierotitan, Monarch of the Sky, Majestic Emperor of the Shifting Sands, Champion of the Desert Gods, Breaker of the Ogre Clans, Builder of the Great Pyramid, Terror of the Living, Master of the Never-Ending Horizon, Master of the Necropolises, Taker of Souls, Tyrant to the Foolish, Bearer of Ptra's Holy Blade, Scion of Usirian, Scion of Nehek, The Great, Chaser of Nightmares, Keeper of the Royal Herat, Founder of the Mortuary Cult, Banisher of the Grand Hierophant, High Lord Admiral of the Deathfleets, Guardian of the Charnal Pass, Tamer of the Liche King, Unliving Jackal Lord, Dismisser of the Warrior Queen, Charioteer of the Gods, He Who Does Not Serve, Slayer off Reddittras, Scarab Purger, Favoured of Usirian, Player of the Great Game, Liberator of Life, Lord Sand, Wrangler of Scorpions, Emperor of the Dunes, Eternal Sovereign of Khemri's Legions, Seneschal of the Great Sandy Desert, Curserer of the Living, Regent of the Eastern Mountains, Warden of the Eternal Necropolis, Herald of all Heralds, Caller of the Bitter Wind, God-Tamer, Master of the Mortis River, Guardian of the Dead, Great Keeper of the Obelisks, Deacon of the Ash River, Belated of Wakers, General of the Mighty Frame, Summoner of Sandstorms, Master of all Necrotects, Prince of Dust, Tyrant of Araby, Purger of the Greenskin Breathers, Killer of the False God's Champions, Tyrant of the Gold Dunes, Golden Bone Lord, Avenger of the Dead, Carrion Master, Eternal Warden of Nehek's Lands, Breaker of Djaf's Bonds... and many, many more... in disguise
dammit Setra
I love how when Shang Tsung said to Lui Kang that he let him win and he smiled.
Liu Kang: They will live again in my new Era
Shang Tsung: MotherF..... I mean... Your new Era ?
I like this ending. Makes me happy for the whole MK storyline.
This bring back memories from MK 90's movie
It started with these two now it ended with these two
Liu Kang was playing 5D Chess here. He sacrificed the fate of his friends and allies to ensure the victory in which he could create a timeline that would turn out better for them.
And even Shang Tsung, who is motivated entirely by his own selfish desire for power can respect that.
Most of the Nether Realm era of Mortal Kombat is flawed story-wise... but this confrontation is the one thing that can set it right.
I just hope that the New Era in Mortal Kombat 1 offers a much better story.
I replayed this for like 3 times in my pc but until now After FGLK says Great Kung lao's name it still got me goosebumps.
Shang tsung's design is just too good. I love the classic movie look.
Coming back to watch this after finishing MK1 is a mind Fuk
A GKL trained by Fire God Liu Kang would never lose
You mean where he could keep rewinding time again and again and retraining GKL all he wants? Cetrion was like that and she died too...
@@MikeSmith-vb8ul nah,great kung Lao will now have double the training and knowledge to defeat goro.the question is now,what changes to the new era will that bring since outworld will longer be reigning winners of MK?
The face expression are easily the best part of this confrontation, both give it their all and it shows
Anyone else get the feeling that these two aren't that different anymore? I mean look at that smirk Lui Kang has when Shang realizes his plan. Plus he did give up his friends and allies for this moment. I don't really see that as him becoming evil but it does show that Lui Kang has lost his sense of mortality. He's acting like an actual god disconnected from mortal struggles for his own interests. Yes it benefits his friends in the long run but you know each and every one of them that weren't gods would've objected including himself. Which is why he clued Fujin on his plan but left Nightwolf out of it. Which is a surprising amount of good writing from NRS... IF this is what they intented.
Makes sense. A god would naturally lose sense of mortality, especially one with access to the Hourglass.
However, people who worship gods always have faith that they will guide them forward. Liu's decision to let Shang Tsung win is a decision only he could have made, and his friends will no doubt return in the New Era
Liu kang finally saw what raiden saw….the bigger picture
Remember mk9 raiden a words to Liu
“Is any price too big to save earth realm?
Am I the only one who thinks yhe soundtrack hits hard at 5:20?
This has got to be the true ending to mk11
Indeed it is based on the new trailer lol
This did not aged well xD
"No more timelines will be twisted by your evil"
Liu Kang when Shang Tsung comes back in the very mext timeline: 😮
Right now seeing the new game, Yes Liu Kang, more timelines WILL indeed be twisted by his evil, specifically your new era
I absolutely hate how, they made X-ray Moves/Fatal Blows into low stamina/last ditch effort attacks in this game instead of gauge charged up moves like they were in the last two games...
I absolutely LOVED using that to finish off my opponents...
6:39 Since MK loves doing dialogue callbacks, they should have had Great Kung Lao say said “Who-What are you?” to call back to Shujinko saying the same thing to Damashi.
Kung Lao: Trained? For what?
Liu Kang:……..*smirks*………*camera extreme close up* MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!!
Should have played the Mortal Kombat movie song.
When I saw Shang Tsung's Aftermath ending (as well as Liu Kang's), I knew Liu Kang was going to be the canonical ending that would lead to MK1. But I also wanted to see a "What if Shang Tsung won?" kind of game. And with Raiden and Fujin not only announcing to Shang that Earth, Outworld, and the Netherrealm have been conquered...but also announcing that Chaosrealm and Orderrealm (that have hardly been explored since Deception), I thought the perfect idea: a Mortal Kombat-themed Dynasty Warriors game!
The game would feature Tecmo Koei/Omega Force-developed characters (similiar to the OG Hyrule Warriors and OG Fire Emblem Warriors) that originated from Chaosrealm and Orderrealm (plus a couple klassics like Dairou, Darrius, Havik, and Hotaru). The story would begin with a war between Chaosrealm (the protagonists)and Orderrealm being in kombat with each other, when suddenly...Shang Tsung and the Elder Gods launching their invasion, so the Chaosrealmers would have to travel through Earth, Netherrealm, Outworld, and (the unmentioned) Edenia to team up with and/or fight against the klassic Kombatants we know and love/hate.
Unfortunately, with MK1 revealing that BOTH Aftermath endings are canon to MK1, this can no longer apply. And I felt like this was the biggest wasted opportunity in Mortal Kombat history. (And before you say that Mortal Kombat is too gory for Japan...so is Berserk and Chainsaw Man!)
0:59 the way bro pulls up 🙏🔥
Liu kang choice of him defeating crowned shang tsung would make sense cus he litterally defeated crowned kronika……
I like this ending best.
Your Evil Ends Now Shang Tsung
You want the good ending? Choose Shang and lose
BM Records bruh
The f@&#?
Liu Kang is high key the most handsome character in MK11.
1:38 that smirk man❤️
6:16 Kung Lao tried to be DJ.
6:22 Despite he was shocked to see Liu Kang. When he heard the sound he was slowly response like "Oh! Here he comes again"
7:05 That's enough for Old Kung Lao to be villain in next MK sequel for being insult by Liu Kang 😄
7:20 Adam Jensen from Deus Ex : "I didn't asked for this"
So if Liu Kang is the one who trained the great Kung Lao.... how the feck did he not warn him about the Shokan and specifically Goro? :D
This is a whole new timeline that Liu Kang created in the original timeline he never met the Great Kung Lao only heard stories about him
@@Xstartgaming I know I know.. it's just a joke :D .. but since we only know that OG Kung Lao trained with White Lotus, I wouldn't be surprised if they made it canon that it was Liu who trained him... after all, the keeper of time transcends all timelines
Ah I see what you mean
I used to play in very old mk games as a child and Liu Kang was one of my less favorite characters I played only for his funny high pitched shouts, but MK has improved over time and became much better and now I can't help but being captivated by Liu Kang and how badass he is now
Even though some of his godly choices and ideas are kinda controversial
This was the only part of Aftermath that I genuinely liked
2:31 Both of their faces looks like some of love story in MK universe 😄
Imagine how this Liu Kang timeline plays out.
Now give this man shinnok amulet and he will truly be unstoppable
Whenver i play mk
I always chose liu kang
Bc he was the first charecter when i played mk for first time
His rage is Fcking EPIC
well apparently the new era will be, cause even though that seems to be Kronika that is seen at beginning of MK1 talking to Shang Tsung and that she seems to have her rage focused on Liu Kang despite it was Shang Tsung who killed her that She gets Shang Tsung to once again become the evil manipulative and Deceiving Snake he is known for
Something like that, but the result is way more stunning.
Hint: it comes back to this where you had to choose your fighter
I like how in MK 1 this is now basically a creation myth.
1:44 Cruel as it may be, because of Kronica, they were always going to be erased. So no real harm in sacrificing his friends.
I honestly thought it was going to be the Kung Lao we know, the arrogant one. We all know now, this was the Great Kung Lao. The story telling of Mortal Kombat has truly peaked.
For MK 12 how about we get a game based on the Great Kung Lao?
Liu Kang Guiding him
Fire god Liu Kang ending is my favorite too
7:17 does MK1 will have DLC where the great kung lao story will show and Past stuffs before MK1
Service is a taboo word for Kronika because of her titanic ego 🤣
Lui Kang: You must be prepared. Trained.
Kung Lao: Trained? For what?
Lui Kang: We need to make sure you don't get your neck snapped this time...
Kung Lao: Wait, what?!
Lui Kang: Oh. I just said that out loud, didn't I?