Liu Kang’s universe in Mortal Kombat 1 is an enormous shift from the established lore, which NetherRealm Studios has continually hinted at. A few of these shifts have been outlined in new character bios that lay out how these present forged goes to be change within the upcoming reboot. And along with the character bios, NetherRealm has confirmed when the sport’s first Kombat Kast will air.
The Mortal Kombat 1 forged goes by means of some massive adjustments
These character bios not too long ago went reside on the official Mortal Kombat web site and canopy Liu Kang, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Kitana, Kung Lao, Raiden, Johnny Cage, Kenshi Takahashi, and Mileena. Liu Kang will not be all that totally different since that is the timeline he created. Johnny Cage can be fairly just like his previous appearances since his story is that he’s a fading celeb that joins Liu Kang’s quest to spice up his notoriety.
The adjustments for the opposite characters have been hinted at within the trailers or previous interviews, however these bios present extra particulars. Mileena and Kitana are twin sisters, and Mileena is the inheritor to Outworld’s throne, whereas Kitana is her bodyguard.
Nonetheless, Mileena is contaminated with the Tarkat illness that can “[force] her into battle” if her secret is came upon. Kitana is regarded as the extra levelheaded of the 2, however, given how she was born simply after Mileena, isn’t the rightful inheritor. Mileena is classically made by means of cloning Kitana with Tarkatan DNA, and this new illness not solely questions how Tarkatans like Baraka can exist on this universe, but in addition how the inevitable battle between the 2 new sisters will play out.
Sub-Zero and Scorpion are additionally now siblings on this universe, which was beforehand revealed (and hinted out by means of the equivalent Lin Kuei medallions within the preliminary cinematic trailer). Sub-Zero is the Lin Kuei Grandmaster, however, after not being threatened for generations, he’s uninterested in attempting to defend Earthrealm from hazard that he doesn’t suppose are coming. Scorpion disagrees with this notion of doing away with the clan’s conventional obligations and “fears that he might someday should battle his brother for management over the Lin Kuei’s legacy.” Scorpion and Sub-Zero have usually been from separate rival clans — the Shirai Ryu and Lin Kuei, respectively — and this storyline appears to be attending to that rivalry by means of different means.
Kung Lao is from a small farm in Fengjian and fears that his life gained’t quantity to a lot. This adjustments when referred to as by Liu Kang to assist defend Earthrealm. That is the alternative of Raiden, who can be from the identical space, however is content material with tending to the fields. He’s hesitant to assist Earthrealm and “develop into the nice warrior that Liu Kang is aware of he will be.” After all, that is fairly totally different from Raiden’s previous story since he has all the time been portrayed as a god and never as a mortal.
Kenshi has a easy bio, however one that’s nonetheless fairly totally different. The Takahashi household had misplaced its prized sword named Sento and joined the bakuto, the predecessor to the yakuza, for cover. Kenshi needs to free his household from this management and the corruption and makes an attempt to steal again Sento so as to make that occur.
These are solely the confirmed characters and extra are on the way in which. It’s unclear when extra might be revealed, nevertheless it’s potential the roster will develop quite quickly. The primary developer-led Kombat Kast is slated for July 6 at 10 a.m. PT and can talk about Kameos and have full gameplay breakdowns of Scorpion and Johnny Cage.
