This Raiden, also, is the one from Mortal Kombat. The original game. And we're saying not only this game existed on an alternate timeline all along, but Raiden was the victor +
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He invades Earths where alternate Raidens have defeated their respective Shang Tsungs for good. And now that our canon Raiden did it, this one considers him worthy of a true Mortal Kombat, where he is the host.+
sep 8, 2025, 9:07 am • 1 0 • view
The setting is now BACK to being about a tournament, BACK with an important host figure, and better yet: It clears the path for a TRUE "Mortal Kombat 1" because it means that we never actually saw what the first tournament is like in the canon timeline. Our canon timeline starts at MK2, not 1.
sep 8, 2025, 9:08 am • 0 0 • view
Embrace the retcons, make AltRaiden's tournament have the dragon logo in reverse (remember that from MK1), have him be all white, bring back any villains and gods as evil. And when this story is done, create a MK1 aligned with the canon. Ahhh... Everything is possible in fanfiction.
sep 8, 2025, 9:14 am • 2 1 • view
Also it'd make for a great idea to touch on the "Dark Raiden" moments we have in the canon. This alternate Raiden is what happens if our Raiden fully loses his patience against humanity. He could gloat about it: He KNOWS canon Raiden has this evil inside him, too.
sep 8, 2025, 9:28 am • 0 1 • view
I find it funny how MK's lore is so different from the franchise starting with MK2 onwards (especially Raiden), where elements become more solid. So I imagined what if they used these differences to move the franchise forwards. One can dream. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
sep 8, 2025, 9:19 am • 3 1 • view
(I really, really dislike the idea that Liu Kang became a god. I dislike the idea of making heroes of humanity into gods, and I especially dislike when the sequel powers them back down with a bullshit excuse because the lore made them implausible to be playable)
sep 8, 2025, 9:33 am • 3 1 • view