Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-70.169.224.88-20150427184942/@comment-1354446-20150505172522

Honestly, WHY is it so hard for people to grasp that Cassie could be strong enough to defeat Shinnok? Mind you, I get it. She wasn't really all that great throughout the damn story and somehow managed to beat him. She is a lackluster character. But we need to STOP basing what happens in this storyline with the old timeline.

The thing is this, after Raiden made his decision to alter everything. Everything changed. Sure, the MAJOR points could still occur (like armageddon) but with different outcomes precipitating that. Power could have shifted to other characters that were once weak, while strong characters in the original timeline are now passive, or weak. So it is entirely plausible that when Raiden altered the timeline, he created a domino effect that ultimately changed the fate for everyone else.

People that weren't meant to be heroes or kombatants are now suddenly embued with power, people that were on the side of good are now evil and enjoy being so.