User blog:NaveNinja/So Raiden knows the future. How much can he screw up?

So, you're the god of thunder. You've received visions of the future from yourself right before you die. You see flashes of things here and there and they become more clear as time goes on, specifically when you look at someone and see who they were in the original timeline.

You've tried to change the future, only to mostly fail along the way. 90% of your dudes are dead and in service of Quan Chi, who serves Shinnok. Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade are alive, so that's cool.

But, here's the important thing: now that the timeline is completely altered: what do you do with the knowledge that starts to come to you?

Well, I'll tell you what I'd sure as hell do, because I'm not an idiot: All of the following (though not entirely in the order given)

Destroy Onaga's Egg
Yeah. It's in Outworld. Even though Raiden's powers supposedly aren't as strong, you can tip the thing over and crack it. Hell, send Johnny in to kick it in half, or have Sonya plant an explosive. Boom. No more resurrected Dragon King and Reptile goes unmolested. The entire reason you sacrificed yourself and turned evil in the original timeline is gone. Poof. Hooray.

Kill Blaze
Why not? He was created to prevent Armageddon, but as you can see, all he does is become the vessel for someone to spread Armageddon. The test/contest between Taven and Daegon failed because Shao Kahn took the power originally. Blaze is either somewhere in Outworld with lost memory, and thus an easy kill, or still protecting the Dragon Egg. If it's the latter, destroy him and then the egg. Two birds with one stone.

Tell Shinnok Quan Chi Will Betray Him
...and in doing so, bargain for the return of all of the souls Quan Chi took during Shao Kahn's invasion. Appear to Shinnok in some nuetral ground and tell him that you have seen visions of the future. Convince him by knowing intricate details regarding his invasion from the events of MK4. Then, tell him you know something that will greatly benefit him, instead of impede him. You gain all of the warriors back, and Shinnok gains his true amulet. A hefty trade-off, but now that you have all of your warriors back, you can formulate a battle plan and stop Shinnok. As a bonus, Shinnok will undoubtedly torture or destroy Quan Chi, and the smug prick had it coming.

Find Taven, Kill Daegon
This is pretty easy. You know Taven will eventually resurface, and you know Daegon is alive and evil. Taven is a good guy and a half-god trained his entire life to become protector of Edenia and an all-around badass (evidenced by the fact he wipes the floor with half the roster in Armageddon's Konquest mode) and Daegon is completely evil. Find one or the other first. Daegon will be easier to find. Follow the trail of the Red Dragon, then find Caro, still chained up in his lair. Free Caro after destroying the Red Dragon and get him to open a portal to Orin. Go through, tell Orin what has transpired, and convince the dragon to release Taven. Bam. One ally gained, one enemy downed.

Destroy the Army of the Dragon King
Simple. Find it and burn the tomb to the ground so nobody can use it again. The threat of the Deadly Alliance is gone forever, since Shang Tsung and Quan Chi are deposed and the army is annihilated.

Destroy the Necromantic Place Where You Revived Liu Kang
Look, it was a huge mistake, and you know it. You were evil when you did it. Just get rid of the whole place and throw the chains into a pool of lava.

Get Shujinko on the Right Path
This one's pretty easy: make sure Shujinko doesn't gather the Kamidogu. Don't have him waste his entire life on the quest and turn into an old fool. Or, alternatively, have him do it for you anyway and...

Kill Shinnok, Take the Amulet, Send the Kamidogu to the Elder Gods
The first part might be tricky. But once you have the amulet, get the Kamidogu together and send them off to the Elder Gods. Or break them. Whatever. Either way, out of sight, out of mind.

Restore Edenia
So you've got Kitana and Queen Sindel back to life. Have Sindel return to Outworld and claim the throne, then seperate it from Outworld. Insert Sindel's MK9 ending here. She gains the respect of all the races in Outworld, and unifies them against Shinnok. Meanwhile Ermac's body is being controlled by Jarrod and Kitana has formed Charlie's Angels with Jade and Mileena. With the Edenian royal line restored, Outworld at peace and Earthrealm in the process of rebuilding with its great warriors leading the way.

Straight-Up Apologize to Liu Kang
Look, you've had a rocky relationship with this guy. Just sit him down and apologize and explain literally everything to him. He is a good person and a damn Shaolin Monk and will eventually come around.

Help form the Outer World Investigation Agency
Get that shit up and running, kill Hsu Hao before he can screw them over (actually, you might have even done this already with the destruction of the Red Dragon), recruit Kenshi and then Cyrax by restoring his memory. Easy.

Deal with the Lin Kuei, Tekunin and Frost
Kill the Lin Kuei grandmaster, take the Dragon Medallion, give it to Sub-Zero, hunt down and destroy Sektor before he can create the Tekunin, and recruit and train Frost to not be an idiot and betray Sub-Zero.

Do Something About Rain and Tanya
They're evil and both betray Edenia. Kill'em.

Restore Balance to Outworld
With help from Sindel, simply ensure balance in Outworld. Kill Reiko. Kill Reptile, just to be safe.

Recruit as many future heroes as possible.
I talked about Taven, Shujinko, Kenshi, Cyrax, Frost and I talked about getting the old ones back and gaining new ones in Ermac and Cyrax. Recruit Kai, get Bo' Rai Cho to train Li Mei and get her on your side, convince Nitara to join up with you with a promise to help her free her realm, don't let Kabal form the new Black Dragon, help Ashrah out of the Netherrealm. Sareena will eventually escape into Outworld, so recruit her. Havik, Dairrus, Dairou and Hotoru can be left alone. Recruit as many as possible in preparation for Shinnok's invasion. Which brings me to...

Save Earth's Gods from Shinnok
Fujin is a must. The Fire God, Water God and Earth God can all be saved if you prepare ahead of time. Bam. Earthrealm is safe.

Hunt down the remnants of the Black Dragon.
Kill Kano. Kill Jarek. Don't let Kira and Kobra join up, and if you can't convince them to fight for good, kill them for good measure.

Win.
After doing all of this an ensuring ultimate safety for Earthrealm, Outworld and Edenia, ascend to Elder God status and leave someone in your place, probably Fujin.

Upon Reflection
I admit, a lot of that relies on the future visions being clear and concise and very specific. A lot of it relies on Raiden having quite a bit of meta-knowledge. But I say that even if he gets one of those things done, he's making progress. Preferably he gets at least five of them done. If all of them got done, the MK universe would get, admittedly, pretty boring. No surprises, no new villains, nothing. All is safe.

Unil, of course, Noob Saibot returns more powerful than ever, having absorbed all the souls of the soulnado he supposedly destroyed. Once this all-powerful force of Darkness and ultimate, all-consuming evil and hatred returns, Raiden will descend and lead the forces of light to victory once more. Or die trying.

That'd be an awesome game.