Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-5503721-20150215173138/@comment-1421951-20150412190243

201.160.219.228 wrote: Shinnok, it's obviously Shinnok. Why? Because MKX is obviously based on MK4, except with different characters, but still. The first chapeter seems to be the end game of an MK4-based conflict. Everything after that is it's own story.

Personally, I'm still standing by my theory that it will be Liu Kang. Not only do I find it reasonable for his resentment towards Raiden from the last game to carry over into this one, but there was also that intro with Ermac.

LK: "Ask my forebearance."

Ermac: "We do not grovel."

LK: "Then you will end."

Yeah, that's a heroic statement. Beg for your life or die. Quite the noble banter. Even if he's not the main villain, I can't really see him as a hero at this point.

There's also the fact that they've been pushing Liu into a more villainous light recently. First there was his zombie form in Deception and Armageddon, obviously not the most villainous, but it's a start. Then there was his anger towards Raiden at the end of Story Mode as well as his and Shang Tsung's Ladder endings in MK9, non-canon I know, but the mindset is there. Finally, he flat out joins the Outworld side of the Mortal Kombat Tournament in Legacy. Again, obviously Legacy isn't canon and they've taken a lot of liberties with the characters, but again it really goes to show that the mindset of trying to see Liu Kang towards a more villainous light is certainly there, and I wouldn't be surprised if that showed up here.

Even if he isn't the MAIN villain of MKX, I definitely see him being A villain