Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-7297858-20150406181208/@comment-1421951-20150407032328

Uglyguy25 wrote: @ShadowsTwilight Liu Kang certainly has unfinished stuff to deal with Raiden, but I don't think he would be selfish enough to let that keep him from helping Earthrealm and the good guys. In fact, we've seen him and Kung Lao fighting some tarkatan warriors in the shaolin trailer, haven't we? He will probably be one of the good guys again, even if he's going to do so his own way, and not following Raiden's commands anymore.

Besides, even if he wanted to stay against the good guys, he wouldn't be the major threat. A fallen Elder God attacks Earthrealm, Quan Chi is still out there with undead minions and then a civil war starts in Outworld. There's little Liu Kang could do to make this scenario even worse.

It may not be about turning his back on Earthrealm, perhaps instead being about him thinking that he can do a better job than Raiden at protecting it, or that Raiden is so incompetent that he must be taken out, no matter who stands in his way. Rage and vengefulness are about as rational as any extreme emotion, and Liu seems to have a great deal of it towards Raiden. He also may have taken up the same mindset as evil Raiden, that Earthrealm must be protected at any and all costs, including stepping over the bodies of anyone who would pose a threat to them, or subjigating them to his will (think his intro dialogue with Ermac).

As for the threats of Quan Chi and Shinnok, sure they're really powerful and magnificent threats, but how much of a threat could be posed by the guy that is powerful enough to take out both, after all, he was once the hero, was he not?

As for the Tarkatan battle, I'm still not sure where in the events of the game that took place. Considering Raiden's use of his Classic costume, this may have been a flashback