Board Thread:Mortal Kombat (Alternate Timeline)/@comment-882622-20150505160520

The only difference between Alternate and Original timelines are that Raiden prevented Shao Kahn from defeating Blaze. This means that Taven is still asleep and Orin is waiting for the right moment. It was Onaga's return and defeat that triggered the rise of the Pyramid of Argus and Armageddon.

So what is stopping this from happening? We already know what happens in Mortal Kombat X, 25 years later after Liu Kang defeated Shang Tsung. In order for Orin to awake Taven, Onaga needs to be revived. Shujinko is probably dead by now, so another person has to be deceived by Damashi into gathering all the Kamidogo. 