Board Thread:Mortal Kombat (Alternate Timeline)/@comment-26339133-20150427183819/@comment-72.197.211.140-20150602065208

Dragonspyne wrote: Right, and I wasn't really trying to place Shinnok's Amulet with the Kamidogu. The reason why I mentioned the amulet is because the amulet is supposed to be well known by the Shaolin Monks. Quan Chi got the amulet because of the elder Sub-Zero who was hired by Quan Chi who was told by Shang Tsung where the amulet was hidden who only knew where the amulet was hidden because he took the soul of a Shaolin Monk and gained his memories. When it comes to the Kamidogu, I'm sure that there's a level of descretion but that the monks should've known what the Kamidogu is, what it's meant for, and why it's important to just leave them where they are. Also, I'm sure the amulet actually isn't a Kamidogu but it heightens the power of the Kamidogu ten fold. But yeah, you make a good point about it's level of unimportance to the Shaolin Monks. Which would then bring the thought of how stupid Raiden truly is. If Raiden is the true leader of the Shaolin Monks then he should have told the Shaolin Monks about the Kamidogu. It's pretty important. You have to remember that the Kamidogu means "Tool of the Gods." I would not be one bit surprised if even if the Shaolin DID know, they may feel that whatever the Kamidogu is, it might be beyond their understanding. Or, failing that, it's far above something they're SUPPOSED to know.

I'm not even sure Raiden would know its true significance. Aside from Shinnok, Onaga seems to be the only person who understands the purpose of the Kamidogu. Shujinko certainly didn't, Onaga (who was still disguised as Damashi then) had to explain that to him. And the only reason he explained AT ALL is because (according to MK Deception's conquest mode) when it was time to get the last one, the Edenian Kamidogu, Shujinko pointed out that he had been doing this quest for many years already, yet Damashi had never once fully explained its significance. Shujinko felt he was owed an explanation for it all.