Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-4222221-20140620142209/@comment-4809082-20140723193027

But they should be based, what does not mean that the story will not progress. New characters may appear, old characters may disappear, but the constant threat and major plot of the Mortal Kombat series is still the same.

Raiden did not prevent Armageddon, if this become an explanation, it's totally incoherent. Armageddon is caused by the corruption of the torunament, even if it means that kombatants are not fighting on it (as we know, MK1 was the last MK Tournament to attend to the pattern, all the others were invasions, set ups or beat-the-boss war, and MK1 was still a corrupted Shaolin Tournament), and their growth into numerous powerful warriors capable enough to unstable the realms by the constant threat of merging them and trending to the awakening of the One Being.

So, Raiden just changed the way Armageddon was set in the first timeline, he did not prevent, Mortal Kombat will continue to be corrupt and kombatants will keep growing and becoming powerful (and now we see new characters), leading to the critical point and the "resolution" given by Argus.

No matter what he changed, Shinnok's invasion, Onaga's return, Daegon premature awakening and foundation of the Red Dragon, Taven awakening, Blaze "kidnap", detour of his mission and destiny of becoming the safeguard are some events that have already begun and must be completed, specially those who fulfill the Armageddon directly.

I mean, no matter what perspective of the game we take, we are all bound to the critical point, so it may not be as rebooted as MK9, but it will be still in the shadow of the major threat.