Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-4809082-20150302163157/@comment-74.42.136.90-20150323042538

Still reading through the thread but I'm too excited and need to post some theories stat! lol

So in my mind, there are 5 characters that I can see playing the ultimate villain in this:

1) Liu Kang

- At the end of of MK9, he was seemingly feeling so betrayed by Raiden misguiding the heroes that he seemed almost corrputed in a way. Couple that with him becoming a zombie in the previous timeline (though his soul wasn't in his body in MK:D to be fair), there is serious potential for him as a villain.

2) Reiko

- I believe someone mentioned him earlier, but the way he is portrayed in the comics makes me see him as a brilliant mastermind, something that we hadn't seen in previous incarnations. We also know that thanks to his MK4 ending, Reiko has for whatever reason worn Shao Khan's helmet and taken his throne. The ending is very mysterious and seems to imply that A) Reiko IS Shao Khan (unlikely at this point) or B) he has intentions of usurping the throne (why would he be Melina's confidant in the new timeline?

There are many possibilities here. Though it was seemingly the real Shao Khan that was destroyed by the elder gods, I wouldn't rule out the possibility of that having been a clone OR Reiko possibly being a clone of Shao Khan since they have that technology and/or magic. The reason I suggest that there is an unlikely but still possible chance that Shao Khan in MK9 was a fake is because acording to MK:D, the Shao Khan killed by The Deadly Alliance in MK:DA was apparently a fake, leading some to believe it may have been Reiko and/or a clone/body double. Another possibility is that Reiko helped mastermind the events of MKX and possibly MK9 as well and considering he has a history of liking the throne, perhaps he ultimately will be the one to rule Outworld in the end.

I think one of the things that cruised past the radar on the leaked achievements list is the one titled, "There Is A Ruler". Very cryptic don't you think? It could be referring to the ruler of Outworld and to any number of people from Kotal Khan, to Mileena to Reiko, Shinnik or even Shao Khan in the end if he somehow makes it back. It could also be referring to a "ruler" of Earthrealm, as in Raiden or perhaps Liu Kang takes his spot like he did in one of his endings? It could also be the Netherrealm, Edenia, etc. I'm starting to wonder thanks to the comics; is it possible that Reiko will become the new Shao Khan?

3) Onaga

- Not much to go on here except the Kamidogu since they were originally meant to trap his essence if I recall. Just like the prophesy made by the parents of Taven and Daegon (mentioned earlier I think), the egg that the dragon king was reborn from is still probably existing somewhere. I wouldn't rule out the possibility of him reemerging.

4) Shinnok

- Another obvious one. Shinnok has "big bad" written all over him and the history to back it up. Still, I think this is a little too obvious.

5) Raiden

- Don't know if anyone mentioned this yet, but in MK9 we got some characters such as Liu Kang seriously doubting his judgement and in the MKX comics, Scorpion does too. Further fanning the flame, we've also seen Raiden at his worst in MK:D where the blast meant to take out Onaga ends up destroying him temporarily and corrupting him to a very chaotic level. Now for those of you who've played Injustice, it came as a shock when the final villain turned out to be a certain blue and red clad super hero (in an alternate timeline of course). Knowing that, I would not put it past Ed Boon to "shock" the audience (hehe) by making the once revered protector god of Earthrealm the ultimate villain.