Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-5503721-20150215173138/@comment-201.160.219.228-20150412193738

ShadowsTwilight wrote: 201.160.219.228 wrote: Shinnok, it's obviously Shinnok. Why? Because MKX is obviously based on MK4, except with different characters, but still. The first chapeter seems to be the end game of an MK4-based conflict. Everything after that is it's own story.

Personally, I'm still standing by my theory that it will be Liu Kang. Not only do I find it reasonable for his resentment towards Raiden from the last game to carry over into this one, but there was also that intro with Ermac.

LK: "Ask my forebearance."

Ermac: "We do not grovel."

LK: "Then you will end."

Yeah, that's a heroic statement. Beg for your life or die. Quite the noble banter. Even if he's not the main villain, I can't really see him as a hero at this point.

There's also the fact that they've been pushing Liu into a more villainous light recently. First there was his zombie form in Deception and Armageddon, obviously not the most villainous, but it's a start. Then there was his anger towards Raiden at the end of Story Mode as well as his and Shang Tsung's Ladder endings in MK9, non-canon I know, but the mindset is there. Finally, he flat out joins the Outworld side of the Mortal Kombat Tournament in Legacy. Again, obviously Legacy isn't canon and they've taken a lot of liberties with the characters, but again it really goes to show that the mindset of trying to see Liu Kang towards a more villainous light is certainly there, and I wouldn't be surprised if that showed up here.

Even if he isn't the MAIN villain of MKX, I definitely see him being A villain Now that you mention it, Liu Kang must be working for Quan Chi the moment after Raiden killed Liu Kang in MK9. But I'm not so sure about the "everything after that is its own story" part just because Johnny Cage defeated Shinnok in the first chapter of this game's story mode.