Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-1084762-20150120234121/@comment-21005855-20150404184808

Uglyguy25 wrote: What happened was this: after the Netherrealm invasion that happened in chapter 1 of MKX, Kenshi was recruited by the Special Forces. He also helped Scorpion to conquer his demons after this, which is why Scorpion is now human again.

Between this and the beginning of the comic, the SF sent him as a covert agent into the Red Dragon clan so that he could reach Daegon, their leader. But his cover was blown - either because Sonya told him he had a son or for another reason.

Well, soon or later Kenshi found out about Takeda and ran to rescue him, found out that his mother Suchin had been killed by Red Dragon members, tracked the boy and ran away with him straight to the Shirai Ryu territory, knowing Scorpion would help him.

And that's it. He was never actually a member of the Red Dragon, only a covert agent assigned in there by the SF, and that was his "betrayal". Don't know how you can betray a clan you were never really part of, but since that's how Hsu Hao decided to call it... It's all in his Alternative Timeline page, that's why I advised you to take a look.

Imagine if Kenshi actually was a Red Dragon member - willingly killing and robbing innocent people for Daegon. Can you picture him doing that, even with so many changes in the timeline? But like I said before, you were right on saying his story received many retcons. Those are: not hunting Shang Tsung anymore, helping Scorpion to "overcome his darkness", becoming an agent of the SF and later a covert agent in the Red Dragon and, of course, having a son. Okay. So basically, because of the events of MK9, Kenshi never had to sever the tie between Ermac and Shao Kahn. He occupies his time with Scorpion instead.

Being a covert agent for the Special Forces makes Kenshi a double agent, therefore, the relationship that Kenshi actually has with the Red Dragon justifiable for someone like Hsu Hao to say stuff like "you betrayed us".

Yes, he's no longer hunting Shang Tsung, even though he probably still blames him for his blindness. He was a SF agent in the Original Timeline that was not changed but his covert agent status on the Red Dragon was changed. I would say that he probably already had a son by the events of Deadly Alliance but he was just a toddler. Takeda was probably just only 10 years old by the events of Armageddon.

But I have a few questions about Ermac. Since Kenshi didn't help Ermac, is it the result of Ermac having Shao Kahn's soul? Is it so powerful that it overwhelms Ermac? And how did Ermac even get Shao Kahn's soul in the first place? Did Shao Kahn possess Ermac or did Quan Chi insert the soul into Ermac's body?