Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-4222221-20140620142209/@comment-4809082-20140730040618

Well, in fact he was in Armageddon cinematic. On the top of the mountains, before that fight with that flaming skull, you can see him walking, stopping for a while, then keep walking.

Yeah, Taven could have ignored Blaze, but Raiden's first flashback is the fight where he reveals he must stop Taven, so it's canon that the fight at the least existed! The Thunder God's flashbacks weren't mere memories, all of them were critical events that led to Armageddon, remember that he fought Shinnok after that fight, remembering that one and not this one was not by chance.

I think this is strong evidence that the fight existed and the result changed something. Raiden could have killed him, delayed him or lose for him, but that flashback wasn't there for nothing. Raiden is a god, he wouldn't be beaten like that, that's why I was so nervous when I had to fight him lol.

Considering the deal was "beat Taven, spare Earthrealm", it also makes stronger that Kahn was fighting Raiden for a reason, he must have betrayed him.

Personally and with respect, I don't think it's pointless. That guy was 1/2 chosen one. We fought with him and then we discover it was a lie. But the question is: from where it was a lie? Because everything we ever played can be a lie. So it's not Taven's destiny, it is when he was stopped, what happened and, most important of all, when the events never happened.