Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-25033529-20150505005712/@comment-24.154.0.21-20160208174736

The severed head thing is actually a problem continuity wise, because the gods of the Mortal Kombat universe have been established as incorporeal beings, with their mortal forms being throw-away bodies that are subject to death, as can be seen with Raiden and Fujin. Shinnok's body would have been no different (unless it's different when Elder Gods incarnate, with the immortality of their godly states extending to their physical bodies as well).