The Battle of Armageddon was the legendary final conflict between the Forces of Light and the Forces of Darkness. The event was even foreseen and foretold by the Elder Gods among all both mortal and immortal alike who feared the Great Battle that will end all battles, and even all of reality itself. It took place in the southlands of the realm of Edenia as the Apocalypse begins, to decide the fate of the universe. The battle occurred next to the Pyramid of Argus.
The Battle of Armageddon is based on the same epic and legendary conflict with the same name "Armageddon" among its different aliases and names, said and foretold in many religions (both pagan and monotheistic) and doomsday prophecies that it is the ultimate battle that will end all wars, and yet even worse, destroy all traces of life forever.
While the two opposing sides fought, an ancient pyramid rose amidst them. Atop the pyramid was Blaze in his final form. Any individual's defeat of Blaze would grant them their greatest wish and even ultimate power. As it became a race to the top of the pyramid for every kombatant involved, two individuals made their way to the pyramid to defeat Blaze. The sons of Argus, Taven and Daegon, were assigned to prevent Armageddon by either destroying the kombatants or stripping them of their powers. One of these two results would occur when one of them defeated the firespawn, and it was determined based on the armor each of them wore, left behind for them by their mother, Delia.
However, Shao Kahn is the one who defeated Blaze, not Taven.[1]
In the end, Raiden and Shao Kahn were left as the last two standing kombatants. They battled on top of the Pyramid, where Shao Kahn - who had his powers increased - easily defeated Raiden (whose powers were weakened by fighting in a foreign realm). After taunting the Thunder God that the Elder Gods no longer threatened him, Kahn prepared to finish Raiden off and consume all realms. Just before Raiden was killed, he sent a mental message to his past self warning of the impending Armageddon. As a result of this, Raiden's past self managed to defeat Shao Kahn permanently (though at a heavy cost) and prevented the Battle of Armageddon from ever taking place.
Tanya is behind Dairou, on the left side of the screen.
Nitara emerges from the fog far in the background.
0:33
Narrator: "...and too numerous."
The evil army is now shown running from another prospective, as kombatants run to the right side of the screen.
In the foreground, we can see the shapes of Kobra, Mavado, Kabal, Kano and Shang Tsung.
Farther back are Rain, Baraka, Quan Chi, Shinnok, Havik.
In the background, there are Mileena, Reptile, Kira and Shao Kahn.
0:34
The evil side is now shown from the front.
From left to right, in the first row there are Quan Chi, Kabal, Scorpion, Shinnok, Kano, Havik and Baraka.
Behind them, there are Mavado, Hsu Hao, Rain and Mileena, now holding her Sais.
Very far in the background, there are Shang Tsung, Noob Saibot, Nitara and Kira.
0:35
The good side is now shown closely, running to the other side.
Narrator: "If left unchecked..."
From right to left, in the first row there are Jax, Sub-Zero in his armor outfit holding his Kori Blade, Kung Lao, Kitana, Cyrax holding his green Pulse Blade, Nightwolf holding his Tomahawks, and Sonya.
Very far, for a few frames, Kenshi can be see behind Raiden, and Li Mei past Kitana.
0:37
The evil side is shown once more.
Narrator: "...their intensifying kombat would weaken and shatter the realms..."
In the first row, there are Quan Chi (very close to the camera), Kabal, Scorpion, Shinnok, Mileena, Havik and Baraka.
In the second row there are Shang Tsung, Kobra, Frost and Darrius.
0:38
The good side is shown once more and has the same formation as at 0:35.
0:39
The scene is shown from behind the back of the good side, as the two armies approach each other.
On the good side there are now in the first row, from right to left, Sub-Zero, Kung Lao, Kitana, Cyrax, Johnny Cage and Stryker; behind them there are Shujinko and Sonya; closer to the camera there are Ermac, Li Mei and behind them Bo' Rai Cho (his arm can be seen for a moment) and Kenshi.
On the evil side, eleven shapes can be seen.
0:40
The warriors on the evil side show their weapons as they keep running.
0:41
The warriors on the good side show their weapons too.
Narrator: "...and bring about..."
0:42
The scene is shown from behind the evil side from a low angle.
0:43
The contact of the two factions finally happens.
Narrator: "...the apocalypse!"
Havik crosses his Morning Star with Cyrax's Pulse Blade.
Yelling at her enemy, Mileena crosses her Sais with the weapons of Nightwolf, who jumps to her.
0:44
Johnny Cage kicks Darrius to begin their fight.
With a flying rotating kick, Hsu Hao knocks Kenshi to the ground and continues to the right.
In the background, on the left side of the screen, Stryker engages a fight with Dairou.
0:45
For a few frames, Rain can be seen being knocked down by Ermac, who then runs over the left side of the screen. He's not seen anymore for a while, so this is possibly when Shang Tsung takes his place.
Hotaru pierces Li Mei's body with his Naginata. An oddity is that he didn't have the weapon during the previous scenes and that its blade is different from the in-game version of it.
On the left side of the screen, Smoke is seen fighting with Nitara.
0:46
Kano starts confronting Kitana.
Behind them, the previous kombatants keep fighting and Hotaru is seen rising the impaled Li Mei.
On the upper right side of the screen, Shujinko is fighting Kobra in midair.
On the upper left side of the screen, Raiden is fighting Shinnok in midair.
0:48
Kitana knocks Kano far away.
Behind them, Hotaru slams Li Mei to the ground. This is possibly the blow that kills her, as she's not seen anymore in the movie.
0:49
The camera follows Kano as he falls far away, showing another point of the battle for a moment.
Stryker is still fighting Dairou.
Mavado is fighting Fujin.
Smoke is near Fujin.
Johnny Cage is still fighting Darrius.
Very far in the background, what seems to be a very tall shape is seen.
Two people's legs pass very close to the camera, going from the right side of the screen to the left. One of them is Jax, as the pockets on his belt can be seen for a frame. The other may be Quan Chi.
0:50
Kitana turns to Kintaro, who's behind her, only to get knocked in the air by him. While beating her, he oddly has Sheeva's voice. This is the last time we see him.
0:51
The camera follows Kitana for a moment, as she disappears in the clouds, then gets back to the battle.
Scorpion and Sub-Zero start confronting each other in a weapon fight.
Behind them, Ashrah is fighting Noob Saibot.
Kai is fighting Reptile in the background, on the left.
Dairou is fighting Stryker and Mavado is fighting Fujin in the background, on the right.
Very far in the background, beyond Kai and Reptile, Sindel is engaged in a fight.
0:52
Scorpion, Sub-Zero and all the previous kombatants in the background keep fighting.
On the right side of the screen, Smoke is now seen fighting Nitara.
Closer to the camera, Hotaru is still holding his weapon to Li Mei's body on the ground.
Beyond Scorpion and Sub-Zero, Bo' Rai Cho can be seen fighting Reiko for a moment.
Far on the right, Darrius is still fighting Johnny Cage.
0:54
The camera now shows the scene from another point of view.
Scorpion and Sub-Zero are still fighting close to the camera.
In the background, on the left, Jax is fighting Quan Chi.
Kai is still fighting Reptile.
Ashrah is still fighting Noob Saibot.
Dairou is still fighting Stryker.
Darrius is still fighting Johnny Cage.
Very far in the background, beyond Scorpion, Sindel is seen fighting Jarek.
0:56
The camera angle changes one more time.
Scorpion and Sub-Zero are still fighting close to the camera.
Behind them, Kenshi is fighting Hsu Hao.
On the right, Havik is fighting an enemy who's now out of sight, but is later shown to be Cyrax.
Beyond him, Johnny Cage and Darrius are still fighting.
Beyond them, Mileena and Nightwolf are still fighting.
Very far in the background, Rain is fighting Ermac.
On the upper right side of the screen, Raiden and Shinnok are still fighting.
0:58
The point of view keeps changing to show the fight between Scorpion and Sub-Zero. Behind them, all the fighters seen before continue fighting.
1:01
After numerous hits, even though Scorpion parries them, Sub-Zero is able to knock him down. In the sky behind them, Raiden gets hit by a flash of purple light.
1:02
Raiden falls upon Sub-Zero, knocking him out too. Many characters keep fighting in the background:
Kira versus Kung Lao.
Frost versus Sonya.
Sindel versus Jarek.
Reptile versus Kai.
Quan Chi versus Jax.
Dairou versus Stryker.
Noob Saibot versus Ashrah.
1:05
Shinnok follows Raiden to the ground. Behind him many characters keep fighting:
Mileena versus Nightwolf.
Darrius versus Johnny Cage.
Cyrax versus Havik.
Far in the background, Sonya and Frost can be seen fighting. That's odd because they were seen on the opposite side of the battle a moment ago.
1:07
Shinnok uses his power to make two skeleton hands emerge from the ground and block Raiden. While Quan Chi with Jax, Noob Saibot with Ashrah and Kai with Reptile are still fighting in the background, also Scorpion's body can be seen on the ground.
1:10
Shinnok holds Raiden to the ground, only to be hit by his lightning.
1:11
As Shinnok flies away, Kung Lao and Baraka begin a fight close to the camera. Many kombatants keep fighting in the background:
Mileena versus Nightwolf.
Havik versus Cyrax.
Darrius versus Cage.
Tanya versus Jade.
Sonya (seen falling after receiving a hit) against Frost.
Hsu Hao against a fighter that may be Kenshi.
1:15
Baraka takes out his blades and makes a very high jump.
1:16
Kung Lao immediately follows him. Behind him, Quan Chi, Jax, Kai, Reptile, Sindel, Jarek, Noob and Ashrah can be seen fighting one another as before. There also are Bo' Rai Cho and Reiko, but this one is curiously standing still while the other is in a fighting stance.
1:17
Kung Lao and Baraka are now fighting in midair and camera spins around them to follow the fight. Kung Lao is now armed with his broadsword. We now get to see the fights happening in the background. Oddly, many characters have changed their opponent in a few seconds:
Kitana versus Reptile
Fujin versus Darrius
Kai versus Hsu Hao
Havik versus Cyrax
Mileena versus Nightwolf
1:18
Ashrah versus Noob Saibot
Nitara versus Smoke
Dairou versus Stryker
Rain versus Bo' Rai Cho
1:19
Kenshi versus Mavado
Sindel versus Jarek
1:20
Cage versus Kano
Jax versus Quan Chi
Frost versus Sonya
Sub-Zero versus Hotaru
Ermac versus Kabal
Shao Kahn is seen far in the background engaged in a fight probably with Reiko.
1:22
Kung Lao finally pierces Baraka's chest with his sword, and he's pushed away.
For a moment a body is seen flying in the lower left side of the screen, where Jax and Quan Chi are fighting. It is Reiko, as his leg plates can be seen for a frame, and he's probably being knocked out by Kahn.
1:24
After doing a backflip in the air, Baraka shoots a spark at his opponent.
1:25
Hit, Kung Lao falls to the ground. Behind him, we can see Fujin, Darrius, Reptile, Kitana, Ermac, Kabal, Frost and Sonya still fighting.
1:26
As Kung Lao falls, the fight between Jax and Quan Chi is now shown. Meanwhile many other fights can be seen in the background:
Hotaru versus Sub-Zero
Kenshi versus Mavado
Cage versus Kano
Ashrah versus Noob Saibot
Ermac versus Kabal
Sonya versus Frost
1:28
Jax blocks one of Quan Chi's kicks by grabbing his leg.
In the background, on the left side of the screen, Shao Kahn is seen knocking Reiko in the air a second time with his hammer.
1:29
Jax hits Quan Chi's leg with his metal arm, making a breaking sound and then pulls him away.
1:33
Quan Chi holds his leg for a second before summoning from the ground two skeletons armed with a sword each. This is a move he has never been able to do in gameplay, but is an obvious reference to his skull projectiles. Behind him, other fights continue:
Sindel versus Jarek
Dairou versus Stryker
Darrius versus Fujin
Nitara versus Smoke
1:38
Quan Chi sends the skeletons against Jax, who then smashes them with his punches. Behind him, we can see Shao Kahn approaching with his hammer in hand.
1:40
Jax assumes a fighting stance saying: "What else you got?" Behind him, while the fights between Kitana and Reptile, Ashrah and Noob, and Kabal and Ermac keep going on, Shao Kahn rises the hammer above his head to then strongly hit Jax.
1:41
As Jax is hit on a shoulder by Kahn, he falls to the ground with a metallic sound.
1:42
It is then shown Shao Kahn hitting Reiko a third time in the stomach, making him fly away. Behind them, Sindel, Jarek, Kenshi and Mavado are still fighting.
It's not clear how much time passed since his hit to Jax.
1:43
Shao Kahn is now shown from another point of view, and once again, it's not clear how much time passed.
On the left side of the screen, Johnny Cage gets pushed back by Kano's kick, only to get then knocked in the air by Kahn, who's waving around his hammer.
Beyond them, Kai is fighting Jarek.
In the background, on the left side of the screen Bo' Rai Cho is fighting both Kira and Tanya.
1:44
Darrius gets pushed back by Fujin's kick and he's knocked away, in the direction of Argus' pyramid, that's beginning to emerge from the ground.
1:45
A big flame is burning on top of the pyramid, that's emerged by only one floor.
All fighters immediately stop fighting, looking at it.
1:47
Narrator: "The Elder Gods demanded a safeguard put in place..."
1:49
The scene is now shown from Darrius' prospective, while he's lying on the pyramid. We can see many fighters looking at it:
Near the pyramid are Jarek, Kai, Kira, Bo' Rai Cho and Tanya.
Behind them are Kano, Shao Kahn, Fujin, Mileena and Kabal.
Farther back are Sareena, Mavado, Kobra, Quan Chi and Stryker.
Lastly, there are six other indiscernible shapes.
1:50
After crumbling a while, the pyramid keep rising as Darrius falls to the lower floor of it.
1:52
Narrator: "...to avoid total destruction."
The pyramid rises very fast hitting Jarek and Kai and sending them flying.
1:53
Tanya tries to run away, but gets knocked too, while the pyramid stops before Shao Kahn.
1:55
As Shao Kahn looks at the pyramid, beyond him Stryker and Mileena walk closer it.
Narrator: "One that would make use..."
1:56
The pyramid is then shown from other points of view.
Narrator: "...of the kombatants sensational bloodlust."
2:00
Narrator: "Like moths to flame..."
2:03
Narrator: "...they would be drawn to battle."
The warriors at the pyramid's base are still staring at it.
Behind them are Bo' Rai Cho, Shao Kahn and Kenshi.
2:06
Stryker punches Mileena in the face then starts his run to the top of the pyramid.
2:09
As Stryker climbs up, Kabal and Kano start following him.
2:10
Kabal uses his Raging Flash to quickly run up the steps.
Behind Kabal, Kano and Bo' Rai Cho are taking the steps too, while Noob Saibot, Kira and Havik are running to the pyramid.
For a few frames, other battles are seen in the background:
On the left, Sheeva is fighting both Kenshi and Nightwolf.
On the right, near to the pyramid Cyrax is fighting Kobra.
In the center, Quan Chi is fighting Ermac.
Behind them, on the right Mavado is fighting Cage.
At the right, edge of the screen Dairou is fighting Sonya.
At the upper, left edge of the screen two other characters are fighting.
An oddity is that in this scene, Shao Kahn is inexplicably absent.
2:11
Stryker promptly stops Kabal by grabbing him and starting a quick confrontation at the first floor of the pyramid.
2:12
After parring his kick, Stryker grabs Kabal and throws him to the other characters down below.
Kano dodges Kabal by ducking and then shoots an eye beam at Stryker.
On the left, Bo' Rai Cho passes Kano on the way to the top.
Behind them, Kabal finishes against Noob, Kira and Havik (this one is hardly seen behind Kano).
Behind Kano, Kobra is starting his climb too.
In the background, the other characters keep fighting:
On the left, Kenshi and Nightwolf are being knocked down by Sheeva, who's running to the pyramid.
On the right, Quan Chi seems to be fighting Cyrax, while Ermac is standing not far on the right.
Beyond them, Mavado is fighting Johnny Cage.
On their right, Sonya is fighting Rain.
In the center, Shao Kahn hits Sektor with his hammer and sends him flying
On the left, Shujinko is fighting Hsu Hao.
On the upper left side of the screen, Frost is fighting Mileena.
On the upper right side of the screen, Tanya is fighting Sub-Zero.
Many other unrecognizable characters are fighting far in the background.
2:13
Kano's beam hits Stryker to the chest, and he flops to the ground (He's not dead, though, as he's seen again later), while Bo' Rai Cho keep walking to the first floor.
2:15
Kano grabs one of his knives from his ankle and throws it at Bo' Rai Cho's back, making him scream in pain.
2:17
Bo' Rai Cho turns in the direction of Kano, Kobra and Sheeva, that are walking up the steps.
Behind them, Cyrax is going up the pyramid.
On the ground, there are Noob Saibot, Kira and Havik's bodies.
In the background, Kenshi and Nightwolf are fighting another character (maybe Dairou).
On their right, Shao Kahn is seen hitting Sindel with his hammer.
Far on the right, Sonya is fighting Rain.
Behind them, Johnny Cage is fighting Mavado.
To the left, Hsu Hao is fighting Reptile.
Far from the pyramid, Shujinko is fighting Tanya.
In the upper left corner of the screen, Frost is fighting Sareena.
2:18
Bo' Rai Cho uses his puke puddle to make Kano and Kobra slip down, but it doesn't work on Sheeva.
2:21
Sheeva hits Bo' Rai Cho with both her right arms.
Behind them, Kano and Kobra are rolling down the steps, while Cyrax is walking up.
Nightwolf is running to the pyramid too.
On the left, Kenshi is fighting Kira, while Havik seems to be fighting Mileena.
On the right, Shao Kahn punches Kabal in the face.
Far to the right, Sonya is still fighting Rain.
In the center, Quan Chi is fighting Ermac.
On their left, Hsu Hao is still fighting Reptile.
Far to the center, Shujinko is fighting Tanya.
On their right, Smoke is fighting someone that may be Nitara.
In the top left edge of the screen, a fighter (maybe Jarek) can be seen jumping on Kung Lao's sweep.
2:23
With other two punches, Sheeva knocks Bo' Rai Cho off the pyramid.
2:25
Sheeva runs up to the second floor, quickly followed by Cyrax.
2:26
On the first floor, Nightwolf charges a Spirit Arrow to then shoot it at Sheeva's back, while Cyrax makes a jump.
2:27
Cyrax grabs Sheeva's back on the second floor of the pyramid, only to be then knocked away saying one of his in-game damage sounds from MK3. It is often mistakenly thought to say: "Screw you!"
Behind them, Nightwolf can be seen on the first floor, while Ermac is running up.
Lower in the steps, Shao Kahn is walking up the pyramid, followed by Kenshi, Noob Saibot and another fighter (maybe Kira).
On the ground near the pyramid, on the left, Hsu Hao is fighting a red dressed character.
On the center, two characters are fighting. One of them has a cloak and seems to be Mavado; he then starts running up the pyramid.
On the right, a red dressed character can be seen standing, near another unrecognizable character.
Many other fighters can be seen for a moment in the background.
Stryker's body oddly disappeared in this scene.
2:31
Nightwolf and Ermac get to the second floor to start a two-on-one fight with Sheeva.
2:32
While Nightwolf and Ermac fight Sheeva, Kenshi quickly runs to her.
On the first floor, Stryker's body has now reappeared.
Shao Kahn gets to the first floor, turns around and hits Noob Saibot with his hammer and then smashes Mavado.
On their right, Quan Chi is seen running to the first floor.
Behind them, there are Sonya, Cage, Hsu Hao and Baraka running to the top.
2:35
Sheeva grabs Nightwolf and Ermac's necks and picks them up, only to be pierced in the stomach by Kenshi's sword.
2:36
As Sheeva screams, leaving Nightwolf and Ermac's bodies, Kenshi slashes her back making her fall off the pyramid.
2:37
Quan Chi jumps to Kenshi with his broadswords in hand and starts a sword confrontation with him.
2:40
Kenshi dodges one of Quan Chi's attacks running up the steps.
Behind them, Johnny Cage can be seen pushing Sonya off the pyramid.
On the right, Ermac is still on the ground.
Hsu Hao comes running from the left.
2:42
While walking to the third floor, Quan Chi and Kenshi keep fighting.
2:45
Behind Quan Chi and Kenshi, other characters are seen fighting:
On the second floor, Hsu Hao punches Cage and grabs his neck, while Ermac's body is still on the ground.
While running to the second floor, Shao Kahn stops and hits Baraka with his hammer, sending him off the pyramid.
On the first floor, Stryker is fighting Darrius.
On the steps leading to the first floor, Sub-Zero kicks Frost off the pyramid.
2:48
Quan Chi and Kenshi keep fighting while other things are going on in the background:
On the second floor, Cage pulls Hsu Hao to the left side of the screen.
On the right, behind Quan Chi, Ermac can be seen walking up the steps for a few frames.
In the center, Smoke tries to reach the second floor, but is smashed by Shao Kahn's hammer.
On the first floor, Stryker pushes Darrius to the right and starts running up.
Kabal can be seen falling to the left side of the steps leading to the first floor, pushed by another character that may be Rain.
On the left, Dairou starts his climb of the pyramid.
Behind him, many other characters can be seen fighting.
2:50
Kenshi gets pierced in the stomach by Quan Chi's sword and then flops to the ground.
2:53
Quan Chi then rises the sword to finish him, but Ermac gets to him and, using his telekinetic powers, throws him off the pyramid.
2:58
Ermac then jumps on Kenshi, smashing him, while revealing to be Shang Tsung by reverting back to his true appearance.
3:00
Shang Tsung turns to the characters below.
Narrator: "At the apex of destruction..."
Shao Kahn is standing on the second floor, while many others pass close to him.
On the left are Stryker, Kano and Dairou.
Behind Kahn is Sindel.
On the right are Sub-Zero and Kobra.
Running to the first floor is Jade, and behind her other two characters.
On the ground, there are five couples of characters fighting each other: On the lower left Mileena is fighting Shinnok, on the upper left Ashrah is fighting Mavado (the symbol on his back can be seen for a moment).
3:02
Shang Tsung charges one of his Flaming Skulls and throws it to the fighters below. It is curious that he can't use this move nor the morphing ability during gameplay.
3:03
The Flaming Skull hits the the second floor creating an explosion.
Shao Kahn jumps to the third floor hitting the ground with his hammer, while other characters are thrown away by the explosion:
On the right are Stryker, Kano, Kobra and Tanya.
On the left are Sub-Zero, Dairou and Rain.
Behind Shang Tsung, Kenshi's legs can be seen on the ground.
Oddly, all the other characters in the background disappeared.
3:06
Shang Tsung dodges one of Shao Kahn's hits by rolling below it and then kicks him.
3:09
Narrator: "...alliances will be broken..."
Shao Kahn loses his hammer, makes a few steps back and turns around.
3:11
Onaga emerges from the side of the pyramid, grabs Shao Kahn and flies away holding him and a cracking sound can be heard. Shao Kahn stops screaming as the sound is heard, so it is believed by many to be the sound of Onaga biting his head to death. This is proven untrue in MK 2011.
3:17
Shang Tsung is still watching Onaga flying away.
Narrator: "...and old hatreds..."
A sound of chains can be heard and Tsung turns to its origin.
3:22
Narrator: "...will be revived."
Liu Kang in his zombie form emerges from the shadows with his neck bent to the left. An oddity is that in Deadly Alliance's intro movie, his neck was snapped to the right instead.
Oddly, Kenshi's body is no longer there.
3:35
Liu Kang snaps his neck back to normal and yells at Shang Tsung.
3:40
Liu Kang starts waving around his chains and Shang Tsung assumes his Snake fighting stance. Once again, this doesn't match the gameplay, as Liu Kang can't use his chains to fight.
3:55
After a quick fight, Shang Tsung successfully punches Kang off the pyramid and turns to the top, while Mileena runs to his back. As she pushes her feet off the ground, you can see a slight image of Shujinko's hair.
3:58
Mileena jumps to Shang Tsung and bites his neck, but is punched away.
Her mouth wide open under the veil can be seen for a few frames.
4:01
Shujinko approaches at Shang Tsung's back, but is punched away too.
Liu Kang can be seen walking up the steps.
Far in the background, other characters can be seen still fighting.
4:05
Liu Kang grabs Tsung's shoulders with the hooks at his ends of his chains.
Narrator: "At last..."
Scorpion and Shinnok can be seen running up to the third floor.
Kitana is running to the second floor.
Two other fighters are running to the first floor. They may be Reptile and Sonya.
Kung Lao is running at the very base of the pyramid.
Five couples of characters are fighting in the background.
4:10
Narrator: "...it is come to this final battle..."
Held by Liu Kang, Shang Tsung rapidly ages as he tries to reach the top.
On the right, behind them, Scorpion runs to reach the top.
On the left, Shinnok runs to the top.
4:14
Blaze emerging
Narrator: "...Armageddon...has begun!"
Blaze finally materializes in the flame and roars at the camera.
Trivia
Despite what the opening scene of Armageddon depicted, the kombatants picked a side based on their strongest motives: achieving power, defeating a rival, saving the realms, or defecting based on morality. This excludes Taven, Daegon, and Blaze.
The people killed during the Armageddon scene are Li Mei, Sheeva and Kenshi. In the MK 2011 Story Mode opening scene, several bodies are shown with weapons from other fighters lodged in them (i.e. Scorpion with the Kori Blade of Sub-Zero in his spine) it is unknown whether or not the fighter truly killed them or not, as the killing blows were never officially shown. The opening scene does show many kombatants dead, however it does specifically show both Shao Kahn and Raiden alive and battling at the apex of the pyramid but after Raiden sends his warning to his past self, he is killed by Shao Kahn.
