Storyline
Daegon exists within Liu Kang's newly created timeline, as the half-brother of Rain and operating as the boss of the Red Dragon clan as he did in previous timelines.
Mortal Kombat 1
Daegon is the leader of the Red Dragon, an ancient clan of criminals responsible for the underground crime world that has lived on in Earthrealm for centuries. On a mission to thwart his former Yakuza masters, Takeda spots Daegon arriving with Mavado to conduct business with the gang. Unwilling to let the Red Dragon succeed the Yakuza, Takeda attacks, killing Mavado but engages Daegon and his dragon in kombat.