Mortal Kombat 1's Story Mode

“	Having liberated the Hourglass and become Keeper of Time, my next task was to restart history. Not beholden to past events, I was free to craft a new era. It was with humility and restraint that I approached this blank canvas. After careful preparation, I began work. Painting over the darkness. After eons passed, I sketched out the realms. After eons more, I brushed them in with life. In my new era, all beings will have opportunity to find peace. Whether or not they do, will be their responsibility. For my power only permits me to begin this endeavor. It is the duty of mortals to finish it.	„
—Liu Kang's narration in the intro

The Story Mode of Mortal Kombat 1 contains 15 chapters and 5 extra chapters in Khaos Reigns, adding up to 20 chapters in total, divided into four acts, telling a story that takes place in a new era created by Fire God Liu Kang after he took control of the Hourglass at the end of the previous game. Each chapter focuses on a single character from the series and contains a combination of fights and extended cutscenes. In the final chapter, player has an option to choose a character. Some chapters also include a Test Your Might minigame.

Chapters

Below is a list that shows the chapters in order:

Main Story Mode

Act I:
1. A New Era (Kung Lao)
2. Mr. A-List (Johnny Cage)
3. Chosen One (Raiden)
Act II:
4. Secrets and Lies (Kenshi)
5. Weird Science (Baraka)
6. Upward Climb (Ashrah)
7. Narrow Escape (Reptile)
Act III:
8. Band of Brothers (Sub-Zero)
9. Civil War (Scorpion)
10. Protect and Serve (Li Mei)
11. For the Empire (Sindel)
12. Queen's Gambit (Mileena)
Act IV:
13. Deadly Alliance (Shang Tsung)
14. Time of Death (Liu Kang)
15. Armageddon

Khaos Reigns

16. Moment of Truth (Cyrax)
17. Controlled Khaos (Sektor)
18. Hell Or High Water (Emperor Rain)
19. Narrow Margin (Empress Tanya)
20. Shadow Play (Noob Saibot)

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Transcript

• Mortal Kombat 1/Transcript

Part 1: Mortal Kombat 1

Prologue

The opening initially picks up after Fire God Liu Kang's ending in Mortal Kombat 11. With the power of the Hourglass, Liu Kang restarts time, beginning at the dawn of the universe and spends eons creating the universe. After eons more, he divides the universes into those realms, and then spends yet more eons filling those realms with life. He designs his New Era around the opportunity to find peace, but it will be up to each mortal whether or not it can be done.

The Story begins in Outworld with Shang Tsung, disguising himself as an elderly merchant, selling snake oil in Outworld, claiming it can cure anything — even Tarkat. However, an angry customer named Markon approaches and states that despite having bought Shang Tsung's elixir, his daughter still died. Shang Tsung attempts to argue back, but Markon further reveals he took the elixir to an imperial mage, who told him it's only borjang tea. Shang Tsung's excuses fall on deaf ears as the crowd beats him up. That rainy night, a dejected Shang Tsung sits outside of his cart. Suddenly, a mysterious woman appears, offering to turn Shang Tsung into a powerful sorcerer, which he accepts while smiling devilishly.

Chapter 1: A New Era (Kung Lao)

The scene switches to Earthrealm, with the first chapter focusing on Kung Lao and Raiden, who are simple farmhands and martial artists living in a remote village in Fengjian Province. Within this village is Madam Bo, whose teahouse the pair like to visit frequently. During this visit, however, Madam Bo is assailed by the Lin Kuei, who are looking to extort her. One of the Lin Kuei warriors, Smoke, attacks Madam Bo and knocks her out. Lao and Raiden fight him in retaliation as they come to Madam Bo's aid. After defeating most of the Lin Kuei, the pair are then challenged by Sub-Zero and Scorpion. Lao becomes inspired by the use of his hat and a throwing blade as a weapon, and he and Raiden ultimately defeat the Lin Kuei warriors. Afterwards, Lord Liu Kang, God of Fire and Protector of Earthrealm, appears and introduces himself, revealing that the Lin Kuei were working for him, and that this was actually a test of their abilities. He invites them to join the Wu Shi Academy and, after some initial reluctance, the two agree, although Liu Kang reveals that there are others he must gather as well.

Fights

Playable: Kung Lao

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. It Takes a Village	Raiden	N/A	N/A	Fengjian Teahouse (Day)
2. Where There's Smoke	Smoke	Raiden		Fengjian Teahouse (Night)
3. All Fired Up	Scorpion		Sub-Zero
4. Snowed In	Sub-Zero		Scorpion

Notes

• As Kung Lao lacks his bladed hat in each of the fights in this chapter, a large portion of his moveset is unavailable and Fatal Blows cannot be performed for the entirety of this chapter.
• Unlike other playable characters, Sub-Zero uses the exact same moveset as his Kameo counterpart when acting as Scorpion's Kameo Fighter, including his Fatal Blow.

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1: Humbled, Kung Lao congratulated his best friend. Clearly Raiden had been practicing Madam Bo’s techniques more diligently.

Fight 2: Kung Lao watched helplessly as the teahouse was ransacked. He was ashamed to have disappointed Madam Bo so greatly.

Fight 3: As Scorpion departed the plundered teahouse, Kung Lao could only marvel at his skill. Kung Lao realized that Madam Bo was right: he had much to learn.

Fight 4: After losing soundly to Sub-Zero, Kung Lao wondered whether he would ever achieve his dreams of glory. Clearly, he was not yet a warrior.

Chapter 2: Mr. A-List (Johnny Cage)

Johnny Cage is exploring an ancient temple with his friend Adam (in an obvious homage to Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark). Avoiding most of the traps, Cage and Adam are assailed by multiple monsters called Kalima. After taking them down, Adam blows down a bridge that leads to the throne of the undead guardian of the temple, Katara Vala. As Johnny pulls Katara Vala's shield off of him, he wakes up, scaring Adam and causing him to fall into liquid mercury, killing him. After Cage defeats the final guardian, it is revealed that this was a movie set, and Johnny is hoping that this film will be able to get his failing career back on track. But his director Steven (a nod to director Steven Spielberg) seems doubtful, saying he cannot make any further films with Johnny, as he only did this one as a favor to the struggling actor.

Johnny's wife Cristina tries to tell him the reality of his failed career, and the fact that they are financially struggling due to Johnny's extravagant purchases, such as their lavish Malibu home and various antique stuff, including the katana Sento, which Johnny purchased for $3,000,000. Johnny refuses to listen and merely drinks, while explaining to his wife that in order to be successful, they must first project it or else "Johnny Cage" is done. Cris retorts that she married John Carlton, not "Johnny Cage", and said she would do anything to have him back before leaving — seemingly for good.

As soon as Cris leaves, Johnny's home is invaded by Kenshi Takahashi, a Yakuza gangster who claims to be a descendant of the long-dead Taira clan and wants to take Sento back. When Johnny refuses to let him have it, the two fight and Cage comes up victorious. Tying up and interrogating Kenshi, Johnny learns that Kenshi is indeed a descendant of the Taira and that the clan went into hiding centuries ago after they were supposedly slaughtered, shedding their old name for "Takahashi" and joining the Bakuto, the Yakuza's predecessors, for its protection. Johnny, however, does not believe Kenshi's story and is simply buying time for the police, who he believes has arrived when the doorbell rings. Instead, he finds Liu Kang, Sub-Zero and Scorpion all at the front door, believing that this is a prank set up by his wife.

Lord Liu Kang asks Sub-Zero to free Kenshi, and Johnny (still believing it all to be a prank) grabs Bi-Han's arm to "demand" he stop. An enraged Bi-Han slams Cage into his expensive Hichuli artifact, breaking it and angering Johnny enough that he begins to fight seriously, no longer caring if it is a prank or not. Cage is victorious again, but Liu Kang proves his identity as the God of Fire by encasing his body in flames hot enough to activate Johnny's fire alarm. Now believing Liu Kang's words, Johnny questions why he has been chosen by a god, and Lord Liu answers that he believes he will rise to the challenge and change the arc of his life.

Fights

Playable: Johnny Cage

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. Treasure Hunter	Kalima	Adam	Kalima	Temple of Katara Vala (Movie Set)
2. Dead Rising	Katara Vala	N/A
3. Home Invasions	Kenshi		N/A	Cage Mansion (Sunset)
4. Special Guests	Sub-Zero		Scorpion	Cage Mansion (Night)

Notes

• The Kalima and Katara Vala respectively use Nitara and Havik's movesets when fighting them.
• Adam, as a Kameo Fighter, uses a simplified version of Reiko's moves.
• As Johnny Cage lacks his sunglasses in each of the fights in this chapter, he is unable to perform his "Throwing Shade" attack. Additionally, his Hype Meter is absent and Fatal Blows cannot be performed for the entirety of this chapter.

Defeat Quotes

Fights 1/2: Katara Vala and his minions had claimed their latest victim. No one had ever intruded upon their temple and survived.

Fight 3: In one evening, Johnny had lost his beloved wife and his most prized possession. Never had he felt more alone.

Fight 4: When he woke up, Johnny was sure the fight with the masked strangers had been a dream. But then he noticed his cuts and bruises; and that his one-of-a-kind Hichuli had been smashed to pieces.

Chapter 3: Chosen One (Raiden)

Months later, at the Wu Shi Academy, Raiden, Kung Lao, Johnny Cage and Kenshi have all trained with the Shaolin monks diligently in preparation for the next Mortal Kombat tournament with Outworld. In the meantime, Johnny's ex-wife has divorced him and Lao has perfected his bladed hat weapon. The day has finally come for the four of them to fight to see which of them will represent Earthrealm in the tournament. Liu Kang explains that the tournament is intended to foster peace between the two realms, although there are many belligerents within Outworld that wish for open warfare with Earthrealm. The tournament is intended to stifle these efforts by proving the people of Earthrealm do not lack in strength.

The first match pits Raiden against Johnny, which is won easily by Raiden. For the next match, Raiden faces Kenshi and is again the victor. Lord Liu Kang declares a pause in the proceedings until the evening, where the final match will take place between Raiden and Kung Lao. Despite Lao's boasts that Raiden has never beaten him before, Raiden believes there is a first time for everything and proves it by defeating his friend and becoming Earthrealm's champion. Having exceeded all of Liu Kang's expectations, the God of Fire rewards Raiden with an amulet forged by the Elder Gods and infused with lightning powers equivalent to the abilities of a Thunder God, as in Raiden the God of Thunder in all known previous timelines.

Immediately thereafter, Lord Liu Kang opens a portal to Outworld, bringing all of his warriors and students of the Academy to the city of Sun Do, where they are greeted by the Umgadi and the twin princesses of Outworld, Mileena (the heir apparent) and Kitana. The Earthrealmers are impressed by the fantastical beings and sights of Outworld, and in particular struck by the beauty of the princesses. They take part in a parade thrown by the Outworlders, which is interrupted as Sun Do's local authority, led by First Constable Li Mei, is clearing Tarkatans from the city. Mileena is incensed by the interruption of the festivities, despite Li Mei's fears that Tarkatans would spread their infection through the city. Mileena then insults Li Mei, and Liu Kang explains that the hostility is due to Li Mei once being the Umgadi who was on duty the day that Mileena's father, King Jerrod, was assassinated.

As they reach the palace, the Earthrealmers meet General Shao, who scoffs at Earthrealm's champion being "scrawnier than usual". Kung Lao attempts to defend his friend, but Lord Liu Kang states that the champion will prove himself soon enough within the tournament. Shao questions Liu Kang for not telling most Earthrealmers the truth of the existence of Outworld and other realms, believing this to be proof of Earthrealmers' frailty, which Kang denies.

Later on, Empress Sindel (alongside her daughters) enters and takes the throne, welcoming Liu Kang and the Earthrealmers to Outworld. She states that Raiden feels nervous, and he agrees, as he is a stranger in an unfamiliar land. Sindel cautions him about the difficult path ahead, and introduces his first opponent in the tournament: Li Mei; although she also shows hostility to Mei and says she would not even be present if not for Jerrod's traditions. Despite the constable's eagerness to prove herself, she is defeated by Raiden and exits the palace. General Shao next introduces his second-in-command Reiko, who was orphaned during the Kafallah War and survived, being taken in by Shao, who molded him into the "perfect soldier". Reiko questions in what armies and wars Raiden has served. Raiden responds by flatly saying that he has done neither yet, causing Reiko to mock him as woefully unprepared. Despite Reiko's bravado, Raiden is victorious and a displeased Shao exits.

Empress Sindel postpones further matches until first light, and invites everyone to a banquet in the evening. There, the Outworlders and Earthrealmers eat and mingle with one-another. During the feast, Mileena becomes unwell, but assures Tanya that things are stable for the moment. Empress Sindel asks everyone to engage in open dialogue to foster friendship between the realms, and Raiden makes a speech stating that he finds more similarities than differences between the realms. General Shao counters that he instead believes they couldn't be more different. Sindel interrupts him and dismisses his presence; sometime later, she later calls Shao to the throne room and berates him for his comments. Asking to speak freely, Shao states his belief that Outworld must act quickly to respond to "the sorcerer's prophecy" that Liu Kang and Earthrealm will soon act to conquer Outworld. Sindel responds that she will not act without seeing evidence of the prophecy's validity, and warns Shao not to forget that his father taught him that war must be the last result and not the first.

Mileena and Kitana enter, and Shao takes his leave. Sindel tells her heir that she witnessed Mileena's illness during the banquet and despite Mileena claiming that she feels fine, Sindel states that they cannot chance it and Kitana will take her place in the tournament. Mileena protests, as she feels many Outworlders already feel Kitana should be the heir and not her, but Kitana tells her sister that their mother is only looking out for Mileena, as if her affliction with Tarkat becomes known, she will be banished to the Wastes. Outnumbered, an outraged Mileena then storms off.

The tournament continues, and it is revealed that Raiden also defeated Kotal, Motaro and Sheeva. However, there has been a change in the scheduled bouts and Kitana will take the place of Mileena. When Liu Kang protests that Raiden is unprepared, Sindel retorts that Earthrealm's champion should be able to adapt. Raiden agrees to the bout and faces Kitana, where he is again victorious. This now brings him to the final match against General Shao himself, and when he is successful, Sindel declares his victory in the tournament and exits. Raiden attempts to help Shao to his feet, but is brushed aside.

Fights

Playable: Raiden

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. Pop Quiz	Johnny Cage	N/A	N/A	Wu Shi Academy (Day)
2. Midterms	Kenshi
3. Final Exam	Kung Lao			Wu Shi Academy (Evening)
4. Another World	Li Mei	Lightning Elemental		The Great Hall (Day)
5. Master of Arms	Reiko
6. Bait and Switch	Kitana			Hanging Gardens (Day)
7. General Quarters	General Shao

Notes

• As Raiden does not get the lightning amulet until the end of the third fight, a large portion of his moveset is unavailable for the first three fights. Additionally, Fatal Blows cannot be performed for the entirety of this chapter.
• The Lightning Elemental, as a Kameo Fighter, uses Raiden's moves.
• The default announcer does not appear in this chapter; Liu Kang acts as the announcer for the first three fights, while Sindel is the announcer for the last four fights.

Defeat Quotes

Fights 1/2: Despite fierce effort and diligent practice, Raiden had come up short. His failure was no defeat, however. It only inspired him to train harder.

Fight 3: Though he had lost, Raiden was still proud of his best friend. As Earthrealm’s new champion, Kung Lao was now one giant leap closer to the glory he craved.

Fight 4: Raiden was stunned to have lost his opening match. He couldn't help but wonder whether Liu Kang had erred in making him champion.

Fight 5: Raiden was taken aback by the sneering satisfaction Reiko took in his victory. How could a man he had never met regard him with such disdain?

Fight 6: Raiden realized, too late, that he had underestimated Princess Kitana. He vowed never again to be so beguiled by charm and beauty.

Fight 7: Raiden never felt so low as when General Shao claimed victory. As Liu Kang had predicted, his success emboldened Outworld to act against Earthrealm aggressively.

Chapter 4: Secrets and Lies (Kenshi)

Returning to Earthrealm, Liu Kang is visited by Geras, who reveals that an unknown manipulator has uplifted Shang Tsung from the meaningless life Liu Kang crafted for him and returned him to the path of a villainous sorcerer. Troubled by this news, Liu Kang asks Geras to investigate further and the next day requests Kung Lao, Johnny Cage and Kenshi to infiltrate Outworld and bring back Shang Tsung for questioning.

The trio explore the Wastes, where they find Shang Tsung and his forces invading a Tarkatan encampment and taking Baraka captive. After extracting bone marrow from Baraka's spine, the Tarkatan breaks free and battles Shang, gaining a clear advantage. While Johnny Cage is content to allow Baraka to finish him, Kung Lao and Kenshi intervene as Liu Kang still needs the former conman for questioning. The two stop Baraka, and Shang Tsung escapes by shifting into a Tarkatan, stunning the three Earthrealmers.

An angry Baraka attacks the Earthrealm trio, believing them to be Shang Tsung's minions, but Kenshi defeats him and asks to allow him to explain. After Kenshi tells Baraka of their mission, he attempts to shake Baraka's hand in friendship, but Baraka explains that Tarkatans are mutants afflicted by Tarkat disease and thus do not shake hands. He also explains that he was once a merchant who lived a comfortable life before he contracted the disease and was banished to the Wastes. Kenshi offers to find out why Shang Tsung attacked the Tarkatans, and Baraka accepts, ordering the other Tarkatans to back down. He also offers to lead the Earthrealmers to Shang's lab.

Entering the lab quietly, the group encounters Princess Mileena seemingly captive and strapped down on a table while Tanya, Rain and Shang Tsung discuss injecting her with a serum extracted from pure Tarkatan essence. Believing that they intend to infect the princess with the disease, the group attacks. Likewise, Tanya orders them all to be killed, as they have now seen too much. The Earthrealmers are victorious and surround Shang Tsung, accusing him of trying to harm the princess. Shang Tsung, however, uses this to his advantage to act sheepishly, stating that he was intending to help the princess. Unbelieving, Kenshi attempts to free Mileena, who asks if it's finally over. When Kenshi tells her that they stopped Shang Tsung, a distraught Mileena asks why, as her Tarkat affliction begins to manifest. Shang Tsung again begs them to let him help her before it's too late, but a mutated Mileena breaks free and attacks the group. During the struggle Mileena comes close to biting Johnny Cage before she's pulled away by Kenshi. Still, she quickly grabs her sais and stabs Kenshi in both eyes, blinding him, before Shang Tsung finally subdues her by injecting her with serum.

At that moment, Kitana, General Shao and Goro enter, a distraught Kitana asking what happened. Shang Tsung accuses the Earthrealmers of attempting to stop the treatment so that Mileena's disease would become public, and when Johnny Cage tries to argue, he and Kung Lao are quickly knocked out by Goro, with Shao countering that he could not stomach "Earthrealm lies". Shao and Shang Tsung then declare that these events are proof of the prophecy's truth, whereupon it is revealed that the sorcerer who made the prophecy was Quan Chi. Quan Chi further validates that today's events were the final confirmation of the prophecy, and Kitana agrees that the Empress must be informed of the events. When she is gone, Shao asks Shang Tsung what truly happened, and Shang explains that the Earthrealmers had come to capture him for reasons unknown. It's then revealed that Shang Tsung, Shao and Quan Chi are all colluding with the same "benefactor", and it was she who rescued them all from meaningless lives.

Fights

Playable: Kenshi

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. Outcasts	Baraka	Johnny Cage	N/A	Tarkatan Colony (Night)
2. Secret Agenda	Rain		Tanya	Shang Tsung's Lab (Dawn)
3. Umgadi	Tanya		Rain
4. Metamorphosis	Mileena		N/A

Notes

• As Kenshi does not yet have Sento, a large portion of his moveset is unavailable and Fatal Blows cannot be performed for the entirety of this chapter. His moves are instead based on his "Sento Stance" moveset, albeit without the ancestor.
• As Mileena lacks her sais when fought in this chapter, a large portion of her moveset is unavailable.

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1: As the snarling Tarkatans surrounded him, Kenshi knew that death was at hand. His quest to save his family had failed miserably.

Fight 2/3: Kenshi, Johnny, and Kung Lao were taken prisoner by Tanya’s Umgadi. Quickly convicted as spies, the three Earthrealmers were executed.

Fight 4: Crazed with bloodlust, Mileena fed hungrily on Kenshi’s flesh. When she was done, she picked her teeth with his bones.

Chapter 5: Weird Science (Baraka)

The Earthrealmers and Baraka are locked in a dungeon: Shang Tsung's true lab underneath the false front, where he indulges in many horrific and depraved experiments. Kenshi, now permanently blinded, is struggling with both his disability and the agony from his injuries. The captives are visited by Syzoth, their jailor, who gives Johnny medicine to relieve Kenshi's pain and reveals that he is only helping Shang Tsung because his family is being held captive. He also reveals that he is a Zaterran, and the only one of his kind that can change his shape, which Shang Tsung used to learn how to do so as well. Shang Tsung visits their prison and declares he will use their bodies for fatal experimentation, leaving no traces or evidence of them that will allow Liu Kang to retaliate. As he leaves, Syzoth unleases a wave of ravenous Tarkatans on the prisoners, opening both cages to allow the prisoners to be devoured. During the battle, Johnny Cage and Kenshi are placed in electrified cages, but Baraka and Kung Lao are able to fight back and free them. Syzoth makes one last attempt to prevent their escape, but Baraka defeats him. Syzoth demands to be killed so that Shang Tsung may spare his family, but Baraka spares him. Shang Tsung returns and interrupts the escape and reveals to Syzoth that his family was killed long ago. Before Syzoth can retaliate, however, Shang escapes and fills the room with poisonous gas. Unable to open the door, Baraka breaks it and the group escapes into the wilderness.

Escaping into the Living Forest, Johnny Cage marvels at the scenery while Baraka explains that the trees hold the souls of their ancestors, save for Syzoth's, as Zaterrans are not welcomed by "warm-bloods". The four listen as Syzoth explains his origins, where he was considered a "freak" by his fellow Zaterrans but found a place as an "oddity" peddled by Shang Tsung during his days as a huckster. After Shang learned real sorcery, however, he demanded to study Syzoth's gift and took his family hostage when he refused.

The group run into a battle between Ashrah and several demons, and she confuses the group as the latter and attacks. After defeating her, they explain that they are not demons but Outworlders and Earthrealmers, causing Ashrah to apologize and explain that she is being pursued by demons sent by Quan Chi, who is also working with Shang Tsung. Seeing that their interests align, the group agree to find Quan Chi and defeat him, to the protest of Johnny Cage, who wants to return Kenshi to Earthrealm to deal with his injuries. The group follow Ashrah, as she explains she is a former demoness that found her magical blade that not only senses evil but allows her to shed her demonic traits with each evil being she kills. When Johnny asks why a demon would want to be less evil, she explains that while the Netherrealm was originally all she knew, upon seeing the beauty of Earthrealm and Outworld, she knew there was a better way to live and had since vowed to never allow Quan Chi to defile both.

Fights

Playable: Baraka

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. Breakout	Tarkatan Klone (x5)	Kung Lao	N/A	Shang Tsung's Flesh Pits (Experiments Off)
2. Lethal Hybrid	Super Tarkatan		Tarkatan Fighter	Shang Tsung's Flesh Pits (Experiments On)
3. Desperate Measures	Reptile		N/A	Shang Tsung's Flesh Pits (Experiments Off)
Test Your Might: Trapped	N/A
4. Mistaken Identity	Ashrah	Reptile	N/A	Living Forest (Day)

Notes

• The Tarkatan Klones, Super Tarkatan, and Tarkatan Fighter Kameo all use Baraka's moveset.
• At a point between the third and fourth fights, a "Test Your Might" challenge occurs, which has Baraka attempt to destroy a door while the room is being filled with poisonous gas. If the player fails this challenge, the gas in the room will become thicker, causing Reptile, Johnny Cage, Kenshi and Kung Lao to all drop dead as they choke on the gas, with Baraka suffering the same fate seconds later.

Defeat Quotes

Fights 1/2: As Shang Tsung’s hybrids tore at his flesh, Baraka realized the depths of the sorcerer’s evil. He died regretting that they had ever crossed paths.

Fight 3: Recaptured by Shang Tsung’s minions, Baraka knew that his fate was sealed. He prayed for Argus’s mercy as he was thrown into Shang Tsung's vivisection chamber.

Fight 4: As Ashrah’s kriss ran through him, Baraka couldn't believe his fate. He thought that Tarkat would be the demon that killed him.

Chapter 6: Upward Climb (Ashrah)

The group come across Quan Chi, alongside his allies Nitara, Havik, Darrius and Sareena powering up a soul stealer. Initially, Havik and Darrius are reluctant to assist, but is compelled by the other three to uphold their end of the deal. A concerned Ashrah tells the rest of the heroes that one soul stealer can end thousands of lives, and if they use multiples of them on Earthrealm, it would cause millions of deaths. They resolve to stop Quan Chi, but before they do, Johnny forces Kenshi to remain behind, but gifts him Sento for saving his life. During the battle, Ashrah defeats Nitara, but Quan Chi uses the soul stealer to take the souls from the Living Forest and combine them into a new warrior: Ermac.

Ermac overwhelms the group of heroes, but Ashrah and Syzoth still manage to defeat Havik and Darrius, then Quan Chi and Ermac. However, Kenshi resolves to protect his friends and attacks, being easily knocked aside until he hears Sento calling out for him in the voices of his ancestors. Using the astral vision gained by Sento, Kenshi reengages Ermac and manages to stab him, thus imbuing Sento with a fraction of Ermac's telekinetic power. Ashrah and Kenshi join forces and defeat Ermac, causing the souls within Ermac to go haywire. During the confusion, Ashrah shuts down the soul stealer, and the captive souls attack Quan Chi, rendering him unconscious.

With Quan Chi neutralized, the group parts ways with Baraka, but Johnny offers Syzoth and Ashrah a place in Earthrealm, where they are sure Liu Kang will welcome them. Ashrah happily accepts, never having had a home before. Meanwhile, Shang Tsung convenes with his benefactor, Kronika, whom he tells that the soul stealers are under construction, that the army will obey her every command, and that he has devised a plan to steal the Lin Kuei from Liu Kang. Kronika praises Shang Tsung's efforts, promising that he will soon reap the rewards of what he's sown.

Fights

Playable: Ashrah

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. Ancient Enemies	Nitara	Reptile	Havik	Living Forest (Day)
2. Total Chaos	Havik		Darrius	Corrupted Forest (Day)
3. Vendetta	Quan Chi		Ermac
4. Soul Magic	Ermac	Kenshi	Sareena

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1: Felled by Nitara, Ashrah lay dying. Her quest for absolution would end incomplete.

Fight 2: Of all the evil she'd faced, Ashrah had never faced any as chaotic as Havik’s. Her eyes closed for the last time, she feared how it might one day ruin the realm.

Fight 3: Ashrah’s failure to defeat Quan Chi put her back under his spell. Once again, she is the most obedient member of his Sisterhood of Shadow.

Fight 4: Ashrah’s defeat gave Quan Chi the chance to perfect his diabolical Soul Stealer. Now no one can stop him from subjugating the realms.

Chapter 7: Narrow Escape (Reptile)

Syzoth prowls the rooftops of Sun Do during a large festival being patrolled both by Li Mei's city constables and General Shao's troops. During the festivities, Mileena and Tanya flirt, and Kitana cautions her sister about consorting with Umgadi, given their oaths, having noticed her sister's desires. She tells her sister to wait until she has become Empress to change the laws, but a dissatisfied Mileena simply walks away disgusted. The Earthrealmers and Ashrah disguise themselves in festival attire while Syzoth creates a diversion to help them get away. However, he is spotted by Reiko, who uses a shuriken to injure the Zaterran and allowing the others to chase him down.

Li Mei demands that Syzoth surrender, but he refuses, knowing that General Shao will have him killed in order to silence him. Aided by Kenshi, he defeats Li Mei and then Kitana, lamenting that he has no time to explain the misunderstanding. He then battles against Tanya and Khameleon before being surrounded by General Shao's forces. Johnny, Ashrah and Kung Lao come to their aid, allowing Syzoth to defeat Shao and Goro before he and the others escape through a portal to Earthrealm.

Once there, Lord Liu Kang welcomes them home but is shocked to see that Kenshi has been blinded. While he is happy to know that Kenshi has bonded with Sento, he says he wishes it had been under difference circumstances this time. When Kenshi is confused by the words "this time", Liu Kang claims that he misspoke and tells his friends to recover before they debrief him of their mission. However, upon welcoming Syzoth and Ashrah, and learning that Quan Chi and Shang Tsung have formed a new Deadly Alliance, Liu Kang asks to be debriefed immediately. He later consults once more with Geras, trying to piece together how these events have reoccurred despite Liu Kang's efforts. Geras informs him that an unknown woman has been aiding both sorcerers, as well as General Shao, but her identity is unknown. Liu Kang questions if the woman could be a resurrected Kronika, but Geras states that this is not possible, as Titans can never be reborn once killed. Liu Kang realizes that this means the previous timeline must have another survivor — someone with a vendetta against him in particular.

Fights

Playable: Reptile

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. First Constable	Li Mei	Kenshi	Reiko	Sun Do (Night)
2. Battle Royal	Kitana		Tanya
3. Rear Guard	Tanya		Khameleon
4. Great Escape	General Shao		Goro

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1: After his capture, Syzoth was taken to the Lower Mines. He will spend the rest of his days in forced labor.

Fights 2/3: The Earthrealmers and Syzoth were punished severely for their transgressions. They were forced to live among Tarkatans.

Fight 4: Syzoth and the Earthrealmers were captured by Shao and thrown into Lei Chin prison. They have never been heard from again.

Chapter 8: Band of Brothers (Sub-Zero)

An irritated Bi-Han waits to see Lord Liu Kang, but is told by his younger brother and Smoke that there are many matters that require the Fire God's attention and that their father would wait without protest. Bi-Han asserts that their father is gone and he is now Grandmaster, and that he does not intend to allow tradition to shackle them. When Smoke protests, Bi-Han proclaims that although their father adopted Tomas when he was a child, he will never truly be Lin Kuei by blood. At that moment, Raiden interrupts and explains that Liu Kang can see them. Lord Liu charges the Lin Kuei with finding the soul stealers being constructed on Earth and destroying them, as well as capturing Shang Tsung. Raiden offers to join the mission but is dismissed by Bi-Han, and Liu Kang confirms that he and Kung Lao are needed elsewhere.

Arriving at the site of the soul stealers' construction at a massive fortress, Bi-Han is ecstatic to face a worthy foe, and the two brothers again argue about the Lin Kuei's future. The three ascend the walls of the fortress, but Smoke is attacked by Nitara. The two brothers battle and defeat her, Sareena and Ermac before infiltrating further into the fortress and attempting to capture Quan Chi. However, they are briefly distracted by the vast hordes of wealth found in the fortress, which Bi-Han realizes will be distributed as the spoils of the war. Once they find an opportunity, the Lin Kuei assault the Deadly Alliance duo, and though they are initially successful, they are later ambushed by Shao's forces and taken captive. Rather than execute them, however, Shang Tsung appeals to Bi-Han's ambition, enticing him to turn against Liu Kang, whom he accuses of holding back the clan's growth.

Meanwhile, Geras watches the initial meeting between Shang Tsung and "Kronika", wondering who the woman actually is before suddenly coming to a realization.

Fights

Playable: Sub-Zero

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. Death From Above	Nitara	Scorpion	Sareena	Ying Fortress (Snow)
Test Your Might: Force of Will	N/A
2. Winter Chill	Ermac	Scorpion	Nitara	Ying Fortress (Snow)
3. Sabotage	Quan Chi		Shang Tsung	Treasure Chamber (Smelter On)
4. Bad Offer	Shang Tsung		Quan Chi

Note

• At a point between the first and second fights, a "Test Your Might" challenge occurs, which has Sub-Zero attempt to break free of Ermac's telekinetic restraint on his arms. If the player fails this challenge, Ermac will rip off both of Sub-Zero's arms, causing him to bleed out to his death.

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1: Nitara bared her long fangs and plunged them deep into Sub-Zero’s neck. After the heat of kombat, his cold blood proved most refreshing.

Fight 2: Ermac grabbed Sub-Zero’s helpless body and ripped off each of its limbs. The Lin Kuei’s Grandmaster was no more.

Fights 3/4: Sub-Zero’s kombat failed to live up to the sorcerers’ expectations. They had thought a Lin Kuei would be much harder to kill.

Chapter 9: Civil War (Scorpion)

Shang Tsung and General Shao explain their plans to the Lin Kuei warriors, and Bi-Han shuts down Kuai Liang's attempts to dissuade him. When Bi-Han questions the soundness of their plan, Shang Tsung explains that the soul stealers are only for distraction — instead they intend to invade with the invincible Dragon Army of Emperor Ying, powered by souls and directed by the Dragon Crown.

When Bi-Han pledges his allegiance to the Deadly Alliance, he reveals to Kuai Liang that he believes their father was a doddering fool, and that he allowed their father to die so that he could become Grandmaster. Having learned the truth, Kuai Liang turns against his brother and fights Shao, Shang Tsung, Rain and Quan Chi in an attempt to escape. During his escape, he also fights off Havik and Darrius, during which the two attempt to burn him alive in molten metal. In the resulting struggle, Havik has his face permanently disfigured as the flesh around his mouth melts away after Kuai Liang shoves him into molten metal. Kuai Liang later reunites with Smoke, and defeats Bi-Han. After the battle, Kuai Liang and Smoke defect from the Lin Kuei, realizing that Sektor and Cyrax would rather follow their Grandmaster into dishonor, and that they must instead choose a different path.

Fights

Playable: Scorpion

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. Broken Oath	General Shao	Fire Elemental	Shang Tsung	Tomb of the Dragon Army (Dormant)
2. Firewater	Rain		Quan Chi	Treasure Chamber (Smelter On)
Test Your Might: Face Off	N/A
3. Afterburn	Havik	Fire Elemental	Darrius	Treasure Chamber (Smelter On)
4. Brothers in Arms	Sub-Zero		Ice Elemental	Ying Fortress (Snow)

Note

• The Fire Elemental, as a Kameo Fighter, uses Kameo Scorpion's moves.
• The Ice Elemental, as Sub-Zero's Kameo Fighter, uses Kameo Sub-Zero's moves.
• At a point between the second and third fights, a "Test Your Might" challenge occurs, which has Scorpion attempt to back off from a pot of molten metal as Darrius and Havik attempt to shove his head into it. If the player fails this challenge, Scorpion's face will be dipped in the molten metal, melting his skull and killing him almost immediately.

Defeat Quotes

Fights 1/2: Captured by General Shao’s soldiers, Scorpion knew that he would never leave Ying Fortress. It pained him that he would never see Harumi Shirai again.

Fight 3: His escape thwarted, Scorpion now faced punishment at Havik’s hands. He braced himself for the chaos.

Fight 4: As death darkened his vision, Scorpion thought about the Lin Kuei’s future under his brother’s rule. He was glad he wouldn't be alive to see it.

Chapter 10: Protect and Serve (Li Mei)

At Lord Liu Kang's temple, he watches as the soul stealers are activated, and is visited by Geras, who reveals that the benefactor helping the Deadly Alliance comes from another timeline which runs concurrently with the Fire God's. Liu Kang realizes that the only way to prevent the destruction of both Earthrealm and Outworld is to travel to Outworld himself and entreat with Empress Sindel and reveal to her his prior role as the Keeper of Time. Entering Sun Do, he is stopped by Li Mei and her constables, who warn him to turn back. Liu Kang explains Earthrealm's innocence and implicates General Shao and Shang Tsung as traitors, and that Shang gained favor with the empress by treating Mileena's Tarkat disease. Li Mei believes him and agrees to grant an audience.

Along the way, the two are ambushed by Reiko and Motaro, who attempt to sway Li Mei to their side and eliminate her when she refuses. Fighting them off, the two continue to the palace, where they are ambushed by Tanya and the Umgadi, whom they also defeat. They bring a captive Tanya with them to prove to the empress that they are not hostile, but this attempt backfires when Tanya attacks Li Mei in the throne room, forcing her and Liu Kang to fight her, Kitana and Mileena. When Mileena's Tarkat disease suddenly manifests and she nearly kills Sindel, Li Mei saves the empress' life and neutralizes Mileena until the serum can be administered. Sindel immediately forgives Li Mei and allows Liu Kang to state his claims, demanding proof. Lord Liu states that if what they find in Shang Tsung's laboratory does not convince her, he will surrender Earthrealm without a fight.

Fights

Playable: Li Mei

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. Ambush	Reiko	Liu Kang	Motaro	Sun Do (Day)
2. Second Wave	Tanya		Khameleon	Hanging Gardens (Day)
3. Dutiful Daughter	Kitana		Tanya	The Great Hall (Afternoon)
4. Outbreak	Mileena		N/A

Defeat Quotes

Fights 1/2: Once again, Li Mei had fought to defend the royal house. Once again, she had failed. History would not remember her kindly.

Fight 3: Unable to convince Princess Kitana and her family of General Shao’s evil intentions, Li Mei was powerless to prevent Empress Sindel from losing her throne.

Fight 4: Mortally wounded, Li Mei could only watch as Princess Mileena was completely overcome by Tarkat disease. Li Mei died heartbroken by the loss.

Chapter 11: For the Empire (Sindel)

A horrified Sindel is disgusted by what she finds in the lab and is further rattled when Lord Liu Kang reveals his prior role as the Keeper of Time and creator of all that exists, summoning Geras to prove his claim and show Sindel her life in the previous timelines. Sindel is awestruck and wonders why Liu Kang gave up his power and does not seek worship. He explains that he knew he would fare no better than Kronika had he kept the power, and that he was only Keeper of Time due to circumstances and is in no way divine. They are interrupted by the arrival of General Shao and his forces, who brandishes the Amulet of Shinnok. Despite Liu Kang's warnings about using the amulet, Shao traps Mileena, Kitana, Tanya and Geras within it before engaging Sindel, Li Mei and Liu Kang in battle. Sindel defeats Nitara, Reiko, Rain and then Shao, allowing Liu Kang to retrieve the amulet and free Geras, Tanya and the princesses. Liu Kang asks for her help to save Earthrealm, and when Sindel asks if this is the command of a creator, he states that is the request of a friend.

Fights

Playable: Sindel

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. Open Rebellion	Nitara	Li Mei	Goro	Shang Tsung's Flesh Pits (Experiments Off)
2. Bad Lieutenant	Reiko		Motaro	Shang Tsung's Lab (Overcast)
3. Beyond Limits	Rain		General Shao
4. Usurper	General Shao		Reiko

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1: When Sindel thought of how she might die, she never thought it would be at a Vaeternian’s hands. It anguished her that her death would bring such shame to the royal house.

Fights 2/3: Sindel bristled at how the very men she had once trusted had been her downfall. She vowed to repay them for their treachery. If not in this life, then the next.

Fight 4: In the end, Empress Sindel’s fight to save her throne proved too futile. The General and his rebels were too numerous, too well-equipped, and too driven.

Chapter 12: Queen's Gambit (Mileena)

The combined Outworld and Earthrealm forces travel to the Deadly Alliance's fortress and work together to neutralize their forces and shut down the soul stealers. Ermac appears and defeats Tanya, breaking her ribs, and Mileena engages and defeats him, causing King Jerrod to gain control of Ermac. Jerrod reunites with his beloved wife and daughters, and once again joins forces with Liu Kang. Mileena offers to act as a diversion for the group, and they infiltrate further into the fortress as Mileena pretends to defect to the Deadly Alliance's side. Once in position, her allies attack the Alliance and their forces, defeating Shang Tsung and demanding to know who his benefactor is. Confidently, the sorcerer introduces his benefactor as "Damashi". However, everyone is stunned when the person that appears is another Shang, which turned out to be the very same one Lord Liu fought for the Hourglass and thought dead.

The alternate Shang, who goes by his Titan moniker, explains that their battle ripped time apart, resulting in twin timelines: one in which Kang was victorious and another where it was his own. Upon learning of the other timeline, Titan Shang Tsung decided to destroy all life within and then merge it with his own. Realizing that they have been pawns, the Deadly Alliance turn against the Titan, who unleashes his own minions, made up of "Dark" doppelgangers from his timeline. Mileena defeats Dark Raiden while several kombatants surround Dark Sindel, only to be soundly defeated by her. Empress Sindel battles her dark counterpart and initially gains the upper hand and disarms her, only for Dark Sindel to reclaim her weapon with her hair and fatally impale the Empress. An enraged Mileena battles the dark version of her mother and is victorious, but requires the serum from Tanya to suppress her transformation.

A dying Sindel is glad to have had a few more hours with her late husband and declares Mileena the new Empress of Outworld before passing away. Ermac uses his magic to absorb Sindel's soul into his being, where she and Jerrod will now be together.

As the Dragon Army awakens, Liu Kang declares that his allies must withdraw, and they retreat into the hills surrounding the fortress, watching as the soldiers begins their invasion. They realize that the army will require a nexus of portals to invade the other realms, and they prepare a force to intercept and stop it. Meanwhile, realizing that they are overmatched, Shang Tsung poses the theory that Titan Shang is mistaken about there only being two timelines: if there are two, who says there cannot be more? Geras posits that the theory is plausible, but only a Keeper of Time could attempt a search. When Liu Kang reminds him that he gave up that power, Geras tells him there may be a way to reclaim it. Fearing that the Fire God would need the power of a Titan again, he collected and hid the power rather than allow it to dissipate. Liu Kang questions why Geras never told him this, and Geras says that he did not want Kang's joyous life as the Protector of Earthrealm to be ruined by the temptation of a Titan's power. Liu Kang thanks his friend and says he may have saved them all with his wisdom. In the meantime, Dark Geras reports to Titan Shang Tsung that Liu Kang is even more resilient than anticipated, and Shang Tsung orders him to be found, as he alone is the true threat to their plans.

Fights

Playable: Mileena

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. Father Figure	Ermac	Tanya	Sareena	Ying Fortress (Dawn)
2. Subterfuge	Shang Tsung		Quan Chi	Tomb of the Dragon Army (Dormant)
3. Revelations	Dark Raiden		Dark Sindel	Tomb of the Dragon Army (Active)
4. Unleashed	Dark Sindel		Dark Nitara

Note

• As Mileena is not yet disfigured by the Tarkat infection until the end of the second fight, a large portion of her moveset is unavailable and Fatal Blows cannot be performed for the first two fights.

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1: As her soul was absorbed into Ermac’s vast collection, Mileena was overwhelmed by the din of their voices. She didn't know if she would survive among them.

Fight 2: The sorcerers’ laughter at her failure rang loudly in Mileena’s ears. It would be the last thing she ever heard.

Fight 3/4: Mileena couldn't believe that she had lost both the battle and her empire. She welcomed death as a release from her misery.

Chapter 13: Deadly Alliance (Shang Tsung)

Johnny Cage uses a drone to survey the Dragon Army to Mileena's astonishment, as Scorpion devises a plan to split their forces: Shang Tsung, Quan Chi and Raiden will close the portals to halt the Army's invasion, Kenshi and Jerrod will destroy as much of the Army as they can, and everyone else will battle their Dark doubles to throw the army into disarray.

The plan commences as Jerrod and Kenshi cause a landslide on the Army's forces and rain down attacks from a vantage point. Then, the sorcerers and Raiden attempt to close the portals, but they are thwarted by Dark Kenshi and Dark Ermac. The Deadly Alliance, angered at being double-crossed, fuel their rage into defeating Titan Shang Tsung's minions and finally destroy the portal. The Deadly Alliance is trapped and ambushed by Dark Rain and Dark Smoke but rescued by Raiden. They reengage their opponents and defeat them before defeating Dark Shao in a concerted effort. Realizing the Dark Shao's life force feeds the portal, the Deadly Alliance attempt to kill him, but are interrupted by Dark Scorpion and Dark Sub Zero.

This time, the Deadly Alliance save Raiden from Dark Shao, and then do battle against him and Dark Reiko, killing both and shutting down the portals. The stranded Army will still fight to the last man, however, so the Alliance and Raiden join with their allies to defeat them.

Fights

Playable: Shang Tsung

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. Blind Faith	Dark Kenshi	Quan Chi	Dark Ermac	The Gateway (Night)
2. Stormy Weather	Dark Rain		Dark Smoke
3. Ice & Fire	Dark Scorpion		Dark Sub-Zero
4. Dark Kahn	Dark Shao Kahn		Dark Reiko

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1: To be bested by a blind swordsman was more humiliation than Shang Tsung could bear. He was glad to be killed quickly.

Fights 2/3: As a huckster in Outworld’s hinterlands, Shang Tsung dreamed of wielding great power. Though he held it only a moment, it was worth every sacrifice he had made to get it.

Fight 4: Shang Tsung’s defeat made his Titan counterpart’s betrayal sting him all the more. He had been outfought and even worse, outwitted. That sin was unforgivable.

Chapter 14: Time of Death (Liu Kang)

Liu Kang reclaims his Titan power and uses it to search for other timelines, eventually discovering a Titaness Kitana. While initially wary, the Titaness Kitana realizes that the Titan Liu Kang is "her" Liu Kang, and the two kiss and embrace and bemoan the fact that fate seemingly conspires to keep them apart. However, Kitana knows that Liu Kang would not have summoned her if there was no need, so she questions what duty beckons them.

Liu Kang also summons a Titan Kung Lao and Raiden, bringing them up to speed with the current events. They all agree that the Titan Shang Tsung is a danger to all their timelines and must be dealt with, but their meeting is invaded by Titan Shang Tsung and his Dark forces. The Titan Shang Tsung is surprised to find other Titans but realizes that he has been blind and should have realized that other realities could exist. Now knowing that there are other timelines to conquer, and knowing that his Dragon Army is defeated, Shang Tsung decides to simply destroy Liu Kang's Hourglass (and thus him and his entire timeline as well) before leaving to conquer other realities. The four Titans join forces and defeat Shang Tsung's minions, driving him back to his own reality to gain more allies. Realizing that the only way to defeat him for good is to amass an army of Titans to defeat the ones Shang Tsung also summons, the Titans travel to Shang Tsung's dimension and wage a second Battle of Armageddon at the Pyramid of Argus.

Fights

Playable: Liu Kang

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. Time of Death	Dark Baraka	Titan Kitana	Dark Reptile	The Hourglass (Intact)
2. Under Pressure	Dark Li Mei		Dark Tanya
3. Evil Twin	Dark Liu Kang		Dark Kung Lao	The Hourglass (Damaged)
4. Bad Sisters	Dark Kitana		Dark Mileena

Defeat Quotes

Fights 1/2: As he lay dying, Liu Kang had to marvel begrudgingly at Titan Shang Tsung’s genius. He had indeed crafted his minions into superior warriors.

Fight 3: Though not the first evil twin Liu Kang had fought, this one would prove his last. Liu Kang would carry the memory of his twisted, malevolent face into the afterlife.

Fight 4: Unable to save his timeline, Liu Kang was forced to witness its destruction. Titan Shang Tsung chortled malevolently as his old enemy was wiped from existence.

Chapter 15: Armageddon

The Light Titans battle the Dark Titans, with Liu Kang and an ally chosen by the player ascending the Pyramid and doing battle with 9 of the aforementioned possible opponents. Upon reaching the top, Liu Kang and his ally battle the Titan Deadly Alliance, but the fire god is defeated and captured, forcing the ally to battle in his place. When the ally succeeds, Kang praises their efforts and takes over to erase both Titans from existence, hopefully never to be seen again. As the timeline seemingly begins to collapse, Kang sends his ally home to their own timeline.

Fights

Compared to the other chapters, the final chapter is different: the player is able to choose any of the playable kombatants as Liu Kang's Chosen One, with the chapter depicting them climbing the Pyramid of Argus while fighting nine random opponents: said opponents are either hybrids of two existing fighters, or alternate versions of existing characters. Once all nine are defeated, the player faces Titan Shang Tsung, but with Liu Kang incapacitated by Titan Quan Chi the player has to fight them alone. All fights, including Titan Shang Tsung, are single-round matches rather than best-of-three matches.

Playable: Selected Fighter

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1. It Has Begun	Random opponent	Liu Kang	N/A	The Pyramid (Bottom)
2. Fighting Chance
3. Forward March				The Pyramid (Middle)
4. War of Attrition
5. Inch by Inch
6. Kombat Kids
7. Worse Than Death
Test Your Might: Too Many Mileenas	N/A
8. Deadly Alliances	Random opponent	Liu Kang	N/A	The Pyramid (Middle)
9. Stairway to Hell
10. Horrible Bosses	Titan Shang Tsung	N/A	Titan Quan Chi	The Pyramid (Top)

Note

• At a point between the seventh and eighth fights, a "Test Your Might" challenge occurs, which has the player character attempt to counter Dark Mileena's ambush. If the player fails this challenge, Dark Mileena will stab the character in the eyes with her sais, blinding them as they bleed out to death.

Defeat Quote

All Fights: With those who opposed him now crushed under his heel, Titan Shang Tsung extended his rule to all realms in all timelines. No one would ever dare challenge him again.

Possible opponents

• Lizard Queen (Sindel x Reptile)
• Firefly (Li Mei x Scorpion)
• Screen Demon (Ashrah x Johnny Cage)
• John Kahner (Johnny Cage x Shao)
• Quantum-Chi (Geras x Quan Chi)
• Klockodile (Geras x Reptile)
• Sento Storm (Kenshi x Rain)
• Stung Lao (Scorpion x Kung Lao)
• Scorp Lao (Kung Lao x Scorpion)
• Barakion (Baraka x Scorpion)
• Fire Cage (Liu Kang x Johnny Cage)
• Red Dragon (Liu Kang x Kano)
• Shock Priestess (Tanya x Raiden)
• Warlord (Reiko x Raiden)
• Reiko Starr (Reiko x Johnny Cage)
• Jawspell (Mileena x Quan Chi)
• Quan Li (Li Mei x Quan Chi)
• Kang Quan (Liu Kang x Quan Chi)
• Shao-Zero (Shao x Sub-Zero)
• Frostbite (Nitara x Sub-Zero)
• Guard of Thunder (Li Mei x Raiden)
• Kitana Kahn (Kitana x Shao)
• Johnny Savage (Baraka x Johnny Cage)
• Scorpion (female)
• Sub-Zero (female)
• Reptile (female)
• Ermac (female)
• LK-7T2 (Cyber Smoke)
• Janet Cage (female Johnny Cage)
• Ninja Mime (Johnny Cage)

Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version

• Soul Lord (Shang Tsung x Raiden)
• Khaos Dragon (Havik x Kano)
• Blinding Haze (Smoke x Kenshi)
• Soul Smoke (Ermac x Smoke)
• Ice Lizard (Sub-Zero x Reptile)
• Kung Xi (Kenshi x Kung Lao)
• Hanzo Kahn (Scorpion x Shao)
• Smokestorm (Smoke x Raiden)
• Killer Kage (Johnny Cage x Kano)
• Double Trouble (Reiko x Kano)
• Dark Syzoth (Reptile x Raiden)

Other/Unused

Many other hybrids exist in the game's files, but most of these cannot be fought in the story.

• Demon Laser (Ashrah x Kano)
• Smokermac (Smoke x Ermac)
• Time Freeze (Geras x Sub-Zero)
• Chaos Dragon (Havik x Kano)
• Kano Cage (Johnny Cage x Kano)
• Thunder Aktor (Johnny Cage x Raiden)
• Ice Cage (Johnny Cage x Sub-Zero)
• Thunder Sword (Kenshi x Raiden)
• Blind Shaolin (Kenshi x Kung Lao)
• Cold Constable (Li Mei x Sub-Zero)
• Acid Empress (Mileena x Reptile)
• Ice Princess (Mileena x Sub-Zero)
• Telephatic Thunder (Raiden x Kenshi)
• Thunder Cloud (Raiden x Smoke)
• Double Lightning (Rain x Raiden)
• Laser Reiko (Reiko x Kano)
• War Mage (Reiko x Quan Chi)
• Lightning Zaterran (Reptile x Raiden)
• Hell Thunder (Scorpion x Raiden)
• Shaofire (Scorpion x General Shao)
• Frost Queen (Sindel x Sub-Zero)
• Smokahn (Smoke x General Shao)
• Blueberry Ice (Sub-Zero x Johnny Cage)
• Blizzard (Sub-Zero x Reptile)
• Frozen General (Sub-Zero x General Shao)

Epilogue

Sometime later, Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Kenshi and Raiden catch up with current events, as Johnny now has a successful career and is planning to begin directing a Cinematic Universe explaining the events of the game (and slowly getting the public used to the existence of other realms). He offers his friends parts in the film, but they all decline. Raiden and Kung Lao have new initiates to train at the Academy, Kenshi's work to revive the Taira is beginning to pay off, and Liu Kang is assisting Kuai Liang and Smoke in creating a new clan in Japan called the Shirai Ryu. Liu Kang says that when the time comes, he will call on his friends again, and they thank the fire god for "changing the arcs of their lives", as he promised. As the others discuss who will pay the bill for Madame Bo's meal, Liu muses that "the realms are in safe hands".

Meanwhile at the Pyramid in Titan Shang Tsung's timeline, a Titan called Lord Havik revels in the blood, death and chaos that he had witnessed at the second Battle of Armageddon alongside several companions: Khaos Kenshi, a Quan Chi/Sub-Zero hybrid, and a Tanya/Kitana hybrid. When Khaos Kenshi expresses remorse that it ended too fast, Lord Havik sternly replies, "The next time, it won't", also killing an alternate version of Jax before departing.

Part 2: Khaos Reigns

“	Ahhh... Fool, you have learned nothing. Chaos is unknowable. Unpredictable. You are in no way prepared to stop the pain you will endure.	„
—Ttan Havik's narration in the Khaos Reigns intro

Chapter 16: Moment of Truth (Cyrax)

An armored African Lin Kuei clanswoman named Cyrax was seen running away from an invisible assailant who tried to use dirty tactics on her, later revealed to be Sektor, the daughter and successor of the clan's armorer, Longwei. As Cyrax defeated her in kombat, it is revealed the forest they are in is actually a training simulator room to their their new armors before the mass production for the clan's benefits. As Bi-Han clarifies Cyrax for the Lin Kuei to be feared than earning respects when he planned an invasion at Wu Shi Academy where Shirai Ryu held the wedding between Kuai Liang and Harumi Shirai, he orders Cyrax to prepare the army. Realizing Cyrax will learn the truth and defects the Lin Kuei at some point, Sektor, who is revealed to be in cahoots with Bi-Han, had been planning alongside him to take care Cyrax as well when the time comes.

In the day of the wedding at Wu Shi Academy, Liu Kang, who was suppose to do the pronouncement for the marriage of Kuai Liang and Harumi is suddenly called alongside Geras by Empress Mileena when Outworld is at a crisis once again. To Raiden's nervous, he is entrusted by Liu Kang to take over the position to pronounce Kuai Liang and Harumi's wedding. Kung Lao, Kenshi and Johnny arrives at the wedding, with Johnny helps strengthen Raiden's confidence to pronounce Kuai Liang and Harumi's wedding. Johnny is reminded by Kuai Liang and Harumi's wedding of his marriage with his ex-wife Kris prior to his stardom that caused them to divorce. Unfortunately, during the middle of the wedding, the Lin Kuei has arrived to invade the academy and begin to attack Liu Kang's force. Harumi also joins the fight. While jokingly wished Harumi has a sister, Johnny noticed the armor worn by Cyrax and Sektor, making him wonder why Lin Kuei decide to go "mecha anime" trope, in which Smoke recognized the Lin Kuei clanswomen's colors. Although Cyrax and Sektor defeated Smoke and Johnny, Cyrax is shocked to see the Lin Kuei warriors are suddenly attempt to kill Harumi, forcing her to save her life and subdue her at the same time, telling Sektor that their primary targets are to capture Smoke and Scorpion, not to kill the warriors who are not Lin Kuei backgrounds like Harumi. As Cyrax and Sektor defeated Scorpion, Sub-Zero orders Cyrax to take his brother away.

However, Harumi and Scorpion reveals Sub-Zero's deceptions and treacheries to Cyrax, with Scorpion gives a final proof to Cyrax that the last time they saw each other, he never had a scar, until Bi-Han gave him one when his showed true color. As Sub-Zero confirmed his deception, Cyrax defects to Liu Kang's force and reveals to her new allies that Sektor is siding with Sub-Zero's regime. Despite Scorpion's help to defeat Sub-Zero and Sektor, a regretful Cyrax is prepared to be executed by Scorpion for her unwitting actions. However, Harumi pleads Scorpion to spare Cyrax's life, as part of their wedding gift, learning that much like Scorpion and Smoke, she too is a victim of deception. With Sub-Zero and Sektor's defeats thanks to Cyrax's defection, the Shirai Ryu initially planned to imprisoned both Sub-Zero and Sektor for their treacheries. However, as it turns out, Raiden reveals that Sub-Zero also has other crimes at Outworld, and their trials will be held at Outworld's royal house. Ultimately, both Raiden, Kung Lao, Scorpion and Cyrax brings Sub-Zero and Sektor to Outworld for their trials.

Fights

Playable: Cyrax

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
Prologue
1	Sektor	N/A	N/A	Corrupted Forest (Fog)
Chapter 16
2	Smoke	Sektor	Johnny Cage	Wu Shi Academy (Sunset)
3	Scorpion		Kung Lao
4	Sub-Zero	Scorpion	Sektor

Note

• When Khaos Reigns was first released, the chapter's title card appeared when the Lin Kuei begins their invasion on the Wu Shi Academy. After an update, this was changed to put it in the first shots of the Academy, when Raiden is rehearsing for the wedding.

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1: Cyrax was dismissed from the Lin Kuei for her pitiful performance. The clan’s members were forbidden from ever speaking her name again.

Fight 2: Cyrax was stunned by how quickly her Lin Kuei were routed by the Shirai Ryu. They would earn no glory this day.

Fight 3: Unfortunately for Cyrax, her armor was inferior to Scorpion’s kombat. In him, the Shirai Ryu found the perfect grandmaster.

Fight 4: As Cyrax laid dying, she berated herself for having been fooled by Sub-Zero’s lies. It had cost her honor and her life.

Chapter 17: Controlled Khaos (Sektor)

In her palace, Mileena, now Empress of Outworld, wants to oppose Liu Kang's sparing of Sub-Zero and Sektor. However, Liu Kang asserts that if they were to answer for their assistance in Shao's rebellion, killing them would not bring Sindel back, much less ease her daughters' grief. Kitana also supports Liu Kang, but Mileena recalls that after Shao's capture, her advisors had already asked her to spare him to "quench his sedition." However, with his evasion, that same sedition had allowed him to gather more followers than Kitana's armies could contain. Liu Kang still promises Earthrealm's support in dealing with Shao's threat in Outworld, but insists that Mileena not perpetuate the cycle of violence initiated by their common enemies.

Suddenly, a portal forms and we see what Liu Kang and Geras recognize as intruders from a new timeline. They are revealed to be led by Titan Havik, who "thanks" Liu Kang for "inspiring his life's work." He then explains how Titan Shang Tsung "recruited" him to confront Liu Kang at the Pyramid, which allowed him to discover how to make other timelines clash. Liu Kang asks if Titan Havik "really" wanted their timelines to clash, but Titan Havik reveals that he wants to make "all timelines" clash, but that he would save Liu Kang's "for later." In the meantime, he orders Khaos Kenshi and Takeda to capture Geras for him, and the confrontation begins between the Earthrealm, Outworld, and Khaos timeline fighters. Realizing the timeline is in danger once again, Sub-Zero uses this advantage to free himself from his ties to Sektor, and the pair offers temporary alliances with their enemies against the Khaos fighters: Sub-Zero helps Tanya against Khaos Geras, while Sektor helps Khameleon against Khaos Shang Tsung and Quan Chi. Khameleon is grateful, but promises Sektor that she and Sub-Zero would not receive Mileena's mercy "for so little," to which Sektor replies that she was mainly fighting "for her own survival."

A few other Umgadi manage to take down Khaos Nitara, but they are also incapacitated by Khaos Raiden. Khameleon wants to rescue them, but Sektor stops her and attempts to take down Khaos Raiden from a distance, without much success. Khaos Raiden eventually repels Sektor and Khameleon, before sending Khaos Shang Tsung and Quan Chi back at them. Khameleon wants to take the opportunity to mock Sektor's weapons, even though they had been used to save the Umgadi.

Despite everything, Sektor and Khameleon manage to defeat the Khaos Shang Tsung and Quan Chi again, and Sektor confides that, like the Umgadi, she was trained by her parents from birth to become an accomplished Lin Kuei and that her skills were their heritage.

Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Raiden want to rescue Geras, but Titan Havik blocks their way and opposes them with his "unnatural" skills. Raiden fears he won't be able to do it, but Liu Kang reminds him to believe in himself and his training in order to survive.

Khameleon also wants to save Geras, but is blocked by Khaos Geras, who threatens to collapse a column on her. Sektor prevents her from doing so by pulverizing the column, and even though Khameleon is saved, she expresses her "regret" that Sektor didn't create her armor for a "more noble" reason. They then confront Khaos Geras and Raiden, but Geras is still swept away by Titan Havik and his troops, who promise to return to sow anarchy. Sektor tries to take down Titan Havik from behind before it escapes, but Sub-Zero beats her to it and is swept into the portal.

The Earthrealm fighters, Kitana and the Umgadi struggle to get back up, while Mileena orders the Umgadi to restrain Sektor. Kitana wants to remind everyone that Sektor helped against Titan Havik's troops, but Mileena still considers her complicit in their mother's death and refuses to forgive her. Liu Kang also insists that Sektor help them against Titan Havik and offers to discuss it "calmly" with Mileena and Kitana, which Mileena "painfully" accepts.

Meanwhile, Sub-Zero is dragged to the ground by Khaos Kenshi and Takeda and discovers the corpses of several Geras variants lying against the walls. Once Sub-Zero is tied up, Khaos Kenshi offers to have him fight in the Khaoseum, but Titan Havik reveals that he has other "plans" for him, waiting to extract the "time krystals" from Geras's body to imbue his Kamidogu with them. Sub-Zero asks what the Kamidogu are, and Titan Havik replies that they were ancient relics powerful enough to recreate the reality of any timeline by draining its time krystals. Sub-Zero still asks why he captured Geras instead of Liu Kang, but Titan Havik reveals that unlike Liu Kang, Geras had already lived in all previous timelines, and that the time crystals in his body contained "blocks" of all current timelines. Once imbued into his Kamidogu, he could recreate any timelines at will and "magnify" them toward anarchy. He then offers to "magnify" Sub-Zero, who is already screaming in pain.

During the meeting, Kitana understands that Titan Havik was very different from the one who aided Shao's rebellion: instead of wanting "freedom," he wanted to "mix" timelines to watch them fight to death. Liu Kang confirms that he wanted to alter Havik's destiny to make him "less insane," and that the existence of Titan Havik proved he was "right" to do so. Still, Mileena continues to wonder about the Titans' threat that may "never end" and demands to know how to escape it. Liu Kang states that rescuing Geras was a priority, but with Shao and his rebellion's escape leaving the Outworld vulnerable, Mileena and Kitana's armies had to remain there. He adds that he himself could not leave his timeline without leaving it vulnerable, but that as Lin Kuei, Sektor and Cyrax were trained for this kind of mission, and would therefore be an advantage for them. Liu Kang therefore proposes to send them, under Scorpion's orders, but the latter refuses their help and wants to go alone, which Liu Kang considers "unwise." Liu Kang argues that Cyrax might truly want to redeem herself, and that, beyond her hatred for the Titan Havik, Sektor would sincerely want to save Sub-Zero, and therefore, none of them would betray him.

Scorpion agrees to discuss it with Cyrax, but even she doubts Sektor is trustworthy. Scorpion also doesn't know if Cyrax would be trustworthy, but also knows that Liu Kang was right to want them all to ally. Under the watchful eye of the Umgadi, Sektor says she understands the terms of her release: recovering Geras was the priority, but saving Sub-Zero would remain "secondary" if the mission were in jeopardy.

Liu Kang therefore opens a portal to the Khaos timeline for Scorpion, Sektor, and Cyrax, who observe with horror the state of the places. Scorpion insists that Sektor and Cyrax stay focused, but Sektor complains "already" about being treated like a "newbie," but Cyrax insists they save their timeline without fighting among themselves. In response, Sektor promises Cyrax that they will resolve their differences once this crisis is over, and they catch up with Scorpion.

In what appears to be a "Night Market," Scorpion, Sektor, and Cyrax hear the Priests of Khaos uttering the "good word" of Titan Havik, who promises to "save the Universe from Order." Cyrax is already complaining about the omnipresent "madness," but they notice the presence of "Lieutenant Colonel Johnathan Cage" being pursued and arrested by Khaos Reptiles and Ermac. They then confront him with Khaos Baraka, who demands that he reveal the names of his allies in the resistance. Lieutenant Colonel Cage refuses to answer and is beaten up, and Scorpion, Sektor, and Cyrax agree to save him so that he can help them find Geras and Sub-Zero. Lieutenant Colonel Cage thanks Sektor for her help, and together they confront Khaos Baraka and Reptile. Lieutenant Colonel Cage also wants to take the opportunity to "flirt" with Sektor, but she accuses him of talking too much and not fighting enough. They are then attacked by Khaos Ermac and Baraka, but defeat them nonetheless, before being brutally attacked by Khaos Reptile, who returns to the charge with Khaos Ermac.

Scorpion then returns to make sure that Sektor was not injured, then Lieutenant Colonel Cage introduces himself as a soldier of the 44th Infantry of the United States Army supposed to participate in World War II in France, until Titan Havik merges his timeline with his own. Scorpion understands that this Johnny Cage had nothing in common with the actor of their timeline, and Lieutenant Colonel Cage confirms that discovering the existence of several variants of himself in six months was a real "mess". They are then joined by a fellow resistance member, Emperor Rain who thanks Argus that Lieutenant Colonel Cage is safe and sound. Scorpion introduces himself, Sektor, and Cyrax. As Emperor Rain initially mistook them for "new victims" of Titan Havik, Scorpion replies that the Khaos Titan recently attacked their timeline to kidnap their Geras and intended to use him to destroy it. Lieutenant Colonel Cage states that they had already attempted several times to attack the Havik's Citadel, but that in addition to countless deaths among their ranks, Empress Tanya had been captured, and had fought to the death for her "perverse pleasure." Emperor Rain agrees to lead Scorpion, Sektor, and Cyrax into the Citadel to find Geras and Sub-Zero, but Lieutenant Colonel Cage warns that while entering would be easy, they would not be able to get out without Empress Tanya's help. So Scorpion agrees to save her too, even though their chances of success were less likely than their chances of dying.

Fights

Playable: Sektor

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1	Khaos Quan Chi	Khameleon	Khaos Shang Tsung	The Great Hall (Damaged)
2	Khaos Shang Tsung		Khaos Quan Chi	Hanging Gardens (Night)
3	Khaos Geras		Khaos Raiden	The Great Hall (Damaged)
4	Khaos Baraka	Lt. Col. Cage	Khaos Reptile	Night Market (Night)
5	Khaos Ermac		Khaos Baraka
6	Khaos Reptile		Khaos Ermac

Notes

• When Khaos Reigns was first released, the chapter's title card appeared while Titan Havik is talking to Liu Kang. After an update, this was changed to show it when Liu Kang is talking to Mileena in the Great Hall.

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1/2: Sektor’s shame at having lost to mere sorcerers was blessedly shortlived. They took her life immediately.

Fight 3: Her armor destroyed and her body crushed, Sektor could not defend the timeline further. It fell within days.

Fight 4: Though built from the strongest materials, Sektor’s armor could not withstand Baraka’s crushing bite. His teeth tore open Sektor’s armor and he feasted upon her.

Fight 5/6: No longer able to fend off her enemies’ attacks, Sektor was ripped to pieces. The market’s stalls were soaked with her blood and innards.

Chapter 18: Hell or High Water (Emperor Rain)

In Titan Havik's "Khaoseum," a Quan Chi's variant is seen fighting a Li Mei's variant, while Khaos Frost finishes off a Mavado's variant, and a crowd of Havik variants cheer them on. Khaos Kenshi and Takeda then make a bet to see who, between Quan Chi's variant and Khaos Frost, could win against each other. However, the Titan Havik expresses his "regret" for not sparing Kronika to show her what he had done with her "Sacred Balance," in order to make her regret ever taking him seriously.

Meanwhile, Scopion, Sektor, and Cyrax sneak out with Emperor Rain and Lieutenant Colonel Cage. Seeing the Havik variants in the stands, Emperor Rain recalls the efforts he and Empress Tanya made to overthrow Emperor Reiko and Empress Li Mei, and how the Havik Titan had "ruined everything."

After finishing off the Li Mei's variant, the Quan Chi's variant confronts Khaos Frost, but is frozen and then defeated, and Khaos Takeda laments losing his bet. Titan Havik then speaks to announce the arrival of Empress Tanya in the "Khaoseum." Seeing her trying to free herself from the Khaos Priests who are holding her in thrall, Emperor Rain wants to rescue her immediately, but Lieutenant Colonel Cage promises to surprise them before his fight begins. Suddenly, Khaos Kenshi telepathically senses the presence of intruders and reports it to Titan Havik, who decides to make them Empress Tanya's "kombat partners." Khaos Kenshi then telekinetically knocks Emperor Rain, Lieutenant Colonel Cage, Scorpion, Sektor, and Cyrax into the "Khaoseum." Although Empress Tanya is both surprised and pleased to see them, Scorpion warns them that their battle has only just begun.

Titan Havik claims that he had planned for Liu Kang to send his combatants into his timeline to confront him, but refuses to respond to Emperor Rain and Empress Tanya's provocations, who demand an end to this. Instead, he summons several Khaos Priests, whom Sektor, Cyrax, and Lieutenant Colonel Cage easily neutralize, while Emperor Rain and Empress Tanya confront and defeat Khaos Ashrah and Nitara.

Cyrax then spots a trapdoor to a tunnel through which they could escape, but Scorpion and Lieutenant Colonel Cage are attacked by the Khaos Shao and Sindel. Empress Tanya is shocked to see them fighting like Emperor Reiko and Empress Li Mei, but Emperor Rain promises that they will overthrow them too. After an initial confrontation, Empress Tanya still marvels at Emperor Rain's swiftness, but Khaos Shao and Sindel refuse to admit defeat and return to the fray.

Sektor and Cyrax eliminate the remaining Khaos Priests and then reveal the location of the trapdoor to their allies, but the Titan Havik chooses to let them do it, believing it would be "fun."

Emperor Rain, Empress Tanya, Lieutenant Colonel Cage, Scorpion, Sektor, and Cyrax are still being pursued through the Maze beneath the "Khaoseum," but manage to overcome most of the traps before quickly finding themselves "stuck." They then hear the voice of Titan Havik, who warns them that the paths of his Maze were constantly changing, with ever more insinuating traps and ever more "fiendishly deadly inhabitants," and that therefore, no one could escape alive. Scorpion vows to survive, but Titan Havik scoffs and claims that no matter "how," their deaths were assured.

Khaos Priests return to the charge, but in the aftermath, Scorpion, Cyrax, and Lieutenant Colonel Cage find themselves separated from their allies. Sektor promises to meet them further into the Maze, and even Scorpion agrees with Cyrax to continue their journey separately.

Continuing their journey with Sektor, Emperor Rain and Empress Tanya find themselves confronted by Emperor Reiko and Empress Li Mei, but declare themselves ready to reverse their corruption, as they once did. After defeating them once, they rush to help Sektor, but find themselves confronted again by Emperor Reiko and Empress Li Mei, while Titan Havik warns them that if they want to advance, they must be prepared to kill. After defeating them a second time, Emperor Rain and Empress Tanya agree to finish them off, and Havik "congratulates" them on their "elegance," even though Empress Tanya grows "tired" of hearing his voice.

When they find Sektor, she has already defeated the last Khaos Priests, though she complains that Titan Havik is dispatching more than she's already killed. Suddenly, they find themselves "blocked by a door," as the walls around them threaten to close in and collapse. Sektor tries to force the door's lock, while Emperor Rain uses his last strength to slow the walls' approach. Empress Tanya initially refuses to abandon him, but Emperor Rain makes her swear to survive by reminding her of their shared oath to save their Outworld. Despite Sektor's insistence, Empress Tanya wants to take the time for one last kiss, but is prevented from doing so when the door finally opens, and Emperor Rain dies, crushed under Titan Havik's obsessive cackling.

Meanwhile, Scorpion continues to walk with Cyrax and Lieutenant Colonel Cage, but while the latter complains about walking for ages, Cyrax wants to "thank" Scorpion for sparing her. Scorpion retorts that it was mainly Harumi's request, but Cyrax insists that he "understand" her. At this, Scorpion becomes angry and asks her how she could have believed Sub-Zero's lies. Cyrax states that even if Sub-Zero's "explanations" made "no sense," Scorpion's departure did not either. Thus, even if she did not hold Scorpion "responsible" for her actions, she reminds that she was not a "machine," but a Human, and as such, she could make mistakes. Scorpion swears that they will talk about it later, then they continue on their way.

Fights

Playable: Emperor Rain

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1	Khaos Ashrah	Empress Tanya	Khaos Nitara	Khaoseum (Main Event)
2	Khaos Sindel		Khaos General Shao
3	Khaos General Shao		Khaos Sindel
4	Empress Li Mei		Emperor Reiko	The Maze (Night)
5	Emperor Reiko		Empress Li Mei

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1: In the end, Rain’s dream of defeating Havik died with him. He had failed his Empress, his realm, and his timeline.

Fight 2/3: As he expired, Rain could feel his ears ring with the dim of Shao’s and Sindel’s laughter. He was shocked by how much joy they took in his agony.

Fight 4/5: Rain was furious that his ancient foes had vanquished him. With his last breath, he vowed to continue their kombat in the afterlife.

Chapter 19: Narrow Margin (Empress Tanya)

As she and Empress Tanya continue their journey through the Maze, Sektor complains that her sensors can't detect traps due to Titan Havik's magic. Empress Tanya threatens to burst into tears at the thought of Emperor Rain's death in such a place, but Sektor retorts that giving his life for them was "honorable." Empress Tanya then asks Sektor about her friends, but she corrects her by saying that Scorpion and Cyrax were her "temporary allies," and that she intended to settle her differences with them once Havik was defeated. Empress Tanya wants to ask why they were fighting, and Sektor replies that she and the other Lin Kuei aspired to a "powerful" future, while Scorpion and his Shirai Ryu clung to a "decadent" past. Empress Tanya wants to ask if it was "really" worth fighting to the death, but Sektor scoffs that "capturing a throne" wasn't better. Empress Tanya firmly asserts that she and Emperor Rain sincerely wanted to free their Outworld from the barbaric whims of Emperor Reiko and Empress Li Mei, and upon seeing them through a screen, Khaos Takeda fears they might fight each other, but Titan Havik reassures him that they won't get the chance.

Empress Tanya and Sektor then arrive at the lair of Orin, the Golden Guardian Dragon of Edenia, who, upon awakening, breathes fire to prevent them from escaping. Sektor complains that she couldn't detect her, but Empress Tanya volunteers to "calm" her. Unfortunately, their plan is interrupted by the "Maze Hunters" Mileena and Kitana, who offer to feed her. Empress Tanya and Sektor defeat them for the first time and begin to think that they must have "loved punishment," but the voice of Titan Havik asserts that all his followers were meant to fight for his amusement and so that their deaths "please" him. They prepare to fight again, but the Titan Havik activates a trap that causes the corridor to twist inward, but they survive and continue their second confrontation.

Once the "Maze Hunters" are defeated, Empress Tanya and Sektor return to Orin, even though the latter still seems intent on attacking them. Empress Tanya nevertheless decides to enter meditation to contact Orin's mind and promise him that she and Sektor come in peace. Sensing that she was using the "secret language of the Dragons," Orin agrees to spare them "for now," and even with his own telepathy, the Khaos Kenshi is unable to understand them.

Orin opens the passage for them, then explains that before the destruction of her timeline by Titan Havik, she was "loved by the Gods," but was trapped in the heart of this Labyrinth, to die slowly, with no one left to show her any kindness. Empress Tanya then wants to ask for her help in escaping and defeating the Titan Havik, but Orin painfully claims that there was no possible way out. Scorpion, Cyrax, and Lieutenant Colonel Cage arrive in turn, and Orin threatens to attack them, but Empress Tanya reassures her that they were her allies. At her request, Orin agrees to allow Empress Tanya and her allies to send them into the Citadel to rescue Geras, but warns them that it was already "well guarded" and that attacking it directly would be impossible.

Orin then opens a portal to the Citadel, but Titan Havik refuses to let her do so and decides to drain her power through his chains. Empress Tanya thanks Orin and promises to free her soon enough, then rushes to the portal with Scorpion, Sektor, Cyrax, and Lieutenant Colonel Cage.

Titan Havik is furious, but orders Khaos Kenshi to prepare his "new servant" to hold off intruders until his arrival.

Empress Tanya, Scorpion, Sektor, Cyrax, and Lieutenant Colonel Cage arrive inside the Citadel. While Cyrax and Lieutenant Colonel Cage are already complaining about the "infinite" size of the place, Empress Tanya advises them not to try to "understand" the domain of Titan Havik, just like his madness. At Scorpion's request, Empress Tanya reveals that she once posed as a minion of Titan Havik so that she and Emperor Rain could prepare their assault on the Citadel.

They then spot the entrance to the Titan Havik's Foundry, but the path begins to collapse, and Cyrax falls while trying to save Scorpion. Scorpion and Lieutenant Colonel Cage then go down to retrieve her, even taking the opportunity to thank her for saving him.

Sektor then prepares to retrieve them one by one, but she and Empress Tanya are surprised by Sub-Zero, now "perfected and baptized by Chaos" to become "Noob Saibot." He is then joined by Khaos Raiden and Johnny Cage, but by the time Empress Tanya and Sektor defeat them, Noob is already gone. Sektor immediately wants to find him to bring him back to their timeline and heal him, but Empress Tanya promises that they will see him again eventually.

They then rejoin Scorpion, Cyrax, and Lieutenant Colonel Cage, and after helping Cyrax up, Empress Tanya confronts and defeats Khaos Kung Lao and Rain. They are then surprised by Khaos Liu Kang, but defeat him as well, before showing Scorpion the way to the Foundry.

However, Sektor reveals Sub-Zero's transformation into Noob, but this only fuels Scorpion's anger. Sektor argues that the Sub-Zero they knew could "still be saved," but Scorpion refuses to "risk the mission for it." Sektor seems shocked that Scorpion is willing to let his own older brother die, but Scorpion retorts that this would be paying Sub-Zero the "respect" he once showed their father.

Outside the Foundry gates, Noob greets Scorpion, who sarcastically mocks his new black form match his "black heart." Noob persists in accusing him of ignoring the "perfection of Chaos," just as he had already "ignored" the potential of the Lin Kuei, but Scorpion retorts Noob that even after Titan Havik brainwashed him, the Titan keeps Noob's ambitious desire intact. Scorpion and Noob then engage in a duel, but Noob wins and prepares to suck Scorpion's soul, until Cyrax stops him with one of his bombs. Both Cyrax and Empress Tanya fights Noob without killing to avoid Kuai Liang from regretting himself if Noob died, with Empress Tanya claim that their true enemy will always be the Titan Havik.

As soon as Noob is defeated, Sektor offers to invite him to the Elder Arcanist of the Lin Kuei. However, Scorpion retorts Sektor that Liu Kang, due to being a Titan himself and their timeline's creator is the only who knew of the Titan-based magics better to reverse Titan Havik's magic in Noob, telling her that she and Noob, when he was still Sub-Zero should have never plotted against their said creator. Even Empress Tanya is surprised that Scorpion doesn't want to save his own brother, but when Sektor accuses Scorpion of forgetting how to "honor his family," Empress Tanya asks to remain neutral.

They then find Geras and manage to free him. Before leaving, Geras tells his allies to steal the Kamidogu as well. The Priests of Khaos want to stop them, but Geras opens a portal that transports them all back to Liu Kang's timeline in time, leaving the Titan Havik enraged and more determined than ever to destroy them, along with Liu Kang.

Fights

Playable: Empress Tanya

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1	Maze Hunter Mileena	Sektor	Maze Hunter Kitana	The Maze (Night)
2	Maze Hunter Kitana		Maze Hunter Mileena
3	Khaos Raiden		Khaos Johnny Cage	Havik's Citadel (Krimson)
4	Khaos Kung Lao	Cyrax	Khaos Rain
5	Khaos Liu Kang		Khaos Kung Lao
6	Noob Saibot		Khaos Liu Kang

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1/2: Barely conscious or breathing, Tanya was dragged to the voracious dragon. Orin consumed her in a single bite.

Fight 3: Tanya, powerless to resist further, was picked up by Havik’s minions and tossed into the endless void. She would never be seen again.

Fight 4: The last thing Tanya would see was Kung Lao’s razor-rimmed hat spinning toward her. It severed her neck cleanly and completely.

Fight 5: Tanya knew that her failure had all but assured Havik’s victory. She died anguished that she could not prevent further suffering.

Fight 6: In her foe’s twisted face, Tanya glimpsed the future of the timelines that would fall to Havik. It was the terror of that vision, and not her injuries, which would kill her.

Chapter 20: Shadow Play (Noob Saibot)

Back in their timeline, Liu Kang attempts to use the Kamidogu to reverse Noob's transformation, but only manages to "heal his mind," while the Havik Titan's magic still permeating his body would be very difficult to control. When Noob regains consciousness, Sektor asks him if he recognizes her voice, and she helps him up. As for Liu Kang, he promises that they would find time to resolve their differences, but in the meantime, they would still have to stop the Havik Titan, to which Noob agrees. Scorpion agrees with Sektor that without his Kamidogu, the Havik Titan would remain "vulnerable," but that he should already work to recover them, but Liu Kang reassures them that once at the Element Temple, the Kamidogu would be "out of reach." Liu Kang then sends Scorpion and the other Earthrealm fighters to hide the Kamidogu, then questions Noob about his captivity. Noob reveals that during his corruption, the Titan Havik was able to access all of his knowledge, and thus the defenses of Liu Kang's timeline. They then understand that if the Titan Havik used the portals in Yin Valley to retrieve the Kamidogu, nothing would stop him from continuing his conquest of other timelines and spreading his chaos. Noob blames himself for not having been strong enough, but Liu Kang is ashamed of many things, except this, because few other fighters could have resisted a Titan.

Alas for them, the Titan Havik is already there and reduces the Fire Temple to ruins in a matter of seconds. The Earthrealm fighters struggle to get back up, but several Khaos fighters surround them, while the Titan Havik retrieves the Kamidogu and furiously accuses Liu Kang of disrupting all his plans. Noob calls him a hypocrite, if he disapproves of "other people's chaos" rather than his own, but the Titan Havik ignores him and merges the Kamidogu with his own body to begin his conquest of Liu Kang's timeline.

The Titan Havik then leaves with Khaos Kenshi and Takeda, even though Liu Kang tries to stop them with a fireball, while Noob stands up to Khaos Sektor and Cyrax and defeats them. Afterward, Noob joins forces with Scorpion to defeat Khaos Sub-Zero and Scorpion, while criticizing him for his "incompetence." However, Scorpion accuses him of primarily wanting to "protect his ego" rather than their timeline, but Noob refuses to listen, and after defeating Khaos Sub-Zero and Scorpion for the second time, he kills them one after the other. Scorpion insists they could have interrogated them, and even Liu Kang disapproves of their "executions." Noob argues that they were still "underlings" with "no information," and Sektor argues that it wouldn't change their goals. Liu Kang agrees with their arguments "as best he can," then announces that all the champions in their timeline should be reunited to get rid of the Titan Havik.

In the Valley of Yin, Khaos Kenshi unleashes his telekinesis to repair the portals, then the Titan Havik orders Khaos Geras to open them and then corrupt them with the Kamidogu. However, Khaos Takeda notices the arrival of Liu Kang and his allies, and the Khaos Priests charge toward them, led by Khaos Geras. Noob neutralizes them one by one, and Liu Kang wants to congratulate him for remembering his goal of defending Earthrealm. Noob still wants to ask if he didn't have the right to desire a different future, but Liu Kang retorts that the real problem wasn't his "desires," but his methods. They then team up to confront Khaos Kenshi and Takeda, but other Khaos Priests arrive, and Liu Kang single-handedly eliminates them, which Noob finds "impressive." However, Khaos Kenshi and Takeda get back up, and Noob demands to face them alone rather than "remain in Liu Kang's shadow."

Havik the Titan now stands alone against Liu Kang's allies surrounding him, while Liu Kang himself threatens to banish him to the Void if he does not surrender. Despite the threats, Havik the Titan refuses to give up his triumph over Liu Kang and his "order," and then begins to spawn multiple clones of himself that attack Liu Kang's allies en masse. The more they bring down, the more Havik's clones multiply, and Johnny complains about "fighting math," but Noob fears it's only a matter of minutes before they're all overwhelmed. Liu Kang agrees that these clones should be neutralized "at their source," but Havik the Titan boasts that no matter which timeline he covets or which Titan protects it, he could "never lose." Noob claims that this time, the Titan Havik would be fighting him and even boasts of understanding his thoughts and fighting style, even though he boasted of being "inexplicable and unpredictable."

Despite his ego, Noob manages to knock the Titan Havik to the ground and even "plays" at dismembering him, despite his regeneration. He claims that as long as he survives, their timeline will never be safe, but Liu Kang refuses to risk killing the millions of innocents populating his timeline. Even Sektor wants to restrain Noob, rather than see him oppose Liu Kang "so soon", but he violently pushes her away, before being frozen in his tracks by Geras. To thank Sektor for opposing Noob's selfishness, Liu Kang promises to try to spare him Mileena's wrath, then opens a portal to send her back to the Lin Kuei. Sektor still insists on hearing from Noob "if" Liu Kang agrees to "restore" him, but Liu Kang, in turn, insists, warning that in the event of further "transgressions," the Lin Kuei would be "severely punished," and that, as the "New Grand Mistress," she would be responsible.

Fights

Playable: Noob Saibot

Fight	Opponent	Player's Kameo Fighter	Opponent's Kameo Fighter	Stage
1	Khaos Cyrax	Scorpion	Khaos Sektor	The Fire Temple (Damaged)
2	Khaos Scorpion		Khaos Sub-Zero
3	Khaos Sub-Zero		Khaos Scorpion
4	Khaos Takeda	Liu Kang	Khaos Kenshi	The Gateway (Khaos)
5	Khaos Kenshi		Khaos Takeda
6	Titan Havik		Titan Havik Clone

Defeat Quotes

Fight 1: As Cyrax’s saw blades whirred to life, Bi-Han knew that his life would end in moments. He spent them cursing Liu Kang for not defending their timeline more robustly.

Fight 2/3: Though he was dying and defeated, Bi-Han remained impressed by his foes’ ruthlessness. If only he could have led his own Lin Kuei to such greatness.

Fight 4/5: Upon Bi-Han’s defeat, Havik bolstered the magic which enslaved his minion’s soul. Never again did Bi-Han betray him.

Fight 6: Not for one moment did Bi-Han think that Havik would best him. He would take his surprise to the grave.

Epilogue

The next day, Noob is kept sealed in a magical sarcophagus designed by Liu Kang, and even Scorpion worries that the magic of the Titan Havik will "never be undone." Liu Kang claims that understanding its "subtleties" would take "several years," but promises to keep Noob in the Temple of Elements "as long as necessary." The Shaolin Monks, led by Kung Lao and Raiden, then take Noob's sarcophagus away, and Liu Kang questions Scorpion about what he plans to do with Cyrax. Despite Harumi's suspicions, Scorpion wants to share his doubts, but Liu Kang advises him to draw on his wife's wisdom before leaving to join the Shaolin.

Scorpion therefore decides to go find Cyrax to apologize for judging her because of Sub-Zero's lies, who was the only one who deserved their shared anger. He then invites Cyrax to join the Shirai Ryu, but she doesn't know how to thank her new "Grand Master," other than by bowing respectfully.

Trivia

• Unless already unlocked via microtransaction, Havik is unlocked by completing Story Mode, as is The Pyramid stage.
• Although every playable character is fought as least once in the Story Mode (barring the hybrids in Chapter 15), if Dark and Khaos versions of characters are counted separately from their main counterpart, then this timeline's versions of Liu Kang, Sindel, Geras, and Cyrax are the only characters with a role in the Story Mode who are never fought.
  • Barring those four characters, Johnny Cage, Sektor and Noob Saibot are fought the least number of times, only being fought once. If Dark and Khaos counterparts are excluded, then this timeline's versions of Raiden, Kung Lao, Baraka, Reptile and Ashrah also share this distinction.
    • Prior to the release of Khaos Reigns, Smoke was also fought only once, as was the main timeline's version of Scorpion.
  • Rain, Tanya, Johnny Cage, and Nitara are the only playable characters that are never fought in Khaos Reigns in any variation.
  • Conversely, General Shao is fought the most times, with six different fights against him. If discounting his Dark and Khaos counterparts, he instead shares this distinction with Sub-Zero, with four fights.
    • However, if Sub-Zero and Noob Saibot are counted as only one character, then Bi-Han holds the position of the most fought opponent, with five different fights against him, four as Sub-Zero and one as Noob Saibot.
    • In the Main Story Mode, General Shao held the position of the most fought opponent, with five fights, or four if discounting his Dark version.
• Ashrah, Geras and Noob Saibot are the only playable characters that are never used as Kameo Fighters in Story Mode, either for the player or the opponent. If alternate versions of characters are excluded, then this timeline's versions of Kitana, Mileena, Baraka, Smoke and Sindel also share this distinction.
• Chapter 15 marks the first time in any NetherRealm Studios game where players can freely choose between any playable character, except for DLC characters.
  • Characters who are evil or neutral in Liu Kang's timeline (except for Shang Tsung) are replaced by their Union of Light counterparts from other timelines in this chapter, including Sub-Zero, Shao, Rain, Reiko, Nitara, and Havik. Likewise, Sindel and Liu Kang are replaced by their Union of Light counterparts due to the former's death in Chapter 12 and the latter serving as the player's Kameo Fighter.
  • While never explicitly stated, Raiden's Arcade ending implies that the Raiden the player plays as in Chapter 15 is also from another timeline, as Liu Kang's Raiden was stuck at the bottom of the pyramid, nearly killed by Dark Shao, while the playable Raiden climbs up the tower.
  • Havik and Shang Tsung will still need to be unlocked and purchased respectively before they can be played in this chapter.
  • While Quan Chi and Ermac cannot be used in the final chapter due to being DLC, there are unused voice lines and animations implying that they would have been usable.
• Excluding Chapter 15:
  • Rain and Tanya are the only playable fighters in the Story Mode whose chapters centers around their alternate counterparts.
  • Bi-Han is the most played character in the Story Mode, having ten fights in total: four in Chapter 8 as Sub-Zero and six in Chapter 20 as Noob Saibot.
  • Chapter 3 is the only chapter in the main Story Mode to have the player fight more than four opponents. Conversely, Chapter 16 is the only chapter in Khaos Reigns to have the standard four fights, rather than 5-6 like the others.
  • Kung Lao and Kenshi are the only characters whose important movesets (hat throws, and telekinetic sword slashes, respectively) cannot be used throughout their respective chapters, while Raiden and Mileena only obtains their important movesets (lightning-based and Tarkatan-based attacks, respectively) in the middle of their respective chapters (during Outworld's tournament, and after Titan Shang Tsung reveals himself, respectively).
• The main version of Takeda from Liu Kang's timeline is the only original DLC fighter not to appear in both parts of the storyline, due to his biography stating to have taken place after the game's main storyline and his arcade ending could explain his absence during Khaos Reigns storyline. However, his evil counterpart who sided with Titan Shang Tsung wearing almost identical clothing as his playable counterpart's (excluding the headband) appears as an NPC cameo in Chapter 15, while his Khaos counterpart appears as a supporting antagonist throughout Khaos Reigns's story.
• Due to not being playable in the base game, Quan Chi and Ermac in the main story each have rehashed movesets from previous iterations of characters rather than those they use as DLC fighters:
  • Quan Chi's stance and moveset is primarily based on Shang Tsung's from Mortal Kombat 11, while also using aspects of certain characters from this game, such as Kung Lao's back throw.
  • Ermac's stance is similar to that of Sub-Zero's from this game, while using Noob Saibot and Shang Tsung's moves from MK11.
  • In a similar vein, Khameleon's Kameo only uses some of Kitana and Mileena's moves without using any of the moves derived from Jade. Because of that, she uses a generic Fatal Blow that the other playable characters use as Kameos, rather than her own.
  • Even if these characters are purchased, their Story Mode counterparts are not updated to use their playable movesets. However, in the Khaos Reigns story, the Khaos versions of Ermac and Quan Chi, along with Khameleon as Sektor's Kameo Fighter, properly use their DLC counterparts' movesets, including their Fatal Blows.
• With the presence of Titans, being different outcomes of MK11 where different characters defeat Kronika, it is implied that the roster of MK11 additionally resides in their own respective timelines in which they defeated Kronika (likely being similar to their Arcade Endings), thus meaning there exists a different timeline for each character in MK11.
  • Additionally, references to the Original Timeline exist during intro dialogues, implying that all Mortal Kombat: Armageddon endings are canon to their own respective character's universes, similarly to the endings of Mortal Kombat 11.
• In Chapter 13 when Shang Tsung fights Dark Shao, his name is listed as "Shao Kahn".
• In Chapter 15 some of hybrid opponents were name base on pop culture reference.
  • A Johnny Cage x Shao hybrid called "John Kahner" is a reference to John Connor from The Terminator franchise.
  • A Reiko x Johnny Cage called "Reiko Starr" is a reference to a one member of The Beatles, Ringo Starr.
• Excluding alternate timeline versions, the only Kameo Fighters to appear in the main story are Goro, Motaro, Sareena, Darrius, and Khameleon. However, as of the first half of Khaos Reigns Chapter 17, Khameleon is the only Kameo Fighter in the Story Mode to be usable on the player character's side, rather than exclusively on the enemy character side.
  • Additionally, Sareena, Goro, and Khameleon are the only Kameos to speak during the story, with Khameleon being the only one of the three to have more than one spoken line of dialogue.

Callbacks to previous Mortal Kombat games

• In Chapter 3, when Raiden meets General Shao for the first time, the general tells Liu Kang that, "he will taste no victory." This is a reference to Chapter 11 of Mortal Kombat (2011), where Shao Kahn similarly says, "You will taste no victory" to Liu Kang after killing Kung Lao.
• In Chapter 3, when Raiden sees Johnny Cage flirting with Kitana, he asks, "What do you see in him?" to Liu Kang, to which he responds, "He is a hero Raiden, though he may not yet know it." This is a reference to Chapter 1 of Mortal Kombat (2011), where Liu Kang asks Raiden the exact same question and Raiden gives the same answer.
• In Chapter 3, after defeating Kitana, Raiden says to her, "I hope we meet again, under different circumstances." This is a reference to Chapter 5 of Mortal Kombat (2011), where Liu Kang said the same thing to her.
• If the player fails the Test Your Might in Chapter 8, Ermac will rip off Sub-Zero's arms using his telekenesis, possible referencing when he did the same to Jax in Chapter 8 of Mortal Kombat (2011).
• In Chapter 9, when Scorpion reunites with Smoke, he says "We may not share blood, but we are brothers." This is a reference to Chapter 14 of Mortal Kombat (2011), where Noob Saibot says "We share blood, but we are not brothers" to Cyber Sub-Zero, a line that Sub-Zero would echo back to Noob in Chapter 4 of Mortal Kombat 11.
• In Chapter 12, when everyone is surrounding Dark Sindel, she says, "Come forward, if you dare. I will finish what Raiden could not." This is a reference to Chapter 15 of Mortal Kombat (2011), where she says a similar line, "Come forward, if you dare. I will finish what the Lin Kuei could not," before killing nearly everyone surrounding her.
• In Chapter 13, during Dark Shao's speech in front of the Dragon Army, he says, "Our venom will spread. It will be the end of all things. Armageddon." This is a reference to an intro of Mortal Kombat (2011), where he says a similar line "My venom spreads. It is the end of all things. Armageddon," before killing Dark Raiden.
• In Chapter 13, a scene where Raiden and the Deadly Alliance team up to destroy the portal is a homage to the intro of Mortal Kombat: Deception where Raiden and the Deadly Alliance tries to stop Onaga in Shang Tsung's Palace.
• In Chapter 14, Liu Kang confirms to Titan Kitana that he is her Liu Kang by mentioning that he is the same one that fought her in Shang Tsung's courtyard (in Chapter 5 of Mortal Kombat (2011)), and the one that battled alongside her at the Koliseum and beamed with pride when she became Outworld's Kahn (in Chapter 7 of Mortal Kombat 11).
• During Liu Kang and Titan Kitana's reunion, the former says, "Perhaps in another timeline, they could be ours", referencing a line from Liu Kang's Arcade ending in Mortal Kombat 11.
• In Chapter 14, when Dark Tanya and Dark Li Mei prepare to fight Liu Kang, the former says "Let's rip the flesh from their bones." This is a reference to Chapter 11 of Mortal Kombat (2011), where Raiden says, "I will rip the flesh from your bones" to Shao Kahn after he kills Kung Lao.
• The titles of Chapter 13 & 15 ("Deadly Alliance" and "Armageddon" respectively) are references to the games of the same name. The former game also featured the same pair of characters as the main antagonists that are used as the playable character and Kameo Fighter in the chapter, Shang Tsung and Quan Chi.
• In Chapter 15, A Kitana x Shao hybrid is called "Kitana Kahn", a reference to Chapter 7 of Mortal Kombat 11 where Kitana became a new Outworld's Kahn.
• In Chapter 20, Scorpion sarcastically remarks "Of course. You have no flaws" to Noob Saibot shortly before the battle against their Khaos counterparts. This is a reference to Chapter 14 in Mortal Kombat (2011) when Noob Saibot says, "I have no flaws. Quan Chi has perfected me" to Cyber Sub-Zero.

General Errors

• In Chapter 2, if Johnny loses the fight against Sub-Zero, the defeat quote says that "Johnny was sure that his fight with the masked strangers had been a dream." However, during the actual fight, as well as their entire visit to Johnny's mansion, neither Sub-Zero nor Scorpion wore their masks.
• In Chapter 4, Kenshi is seen wielding Sento during gameplay instead of his regular katana, despite the fact that Johnny does not give Sento to him until the end of Chapter 5.
• In Chapter 7, when Syzoth and Kenshi regroup with Johnny, Kung Lao, and Ashrah, Kenshi is not wearing his mask. However, during gameplay of the fight between Syzoth and General Shao, he has the mask on again.
• In Chapter 11, when Sindel says "Know that it will cost you your life" during her confrontation with Reiko, the subtitle originally said "MK12_148_154,11" instead. This was later fixed in Day 1 patch.
• In Chapter 12 when Mileena is about to fight Shang Tsung, the Dragon Crown mysteriously disappears from the latter's head as the cinematic transitions to gameplay.
• During fights where Mileena isn't in her Tarkat state, she can still use the enhanced version of Straight Sai, which will incorrectly contort her face as if she was infected with Tarkat.
• In chapters featuring older variants of Raiden, they will be voiced by Travis Willingham who voices Raiden in Mortal Kombat: Onslaught, however during gameplay, they will still use audio lines by Vincent Rodriguez III, who voices the main timeline's Raiden.
• Despite the Dark and Khaos versions of Shao wielding the Wrath Hammer during their battles, some attacks involving the weapon make a slicing or slashing sound as if they were using General Shao's axe.
• In Chapter 15 of the Nintendo Switch version, if the player faces Ninja Mime as one of the opponents, he can be heard speaking before and during the fight, despite being a silent character in cutscenes and other versions of the game.
• When Khaos Reigns first released, the title card with Chapter 17's title and Sektor's name appeared on screen a second time in the middle of the chapter during the scene where Titan Havik prepares to kill Bi-Han. This was fixed in a update.
• In Khaos Reigns, Khaos Raiden is seen wielding red lightning during cutscenes. However, his lightning is erroneously colored blue during gameplay. This was later changed in an update.

Continuity Errors

• In Chapter 14, Liu Kang brings a Titan version of Kitana to his timeline. He says she is the same one from his timeline that battled in the events of MK11. This statement does not make sense, as the Kitana from his timeline was erased.
• After defeating the Titan Deadly Alliance, Liu Kang will send his chosen ally back to their respective timeline, stating he wishes to meet them again one day. This, however, does not make sense with some characters like Johnny Cage, Kenshi, Raiden, and Kung Lao, as right after this, he is at Madam Bo's Teahouse with them.
• Despite killing Sindel and Shao Kahn, a Sindel appears with the alternate version of Shang Tsung and later a variant of Shao also appears, it is never revealed what version of Sindel and Shao these are, as the revelation of multiple timelines does not appear until the end of the Chapter.
  • Furthermore, it is never stated as to whether Titan Shang Tsung had restored the victims of his timeline and corrupted them as he did Raiden and Fujin, as he himself did not come to this revelation until discovering Liu Kang had amassed Titan allies from other timelines.
• During the mid-credit scene as well as during his appearance in Outworld, Titan Havik comments that he did not know of other timelines, further stating he was unaware of the existence of other timelines until Titan Shang Tsung had approached him. This contradicts many scenes in Khaos Reigns, as Titan Havik had already merged timelines into his own and had done so for some time.
  • This is further supported by the short time between the original Story Mode and Khaos Reigns, as Khaos Reigns is a direct follow-up.
    • More over, it is never suggested or explained of how much time had passed between Titan Havik's appearance in the mid-credit scene and when he first appears in Khaos Reigns, furthering the error of his knowledge of other timelines and merging them with his own.