"If it's revenge you want, have at it. If it's restitution, there's nothing left." I love this line.

@The-Endo-SymArmor

10 ай бұрын

That was a bar low key😂💪💪💪

@ARR409

10 ай бұрын

The way he delivers it mixed in with the facial expressions make it sound way better than it should be.

@almightytowerdiveking4636

Ай бұрын

Being totally honest I've been there 😂

Liu Kang: “No more timelines will be twisted by your evil.” That aged well.

@SolarFlareAmerica

11 ай бұрын

If Liu Kang is all powerful, then he created this realm knowing that Shang Tsung would be a snake oil salesman. Set himself up to fail, should've given him a loving family instead.

@mcelfy1006

11 ай бұрын

@@SolarFlareAmericarule of resetting time is that you can’t erase anyone from existence

@DLFLux

11 ай бұрын

@@SolarFlareAmericasame problem Kronika had. You can shape the timelines and manipulate events but free will still exists

@katnonymous391

11 ай бұрын

Liu Kang should've made kronika his b!tch before she became a b!tch...

@Andulvar

11 ай бұрын

Like fine milk

MK11: your soul is mine MK1 : your wallet is mine 😂😂😂

@agentsmith5745

5 ай бұрын

ahahahahah nah your everything are mine

Farmer: "You caused the death of my daughter!" MK Narrator: "Fatality! Shang Tsung wins!" Farmer: "WHO SAID THAT!?"

@Reyfan601

11 ай бұрын

Oof

@Sungura_Kaiser

10 ай бұрын

The farmer would have Batista Bombed him into the Netherrealm. 😂

@YourLovelyGuy9442

10 ай бұрын

​@@Sungura_KaiserI didn't understand your joke until I realised the father voice actor was Dave bautista

@jatoarkanen4435

10 ай бұрын

Flawless victory

@fatalwaffle1715

8 ай бұрын

Shang Tsung: The Narrator said that.

"Makes him evil again" He's literally a snake oil salesman preying on the desperate. How is he not already evil?

@ACHonezGaming

11 ай бұрын

Scummy yes. Evil no.

@Night5225

11 ай бұрын

It’s a horrible thing to do, but it’s a bit more understandable when he says that he’s practically not making any money. It’s less so malicious greed and more desperate manipulation.

@Damuca183

11 ай бұрын

She didn’t make him evil, just made him powerful

@GuyCN

11 ай бұрын

I don't get the comments saying they feel bad for Shang Tsung. What was sympathetic about robbing a man with a dying kid.

@TheSquidPro

11 ай бұрын

Aha I see you are a privileged westerner, you should try being very very poor and see how much of that morality is left afterwards.

Maybe if Liu made Shang Tsung succeed in art school, he would be fine.

@CleverGirlAAH

11 ай бұрын

*from the back of the room* I GET IT.

@GinanjarUtomo

11 ай бұрын

not this joke 🤣🤣

@pedrolantyer

11 ай бұрын

"This genocidal maniac is sponsored by the Vienna art school"

@ersam13

11 ай бұрын

LOL

@primal8700

11 ай бұрын

He did liu dirty 😂 you think he will be nice to him? Lol

I like all the civilian life it is showing us . Most non rpg games it’s just showing main characters all the time. It makes the world feel more alive showing stuff like this.

@CleverGirlAAH

11 ай бұрын

Mortal Kombat has needed this for years. And it REALLY works. I haven't played since 4 lol but this one has me interested.

@CoralCopperHead

9 ай бұрын

@@CleverGirlAAH You missed most of the 3D era, then? I don't know about Armageddon or Deadly Alliance, but I know Deception did a hell of a lot to expand the lore, and did its best (for the time) to let us see daily life in the Realms.

@BlueSunStudios1

5 ай бұрын

@@CoralCopperHead Too bad NetherRealm Studios would rather you forget about the 3D era

Theyre gonna meme the hell out of that smile

@user-wx1ul1hf9o

11 ай бұрын

Live Shang Tsung reaction

@ammagon4519

11 ай бұрын

Me when p0rn:

@UnseenHitman-1932

11 ай бұрын

​@@ammagon4519I hope you manage to break free. Or don't,I don't really care.

@LaztheLax

11 ай бұрын

I'm glad I scrolled to this as I was watching the end. I kept saying that lmfao, meme worthy

@namishusband818

10 ай бұрын

Already did.

He wasn’t just a sorcerer, he was once earth realms mortal kombat champion… hope he gets a siiiiick story line!

@MyOwnW0rld-

11 ай бұрын

He was outworlds champion not earth realms

@mik3191

11 ай бұрын

@@MyOwnW0rld-Wasn’t that Goro?

@ragvald8835

11 ай бұрын

@@MyOwnW0rld- Actually... Shang Tsung was Shao Lin`s and Raiden`s chosen for mortal combat in his age, and the first one to actually win against outworld. Overcome with pride for his victory, he yelled something like "i`m the GOAT, suck it, bit*es! Elder gods, com`ere and i`ll kick your sorry asses too!" (freely translated, but accurate in vibes) - and the gods cursed him with ridiculously fast aging, because they`re petty. Raiden abandonded him, because he consulted the elder gods and they said so. That`s when Shao Kahn approached him and made an offer he couldn`t turn down: teaching sorcery to be able rejunevate himself regularly (by slurping souls of others) in exchange for a service - being champion for the Outworld in MK and Shao`s right hand. He ruled MK undefeated untill great Kung Lao appeared, 10 MK cycles later. His character is that of a fallen hero, and i must say i kinda get him.

@Aimai.37

11 ай бұрын

@@ragvald8835 didn't know that. Shang Tsung got the Tai Lung treatment

@chrisvillarreal2752

11 ай бұрын

@@ragvald8835 thank you I didn’t want to write the history out for these nay sayers.

To those worried about Kronika being back, my theory is that she'll use Shang Tsung as the new Shujinko and try to use him to revive Onaga, who will probably kill her at the end of act 1 or 2

@afilthyhobo8067

11 ай бұрын

God I hope so I hate kronika

@goroland6904

11 ай бұрын

look i hate kronika but if they write her well they can redeem her(but liu kang still did a dumbass by bringing her back)

@afilthyhobo8067

11 ай бұрын

@@goroland6904 your not wrong about them rewriting her better. Anything can be done with good writing. Honestly if she is more of a schemer in the shadows I'd like that more. Pushing the villains to be more villainous.

@DevilPogoStick

11 ай бұрын

I would like the idea of Kronika trying to pull off her usual scheming despite no longer as powerful...And Shang Tsung kills her after becoming dangerous enough. Like "thanks for steering me in the right direction, but I'm a conman after all, bitch!" Hell, Aftermath seems to really like to say Kronika is truly the least of everyone's problems when Shang Tsung is around.

@febripratama7107

11 ай бұрын

Why would she use Shang Tsung to revive Onaga if Shujinko exist, lol?

I’m loving this take. He’s an underdog living in the backwater of outworld scrambling for scraps but has the potential to be one of the most dangerous sorcerers in the verse

@Jarock316

10 ай бұрын

He's not an underdog here, he's nothing but a snake oil salesman.

@user-ws1bs4ns7h

7 ай бұрын

@@Jarock316 Man, it's almost like he pretends to be a magician because someone specifically went out of their way to make sure he never learns magic in any form- HEY WAIT A MINUTE.

Implying a scammer is any less evil than shang tsung originally was

@evenin7791

11 ай бұрын

um he scammed a father desperate to save his dying daughter

@keeperofnecronomicon

11 ай бұрын

@@evenin7791 But he didn't steal their souls.

@sethgaston8347

11 ай бұрын

Exactly lol that dudes daughter died

@musiqueaccount2344

11 ай бұрын

​@@keeperofnecronomicon but he would if he could

@secondaryfront

11 ай бұрын

@@Doorhenge ...or at least he had less opportunity to prove his evil. And that's the same because your deeds make you evil, not nature. So basicly you are right.

Kronika: Hey Shang Tsung: Hey Kronika: Be evil again Shang Tsung: Kay. (Proceeds to be evil)

At the beginning They actually had me feel bad for Shang Tsung. This story is fleshed out so well.

@martvinegar3431

11 ай бұрын

He scammed a farmer which resulted in his daughter dying, plus he lied about curing tarkat

@damsen978

11 ай бұрын

It's barebones. Wtf you on about?

@UWG3

11 ай бұрын

@@damsen978 Barebone? Have you played the last 3 MK games. From where we started and what we've seen of the new game the story is really well done, WTF YOU on about!

@V-S-

11 ай бұрын

You never got scammed before huh? Never feel sorry for a scammer

@purplevincent4454

11 ай бұрын

@@UWG3bot

Bruh shang tsung was alredy one of the best villains of the franchise, and they made his new story even better , I loved the new origin

@jamieh19861

11 ай бұрын

absolutely, he such brilliant villain, fantastic visual effects and I am surely excited to see them in action what they be like in this new game.

@Bada_Bing_Bada_Beowulf

11 ай бұрын

It's not that he's a bad villain, but at this point he's kind of like the Joker. The good guys just can't get rid of him, and he always finds a way to come out on top. Was really interested to see where they would take the story now that they finally got the "fresh start" Ed Boon always wanted. Disappointed that apparently we're right back to dealing with Tsung and Kronika again.

@arminakuma2828

11 ай бұрын

@@Bada_Bing_Bada_Beowulf Im not saying its a bad villain I said that eventhough he was already one of the greatest he became even better

@damsen978

11 ай бұрын

Origin lasted literally 5 minutes. How is that good? How can you be satisfied with that? That's a new standard of low lol.

@arminakuma2828

11 ай бұрын

@@damsen978 why are you so grumpy about it ?

Even the random farmer had better voice acting then megan fox

@jachymos

3 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: He is voiced by Dave Bautista (Drax from GOTG)

@AliAsif303

2 ай бұрын

@@jachymos Actually, it's Steve Blum. Why would Bautista bother with such a small role?

Damn. Mortal Kombat has literally become so relaxingly cinematic. I'd love for them to just make a full-on movie. I'll watch it all just like I already watch all the cutscenes of MK11 on youtube.

I can't believe they actually made me feel sorry for Shang Tsung... I mean it was short lived but they managed it. Edit: I have apparently started a war in the comments. I am not entirely upset at this, just confused.

@thaqiftalip2771

11 ай бұрын

Maybe but no one likes a con artist. Especially for someone that basically does business while a love one gets killed.

@Planewalker1999

11 ай бұрын

You feel sorry for a snake oil salesman? Lol

@NoelJohnCarlo

11 ай бұрын

I don't feel sympathy for him.

@bluesnake1713

11 ай бұрын

Snake Oil merchants aren't ones you could give sympathy towards back then.

@NickCorvello

11 ай бұрын

Why feel sorry for Shang Tsung here? He's a snake oil salesman so it's clear he isn't good

Dude the story telling is GREAT. Shang Tsung being a hustlet in disguise is GENIUS.

She didn't even have to try. Scamming a family of a dying kid is already evil af. Now imagine if he started out as a decent guy but lived a life of tragedy and suffering, and then Kronika arrives to convince him to choose revenge, that would make for a more interesting Shang Tsung.

@alanantoniogarzaescamilla164

11 ай бұрын

I don't know, maybe as the story goes on we will see how Shang Tsung came to be that way, since Kronika said people were conspiring against him. So maybe and just maybe, he was a sort of decent guy, or at least not this grade of evil, before resorting to the con selling because it was the easiest way to survive in Outworld, and since that place is way more savage, dangerous and ruthless that Earthrealm, I can't totally blame the methods used.

@leandroagonzalez3

11 ай бұрын

Revenge is boring

@Forlorn_Tetrahedron

11 ай бұрын

@@leandroagonzalez3 It's not just about revenge. It's about the fact that he then would be a sympathetic villain.

@VGMR

11 ай бұрын

You're right, that would've been a better story because then it would've been more original and understandable than rehashing his past. Him becoming an actual villain, through manipulation and greed, would've made a more interesting origins story in this newest timeline.

@hidum5779

11 ай бұрын

I think I love that evil af aspect of this. He is meant to be hated. His character is hateful

Even Shang Tsung looks so young in the new timeline

@AngelArcher17

11 ай бұрын

He was probably born in more recent years in this timeline. Not sure if he was born an Outworlder or is an Earthrealmer hiding out in Outworld.

@jmgonzales7701

11 ай бұрын

he is an earth realmer right@@AngelArcher17

@SupportGamin2024

11 ай бұрын

​@angelarcher3984 this game isn't just a reboot,it's an origin story type of game also,How tf doesn't anyone get that yet?

@volcano3493

11 ай бұрын

Teenage Mutant Mortal Kombat.

For those who didnt know, the farmer who berated and threw Shang Tsung was voiced by Dave Bautista.

@notshockwavedemon7543

10 ай бұрын

Oh. As in Batista from WWE? Also Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy?

@koalafiedmistake5507

10 ай бұрын

@@notshockwavedemon7543 Yep! Bautista was a major MK fan growing up. He got to work on a live action trailer, and lend his voice.

@Amsyar_Lahhh

10 ай бұрын

Even in an alternate universe Drax couldn't save his daughter.

@johans3164

10 ай бұрын

​@@Amsyar_LahhhIts sadly a canon event for Drax variants 😢

@DarsiPadilla

10 ай бұрын

​@@johans3164In the comics, the being that would become Drax was killed and transformed, while his daughter Heather was raised by A'Lars of Titan. Of course, given the convoluted nature of western comic books, each of them died and got reborn at some point.

I mean, yeah, Khronika is back yaaay and all that, but holly shit He ACTUALLY sounds like Tagawa's Shang Tsung. The voice, the mannerisms, the tone. That's badass acting right there.

@pabloes.4945

11 ай бұрын

He smile like a psycho

@hooviridis8388

11 ай бұрын

I feel like Tagawa is only voicing him this time around, as he does have a rather expensive voice acting history along with his acting history.

@Yeedo420

11 ай бұрын

@@hooviridis8388it’s not tagawa, it’s Alan lee.

@johnwerner69

11 ай бұрын

@@pabloes.4945Reminds me of Terry Silver

@hooviridis8388

11 ай бұрын

@@Yeedo420 that's a bummer. Although Lee's replication of Tagawa's voice sorta reminds me of how Greg Baldwin can replicate Mako's voice acting. But in this case, Tagawa is currently still alive.

That zoom-in on his growing smile sequence is a certified G-Mod moment.

@ELTABULLO

10 ай бұрын

More like a G spot moment

You know he was hustling when the first thing he did was ask them to back his Patreon flowers

Them making you feel pity for Shang is a genius move. I also love what they did with the swap for lu with Raiden. Having lu make him champion feels like a great turn around.

@saidi7975

10 ай бұрын

It's an odd mix of pity and catharsis. I mean those villagers were justified in beating his scammer's ass...

Shang Tsung shoulda thought twice about scamming Dave Bautista

Shang Tsung the soul collector as an evangelical con artist is extremely fitting.😂

@jmgonzales7701

11 ай бұрын

they should have made him a republican

@blackice8043

11 ай бұрын

​@jmgonzales7701 hUh HuH hUh ShAnG tSUnG sHoUlD bE a RePuBlIcAn Me So SmArT aNd FuNnY hUh HuH

@SkeletonLurker

11 ай бұрын

@@jmgonzales7701 Bro, is all you think about fucking politics? Please go outside.

@sipalingindonesia

11 ай бұрын

basically if liu kang can't eliminate him because he has to exist, then liu made him as low as possible.

@onyxmiller6954

11 ай бұрын

And selling wolf tickets at that 😂

His appearance and Alan Lee's performance is fantastic! Picking up from Tagawa is a tall order, but he *really* lives up to it

I don’t know who the voice actor for Shang Tsung is, but he sounds EXACTLY like young Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa

@quinceymorris2595

11 ай бұрын

New VA is Alan Lee I believe

@gonzacollao

11 ай бұрын

@@quinceymorris2595 I didn’t know, thanks dude!!

@sebasfl.22

11 ай бұрын

Sounds like a younger Cary hiroyuki, fitting I suppose 😂

@natesaibot

11 ай бұрын

He sounds identical!

lmao I love shang's "aw not this bitch" face at 1:12

Lol shangs evil smile 😂😂😂😂

Kronika manipulating Shang Tsung similar to how Onaga as Damashi manipulated Shujinko well it look like Kronika is the big bad villain of this game just when I thought we would move on from having timelines we don't but since Kronika back I'm sure she be playable now.

@lightdarksoul2097

11 ай бұрын

I doubt she's playable she seems like she'll be the type to scheme and not fight especially since most of her attacks were based on time but she lost all those powers or at least is way weaker would be a waste of a slot

I don't like Kronika but I always been curious of her gameplay if she were to become playable and it look like this game is the chance to have her playable.

@smithrex6202

11 ай бұрын

True, but there's some reason for her to be in this game and MK. Like getting one new character who, we know much of Power and reasons for her action, played some role in MK history that creates a point question about the world of MK. Like... Who is She? Why she did it, really? It's like to create a character who have some role in the world of MK.

@inna_stan4864

11 ай бұрын

Same we all know we wish she was playable in mk11

@primarydecision2313

11 ай бұрын

Same think she is a trash character but also been curious to see what her gameplay could look like if playable.

@PHiLLy2c

11 ай бұрын

Wasnt she playable in the last game ?

@soulreaver6546

11 ай бұрын

​@@PHiLLy2cno

Tsung started out as a doctor/herbalist which is very cool and makes sense.

Can't believe Shang Tsung is a young man in this New Era.

@TheBreezle

11 ай бұрын

So you don’t remember mk2? He is whatever the story needs

@worldofthought8352

11 ай бұрын

Well, Homelander and Omni-Man are part of the 'New era' so maybe Liu kang was the villain all along.

Kronika clearly the final character to be playable in this game the secret character all the leaks suggested.

"It has Patreon flowers." Nah he was already evil.

@CrazyChris622

11 ай бұрын

okay so he just KNOWS what Patreon is?

@DementorTSF

11 ай бұрын

Yeah Patreon flowers made me chuckle. At least not Onlyfans... 😂

@CrazyChris622

11 ай бұрын

@@DementorTSF i thought he was talking about the website

The voice actor did an incredible job, I knew that was Cary tagawa at the beginning. And I’m so happy they made him the canon Shang Tsung

@MMinz26

8 ай бұрын

Cary isn’t MK1’s Shang. It’s someone mimicking his tone of voice pretty convincingly ngl. But yeah I’m pretty glad titan Shang Tsung returned from Aftermath, kinda wished he looked the way he did in 11 to differentiate between both he and young ST.

“makes shang tsung evil again”? MF was selling snake oil using high pressure tactics and ethical fallacy.

Literally me after a long stressful day 😞 2:52

I take it Kronika is here to stay. Well Atleast her design is better here.

@uxgfreestyles6830

11 ай бұрын

Of course she is or they'd be labeled sexist bigots for not including a washed out gender neutral female villain...liberals rule all

@nehemiahpouncey3607

11 ай бұрын

Hope we get to play her this time.

@ymkyourmoneyking8157

11 ай бұрын

@@cammarronmindieta3128then u wrong her clothing skin tone different

@dustin-ni5gh

11 ай бұрын

They can do so much with the multiverse timeline bs. Only reason. Gives them a excuse to do what ev really

@ymkyourmoneyking8157

11 ай бұрын

@@dustin-ni5gh nigga get ur lame ah on

Shang Tsung the snake oil salesman lol

Damn it, Liu Kang... you had one job... ONE JOB!

@lightdarksoul2097

11 ай бұрын

Wouldn't blame Liu it's obvious that time itself is stubborn no matter what you do certain people can't be erased and Kronika's spirit is always around just unable to actually do anything that Liu Kang may notice. She needs to stay hidden from him or he'll keep killing her

@jocelantonettetenoc5996

11 ай бұрын

Even as a god, Lui Kang has limits. Changing someone's personality and erasing their existence are some of them. Besides, kronika did try hard enough to erase Raiden in every timeline but couldn't so it's practically useless to kill her off.

Shang has his Brynjolf down pat😂😂 "Ever done an honest day's work for all those souls? Me neither now give them to me"😂

4:22 *It has begun*

Goddamn, his new backstory and that face at the end... Holy s***. I'm so glad he's finally getting the respect he deserves since MK11. I remember being super excited for his possible return after seeing Ermac's MKX ending. Look at him now, great backstory, important to the plot (it seems), and an amazing villain in MK11. And, most importantly, Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa in the last game!

Hahaha, I love the fact Liu Kang made Shang Tsung a conartist XD

@NPR2497

11 ай бұрын

Shang Tsung has already chosen his fate, there was nothing to lose for him.

I'm pretty sure that big guy that confronted Shang tsung is Baraka.

@billyabroad8057

11 ай бұрын

I believe so, as well. He's infected with the early stages of the takaran disease. The top of his head shows it.

@mikeeljordanswan7798

11 ай бұрын

@billyabroad8057 Yeap, that was the first sign I noticed, too.

@Sly9192

11 ай бұрын

he look like Dom Torreto

@RandomCorvid

11 ай бұрын

Nah, at this point the MK1 Baraka's backstory is that he was a merchant, not a farmer.

@fatalwaffle1715

8 ай бұрын

Who says that he can't be both?

For those who do not know, Dave Bautista is in the game but it is not what you think it is, he has only a cameo in the beginning of the story mode, Dave Bautista is the big bald headed farmer who confronted Shang Tsung

Yo it looks good. Kronika looks even better than when she first sppeared

4:28 that face tho

@dennyklein1965

11 ай бұрын

The face of… I’m about to goto the strip club and get some poontang rubbed on me RIGHT NOW!

Shang tsung selling wolf tickets in a new era 😂

Seems Shang Tsung being a villian is a cannon event

@CleverGirlAAH

11 ай бұрын

Im so tired of seeing this meme... Deconstructionist writing drivel.

@risingphoenix2529

11 ай бұрын

@@CleverGirlAAHAs if Mortal Kombat ever sat on the pedestal of writing.

@aikamartinez013

11 ай бұрын

​@@risingphoenix2529how dare he mock my unfunny meme.

@YukiColburn

10 ай бұрын

@@CleverGirlAAH Nothing wrong with deconstructions. The meme is fine, perhaps just don't read comments if you expect anything else in the modern internet era, though.

I gotta say, this game cinematics are insanely good

1:47 Man: THERE WAS NO MAGIC! I took your elixir to an imperial mage, and you know what she said? (Grabbed a bottle from Shang Tsung and threw it to the ground) It's *nothing!* Just *borjang tea!*

4:27 when the hot Latina walks in

I like this voice for Shang Tsung. It sounds just like Cary. Good choice.

Even at his lowest he finds a way to go lower. Good ol Shang Tsung. Though i reimagined him in a different light. Still evil but different.

I’ve always been a noob guy since he’s been playable but Shang was my second. Over the years Shang has just become a much better character

Hands down the best version of shang tsung to date

I was just fine with Geras being back not Kronika but since this game will have both Cetrion most likely will be in this game to in some way since they a trio.

I love how he is on the verge of breaking at the beginning right before Kronika shows up

Shame they couldn't keep the voice actor from MK11 for Shang Tsung. He was definitely the best

Shang Tsung is just like the rest of us in this new era.

Ugh why Kronika have to be back she failed back to back in trying to create a new era and she won't give up and she clearly will be playable.

@phantomthiefjoker939

11 ай бұрын

Never underestimate a "chronosage".

@agnihistoria7951

11 ай бұрын

Because her and her children are quite literally the foundations of the universe. If Lui Kang were to rid the universe of them the universe likely wouldn't even be stable. (Just my guess)

@nighty4185

11 ай бұрын

​@@agnihistoria7951i believe this, kronika wasn't bluffing that Liu Kang does not have the power and skill. Unlike her he needed the crown to keep time from breaking.

@twinodoom

11 ай бұрын

Technically, she's in a New Era now. So perhaps she already succeeded in creating a New Era, and only needs to reclaim the hourglass to continue her plans.

@boldsequence2794

11 ай бұрын

@@twinodoom It's not a new era that she created which why she's manipulating Shang Tsung.

What if this isn't her but another titan

@undeadinside3571

11 ай бұрын

Same face, same voice, she knows about the previous timeline. Pretty sure its Kronika

Oh shit Shang Tsung peddling a Patreon huh?

The kronika here is probably not the kronika that was killed by Fire God Liu Kang / MK11 crown Shang Tsung. the Kronika is from new timeline that doesn't have the hourglass and the crown When Liu kang resets timeline he probably couldn't erase kronika due to being a titan that was existed in the very beginning of time, there were probably some events where Liu Kang can't change since the Titans have some influence in the Mortal Kombat universe. Or probably this is the Kronika from mk 11 and she couldn't die Liu Kang just turn her into glass and shattered her into pieces but she isn't dead and when Shang Tsung Mk11 died she returned back to life

@Salmagros

11 ай бұрын

He's just being easy with them. Sure he can't out right erase them but he can definitely control them if he want. In Shang Tsung ending he pretty much enslaved and controlled all Titans. Just like how he said in the first trailer, he gave them a Blank Canvas, everyone can have free will and can make their own choices.

@minmin8580

11 ай бұрын

​@@SalmagrosI have to agree. It's not that he can't control their fate, he just chooses not to interfere and gives them their freedom. This is further explained in the new intro where liu creates the timeline he said something along those lines.

@michaelkeha

11 ай бұрын

And we didn't need her in the first fucking game of the new timeline

Casting my bet now, that wasnt kronika, but shang tsung from the other timeline where he won and killed kronika and Lui kang because that was canon. He is recruiting himself for some kind of use. He has kronika soul so he can pose as her at will.

@deepfriedbollocks4402

11 ай бұрын

but he won, so why would he create a timeline where he lost so he can try and fix it

@DJ-Rose

11 ай бұрын

​@@deepfriedbollocks4402perhaps it's like in Pokemon USUM where Ghetsis came from an alternative universe where he won, and decided to come into the other one to try to take that over too

@josephdomino1844

11 ай бұрын

I agree on this one. There's no point in doing that. Even a child won't believe such a stupid theory.

@rodneyholmes5260

11 ай бұрын

I actually like this idea.

@dreadnoughtactual6049

11 ай бұрын

@@josephdomino1844 dude did you not play aftermath. There are two outcomes, one where shang takes over everything and one where Lui Kang wins. Those are both cannon, at that point with the level of power he has why wouldn't he come fuck up Lui Kang shit just cause that's what he does.

I'm having ABC'S Once Upon a Time vibes with all this time-traveling and plot twists.

I like how Kung Lao and Raiden are wearing hats but their faces are still being blasted by the sun.

Why doesn't Liu Kang erase Shang Tsung existence from the start? Liu : " I must consult with the game developers"

@volcano3493

11 ай бұрын

Wasting his life as a con artist is more severe punishment than death.

To be fair he was an evil con artist to begin with

that voice,tone,the face structure,for me it's a back in the 90's mk movie, i already love it

4:25 shang tsung face:🙂😀😈

Ah, that interaction between Raiden and Kung Lao sure felt authentic

I mean he's still evil just on a smaller scale, kronika just give him the power

I gotta say, I love the direction of the past few MK games. Terrific stories, great motion capture and good voice acting.

"It has Patreon flowers" That vile fiend! I knew he was always evil 😂

Shang tsungs sales talks was strong tho

I think Kronika still got the images in her mind about the timing before new era, that why she wants to make revenge to Liu Kang to make time back to her timeline

4:28 Aphex Twin

It wouldn't surprise me with all the time lines. I'm just glad he's back.

Kronika with Sheeva’s voice.

He manipulated himself to become evil from being scandalous...😑

I love this considering that in MK11 Aftermath,in the first few minutes of the game Shang Tsung says, “She sculpted my entire existence to serve her; to collect souls for her crown.” And thus, Kronika once again uses Shang Tsung for what he was made.

@Jarock316

7 ай бұрын

Turns out Shang played himself, literally, as the 'Kronika' here was the same Shang Tsung from MK11.

The way shang tsung smile he is very cute boy who else love his smile ☺.

I also can't wait to see Kronika meet Quan Chi.

I feel like this will eventually lead to a similar situation as Raiden's situation in MK11 with Revenant Liu Kang, with Liu Kang going back in time again, realizing that the only way to save the world is to save Shang Tsung.

@johnsantos507

11 ай бұрын

Saving Shang Tsung? Hell no!

@markajijelek5543

10 ай бұрын

He must win

Damnnn that Voice Acting for Sheng Tsung. Looking forward to it !

I think Shang Tsung will be an earth warrior at the end, just a theory

I'm assuming Liu Kang tried to make Shang Tsung good but no matter how many changes he made, they all turn out the same

@lightdarksoul2097

11 ай бұрын

After all Shang has done I don't think Liu wants him happy.

Big win for team Shang Tsung! 🥳So hyped to see him returning to the glory of sucking out everyone's soul!

That voice actor is incredible whoever he is

Alan Lee's Shang Tsung voice is brilliant casting. He sounds like a young Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.

Shang Tsung’s ego is like a wildfire… Deprive the spark; and there is no danger. Provide the spark; and it will grow, consume & destroy.

Bro, Mr Fire God did Shang Tsung kinda dirty. Like, how was he NOT gonna take the first evil gig coming his way? I get that Liu Kang wanted to probably give Quan Chi and Shang Tsung "meaningless" lives or something, but...call me crazy, how about them a loving family and shit instead? That way they wouldnt be tempted by magic and Souls? Not saying to make them nobles or royalty, but at least farmers with a kind heart?

seemingly this Kronica comes from a different timeline, perhaps that explains her apparent ''resurrection'', or is about the time that she betray and later imprisoned Tsung, about him, from a deadly sorcerer to a simply faux healer and charlatan, that is a unexpected change, a evil genesis begins.

I know it isn't Cary but the guy doing shang tsung actually sounds like a younger version of him