My favorite thing about the OG timeline, is that the last three games, MKDA, MKD, and MKA, are all NOT black and white stories. The good guys had some wins, but overall the villains ran the show. The MK team WERE NOT afraid to subvert expectations in the story department, and were not afraid to take chances on new characters, themes, and really push the envelope.

@Lenron-B06

9 ай бұрын

I wish I could play all those again those 3 games were my favorites.

@DadBodFit

9 ай бұрын

​@@Lenron-B06You can get an emulator for your phone/pc or get them on og consoles. 😅

@deeznutz7255

7 ай бұрын

Agreed. There’s something really cool about all that work being put in so that Taven would win in Armageddon, only for Shao to win and kill everyone. That’s some Thanos level shit

@DMKleinArts

6 ай бұрын

There's also ways to get your original hardware loaded up with roms​@@Lenron-B06

@popegizmo2288

4 ай бұрын

110lr12😊33😊ee11xxxx xxv cx😊😊

This is by far the best video I've seen that answers any and all questions you could have for the timelines. Perfect video to watch before MK1

@zerohero3319

9 ай бұрын

There are definitely several things left out, however. Like Raiden’s actions leading to the deaths of (basically) all the Earthrealm champions at the hands of an empowered Sindel, Liu Kang’s romance with Kitana being part of his reaction to Raiden’ Shao Kahn revelation, Cyborg Sub-Zero being freed from the Lin Kuei…..little things here and there that are necessary for the full picture of the story.

@RobinsAssistant

8 ай бұрын

​@@zerohero3319then you make a video

@jaccblikky8977

8 ай бұрын

The dub overs are hilarious

@zainbenten4423

5 ай бұрын

@@zerohero3319 what raiden shao kahn revelation?

@zerohero3319

5 ай бұрын

@@zainbenten4423 When Raiden comes to the realization that he has to let Shao Kahn try to merge the realms (so that the Elder Gods can beat him down for breaking their rules), Liu Kang reacts with anger and distrust. Not only has Raiden been wrong several times thus far, but he’s also literally giving up to Shao Kahn without a fight. And even if Liu Kang had trust in Raiden, Raiden’s actions led to Sindel’s empowerement and the deaths of nearly all the Earthrealm Kombatants (save for Johnny and Sonya), including Kitana, who Liu Kang developed a romance with. In other words, Raiden’s screwups led to the deaths of not just numerous innocent Earthrealmers, but also Liu Kang’s best friend as well as the woman Liu loves. As you might expect, he’s not in the mood to listen to Raiden and his “madness” any more, since he’s lost basically everything thanks to both Raiden as well as his own faith in Raiden. That’s what I’m referring to when I say the reaction to Raiden’s revelation.

Actually, Protector Liu Kang choosing modern Day Kung Lao and Mortal Raiden to be Earthrealms new protectors in mk1 does not conflict with him choosing The Great Kung Lao to do it at the end of MK11. Remember, The Great Kung Lao existed centuries before the main characters in the original mortal Kombat. So the Great Kung Lao in this new timeline more than likely exists centuries before the main characters in the same timeline. Meaning that Protector Liu Kang is choosing earthrealm protectors in 2 different periods in the new timeline.

@dakotatrue12

7 ай бұрын

Yeah you’re right.

@Stingykay

Ай бұрын

the great kungloa started off the new era and as time went by things happened and then he chose the modern day kunglao history just repeats its self like injustice multiverse

To sum it all up: MK 1 through 8 = 'Original Timeline', which is, by way of Kronika's massive behind the scenes tampering, actually just one of many timelines playing out as part of her attempts to create a 'perfectly balanced' timeline. MK 9 through 11 = 'Reboot Timeline' born out of Raiden's desperate attempt to undo the mess that was Armageddon as seen in MK 8, sadly... Raiden just doesn't get the meaning of his own message until it's almost too late... It is also the first and last timeline Kronika directly interferes with, culminating in the climax of MK 11's DLC with the final duel of Titan Liu Kang and the revived and super powered Shang Tsung which ultimately results in EVERY ending of MK 11 becoming not just canon, but seeds of their own fully realized and separate alternate reality running concurrent to the two realities made from the endings of whether or not Liu Kang or Shang Tsung won. What this means is that, all other timelines, which were tied to a singular universe in a what was essentially were just resets, are not fully separate parallel universes independent of one another. Remember, Universe here is multilayered and composed of multiple realms that compose the whole of any one uniiverse. MK 1(or 12) = 'New Timeline', which isn't just the third 'mainline timeline' for the narrative, but the second series reboot. It depicts the world created by the now depowered Titan Liu Kang who now serves as this new Earthrealm's 'Protector God' in place of Raiden who, in this timeline takes his place as just as a regular mortal. Conclusion: The lore building and the way it handles its reboots isn't just clean, but logical as no past timeline or its consequences are ever truly forgotten. I like it.... even if it can go a little overboard sometimes, which explains why everyone in MK 1/12 are much weaker powerwise compared to any other past version of themselves. Case in point, Johnny Cage who no longer has his Shinnok stopping powers. So, no shadowballs...

Just to clarify, At the end of aftermath, that was the Great Kung Lao. It doesn't clash with the new game...he was always born centuries before the main cast. It was just to show that Liu Kang was beginning with that era to make his move, and the new game takes place years in the future.

never played these games but always find myself coming back to these timeline vids every time a new one comes out. this one is by far the best i’ve seen. explains everything without making it too confusing

@LordCoffeeFTW

7 ай бұрын

I'm rather very fucking confused about the start of Mortal Kombat, MK3 and MK4

The thing is, if Raiden actually were to figure out the message right at the beginning of the story, he might've let Shao Kahn win the initial tournament and unwillingly doom Earthrealm.

@cavalierliberty6838

3 ай бұрын

In other words, Raiden did everything right by misinterpreting everything

God, I really love these games. The original game was one of the first video games I ever played. No other franchise has a cooler set of characters.

@karnerblue7658

3 ай бұрын

Yeah MK has got some amazing characters and an amazing storyline.

2 questions: 1. So I'm assuming Earthrealm is basically the earth we all live on. If so, do the citizens of Earthrealm know about the other realms? Do they know about Mortal Kombat? 2. If there can only be a Mortal Kombat tournament every 50 years, do characters just not age? Even earthrealmers?

@mastertadakatsu

9 ай бұрын

1: Yes, but they number in about a few dozen people 2: Champions (at least in the OG timeline) had their aging slowed so they could participate in the next tournament.

@thegreenpianist7683

9 ай бұрын

Both these questions are actually answered in the new game, the content of which is pretty much what the person above me commented.

As someone who has not played tha games and doesn’t know the characters, this video explains things well, but the clips make it so hard for someone new to the franchise to pay attention and follow along. Would be better with character images when a character or realm is mentioned. Or showing important cutscenes from the games. Idk, its just so hard to follow along with random videos playing in the background. (It might not be random vids but to a new person, they are)

@SantiagoRodriguez-zi3gv

Ай бұрын

Agreed

Can't wait for MK1. Game looks amazing. Thanks very much for this.

Still wild to me that Liu turned Barakas entire species into a disease 😂😂

That was so good. I didn't expect to watch the whole thing when it started. That was awesome

not even finished the video, nor am I new to this information, but Im liking and commenting to +1... this is so well made, professional and to the point

Love this universe. These youngsters just don’t understand. I remember when this was in arcades and I had the original as a kid on Super Nintendo lol

@badumtiss5288

6 ай бұрын

“These Youngsters” But It’s Always The Older Generation I See Bitching And Whining About The Games Lmao

Shootout to yall making a video over an hour long for MK 🙌👏

bro next time ... make the video show what you are talking about cause sometimes it can get confusing talking about Sonya and you show Hanzo... talking about sub-zero and you show Raiden...

This video is the best!!! To me its like an audio book, you dont need to watch the vid, thus I can enjoy listening to the MK story recap whilst riding a packed train.. Thank u Sirs...

Amazing video by far the best population i've ever seen

Thanks so much for this video I just bought yesterday mortal kolbat 1 on my legion go And needed a full recap of all the series to understand the story And your video helped alot. Pretty good work on this one guys 👍

I wondered what happened in the timeline where Shao Khan gained Blaze's power and kills Raiden🤔🤔🤔

I played the original when it came out, MK2 and 3 and maybe 10 and never knew there was much of a story. I came back to check out MK1 for nostalgia and I had nooo idea the story was actually pretty decent till checking out this video. It can be hard to swallow if not explained in such a way as you have.

Nice video 👍🏻 I think you covered the entire story of Mortal Kombat, very informative and interesting.

I am so looking forward to mortal kombat 1 it’s going to be really awesome

Six Kamadogu relics, 6 infinity stones....there has to be a connection here!

I am a big fan of MK since my childhood but I never understand the stories behind those games. But now I fully understand! Thanks to these guys and the rest of the GamingBolt! You are Awesome ☺☺

Starting playing MK back in Deadly Alliance, Deception (also the PSP port) and MKA in my childhood era. Those games were alright, but MK2011 was my top pick. MK1 Reboot is solid to me as a startup story.

That was fvcking amazing work! Cheers!

Thanks gaming bolt had to catch dad up theirs a lot he’s missed and a lot he didn’t understand ❤

This video was very entertaining and informative. 😎👍

my dad is gonna rewatch this with me sometime to help me understand it better. super cool franchise, i'm glad i decided to look into it

GamingBolt deserves an award for this

thx bro nicely spoken

@gamingbolt the final battle in MK11 doesn't happen in the Netherrealm, it happens in some void space or something, a place beyond the realms. That is why Raiden's forces used Caron's fleet.

Very good video. I now know the chronological order of the entire series ( Thus far )

I love that Kami Dogu literally translates to Gods Tools, and Shujinko is Protagonist - top level naming! :D

I haven’t played MK since the saga days but I just downloaded MK11 and said let me give this a shot and the story was so good it brought me here and now I’m thinking about buying the new MK1

A lot of shit wouldn’t have went down the way it did if dark raiden would have just sent a message into the past telling raiden to let shao khan win. In mk11 Kronika could have won at any point if she just stopped time, grabbed lui kang and kept him somewhere so raiden couldn’t fuse with him.

@thebackup2121

9 ай бұрын

Weeell that us what ahe tried to do, but through sheer incompetence/hubris by doing so much too late in the story, and less than perfect writing, it didn't work out like she hoped 😂

@thebackup2121

9 ай бұрын

But yeah Raiden's message was quite vague wasn't it

@karnerblue7658

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, Raiden’s message should’ve been more detailed. 😁

@Est93

8 ай бұрын

Tell me yur a virgin without saying it

That hapkido kick spam @ 37 was making me want to run a pedestrian down

scorpion is part of the SHRAI RYU clan of ninjas lmao why did he edit the sound of that

Can’t wait ❤ early access

@bullshitproductions2539

9 ай бұрын

I pre-ordered the basic version but hey can't wait till the 19th

"But first we need to jump back in time again"🤣

Prime time content. Very very well done team.

Nice

the edited in audio clips of certain names had me laughing my ass off

Great video and thanks for putting it together but man get a better sound editor.

Im here to see who wins in canon at each juncture. Was wondering if shujinko was the true winner in deception and why he has yet to appear as a playable character yet

Who remembers companies like MidWay or THQ ???

So if there’s a mortal Kombat every 50 years that means Goro is at least 500 years old when he’s defeated by Liu kang?

@jeffreyletter4197

9 ай бұрын

If you are champion of mk you stop aging until the next mk so you can defend your title

@stevebrown3606

9 ай бұрын

@@jeffreyletter4197why does Kitana look so young?

@rodolfonunes5092

9 ай бұрын

Bc Kitana is an edenian remember, and edenians got some craaaazy lifespan like far beyond 10,000 years (possibly 50,000 years if comparable to human age progression)@@stevebrown3606

@jeffreyletter4197

9 ай бұрын

@stevebrown3606 because in the last game Liu Kang made a new time-line at the end of the story so everyone is much younger take a look at everyone else you can really tell with Sub Zero and Scorpion

@tristanpicotte7784

9 ай бұрын

People in general are just old in this game. Always wondered why, kitana is supposed to be thousands. No clue.

man you guys just couldn't say "shirai ryu" correctly huh XD

How does this only have 100 likes

15:26 thought it said "B4 seizing" but it's "By seizing" though, right?

We know that all timelines occur adjacent to each other, and that changing one doesn't necessarily erase the rest. So in the original timeline, what actually happens after Shao Kahn kills Raiden? Nobody's left. Does he just rule over an empty burning wasteland forever?

I can’t wait for early access I am dying to play it 😂

@karnerblue7658

9 ай бұрын

What’s the release date anyway?

I was hoping it would be a whole new game like they advertised, but it’s just a continuation of 11 might as well be mk12 not mk1

I like MK11's art style.

Moooortal Kombaaaaat! ☝🏻

Forget the game just make movie on full story 😂😂😂😂 As series Love to watch

yessitttt

Good or bad it's mortal Kombat one either way I'm getting it

I can’t imagine explaining the MK lore to someone new, I will just send this video to them lmao

Somebody explain to me how at the end of mk11 lui kang and kitana go on to rewrite history and then in aftermath it’s just lui kang and raiden that get confronted by Shang tsung

@thebackup2121

9 ай бұрын

Out of the three endings, only one of those is the canon one that leads into 1, I guess it must be the Liu Kang/Raiden ending, though there's one thing about that that doesn't make sense...

I’m new to the whole thing

Mk1 is also not a complete reset. Its now Multiverse, holding the past stories.

Great video. I am no longer befuddled.

For mk11, to make the storyline less confusing, they should have just used older character models for the younger/past versions of the kombatants..

3:24 I see

Wait if there was a mortal kombat tournament in 95 then that means that there was one in 45 as well sooooo ww2 factions take part in mk?

Damashi the same name Shang tsung uses in mk1 story mode

But do you ever think about how Outworlders go to the bathroom? Do they have toilets? No, because you only think about yourself!

I hate Jaxs metal arms. It said in mortal Kombat 3 that he had metal implants placed into his arms in other words suggesting they can be removed. Later on they change up the story completely and they said ermac ripped his arms off so I'd like to know which one it really is.

i don't think it clashes to when Fire God Liu kang chose Kung Lao as earthrealm's champion because that is The Great Kung Lao, not the Kung Lao present in the generation in which raiden is Earthrealm's champion

MK reboot Kitana is the best design of her.😮

W bed time story

After watching this there will be test to see how much you retained.

Mortal Kombat 1 New Era, Same Old Problems

I love that the video has no bearing to what hes talking about

Mortal Kombat Armaggedon is connected MK1 In Argus

Seeing mk deception makes me nostalgic. I missed the combos on that game.. when I would struggle against the bots id just pick ermac and use his axe. Remember this spinning shit he did thatd he multiple times and stopped side steps just spammed.. lmao..

@Lenron-B06

9 ай бұрын

One of my favorite games. I wish they would give us a remastered.

You all forgot to mention that Shinnok is a fallen Elder God, and that both Raiden & Shao Kahn are his Children.

@usamazahid3882

9 ай бұрын

That Shinnok is a fallen Elder God, Yeah. But Raiden and Shao Kahn as Shinnok's boys, That's NON-Canon. Shinnok and Cetrion are Kronika's children.

@thebackup2121

9 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure that was from the movie, which decided for itself that they were brothers, it's not mentioned anywhere in the games

@usamazahid3882

9 ай бұрын

@@thebackup2121 yeah that's from Annihilation, but still, the relationship between Shao Kahn and Raiden as well Shinnok being their father is still Non-Canon.

@karnerblue7658

8 ай бұрын

Shinnok and Cetrion are brother and sister, with Kronika being their mother. Raiden and Fujin are brothers. Don’t listen to anything Annihilation had to say.

@usamazahid3882

8 ай бұрын

@@karnerblue7658 that's one thing I tend to agree.

Why are some of the names edited in weird?

Why they never show King Jared

12:45…The Shirai Ryi and the Lin Keui are NOT ninjas.

@karnerblue7658

3 ай бұрын

The Shirai Ryu are, but the Lin Kuei don't consider themselves ninjas.

How is that in deadly aliance and deception were almost all dead, and then in armagedón they are all alive agains??

Sadly this is the best video about the whole story of mk. But it still doesn't cover so many things such as havik, orderrealm ,the original story of reptile,the comic before mortal kombat x ,Kotal kahns story , the promise of nitara to cyrax,the fight between black dragon and red dragon and their members and you didn't even mentioned ppl like Takeda, kung Jin, chameleon and khameleon(pretty important for mk 1), hotaru , and Ashrah and Sareena which is again pretty important for mk 1. Also there is no explanations of shaolin monks

Nobody asked me, but here are a few corrections about some stuff😊:

@Gabriel_4520

2 ай бұрын

1. The Kamidogus were not a weapon to destroy the one being, the elder gods battled the one being, destroying him, and in his defeat the kamidogus where what was left of him, they where scattered among the realms so they would not be put together again.

@Gabriel_4520

2 ай бұрын

2. The tournament was held every 500 years, not 50.

@Gabriel_4520

2 ай бұрын

3. Kitana was never “bewitched”, she grew up thinking Shao Kahn and Mileena were her father and sister, she knew nothing of Edenia since she was taken when she was a baby, and Sindel killed herself when Kitana was still young, so the only truth for her, was Shao’s truth, then at the 2nd tournament she found out everything about Edenia and fought alongside Earthrealm

@Gabriel_4520

2 ай бұрын

4. (This was a missing part from story) At the end of Mortal Kombat 4, Raiden is awarded Elder God status, leaving Fujin as Earthrealm’s new protector, in his time as elder god, Raiden saw how these would not intervene jn many conflicts among the realms, and he was not ok with that, so he gave up his status returning in mk:da as a demi god and earthrealm’s protector again.

So basically MK9 tells the story of the first 3 mortal kombat games and MKX tells somewhat of MK4 with a twist and the addition of the kombat kids and im on the right track??

is mortalkombat king of reboots?

3 entities for the one being” bro wtf are you saying ??

Personally, I wish Mortal Kombat hadn't gone in the same direction as DC and Marvel Comics. All these multiple timelines, and multiple versions of characters is just profoundly overdone. I didn't mind the timeline reboot they done for the MK 9 and MK X story arcs, and MK 11's ending would have been great if that was gonna be the last MK game. I don't think they needed to do another timeline reboot this soon, especially the way they went about it. Mortal Kombat 1 is the first time that a MK storyline has felt choppy, extremely convoluted, and a little bit hackneyed. Kinda bums me out, man.

@karnerblue7658

8 ай бұрын

I’m confused, too, but I’m still willing to give it a chance. That’s why I watch videos like this. 😅 Lol

Shirai Ryu

Kind of a let down the new campaign was for me but I enjoyed the gameplay

40:45

geez what happened to your voice recording... the switches are annoying, other then that good video.

Looking forward to it but have a feeling their hiding something sinister!

@Nitemerican

9 ай бұрын

I’m pleading for Onaga reveal as the true big bad.

@marekbabik2791

9 ай бұрын

@@Nitemerican u are not alone in this :D ..i think most of the fans wants to see the Dragon King back and even stronger ... but i would hope they will present us a biggest villain(Onaga) in more then one game ... something like Thanos ...not just evil villain ... but one with his own vision that is not complete just ouright bad ... but still crushing for everyone .

@diggman88

9 ай бұрын

Onaga never appeared in the second timeline. The third timeline makes it clear that you can't get rid of everything. Shang tsung still exists. Tarcattans still exist. Cronica still exists. Onaga's essence had to go somewhere.

@thebackup2121

9 ай бұрын

​​@@Nitemerican Potential spoilers ahead! yyyeah I'd love that too, and although you might be disappointed with 1, there's actually a really good chance that will come true based on a couple of the endings 😄

@Nitemerican

9 ай бұрын

@@thebackup2121 yeah I saw lol. Was like “I wasn’t right but I was damn close!” Lol

So wait, how did all those dead characters come back to life for MK Armageddon??

shujinko literally means main character in Japanese btw😅

*Complete*❤

Mk11 was great. Besides the added characters aftermath just made things that much more convoluted.

I just hated how drastically different the characters looked from game to game. It’s like stay somewhat consistent. 🤬🤬🤬

@zackfair4075

9 ай бұрын

Different studios worked on MK throughout its life

@Lenron-B06

9 ай бұрын

@@zackfair4075 da deceptions and armageddon were the best.

@killertails1244

8 ай бұрын

you gonna wear the same outfit for 10 years?

@karnerblue7658

3 ай бұрын

I feel the same way. I thought MKX had the best look, character and game-wise