Raiden is not necessary in Mortal Kombat 12 because Liu Kang, for all intents and purposes, is the new Raiden of the Mortal Kombat universe. Other Mortal Kombat mainstays like Raiden should not appear either, but for a different reason - Liu Kang is basically Raiden now. Related: Who Mortal Kombat 12 Should Make Canon Nextīecause of this, it would be pretty out of place for these characters to show back up when Mortal Kombat 12 releases.

In Mortal Kombat's lore, characters like Shang Tsung, Kitana, Shao Kahn, and Goro were alive at this time (since Edenians and Outworlders have longer lifespans than humans) but many of Mortal Kombat's iconic fighters like Sonya Blade, Kano, Jax, Sub-Zero, and Scorpion had yet to even be born. Mortal Kombat 11's DLC ending showed players the potential for a new chapter in the history of Mortal Kombat, and that chapter would be less interesting if familiar faces started showing up for contrived reasons.īy the end of Mortal Kombat 11's Aftermath DLC, Liu Kang has traveled back in time to the era of The Great Kung Lao, decades before the original Mortal Kombat game and the events of that tournament. Because of how neatly the good ending of Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermathwrapped up the latest installments of Mortal Kombat's overarching story, when Mortal Kombat 12 inevitably releases it would do well to stop including fighters players have seen over and over again in multiple series entries.

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