Mortal Kombat Trilogy - Endings
For all versions:
Johnny Cage,
Noob Saibot,
Baraka,
Cyrax,
Sonya,
Rayden,
Rain,
Shang Tsung,
Kitana,
Kano,
Scorpion,
Sub-Zero,
Human Smoke,
Reptile,
Jax,
Mileena,
Sektor,
Liu Kang,
Jade,
Sheeva,
Kung Lao,
Smoke,
Nightwolf,
Sindel,
Ermac,
Stryker,
Kabal
For Play Station, Sega Saturn and PC versions:
Klassic Rayden,
Klassic Kano,
Shao Kahn,
Motaro
For N64 Only
Khameleon
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With his nearly deceased soul restored, Johnny Cage finds himself fighting alongside his friends once again. This time he seeks revenge against the extermination squad that took his life. But during their battle, Cage learns that if they win against Kahn, his soul will again be deceased when Earth reverts back to normal. Knowing this the movie star embarks on a one way mission to destroy Shao Kahn. His determination fuels his fellow warriors as they embark on one final onslaught against the evil emperor. The Earth warriors emerge victorious and when the realms revert to their normal state, Cage bids farewell to his comrades as his soul leaves to a higher place. |
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At first a passive observer, Noob Saibot would soon receive orders to side with the evil emperor Shao Kahn. Saibot's leaders in the Netherealm want him to join Kahn's battle to gain his trust and to gain entrance into the Earth realm. When Kahn drops his guard, Noob Saibot is ordered to attack. With both the Earth realm and the Outworld's emperor defeated, the fallen elder god known as Shinnok can take both realms and gain the power he needs to strike back at the elder gods who banished him to the Netherealm. |
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When Baraka's failure to apprehend several Earth warriors nearly results in Shao Kahn's demise, the nomad finds himself fearing for his own life. He falls out of favor with his emperor, and realizes that it's only a matter of time before Kahn enacts revenge. Baraka remains loyal until the opposition from the Earth realm has been defeated. With Kahn in a weakened state from his battle with Rayden, Baraka strikes. The despondent emperor is no match for Baraka's attack. Then, fearing reprisal from those loyal to Kahn, Baraka escapes back into nomadic ruins from which he came. |
Cyrax is captured by Sub-Zero and reprogrammed with new orders: to
destroy Shao Kahn. With Kahn unable to detect his assassin's souless
presence, Cyrax delivers a successful sneak attack. However, after
eliminating Kahn and saving Earth, Cyrax awaits new orders from his
Lin Kuei headquarters. The orders never come and Cyrax malfunctions.
He ends up stranded in the middle of a vast desert, blindly heading
toward his base.
Sonya defeats her arch-enemy Kano high atop a skyscraper near Shao
Kahn's fortress. She then comes face to face with the emperor himself.
In an incredible display of courage, Sonya wins. When the world
returns to its normal state, Sonya has no trouble convincing her
superiors to form the Outerworld Investigation Agency, devoted to
protecting the Earth against possible future invasions from other
realms.
When Outworld and Earth merge, Rayden finds himself battling Shao
Kahn without the assistance of the Elder Gods. The Thunder God must
transform into mortal in order to exit in the combined realms. When
he does this, he puts his own immortality at risk. But Rayden has
always found ways of fouling Kahn's plots. He guides the chosen
Earth warriors into battle against the Outworld emperor's
armies, then finally faces Kahn himself. The powerful being fight
until the very core of the Earth is shaken. And Rayden emerges
victorious.
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Rain fights valiantly for the emperor Shao Kahn. But it would be Kahn's own step daughter, the princess Kitana who turns Rain against him. Like Kitana, Rain's origins also come from their former realm of Edenia. He learns that his father was once a general in Edenia's army and died at the hands of Shao Kahn himself. Enraged at the truth about his history, he joins Kitana in aligning with the Earth realm warriors. But his allegiance comes under question when he mysteriously disappears during an extermination squad attack. To prove his loyalty he embarked on a suicide mission to destroy Shao Kahn and end the menace once and for all. |
When Shao Kahn overtakes the Earth, he needs Shang Tsung to help
locate the surviving humans. Granted new powers, Tsung soon
discovers his dark emperor's true plan: as soon as the remaining
warriors are disposed of, Kahn will take Tsung's own soul. After
learning this, Tsung turns on his master. He catches Motaro off
guard and then defeats Shao Kahn. But before the Earth can return
to normal, Tsung takes all the souls as his own. He will forever
rule the Earth with his own brand of evil.
Kitana evades the evil clutches of Shao Kahn and escapes into the
unknown regions of Earth. She survives an assassination attempt by
the vile creature Reptile, and allies herself with her onetime
comrade - Jade. Together with the help of Earth's warriors
Kitana reaches Sindel and turns the queen against her emperor. With
Shao Kahn defeated the Earth is charged back to its original state,
as is Kitana's realm of Edenia. She will be forever in debt to
her friends from Earth as she rules the new realm of Edenia at
queen Sindel's side.
When Shao Kahn lets Kano live he fails to realize the
resourcefulness of the scheming human. Kano lures Kahn's armies away
on a false mission: then nukes them using a stolen weapon. He fights
the remaining warriors and finally defeats Kahn himself. Kano's true
intention is to take over the souls which Kahn once possessed. But
Kano is unable to control the spirits as they escape and attack him.
Rumored to have suffered a violent death, Kano was ignorant of the
fact that he saved the world he tried to conquer.
Scorpion is inadvertently released from his damnation in Hell when
Kahn's plan to overtake that realm goes awry. Free to roam Earth,
Scorpion is enlisted by the emperor to aid him in his quest to
destroy the chosen warriors. But, his allegiance to Shao Kahn falters
when he discovers one of the chosen warriors to be Sub-Zero. Scorpion
has vowed to protect the former ninja as restitution for killing his
brother. Shao Kahn finds himself the victim of his own scheme as
Scorpion is forced to turn against him. He destroys the emperor and
the Earth is returned to normal. Scorpion finds himself once again
roaming the pits of Hell, only to one day rise again.
In vicious battle, Sub-Zero faces Cyrax and Sektor: but not alone. He
finds his third Lin Kuei assassin - the elusive Smoke. Before
automation, Smoke and Sub-Zero were allies. Sub-Zero helps Smoke recall
his past and gains him as an ally once again. Sub-Zero defeats his
cyborg assassins with the help of Smoke and finds it takes all of his
own inner strengths to defeat Kahn and his Outworld minions. The former
ninja once again disappears into the shadows, his legacy known only by a
select few.
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Before his transformation into a cybernetic assassin, Smoke was one of the Lin Kuei's finest ninjas. It was during this time that he came to know his greatest ally - Sub-Zero. When the Lin Kuei decide to automate their warriors the two attempt to escape. While Sub-Zero successfully eluded capture, Smoke did not. He would become a robotic nightmare, his soul trapped inside a living machine. In his human form Smoke was a fierce warrior. In his mechanical body he is even more lethal, but his true form is that of a human. One he'll know again only in dreams. |
Reptile is ordered by Shao Kahn find and kill Kitana. He is successful in
completing his task, but upon returning, finds himself shunned by the
emperor Shao Kahn promised Reptile that if he was successful that he would
resurrect Reptile's race. Shao Kahn never had any intention of
fulfilling his promise. Enraged, Reptile turns against his master and
defeats him in battle but by killing his master, Reptile destroys the one
chance to ever know his true race.
The second time Jax battles the forces of Shao Kahn he comes prepared.
Thought to be the strongest man on Earth, he has no problem proving it:
First by beating Kahn's armies and then by defeating the Emperor himself.
When the world reverts back to normal, Jax and Sonya start the Outerworld
Investigation Agency. Jax runs the exploratory division which learns to
open portals through science rather than magic. He leads the first
expedition into a mysterious new realm.
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When Mileena is murdered, she finds her soul is reborn in an evil place called the Netherealm. Here she accepts servitude to an all mighty God known as Shinnok. It is Shinnok who allows her soul to be reborn on the Outworld. Her loyalty to Shao Kahn is replaced by her fear of Shinnok. Mileena plots to overthrow her own father. The ability to read Kitana's mind and predict the Earth warrior's motives enables Mileena to set up her father's downfall. When Kahn is weakend by the onslaught of attacks, Mileena takes the opportunity to destroy he father and allow Shinnok to step forward and take both realms for his own sinister purposes. |
After eventually terminating Sub-Zero, Sektor is attacked by Shao Kahn's
army. Unfamiliar with the Outworld warriors, Sektor fights back. He
targets Kahn and all Outworld beings as threats to the Lin Kuei. Kahn's
minions are no match for Sektor, who fights his way into the fortress.
Once inside, Sektor initiates his self-destruct sequence. The resulting
explosion is so massive that it closes the portal and returns Earth back
to normal.
After thwarting Shao Kahn in the past, Liu Kang finds himself the prime
target of Shao Kahn's extermination squads. But Kang is the reigning
Mortal Kombat champion and proves it by easily defeating Kahn's minions.
But it's the apparent death of his friend Kung Lao that enrages Kang
and enables him to find the strength to defeat Shao Kahn. Then, before
the portal closes, Liu Kang is greeted by Princess Kitana and thanked
for saving the Earth and the Outworld.
Jade makes the decision to assist her longtime friend, Kitana. She
thwarts an assassination attempt by Reptile against the princess and
fends off their other Outworld enemies. This clears the path for Kitana
to turn Sindel against the emperor Shao Kahn. With Sindel removed as an
enemy Jade finds herself facing the emperor in kombat. She defeats him
and both Earth and her former homeland of Edenia are transformed to their
original states. Jade has earned herself a place alongside the great
heroes of Mortal Kombat.
While Sheeva serves her master on Earth, her race of Shokan are being
punished on the Outworld. Kahn now favors Motaro's race of centaurs and
aids them in defeating the Shokan. After learning of these events, Sheeva
turns on her master. She defeats Motaro and in a rage brings down Kahn.
In freeing the Earth, she also frees the Outworld. She then returns home
and works to restore the pride and respect of her race.
When Shao Kahn invades Earth, Kung Lao must scrap his plans of reuniting
the White Lotus Society. He instead must focus on the new tournament. He
seeks Liu Kang and together they battle Kahn's forces fearlessly. Using
the knowledge he obtained as a Shaolin monk he fights in the name of his
great ancestor - the original Kung Lao. He emerges victorious but suffers
from injuries during battle with Kahn. Believed to have passed away, Kung
Lao joins his ancestors in a new life.
Smoke was once a friend and ally of Sub-Zero when they both tried to
escape from being turned into machines by their ninja clan. But Smoke is
captured and transformed into a cyborg with a mission to find and kill his
own partner. But Smoke soon finds himself being persued by Shao Khan's
minions. He learns he still has a soul and his true mission is the
destruction of the Outworld invaders. He defeats Kahn and saves the world,
but is forever trapped in his artificial body.
Nightwolf helps the other Earth warriors escape to his sacred land. Once
there, they regroup and plan a form of attack against Shao Kahn's
invasion. Nightwolf has trained hard for this battle. Finally, he faces
Shao Kahn and emerges victorious. When the Earth returns to its normal
state, Nightwolf peacefully regains his land his Native-American people
lost over many years. They establish their own proud nation and soon
become the great leaders of Earth.
Sindel receives visions of her true past and turns against Shao Kahn.
She discovers that her true king was named Jerrod. They once had a
daughter named Kitana and ruled a realm called Edenia, before Kahn took
it away in their own Mortal Kombat. He uses Sindel as a pawn in his
quest for Earth and took Kitana as his own daughter. But in defeating
Shao Kahn, Sindel frees the Earth. In doing so, she also liberates
Edenia and assures a reunion with her 10,000 year old daughter - Kitana.
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When Kahn finally eliminates his opposition, he finds a new and surprising foe in Ermac. The Outworld souls that give life to the warrior did not trust their tyrannical leader who planned to consume the powerful life force for his own power. Even Shao Kahn's power was no match for the overwhelming strength of legions of deceased Outworld warriors. They destroyed their master in a battle that devastated the entire realm. Ermac was left behind to rule it with his own brand of oppression. |
Ignorant of why his soul was spared from the Outworld invasion,
Stryker receives a vision from Raiden. He is instructed to travel west.
He eventually meets the rest of Earth's warriors and learns the true
meaning of his survival. He travels back to the city he swore to
protect. Kahn is unfamiliar with this new kombatant and is caught off
guard. Stryker defeats the warlord and saves the entire planet. The
chaos that consumed the city in the hours before the invasion are gone.
After returning from near death, Kabal swears revenge against his
attackers. He fights alongside the other Earth warriors. When he
defeats Motaro and the mighty Shao Kahn he proves that he truly is the
chosen one. Before the invasion, Kabal lived a life of crime. He was
once a member of the Black Dragon along with Kano. Now Kabal devotes
his life to fighting injustice. He will give crime's inner circles a
new reason to fear.
When Outworld and Earth merge, Rayden finds himself battling Shao Kahn
without the assistance of the Elder Gods. The Thunder God must transform
into mortal in order to exit in the combined realms. When he does this, he
puts his own immortality at risk. But Rayden has always found ways of
fouling Kahn's plots. He guides the chosen Earth warriors into battle
against the Outworld emperor's armies, then finally faces Kahn himself.
The powerful being fight until the very core of the Earth is shaken.
And Rayden emerges victorious.
When Shao Kahn lets Kano live he fails to realize the resourcefulness of
the scheming human. Kano lures Kahn's armies away on a false mission:
then nukes them using a stolen weapon. He fights the remaining warriors
and finally defeats Kahn himself. Kano's true intention is to take over
the souls which Kahn once possessed. But Kano is unable to control the
spirits as they escape and attack him. Rumored to have suffered a violent
death, Kano was ignorant of the fact that he saved the world he tried to
conquer.
Shao Kahn Wins
Motaro Wins
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Khameleon's former race were known as raptors. They evolved millions of years ago on Earth into intelligent creatures but fled the realm when it was destroyed in a battle between the gods. They repopulated a new realm known as Zaterra only to be driven to extinction by Shao Kahn when they lost to Outworld in Mortal Kombat. With Shao Kahn near victory against Earth, Khameleon contacts Reptile and shares the truth about their race with him. This turns him against Kahn, allowing Khameleon to lead a sneak attack against the emperor. This last battle results in the end of Shao Kahn and unification of Earth, giving Reptile and Khameleon the chance to beget a new generation of raptors. |