One of the most interesting and mysterious aspects of Mortal Kombat has always been the Lin Kuei. More specifically, why they decided to transform all of their members into cyborgs through The Cyber Initiative. So to take a better look at why the clan did this, who was affected, and how the event played out in each timeline, we're going in depth with the Cyber Initiative! I had a lot of fun making this one and can sincerely say I spent A LOT of time on it, so if you enjoyed be sure to drop a like and subscribe for more content like this! Also, be sure to comment which aspects of Mortal Kombat you would like to learn about next! With MK11 on the way, what characters are you hoping to see that haven't been revealed yet?
2spooky what r u talking about? Scorpion is part of the " shirai ryu" , the rival ninjan clan to the lin kuei. Scorpion is literally more of a ninja than Sub zero. The shirai ryu lived in japan. Ninjas were created in japan. The lin kuei are chinese.
@@Gamingproductionv2 not really, in my head cannon there's a cybernetics corporation that's supplying the tech. Like Jax arms, Kano's eye, Hsu Hao's heart etc.
Codenamed Zombie To my knowledge, there's no in universe lore that states the tech is impossible. We also have Jax's metal arms to support the existence of advanced bio-electronics. Given their complexity, it's not too far of a jump to full body cyborgs.
Or maybe they just didn’t have all of their humanity entirely taken away and that’s why they’re able to be turned back into humans? 🤷♀️ I don’t know. All I know is that the Lin Kuei and their cyborgs have always fascinated me.
Jesus Christ this game is insanely unrealistic with the combat and physics yet you’re tripping about the anatomy of one? Literally Devorah is a combination of bugs. She shouldn’t have a skeleton either.
So pissed that Cyrax & Sektor aren’t playable in Mk11. The non-playable NPC shit has to stop. It’s just like Baraka, Rain, & Sindel from last game who we all hoped would be added in later but didn’t.
I mean, if they don't have the time or something to add them, NPCs are a lot better than not being acknowledged despite the fact they are alive and well in the plot... well, I guess the Revenants that weren't playable in MKX weren't "alive and well", but you know what I mean
This makes me like the cyborgs even more. Especially Triborg! I hope they make him canon and a permanent fighter. With a certain twist on his character to give him a fresh start and not just the sum of the other cyborgs.
Man I was so disappointed Triborg wasnt in the MK11 story. Dude is bascially Ultron. Imagine his interactions with the original Sektor, Cyrax and Smoke. Hope the find a way to being him back in the future
This was essentially a version of "up to speed" for mortal kombat lore... thank you for enlightening me on the very confusing cyborg initiative and how triborg became a playable character!
Looking further into the lore in the run-up to MK1, I’m coming to really enjoy the Cyber Initiative, especially Cyrax. They’re a fascinating combination of the distinctive imagery of the MK ninja with the sci-fi edge and pathos of Doctor Who’s Cybermen. Coupled with that Earth-shattering(!) fatality, I think Cyrax might be one of my go-to kameos.
What likely happened is the lin kuei had a really easy to use UI as they assumed that the cyborgs wre undefeatable and as a result ease of use is more important to consider than how easy they opponents can reprogram them
In the original timeline the reason for the cyborg initiative was to create warriors with no soul for Shao Kahn to take. They would not be affected by soulnados either.
I honestly LOVED the fight between Kuai Liang and Sektor in the comics. Very very inspiring and exciting. I always loathed those cyborgs, so it was a very welcomed turn of events.
Your sprite animation for the OG timeline summary was very impressive. Good work! This video was very high quality. You definitely deserve all of your success with your UA-cam channel.
What I'm getting from this is that Cyrax got fucked over left and right, all the time in every timeline and more times then anyone else heh heh. No wonder why he betrays them everytime or wants to join Raidens gang.
That intro was so spooky that I pissed myself and had a heart attack, than woke up in the hospital still pissing and than I found out I was diagnosed with PTSD, Thanks a lot
Wow! Thanks man! Now everything makes sense. 'Cause is kinda of a mess what happen with everyone and you made an awesome explanation. Remember guys is Quadborg! He says Triborg because easier and cooler to speak.
A few thoughts that popped out of my mind : 1)I don't get the Triborg hatewagon. It was quite a clever idea to bring back much-beloved playstyles while still maintaining some consistency within the lore. Yeah, maybe he wasn't as fledged-out as all three (four?) kharacters taken separately, but he was mad fun nonetheless. And having a fully robotic kharacter, maybe the first of many more, would be insanely awesome. Do you even imagine how ludicrous their arsenal would be?! And as a faction, the Tekunin sounds wonderful in my book. Plus, with the messed up timelines introduced in MK11, we could totally have both Triborg and the original cyborgs anyway. 2)Sadly, I doubt we could get only one of them without causing a massive backlash from the kommunity... Do you really think we could bring back Cyrax without having Sektor fans on our back? As sad as it may be, people have a hard time setting them apart. Quite a shame really. 3)While I'm absolutely fond of Sub-Zero (and Steven Blum's voice acting), I can't help but wonder how far the "cyber-sub-zero" idea could have gone if fans weren't so pissed off about it. It certainly would have felt weird having him fight Scorpion that way. But hey... He turned out more than okay!
@aleflippy1997 I know your comment’s from 4 years ago, but you’re right. Cyrax and Sektor are like a package deal. And it doesn’t look like we can have one cyborg without any others. lol
What's really interesting is there actually was an organization in China that were referred to as the Lin Kuei, and they are the original masters of Ninjutzu.
I feel they should make it cannon but just not have him kill ALL special forces, just whoever was working on him in the lab (couple scientist and soldiers)
I noticed how Triborg's Smoke variation doesn't have a unique design, just the base Cyber Lin Kuei with black paint and red lights. That's because Smoke never became a cyborg, so Triborg had nothing to go with but his move data
All my favorite Childhood series of games (Resident Evil, MGS, MK) have convoluted hard-to-follow storylines but remain fun due to the gameplay and general feel. Do I know the details of these great games? No. And I watch these videos to gain more understanding but it feels like school studying! It's work! Out of all the videos I watched on MK lore this was by far the best though!
The two things people said the most when they 1st played MK9 story mode... "Cyrax is Black?!" Or "I knew Cyrax was Black!" Lol. Seriously great video though. Good job explaining the lore.
I liked the video just because you but the two bad kids in the back of the classroom together, Kabal (no mask) and Noob." They were definitely the trouble makers in Cyborg Programming 101 lmaoo
lmao the part where he is talking about sub zero coming back in MKX as his human form is EXACTLY my reaction, I always wondered how he turned back. ( didn't read the comics then)
The animations with the MK character cut outs, or whatever they’re called, were hilarious and perfect lol thanks for another awesome vid. Will you be doing anymore scary story storytelling?? I fackin love those
Man thx for explaining me what happen . It is very complicated but i love u and your videos cuz i play mortal kombat mobile and i allways liked triborgs they are so cool and when i love a fictional character just like u i fell in debt to at least know his history! Thank u for taking tine to explain to me !
Cyber ninjas are one of the most badass things ever what’s why I love triborg so much and I think I actually like him more than scorpion now😄😄😄😄😎😎😎😎😊👍🏻!!! Well explained too mate😊👍🏻!!! And wait triborg shows up in mk10’s story ?!!!!!
Considering how easy it is to reprogram them it makes you wonder if there’s just a switchboard somewhere on them maybe with facial recognition software to submit to the first person they see that gives them orders.
One of the most interesting and mysterious aspects of Mortal Kombat has always been the Lin Kuei. More specifically, why they decided to transform all of their members into cyborgs through The Cyber Initiative. So to take a better look at why the clan did this, who was affected, and how the event played out in each timeline, we're going in depth with the Cyber Initiative!
I had a lot of fun making this one and can sincerely say I spent A LOT of time on it, so if you enjoyed be sure to drop a like and subscribe for more content like this! Also, be sure to comment which aspects of Mortal Kombat you would like to learn about next!
With MK11 on the way, what characters are you hoping to see that haven't been revealed yet?
Can you do a video on the Zoldyck family
Your videos are awesome but man, you sound like a douche. lol...
2spooky what r u talking about? Scorpion is part of the " shirai ryu" , the rival ninjan clan to the lin kuei. Scorpion is literally more of a ninja than Sub zero. The shirai ryu lived in japan. Ninjas were created in japan. The lin kuei are chinese.
2Spooky im happy you didn't mispronounce anything
Yea there better be some cybers in mk11. Hopefully my man Ketchup
Basically the Grandmaster watched Iron Man 1 and said "Yeah! We need some of that!"
He should've watched Terminator! We KNOW how this story ends, LOL
@@Gamingproductionv2 not really, in my head cannon there's a cybernetics corporation that's supplying the tech. Like Jax arms, Kano's eye, Hsu Hao's heart etc.
Codenamed Zombie To my knowledge, there's no in universe lore that states the tech is impossible. We also have Jax's metal arms to support the existence of advanced bio-electronics. Given their complexity, it's not too far of a jump to full body cyborgs.
😂
LOL
What annoys me, is the fact that Triborg is supposed to be a complete robot but yet it has a skeleton during X-rays
That’s just a gameplay mechanic.
my headcanon is that it's a synthezoid skeleton, a perfect synthetic replica of a human's (same with organs and stuff)
Or maybe they just didn’t have all of their humanity entirely taken away and that’s why they’re able to be turned back into humans? 🤷♀️ I don’t know. All I know is that the Lin Kuei and their cyborgs have always fascinated me.
Jesus Christ this game is insanely unrealistic with the combat and physics yet you’re tripping about the anatomy of one? Literally Devorah is a combination of bugs. She shouldn’t have a skeleton either.
@@RAVRIDOyuh but y would a machine need human like organs when essentially they can go without em?
Dumb ahhh design flaw if u ask me
dude got me laughing with all of them sitting in a classroom. Especially Kabal in the background lol
Me too xD
Kabal showing his face lol
So pissed that Cyrax & Sektor aren’t playable in Mk11. The non-playable NPC shit has to stop. It’s just like Baraka, Rain, & Sindel from last game who we all hoped would be added in later but didn’t.
Smoke,Stryker,and Nightwolf was unplayable as well...
I mean, if they don't have the time or something to add them, NPCs are a lot better than not being acknowledged despite the fact they are alive and well in the plot... well, I guess the Revenants that weren't playable in MKX weren't "alive and well", but you know what I mean
Stryker and Kabal :C
Honestly given the path NRS is taking. They might be in the next game, just like with Baraka, Rain, and Sindel
They should have added Reptile ir Smoke in MK11
So Triborg has the data of Sektor, Cyrax, and Smoke...Even though Smoke never became a cyborg in this timeli- *head explodes*
*Announcer:* "FATALITY!"
Triborg contains the fighting data of smoke. So while he didn't become a cyborg, his data was corrupted along with sektor and cyrax
i dont think it works that way. the lin kuei holds data of all their members regardless of turning them into machines
@@kristianerskine449 and sub zero
@@cookiesnugglez7318 Quad-borg? Tri-pod?
@@leisurelyindex all of the above
Man i honestly miss Smoke (both forms). He was too good. But Triborg is a cool homage to the numerous cyber ninjas.
Triborg is like the cyborg version of chameleon
well he is back in mk1
He is back and I am starting to become a Smoke-Stryker main.
Also fun fact: turns out both forms are in MK1
@@martijnklaassen3536there is a Smoke triborg in MK1 ???
@@tsvetelin6556 you can find him in Chapter 15
This makes me like the cyborgs even more. Especially Triborg! I hope they make him canon and a permanent fighter. With a certain twist on his character to give him a fresh start and not just the sum of the other cyborgs.
Ninjas can be anything they want. In mortal kombat they are assassins. In the state of Arizona they are legitimate election auditors.
We’ll buddy 4 years later I got some good news
@@reneperez1097Good news? They didn't bring Triborg back at all during MK11
THIS IS WHAT I NEED!! Lesser known topic in the MK verse EXLAILED!!!! Plzz more
Scorpion: "how did you come to be"
Triborg: the special forces
Scorpion: they will be the NEXT TO PAY
If I can see Cyber Smoke vs Revenant Smoke in the new game I'll be so happy and hyped up.
Holy shit that'd be so cool seeing as there are pretty much two Smokes now
They say that a revenant is weaker then a human so cyber smoke can kick revenant smoke's ass
Cyrax LK-4D4
One of my favourite character
Cyber Sub-Zero in MKXL is my fav
Smoke in MKXL is my favorite to play
Bruh my favourite is Smoke LK-7T2
Even though I prefer sektor, cyrax has my favorite story in all of mk.
Mine too
Man I was so disappointed Triborg wasnt in the MK11 story. Dude is bascially Ultron. Imagine his interactions with the original Sektor, Cyrax and Smoke. Hope the find a way to being him back in the future
This was essentially a version of "up to speed" for mortal kombat lore... thank you for enlightening me on the very confusing cyborg initiative and how triborg became a playable character!
If tri-borg killed special forces it would be doing us a favor.
Wait what?
Why
xSlasher x
Fuck Cassie
Ikr
Doki Dante You think she'd be a good lay then?
Looking further into the lore in the run-up to MK1, I’m coming to really enjoy the Cyber Initiative, especially Cyrax. They’re a fascinating combination of the distinctive imagery of the MK ninja with the sci-fi edge and pathos of Doctor Who’s Cybermen. Coupled with that Earth-shattering(!) fatality, I think Cyrax might be one of my go-to kameos.
What likely happened is the lin kuei had a really easy to use UI as they assumed that the cyborgs wre undefeatable and as a result ease of use is more important to consider than how easy they opponents can reprogram them
Or were cheap. The grand masters of the Lin Quei were old.
Well Spooks, it's been almost 2 years, and you still haven't made 50 facts about Bob Ross. Do it please.
In the original timeline the reason for the cyborg initiative was to create warriors with no soul for Shao Kahn to take. They would not be affected by soulnados either.
I have to say the video edits and your general style of how you present info are this channel's greatest strength keep it up!
I honestly LOVED the fight between Kuai Liang and Sektor in the comics. Very very inspiring and exciting. I always loathed those cyborgs, so it was a very welcomed turn of events.
Make sure you were connected to your Wi-Fi not using your mobile plan
Too late, was half way through to notice it.
Scorpion is part of the **SHIRAI RYU** A JAPANESE NINJA CLAN!
LOL
Thor Schotz nahh shitt
White Dragon?
ARX 351 I think the word your looking for is “shiroi”.
Those cyborg are gonna be easy to beat irl, just throw sum water on it
YES! Never heard of waterproof
Hit them niggas with a magnet lol
@@phylox2180 lmao
@Shockheadd45 what happened to rain anyway
Htx.Gabe2 who knows
That Cyborg Reprogramming 101 class looks like my summer school class
Your sprite animation for the OG timeline summary was very impressive. Good work!
This video was very high quality. You definitely deserve all of your success with your UA-cam channel.
" The Lin Kuei are not ninja!"
-Sub Zero 😂
all cyborgs can be reprogrammeb by pressing F2 during boot up...
No you press alt F4
Thanks for the video Spook. Those robots must have shotty workmanship to get beaten and captured so often.
"As silent as the night, more deadlier than the dawn!"
I bet the Grandmaster reeeeeeeeeaaly regrets leaving that 'reprogramming cyborgs for dummies' book laying around.
For ur knowledge it was Jax nd sonya who helped sub zero reprogramming Cyrax with their technology
So what I’m getting from this is... it’s like Robot Naruto?
The Anime Dude I mean...kinda?
What I'm getting from this is that Cyrax got fucked over left and right, all the time in every timeline and more times then anyone else heh heh. No wonder why he betrays them everytime or wants to join Raidens gang.
@Harambe The Gorrila "oUhKaY"
Not really.
"Death is the only way out. Major Briggs, Sonya Blade. Shao Kahn will be pleased."
--Cyrax
Major Jackson Jax Briggs: "Shao what?! I'll take homeboy!"
Good to see you like mortal komabat. Always thought the lore was pretty neat.
That intro was so spooky that I pissed myself and had a heart attack, than woke up in the hospital still pissing and than I found out I was diagnosed with PTSD, Thanks a lot
Wow! Thanks man! Now everything makes sense. 'Cause is kinda of a mess what happen with everyone and you made an awesome explanation. Remember guys is Quadborg! He says Triborg because easier and cooler to speak.
A few thoughts that popped out of my mind :
1)I don't get the Triborg hatewagon. It was quite a clever idea to bring back much-beloved playstyles while still maintaining some consistency within the lore. Yeah, maybe he wasn't as fledged-out as all three (four?) kharacters taken separately, but he was mad fun nonetheless. And having a fully robotic kharacter, maybe the first of many more, would be insanely awesome. Do you even imagine how ludicrous their arsenal would be?! And as a faction, the Tekunin sounds wonderful in my book. Plus, with the messed up timelines introduced in MK11, we could totally have both Triborg and the original cyborgs anyway.
2)Sadly, I doubt we could get only one of them without causing a massive backlash from the kommunity... Do you really think we could bring back Cyrax without having Sektor fans on our back? As sad as it may be, people have a hard time setting them apart. Quite a shame really.
3)While I'm absolutely fond of Sub-Zero (and Steven Blum's voice acting), I can't help but wonder how far the "cyber-sub-zero" idea could have gone if fans weren't so pissed off about it. It certainly would have felt weird having him fight Scorpion that way. But hey... He turned out more than okay!
@aleflippy1997 I know your comment’s from 4 years ago, but you’re right. Cyrax and Sektor are like a package deal. And it doesn’t look like we can have one cyborg without any others. lol
Where is Hydro during all of this? I always thought that blue cyborg in the MK11 background was Hydro, not Cyber Sub Zero.
You got to love Mortal Kombat, and learning more about the Ninja's sounds pretty cool! 😎😄😁👍
What's really interesting is there actually was an organization in China that were referred to as the Lin Kuei, and they are the original masters of Ninjutzu.
Gizmo Mogwi Wow, the more you know.
I feel Triborg's ending is not canon considering Sonya is not dead.
It sure should be canon. S.F. sucks!
I feel they should make it cannon but just not have him kill ALL special forces, just whoever was working on him in the lab (couple scientist and soldiers)
6:25 Sektor in MK3 ending to was against Shao Khan and Outworld, because he believed they were a threat to the Lin Kuei.
Sektor was always chaotic neutral. Glad NRS messed him up
The Triborgs are so cool and their story is so interesting!
Thanks man. I needed this.👍
As you can see, I'm not that bright and got lost halfway throughout the games so this was helpful😅
triborg walks up to sektors head and swears he will continue his legacy
Well in a way, he IS Sektor
I noticed how Triborg's Smoke variation doesn't have a unique design, just the base Cyber Lin Kuei with black paint and red lights. That's because Smoke never became a cyborg, so Triborg had nothing to go with but his move data
I love and I have bought every MK game ever! I have to have Cyber Smoke or Tri-borg or Human Smoke!
All my favorite Childhood series of games (Resident Evil, MGS, MK) have convoluted hard-to-follow storylines but remain fun due to the gameplay and general feel. Do I know the details of these great games? No. And I watch these videos to gain more understanding but it feels like school studying! It's work! Out of all the videos I watched on MK lore this was by far the best though!
The two things people said the most when they 1st played MK9 story mode... "Cyrax is Black?!" Or "I knew Cyrax was Black!" Lol. Seriously great video though. Good job explaining the lore.
I wonder how 2spooky only has 400 thousand subs. I’ve been watching him since 200 thousand subs. Mans deserves atleast a million subs
1:29 Those outfits!
Tri borg should be re invented as final boss.....
Why is your intro like 20 whole seconds long
lol
To be fair, it's a pretty decent intro. 💀💀💀
Great video! It really helped me understand the cyber initiative. Just wish you mentioned how Sektor sold out to Quan Chi to destroy the Shirai Ryu.
Something I didn't know I wanted to know about until I saw the title of the video
Tribord set out on a goal to eliminate organic life. So triborg is like Dr Nefarious from Ratchet and Clank 3 XD
This video is gold. Everyone's into MK would agree with me.
I liked the video just because you but the two bad kids in the back of the classroom together, Kabal (no mask) and Noob." They were definitely the trouble makers in Cyborg Programming 101 lmaoo
I always liked these characters the most it's neat to learn about them.
If I could keep my own conscience, id let someone turn me into a cyborg that looked like Cyrax.
Sub Zero has got some *cold* jokes in MKX and MK11
7:02 👀 damn
My headcanon was always that sub worked with Jax who helped him reprogram smoke
Kurtz pel looking hella good
Sah dude, long time no see spook.
Keep up your videos dude
The Tekunin = A clan of ninjas gone robotic.
Awesome video bro big Thumbs up 💯💯👍👍👍👍
20 second intros are the best 👍🏻
The ninjas from the movie ninja assassin always reminded me of the Lin kuei lol
lmao the part where he is talking about sub zero coming back in MKX as his human form is EXACTLY my reaction, I always wondered how he turned back. ( didn't read the comics then)
The animations with the MK character cut outs, or whatever they’re called, were hilarious and perfect lol thanks for another awesome vid. Will you be doing anymore scary story storytelling?? I fackin love those
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It would be cool if its revealed that kano and the black dragon are allies with lin kuei suplying them with technology
I love your videos, by any chance. Will you do a top 10 or 25 about the boondocks?
My wife said you sound like sokka and now I can’t I hear it lol we love your channel!!
Triborg was a great Idea. It is sad that it will not be followed upon.
This is dope
"FOR THE LIN KUEI!" Triborg in MKX is the SHIT!
Now we've got Cyber Frost, my favorite character in MK11!
That intro was jamming🔥 good video
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Cyborg reprogramming 101 😂. They teach it in outworld lmao
Mortal Kombat has an awesome story and robots.
“What!.....What the fuck” That shit had me rolling lmao 🤣
That scene where he blows himself and the cyborgs up is awesome in many ways.
It would be fun to see a green cyber ninja
Love all of your mortal kombat videos, more my dude !
Amazing video watched twice in case I missed something
Lol the animating reminds of Dashies mk animations before XD
Lol, same
2spooky instrumental intro is so dope
They just happened to have robotic sounding names like Cyrax and Sektor before becoming cyborgs?
My theory is that they were chosen first BECAUSE they have robotic sounding names.
@@palaceofwisdom9448 That's actually better than most theories. Oh and Cyrax is an actual name by the way. Originated from Southern Africa
5:09 when u need money after spending a budget on cyborgs
i subbed because the animations were awesome
Man thx for explaining me what happen . It is very complicated but i love u and your videos cuz i play mortal kombat mobile and i allways liked triborgs they are so cool and when i love a fictional character just like u i fell in debt to at least know his history! Thank u for taking tine to explain to me !
Cyber ninjas are one of the most badass things ever what’s why I love triborg so much and I think I actually like him more than scorpion now😄😄😄😄😎😎😎😎😊👍🏻!!! Well explained too mate😊👍🏻!!! And wait triborg shows up in mk10’s story ?!!!!!
I want the Lin Kuei members for Mk12 and possibly see Sub-Zero fight the Tekunin
Well there is No mk12
Intro alone deserves a sub
Nice vid
Considering how easy it is to reprogram them it makes you wonder if there’s just a switchboard somewhere on them maybe with facial recognition software to submit to the first person they see that gives them orders.
A big red button with the 'reprogram' label on it
I love smoke and sektor and cryrax