I was just thinking to myself, "Man I really wish there was a 3 hour long video explaining the lore of Mortal Kombat" and look what pops up on my feed.
They should've showed a glimpse into the future where Quan Chi has two children. As they're playing they just vanish like ghosts. Just like what happened to Goku.
Johnny Cage was the biggest winner in the second timeline. Survives Motaro, survives Khan, takes down Shinnok, gets the girl, has a kid who takes down Shinnok, survives the whole timeline.
He’s one of the only characters in the second timeline that had a consistent winning streak, managed to survive dying, getting mind controlled, was actually a pretty well respected as a mentor and father, and in his ending got Sonya back and is probably just chilling in his own timeline. Compared to everyone else who got loads of trauma from mind control, majorly screwed over or killed he hit the jackpot.
They did Cage real dirty in the 2nd movie.. the fans were real mad.. we the fans gave him the plot armour he deserves cause this version is much better. ❤ Johny forever
You truly are a Mortal Kombat Scholar. The fact you put this together, fact-checked everything, and made it entertaining through the video's full length. I always appreciate people who can make this content perfectly. Thank you, I hope to see what else you decide to do in the future.
I am still bitter about how they never explore Dark Raiden more. I love the idea of the most patient and understanding fighter in the series breaking after realizing the Elder Gods are basically just the interdimensional UN; making rules but never really enforcing them when they're desperately needed.
At least he made an appearance. Onaga pretty much disappeared all together. So did Argus and Haven't had been trashed basically. And in my opinion, Haven't had the most potential, despite being hated by useless fans.
Especially in the NRS series it felt like such a good direction for him. I remember being so excited for like a Mortal Kombat Civil War where some characters might side with Dark Raiden and some characters might side against him, on top of the Netherworld forces, I was pretty hyped. But we're kind of in reboot hell now, MKX by far had the most ambition in terms of actually moving the story forward
@@bm_burgerI blame the initial knee jerk reaction from some fans in the beginning of MKX’s life cycle who all acted like the Kombat Kids sucked. Those were the same fans who were already upset at MK9’s killing off of several characters. I think NRS took in those early fan opinions rather than the later more positive opinions about MKX’s moving forward of the story. They either didn’t want to or didn’t know how to move the story on from X besides rebooting shit essentially, which is a shame.
The main reason Motaro was turned into a minotaur in Armageddon was that the team was having trouble animating a centaur. They mostly used motion capture for character animations and there are no real-world centaur actors to put in a motion suit. So they had a choice to make. Get rid of Motaro's hind legs or omit the character completely. And since the whole point of Armageddon was everyone is here they chose the former.
@Hawkatana Please refrain from using big internet words for us Laymen. In-universe or out-of-universe only. The in-universe explanation is that Motaro was cursed, and he wanted payback
@@Volvagia1927Horse Costume leaves them both with low visibility. No, my friend. For this task, we must go full Human Centipede. I know of two actors that would be comfortable with it as long as we are cool with Motaro being recast as Asian?
I really love how silly and off the rails the MK lore is. The time travel stuff isn't my favorite, but at least it's opened up some cool character interactions we'd never have seen otherwise.
Kronnika: Yes Raiden, I have brought back everyone who died in order to... Raiden: Yeah, yeah, cool. Uh, where's Stryker? Kronnika: He... uh... so anyway, I have brought back everyone who died...
The Elder Gods of Mortal Kombat are like cops in a lifetime movie, always citing some technicality for why "their hands are tied" in stopping any of the villains but leaping into action whenever anyone breaks the rules on divine intervention to help Earthrealm.😅
It is less resetting the timeline, and more putting on a separate file. Since the some of the dupe/clone interactions make previous events still cannon. Alongside *spoilers* pulling a Doctor Who Armageddon in the ending.
let's be real here the story is fun but I don't think most people give a shit about the lore they care about beating the shit outta the other characters lol
I don't know if he would considering that there are already plenty of videos on KH lore and it not being a fighting game. Plus, I don't know if Clement is into KH
KH is a series where by the second PS2 entry people were angrily fuming over the mere statement that the guy they fought in the first game was, at the time, someone who merely stole a man's name and booted 'em to the Shadow Realm. Also KH isn't a fighting game--
The 3D games on the PS2 had their issues of janky gameplay and characters constantly being revived, but that still was when the worldbuilding of MK was at its most interesting for me. I also like the change in status quo that MKX introduced. Part of me feels disappointed MK11 decided to erase all of that rather than delve into the setting further with a sequel. Imagine: Raiden declaring war on every other realm that might pose a threat to Earthrealm, Liu Kang and Kitana becoming leaders of the Netherrealm and the Kombat Kids growing up. I was all for it. Then MK11 happened.
Noo i dont want the video to end... I love detailed videos of game stories where you take time on each character.... Unlike those other videos out there which move past each character so fast that you cant even keep their names in your mind. Do note many people here haven't played these games and don't know the characters, so moving past them very fast could make it difficult for the viewers to even memorise the name. So please keep your video long and not fast paced. And please please do more game story videos... Mass effect, bio shock, half life, halo etc etc I love your work ❤
Its like watching a movie with a very elaborate lore.... Like LOTR... Cold nights + hot beverage + warm blanket + in depth lore video which we watch like a movie ❤
Was wondering “Clement hasn’t uploaded in a while, hope he’s okay.” Then I get this in my notifications, quality over quantity. Gonna really enjoy this video.
Honestly, as someone who loved Batman Beyond, Teen Titans, Young Justice, etc., I really like "passing the torch" stories. So MKX was a fun time, watching the next generation square up with old and new threats and seeing how the old cast was doing (...mostly). I feel like there aren't enough stories about heroes post-victory in pop culture, so that was interesting to see.
Yeah, too bad the development of the Kombat Kids lack proper build-up in MKX. I was one of the few who were actually hooked with the idea of the new gen fighter, and was glad that NRS actually attempted to break the status quo and move the series in a new direction. Unfortunately, it seems they regret that for some reasons and there comes MK11 with another reset and now the shjtshow that is MK1.
Clement losing his mind towards the end of the MK1 lore is the perfect description for the absolute brain melt I was going through as I first played through it. XD
@@malaki7123 That’s the normal reaction to realizing now, there’s a multiverse where EVERYTHING is canon somewhere, and this time, Kronika isn’t gonna cull it.
In regards to how Sub-Zero turns back into a human at the start of MKX, it's revealed in the tie-in comic series. Which is weird, but whatever. Quan Chi decided one day that Subby would be more useful to him as a human, so he used his magic to blow up Cyber Sub-Zero and then reconstruct him into a humanoid body. And Kuai was fully conscious throughout the entire process, so that had to hurt like hell.
I thought he revealed that his soul was actually left intact during the cyberization process. So when he died, Quan Chi used that to create the Revenant.
I mean, I always thought the revenants were clone bodies since Johnny's revenant was being constructed independent of his actual body. So when a person died, only the soul would become the revenant and Quan would construct a new body
Crazy seeing a guy I watched play Cool World on SNES when I was 8 years old is still making content, even more wild that it's THIS quality. I hope this one blows up like the last two, you've earned it, my GOAT fr
To this very moment, raiden, quan chi, and shang Tsung teaming up in a last ditch effort to stop onaga literally off the heels of the events of deadly alliance is the most badass moment of the entire franchise next to lui kang zombie getting his revenge on shang tsung.
Deception Konquest mode is peak and will forever be peak Mortal Kombat, everything about it was amazing, and they literally did everything they could with what they had when they made it
I genuinley think its kind of a masterpiece, its not just that nothing mattered and everything was a waste of time but it was SUCH a waste that it takes it to Greek Tragedy levels. Shujinko starts as a wide eyed child and becomes a cynical old man because he spent his entire life just doing stupid shit for Onaga. But despite that, he has mastered every style of kombat just by going on all these adventures. There's something a little zen about it I guess lol. Was it a waste if he gained all this power? Power he uses to defeat the villain? The villain he wasted his life bringing to power? All told through this weird goofy 2000s sandbox game where you can just run into Mokap walking around
@bm_burger hit the nail right on the head brother, and it’s crazy too seeing everything change, like in the first cutscene you can hear young Liu Kang training with Bo Rai Cho it even has prequel elements that were excellently portrayed, not to mention all the VAs were just Netherrealm employees for the most part, Shujinko’s tale had a lot of storytelling and now he’s just some Kung fu copycat guy in MK1. Even then it had a lot of that old Kung Fu vibe, but it also had like RPG elements in a way, progressing and becoming stronger as shujinko makes you kinda feel like you’re in his role training with the greatest like Bo Rai Cho, to the craziness of Havik, he felt like a true MC character
Considering Woolie's "Heaven or Hell" GG lore series is just over 7 hours long, I don't entertain an "insane lore" version anytime soon(or ever, but who knows), no matter how much I want it.
That may not be anytime soon. When was finishing this one, Clement stated on Twitter/X how he didn’t want to touch another lore video for a very long while. Understandable, considering how long this particular one took him.
I love the absurdity of the Mortal Kombat lore and the fact they committed to all of it so for MK10 & 11 we actually got comics explaining some details: - yes, Quan Chi can make up entirely new bodies for Revenants which he did for Kuai Liang. As we have seen for Noob & Scorpion - AZTEC! c'mon is in the name. & yes it's canon that Kotal actually visited Earthrealm during the Mesoamerican era & trained the Aztecs into their culture so... the thing is that Raiden's MK11 plan is actually a lore tidbit they kinda dropped after the original MK: To participate in Shang Tsung's tournament he took over the body of a random Farmer; so yeah Raiden has been able to transfer his Godly essence to mortals this entire time
learned the tekken and street fighter lore solely because of this channel and now something i actually know like mortal kombat gets explained absolutely love it
Great vid! MKX is my favorite entry too - I've got a lot of affection for the new characters, and the super-fast gameplay is the most enjoyable to watch.
@@Leahcimmichael Nah man, we gotta get that VIRTUA FIGHTER lore! You know, that totally expansive and deep and interesting lore in a series known for its interesting story modes?
"Spawn a massive soul-sucking tornado. A soul-nado if you will." Nope. That's no Soulnado. That's a Tornado of Souls, and I'm stuck in the eye of the tornado. Blow me away!
Clement I've watched your videos a whole decade ago, it's so cool to see you getting these huge hits with these lore videos especially. Good stuff man. You're good at making these video game stories feel more interesting and fun to hear about
Good video but one thing in the original timeline a little known fact is that Shao Khan is actually the protector god of Outworld. Instead of acting like Raiden and preventing the realms from merging he chose to conquer realms thinking he was doing it for himself but he was under the influence of The One Being that is the "body" of the realms trying to merge to destroy the multiverse. Basically any bad guy who wants to merge the realms are under the influence of The One Being trying to become whole again.
@FragmentJack I believe it is mentioned in the Mortal Kombat Deception. In the Chaos Realm all of the NPCs tell you stuff backwards and some of them tell you important stuff like Damashi isn't real and is betraying you but one of them also mentions that Shao Khan was Outworld's protector god. Shao Khan and Raiden being brothers is mentioned a few times. In the movie MK Annihilation Shao Khan is referred to as Shinnok's son and Raiden's brother (The MK creators Ed Boon and John Tobias did write stuff for the first two movies and had some control over those films). However in game cannon they are mentioned that they are siblings in MK vs DC Universe too. Plus them both being Protector gods they probably follow our own Greek mythology where most of the gods and goddesses were siblings like Zeus, Hades, Hera, and Poseidon.
About two weeks ago I got recommended your Street Fighter lore video and loved it. The following week I watched through your Tekken one and loved it. Now week three and you drop an MK lore video! Despite these projects being years apart it will be weird not to have one of your fighting game lore videos to watch in chunks when I get to the end of this one. Keep up the good work!
Outstanding work! You have succeeded in making the terribly convoluted lore of MK comprehensible. Something so many have tried but failed. Incorporating all games including spin offs, comics, movies, tv-series, timelines, backstories into one coherent whole must have been a very hard and timeconsuming effort. Thank you very much!
another FANTASTIC video!! I knew some MK lore but I didn't realize how consistent it is across the whole series! It's cool that even reboots are canon and stuff like that! I love this video series so much, keep up the great work with everything you do!
@@thelemonbread777to be fair the only good person that makes him feel that way is kyo. Any other people he feels inclined to kill are genuine assholes/villains
I still remember your Clement Reviews on MK9 back in 2011 and how you mentioned you mained Shang Tsung. Always wanted you to take a deep dive on this series as a long-time fan of you and MK. Keep it up, Clement! :)
Not sure if someone has clarified it, but Scorpion does become Kuai Liang/Sub Zero II's protector, but in MK4, Quan Chi tricks Scorpion telling him that Kuai Liang is the true murderer of his clan And Reiko WAS meant to be Shao Kahn's reincarnation, that was the plan by John Tobias before he left Midway Studio
Glad you’re making more videos like this. I showed both the Tekken and Street Fighter lore videos to my dad, and he loved them, so I’ll definitely be showing him this one.
Loved this video. I did skip the MK1 section because I don't want that story spoiled for me but like with MK11 I'm waiting for the Ultimate version with all of the DLC to come out before I buy it. I haven't bought a fighting game at launch since MKX because I don't like paying full price for a game and then having to pay for all of the DLC afterwards. I just like having everything available at once and since I'm not in a lot of the fighting game community spaces online I rarely see anyone talk about these games so I usually don't get them spoiled for me.
Literally perfect timing. Just finished aftermath today & I wanted to review the timeline before hopping into MK1. Must be the will of the Elder Gods!!!
Been watching since the Sonic 3 & Knuckles let’s play back when I was a preteen! 14 years ago! In my late 20s now and still subbed the whole time. Glad to see the Clement resurgence with the insane lore series, very much deserved.
Yoooo! I'm so excited for this. I don't have the time right this second unfortunately, but I cannot wait to come back later to hear your take and general expansive knowledge for this series, Clement! I love MK so much. 😁
What in the multivers is going on here?!?! Never played the games (sheltered) and now it's mission to play them. Great and insane video. It not only gave me the important details of the story but I was funny and quite the emotional roller coaster and I enjoyed every bit of it.
I used to watch you back when you were doing the Sonic 2, let's play, and then do the extra episodes with fun facts. I was like 8 years old, so I'm glad you are still going on strong, long live the Eggman
Few things to note/add - All MK tower endings are Kannon. The timelines would just reset if not played out the way it needed too. This means that any "Jobbers" are there because in some timeline they were not jobbers and actually won. - DC vs MK is also Kannon, during Radians flashback of him and Lou fighting shows DC vs MK. Of course this was not the way things needed to go so timeline was reset. - The recent MK animated movies are also Kannon (see end of snowblind) - Anything that didnt make sense during one game to the next can really be chocked up to timeline was reset and things are slightly different. This means MK-MK9 although tells one story may not all be the same timeline but "close enough" (same can be told about the Comics though have not dived into those much) overall great video and yes very messy/insane lore
I casually wondered aloud, "Maybe I should finally get into Mortal Kombat," and apparently my computer heard me because this popped up on my home page. And now I absorb this info before deep diving into playing the series.
I feel like MKX is criminally underrated in terms of it’s story bc ironically enough, everything but the actual story mode is a masterclass of “passing the torch” and evolving the world of the characters in a good way. I’d say it’s on par with Tekken 3 in terms of setting a new status quo that’s new but not alien to the series and I will forever hate how NRS immediately abandoned all of it bc of fan outcry over the story mode.
Congrats on making a video on the Big 3 of Fighting Games. Hope to see you give the others more love in the future (Bloody Roar, Marvel vs Capcom, Skullgirls, Dead or Alive, Under Night, etc.)
The monumental amount of research is rivaled only by your godlike editing efforts. Well done. I am thoroughly educated. Can't believe I got this for free. Thank you.
The reason Motaro is "cursed" in Armageddon to be a minotaur is because they wanted to reduce animation costs. It would've been much more expensive to render a 4 legged 3D centaur just for on character.
You pick fun at the "tea party" but that is a very old Japanese custom to discuss over tea. It's very ceremonious. It allows all parties to take a delicacy and be calm. Be there in both spirit and mind. To meet each other at their differences and to discuss matters in a matures sense.
Great video. This is a MUST for anyone new who's kurious about the world of Mortal Kombat and wants to pick up a kontroller and fatality an opponent to save Earthrealm! It will katch you up on ALL the lore of MK and katch you up to date for Mortal Kombat 1.. so enjoy!! 🐉
Once again, nice video. Always cool to see these and how much effort goes into them. Regarding first timeline sub zero and kuai liang, i got the impression that scorpion at first didn't consider kuai to be the killer of him or his family, that was bi-han and the rest of the lin kuei and scorpion already avenged them. Then quan chi tricks him into think kuai was somehow responsible
I was just thinking to myself, "Man I really wish there was a 3 hour long video explaining the lore of Mortal Kombat" and look what pops up on my feed.
Bro me too
And so far this is his longest lore video to date. Probably his longest video period.
I love these from clement. Can't wait for Thorgi to also do MK at some point
Relatable
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I have ad ptsd, I was legit just sitting here actually like "well come on, it's been 5 minutes,"
I pay For Yt Premium Haven’t Seen A Commercial 😂 N 4 Years
Definitely. Good job recognizing that, I wouldn't have caught it
@@lordmaziofficial2438 same
I gave a like before I even watched the video :) making a vid on the topic alone deserves it
"She kicked him in the balls and broke his magic spell."
Truly masterful story telling from the MK team.
She'd been hanging around Johnny Cage for too long.
They should've showed a glimpse into the future where Quan Chi has two children. As they're playing they just vanish like ghosts. Just like what happened to Goku.
@@LegendaryDarkKnight602 DBZA?
@@R-Blazer Exactly.
@@LegendaryDarkKnight602 I'm hungry
Johnny Cage was the biggest winner in the second timeline. Survives Motaro, survives Khan, takes down Shinnok, gets the girl, has a kid who takes down Shinnok, survives the whole timeline.
He came back with (stronger) plot armor.
He’s one of the only characters in the second timeline that had a consistent winning streak, managed to survive dying, getting mind controlled, was actually a pretty well respected as a mentor and father, and in his ending got Sonya back and is probably just chilling in his own timeline. Compared to everyone else who got loads of trauma from mind control, majorly screwed over or killed he hit the jackpot.
I love modern Johnny. He goes from a cocky jerk to a respected family man and mentor who saves the day.
……Until Aftermath😳💀
They did Cage real dirty in the 2nd movie.. the fans were real mad.. we the fans gave him the plot armour he deserves cause this version is much better.
❤ Johny forever
You truly are a Mortal Kombat Scholar. The fact you put this together, fact-checked everything, and made it entertaining through the video's full length. I always appreciate people who can make this content perfectly. Thank you, I hope to see what else you decide to do in the future.
I really appreciate having footage from a match recreating what's going on in the lore. It's nice to look at and helps a lot to be visually engaging.
I am still bitter about how they never explore Dark Raiden more. I love the idea of the most patient and understanding fighter in the series breaking after realizing the Elder Gods are basically just the interdimensional UN; making rules but never really enforcing them when they're desperately needed.
At least he made an appearance. Onaga pretty much disappeared all together. So did Argus and Haven't had been trashed basically. And in my opinion, Haven't had the most potential, despite being hated by useless fans.
@@younglove3362
Haven't?
@helixsol7171
*Tavern, something screwed with my text. I doubt it was spell check this time.
Especially in the NRS series it felt like such a good direction for him. I remember being so excited for like a Mortal Kombat Civil War where some characters might side with Dark Raiden and some characters might side against him, on top of the Netherworld forces, I was pretty hyped. But we're kind of in reboot hell now, MKX by far had the most ambition in terms of actually moving the story forward
@@bm_burgerI blame the initial knee jerk reaction from some fans in the beginning of MKX’s life cycle who all acted like the Kombat Kids sucked. Those were the same fans who were already upset at MK9’s killing off of several characters. I think NRS took in those early fan opinions rather than the later more positive opinions about MKX’s moving forward of the story. They either didn’t want to or didn’t know how to move the story on from X besides rebooting shit essentially, which is a shame.
The main reason Motaro was turned into a minotaur in Armageddon was that the team was having trouble animating a centaur. They mostly used motion capture for character animations and there are no real-world centaur actors to put in a motion suit. So they had a choice to make. Get rid of Motaro's hind legs or omit the character completely. And since the whole point of Armageddon was everyone is here they chose the former.
Put two people in mo-cap suits in a horse costume the right way and, well, BAM: Centaur! That was easy.
Yeah, but people want the watsonian reason, not the doylist reason.
@@popcorn_ceiling8798 Google is your friend.
@Hawkatana Please refrain from using big internet words for us Laymen. In-universe or out-of-universe only.
The in-universe explanation is that Motaro was cursed, and he wanted payback
@@Volvagia1927Horse Costume leaves them both with low visibility. No, my friend. For this task, we must go full Human Centipede. I know of two actors that would be comfortable with it as long as we are cool with Motaro being recast as Asian?
I swear every mortal kombat character has an intelligence level of a tootsie roll.
It’s because everyone has been smashed in the head so much that they lost all their brain cells
@@XragebootsXCTE is real
@@setokaiba3458 CTESPN
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In their defense, they're probably kicked in the head a lot
I really love how silly and off the rails the MK lore is. The time travel stuff isn't my favorite, but at least it's opened up some cool character interactions we'd never have seen otherwise.
Kronnika: Yes Raiden, I have brought back everyone who died in order to...
Raiden: Yeah, yeah, cool. Uh, where's Stryker?
Kronnika: He... uh... so anyway, I have brought back everyone who died...
Theory: Stryker is still in the void. never figured out how to leave
But what about SIRO, THE GREATEST MORTAL KOMBAT KHARACTER?
@@jlev1028 Ah Siro... Mortal Kombat's answer to Captain Sawada.
POLICE BRUTALITY NOT COMING UP 😔
🎶Everybody hates Stryker🎶
The Elder Gods of Mortal Kombat are like cops in a lifetime movie, always citing some technicality for why "their hands are tied" in stopping any of the villains but leaping into action whenever anyone breaks the rules on divine intervention to help Earthrealm.😅
They are legit the worst pantheon of Gods in fiction. Supposedly all powerful but incompetent when tasked to do things themselves.
We should do something! Should we do something? We should do something! Should we do something?
@@shadowlinkbds Linkara. The great linkara!
Or you know... Like real cops as well
@@nono9543 I’d say two brothers form RWBY can give theme run to their money
"Wrong Jared this is not a brutality, this is a fatality" that was so cold yet so funny
Jarek. Jared was king of edenia.
@@lpnp9477*Jerrod.
Jared: I'M SO GAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!
I've never watched a 3 hour UA-cam before. You held my attention the entire time. Fantastic job!
I will honestly never forgive them for not letting us use undead Liu Kang's chains, or not giving him a bigger story presence
Clement: "[NRS] storytelling game is still on point"
NRS Storytelling: "Let's reset the timeline...again"
It is less resetting the timeline, and more putting on a separate file. Since the some of the dupe/clone interactions make previous events still cannon. Alongside *spoilers* pulling a Doctor Who Armageddon in the ending.
let's be real here the story is fun but I don't think most people give a shit about the lore they care about beating the shit outta the other characters lol
To be fair, exactly what were they supposed to do after Armageddon?
@@RabblesTheBinx continue the story that was set up with taven using blaze’s power?
@@RabblesTheBinxtrim the fat of characters that weren’t needed, keep the more popular guys around and make a more streamline story?
The countless hours, researching, writing, editing and etc put into this video. I want to say THANK YOU! I want to show my true appreciation!
This Insane Lore series is honestly becoming an all-time classic on the channel, imagine if it ever got to something like Kingdom Hearts one day
kingdom hearts is bad tho
I don't know if he would considering that there are already plenty of videos on KH lore and it not being a fighting game. Plus, I don't know if Clement is into KH
@@pridefulmaster1390 and kingdom hearts is for pedos
KH is a series where by the second PS2 entry people were angrily fuming over the mere statement that the guy they fought in the first game was, at the time, someone who merely stole a man's name and booted 'em to the Shadow Realm.
Also KH isn't a fighting game--
@@cillbipher2613 and it's a game for sex offenders
2:10 “I’m so Gaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy”
🤣🤣🤣
@@louis2k18best comment 🤣
Or maybe he was speaking Portuguese "eu vo caiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii"
it's nice to hear someone be excited to talk abt mk11 for once
Fun Fact: Kano only became an Aussie after the 95 movie.
Wouldn't have it any other way mate😏
In which he was actually supposed to be British.
Life's funny that way.
And the first game to depict him as Aussie was Mortal Kombat: Special Forces
Also the actor wasn't Australian but Paul WS Anderson thought he was.
@@rossadams8934 I never knew he wasn't actually Australian.
The franchise went from a gory Street Fighter with an in-depth lore to using superhero tropes of retcons, time travels and multiverses.
Yea the original timeline with John Tobias was top tier writing
Yeah man I still like the new games but damn the OG timeline was way better
@@elcamino6409Tobias wrote MK3 which has all of that, check for brain damage
The 3D games on the PS2 had their issues of janky gameplay and characters constantly being revived, but that still was when the worldbuilding of MK was at its most interesting for me.
I also like the change in status quo that MKX introduced. Part of me feels disappointed MK11 decided to erase all of that rather than delve into the setting further with a sequel.
Imagine: Raiden declaring war on every other realm that might pose a threat to Earthrealm, Liu Kang and Kitana becoming leaders of the Netherrealm and the Kombat Kids growing up. I was all for it. Then MK11 happened.
@@rainofkhandaq6678 to make that statement you have to be on the spectrum so I’ll just wish you a great weekend
The Sanity Grade for the Mortal Kombat franchise: *BRUTALITY!*
Noo i dont want the video to end... I love detailed videos of game stories where you take time on each character.... Unlike those other videos out there which move past each character so fast that you cant even keep their names in your mind.
Do note many people here haven't played these games and don't know the characters, so moving past them very fast could make it difficult for the viewers to even memorise the name. So please keep your video long and not fast paced.
And please please do more game story videos... Mass effect, bio shock, half life, halo etc etc
I love your work ❤
Its like watching a movie with a very elaborate lore.... Like LOTR... Cold nights + hot beverage + warm blanket + in depth lore video which we watch like a movie ❤
This 3h video went by like it was 45 min long because of your incredibly entertaining narration. And sharp editing! Kudos my man!
Was wondering “Clement hasn’t uploaded in a while, hope he’s okay.” Then I get this in my notifications, quality over quantity. Gonna really enjoy this video.
The secret to longevity
Honestly, as someone who loved Batman Beyond, Teen Titans, Young Justice, etc., I really like "passing the torch" stories. So MKX was a fun time, watching the next generation square up with old and new threats and seeing how the old cast was doing (...mostly). I feel like there aren't enough stories about heroes post-victory in pop culture, so that was interesting to see.
Yeah, too bad the development of the Kombat Kids lack proper build-up in MKX. I was one of the few who were actually hooked with the idea of the new gen fighter, and was glad that NRS actually attempted to break the status quo and move the series in a new direction. Unfortunately, it seems they regret that for some reasons and there comes MK11 with another reset and now the shjtshow that is MK1.
The thing is that those new mf aren't as good as the classic characters.
@@tio_johnI liked Cassie cage more than half of the classic characters
@@qq5847 They just wouldn't commit to having them since that means Jonny and Sonya and Jax all stop being young enough.
Clement losing his mind towards the end of the MK1 lore is the perfect description for the absolute brain melt I was going through as I first played through it. XD
Just wait till Khaos Reigns.
Mortal Kombat: Into the Kombatverse
@@malaki7123 That’s the normal reaction to realizing now, there’s a multiverse where EVERYTHING is canon somewhere, and this time, Kronika isn’t gonna cull it.
Mortal Kombat 1 Sucks!!!
It wasn't that confusing to me.
My whole childhood in 3 hours. This is fantastic. Thanks bro. MK deserves its own franchise to the scale of Marvel.
This is so cool. Much appreciation, dude. The whole thing makes since. MORTAL KOMBAT!!!
In regards to how Sub-Zero turns back into a human at the start of MKX, it's revealed in the tie-in comic series. Which is weird, but whatever.
Quan Chi decided one day that Subby would be more useful to him as a human, so he used his magic to blow up Cyber Sub-Zero and then reconstruct him into a humanoid body. And Kuai was fully conscious throughout the entire process, so that had to hurt like hell.
Man I’m glad Hanzo finally got to kill Quan Chi. What a piece of garbage
I thought he revealed that his soul was actually left intact during the cyberization process. So when he died, Quan Chi used that to create the Revenant.
I mean, I always thought the revenants were clone bodies since Johnny's revenant was being constructed independent of his actual body. So when a person died, only the soul would become the revenant and Quan would construct a new body
@@SageRuffinyeah but mk9 he was cyber sub as a revenant which was dumb so I guess quan chi remade him
It's not that weird, that comic is great.
Crazy seeing a guy I watched play Cool World on SNES when I was 8 years old is still making content, even more wild that it's THIS quality. I hope this one blows up like the last two, you've earned it, my GOAT fr
BY THE ELDER GODS! THE GREAT CLEMENT HAS DROPPED A NEW LORE VIDEO❤❤❤
To this very moment, raiden, quan chi, and shang Tsung teaming up in a last ditch effort to stop onaga literally off the heels of the events of deadly alliance is the most badass moment of the entire franchise next to lui kang zombie getting his revenge on shang tsung.
Deception Konquest mode is peak and will forever be peak Mortal Kombat, everything about it was amazing, and they literally did everything they could with what they had when they made it
I genuinley think its kind of a masterpiece, its not just that nothing mattered and everything was a waste of time but it was SUCH a waste that it takes it to Greek Tragedy levels. Shujinko starts as a wide eyed child and becomes a cynical old man because he spent his entire life just doing stupid shit for Onaga. But despite that, he has mastered every style of kombat just by going on all these adventures.
There's something a little zen about it I guess lol. Was it a waste if he gained all this power? Power he uses to defeat the villain? The villain he wasted his life bringing to power? All told through this weird goofy 2000s sandbox game where you can just run into Mokap walking around
@bm_burger hit the nail right on the head brother, and it’s crazy too seeing everything change, like in the first cutscene you can hear young Liu Kang training with Bo Rai Cho it even has prequel elements that were excellently portrayed, not to mention all the VAs were just Netherrealm employees for the most part, Shujinko’s tale had a lot of storytelling and now he’s just some Kung fu copycat guy in MK1. Even then it had a lot of that old Kung Fu vibe, but it also had like RPG elements in a way, progressing and becoming stronger as shujinko makes you kinda feel like you’re in his role training with the greatest like Bo Rai Cho, to the craziness of Havik, he felt like a true MC character
The Insane Lore of Guilty Gear and King of Fighters will be just as insane as the rest
Considering Woolie's "Heaven or Hell" GG lore series is just over 7 hours long, I don't entertain an "insane lore" version anytime soon(or ever, but who knows), no matter how much I want it.
Shoryugame has the lore of KOF.
@@gca_22 but its 4.5 hours long, 7 episodes. Sure itll be long and thay but doable, maybe afyer things like samsho and KoF
King of Fighters is one of my favorite fighting game Lore.
That may not be anytime soon.
When was finishing this one, Clement stated on Twitter/X how he didn’t want to touch another lore video for a very long while.
Understandable, considering how long this particular one took him.
I love the absurdity of the Mortal Kombat lore and the fact they committed to all of it
so for MK10 & 11 we actually got comics explaining some details:
- yes, Quan Chi can make up entirely new bodies for Revenants which he did for Kuai Liang. As we have seen for Noob & Scorpion
- AZTEC! c'mon is in the name. & yes it's canon that Kotal actually visited Earthrealm during the Mesoamerican era & trained the Aztecs into their culture
so... the thing is that Raiden's MK11 plan is actually a lore tidbit they kinda dropped after the original MK: To participate in Shang Tsung's tournament he took over the body of a random Farmer; so yeah Raiden has been able to transfer his Godly essence to mortals this entire time
learned the tekken and street fighter lore solely because of this channel and now something i actually know like mortal kombat gets explained absolutely love it
It's an exhaustive lore video that's not exhausting on MK..answered questions I forgot i had.. well done
2:12“whyamisogaaaaaaay”
Great vid! MKX is my favorite entry too - I've got a lot of affection for the new characters, and the super-fast gameplay is the most enjoyable to watch.
The return of the King.
King of Fighters vid imminent
@@Leahcimmichael Nah man, we gotta get that VIRTUA FIGHTER lore! You know, that totally expansive and deep and interesting lore in a series known for its interesting story modes?
@bulb9970Then Guilty Gear lore vs Blazblue lore is Baki vs Kengan Ashura
@ramenbomberdeluxe4958 I hope that video is 2 minutes long lol.
@@ramenbomberdeluxe4958 J6 > Mishima Zaibatsu and Shadowloo. Such amazing lore on the level of William Shakespeare and Henrik Ibsen
26:48 the freakin cartoon sound effect of Subzero snatching the amulet from Shinnok killed me💀
"Spawn a massive soul-sucking tornado. A soul-nado if you will."
Nope. That's no Soulnado. That's a Tornado of Souls, and I'm stuck in the eye of the tornado. Blow me away!
Clement I've watched your videos a whole decade ago, it's so cool to see you getting these huge hits with these lore videos especially. Good stuff man. You're good at making these video game stories feel more interesting and fun to hear about
Good video but one thing in the original timeline a little known fact is that Shao Khan is actually the protector god of Outworld. Instead of acting like Raiden and preventing the realms from merging he chose to conquer realms thinking he was doing it for himself but he was under the influence of The One Being that is the "body" of the realms trying to merge to destroy the multiverse. Basically any bad guy who wants to merge the realms are under the influence of The One Being trying to become whole again.
@tedturtle5032 He was also Raiden's sibling hence the crossover with DC mentioning it in character bios.
What source mentions this? I may have missed it in the games lore.
@FragmentJack I believe it is mentioned in the Mortal Kombat Deception. In the Chaos Realm all of the NPCs tell you stuff backwards and some of them tell you important stuff like Damashi isn't real and is betraying you but one of them also mentions that Shao Khan was Outworld's protector god.
Shao Khan and Raiden being brothers is mentioned a few times. In the movie MK Annihilation Shao Khan is referred to as Shinnok's son and Raiden's brother (The MK creators Ed Boon and John Tobias did write stuff for the first two movies and had some control over those films). However in game cannon they are mentioned that they are siblings in MK vs DC Universe too. Plus them both being Protector gods they probably follow our own Greek mythology where most of the gods and goddesses were siblings like Zeus, Hades, Hera, and Poseidon.
Babe wake up, the King dropped another 3 hour banger!
About two weeks ago I got recommended your Street Fighter lore video and loved it. The following week I watched through your Tekken one and loved it. Now week three and you drop an MK lore video! Despite these projects being years apart it will be weird not to have one of your fighting game lore videos to watch in chunks when I get to the end of this one. Keep up the good work!
I did not want this video to end. Thank you, this is one of the most enjoyable videos I have watched on UA-cam.
Outstanding work! You have succeeded in making the terribly convoluted lore of MK comprehensible. Something so many have tried but failed. Incorporating all games including spin offs, comics, movies, tv-series, timelines, backstories into one coherent whole must have been a very hard and timeconsuming effort. Thank you very much!
“He must win” is the sort of plot device that needs to be studied, even if I ultimately do prefer the first reboot timeline
another FANTASTIC video!! I knew some MK lore but I didn't realize how consistent it is across the whole series! It's cool that even reboots are canon and stuff like that!
I love this video series so much, keep up the great work with everything you do!
Have been anticipating this video for months!! Nice job Clement
This was a fun 3 hours, thanks man.
Iori isn't actually an edgelord, he only looks like one, he actually is very kind hearted, love kitties and playing guitar lol
I thought that was before he became infatuated with killing Kyo because of his blood.
as long as Kyo isn't in his peripheral vision
@@thelemonbread777to be fair the only good person that makes him feel that way is kyo. Any other people he feels inclined to kill are genuine assholes/villains
No, he's very much a edgelord
So this means were getting an insane lore of king of fighters next
Netherrealm studios never should have joined the micro transactions trend.
Most flaws with neatherrealm stem from Warner Brothers greed.
You say that like *any* company should have.
@@Selzor Nah, NetherRealm has had many of these issues since the Midway days. WB just enabled them to go full-ham.
It's so dumb if you need to make dlc make all the 20+ characters that have not been there for years such an easy solution
@@HawkatanaFortnite
I still remember your Clement Reviews on MK9 back in 2011 and how you mentioned you mained Shang Tsung. Always wanted you to take a deep dive on this series as a long-time fan of you and MK. Keep it up, Clement! :)
Not sure if someone has clarified it, but Scorpion does become Kuai Liang/Sub Zero II's protector, but in MK4, Quan Chi tricks Scorpion telling him that Kuai Liang is the true murderer of his clan
And Reiko WAS meant to be Shao Kahn's reincarnation, that was the plan by John Tobias before he left Midway Studio
Tekken: I have more games
Street Fighter: I have more lore
Mortal Kombat: I have both
Glad you’re making more videos like this. I showed both the Tekken and Street Fighter lore videos to my dad, and he loved them, so I’ll definitely be showing him this one.
Loved this video. I did skip the MK1 section because I don't want that story spoiled for me but like with MK11 I'm waiting for the Ultimate version with all of the DLC to come out before I buy it. I haven't bought a fighting game at launch since MKX because I don't like paying full price for a game and then having to pay for all of the DLC afterwards. I just like having everything available at once and since I'm not in a lot of the fighting game community spaces online I rarely see anyone talk about these games so I usually don't get them spoiled for me.
Literally perfect timing. Just finished aftermath today & I wanted to review the timeline before hopping into MK1. Must be the will of the Elder Gods!!!
The MK lore is absolutely wild I never would've thought.
This video was VERY worth the wait. Great job Clement!
GET OVER HERE
okay!
HYPE!!
I see a Great Clement video, I do just that.
"Make me" said sub zero.
FINISH HIM!!!
11:17 I can already tell that Kabal was so confident about that, until Shang Tsung told him otherwise. Man he was scared shitless
What a rollercoaster ride this is. This is entertaining regardless of how convoluted the storyline is
Been watching since the Sonic 3 & Knuckles let’s play back when I was a preteen! 14 years ago! In my late 20s now and still subbed the whole time. Glad to see the Clement resurgence with the insane lore series, very much deserved.
Yoooo! I'm so excited for this. I don't have the time right this second unfortunately, but I cannot wait to come back later to hear your take and general expansive knowledge for this series, Clement! I love MK so much. 😁
It's my sleepover and I choose the movie
Fun fact my name is Taven and I'll never forget coming home in like 4th grade and hearing Taven wins fatality as I walked past the living room
Man MK9 was so fun. One of the best fighting games
What in the multivers is going on here?!?!
Never played the games (sheltered) and now it's mission to play them. Great and insane video. It not only gave me the important details of the story but I was funny and quite the emotional roller coaster and I enjoyed every bit of it.
Nice to see ya upload again, brother. Much love.❤
I used to watch you back when you were doing the Sonic 2, let's play, and then do the extra episodes with fun facts. I was like 8 years old, so I'm glad you are still going on strong, long live the Eggman
Been watching your vids for years. Today was the first time a friend mentioned you and I was shocked. I’m ready for prime time clement
Megaman lets plays were fire💯
Few things to note/add
- All MK tower endings are Kannon. The timelines would just reset if not played out the way it needed too.
This means that any "Jobbers" are there because in some timeline they were not jobbers and actually won.
- DC vs MK is also Kannon, during Radians flashback of him and Lou fighting shows DC vs MK. Of course this was not the way things needed to go so timeline was reset.
- The recent MK animated movies are also Kannon (see end of snowblind)
- Anything that didnt make sense during one game to the next can really be chocked up to timeline was reset and things are slightly different. This means MK-MK9 although tells one story may not all be the same timeline but "close enough" (same can be told about the Comics though have not dived into those much)
overall great video and yes very messy/insane lore
Ive rewatched this like 5 times its so good having this on the background
It’s a great day when the great Clement uploads!
Holy crap, this video was long, but worth it man, thanks so much for all of your time and research! 🍻🔥🤘🏼
Finally!!!!!! I waited a long time for this. PLEASE DO SOUL CALIBUR NEXT!!!!
Yes plz
I casually wondered aloud, "Maybe I should finally get into Mortal Kombat," and apparently my computer heard me because this popped up on my home page. And now I absorb this info before deep diving into playing the series.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS ! I PLAYED MORTAL KOMBAT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER LAST WEEK, THIS IS SUCH AN AWESOME COINCIDENCE
This is exactly what i needed, a 3h recap of lore i already know most of. This is gonna be peak.
I feel like MKX is criminally underrated in terms of it’s story bc ironically enough, everything but the actual story mode is a masterclass of “passing the torch” and evolving the world of the characters in a good way.
I’d say it’s on par with Tekken 3 in terms of setting a new status quo that’s new but not alien to the series and I will forever hate how NRS immediately abandoned all of it bc of fan outcry over the story mode.
CLEMENT BEING THE LORE GUY IS AMAZING🔥🔥
Superb. Lovin it.
I’d love to see killer instinct
I really enjoy this channel's lore vids. Binged 2 others yesterday.
Definitely eared a subscriber here 👍🏾
Congrats on making a video on the Big 3 of Fighting Games. Hope to see you give the others more love in the future (Bloody Roar, Marvel vs Capcom, Skullgirls, Dead or Alive, Under Night, etc.)
Don't forget Soul Calibur and Virtua Fighter
Marvel vs Capcom doesn't have too much lore going for it. Focus on the big names before going into crossovers.
Oh boy, can't wait for my lunch to last 3 hours now
The monumental amount of research is rivaled only by your godlike editing efforts. Well done. I am thoroughly educated. Can't believe I got this for free. Thank you.
Amazing video man keep up the great work!
To understand how Sub-Zero became human again you gotta read the comics. From what they say he actually ripped it off himself
Please do a "The Insane Lore of Yakuza". The Yakuza games get insane at points and it's an amazing game series.
The reason Motaro is "cursed" in Armageddon to be a minotaur is because they wanted to reduce animation costs. It would've been much more expensive to render a 4 legged 3D centaur just for on character.
this is the definitive MK video i swear.
Appreciate your hard work on this! and YES REDUCE THE FILE SIZE PLEASE
You pick fun at the "tea party" but that is a very old Japanese custom to discuss over tea. It's very ceremonious. It allows all parties to take a delicacy and be calm. Be there in both spirit and mind. To meet each other at their differences and to discuss matters in a matures sense.
Great video. This is a MUST for anyone new who's kurious about the world of Mortal Kombat and wants to pick up a kontroller and fatality an opponent to save Earthrealm! It will katch you up on ALL the lore of MK and katch you up to date for Mortal Kombat 1.. so enjoy!! 🐉
Seeing a video lore of King of Fighters and perhaps Marvel vs. Capcom would be a great adding to the great clements collection 😅
If the Thorgi's Arcade videos are any indication, a complete video on KoF would be, like, 16 hours long.
Once again, nice video. Always cool to see these and how much effort goes into them.
Regarding first timeline sub zero and kuai liang, i got the impression that scorpion at first didn't consider kuai to be the killer of him or his family, that was bi-han and the rest of the lin kuei and scorpion already avenged them. Then quan chi tricks him into think kuai was somehow responsible