Mortal Kombat 3
Mortal Kombat 3 was initially released in 1995, but was updated into two more games, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 later that year, and Mortal Kombat Trilogy in '96. These added other characters not included in the previous ones, with new bios and endings.
For centuries Earth has used Mortal Kombat to defend itself against the Outworld's emperor Shao Kahn. But, Kahn becomes frustrated by failed attempts at taking Earth through tournament battle. He enacts a plan which began 10, 000 years ago.
During this time Kahn had a queen. Her name was Sindel and her young death was unexpected. Kahn's shadow priests, lead by Shang Tsung, make it so Sindel's spirit would someday be reborn: not on the Outworld but on the Earth realm itself. This unholy act gives Shao Kahn the power to step through the dimensional gates and reclaim his queen. Thus enabling him to finally seize the Earth.
Upon breaching the portal into Earth, Shao Kahn slowly transform the planet into part of Outworld itself. Kahn strips the Earth of all human life: Claiming every soul as his own.
But there are souls which Kahn cannot take. These souls belong to the warriors chosen to represent Earth in a new Mortal Kombat.
The remaining humans are scattered through out the planet. Shao Kahn sends an army of fierce Outworld warriors to find and eliminate them.
The ultimate advancement in Lin Kuei technology comes with the creation of the first cyber-assasin. They begin converting their human ninjas into soulless machines. But Sub-Zero refuses to take part and is marked for death by his own clan.
HEROES
Liu Kang
After wining the first Mortal Kombat and escaping from the Outworld, Liu Kang looks to the future. He begins training a new generation of Shaolin alongside Kung Lao. But nothing could prepare them for the unexpected Outworld invasion. Liu Kang finds himself the prime target of Kahn's extermination squads. He is the Shaolin Champion and has thwarted Kahn's schemes in the past. Of all the humans, Kang poses the greatest threat to Shao Kahn's rule.
Sonya
After returning to Earth, she and Jax try to warn the U.S government of the looming Outworld menace. Lacking proof, they watch helplessly as Shao Kahn begins his invasion.
Jax
After failing to convince his superiors of the coming Outworld invasion, Jax prepares to covertly for the future battle with Kahn's minions. He fits both arms with indestructible bionic implants. This is a war Jax is prepared to win.
Kung Lao
Kung Lao's plan to reform the White Lotus Society comes to a halt when Shao Kahn's invasion takes the Earth by storm. As a chosen warrior, Kung Lao must use his greatest fighting skills to bring down Shao Kahn's reign of terror.
Sub-Zero
The ninja returns- unmasked. Betrayed by his own clan, the Lin Kuei, he broke sacred codes of honor by leaving his clan and is marked for death. But unlike the ninja of old, his pursuers comes as machines. He must not only defend himself against the Outworld menace, but he must also elude his soulless assassins.
Stryker
When the Outworld portal opens over a large city in North America, panic and chaos rage out of control. Kurtis Stryker was the leader of the Riot Control Brigade when Shao Kahn began taking souls. He finds himself the lone survivor of a city once populated by millions
Nightwolf
Nightwolf works as a historian and preserver of his peoples culture. When Kahn's portal opens over North America, Nightwolf uses the magic of his Shamen to protect his tribes sacred land. This area becomes a vital threat to Kahn's occupation of Earth.
Kabal
As a chosen warrior, his identity is a mystery to all. It is believed he is a survivor of a attack by Shao Kahn's extermination squads. As a result, he is viciously scarred, kept alive by artificial respirators and a rage for ending Shao Kahn's conquest.
VILLAINS
Shang Tsung
Shang Tsung is Shao Kahn's lead sorcerer.The ever scheming Shang Tsung is instrumental in Kahn's conquest of Earth. He has now been granted more power than ever.
Sindel
Sindel once ruled the Outworld at Shao Kahn's side as queen. Now 10,000 years later after her untimely death, she is reborn on Earth with evil intentions. Sindel is the key to Kahn's occupation of Earth.
Kano
Kano was thought to have been killed in the first tournament. Instead, he is found alive in the Outworld where he again escapes capture by Sonya. Before the actual Outworld invasion, Kano convinces Kahn to spare his soul. Kahn needs someone to teach his warriors how to use Earth's weapons... Kano is the man to do it.
Sheeva
Sheeva, a member of the royal Draco family, was hand picked by Shao Kahn to serve as Sindel's personal protector. She becomes suspicious of Shao Kahn's loyalty toward her race of Shokan when he places Motaro as the head of his extermination squads. On the Outworld, Motaro's race of Centurions is the natural enemy of the Shokan.
Cyrax
Cyrax is unit LK-4D4, The second of three prototype Cybernetic Ninjas built by the Lin Kuei. Like his counterparts, his last program is to find and terminate the rouge ninja Sub-Zero. Without a soul, Cyrax goes undetected by Shao Kahn and remains a possible threat against his occupation of Earth.
Sektor
Sektor is actually the code name for unit LK-9T9. He was the first of three prototype cybernetic ninjas built by the Lin Kuei. Sektor was once a human assassin trained by the by the Lin Kuei. He volunteered for automation because of his loyalty to the Outworld invasion because he has no soul to take.
Smoke (also hidden character, made normal in Ulimate)
Smoke, unit LK-7T2, is the third prototype cyber-ninja built by the Lin Kuei. He tried to escape the automation process with Sub-Zero but was captured. His memories were stripped away, leaving behind an emotionless killer. However, Sub-Zero believes that within this machine is a human soul trying to escape.
Motaro (also boss)
In the realm of the Outworld, Motaro's race of Centaurians has long since come into conflict with the Shokan. When Shao Kahn formed special extermination squads to eliminate the Chosen Warriors of Earth, Motaro was appointed to head this elite group of savage Savage warriors.
Shao Kahn (also boss)
Many decades ago Shao Kahn rose to power in the Outworld, usurping the realm from Kitana's parents and taking Queen Sindel for his bride. Then, she died. Now, centuries later, Sindel is reborn. Since Shang Tsung failed to win the Earth Realm through Mortal Kombat I and II, her rebirth is the means by which Kahn will finally seize the planet forever unless...
Noob Saibot (hidden opponent, bio not given untl Trilogy)
Noob Saibot emerges from the darkest region of reality - a region known as the Netherealm. He belongs to a group called the brothers of the shadow, and worships an evil and mysterious fallen elder god. His mission is to spy the events taking place in the battle between the realms, and report back to his enigmatic leaders.
During this time Kahn had a queen. Her name was Sindel and her young death was unexpected. Kahn's shadow priests, lead by Shang Tsung, make it so Sindel's spirit would someday be reborn: not on the Outworld but on the Earth realm itself. This unholy act gives Shao Kahn the power to step through the dimensional gates and reclaim his queen. Thus enabling him to finally seize the Earth.
Upon breaching the portal into Earth, Shao Kahn slowly transform the planet into part of Outworld itself. Kahn strips the Earth of all human life: Claiming every soul as his own.
But there are souls which Kahn cannot take. These souls belong to the warriors chosen to represent Earth in a new Mortal Kombat.
The remaining humans are scattered through out the planet. Shao Kahn sends an army of fierce Outworld warriors to find and eliminate them.
The ultimate advancement in Lin Kuei technology comes with the creation of the first cyber-assasin. They begin converting their human ninjas into soulless machines. But Sub-Zero refuses to take part and is marked for death by his own clan.
HEROES
Liu Kang
After wining the first Mortal Kombat and escaping from the Outworld, Liu Kang looks to the future. He begins training a new generation of Shaolin alongside Kung Lao. But nothing could prepare them for the unexpected Outworld invasion. Liu Kang finds himself the prime target of Kahn's extermination squads. He is the Shaolin Champion and has thwarted Kahn's schemes in the past. Of all the humans, Kang poses the greatest threat to Shao Kahn's rule.
Sonya
After returning to Earth, she and Jax try to warn the U.S government of the looming Outworld menace. Lacking proof, they watch helplessly as Shao Kahn begins his invasion.
Jax
After failing to convince his superiors of the coming Outworld invasion, Jax prepares to covertly for the future battle with Kahn's minions. He fits both arms with indestructible bionic implants. This is a war Jax is prepared to win.
Kung Lao
Kung Lao's plan to reform the White Lotus Society comes to a halt when Shao Kahn's invasion takes the Earth by storm. As a chosen warrior, Kung Lao must use his greatest fighting skills to bring down Shao Kahn's reign of terror.
Sub-Zero
The ninja returns- unmasked. Betrayed by his own clan, the Lin Kuei, he broke sacred codes of honor by leaving his clan and is marked for death. But unlike the ninja of old, his pursuers comes as machines. He must not only defend himself against the Outworld menace, but he must also elude his soulless assassins.
Stryker
When the Outworld portal opens over a large city in North America, panic and chaos rage out of control. Kurtis Stryker was the leader of the Riot Control Brigade when Shao Kahn began taking souls. He finds himself the lone survivor of a city once populated by millions
Nightwolf
Nightwolf works as a historian and preserver of his peoples culture. When Kahn's portal opens over North America, Nightwolf uses the magic of his Shamen to protect his tribes sacred land. This area becomes a vital threat to Kahn's occupation of Earth.
Kabal
As a chosen warrior, his identity is a mystery to all. It is believed he is a survivor of a attack by Shao Kahn's extermination squads. As a result, he is viciously scarred, kept alive by artificial respirators and a rage for ending Shao Kahn's conquest.
VILLAINS
Shang Tsung
Shang Tsung is Shao Kahn's lead sorcerer.The ever scheming Shang Tsung is instrumental in Kahn's conquest of Earth. He has now been granted more power than ever.
Sindel
Sindel once ruled the Outworld at Shao Kahn's side as queen. Now 10,000 years later after her untimely death, she is reborn on Earth with evil intentions. Sindel is the key to Kahn's occupation of Earth.
Kano
Kano was thought to have been killed in the first tournament. Instead, he is found alive in the Outworld where he again escapes capture by Sonya. Before the actual Outworld invasion, Kano convinces Kahn to spare his soul. Kahn needs someone to teach his warriors how to use Earth's weapons... Kano is the man to do it.
Sheeva
Sheeva, a member of the royal Draco family, was hand picked by Shao Kahn to serve as Sindel's personal protector. She becomes suspicious of Shao Kahn's loyalty toward her race of Shokan when he places Motaro as the head of his extermination squads. On the Outworld, Motaro's race of Centurions is the natural enemy of the Shokan.
Cyrax
Cyrax is unit LK-4D4, The second of three prototype Cybernetic Ninjas built by the Lin Kuei. Like his counterparts, his last program is to find and terminate the rouge ninja Sub-Zero. Without a soul, Cyrax goes undetected by Shao Kahn and remains a possible threat against his occupation of Earth.
Sektor
Sektor is actually the code name for unit LK-9T9. He was the first of three prototype cybernetic ninjas built by the Lin Kuei. Sektor was once a human assassin trained by the by the Lin Kuei. He volunteered for automation because of his loyalty to the Outworld invasion because he has no soul to take.
Smoke (also hidden character, made normal in Ulimate)
Smoke, unit LK-7T2, is the third prototype cyber-ninja built by the Lin Kuei. He tried to escape the automation process with Sub-Zero but was captured. His memories were stripped away, leaving behind an emotionless killer. However, Sub-Zero believes that within this machine is a human soul trying to escape.
Motaro (also boss)
In the realm of the Outworld, Motaro's race of Centaurians has long since come into conflict with the Shokan. When Shao Kahn formed special extermination squads to eliminate the Chosen Warriors of Earth, Motaro was appointed to head this elite group of savage Savage warriors.
Shao Kahn (also boss)
Many decades ago Shao Kahn rose to power in the Outworld, usurping the realm from Kitana's parents and taking Queen Sindel for his bride. Then, she died. Now, centuries later, Sindel is reborn. Since Shang Tsung failed to win the Earth Realm through Mortal Kombat I and II, her rebirth is the means by which Kahn will finally seize the planet forever unless...
Noob Saibot (hidden opponent, bio not given untl Trilogy)
Noob Saibot emerges from the darkest region of reality - a region known as the Netherealm. He belongs to a group called the brothers of the shadow, and worships an evil and mysterious fallen elder god. His mission is to spy the events taking place in the battle between the realms, and report back to his enigmatic leaders.
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HEROES
Kitana
Kitana is accused of treason by the high courts of the Outworld after murdering her evil twin Mileena. Shao Kahn appoints a group of warriors specifically to catch his daughter and bring her back alive. But Kitana must find a way to reach the newly crowned queen Sindel first and warn her of their true past.
VILLAINS
Scorpion
When Shao Kahn makes a failed attempt at stealing the souls which occupy Earth's hell, Scorpion is able to escape from the nether region. Free to roam the Earth once more, Scorpion holds allegiance with no one. He's a wild card in Earth's struggle against the Outworld.
Jade
When the renegade princess Kitana makes her escape into the unknown regions of Earth, Jade is appointed by Shao Kahn to bring her back alive. Once a close friend of the princess, she is faced with the choice of betraying her friend or disobeying her emperor.
Reptile
Always a reliable servant to Shao Kahn Reptile is chosen to assist Jade in the capture of Kitana. In contrast to Jade's instructions Reptile is ordered to stop the renegade princess at all costs. Even if it means her death.
Mileena (hidden character)
Murdered by her twin sister Kitana, Mileena finds herself brought back to life by Shao Kahn himself. Her skills as a vicious fighter will be needed to defeat Earth's chosen warriors. Her ability to read the thoughts of her twin sister will enable Kahn to stay on step ahead of them.
Ermac (hidden character)
An enigma to all who come into contact with him, Ermac's past remains shrouded in mystery. It's believed that he exists as a life force brought together by the souls of extinguished Outworld warriors. Shao Kahn has managed to take possession of these souls, and use them to fight on the side of tyranny
Classic Sub-Zero (hidden character)
Thought to have been vanquished in the Shaolin Tournament, Sub-Zero mysteriously returns. It's believed this secretive member of the Lin Kuei, a legendary clan of Chinese "ninjas", has returned to again attempt an assassination of Shang Tsung. To do so, he must fight his way through Shao Kahn's tournament.
Rain (hidden opponent, bio not given until Trilogy)
Born in Kitana's former world of Edenia, Rain was smuggles away from the realm as a small child shortly after Shao Kahn's take over. Thousands of years later he resurfaced, his allegiance belonging to Kahn. He chose to betray his homeland rather than suffer at the hands of Kahn's extermination squads.
(Also Human Smoke, though not actually present in the events of the story)
Kitana
Kitana is accused of treason by the high courts of the Outworld after murdering her evil twin Mileena. Shao Kahn appoints a group of warriors specifically to catch his daughter and bring her back alive. But Kitana must find a way to reach the newly crowned queen Sindel first and warn her of their true past.
VILLAINS
Scorpion
When Shao Kahn makes a failed attempt at stealing the souls which occupy Earth's hell, Scorpion is able to escape from the nether region. Free to roam the Earth once more, Scorpion holds allegiance with no one. He's a wild card in Earth's struggle against the Outworld.
Jade
When the renegade princess Kitana makes her escape into the unknown regions of Earth, Jade is appointed by Shao Kahn to bring her back alive. Once a close friend of the princess, she is faced with the choice of betraying her friend or disobeying her emperor.
Reptile
Always a reliable servant to Shao Kahn Reptile is chosen to assist Jade in the capture of Kitana. In contrast to Jade's instructions Reptile is ordered to stop the renegade princess at all costs. Even if it means her death.
Mileena (hidden character)
Murdered by her twin sister Kitana, Mileena finds herself brought back to life by Shao Kahn himself. Her skills as a vicious fighter will be needed to defeat Earth's chosen warriors. Her ability to read the thoughts of her twin sister will enable Kahn to stay on step ahead of them.
Ermac (hidden character)
An enigma to all who come into contact with him, Ermac's past remains shrouded in mystery. It's believed that he exists as a life force brought together by the souls of extinguished Outworld warriors. Shao Kahn has managed to take possession of these souls, and use them to fight on the side of tyranny
Classic Sub-Zero (hidden character)
Thought to have been vanquished in the Shaolin Tournament, Sub-Zero mysteriously returns. It's believed this secretive member of the Lin Kuei, a legendary clan of Chinese "ninjas", has returned to again attempt an assassination of Shang Tsung. To do so, he must fight his way through Shao Kahn's tournament.
Rain (hidden opponent, bio not given until Trilogy)
Born in Kitana's former world of Edenia, Rain was smuggles away from the realm as a small child shortly after Shao Kahn's take over. Thousands of years later he resurfaced, his allegiance belonging to Kahn. He chose to betray his homeland rather than suffer at the hands of Kahn's extermination squads.
(Also Human Smoke, though not actually present in the events of the story)
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Heroes
Raiden
As Earth's sworn protector, Raiden finds himself banished in the merger between Earth and Outworld. The thunder god transforms himself into a mortal warrior in order to exist once again on Earth and fight on the side of his human comrades - this time risking his place in the pantheon of gods, and giving up his own immortality.
Johnny Cage
Killed in a battle with an Outworld extermination squad, Johnny Cage's life came to a tragic end. But the celluloid superstar managed to cheat death when his path to the after life is blocked by the merger of Earth and the Outworld. His soul takes possession of its body once again. And enables Cage to rejoin his friends to battle for Earth's survival.
Villains
Baraka
Baraka was sent to quell the uprising of a renegade race in Outworld's lower regions. After his victorious battle, the nomadic warrior returned to fight on the side of villainy. Under the guidance of Shao Kahn, Baraka will once again pose a formidable threat to his earthen counter parts.
Goro (bio taken from original Mortal Kombat game summary)
Kintaro
With Goro missing, Kintaro steps up to take his place as Supreme Ruler of Shao Kahn's armies. Stronger and more agile than his predecessor, he is enraged by Goro's defeat. Kintaro vows to take revenge on the Earth warriors responsible.
(Kintaro's bio seems to describe him during MK2. It seems likely that neither character was intended to actually be in the story, and is only included for the sake of all the characters being present. However Goro is alive during this time frame, and Kintaro also may well have been [no death in MKII ever being confirmed], one can assume they are canonically within the story.)
Hidden Characters
Chameleon (no bio, this character's entire story remaining a mystery throughout the franchise)
Khameleon
Reptile was once thought to be the last member of an extinct race of reptilian creatures, until the appearance of Khameleon. She alone knows the truth about their history and chooses to fight on the side of Earth. Making the last survivors of their race lethal enemies.
Raiden
As Earth's sworn protector, Raiden finds himself banished in the merger between Earth and Outworld. The thunder god transforms himself into a mortal warrior in order to exist once again on Earth and fight on the side of his human comrades - this time risking his place in the pantheon of gods, and giving up his own immortality.
Johnny Cage
Killed in a battle with an Outworld extermination squad, Johnny Cage's life came to a tragic end. But the celluloid superstar managed to cheat death when his path to the after life is blocked by the merger of Earth and the Outworld. His soul takes possession of its body once again. And enables Cage to rejoin his friends to battle for Earth's survival.
Villains
Baraka
Baraka was sent to quell the uprising of a renegade race in Outworld's lower regions. After his victorious battle, the nomadic warrior returned to fight on the side of villainy. Under the guidance of Shao Kahn, Baraka will once again pose a formidable threat to his earthen counter parts.
Goro (bio taken from original Mortal Kombat game summary)
Kintaro
With Goro missing, Kintaro steps up to take his place as Supreme Ruler of Shao Kahn's armies. Stronger and more agile than his predecessor, he is enraged by Goro's defeat. Kintaro vows to take revenge on the Earth warriors responsible.
(Kintaro's bio seems to describe him during MK2. It seems likely that neither character was intended to actually be in the story, and is only included for the sake of all the characters being present. However Goro is alive during this time frame, and Kintaro also may well have been [no death in MKII ever being confirmed], one can assume they are canonically within the story.)
Hidden Characters
Chameleon (no bio, this character's entire story remaining a mystery throughout the franchise)
Khameleon
Reptile was once thought to be the last member of an extinct race of reptilian creatures, until the appearance of Khameleon. She alone knows the truth about their history and chooses to fight on the side of Earth. Making the last survivors of their race lethal enemies.
Story
Background information (too cumbersome to include in main area)
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.
Noob Saibot's master is the fallen elder god known as Shinnok, who seeks to take both realms and gain the power he needs to strike back at the elder gods who banished him to the Netherealm.
When Mileena was murdered, her soul was reborn in an evil place called the Netherealm. Here she accepted servitude to an all mighty God known as Shinnok. It is Shinnok who allowed 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.
Shao Kahn never has any intention of fulfilling his promise to Reptile to resurrect his race. Also, 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.
Before the invasion, Kabal lived a life of crime. He was once a member of the Black Dragon along with Kano.
Main Story
After the invasion of Earth, Kitana evades the evil clutches of Shao Kahn and escapes into the unknown regions of Earth.
Stryker, ignorant of why his soul was spared from the Outworld invasion, 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. After returning from near death, Kabal swears revenge against his attackers. He fights alongside the other Earth warriors.
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.
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 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.
Scorpion is enlisted by the emperor to aid him in his quest to destroy the chosen warriors. Scorpion's 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.
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. Cyrax is captured by Sub-Zero and reprogrammed with new orders: to destroy Shao Kahn. However, Cyrax ends up stranded in the middle of a vast desert, blindly heading toward his base.
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.
(The following information about Rain comes from his ending, which portrayed him as victorious against Kahn. Although unconfimable, as his later bios never reference it, it seems likely that all information prior to the the statement of his victory should be considered canon. It is at least worth a mention.)
Kitana turns Rain against Shao Kahn. 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.
Ermac also turns against Kahn. 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.
Khameleon reveals the truth about their race to Reptile.Shao Kahn. Reptile agrees to join forces and slay him — but once again Reptile falls under Shao Kahn's influence and turns against Khameleon. She barely escaps with her life.
High atop a skyscraper, Kano faced off against Special Forces agent Sonya Blade during Shao Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm. Kano dealt a harsh blow, kicking Sonya into one of the stone gargoyles on the roof of the skyscraper. Sonya remained on her knees, feigning defeat. Kano grabbed a lock of her hair in his fist, and prepared to finish her. Suddenly, the wench sprung a leg grab flip attack, and sent Kano over the side to the street below. Kano lay severely injured, and would surely have perished had Motaro not seen the fight. The Centaur brought Kano back to Shao Kahn's fortress and revived him with magic. Reversals of fate are not uncommon for Kano. Although Motaro had rescued Kano, it was merely to imprison him so he could later face the wrath of Shao Kahn for his failure to defeat Sonya. Kano, meanwhile, kept the lock of Sonya's hair, which he had pulled out as he fell, as a reminder of his greatest enemy who he must someday defeat.
Sheeva, having turned on Shao Kahn, slew Motaro outside of Kano's cell. She was on her way to assassinate Shao Kahn as well when Kano offered his assistance if Sheeva let him out of his cage. Kano and Sheeva proceeded to the throne room of Shao Kahn. When they arrived at the door, Kano suggested that he go in first to distract the Emperor. Kano would give the signal for Sheeva to enter and slay the preoccupied Shao Kahn. But Kano betrayed Sheeva and informed Shao Kahn of her assassination plot. When Kano called her in, Shao Kahn thrust a sword through her chest from behind. Impressed with Kano's loyalty even in the face of severe punishment or death, the Emperor Shao Kahn put him in charge of his armies in place of the slain Motaro. He ordered Kano to return to Outworld to bring reinforcements for the final attack on Earthrealm.
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.
It's the apparent death of his friend Kung Lao in battle against Kahn that enrages Kang and enables him to find the strength to defeat Shao Kahn. By the time Kano had garnered his troops for the final invasion, Shao Kahn had been overpowered and retreated to Outworld. Kano has remained in that realm serving his emperor since then. Reptile also returned to Outworld to save his master.
With the defeat of Kahn, Edenia is liberated, and Sindel is reunited with her 10,000 year old daughter Kitana. Before the portal closes, Liu Kang is greeted by Princess Kitana and thanked for saving the Earth and the Outworld.
When the realms revert to their normal state, Cage bids farewell to his comrades as his soul leaves to a higher place.
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
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. 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.
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.
Noob Saibot's master is the fallen elder god known as Shinnok, who seeks to take both realms and gain the power he needs to strike back at the elder gods who banished him to the Netherealm.
When Mileena was murdered, her soul was reborn in an evil place called the Netherealm. Here she accepted servitude to an all mighty God known as Shinnok. It is Shinnok who allowed 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.
Shao Kahn never has any intention of fulfilling his promise to Reptile to resurrect his race. Also, 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.
Before the invasion, Kabal lived a life of crime. He was once a member of the Black Dragon along with Kano.
Main Story
After the invasion of Earth, Kitana evades the evil clutches of Shao Kahn and escapes into the unknown regions of Earth.
Stryker, ignorant of why his soul was spared from the Outworld invasion, 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. After returning from near death, Kabal swears revenge against his attackers. He fights alongside the other Earth warriors.
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.
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 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.
Scorpion is enlisted by the emperor to aid him in his quest to destroy the chosen warriors. Scorpion's 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.
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. Cyrax is captured by Sub-Zero and reprogrammed with new orders: to destroy Shao Kahn. However, Cyrax ends up stranded in the middle of a vast desert, blindly heading toward his base.
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.
(The following information about Rain comes from his ending, which portrayed him as victorious against Kahn. Although unconfimable, as his later bios never reference it, it seems likely that all information prior to the the statement of his victory should be considered canon. It is at least worth a mention.)
Kitana turns Rain against Shao Kahn. 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.
Ermac also turns against Kahn. 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.
Khameleon reveals the truth about their race to Reptile.Shao Kahn. Reptile agrees to join forces and slay him — but once again Reptile falls under Shao Kahn's influence and turns against Khameleon. She barely escaps with her life.
High atop a skyscraper, Kano faced off against Special Forces agent Sonya Blade during Shao Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm. Kano dealt a harsh blow, kicking Sonya into one of the stone gargoyles on the roof of the skyscraper. Sonya remained on her knees, feigning defeat. Kano grabbed a lock of her hair in his fist, and prepared to finish her. Suddenly, the wench sprung a leg grab flip attack, and sent Kano over the side to the street below. Kano lay severely injured, and would surely have perished had Motaro not seen the fight. The Centaur brought Kano back to Shao Kahn's fortress and revived him with magic. Reversals of fate are not uncommon for Kano. Although Motaro had rescued Kano, it was merely to imprison him so he could later face the wrath of Shao Kahn for his failure to defeat Sonya. Kano, meanwhile, kept the lock of Sonya's hair, which he had pulled out as he fell, as a reminder of his greatest enemy who he must someday defeat.
Sheeva, having turned on Shao Kahn, slew Motaro outside of Kano's cell. She was on her way to assassinate Shao Kahn as well when Kano offered his assistance if Sheeva let him out of his cage. Kano and Sheeva proceeded to the throne room of Shao Kahn. When they arrived at the door, Kano suggested that he go in first to distract the Emperor. Kano would give the signal for Sheeva to enter and slay the preoccupied Shao Kahn. But Kano betrayed Sheeva and informed Shao Kahn of her assassination plot. When Kano called her in, Shao Kahn thrust a sword through her chest from behind. Impressed with Kano's loyalty even in the face of severe punishment or death, the Emperor Shao Kahn put him in charge of his armies in place of the slain Motaro. He ordered Kano to return to Outworld to bring reinforcements for the final attack on Earthrealm.
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.
It's the apparent death of his friend Kung Lao in battle against Kahn that enrages Kang and enables him to find the strength to defeat Shao Kahn. By the time Kano had garnered his troops for the final invasion, Shao Kahn had been overpowered and retreated to Outworld. Kano has remained in that realm serving his emperor since then. Reptile also returned to Outworld to save his master.
With the defeat of Kahn, Edenia is liberated, and Sindel is reunited with her 10,000 year old daughter Kitana. Before the portal closes, Liu Kang is greeted by Princess Kitana and thanked for saving the Earth and the Outworld.
When the realms revert to their normal state, Cage bids farewell to his comrades as his soul leaves to a higher place.
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
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. 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.
Heroes
Liu Kang Sonya Jax Sub-Zero Kitana Nightwolf Stryker Kabal Raiden Johnny Cage Khameleon |
Villains
Shao Kahn Shang Tsung Kano Reptile Noob Saibot Baraka Sektor Goro Kintaro |
Turned against Kahn
Scorpion Smoke Cyrax Sheeva Ermac Jade Sindel Rain (possibly) |