Who (or what) is The One Being in Mortal Kombat?
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- In the Mortal Kombat universe, there is the legend of the One Being. In the beginning there was the One Being and the Elder Gods -- oh, and the Titans, apparently. The One Being fed off the Elder Gods. So they built the Kamidogu to smash him apart -- without any help from the Titans, apparently. When he was broken apart, his consciousness became all the very realms that make up reality -- and the mortals that dwell within them.
He was invented in 3D era but is represented in the NRS era. Seriously, he's in the MKX comics, MK11 intro dialogues, comes up on discussions on Twitter from developers like Dominic Cianciolo and Shawn Kittelsen, and even an episode of Mortal Podkast by Ben Mekler. Oh, and there's the suspiciously similar Chinese myth of P'an Ku, which I first heard about in the Mortal Kombat novel by Jeff Rovin.
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Like the old "Midway" story because it felt like the story was being developed on the go. This NRS timeline is just a mess and they even started over (and had the Midway timeline to lean on and learn from)...and they still messed it up
I don't get what they were thinking when they added the titans into the lore. From a narrative stand point the elder gods were just there to keep the laws of mortal kombat in place (that way there can be valance between the villains and heroes), and the one being was a way to make the villain’s victory feel more important, thus if someone were to conquer all the realms they could overthrow the ones who hold the rules. the titans on the other hand are already above the rules, what would be the point of fighting a villain that already has absolute control over reality? it just doesn't make sense
@@TheRabbitPoet you're making too much sense. NRS just doesn't want to admit they screwed up.
@The Grin Reaper NRS doesn't even care about their own story. It's so frustrating
I prefer the old timeline of MK.
@@darkside9547 same here
The One Being is a name forbidden to be said in the Mortal Kombat Universe! He definitely is still the strongest entity in Mortal Kombat
Yeah screw you Dominic Cianciolo, and your fanfic Titans.
Maybe onaga is stronger (onaga+kamidogus because that made him the new one being in his unused ending)
@@ajxx9987 nah In his ending all Onaga did was fuse the one being into himself
@@schemar17 he didn't fuse the one being into himself,he became the one being,every mortal kombat(except for the titans/elder gods)are suppose to be from the one being's essence anyway,so they are all the one being
@@SupportGamin2024 the realms are parts of the one being and onaga fused all the realms into himself basically becoming the one being
The One Being is Tabmok
Definitely
Agree
yeah mk11 is cool stylistically but lore wise has just been a giant boulder that barreled a giant hole into the entire universe
When you’re 20 years in the lore starts to not matter as much.
@@TraphikHD what? That doesn't make sense. So does lore have a time limit? 🤣
@@demasterdebater6653 no it just becomes impossible to reconcile every detail of every game with each other. Things have to become slightly fluid eventually
And the writer, Dominic Cianciolo tried to convince us that Kronika and the Titans are more powerful than the One Being? Fuck off!
@@Blacksmith__ The creation myth isn't some minor lore detail though. Besides, Deception was only from 2004. The One Being wasn't some archaic concept from MK 1. The MK 11 writing staff was just lazy.
The One Being is basically similar to Azathoth from the Cthulhu mythos.
Kronika is being unwittingly manipulated by The One Being. The reason for the time reset is because it creates a branch parallel universe (actually confirmed in-game), and if The One Being can pull together every realm from every timeline, he will be stronger. Like... even more omnipotent?
that's what I would like to believe
So Kronika has being deceived.
She didn't like Raiden restarting from the pyramid in which Shao Kahn, under the influence of the One Being, to mk9 because that prevents the One Being from becoming whole! I believe that The One Being is more than a Titan, a Being surpassing the power of Kronika and her fellow Titans!
If all the realms come together then he/she comes back into existence .
That’s head canon. It’s confirmed by the writers on Twitter that the titans above the one being. They are secret beings that no one knows above even the elder gods.
The reason they are above the one being is Kronika’s hour glass controls timelines controlling the one being’s fate. And if the hour glass is destroyed all the realms will be lost. And the realms are essentially just the body of the one being.
Nrs doesn’t keep their stories tight, look at king jerrod’s death, in mk11 they said Dvorah killed him, then Shao kahn, then sindel, this was all in the same game. I wish they cared more about their stories
To be fair those were intros which are not canon at all.
Intros play with alternate timeline "what ifs" so i wouldn't take them as solid info
same
seriously who killed Jarred.
@@ShiftyGuy777 Shao Kahn beheaded him
The one being = The force.
@The Grin Reaper the force DOES make you evil. From a certain point of view.
@The Grin Reaper Well if u think about it..if the titans, elder gods,gods, realms and existence itself is part of the one being,thn it's nt evil,i mean if the one being becomes whole again,there won't b no more deaths,loss,evil,good,vengeance,justice,nothin except the one being,i mean its nt as bad as being stuck in an eternal good vs evil conflict
@The Grin Reaper ok yes u do have a point however,the elder gods who supposedly are on like the gd guys against likes of shao Kahn and onaga those guys didnt gaf whn shao Kahn killed millions in his conquests,thy only intervened whn he threatened to wake big daddy (one being) up cause if he did thtd mean they'd no longer b in charge,and the same goes for titans cause these 2 know first hand just how powerful he truly is,another nod to tht is whn shinok b4 he lost his head after raiden turned dark,told him he now understands the truth the elder gods denied the reason he was cast outta heaven,also the fact some1 as gd as jade for example worships the one being tells u alot,and yes i understand tht onaga and shao Kahn are evil af dnt get me wrong bt they're power hungry in nature the one being only appealed to tht side of their character makin them think they will rule supreme whn in fact they won't if he became whole again and as established,everythin and everyone includin concepts like good, evil, justice, injustice,life,death ,time,space all of it are parts of the one being itself,so whn he becomes whole again (whn NRS and ed boon are done milkin the series tht is) tht will b the end of MK there wont b no more realms no more wars, no combat,nothin except the empty void and the one being whole again and as for former denizens of the realms sentient or otherwise they won't notice anythin cause they're no longer individuals it will all just b existence itself bundled up together in perfect harmony
@The Grin Reaper the elder gods in the mk games were always pieces of crap,they never help the realms at all
What really grinds my gears about all of this is that they never truly give too many new characters and concepts a chance to grow and develop, before whipping out some sort of retcon Maguffin. What about Chaosrealm and Orderrealm? What about Takeda? The Red Dragon? Onaga? Daegon and Taven? Havik? Shujinko? Rain? At first, I wasn't too keen on how drastic MKX went with their main storyline, but fuck it, they stuck with it. Now, it's all retconned... AGAIN. And I'm sure the next MK will stick with the OG roster, while burying all of the 3D era roster that COULD have had some potential. Ugh.
Well, Rain's in now. Does that help?
Actually, it kinda does, a little. 😀
What they can do is do a Street Fighter 3 treatment, where it's just 3D era characters the exception is Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Raiden.
I know this is very risky.
To be fair, they did also throw a bunch of random characters out there in Deadly Alliance and Deception to see what stuck. Heck, even MK4 had issues with characters who'd go unused. Out of them we got... Kenshi and Bo Rai Cho in MKX, I guess, with Frost notwithstanding? I'd love to see characters like Li Mei, Shujinko and Havok make a comeback. Maybe finding a use for Kai, who was also a member of the White Lotus Society. They definitely did it with Fujin.
But not gonna lie, Hsu Hao's head falling out of Erron's sack in his MK11 intro works for me. Let alone Reiko being a super tryhard to imitate Shao Khan in the 2021 movie. Let the lame characters remain lame shoutouts, but bringing back the cool one-hit wonders? Yes please.
Nrs era trashed the Midway lore. Only John Tobias can save the MK lore, imo
I dunno about trashed but they def made it a mess for a little bit
@@draztiktunez7104 why TF you bother answering to a year old comment?
Couldn't agree more
I was just thinking earlier today if tabmok can make a vid about the one being
@Killin Sparker he is the one being
The one being is basically a lovecraft God
If he awakes, we are all screw
Just when I'm about to go to bed....
Lol same bro. Seems this video has a curse 😂
The MK story by NetherRealm is a hot mess they will never touch the Midway stories of MK.
well... when you think about it some people in netherRealm company does come from Midway back in 90's.
@@RichardMoffitt0 They sure don't
I miss the Old Era Timeline, The reboot sucks ass.
The story was cool except for - Kronika, the hourglass, kollector, dvoorah, cetrion. Basically the whole plot. Kotal Kahn really lame
Based on how easy it looked for Kronika to let Cetrion sacrifice herself for her, I can totally see her wanting to let the One Being come into existence again. I mean, based on what I heard from the guys in the podcast, if the One Being fed off of the Elder Gods and not the Titans, Kronika has nothing to fear from it reforming.
This was extremely helpful and got my mind around the hierarchy which is somewhat subject to change.
This is cool because before this i knew next to nothing about the one being, thanks for the vid!
You're probably the oldest MK youtube channel
I saw your vids back in the day when I was like 10 or 9
I'm 19 now glad your channel is still on going
You are the most die hard Mortal Kombat CZcamsr, i love every video, amazing for sure.
Cronika is suppose to be the mommy of Cetiron and Shinnok. Maybe the One Being is the daddy? 🧐
Woaaah that took a turn their son
I guess maybe so because Shinnok Hates the Elder Gods
@@RuhabDabeer there is.more than one titan whose to say they didnt have kids
No Way! TOB is too powerful for a Titan! Like how she created Geras, Shinnok and Cetrion might be constructs for the power source of life the one being had! As are the rest of the elder gods, titans, gods, demi-gods, and other deities!
Just imagine in real life that our world and ourselves are nothing but dreams from powerful deity. So eerie.
Absolute Fantastic Video Man! ❤💀
That explains what the fragments of the One Being in the krypt are. That's lit af
I appreciate this video!
Sounds like Mortal Kombat is doing the same thing as World of Warcraft which is keeping adding new ultimate baddies to the point where people starting checking out of the lore. Also, if the One Being is creation itself, then how did lesser beings overpower him? You'd think that would be impossible. Anyway, good video!
In my eyes since the One Being was split up technically the Titans are at the top of the food chain. And since Kronika controls the timeline she allows Shao Kahn to continue to rule in this reality. My question is, is Kronika against or for the One Beings return? If she is for it all she has to do is beat the Kombatants on the good side and if against all she has to do is keep restarting. Like you said.
How are the titans on top when they can get killed by Liu kang and raiden? Onaga damn well had villains and heros working together
@@schemar17 I'd like to think of it as some cruel loophole. Like what would be the point of being a god or titan if you can be killed right? I always wondered why they took mortal forms. Like would Kronika still be able to work the hourglass if she was not in a physical body? Raiden can be killed and just materialize again in earthrealm. Shinnok, eh... His god status was revoked but he was still immortal. Maybe in MK "immortal" just means you can live indefinitely agelessly but can still be murdered but that sort of defeats the point of being immortal.
@@lodown505 well I mean I think For Gods like raiden if they are killed then cant reform but if they die by like suicide or something then can reform otherwise we would have had Lucifer and Argus reform
Funny how shinnok cant die yet his mom can
They also nerfed the hell out of shinnok no way he would be tied up like that by raiden 🤦🏾♂️
@@schemar17 no shit thats a doozy
Never ever listen to Shawn Kittelsen in regard to MK lore. Not only is he constantly ignoring old established lore, he's constantly contradicting his own writing for the series.
In the podcast in this video he's even claiming elementals like Fujin and Raiden are ABOVE the Elder Gods!? He clearly has no love for, or interest in this franchise.
Shawn Kittlesen is a hack and a fraud and so is Dominic
Wait did he just put raiden and fujin above the elder gods? Gtfo
@@olofacosta3192 yes,he's an idiot
@@SupportGamin2024 they need to bring john vogel
@@olofacosta3192 Or Tobias atleast.
I'm not a huge fan of the idea that Shao Kahn WANTS to restore the One Being. That's, allegedly, what merging the realms would mean, sure, but I've always interpreted the One Being's influence to be entirely subliminal. Shao Kahn acting purely to satisfy his own ambitions of being the ultimate conqueror, but unwittingly fulfilling the One Being's goal instead. Of course, Onaga's "ending" in MKD, the two images unlocked through the Krypt imply that Onaga was the one who BECAME the One Being, essentially, which could imply that by merging the realms, Shao Kahn would actually absorb all the power of the One Being, and become the new omnipotent god of all gods, in which case, yes, I can definitely see him wanting something like that. But that's hardly being an 'originalist'.
Yeah mk11 Description of the one being doesnt make any sense hes supposed to be everything the titans cant be above him
dominic is a troll,he should get fired
First the One Being then the Titans then the Elder Gods then Normal Gods of each Realm protector...
But the Question if Raiden and Fujin are the brother who is their parents Titans or Elder Gods 🤔
Elder God's originally created the lesser gods to protect the realms but that may aswell been retconned.
One being > Titans > Elder Gods > Demi Gods > half- Gods > Chosen ones > Mortals
Mortal Kombat Lore conclusion
Also, are Raiden and Fujin brothers in a literal sense, or in the sense that they have shared experience and camaraderie?
@@tabmok99 I believe so , and their father is Fucking Shinnok
@@ScorpionBOSS that only happened in Mortal kombat annihilation where shinnock is the father of Raiden and Shao khan. And maybe Mk vs Dc since different timelines but I think its Non-Canon this idea
I was sleeping when this video came out
This explains more about the Titians thank you for this Tabmok!
How about the dragon factions?
Red dragon, Black Dragon. You can do a vídeo about that!
Adding Titans was just unnecessary, Kronika should have been just the Elder Goddess of Time
I think a story like that would have worked reasonably well.
We could write it like this: an ancient sect (the Houan) worshipped Elder Goddess Kronika and learned some simple time-bending spells from her. Eventually this type of magic was forbidden and Earth's protector Raiden destroyed them. However, he unintentionally learned their secret magic before doing so. He vowed never to use this knowledge, but as Dark Raiden he did anyway. Now the council of Elder Gods are divided - punish Raiden for interfering with another God's element, or spare him since his actions saved the realms.
While the rest of the gods are endlessly debating, Kronika becomes frustrated and lashes out at Raiden.
What do you think? Workable?
@@tabmok99 Hm, nice way of reincorporating that obscure necromancer cult from Armageddon
@@tabmok99 That would be a good way to explain how Raiden was able to start over.
Isn't Argus the Elder God of time? Or was he just a regular god?
@@Scrubermensch he's a regular god
Best Mortal Kombat lore channel on youtube, best news wise would be Dynasty, anyway great work keep them coming
Really enjoying these videos. If I can recommend anything, I'd recommend you get a pop filter and fixing your EQ settings. Really tight videos tho!
Perhaps Kronika rewinds time to the beginning of her creation, not necessarily to the beginning of the One Being. If Titans are necessary functions of existence, and time existed at her creation, then time moves from then on. The One Being may exist or had at one point existed outside of time. In other words, Kronika cannot actually rewind time to before The One Being's existence, because time did not exist. SUBJECT CHANGE: How many times has she seen the Elder Gods plot the One Being's demise since she rewinds time? I bet she was a serious conspirator.
That makes sense
Great video, even "The One Being" story confuses me. I always asumed we never are supposed to see them It's always just a historical reference, I also thought maybe It was breaking the 4th wall by say "the one being" might be Ed Boon the team leader of MK.
Hey TMK! Yeah, a lot of people find this confusing. Other fan theories I've seen are that Onaga is secretly The One Being.
@@tabmok99 Yeah I have seen that one myself, I never really bought it lol.
tabmok99 Why would it be Onaga?! It was Shao Kahn at the beginning of mk9! It doesn't have a true physical form?! Why act through Onaga?
It's not a theory I am willing to defend!
tabmok99 Look at Shinnok's MKX ending, where he merges all the realms, in which he watches as TOB kills the elder gods! Besides Shao Kahn and Onaga, even Shang Tsung mk11 aftermath, where he kills Liu Kang, which seems canon to keep the same roster, according to HBTW (Check out his channel) Liu Kang's ending bring a whole new roster with the Great Kung Lao! Could TOB being also be acting through Shinnok, Shang Tsung, and Quan Chi!
The last minutes resonated with me:
Perhaps the reason why Kronika was constantly restarting the timeline was indeed to avoid the One Being from becoming whole again (reminds me of the circle keeping Azattoth asleep)
However Shinnok, a Elder God himself + Kronika "son" wasn't attempting to call forth the One Being as mentioned within the video?
I think it was out of spite towards his Elder Gods "relatives", but shouldn't Kronika intervene and prevent it from occur to save, say... Cetrion?
Alas, Shinnok is kinda delusion at that because "hurray, I got my revenge now that everyone else has been eaten" only to then be consumed by last, I bet...
Heck, even before that... it's not even a question of Space (The Realms) VS Time (The Hourglass)
I honestly think the One Being can ONLY be superior to the Titans, simply because he's EXISTENCE itself!
Always Omnipresent and maybe even Omniscient (across all Realms and Timelines) but not Omnipotent given that he's fragmented...
Now here goes a total guess:
Perhaps the Titans were indeed created by the One Being, for what reason we may never know unless we find out more about them (MK11 has certain endings interacting with them if my memory serves me right)
The Titans then created the Elder Gods, perhaps without asking? That's why "he" went to consume them but ended up like that and in the end, the Titans can act as they see fit/ take boss stead, understand?
You actually have a point - before they storm Kronika's isle, Raiden and Jax have this interaction:
Raiden: Let me help you. Kronika’s promises to you are a cruel deception. She is the mother of Shinnok, the architect of your Revenant enslavement.
Jax Briggs: But-- No. She’s Cetrion’s mother.
Raiden: Cetrion is Shinnok’s sister. In Kronika’s New Era, Shinnok will be the darkness to balance Cetrion’s light.
Jax Briggs: Which’ll only happen if the realms keep on fighting each other. What have I done? I’m a fool.
Kronika WANTS the realms to keep on fighting each other - which will only happen if they stay separate. Shinnok does not. So I guess Shinnok was the oddball among the Elder Gods that he had an agenda completely inimical to theirs.
My theory is it could be that shinnok through his own amulet,realized he would always lose to raiden,and he would never win,it also doesn't help when shinnok realizes he is a puppet of kronika,I think if shinnok's ending had been canon,he awoken the one being,to not only end the elder gods but kronika as well,he was tired of constantly reliving the same fate over and over again
@@LOWBORN-the-LOATHSOME Even though Shinnok was supposed to be the Dark assignment while Cetrion would be Light
(hence forcing Kronica to reset time because Raided killed Shinnok)
However, why that "anger" Kronica felt due to Shinnok death when he/it always intended to release the *One Being* which is a threat even to the Titans themselves...?
@@SupportGamin2024
Exactly, however even him would end up being devoured by the One Being, none the less...
Besides, no matter Kronica goal of turning Shinnok Vs Cetrion (on the next timeline), fact is the One Being would still exist on it, just like within all other timelines...
Why the risk... of create more Timelines with that unpredictable factor (not the One Being, but Shinnok existence GIVEN his obsession)?
@@fpcoutinho
Exactly. I am forced to conclude that Kronika is actually a 200 IQ supporter of TOB all along.
Today Tabmok has a great disguise. He can't be seen just like the One Being. Of all the disguises this is the best one!
I think Shawn Kittelsen came to NetherRealm Studio first as a writer and then there was Dominic Cianciolo. A new MK lore is in their hands now. I prefer to think that The One Being is above all kreatures. So... do I understand korrectly? Elder Gods are created by The One Being AND Titans. I mean _some of them_ are created by Titans. And Titans are also created by The One Being. This is interesting. And all Gods are kreated by Elder Gods.
Did Titans appear only in MK11? I don't think they were mentioned before.
Thanks for the video! This is great!
Hi Skarlet, thank you! Correct - Titans had never been mentiones before in the MK universe; MK11 is their first appearance!
@@tabmok99 Thanks!
"Please state your first name, your last name and your occupation"
"One Being, One Being and One Being."
would be funny if all the One Being could do, was say "One Being" 😂😂😂
"Who are you, and how did you get in here?"
"I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith."
Tabmok, can I request a video topic?
None other than Kombat Kodes and an elaborate breakdown of them :) I'd love to see your approach to them, especially with there being joke messages that can be triggered with Kombat Kodes and some of them are exclusive to console ports!
Please konsider it at the least, and I don't believe you've kovered them on here yet have you? No other channel that I have ever seen on CZcams or the Web has visual documentation of these message triggering Kodes that state stuff like, "Skunky!" and "Hold flippers during Casino Run". I think you're the warrior for the job.
Thanks for this video, as it has lots of developer thoughts I hadn't seen.
My thought was always that The One Being WAS a titan (arguably the strongest), and that the other Titans had existed alongside him. Much like other Titans seems to be associated with a specific cosmic building block, I would peg The One Being (somewhat paradoxically) as the Titan of Life itself. only it could actually create life as we understand it, and did so in the form of the Elder Gods which it then would consume to build its own strength and power. This would have caused the other titans to be wary of The One Being (Shang Tsung mentions they are a fearful, paranoid group in his ending), which would explain why they did not intervene as its creations chopped him up. Since The One Being was the titan of Life, that's why its dismembered body actually became the realms and life within them, as opposed to what's implied Sonya's ending where killing other titans allows her to empower a mortal to become a new god (so not a creation of life, just an infusion of power into one).
Obviously the story proceeds as the games pick up from there, with The One Being seeking to reform, the Elder Gods seeking to prevent that, and Titans playing for their own goals along side.
I haven't read/watched EVERYTHING in regards to MK lore out there, so I look forward to hearing what of this theory fits and doesn't fit a wider data set. Thanks!
sorry but the one being being a titan is stupid and would be a stupid idea,the one being is the ONE BEING,LITERALLY ALL THINGS
In Shinnok's ending (from MKX) we see Shinnok resurrecting the One Being, who then proceeds to consume the Elder Gods while leaving Shinnok unharmed.
Kronika's goal would also be about resurrecting the One Being, but restarting the timeline as many times as needed so this outcome can happen. In this sense, Kronika being responsible for his resurrection, the One Being wouldn't touch her kids in exchange, like he didn't touch Shinnok in his own ending.
The One Being consuming the Elder Gods and, at the same time, allowing some of them to live is not contradictory. Under this perspective, both The One Being goal and Kronika's goal would be completely compatible.
Uh no that makes no sense what you just said,kronika wants to achieve balance through out the realms,you can't achieve that if the one being retutns,there wouldn't be any realms,without the one being,being dormant
@@SupportGamin2024 As seen in tabmok99's video, Kronika manipulates Shao Kahn to merge the realms. "Balance" in this sense, would be when all the realms are unified. Thus, bringing the One Being back to life.
Yeah shinnok was done super super dirty in the new timeline
@@MatukaEdgi interesting theory,but once again,that doesn't really add up,all of the realms being merged,leads to the one being's return,Killing all life(including kronika,maybe),that contradicts kronika whole plan to achieve balance. If kronika wants the one being to return,then just let the realms end,instead of reminding time over and over again...
@@SupportGamin2024 in this way, she rewinds it so the one being CAN, in fact, return, while at the same time forgiving her and her children exclusively
Also do you have a video only on titans? Or I missed it?
So the "One Being" is kinda like the Force in Star Wars....that explains so much.
Maybe what drives Shao Kahn and Onaga to conquer and merge realms is simply their high midichlorian count.
@@tabmok99 no!!!
I guess not. After all, that one was a little... "forced"!
Makes you wonder if the one being created the titans and elder gods why did he feed on the elder gods exclusively unless it was a story made up to hide the truth
10:46 In my theory with Kronika and the one being is possible the one being was negatively influenced Kronika into getting Kronika to doing what he wanted with the Hourglass as to have Shao kahn merge realms or have wars fought to bring him back together and it possible Kronika might of been good once but became influenced by the one being into helping him and also her restarting time hints a part of her is trying to fight it
The problem with that is mk11 never mentions the one being in the story mode at all
I though that time doesn’t effect gods you said the one being gets rewinded every time he comes back
Yeah the way I think of it is that The One Being (and really all the fragments thereof, e.g. the realms and mortals) get restarted while the gods exist outside of that and remain unaffected.
Reminds me of norse mythology with ymir being killed by odin and his brothers then making the realms
Kool! Can you make a video on the previews tournaments that were held? I'm talking about even before the great Kung Lao. Do you have any info on this?
This info exists in Russian Mortal Kombat books (I wouldn't say kanon but still). He could have told us if he could understand them ^^"
@@SkarletBloodthirsty what's the story?
@@Tyrael66 I haven't read it yet. I'm trying to find a digital version of it
@@SkarletBloodthirstygl
Can you do a video about the titans
Resembles D&D in a way with Ao the Overgod
I love the idea of The One Being and the titans and the gods, now my question is since Raiden and Fujin are brothers than I wonder if there parent is an Elder god??? I saw someone upset over the titans being implemented but I love it, I think it's amazing honestly.
The One Being is similar to the Primordials in greek mythology and the titans are well like the greek titans and then you have the elder gods and regular gods, I would love to see Lucifer one of the most unkown gods in MK I think in MK at some point as well and mk11 may be the last MK game but we could get like an MK adventure game in this engine I suppose so we can still see mysterious characters eventually.
I like the introduction of the titans because it shows that the world of Mortal Kombat is greater than what we know
I'm pretty sure the elder gods in general are raiden and fujins parents. As for Lucifer,hw probably got his soul eaten by shinnok
If we see the hierarchy of deities in Mortal Kombat the way we do in so many other cultures, it'd make the universe make so much more sense. Unfortunately, Netherealm Studios can't even agree on what the true hierarchy of deities are with even a simple character diagram.
From what I can gather, it goes One Being-> Titans-> Elder Gods-> Protectors of Realms (ie: Raiden, Argus, Lucifer)-> Demigods (ie: Fujin). Titans oversee all of existence, Elder Gods provide balance for all realms, each realm is assigned a protector who in turn defends their assigned realm with help from lesser gods.
@@TupocalypseShakur titans being introduced is stupid
Problem is starting with MK11 Raiden was introduced as demigod (which is wrong). That designation would have made more sense for Taven, Daegon, Rain, etc.
Tabmok is the mk expert
Isn't theres info in mk11 krypt about one being, "being" Cronica's "husband"? And the fact that games states that Cetrion and Shinnok is Cronica's children doesn't make sense too.
cetrion being shinnok's sister is a retcon that makes no sense,by what we've known about shinnok's past lore and cetrion isn't present in the original timeline,storyline wise
@@SupportGamin2024 neither is kronika
Tabmok i have a question: do you believe that the elder gods are ACTUALLY who‘s evil? Because they overthrew the one being, never helped earthrealm hold back invaders from outworld and the netherrealm (IN BOTH TIMELINES mind you)
The elder god don't interfere in mortal affairs. Thats why you have raiden and argus.
is hard the one being can ever be the final boss but maybe if enough realms are merged or somenthing like dat he can create an avatar of himself kinda like they do in marvel and try to finish it all by himself
That's basically what onaga is.
This theology is almost exactly the same as the concept of the Monad (Prajāpati in Vedic Hinduism), and the mission of Shao Kahn, Shinnok, and Onaga to restore the One Being is the same as the mission of Cronus/Saturn, El, Enlil, Rudra/Shiva, etc.
I'm pretty sure he's gonna be the main boss in a future mortal kombat game.
Actually that sounds right!
@@tabmok99 who do you think will defeat the one being or maybe no one will beat him
@@tabmok99 actually mayb the one being will b the grand finale of mortal kombat like think about it hes literally everythin in existence the titans, gods,elder gods,realms, concept,time space all of it is literally him, so i theorize he'd appear at the very and of it all becomin whole again wrappin the summation of it all up
If the One Being ever shows up in story mode, it would be fitting to have the Elder Gods destroy him - kinda like how they killed Shao Kahn in MK9. They don't intervene often but when they do, it should be epic!
@@tabmok99 trust me bro,whn he shows up whole again it will b game over for everyone and everythin,tht will happen after ed boon and NRS are done milkin the series which could take a long ass time,the elder gods as if now are dead by the hands of cetrion,after all is said and done,everythin will return to its original state and the one being will b whole again which is whn we will know the answers to life's (in the case of MK ofc ) biggest questions,and it will b all wrapped up endin with just the one being existing in the timeless void only entertained by the billions of thoughts,memories,timelines and wt not thts been accumlated by titans,elder gods,gods, mortals over the eons since he was split,since all beings mentioned above are rly only parts of him in the end
ily tabmok :)
Quick question. Does anyone know Shao Kahn’s full name?
Do you think that "Great Spirit" that Nightwolf's tribe prays to is the One Being?
Great question! I'm going to give this a hard no - The Great Spirit takes the form of a wolf, looks after the Matoka tribe and keeps imbuing a chosen member with powers. This is totally not the One Being's MO.
tabmok99 I heard that the Great Spirit helped Fujin and Raiden defend Earthrealm, from what exactly? Also, the only other way for the One Being to be alive, not necessarily whole, is if the Elder Gods entered mortal realms. Shinnok did this, but had his amulet!
I don't think Elder Gods entering the realms is what reawakens The One Being. Otherwise, Cetrion is dooming the realms too, with her presence
@@tabmok99 it's only implied that the elder gods actually interfering with the realms,would awaken the one being(unintentionally)at least that's what mk Deception stated
@@SupportGamin2024 True, they did establish that. I suppose we should analyze exactly to what extent they have to interfere in order for him to come back. I didn't think merely entering the realms would do it, but possibly.
Plot twist the one being is ED BOON
Exactly what I was trying to say without saying it.
I know I'm bending the lore here, and maybe the4thSnake answered this, but...can the One Being be classified as God..? Even though the terminology is different, can they be the ones that created the universe..? Maybe not, Idk.
I think the One Being is actually the Dragon from the Emblem of game series. A Multiversal being of great proportions. Mortal Kombat could actually be hiding who it is in plain sight.
The dragon is onaga
Or Liu Kang's Fatality
Since the amulet is a 7th kamidogu, is that to imply Shinnok was the 7th elder god?
He’s a fallen elder god
I like how you do your home work on the game.
If only the current writers at nrs actually did their homework
Just a classic game of power and over throwing. I think kronika believing she is in power is “the one-being” battling between intent and free will. The one beings Intent is to exist to govern the realms so he Will always continue to fight for that but will never be able to succeed until free will is over thrown by circumstance (like shinnok winning)
The one being making the elder gods doesn’t really make sense to me either, since the elder gods rebelled because he was eating them. It seems like a really dumb move to separate chunks of yourselves then go “oh wait no I want that back now” unless they want to imply that TOB had the mind of a child.
The one being never wanted to be separated wtf are you even talking about
The older story is so much better than this reboot that keeps getting worse :S
Especially.with the Sindel retcon.
I always thought it was *Wan Bing* like a chinese name
I'd like to see an explanation on the dreamrealm and the identity/purpose of the mystery woman from jade's mk9 ending
That will never be explained
@@SupportGamin2024 They could've easily explained that to be kronika. Infact that would actually make sense and not make kronika feel so shoehorned. But nope appearently that's jades mother lol
@@olofacosta3192 I Don't like kronika but I'll just pretend she was the woman in jade's mk9 ending because that makes more sense than it being jade's mother,who's not even important to the story
The dreamrrealm I'm gonna guess is really the one realm,Onaga's ending in deception mentions
It was supposed to be kronika. I thought it was Delia.
Anyone get Azathoth themes from the One Being?
WARNING: LONG POST FILLED WITH SPECULATION
Before they storm Kronika's isle, Raiden and Jax have this interaction:
Raiden: Let me help you. Kronika’s promises to you are a cruel deception. She is the mother of Shinnok, the architect of your Revenant enslavement.
Jax Briggs: But-- No. She’s Cetrion’s mother.
Raiden: Cetrion is Shinnok’s sister. In Kronika’s New Era, Shinnok will be the darkness to balance Cetrion’s light.
Jax Briggs: *Which’ll only happen if the realms keep on fighting each other.* What have I done? I’m a fool.
Let's examine this, along with these two facts about TOB and the Elder Gods:
1.) If the realms are merged/conquered by a single force (like what Onaga and Shao Kahn tried to do), then TOB becomes complete. (All realms would no longer have existence by then.)
2.) *If TOB is free, he/it WILL kill/consume the Elder Gods.*
Conclusion: In general, Elder Gods (like Cetrion and the others) and/or Titans (like Kronika) don't really care about war between realms as long as they remain separate and nobody tries to merge them, because that would result in TOB being free, resulting in TOB killing them. So, Elder Gods WILL intervene to stop/kill anybody trying to merge the realms (as seen in MK9).
But here are some more facts:
1.) Even though Elder Gods are all on the same side regarding the merging of realms, one of them in particular, Cetrion, has a specific agenda to support her mother Kronika. In story mode, this is why Cetrion kills the rest of the Elder Gods. Kronika is not stated to have birthed any of the other Elder Gods except for Cetrion and Shinnok.
2.) Shinnok, no longer an Elder God, no longer shares his former colleagues' opposition against TOB, since his MKX ending shows he would want TOB to destroy them, including his sister apparently.
And what are Kronika's motivations?
Cetrion: Blame yourself for the Elder Gods' deaths, Raiden. Your actions have irrevocably altered Kronika’s *golden balance of light and dark.* Shinnok’s decapitation was the cap stone.
Raiden: You are a paragon of virtue. You should wish evil vanished!
Cetrion: I abide my mother's will.
Raiden: You were begotten by Kronika.
Cetrion: As was my brother, Shinnok. The darkness to my light. Nature demands equilibrium. *Balance is perfection.* You have stepped out of your role, made that balance impossible. That's why the New Era holds no place for you.
Fine. But, with the above conclusion and these additional facts, I present the case that Kronika's motivations, unless the writers are complete hacks (definite possibility) are ALSO, ultimately, in opposition to the Elder Gods - her actions are actually in support of making TOB come back.
Exhibit A: When Raiden consulted the Elder Gods in MK11 storymode before they die, they say:
Elder Gods: The crisis is grave, indeed, Raiden. Every being will be erased in a temporal Armageddon, even we Elder Gods. Already our power weakens.
Why would Kronika's reset kill the Elder Gods too, when that's what the TOB will do to them anyway once he is complete? Why do TOB's work for him?
Exhibit B: And then when Kronika does bring everything back to the prehistorical era stage:
Kronika: History rewinds, giving way to the New Era! The realms as you knew them are undone. *Erased.* You cannot save a future that no longer exists! There is only the New Era!
Again, WHY DO TOB'S WORK FOR HIM. Maybe I'm not making a fine distinction here, but if she ERASED the realms by resetting the timeline, doesn't that mean that they're no longer separate and are in fact undifferentiated again? Meaning TOB can come back at that point?
So I guess the burning question is how can Kronika expect to achieve a "golden balance" if her time reset will cause (or, since she has reset the timeline many instances, HAS ALREADY CAUSED) the destruction of both the Elder Gods AND the individual realms?
Why would she ever think Shinnok would go along with her plan to balance light and dark by pitting her own two children against each other if Shinnok was willing and capable of upsetting that balance by releasing TOB?
Anyway guys if you read that comment thanks for stopping by my blog
Also I think Cetrion is a chump for going along with her momma's plan, because risking the release of TOB (the same entity that wants to consume your kind) just to maintain balance in a endless war between you and your brother isn't virtuous at all. (Specially when said brother wants said entity to consume you all)
I love this type of comment and I read every word.
Certainly ; MK Universe's god . .
God
Make please a video that explains why the fighters are alive after Fatal Blows or Fatalitys. Raiden heals everyone? The Elder Gods? Thankss ×D
Fights aren't canon. Anyone that isn't a superhuman or a god would die fron that.
An explanation why kronika wanted to have shao win because now that she controls all time and so does the other titans control all the elements they might decide the fate when the one being will rise or not
imo that's so stupid,the one being isn't something that can be controlled,it's suppose to be something that's inevitable,MK11 threw all of that into the trash,because NRS couldn't actually make a good story,instead they cop out and give us this time travel Bull
Still I think it’s possible(anything is possible for the time being) if she want shao to rule the one realm for like 10,000 year with the one being not rising
Titans and Elder God's represent the fallen Heavenly Host.
The same goes for the real life pantheons around the world. They were fallen angels known as the Watchers, who mated with human women and who gave birth to every hero and monster from every mythology in the world. Archangel Michael slew those offsprings and imprisoned the fallen ones but their legacy survived in the form of the ancient relegions of the past AKA idolatry/paganism. I'm Greek and in certain parts of my country, especially under Mt.Olympus, we still have paranormal incidents and demonic activity, because of the rituals of the past. An entire village was abandoned in one day, the people STILL refuse to talk about it and even the people of our Orthodox church aknowledge those events.
Can you stop bringing religion to these videos it's annoying,titans and Elder gods are fictional GET IT
I'm kinda tired of MK resetting the timeline over and over again its getting kinda old but the one being is a really cool character they need to use him more but I'm pretty sure they don't wanna bring the one being back bc they know he's just gonna destroy everything bc his creations turned against him
There has to be a way to destroy one Being then
It can't be destroyed
If you destroy the one being and you arent an elder God or titan you cease to exist
The One Being is probably Kidd Kahn?
😂
I like how pretty much the whole video was just someone else's podcast
Good job
This is why the old mk games were better. Small bios not too much story realistic final boss. Now it’s entity feeds off lesser gods who fight back and split up big god. Now we have gods in between those gods who also serve purpose who fit nowhere but to extend a universe that’s all over the place. If titans are so huge how we’re mortals able to kill . If elder gods like shinnok can be defeated by mortals why does bend over for them instead of fighting them whenever they deny his request to get involved
So the one being is omnipotent
Nigh omnipotent he lost to the elder god
@@schemar17 so do you think there is a entity more powerful people than him. He didn't die they also talk about the titans might have helped the elder gods defeat them I would say right now he is the strongest character in mortal kombat.
@@godslayer8894 no he's everything in the Mortal kombat universe but the elder gods were able to split him but not defeat him
@@schemar17 yes true he is the most powerful character in mortal kombat
@@schemar17 even the elder gods and the titans Are peace's of him he is beyond time
The one being is Chuck Norris. We will get to fight him (and always lose) in MK 12.
why do people still do chuck norris jokes in 2020
LOL I counted and "One Being" was being said 56 times in this video🎉
I would have thought the one being is like a dragon ball super Zeno to the other gods. Can’t beat him no matter what. Then kronika is like whis and elder gods like beerus. Can fight land some hits in but I’m the end always win. Instead we have normal mortals who go head to head or even beat beings who have lived since start of time. I get they exist but they should from a standpoint that they are untouchable like how the other elder gods are. Unknown and mysterious yet you know your god is feared of them
Real Neil degrasse Tyson alright but mother goose on the storyline
I'm going meta and saying that the one being is the player.
Makes sense. If you think about it, we're ALL The One Being.
The one being is an actual character in the game
I'm the one who kicked the elders asses and ate them like a bacon sandwich
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Thank you
I miss the Kamidogus ;-;
Me too. But no one misses them more than Onaga.
@@tabmok99 I miss him as well. ;-;
@@tabmok99 This might not happen but I have a theory, what if in another story dlc of mk11 Imagine if both endings are canon right,Shang tsung after conquering the realms ends up absorbing the titans and merge all of the realms and ends becoming the one being and fire god liu kang's(from the timeline where he won)in order to stop him,restores and frees raiden,kitana,kung lao,bo rai cho and fujin(who were all under tsung's control) and together all of them become the 6 elder gods(that onaga in the old timeline mentioned)and they defeat the one being shang tsung and recreate the 6 kamidogu to split the one being's essence back into the realms again.
imagine if the entire mk series was just one entire loop,always come full circle?
it reminds me of azathot
I prefer the old story of MK, although kronika is a unique character. Though it would have been better if she was just a outcast Elder goddes of Time and if she was a good guy.
Kronika the weak titan is unique? Lol she's lame,don't even joke like that
@@SupportGamin2024 what about Blaze and Onaga?
@@darkside9547 onaga, he's at least threatening enough to be taken seriously,there's nothing threatening about Kronika at all
@@SupportGamin2024 True
im da one bein
The One Being is Kronika’s father
so Kronika is trying to keep her own dad,into a comatose,dream like state,for eternity?
@@SupportGamin2024 possibly he seems too powerful and dangerous
He is all the titans father and elder gods father
@@godslayer8894 can you be my dad?
@@Darkness-vq9xl lmao 😂😂😂😂 I alot of people think the one being is evil I would say he is not good or bad he is neutral
Sigh. I miss onaga that was simple compared to this
Guy gets poisoned
Guy goes away
Acid boy is near egg
Acid boy is merged with guy
Acid boy poisoned guy is now big bad
Its Soo much simpler
That podcast had some real nonsense. The One Being was eating the Elder Gods and that was the reason they created the Kamidogu and fracture the One Being, simple as that. This while titan nonsense just overcomplicates a simple story and devalues the Elder Gods.
so shinnok isn't kronikas son?
He is
Retcon.
Yeah, ever since they introduced Kronika in MK11, it's been stated that Shinnok is her son. That hasn't been retconned (and probably won't)!
alright someone help me out i need a list of the titians who are they? i need NAMES what are the names of the titans 🤣🤣 what are the names of the elder gods and essentials
I like the omni-deity from an unpronounceable realm mentioned in Sonya's MK11 ending!