Liu Kang Explains Why He Changed The MK Universe (Custom Bios)
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Hope you all enjoyed the video! Doing these bios as Liu Kang was a ton of fun.
Loved your Liu Kang voice
Yeah, the voice was great. I almost couldn’t tell the difference when I first heard it.
You did a great job!
Thank you. I'm glad I can credit an actual person for their talent an hard work and not someone cheeping out on a synthetic text to speech program.
Great job, dude. Great voice
Making Madam Bo fit into previous timelines by making usage of the old canon that Kung Lao wasn't trained by Bo' Rai Cho was REALLY clever, ngl.
I thought he was trained by Master Wen
I like the introspection from Liu Kang. It adds a lot more character to the world, and the reboot
WB really need to ask the4thSnake xan thry add these for Invasion mode because they work so good ij growing the universe
I like that you leave Tarkat disease open to interpretation of whether it’s been created by some unseen evil or time itself pushing back
If so, I wonder if that means Hanzo will show up later on, possibly as Noob Saibot.
@@jackdaone6469 He’s adopted and getting his wife smashed by Kuai.
@@jackdaone6469 he show's up in smoke's (and has a cameo in kuai liang's) ending as a recruit for the shirai ryu and i do think he could end up being a natural shadowmancer and be a good version of noob
I think that Tarkat was an unforeseen consequence
@@jackdaone6469I think what’s actually gonna happen is that Kuai Liang is going to be killed by Bi Han and he’s gonna become Noob Saibot while Hanzo becomes Scorpion again, seeking vengeance instead for his predecessor and honoring him as he carries on his legacy. I feel that would be the direction the creators would go since if Bi Han became Noob Saibot again that would leave us without a Sub Zero and Kuai Liang being Noob Saibot would lead to very interesting opportunities for storytelling
The Kitana bio was so beautiful 😢💕 I always believed that she hated being forced to lead. The fact that Liu Kang had to give up on being her one true love in order to give her a happy life is bittersweet.
12:40 Shakespearean masterpiece right here XD
Well, I did take a couple classes on Shakespeare when I was a sophomore lol.
Was this you??😭
So true
@@mystictj9626 Yep. I’m electivecross02
Liu Kang had good heart for trying to help all the heroes and depowering as much as possible the villains. This may yet be the better timeline for the Netherrealm MK games.
As much as thus understandable, Couldnt have liu kang given the villans good lives so that it would be harder for them to end up as themselves from prior timelines?
@@theamazingspiderman4911I mean tbf, even if they become evil
Most wouldn't be threats because they don't have powers
@theamazingspiderman4911 he literally did do that with them. He depowered Shang Tsung and Quan Chi and he crippled Shao
@@theamazingspiderman4911 He did. Snake wants to portray it as him maliciously giving them miserable lives, but the game made it pretty clear that he tried giving the sorcerers humble lives doing honest work and had Shao, Rain, and Mileena end up in high, prestigious positions anyways.
Didn’t try hard enough. Bro dipped his job out of fear of becoming like Kronika.💀
I like the idea of souls being timeless and defining characters, thereby explaining why characters exist even when the random chance of genetics should make their presence nigh impossible. That said, Kronika herself being stated to be impossible to return doesn't jive with that, and if these souls are singular then they wouldn't be split by the timeline, but if they aren't then it brings up to question of whether or not souls can be duplicated without the separation of timelines. Such a thing would have potential applications for both good and evil.
My thought is that mortals exist as part of the one being and thus cannot be erased as that would be erasing some of the essence of the universe, Kronika and the Elder gods however can be erased as they exist outside of the one being.
I think you could bypass the issue by saying (original, natural) titans don't have souls.
@@VekktorYT Kronika being dead is just them desperately trying to write her off now that they've stole her reset button Cause its a plot point you can't kill a God 'Raiden literally blew himself the fuck up,' Reiko's original concept was Shao reborn as a human cause he died in Earthrealm. That and they don't even commit since one of the Geras interactions has Kronika as the winner of the Hourglass.
@@rwg6357 I can never like mk11 and 1 for what this kronika, and timeline crap has allowed.
no i think it does make sense. raiden in mk11 disappeared when his past self was brought back. so I think its the same with titan's. fire god lui kang is the keeper of time in his timeline so kronika can't exist because of there already is a keeper of time. and even if she does exist it would be as mortal that fire god lui kang can just influence.
Certainly wish this type of Bios were in the game instead of the ones from the official site. This does a great job at examining character previous's story as well as introduce the changes, and the best part... It doesn't spoils much of what happens in the story
They could have included both. Have basic in-timeline bios that are available at the start of the game, and have Liu Kang's thoughts unlocked after some kind of relevant milestone; maybe completing Arcade Mode with the character or meeting them in Story Mode.
Still holding out on the theory that the changes to Sareena are a set up for her to be the one to redeem Bi-Han. A inverse of the classic idea.
Then again Geras says in a intro Bi-Han’s destiny has been fundamentally damage by the actions of Shang Tsung and by extension Titan Shang so maybe hearing what the long term plans for certain characters were prior to Titan Shang’s meddling would be insightful.
I think both are true, due to Shang Tsung’s machinations, NOW it be the case that Sareena will redeem Bi-Han as it was never in Liu Kang’s original plan to have her do that but instead someone else like Kuai Liang or something.
Basically, Shang Tsung is The4thSnake in Disguise.
Bro if sareena doesn’t redeem bi Han it’ll be one of the biggest missed opportunities ever we finally have a chance for them to be happy together and an amazing reversal of the original timeline
To be honest, it seems from a few intros that Bi-Han wasn't always like this. What Bi-Han needs in this timeline is an actually interesting explanation for his motives. If it was me, I would write his betrayal of Earthrealm to be a culmination of the failures that happen in the story making Bi-Han lose faith in Liu Kang & his father's teachings.
What if Bi Han has an epiphany and sees the error in his ways. He sees some potential for good in Sereena and brings about redemption for _both_ of them?
On a completely unrelated note, why does Scorpion always get the mind-blowing powers? Dude straight up melted steel weapons before they even scratched his face, and he didn't even flinch. Meanwhile Subzero can barely chill your drink. Okay, maybe a slight exaggeration, but not too far off. Is it because he's Ed Boon's favorite?
@@Zaire_39 It's been hinted at that Bi-Han resents the fact that despite their roles as Protectors of Earthrealm for generations they barely have anything in return to show for it.
Add in the fact that on top of not getting what he believes the Lin Kuei deserves (and to be clear he wants to be given it by force rather than him needing to ask for it), the Lin Kuei are also almost completely unknown by Earthrealm by large.
A sentiment which Shao Kahn echoes as Earthrealm is deliberately it seems kept in the dark about the higher events at play like the fact there are other Realms and otherworldly creatures (which is really stupid and boring), hopefully they go fully in on Johnny Cage's Ending and he really is the bridge that connects Earthrealm directly with the other Realms.
Imagine that? Humans finding an alliance to live peacefully with Shokan, Naknadans and so on? Perhaps even Tarkatans if it's revealed that Earthrealm Humans are immune to Tarkat? There's so much potential there.
That was pretty cool.
Lui Kang is also the one who believes in choices. Some people unfortunately make bad ones and not even Lui Kang can always stop it.
I also like the bio of Takeda.
0:56 Liu Kang: God of Fire & Lightning
1:50 Shang Tsung: Demon Sorcerer Reborn
2:45 Kung Lao: Chosen One of the Shaolin
3:40 Raiden: Champion of Earthrealm
4:26 Johnny Cage: Martial Arts Action Movie star
5:08 Kenshi: Blind Swordsman of the OIA
5:43 Sub-Zero (Bi-Han): Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei
6:32 Scorpion (Kuai Liang): Shirai ryu Grandmaster & Teacher of Hanzo
7:14 Smoke: Second in command to Scorpion
7:54 Sindel: Empress of Outworld
8:44 Mileena: 1st born Princess of Ourworld
9:37 Kitana: 2nd born Princess of Ourworld
10:26 Li Mei: Constable of Outworld
11:08 Tanya: Umgadi bodyguard of outworld
11:57 Rain: Half God son of Argus
12:40 Reptile: Saurian Stealth Ninja
13:26 Shao Kahn: General of Outworld
14:18 Reiko: Shao's right hand man
14:46 Baraka: Tarkatan nomad leader
15:36 Motaro: Centaur hunter of Outworld
16:07 Goro: Prince of the Shokan
16:31 Quan Chi: netherrealm demon sorcerer
17:13 Sareena: Demon of the Netherrealm, sister to ashrah
17:46 Ashrah: demon of the netherrealm, sister to sareena
18:28 Nitara: Vampiress queen of Vaetrenus
19:02 Havik: Avatar of chaosrealm
19:43 Darrius: Freedom Fighter of Orderrealm
20:09 Geras: Caretaker & Guardian Of The Hourglass
20:58 Ermac: Amalgamation of Souls
21:47 Takeda: Warrior from an alternate future
Though Liu Kang is just the God of Fire. You basically nailed it with the rest of the names. Good job! 👍
@@Mortal-Knite He originally had the lightning & thunder power of raiden when the two had combinded in MK11, however he gave them back to the mortal raiden in his new timeline.
@@kamenrangerzeo8251 yeah, I meant to say he's a Fire God now. Yet I did respect his decision on staying with his own found Elemental powers
Was Ashrah Sareena's sister in the original timeline?
@@kaledogg68 yep
Smoke: Well you thought WRONG Fire God! Bi-Han hates me just for existing!
Because he's, that guy, For real tho Liu kang the goat, really liked what they did with him in mk1.
This is actually really good and should be done with the bios you did for your mk Khronicles
Your love for this franchise is unparrelled. Saying this as someone who's favorite game is Deadly Alliance (Deception is objectively better but DA was the first MK game I bought).
Tsung's identity theft combo was brazen and hilarious
The face of Kronika
The alias of Onaga
THESE are great, but the cracks in the canon in them still make me realtime comment.. to VENT
I understand this is supposed to be from Liu Kang's perspective, but Shang Tsung being "the greatest threat" damages me emotionally in so many ways.
@@balmung7599 should be.
why?
@@Kris-pj8sc cause it's just more devaluing Shao Kahn.
@@ItsOfficiaI
*Shinnok crying in the corner*
@@Jahlil.W Shinnok's honestly a bitch, lol.
Once again; youtubers, gamers, and modders continue to do NRS QA teams job better than them. Great job, snake. And props to the narrator to keeping in line with liu kang's tone and inflections in the way he speaks.
Thank you for the kind words!
These intros can easily be seen as Liu Kang and Geras essentially going over the changes they made
Like doing a group essay project
Holy shit bro! I think this may be the coolest video you’ve ever produced! The writing here is unbelievably spot on & chilling when combined with the great narration & music!
"I suspected that Geras' lack of victories in the conflict with Kronika was a sign of his waning devotion, his true desire being the downfall of his mistress."
I see what you did there. Cheeky :D
Liu Kang: *makes sure Shang Tsung would have a meaningless life*
Also Liu Kang: *makes him an outworlder so he can have magical potencial*
He was on Earth Realm I believe but Damashi took him to Outworld where he was able to developed his magic.
@@VOAN nope he met damashi on Outworld and he was using the shape shifting magic already
@@stranger5011 he was using simple disguise, pretended to be an old person
Oh that Kenshi one hits hard, man right in the gut. Perfection
I enjoyed this video more than I could have anticipated. 4th Snake, you are an incredible story teller and I sincerely pray that your talents are someday used for an even grander platform. Your keen knowledge of all things MK truly keeps someone like me a fan even though I despise so much of the changes in the current MK story. I hope you update this video when more original MK characters are added to the game
I love how Liu Kang constantly refers to the Midway Timeline as for the reason of his changes
Even in this new timeline Kenshi can never escape the curse of being blind.😹
You did an amazing job with these bios. They helped push the story a bit more that I wanted from the base game, cleaned up some of the messy writing with Liu Kang thought processes and hinted that Shang Tsung may have affected things more than we know. Keep up the good work.
I was genuinely hoping that MK1 would include something like this. Sadly there isn’t but thanks for the effort put into creating this.
I love that Liu Kang respects Johnny enough he wants to guide him
the one bio i think could be changed a bit is smoke's if nothing else to acknowledge one of the intros he has with Liu Kang where its very heavily implied Liu Kang intended for him to be orphaned in order for him to join the lin kuei, yknow the one that goes
Smoke: "Did you intend for me to be orphaned?!"
Liu Kang: "Some threads must be cut to weave time's fabric..."
Liu Kang voice is dope and the bios make the premise of the story a whole lot more purposeful
As cool as Shaolin Raiden was, I feel like Shaolin Shang Tsung would have been far more interesting.
What better way to keep Shang Tsung out of trouble than with the discipline of the Shaolin?
Plus he could have the genuine potential of being a good guy this time around.
Liu Kang: "In past iterations, Jax faced immense trauma, grappling with the burden of becoming a revenant and the toll it took on his spirit. In this reformed timeline, I've ensured his path diverges. Instead of enduring that anguish, Jax has evolved into a former Special Forces soldier turned F.B.I. Agent. This shift allows him to utilize his combat expertise and strategic prowess in a different setting, channeling his skills toward protecting and serving in a capacity that doesn't lead to the haunting shadows of his past."
These remind of the old Armageddon Bios and I absolutely love it.
I'm not sure if M1K did this already, but it is an interesting idea for the question of whether Liu Kang is in the right to change the villains to such a degree and what the knowledge of it could revert the ones that are on the good side back. Like if Shao is informed of his past lives, would he try to gain power or stay on this more dutible path.
Theres a contradiction with smokes bio.
The bio says that liu kang didn't forsee his family being killed. But in one of smoke and liu kangs dialogue before the fight, Smoke question liu kang about his decison about having his family killed to which he replied that he purposely had his family killed to "weave time's fabric."
My one gripe is the whole “souls must exist” thing with Shang, when Liu pretty explicitly states he brought him back out of mercy
I wish the narrative wasn't so insistent on Liu Kang being flawless because there was a great story buried here about how he was unconsciously spiteful enough to not care that Shang Tsung and Quan Chi's new lives sucked, how he was blinded by arrogant imperialism in putting separate people under his preferred ruler's banner, and how it wasn't a great idea to eliminate TWO different entire species of sapient individuals by rolling them into another demographic. Also, as funny as Kenshi's is, it absolutely should have been followed up in some way in the game beyond a quick joke, because him being blinded again is so improbable that there has to be big cosmic implications that Liu Kang evidentlly does not give a fuck about. I mean, for God's sake, Kuai Liang got the EXACT SAME SCAR!
The only indication that their lives sucked was them, the egotistical sorcerers who think they're too good for peasant work, complaining that their lives sucked. Shang chose to be a conman instead of doing honest work and then suffered the consequences. Quan Chi cried that he had to do manual labor.
i think some of the intro refer that the interference of titan shang has altered the timeline so much from what liu kang originally made
There's Iives "sucking" isn't an excuse for the horrific acts they commit in game
he didnt choose to be a conman. He did what he had to. Liu Kang drunk w power@@wakkaseta8351
Liu Kang: "Frost, the ambitious young warrior, has seen varied fates across timelines. In prior eras, her path often led her to seek power at any cost. Trained by the second Sub-Zero, Kuai Liang, Frost's ambition stemmed from a life before her mentor took her in. Her hunger for strength was fueled by a desire to prove herself, to escape the vulnerabilities she faced earlier.In many instances, this drive led her down treacherous paths-betrayal for the allure of the dragon amulet or joining the cyber initiative. However, in this new timeline, I sought a different fate for her. Recognizing her potential, I guided her toward a path where her thirst for strength is channeled constructively.I orchestrated events to provide Frost with guidance and purpose, directing her ambition toward nobler endeavors. Under Kuai Liang's tutelage, she not only hones her skills but also learns the value of restraint and camaraderie. As a Lin-Kuei member, she finds her place among peers, channeling her innate desire for power into protecting Earthrealm. This new path aims to temper her ambitions, turning her formidable talents into a force for good."
I wish they had done this to explain the thought process of Liu Kang. Thank you for doing this, Snake. :)
Those bios are really good! Love that there are some for the kameos too
*"This Mileena will be quite unlike any that has come before."*
Ummm... Yeah Liu Kang... She got Big teeth again lol
I love how you kept things aligned with the canon events of the game but just found a way to add some depth to it. I'm all for your big Wasted Plotential rewrites, but it's great seeing a you just improve what we already have
Liu Kang: "A courageous soldier and leader, Sonya Blade, faced countless challenges across timelines. However, her dedication to duty often left personal connections strained. In this iteration, I sought to cultivate a balance between her military responsibilities and her personal life, allowing her to forge deeper connections with her team and family."
Dang. These made up bios sounds more intriguing, after you understand the story and all that.
Nice 4thSnake! You got nailed it.
These bios are excellents! great job snake!
This was so cool, loved these bios
I enjoy your writing, all of these make perfect sense for the new setting.
They made geras' losing streak a plot point to justify him being a good guy.
You got his manner of speech Down. 👏 Pat. 👏
Thank you for the kind words!
@@comiccinema8177No prob 👍
Great video. Probably my favorite I've ever seen from your channel.
I really do enjoy these videos and the writing is very inline with the character
Man this is good content right i am amaze the way you came out with this ideia
Great job man
Really awesome video dude
Love your content keep up the great work
Excellent work!
This was perfection!
These bios are amazing
This was a great idea for a video!!
One of those moments where I'm gonna get annoying from requesting more of these
You're the real MVP, Snake! 💪
This was a pretty cool project and is something MK1 needed since the story mode has a shit load of problems and this would've been a bright spot.
That was excellent! This felt like I was reading the 3D era bios again.
I really appreciate the extra effort placed into justifying things like why Kung Lao is playing second banana again and why Geras was such a jobber in MK11.
Dude this rules so much and I just keep listening to it. It's such an interesting thought experiment and great bios too.
We need more of this
So many of these are so interesting
This video has me hyped for the amazing potential the reboot brought to the series
i think the idea of souls being timeless and requiring a place in the timeline is interesting, but the infinite timeline thing kind-of ruins it since the souls will almost guarantee that a certain person will act a certain way because it's their nature, and yet the infinite timelines show characters that are acting way out-of-line relative to what their nature is. like that cutthroat sonya in the pyramid scene.
_unless i'm missing something, of course_
I love this!! 🙏🏽💪
This was great. I'm gonna act like these are the canonical reasons. Adds depth to the characters
For scorpion , it was exactly what I thought. Kuai Liang was always more calm and level-headed than Hanzo by a mile and that's why liu liu changed the guy representing scorpion. That's my headcanon anyway. Great video and would absolutely love to see more
Then you deserve To burn in the Nether realm with liu kang
Hanzo just wanted revenge essentially. Probably wouldn't be that level headed if your family and clan was murdered. Liu could have changed that. He changed Hanzo's age after all. He even somehow got rid of Shinnok even though he said everyone must exist in some form like Shang and Quan Chi
As a mk fan the game really needed this Ty for making this
Its neat seeing takeda here didn't expect that
This is fire man
I loved the video, and this is what MK1 was missing. Kudos
Great video Snake! Although I wanted to ask if it was possible to share with you an idea I had for MK1 Dairou/Havik, Darrius and Hotaru.
It was an idea that would lend itself well in making Seido a perpetual cycle of misery.
Great video! I really love these in universe RP-like takes that feel quite canon.
I assume/hope there will be more bios for the DLCs and such.
Side note: A fun headcanon I like to think of lately is that the Shang Tsung present in the Order of Light in the game's finale (not the playable one but the one that helps you reach the top only to get destroyed by Titan Shang) is probably from a world where Shang became champion of the realms much like Raiden currently is and how Liu Kang previously was.
This was really cool
Great video
How do you make a better story bios than the actual devs is beyond me
There are heroic versions of Shang Tsung and Quan Chi. In timelines Liu Kang has no control over, either.
This is awesome
I LOVE THIS
This is FIRE!!
I like this a lot. Hope we see a follow-up for the DLC characters, once all of them get released
So what did Liu Kang do with Hanzo if he’s unable to wipe souls from existence?
Sent him into a relatively more peaceful life I reckon though do check out Smoke's ending if ya want more details
He is though because Shinnok gone and all the people not born yet are technically gone
This is setting Liu as a tragic hero and I'm all for the suffering. 😭
The4thSnake back at it again showcasing better written material than NRS will ever do...
welp, you should probably be consulted for whatever story the next MK game or DLC is going for, cause these are great.
I feel like I'm finally getting what the game was too distracted to give me. Thank you ❤
Cool video.
Of all the story ideas and the like you have pulled off, I think this one has to be the best one yet. At least going with your idea, I ask 'why did Liu Kang do that' a lot less.
At first I thought it was HBTW in this video 😂
Honestly if we get a dlc similar to mk11 aftermath, I’d like to see characters like sonya, Kano & jax or even some more 3D era characters or any nrs era characters like erron black not having his immortality.
This really should be part of the game. I was about to look up how to unlock bios in the game until I read the description 😂😂
You really need to work for NR studios. I honestly find your writing so much more thorough and well explained. I couldn't wait to find out more of why Kuai Liang was scorpion and how he got fire powers in the actual game but it wasn't even addressed...
Loved this video. Though i would have liked seeing this also on Khameleon, seeing as she was in story mode and we are so close to her being in the game.
So I guess this means Johnny's not ready to be meeting Sonya just yet, as both he and her need to work things out & develop themselves more before meeting if they're gonna be a true match and later bring out Cassie after them.
Damn. The way he said Kahn in Sindels bio. Wow. Put some emphasis on that “K.”
I like to imagine Liu Kang flipped over the hourglass when he heard Nitara talking.