2019-04-01_Official_Xbox_Magazine

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Raiden receives the message from

his future self

Kung Lao is killed and

Liu Kang wins the

tournament once again

An empowered Sindel

kills almost all of

Raiden’s allies

Raiden traps Shinnok in

an amulet with the help

of Johnny Cage

Raiden realises

he must let Shao

Kahn win to

change the

future. Liu Kang

disagrees, and

Raiden

accidentally

electrocutes

him to death

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Raiden brings

Jax, Sub-Zero,

and Scorpion

back to life

Raiden surrenders to

Shao Kahn, who is killed

by the Elder Gods

Mileena’s rule over

Outworld is overthrown

by Kotal Kahn

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Quan Chi summons Shinnok out of the

amulet to invade Earthrealm again

Johnny Cage’s daughter Cassie

defeats Shinnok with magic power

Liu Kang and Kitana become the new

king and queen of the Netherealm

Shinnok’s evil corrupts Raiden,

turning him ruthless

Kronika decides that Raiden’s

meddling has upset the status quo

A primer to the strange and contorted

timeline of Mortal Kombat

TIME FOR BATTLE

Original Timeline

New timeline – MK (2011)

Current timeline – MKX/MK11

KEY

Quan Chi plots to bring Shinnok

back from the dead

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048 THE OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE