Mortal Kombat 9

“	You...will not see the end of this day!	”
–Kratos

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Mortal Kombat (also known as Mortal Kombat 9 or Mortal Kombat 2011, to differentiate it from the original), is the most recent installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise, developed by NetherRealm Studios.

History

The story takes place after the events of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, but during the time of the first three games: Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, and Mortal Kombat 3. The events of the games, however, take place in a different scenario because Raiden, the god of thunder, has knowledge of the future.

Mortal Kombat is the first M-rated Mortal Kombat game to be developed for the seventh generation of consoles, as opposed to the T-rated Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. This is also the first title to include 3D graphics, although gameplay has been brought back to its classic 2D plane. The developers have also stated that this is the first game in which they are making a conscious effort to create deeper gameplay for more hardcore players.

Story

The story begins with Raiden, just when he is about to be killed by Shao Kahn in the events that happen after Armageddon. In a last effort, he sends a message to himself in the past, in the era of "Mortal Kombat", the first game. The rest of the story follows that Raiden's past and shows him trying to understand the visions and messages he gets from himself in the future and trying to prevent the events that lead to destruction of all realities, thus trying to change the course of history itself.

Characters

The player would have the ability to play as multiple characters during the course of story. According to the developers, the story will be much longer than the story present in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. The developers have noticed that the story had been ignored in the past in favor for the fighting gameplay "action" and wanted to make a change in that for Mortal Kombat.

Excluded from the story campaign, players would be able to play as Kratos, god of war, who has his own personal set of moves, fighting arena with stage fatalities and his own personal story for Arcade Ladder mode.

Kratos' Biography

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Ancient Greece knew no more bloodthirsty a warrior than Kratos, who for a time was the God of War. Mortal once more, Kratos withdrew from the ages-old clash between men and gods. But his solitude was broken when he was ripped through space and time. As the madness subsided, Kratos found himself in present-day Outworld, kneeling before Shao Kahn. To ensure his victory in Mortal Kombat, the emperor had invoked an ancient ritual, sacrificing the souls of his vanguard to summon and enslave the most powerful warrior of all time. But the spell alone could not contain Kratos, who soon regained his free will. Enraged by Shao Kahn's arrogance, Kratos vowed to rip the warlord's spine from his body. The God of War had returned to battle.

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Kratos' Ending

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Shao Kahn was dead. The God of War had prevailed. The spell that had summoned him began to reverse itself. As he slowly faded from this place and time, Kratos was approached by Raiden and Fujin. Though he did not count them among his enemies, Kratos had never been beloved by these gods. He prepared for kombat. To his surprise, they bowed to him, a show of respect he had not seen from an immortal in many an age. Raiden explained that though his motives were not pure, Kratos had saved Earthrealm. He was owed a debt of gratitude. As he returned to his own world, Kratos nodded silently. Their change of heart would perhaps prove useful one day. A debt of gratitude is often dearly paid.

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Trivia

• Kratos is a PS3 and PS Vita exclusive fighter.
• God of War III may have foreshadowed the fact that Kratos was going to be in Mortal Kombat, considering his fight with Zeus in the Chamber of the Flame being waged in a 2D environment. To drive the point further, Kratos uses the weapons of God of War III in this game and the Chamber of the Flame is also an arena in this game.
• Kratos and Scorpion are very much alike: their families were murdered, both were betrayed by their masters, both are fueled by rage and vengeance, and both crawled their way out of hell, both use chained weapons and most mortal kombat fans prefer to see them fight each other ( I would prefer seeing them by each other's side ). Kratos was introduced in the mortal kombat trailer by taking sub zero away and then fighting scorpion. Though it was not shown who won the fight.
• According to Ed Boon, creator of Mortal Kombat, Kratos was a perfect fit in the Mortal Kombat roster.
• The Gamespot Mortal Kombat gameplay trailer saw Kratos using Apollo's bow, the Blades of Athena, Helios' head, the Blade of Olympus, the Nemean Cestus, Hermes' winged boots, and quicktime events.
• Despite the trailer footage, Kratos is shown wielding the Blades of Exile in-game.
• During a cinematic sequence in which Kratos is shown finishing off Shao Kahn, in a few of the scenes, the Blades of Exile were replaced by the Blades of Athena.
• Kratos also uses a gorgon head, as seen in his second fatality, but the head does not appear to be Euryale's nor Medusa's. It is neither pale green, like Euryale's, nor does it have red snakes for hair, like Medusa's. The head sort of resembles that of a Gorgon Serpent, but in darker color.
• Kratos' first fatality in the game is considered one of the most brutal fatalities in Mortal Kombat history.
• When another fighter uses a babality on Kratos, his infantile self will interact with a Medusa plush doll, removing it's head just as he normally would when finishing off a gorgon.
• Kratos, when seen in the final cinematic sequence of his story, appears without the Golden Fleece on his arm.
• Barring the death traps in MK: Armageddon, Kratos' stage, the Chamber of the Flame, is the only level in the series to have multiple stage fatalities.
• Sony demanded Netherealm studios to make Kratos have a different reaction towards some fatalities whenever they are preformed on him. Examples include:
  • During Johnny Cage's second fatality, Kratos does not have a trophy implanted onto his head.
  • During Mileena's first fatality, Mileena does not eat Kratos' head. She simply throws it to the floor.
  • During Ermac's second fatality, Kratos doesn't run around frightened after being shrunk. Instead, he yells at Ermac.
  • During Cyber Sub-Zero's second fatality, Kratos does not pose strangely when Cyber Sub-Zero's shurikens plunge into his head, but falls down instead.
  • During Noob Saibot's second fatality, Kratos will not wave his arms while his lower torso is separated from him.
  • During Stryker's second fatality, Kratos will not go searching for the bomb in his stomach. Instead, he'll act furiously.
  • During Kung Lao's second fatality, Kratos will not wave his arms during the process of being cut in half.
  • During Skarlet's second fatality, Kratos will not shiver while hanging on the blood pillars. Instead, he'll try to break free.
  • During Kenshi's second fatality, Kratos won't try to block Kenshi's attack.
  • During Rain's first fatality, Kratos will not bloat while swallowing the water but will still explode.
  • During Freddy Krueger's first fatality, he will prepare himself for combat instead of wondering nervously of Freddy's absence.
    • During Freddy's second fatality, Kratos will not panic nor try to escape; instead, he attempts to grab Freddy before being killed.
    • It is also interesting to notice that Kratos won't open his mouth when attacked in the head/face during any X-ray. For example, in Scorpion's X-ray, when Scorpion punches him in the face, he keeps his jaw closed. In Mileena's X-ray, he won't scream when stabbed repeatdly, but keep his mouth closed in anger.

Gallery

Kratos, as seen in Mortal Kombat 9

Kratos, as seen in MK9, with the Blades of Athena

One of Kratos' fatalities, showing his Nemean Cestus.

Kratos as a baby

Kratos' second fatality, showing his Blade of Olympus

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Kratos vs Sindel

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Raiden and Fujin bowing to Kratos.

Video

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