![]() Johnny Cage only has one fight in the tournament and is completely outmatched by D’Vorah.Kintaro was an SNK Boss in the games, while here, his only fight in the movie has him being easily defeated by Jax.Adaptational Villainy: In the games, Li Mei was trying to get rid of Shang Tsung and Quan Chi.In fact, between this and the fact he chastised Quan Chi in the last film for his actions, it suggests this version of Shang Tsung is loyal to Shao Kahn. At no point between this or the previous film does Shang Tsung ever try to pull a Starscream on Shao Kahn.In the games, Shao Kahn ultimately didn't give a damn what the Gods thought of his actions and he's not willing to let the chance to brutally kill someone go by. Additionally, he lets a few characters live after defeating them in a fight. Granted, he still decided to invade Earthrealm after losing, anyway, and scoffed at the Elder Gods, but in addition to merely settling for Shang Tsung being beaten in the last film, Shao Kahn in this film decided to propose another tournament with the Elder Gods' consent.However here, she is punished swiftly with a beatdown by Sonya Blade. Adaptational Karma: In the games, D'Vorah kills off three fan favorites but gets away scott-free.Adaptational Early Appearance: Li Mei, Reiko, Shinnok, D'Vorah, and Stryker all appear much earlier than they did originally.Once he receives the essence of Elder Gods themselves, he is capable of dividing the Realms back, as well as battling One Being merged with Shinnok. Here, she's an official contestant of the tournament and ends up defeating both Li Mei and D'Vorah, losing only to Shao Kahn himself. Sonya in the original got captured between the first and second game, and had to be rescued by Jax.In Battle of the Realms, however, he gets a lot of muscle - and his introduction depicts him being taller than Scorpion. Adaptational Attractiveness: In Netherrealm Studios' continuity, Shinnok is depicted as a skinny and pale-looking man who stands at about the same height as many other characters.Later during the tournament, his best friend Kung Lao is killed off in front of his very eyes, and Raiden, his father figure, gets his neck crushed by Shao Kahn before Liu's match with him. His backstory involves his parents being brutally murdered. Adaptational Angst Upgrade: Here, Liu Kang gets unnecessarily angst-ier.11th-Hour Superpower: For the final battle, the Elder Gods fuse with Liu Kang to grant him the power needed to even have a hope of challenging the One Being.These tropes will determine the fate of the Realms: Most of the previous film's cast reprise their roles here, with additions including Bayardo de Murguia as Sub-Zero (Kuai Liang), Matthew Yang King as Kung Lao, Emily O'Brien as Jade, Grey Griffin as Mileena, Matthew Mercer as both Smoke and Stryker, and Robin Atkin Downes as Reiko.Īnother sequel, Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind was released on October 11, 2022. Scorpion also takes a journey to find the Kamidogu before it's used to bring back the mysterious One Being. one that will determine the fate of not only Earthrealm, but all of the Realms. After the events of the first film, Shao Kahn - the Emperor of Outworld - has offered one final Tournament for Earthrealm to participate in. The plot is based on the events of Mortal Kombat II. Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms is an animated film that is a sequel to Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge and the second film of the Mortal Kombat Legends series.
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