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I have something for you.

It will protect you.

It's beautiful, Father.

This was a gift from Lord Raiden, the god of thunder.

If anything were to happen to me, he's always listening.

Shao Kahn has arrived, Your Majesty.

What happens if you lose?

Don't worry about that. But what if he's too strong?

Strength is not a closed fist.

Strength is here.

And here.

Shao Kahn, Emperor of Outworld, sought to unite the various realms under one

rule. His.

But the Elder Gods had put certain precautions in place.

Our fate would not be settled by the size of our army.

It would be decided by combat.

The rules were simple.

If one realm could win ten tournaments in a row, it would be given dominion

the other.

Outworld would be allowed to pillage Edenia's resources and slave our people.

This was the final tournament.

Our last chance.

All of our greatest warriors had already fallen.

Only one fighter remained.

My father, King Jared of Edenia, but he

faced Outworld's greatest warrior, Fal 'Khan Dull.

They will never bow to you!

Close your eyes.

Close your eyes right now.

No. No belonging to me.

or they all die.

Your father shouldn't have brought you here.

You cannot be serious.

You're the one who taught me.

Everything's a weapon.

What do you have there?

It's nothing.

Jade?

It ripped 20 years ago today. The Emperor named me as your bodyguard.

I know what Shao Kahn took from you. And if you had been vicious or cruel to me,

no one would have blamed you. But you treated me like family.

Like a sister.

Your normal sister.

In every way that matters.

I got you something.

For the tournament.

I was told that a proper princess is supposed to sit around on pillows

herself.

Then I thought, you are not exactly the pillow type.

Oh, Mother.

I was beginning to think you were avoiding me.

I've been busy training for the tournament.

Good.

Because I have petitioned the Elder Gods for the tournament to begin.

Let Raiden scrounge for his little champions.

They will simply be the first to die.

And Earthrealm will be mine.

Why is he here?

I have a task for Shang Tsung.

I hope you bring good news, sorcerer.

My spies have located the relic.

It was last seen in Raiden the Temple, where it was stolen by the mercenary

Kano.

We seek the amulet of the shark.

It is said the amulet can heal any wound.

Transform a man into a god.

To charge the amulet would require an impossible amount of power.

We would need to capture a star from the heavens.

A star?

Or a god?

Outworld has issued the challenge, and the Elder Gods have spoken.

When the sound is gone, the first round will begin.

Water combat is upon us.

In the end, we have to shoot one champion.

It's showtime.

You should have brought more guys.

Don't miss your chance to meet your favorite influencers and YouTube stars.

Johnny Cage.

Hey, guys. I'm off the clock.

Mr. Cage, you have been chosen for Mortal Kombat.

Mortal Kombat, huh?

What's that, some kind of fan film?

It's a fighting tournament.

Yeah, not really my thing anymore.

Unless it's a pain gig.

More like a fate of the entire human race gig.

Tell me you're not some crazy fans.

Definitely not fans.

All right, all right. You don't have to say definitely. You have been chosen as

one of the champions of our realm.

The gods have selected you, Mr. Cage.

All right. I think it's time for you guys to fuck off. But, hey, love the

cosplay. What's that, Big Trouble in Little China?

Fantastic film.

Listen, I know what it sounds like, but he's telling the truth.

Very soon, the champions will be summoned to fight, and you will be among

The fate of the award rests on the outcome of this tournament.

Fantastic. I will see you there.

Thanks for coming. Drive safe and say hi to Dumbledore for me.

You're going to have to show him.

Yeah.

How were you doing that?

Come with us, Mr.

Cage, and discover the man you were meant to be.

Now are you coming or what

Where

the

hell am I

Robot arm.

That dude's got robot arms.

We served in the army together.

That's Jack Briggs, Special Forces.

That's Koyan.

He's due to absorb the task to make him stronger.

He's a descendant of Korkian, one of Earthrealm's greatest warriors.

That's Luke Haig.

He's the best fighter we got.

Goodbye. Mm -hmm.

I feel like that's cheating, but okay.

It kind of feels like bullshit that you all have these crazy powers and I'm

just, you know, incredibly handsome.

It could take months of training to unlock your power.

We don't have that kind of time. Yeah, well, whose fault is that?

I mean, if you knew this was coming, why didn't you wait until the last second

to find me? We used to have another champion, Kung Lao.

Oh, great, so I'm just a fucking sub. He was murdered by Shang Tsung.

Wait.

Murdered?

Come on, you can't be serious, right?

I mean, that's, like, gotta be against the rules.

You can't just go around killing people.

It's called Mortal Kombat for a reason.

Yo, Gandalf!

Send me back. I want to go back. Johnny, wait.

No, no. You said tournament, which implies rules and a referee and, I don't

know, maybe a medic, not some fucking squid game murder party.

Dude wants to quit. Let him go.

We don't need him.

Look, you want to step in the octagon with a bunch of happy assholes that

know how to lose.

Go right ahead.

But I don't have transformer arms or shoot lightning bolts or fireballs or do

whatever the fuck it is Flame Fingers does. So forgive me if I don't sign up

get mulched.

You were not wrong, Mr. Cage.

Nine times we have been challenged.

Nine times we have lost.

And now, 20 years later, Shao Kahn seeks the other half realm to his dominion.

This is a war for the fate of your world.

Okay, I get it. We all do.

Some stupid fucking cosmic boundary decided that we're the ones that get to

the world.

Shit is terrifying.

You want to know the last thing I did before coming here?

I said goodbye to my wife.

And my little girl.

The two most important things in my life.

And there's a damn good chance I'm never going to see them again.

And I'm okay with that.

Because I know if I die out there, I'm dying for them.

We lose one more time, the Earth is gone.

And our only chance to face this together, you, Johnny Cage, are a part

this now.

Fuck that.

Johnny, even if you walk away, the Elder Gods can still summon you to fight. Not

if they can't find me. So what are you going to do, huh?

Are you just going to go hide?

No, first I'm going to drink every beer on the planet, then I'm going to hide.

Because this shit's got nothing to do with me.

I'm not some great warrior.

I'm not some champion, okay?

I'm an actor.

And before that, you were the guy with five black belts and a world title.

I saw some of those old fights.

You could have been one of the best. But I wasn't.

And that was a long time ago. That guy you want is dead and buried.

Or maybe he's still in there trying to get out.

Hey, listen.

I'm like 90 % sure I had an aneurysm and this is some kind of fucked up comadry.

But on the off chance this shit is real, best of luck with the whole saving the

world thing.

I know that when you died, it was not your so -called friends who brought you

back. It was not Lord Raiden, the great pretender.

It was Shao Kahn.

We retrieved the package.

Quan Chi, I am told you sent your followers to Earthrealm.

What were they doing there?

Simply retrieving some lost property, my lady.

By order of your father.

What is that?

I want a cling dog, will you?

You're Johnny Cage.

That's what the tab says.

Holy shit. I freaking love Citizen Cage.

When I was a kid.

Thanks, man. I appreciate it.

Dude, you know what they should do?

They should do another Citizen Cage.

Like a reboot.

Man, give me a break.

Nobody wants that.

What? You think the world is crying out for a Johnny Cage comeback?

Huh?

No. They want gritty. They want grounded. They want Keanu Reeves

thousand fucking dudes with a pencil. That's what people want to see.

Not some dinosaur doing a bunch of karate poses.

Shit went out in the 90s.

The tournament has begun.

Today you fight for our realm, for the lives of everyone you have ever known.

If you fail, the earth fails with you.

Two of our champions will be chosen to compete today.

The winners will advance to the next stage of the tournament.

The losers will be eliminated.

To the death.

Now it's up to the winner.

Maybe don't lose.

Well, looks like it's my lucky day.

I thought

you said two of us were fighting.

You seem a little down, Johnny.

You're normally a little more animated.

Uno más.

I don't know what you're on about. The amulet of what now?

Shinnok, pay attention. Don't look at me with that kind of voice.

You big, bleached dildo. I've just been dead.

In my fucking eyes, I will stop your incessant whinging. We can build you

another. Why is he not a revenant like the rest of them?

He was not worth the time or the effort.

This one barely has a soul left to corrupt.

Ha! You hear that? Fucking loophole.

Ha ha ha. Go, you good thing. Where is the amulet you took from Raiden's

I'm probably in my pocket where I keep all the shit I steal.

Oh, all right.

Here we go.

Now and now.

Now a different tempo. Hold on.

This could be... I should call her.

Here we are.

Got the... Oi!

We could have left him dead.

First off, back off.

And you, where are you going with that?

I will take it to my father.

Unfortunately, princess, it appears you are needed elsewhere.

Oi, you creepy fucking man.

I stole that there and swiped.

His flame represents the fighter.

The tournament ends when one side has no champions left.

Hey, how's it going, babe?

Listen, I'm warning you.

I got a Saturn Award for best fight in a feature film, so don't mess with me.

Whoa! Whoa, easy, all right?

Let's just take a time out here and talk about it, okay?

I really don't feel comfortable hitting a girl.

Don't worry.

You won't.

Why are you so fucking mean?

Take care.

It appears your side is already down to man.

Tragic.

And who are you?

Tyndale, High Queen of Edenia, consort to the great Shao Kahn.

They send their queen to fight?

No. We send our best to fight.

Oof.

No offense, babe, but you look really fucking dead. I was freed from my mortal

bonds. Shao Kahn showed me the pleasures of a life eternal.

Perhaps I'll do the same for you.

What a pretty trick.

Would you like to see mine?

No, actually, I'm good.

It appears our sides are now even.

What do you mean?

Fuck yeah. Look who's back.

Well, how bad was it?

Zombie queen.

And his bikes.

Yeah. So pretty. Goddamn bad.

You were eliminated from the tournament.

You lost.

You were lucky. She was charitable and let you live.

Oi, anyone?

I've been looking all over this shit all for you.

You promised me a new eye, and it better be one that shoots lasers.

I have other priorities.

Like fucking what? If it's putting on more eyeliner, trust me, you're good.

All right?

Come on, mate. I am bumping into shit left, right, and center.

I mean, my peripheral vision is fucked.

Proper fucked, mate.

So come on, chop, chop. Let's get doing.

You don't have to do it right now. I mean, you need to, you know, take a

measurement, check the color, or brush your rubby little head.

All right. Let's have a look.

Don't fucking roll on the fucking ground, you grub.

Oi, the amulet.

I want that back, and don't fucking roll it. You've got your eye. Now leave me

alone. The amulet does not belong to you.

Its powers are well beyond your meager understanding.

Idiot. All right. Let's take this baby for a test drive.

One,

two, three.

Stug.

Holy shit, is that XD?

That's pretty good. How many eyes have you made?

Can you do any other one?

He's in trouble, Mr.

Gage.

Your thoughts just got 20 % worse.

I had a chance to actually do something worth a damn and I screwed it all up.

So yeah.

Say trouble just about sums it up.

What are those?

Birdseed.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Birdseed, yeah.

I thought you were going to give me some kind of lecture, but yeah.

Chores are good.

You don't need a lecture.

You need perspective.

Perspective, huh? There are eight billion people on this planet, and yet

gods chose you.

Perhaps they saw your true potential as a champion of our throne.

Maybe they made a mistake.

Maybe. If I see the other god, I'll be sure to tell them.

Well, I'm glad you find this all so amusing.

A great pep talk, by the way. Just nailed it.

You have done this before.

I've seen it done.

It's okay.

The Princess Kitana has been my eyes and ears inside the palace for many years

now.

We know the risk you took coming here.

Thank you, Kitana.

Wait. Are you telling me I got my ass kicked by one of the good guys?

I had to make it look real.

He was watching.

They found the amulet of Shinnok.

It was in the possession of a dead sellsword named Kano.

Son of a bitch.

If the Emperor finds a way to charge the amulet, he would be unstoppable.

It would be like fighting a god.

Yeah, well, let's not do that.

My friend is in the tournament.

Jade was raised under Shao Kahn's army.

Do what you must, but do not make her suffer.

You went to another realm?

You followed me?

I'm trying to keep you alive.

By spying on your friend. By keeping my friend from making a mistake.

You were conspiring with Lord Raiden, the enemy.

I swore on those katana to serve as Shao Kahn's sword.

The second round of the tournament will consist of three matches.

Jax, Cole, Liu Kang.

For now, I have been given new life.

Look at that.

Still part of the tournament.

But that's not why I'm here.

The Amulet must be bound to a mortal soul.

Once it is imprinted on you, Raiden's power will be yours.

The Amulet will give you immortality.

Well, this is fucking ominous.

I'm guessing you're Jade.

Let's get this over with.

I am told you carry the blood of Skor.

You know you're fighting on the wrong side, right?

The

fuck

do you have under there?

Well hello.

What is it worth?

I take no joy in that.

Are you really going to hate this city?

For my family.

For my friends.

For every moment they brought me here.

This is for Earth, you son of a bitch.

Good morning, y 'all.

Go on.

We'll get it.

Why?

Your friends spared one of our guys.

Now we're even.

By the way, I love a fight.

Open my eyes to the truth.

What?

The gods have abandoned their creation.

Only Shao Kahn can save us now.

One of those gods raised you.

Loved you.

And you fled his throne.

Remember who you are.

You were my brother.

And when you're dead, when your realm falls, we will be brothers again.

Don't make me do this.

the way to save you.

But not today.

He's alive, barely.

He's been asking for you.

What happened?

I killed him.

I didn't have a choice.

I'm sorry.

Where's Cole?

Necromancer. Give me a greatest warrior.

The one they call Sub -Zero.

Raiden's portal is already weakening.

It will not last when he is gone.

Why would they take his powers?

Shao Kahn has bonded with the amulet.

Stolen the powers of a god.

The only way to reverse the process is to destroy the amulet. Well, we better

it before the next round starts.

So, let's use the portal.

Jump in, we grab the amulet of magic bullshit, destroy it, and then get the

out of there before he even knows we're there.

The path has defensive wards in place.

Open a portal and they'll sense you at once.

So where does that leave us?

There is a tunnel beneath the castle.

It is the only entrance that is not under constant watch.

Because?

Because it is the service entrance for the Turkotan.

What's a Turkotan?

What?

Wait, what did you do?

I did not do this, Katana.

Are you

the

leader of this clan?

I am Baraka.

I am Liu Kang.

I know how your people have suffered at the hands of Shao Kahn.

He uses you like slaves. He treats you like wild dogs.

We are wild dogs.

We have come to end Shao Kahn's reign.

Will you help us?

Shao Kahn has an army.

Do you love him? No.

Then you're wasting my time.

Then I challenge you, Uraka of Pantagata, to single combat. I decline

challenge.

I'll leave you.

You know, everyone keeps talking, targeting this, targeting that, big

stabby arms, ooh, scary.

No one mentioned the fact that you're all a bunch of giant fucking pussies.

All right, maybe don't insult the monsters.

I mean, do you have any idea who you're talking to?

I'm Johnny fucking Cage.

And this guy is Liu Kang, Earth's greatest champion.

I mean, look, man, I get it. I'd be scared of him, too.

But someday, Shao Kahn's dead, and Outworld's been defeated, you're gonna

have to tell all your little spirit Halloween monster grandbabies that you

the chance to fight the great Liu Kang.

But you were too much of a coward.

I accept your challenge.

Thanks for making it be great.

Hollywood Negotiating 101.

Well, what did I do?

I find you annoying.

And I wish to kill you and beat you.

That's what brings me immense satisfaction.

Is this guy serious?

Uh -huh.

Guys, I'm just a fucking actor, okay?

Johnny Cage is just a character I play, right? I have someone to do this shit

for me.

You're gonna have to do it. Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

He'll definitely die.

Oh, agreed. He won't die.

Yeah, agreed.

Hard agreed.

One minute, pup.

Guys, you saw me in the tournament.

I can't do this. No shit.

Enough!

We fight!

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Listen to the ground, okay?

Not the feet.

Now stay down.

Well,

this is a stupid -ass way to lose.

All right, get up.

Get up.

You're an actor.

So act.

Alright, you big ugly fuck.

Was the greatest fighting I've ever seen.

Witness my brothers and sisters.

The cunning, the speed, the ferocity of the one they call Johnny

fucking Kane.

He must have used me a lot.

And I will get right up

I have brought you as far as I dare.

Tarkatans are not allowed in the castle.

Right.

You have done well, my pupil.

And someday I shall return as promised.

And we will complete your training.

May the screams of your enemies echo in your dreams.

And may their sweet bats melt upon your tongue.

Ah, yes.

The same with you and your enemies and your tongue and the sweet fat.

Be on your tongue, too, as well. And rock on.

We're not going to make it in time.

We have to try.

As you can see, I ordered Quan Chi to resurrect her.

But perhaps your mother should have another accident.

Stop.

It may be hard to perform a resurrection when her scowl is dripping through my

fingers. Please!

I went to Earthrealm.

Did you know?

Went looking for Lord Raiden.

But he was gone.

So we're his champions. I do not know what happened to them.

I only know that I am alone.

Chain her up in a down square.

Let the princess's treason serve as a warning to all.

Jade.

I know she's like a sister to you.

That was no small thing you just did.

I still remember that.

But I see now I made the right choice.

We'll cover more ground if we split up.

Find the ambulance.

And don't get caught.

Go on, bear with me.

And what do we have here?

Regan sends one of his sad little followers.

A gift for the dying god.

I am Luke Cage, the last son of the grave.

And I, your watching bird.

You got me, right?

Check the amulet.

Fucking hell.

Oh, I know you. Seen some of your movies.

They're all shit.

Look at that. Old rockin' sockin's dead.

All right, boys.

Over here. You in the middle. A little that way.

And you there.

Just step forward.

There.

Now, it's your meatball time.

Curbs for what?

What do you fucking reckon?

Old Kano's about to ride in on a... big white horse and save all your dumb

fucking asses.

I told you to stop.

You forced it in.

It was always going to end this way.

You cannot stand against him. None of us can.

He is too strong.

Here he is.

Fuckin' hell, you've seen better days.

What the fuck, Kato?

Well, right now I'm thinking I want you lot to win this thing.

Bullshit. Mate, have you seen our world?

Or Edenia?

I mean, it's nothing but rocks and sand and fuckin' sad people. I don't want

that. I like air conditioning and beer and bottomless breadsticks and tan lines

and one -night stands and threesomes and foursomes.

Jack and Coke.

Just Jack. Just Coke.

And why should we trust you?

Because I know where Behan's taking the amulet.

Netherrealm.

What Netherrealm?

The realm of the dead.

A place of fire and punishment.

Sounds fun. I can't wait to get there.

And by the looks of things, you've got enough juice left in the tank to get us

down there, so here's what I'm thinking. We smash the amulet, we get your powers

back. Shao Kahn's mortal again.

Yeah, yeah, we kill that fucker. Save the world.

Pretty boy here gives me a wristie.

Everybody wins.

You dickheads in or what?

Let's fucking go.

I may not have enough power to bring you back, but you will be stuck there.

No one will ever know what you have done.

Still worth it.

You have taste, Mr.

Cage.

Let's go in perspective.

Blah, blah, fuckity, blah. Look at the right behind me. Chop, chop.

You will not survive in that realm.

You do not belong here.

Holy shit.

I mean, if this is hell, you can sign me the fuck up.

Where is this place?

Reality is thin in the Nether.

It is a place where nightmares walk around.

But dreams can be honest, too.

If one's will is strong enough.

Fuckin' hell. You've got to try this page, man.

You know, I try to scare you with all the talk of devils and pitchforks and

that bullshit.

I knew hell would be a pretty fucking sweet place.

Go on.

Suit yourself.

We were sent by Lord Raiden.

We need a guide.

Then you have come to the wrong place.

I am sorry.

Behan's alive.

There's a Behan.

I think it's Behan.

Sub -Zero fucker. You know, he killed your whole family.

I'm in the trunk.

I am Hanzo Hakashi of the Shairim.

And hell bears to my command.

Keeping the seat warm?

Raiden has sent his last warriors to Netherrealm.

They're going after the amulet.

That means there's no one left to guard Lord Raiden.

If we lose that amulet, we lose everything.

Shao Kahn will be stripped of power, and our empire would fall.

Send me down there.

I will protect the amulet while you take care of Raiden. I would think your

loyalties would be with your princess.

Kitana made her choice.

How the hell are we going to find the amulet of this plane?

Behar, he's here.

This is not your fight, old man.

I'm not here for their war.

I'm here for your life.

You might be surprised.

Looks like we're the main event

Just two more deaths and then our throne belongs to me.

will be mine.

And Kurt will be happy.

Oh, we're fucked.

How

did

we destroy it?

Well, fuck it, I know.

What do you mean you don't know? I found it for you. Do I have to know

everything?

Don't talk to me like that. Why don't you check the instructions on the back?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, that's a good idea.

Oh, here we go. Look, one ring to rule them all, one ring to go fuck yourself.

Ah, when you leave the jokes to me, you can stick to being a cunt.

I am the one.

I finally understand.

Raven told me I am not the chosen one.

Your death belongs to another.

My journey is to bring back Kal -Hal.

This is not the end.

It is only the beginning.

Congratulations, daughter.

We just won.

A friend in hell.

No.

One fighter still remains.

I renounce.

I renounce your legacy of pain and cruelty.

So be it.

the amulet.

Why you be good

One of us does.

For the first time in my life.

Be running.

Time for them to see what you really are.

Mortal.

No. Please, stand.

Stand. Please.

You want to know what makes a hero?

It's not destiny.

It's not something you're born with.

It's discovering that sometimes even one small light is enough to hold back the

darkness.

It's facing unimaginable laws.

And finally, on the other side.

Lifting up the ones you love knowing.

They'll be there to catch you when you fall.

It's searching for greatness.

Then realizing you've had it in you this entire time.

I say all of this to Raiden.

And he looks at me.

And he says, you, you have taught us so much, Mr. Cage.

Thank you.

Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

And you know what I tell him?

What did you say?

I said, that ain't no wisdom, Bob.

That's perspective.

Strange. That is not how I remember it.

Oh. Yeah.

I was just telling these guys how we saved all the realms together.

Oh.

All right, look.

I may have taken one or two creative liberties.

Behold, the human being that we rescued from the pitch of space.

Seriously? Two or three creative liberties.

Yeah, I gotta give it to you.

Thought you'd go running back to Hollywood, first chance you got. I made

promise to these guys.

Hollywood can wait.

Oh, shit.

Tell me there's not another tournament.

No. Outworld has been defeated.

Earthrealm has been saved.

So, uh, what the fuck are you doing here? We have lost far too many of our

champions. It's time to bring them home.

Someone order a necromancer?

He might look like Voldemort's nutsack, but trust me, we're gonna need this

fucker.

How could I, Blondie?

Long time no see.

You ready for your next lesson?

For the glory of Johnny fucking Cage.

Let's go get our friends.

Then we kill Kano.

Yeah, good.