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== Shokan are [[The Dark Crystal|Mystics]], while Onaga is a Skexis. ==
The Shokan have four arms and only three fingers per hand, while Onaga has the taste for decadence and melodrama, as well as monstrous minions. Clearly in the MK continuity, Jen and Kira failed to restore the Crystal, and so the corruption of the world continued, until even the noble Mystics were reduced to [[Proud Warrior Race
== Shinnok was never one of the Elder Gods. ==
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* Possibly [[Jossed]], seeing as {{spoiler|Cyber Sub-Zero ([[Kill'Em All|and anyone else not named]] Raiden, Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade) was killed by Sindel, and Noob was destroyed when Nightwolf hurled him into the Soulnado, annihilating both parties.}} We'll see.
** Not so much. Remember how Noob Saibot was [[retcon]]ned in the first 3D games? Also, not everyone else was killed by Sindel, just the good guys not named Raiden, Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Kung Lao and Sonya Blade. The next-to-last time we saw Sektor and Cyrax together (when {{spoiler|they captured Kuai Liang to transform him into Cyber Sub-Zero}}) they said to Shao Kahn that their clan was serving Shao Kahn in exchange for him. And with the history behind the Lin Kuei in the past games having traitors among them, well... unless thay have a rule forbidding the Sub-Zero name from being used, it's not a chance to rule out entirely.
** Well, for one, the codename of Sub-Zero is a generational thing. According to pre-existing canon, ESZ and YSZ are numbers five and six, meaning that their ''great-great-grandfather'' was the original Sub-Zero. The younger brother was originally Tundra and only took on his brother's codename out of respect and for undercover purposes. There's no real decree specifying that the title is off-limits to the rest of the Lin Kuei clan, but I don't think that they would touch it (for one, most codenames [[Meaningful Name|seem to have something to do with their abilities or talents]], e.g. [[Super Smoke|Smoke]] and [[An Ice Person|Sub-Zero]]; the Sub-Zero bros. and Frost were the only cyrokinetic users of the entire group) unless it was a successor hand-picked by the family. Plus, this ''is'' ''Mortal Kombat'', where [[Death Is Cheap]] in abundance. Most fans probably wouldn't accept another Sub-Zero (remember the [[Internet Backdraft]] for Frost before ''Deadly Alliance'' was released?), especially when there's a good possibility that the ''real'' one could come [[Back
** Also, Liu seems to be dead, too.
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== Noob Saibot will return, but not under Quan Chi or Shinnok's command. ==
In story mode, the last we see of Noob Saibot is him getting kicked into a Soulnado, which causes him to apparently perish as the soulnado disappates. In ''Deadly Alliance'', the oni use the same method to try to kill off Scorpion. However, in ''Deception'', it's revealed that Scorpion managed to escape the Soulnado and ended up in the presence of the Elder Gods, who make him their Champion. I'm guessing a similar fate might've befallen Noob Saibot. That said, the Elder Gods aren't exactly prone to action... but if they are motivated to stop Shinnok's invasion, they may similarly enlist Noob's aid, either resurrecting him as Sub-Zero, or sending him back down as Noob. While the original Sub-Zero was evil, it would suit him to aid the gods in exchange for power or something.
* Good idea, especially if it keeps the Sub-Zero/Scorpion rivalry alive. The Elder Gods, remembering Bi-Han's work in ''Mythologies'', revive him as Sub-Zero for "services rendered" and name him their new champion. His first task: stop that imposter champion from gathering the Kamidogu. [[Take That, Scrappy!|Things don't go as well for Shujinko this time]]. With Onaga's revival stopped, Sub-Zero then heads to the Netherealm to fight against Shinnok once again, only to encounter an old friend...
Since Scorpion came back from the Soulnado and became the Elder Gods' champion, {{spoiler|Noob Saibot will do it too but come back as the Sub-Zero for the next Mortal Kombat...}}
* Not necessarily: Scorpion remained as a wraith when he was made the Elder Gods' champion. {{spoiler|I somehow doubt that they'd make Noob Sub-Zero again (not to mention that Noob probably ''wouldn't'' want to change), especially when the younger Sub-Zero is more of an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] than his older brother. If that happened, we'd also lose Noob for good as a character, barring some form of [[History Repeats]].}}
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== Bi-Han will return as Human Sub-Zero in the new timeline, while Kuai Liang remains a cyborg and Smoke becomes the new Noob Saibot. ==
As stated above, Noob Saibot could have been separated into Bi-Han and the entity Saibot after Nightwolf [[Memetic Mutation|Sparta-kicked]] him into the Soulnado. As such, the Elder Gods could make Bi-Han their champion in the new timeline just like what they did to Scorpion in the original timeline.
* Kuai Liang can undergo [[Character Development]] by realizing he can still live like a full human despite having a cyborg body. With this, he could still beat Sektor and become Lin Kuei Grandmaster and steer it as a force of good like what he did in the original timeline. When done right, Kuai Liang can end up [[Rescued
* Now back to Noob, the entity Saibot could also have escaped from the Soulnado, and somehow found its way through the resurrected human/enenra Smoke. If the new timeline ends up with Bi-Han coming back and Kuai Liang remaining a cyborg, this could be the only plausible route should NRS want to do this plus a new Noob-Smoke alliance, hitting two birds with one stone.
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* Hotaru: Was briefly seen in the intro of ''MK9'', slumped over. Couple that with the fact Havik appears in Noob Saibot's ending, and both of them may be playable later.
* Hornbuckle: Another rumor character that never came to fruitition, was a "holy man" who captured Blaze and had him guard the dragon egg, so that may have something to do with the story to prevent Onaga from returning.
* [[Mortal Kombat: Deception|Onaga]], or [[Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero|Shin]][[Mortal Kombat 4|nok]] at least as [[Bonus Boss]]es for the Arcade mode. They were relevant to the MK story in the past (Onaga is the reason of why the MK symbol is that of a Dragon, he's the Dragon King; and Shinnok... well... those who played the story mode know about that)
** Minor quibble: the ''MK'' logo refers to the appearance of the Elder Gods. Onaga is a dragon, but not a dragon who looks at all like the logo. Liu Kang's dragon form, however...
* [[Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero|Sareena]], because she's one of the few [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]s outside of ''1''-''2''-''3''.
* [[Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance|Hsu Hao]], in a new, less crappy design, and with a different backstory, thanks to what Raiden changed. With Stryker already being [[Rescued
** Minor quibble; Stryker was fairly well liked by the staff, even though fans disliked him for years. Hsu Hao seems almost universally hated.
** There's been rumors of Mavado being DLC, which would at least guarantee a cameo by Hsu Hao, but nobody seems to like him, fans and creators alike, so putting him in as a character might not be a good idea for the dev team.
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** The Unreal Engine should be able to allow 4-legs Motaro again, although it depends on how the fighter-related code was handled.
* If this troper can throw his hat into the ring, I'd like to add [[Mortal Kombat 4|Bel]][[Dummied Out|okk]], if only because I know the ''MK'' series loves making [[Urban Legend of Zelda]] canon.
** For all we know, the likes of [[What Could Have Been|conceptual characters such as]] [[Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance|Zebron]] could make it in. The sky's the limit.
* Although Ed himself [http://twitter.com/#!/noobde/status/71667954705641472 said] in a twit that there were no plans for a PC version, he later said in [http://twitter.com/#!/noobde/status/83981762597879808 another] twit that a final decision wasn't made, which implies that in a future a PC port/version may happen. Additional rumours said that the game could be distributed via [[Steam]], and, more importantly, that the PC version would obtain it's own exclusive character. In this remote case, who might be the exclusive character? [[Duke Nukem]]? [[Tomb Raider|Lara Croft]]? [[
* With the fact [[A Nightmare on Elm Street|Freddy Krueger]] is a DLC character, there is the distinct possibility [[Friday the 13th (film)|Jason Voorhees]] will join later as well. [[Freddy vs. Jason|For obvious reasons]]. That is, ''if'' there's gonna be anymore DLC characters, but who knows?
** If there's a third season, we could get Jason in the second and [[Evil Dead|Ash]] in the third, [[Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash|for obvious reasons again]]. And it would be ''awesome''.
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== Friendships and Animalities will be DLC. ==
Netherrealm Studios already said that stages, characters, and '''fatalities''' could be DLC, so what would stopp them from making friendships and animalities? They already have Babalities, and Liu Kang's "The Beast Within" is technically an animality, and the term "animality" was used in Nightwolf's Ending, so... who knows?
* And [[Mortal Kombat: Deception|Hara-Kiri]]s too.
== Quan Chi is from the original Timeline and will be the boss of MK10. ==
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* It's possible. Alternatively, Shinnok ''himself'' (being one of the four survivors of ''Armageddon'' alongside Shao Kahn, Taven, and Liu Kang's spirit; the Shinnok seen ingame [[Actually a Doombot|was a clone]]) himself followed Raiden's example and sent a message to his past self. If Shinnok was running counter to Raiden (both with knowledge of the future), it could possibly explain why the timestream was liable to such drastic changes this time around.
** [[Fridge Logic|... if Liu Kang's spirit counts as a survivor, didn't almost everyone "survive"?]] [[Don't Explain the Joke|You know, by dying and becoming spirits themselves?]]
*** Hey, that's the verdict [[Word of God|from the developers themselves]]. However, Liu Kang had his soul sucked up by Shang Tsung. When Shang was killed in Raiden's kamikaze blast, all of the souls were released. Liu ''could've'' returned to Heaven, but chose to stay so that he could assist his friends. It's similar to how Cage was killed in ''3'', yet was able to return to Earthrealm and fight alongside [[Big Good|Raiden's]] [[The Chosen Many|other chosen warriors]] due to crazy stuff like the Soulnado impeding the traffic of souls (after Shinnok was defeated, Cage just decided to stay in Earthrealm instead of returning to the afterlife for reasons unknown). It's implied that these are exceptions to the natural cycle of life and death and that the casualties from the Battle of Armageddon could only be undone if someone was going to cast a spell to bring them [[Back
* I always figured that the QC that Baraka killed was some sort of doombot or something; since he's never shown that ability outside that particular ending (he teleported away in MKD, leaving his amulet behind for Onaga to use). But assuming that Quan Chi somehow messaged himself or traveled back in time, that would solve the continuity issues regarding his tattoos. Also, it's worth noting that his ''Armageddon'' ending involved time travel.
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== In some form or another, Raiden's Arcade Ladder ending will happen in ''MK10''. ==
The situation described in Raiden's ending (merger between Earthrealm and Outworld, Shao Kahn's defeat, remnants of the invasion force most likely still roaming throughout the lands) matches up ''the'' most with the actual ending of Story Mode. Not to mention that {{spoiler|two of the silhouettes for the four warriors Raiden divides his soul among clearly resemble Cage and Sonya, the only other survivors from Team Earthrealm.}}
* Then, guesses on who the other guys might be... Perhaps [[Mortal Kombat 4|Kai]] and [[Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance|Li Mei]]?
* Kai is possible. Li Mei? Not so much, considering that Raiden is the protector god of Earthrealm and she's from a town in Outworld called Sun Do (a ''very'' Chinese-influenced locale, but a part of Outworld nonetheless). For all we know, the other two could be new fighters to be introduced in the next game.
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== Johnny Cage’s [[Groin Attack|Nut Punch]] is a tribute to his career in ballet. ==
Back when he was still known as John Carlton, he had the title role in a production of [[The Nutcracker (theatre)|Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.]] Nowadays, Johnny Cage will deny his days as a ballerina to keep up his image, but in his mind he knows his ballet training helped with his martial arts training. (I know all about how Cage was literally supposed to be [[Jean
== Liu Kang and Kung Lao are decendants of the elemental gods. ==
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* Vegeta: He loves fighting, and has a built in fatality
* Any Killer Instinct character: as a Wii U exclusive
* Sarah Kerrigan: PC exclusive, with her moveset and fatalities coming mostly from ''[[
* Mephiles The Dark: as a Nintendo exclusive. His fatalities could include the opponent being impaled.
* Isaac Clarke: He's no stranger to evisceration, whether he's the aggressor or the victim.
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As an aside, this might imply that Bi Han (the first Sub-Zero) spent some time in other Realms after killing off the Shirai Ryu, since that appears to have happened back when horses were still a major mode of transportation, while in the modern day, Lin Kuei operatives have jetpacks.
== Potential Guest Fighters ==
Since every MK game starting with 9, it’s possible that these might appear in future games.
=== DC Characters ===
* [[Lobo]]
* [[Harley Quinn]]
* Deathstroke
=== Film Characters ===
* [[The Evil Dead|Ash Williams]]
* [[Scream (1996 film)|Ghostface]]
* [[Van Helsing|Gabriel Van Helsing]]
* [[Kill Bill|Beatrix Kiddo]]
=== Video Game Characters ===
* [[Ninja Gaiden|Ryu Hyabusa]]
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