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** [[Continuity Reboot]]: '''Very''' ingeniously [[Subverted Trope]]. At the end of ''Mortal Kombat Armageddon'', during his final moments at the hands of Shao Kahn, Raiden manages to perform one last act of godhood: he sends messages to his past self during the events of the first three games, in an attempt to avoid the horrifying future he's currently in. This results in Past!Raiden changing events to avoid Armageddon, hence how the game happens in the timeline of the classic games but is still a proper sequel and does not discard the story of the previous ones.
** [[Alternate Continuity]]: The original universe still exists, and most of the basic backstories are still intact, but it's now the [[Bad Future]] of this game, akin to ''[[Age of Apocalypse|The Age of Apocalypse]]'' or how they [[Star Trek (film)|rebooted]] ''[[Star Trek]]''.
** One particular plot point that was retconned involved the resurrection of Sindel during the ''Mortal Kombat 3'' arc. Originally, according to ''Mortal Kombat 3''{{'}}s prologue screens, Shao Kahn had devised the plan himself ten thousand years ago, to resurrect Sindel (with Shang Tsung's help) on Earthrealm soil so Kahn would have the power needed to breach the dimesional gates and conquer Earth, the plan itself being enacted in full once Kahn became frustrated with Earth's warriors repeatedly foiling his earlier takeover attempts. ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy'' slightly retconned this point so that he carries it out while the heroes are distracted with the events of ''Mortal Kombat II''. In ''Mortal Kombat 9''{{'}}s Story Mode, however, the plan is now thought of on-the-spot by Quan Chi, with neither Shao Kahn or Shang Tsung having any part in the actual resurrection itself.
** Scorpion's backstory: In the original game, he wanted revenge on the elder Sub-Zero for killing him. He also turned into the younger Sub-Zero's mentor in ''Mortal Kombat II'' as an apology for killing his brother. His family and clan being assassinated and blamed upon the ''younger'' Sub-Zero happened in ''Mortal Kombat 4'' thanks to a lie courtesy of Quan Chi. This version blames it all upon the elder Sub-Zero and makes the younger one Scorpion's enemy from the start.
** Kitana's backstory: Originally, she and Mileena grew up together as Shao Kahn's assassins, with Kitana believing Mileena was her twin sister. Way before the events of the second game, Kitana had found out all by herself her real father has been killed by Shao Kahn and her sister was a clone. She kept this in secret until the right opportunity came to her, the Outworld tournament held in ''Mortal Kombat II''. This version has Kitana only finding out all of this when Raiden spoke to her during the events of said tournament.
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