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Fuck it, tangent time.
So Battle of the Realms, being a stupid overpacked film for no reason other than "HEY ANNIHILATION DID IT AND SUCCEEDED RIGHT?" featured the Temple of the Elements as a location. In that film it contained the Earthrealm Kamidogu (A Deception macguffin) rather than Shinnok's Amulet...which in the MK Legends series was inexplicably changed to a key for no reason whatsoever.
The temple is now on a remote island for some reason instead of the HImalayan mountains and there's a big comfy front door instead of a perilous mountain that Bi-Han had to scale. Also because of shit that happened in the first movie, Scorpion has the Shinnok Key inside him now.
Oh right and the inside of the temple...I guess the fourth pic is meant to be the Wind Temple, which you can tell by the generic cavern walls, lack of wind funnels, spoons and swinging platforms and it not being in open air.
To make no mention of none of the other areas in this supposed call back showing up. Just another knock against this movie.
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So of course that didn't stop TV Tropes from going "OHMYGOD ITS THE TEMPLE OF ELEMENTS FROM MKMSZ" despite looking absolutely fucking nothing like it. Because what the fuck is research when you can just make it a meaningless checklist item without even verifying, and falling for out right keyjangling with a name taken solely for I CLAPPED value. Fuck off, TV Tropes.
So of course that didn't stop TV Tropes from going "OHMYGOD ITS THE TEMPLE OF ELEMENTS FROM MKMSZ" despite looking absolutely fucking nothing like it. Because what the fuck is research when you can just make it a meaningless checklist item without even verifying, and falling for out right keyjangling with a name taken solely for I CLAPPED value. Fuck off, TV Tropes.
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Well at least I guess Snow Blind and Cage Match are better, though there not being any more MK Legends movies planned so far makes me wonder.
Anyway I got the final key in the ACTUAL Temple of Elements. You can tell because the Wind Temple is in open air, the Earth area is a mine, the Water temple is terrible and the Fire Temple is basically Lower Norfair.
Speaking of Lower Norfair I gotta say its funny that just being in this area doesn't automatically drain Sub's health. Does cryomancy powers help keep him cooled down? Is his Lin Kuei suit actually a Varia Suit or derive its weaving from Varia Suit tech? Is Samus just not doing it right? At least he's prepared for SOMETHING, Aran.
Well at least I guess Snow Blind and Cage Match are better, though there not being any more MK Legends movies planned so far makes me wonder.
Anyway I got the final key in the ACTUAL Temple of Elements. You can tell because the Wind Temple is in open air, the Earth area is a mine, the Water temple is terrible and the Fire Temple is basically Lower Norfair.
Speaking of Lower Norfair I gotta say its funny that just being in this area doesn't automatically drain Sub's health. Does cryomancy powers help keep him cooled down? Is his Lin Kuei suit actually a Varia Suit or derive its weaving from Varia Suit tech? Is Samus just not doing it right? At least he's prepared for SOMETHING, Aran.
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The three keys make a surprisingly coherent symbol. No corny flavour text this time though. They're keys to the fire boss and thats all it was.
Speaking of...
The three keys make a surprisingly coherent symbol. No corny flavour text this time though. They're keys to the fire boss and thats all it was.
Speaking of...
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Here he is, and yes I tried to identify his actor and couldn't.
All that matters is, he's the god of fire. Some call him Kaijin or Hinoka (wow really?) But I like to stand out from the crowd.
Thus, I call him Little Johnny T. Why? Because he has a battle cry that sounds like he's screaming "THEY CALL ME LITTLE JOHNNY T!" So that's what he is.
Obvious out of the way, he cannot be frozen. That's because he's building body temperature to cook up that dumb bitch that said UK homes don't need air conditioning because something something environment. #askastupidquestion
Specials: A typical fireball, a ground fire spread, a fiery teleport and a fiery swing. Only the fact that he obviously can't be frozen makes Little Johnny T trickier than Fujin, Ben "koranot" Grimm and O'Shin before him.
Also note Little Johnny T's Raiden hat. He's the only elemental god to have a hat, even.
Here he is, and yes I tried to identify his actor and couldn't.
All that matters is, he's the god of fire. Some call him Kaijin or Hinoka (wow really?) But I like to stand out from the crowd.
Thus, I call him Little Johnny T. Why? Because he has a battle cry that sounds like he's screaming "THEY CALL ME LITTLE JOHNNY T!" So that's what he is.
Obvious out of the way, he cannot be frozen. That's because he's building body temperature to cook up that dumb bitch that said UK homes don't need air conditioning because something something environment. #askastupidquestion
Specials: A typical fireball, a ground fire spread, a fiery teleport and a fiery swing. Only the fact that he obviously can't be frozen makes Little Johnny T trickier than Fujin, Ben "koranot" Grimm and O'Shin before him.
Also note Little Johnny T's Raiden hat. He's the only elemental god to have a hat, even.
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He doesn't break apart when hit but I still gotta admit I do like his design. Every elemental has their main element in their design. Fujin with his cape and wavy white hair, O'Shin being blue and bubbling apart when hit and Ben Grimm being a giant fuck-off golem. Little Johnny T REALLY wears his element on his sleeve.
Sadly, even with ice powers not affecting him, Little Johnny T's been a comfy couch potato god and is out of practice. Its not long before Bi-Han beats him down like all the rest. You'd think a fire god would be an apt place to put a loud explosive final fuck-you desperation move, but again, only Fujin gets that honour.
Instead Little Johnny T flails about, explodes...and then keels over. Okay man you do you.
But you probably saw that magic Amulet in the background floating on a perilous platform. Now that Little Johnny T is gone, nothing stands in our way!
He doesn't break apart when hit but I still gotta admit I do like his design. Every elemental has their main element in their design. Fujin with his cape and wavy white hair, O'Shin being blue and bubbling apart when hit and Ben Grimm being a giant fuck-off golem. Little Johnny T REALLY wears his element on his sleeve.
Sadly, even with ice powers not affecting him, Little Johnny T's been a comfy couch potato god and is out of practice. Its not long before Bi-Han beats him down like all the rest. You'd think a fire god would be an apt place to put a loud explosive final fuck-you desperation move, but again, only Fujin gets that honour.
Instead Little Johnny T flails about, explodes...and then keels over. Okay man you do you.
But you probably saw that magic Amulet in the background floating on a perilous platform. Now that Little Johnny T is gone, nothing stands in our way!
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Bi-Han just has to make his way up a staircase. That is, a very narrow staircase with no railings whatsoever.
And just incase he thought Anila and her fluffy sheep were waiting to catch him, Sub-Zero chances a glance downward to see that, should he slip, he'll end up impaled, exploded AND die in magma all in one go.
Bi-Han just has to make his way up a staircase. That is, a very narrow staircase with no railings whatsoever.
And just incase he thought Anila and her fluffy sheep were waiting to catch him, Sub-Zero chances a glance downward to see that, should he slip, he'll end up impaled, exploded AND die in magma all in one go.
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But he makes it up there, cool and collected as ever. There's that magic amulet now fresh for the taking.
Funny, Quan Chi never actually said what said amulet looked like. For all Bi-Han knows this might not even be the amulet Quan wanted. Its just a shiny thing. And Sub-Zero likes shiny things. He's about to grab it...
But he makes it up there, cool and collected as ever. There's that magic amulet now fresh for the taking.
Funny, Quan Chi never actually said what said amulet looked like. For all Bi-Han knows this might not even be the amulet Quan wanted. Its just a shiny thing. And Sub-Zero likes shiny things. He's about to grab it...
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QUAN CHI OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE.
Yeah I don't know how he got here so fast or where he was hiding but he's here now I guess. And this is where the Amulet is officially identified as that belonging to Shinnok, fallen Elder God of death, jailed in the Netherrealm for his crimes. Fans who played MK4 already know of course but a little clarification for the newbies never hurts.
Also take note how the camera intently circles around them during this scene.
Anyway once he regains that Amulet, Shinnok will be able to escape Hell and attack Earthrealm again. Bi-Han was just hired to smooth the way for Quan Chi to waltz on in and grab the amulet with nothing to stop him.
Also BIG kudos to the way Rich Divizio goes full ham on the acting here, loudly shouting audio-filtered lines, wiggling his hands and making goofy faces all the while.
QUAN CHI OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE.
Yeah I don't know how he got here so fast or where he was hiding but he's here now I guess. And this is where the Amulet is officially identified as that belonging to Shinnok, fallen Elder God of death, jailed in the Netherrealm for his crimes. Fans who played MK4 already know of course but a little clarification for the newbies never hurts.
Also take note how the camera intently circles around them during this scene.
Anyway once he regains that Amulet, Shinnok will be able to escape Hell and attack Earthrealm again. Bi-Han was just hired to smooth the way for Quan Chi to waltz on in and grab the amulet with nothing to stop him.
Also BIG kudos to the way Rich Divizio goes full ham on the acting here, loudly shouting audio-filtered lines, wiggling his hands and making goofy faces all the while.
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What the Amulet does exactly isn't made too clear other than it allowed uncontested travel between realms apparently. In MKX and MK11 apparently it can also shoot pain beams too, and MK11 somehow made it the One Ring that can corrupt people and make them evil. But MK11 fucking fellated cliches like there was no tomorrow.
I also love how Subbie for some reason not only randomly tries to bring up Shao Kahn of Outworld (who has nothing to do with this specific game's plot outside of backstory) but emphasizes the "SHAO" part of his name. Weird acting flex there but whatever. Quan Chi gasses up Shinnok as a bigger deal than Shao Kahn.
And to be fair at the time it made sense. Shao Kahn was the biggest threat Earthrealm ever faced, a multidimensional konqueror. But he was still a mortal, and still vulnerable to death. As Liu Kang handily proves later on in the timeline, Shao Kahn CAN be beaten. Shinnok, however, was a fallen Elder God, a legitimate deity who had been around long before Shao's birth. He could kill people with a mere thought if he could, so its easy to understand why Quan talks up his boss as a bigger deal than the at-the-time iconic series baddie. The only thing holding him back is that this is still the Midway era where Shao Kahn had a functioning brain.
What the Amulet does exactly isn't made too clear other than it allowed uncontested travel between realms apparently. In MKX and MK11 apparently it can also shoot pain beams too, and MK11 somehow made it the One Ring that can corrupt people and make them evil. But MK11 fucking fellated cliches like there was no tomorrow.
I also love how Subbie for some reason not only randomly tries to bring up Shao Kahn of Outworld (who has nothing to do with this specific game's plot outside of backstory) but emphasizes the "SHAO" part of his name. Weird acting flex there but whatever. Quan Chi gasses up Shinnok as a bigger deal than Shao Kahn.
And to be fair at the time it made sense. Shao Kahn was the biggest threat Earthrealm ever faced, a multidimensional konqueror. But he was still a mortal, and still vulnerable to death. As Liu Kang handily proves later on in the timeline, Shao Kahn CAN be beaten. Shinnok, however, was a fallen Elder God, a legitimate deity who had been around long before Shao's birth. He could kill people with a mere thought if he could, so its easy to understand why Quan talks up his boss as a bigger deal than the at-the-time iconic series baddie. The only thing holding him back is that this is still the Midway era where Shao Kahn had a functioning brain.
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And c'mon, you see those faces Quan is pulling? He earned it.
Sub isn't impressed and tries to spit in the sorcerer's face. Though, considering he basically just won, Quan Chi isn't even the least bit bothered at all, simply heading home to give Shinnok his property back...while outright trolling Bi-Han.
Like seriously if Quan made an honest mistake calling him "ninja" before, this time he's doing it on purpose just to rub it in. "I WON YOU LOST NEENER NEENER"
With that, Quan Chi warps out, leaving Sub-Zero to dejectedly head on home.
And c'mon, you see those faces Quan is pulling? He earned it.
Sub isn't impressed and tries to spit in the sorcerer's face. Though, considering he basically just won, Quan Chi isn't even the least bit bothered at all, simply heading home to give Shinnok his property back...while outright trolling Bi-Han.
Like seriously if Quan made an honest mistake calling him "ninja" before, this time he's doing it on purpose just to rub it in. "I WON YOU LOST NEENER NEENER"
With that, Quan Chi warps out, leaving Sub-Zero to dejectedly head on home.
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Like I'm not kidding, you gotta see this shit. Bi-Han just straight up slumps his shoulders, puts on THE most sad beaten hang-dog body language and walks down the stairs all super sad like he's Charlie fucking Brown.
But also, wasn't there a fifth god mentioned?
Yes there was.
He's not happy about his colleagues getting ganked by some dipshit in blue pyjamas.
And now he wants a word.
Like I'm not kidding, you gotta see this shit. Bi-Han just straight up slumps his shoulders, puts on THE most sad beaten hang-dog body language and walks down the stairs all super sad like he's Charlie fucking Brown.
But also, wasn't there a fifth god mentioned?
Yes there was.
He's not happy about his colleagues getting ganked by some dipshit in blue pyjamas.
And now he wants a word.
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Daddy's angry and he's got the Symphonia 2 font on.
Now granted the intro spoiled his involvement and he's in the manual but here's Raiden, god of thunder, official protector of Earth (in this timeline) and master of the hat. Well, "Rayden" as most console MKs spelled it but I like to keep things a little consistent with modern ways.
There was Raiden just hanging out with his favourite nephew Kidd Thunder when he got the word his boys somehow got their shit pushed in by a nosey Lin Kuei, and now Raiden is kind of pissed.
Now despite usually being playable in MK games, Raiden normally stays out of mortal affairs unless they either concern his realm at large or the whole of the universe, which this incident falls under.
Though he's being generous here, offering Bi-Han a chance to make things right.
Daddy's angry and he's got the Symphonia 2 font on.
Now granted the intro spoiled his involvement and he's in the manual but here's Raiden, god of thunder, official protector of Earth (in this timeline) and master of the hat. Well, "Rayden" as most console MKs spelled it but I like to keep things a little consistent with modern ways.
There was Raiden just hanging out with his favourite nephew Kidd Thunder when he got the word his boys somehow got their shit pushed in by a nosey Lin Kuei, and now Raiden is kind of pissed.
Now despite usually being playable in MK games, Raiden normally stays out of mortal affairs unless they either concern his realm at large or the whole of the universe, which this incident falls under.
Though he's being generous here, offering Bi-Han a chance to make things right.
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Though that make things right mission involves having to go to hell. There's a fast way and a slow way and nobody has time for the slow way...so its a good thing the slow way is still pretty fast.
Now while Raiden has no power or dominion in the Netherrealm (of course), he can somehow still open portals to it. I'm sure someone seeing this and having watched Mortal Komedy was banging out all the "God of Useless" jokes they could. And to be fair they got a point. His powers and limits are kind of inconsistent. He can still fight and use special moves in Outworld and the Netherrealm (and later on in Edenia, Seido, Chaosrealm, outside of Time...), just...not the big god stuff?
Though that make things right mission involves having to go to hell. There's a fast way and a slow way and nobody has time for the slow way...so its a good thing the slow way is still pretty fast.
Now while Raiden has no power or dominion in the Netherrealm (of course), he can somehow still open portals to it. I'm sure someone seeing this and having watched Mortal Komedy was banging out all the "God of Useless" jokes they could. And to be fair they got a point. His powers and limits are kind of inconsistent. He can still fight and use special moves in Outworld and the Netherrealm (and later on in Edenia, Seido, Chaosrealm, outside of Time...), just...not the big god stuff?
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BTW portals are LOUD hence why Raiden is shouting and why I put his dialogue in ALL CAPS.
Only in Mortal Kombat can one tell another to "go to hell" and have it actually be a literal command. Raiden also warns of the "Brothers of the Shadow." While not elaborated on by the Hat God, the Brotherhood of Shadow is a cult-like group of killers and monsters headed by Shinnok and Quan Chi. Years after this, Bi-Han would indeed be part of that group when he dies and is remade into Noob Saibot.
But with that Sub-Zero bows and jumps in.
BTW portals are LOUD hence why Raiden is shouting and why I put his dialogue in ALL CAPS.
Only in Mortal Kombat can one tell another to "go to hell" and have it actually be a literal command. Raiden also warns of the "Brothers of the Shadow." While not elaborated on by the Hat God, the Brotherhood of Shadow is a cult-like group of killers and monsters headed by Shinnok and Quan Chi. Years after this, Bi-Han would indeed be part of that group when he dies and is remade into Noob Saibot.
But with that Sub-Zero bows and jumps in.
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But whether he'll make it or not is for tomorrow to decide. But long story short in the next ep...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5n--fm17vw
But whether he'll make it or not is for tomorrow to decide. But long story short in the next ep...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5n--fm17vw
"Yay we're all going to hell"
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Welcome to HELL!
And today's objective is to escape a "Prison of Souls". To do that I'm pretty sure we either need to break in there or get put in there first. Anyway Quan Chi is literally waiting for us RIGHT as we take our first step on Netherrealm...gunmetal. I'll talk about that later. Anyway let's get him.
Welcome to HELL!
And today's objective is to escape a "Prison of Souls". To do that I'm pretty sure we either need to break in there or get put in there first. Anyway Quan Chi is literally waiting for us RIGHT as we take our first step on Netherrealm...gunmetal. I'll talk about that later. Anyway let's get him.
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SIKE
You didn't think it would be THAT easy, did you? Nah, Quan teleports away like a proper cocktease leaving us to venture into the Netherrealm proper. For those who soldiered through this game to this point after playing other MK games featuring the Netherrealm, its probably a shot to see a somewhat early 20th century chamber open up into a modern Earth-style techno walkway while the background, suitably dark and orange, also has modern techno watchtowers and searchlights going for them. Its honestly a vibe I love.
No more Shaolin from this point on. Our enemies now are the upcoming Brothers of the Shadow, and right now its Netherrealm prison security. And fitting with the surprising techbase aesthetic of this region of Hell, the staff here at Netherrealm Dartmoor use long range laser weapons for one! Some even have cannons!
They're also different from Shaolin in that they bleed green, and decompose into green mush upon dying. Otherwise you can more or less take care of them the same way.
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You didn't think it would be THAT easy, did you? Nah, Quan teleports away like a proper cocktease leaving us to venture into the Netherrealm proper. For those who soldiered through this game to this point after playing other MK games featuring the Netherrealm, its probably a shot to see a somewhat early 20th century chamber open up into a modern Earth-style techno walkway while the background, suitably dark and orange, also has modern techno watchtowers and searchlights going for them. Its honestly a vibe I love.
No more Shaolin from this point on. Our enemies now are the upcoming Brothers of the Shadow, and right now its Netherrealm prison security. And fitting with the surprising techbase aesthetic of this region of Hell, the staff here at Netherrealm Dartmoor use long range laser weapons for one! Some even have cannons!
They're also different from Shaolin in that they bleed green, and decompose into green mush upon dying. Otherwise you can more or less take care of them the same way.
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A little up the way and we have our first Netherrealm deathtrap:
Giantass hammers. Much like the Shaolin pounding pillars or the Earth Temple spring pressers, getting clipped off center hurts. And much like the aforementioned, you can use these big boys against your enemies. Since they work automatically though you can't exactly bait them like the Shaolin pillars. Its all about timing here.
I mean as long as the crushing pound of the mallet doesn't call to you.
A little up the way and we have our first Netherrealm deathtrap:
Giantass hammers. Much like the Shaolin pounding pillars or the Earth Temple spring pressers, getting clipped off center hurts. And much like the aforementioned, you can use these big boys against your enemies. Since they work automatically though you can't exactly bait them like the Shaolin pillars. Its all about timing here.
I mean as long as the crushing pound of the mallet doesn't call to you.
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Entering a second cell, we have our first official Brother of the Shadow!
A guy in a red headdress and trousers and...I think some chest strap taken straight from the Van Darkholme catalogue.
I don't even recall if these guys have anything special, as more often than not I all too quickly showed them who's the boss of this gym. So if you were expecting deep dark fantasies...sorry to disappoint.
Seriously man the leather club's two blocks down
Entering a second cell, we have our first official Brother of the Shadow!
A guy in a red headdress and trousers and...I think some chest strap taken straight from the Van Darkholme catalogue.
I don't even recall if these guys have anything special, as more often than not I all too quickly showed them who's the boss of this gym. So if you were expecting deep dark fantasies...sorry to disappoint.
Seriously man the leather club's two blocks down
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Seriously look at this guy and tell me he's not Van Darkholme-adjacent.
Quan Chi you have some explainin' to do
Seriously look at this guy and tell me he's not Van Darkholme-adjacent.
Quan Chi you have some explainin' to do
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Its a bit further up from him we come across a patented electric fence. Whizzing not advised. It flickers on and off so obviously you wanna time your movements.
Though if you feel malicious, the upcoming goons provide prime opportunity to get some Injustice-style wallbounce funtimes going.
Alright, fun's over, let's move on.
Its a bit further up from him we come across a patented electric fence. Whizzing not advised. It flickers on and off so obviously you wanna time your movements.
Though if you feel malicious, the upcoming goons provide prime opportunity to get some Injustice-style wallbounce funtimes going.
Alright, fun's over, let's move on.
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Past this fence however, suddenly Bi-Han feels the need to take control from me and happily run forward. I've seen speedruns of this game that jump everywhere, and Subbie always suddenly starts running normally here. The game does take control from you for a scripted bit.
Because somehow Bi-Han forgets peripheral vision and gets slapped down to the ground by the meaty hamfist of what I can only call a roided out Sir Daniel Fortesque from MediEvil. His friends promptly repeatedly (and painfully judging by the blood) poke Bi-Han with sticks. I thought the Devil did that himself judging by what he said to Shadow the Hedgehog but imagine the Devil lying! Hah, no way! /s
If nothing else at least we can accomplish the objective the loading screen gave us. It just took Bi-Han losing a brain cell.
Past this fence however, suddenly Bi-Han feels the need to take control from me and happily run forward. I've seen speedruns of this game that jump everywhere, and Subbie always suddenly starts running normally here. The game does take control from you for a scripted bit.
Because somehow Bi-Han forgets peripheral vision and gets slapped down to the ground by the meaty hamfist of what I can only call a roided out Sir Daniel Fortesque from MediEvil. His friends promptly repeatedly (and painfully judging by the blood) poke Bi-Han with sticks. I thought the Devil did that himself judging by what he said to Shadow the Hedgehog but imagine the Devil lying! Hah, no way! /s
If nothing else at least we can accomplish the objective the loading screen gave us. It just took Bi-Han losing a brain cell.
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So this is where it gets interesting. The next sequence depends on something you did earlier in the game.
Do you remember when we had the chance to kill Scorpion in the first level and took it with gusto? Yes.
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Well, the next bit does indeed change depending on whether or not you killed him. After finishing the playthrough in which I got the pictures needed for this LP, I went back and used a password to get to this level on the assumption it would give me the sequence without Scorpion, an assumption proved right.
So this is where it gets interesting. The next sequence depends on something you did earlier in the game.
Do you remember when we had the chance to kill Scorpion in the first level and took it with gusto? Yes.
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Well, the next bit does indeed change depending on whether or not you killed him. After finishing the playthrough in which I got the pictures needed for this LP, I went back and used a password to get to this level on the assumption it would give me the sequence without Scorpion, an assumption proved right.
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#TheBiHanMovie Upon emptying his health bar, Hanzo falls to his knees and begs you to spare him, while the game shouts "FINISH HIM" and plays tense music. Yep, its offering you a fatality chance, o...
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I'm gonna show the "Mercy" cutscene first.
Sub-Zero is tossed into a cell and looks rather annoyed. He's about to demand his lawyer but the jailer tells him to shut up, upon which Subbie's cellmate speaks up.
To spoil things, yeah that's Shinnok. He's pretending to be a harmless old man, right down to, for some reason, sounding a lot like George Lucas. Seriously, compare the voices.
I'm gonna show the "Mercy" cutscene first.
Sub-Zero is tossed into a cell and looks rather annoyed. He's about to demand his lawyer but the jailer tells him to shut up, upon which Subbie's cellmate speaks up.
To spoil things, yeah that's Shinnok. He's pretending to be a harmless old man, right down to, for some reason, sounding a lot like George Lucas. Seriously, compare the voices.
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Still, clever move of him to try to worm his way into Sub's heart like this, and this scene's one of a few where I'm wondering if making the elder Sub-Zero brother into Noob Saibot was always an idea they had planned and not something thrown in for surprise value in Deception.
Its at the idea of escape that Not-Shinnok-At-All gets coy. Now I did forget to cross out Shinnok's name in that last pic but when we both look back at it, we, you and I, it does work better uncrossed out.
Bi-Han asks if Shinnok ever considered escaping, and the old man ominously states he will, though not before "playing Raiden's game." I'm gonna assume NBA Jam, NFL Blitz or Unreal Championship 2 on Xbox.
Still, clever move of him to try to worm his way into Sub's heart like this, and this scene's one of a few where I'm wondering if making the elder Sub-Zero brother into Noob Saibot was always an idea they had planned and not something thrown in for surprise value in Deception.
Its at the idea of escape that Not-Shinnok-At-All gets coy. Now I did forget to cross out Shinnok's name in that last pic but when we both look back at it, we, you and I, it does work better uncrossed out.
Bi-Han asks if Shinnok ever considered escaping, and the old man ominously states he will, though not before "playing Raiden's game." I'm gonna assume NBA Jam, NFL Blitz or Unreal Championship 2 on Xbox.
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Upon which he suddenly vanishes via jump cut. Mysterious!
But on the plus side the door's open! Sub-Zero makes his escape, to sweet freedom!
Upon which he suddenly vanishes via jump cut. Mysterious!
But on the plus side the door's open! Sub-Zero makes his escape, to sweet freedom!
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But we all know now by canon that Bi-Han did indeed kill Scorpion at some point before MK1, and the best time to do it as far as this game is concerned was the Shaolin Temple raid. So let's get to the actual canon scene, and its a banger.
Sub-Zero is tossed into a cell and looks absolutely fucking irate. I mean IRATE. Seriously look at those eyes, that man is PISSED. He's about to demand his lawyer but the jailer tells him to shut up, upon which Subbie's cellmate speaks up.
And if you thought Bi-Han was pissed!
Also one of the best lines coming up! Pay attention!
But we all know now by canon that Bi-Han did indeed kill Scorpion at some point before MK1, and the best time to do it as far as this game is concerned was the Shaolin Temple raid. So let's get to the actual canon scene, and its a banger.
Sub-Zero is tossed into a cell and looks absolutely fucking irate. I mean IRATE. Seriously look at those eyes, that man is PISSED. He's about to demand his lawyer but the jailer tells him to shut up, upon which Subbie's cellmate speaks up.
And if you thought Bi-Han was pissed!
Also one of the best lines coming up! Pay attention!
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And here's the consequences of Bi-Han's actions. Killing Hanzo "Scorpion" Hasashi has caused him to respawn here, now a VERY angry hell spectre, a lost soul bent on revenge.
Okay I'm sorry to go on another tangent but that telop I put there set me off. Like holy shit I love Velvet Crowe, she was a great character but what I didn't love was that in terms of crossover pairings she was only ever paired up with that fuckin loser Ragna, Ragna, Ragna and fucking Ragna over and over again. I did see one art of her with Shadow the Hedgehog, maybe a group shot with Blake Belladonna and Jotaro Kujo for some reason, but in terms of one on one, it was only ever Ragna. It got really stale and boring after a while.
I mean ffs we could had her squaring off against the Belmont clan who mistake her for a servant of Dracula or a Jedi trying to talk her out of revenge, or have her pair up with other vengeance-minded people. Scorpion was high on my list and also on that list I would have LOVED to see the likes of Basara Kubikiri from Samurai Shodown, Hisako from Killer Instinct or Javik from Mass Effect (THAT MOTHERFUCKER WANTS PAYBACK FOR HIS ENTIRE RACE FFS HE'S AS PERFECT FOR HER AS ANY.)
But its 2025 now, Berseria is yesterday's news as far as Namco and others are concerned, Blazblue's only gotten that weird spinoff game with its name bolted onto it, and Hanzo Hasashi's not even Scorpion anymore in the new MK timeline.
And here's the consequences of Bi-Han's actions. Killing Hanzo "Scorpion" Hasashi has caused him to respawn here, now a VERY angry hell spectre, a lost soul bent on revenge.
Okay I'm sorry to go on another tangent but that telop I put there set me off. Like holy shit I love Velvet Crowe, she was a great character but what I didn't love was that in terms of crossover pairings she was only ever paired up with that fuckin loser Ragna, Ragna, Ragna and fucking Ragna over and over again. I did see one art of her with Shadow the Hedgehog, maybe a group shot with Blake Belladonna and Jotaro Kujo for some reason, but in terms of one on one, it was only ever Ragna. It got really stale and boring after a while.
I mean ffs we could had her squaring off against the Belmont clan who mistake her for a servant of Dracula or a Jedi trying to talk her out of revenge, or have her pair up with other vengeance-minded people. Scorpion was high on my list and also on that list I would have LOVED to see the likes of Basara Kubikiri from Samurai Shodown, Hisako from Killer Instinct or Javik from Mass Effect (THAT MOTHERFUCKER WANTS PAYBACK FOR HIS ENTIRE RACE FFS HE'S AS PERFECT FOR HER AS ANY.)
But its 2025 now, Berseria is yesterday's news as far as Namco and others are concerned, Blazblue's only gotten that weird spinoff game with its name bolted onto it, and Hanzo Hasashi's not even Scorpion anymore in the new MK timeline.
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"Well why don't you make it yourself"
Hey, cunt, as a matter of fact, I did.
This was a shit post I made in ten minutes on Garry's Mod as part of a Blueshit meme thread and its still the first if not only fanart you'll see of Velvet interacting with Hanzo Hasashi.
"Why are they on tatooine"
That's where they tracked Artorius and Quan Chi.
(Oh hey its even my banner profile on this place, how about that)
"Well why don't you make it yourself"
Hey, cunt, as a matter of fact, I did.
This was a shit post I made in ten minutes on Garry's Mod as part of a Blueshit meme thread and its still the first if not only fanart you'll see of Velvet interacting with Hanzo Hasashi.
"Why are they on tatooine"
That's where they tracked Artorius and Quan Chi.
(Oh hey its even my banner profile on this place, how about that)
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I hate to use a meme to sum my point up but only Bi-Han's own brother can sum it up best:
I hate to use a meme to sum my point up but only Bi-Han's own brother can sum it up best:
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Alright, back to fun.
Obviously Hanzo's not to happy about Bi-Han killing him, and very's VERY unhappy about his clan and family being killed off by Quan Chi. Or rather, at the time, Quan Chi framing the Lin Kuei and Sub-Zero for it. Remember that?
https://fgc.network/objects/8df67ab3-f598-4035-82bb-f885da1ca8fa
Yeah Quan left out that bit about how he was framing the Lin Kuei for that. So I guess Bi-Han's impassive face in that first cutscene from the start really was just him following the conversation. He's only now realizing oh shit, Quan Chi threw him and his klan under the bus!
Alright, back to fun.
Obviously Hanzo's not to happy about Bi-Han killing him, and very's VERY unhappy about his clan and family being killed off by Quan Chi. Or rather, at the time, Quan Chi framing the Lin Kuei and Sub-Zero for it. Remember that?
https://fgc.network/objects/8df67ab3-f598-4035-82bb-f885da1ca8fa
Yeah Quan left out that bit about how he was framing the Lin Kuei for that. So I guess Bi-Han's impassive face in that first cutscene from the start really was just him following the conversation. He's only now realizing oh shit, Quan Chi threw him and his klan under the bus!
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Naturally Sub's attempt to proclaim innocence fails and its showdown time. They take stances and...
I think some things look better in game rather than in live action but what do I know? All I know is Scorp's not even taking his proper scorpion stance, but Sub-Zero is.
I also forgot to all caps Scorp's last bit of a dialogue. I had his written in ALL CAPS MK3 font because Hanzo Scorpion is a creature of unending anger and revenge. Though for some reason he's not calling Subbie "ninja" here. Even at his angriest, Hasashi has standards.
Naturally Sub's attempt to proclaim innocence fails and its showdown time. They take stances and...
I think some things look better in game rather than in live action but what do I know? All I know is Scorp's not even taking his proper scorpion stance, but Sub-Zero is.
I also forgot to all caps Scorp's last bit of a dialogue. I had his written in ALL CAPS MK3 font because Hanzo Scorpion is a creature of unending anger and revenge. Though for some reason he's not calling Subbie "ninja" here. Even at his angriest, Hasashi has standards.
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Yep, you kill Scorpion and your reward is a rematch here! And where he's more powerful now!
You can tell because he's switched from being a Subbie palette swap to his UMK3 sprites. Well I say his "UMK3" sprites but judging by the image quality and colouration I'm actually pretty certain those are his sprites lifted off of MK Trilogy. Of course I'm mega anal about these sorta details.
And yes he now has his specials. Only after dying and becoming an angry hell spectre does Scorp learn his Spear move. Although here its the double headed axe thing ala MK4 rather than the traditional kunai.
BUT YOU BETTER FUCKING BELIEVE HE SAYS THE THING!
Yep, you kill Scorpion and your reward is a rematch here! And where he's more powerful now!
You can tell because he's switched from being a Subbie palette swap to his UMK3 sprites. Well I say his "UMK3" sprites but judging by the image quality and colouration I'm actually pretty certain those are his sprites lifted off of MK Trilogy. Of course I'm mega anal about these sorta details.
And yes he now has his specials. Only after dying and becoming an angry hell spectre does Scorp learn his Spear move. Although here its the double headed axe thing ala MK4 rather than the traditional kunai.
BUT YOU BETTER FUCKING BELIEVE HE SAYS THE THING!
#TheBiHanMovie
Getting speared is usually a ticket to a combo, if he doesn't go full traditionalist and follow up with an uppercut.
Plus side is my slide got upgraded, and being angry doesn't make Scorpion less vulnerable to being frozen.
Getting speared is usually a ticket to a combo, if he doesn't go full traditionalist and follow up with an uppercut.
Plus side is my slide got upgraded, and being angry doesn't make Scorpion less vulnerable to being frozen.
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Worry not, for while he's angry, has specials and is more aggressive, Scorpion isn't much harder. Oh, he's harder, just not by much. After a good thrashing, without any further words, threats or promises of bloody revenge, Scorp just melts into red mush like the Earth-based enemies from before.
Sorry, Hanzo, you'll have to wait til MK1 for your chance at payback.
The door opens, and Sub-Zero runs to sweet freedom!
He's ready for the cannon wielder waiting for him and drops his ass too.
Worry not, for while he's angry, has specials and is more aggressive, Scorpion isn't much harder. Oh, he's harder, just not by much. After a good thrashing, without any further words, threats or promises of bloody revenge, Scorp just melts into red mush like the Earth-based enemies from before.
Sorry, Hanzo, you'll have to wait til MK1 for your chance at payback.
The door opens, and Sub-Zero runs to sweet freedom!
He's ready for the cannon wielder waiting for him and drops his ass too.
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Though I wouldn't wanna deprive you of an abyss fall FMV.
Anyhoo, gimmick for this level? Well we still need keys, its just the level doesn't tell us this time. But by 2keys", I now mean keycards for elevators. Yeah the Netherrealm not only has functioning elevators but a keycard system.
You gotta manually use them, by which I mean after getting the key, rather than simply using the right one in the item menu, you hold the Action button (Remember, on PSX its L1!) then press High Kick to go up a floor or Low Punch to go down.
So what I'm saying is these aren't PAN cards that work together with Bi-Han's body's electrical system by using the salts in his body as the transmission medium. Netherrealm ain't THAT advanced, yo.
Though I wouldn't wanna deprive you of an abyss fall FMV.
Anyhoo, gimmick for this level? Well we still need keys, its just the level doesn't tell us this time. But by 2keys", I now mean keycards for elevators. Yeah the Netherrealm not only has functioning elevators but a keycard system.
You gotta manually use them, by which I mean after getting the key, rather than simply using the right one in the item menu, you hold the Action button (Remember, on PSX its L1!) then press High Kick to go up a floor or Low Punch to go down.
So what I'm saying is these aren't PAN cards that work together with Bi-Han's body's electrical system by using the salts in his body as the transmission medium. Netherrealm ain't THAT advanced, yo.
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Its a ride or two upward for the 2nd elevator card we need, and some further backtracking. Well that and grappling with awkward elevator controls. We still need a 3rd card, too.
And a ride further upward we come across Sir Dan again. This time he doesn't ambush us, instead opting for a proper honourable boss fight. Would be funny if he did surprise motherfucker us though.
Oh right, did I mention he has a pizza cutter on his right arm? Kinda slipped my mind.
Its a ride or two upward for the 2nd elevator card we need, and some further backtracking. Well that and grappling with awkward elevator controls. We still need a 3rd card, too.
And a ride further upward we come across Sir Dan again. This time he doesn't ambush us, instead opting for a proper honourable boss fight. Would be funny if he did surprise motherfucker us though.
Oh right, did I mention he has a pizza cutter on his right arm? Kinda slipped my mind.
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Don't bother freezing him, Sir Dan cares not for ice. In fact the Kuai Kombo won't help either, he tends to slap you or slash you with the pizza cutter and, put simply, that shit hurted.
the easiest, but slowest way to get some damage on him is to run in for a high kick or roundhouse, then quickly Slide under him to avoid his retaliation. Rinse and repeat. I think running up to him, Jump Kicking then Roundhousing (Back + High Kick) him and jumping away helps too. Slow but you don't have much choice.
Don't bother freezing him, Sir Dan cares not for ice. In fact the Kuai Kombo won't help either, he tends to slap you or slash you with the pizza cutter and, put simply, that shit hurted.
the easiest, but slowest way to get some damage on him is to run in for a high kick or roundhouse, then quickly Slide under him to avoid his retaliation. Rinse and repeat. I think running up to him, Jump Kicking then Roundhousing (Back + High Kick) him and jumping away helps too. Slow but you don't have much choice.
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The slide method works if you need room after the jumping strat starts to get you cornered.
Anyway after a long while of that, Sir Dan goes down and, much like Ben "koranot" Grimm who I miss, also explodes into turn-of-the-century PSX gibs.
He also thoughtfully disgorges the 3rd elevator keycard for us too.
The slide method works if you need room after the jumping strat starts to get you cornered.
Anyway after a long while of that, Sir Dan goes down and, much like Ben "koranot" Grimm who I miss, also explodes into turn-of-the-century PSX gibs.
He also thoughtfully disgorges the 3rd elevator keycard for us too.
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So we use it to go up the final elevator to...
Well yeah if the old man wasn't significant before when you encountered him in that weird alt universe, that there's a statue of him here should clue you in.
Jump kicking this statue of Shinnok did nothing. At first I wondered if a decade of speedruns and longplays lied to me. Turns out, I forgot a key item.
A strength urn that makes Sub-Zero super powerful but only for an instant. Its infinite use so don't worry. Just grab it, run up to the Shinnok statue, quaff the potion and knock that thing down like I hope everyone brings down that statue of Chump and his Shitcoin one day.
Level beaten! Yeah that's how it ends. But hey, this was one eventful level! The next is a breather but after that, hoo baby!
Anyway, how about that cutscene?
So we use it to go up the final elevator to...
Well yeah if the old man wasn't significant before when you encountered him in that weird alt universe, that there's a statue of him here should clue you in.
Jump kicking this statue of Shinnok did nothing. At first I wondered if a decade of speedruns and longplays lied to me. Turns out, I forgot a key item.
A strength urn that makes Sub-Zero super powerful but only for an instant. Its infinite use so don't worry. Just grab it, run up to the Shinnok statue, quaff the potion and knock that thing down like I hope everyone brings down that statue of Chump and his Shitcoin one day.
Level beaten! Yeah that's how it ends. But hey, this was one eventful level! The next is a breather but after that, hoo baby!
Anyway, how about that cutscene?
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Some tech gizmo is scanning Bi-Han as he runs about the Netherrealm.
And its a pair of binoculars! Yep, tech binocs! Wielded by one of three assassin madames. These are Quan Chi's edition of Charlie's Angels. Meet Kia (the one in the middle played by the amazing Kerri Hoskins), Jataaka (the black lady on the right with white hair) and on the left and the most important one, Sareena (played by Lia "Sindel" Montelongo), who somehow escaped this game and made sporadic appearances in the series further onward. Why was Sareena popular? Well she actually has a bit of character in this game. After this she got a GBA alternate Deadly Alliance port, was one of the most broken characters in Armageddon, a mere NPC in MKX and then a Kameo in MK12.
I also made those telops when MK Legends Cage Match was still in development. Its trailer and poster revealed that somehow Kia and Jataaka were gonna show up for some reason, hence the telop notes I put down.
Though it also bollocksed up Sareena so its not a perfect movie.
Sareena heads off to tattle to Quan Chi. In the meantime that's all you get from Kia and Jataaka. They show up as brief minibosses in MK Armageddon I guess tho.
Some tech gizmo is scanning Bi-Han as he runs about the Netherrealm.
And its a pair of binoculars! Yep, tech binocs! Wielded by one of three assassin madames. These are Quan Chi's edition of Charlie's Angels. Meet Kia (the one in the middle played by the amazing Kerri Hoskins), Jataaka (the black lady on the right with white hair) and on the left and the most important one, Sareena (played by Lia "Sindel" Montelongo), who somehow escaped this game and made sporadic appearances in the series further onward. Why was Sareena popular? Well she actually has a bit of character in this game. After this she got a GBA alternate Deadly Alliance port, was one of the most broken characters in Armageddon, a mere NPC in MKX and then a Kameo in MK12.
I also made those telops when MK Legends Cage Match was still in development. Its trailer and poster revealed that somehow Kia and Jataaka were gonna show up for some reason, hence the telop notes I put down.
Though it also bollocksed up Sareena so its not a perfect movie.
Sareena heads off to tattle to Quan Chi. In the meantime that's all you get from Kia and Jataaka. They show up as brief minibosses in MK Armageddon I guess tho.
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BTW this longshot of the three on this tech bridge is where I wanna gush about this game's rendition of the Netherrealm.
Honestly I actually like that despite being, well, HELL, it has a techbase aesthetic. It might be Shinnok really did emulate Earth as best as he could or they keep up with the times so make torturing damned souls easier but I gotta say...a hellish techbase vibe outta Doom? I fuckin' dig it. Later games didn't carry it on, sadly, with it being portrayed in MK Deception as a small province with a wasteland outside as did MK Armageddon, MK9 stuck with what UMK3's Hell stage showed and MKX for all its good still only showed it as a generic gothic wasteland. To make no mention of how that piece of shit MK11 forgot the Netherrealm was NOT a pretty tropical coastline with a red ocean to the point it looks nothing like the actual HELL it is supposed to be.
But Mythologies? Yeah I'm digging this a lot.
BTW this longshot of the three on this tech bridge is where I wanna gush about this game's rendition of the Netherrealm.
Honestly I actually like that despite being, well, HELL, it has a techbase aesthetic. It might be Shinnok really did emulate Earth as best as he could or they keep up with the times so make torturing damned souls easier but I gotta say...a hellish techbase vibe outta Doom? I fuckin' dig it. Later games didn't carry it on, sadly, with it being portrayed in MK Deception as a small province with a wasteland outside as did MK Armageddon, MK9 stuck with what UMK3's Hell stage showed and MKX for all its good still only showed it as a generic gothic wasteland. To make no mention of how that piece of shit MK11 forgot the Netherrealm was NOT a pretty tropical coastline with a red ocean to the point it looks nothing like the actual HELL it is supposed to be.
But Mythologies? Yeah I'm digging this a lot.
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Sareena heads to Quan Chi and Shinnok's place, which according to this establishing shot is a pyramid. They look nothing alike but somehow I got vibes of the Pyramid of Power from A Link To The Past.
Now wouldn't that be a fun crossover, Link goes to Hell to get the Triforce back from Shinnok but he's gotta do it barehanded for once in his fuckin lives.
BTW, you like Quan Chi's ribcage chair? I bet he misses it.
Quan himself is just looking out the window, vibin', when Sareena teleports in to give him the news.
Sareena heads to Quan Chi and Shinnok's place, which according to this establishing shot is a pyramid. They look nothing alike but somehow I got vibes of the Pyramid of Power from A Link To The Past.
Now wouldn't that be a fun crossover, Link goes to Hell to get the Triforce back from Shinnok but he's gotta do it barehanded for once in his fuckin lives.
BTW, you like Quan Chi's ribcage chair? I bet he misses it.
Quan himself is just looking out the window, vibin', when Sareena teleports in to give him the news.
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Sareena thinks it pertinent to note the mortal has cryomancy powers.
It could be any mortal who freezes things but Quan Chi only knows one of those. So he declares it all hands on deck for this one. Which, fair, fair. And by "all hands on deck" I mean he's gonna send in a T-Rex and give an Autobot a call.
Rich Divizio is just at his fuckin best here in this scene. Don't believe me?
Sareena thinks it pertinent to note the mortal has cryomancy powers.
It could be any mortal who freezes things but Quan Chi only knows one of those. So he declares it all hands on deck for this one. Which, fair, fair. And by "all hands on deck" I mean he's gonna send in a T-Rex and give an Autobot a call.
Rich Divizio is just at his fuckin best here in this scene. Don't believe me?
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Anyway, Quan Chi is still calling Bi-Han "ninja" because lol. Even though now he has an actual ninja on tap.
Tomorrow we'll be on a comparatively short level, though not an uneventful one I tell you. Long story short, fuckin' dino.
Anyway, Quan Chi is still calling Bi-Han "ninja" because lol. Even though now he has an actual ninja on tap.
Tomorrow we'll be on a comparatively short level, though not an uneventful one I tell you. Long story short, fuckin' dino.
Alex R. Fightgames