Tournament Arcs & Timelines
17 entries in the Mortal Kombat compendium.
Mortal Kombat 3: The Battle for ArmageddonShao Kahn's conquest begins the long march toward the Final Battle.Mortal Kombat: Armageddon - The Final BattleEvery legend fights for survival as the multiverse faces its final, fiery end.The Time Travel Saga and MK: LegacyWarriors defy fate to shatter the chains of time and save reality from eternal darkness.Shang Tsung's Betrayal and the Second TournamentA sorcerer's treachery fuels a new war for Earthrealm's soul.Mortal Kombat (2011) - The Rebooted TimelineA brutal reset where Earthrealm's champions must fight to prevent the total conquest of thMortal Kombat X - The Legacy of Scorpion and Sub-ZeroThe sons of legends must forge their own path in a tournament where time itself is the ultThe Third Mortal Kombat Tournament (MK3, 1995)The Netherrealm becomes the arena as the Third Tournament ignites a war between realms.The Second Mortal Kombat Tournament (MK2, 1993)When the sorcerer turns on his own realm, the tournament becomes a war for two worlds.The Fourth Mortal Kombat Tournament (MK4, 2001)Shang Tsung's throne demands blood, and the Elder Gods' power is the ultimate prize.The Deception Tournament (MK: Deception, 2004)A tournament where every alliance is a lie and the Elder Gods are the ultimate mark.The Ninth Mortal Kombat Tournament (MK9, 2011)Nine tournaments in, the realms bleed again as Shang Tsung bets Earthrealm's soul on the bThe Rise of Kronika Tournament (2013)The dragon stirs, the Elders tremble, and the tournament becomes a weapon against all realThe Armageddon Tournament (MK: Armageddon, 2006)One final tournament. Every fighter. Every realm. One reality rewritten.The Eleventh Mortal Kombat Tournament (MK11, 2019)Eleven rounds of blood, one realm on the line, and a king who refuses to stay dead.The First Mortal Kombat Tournament – New Cycle (MK1, 2023)A new cycle ignites as Earthrealm's champions step into Shang Tsung's deadly gauntlet.The Tenth Mortal Kombat Tournament (MKX, 2015)The dead rise, the realms tremble, and the tenth tournament burns brighter than ever.The Annihilation Tournament (Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, 1997)The Emperor's gauntlet is thrown, and Earthrealm burns if no champion answers.
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