That's not such a bad idea. I would love to see the Great Kung Lao and the rest of the ancestors. The idea of developing the backround of each character is great, such as Goro, Shang Tsung, etc. Also, like you said, it creates possibilities for new characters, arenas, and enemies.

All in all, great idea.

Same. I think it's a pretty good idea.

i like this idea of yours

yeah thats great like it can go back in the day when like shinnok was still and elder god and was starting to turn courpted and like he sends his minnions in to earth realm and the kombatants have to stop them<<<

YEa it would be cool to see the fight between Raiden and shinnok in some great cg form. Just imagine the great effects..... But yea this would be a great idea since they always bring up the past and all the heroic doings and such.

Good Idea here are a few more:

1-the beginning of it all:if Midway plans to make the next MK like the first heres what they do the elder gods and the one being. the elder gods want to defeat the one being but to avoid their own death they hold a tournement to decide who fights him. chars are 7-9 including Reiden,Fujin and Shinnok, final boss one being with the endings showing how Shinnok became a fallen elder god and how the realms came to be.

2-Fall of an emperor:Onaga's death by Khan how and why Khan did it, Chars are also few and include Khan, Jerrod, Taven's father (forgot his name), Baraka, Tsung and Reptile. The ending is an intro to the chars, their backgrounds why they helped Khan and Khan's plans for Edenia and earth.

3-the 1st tournement: Khan orders tsung to earth where he fought the Great Kung-Lao, chars are Great Kung-Lao, Tsung, Goro, Kang's ancestor, Reiden, Kitana, Mileena, Baraka, Reptile. ending shows how the first MK game unfoulded.