That's the thing. The story direction of his MKA ending should be avoided in the first place. It shouldn't be done at all as it doesn't really improve Scorpion's story. It makes it worse.
You don't seem to be aware of how Scorpion's story was retconned to the way it is now.
In MK4, Scorpion is after Sub-Zero, but that's because those are the ulterior motives he has for helping Quan Chi and Shinnok. His MKDA bio states that he has assumed for many years that Sub-Zero has killed his family and clan, many years. Now some may think it might be an exaggeration, but the bit in Sub-Zero's MKDA Konquest mission states more or less the beginning of Scorpion's MKDA primary bio.
So what does this mean? It means that Scorpion has been after the younger Sub-Zero since MK2, either because he thinks all of the Lin Kuei are responsible or both Sub-Zero brothers are responsible for the deaths of his family and clan, or he is not aware of the fact that the Sub-Zero he's been after since MK2 is a different Sub-Zero than the one he killed. The former conclusion makes him ignorant, as he is unaware of the younger Sub-Zero's sense of compassion and mercy. The latter conclusion makes him out to be stupid as he wasted so many years confusing one Sub-Zero for another.
Scorpion's MKDA bio retcons his MK2 and MK3 stories, therefore, things like the vow, as well as turning on Shao Kahn, don't happen. So in MK2 and MK3, Scorpion either fought Sub-Zero and was defeated by him, or he never got a chance to fight Sub-Zero. The former conclusion displays more losses. The latter conclusion makes his story even more of a waste.
In MKDA, you are forgetting about how Quan Chi defeated Scorpion by knocking him into the moat of acid.
In MKD, Scorpion and the Elder Gods make a deal with the whole clan resurrection thing, which is half-assed, since Scorpion half-assed completing his task. We don't know what became of the wife and son. Either their souls are still resting or they had been resurrected as specters like the Shirai Ryu Ninja. From the looks of how Scorpion talked in MKA's Konquest, it seems to me that it was only the clan that was brought back as specters.
In MKA, his story returns to being about revenge, taking his anger out on Taven, who has nothing to do with what has happened to him or his family and clan. He thinks that by killing Taven and Daegon, it'll be bad for the Elder Gods, but yet he doesn't think of the consequences of Armageddon itself, in which it could lead to the end of Reality, hence him never being reunited with his family.
So in most of his story, the theme is nothing more than revenge, hence it being redundant and rather 1-dimensional. Not only has his story been negatively altered, but his character suffered as well. Since MKDA, he has been consumed even more by anger, hatred, and vengeance, which are detrimental. Instead of using strategy, he rushes through like a lunatic, and this is especially apparent when he storms the lower levels of Shang Tsung's Palace. His MKD bio even states that he was being hasty. Attributes like that, along with the anger, hatred, and vengeance, are not Ninja-like at all.
In MKSM, he starts a fight with Liu Kang and Kung Lao, wanting to kill them for some unexplained reason. After getting his ass handed to him, he gives them the thumbs up. Yes, I'm aware it's a reference from Terminator 2, but it was used in a way that worsens Scorpion's character. Everything that was wrong with Scorpion was proudly broadcasted in MKSM, from his tight spandex costume to his fighting stance to his motives, etc.
Overall, Scorpion is a disaster, and I like said before, he has become nothing more than just a cheap gimmick to please the fanboys and fangirls. He's only about impressing some with his spear, catch phrases, and that he's a Ninja Specter.
The ironic thing is that even though he's supposed to be the actual Ninja in MK, he acts NOTHING like one. He doesn't use Ninjutsu. He doesn't use the Taijutsu of his clan, but instead uses Hapkido, Pi Gua, and Moi Fah as his unarmed styles, none of which are Japanese and none of which were used by the historical Ninja. His sword is an illegitimate sword as the historical Ninja never used straight-bladed swords with square tsuba (hand guards). The stance in Mugai Ryu is wrong. He's supposedly mastered Shurikenjutsu yet he has no special moves that involve the Shuriken.
If we have to keep dealing with him in MK games to come, he needs serious revamping in various aspects. Scorpion is a character I used to like, a character who had value and had good potential. For that potential to go to waste in order to please fanboys and fangirls with cheap gimmicks is simply not the way to go.
