I've already admitted my reasons. It has nothing to do with him not being able to, his weapons being less effective or me even thinking he couldn't do it, its personal bias, I just don't like the dude, I think he is lame, I have since I was a kid. Sounds ridiculous but its the honest truth.

As for your last question, maybe Hsu Hao, Dairou, Mokap, Jarek, Kobra or Mavado, pretty much other people I don't like lol

Seriously though, if I was really in charge of writing the story I wouldn't have him lose all of the time or only beat characters I don't care for. I understand he has fans and people that like him so I wouldn't treat him like garbage, im just having fun here lol

I think they do say that. She is the strongest by her magic probably. Sheeva is her guard not the other way around. On topic the good guys will never win. Mk9 is a good example of that. They finally win and raiden basically does something he could never do and sends a message to the past. There power does not matter. Like another person already said. The villians are just punching bags really.

I know Scorpion and Sub-Zero are the poster boys of MK but canon wise they are pretty weak. I'm pretty sure they have more defeats than victories in the old timeline, especially Scorpion.

I'm of the same opinion as the guy on the first page who said one should just consider all of these characters (barring maybe bosses) of a similar power level.

And maybe even bosses.

I feel like the only way to reconcile it is to assume that any one of these guys and gals could beat any other on any given day, if the scales are in their favor.

You have to assume that on their best day, any one of them could beat any other.

Maybe they're more prepped. Maybe less winded. Less injured. Maybe they have the element of surprise. Maybe their mental state is more focused. Who knows. There's all kinds of BS excuses to cook up.

Maybe losing the tournament rattled Goro's confidence, which is why he loses subsequent story mode fights. *Shrug*

I mean it's not THAT unreasonable an assumption to make. These are all supposed to be world class calibur fighters. The best of the best their realm has to offer. It's not unreasonable to assume that if one has a good day and the other a bad day, the scales of who has the upper hand could shift.

I feel like in any competitive show of athleticism, it's rare that one person completely dominates every game and every aspect, every night at all times. Never losing. I mean hell everyone can beat Kahn in their own ending on a good day.

Setting. Mental State. Allies/Teammates. Fatigue. It all plays a factor.