Yes, indeed.

I like the idea of Jerrod and Shao Kahn fighting for control of Ermac during this game's story, thus giving Ermac sort of a split personality between good and evil.

Well hey, at least they're not saying the Shao Kahn from the previous game was a clone ;)

They can have Art Lean and Hornbuckle in there for all I care, as long as Ermac remains Ermac with no one soul permanently in control lol

I don't mind the souls fighting for dominance causing some split personality/wild card stuff but I don't want one in particular to win and take control, then it would pretty much just be Jerrod or Shao in Ermac's body, id hate that.

So I just listened to Ermac vs. Scorpion's intro and...

Scorpion: I sense Shao Khan in you.
Ermac: Our creator is part of us.
Scorpion: I will remove him.

Whether that means he's inside Ermac or he's 'part' of him in some other way, it is interesting. Ish.

I think it's a safe bet he means his soul.

Either Kahn found a way to cheat death

Or the Elder Gods' idea of a suitable punishment is incredibly moronic

No. After Raiden beat him, Shao Kahn's body was actually teleported to Ermac's freezer.

Ermac ate Shao Kahn. With some fava beans and a nice chianti.

Moronic or ironic?

This is their style.

Quan Chi's MKA ending had him become the amulet.

Scorpion wanted his clan back from the dead, then the Elder gods made them undead.

Good point. Their methods are pretty Mironic.

So Ermac is now basically a Horcrux? I can live with that.
However, keep in mind that he (like everyone else in the game) has no storyline so far. I trust that his having a part of Kahn in him, if that's the case, isn't going to be as black-and-white as it seems right now.

It could be that Ermac was somewhat infused with Shao Kahn's essence, being the end result of Kahn's sorcery. Scorpion would deduce the hand of Shao Kahn when he looks at a flying mystic made entirely of enslaved souls.

Really hoping Shao Kahn isn't possessing anyone or guiding the events of this game in any way. I want to see him stay dead for a while, and this is a better time than any for him to step out of the limelight and let other characters show their chops.

I guess I'm going to have to Google "horcrux".

It's from Harry Potter, Vuldamore( the big bad) put his soul in like 7 htings or something and he could live on as long as those things didnt get destroyed or soemthing lol

What Cages Shades said

Ah.

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only Millenial alive who never gave a shit about Harry Potter.

Scorpion said he could sense Shao himself in Ermac and then talked about removing him. He wasn't just going "I can tell you're the result of Shao's sorcery" at all, especially when combined with Ermac's comments.

If Nightwolf is in the game, or at least in the STORY even if he's not a playable character, he may be tasked with exercising the souls of both Jerrod and Shao Kahn from Ermac in order to give the character the chance to gain firm control over himself and prevent Kahn from taking complete control of him.

Totally with you. It's what makes his character interesting and different. I was never on board with the Jerrod idea.

Personally, I have a different interpretation of his dialogue exchange between Scorp. Lots of people here think the mention of Shoa Kahn was a hint of him coming back. That honestly didn't cross my mind until I came here today. I thought it was just good dialogue that defines his character. Best bit of writing I've seen from MKX yet.

He's basically saying "and?..." Great observation Scorpion, they sky is also blue. You get a great sense or both responsibility and freedom from Ermac. I doubt he's gonna be a goon this time around. He recognized Kahn is evil but Kahn created him. It was just the card he/she/them/it was dealt. He's not going to purify himself or feel ashamed. He's made up of dead warriors not dead monks. Ermac is gonna get shit done! He doesn't have time to waste on the past. Like Jax for example?I don't think he's gonna apologize. Edit: Just heard the "come feel his presence" bit. Well that changes up my theory a little lol. To me this means one of two things. He's either Devout to Kahn or this it's just some clever trash talk. "Come feel his presence" = You're going to meet Shao Kahn once this fight is over.

If Shao Khan is with him he definitely isn't "possessing" Ermac, he's just part of the ocean of souls within him.

Oh, boy. Nothing against the poster but the LAST thing I want is for Nightwolf to get involved in Ermac's storyline.

No, thank you.

Can you elaborate on why? It makes perfect sense for Nightwolf to become involved in Ermac's story because he is a shaman. He deals in spiritual things like souls.