Should the Centaur/Shokan rivalry be further explained in the future?
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Should the Centaur/Shokan rivalry be further explained in the future?
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posted05/10/2009 04:40 AM (UTC)byReptile1112About Me
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I don't know, I understand that they're always trying to prove to Shao Kahn who is more worthy and superior, but I always feel like we've never know the full story. When exactly did it all start? What happened that made them hate each other so much? Was there a time when they would work together? If it's been explained and maybe I missed it, please show me! This rivalry has always interested me, so I just want to know more details about it.
tabmok99 •04/29/2009 07:01 PM (UTC) •
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RazorsEdge701 •05/01/2009 11:28 PM (UTC) •
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Note that this comic features Kitana, representing Sindel and Edenia, mediating a dispute between two Outworld races, over Outworld borders, where Shao Kahn has authority.
When Tobias was writer, Edenia was what Outworld had been before Kahn took it over and that Kahn had died in MK3. Which meant there was no more Outworld, it had all been turned back into Edenia, and Kitana and Sindel were technically the new rulers of the Centaurs and Shokans.
It wasn't until Deadly Alliance that this was established/retconned that Edenia was a seperate realm that had been merged and unmerged, Outworld had always been called Outworld, and Kahn was simply in hiding, healing up.
So in this comic, the reason Kitana is arranging the treaty was simply to have peace in her lands. Whereas in Deadly Alliance, it of course had to be changed. So now it turns out she was trying to make allies inside Kahn's lands so she could wage war on Kahn and finish him off. Which is...surprisingly proactive.
When Tobias was writer, Edenia was what Outworld had been before Kahn took it over and that Kahn had died in MK3. Which meant there was no more Outworld, it had all been turned back into Edenia, and Kitana and Sindel were technically the new rulers of the Centaurs and Shokans.
It wasn't until Deadly Alliance that this was established/retconned that Edenia was a seperate realm that had been merged and unmerged, Outworld had always been called Outworld, and Kahn was simply in hiding, healing up.
So in this comic, the reason Kitana is arranging the treaty was simply to have peace in her lands. Whereas in Deadly Alliance, it of course had to be changed. So now it turns out she was trying to make allies inside Kahn's lands so she could wage war on Kahn and finish him off. Which is...surprisingly proactive.
Reptile1112 •05/02/2009 03:49 AM (UTC) •
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Hey, thanks to all who have responded! I didn't know about the info in the comic, thanks for showing that, ]{0MBAT! It's interesting to see it over land. So wait, RazorsEdge, does this mean that they were fighting over land in Edenia as it's own realm, or Outworld?
tabmok99 •05/02/2009 12:40 PM (UTC) •
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Well, RazorsEdge701, interesting take on it. My theory is that some lands went back to Kahn (in his Outworld) but that many of them such as what Goro and Motaro's races are fighting over were either always part of Edenia and thus never really Kahn's to begin with, or, after the Edenia/Outworld merger was over, then some parts ended up where they shouldn't have. Either way this scene doesn't necessarily have to be retconned out.
sitebender •05/07/2009 06:43 PM (UTC) •
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The Bears and Packers rivalry should be explained further.
Some rivalries don't need a back story. Its just you're too close to us!
Some rivalries don't need a back story. Its just you're too close to us!
sitebender Wrote:
The Bears and Packers rivalry should be explained further.
Some rivalries don't need a back story. Its just you're too close to us!
The Bears and Packers rivalry should be explained further.
Some rivalries don't need a back story. Its just you're too close to us!
Go Bears!
Anyways...
I think they should have a back story. I don't quite understand why you have something going on in a game like this that hasn't been explained very much about why it's occuring in the game itself.
But yet, confusion and being in a concern train of thought is also fun...
Meh, I'm on neither side on this story.
You-Know-Who •05/10/2009 04:40 AM (UTC) •
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I wouldn't mind it if were explained in a backstory written for Motaro, Goro, or some other character involved in that story. Maybe if they do fulfill my dream, and make an RPG were you play as Shao Kahn trying to make a grab for power in Outworld, you could find out more about the Shokan/Centaur rivalry?
To be honest, though, I think the chance to really follow that story is long gone now. MK4 would have been a great place to follow it up, but alas. Now I think it would be elaboration for elaboration's sake.
To be honest, though, I think the chance to really follow that story is long gone now. MK4 would have been a great place to follow it up, but alas. Now I think it would be elaboration for elaboration's sake.
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