Mortal Kombat II

Kitana...

I have something for you.

It will protect you.

It's beautiful, Father.

This was a gift from Lord Raiden.

The God of Thunder.

If anything were to happen to me,

he's always listening.

Shao Kahn is arriving, Your Majesty.

What happens if you lose?

Don't worry about that.

But what if he's too strong?

Strength is not a closed fist.

Strength is here,

and here.

Be strong, Kitana.

Jerrod, our king! Jerrod, our king!

Shao Kahn, Emperor of Outworld,

sought to unite the various realms under one rule.

His.

But the Elder Gods had put certain precautions in place.

Our fates would not be settled by the size of our armies.

They would be decided by combat.

The rules were simple.

If one realm could win 10 tournaments in a row,

it would be given dominion over the other.

Outworld would be allowed to pillage Edenia's resources.

Enslave our people.

This was the final tournament. Our last chance.

All of our greatest warriors had already fallen.

Only one fighter remained.

My father,

King Jerrod of Edenia.

But he faced Outworld's greatest warrior.

Shao Kahn himself.

They will never bow to you.

We shall see.

Never!

Kitana, close your eyes.

Close your eyes right now.

No!

No!

No!

Edenia now belongs to me.

Kneel. Or you'll die.

Your father shouldn't have brought you here.

Kitana, you're my daughter now.

Kitana!

Yield.

You cannot be serious.

You're the one who taught me, everything's a weapon.

You yield.

What do you have there?

It's nothing.

Jade.

It was 20 years ago today

the Emperor named me as your bodyguard.

I know what Shao Kahn took from you.

And if you had been vicious or cruel to me,

no one would have blamed you,

but you treated me like family.

Like a sister.

You are my sister.

In every way that matters.

Um, I got you something. For the tournament.

I was told that a proper princess

is supposed to sit around on pillows fanning herself.

Then I thought

you are not exactly the pillow type.

These are amazing.

Hello, Mother.

I was beginning to think you were avoiding me.

I've been busy. Training for the tournament.

Good. Because I have petitioned

the Elder Gods for the tournament to begin.

Let Raiden scrounge for his little champions.

They will simply be the first to die

and Earthrealm will be mine.

Why is he here?

I have a task for Shang Tsung.

I hope you bring good news, Sorcerer.

My spies have located the relic.

It was last seen in Raiden's temple

where it was stolen by the mercenary, Kano.

We seek the Amulet of Shinnok.

It is said the Amulet can heal any wound.

Transform a man into a god.

To charge the amulet would require

an impossible amount of power.

We would need to capture a star from the heavens.

A star...

...or a god.

Outworld has issued their challenge

and the Elder Gods have spoken.

When the sand is gone, the first round will begin.

Mortal Kombat is upon us

and yet we are still short one champion.

It's showtime.

You should have brought more guys.

Man, Johnny Cage got old as fuck.

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All right, everyone, get in close.

Black Orchid!

It's showtime.

Johnny Cage.

Hey, guys. I'm off the clock.

Mr. Cage, you have been chosen for Mortal Kombat.

Mortal Kombat, huh?

What's that? Some kind of fan film?

It's a fighting tournament.

Yeah, not really my thing anymore.

Unless it's a paying gig?

More like a "fate of the entire human race" gig.

Tell me you're not some crazy fans.

Definitely not fans.

All right. All right. You don't have to say "definitely."

You have been chosen

as one of the champions of Earthrealm.

The gods have selected you, Mr. Cage.

All right, I think it's time for you guys to fuck off.

But, hey, love the cosplay. What's that?

Big Trouble in Little China? Fantastic film.

Listen, I know what it sounds like,

but he's telling the truth.

Very soon the champions will be summoned to fight

and you will be among them.

The fate of your world

rests on the outcome of this tournament.

Fantastic. I will see you there.

Thanks for coming, drive safe,

and, uh, say hi to Dumbledore for me.

You're gonna have to show him.

Holy shit.

How are you doing that?

Come with us, Mr. Cage,

and discover the man you were meant to be.

Now are you coming or what?

Where the hell am I?

It's okay. You're still on Earth.

Welcome to Raiden's Sky Temple.

Watch this.

Robot arms. That dude's got robot arms.

We served in the Army together.

That's Jax Briggs. Special Forces.

That's Cole Young.

His suit absorbs attacks and makes him stronger.

He's a descendant of Scorpion.

One of Earthrealm's greatest warriors.

Oh.

That's Liu Kang.

He's the best fighter we got.

- He shoots fire? - Mm-hmm.

I feel like that's cheating, but okay.

It kind of feels like bullshit

that y'all have these crazy powers

and I'm just, you know, incredibly handsome.

It could take months of training

to unlock your powers.

We don't have that kind of time.

Yeah, well, whose fault is that?

I mean, if you knew this was coming,

why'd you wait till the last second to find me?

We used to have another champion. Kung Lao.

Oh, great, so I'm just the fucking sub.

He was murdered. By Shang Tsung.

Wait. Murdered?

Come on. You can't be serious. Right?

I mean, that's, like, gotta be against the rules.

You can't just go around killing people.

It's called Mortal Kombat for a reason.

Yo, Gandalf, send me back. I wanna go back.

-Johnny, wait. -No. No.

You said tournament which implies rules,

and a referee, and I don't know, maybe a medic.

Not some fucking Squid Game murder party.

Dude wants to quit, just let him go.

We don't need him.

Look, you wanna step in the octagon

with a bunch of happy assholes

that don't know how to lose, go right ahead.

But I don't have Transformer arms,

or shoot lightning bolts or fireballs,

or do whatever the fuck it is Flame Fingers does,

so forgive me if I don't sign up to get mulched.

You are not wrong, Mr. Cage.

Nine times, we have been challenged.

And nine times, we have lost.

And now, 20 years later,

Shao Kahn seeks to add Earthrealm to his dominion.

This is a war for the fate of your world.

Look, Cage, I get it. We all do.

Some stupid, fucking, cosmic lottery

decided that we're the ones that get to save the world.

Shit is terrifying.

You wanna know the last thing I did before coming here?

I said goodbye to my wife and my little girl.

The two most important things in my life.