9 Video Game Heroes Who Turned Evil In The Sequel

The storyline of the original Mortal Kombat series became hopelessly tangled with each passing game, so a reboot was inevitable. This new version retold the story of the first three games in one fell swoop and ended with Earthrealm being merged with Netherrealm, most of the heroes dying and Liu Kang cursing Raiden with his dying breath about much he screwed everything up. So yeah, grim business.

It was still a surprise to see Liu come back for the next game as an enemy, but given his grievances with how things panned out we should cut him some slack. He becomes Quan Chi minion and causes the heroes considerable grief, fighting Jax and Raiden during the story mode.

After Quan Chi meets his demise Liu becomes the new ruler of Netherrealm, setting him up as the villain of any future games. Liu was never the coolest character (Sub-Zero is literally that) but it’s a bit bittersweet to see the moral compass of the series fall so far.