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In 1617 in Japan, Hanzo Hasashi is living peacefully in his compound with his wife,
son, and newborn daughter. As he goes away to collect water in the well,
suddenly a villager gets killed, which terrified them. As the killer, named Bi-Han, breaks into
Hanzo's house, the wife hides the baby under the floor and attempts to run away with her son,
but gets caught. Bi-Han has the ability to cast ice from his body and he uses it to threaten them.
Hanzo hears his wife's scream and immediately runs back to his home. Unfortunately, he is too late
and finds his family members frozen to death. Several assassins show up, but are eliminated
easily by the mourning Hanzo. Realizing that the assassins keep coming, He takes the kunai and
slaughters all Bi-Han's men one-by-one. He chases after Bi-Han, finding that he has been waiting for
him. The two engage in a fight and Bi-Han manages to stab Hanzo in the stomach with his kunai.
The fight continues and is won by the assassin, who strikes the kunai deep into Hanzo's shoulder.
The dying Hanzo hears the sound of his baby crying in the home. He tries crawling toward the house,
but he dies before reaching her. As the body burns up, a dragon-shaped mark on his arm is revealed.
A few moments later, Lord Raiden arrives at the village and takes Hanzo's daughter with him.
Writing appears telling that the Earthrealm's existence is threatened by Outworld and will
be fully invaded if they lose the upcoming tournament. The only hope for Earthrealm
is the selected champions united by the descendants of Hanzo Hasashi.
Back to the present day, Cole Young is competing in a MMA tournament where he gives a tough fight
to his opponent. However, he eventually gets beaten up and taps out before he is choked into
unconsciousness. After the fight, Cole, who is accompanied by his daughter Emily, is confronted
by Jax Briggs who notices that the fighter has a dragon mark similar to Hanzo's. He claims that it
is just a birthmark and nothing is special about that. They then leave him. In Outworld, Bi-Han,
who now has transformed into SubZero, approaches his master, Shang Tsung, who is worried about the
prophecy. He convinces his master that they will not lose the tournament since Hanzo and
all his bloodline have been entirely killed centuries ago. Shang orders SubZero to go to
the Earthrealm and kills all the remaining champions before the tournament commences.
Cole and his wife Allison take their daughter out for dinner when suddenly snow starts to fall,
regardless it is still July, which makes them confused. The table around Emily starts freezing
and SubZero shows up from a distance, attacking the people nearby. Luckily, the family is saved
by Jax, who drives them away from the assassin. To gain Cole's trust, he shows the same dragon
mark on his body to him, telling him that he has been chosen to fight. Jax goes off to face SubZero
while ordering Cole to drive his family to safety and then suggests he finds Sonya Blade. SubZero
lures him to an abandoned building where he freezes Jax's gun with his power. Jax fights him,
but the assassin is just too strong as he freezes and shatters both of his arms, leaving him dead.
Cole drops his family at a safehouse and then heads over to Sonya's location. On the other hand,
It is revealed that Shang and his men have been cheating in the tournament all the time
by sending assassins before the tournament even starts. Cole arrives at a junkyard where Sonya
initially attacks him until he shows her the dragon mark. She brings Cole into her container
where she reveals that Jax received his mark after defeating a man with the mark. It is
directly transferred to a guy who kills the mark holder. She also mentions an ancient tournament
between realms and species called Mortal Kombat. Sonya then introduces Kano, a mercenary who also
has a mark and is captured by Sonya, to Cole. A few moments later, an invisible lizard breaks
into the container and attacks them. Its saliva is corrosive and Kano uses this opportunity to
break him free. He fights the lizard and manages to eliminate the monster by pulling out its heart
out of its chest. Sonya is desperate since all his research was burnt in the attack. Kano knows that
the woman is trying to get to Raiden's temple and he knows the exact location of the place.
Sonya lies to the mercenary and offers him $3 million to guide her and Cole to the temple,
which he agrees to. Using Cole's friend's plane, they head into the desert and jump off
the plane using parachutes. After a long walk, one of the champions from the temple, Liu Kang,
approaches them and shows his fire power to the group. He escorts them to the temple where they
see paintings of previous tournaments between Earthrealm and Outworld. Liu Kang urges that the
training must start immediately because if the champions fail to discover their inner power,
they will lose the tournament. Sonya then meets the dying Jax, who is being healed by the monks
in the temple. After that, Liu Kang introduces all the remaining Earthrealm champions to Lord
Raiden who is unsatisfied with their quality. He explains that Outworld has won 9 straight
victories in the tournament and the entire human race will be enslaved if they lose the last one.
Suddenly, SubZero arrives at the temple and fights Liu Kang. Kung Lao comes to assist his
cousin with his steel hat. Shang Tsung and Mileena also show up to attack, but Raiden
intervenes and creates a lightning barrier to prevent the Outworld from continuing their attack.
As soon as the villains leave, they begin the training to unlock Cole and Kano's inner power or
arcana. However, Sonya is not allowed to join as she doesnt have the dragon mark on his body.
Jax finally awakens and discovers that he now has mechanical arms. He tries to use them,
but he feels useless as he is getting weaker than before. Sonya motivates him to keep going and
fighting. Cole fights Kung Lao, the fighter but gets beaten up easily by him. On the other hand,
Kano also gets his ass kicked by Liu Kang, even without using his fire power. While Liu Kang is
healing Cole's wounds, the firebender shares that the arcana only occurs when the holder
has already found their purpose of life. While the champions are having dinner,
Kano keeps trash talking which causes Kung Lao and Liu Kang to lose their patience, scolding him
as a dog that is powerless and has zero skill. Offended, Kano suddenly unleashes his arcana
by firing a laser beam straight from his right eye and is very happy with his new ability.
The next day, after training, Raiden approaches Cole, saying he is a worthless champion and will
be a liability without his arcana, even though the dragon mark shows that he is descended from
Hanzo's bloodline, specifically from the baby Raiden rescued in the beginning of the movie.
Cole gives up and Raiden opens a portal, sending him back to his family. In the Outworld, Shang
Tsung gathers more fighters: Nitara, Kabal, Reiko, and Prince Goro for the upcoming tournament.
Turns out that Kabal has a personal grudge with Kano and suggests a plan to break into Raiden's
barrier. Kabal secretly meets Kano in the temple and convinces him to deceive the champions and
join Shang Tsung's army, offering him a lot of money if he joins him. He agrees to the offer
and destroys the source of the barrier using his laser. After that, Shang Tsung's army arrives at
the temple with Kano already on their side. Jax fights Reiko but is overpowered. Kabal approaches
Liu Kang and it is an even fight. Sonya fights Mileena who manages to stab her with his knife,
but she decides not to kill her since Sonya is not one of the champions,
meaning her death will be worthless. Kano then shows up and attempts to crush her with a boulder.
Jax tries to help Sonya, allowing him to transform his mechanical arms into the more advanced ones.
He lifts the boulder and rescues her. Kung Lao attempts to attack Shang Tsung with his hat,
but Nitara intervenes. With his calmness, he manages to eliminate the gargoyle.
Meanwhile, Goro arrives at Earthrealm and goes after Cole and his family. Cole fights
the four-handed orc, but he is outpowered. The orc then attempts to attack Alli and Emily.
Feeling the need to protect his family, Cole unlocks his arcana which covers his body with
a golden armor and allows him to create blades to help him fight Goro. Cole manages to cut off
one of the arms and kills the orc with the blade. Raiden realizes that and summons Cole back to the
temple, revealing that the Hasashi bloodline still lives on. With his power, Raiden attempts to bring
the champions out of the temple, but Kung Lao is left behind and Shang Tsung sucks his soul out,
killing him and forcing Liu Kang to watch. They arrive at the void where the Ourworld
villains can't track them. Liu Kang loses his hope and Raiden reveals that all gods are forbidden to
intervene in the war. He then hands over Hanzo's kunai to Cole that was recovered after his death,
suggesting him to use it. Cole suggests that they need to split up and fight the villains in a one
versus one duel. Jax rematches with Reiko while Liu Kang and Cole are facing Mileena and Kabal.
This time Jax is more prepared and manages to fight back. He ruthlessly punches Reiko
and finishes him off with the final strike. On the other side, Sonya rematches with Kano
in her container. She eventually throws a bottle of acetone towards him, temporarily
disabling his laser skill. The fight continues and both of them are thrown off the window.
Sonya finally manages to eliminate Kano and his marking is passed down to her. Back to Liu Kang
and Cole, the fight is very intense where both of them are exchanging punches and slashes with
their foes. But in the end, Liu Kang casts a fire dragon that consumes Kabal and burns him
to a crisp. Sonya travels to assist Cole and uses her newfound arcana power, allowing her to fire a
plasma beam which kills Mileena on the spot. Meanwhile, SubZero appears at Cole's family
hideout and kidnaps Alli and Emily. Cole is lured to a building where SubZero freezes
his family alive. Cole is furious and fights the strongest assassin. However, the villain
is still too strong for him. When Cole's blood touches the kunai, Hanzo is brought back from hell
and strikes SubZero with his weapon. This time, Hanzo changes his name to Scorpion. They engage
in a fight while Cole tries to save his wife and daughter with his power. With Cole's help, it now
becomes a 2 versus 1 fight. Both of them manage to corner the assassin and trap him with the chain.
Scorpion opens his mask, telling the villain that he controls hell, and burns SubZero to
death. Alli and Emily are rescued and before disappearing, Scorpion thanks Cole for freeing him
and orders him to keep his bloodline alive. Raiden and the others eventually arrive
and the thunder god is impressed when he learns that SubZero has been defeated. Not long after,
Shang Tsung shows up to retrieve the body of the assassin and the fighters. He warns the champions
of the Earthrealm that he will come back with more armies, but Raiden brings him back to Outworld. He
tells the champions that they are victorious today, but they must gather and train another
champion as the enemies are still out there. At the end of the movie, Cole is seen at the gym
and tells the promoter that he is quitting and going to Hollywood to find someone.
The camera then pans over to show who Cole is looking for: Johnny Cage.
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