Outworld (Mortal Kombat)

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Outworld is a dimension that features in the Mortal Kombat series.

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History

Original Timeline

Outworld was a dimension that was many that existed within the realms scattered across existence. Millions of years ago, the first Emperor of Outworld was Onaga who was known as the Dragon King. One of his chief advisers was Shao Kahn who usurped Onaga and became the new Emperor of Outworld.

For millennia, the Shokan loyally served Outworld's Kahn, Shao Kahn. One of their kind would always serve in some high capacity within Kahn's empire. They would usually face competition with the Centaurians for this role but they maintained it for generations.

Though thwarted, Kahn was offered another means through which he could conquer Earthrealm. This was by resurrecting his fallen Queen Sindel in order to circumvent the barriers between the realms. Through such means, Shao Kahn was able to invade Earthrealm where he attempted to incorporate it into Outworld through force alone.

In this time, Princess Kitana would be instrumental in forming an alliance with the armies of the Shokan. With the Edenian forces, they fought against Shao Kahn's forces, commanded by the dangerously adept Kano.

During the fight, Raiden was defeated by the Deadly Alliance who then turned on each other in order to be the sole master of the realms. Their battle was interrupted though by the newly resurrected Onaga who looked to reclaim his position as Emperor of Outworld. Even the combined might of the Deadly Alliance and Raiden were unable to stop him from claiming the Amulet whereupon he along with his forces took control of the realm. From there, Onaga went forth to find the Kamidogu in order to merge all the realms into one.

Reboot Timeline

During the Armageddon, Shao Kahn ultimately proved to be the victor causing the destruction of all of existence. In his final moments, Raiden sent his memories back in time to his past self around the time of the Mortal Kombat Tournament. These appeared as scattered visions that the younger Raiden experienced in the hope of averting this dark future and thus causing a change in the timeline.

With the apparent death of Shao Khan, leadership of Outworld fell to Mileena who was seen as the heir to her father. However, in time, a challenger to her ruler came in the form of her General Kotal Kahn who came to lead a splinter faction that sought control of the realm. Thus, a civil war erupted between the two sides with Kahn gaining the advantage leading to himself taking the throne as Emperor.

Kotal Kahn brought much needed stability to Outworld's citizens by ceasing the expansion efforts and brutal regime.

Chaos erupted in Outworld as a result of the actions of Kronika who began to manipulate the timeline in an effort to restart history. This saw the resurrection of fallen figures by bringing their past incarnations into the present. Among those were Shao Kahn who allied himself with the Keeper of Time and bringing about a new civil war in Outworld between his forces and those of Kotal Kahn.

Overview

In appearance, Outworld was a large realm consisting of varying landscapes that included barren lands, purple wastelands, deserts pools of acid, dense forests and high mysterious mountain peaks.

Outworlder in Osh-Tekk garb.

A number of locations in Outworld included:

  • Armory : a location where weapons were stockpiled for Outworlds armies.
  • Dragon Mountain : location of a shrine with a temple dedicated to the Dragon King.
  • Dragon King's Temple : the temple spouts fire at the enemies of Onaga.
  • Falling Cliffs : an unstable volcanic region with constant tremors and earthquakes.
  • Golden Desert : this desert has signs of statues and other items that suggested a city was present once in this area.
  • Hell's Foundary : used to forge weapons and equipment for Outworld's armies.
  • Kuatan Palace : an underground palace that was home to the Shokan race where lava flowed as rivers.
  • Lei Chen : a small walled city who's leader resisted Shao Kahn's rule and was taken over by Seido.
  • Living Forest : a dark forest who's trees were alive and hungered for life; swampy regions were home to large snakes and the warrior Reptile resided in his own temple.
  • Lost Bridge : a place that was home to a constant battlefield that scarred the roads.
  • Lost Hive : an underground hive of the Kytinn that was burnt down by Shao Kahn's forces.
  • Lost Tomb : the location where the Dragon King's army resided.
  • Lower Mines : located in the cliffs by the Golden Desert, it was here that precious resources were gathered to fuel Hell's Foundry.
  • Lumbermill : various weapons and equipment were created in here for future use.
  • Outworld Spire : this massive spire was located in Outworld which had numerous flights of stairs.
  • Portal : a location where the Shadow Priests resided, it was here that deniziens were capable of moving about different locations of Outworld or go to other realms.
  • Sea of Blood : this river located in the Wastelands was filled with blood of the dead who's souls were damned to attack travellers and drag them to their deaths. It was said to be bottomless and those that fell into it were known to constantly fall down the depths for eternity.
  • Shang Tsung's Palace : created by Shang Tsung's slaves and housed a Soulnado, it was destroyed in Raiden's attempt to kill the Dragon King.
  • Shao Kahn's Arena : an arena where the Emperor of Outworld watched Kombatants fight one another in the Mortal Kombat Tournament.
  • Shao Kahn's Fortress : this city housed the Emperor of Outworld and contains dungeons as well as a map room where plans were made for the conquests of the realms. A collossus shaped as Shao Kahn protected one of the chambers.
  • Soul Chamber : this was an unknown room in Shao Kahn's Fortress.
  • Soul Tombs : this was a palace with numerous guards and demons resided which possessed trapped souls that were harvested by Shang Tsung to empower himself.
  • Sun Do :
  • Wastelands : this was a desolate region that was opposite the Sea of Blood.

There were a number of races that became incorporated into Outworld which included:

  • Shokan : a two-legged race of half-human, half-dragon warriors shown to be tall and exceptionally strong who had four massive arms.
  • Centaurian :
  • Saurians : a reptilian humanoid race who had made their home in the realm of Zaterra until its conquest and merger with Outworld.
  • Kytinn : a race of colonial, insect-like humanoids originally native to the island realm of Arnyek until its conquest and merger with Outworld.
  • Tarkata : a humanoid beastial race noted for their savage sharp-toothed mouths and bone blades that emerged from their arms. It was said that they were bred from a race of Outworld and denizens of the Netherrealm.
  • Osh-Tekk : It was said that it was Osh-Tekk custom to accept refugees that asked for protection.
  • Naknada : a two-legged six-armed race that were treated badly by the rest of Outworlders inhabitants.
  • Vampires : the Moroi were a winged race originally native to the Realm of Vaeternus until its conquest and merger with Outworld.

There were rumours of a forgotten symbiotic race that inhabited the lands of Outworld whereby smaller humanoids served as riders who bonded with a hulking humanoid mount. Through sorcery, the realm was also populated by various beings that were the result of genetic experiments. Under the reign of Shao Kahn, it was said that he kept the various races of Outworld divided and pitted against one another.

Leadership of the realm was held by a person holding the title of Kahnum of Outworld. Such individuals held the mantle of Kahn functioning as the emperor of Outworld's empire. Among its primary military forces were the armored warriors that made up the ranks of the Kahn Guard. During Shao Kahn's reign, he conquered other realms and made use of Extermination Squads with eliminating all those that opposed him.

The breweries of Outworld were known to specialize in a form of drink called Outworld Wine.

Within the realm, the inhabitants made use of a flying winged boat-shaped craft known as the Dragonfly which was referred to be among the fastest means of transportations over the vast lands of Outworld.

Inhabitants

  • Onaga : a male ruler who was the former Emperor of Outworld where he sought immortality by bathing in the blood of a dragon but was betrayed by his advisor Shao Kahn who killed him and took over as the realm's new ruler.
  • Shao Kahn :
  • Shang Tsung :
  • Mileena :
  • Reiko :
  • Goro : a male Shokan who was the son of King Gorbak and the Prince of the realm where he came to serve as a champion of Outworld in the Mortal Kombat tournament.
  • Ermac :
  • Skarlet :
  • Baraka :
  • Sheeva : a female Shokan who was assigned to be the bodyguard of Queen Sindel.
  • Reptile :
  • Kotal Kahn :
  • D'Vorah :
  • Kollector :
  • Ferra :
  • Torr :
  • Nitara :
  • Bo' Rai Cho :
  • Li Mei :

Notes

  • Outworld featured in the setting of Mortal Kombat where it made its first appearance in Mortal Kombat II (1993).

In other media

Television

  • In Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Outworld appeared in the setting of the 1990s animated television series.
  • In Mortal Kombat: Conquest, Outworld appeared in the setting of the live-action television series.

Film

  • In Mortal Kombat, Outworld was referenced and briefly seen in the 1995 live-action film. It was referred to as a forsaken land ruled by an immortal emperor who sought to conquer and enslave new realms. To occupy Earthrealm, the Mortal Kombat Tournament was created which was overseen by Outworld's demon sorcerer Shang Tsung who worked with the Shokan champion Goro to defeat the Earth warriors sent to fight him on an island on Earth. The final tournament decided the fate of Earthrealm which would have allowed Outworld to conquer Earth but Shang Tsung was defeated by Liu Kang. Despite the victory, the Emperor of Outworld began an invasion of Earthrealm in order to claim the souls of its inhabitants.
  • In Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Outworld appeared in the setting of the live-action film sequel. It was a realm ruled by Emperor Shao Kahn who through his scheming used the resurrected Queen Sindel to begin merging Outworld and Earthrealm in order to conquer the latter.
  • In Mortal Kombat, Outworld appeared in the setting of the 2021 live-action reboot film.

Video games

  • In Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Outworld appeared in the setting of the crossover fighting video game.

Appearances

  • Mortal Kombat II: (1993)
  • Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance:
  • Mortal Kombat: Deception:
  • Mortal Kombat: Armageddon:
  • Mortal Kombat 9:
  • Mortal Kombat X:
  • Mortal Kombat 11:

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