Fans of the Mortal Kombat series will be well aware of the intricate, and at times incoherent, lore and story that NetherRealm Studios pack into their games. Ever since the original Mortal Kombat tournament in the 1992 game, players have been slowly given more information about the Realms, the Elder Gods, and the state of the universe that characters like Scorpion and Sub-Zero live (and die) in.