Millennia ago, a battle raged in Earthrealm between Raiden, God of Thunder and Earthrealm's Protector, and Shinnok, a renegade Elder God who sought to konquer all of reality. Raiden was victorious, and he and Shinnok's fellow Elder Gods imprisoned him in the Netherrealm. Twenty-five years ago, Shinnok escaped his bonds and attacked an Earthrealm weakened from war with Outworld. Raiden and his fellow Earthrealm god Fujin were able to imprison Shinnok in his own Amulet. But there are other forces who seek to possess Shinnok's makeshift prison and use it as a source of power. Forces less than friendly to Earthrealm...

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Fatality 1: The Grinder (Mid)

Fatality 2: Flick Trick (Mid)

Stage Fatality (Close)

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Brutality 1: Face Off

· Only in Impostor Variation
· Must be Jump Distance away from the opponent
· Final hit must come from Mimicry

Brutality 2: Have A Nice Day

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· Only in Bone Shaper Variation
· Final hit must come from Deity kombo , ,

Brutality 3: Hands Down

· Only in Necromancer Variation
· Must be Sweep distance away from opponent
· Player must during final hit
· Final hit must come from Judgment Fist or Judgment Smash

Brutality 4: Skull Bash

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· Available in all Variations
· Player must hold during final hit
· Final hit must come from a throw or

Brutality 5: Gory Hole

· Available in all Variations
· Player must hold during final hit
· Final hit must come from Amulet Strike

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Earthrealm belonged to Shinnok. It became the staging area from which he would finish his war on the Elder Gods, which began eons ago. The Elder Gods had lied to the denizens of the realms: They were not individual beings, but merely parts of a greater collective known as the One Being.
Shinnok would merge the realms and awaken him.
Whole once more, the One Being devoured the Elder Gods. Shinnok watched with satisfaction.
This reality had finally come to an end.

We wanted our Fallen Elder God to show regal and religious elements in his design, with the twist that it would be from the point of view of the NetherRealm. This meant adding sharp edges and points, minute details similar to muscle fiber, viscera and skeletal matter, and a general sinister miasma to otherwise saintly garments.

One challenge was determining just how powerful the revived God would be, and how he would choose to display this power. We decided that for his initial appearance, his looks should seem confident and assured of victory; as if Earthrealm was already won. For his second appearance, after being locked away, we thought Shinnok should return with a more predatory presentation.

Another level of detail was adding elements of Shinnok's amulet into his armor. You will notice both outfits include gold armor with green gems. Because this item is so important to the character, we wanted to make sure the connection was visually established.

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