This installment retells the events of the first three games within a brand-new timeline. After the Battle of Armageddon, with Shao Kahn having become supreme ruler of all the realms, a desperate Raiden receives a cryptic message from his future self — and with it, a chance to change the course of history. As a result, the classic characters and arenas return, the old reimagined for a new era, igniting a fresh conflict.