That´s probably something that Liu Kang missed the most.

And btw, he's right. His role was thrust upon him.

Humility is a trait a Shaolin Monk must have. Even though KUNG LAO is over confident

the shaolin lesson still intact in liu kang

cause he was put in the role as keeper of time without choice,reason he gave it up

From the biggest jobber to one of the greatest bros in MK History If you want a friend, get someone like Geras

Me too. :) It shows how Liu was able to give him a good second chance when he revived him in the New Era to help him with safeguarding the Hourglass as well as keeping up on things such as what Titan Shang Tsung was doing as Damashi. I also dig how well Matt Yang King and Phil LaMarr played off each other as Liu and Geras.

He’s more likeable then he was in mk11

Yeah the friend who needs....😊 Until an evil Geras just shows up (with his evil creator"Titan Character" )to ruin your day. 😢

@@smithrex6202 Geras is the emotional rock for the Keeper of Time (you can't change my mind)

It’s beautiful 😭

Geras being a bestie and shii 😢😂

Raiden Kung Lao, Johnny Kenshi, Scorpion Smoke, Reptile Baraka, Liu Kang Geras, Sindel Li Mei, and even the deadly alliance between Shang Tsung and Quan Chi. It is trully a homie saga 🤣

speaking of friendship, I wonder if we gonna get 'FRIENDSHIP' on a future DLC like MK11 lol

@@auladit5700 Honestly Quan Chi and Shang Tsung seemed to actually BE friends in this timeline, while in the others we all knew they were just temporarily "allies" in the evil scheems :P

Geras literally said you created me in your own image. He did change him

​@@cheatmania5609 Even so, Geras still has his own free will not bound to LK's essence. When LK asked why didn't Geras just take the Hourglass's power for himself as it is entrusted to him by LK, he said that he himself willingly believed in LK's vision of this new era.

@@CamperN00b47 you got a good point there. You are right I think

@@cheatmania5609he says that, but he more or less has retained the same image he’s always had. He also always refers to the previous timelines prior to LK’s New Era as if he himself was there. It’s safe to assume that even though Geras was recreated in the new era, LK pretty much just brought the OG back.

​@@natedagreat19 I have doubts of this actually being the first Liu Kang timeline. They hint at the Hourglass' madness over and over; I can't shake the feeling that Liu Kang did begin succumbing to it. Possibly the reveal trailer, because we *never* see that degree of sinister to Liu Kang, but we *do* in Aftermath. Dude literally manipulated his friends to die and justified it as "They are not gone Shang Tsung, they will be reborn in my New Era." Like *no dude* they're dead. You even got yourself killed. And in a moment of lucidity I guess, he recreated Geras. The rest of this is a crackpot theory but in short; I think Liu Kang's responsible for Shao's father's death, sealing away Onaga, and *that* is why Shao's being such a dumbass. I think Reiko's ending is a case of unreliable narrator. If it is still the first timeline created by him though, something must have prompted Geras' recreation. Because it doesn't make sense otherwise. So let's say... He went a bit over the top, maybe perhaps... *Killing Shao's father.* Maybe as collateral damage from Onaga, because *someone* sealed away Onaga, and it'd be an insult to any MK:D fan for this Onaga to be a damn kaiju. It'd be no different than Cell MAX in DBS Super Hero. Just to earn Outworld's respect, and obviously a degree of fear, an extreme show of force must have happened. We know Shao was around for it though, and almost certainly Sindel. It's worth noting that Onaga has been sealed away for over 10 thousand years as well, we can extrapolate this from Mileena's pre-game dialogue saying she's heard the legends, yet she's the same age as Kitana. So we're talking potentially a hundred thousand years ago. We don't know how old Shao is, but I'd imagine he's closer to 100 thousand than 10 thousand. Personally, I'd like Onaga to be the Titan of Death. It fits his character, dude was literally raising the dead with no difficulty. Not wraiths, not spectres, not revenants, *true ressurection.* He could nab your soul from The Heavens and just make you his slave. He'd easily overpower Fire God Liu Kang, but not Titan Liu Kang. And I'm honestly being generous to Liu Kang here, because we never even got to see a full power Onaga. Onaga was *nerfed* because he using Reptile's body as a vessel. I would wager a 100% power Onaga would put up a good scrap.

It's crazy how underwhelming of a villain he was, when we saw him essentially beat Liu Kang AND Kung Lao, and ALMOST beat Shang Tsung, Nightwolf, AND Fujin at the same time.

*Garbo keeper of time

@@xavierhouston4650better than kronika

@@dionflorencio7494 As bad.

@@xavierhouston4650 not as bad

I'm glad Geras has escaped his billions of lifetimes of meaningless servitude. Now he can take the role he wants, enjoy the peace he has, and has formed genuine friendship with Liu Kang instead of always catering to Kronika's sociopathy.

@@ES-dp6twGeras is in every timeline so his other selves are probably chilling in Titan Kitana’s, Raiden’s, and Kung Lao’s timelines as well

In one of his opening dialogues with Smoke, he tells him that Liu Kang is the closest he ever had to a family.

​@@dilloon7626In some timelines like Shang Tsung's, he's definitely far more evil than he was under Kronika.

@@fg009letyrds8 yep bro probably became Shang’s pet snake

NRS honestly has no reason to retcon Geras’ character since his character was received so well in this game now that the writers were able to give him a much more fulfilling story. It honestly sounds to me like you might as well have perfectly quoted what Liu Kang must’ve said to Geras when he reconstructed him at the dawn of time. Geras is by no means Liu Kang’s servant, rather his equal and indeed his only friend. As you stated, Geras has free will and is by no means bound to Liu Kang by anything other than duty and camaraderie. Geras had the power to easily turn on Liu Kang and take his power any time he wanted, but chose not to because he trusts Liu Kang, has faith in his vision, and in turn is content with safeguarding it.

Beautifully written

Geras has clearly changed in a fundamental way too. His fighting style for example is more fluid for example, and I find that to be in line with his character. Honestly there's so much in this that I'd be here all day unpacking it. *Beautifully* worded, and I have similar questions. Not all I want answered, because I want room for these types of discussions.

I don't think he was received well, I remember only one thing. *Hate.* Hate of him in Kombat League. I think you may be (or perhaps I am) conflating his gameplay and his role in the story. Personally, seeing him return at first pissed me off, but I'm happy to admit I feel it was wrong to think that way. Doesn't matter, this discussion's still fantastic and that's my one tiny, petty disagreement lol. And all that matters really is him truly believing in Liu Kang, that's the fantastic part.

He’s like “Oh, what fresh hell is this about to be?”

@@Twocoolman115”Not this shit again.”

Can you blame him? Go rewatch the Deadly Alliance intro and tell me you wouldn't be shit scared too.

@@XXMatt0040XX Yeah of course

Shang Tsung: *cries and tells an SOB story* Geras: don’t give me that shit!

And Kung Lao (if at least, once)

I saw those comments and claiming to be from 'trusted leakers', klassic misinformation

I was still disappointed that it wasnt Onaga or another big bad. This didnt feel like much of a boss battle

When Geras and Liu Kang theorised that the threat was someone who had survived the previous timeline, i was dead certain it was going to be Dark Raiden, the one who vanished when Kronikas time merge started to happen in MK11. That he somehow had the vendetta against God Liu Kang, since he was technically revenent Liu Kang too (Raiden mixed his Revenent self with his past self and his own godhood to make god Liu Kang). But the moment Geras revieled that there was a second timeline runing parallel to Liu Kangs i knew it was Shang Tsung from Aftermath.

@@Mukation you initial theory is... wack? He simply got overwritten with past raiden and him having a vendetta with god liu kang is... wtf? Raiden was filled with remorse each time he saw revenant liu kang, it shouldve been liu kang having a vendetta against raiden

@@aokyoutsuki7744 It wasn't a thourogly thought out theory, it was just my quick assumption when Geras and Liu Kang theorised about someone else surviving the previous timeline. How that would have played had it been the case i have no idea. They made it clear that "Dark Raiden" by the time of MK 11 was spiralling into madness.

As he knew someone was disrupting time at that moment, he fast-checked if no one touched the power, such a bro

Story telling at its finest.

That's not foreshadowing. That is a rewatch bonus, because where it came from and what its significance is is only revealed in the final act.

​@@KingLofiOneSo.... foreshadowing?

​@@KingLofiOnethat's foreshadowing bruh

Well being the steward of the hourglass looks more like a prison to me ^^

@@gropatapouf5998 A role that Geras was satisfied with. Better than being sent off to do Kronika’s dirty work only to be denied death countless times.

@@gropatapouf5998 geras willingly took up being the protector of the hourglass and wasn't forced to die thousands of time

@@Gecko_Zen I wonder what willingly means in a universe where Liu Kang literally created everyone. But as long as he's happy with it...

@@gropatapouf5998Liu kang didn’t create him. His the same geras from mk11.

About to said the same

He held it with great care as well, knowing that if he dropped it, the entire temple and possibly Earthrealm might blow up

Who feel bad for the other Geras in other timelines that are evil just like Titan Shang?

He wasn’t really a mindless construct. He was just forced to serve Kronika, eternally. The thing is, Geras respected the Shaolins, he even said it in the previous timeline. And his ending proves that he wanted a better vision to stop an everlasting timeline war.

don’t forget how Quan Chi and Bi Han revived Sindel. Shao gave Shang’s life force to Sindel, and she damn near killed everyone. imagine how different mkx would’ve been if it weren’t for Sindel’s revival

New Mk13 boss: The god of fate

He screwed himself.

@@xavierhouston4650how? it’s not his fault that Shang Tsung became a Titan.

If it doesn't happen, there will be no Mk1

Its because NRS need more money bro, its not that deep

While a better story than X’s, 11’s, and possibly even 9’s, the final chapter felt a bit rushed

⁠@@dilloon7626It was good because it was a reboot and was fresh.

@@caylya7869it was also generally good and well-paced too, although my issues with most MK stories still remain: insufficient showcase of strength for most characters. Like Liu Kang for instance, dude can spawn fire dragons, yet not once in story mode have I seen him do that.

@@roogoculus2885 yea pretty much all you see him do most of the time is summon fire portals

​@@roogoculus2885Imagine if the Campaign's fight portions are played like this? ▪︎VS chapters of depleting an opponent's health would be reserved when the character is either sparring with a friend, or fighting against a minion or the main enemy in the final chapter (because the later act should be a time where the hero has refined himself/herself). ▪︎Survival would be implemented as a test for the player to ensure his/her health remains once the timer goes to zero. That direction would provide a sufficient compromise in fighting characters who were written to be stronger WITHOUT reducing them as jobbers. Plus, maybe Liu Kang's Mortal Kombat tournament could have also reworked as an endurance and attrition test where the goal is for the chosen Champion to remain standing against a number of Champions until zero, otherwise having the health bar be depleted before the timer goes to zero means a loss.

That why he sealed his powers

As he and Geras lament in a Free Battle intro.

Yep Titan Shang Tsung has his own.

To be fair, their timeline would have every version of the entire MK roster ever known as well. No surprise they have their own Geras

yep. you have to remember that Kronika starved Geras of peace. Kronika sent him to die thousands of times. Geras says that he’s only had to fight a few times since Liu Kang’s new era

I hated his trailer. Not because he seemed bad... Because I hated Geras at that point in my life. I absolutely love his character now. I was so wrong. His gameplay reflects this too. He's more surgical, fliud. He's not a hammer, he's closer to a scalpel.

Well, they didn’t want to just erase him from existence, so they thought making him boring was a better alternative.

@@jaytonius560 but still they could have given the Sorcerer something better

@@jaytonius560it wasn’t that they didn’t want to erase him, liu kang just can’t erase people from existence

​@@DctctxActually, Kronika once said that she could wipe Raiden out of the history if she manage to restarted history. I think Liu Kang can, too, just that he doesn't want to

@@Dctctxhe can, but it alters the timeline in unknown ways due to them being so important.

I believe Geras had free will from the moment when he was made by Liu Kang. When he was under Kronika's control, he was just a mindless minion, who was programmed to be loyal to her. But with Liu Kang, Geras was willingly loyal to him, because he saw in Liu not only his creator, but a closest friend.

To think, if someone has become a keeper of time, either is it a hero (like Liu Kang) or villain (like Shang Tsung), Geras will still be the one who serves.

@@B4RC0D3_YT yeah I just like the direction they took his character in. Hopefully we get to see him on the big screen as a good guy as well.

He gave away his thunder to raiden

​@@hartantoanggorono he just gave Raiden an amulet. Maybe he put his power on the amulet, but it's not confirmed

True, but still wanted him to be thunder and fire God Liu Kang.

I do like that it makes both endings of Aftermath canon. It felt kind of pointless having the Shang Tsung ending when we thought the Liu Kang ending was the real one, having both be real is nice.

Facts 💯🔥

You ever read something that makes the moment stop, and the gears in your head are like a Looney Tunes clock? You did that. Just now. I never considered that. I consider him *humane* now, but I don't- didn't fully see him as *human.* You made me appreciate him even more with 2 sentences. *Bravo.*

@@XXMatt0040XXI am happy to of been of service.

Cuz that beef is eternal!

@@RebelKingfrom1995literally eons. Neither of them knew each other was alive, although Shang Tsung realised it first eventually. Even then, he still wanted to destroy Liu Kang eons later

Geras is neither good or bad, he serves whomever is a keeper of time, and his actions would reflect their will. Even in MK11 he was pretty respectful to others, it’s just he had to obey kronika

Liu Kang's trigger word is Shang Tsung

@@Siegliffie as always...

Of course Liu Kang gets visibly pissed off when Geras mentions Shang Tsung. Guy’s like genital herpes: Liu Kang can never get rid of him and he always flares up and makes Liu Kang’s life a pain. 😑

"This mf..."

Geras: “Why did you make that look? You allowed him to exist again.”

Umm... wasn't Titan Shang and Kronika already evil Titans

​@@bluekawashima-9012remember Shang Tsung's ending in Mk11? There are other Titans besides being the keepers of time.

@@docd0071I believe that was his own, Scorpions ending in mk11 showed him killing other titans

I could’ve sworn that was the case lol

At this point, The hourglass seems more like a bonus when you consider how much of a homie Geras is 😂🎉

@@herosdiaz8757 true bro had the chance to become keeper of time and choose not to out of respect for Liu Kang vision

I mean, Geras is made of sand. So it makes sense for him to come with the hourglass, this is also confirmed in his mk11 ending where he sacrifices himself so that the hourglass runs independently

Liu Kang is considered a demigod throughout the story, up until the end where he reclaims time's power and regains his Titan status. However, the process did irreperable damage to his body, so now he is no longer immortal and likely isn't as powerful as a standard Titan.

@@ES-dp6twI remember him saying he can still live eons more, we might get an old liu kang if his timeline were to last that long… unless nrs decides to reboot again for the 100th time

@@el_bamboo_third True, he's still got a couple of good centuries/milleniums in him. Feels bad for Geras though, who considers Liu Kang the closest thing to family he has and now must one day contend with burying him.

​@ES-dp6tw Despite wielding the Hourglass he is a Titan in name only. In essence he is only a God. The Titans beside Kronika show to be something so far beyond out comprehension it wouldn't suprise if shaping time doesn't effect them at all.

No, he turned back into a Titan before Chapter 15, so he's now the Time Titan of his Timeline again, though he lost his Immortality and now can only live for like billion years.

That upgrade's even in his gameplay. He doesn't feel like a hammer anymore. He's surgical. Fluid. Even when I'm up against him, it's *exciting.* I'm not like "UGH great... here we go..."

I hated seeing his trailer. *Hated.* I didn't wanna see him again. I wanna slap myself for that now. I was so wrong.

I've noticed that you either love, or hate this game's story. (Not literally you lol) Personally this is my favorite story since Deception. And I think the reason's obvious, this game was a love letter for people like me who grew up with the 3D games. I realize many people started with MK9 now. So to them, the Pyramid of Argus means nothing. It's just where Shao Khan won. But to me it's a culmination of events. "The Elder Gods demanded a failsafe." I see the vultures in my head right now as I type this. And Kintaro's war cry. *The poster!* And that's why I actually really liked the finale.

Correct we learn that in mk11 the world has been reset thousands of times

@nekbox5407 so the ladder match endings of each game character is all true, which gets cut off at the knees except for one that continues to the next game. Also, considering there are gender swaps being pointed out in this game, I'm guessing fanfictions and fan art, too.

@@nekbox5407Billions.

​@@nekbox5407Billions, before MK11 Clash between Titan Liu Kang and Titan Shang Tsung fragmented the once Single Timeline into uncountable Timelines.

The cool part is that except for Shaolin Monks, all other Mortal Kombat games follow a single story line, even the netherrealm games, MK9 picks up where armaggedon left off, X continues the trilogy retelling, 11 finishes that timelines trilogy, and 1 is continuing the story by being connected to aftermath ending. It's really hard for a series running this long to not have to completely separate from it's predecesors, think of it as building a REALLY long dominoe row, I am just waiting for someone in the game devs to ruin it by saying that it separate universes .

"The snake, Shang Tsung Is back at it again with his bullshit." 😂

@@herosdiaz8757 I’d have laughed like hell if Geras had said that. 😂😂😂

@@maxwellheadroom8335 imagine Liu Kang going like "Ayo WTF?!" XD

Now we need an AI for this new story to be told