History WebVideo / MortalKombatLegacy

[[quoteright:324:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MK_Legacy_1571.jpg]]A WebOriginal series directed by Kevin Tancharoen loosely based on his pitch video, ''WebVideo/MortalKombatRebirth''. While the pitch video was more realistic, this series is closer to the [[Franchise/MortalKombat source material.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier

** Kenshi keeps his telekinetic abilities from the games and at one time he was a simple ronin. However those powers come from a sword that once belonged to Ermac, who is not of this world so there's that.

** Stryker right after he tazes Liu Kang and finds out that He's not going down without a fight. Considering that Stryker is a cop, watching someone stand back up and shrug off a taser after being hit with it for close to a minute; this has to be horrifying.

* PsychoPsychologist: The guy who runs the Asylum Raiden is commited to. While believing a man who thinks he is the God of Thunder might need medical help is not unreasonable, that is no excuse for acting like a total ''dick'' to him for the duration, or any of your other patients, mocking his apparent delusions and controlling everyone with violence and intimidation. Not to mention Raiden is locked up in his institution not so much for that, as for magically appearing on the asylum grounds, and they make no effort to inform the authorities of the fact, both of which qualify this as kidnapping.

* RedOniBlueOni: Lui Kang to Kung Lao, Mileena to Kitana, Scorpion to Sub-Zero and Jax to Stryker.

* RareGuns: One of Kano's Black Dragon thugs pulls out an H&K [=XM8=] in the first episode of season 1...which fires energy balls.

* RareGuns: One of Kano's Black Dragon thugs pulls out an H&K XM8 in the first episode of season 1...which fires energy balls.

** Likewise, Kano, who in the different games and adaptations ranges from "fairly attractive yet scruffy" to "short-haired, goatee'd neanderthal" a bona-fide prettyboy.

** Stryker right after He tazes Liu Kang and finds out that He's not going down without a fight. Considering that Stryker is a cop, watching someone stand back up and shrug off a taser after being hit with it for close to a minute; this has to be horrifying.

* PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: Shang Tsung and [[spoiler: Liu Kang]] play this straight at the end of Season 2. It makes sense, as Shang Tsung is there to recuit, and the latter has become a misanthropic hitman.

* FarEast: The Lin Kuei clan is relocated to Japan for this series, despite the fact even the name is entirely of Chinese origin.[[hottip:*:Despite ''Mortal Kombat'''s tendency to mishmash Oriental cultures in most areas, putting the Lin Kuei in China is something the normal canon has stuck to.]]

* TheOtherDarrin: Johnny Cage, Raiden, Stryker, Sub-Zero and Shang Tsung were all re-cast for the second season.

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler: Liu Kang does ''not'' take the murder of his girlfriend well.]] In the decade of the TimeSkip, he became an alcoholic, misanthropic murderer. This culminates with him [[spoiler: defecting to Shang Tsung's side at the end of Season 2.]]

* WhatTheHellHero: Kung Lao gives Liu Kang a rather pointed one after the latter [[spoiler: starts murdering people and]] comes seeking guidance and a friend. Kung Lao turns his back on him, which results in their friendship ending and [[spoiler: Liu Kang's FaceHeelTurn.]]

* WalkingTheEarth: Seems to be Kenshi's lot in life in this series ([[JustifiedTrope justified]] because he is explicitly called a "ronin" during the feudal Japan segment so he's probably used to it). [[LivingForeverIsAwesome Being able to live on from the 1100s into the 2010s]] certainly seems to give probability that he spent that time traveling the world and honing his skill.

* FarEast: The Lin Kuei clan is relocated to Japan for this series, despite the fact even the name is entirely of Chinese origin.[[hottip:*:Despite ''Mortal Kombat'''s tendency to mishmash Oriental cultures in most areas, putting the Lin Kuei in China has something the normal canon has stuck to.]]

* BerserkButton: Kano presses Jax's when he gloats about how much he enjoyed torturing Sonya. Johnny Cage's get pressed when he inadvertantly overhears one of the TV executives who rejected his idea attempting to pitch the exact same idea to another actor. Both cases are immediately followed by the person whose button was pressed delivering a well deserved NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on the person who pressed the button.

** In a typical fashion for this trope, the people in charge of the asylum don't find it strange that a man of whom they have no record suddenly appear in their courtyard and proceed to hold him, despite the fact that he was never officially committed. He also gets a lobotomy for his trouble.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Mileena in the games is somewhat infamously a ButterFace with MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily. Here she usually just looks like pretty girl with a GlasgowSmile. She does look significantly more monstrous when she flashes her GameFace, however.

Season 2, which will focus on the actual tournament, is coming in 2013. It will feature Baraka, Ermac, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kano, Kenshi, Kitana, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Mileena, Quan Chi, Raiden, Scorpion, Shang Tsung, Sonya, Stryker, and Sub-Zero. The trailer can be seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l3jrR5XMSU here]] and all the episodes can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLTS4u9M_2rYRUMj5RoI016wS_JxRnGE here.]]

[[quoteright:324:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MK_Legacy_1571.jpg]]
A WebOriginal series directed by Kevin Tancharoen loosely based on his pitch video, ''WebVideo/MortalKombatRebirth''. While the pitch video was more realistic, this series is closer to the [[Franchise/MortalKombat source material.]]