A major villain from the first movie seems to be working with Johnny Cage and the other Earthrealm champions inMortal Kombat II. Even though the first film, which was released in 2021, was widely regarded as a disappointment, thetrailer forMortal Kombat IIproves that fans have a lot to look forward to.
As is teased in the trailer, the story ofMortal Kombat IIwill primarily follow Johnny Cage, who gets recruited to fight for Earthrealm in a high-stakes tournament against Outworld. In addition to Johnny Cage, there will be many othernew characters inMortal Kombat II, such Kitana, Baraka, Quan Chi, and Shao Kahn, who is the emperor of Outworld.
Along with these new fighters, some characters who died in the first film will return inMortal Kombat II. The trailer teases afight between Scorpion and Bi-Han, even though the latter was killed at the end of the first film, as well as the return of Kano. Interestingly,even though he betrayed Earthrealm in the first movie, Kano seems to be working with Johnny Cage and his allies inMortal Kombat II.
Kano Looks To Be A Hero In Mortal Kombat 2
Will Kano Find Redemption In Mortal Kombat 2?
Even though he is typically portrayed as a villain in theMortal Kombatvideo games,Kano trained with Earthrealm fighters like Sonya Blade, Jax Briggs, and Cole Young in the first movie. However, they definitely didn’t like or trust him, and he constantly bickered with the other characters in the film.
Eventually,Kano proved that they were right not to trust him, as he was convinced by Kabal to betray Earthrealm. Because of Kano’s betrayal, Shang Tsung and his Outworld warriors were able to infiltrate Raiden’s temple. However, things didn’t turn out so well for Kano, as he was killed by Sonya at the end of the 2021 movie.
Despite this,Kano will be revived in time for the tournament inMortal Kombat II. It was already confirmed that he would return in the sequel, so his appearance in the trailer was not unexpected, but it is surprising that Kano appears to be aligned with Earthrealm once again inMortal Kombat II.
At one point in the trailer, Kano seems to be working with Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and Cole Young. Then, near the end of the trailer,it appears that Kano and Johnny Cage are working together to try to defeat Noob Saibot in a fight in the Netherrealm. Considering he was quick to betray Earthrealm’s champions in the first movie, I was definitely not expecting him to work with them inMortal Kombat II.
Instead, I thought Kano would be loyal to Outworld in the sequel. This doesn’t seem to be the case, andit’s actually possible thatMortal Kombat IIwill try to turn Kano into a proper good guy and ally to Earthrealm, which would be a major change from the games. Based on these teases in the trailer, I’m very curious to see exactly what Kano’s role will be inMortal Kombat II.
