Mortal Kombat: Skarlet Stains

Mortal Kombat: Skarlet Stains is action-adventure video game of the series created by Midway and the game developed by Netherealm studios. It is a spinoff of the original Mortal Kombat franchise, stating to take place in the Original Timeline after the events of Mortal Kombat Deception and during Mortal Kombay Armageddon. The game will focus on Skarlet, a character introduced in Mortal Kombat (2011). It will have her in the 1st Timeline, and what happened to her at that era.

Description
Back at the original timeline, you begin story of Skarlet, a warrior who masters the power of Blood Magik. Awakened from a long sleep and with amnesia, begin your journey through this bloody and brutal hack n' slash as your recover your lost memories and reclaimed what is lost.

Story
Mortal Kombat: Skarlet Stains is after the events of Mortal Kombat: Deception, and is in the middle of during and near the end of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. On a mysterious alter hidden from the world, a mysterious woman in red has awoken from a long slumber from a unknown voice. She felt currently dazed after her sudden awakening, but was barely able to move herself, she then sees that it's because she is held in chains in the depths of underground. She struggles against her restraints for a minute until she finally manages to release herself. Suffering from a headache as she tries to grasp her situation, she suddenly realize she actually has no memories of her previous accountment, let alone her past. She can only had one simple thing and that was her own name, Skarlet.

As she looks around the area, she finds and opens an unlocked door she first sees and is lead to a room with several weapons and armor. Skarlet observes the armory and stumbles upon a single large chest in the center. Opening it shows several equipment, such as twin kodachi swords, a strap of kunais, gauntlets, a hair tie and a red mask. She puts on the equipment and leaves the armory.

Navigating through the hallways she spots a guard that is armed with weapons and has yet to notice her, she keeps herself hidden from the guards and passes through without being detected. As she continues onward, she encounters an underdwelling monster who runs towards her at sight to attack her. By instict she pulls out her weapon and kills the monster. Her scar she received from the monster heals from it's blood splattered on her, showing her abilities of Blood Magik. After that she hears from the guards that an intruder broke into the armory and are on lookout. She fights her way until she comes across a room with a portal, Where she sees two men in front of it, that being Quan Chi and one of his subordinates. Skarlet sees one of them whom she seems familiar to her and felt a distate towards him. Quan Chi tells his elite guardian to kill her, he accepts as Quan Chi tells her she won't leave alive and escapes into the portal. After defeating the guardian, Skarlet then follow Quan Chi for answers as she goes into the portal.

By entering the portal, she teleported into the Living Forest. Though she does not know the whereabouts of Quan Chi as she escapes, while she decides to pursue the sorcerer while trying to uncover the memories she had lost.

Stages

 * 1. Underground Fortress


 * 2. Living Forest


 * 3. Artika


 * 4. Vaeternus Spire


 * 5. Abandoned Ying Temple


 * 6. Red Dragon Base


 * 7. Edenian City


 * 8. Osh-Tekk Tomb


 * 9. Netherrealm


 * 10. Shinnok's Spire


 * 11. Outworld Wastelands


 * 12. Pyramid of Argus

Endings
There are four different endings depending on the certain choices you make throughout the game.

Ending 1
Light: Chosen after you refuse to join Shao Kahn and accept Kitana's proposal. Skarlet engages Shao Khan in the final battle, and she defeats him. After killing Shao Kahn, the power from Blaze leaves Shao Kahn's corpse and flows through Skarlet as she puts an end to Armageddon. With this power, she ventures to the depths of the Netherrealm to recover the lost souls of the good and revive them. Skarlet is then earned the rightful place as part of Kitana's force to protect the realms of all threats.

Ending 2
Darkness: Chosen after you obliged to join Shao Kahn and reject Kitana's proposal. Skarlet follows Shao Kahn to assist him in destroying the Elder Gods. She helps him kill them off one by one and is rewarded greatly for her task. After this accomplishment they easily conquered all the realms and reality is lefted in ruins, with Skarlet being by the emperor's side once more.

Ending 3
Benevolent: Chosen after you obliged to join Shao Kahn and accept Kitana's proposal. Skarlet follows Shao Kahn to assist him in destroying the Elder Gods. However she betrays Shao Kahn by stealing the Essence of Blaze from him, as revenge for keeping secrets to her about her power. With the incredible power in hand, Skarlet has ascended to godhood and now Shao Kahn is at her mercy. She now rules the realms with the power she has gained and has forced praised by her subjects.

Ending 4
Adjective: Chosen after you refuse to join Shao Kahn and reject Kitana's proposal. Skarlet engages Shao Khan in the final battle, and she defeats him. After killing Shao Kahn, the power from Blaze leaves Shao Kahn's corpse and flows through Skarlet as she puts an end to Armageddon. Without a home and family, Skarlet now wanders the realms with no purpose left, leaving the faith of the realms to the Elder Gods. But then Skarlet is happened upon by Kia and Jataara who suddenly swore loyalty to her and will follow her to wherever she goes. Skarlet is no longer lonely.

Gameplay
The game is a third person hack n' slash. As you maneveur around the stage with enemies to spawn in and attack. The game has an engine that maintains combo momentum the moment you link each hit on a target whenever on the ground or in the air. It's controls borrows Shaolin Monks combat system and pontential continuation of combos on multiple enemies. Skarlet's moveset is based on her appearance in Mortal Kombat (2011) and other entries, maintaining her signature moves while gaining new ones.

Every defeated enemy gives you Blood Drops, that lets you earn experience points to level up, letting you unlock more Specials. Using specials will spend much of your Blood Meter, which you can gain from attacking enemies and Fatalities. Performing Fatalities requires an input on a dazed enemy, inputing the correct one will trigger one. Theirs also Brutalities that will activate depending on which move you perform on an enemy when they are one hit away from dying. Also performing one of these fatals can also restore your health.

In each stage there are different types of enviroments that play a part of the game. Several hazards that can cause an effect or even instantly kill someone it contacts, and the enviroment will provide several obstacles and puzzles for you to pass through in order to proceed. The game will require to use your surroundings and acrobatic in order to help navigate through several stages, such as testing your agility through platforming, and using stealth to pass through obstacles and silently killing your enemies. Their are also actions throughout different parts of the stage, where you will press to interact with certain objects whenever to continue proceeding on the stage, or engage in a boss fight.

Their is also a Training Temple that will act as a tutorial for different aspects of the game. The temple will provide explanation to the controls, combos, specials, input for Fatalities, platforming, stealth and several actions.

There are also several secrets that are placed into hidden parts of the game. In order to find these secrets, it will require the use of acrobatics, puzzles and different actions.

Characters
The main character of the game. Skarlet is awakened and released with all of her memories of her past mysteriously removed. Skarlet wanders the realms in search of her memories. She is highly skilled with her kodachi swords, and is a master of Blood Magik.
 * Skarlet

A sorcerer of the Netherrealm who masters the dark arts of necromancy. Skarlet pursues him throughout the realms as she believe's he knows something about her lost memories.
 * Quan Chi

Princess of Edenia. She fights against the tyranny of her realm in order to maintain peace. She is encountered in the Edenian City. The choice to accept and reject her proposal will decide the ending.
 * Kitana

A vampire who fought to free her realm from Outworld's control. She is encountered in the Vaeternus Spire. She will teach your more about Blood Magik.
 * Nitara

A former servant to Quan Chi. She is encountered in the Artika. She will be assisted with her mission.
 * Sareena

A reptilian creature known as a Saurian from the realm of Zaterra. He is encountered in the Living Forest. He is fought as a boss and defeated.
 * Reptile

A soul-stealing sorcerer who swore loyalty to Shao Kahn. He is a master of deception as he has the ability to shapeshift. He has also formed an temporary alliance with Quan Chi until Armageddon comes.
 * Shang Tsung

The former ruler of who desires to conquer all the realms. He also has a connection to Skarlet's past. The choice is given to either destroy him to save the realms or join him conquering him which will change the ending.
 * Shao Kahn

A loyal servant to Quan Chi. She is encountered in the Netherrealm. Skarlet battles her and Jakaata in order to reach Quan Chi. She appears again in the Adjective Ending, where she and Jakaata decide to follow Skarlet as their leader.
 * Kia

A loyal servant to Quan Chi. She is encountered in the Netherrealm. Skarlet battles her and Kia in order to reach Quan Chi. She appears again in the Adjective Ending, where she and Kia decide to follow Skarlet as their leader.
 * Jakaata

Trivia

 * As Skarlet was introduced in Mortal Kombat (2011), the game was a reboot to the franchise. There was no proof of a Skarlet that was present in the Original Timeline. This game will show proof of a Skarlet that existed before a new timeline was created.
 * The Benevolent Ending is based off of Skarlet's Tower ending in Mortal Kombat 11.
 * The fates of Kia and Jakaata where not known in the 1st Timeline. The only fates are shown is when they appear in the Adjective ending.