1. I said "nearly omnipotent," not that he was. Nearly would mean that he's close. The Dragon Medallion enhances his Cryomancer powers and physical stats to absurd levels.
2. The only reason you could say he's leagues below Raiden is because we haven't seen exactly what he can do with the full power of the Dragon Medallion. Up until now, there really hasn't any arc/story that pits him using it extensively. However, from what I know of Deadly Alliance (iirc), we got to see a little of that power.
3/4. Yes, the ending cut-scenes are not canon, but they are usable (in CV battles) for each character respectively. Raiden specifically takes the "corruption" in story-mode, which I was alluding to in my initial post, and implants his own energy to purify it. I clearly stated he took back the Energy of Earthrealm. He was transformed briefly into Dark Raiden, sure, when he absorbed the EoE. And yes, he was stronger, parallel to how powerful Shinnok became (I don't mean they were equal); however, he could barely contain it. Composite characters or not, Sub-Zero still has the Dragon Medallion and Frost Dragons at his disposal. And as such, so does Raiden with the EoE.
5. In his ending cut-scene, Lui Kang wasn't dead when he entered the Netherrealm.
1) Saying "nigh (near) omnipotent" and the "Dragon Medallion" in the same sentence is wrong. The DM amps Subzero's "kori' abilities to a greater degree at the expense of adding years onto his life, and this is explained further in MKDA when they write that he was now able to create more intricate creations with his abilities. They use examples like the Kori Blade that he created, and the boat he created in DA's Konquest mode. Never has it even been hinted at that his powers were amped to a godly level, or as you put it, "absurd levels".
Furthermore, the DM doesn't affect his physical stats, those were amped with his Cryomancer Armor in MK Deception. Even then, Subzero wasn't portrayed as an omnipotent being, but more just a ridiculously adept mortal. The best showcase of his abilities at that point was in his Deception ending where he defeated a band of Tarkatans in the Living Forest.
2) There isn't even a hint in the MK Lore that suggests that the DM would give him that type of power. I would love to see what you base this on.
3/4) No. The only time you can use ending is if they are canon, or if they showcase an ability/situation that the character could conceivably do in current canon. In MK Gold, Shinnok was seen destroying multiple people with single blasts; in MK3 Raiden and Shao Kahn fought and shook the Earth with there battle; those are examples of characters doing things in endings with no amps, things they could do in the present under their own power.
Subzero NEVER went Outworld to get Frost Dragons. Sure he could (I guess), but he never did, thus you can't say that for this battle (with 10 mins prep) that he went to Outworld, found a Frost Dragon, stole its eggs and hatched them, and trained both the dragons and the Lin Kuei in Dragon Rider combat. Hell, the OP just states that Subzero is in this fight, I doubt he could even call any part of the Lin Kuei to help at all.
And about Raiden and Shinnok, I feel that we both are speculating somewhat, so why don't we just reign things back in for a bit. What we know is that Shinnok used the amulet to corrupt the Jinsei, then he used that amulet to amp himself by absorbing said Jinsei. After Shinnok was defeated however, Raiden entered the Jinsei to purify it of its corruption, and he also took back the stolen energy from Shinnok. Raiden was successful in purifying Earth, and was ultimately healed by the Jinsei, but it did take a large toll on Raiden overall. Later we see Raiden portrayed as Dark Raiden, and we also see that he has Shinnok's amulet on his chest.
From all this we can gather that Raiden is indeed Dark Raiden, seeing as he not only looks the part, but he also seemingly has no issue toting around the Amulet. This is further exemplified when we see that in a few endings he decided to invade Outworld, rather than play defense like he's done for millennia.
Dark Raiden IS NOT more powerful than Regular Raiden, and this is explained in MK Deception and Armageddon when they essentially said he is just doesn't give a crap about humans anymore. All DR's intentions are focused around protecting Earthrealm, not it's inhabitants, and he will do so by any means necessary. All that said though, DR does have Shinnok's amulet, and is seemingly willing to use it. Knowing that we can say that he is more powerful since he has the amulet, but he never got a boost in power from the corrupted Jinsei itself, any more than he has in the past.
5) Liu Kang has been dead for years since before the events of MKX even started. Just because the art portraying him as seemingly alive doesn't mean anything because the story dictates that he was dead. FYI: Kung Lao's art portrays him as alive too, same with Kitana, but we know they are both dead still because the story says so.
Can you prove that with a video or scan or something? I have trouble believe he can do that when he loses to fodder and struggles with street tier characters.
They could be cut by normal weapons and only method of attack was your basic scratching or biting. They were weak sauce and Raiden was tagged multiple times by them.
Against fodder, but never against actual opponents like here.
Yup. But I've shown him not doing it more times than he has done it, so he probably wouldn't do it here. As for exploding, I don't think he would put his team in danger like that. Even if he did, what kind of DC does he even cause while doing that?
"[Shinnok] first would have to face the young god of thunder known as [Raiden[, who was appointed as Earth's guardian by the Elder Gods themselves. Their battle for the realm of Earth was fierce; causing the planet's near destruction and plunging it into centuries of darkness. But, the thunder god eventually won as Shinnok's overconfidence proved to be his undoing." - MK Mythologies
http://www.mksecrets.net/index.php?section=mkmsz&lang=eng&contentID=4010
The story is expanded on slightly in multiple bios and endings through the series where it is told that Reptile's Saurian / Raptor race had fled Earthrealm during Shinnok's and Raiden's war, to the now decimated realm of Zaterra. Raiden's battle left the Earth in such a horrible state that the planet was pretty much in unlivable conditions that the dinosaurs died off, but the more evolved Raptors migrated to another world (most of them anyway).
And you calling the demons, even the revenants, "weak sauce" is kind of just like your opinion man, and is not really based on the facts of the situation. In MKX's story, just the run of the mill demons were seemingly tanking the automatic fire from the soldiers, as the only time you saw one go down by way of bullets was when one was shot down by one of the military helicopters. While those things were destroying whole armies, Raiden and Fujin were holding their own in Raiden's temple against what looks like thousands. The only time Raiden and Funjin were on the ropes was when Shinnok showed up and compelled all the revenants to fight in front of him, and even then it was Shinnok with the amulet who landed the final blow to put them down.
Bottom line is it isn't how many times you get hit, it is how many times you get hit and keep going. Through all of that, Raiden and Fujin were still on their feet...again, until Shinnok.
Oh, and what is a DC?
@onilordasmodeus: You're trying to apply that fight scene as for her whole season, acting like she never suffered before? Dude you do realize why she lost the fight right?
How about instead of shooting down every video I post, saying there are better videos, why don't you post a link or two? Or just post what you think are her best showings that would prove your case.
I can post a host of feats for a composite Raiden, all of which I think would show that even AS Korra would be out classed.
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