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Welcome, everybody!

Halloween is upon us at last. And with it, the penultimate post in this little horror experiment I've being conducting the past couple of years.

See, I love slashers. For all their reputation as lowbrow schlock, it's easy to forget that the genre has given us some quality work. John Carpenter's classic Halloween is in many ways the movie which codified the slasher as we know it. And many, myself included, consider it their favorite scary movie of all time.

Now what of the other two? Freddy and Jason? Well, so far I've pitched my vision for how to reboot each horror icon. By way of reboots/sequels which followed the path of 2018's Halloween.

Each could, ideally, spawn a few sequels. But where is it all leading?

Well, for those of us who grew up amidst the 90s and 2000s, we remember that glorious summer of '03 when the original "canon" of Elm Street and Crystal Lake reached a bloody, fiery finale. It was a campy and messy ride, but man do I love it to this day.

...But the story wasn't supposed to end there. Plans were made to cross over with another titan of horror. Sam Raimi's Evil Dead, starring the man with the perfect jawline himself, Ash Williams. Sadly those plans fell through.

Now let's say this hypothetical "slasherverse" of mine got off the ground. With Freddy and Jason back in the spotlight, it's time for their stories to meet the Evil Dead saga at last, which has itself undergone a revival as of late. With even the main man Bruce expressing interest in returning, provided Raimi does the same.

Before we begin, here's a list of this Slasherverse so far.

• Elm Street
• Crystal Lake

Next up, a recap on the recent Evil Dead projects most pertinent to this next post.

(Original trilogy included, no way in hell that's going away)

• Evil Dead (2013)
• Evil Dead Rise
• Ash vs Evil Dead

Now, grab yourself a drink and rev up your chainsaws.

It's the end of days. Ain't that just groovy?

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EVIL DEAD: END OF DAYS

Directed by-

Sam Raimi

Produced by-

Robert Rodriguez

Music by-

Robert Rodriguez and Steve Jablonsky

With songs by Motorhead, Disturbed and Rob Zombie

Starring-

Nightmare Warriors

Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams, Jane Levy as Mia Allen, Thom Matthews as Tommy Jarvis

Elizabeth Berkeley as Katherine Krueger, Regina King as Eva Carpenter

The Evil Dead

Ewan McGregor as Freddy Krueger, Andy Serkis as the Kandarian, Derek Mears as Jason Voorhees

The Seekers

Doug Bradley as Pinhead/the Hell Priest, Ashley Laurence as Kirsty Cotton

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The film is an epic, bloody love letter to the horror genre. In particular the slashers. The story's told less as a standard "vs movie" and more as a standard tale of "misfit heroes come together to fight evil". Camp and shameless self-indulgence are to be expected.

Inspiration is taken from 2003's original Freddy vs Jason, as well as the comic book sequel Freddy vs Jason vs Ash.

With some original ideas of my own (and another horror property) added to it.

****

Evil Rising

Some time after the events of the last entry in the Evil Dead saga, Rise, the wicked Kandarian Demons plan their endgame in unleashing a bloody apocalypse on the world of the living.

• Having been content to simply cause havoc in the past, a "fracture in time" causes them to accelerate their eons' worth of plans.

To accomplish this, they reach out to the restless spirit of Freddy Krueger. The infamous Springwood Slasher.

Krueger, having engaged in several massacres of Springwood's young since the 1990s, is almost powerless following an effort by the authorities to suppress his very memory.

The Kandarian, demonic father of the Dark Ones who wrote the three books which created their Deadite army, strikes a bargain with Freddy. He will procure the three volumes of the Naturom Demonto/Necronomicon Ex Mortis and unleash the Deadites, and in return he will be granted the full might of the Dream Demon who granted him his power.

• Said demon having been played by Robert Englund previously, "passing the torch" to the new actor.
• The Demon is confirmed to have associated with the Kandarians.
• Freddy's research into the demonic and occult before his death got the demons' attention in the first place.

Freddy accepts, eager to turn every town on earth into its own "Elm Street".

To seize the third book, the demons conspire to deceive and recruit another denizen of Hell. Jason Voorhees, the butcher of Crystal Lake.

• Freddy and the Deadites' plan employs the same kind of deception we saw in the 2003 film, with the addition of Jason being instructed to take back "Mother's" book.
• The film confirms gradually that Jason is technically a Deadite, with Pamela having recovered pages of the Necronomicon to resurrect her drowned son.

Survivors

One by one, survivors of the two killers are brought together by fate in Los Angeles.

The survivors converge in an attack headed by Deadites, and Jason Voorhees. All nearly lose their lives, including the middle-aged Tommy Jarvis when he is singled out by Jason.

• Bewitched or not, Jason remembers the boy who bested him twice.

The Deadites claim a volume of the Necronomicon from a public exhibit. As they do, the group are rescued by a hardened savior. A woman missing a hand and wielding a chainsaw.

Mia Allen.

She leads the group out of Los Angeles for the time being, as they learn their common history in surviving monsters. She gives them a rundown on the Deadites, with the gaps on Jason and Freddy filled in by those who faced them before.

Mia in particular has been busy.

• Since her ordeal facing the Evil Dead in 2013, she recovered the Naturom Demonto volume which killed her friends.
• Keeping it hidden, she's faced the Deadites several more times before she crossed paths with the followers of another survivor; Ash Williams.

Having fallen into a coma, and awoken far off in a future menaced by the Dark Ones, Ash has sent messages back in time to aid Mia and her companions. A collection of tapes in which he gives direction to Mia.

• VHS tapes in particular, a nostalgic touch on Ash's part which bemuses Mia more than anything else.

Chosen by Fate

(And rotten f***ing luck)

As the survivors move to keep the third and final Necronomicon out of the hands of the Evil Dead, the agents responsible for their unification are revealed.

Kirsty Cotton, a dealer in antiques of historic and mythic value. Kirsty speaks for the order of Leviathan, headed by the menacing yet eloquent Hell Priest.

• The Priest is known as "Pinhead" in occult circles, a nickname which rather annoys him.

Pinhead explains to the others that his fellow Cenobites and their master Leviathan may be forces of Hell, but unlike the Dark Ones they are content with the order of the world as it exists.

• Demons like the one who empowered Freddy Kruger, or who rose in Kandar ages ago, are chaos personified.
• Should they prevail, what Mia and her friends call the Evil Dead will taint not only the Earth but undo the order of Hell itself.

Kirsty presents a puzzle box of her own making. An 'Infernal Configuration' which will trap the Kandarian and Freddy. When the three volumes of the Necronomicon are brought together, the group headed by Mia will spring a trap which will destroy them forever. Undoing the nightmarish future in which Ash has been fighting for years.

Ash, in an amusing moment, predicts Kirsty and Pinhead's "sales pitch" on tape and tells the present-day heroes they're in this whether they like it or not. Just like Mia, and just like him.

Highway to Hell

Learning agents of the Dark Ones are delivering the final Necronomicon volume to Los Angeles, the group have no choice but to drive back into the city. Which is being overrun by earthquakes and outbreaks of possession. Signs that the apocalypse is already underway.

While fighting off undead and demons, each of the group is beset by their own challenges.

• Tommy is torn between wanting to send Jason back to his metaphorical resting place, or destroy him utterly.
  • Ironically, Freddy's resurrecting Jason as a weapon makes Tommy settle on the former, wanting to "set him free".
• Eva and Katherine are menaced by Freddy's spirit, each having particular reasons to hate him.
  • Eva for her violent encounter with him as a child in the 90s.
  • Katherine for their familial history, and his murder of her mother when she was a little girl.
• Mia is pushed by Freddy's toxic influence to relapse, only resisting her old addictions thanks to Ash and his gruff but caring attitude.

The humorously dubbed 'Nightmare Warriors' enter the city, knowing Jason will be waiting for them as Freddy's chosen muscle.

But Jason is undergoing his own challenge. Having dwelled in Hell off-and-on through the years, the undead killer has developed enough willpower to spot certain flaws in Freddy's illusions and manufactured dreams.

• A scolding of Jason's childlike spirit by "Mother" frightens and saddens him at first, until he grows suspicious.
  • After all, Jason knows his mother better than Freddy does.

Meanwhile, Freddy is plotting to betray the Kandarian and take his power, becoming no less than a god and plunging the world into anarchy.

Painting the Town Red

The Nightmare Warriors' confrontation with the Evil Dead is a fiery, bloody showdown set against a hellish LA.

As per Pinhead's plan, they "lose" the third book of the Necronomicon.

The union of the three volumes unleashes the demonic horde ruled by the Kandarian. But Freddy, true to his nature, has read the books and backstabs his demonic partner. Freddy takes on a more visibly devilish visage and proclaims himself the demon to rule all demons.

But the Nightmare Warriors are ready. Springing their trap, they open the Infernal Configuration and bind Freddy enough for him to be attacked and slain.

Freddy tries to set Jason on them, but the masked killer isn't under his sway anymore. An angry Freddy strips Jason of his undead power, and sics a horde of Deadites onto him.

...Only for Pinhead to wag his finger and scold Freddy for not "playing fair". With a quick fingersnap, Pinhead awakens the fiery visage Jason bore in Hell, and watches in satisfaction as he lays waste to the Deadite army. Even as he starts to literally fall apart, he continues fighting until he's surrounded by a mountain of corpses.

The distraction costs Freddy, enabling Nightmare Warriors to get the drop on him. They engage in a pitched battle with Freddy which ends when his daughter Katherine reads from the Necronomicon's passage.

Simultaneously, Freddy's looming defeat comes from three angles:

• The Kandarian Demons reaching out from their dimension, hungry for blood and enraged at Freddy's betrayal.
• The spirits of past victims coming back to strip his power further, including one Nancy Thompson.
• A portal from the future opening up, and Ash Williams stepping through.

Freddy, distracted by the bold and apparently fearless man from the future, expresses his utter confusion.

"Who in the f*** are you?"

"Name's Ash. Chosen One. Time traveler. And man who's gotten really tired of your type's bulls***."

The dream demon suffers a dual shotgun blast from both Ash and his protege Mia.

Freddy is slowly sucked into the portal, condemned not just to Hell's torments, but an eternity of punishment at the hands of beings as wicked and twisted as him.

"My soul to take..."

As the Evil Dead are eradicated from the Earth, Jason Voorhees lies dying. Perhaps his final death.

Tommy Jarvis sits with his old enemy. He tells Jason to kiss his mother goodnight, then adjusts Jason's mask, covering his face when the killer is too weak to do so.

Then he cremates Jason's body, saying a child's bedtime prayer for the killer of Crystal Lake.

Kings and Queens

With the new army of darkness defeated, Kirsty Cotton bids goodbye to the Nightmare Warriors and confiscates the Necronomicon for ritual destruction.

Content they've saved the world, put to bed their literal past demons and possibly averted the Dark Ones' ascendance for the time being, Ash and Mia host a quiet barbecue on the beach of what used to be Los Angeles. Ash, ready to retire from the hero life, raises a toast to his new friends. His fellow "kings and queens".

Mia wonders if one day the Deadites, their creators and others like Freddy Krueger will haunt the world again. Ash shrugs it off, confident they've at least earned some peace for themselves.

It's not like there's any other masked killers with big ol' knives walking around.

Not in this neighborhood, anyway...

THE END

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And there we have it.

That wraps up my campy, wish-fulfillment exercise in rebooting the slashers. Hope you enjoyed it!

And stay tuned for one last Spooktober post today.

My dream for what lies ahead in the Halloween series.

Record of Ragnarok is that manga that I keep coming back to despite knowing that as a fan of history and mythology, I will be disappointed by it just because something cool happens every now and then. Because of this, I have and will continue to make rants about it because I have a lot to say (I might even do a full rewrite eventually, fuck it, why not). I am also not a writer nor do I think I am better than people who do this shit for a living. I'm just a dude very interested in mythology that likes to draw and write comics in his spare time.

But today I am going to talk about what everyone else has already talked about. The gods are fucking boring. I will also say what I expected /how I would handle the characters in the roster of gods the series has. I will also try not to mention the match ups the gods get and what opponents I would use instead, or even if I like the match ups in a thematic way, because this is already long as it is. To prove I'm not an asshole that's just mad they changed the myths, I will also be complementing the series on what I think it does right in its changes in adapting ages old mythology to the medium of a battle shonen (big ass yap session incoming).

Thor is probably one of the most interesting ones. He keeps his belt, gloves and hammer, except Mjolnir is gigantic this time, but still with a ridiculously small handle, that's kinda fun. That's a fun take on the mythology. He also is incredibly bored with what his divine world has to offer and wants a fight that can challenge his limits. This is also a cool take on the battle loving Thor from the Eddas. So I don't think I would change much about it or take him out if I redid the roster, so the limitation i put on myself doesn't bother me too much. I would mostly just change his appearance and character a little bit, a very tall and large (with both muscle and fat, like a professional weight lift champion) man, make Thor an absolute wall of a human, maybe even keep Mjolnir the size it is. I think this works if the first example of a god physically looks like both the unstoppable force and the immovable object. Personality wise, I love GoW Ragnarok, specially his first battle with Kratos and I think it would still work here, even if I also like the stoic disappointed god that only starts to smile once lubu proves himself. I would also include the twist that Thor's famous iron gloves are there to protect Mjolnir from Thor's immense strength, I think this also works very well to establish just how fucked Lu Bu (and all other following humans) are.

I fucking hate Ragnarok Zeus. Words cannot describe my fucking disdain for Ragnarok Zeus. I know what the author is trying to do. I am aware of the trope of the strongest guy in a series being this unassuming old man that is secretly very strong (bonus points if he becomes tall and buff when being serious). But I don't like it and I think it's one of the least interesting things the comic could have done with Zeus in design (this man looks ugly as fuck), character and representation of the myth. I also don't like that he's the chief of the gods. I know he's the most well known god ever probably. But in a world where every religion is real, Zeus' ass wouldn't be able to give orders to Shiva and a lot of other more powerful and older gods. In my ideal Ragnarok, I'm not sure I even want a single chief god. I can handle him as a spokesperson for the chief gods, I understand Zeus being full of power and charisma in the way he acts and talks. I can handle him being the most physically powerful. But I would prefer if Zeus, Odin, Shiva and any other chief god had the same hierarchal position and were all equally powerful in different ways (Zeus in his storms and physical might, Odin in his wisdom and powerful magic and trickery, Shiva in his ability to just destroy everything with minimal effort). So yes, a lot I would personally change about Zeus. His appearance of course, I would prefer if he was as tall but more muscular in a body building way than the Thor I suggested, because i don't like his power to control his muscles and become harder. Zeus is the king of the greek gods, god of of thunder, storms, the whole ass sky, law and hospitality, who dethroned his titan father, defeated rhe most powerful monster of his verse (even more powerful ans destructive than him) that had to fight and prove himself to get his position, My Zeus would see this opportunity to fight the first human who so boldly defied and offended the gods (I'm refering to the Adam in the manga, once again, I'm not changing the humans or ang other aspects that aren't essential to the gods) and will personally embody the divine punishment for humanity's crimes. Imagine, if you will, that Zeus appears in the form of big, dark thunder clouds that englobe the whole arena, as the ears of the people and most gods in the audience pop with the change in atmospheric pression and loud thunder, as these clouds descend and become to form the human shape of Zeus, eyes white with electricity, lightning bolt in hand, towering over Adam. I love the original fight, but if instead of punching hard, imagine Zeus' moveset includes throwing lightning bolts, or event making lighting bolts fall from the sky like multiple spears hitting the ground at the same time, creating a single long thin bolt from his fingertips like a whip to make adam jump and dance for the god's entertainment, exhaling strong winds from his mouth that send adam flying or even freeze him to the ground, summon hurricanes and typhoons, transform into and eagle to fly to the air so he can better throw his lightning, or become a bull that marches into Adam and overcomes anything Adam can throw at him, become pure electricity or clouds to evade punches as zeus appears behind the man and bear grabs him with bone breaking strength, become a giant grey cloud version of himself that sends a thunderbolt with the power of a fucking atom bomb that destroys the arena, only to give up on his tricks and trade the barrage of punches he does in the original manga when he sees adam survives anything the thunder god throws at him. The original fight is very well choreographed and drawn, but fuck, anything would be more interesting for the fight between the ultimate god and human.

Poseidon, very interesting and very different design, I like it a lot, cool trident, arena surrounded by water, described as the Zeus of the seas and one of the most fearful and angry gods in the heavens and- oh. He just uses his trident, and is very fast. Wow. Yeah, no, I would change absolutely everything about this man. Poseidon should obviously be a master of his trident and use it, but fucking hell, let Poseidon control the water outside the arena. There's a lot. This is the only fight where there's water there, what the fuck was it there for? Poseidon should feel like diet Zeus. A tiny bit less powerful, but just as scary, with overwhelming attacks that should be one and done kill blows instead of trying to make a performance and make Sasaki shit himself. My Poseidon would this masses of water, make spears of high pressure water that cuts through flesh, form bubbles around a motherfucker's neck to drown them, use all the water for tsunamis or giant water hurricanes. But Poseidon is not just god of the sea. He is like his brother a god of storms that should be able to create relatively smaller winds and thunder clouds, a god of earthquake (do I even need to give examples of how cool this is?) and a god of horses. This domain over horses has multiple possible uses. Poseidon can become a horse or hypocampus himself, or send a full stampede of them.

Heracles is not that bad. I would prefer if he had his impenetrable Lion Skin coat, the bow and poisonous arrows and we got to see some powers based on his labours. And I wish we got more of this but what we got was cool. It's my favourite fight, and if I can excuse a god for just being ooga booga, it would be the mightiest mortal and later god of strength. I kind of wish he wasn't that low on the powerscaling tier list. I wouldn't want him to be as powerful as chief gods, but I wouldn't mind if he wasn't the most powerful behind them. I wouldn't mind if his physical strength was comparable to Zeus but he doesn't have any other powers to put him in the same tier.

Shiva is tricky. Lore accurate Shiva would make Raiden desintegrate just by opening his third eye. Hell, he would make the entire colosseum and everything around it cease to fucking exists after doing his dance. But I also don't like how he just basically dances and fights capoeira. So idk. I know almost nothing about Hinduism and don't have any big ideas. Just know he should be as powerful as Zeus.

Buddha. Buddha is so fucking different and there's nothing in the original Buddha i think we could even use, so whatever. I have nothing to say about him, Bishamonten, Zerofuku or Hajun. Zerofuku specially, being an OC God. I would have preferred a different god that either loves humanity or really fucking hates the gods would have rebelled. And that either they were forced to face all the 7 lucky gods that were being set up for a good while before not mattering anymore and becoming Zero. Or fight Mara/Hajun from the start or any other demon that justifies Hades being there to explain what's happening and fit into this 3 round arc focused on demonology and the underworld.

Speaking of which

Meet potential man. Hades. Fights too similarly to Poseidon and quickly loses his mysterious and imposing aura (it's not my favourite Hades design but I kind of like how regal and militaristic he looks). I also don't feel like he fits his theme off King Vs King. His human opponent has more supernatural abilities than the king of the dead has. So I have a few suggestions. Hades' entrance should be similar to the taking of Persephone: the ground trembles as a rift in it breaks, black toxic fumes and fire erupting, as Hades arrives in armour, on a golden chariot adorned with precious stones and pulled by ghost or skeleton black horses with fire in their soulless eyes. If we change Poseidon, or even if we don't and he is supposed to resemble him, imagine if he fights always riding on his chariot, charging towards Qin, bident in hand, as the horses try to bite and stomp the human. But Hades should have much much more. Hades is god of riches and everything below the ground. God of the dead with his whole realm named after him. Hades could summon ghosts, zombies, skeletons and even some monsters from the ground to fight for him, or even trap his opponent's enemies to the ground with molten gold. His bident I feel like could also look a bit more elaborate and decorated with gold and jewels. Maybe this one is my fanficky one yet but I feel like Hades has almost nothing going on. I lied, he has something. His blood and transform his bident into a big cool spear? And this does nothing to save his life and I don't get why him of all people can do this?

Fuck it, whatever, I have half of the roster still to cover

Beelzebub actually has some cool shit going on. His vibration attacks are a cool concept and reference to him being the lord of the flies. Shame it has like 2 or 3 possible applications but cool concept. Although I can't help but wish a prince of demons talked about in almost the same breath Satan and Lucifer were more demonic and had more interesting hellish shit to do. I don't like how RoR tackles its potential filled world building and I especially don't like how all underworlds are fused into Nifleheim and Tartarus ruled by Hades, where only demons live and the titans are imprisoned. But this is not what the rant is about. Beelzebub has a compelling backstory and I kind of like the idea of Satan being this ancient evil the gods are afraid of that lives inside of Beel and kills anyone he cares about and how it affects him. It's a compelling character. And I know the story isn't over and this will probably come back up again but I was kind of hoping Satan would have made an appearance in the actual fight. Like, Beel starts to gain some respect for Tesla and understand his cheerful and progressive mind and start to take the fight in a less seriously way only for Satan to kill Tesla. It would be a less bullshit way to end their fight. I don't even know what I would want Beel to be like because RoR is really weird and it's world building, demonology and how it handles things from Abrahamic monotheistic religions. And I don't like how it makes Lucifer just a rebellious nice angel and Lilith his hot human looking girl who falls for Beel, even if I ultimately like the role she plays in Beel's curse. I like a lot about Beelzebub but at the same time I think it doesn't fit the character and if the series had a more established mythology, he could have been made into proper demon with a more interesting way of fighting.

Apollo is a god I actually really like even if he has some noticeable differences to his greek mythology counterpart. Him fighting like a boxer is a really cool reference to a domain of Apollo a lot of people don't know about and I would appreciate it more if it didn't make him a brawler lime every other fucking god that hasn't been a spear user in this fucking manga. I like him being the arrow to his bow and the reference to Artemis in his final move. I consider it a twist as fun as Mjolnir needing to be protected from Thor. But fucking hell, APOLLO IS THE GOD OF SO MANY THINGS THAT HIM BEING A BOXER AND PLAYING WITH STRINGS FEELS ESPECIALLY DEPRESSING. Apollo is obviously a god of archery and heavily associated with the sun. But he's also a god of poetry, music and the arts in general (something I think would be really fun and fit his character in this manga as a god who actually kind of likes humanity and believes in people's self worth, who made friends with Python instead of slaying him), a god of both medicine and bringer of plagues, a god of prophecy and bi-icon. Where the fuck is all of this. My first change is something very minimal, but I would appreciate at least one fucking guy in his harem or some male human or god in the audience exclaiming he is beautiful (i know this might not be possible in a Japanese manga and realistically wouldn't be allowed but fuck it). Second, the fun stuff. Imagine if Apollo himself emanated light around him, and if his weapon was a myx of both a lyre and bow like in the Hades II videogame, and his arrows made of light manifested whenever Apollo played a note on his lyre. What if different notes had different effects, like some catching fire, others exploding in a flash of blinding light before Leo's eyes and some actually making him physically sick with some disease? What if Apollo could see the future to some degree to avoid attacks? Apollo could still box at a certain point, in the original manga, the Spartans are kind of pissed at the fight being "unfair" and then they decide to fight in a close range. I can still see this happening and Apollo being like "fuck it, you want a fair fight? I'll fight you in your conditions" and handicapping his immense power by speaking a prophecy of him becoming ill for the duration of the fight, transforming the strings of his lyre into light strings around his knuckles and turning off his future vision and then proceeding to still beat the fuck out of Leonidas'? Like I have probably demonstrated, I actually really like Apollo's character and his fight so much that I want to incorporate even parts of it into this. The ending could be the same although I think I would prefer if instead of a statue of Artemis, he summoned Helios, the whole ass sun to power him up with the full concentrated power of the sun for his final move.

I don't care particularly for round 10, that just ended but I like Susano'o and I adore his design. If any god has the right to just be a sword user I think it's him. In the original manga it's kind of insulting that our 4th and final chance for a fucking storm god to have storm powers just uses his sword (even if he does cool stuff with it) but I think in my rewrite this could work if we had already seen other gods being godlike. If this was the only fight I got to rewrite, i would make it so he has like demon slayer powers in the sense where his sword attacks can summon water, wind and lightning effects, but in the ideal scenario where the storm, thunder and sea gods actually embodied those domains, i think a god associated with swordsmanship just using regular swordsmanship to fight against a Japanese swordsman he admires on equal terms in interesting. I wish his mortal wife was mentioned since the author's seem allergic to XX chromosomes being in their manga, and it helps making him a bit more found of humans but the original manga is already making me start to not believe every single god in the meeting wanted to end humanity without saying "uhm actually god X, Y and Z were doing something else when probably the most important meeting where every god was called was going on"

With this we each the end of the current fights. I can no longer analyse fights in the series, only speculate and wish fulfillment. I know Anubis will fistfight or some shit, Loki will use the chains we already saw and Odin will use his spear. And that probably the tournament will be interrupted by the primordial gods Odin is trying to summon. But the rant is close to ending so I will say that I wish Anubis didn't look this fucking dumb and was actually a serious and respected jackal headed psychopomp with the power to judge the souls of his enemy against his scale in some sort of ultimate attack and that his powers could relate to mummies somehow. Or that Loki wasn't physically strong at all and relied purely on shape shifting into snakes and flies to get out of situations and do unfair sneak attacks and that he relied on his pure wits to avoid attacks to find openings.

Or that please for the love of God, Odin doesn't just use his fucking spear.

I talked a lot about Apollo being the god of many things. But god if Odin doesn't have him beat. The all-father is the god of fucking everything. He is a god of war, a god of magic, a god of death, a god of wisdom, a god of kings. Odin should rely on powerful dark rune magic. Go down on a small amount of hits but feel as dangerous as Zeus our Shiva because it's impossible to even hit him as he sends rocks flying towards his opponent, makes clones of himself, sends his crows to attack, speaks magical words that trap the enemy hanged on a treebranch or make them mad with knowledge of the nine realms beyond their comprehension. Almost none of this shit is based on anything, i made it the fuck up because Norse gods don't really have domains. I just took the idea of him doing extreme sacrifices to be the widest being there is, being a master of rune magic and the potential of a trickster god being the chief of a pantheon. And only for a final hail Mary does the almost defeated old Odin mounts his 6 legged stallion as he charges against his enemy with his giant spear in hand.

I have a lot of problems with this series. So many that I want to do a fucking rewrite of it, change half the roster, imagine the cool world building and possibilities of crossing over mythology. But it comes from a place of almost love for the premise and the cool things the series sometimes does. A writer I am not. Maybe all of these ideas fucking suck and the authors could implement them better than I would because they're actual professional writers and artists. But ita potential is undeniable and the premise is so simple is easy to adapt to other rosters that fan rosters and character profiles are some of the biggest activities in r/shuumatsunovalkyrie. But still feel fr

Simply would be called Pokemon x Transformers. It would borrow at least on the TF side from Beast Wars and Animated.

Basic premise?

Thousands of years ago a meteor shower of Energon landed in a region and when Pokemon were exposed to it they could transform Mega-Evolution-style. Come the present, and as people gladly use what has been dubbed Enervolving on their own, it is detected by Cybertronians, and naturally both the Autobots and the Decepticons want it, sending teams down to gather the energon by any means necessary. The Autobots, or the Maximons as they will be known just want to take the crude Energon in the ground and let the humans and pokemon keep the rest, while the Decepticons or Deceptimons want it all, even attacking Pokemon in the possesion of trainers and strip them.

So far, I only have a handful of characters developed.

• Optima Primal - The leader of the Maximons, with an Entei alternate form. I hc her voiced by Kimberley Brooks.
• Henry - The human lead, a young Pokemon trainer who discovers the Transformers on the planet when he attempted to catch one of the Maximons.
• Team Cyber - A team of humans that have also discovered the Cybertronians, and have allied with the Deceptimons to also hoard the energon for their own purposes.

I will make more eventually. Anyone got any ideas?

honestly that film felt more like a EPCOT iflm than anything, if they just rebranded the city and everything to Epcot and do a additional rewrite to reflect that. Eliminating any elements that felt too too "tomorrowlandy" i think with the greater brand recognition of Epcot as well it could have done better if they rebranded the film. Plus if the film did great it might have genuinely daved the park from its current IP mess that it is today!

My version would be traditional hand drawn animation in the style of Batman: The Animated Series, but with a much, much bigger budget and lifelike fluidity. The characters would look exactly how they are described in the books and the backstory of Daisy Armstrong would be told wordlessly. The music would be French jazz and there would be some points where the corridors of the train look longer than they appear to be.

I just watched the first 4 final destination movies this week. I'd saw the first when it came out but didn't even realize the others existed until I saw the first 3 sequels on a friends hard drive this year. I thought that the thing in 2 where the people were alive because they had interacted with the survivors of the original was a really cool idea and it would have improved the series if they had stuck with it (haven't seen 5 yet).

This would require a pretty significant re-write of 3 so I don't really have a plan there, but it seemed to me like they were planning on doing something in 4 related to people's substance abuse. George the security guard was in alcoholics anonymous, and Andy the Mechanic was also in some kind of recovery program. We saw Daniels the redneck being pretty sloshed on his way over to burn the cross on George's lawn. It would have made a lot of sense for Lori to have an addiction to Adderall addiction as they set her up as being a type A over achiever, and we could similarly learn that Hunt parties a little too hard. There aren't any specific hints as to what either Janet or Nick's vice was but something could have been added in.

On top of keeping the tie ins between the characters it would have improved 4 to keep the photo thing from 3 and then add in something extra. Any further sequels would keep adding information and eventually we'd get to a point where the characters actually could "beat death" ending the series for good.

Just finished Trap and found myself hoping for a more interesting story twist towards the end.

In one of the final scenes Alison Pill’s character is tearfully describing how she found out that her husband was The Butcher and how she setup the apartment to alert the police that he would be at the concert. It would have been much more interesting for her to then smile and reveal that this is a game they play.

He commits more and more risky and gruesome murders, while she plots more challenging and elaborate TRAPS that he needs to get through to avoid being caught.

In the end, I’m not sure the change saves a pretty bad movie, but it would definitely have been more interesting than what we got.

The issue (there are many) with the first Suicide Squad is that not only do we have no real reason to root for these characters, there's no proper reason for them to really band together

But! The simple fix- a montage of them going on missions together. 2 minutes, and we see them gain respect for each other, battle alongside each other, and then when the big mission happens it makes way more sense that they seemingly care about each other. And, instead of blowing up climber dudes head, he's a casualty in the middle. It shows them soberly looking at each other, that kind of thing.

Or 10 minutes to really flesh it out, half montage half clips of fights.

Yall agree?

I haven’t seen the second Joker movie, but I know enough about it from the reviews and clips I’ve seen online to make a judgement.

I think the problem with the second movie is that it starts off with an Arthur that is already medicated and is back to normal. Harley is then able to manipulate him into being the Joker before he has a change of heart and becomes Arthur again. This story leaves no character development and doesn’t provide the audience with what they want to see.

The second movie should start off where the first left with Joker standing on top of a police car. The police should come in and fight off the rioters and arrest the Joker. From this point on, Joker should meet some other prisoners, one of which being Harley Quinn. Arthur would still have the Joker mentality and the classic Joker-Harley relationship would take place, but he would have a place with other people who didn’t fit in and could potentially be understood and become normal again. At the same time, he is made to go to trail for the crimes he has committed and the same testimonies would take place, which would alter his view of his actions. Ultimately, Joker would face the death penalty (there probably wouldn’t need to be an explosion at the courthouse) and the ending could be the same, where Harley Quinn loses interest and the Joker is replaced by another person. You could probably cut the grape scene as a result of this.

So after Muppet Treasure Island and Muppets Tonight, the Muppets struggled for a while and didn't really have a major hit until the 2011 film. If I had been in charge of the franchise during that time period, rather than making Muppets From Space I would have made an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, which as someone on Tumblr once suggested, have all the characters be muppets except for the Beast who is played by some handsome actor who plays the role completely straight like Michael Caine did. The muppets are terrified of this human and at the end he turns into a muppet (Sweetums could work).

After that I'd then make a Muppet horror trilogy where the muppets adapt Frankenstein, Dracula and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. I'd take inspiration from how Wallace and Gromit Curse of the Were-Rabbit did a great job at parodying Hammer Horror, maybe have these films parody the 20s-40s era horror films and have a muppet play Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley and Robert Louis Stevenson narrating the story similarly to Gonzo as Charles Dickens.

I'd have Frankenstein's Monster (who's intelligent and articulate like in the novel), Count Dracula (ideally I'd bring back Christopher Lee but he turns into different muppets when he turns into animals) and Mr Hyde played by humans who again portray the role completely straight. When it comes to Muppet roles in each film I haven't figured them all out but I'd have Bunsen Honeydew as doctors Frankenstein, Jekyll and John Seward, Kermit as Jonathan Harker, Robert Walton and Gabriel Utterson and Miss Piggy as Mina.

If you have any suggestions for any other Muppet adaptations please let me know. I'm aware that Lord of the Rings is a popular choice. I know about that bad adaptation of Wizard of Oz which is a shame as I think a Muppet Wizard of Oz film has potential.

"Haunted Inc"

Premise:

When a portal mishap lands Mike and Sulley in a spooky, ghostly parallel world, they must team up with a mischievous "ghost girl" who has accidentally swapped places with them in Monstropolis. As they race to return home, they face a scheming ghost villain who seeks to take over both the monster and ghost realms.

Plot:

The movie begins with Monstropolis running at full steam, powered by the laughter energy Sulley and Mike helped revolutionize. But things take a strange turn when mysterious flickering lights, cold drafts, and shadowy figures start appearing around the factory. After some digging, Mike and Sulley stumble upon an old, dusty, and very off-limits door in the factory basement. Against Sulley's better judgment, Mike pries open the door—revealing a rift to Hauntopolis, a parallel ghost world that collects scare energy through frightful hauntings of humans. The ghosts work at a factory called "Haunted Inc" where they disguise themselves as dead humans to scare real humans and to collect their scare energy. They're more successful since people believe in ghosts more and that they target all humans regardless of age.

On the other side, we meet Lily, a spirited young ghost girl who works at Haunt Inc. disguised as a classic “ghost child” that appears in haunted houses. Lily sneaks through the open portal out of curiosity and ends up in Monstropolis just as Mike and Sulley find themselves sucked into her world. Now stuck in Hauntopolis, Mike and Sulley are mistaken for ghost recruits and forced to participate in their haunting operations, trying (and failing hilariously) to adapt to “ghost” methods of scaring. Meanwhile, Lily is left alone to navigate the monster world, posing as a small monster in Monstropolis and trying to blend in. She quickly learns about the monster world's laughter power and grows fond of its friendliness—unlike Hauntopolis, where fear is the driving force.

As the three adjust to their swapped worlds, they discover that Spectre, a sinister ghost with an obsession for control, has been scheming from the shadows. Spectre, a vengeful spirit with a penchant for possession, sees the portal as an opportunity to infiltrate Monstropolis, possess its mayor, and unite both realms under his terrifying rule. When Lily learns of this plot, she rushes to find help in Monstropolis, and Mike and Sulley band together with some eccentric ghosts in Hauntopolis to fight back. The two teams—one in each world—must figure out how to close the portal and foil Spectre’s plan. In a final showdown, Spectre temporarily takes control of the Monstropolis mayor, bringing wickedness to the monster city, while in Hauntopolis, Mike and Sulley lead a ragtag team of ghosts to take back control of Haunt Inc. Using humor as their secret weapon, they teach the ghosts that laughter is even more powerful than fear, causing a rift in Spectre’s control over the ghost realm. The climax sees the three friends—Mike, Sulley, and Lily—finally reunited, combining their newfound knowledge to banish Spectre back into Hauntopolis, restoring peace to both worlds. Mike and Sulley close the portal, leaving Haunt Inc. to operate as a friendlier haunt factory while establishing an alliance with Monstropolis.

Making Spectre one of Pixar's greatest villains and as a great a villain as Randall & Mr. Waternoose.

In Haunted Inc., the spotlight falls on an unexpected antagonist: Spectre, a brooding ghost who works alongside Lily, the young “ghost girl” who befriends Mike and Sulley. Spectre begins as a seemingly harmless co-worker who’s harboring an obsessive crush on Lily. However, his arc takes a dark turn as his fixation with her rejection spirals into a quest for power and control over Monstropolis—and eventually, both the ghost and monster worlds. Spectre’s character serves as a subtle commentary on the insidious side of entitlement and toxic obsession, bringing a great villain to the screen that explores real-world issues of unrequited infatuation and distorted love.

Spectre’s story begins innocently enough, with his unrequited crush on Lily, who is a vibrant and lively “ghost girl” working in Hauntopolis. Despite his repeated advances and attempts to ask her on dates, Lily consistently, yet kindly, rebuffs him. But while Lily tries to make her disinterest clear, Spectre interprets her rejection as a challenge to overcome rather than a boundary to respect. He views himself as a "hero-in-waiting," someone destined to win her over eventually if he’s just persistent enough.

This entitlement builds slowly in Spectre’s mind, planting the seeds for his ultimate villain arc. To him, Lily’s lack of interest isn’t a reflection of her personal choice but a barrier that he must dismantle. His actions reflect a pervasive belief found in certain “nice guys” who think that by simply waiting long enough or “rescuing” their object of affection, they’ll ultimately win the person over, viewing love as a game with predetermined outcomes rather than mutual choice.

Spectre’s arc accelerates when he discovers the portal to the Monster World. He views this as the ultimate opportunity to win Lily’s heart by “rescuing” her, believing that such a heroic act will surely win her affection. Without much thought to the dangers or consequences, he brings her into Hauntopolis, framing his actions as a grand, romantic gesture. Lily, horrified by the recklessness of his actions, rejects him once more, this time more firmly than ever. This devastating rejection causes Spectre’s fragile sense of self-worth to crack, pushing him further down a path of resentment. In his mind, he’s been “wronged” by Lily; instead of recognizing her autonomy, he views her refusal as a betrayal, almost as though she owes him affection for his “heroic” act.

Spurned and humiliated, Spectre becomes consumed with anger and resentment. He rationalizes his darkening intentions by convincing himself that, if Lily won’t willingly be his, then perhaps he’ll force her to see him as a figure of power and authority. With this twisted motivation, he decides to seize control of Monstropolis, planning to extend his reign over both the monster and ghost worlds. As he devises his plan, Spectre’s villainy serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of unchecked entitlement and a refusal to accept rejection. His need to control Lily’s perception of him grows more dangerous, spiraling from “winning her over” to literally possessing her world. Spectre no longer seeks a romantic relationship—he seeks domination, creating a clear allegory for the real-life entitlement and rage that can grow in individuals who feel “owed” someone’s affection or attention.

I feel like the film would’ve still been great had De Niro played Sonny and Chaz played Lorenzo. What do you all think.

Scorpion

Liu Kang had send The Lin Kuei to search for Kung Lao, Johnny Cage and Kenshi

Scorpion "if Liu Kang had sent us from the begining, all of this would have neen unnecessary", Kuai Liang "The Lin Kuei belongs to earth-Realm, you know that", Scorpion "and sending three amateurs is better?"

before Kuai Liang could answer, something else drew their attention, they are seeing the dragon army marching, Smoke "was this Shang's plan?", Scorpion "or Shang is the pawn of someone else"

They spy on the marching army, until they see a group of Outworld soldiers having captured The three, they came here for

The Lin Kuei attack and kill the soldiers, Kuai Liang "come before they notice us", Smoke gets hit in the stomach and Kuai Liang was kicked in the face by an invisible being

Reptile "i already have", Scorpion "but we will disappear before you can warn anyone", Scorpion beats Reptile

Scorpion stomps on Reptile's neck "where is the army marching?", Reptile "in the Sarna ruins, Shao Kahn wants to claim the Wrath Hammer and then you Eartn-Realmers will face your reckoning", Scorpion stomps on Reptile's head, knocking him out

Scorpion "go, bring the others to Liu Kang, i must see what the Outworlders are planning", Smoke "i agree, something big is go on, we must warn Liu Kang", Kuai Liang "going alone is Suicide, you will need help", Scorpion "don't worry, i will be as swift as the wind", Kuai Liang "and as quite as a shadow", they both respectfully bow to each other, Smoke "i will come with you", Scorpion "wasting time convincing you otherwise will be unwise"

They followed the Dragon army to the city of Sarna, they see Shao Kahn and a nun with a mask walking, Scorpion "seems the general fulfilled his ambition", Smoke "he plans on attacking Earth-Realm", Scorpion "they will be crushed, even with their seemingly never ending dragon soldiers, they are no match for Earth-Realm weaponry" Smoke "but what if that wrath hammer will help turn the tables?"

Damashi notices them and orders Ermac to deal with them "but bring me the soul of the fire Lin Kuei", Ermac flies to them and pushes Hanzo and Smoke away with his telekinesis

Ermac "we will destroy you", Scorpion beats Ermac, Ermac lowers his mask and opens his mouth, a great screech is heard, the entire camp is warned, but Scorpion and Smoke still manage to go inside the temple

Damashi and Shao Kahn find the wrath hammer, Damashi "the weapon which took Onaga's life is now yours", Shao takes the hammer, red energy overwhelms him, the hammer has made him stronger

Scorpion and Smoke confront them, Shao "look at that, Liu Kang's dogs", Damashi "which means he must know of our plans, doesn't matter, sorcerers"

Both Shang and Quan Chi emerge from a portal, Quan Chi "it will be a pleasure killing them Damashi", Shao leaves through the same portal

Smoke and Scorpion fight Quan Chi and Shang Tsung, Quan Chi strikes Scorpion with a skull attack, Scorpion "bothered by becoming paler Sorcerer?", Quan Chi "no, now i am more like my god", Scorpion beats Quan Chi

Shang Tsung beats Smoke, he goes to absorb his soul but he is pierced by Scorpion's Kunai and brought to his side, Shang Tsung "you will have the honor instead", Scorpion beats Shang Tsung

Damashi confronts Scorpion, "even now, your still as deadly as ever Hanzo", Scorpion "who are you, what do you want?", Damashi "everything will soon be revealed and you are one of my desires", she blasts him and knocks him out

Smoke escapes, Damashi "make sure that worm won't get far Shang", Shang Tsung "as you desire Damashi"

Quan Chi

Kuai Liang brings Johnny Cage, Kung Lao and Kenshi to Liu Kang, alongside him is Bi-Han "if you had entrusted the Lin Kuei, they wouldn't have to endure all of this"

Kenshi "we failed Liu Kang, we couldn't gather information from Shang Tsung", Johnny Cage "it's not all so black and white Takahashi, we did saw Shang using soul stealers, his flesh pits and creating that thing", Liu Kang "what did you learn?", Johnny Cage "not much about his plans but the dude is definitely bad business", Kuai Liang "i also have something to tell"

Shao Kahn and Damashi came for the seal, it was inside a mine deep within, Damashi "now Shao to fulfill your ultimate purpose, shatter the seal and i promise you, Earth-Realm will be dead"

He starts hitting the seal, then Liu Kang emerges from fire, Damashi "ah, it was about time for you to arrive, you will see my triumph", Liu Kang "i shouldn't have underestimated your cunning sorcerer"

Damashi "was it that obvious?", she puts out her mask and reveals her true face, it is the original Quan Chi, the nun clothes burn to reveal his true outfit, Quan Chi "though i suppose being granted Cetrion's power boosted more than your power but you gave up on it, downgrading yourself to a mere god"

Liu Kang "what is your plan?", Quan Chi "after you blocked the Nether-Realm, no new soul had entered, all the ones we had mutated into oni, after eons of no negative energy of suffering, my kind begun to starve and i am planning to give them a feast, Earth-Realm has billions of souls, it shall satiate us but then more will follow"

Liu Kang "there is no time in the Nether-Realm thus it is beyond the grasp of the hourglass", Quan Chi "nor does time apply to demons, thus i and the others couldn't be affected by the reset of history", Liu Kang "then i will deal with you in the classic way"

Liu Kang attacks Quan Chi but the demon sorcerer uses the Amulet of Shinnok to blast Liu Kang, Quan Chi "you cannot prevent the feasting hour", Quan Chi beats Liu Kang, he transforms into his true form and impales Liu Kang with his hand spike, Quan Chi "you should have remained an Elder God, then you might had a chance, i will keep you alive so you can see your precious realm be reduced to a wasteland"

He punches Liu Kang and shoots a blast from his mouth, sending him away, Shao breaks the seal, Quan Chi reverts to his human form, Quan Chi "well done Shao", Shao "now do as you promised, destroy humanity", Quan Chi "patience"

Quan Chi arrives in Earth-Realm and opens a rift, the demons come and begin killing humans, Quan Chi "now my sisters and brothers, gnaw at their flesh and bone, consume their souls and drag them to hell"

Demons feast on Men, Children and women, A demon is about to eat a little girl but gets blasted with ice by Sub-Zero, he and his Lin Kuei has come to deal with the current crisis, Sub-Zero "take the girl and rescue anyone you can, i am going to kill the pale demon and close the rift", Lin Kuei "yes sir", Bi-Han "come with me Kuai Liang"

Sub-Zero and Tundra attacks the sorcerer, Quan Chi simply plays with them, he blasts Tundra away, Quan Chi "your previous incarnation was most impressive, lets see if Liu Kang improved on it", Sub-Zero "what are you talking about?", Quan Chi "Liu Kang wasn't always a god", Quan Chi beats Sub-Zero

He transforms into his true form, Quan Chi "i will enjoy feasting on you", Geras manifested from sand and attacks the demon king, Quan Chi "soon the hourglass will be mine", Geras "Kuai Liang, take Bi-Han and run away", Kuai Liang "what about you Geras?", Geras "i will keep him busy"

Quan Chi laughs at that "you won't have the same luck as the previous time", he impales Geras with his tail and snaps him in half, Quan Chi "your simply inedible in your current state of being, let's see if you can withstand hell", he throws the two pieces to the rift

Quan Chi arrives in Seido ravaged by chaos, He meets Havik on a skull like throne and by his side is Rain

Quan Chi "you had enough fun with the Kamidogu Havik, now give them to me", Havik "why would i?, other realms need to be blessed by chaos"

Rain attacks Quan Chi, he notes "your power has grown in an exceptional rate", Rain "with Havik's help, i will grow close to a god", Quan Chi beats Rain "even a god is no match for me"

Havik "and what do you plan on doing with the Kamidogu?", Quan Chi "i and my kind will travel to each realm, harvesting each species for their souls", Havik "bringing ultimate order, silence"

Havik attacks Quan Chi, he manages to touch his palm, and Quan Chi's hand explodes, Havik "my touch can wrap a soul and it's physical form in any shape i want, it is deadly", Quan Chi "your chaos magic won't beat me", Quan Chi beats Havik

He takes the Kamidogu and leaves, he begins using them to open portals for each realm

Mileena

She is in a prison cell, heavily guarded by Shao's soldiers

Some come to her cell "the emperor demands your execution", even with shackles limiting her movement, Mileena still manages to kill them

She uses the sword of one to cut the shackles of her feet and hands, she escapes prison but not before she rescues her sister

Mileena finds her sais and Kitana's fans, In her way in Kitana's prison cell, she is attacked by a Zaterran, he tries to bite her head off but Mileena teleports away

She blasts her two sais on the Zaterran, it stung but didn't slow him down, he transforms to his human form

Reptile "Your blood belongs to Shao Kahn", Mileena "he doesn't owe nothing from me", Mileena beats Reptile

He frees Kitana from her cell, she is weak and wounded, Mileena carries her away, but Reptile wakes up and warns the rest

Mileena resorts to go to the sewers to escape Shao's guard, Mileena "you were tortured", Kitana "the two sorcerers had their fun with me", Mileena "they will pay, all of them"

The Sewer leads to Baraka's colony, Baraka "the princesses of Outworld still alive", Mileena "if your still loyal to the royal family help us", Baraka "even if i wanted to, I can't, there is nothing here, your mother condemned us here by letting us starve here to death"

Mileena "to defeat Shao, i will need an army", Baraka "don't look at us, most are fragile and weak, seek the Osh-Tekk, Koatal may give you his army, his nothing but loyal to the crown"

Kitana "the capital of the Osh-Tekk is so far away", Mileena "do you have a mount, anything?", Baraka "like i said, nothing"

Mileena and Kitana begin searching for the Osh-Tekk, they come across Shao Soldiers, Mileena kills them and steals two of their mounts

Mileena and Kitana ride to the Osh-Tekk capital, In their way, they find a wounded man, Mileena leaves her mount to comfort him, Mileena "who are you?", Smoke "my name is Tomas Vrbada", Shang Tsung "and he is my prey"

Mileena "sorcerer", Shang Tsung "still alive, Shao is slow of getting rid of threats, i might do him a favor and do it for him, besides your soul will be a delicacy", Mileena beats Shang Tsung, the sorcerer escapes through a portal, Mileena "coward"

The sisters and smoke arrive in the Osh-Tekk capital, Tomas is given medical treatment for his wounds, because the sisters are daughters of Sindel, they are brought before Koatal

Koatal "you survived", Mileena "and now we will need your army to take the throne back", Koatal "Shao's dragon army is spreading like a plague, why would i risk the safety of my people for a disposed royal family", Mileena "i thought you were loyal to the crown, you know Shao is an usurper, if he rules you will be dishonored by default and the Osh-Tekk value honor do they not?", Kitana "and if you won't help us, untold slaughter awaits under Shao", Koatal is silent and at first "we will"

The Osh-Tekk army attacks the Outworld capital, Ermac kills many Osh-Tekk adding their souls to the collective

But then Mileena attacks him, "your father is within us, you will join him", Ermac fights Mileena and defeats her, Ermac will had kill her but Koatal blasts him with the power of the sun, Ermac "puny Osh-Tekk, your sun magic won't save you"

He crushes his spine with his telekinesis, but then Mileena attacks him, "i will rip out father's soul out of you", Ermac "you can't, he is merged with us", Mileena beats Ermac

Mileena stabs him many time and then Ermac uses Sindel's scream, Mileena "mother", Ermac "come join your family", Mileena embraces her tarkatan side, and makes a hole in his chest with her ball roll, seemingly killing him

He makes her way to the throne room, where she finds Shao Kahn, Shao "you have returned", Mileena "to take what's rightfully mine"

Shao "you parents did indeed won the throne by killing Onaga but they proved worthless as rulers", Mileena "who are you to judge?", Shao "while you were sulking, i noticed Earth-Realm was becoming stronger while Outworld was deteriorating in strength, Your Mother and Father allowed Liu Kang to influence them, letting us to be weakened", Mileena "fear rules you Shao"

Shao "a fear justified, who is to say the Earthrealmers won't invade outworld to rule, to suck us dry from our resources?, which is why i worked for Quan Chi, he promised me he and his demons will destroy all of Earth-Realm and the humans", Mileena "what makes you think Outworld won't be also be made a target?", Shao "we will reject the gods and embrace demon worship, thus Quan Chi will spare Outworld from his onslaught", Mileena "worshipping demons, are you mad?", Shao "or just doing the necessary evil, though i never worshipped anything so i could care less"

Shao takes his hammer "i gave you enough understanding, now die", Mileena beats Shao Kahn, Mileena "you will perish for killing Tanya and Mother, but first you must be humiliated, you will receive public execution, hanging"

She takes his helmet, she notices the symbols on it, she figures out the helmet must be connected to the dragon army, she breaks it and the dragon soldiers fall lifeless

Koatal "we won but where is the construct?", Ermac has disappeared from the scene

Sub-Zero

Bi-Han is sitting on his ice throne, Bi-Han "where is Hanzo and Tomas?", Kuai Liang "they haven't return from Outworld", Bi-Han "could they possibly be dead"

Sareena "maybe Smoke but not Hanzo", Bi-Han "a demon here?", Sub-Zero attacks her and they fight, Sub-Zero "what would one of Quan Chi's minions he doing here?", Sareena "i am here to enrich you, bringing your victory"

Sub-Zero beats Sareena, Bi-Han creates an ice sword to behead her, Sareena laughs "your really as fearsome as him", Bi-Han "Ugh, same with Quan Chi, stop with this cryptic nonsense", Sareena "forgive me, i was just on a nostalgia trip", Kuai Liang "let's hear her out", Bi-Han "are you serious?" Kuai Liang " she must have come here for a reason, no way would Quan Chi send one of his minions here for no reason", Bi-Han "or it is just a trap"

Sareena "i know where Hanzo is", Bi-Han "i am listening", they go to Quan Chi's fortress

There Hanzo is being tortured by the human version of Quan Chi

as his guards stand Drahmin and Moloch, Bi-Han "what is he doing to him?", Sareena "corrupting him into a spectre, Quan Chi wants his finest minion back", Sub-Zero "i will not let them"

Bi-Han goes to attack the sorcerer but he is stopped by Moloch, Drahmin "look at that Moloch, a new toy"

The two attack Bi-Han but get defeated, The cryomancer goes to Moloch "you first beast", Sub-Zero beats Moloch, he kills him by ripping his head off

Drahmin "as long as the Nether-Realm stands so shall we", Bi-Han "your death will be so cold and terrible, you will be afraid to be reborn", Sub-Zero beats Drahmin and freezes him, shattering him to pieces thus killing him

The last is the sorcerer, Bi-Han "your not the real Quan Chi", Sareena "he is a Outworld miner, that found the seal and cracked it, allowing the real Quan Chi to escape the Nether-Realm", Quan Chi(Human) "i foregone my human name and previous appearance and instead decided to honor my god", Bi-Han "your just a pathetic mimic that pales in comparison with the real deal", Sub-Zero beats Quan Chi

Bi-Han frees Hanzo, Bi-Han "let's leave this wretched place", Sareena "i brought you here for another purpose", she points to the pool and an purple orb. Bi-Han "what is this?", Sareena "there was once a god called Shinnok but he is dead now, Quan Chi tried bringing him back, but all to end in failure, but he created dark essence, absorb them and you will gain the power"

Bi-Han "Bring it to me", Hanzo "brother, your not actually considering it", Bi-Han "if the worst come the worst, i will"

Sareena takes the orb and gives it to Bi-Han

Noob Saibot

There is a large crater with green liquid, Quan Chi "i am awaiting for your offerings", the demons throw humans they captured into the pool, the humans fuse and their combined essence are sacrificed, Quan Chi uses the Kamidogu to open portal to different realms, Quan Chi "the end begins"

Geras brings a wounded Liu Kang, Raiden "will he survive?", Geras "he is a god so yes but wounds inflicted by demons are far deadlier than most, as they stand as the antithesis of the gods"

Bi-Han sits on his throne, looking at the orb, Bi-Han "Quan Chi is becoming stronger and ready to invade other realms, we must act now", Kuai Liang "we will once Liu Kang heals", Bi-Han "when?, Earth-Realm is already ravaged and soon enough other realms will follow, we must do something, time isn't on our side"

He rises up, gazing at the orb, Kuai Liang "you will do it!?", Bi-Han "for the greater good, i must", Kuai Liang "brother, you don't know what that thing will do to you!!", Bi-Han "it will make me stronger and that's enough", Kuai Liang goes to stop him but other Lin Kuei pile up on him

Bi-Han cracks the orb, dark essence envelop him and consume him, transforming him into a being of shadows

Sareena "you shall be called Noob Saibot", Bi-Han "what does that mean?", Sareena "in demon tongue, 'terrible shadow' ", Bi-Han looks at himself "fitting"

Kuai Liang beats up all the Lin Kuei that are top of him, he rushes to Bi-Han, "what did you do to yourself?", Bi-Han "the necessary evil Kuai Liang", Kuai Liang "no this is simple evil", Noob Saibot beats Tundra

Noob "imprison him until this crisis is averted", the knocked down Tundra is taken away, Noob "now let's deal with him"

Shang Tsung arrives in a portal, Quan Chi "ah you have come Shang", Shang "the destruction of a realm is a rare thing, you must be there to see it", Quan Cho "oh you will witness plenty of destruction, stay around and see"

Then a shadow portal opens and Noob Saibot arrives, Quan Chi "attack!!"

The demons attack but Noob slaughters anyone that stands in his way

He arrives to Shang Tsung and Quan Chi "your plans are finished demon", Quan Chi "by you, i don't think so"

Quan Chi summons a beam made of the energy of Kamidogu, opening portals across the cosmos "once the portal are solidified, every mortal will feel our teeth"

Noob beats Quan Chi, Quan Chi "this is far from finished", He transforms into his true form, Quan Chi "you now face the king of demons at his full power"

Noob beats the Demon King, he gives him a beatdown and then punches him to the beam that is creating the portals, the Kamidogu energy tears Quan Chi apart, destroying him

with their lord destroyed, the demons retreat to the Nether-Realm

Quan Chi dropped the amulet of Shinnok, Shang Tsung takes it and grins, he leaves through a portal

Liu Kang comes, Noob "you arrived to late", Liu Kang "but it seems you managed it, well done Bi-Han, but now come with me to heal you"

Noob "no, i am better this way, i am way more unpredictable and my combat far more lethal", Liu Kang "the corruption twists your soul to evil, let me help you", Noob punches him "i refuse, this 'corruption' is what saved us from Quan Chi", Liu Kang "if i have to force you so be it", Noob Saibot beats Liu Kang

Sareena took the Kamidogu, Noob "you took them good, the Lin Kuei would need all the power it can get to defend Earthrealm efficiently"

Ending:

Johnny Cage, Kenshi, Raiden and Kung Lao are eating in Madam Bo's place

Lao "shame, Liu Kang didn't join us", Raiden "while Quan Chi is dead and Shao is still on prison, Liu Kang has a lot to think about, Shang Tsung is still on the run and the whole issue with Bi-Han", Johnny Cage "he did say this journey will change the arc of my life, you bet it did", Madam Bo "so who will pay?", they all look on Johnny "i guess it is my turn"

Liu Kang and Geras look on the Hourglass, Liu Kang "despite my best efforts, it seems sone things are bound to happen, Shao still took the throne and killed Sindel, Bi-Han still became Noob Saibot", Geras "there are more concerning matters, Noob Saibot now has the kamidogu, the newly created Chaos realm threatens to spread like cancer", Liu Kang "for the first time in eons, i am worried"

Post credits scene:Havik goes to the heart of Seido, it erupted, he finds a sleeping god, Havik "hahaha, now this will be exciting"

Ermac

Shang Tsung "give it to me Syzoth", Reptile gives a crystal to Shang Tsung to power the soul stealer

Shang Tsung's chants and then the living forest is corrupted. Shang Tsung smiles "it has begun", all the souls are drawn and fuse into one whole

Kenshi, Ashrah and the others look at it, Kenshi "what is he doing, Ashrah "creating an abomination, he must be stopped",

Ashrah and the others attack Shang Tsung, Reptile and Shao's hounds defend the sorcerer

Shang Tsung laughs "it is too late, he is born", Ermac takes form "we are a collection of souls bound by Shang Tsung's magic, we live to obey his every command", Shang Tsung "kill them"

Ermac attacks the intruders, Reptile and the soldiers gave up on fighting, their enemies will be dealt with regardless

Ermac first rips out a tree and throws it to Baraka with such force, he knocks him out

Ermac attacks Kung Lao "both soul and flesh weak", Kung Lao "but what i lack make up in spirit", Ermac beats Kung Lao, Ermac "spirit and the soul are the same fool, and guess what?, your a weakling"

Ermac sees Johnny Cage and flies to him, Ermac "soul riddled with deadly potential, you will join us", Ermac beats Johnny Cage, Ermac "a soul capable of killing gods, so strong, so durable, you will make a fine addition"

Ermac goes to crush Johnny's head, Sento calls to Kenshi, his ancestors ask him to use the sword, Kenshi takes it and stabs Ermac from behind, the sword damages Ermac

Ermac "your sword can slay us", Kenshi "it is my full intention", Ermac beats Kenshi, "even you will fall before us", He holds the sword, Ermac "interesting, it holds souls inside and yet it can damage the soul, to dissect it, we will take it to further our understanding of the soul", he removes his mask and eats Sento

Ermac dodges a light slash from Ashrah, Ashrah "your a creature of great evil", Ermac "we were born of the darkest magic", Ashrah "which means your life is forfeit"

Ermac has a brutish fighting style, he uses his soul power in pure power force, this simple method of fighting is what allows Ashrah to land multiple blows, Ermac "you won't eradicate us", Ashrah "i am in the edge of doing so"

Ermac beats Ashrah, Ermac "you called us evil but at least we are not in denial over what we are, if you want to be mortal so much, your soul will rest within us like thousand others"

Ashrah destroys her blade into a strong flash of light, allowing the other four to escape

Ashrah is Shang Tsung's captive, she is in a prison and then come Damashi and Shao

Damashi "dearest Ashrah, i'll give you a chance at mercy, bow to me and you will be forgiven", Ashrah spits at Damashi, Damashi "is that so?", she manifests a hammer and beats Ashrah with it, and then manifests a sharp edge, splitting her skull in two

Reptile

The soul stealers have stolen souls and they feed the dragon army

Shao "soon the dragon army will be fully operational", Damashi "the sorcerers have exceeded themselves, though with Onaga dead, you will need a conduit to control them", Shao "such as?", Damashi "his heart"

Sindel's advisor is talking with her, his name is Quan Chi, "earthrealmers tried to assassinate Mileena after preventing her treatment", Sindel "how could Liu Kang betray me like this?", Quan Chi "Shao has proven correct, you must strengthen ourselves for a potential attack", Sindel "i do not wish for war", Quan Chi "but like it or not, it will come"

Reptile is sneaking around the Outworld palace, he comes to the heart, he tries to take it but he is punched by Li Mei "of course, such prized artifact is protected by the first constable", Li Mei "i will do my duty at it's most efficient", Reptile "you will fail like you failed Jerrod, former Umgadi", Reptile beats Li Mei

he takes the heart but Kitana comes with the Umgadi, they attack the Zaterran, Reptile tries to escape but he is hit by Tanya

Reptile "a new dawn is coming, and you won't stop it", Tanya "many so called revolutionaries said the same thing, they were proven wrong", Reptile beats Tanya

Reptile escapes the palace, Outworld is having a festival for Mileena's birthday, Reptile sneaks around and causes fireworks to be shot, distracting everyone

But Kitana still throws her fan and cuts his Arm, Kitana "you won't take one of our prized possessions thief", Reptile "didn't your parents stole Onaga's throne?", Kitana "he was a despot that was rightfully disposed off", Reptile "my masters think the same of your mother, trash to throw aside", Reptile beats Kitana

Then he is attacked by Mileena, "you dare harm my sister", Reptile "O false princess, enjoy your privilege while it lasts, a new emperor is coming", Mileena "i am Outworld's rightful empress and none will take my throne, not even the gods", Reptile beats Mileena

Reptile goes to the Dragon Fortress and gives the heart to Shang Tsung, the sorcerer imbues the heart within a new battle helmet for Shao

Havik

General Shao have been searching for the Kamidogu, weapons of incredible power

two of his soldiers are hanging out, one pukes an arm and grabs the other by the throat and then Havik emerges from the inside of the other soldier, Havik makes his victim explode into gore

He goes for the kamidogu, the mage Rain attacks him with a water whip but Havik laughs it off "using water as a weapon, creative"

Rain "if you assume i am harmless, your wrong", Havik beats Rain, Havik laughs "oh that was fun, how about you show me where is your boss?", Rain "and why would i do that?", Havik grabs his arm and blue tattoos cover half of his body, he now has glowing blue eyes

Havik "you have a small pool of power, but my touch can elevate you, unlock the true potential of your soul, just work with me and tell me where is Shao"

Rain shows him the way and Havik goes to the place, Shao and Reiko dodge a few traps and finally find them, the Kamidogu

Shao "Onaga collected the Kamidogu and tried in fusing them as one, allowing him to create a weapon that can bend reality", Reiko "but he was killed by Jerrod and Sindel before he could do so", Shao "Jerrod and Sindel were wise enough to realize the kamidogu was beyond their control and so they hid them away", Reiko "some weapons are best hidden, why bring them back to light?", Shao "They will be useful for the destruction of Earth-Realm"

Havik "destroying an entire realm, how vile, i have a far noble purpose for them in mind", Shao "Reiko, deal with him"

Reiko attacks and hits Havik's head, it swings, Havik "oh ho, you hit hard, i like that", Havik beats Reiko

Havik grabs Reiko by the head and mutates him into a creature, "Deal with Shao while i take the Kamidogu"

The Mutated Reiko obeys Havik and attacks Shao, Havik collects the Kamidogu and is about to leave but then the head of the mutant Reiko is thrown at his feet, Havik "you killed him and there is no remorse in your eyes, your an amusing one Shao"

Shao "i will destroy anyone that gets in my way", Havik beats General Shao, Havik "let's show you the beauty of Madness", Damashi "i would suggest to leave my champion alone", Havik "a phantom of the past", Damashi "The Kamidogu are mine"

Then Rain comes and floods the entire place, Havik and Rain escape, Damashi "it seems Havik was prepared for such encounter, i must praise his foresight", Shao "he stole them", Damashi "we will get what's ours eventually, first it will be earthrealm and then the others"

Havik and Rain are in Seido, Havik merges with the Kamidogu, and starts creating the mass of chaos

Havik's plan is to enhance his powers with the Kamidogu, creating a cloud that will spread his influence across Seido, making the realm of order into that of chaos

Hotaru and his seidan guard come to stop him, Rain kills all of them and tries to drown Hotaru, Havik "no let him live, i want to deal with him myself"

Hotaru "the cleric of chaos himself", Havik "a dog of order", Hotaru "what kind of hell did you spawned from?", Havik "the child i was once have become blessed with madness and chaos and transformed into me, but i still remember you", Hotaru "do i know you?", Havik "you were one of the many responsible of blessing my soul"

Hotaru "what is your goal", Havik "to break the shackles of order and sanity and make all embrace the truth of madness, of chaos", Havik beats Horaru

Havik touches Hotaru' face, "chaos is untamable and uncontrollable, you cannot possibly stop the wild fire that will consume Seido", Hotaru melts into a sludge of flesh

Havik shoots a beam at the sky, "let chaos reign"

Kitana

Kitana meets with a spy that had the job investigating Shao, Khameleon, she tells Kitana of Shao's plans for rebellion, though the details she doesn't know but knows the location of their operation, the dragon fortress

Kitana goes to the fortress to investigate, she must find evidence for her mother before it is too late

She sees the sorcerers Shang Tsung and Quan Chi working on a soul stealer, she views their activity but then she is knocked down by Reptile

Kitana "you were the one who stole the heart, you were working with Shao all along", Reptile "you don't know me but i know you, i was always far but i was there, i was watching from the shadows", Kitana beats Reptile

Then the two sorcerers notice her, Quan Chi "smart girl isn't she?", Shang Tsung "indeed, far more capable and cunning than her sister"

Kitana "you were conspiring with Shao all along against her", Quan Chi "we are the servants of something far greater and terrible than Shao", Kitana beats Quan Chi

Kitana runs towards the soul stealer, Quan Chi "after her", She cracks the crystal that powers the soul stealer and frees the soul within, a ghost goes to Quan Chi and steals a piece of his soul, turning his skin tone pale white, knocking him out

Shang Tsung "you still haven't assured my defeat", Kitana "you will fall like your ally", Shang Tsung "i doubt it, i mastered soul magic", Kitana beats Shang Tsung

She threatens him "the soul stealers are a means than an end, tell me the full extend of your plan", Shang Tsung "go inside and you will see"

Kitana goes to the fortress and sees the dragon army, she is attacked by Ermac, "anyone who isn't Shang Taung, Shao and Quan Chi will be destroyed per Damashi's command", Kitana beats Ermac

Then Shao himself comes "ah, it seems you discovered it", Kitana "and i will reveal your entire conspiracy", Shao "I don't think you will", he throws his old helmet and wears the new one created by Shang Tsung

He commands the dragon soldiers and attack, defeating her and breaking her entire body

Shao "shall i kill her Damashi?", Damashi "let her live, she will make a good sacrifice that will signal your ascension to the throne"

General Shao

Shao attacks with his dragon army all commanded by his new helmet

The first line of defense is the outworld police, which is dominated by the dragon army

Li Mei attacks Shao, Shao "run first constable, like you did after your failure with Jerrod", Li Mei "if you think i will leave the empress side, then your a fool", General Shao "then what are you standing against your certain death", General Shao beats Li Mei and kill her by slicing her stomach

The Dragon army kill any guard and soldier that stand on Shao's way, he enters the palace

The Umgadi attack him but get slaughtered, Tanya "so you turned traitor General?", Shao " i am a general no more but an emperor", Tanya "your a mad man with ambition that will never become reality", Shao grins "i disagree", General Shao beats Tanya

Mileena runs to her, Tanya "i am sorry my Princess, i have failed you", Mileena cries and then her tarkatan side takes over "you invaded my home, killed Tanya", Shao "i am aware of your little secret, offer your throat to me and you will be reunited with your lover soon enough", Mileena screeches in anger, Shao "or you can see me taking everything from you", Shao beats Mileena, He grabs Mileena's hair, "i could kill you but i will keep you alive to woe in agony"

He enters the throne room, Shao "savor sitting on your thone, it will be mine", Sindel "A Turncoat Shao, i thought you hated such things", Shao "and what i hate more is weakness and passivity, you should have heeded my council and dealt with Earthrealm a long time ago", Sindel "still worried for Outworld's safety?, how you will deal with their threat", Shao "i will kill every single human until their genetic lineage is wiped out from all realms"

Shao beats Sindel and beheads her, he sits on the throne, The Dragon Soldiers bring Kitana and Mileena

Damashi "at long last, you claimed what is yours by right, let Mileena's and Kitana's blood bless your new foundations, you are no longer a mere General, your the emperor, everyone shall tremble and fear when they hear your new name, Shao Kahn

Quan Chi and Ermac replace Nitara and Geras, Shang Tsung is base roster, and Noob Saibot is a secret character

NPCs: Sareena, Moloch, Drahmin, Hotaru

Opening

Two warriors are brought to the arena, one is the drunken master Bo'Rai'Cho and the other is the honored general, Shao

Sindel is on the throne and besides her is young Mileena and Kitana

Sindel "warriors, the two of you are here to honor the gods by your combat, fight!"

Shao attacks and beats Bo'Rai'Cho to near death

Shao sees the bloody bruised warrior and the sweet blood dropping from his mouth, the joy Shao has drive him to a frenzy and beats Bo'Rai'Cho to death, killing him

Sindel "the holy contest is meant to be sacred for warriors to display their honor and respect for each other, you Shao seem to have none of that, your banned from ever participating", Shao "your childish games do not interest me, death is a part of a true fight"

He sits alone in a dark room, he sees his bloodstained hand and licks the blood off his palm, he hears the sweet voice of a woman

"you feel limited and imprisoned, don't you?", a nun appears with a stone mask and green eyes, Shao "who are you?", The woman "my name is Damashi but to you Shao i will be a friend"

Shao "why?", Damashi "i know of your true potential, in another life, you were more than an ordinary general and fighter, but an emperor, a legendary warrior, a god"

Shao "in what kind of life will be that?", Damashi "in one unalloyed by the man who created this mockery, you Shao have been conspired against, he made sure to take everything glorious from you and reduce you to a mere mortal"

Shao "interesting story, but tell me why seek me specifically", Damashi "i want to elevate you, to make you the ruler you were meant to be, join me, and i will give you Sindel's throne and everyone will be a victim of your desire"

Damashi offers her hand and Shao accepts it, smiling wickedly

Ashrah

Ashrah runs from demons, she is in the Nether-Ream and it's king wants her soul to corrupt

She is hunted by the demons Kia and Jataaka, they transform into red devils but Ashrah still slays them

Sareena "it is pointless to resist Sister", Ashrah "and kneel like a coward like you?", Sareena "cowardice or the logical choice?"

Ashrah "there is no logic in obeying Quan Chi", Sareena "everything i once knew was wiped out and erased, worse than that i was forced back here, it was either to serve willingly or forcefully, i simply chose the former", Ashrah "Quan Chi will erase all the holiness from my soul", Sareena "your a demon Ashrah, that's what you will ever be, why try to be one of them?"

Ashrah "what matters is that i will escape this realm of eternal torment and brimstone", Sareena "don't worry, Quan Chi plans for us to walk the realms once more", Ashrah beats Sareena

She arrives in the seal that blocks Demons from entering the realms and vice versa, then she is attacked by the oni Moloch

Ashrah "your even unsightly even for an Oni Moloch", Moloch "my jaw will taste your flesh", Ashrah beats Moloch

Drahmin then comes "you were reborn as this wretch", Ashrah "indeed, my soul has reached a level of absolution where i will always be this", Drahmin "still holding that sword", Ashrah "forged from Cetrion's light", Drahmin "Quan Chi should have destroyed it but it doesn't matter, i will destroy it and you, you will obey Quan Chi", Ashrah beats Drahmin

There is a crack in the seal, she uses it to escape the Nether-Realm, she arrives in Outworld "i must find Quan Chi"

Damashi "your control over dark magic is growing even greater Shao", Shao "indeed, soon enough, i will have Sindel's head", Damashi "soul magic is a deadly art, most cower to use it", Shao "but it was ban almost everywhere, how do you possess such knowledge?", Damashi "I know many things but you should not be concerned over my past, but the future and the future has many threats that must be be dealt with", Shao "Liu Kang and Sindel will get what they deserve", Damashi "not only them, there is a demon of light called Ashrah"

She shows him a projection of Ashrah to Shao, "she knows of my past, she can prove a hindrance to our plans, find her and eliminate her". Shao "my hounds will do the work for us"

Ashrah is hunted by The Hounds(elite Outworld soldiers), She kills them but then is attacked by a man in a battle helmet

It is Reiko "The General demands your head", Ashrah "i know the truth, your masters fear it", Reiko "your not getting out of this forest alive demon", Ashrah beats Reiko

Ashrah shatters his helmet, she points her sword at Reiko's neck, "tell them, i will come for them", and then she disappears

Smoke

There is a terrorist warlord in the middle east, he rallying up his followers but in an instant, he gets his throat cut, the wound was caused by a knife, Smoke was at the top of a building and disappears as quickly as he arrived

Smoke arrives in the Lin Kuei temple, he meets with his brothers, Kuai Liang Aka Tundra and Hanzo Hasashi Aka Scorpion, Kuai Liang "come both of you, the Grandmaster wishes for your presence"

They go to the Grandmaster's throne and meet him, Bi-Han "you honor us with the death of another disrupter of peace", Smoke bows "i was just doing my duty Grandmaster", Bi-Han "Liu Kang has entrusted us with another less lethal duty"

A Lin Kuei gives Tomas a list, Hanzo "What's this?", Bi-Han "the mortal Kombat Tournament is nigh, Liu Kang wants his warriors"

Hanzo "no insult to the fire god but why not us, we are supposed to be his elite warriors aren't we?", Bi-Han "we are his keepers of peace, the Lin Kuei exists for one and only purpose, to eliminate threats to Liu Kang's peace, we are not meant to be fighters for a sideshow like the Mortal Kombat tournament"

Kuai Liang "an interesting list, an actor, a Yakuza and two nobodies", Bi-Han "i will not be quick to judge, Liu Kang is in direct communication with Cetrion the ruler of the realms, he can see and hear things we cannot", Smoke "it will be done"

Johnny Cage is drinking alcohol again after his divorce, then suddenly a man appears with a sword

"i hope you kept your senses, i will hate to to take something from a drunk", Johnny Cage "who the hell are you?", The man "my name is Kenshi Takahashi and you have something that belongs to me", he points to Sento

Johnny Cage "that name rings a bell, your a part of the Yakuza right?, many people know of the sword guy", Kenshi "i am aware of my fearsome reputation, but i once have Sento back, i will be able to leave that life behind and live honorably like my ancestors once did"

Johnny Cage "i paid 5 million dollars for Sento, you aren't taking it", they are ready to fight but then they hear ringing from the door

Johnny Cage "ah wait a moment", he opens the door and sees Smoke "the fuck!, a ninja!?", Smoke punches him

Johnny Cage "asshole", Smoke "the fire god recommended your presence, come with me", Johnny Cage "after you punched me without reason?", hell no", Smoke beats Johnny

He sees Kenshi "your also invited", Kenshi "sorry not interested", Smoke beats Kenshi, "we were meant killing people like you, why does Liu Kang want?"

Johnny Cage "okay what do you hope to accomplish by beating us up", Smoke "to listen, come"

Johnny Cage and Kenshi both meet Liu Kang, "good morning", Johnny Cage "popping out of fire that's some fantasy shit", Kenshi "what do you want from us", Liu Kang "ah Kenshi Takahashi, a noble person stuck in a life of tragedy, i have an offer for both of you", Kenshi "we also have to give something", Liu Kang "you will fight in Mortal Kombat, you Kenshi will be given redemption and forgiveness for your crimes while you Cage will see things that will change the arc of your life"

Johnny Cage "starring in a real life movie, the chance of a lifetime, i will do it", Kenshi "so will i", Liu Kang "i am glad to hear it"

Liu Kang focuses on Smoke "for the last two, it will be a test, and i have prepared everything"

Kung Lao and Raiden are eating in Madam Bo, Kung Lao blurbs, Raiden "you were really hungry", he pulls out a dollar and it flies away and it gets grabbed by Smoke

Kung Lao "who is that?", Raiden "I don't know but he looks real menacing", Smoke "Madam Bo, i have come for a warning, either pay for our protection or risk harm to this fine establishment"

Bo "you will never get a cent from me", Smoke "that Madam Bo is unfortunate", he punches her, Bo fights but Smoke beats her, and throws her down to the first floor

Kung Lao "Raiden come, we have to show this thug what's up"

Kung Lao attacks Smoke and he dodges every attack and then hits him to the rib, Kung Lao "you don't hurt Madam Bo", Smoke beats Kung Lao

Raiden attacks immediately, he was waiting for an opening, but Smoke easily counters him

Raiden "who are you?", Smoke "me?, i am simply a messenger", Smoke beats Raiden

Liu Kang "you have done well Lin Kuei warrior", Raiden "what is happening"?, Liu Kang "this was an elaborate test to test your skill and guile, to see if Madam bo has truly nurtured your fighting skill", Kung Lao "but he harmed her, he threw her from a great distance to a table!", then Bo comes suddenly and says "you thought i was a dead?", Lao "you survived but how?", Bo "i am a woman of many secrets", she lights a cigar

Liu Kang "i want you to fight for me in the tournament, and before that i will train you in the Wu Shi academy", Kung Lao "yes i always wanted to leave this village", Raiden "I don't know, we have friends and family here", Liu Kang "you will fight for Earth-Realm, the event that will be held will be a special occurrence that will happen only once, if you fight and win, you will prove Earth-Realm's honor to Outworld", Raiden "i agree but such burden on two farmer boys, couldn't you pick better people for the job?", Liu Kang "trust me Raiden, i know what i am doing"

Raiden

Raiden and Kung Lao, as Kenshi and Johnny Cage are training in the Wu Shi

They are brought before Liu Kang "remember, Outworlders practise combat like religion, they are more than efficient in the art of fighting", Kung Lao "we will still win", Liu Kang "your confidence while admirable can be foolish, the Outworlders are more than great fighters but filled with magical potential, you will face more than mere fists but magic itself"

Kenshi "then we need more than mere training", Liu Kang "i am aware Takahashi, which is why i will teach you chi control", Raiden "i know what chi is but what do you mean with control", Liu Kang "Chi is the fundamental life force of every being, controlling it means controlling your essence which will grant you great abilities that will rival the Outworlders magical potential"

7 months pass

The training is finished, Kung Lao has his hat which he can control with Chi, Kenshi has Telepathy and Telekinesis, Raiden has lighting and Johnny Cage has awaken his shadow powers(not green glow)

They enter the portal to Outworld, there they first meet Mileena and Kitana, Johnny "they aren't lacking", Raiden "be respectful Johnny, Don't give them unwanted Attention", Johnny winks at him

Mileena "Lord Liu Kang, it is an honor to have you as our guest", Both Kitana and Mileena bow, "here is my sister Kitana", Liu Kang "it is an honor to meet both of you"

They are carried by a carriage to the royal palace, there they meet the General Shao

Shao "ah the God and his dogs are you prepared to witness the circus together?", Liu Kang "Mortal Kombat is sacred to all and this is a special event for both realms, i hope you show the proper respect General", Shao "what is a fight without blood and the chance of death, a joke really", Liu Kang "i suggest to stop thinking about it, your not touching my champions, your banned from participating", Shao "oh not me but one of my Hounds will"

The Earth-Realm warriors are brought before empress Sindel, "warriors you will fight for the honor to your realm and as tribute to the gods, may combat begin"

Sindel "the first fight will be with the first constable, the protector of Sun Do, Li Mei", Sindel "as it is with tradition, one of you will pick who will be her challenger", Raiden "i will go"

Li Mei "know i will fight the fiercest, to prove my honor to my empress and the people i protect", Raiden beats Li Mei

Sindel "General Shao, introduce your champion", Shao "with pleasure empress", Reiko comes and Shao explains his story "a survivor of the Kafallah war, Reiko was stripped of his family and everything of his former life, he was made a slave of the Zaterrans and fought in their Arena for their entertainment, but once i raided Zikandur, i freed him and the rest of the slave gladiator boys, they knew combat and once given the chance, they slew their captors without mercy, i took them and raised them, made them into my elite squad of warriors, The Hounds"

Sindel "who will fight?", Kung Lao after seeing Raiden's Impressive display, wants to prove himself, "i will be the one"

Reiko "in what wars you fought, which men you killed?", Kung Lao "i did neither", Reiko "meaning you never faced death which proves your not a warrior, just a boy pretending to be one", Kung Lao "i will make you eat those words"

Reiko beats up Kung Lao brutally, once he is finished, he smirks "who is next?", Raiden "me", Reiko "already salivating at the thought of avenging your comrade, but i will deny your thirst", Raiden beats Reiko, "he is not a comrade but a brother"

Shao looks displeased at first and then smiles "this might be more interesting than expected", the wounded Kung Lao is taken by guards

Sindel "Your next fight is against an umgadi, a sisterhood sworn at the protection of the Royal Family, taken ever since children and trained in combat, behold their leader, Tanya"

Tanya presents herself, Mileena smiles at her, Kenshi "i am next", Tanya defeats Kenshi effortlessly, Johnny Cage "she is bad"

Raiden "i will be your opponent", Tanya "beware Earth-Realmer, even lighting is nothing to the will of an umgadi" , Raiden beats Tanya

Sindel "the final fight will be against my daughter Kitana", Liu Kang "unexpected i thought it will be against Mileena", Sindel "there are some difficulties Liu Kang"

Johnny Cage "well since i am one of the last ones, i might as well fight now", Kitana one shots Johnny Cage, Johnny "damn"

Raiden "i am honored to fight against you", Kitana "stay assured, it will be as quick as your friend", Raiden beats Kitana

Shao "your own daughter proved a disappointment empress, perhaps if i was the one", Sindel "i will not see blood be spilled today Shao", Shao "how soft", Sindel "we will finish this with a feast, to celebrate all warriors who fought here today"

They were all eating, Raiden is drinking his wine, "this is excellent liquor empress, there is more similarities between us and Outworld"

Shao "don't make me laugh, our people could not be more different, unlike you earthealmers sitting comfortably with your 'technology', we outworlders mastered the art of fighting, war is in our blood, face me right now and i will show you a true warrior"

Sindel "enough General Shao, Come see me in my chambers", Shao "as you wish empress"

Sindel "i am not pleased by you mocking our guests", Shao "the only mockery was that tournament, now Liu Kang think us as weak, are you fine with such humiliation?", Sindel "Liu Kang knows what we are capable off"

Shao "to afraid we will stab someone?, he had us banned our most formidable weapons, soul magic, necromancy and blood magic, while his realm actually develops weapons of actual mass destruction, such as nukes, missiles and tanks, he left us stagnant and weak while his people become stronger"

Sindel "and how you will know that?", Shao "you really think i wouldn't study our enemies?", Sindel "Earthrealm is our friends, not our enemies", Shao "you say that now but how long before his people discover our existence?, and our vast resources, and they invade?", Sindel "i will not think of such thing, your dismissed Shao", the General "as you wish empress"

Shao is walking alone, then Damashi appears "do you see it?, Sindel is a weak ruler", Shao "yes this tournament has me convinced, Earth-Realm must be destroyed for Outworld's sake, i fully agree with your plans Damashi", Damashi "it gladens my heart to hear it"

Kenshi

Liu Kang is in chambers and meditates, then Geras appears "ah my friend, how come the visit?", Geras "the seal has been cracked", Liu Kang "the very same i used to seal the Nether-Realm away from the realms?", Geras "indeed, they are demonic influences among the Outworld court", Liu Kang "we must search this, but Sindel won't allow transpassing in her territory", Geras "send a team under cover, search the man called Shang Tsung, he is practicing illegal sorceries, he must be connected to the demonic influence"

Liu Kang talks with Kenshi "your criminal record is wiped from the Lin Kuei Database as promised, though i will have one more favor for you", Kenshi "spit it out, your teachings of chi control have proven most useful", Liu Kang "go to Outworld and search for this man Shang Tsung", He shows him a portrait, Kenshi "one more thing, if i have to do such dangerous mission, i want Sento as a reward", Liu Kang "worry not Takahashi"

Liu Kang sends Kenshi, Johnny Cage and Kung Lao, Kenshi "i expected someone more capable, experienced, what do you idiots have to offer?", Kung Lao "uh, my awesome fighting skills", Kenshi "the very same that made you lose your first fight", Johnny Cage "you also did, don't criticise us for the things you are also are guilty of", Kenshi notices Sento, "why did you brought that here for?", Johnny Cage "to look awesome and cool, duh!", Kenshi "i doubt you can use a sword, you will look like a clown as always", Johnny "insult noted Takahashi"

Kenshi was given an amulet able to track dark magic, the trio are brought in a Tarkatan colony, soldiers are fighting Tarkatans, then Shang Tsung is holding their leader as captive

He extracts his morrow out of him and then leaves him, Kenshi "he is him, let's take him now", Baraka can smell them and attacks them

Baraka "more dogs attack my colony?", Kenshi "we wish to not harm you", Baraka "you invaded my home, your dead meat", Kenshi beats Baraka

Kenshi "we are seeking Shang Tsung to get some answers, you will help us?", Baraka "seeking the sorcerer is a death wish, he wields dark sorceries thought long forgotten", Kenshi "we will still try, just lead us to him"

Baraka "he will be where he takes my people to experiment, the evil place called the flesh pits, i will show you the path but i will not enter"

Kenshi are led to Shang Tsung's laboratory, Kenshi and the others see Shang Tsung having Mileena on his examination table

Johnny Cage "what is he doing to her?", Kenshi "shut up and let us watch", Tanya and Rain, Tanya "is it ready?", Shang Tsung "indeed", he pulls a syringe, Johnny Cage "he is gonna turn her into a monster or something"

Kung Lao "let's stop this", Kenshi "Kung Lao don't try to play the hero", Lao ignores him and demands "stop this at once", Rain "an earthrealmer here?", Tanya "you don't understand what is happening"

Kung Lao "i think i do", Kenshi and Johnny Cage come to his aid, Kenshi "i should have come alone"

Tanya attacks Kenshi and the other two fight Rain, Tanya "not remember how our last encounter went?", Kenshi "it will be different this time, i have analyzed your fighting style" Kenshi beats Tanya

Rain defeats Kung Lao and Johnny Cage, Rain "you now face the high mage of Outworld", Kenshi "use your wand as much as you want, you will stil lose", Kenshi beats Rain

Kenshi comforts Mileena "your safe now princess", Her eyes open and from black they went yellow, her mouth is changed to be like Baraka's

Kenshi "what is this?", Mileena lunges at him and tries to bite his head off but Kenshi kicks her away, Kenshi "has Shang Tsung already done something to you?", Kenshi beats Mileena

Shang Tsung "she is infected by Tarkat, a disease sprout from Onaga's curse, seconds before he died, this syringe contains the cure which can keep her savage side at bay", then with a flaming Skull knocks him out

General Shao comes "Earthrealmer dogs know of Mileena's secret, Sindel won't be pleased", Damashi appears "but this arises great opportunity, you can convince Sindel that Liu Kang doesn't have the best interests for her, staining their relationship, weakening her and making her an easier target"

Kenshi opens his eyes, Damashi "ah Liu Kang tried to change destiny but some things will always arrive", Damashi rips off his eyes

Baraka

Baraka awaits them outside but then soldiers come, "It is the Tarkatan", Baraka kills them, "they were find out"

Baraka sneaks in and arrives in the flesh pits, he sees Kenshi and the others inside a cage

Kung Lao "Baraka, you have come", Baraka "i will repay Kenshi's mercy by saving you, i have seen Shang Tsung's terrible experiments personally"

then he is hit in the stomach by an invisible opponent, and gets thrown to a wall, he reveals himself, it is Reptile, Baraka "your Zaterran", Reptile "and shape shifter", he changes from lizard to human form

Baraka "it won't aid you to claim victory", Baraka beats Reptile, Baraka frees Kenshi and the others, "come it won't be long until Shang Tsung arrives"

Shang Tsung "i am already here", Reptile gets up "forgive me master", Shang Tsung "no need, it is where i want them", Baraka "you will pay for the deaths and pain of many tarkatans", Shang Tsung "i know how you fight, your just a brute", Baraka "you fought the beast but now you fight the warrior"

Baraka beats Shang Tsung, Shang bleeds from his nose "heh, not bad", then Shao's hounds arrive in the scene

Shang Tsung "deal with the intruders Reiko", Reiko "it will be done quickly"

Reiko "look at you, you were one of us and now a diseased freak", Baraka "i thought we were brothers but you threw me out from the first sign of my disease"

Reiko "the general didn't wanted the rest of us infected", Baraka beats Reiko, then he slays all the other hounds easily, Baraka "you should remember i was always the strongest"

Reiko retreats and then poison is released, Baraka breaks the door and they escape

They retreated to the living forest, Kenshi wears the red bandage and is carried by Cage "so you were once a normal outworlder", Baraka "yes and then Tarkat came and changed me into this", Kenshi "tell us your story until the time passess", Baraka "i once worked for Shao as you heard but i also worked as Outworld's executioner, i had a wife and five daughters, i kept them fed, happy, and then the disease arrived and took everything for me, turned me into this monster, i was discharged by Shao and forced by Sindel into some shitty colony"

they hear Battle noises, Baraka runs to the scene and sees Ashrah slaying Shao's hounds

Ashrah looks at Baraka "A tarkatan?, seems Liu Kang hasn't purified this timeline completely", Baraka beats Ashrah

Baraka "what does the fire god has to do with Tarkat?", Ashrah "different timeline, different rules i suppose"

Johnny Cage "what you mean by timeline", Ashrah "you wouldn't understand"

Kung Lao "Who are you exactly?", Ashrah "i am Ashrah, a demon seeking absolution, i am here to stop the demon king from unleashing the hordes of the Nether-Realm upon the realms

Cut to nemesis prime landing on the moon looking over earth as he does he starts to have flashbacks of the good times with Sam bumblebee ratchet Ironhide jazz then the flashbacks became darker as we see the death of Ironhide by sentinel Ratchet's by lockdown jazz by megatron and Sam's death by cemetery wind

He turns around a fleet of Quintessons ships can be seen in the distance cut to antarctica as two submarines rise from the ice the autobots jump off as Lennox tells morshower that they have the staff and need extraction the trf and stunticons show up as

Santos tells Lennox Epps and Yeager what kind of a man betrays his flesh blood and century for fucking aliens Yeager says they may be alien but they are more human than us

Santos orders Yeager to drop the staff as does we cut to bumblebee as he shoot the submarine that Santos and his man came out of the final battle between military the autobots stunticons and humans begins

Meanwhile people around the world as seeing some strange objects in the sky cut to Washington DC as one of the Quintessons ships launch new decepticons that are more brutal and terrifying than ever as they start to take over Washington

back to the Autobots as they are having a hard time with the stunticons Hound says fuck it and begins shooting the ice causing some of the soldiers and bloodhound and berserker to fall in that will hold for now Hound says

Cut to Cade as he hides behind some ice as bumblebee fights motormaster cade radios Bee and drift as he pulls out a shotgun he tells motormaster that he what's him then bumblebee transforms and begins to drive backwards as he does Yeager tells drift to get ready

Cade aims the shotgun at master as the talisman formed around Yeager arms and face as he shoots master in the face as he does drift cut his head and arm off back to Washington as the head members of the trf realize that motormaster is dead

The building begins to shake as the us military is fighting a losing battle against the Decepticons we see people running for their lives

Men and women being killed in battle

The president is being put in the Doomsday bunker cut to

Bee killing swindle Hound killing berserker ultra magnus killing thundercracker dino killing bloodhound and sidewipe crosshairs and Cade fight trf soldiers barricade and bee get their final? Rematch as Bee pins him to the ground as Cade does the same to Santos

Give me one good reason why I shouldn't shoot this guy right now Cade says Hound than says nothing comes to mind

Cade drop it Lennox says it will be a cold day in hell before I drop it Cade answer back Lennox then respond you have to be the better man Yeager think about your wife and daughter

Cade lowering the gun from Santos head as reinforcement arrived you ok sidewipe asked Cade he didn't replied but give Bee the staff for protection

Guys we have a problem a soldier tells our characters Then a ship the same one from earlier lands impossible ultra magnus says what is that Cade ask

The ground begins to shake as the knights ship rises from the ice

The Ships doors open to reveal the Quintessons

They don't speak our language they speak in their own language everyone is silent for a moment before a red and black dragon lands in front of the Quintessons it transforms revealing itself to be optimus

Give it to me the autobots take defensive positions Hound and magnus try to approach prime but nemesis raise his sword in their direction Cade whispers to himself prime what happened

Optimus whatever this is we can end it together Hound says nemesis activities his forarm blade Hound look it then back at prime Hound and magnus begins to attack the fight ends with magnus on the ground And primes sword in Hound shoulder Cade rushes toward them optimus it me Cade we fought together I fight for my own kind nemesis says This isn't you prime Cade says I am what the humans made me

Cut to all of our characters as they look in horror at what optimus has become nemesis cuts Hound arm off He dropped Hound to the ground

Where is the staff human Bumblebee started to walk toward prime he gives him the staff forgive me nemesis says as him and the Quintessons launch into the sky as the film ends on a cliffhanger

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Starring:

• Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman
• Daniel Craig as James Gordon
• Emma Stone as Silver St. Cloud
• Donald Glover as Harvey Dent
• Domhnall Gleeson as The Riddler
• Iain Glen as Alfred Pennyworth
• Cameron Monaghan as Jerome Valestra
• Andy Garcia as Carmine Falcone

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Plot

• The movie opens with a flashback: In London, Alfred Pennyworth bails 27-year-old Bruce Wayne from prison after he gets into another fight. Alfred uses his ties in England to free Bruce from jail. Alfred asks Bruce if he'd like to come back to Gotham City. Bruce says that he has no choice. There is a nightmare where we hear the noise of a gun (The Waynes' murder isn't seen). Bruce wakes up in his car and Alfred asks him if everything is fine. While they are in their car, Bruce looks at Gotham's streets and says it's a shame that Gotham, which is such a respected city, is so corrupt.
• Bruce and Alfred enter the Wayne mansion and they avoid reporters. Bruce looks at a photo of his parents.
• ---Time skip 1 year later---
• We see the mobster Carmine Falcone playing Billiard with one of his assassins, Jerome Valestra, who just killed someone who was revealed to be an informant of the GCPD. They watch a TV report about the re-election of the Mayor, Rupert Thorne. Valestra, while young, is very charismatic, like a showman. His presence is dominating. One of Falcone's men asks about the Mayor, and he responds that he and his mayor are working together for 3 years. Falcone gives him handsome pay and in return, Thorne turns a blind eye from Falcone's business. Falcone responds that the assistant of the DA, Harvey Dent, gets on their nerves and that they should take care of him too.
• Some of Falcone's henchmen are leaving the place. They open a suitcase full of cash. Another money laundering operation. Suddenly they hear something weird. One of the guards is screaming. THEN, they see a black shadow that attacks them. They scream. This is Batman. Batman easily disarms them brutally, one of the guards ends up with a broken arm, and the other is injured also. Batman vanishes from the crime scene
• A cut to the Bat Cave shows Batman unmasked: This is Bruce Wayne, who is investigating some criminal operations by Falcone and his rival, The Penguin, including some brutal, sadistic attacks by Jerome. Alfred approaches him and reminds him that tomorrow, he has a meeting in Wayne Enterprises with the Company's CEO, Charles Finger. Bruce isn't interested, as he dislikes Finger, a sneaky businessman who is not better than Falcone and Rupert Thorne. Alfred insists that Bruce must, and Bruce then remembers that Lucius Fox also wanted him to attend the meeting. Bruce says to Alfred that he is not interested in Wayne Enterprises, but Alfred reminds him that this is his parents' legacy. Bruce responds that he would rather focus on being Batman, Alfred states that running Wayne Enterprises can allow him to do good for the city as Bruce Wayne and not as Batman. Bruce responds that "Bruce Wayne" is making enough public appearances, but Alfred says that this is a chance to do things "the right way".
• Bruce enters the Wayne Tower and watches the city. He is approached by Lucius Fox, one of the only people in Gotham that Bruce trusts, and the two chat. He then meets the company's CEO Charles Finger, a middle-aged man with grey hair. Bruce is suspicious of Finger and doesn't have patience for him. Finger is accompanied by his assistant Edward Nygma, a skinny red-haired young man. Finger explains about some of Wayne Enterprises' recent activities, Bruce isn't listening and just nods at him. While Bruce isn't interested in Wayne Enterprises, he still controls most of the shares. Finger offers Bruce to buy the shares so he will get rid of the Company and hands him papers.
• Bruce and Alfred go to the assistant of the DA's office where we are first introduced to Harvey Dent, Bruce's childhood friend and a former lawyer. The two are on good terms and catch out a bit. Harvey is a confident playboy who is not taking life too seriously, but is very hardworking with a high work ethic. He aspired to become Gotham's DA. Bruce shows Harvey the papers that Finger gave him and asks for an advice. Harvey, a former lawyer, is mad when Bruce shows him the papers that Finger gave him. Before Bruce can understand what is happening Dent burns the papers. Bruce asks him why he did that and Harvey explains that if Bruce signs the papers, Finger will have full control of the company and that giving such a man control of the corporation of Wayne Enterprises is like making a deal with the devil. Bruce then notices a good-looking woman who looks very familiar. As they get out, Alfred states that he saw Bruce look at that woman. Alfred then tells Bruce, privately, that he needs a girl that will balance him and all of the rage inside of him.
• Meanwhile, we cut to the GCPD station. Lieutenant James Gordon just left the station after the Commissioner, Arnold Flass, turned a blind eye to underworld crimes. Gordon enters his car, but not before he hears something and knows already it's Batman. The two have worked with each other for a year and a half. They are one of the only people in Gotham challenging the Mafia's control of the City. Gordon is the only Officer in Gotham that Batman can trust, and Batman is a reliable ally to Gordon. Batman hands Gordon pictures of council members hanging with mobsters. In the pictures, we see Commissioner Arnold Flass, Gordon's former partner Harvey Bullock, and other city officials hanging out with Carmine Falcone and other criminals. There are also pictures of The Penguin with fellow council members. Gordon tells Batman that this is pointless, but Batman insists. Gordon responds that criminals run this city and that they will find a way to bury the evidence. Batman insists on giving Gordon the pictures. Gordon tells Batman that one of the banks in Gotham City was rubbed. Batman responds that neither Falcone and The Penguin have an interest to rub a bank and that there is a new criminal in Gotham.
• Just as Gordon turns his back to check the pictures, Batman disappears.
• Gordon arrives at his apartment and kisses his wife. Their daughter is at a school for gifted and talented. Her potential is very high, and she took from her father his integrity and sense of Justice. James Gordon sits on his couch and expresses his feelings: He is nearly hopeless, and his superiors attempt to silence him. He knows he is a target for Falcone and The Penguin. His wife asks him if he is not worried that Batman is taking the law into his own hands. Gordon responds that Batman might have a point and that while Batman is a vigilante, he is one of the good ones. In a city where criminals are the law, maybe its good to break it sometimes. Gordon looks at the photos Batman gave him.
• Bruce Wayne attends Harvey Dent's party. Harvey greets him. Bruce, while well-known, struggles a bit to fit in and put a convincing act, but notices the pretty girl from earlier again. He approaches her as she goes to the balcony. As Bruce talks with her, she tells him that her name is Silver St. Cloud. Now Bruce understands why she is familiar, as she was his childhood friend and high school sweetheart. The two catch up and still have excellent chemistry. Silver tells Bruce that she works in the mayor's office and that her father left Gotham for Blüdhaven. Silver asks Bruce what he was up to before they met again, Bruce tries to put together a convincing answer to hide the fact that he is Batman, but in the end, just responds that he was trying to find himself somewhere else and that he needed a break from Gotham City. Just as Silver leaves, Harvey approaches Bruce and tells him that he saw the way he looks at Silver and that she can be great for him as he needs a relationship so he can feel more free, exactly what Alfred said. Bruce responds that he was recently involved in some stuff that made him "feel free in a way he never knew".
• Bruce leaves the party, but just as he leaves the Bat signal lightens up. Batman meets Gordon at the head of the GCPD, who shows him pieces of evidence from a crime scene. Gordon says that someone left a letter to The Batman, which consists of a puzzle. Batman says that he will check it in his place.
• Meanwhile, Jerome Valestra meets Oswald Cobbelpot, a mobster nicknamed The Penguin, a rival of Carmine Falcone. Jerome tells him that Falcone is ready to give The Penguin 25% of a major money laundering deal. The Penguin asks Valestra if Falcone had something to do with the rubbery of the bank and Valestra responds that Falcone doesn't need to rub banks like an outdated criminal. The Penguin mocks Valestra that while Falcone is still the most powerful man in Gotham, he can't be so sure that the "Clown in a Mouse costume" won't sabotage the money laundering deal as he did to Falcone's other operations. Valestra's attitude quickly changes into the terrifying showman we met earlier and warns The Penguin to not underestimate The Batman. The Penguin is angered by this.
• Bruce approaches Lucius Fox and asks him if he did what he asked. Lucius responds that there are some things he would like to show Bruce later. Bruce then notices Finger. He stops the conversation with Fox and approaches Charles. Bruce says he'd like to be more involved in Wayne Enterprises, much to Finger's surprise.
• Gordon enters his car. Just as he drives, he is involved in a brutal accident. While he is not dead, Gordon is on the ground, injured and with blood from his nose. He then sees Arnold Flass. Gordon tries to fight back, but Flass is in a better state and hits him brutally. Arnold Flass burns the pictures that Batman gave him. Flass warns Gordon that if he continues to play the good guy alongside "Zorro", next time he won't be so nice to him.
• Bruce leaves the Wayne Tower and is ready to enter his car. We see Edward Nygma watching him from the shadows, with a bit of a creepy and sinister look. The car then EXPLODES. Alfred, by a miracle, survives. Bruce notices that in the place of the car, there is a Riddle, again.
• A beaten James Gordon barely stands on his feet. He gets into his broken car and drives home. He wonders if his efforts are worth it, and asks himself if Gotham is beyond saving. Gordon bleeds from his mouth and tries to cover it so Barbara won't be worried.
• Bruce investigates a drug dealer who spreads his drug across Gotham to gain some easy money. Alfred reminds Bruce to call Silver St. Cloud but Bruce ignores it and continues to investigate it. He still tries to solve the riddles, and Alfred asks him if this is needed.
• Bruce responds that solving the new mystery can put Silver St. Cloud in danger, and Alfred responds Bruce should open up to people and stop pushing them away. Bruce dismisses his advice but once he thinks again he has some doubts. Alfred tells him that he once made the same mistake which caused him to lose the love of his life. Bruce tells Alfred to show Lucius Fox the evidence he found and asks if he managed to put some pieces together.
• Alfred meets Lucius Fox, who shows him what he managed to find. Lucius states that he failed to find what he asked for, but that the bomb consists a puzzle that might help them. Alfred is confused and jokes that he is bad at those things, but Master B might understand. Lucius then shows Alfred some "new toys" for Batman, straight out of the Wayne Enterprises tech division. Alfred asks if Finger or Nygma are aware of this and Fox responds that he is not. Alfred seems amused. Lucius continues and states that something about Nygna is weird, which is why he is usually not sharing information with him.
• Bruce goes to Silver's house, Silver tells Bruce that he has changed a lot, but she knows that the old Bruce is there despite what happened to his parents. The two kiss.
• Gordon follows Flass and hits his car with his car, repeating what Flass did to him. Flass, shocked, is injured but still attempts to hit Gordon, who easily avoids and gets his revenge: Gordon beats him up multiple times, leaving him naked at the floor, crushing his spirit. Gordon hits him multiple times, unleashing his anger. A clear knockout. Flass screams in pain, while Gordon is leaving him to lay alone on the ground.
• Arnold Flass, beaten up and humiliated, just starts to get up from the ground. Suddenly, Nygma comes out of the shadows- now dressed in a Green suit. Flass doesn't know what this man wants from him and attempts to ignore him, but Nygma riddles him a riddle, whose answer is "The Riddler". Nygma declares himself as "The Riddler" and kills him.
• Bruce tells Silver he must leave. Silver asks him to stay, but Bruce says that he is getting ready for a meeting at Wayne Enterprises. Silver urges him to stay, but Bruce, almost as Alfred is speaking from his mouth, responds that he needs to take a more active role as Bruce Wayne instead of just making empty public appearances. When Silver asks him what he means, he responds that the company is his family's legacy, and that he has a responsibility to carry his family's legacy. Bruce also talks with her about Finger's weird assistant, Edward Nygma.
• Gordon is at his Office and is then arrested by Officers. He doesn't understand what just happened until he is informed that Flass was killed. The murder is all over the news. Silver and Bruce watch it. Bruce insists that Gordon is innocent when Silver says people might not be what they seem, and that even someone like Gordon can be dark from within. Bruce responds that this is a mistake and that this is impossible. Bruce leaves and tells Silver there is something he needs to take care of.
• At the Wayne Manor, Fox gives Bruce the puzzle he found. A confused Bruce, in the Bat-Suit already, again attempts to solve it.
• Batman arrives in the Iceberg Lounge when we see The Penguin and his men counting their money and talking about Carmine Falcone. The Penguin's henchmen are ready to attack Batman but The Penguin tells them that there is no need and offers Batman to have a "men talk" in his Office. Batman asks The Penguin if he knows something about Flass, The Penguin responds that Flass worked for Falcone, but he had nothing to do with his murder. Batman disappears before The Penguin turns back. Bruce thought that the answer to the Riddle was hinting at The Penguin's involvement, but he was wrong.
• Bruce manages to put the clues together and breaks into the place that used to be the Museum of Gotham. Behind him, he hears someone clapping, which is revealed to be The Riddler who introduces himself to Batman. The Riddler calls him "Bruce", which shocks Batman. Batman then notices that The Riddler is Nygma. The Riddler explains that he knows of Bruce's past and that from the moment he returned to Gotham and Batman appeared he put the pieces together. Batman is getting ready to overpower The Riddler by using his physical advantage, but The Riddler is ready for this option and warns him that if he kills him, Gotham City will be shut down. The Riddler leaves a riddle for Batman to solve, Batman fails to solve it and the building explodes. Batman barely escapes.
• An injured Bruce arrives at the Bat-Cave. Bruce tells Alfred that Nygma, who is called "The Riddler", is the one behind all of it and that he was playing with him. Bruce tells Alfred that in a city like Gotham, someone needs to take the law into his own hands if he wants to make a change. Bruce also says that being Batman is making him feel free in a way he never knew. Alfred responds that he sounds like someone who is addicted to drugs
• Jerome and Carmine Falcone are watching the TV where there is a report about the explosion at the museum. Jerome jokes about it in a psychopathic tone, that now "Gotham's history is destroyed". Falcone asks him what about The Penguin and if he took care of the "bastard from the police". Jerome responds that he was arrested for the murder of Arnold Flass, and Jerome asks Falcone if he had something to do with it. Falcone responds that while he would have liked to frame Gordon, he is not connected to it. Falcone is FURIOUS that Flass, who was very loyal to him and worked with him for a long time is now dead and that its probably Batman who killed him. Jerome looks at Falcone in a bit of a.. disrespectful, yet confident look, and confidently responds that killing is not the "style" of "their little Bat friend", while holding a cue stick, and that Batman would prefer to pretend that he is Zorro.
• Bruce and Silver sit in a bar. Bruce tries again to put on a "mask" to fit in and put on an act, but Silver sees through it. The two have a heart-to-heart conversation, during which Bruce tells her that he is fighting the fear he had as a kid and that he feels the need to unleash his anger at the world. Silver understands him, and the two share a kiss.
• The Riddler is in his location in an abandoned factory. His high intelligence also features incredible hacking skills. By using his hacking skills, he breaks into the GCPD's archive and now has access to crimes that were committed by city officials and were buried by the Mayor and the Police. He knows he has a diamond in his hand. The Riddler steals pictures of council members with crime bosses, pictures of council members taking bribes from the mafia, and smiles manically. He searches for Harvey Dent in this picture but fails. It is revealed that The Riddler was the one who sent Batman the images of Flass.
• Just talking about Harvey Dent, Harvey Dent enters his Office. He ignores a call from the mayor of Gotham. Then the lights are turned off. Dent knows this is Batman. Batman appears behind him. Dent tries to take his gun but Batman disarms him. Dent asks what he wants. Batman responds that he is not there to hurt him and knows he is one of the only honest and well-intentioned people in Gotham. Harvey listens. Batman tells Dent that an innocent man was framed: James Gordon. Dent responds that there is nothing he can do, but Batman insists until Dent responds that he will see what he can do about it. There is a slight guilt on Batman's face, as he is lying to his best friend, but he quickly takes it over and vanishes into the night. Harvey looks a bit inspired by Batman.
• Harvey Dent meets Gordon in prison and tells him he will be his attorney. Gordon is confused but thanks him. Harvey says Gordon should thank their "mutual friend", hinting at Batman.
• While Bruce talks with Alfred, they try to figure out what will be the next step of The Riddler. Bruce states that The Riddler is unpredictable and cunning, leagues above Carmine Falcone. Alfred suspects that Finger is behind all of this, but Bruce is sure that The Riddler is not the type of guy to take orders from someone else and is acting alone. Alfred tries to advise Bruce to be rational, but Bruce is not listening as he investigates Edward Nygma/The Riddler's past. Alfred gives him another letter that someone left for him. Bruce knows this is probably The Riddler. As he opens the letter, a riddle is supposed to lead Batman to a location, a location "he knows well". Batman loses his calm but tries to solve The Riddle. Batman says he will have a little talk with Charles Finger in an attempt to understand what The Riddler is up to.
• James Gordon is released from prison. Harvey reveals that he used his ties to release him on bail, Gordon says that he will pay him the necessary amount of money but Dent declines and says that the only way Gordon can pay him is to rejoin the GCPD; as the city needs honest Officers.
• Batman enters Charles Finger's villa. Finger isn't scared and is not ordering his bodyguards to enter. Finger mocks Batman that he confuses him with Falcone. Batman doesn't have patience for Finger's "jokes" and threatens him, angrily saying that he demands to know everything about Edward Nygma/The Riddler. Finger then states that Nygma was his assistant for 2 years, was always very smart, one of the smartest people he met, and always liked Riddles. Batman asks if he knows anything else. Charles responds that he doesn't.
• At the GCPD, Gordon is approached by his former partner Harvey Bullock. Bullock congratulates him for his release from prison but asks him if he or Batman murdered Flass. Gordon responds that Batman has nothing to do with it. Bullock recommends staying away from Batman, as he is dragging Gordon into his stupid crusade. Gordon responds that while Batman's methods might be debatable, he is one of the only ones that is willing to fight crime. Bullock, who understands that Gordon is criticizing him, is put on defense and tries to justify the choices he made: It is revealed that Bullock once shared Gordon's desire to fight crime in Gotham, but once he lost his money because he was addicted to gambling he accepted bribes from Falcone and became another corrupt Officer.
• Bruce follows The Riddler's clues and arrives in the ally where his parents were murdered. We hear gunshots and the screams of a young Bruce Wayne, which distract Batman. Batman feels this moment again; we hear the voices of Thomas and Martha Wayne; the necklace of Martha Wayne and the noise of the necklace falling apart, which symbolizes Bruce. Batman is getting drugged and barely sees. The Riddler shows up behind him and shocks him multiple times until Batman is knocked out and loses consciousness
• Batman wakes up in an abandoned factory, and he finds himself in a situation where he is like a human roulette. The Riddler mocks Batman that he fell right into his trap. Batman asks The Riddler what is he doing. The Riddler responds that he is the one who will be asking the questions and is very pleased that he is now in control of the situation and that Batman is at his mercy. Batman fails to break out and The Riddler starts to give him simple yet childish Riddles and Batman must solve each riddle within a minute. Batman fails to solve the first one, which leads to him getting electric shocks. The Riddler is satisfied by this. The Riddler taunts Batman about his past and manages to get into Bruce's head. Batman is crushed by The Riddler both physically and mentally. The Riddler reveals to Batman that he can shut down Gotham City as he takes over the city's servers. Batman manages to solve the next Riddle, which for the first time, throws The Riddler off balance. The Riddler quickly regains control of the situation as Batman fails to solve the next riddle. The Riddler shocks him again making him bleed. Unbeknownst to The Riddler, however, Batman put a tracker on himself and sent his location to James Gordon. Gordon arrives there, and The Riddler, who is afraid that he will get caught, escapes the place but not before giving Batman one last riddle before leaving. Gordon enters the scene and releases Batman from the human roulette. Batman tells Gordon about the Riddler's plan and asks Jim for help, who tells him to vanish before the rest of the police arrive.
• Silver arrives after getting Bruce's call and is shocked to see Batman, who takes off his mask. Silver is shocked. She doesn't know what to say. She takes her house. Silver takes care of his injuries and tells Bruce that while she knew he changed, she couldn't imagine how. Silver says that now she understands why Batman always acts like he is above the law. Bruce responds that in a city like Gotham, someone needs to take the law into his own hands if he wants to make a change. Bruce also says that being Batman is making him feel free in a way he never knew. Bruce recovers and leaves Silver's house. Silver is very conflicted at the moment.
• The day later, we see Bruce Wayne attempting to solve the Riddles that Nygma left him. Alfred tells him that he has been obsessing over this, and Bruce responds that he feels so close to solving the Riddle but something misses. Bruce tells Alfred that The Riddler is planning to shut down the entire city. Silver arrives in the Wayne manor and tells Bruce she is worried about him and that it's not too late to choose a normal life. They share a talk where Bruce consults with Silver about The Riddler. Silver asks Bruce what the Riddler's motives are and Bruce doesn't know. He responds that The Riddler is one step before him and that he nearly killed him the other night. Bruce attempts to kiss Silver and this time she agrees. The two kiss with the picture of Thomas Wayne and Martha at the background.
• While James Gordon is at his office, Bullock approaches him and tells him that someone has asked to hand him this letter. Gordon opens the letter -it is a letter from The Riddler, which, once again, includes a riddle. Gordon calls Batman and shows him the Riddle. Batman concludes that the answer to the Riddle is "family". Batman understands that The Riddler is after James Gordon's family and warns him to keep his family safe. Gordon then gets a call, and it is The Riddler who tells Gordon and Bruce that he kidnapped James' wife, Barbara, and their baby. Gordon loses his calm but Batman, who now thinks twice before falling into the trap, thinks for a moment. The Riddler demands that Batman arrive in his location and if not, Gordon's family will die. The Riddler gives Batman a clue to his location and gives him 1 hour to arrive.
• Batman solves The Riddle and is led to an abandoned warehouse that Carmine Falcone once used for drug deals with council members in Gotham. The Riddler then arrives and again threatens that if Batman kills him, Gordon's family will die. The Riddler points a gun to Barbara's head. The Riddler demands to play with Batman a 1 final game of Riddles and Batman, who doesn't have a choice, agrees.
• Batman manages to solve the final Riddle, which shocks Nygma who now loses his calm and starts to melt down and lose self-control. Bruce manages to target his mental weakness and screams at him that he is a pathetic psychopath who is desperate for attention and is not nearly as brilliant as he claims he is and that he is just..nothing. The Riddler understands that Batman is right which furthers shakes his mental state and makes his melt-down more drastic, but tells Batman that there are still things he knows about Gotham that Batman doesn't know. The Riddler presses on a button and the warehouse now starts to burn. The Riddler throws Barbara and her baby on the ground so he can escape. It succeeds. Batman saves Barbara and her baby and gets them to safety. Jim thanks Gordon and hugs his wife and their baby.
• The fire is spreading. An orphanage is burned. Batman enters a building and saves orphans from dying.
• Batman goes after The Riddler who shuts at him with bullets, but it only injures Batman's shoulder as The Riddler misses. Batman barely disarms The Riddler and attempts to keep him away from the controller that will allow him to shut down Gotham. The Riddler, while losing, manages to take off Batman's mask. Bruce is now unmasked, he knows that he can't stay there any longer. Gordon then punches The Riddler from behind which finally knocks Nygma out. Gordon is without his glasses, so he fails to recognize Bruce's face. He thanks Batman for his help but asks him to leave before the GCPD arrives. While Gordon checks if Nygma is alive, Bruce/Batman is already gone.
• Bruce, as Batman, arrives at Silver's house. She can tell it's him. Bruce takes off his mask. Silver tells him that she wants to believe the old Brice is still there, and Bruce looks down. Bruce truly loves her and Silver also loves him but she is worried about his "other self"; Batman. Bruce knows that she is right, but thinks from his heart. Silver kisses him but then takes a step back and she says that she could not be with him because she could not stand worrying about him each night. She then ends the relationship and asks Bruce to leave.
• On the TV, there are reports about The Riddler's defeat and the massive fire he caused that burned the Gothan orphanage. Falcone and Jerome watch it. Jerome says that Gotham is not a city for "freaks" like The Riddler. The TV also reports about Gordon's promotion to the Captain of the GCPD, which Dent pushed. Falcone responds that Batman, Dent, and Gordon are not going to give them a rest anytime soon. Jerome is not alarmed by this and is again, just amused.
• In the Bat Cave, Bruce is angry for losing Silver and Alfred tries to comfort him. Bruce blames Batman for pushing Silver away, and Alfred responds that he has a choice: His crime-fighting persona, or to have a normal life like Bruce Wayne. Bruce responds that The Riddler said something about the corruption in Gotham that he (Bruce) doesn't know off. Alfred is confused by it. Bruce responds that there is probably something bigger at the background, bigger than The Riddler or Falcone. Bruce dons the Bat-Suit..

THE END

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• Bruce Wayne is a bit inspired by Patrick Bateman, but not a murderous psychopath
• Harvey Dent is a bit like a Young Barack Obama mixed with RFK
• The Riddler's character is more in line with how he was used in Zero Year and Hush while taking inspiration from Simon in Die Hard 3 and Jigsaw and a sprinkle of Jeffrey Dahmer
• Gotham is meant to be like a Dark NYC
• There is a tease to the Court of Owls

There’s a kid, his name is Dennis Slycer. 

Joker does this bombing, his Mom and Dad die. A son is sent to an orphanage, has nothing but anger against Gotham, a corrupt place that made this happen, but more-so toward that Dark Knight, Batman, he believes if he killed Joker, this does not happen. This kid will become angrier when seeing he took on a kid as Robin. It should’ve, could’ve been him.

This makes it hard for him to befriend people in his orphanage. They love Batman. He is isolated, HE blames The Bat more. Within less than a MONTH; Dennis is CAUGHT, in a room dissecting a bat, reveling in it’s suffering. People leading this orphanage panic, and he is arrested on charges of Animal Cruelty.

Dennis is put in Arkham; and Hugo Strange will want to understand and treat him; what Hugo’s doing is as demented as Dennis is, which will make Dennis worse. Dennis’s still blaming The Bat, as he’s defending Gotham's corrupt bad policies and not helping him.

Eventually, Dennis escapes, wanting revenge on Gotham and Batman, wanting to ravage Gotham and make Batman suffer and die. Dennis goes around the world, he’ll be going, getting training, then building his Militia; doing this to prepare his vengeance. He’ll gain this obsession with knowing all about Batman, and learning about Bruce being Batman, and he hates Bruce as well; Bruce owned that orphanage, and he thought it would help, and that he did not have to do MORE. Batman, again, didn’t do enough. He becomes The Arkham Knight.

\"My special boy...\"

Jason Voorhees.

For a series with such varying quality and muddled continuity as Friday the 13th, we horror fans can all agree that our Jason is an icon. This ruthless, deranged and sometimes zombified momma's boy has carved out quite the legacy in the slasher fandom.

But good God almighty has he fallen on hard times lately. Legal troubles and a lack of creative vision have left poor Jason in movie limbo for more than a decade now.

As we go about our business this Spooktober, I thought I'd head to the drawing board and look at what the saga of Crystal Lake can do to mark a new beginning. From diving into the darker lore surrounding Jason, to touching on certain sinister ideas and designs by one Tom Savini.

The film would function as both a reboot and sequel, following the example of Blumhouse's Halloween in 2018. In addition to a previous rewrite of mine on Elm Street.

• Said 'Elm Street' sequel, which nixes all sequels post Dream Warriors.

The style of this latest installment mixes two of the stronger films in the franchise.

• The dark, slick style of the 2009 reboot, and its savage man-of-the-woods Jason.
• Occasional dark comedy, and supernatural horror owing to Jason Lives.

Let's put on our hockey masks, and sharpen our machetes. It's time to come back to...

****

CRYSTAL LAKE

Directed by-

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

Music by-

Steve Jablonsky

Makeup and creature design by-

Tom Savini

Starring-

Isabela Merced as Julia Navarro

Alice Braga as Carla Navarro

Jon Bernthal as Peter Nesbitt/>!Elias Voorhees!<

Derek Mears as Jason Voorhees

Amy Adams as "Mother"

****

A Fresh Start

The story begins in the 1990s.

Years have passed since the events of the sixth film in the series, Jason Lives.

• As far as continuity goes, none of the films after the sixth are to be regarded as canon.
  • The slate is more or less wiped clean, as to accommodate the story told.

Following an extensive sweep of the territory surrounding Camp Forest Green, once called Camp Crystal Lake, local government enacts an renovation of the area. Crystal Lake is to become a national park, with summer camps included.

Publicly, the state speaks on the various tragedies of Camp Crystal Lake and announces a memorial to the people who lost their lives. The killings committed by Pamela Voorhees, and her son Jason, are quietly covered up as urban legends, and the work of various lone criminals.

For now, it seems the story of the Voorhees family has been put to rest.

For now...

The Camp Reopens

In the summer, the mother and daughter pairing of Carla and Julia Navarro arrive at Camp Crystal Lake. Joining them is Carla's fiancé Peter, who is still working things out with his soon-to-be stepdaughter.

• Carla is to be a nurse at the renovated summer camp.
• Julia is to work as a counselor.
• Peter, a working-class man with a background in car repairs, is to help with general appliances.

Julia and Peter are somewhat distant, as the young woman is still mourning the death of her father, a park ranger. In addition, Peter is at least a decade older than Carla, and their engagement has gone by quicker than Julia is comfortable with.

Personal problems aside, Julia is looking forward to a quiet summer and gets on well with the children at camp.

• As a protagonist, Julia is perhaps the most committed counselor in the entire series.
• Various other counselors serve as fodder supporting characters.

Urban Legends

It doesn't take long for the stories of Jason Voorhees to rear their ugly head again. Two of the other camp counselors stage a prank on Julia, involving a hockey mask and a machete spattered in fake blood.

The prank upsets Julia, and outright infuriates Peter. Further angering him is several of the counselors telling stories about Jason, including bits of his supposed family history.

• His mother Pamela is rumored to have dabbled in the occult.
• His father, Elias, is said to have been an abuser whose last spat with Pamela caused direct harm to their son.
• After a bitter and even violent fight, Pamela took Jason with her and left Elias behind.
  • But not before leaving Elias with a vicious scar on the very hand he used to hurt young Jason.

After the controversy, he takes Julia out by the lake and talks with her about the rumored serial killer. He promises the story is "dead and buried". The two watch the sunset, perhaps more comfortable with each other than they've ever been.

But something in Peter's demeanor gives Julia pause.

• The film lingers on the lake at sunset, with Peter staring blankly at it.
• Peter's almost violent anger towards the counselor dressed as "Jason".

What Goes Bump in the Night

As the sun goes down, something stirs in Crystal Lake. Something disturbed by the presence of the still-angry Peter, and a grouchy archivist pouring through items confiscated during local sweeps.

The archivist lands on an old book wrapped in what looks like leather. The pages are inked in what seems to be blood.

• Fans of a certain horror-comedy series by Sam Raimi will get the reference.

At the bottom of the lake, a hulking figure begins to struggle against its chains.

• Quick flashes show off a dark abyss, and flames surrounding the figure.

The archivist throws the book away, dismissing its as junk. Looking over the history of the camp, he grumbles about "that old bat Pamela" before he goes out for a drink by the lake. He arrives just in time to see two of the female counselors going for a night swim, and watches in secret.

The figure at the bottom of the lake breaks its chains. It makes its way out of the lake, hockey mask gleaming in the moonlight. It finds the archivist as he lecherously watching the counselors.

Jason Voorhees, awakened from his slumber, picks up where he left off years ago and claims his next victim.

As he stares at the reopened camp in anger, the apparition of Mother appears to Jason, and tells him not to let the insult to her memory stand.

"Kill, Jason. Kill for Mommy."

Violent Nature

From here on out, much of the film sees the usual old-fashioned F13 fare.

• Irresponsible counselors being killed off in various gruesome ways.
• Jason being increasingly angered by the attitudes of his victims.
  • Promiscuous young adults neglecting their duties.
  • Authorities trespassing on what Jason considers his turf.

Over the course of the next day and night, Julia grows more frightened as it becomes clear that the stories of Jason isn't over yet. She's just landed in the next chapter.

She almost loses her life to Jason at nightfall, until a chance distraction by a ranger. Jason kills the ranger and moves to pursue Julia until he sees her ushering several young children to safety. Even waiting for the group to take shelter in a safehouse before he joins them.

• The move puts Julia at risk, with Jason carrying a bow and arrow that can easily kill her with one clean shot.

The protective, almost maternal gesture gives Jason pause. Pause enough for Julia to escape.

The camp enters a sort of lockdown, with rangers and local police scouring the woods for Jason. The killer is forced to lie low, but Mother's voice ushers him not to stop now.

Family Secret

Though help is on its way, Carla and Julia think the staff and campers should move as soon as possible. Peter disagrees, thinking it's best they all stay put.

Julia grows suspicious when, in the dead of night, she sees Peter disregarding his own advice and sneaking into the archives. She follows him, catching up in time to see him rifling through various historical items.

• Along the way, Julia leaves behind a "paper trail" of sorts for Carla.
  • Something her father taught them.

Until he finds what he's looking for. The peculiar old book left behind by the rangers. One of the rangers catches Peter and tells him to give up the book, as it's the property of law enforcement.

Peter agrees, but as Julia watches in silence he suddenly pulls out a hammer and bashes the ranger over the head. Bludgeoning the man to death, Peter takes the book.

A terrified Julia moves to leave, but in her frightened state she knocks something over. Peter catches on and finds her. Disappointed, he says she should have stayed with Carla and subdues the young woman.

As he drags Julia out into the woods, Julia begs to know what's wrong. Why Peter did what he did. The restless and impatient Peter tells Julia he didn't come here to maintain old machine parts. He came here to hunt.

It's then that Julia seen something she never picked up on before. An ugly scar on Peter's hand, the hand he used to kill the ranger.

She finally pieces it all together.

• Peter's anger at hearing Jason and Pamela Voorhees's story.
• His odd discomfort by the lake.
• His secrecy and sneaking about.
• The scar.

Julia is petrified, realizing the truth about her would-be stepfather. He isn't "Peter Nesbit".

He is Elias Voorhees.

Live Bait

Elias ties Julia to a tree by the lake. Intending to use her and the old book as bait for his son, Elias offers a half-hearted apology for what's going to happen to her.

He gives a self-serving explanation for what happened between him and his former family.

• That Pamela was always a disturbed woman, obsessed with the paranormal.
• She refused to entertain the idea that her son might be similarly disturbed.
• Elias, he says, knew better; that Jason was a freak, and Pamela's blind devotion to him would be the end of her.
• He tried to keep them both in line, and was driven away for it.

Elias's story ends with him insinuating that Pamela's occult obsessions were what kept Jason alive after he supposedly drowned. That he's cursed, and always has been cursed. He has the book to prove it, a book Pamela hoarded for herself in her final days.

Julia, for her part, isn't having any of it.

• She calls Elias out for his cruel treatment of Jason and Pamela, saying a real father wouldn't have let fear turn him against the people closest to him.
  • Now that fear is all he has left.
• Elias's treatment of Pamela and Jason would have only made things worse, and deepened the pair's dependence on each other above all else.
• He's not hunting Jason because it's the right thing to do, he just doesn't want to deal with the guilt of knowing what monsters he helped create.

Elias's killing hand twitches, and he viciously slaps Julia across the face. Elias warns her not to push him any more, and finishes setting up the live bait for Jason.

But as he hides, pulling out a hunting rifle he packed away on the trip, it isn't Jason who stumbles across Julia first. It's Carla.

• Having followed the paper trail to the archives, and followed from there.

Julia's mother tries to free her. Elias almost loses his nerve as Julia spills his secret, and trains a gun on them both. He tells them to stay put, but Carla tries to call for help instead...

And in a moment of utter selfishness, a panicked Elias shoots her down.

Julia screams in horror, clutching her wounded mother. Elias tries to get her back in line, but it's too late.

The woods grow silent around them, and Jason arrives.

Father and Son

Jason stares down Elias, who makes his presence and identity known by stepping into the moonlight. The undead killer is taken aback, and almost feels a twinge of fear at the sight of the man who hurt him so terribly as a child.

But then his gaze falls on Carla, and her frightened daughter. He puts two and two together, and just like that, the killer's fear gives way to rage.

A violent confrontation ensues between the father and son.

• Though he's an older man by now, Elias is strong and fast enough to keep out of Jason's reach.
• Jason is able to take almost any punishment his father deals, but is almost too slow to catch him.

Elias only has to hold Jason at bay until the law can catch up and mow the undead killer down. But Julia, furious at her mother's wounding, takes the choice out of his hands. She tosses Jason his mother's book, then leads Carla to the police before pointing them in the wrong direction.

As Jason persists in attacking Elias, his father slowly realizes there's no help coming for him. The formerly bold and vengeful old man grows afraid, and falters enough for Jason to finally catch him.

Elias's cries for help are stifled as Jason clutches him by the throat. He impales Elias with his machete, nailing him to the same tree he tied Julia to. Then, repeating the action which cemented his fear and hate for his father years ago, Jason takes Elias's hunting knife and slowly cuts along his head. Mirroring a scar he gave young Jason.

• The entire killing is slow and drawn out.
  • Unlike every other kill in the film, which was more or less going through the motions, Jason takes clear satisfaction in dispatching his father.
• Pamela's voice spurs Jason to deliver the scarring as Elias bleeds out, wanting him to hurt the way her precious boy was hurt.

Elias dies a painful death, and Jason leaves with Pamela's book. But not before staring off after Julia and her mother one last time. For a moment there's something gentler, something almost human in his gaze. But it doesn't last, and Jason withdraws into the woods alone.

By the time the authorities circle back around, the Crystal Lake killer is gone.

Never Laid to Rest

Weeks later, Julia is sitting by her mother in the hospital. Carla is comatose, and it's unclear if she will wake up.

News surrounding Crystal Lake reports no sighting of Jason Voorhees. Julia isn't surprised, knowing the park is shut down again and likely won't reopen any time soon.

Julia dwells on what Elias told her, and ponders what dark secret lay at the heart of Jason's resurrection.

• Whether Elias's fears of Pamela and her occult fixations were founded.
• What lay in the pages of Pamela's book.
• Whether Jason will awaken again.

She stares off into the distance, towards the wilderness in which Jason Voorhees lurks. Wondering if he will ever truly be gone.

Indeed, her worries are well founded. In the forest by Crystal Lake, Jason's body has returned to the earth. But his vengeful spirit isn't laid to rest.

\"We all deserve to be punished...\"

Somewhere else, far removed from Crystal Lake and the world of the living, Jason is still hunting.

Elias Voorhees's soul wanders the same darkness in which Jason and Pamela have dwelled for years. And as he is confronted by the gleeful specter of his wife, and the demonic visage of his son, he realizes this isn't their hell anymore.

It's his.

THE END

****

After the credits, the film ends on a brief stinger.

Years later, an unseen stranger enters the forest. They stumble upon Jason's resting place, and uncover Pamela's book. Ripping out its pages, the stranger packs them away with the rest of the tome they carry. Completing said tome at last.

The Necronomicon Ex-Mortis.

The stranger shakes off the dusty old book, grumbling that it'll rust his good hand. A metal hand.

He hurries out, half-jokingly wishing sweet dreams to the slumbering "bonehead".

****

And that's the end. For now.

Hope you like this next entry into a hypothetical revival of the various slashers, which started with my Elm Street treatment.

I'll be back in a few days, with the next installment. An idea for a supposed final chapter of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead saga, which pulls in the Elm Street and Crystal Lake sagas for one schlocky, campy, bloody crossover inspired by a particular 2000s comic book.

And all complete with another horror icon. One known for his pragmatic, even honorable way of going about things.

Even if his nature is a little... hellish.