The Lightning God Rayden brings Liu Kang, Sonja Blade, and Johnny Cage to a remote island to compete in the tournament known as Mortal Kombat. If the Outworld wins the tournament ten times in a row, they can enter the Realm of Earth and take over. They have been victorious the last nine times, and with warriors like Scorpion, Sub Zero, and Goro, the future of Earth looks bleak.