One of the big draws of the Mortal Kombat 1 reboot is how the concept of Edenia has spread into a more beautiful, peaceful Outworld. Story mode clips confirmed the entire region is going through a renaissance, shifting from the hellish realm the previous games depicted. In this case, Queen Sindel is the Empress, overseeing a paradise that has Goro's Shokan people and Motaro's Centaurians working together, too.
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