Mortal Kombat 9/Tear Jerker


 * Liu Kang. Dear God, Liu Kang.
 * There's added Fridge Sadness in Liu Kang's non-canon arcade ending, where he ends up The implication is basically that no matter the outcome, Raiden's meddling has permanently ruined  and there's absolutely nothing that can change that short of simply letting Armageddon happen and losing everyone all over again.
 * And speaking of
 * The ending of the game.
 * And, to top it all off:
 * One that applies via a Freeze-Frame Bonus:
 * Quan Chi showing Scorpion at the end of Chapter 3, especially considering that Scorpion . Oh, and canonically (this is, this particular bit is unnafected from the entire reboot).