Tri-Borg origins THEORY.........

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I just want to point out that this is just a theory that I thought of, not necessarily anything true, but rather something that would bring about some interesting conversation......


Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I think that Noob Saibot may have something to do with this, maybe in Tri-Borg's ending.
This isn't the first time that cyborgs were messed with in an MK timeline, to suit Noob Saibot's purposes. *cough*Noob-Smoke*cough*



MK Deception Noob-Smoke Bio & Ending:

In the words of Noob Saibot, from the Bio in Deception, in the old timeline:




"Under Shao Kahn's rule I hunted enemies of his throne. As a member of the Brotherhood Of Shadow, I did Quan Chi's bidding. All the while serving Shinnok, Lord of the Netherrealm, as well. Now all my masters are gone. I am at long last free to pursue my own destiny. Outworld is where I will begin my ascension to power. Now is the time to forge a legion of assassins loyal only to Noob Saibot."

"I found my first "ally" in the abandoned fortress of Shao Kahn. Deep in the labrynth of torture chambers and prison cells the cyber ninja Smoke, lay inoperative. A war trophy of the late Emperor, Smoke had lain there since the invasion of Earthrealm. It did not take long for me to reactivate his nanotechnology, which reshaped and repaired his artificial body."





I have a feeling that Noob Saibot may have re-activated Sektor in the same way that he re-activated Smoke in the old timeline, but this time in the Lin Kuei temple rather than Shao Kahn's fortress.
Since Smoke escaped automation in the new timeline, perhaps there were blueprints lying around for his transformation in the event of his capture.

I think that Tri-Borg may indeed be the new Noob-Smoke of this time line, and the old Deception ending (IMO) points to that a bit.



Deception Ending

"With Smoke as his template, Noob Saibot planned to return to the Netherrealm and use Smoke's nanotechnology to create an army of cyborg demons. He was unaware that they were followed by someone Noob had not seen since before he became a wraith. Smoke instantly recognized their visitor. He was an echo of their past. He was Sub-Zero, Noob Saibot's brother."

"Noob Saibot was surprised to see how much stronger his brother had become. If he were still Lin Kuei, still human, he would probably have shown some degree of pride. But, as Raiden had revealed during the ordeal with Shinnok's Amulet, his soul had been tainted when he died at the hand of Scorpion. Noob Saibot, the original Sub-Zero, had descended into the Netherrealm free from compassion. He ordered Smoke to assist him in slaying his brother - his first act as ruler of the Netherrealm."



Replace Smoke with Sektor, and yeah, I think that it may very well be a possibility, even going into MK11.
Now, I know that this is a new timeline and I'm the first to say that events have transpired differently, but some of the stuff in MK9 was also just twisted around a bit to fit another character being captured.

Again, this is just me throwing around a theory, which I thought would bring up a good discussion.
 
If we are going by the comics, then every Lin Kuei cyber ninja is dead. So, either Sektor set up a fail safe, Dr. Gero style, or someone else put Tri-borg together.

I kinda like this theory.
 
Triborg, in the mirror intro, calls himself the "founder of the Tekunin clan"
I don't think he has anything to do with Noob. Probably a Sektor failsafe like someone said above
 
Cyrax is still alive though. Kittlestens tweets are too transparent. There isn't any confirmation that Triborg is evil yet, so maybe Cyrax created the Tekunin in conjunction with the Special Forces
 
If the KP2 trailer is anything to go off of, it seem Smoke obsorbs Sektor's soul when he places his hand on to his head.
 
Be realistic, guys. We all know this character only exists because of fan demand and the variation system.
 
So, IIRC, Cyber Sub-Zero's ladder ending in MK9 was something about Shao Kahn possessing him or whatever, right? Maybe Shao Kahn is screwing around with cybernetics these days cause he got tired of Outworld sorcery. I'm kinda joking, but throwing it out there.

Cyrax is still alive though. Kittlestens tweets are too transparent. There isn't any confirmation that Triborg is evil yet, so maybe Cyrax created the Tekunin in conjunction with the Special Forces

Oh yeah, forgot about the Cyrax tweets. Ok, so all cyborgs BUT Cyrax died. That is a good point about no confirmation about Triborg's alignment. Cyrax could have something up his robotic sleeve in regards to this.

Be realistic, guys. We all know this character only exists because of fan demand and the variation system.

But, THEORIES! CONSPIRACIES!
 
I doubt Triborg will be a canon character. He's the result of fan-response of people wanting the cyber ninjas, that's all. Unless they make a new chapter in Story Mode with Triborg, he won't be canon... at least not in MKX. If he shows up in MK11's Story Mode, then sure.

Should he be canon, I think he's just a fail-safe product, with the data of different Lin Kuei ninjas and how they were (or in Smoke's case, was going to be) after partaking in the Cyber Initiative. Though Smoke was never turned cyborg, he was still going to be, and his data was most likely already input into a suit - the same data Triborg now uses.

It's interesting how he can change between them though, as that would mean he's alot more complex than any of the former cyber ninjas.
 
Triborg, in the mirror intro, calls himself the "founder of the Tekunin clan"
I don't think he has anything to do with Noob. Probably a Sektor failsafe like someone said above

Was this a Sektor vs Sektor intro or a Cyrax vs Cyrax intro?


Though Smoke was never turned cyborg, he was still going to be, and his data was most likely already input into a suit - the same data Triborg now uses.

It's interesting how he can change between them though, as that would mean he's alot more complex than any of the former cyber ninjas.

That's why I'm wondering that if NRS does decide to make him canon, that someone else is behind this.
Even with Cyrax being alive, someone else could have created this Tri-Borg with the schematics from Cyrax, Sektor and Smoke. ;)
 
So far, only Tanya and Bo'Rai Cho are the only DLC who are canon. I don't think the MKX comic is canon, so Tremor isn't either.

I feel like the only characters who aren't canon are guests. I mean... Tremor is in MKX. He has his own backstory (regardless of how vague and bland it is). I don't think characters necessarily need to show up in the story to become canon.

And I thought the comic was canon....? Isn't it like the "untold" story that connects MK9 and MKX or some sh**?
 
Cyrax VS Sektor. Sektor was the one who said he was the founder of the Tekunin.

Sektor's memory was still fully functioning when Kuai-Liang showed Hanzo the truth about the death of his family, though.
He was on life support, but it was still transmitting his memories.
Makes me wonder if Kuai killed all the Tekunin and tore Sektor apart, leaving him immobilized, like how Raiden immobilized Shinnok (who isn't dead, per se).

Obviously. But that doesn't mean he doesn't have a place in the lore.

Exactly.
Reptile started out as just a secret character with no lore, but he became playable and got a story in MKII.

And I thought the comic was canon....? Isn't it like the "untold" story that connects MK9 and MKX or some sh**?

That's what I took from the comics, too.
The comics were the canon from MK9 leading up to the MKX game story.
 
I feel like the only characters who aren't canon are guests. I mean... Tremor is in MKX. He has his own backstory (regardless of how vague and bland it is). I don't think characters necessarily need to show up in the story to become canon.

And I thought the comic was canon....? Isn't it like the "untold" story that connects MK9 and MKX or some sh**?

The comic was originally going to canon, I believe, but there are so many inconsistencies with the MKX Story Mode that it can't be canon. And Tremor was never shown in MKX's Story Mode, however Tanya and Bo were. But well, if the MKX comic truly is canon, then of course Tremor is as well.
 
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