Honestly, a larger chunk of X's LM endings are more linked to the Story Mode than 9's, along with the endings that introduce new details or have outs to bring back characters. Oh sure, you have endings like Shinnok's and Erron Black's, but Liu Kang's, Kotal Kahn's, etc., endings mostly come off as ''what did this character do after the Jinsei powered Shinnok was beaten''. Mileena, Quan Chi, Ermac, and Johnny Cage's endings all have outs to bring back characters. Kitana and Kano's endings are character studies that introduce new details.