The Mortal Kombat series has a rich lore behind it, with its many characters coming from each of the realms that make up the MK universe. Now, you'll no doubt be very familiar with three of these realms (Earthrealm, Outworld and Netherrealm) with the fourth (Edenia) being one you'll have heard about in many of the character's bios, but the other two (Orderrealm and Chaosrealm) are two realms that have been extremely underutilised in the Mortal Kombat series. For those unaware about MK's realms, these are the main six;
Edenia, Orderrealm and Chaosrealm have only been featured heavily in one MK game, that game being Deception for the PS2, but otherwise the majority of the other MK games have only heavily featured Earthrealm, Outworld and Netherrealm which I think is a HUGE mistake as quite frankly I think those three realms are on the verge of becoming stale with how overexposed they are in the series. It's even more of a mistake when you look at what we've seen of Edenia, Orderrealm and Chaosrealm and realise how amazing these locations could be if used in a modern MK game. Let me break down these three realms and show you what they look like from the little we've seen of them.
Edenia
As its name suggests, the world of Edenia closely resembles the Garden of Eden. A very lush and fertile world with slowly aging inhabitants, Edenia is also a feudal monarchy ruled by Queen Sindel and her daughter Princess Kitana. We've unfortunately seen very little of this realm due to it being destroyed by Shao Kahn prior to the events of the games, but it was briefly restored in the old timeline so we very well could see it again and we should.
Orderrealm
As the polar opposite of Chaosrealm, Seido is a place where law, order and structure prevail above anything else. It appears to be a clear, advanced, highly urbanized and civilized world. With strict curfews and penal system, it is a safe haven for some and war on freedom for others. We have yet to see this realm outside of Deception (other than two still images from the MK9) so there isn't much else to know about it unfortunately which is a shame as it holds one of the most unique society's in the MK universe.
Chaosrealm
The Chaosrealm is a world where chaos is practiced by its inhabitants as a religion, so, unlike other realms, it has no form of government whatsoever. Therefore, the Chaosrealmers reflect their world's chaotic nature, and hold absolute freedom and change in the highest esteem, relishing in chaos and living in an absolute anarchy. It is the polar opposite of Orderrealm. Out of the three realms I'm talking about, we have probably seen the least of Chaosrealm as it has never been seen since it's debut in Deception outside of a background image in MK9's challenge tower. As a realm that thrives on chaos, it is mind-boggling how the Chaosrealm and it's inhabitants have not been featured in more games yet, and with Havik, its sole representative in the games, in high demand these days, there's really no reason to not bring back Chaosrealm.
So there you go, those are the three realms that have been fairly neglected since Mortal Kombat Deception. I think it's a crying shame that the MK series doesn't use Edenia, Orderrealm and Chaosrealm more as there is a treasure trove of unique and interesting stages and characters to pull from here. Sorry for the heavy image dump but I couldn't really talk about these realms without showing you them. I'm interested to see what everyone else thinks about these realms? Should NRS use them more or would you rather stick with Earthrealm, Outworld and Netherrealm as the main focus?
Edenia, Orderrealm and Chaosrealm have only been featured heavily in one MK game, that game being Deception for the PS2, but otherwise the majority of the other MK games have only heavily featured Earthrealm, Outworld and Netherrealm which I think is a HUGE mistake as quite frankly I think those three realms are on the verge of becoming stale with how overexposed they are in the series. It's even more of a mistake when you look at what we've seen of Edenia, Orderrealm and Chaosrealm and realise how amazing these locations could be if used in a modern MK game. Let me break down these three realms and show you what they look like from the little we've seen of them.
Edenia
As its name suggests, the world of Edenia closely resembles the Garden of Eden. A very lush and fertile world with slowly aging inhabitants, Edenia is also a feudal monarchy ruled by Queen Sindel and her daughter Princess Kitana. We've unfortunately seen very little of this realm due to it being destroyed by Shao Kahn prior to the events of the games, but it was briefly restored in the old timeline so we very well could see it again and we should.
Orderrealm
As the polar opposite of Chaosrealm, Seido is a place where law, order and structure prevail above anything else. It appears to be a clear, advanced, highly urbanized and civilized world. With strict curfews and penal system, it is a safe haven for some and war on freedom for others. We have yet to see this realm outside of Deception (other than two still images from the MK9) so there isn't much else to know about it unfortunately which is a shame as it holds one of the most unique society's in the MK universe.
Chaosrealm
The Chaosrealm is a world where chaos is practiced by its inhabitants as a religion, so, unlike other realms, it has no form of government whatsoever. Therefore, the Chaosrealmers reflect their world's chaotic nature, and hold absolute freedom and change in the highest esteem, relishing in chaos and living in an absolute anarchy. It is the polar opposite of Orderrealm. Out of the three realms I'm talking about, we have probably seen the least of Chaosrealm as it has never been seen since it's debut in Deception outside of a background image in MK9's challenge tower. As a realm that thrives on chaos, it is mind-boggling how the Chaosrealm and it's inhabitants have not been featured in more games yet, and with Havik, its sole representative in the games, in high demand these days, there's really no reason to not bring back Chaosrealm.
So there you go, those are the three realms that have been fairly neglected since Mortal Kombat Deception. I think it's a crying shame that the MK series doesn't use Edenia, Orderrealm and Chaosrealm more as there is a treasure trove of unique and interesting stages and characters to pull from here. Sorry for the heavy image dump but I couldn't really talk about these realms without showing you them. I'm interested to see what everyone else thinks about these realms? Should NRS use them more or would you rather stick with Earthrealm, Outworld and Netherrealm as the main focus?
