In Mortal Kombat 2, all of Earthrealm's warriors will be stronger than they were in the first film, but the franchise's power scale still needs to be fixed. In the first Mortal Kombat movie, which was released in 2021 and rebooted the franchise, characters like Cole Young, Sonya Blade, and Jax Briggs have to face dangerous enemies, such as Sub-Zero, Reptile, and Goro. By the end of 2021's Mortal Kombat, all the characters unlock their arcanas, which gives them special powers.