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This is mostly in response to this
Keros is the most respected being in Kitsune culture. He is the person who punished Komari for five generations over her failures. (Komari is second only to Kiyoko in the Kitsune den) The champion earns Keros favor and becomes his right hand. To say that gods in this game is just a neat bit of lore. Really downplays their position.
Divine beings or characters with near unlimited power cannot not just be background details, especially when its possible to interact and be punished by them.
For example in Mortal Kombat you have Demi-Gods like Rain. Gods like Raiden. And then you have the Elder Gods. The Elders God only goal is to keep the One Being from returning. Beyond that they don't interfere with what is going on. Then you have gods who actively do what they can to protect their realm. And when they choose a champion (in the case of Raiden and earth realm Lui Kang would be its champion) that champion is respected and that god will do what ever they can to hold onto that champion. It is part of the reason Raiden is often cautious of Lui Kang's relationship with Kitana, as having him be romantically involved with her, wether she is ruler of Edenia or Outworld could lead to conflicts of interest and weaken Earth realm.
Also in Mortal Kombat is false gods or some characters like Sub Zero (who in his amargeddon ending achieves a power greater than normal gods, but not quite Elder god status). When new power like that shows up it immediately warrants a threat or has an impact on the world. Things like that should never be simply brushed off in a story. Kas being in this realm and potentially seeking to ruin it should immediately warrant the gods attention and they should at the very least be sending out their champions and investigate or deal with it. (Which is what the Elder Gods did when Sub Zero obtained his power) Also considering the pc can become the gods champion (and Kas is a direct threat to the pc) they should be fully behind supporting your character. Not going well Kas is interesting, so we'll sit back and see what happens.
While I know he says he'll hold onto your soul so Kas can't possibly steal it, you'd think he'd give the pc more support beyond that. While it is stated the Gods saved the world, if these gods are actually false god and not the benelvoent ones of the past that would be concerning, as others have pointed out they could be manipulating the pc (if they chose to side with the gods) and the others like Cait to an unknown end. If these are the og Gods it would be still be concerning as despite being called benonevlent all the pc has seen is general apathy. Sure they're powerful, but allowing Kass to gain more power could lead to their and the worlds ends. (Literally every DBZ badguy has lost because of their arrogance.) This apathy may have lead to the ruin of this world in the first place.
Side note I don't really like how the gods opperate in the MK universe. But they seems more compentent than the gods in this game. This story bit could be cool, but just like so many other things in this game it seems poorly thought out.
I'm not a deeply religious person, so like Skan I generally don't care about religion whether in a fictional game or real life. But, I've said this before I hate how even after becoming Keros's champion and offering your soul to him the thing Kas is after, and the champions whole reason for being invested in this quest, your character is essentially told to sit down, shut up and try not to embarrass Kiyoko and Kinu in the Kitsune Den.Eh, I thought it was interesting enough on its own that it doesn't really need further elaboration. It doesn't really change anything given that they apparently are exactly the same as the originals, and it wasn't a huge event in the first place.
Keros is the most respected being in Kitsune culture. He is the person who punished Komari for five generations over her failures. (Komari is second only to Kiyoko in the Kitsune den) The champion earns Keros favor and becomes his right hand. To say that gods in this game is just a neat bit of lore. Really downplays their position.
Divine beings or characters with near unlimited power cannot not just be background details, especially when its possible to interact and be punished by them.
For example in Mortal Kombat you have Demi-Gods like Rain. Gods like Raiden. And then you have the Elder Gods. The Elders God only goal is to keep the One Being from returning. Beyond that they don't interfere with what is going on. Then you have gods who actively do what they can to protect their realm. And when they choose a champion (in the case of Raiden and earth realm Lui Kang would be its champion) that champion is respected and that god will do what ever they can to hold onto that champion. It is part of the reason Raiden is often cautious of Lui Kang's relationship with Kitana, as having him be romantically involved with her, wether she is ruler of Edenia or Outworld could lead to conflicts of interest and weaken Earth realm.
Also in Mortal Kombat is false gods or some characters like Sub Zero (who in his amargeddon ending achieves a power greater than normal gods, but not quite Elder god status). When new power like that shows up it immediately warrants a threat or has an impact on the world. Things like that should never be simply brushed off in a story. Kas being in this realm and potentially seeking to ruin it should immediately warrant the gods attention and they should at the very least be sending out their champions and investigate or deal with it. (Which is what the Elder Gods did when Sub Zero obtained his power) Also considering the pc can become the gods champion (and Kas is a direct threat to the pc) they should be fully behind supporting your character. Not going well Kas is interesting, so we'll sit back and see what happens.
While I know he says he'll hold onto your soul so Kas can't possibly steal it, you'd think he'd give the pc more support beyond that. While it is stated the Gods saved the world, if these gods are actually false god and not the benelvoent ones of the past that would be concerning, as others have pointed out they could be manipulating the pc (if they chose to side with the gods) and the others like Cait to an unknown end. If these are the og Gods it would be still be concerning as despite being called benonevlent all the pc has seen is general apathy. Sure they're powerful, but allowing Kass to gain more power could lead to their and the worlds ends. (Literally every DBZ badguy has lost because of their arrogance.) This apathy may have lead to the ruin of this world in the first place.
Side note I don't really like how the gods opperate in the MK universe. But they seems more compentent than the gods in this game. This story bit could be cool, but just like so many other things in this game it seems poorly thought out.