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[Mortal Kombat: Battle of the Realms] Why did the Elder Gods allow the tournament rules to favor the Outworld so much?

* While I can understand removing Raiden's immortality in order to allow him to fight, why did the Elder Gods feel the need to remove all of his lightning powers as well? This seems very unfair given the fact the Outworld roster had fighters with similar levels of magical power levels such as Shao Kahn and Quan Chi.
* On a similar note, why wasn't Stryker allowed to use any of his police equipment or weapons? I really don't see how it is fair for him to not be allowed to use them given that the Outworld fighters are allowed to use all of their magic powers.
gpt
In most tournaments he *can* keep his lightning powers, so it is not likely there is a coherent reason for the difference in battle of the realms. Same for Stryker and his police equipment.  Motherfucker brings grenades to a fistfight in the games.  


Typically when Raiden loses his special powers it's because he lost his godhood, and the lightning powers were part of being a god.  He doesnt know how to do mortal magic or use non-food special powers.  He's willing to go through with it because he still has centuries of martial arts training.