User blog comment:ShockwaveDude120/Pure Evil Removal: Shao Kahn/@comment-37037733-20190615003623

I seem to remember that Kronika interrupted Shao Kahn and offered an empire without Raiden, Shao Kahn was like, "Okay!" and pretty quick to join her along with D'Vorah. Mileena... Quickly forgotten, bam.

As for Mileena, didn't Shao Kahn say to Kitana that "if you were bolder and stood by me, I would NOT have needed Mileena"? Making a casual sarcasm out of someone who is supposed to be like a daughter to you, just like that? These two led me to believe that Mileena, like all of Shao Kahn's men, are simply pawns to him; nothing more or less. Also, I am not even sure legacy was something even in his mind.

Regarding Sindel, he wanted to take her not because he was particularly in love with her or anything, she was to be one of his many 'war trophy women' he took during his conquests of realms (I believe you said Shao Kahn seems to have many wives). Besides, to invade Earthrealm by breaking down barrier, he needed her alive. And voila! As soon as she died by Nightwolf, she was sold off to Quan Chi along with Kitana.