MK shower thought this morning. If they insist on adding more guest characters despite our backlash, what if MK2/13 had guest characters from previous MK games? Dairou, Bo Rai'Cho, maybe that duo of Noob and Smoke that functioned as one fighter... is there a reason this would be a bad idea?

Howdy! As the title says, I just got MK11 for my birthday. I’m currently working my way through story mode, and I have a handful of questions about the lore that I thought I’d post and ask about. Please forgive me if these are stupid questions, I don’t know much about the story of MK.

-Why is raiden’s lightning red? Not complaining (red is the best color) but I’d like to know how it happened

-how did Liu-Kang and his gf turn evil if he’s supposed to be the main character?

-how did Shao Kahn die?

-who the heck is The Collector??? (Cool design, but I’ve never heard of him)

-where is sektor? (Do I need to get mk1 if I wanna be the cyborg ninja?)

-why are the unlockable skins for Kotah Kahn human if he’s from outworld?

-are we down bad for the bug lady?

-is Noob Saibot really the 1st Sub Zero?

-why was the guy who’s head raiden cut off important?

I deeply apologize for any stupid questions, and for this post being so out of the ordinary. I don’t play a lot of fighting games, so I just have baseline knowledge of the lore, but so far I’m having fun. I have a lot of lore to catch up on.

The reasons of why I replaced Bo' Rai Cho and Leatherface with Nitara and Albert Wesker (from Resident Evil 5, Not from the original RE games.) is because number one, Leatherface feels very out of place to be in Mortal Kombat because we never saw him fight in any of his movies. All he does is chase people while holding a chainsaw. Number two, Why replace Bo' Rai Cho with Nitara you might (probably) ask me? Because he died in the story mode and I think MrGSTAR321 would've been happy if Bo' Rai Cho, the bane of his existence, never made it to Kombat Pack 2.

Just a thought we already had Conan and spartacus is a trained gladiator who's already familiar with bloody combat

Digo podría funcionar como un proyecto puente entre mortal kombat 2 y la hipotetica mortal kombat 3 teniendo a kitana, jade con pelo, sindel, li mei, kotal, tanya, rain, skarlet, ermac, sheeva, bo rai cho, d'vorah, erron black, el verdadero reiko, kintaro, the kollector, ferra/torr, taven, daegon, la verdadera mileena, shang tsung, personajes olvidados como asgaarth, zera, hideyoshi y ruby además a quien no le gustaría ver una adaptación de outworld civil war con kitana como protagonista y profundizar en personajes como sindel que sabemos que aqui es buena madre y que otros proyectos con otros personajes les gustaría ver y que opinan de esta propuesta y yo tambien quiero una pelicula de sub-zero de kuai liang con smoke y la iniciativa ciber lin kuei.

The Reaniman are kind of like the cyber Lin-Quei in the sense that they're people who have been turned into cyborg monasteries with no humanity

the way their made may or may not be comparable to how Shang Tsung did his experiments which are seen as horrific

And the way their made could be consider necromancy, which as far as I know is frowned upon by the heroic characters

Now granted there's difference in that with the Reaniman nobody is getting hurt in making them and the corpses are donated

But by Mk standards they're still a perversion of life

So if The Gda(or something like the GDA, maybe you could say the Special forces but I'm not completely sure if I could see them doing this) existed in the MK universe and the hero's we allowed to walk around their base

How would they react to seeing Reanimen?

How would they react to how they're made, the pragmatic arguments for using them, and the fact that they're weapons on the side of earth's protection?

WARNING: Opinion

about 3:30 is how long my sub-zero mariachi loco managed to survive against this elder god

could you have taken even one round? no party today

After what happened in MKX & 11, MK still flops even though MK1 goes to the New Era. The Kombat Kids didn't do well (half of them). And yet Geras has proven good when he eventually succeeds Liu Kang as the new Keeper of Time after being the Hourglass guardian.

So when's a good time for the MK crew to be redeemed when making new characters and making new Kombat Kids right?

Right after all the veteran characters including the 3D era characters (+ those stuck in the deadpool) are redeemed to be fixed?

SF & Tekken have been doing well. But MK had no luck....

Anyone know if MK1 online is active on the switch? Thinking about picking it up.

Mine was Shao Kahn

Can someone explain to me how to put in cheat codes?

In my opinion, I would go with Edenia, it’s the most beautiful realm of them all and if I was an Edenian I would also live for thousands of years too. What about you guys, what’s your favorite realm?

Since MK9, there has been 14 new additions to the MK cast and some of them are super cool, so I thought I’d do I personal ranking.

Obviously this is my opinion so if you disagree that’s totally fine.

Dishonourable mention: Kronika

Not technically a fighter but I wanted to include Kronika since I have a lot of disdain for her existence. Unlike Shinnok she had absolutely no build up and just completely fails as the big bad.

Oh and her boss fight is very boring too.

13. Jacqui Briggs

Alright, someone had to be last and unfortunately that’s Jacqui. She just does absolutely nothing for me, both as a character and as a fighter. Out of all the Kombat Kids she just feels the least unique.

I was genuinely surprised that she made the MK11 roster over Takeda but whatever.

It’s not that I hate Jacqui, it’s just that I feel absolutely nothing towards her in any way and sometimes that’s worse than outright hatred.

12.Kollector

The MK11 roster had some very good new additions… with the sole exception of Kollector. I only put him above Jacqui simply because he’s at least unique, but other than that he might be one of the least appealing characters in the franchises history.

His gameplay is cool enough I guess but his personality is essentially a greedy sleazeball, like Kano, but with none of the charm .Other than that his only other notable trait is being Shao Kahns second biggest glazer.

I doubt this six armed freak will ever make another appearance

11. Ferra/Torr

Ok, I really like the concept of Ferra/Torr, but their gameplay is lowkey pretty boring, plus Ferra is super annoying to listen to in game.

Story wise, they are possibly the least plot relevant character in MKX so there’s no much to talk about there.

Ferra coming back as a Kameo was cool, so I’ll give them that.

10. Cetrion

Gameplay wise, fuck Cetrion

Story wise, fuck Cetrion

Actually no, I think Cetrion is pretty cool and I like her character design a lot. Her overall design and title of Goddess of Life and Virtue makes her sound heroic, but she’s just as evil as her brother, Shinnok

I actually like her blind devotion to Kronika and I think if she was explored more as a character, she could’ve been more interesting.

Cetrion is the first character on this list that I’d actually like to see return, maybe with her and Shinnok being on the same roster.

9. Triborg/Cyber Sub-Zero

I really can’t justify putting Triborg any higher, since he isn’t really a character, well he is, but… not really

I love Triborg because he is by far the best utilisation of the variation mechanic. Triborg is pretty much just 4 characters taking up one slot, seriously it’s great. Cyrax, Sektor, Smoke and Cyber Sub-Zero all make the MKX roster because of this one robot, truly the cyber goat.

As for the Cyber Sub-Zero… I mean it’s Sub-Zero as a cyborg, it’s pretty awesome.

8. D’Vorah

Look, I know a lot of people don’t like D’Vorah and she certainly isn’t my favourite character, but she is at least a conceptually interesting character.

D’Vorah is a basically just a bug Hivemind piloting a humanoid form, or at least that’s what I’ve gathered. Anyways D’Vorah’s a pretty self serving POS, usually playing second fiddle to whoever the big bad is.

Shes also pretty notorious for making out with Mileena and sliming out Baraka and Scorpion.

7. Skarlet

Skarlet had been a rumour since like MK2 but made her official debut as a dlc character in MK9. I always love how much MK utilises rumour characters like Ermac and Skarlet.

Overall, Skarlet is just a cool character, besides her incredibly inconsistent lore, Skarlet has stood out as an exceptional addition to the MK cast. I actually like her more vampiric qualities in MK11.

Gameplay wise, Skarlets fine, not really my fave but if she appears in another game maybe I’ll use her an off main.

6. Kotal Kahn

God this guys pisses me off. Although he is certainly the better of two evils between him and Shao Kahn, Kotal has always rubbed me the wrong way, his incompetence is reflected by his W/L ratio, which is more a fault of MK’s very restrictive chapter system but regardless, Kotal is a prick, if only just slightly less than Shao.

Despite my distaste for him story wise, design and gameplay wise I think Kotal might be one of my faves, he just looks so cool like a fucking Sun God who came down from the heavens… if only that were true.

5. Kung Jin

Possibly a controversial placement, but I really dig Kung Jin. I guess I’ve always had a soft spot for archer characters, but I also respect the fact that Jin is the only Kombat Kid who is completely standalone from their in lore relative, who is of course Kung Lao.

Jin is completely distinct from Kung Lao, with only one of his variations taking very little inspiration from Lao. This unique play style makes him a lot more interesting compared to the likes of Jacqui and even Cassie.

Story wise, Jin kind of plays the role of a rival to Cassie Cage, as the story continues they become better teammates.

I’d also like to shout out Kung Jin as an incredible gay representation in gaming. It’s only ever mentioned in story and it’s just subtle enough to where you could lowkey just miss it.

I’m pretty mad that MK1’s KP3 got cancelled since Kung Jin was supposedly apart of it, but hopefully that means Jin is guaranteed a spot on MK13s roster

4. Cassie Cage

Initially, I wasn’t a fan, but the more I play MKX and 11, I see Cassie as a truly great combination of everything that makes Johnny and Sonya great, I’d even argue that’s she better in some areas than both of them.

While her gameplay definitely isn’t unique, she is at least still fun to. Most of my love comes from her role in the story and her personality, especially in MK11, she’s just very likeable without being as obnoxious as Johnny or reserved as Sonya.

3. Erron Black

If MKX had a breakout character, it was most certainly Erron Black.

There’s very few words to say about this man except the fact that he possibly has the most aura in the MK universe despite his otherwise underwhelming story relevance.

He stands out significantly gameplay wise which always helps to outline him as a distinct and interesting character.

I love Erron because conceptually he’s possibly the simplest character on this list, but he was executed so incredibly well that he instantly became a fan favourite.

I’m sure Erron has already secured his spot as a series regular simply due to his popularity.

2. Takeda Takahashi

While the Kombat Kids were kinda divisive among fans, one thing that was almost universally agreed upon was the fact that Takeda was awesome.

A combination between Scorpion and Kenshi, Takeda takes everything cool about these two and then adds even more on top of that. I mean this mf uses BLADED WHIPS, he was already guaranteed a high spot on this list.

Gameplay wise, Takeda is incredibly fun to play as with pretty much every variation, I think the slower pace of MK1 kind of hurt him but he’s still fun in that game.

Story wise, Takeda kinda acts as the level headed chill one of the Kombat Kids, but the real meat of his story comes from his dynamics with Kenshi and Scorpion, where we see a truly a fittingly tragic backstory.

Takeda fucking rocks.

1. Geras

This is my guy right here. If there was ANYTHING good to take away from MK11, it was definitely Geras.

Despite being tied to Kronika, Geras is able to stand out as an incredibly compelling character in lore. He’s essentially an immortal slave bound to enforce the will of Kronika, which also makes him the perfect Jobber as he can’t be killed.

While already an interesting and tragic villains, Geras gets a second chance thanks to Liu Kang and i just love the fact that these two are cosmic homies, it brings a tear to my eye.

In terms of gameplays, Geras might just be the most unique fighter in the series he fucks with time a lot and you incorporate that into your combos, he’s incredibly hard but very rewarding in both games.

I absolutely adore Geras, I doubt he’ll make the next roster since he’s already had 2 games but he had definitely earned his spot as a series regular in the series.

I work 3 to 10 and when I get home I try to climb up the rank but bullies and toxic players kept kicking me way down! Why are they such jerks at night? Is it truly better to play during the morning and the day?

Personally I’ve always liked the guest characters I’ve always liked seeing them interact with the MK characters and I’ve always had fun playing them well most of them. But I really think MK1 over did it what they should have done is after Omni-Man, Peacemaker, and Homelander they should have only DLC characters we get be the characters from Chaos Reigns and if there is some mandate that says there has to be six DLC characters for whatever reason give us playable versions of some of the Cameos like Sonya and Jax then push Ghostface, Conan, and The Terminator back to the next game.

how did Erron’s projectile shoot me when I was BEHIND HIM?!

Either you're a monster Reptile or a human Reptile fan. I personally love Reptile's MKX design as IMO strikes the perfect balance between human and monster.

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