Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-26516813-20180304162350/@comment-21005855-20180713183432

Actually, I made up the word "bruting". Didn't really know that we were in a spelling bee. I was talking about the female character being an unassuming normal sized person who transforms into something bigger like a brute. Pretty much like what happened with Blaze in Armageddon. Maybe even someone who is like Sindel who then transforms into someone like Shao Kahn or Onaga.

But, let's go ahead with "brooding" for the sake of argument. Someone who is unhappy and menacing. I totally agree that someone who is like Cassie would be unbelievable on either side of the alignment spectrum, whether winning or trying to kill everyone else. Liu Kang was actually 23 when he won the first MK tournament and, yes, Cassie did act like a child. But then so did Johnny and he defeated a god around age 30. I suppose he was a bit unbelievable too.

Mileena was a psychotic tyrant. I doubt she would have been a believable leader. She just wanted power. I'm sure, in real life, if she was the empress of a country/world, no one would follow her and she would probably kill everyone until they were scared into following her lead. Even then, still not a good leader. Not even Shao Kahn was a good leader. He used fear to keep everyone in line. Kotal Kahn, on the other hand, is quite adequate as a leader and ruler. He is a bit dramatic on the realm hording side but still. And yes, I would agree with a female version of Shinnok. I think someone who is intelligent and powerful enough could actually take on an army for themselves to take over the world. But could there be a single force, similar to the One Being, that could pose enough of a threat to take on the world by themselves? Think of Dark Phoenix from Marvel.