Board Thread:Mortal Kombat (Alternate Timeline)/@comment-4708902-20160816191251/@comment-1844049-20160903112428

Smoke. wrote:

Godzillavkk wrote:

Jayspyder wrote: Godzillavkk wrote: @Jayspyder Well you can't blame Liu kang for being like this. ANYONE would be in a pretty angry mood if they were in his shoes if they lost someone they loved, their mentor figure had grown desperate enough to implore evil forces for help. Obviously I don't "blame" the character, I blame shoddy writing. You don't have to make him full-on stupidly evil to make him interesting. It would not be difficult at all to make Liu Kang a more interesting and multi-faceted character. The writers could explore the psychology of what it takes to be the Immortal Champion of MK, to have to fight and defend your title forever while watching everyone you love age and die (which sort of justifies his romantic interest in Kitana, someone with extremely slowed aging). There's just so much potential, and they squander it. Clearly you didn't study human behavior in school. Liu Kang mental state was even forshadowed early on when Raiden said "Remember Bo Rai Cho's teaching. You must not let emotion cloud you're judgement." And when people are emotionally compromised they tend to make bad choices. And also, Liu Kang is likely still under the Neatherrealms influence. His soul (and the others) are bound to the Netherrealm's evil. Vengeance and bitterness are pretty much all they know now. Whatever negative feelings (particularly rage) they felt in life now seem to be amplified. I realize that. Being a revenant is really just evil mind control; Jax is the prime example of that. But I don't care. I think the whole thing is bunk.