Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-4222221-20140620035906/@comment-422853-20140826212843

With the other classics we know of that have gotten the axe (due to dying in MK9 or whatever reason) or likely been replaced, I have to question how much weight being a "fan favorite" actually holds now. It feels like unless said character is Scorpion or Sub-Zero, no one is truly a lock/guarantee for these new games. :\

As far as Reptile though, whose to say he couldn't still be a playable on the roster even if Onaga used him as a host somewhere mid-story in one of the next games? I know Reptile was omitted from Deception for that reason, but they could always change that; just Reptile wouldn't be in part of the story where dragon king reigns supreme.