Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-98.165.49.146-20150414101957/@comment-21005855-20150730190532

Joker-Man wrote: I actually have a different idea for Chameleon: give him the powers of 3 male ninja for each of his 3 Varients!

My spin on Chameleon's potential Variants:
 * Maurader: Gives Chameleon some special moves ripped from Noob Saibot, Ermac and Smoke, though given a twist in either how these specials look or how they are performed. These three have the most mystical of power sources, in my honest opinion. (Noob is a Revanent who somehow gained a shadow clone in the form of Saibot, Ermac is a collection of thousands of souls that has telekinesis, and Smoke has Enenra-like powers)
 * Copycat: Gives Chameleon some special moves ripped from Reiko, Reptile, and Scorpion, though again given a twist in either how the specials look or how they are performed. To me, these three are the most physically adept of the Ninjas (heightened endurance for Reiko, invisibility and toxigenesis for Reptile, and heighten Shirai Ryu skills for Scorpion).
 * Elemental: Gives Chameleon some special moves ripped from Sub-Zero, Tremor, and Rain, though once again given a twist in either how the specials look or how they are performed. To me, these three are the Ninja most inclined with their respective elemental affinities. Originally, Scorpion was in this line-up, but I recently thought otherwise, as Scorpion's fire abilities are not quite used as freely as the above three choices have as a whole of the franchise.

Unfortunately, Takeda is not on Chameleon's Variant list at all for a few reasons. I like that.
 * Overshadow problems. For me, Takeda doesn't stand out a lot when compared to the other Ninjas (beyond his sense of humor) and relies a lot on his weaponry (in point, his Lasher and Ronin Variations) and Shirai Ryu training, something Scorpion can already do, and has a fire affinity to boot.
 * Rule of 3 preservation. If I add Scorpion into the Elemental Variation and put Takeda in the Maurader Variation, it would still be uneven.
 * Takeda's still developing. While he may be Chujin in the Shirai Ryu, he's still has this "diamond in the rough" quality to him, and more can be done with Takeda as a character and as a kombatant, like perhaps evolving his mental powers to someday rival his dad's telekinesis, or even Ermac's.
 * Takeda's main color scheme is not a solid color. My personal vote is that he could become the Orange Ninja, as a slight nod to the fact the Yellow Ninja (Scorpion) was his mentor. inbf people make Naruto quips.