Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25184315-20140727143748/@comment-26454032-20141027002430

People didn't like Stryker because he was one of the more boring characters that was added in to MK3, and he wasn't playable again until Armageddon (I think. I mean, I know he was in Troligy and stuff, but those aren't main games). When the reboot came out (MK9), both his design and moveset was way better. Although, a lot of people, like ScrewAttack, said that it was too late and that "the scars were too deep".

As for Cyber Sub-Zero, he just isn't as cool as normal Sub-Zero. He has always been a cool ice ninja, but when he was turned into a cyborg, that was gone. Playing as an ice cyborg was still cool, but just wasn't as cool as playing as an ice ninja. Plus, Cyber Sub-Zero was basically just Cyrax and normal Sub-Zero mixed together when it comes to his moveset. He had Cyrax's teleport, Cyrax's bombs (I think they used the same 3D model bomb, it was just blue. Also, the explosion wouldn't knock them away, it would freeze them), and he had normal Sub-Zero's slide and ice ball (the ice ball would come out of his chest though).

So...

Stryker: One of the more boring characters that showed up in the MK series first. The reboot fixed him, but that didn't stop him from being bad in the past games.

Cyber Sub-Zero: Isn't as cool as playing as an ice ninja, plus his moveset is basically just normal Sub-Zero's and Cyrax's movesets mixed together. Also, people just didn't like what they did to him. It would be like turning Street Figher's Ken into a evil cyborg, who get's fixed and isn't evil anymore, only to die at the end of the game (sorry if I spoiled that for anyone :(  ).

ALSO! Keep in mind that this is just people's opinions! Tons of people hate Kobra, but I bet some people still like him. And that's the case with Cyber Subs and Stryker: some people don't like him, some people do (although, I would say that Kobra DOES get more hate than Cyber Subs and Stryker).