Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-1084762-20150120234121/@comment-5561191-20150206123529

@Dynamo68 Yes, I'm hoping that Tasia and Jarek appearing in the comic mean that he'll be there at some point as well, and of course, that he becomes playable in the game. Would NRS be so stupid to put those two in the comic and not him, one of the only things people actually liked in MK: Special Forces?

I'm guessing he would appear either the way you mentioned, by seeking revenge on Kano, or by being recruited by the Black Dragon for their war against the Red Dragon, which should take place in the 4th issue of the comics. This second one would need his story to be retconned, but I think that change wouldn't be so bad. But why would he want revenge on Jax this time, if the events of MK: Special Forces didn't happen in the new timeline? If Kano didn't take him out of prison, then Jax never fought and killed him after all.

About Liu Kang, I want him back because after all that happened in MK 9, I wouldn't accept it if he didn't do anything in MK X. Even if he did die, he would either be serving Quan Chi (I hope NOT, because this would mean that stupid Zombie Liu Kang is back) or have escaped Netherrealm like Kung Lao and Kitana. If he survived that shock, don't tell me he wouldn't be doing anything to stop Raiden's plans. And after all, Raiden wouldn't kill him anyway, and I bet Liu would be back to the good guys by the end of the game anyway, when he notices how stupid and stubborn he's being.

The reason for me to want him to become bad is not only because of what happened in MK 9, but also because he's always the hero, or at least had been in the four first games. Guess why they killed him in Deadly Alliance and turned him into a zombie in Deception and Armageddon? Because of that. They wanted a new guy to be the hero and Liu Kang to do something different from that, and though Zombie Liu Kang and having Shujinko and Taven replace him weren't the best ideas in the world, they were just trying to change Liu's repetitive role a little bit. What happened near the end of MK 9 is also an example of this.

Instead of comparing the "evil Liu Kang" to Dark Raiden from Deception, try to compare him to his Legacy version and you'll see what I'm talking about. Most likely, Legacy made that bad and vengeful version of him to see how would fans would react to his new personality and if it would be a good idea for the MK X Liu Kang to be like that or not. No need for black clothes or anything like that, only the scars and blind eye from Raiden's shock.