Board Thread:Mortal Kombat (Alternate Timeline)/@comment-5503721-20190518202650/@comment-422853-20190610042227

Just a minor correction, but Jarek didn't die in the comics; just disappeared in the background after Cassie and Jacqui's capture by the Black Dragon. He's still active technically, though doubt we'll see him again regardless.

And while I'm no fan of Kronika either as pointed out, things obviously wouldn't of been the same after MK4/MKX even if she hadn't been in the picture. There was no way to set up a Deadly Alliance retelling or DA 2.0 with Shang and Quan both deceased, and even if Onaga came back (or were to come back still at some future point) like most of us wanted, it wouldn't necessarily make it Deception 2.0, just as how only a fraction of MKX was really MK4. And Armageddon was an event that Raiden was poised to prevent, so yeah. Kinda looking for a pattern where there was none.

I think Onaga deserves another chance with the impact he had to the lore, but there's only so far I'm willing to go with original timeline homages/retellings, especially going forward after MK11. The story and writing for the current games aren't perfect, but neither was that of the original timeline which some like to put on a pedestal. Deadly Alliance was just filler in between the next big bad coming along, and while there's new story value to be had with the Dragon King, I just don't see it with Blaze in comparison whose generic by design, and a walking plot device at that. Even as a boss Blaze was as bottom of the barrel as it got when it came to bosses, while Onaga at least involved a strategy to overcome.

That said, I would like to see Onaga be a tougher opponent on his own, as the Deception method of breaking the Kamidogu to stun him and do massive damage while he's immobilized really made him easier than he should've been, frankly. Of course if Kronika is anything to go by, more challenging bosses may just be a thing of the past, though would still be nice to see the Dragon King again either way.