Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-1772284-20140905135453/@comment-5901324-20140910002310

Dragonspyne wrote: So, first of all. It would be great to see female versions of the Outworld monsters including a Tarkatan.

Second, Tarkatans are the evil ones. They are a mix between humanoid Outworlders and demons from the Netherrealm. Like all other Outworlders, Shokans and Centaurians are not actually inherently evil but some (or most) are unwillingly having to obey whoever the major power is in Outworld. It's actually Shao Kahn that makes these characters evil. However, I think that both Kintaro and Sheeva are supposed to be evil. I believe that both Motaro and Goro are actually potentially good because they were in a meeting between them and the Edenians so that they can have some kind of alliance for their respective species. So the female centaur could be a good character regardless without a huge motivation. But maybe she's good because her father was evil.

Third, Centaurs are actually very loyal creatures. Even if the Centaurs were mostly evil it's not like a Centaur to actually go against their race. I suppose it could happen but I doubt it.

Fourth, being how dominate the Centaurs are, I don't see any of them wanting approval of anyone especially not from a human. If they get approval then that's fine but it's not necessary for their livelihood.

Fifth, Shokans and Centaurs don't actually care about the social environments of the other races. So if Motaro Jr. denounces the Centaurs then it's no big deal to any of the Shokans. Sheeva would give a shit.

Sixth, Sheeva would go against a Centaur just because that thing is a Centaur. That's the rivalry.

@Macaulyn: Take in mind that a Centaur doesn't necessarily have to be a boss character. It could be like Sheeva who wasn't a boss but was a Shokan where the first two games had a Shokan who was a boss. You know, Mileena may be only half Tarkatan, but she is still ugly as one, so, I think she counts as a female tarkatan.

I don't think Sheeva is evil. Did you see how Sheeva was in MK9? I mean, she looked a relatively calm creature, talking about honor, and not just raging at people without any reason. Goro, despite looking an idiot sometimes, appeared to not be just a random killing machine. Kintaro, on the other hand, looked more... unstable. We don't really see anything of Motaro besides cameos, so, we don't know anything about him.

A centaur against the others could make the story even more rich. Think about it: Being centaurs loyal, what could make such a strong bond be broken? I'm starting to like the idea of our little Hylora more and more.

There is a difference between Shokans and Centaurs that make a Centaur an always boss-type character: Its easy to make the Shokans play like a normal, since they only have one additional pair of arms, but the Centaurs have an entirely different lower body, fatalities like Ferra's wouldn't work, because it requires the enemy to have a human-like body, and not a giant horse butt.