Board Thread:General MK Discussion/@comment-1084762-20150830085026/@comment-1084762-20151110055906

WraithBlade115 wrote:
 * Sigh* Back on track.

A herald of Onaga is a neat concept, for sure. The only question is; if we're comparing him to Omen or Silver Surfer, he or she would have to be somehow tied to Onaga. For instance; Onaga would probably need souls to fuel his armies, and the most accomplished soul stealer I know about is Shang Tsung. You could make an argument for Quan Chi, but he's more about making revenants than soul stealing. Shang Tsung, on the other hand, literally had to steal souls to survive, so he'd know of very easy ways to transmit souls into Onaga's unstoppable army.

Alternatively, we could see a herald of an entirely different nature; Reptile. Remember that he was tied to the Dragon Egg in MK:DA and Deception. Because of this, it would only make sense for Reptile to somehow be turned against Outworld by Onaga, and given dragon-like abilities in the process. Say, for instance, upgrading his acid spit to spitting fireballs, or spreading flame carpets instead of pools of acid, or even being able to fly with wings. or, as I have integrated into my story, Hotaru. while I would prefer a new character to be a herald, Hotaru's role here is pretty much what's being described.

though if the Herald was more like Omen (which doesn't need direct ties to Onaga, other than unique powers that Onaga would find useful), there are plenty of things you could do.