Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-5561191-20140912094911/@comment-21005855-20141006220300

Uglyguy25 wrote: @MKRedentption19180 Totally agree about Reptile talking. It is said that the more time his race stays away from humans, the less human and more reptile-like they get, which was why he got more and more reptilian through the games of the original timeline. In MK1, for example, he was still almost completely human, but I can understand that NRS opted for his reptilian form in MK 9, since it's more cool. But he should have been able to talk at least. It's part of the reason why he doesn't do almost anything important in the story. Even in Armageddon, when he was more reptilian than ever before, he was still able to talk, so why not now?

I also liked different people "commanding" him on each variation (commanding in the sense of greatly shaping his personality). Instead of changing his martial art, it could affect the way he bends souls thought. One variation could bend them more agressively, this most likely being the one that uses Ermac's classic telekinectic powers to slam the opponent headfirst into the floor, toss them away with a strong push, and push them to other unconfortable directions in general. I'll call it "Pusher".

The other one could be... I don't know. A trickster, maybe. The guy who commands Ermac focuses on small soul projectiles that hit the enemy from unexpected directions by following seemingly crazy routes, such as zig-zags and circles, much like fireworks.

The special move suggested by Macaulyn, in which the souls attack by themselves, could vary according to each variation: Jerrod himself could appear in the "Jerrod" variation to perform a combo that trips the enemy (let's say he learnt something about combat with the other warrior souls); a thin guy would perform a very fast combo of punches to stun the enemy in "Trickster"; and a strong man would grab the enemy and toss them away in a blunt move for "Pusher". Also, the color of Ermac's soul energy could also vary in each variation, not to purple or red, but to different shades of green.

Don't take what I just wrote as an actual suggestion. Sometimes random ideas about games come to my mind, and I don't feel ok until I write them down. You were right, MKRedemption19180, it's not so hard to think about variations for Ermac. Technically, he did talk but just to Shang Tsung's ear.

I too like the idea of Ermac having a different person controlling him for each variation. One could be, but maybe not, the Great Kung Lao. Although, I think that it's been revealed that Kung Lao is the reincarnation of the Great Kung Lao. The other could be Yoshitsune Minamoto which was supposed to be Liu Kang's name before Boon and Tobias desided against it because it was too hard for the fans to learn and pronounce his name. Or it could even be Liu Kang himself. Like if Liu Kang is dead, which I doubt, his spirit could attach itself to Ermac and, vicariously, form an alliance with Ermac.