Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-5746209-20141212191258

Hello, I'm Agent Maroon78 and although I'm new to the wikia, I love the Mortal Kombat franchise. I've noticed a few speculations about characters to be in Mortal Kombat X and I have a theory of a "new" character in MKX, which several others on different websites sharing the same idea. The character is none other then Jubei Hasashi, son of Hanzo Hasashi, better known as Scorpion. You might say this is impossible due to the Shirai Ryu massacre, but I have several supporting facts that can truly make this possible and I have an idea of what his character would be like in the game. I will be updating this from time to time, so this isn't complete yet.

How it's Possible
Firstly, let's discuss how and why Jubei would be alive. It's believed that all Shirai Ryu were killed by Quan Chi for the Lin Kuei in exchange of Bi-Han (the first Sub-Zero) retrieving Shinnok's Amulet. However, the key word is believed, not proved. While the Shirai Ryu massacre did happen, it's unknown if all members of the Shirai Ryu were at their home village when the massacre happened or if all really died. The only evidence the entire clan died is the images Quan Chi showed in MK2011 to convince Scorpion to kill Bi-Han, and even those were false images.

So if say, a friend of Hanzo's rescued the infant Jubei before escaping the village, they could have gone into hiding, leaving only those to assume they died. This would mean Jubei isn't only alive, but received training to become a full fledged ninja of his clan during the 25 years after the tournament and massacre. Now the question is who would save Jubei and train him? Well as many know, there will be a comic book for MKX focusing on Scorpion's live before his death and when he's a wraith. One of the leaked sketches for the comic book show another Shirai Ryu member, who is confirmed to be a close friend of Hanzo, named Forest Fox. Why would they give information about this character when he serves as an important role in the comic? Beats me, but it's very interesting.

Besides these, it's been stated by the developers of Mortal Kombat that they want to introduce ninjas not in the Lin Kuei anymore but from different clans; while also hinting at introducing more from the Shirai Ryu. With the comic focusing on Scorpion, how the Shirai Ryu massacre occurred still a mystery, the 25 year time gap from MK2011 to MKX, and the developers hints, it's quite possible that we can see Jubei as an adult (25 to 27 years old) as a playable character in MKX. His role would certainly be important in the game, as he seeks the truth of his clan's destruction while joining the defenders of Earthrealm, which would eventually lead to him meeting his father and the latter finally avenging his clan by killing Quan Chi.

Ninja Name
While I believe Jubei will appear in MKX, I highly doubt he'll be using his own name when participating in the tournament. I believe NetherRealm Studios will hide his identity in order to make it a plot twist and the fact all ninja characters have a recurring theme in terms of name. If you haven't noticed, the Lin Kuei base their names on non-living things relating to their skill and family (example: Bi-Han and Kuai Liang are brothers with ice powers, so they are called Sub-Zero and Tundra). Now, we don't have many names of ninjas in the Shirai Ryu, but we do know 2 members: Hanzo who goes by Scorpion, and his recently introduced friend who goes by Forest Fox. This would suggest that the Shirai Ryu name themselves after animals. Thus, it's likely Jubei will be called an animal with relation to his father's or his sensei's name. This is just my idea, but I can see 2 different possible names.


 * 1) It could have some symbolism to him being the last living Shirai Ryu and now he must represent his entire clan (more than one person or animal). So, he could be called Manticore, a mythological creature with body parts from many different animals, including wings of a bat, a lion's body, sometimes a wolf's face, and a scorpion's tail. They also have been said to be very aggressive and vengeful in mythology, similar to how Scorpion seeks vengeance. This would not only match what he must symbolize, but shows his relation to his father and sensei (wolves are close relatives to foxes).
 * 2) After Fox dies from a sickness or being killed by another MKX Kombantant, Jubei takes his identity in honor of him, just like Kuai Liang did when his brother was killed. I can see Jubei doing this as Forest Fox would have served as a father figure to him. However, he could also have a slight variation of it, which would make it also relate to his father. Since scorpions are often associated with the desert, and there are foxes that live in the same biome, he could go by Desert Fox.

Color and Power
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Variations and Moveset
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Final Thoughts
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