Board Thread:Mortal Kombat (Alternate Timeline)/@comment-26050254-20161107025545/@comment-30481187-20161129094854

You have good points about the comic. I guess I'm a little biased against it because it sort of continues the MK9 thing of completely turning around or ruining the original incarnations of some of my favorite characters (Sub-Zero, Goro), but for all we could know it could be far from finished, so it might change in that department too. I can forgive things like that which I'm pet peeved and nitpicky about if the story is written well.

I think the other reason it might annoy me is I feel fed up with the sliding scale of Scorpion vs Sub-Zero. By that I don't mean their rivalry, but MK's tendency to portray one or the other as far superior somehow (morally, character depth, etc.). The actual MKX game is maybe the first ever thing to balance this right; they're both great characters, and while I may prefer Sub-Zero I see Scorpion's value to the series. It's especially refreshing now that he has a few more story arcs that aren't just "I will have my revenge!!!" over and over again (his service to the Elder Gods in Deception, regaining his humanity, his chance to be a father again by raising and training Takeda, etc.).

I'm glad you like those ideas. I'd really like to see the movie try that Johnny Cage thing.

I might try to find some time to think about what else I might like to see, or maybe start a thread on different people pitching what they want for the next MK movie (I know it technically applies here, but this thread seems to apply to the franchise as a whole). I doubt Boon or anyone would ever see what I have to say or want to take anything from it, but I just find it very fun to think about since I'm very passionate about Mortal Kombat, it's my favorite video game series.