Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-10957038-20150417233526/@comment-3303402-20150422170315

One thing that jumps out at me is that people seem upset over the loss of certain characters... while not really acknowledging WHY they died. It's not like D'Vorah just swooped in from off-screen and went on a stabby killing spree on all your favourite characters. The frustration over Mileena's death in particular astounds me because "Did you REALLY think she was going to survive this civil war? Did you REALLY think she would retake the throne and kill the brand new inclusion that's arisen to take her place?"

As for Baraka, it's painfully obvious as to why he died - he was Mileena's last loyal supporter in immediate vicinity when the coup was taking place and every other named character turned on her. Taking Mileena alive makes some degree of sense (transition between a new regime and whatnot), but how many people in-universe are going to care if Baraka lives or dies? Being her only known supporter at the time, he was a liability. Thumbs down from the new Kahn, Fatality. It makes sense in story, and it makes no sense to restore that person in-story. Besides, "loss of heart and brain" isn't going to be a simple "staple shut" fix like before.

Really, if anything in-game confuses me in the life-and-death department, it's "Why did Cassie Cage make D'Vorah spare Rain and Tanya? Why does she care so much?"