Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-21005855-20140627001148/@comment-1844049-20140629044621

Dragonspyne wrote: Jayspyder wrote: Yeah, "A surprise returning character," he said. Whether it ends up being evil Liu Kang or not, I think that's good...I don't think I would have cared for an entirely knew main antagonist. If Liu Kang (or Kung Lao) isn't in MKX though, I think Kai is the perfect replacement for them as the monk character of MKX. Never really cared for Shujinko; he'd be better if he wasn't a geezer...oh, and a copycat. I'm sure that at least Liu Kang will be either a playable character or a boss character. I think that Kung Lao is only going to be in the background like maybe a cameo, a secret character to fight or even a secret character to achieve if he's going to be in MKX at all. Also Kai is a perfect character to put into this game. He's supposed to be the next generation of the Shaolin Temple, however, if Liu Kang is truely evil now then he would've never gone to Kai to recruite him and train him. I suppose that Raiden could do it knowing that Liu Kang was supposed to do it or maybe Bo' Rai Cho actually recruites him and with Liu Kang not in the training mode he could do it himself. I think that might give Kai some new moves that are like his own from previous games plus some of Liu Kang's (excluding the fire powers of course). And yeah, Shujinko is kind of a throwaway character being that he's really the cause of Onaga coming back but that's just what it is. I suppose that Raiden could potentially stop Shujinko from handing over the six Kamidogus over to Damashi (Onaga's avitar) which wouldn't necessarily stop Onaga's resurrection.

I certainly won't be protesting if Liu Kang is in MKX, but on the chance he isn't, Kai is indeed the ideal replacement for him I believe. And since MKX takes place so far ahead in time (in multiple intervals), we could see an older Kai well into his quest for self-enlightenment, more wise and well...badass. Bo' Rai Cho's training of Earth's warriors (since he, an Outworlder, couldn't oppose Outworld himself in Mortal Kombat) I think makes him a bit relevant, like a major "supporting" character (not saying I want him as a playable though, lol). And yeah, Onaga's return was depicted as totally inveitable; I imagine that maybe the only way to prevent it would be to kill his Holy Men (who had subdued Blaze), and destroy the Dragon Egg.