Board Thread:General MK Discussion/@comment-1084762-20150116000618/@comment-21005855-20150116193717

@Apollyon: I totally agree with you about Kotal Kahn being on the same level (importance of characters) as Shang Tsung.

Yes, the possibilities are endless about who the big bad is going to be but I doubt it'll be Shinnok. He might have something to do with the story after the Netherrealm War but not on a big bad level.

When it comes to Liu Kang, two questions. Are you sure that Liu Kang died? And why do you think it can't be Liu Kang as the big bad? I just think it wouldn't be so significant to the imagery of Raiden teleporting Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and Liu Kang's body if it didn't raise questions like "is Liu Kang dead or did Raiden teleport Liu Kang's dead body as a first step to clean up after the Battle of Earthrealm?" And if the possibilities are endless then Liu Kang becoming the big bad is equally possible.

Talking about Onaga: I suppose it's possible that he'll be the big bad but I think his return will be postponed. Raiden will want to stop any possibility of his return at all costs even if it means him killing Shujinko so that he doesn't give the Kamadogu to Onaga. Then how does Kotal get the Kamadogu?

Are you sure that Boon deconfirmed Cyrax? I don't remember that. Also, Baraka and Mileena both are perfect for the story. Mileena wants the throne and Baraka supports her. He can be like her Shang Tsung. And why not Ermac and Reptile? Ermac would just be wandering Outworld without the link to his former master and Reptile is masterless also. He did become the slave to Shinnok in MK4.

Good point about the MK9 endings being non-canon. However, there have been plenty of cases where the previous endings of a game became semi- or quasi-canonical. The goddess lady in Jade's ending could becoe true.

And what's the problem with Kintaro? He's not one of my favorites either but why couldn't he come back? Like Ridley says, I wouldn't mind kicking his ass with Goro either. j@@@