Board Thread:Mortal Kombat (Alternate Timeline)/@comment-21005855-20170329151209/@comment-422853-20170717040838

I believe you're right, about one of Ridley's battle cries also being used by creatures in other series. Even with him being my namesake character I admit it's nothing unique to him, just a generic roar. I suppose MK3 Motaro does sound similar to one of those cries, though never really thought about it.

I've said it before, but I see a modern designed Onaga working like Gargos in the Killer Instinct reboot, minus the portal punching and minion summons... Actually, Onaga could summon one of his mummified soldiers far as the minion summon concept goes, though that would only be in one variation, going by the variation system. Like Gargos too, he'd be slow on the ground but plenty maneuverable in the air, and have some range options to compensate for the ground slowness. Pretty much the same playstyle one has always imagined for Ridley if he was ever playable in some crossover aside from the good Smash mods that exist for it.

And Onaga likely wouldn't have some things like the slide kick move he had in the 3D era. Maybe the unblockable flame breath and throw move if he's a boss only, but otherwise he'd probably be more different now, and projectiles I reckon will work against him too now unlike in Deception after the complaints there were about him (and Motaro) for that.

I've reluctantly come to terms though that Onaga may never return again or be used in the 2nd timeline, due to all the 3D era hate which Boon is also part of and the massive time skip MKX had, but we'll have to see.