Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-21005855-20140627001148/@comment-21005855-20140703212928

Jayspyder wrote: I honestly didn't consider the whole issue of Liu's body and spirit. This makes me think his Deception ending should have been cannon. He finds his body, subdues it, and returns fully. And yeah, Raiden was a complete idiot in Armageddon. I mean really, you're going to trust Shao Kahn? Take his word for it, that won't attack Earth? Get the f*ck outta here, moron.

Yeah, that's the thing; the Protagonist doesn't have to be a "hero" or "good guy" per se. I mean look at God of War; Kratos is anything but a hero in the traditional sense; he'll kill innocent people to further his own goals. While Scorpion can indeed be classified as an "anti-hero" he's still portrated as having some semblance of honor or morality. Like how, in the original timeline, he had vowed to protect Kuai Liang to atone for killing Bi-Han, who was a totally cold bastard (get it?, lol). He's really just a man who has been wronged. I believe this is why it could be said that Scorpion is the most human of all the characters of MK. Multi-faceted characters tend to make the best Protagonists (at least, in my opinion). Liu Kang could have easily been the same way if they had cared to pay attention to him...ugh, why Netherrealm?! Why neglect the MK Champion?! You would think that a god would be smart enough to learn not to trust something that keeps killing even his own people.

Do you mean, Liu Kang coming back as a wraith? That would be awesome.