Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-25163804-20140710205756

Good afternoon, all. I'm new to this whole wiki thing, so I apologize if I don't quite get things right the first time. I'd be happy to learn the ropes anyday~!

Anywho, This first Blog/Post thingy is about MKX, more specifically, Who lived or died?

You guys probably already know this, but half of the cast in MK9 is dead, thanks to Sindel/Shao Kahn/Quan Chi primarily. This is important as for MKX, Ed has said that characters will return. Question is... who?

I have a few ideas. I have made an image using the MK9 Character Select and Microsoft Paint to highlight who lived, died, won't return or might be coming back. You can see it here. As you can see, I've made a detailed legend regarding how I have sorted these characters, with white representing an unmarked character who survived the events of Mortal Kombat 9, and could be coming back. However, I'm going to walk you through this image a bit for some of the more specific details and/or to clear up any confusion you may have.

Let's start off with the red lines. These are supposed to show who died in Mortal Kombat 9, or will not return to the game as they are guests. Simple enough, right? Well, there is one big exception to the 'death' rule, and that is Noob Saibot. Why is he the exception? Well, in Nightwolf's chapter of MK9, he gets punted into the Soulnado, and appears to get killed by it. This obviously rules him out as returning. But, you have to consider that we do not know who the new Sub Zero is in MKX. Some speculation has arisen in recent days that the Sub Zero in MKX is actually Bi Han, the first Sub Zero. Problem is, Bi Han is also Noob Saibot. What could this mean? Simply put, the Bi-Han Speculators say that the incident in the Soulnado purified Noob Saibot and revived him, turning him back into Sub Zero. This, of course eliminates Noob Saibot from coming back as Bi Han can't be two people at once. However, if Sub Zero is not Bi Han, then that still eliminates Noob because he would have died in the Soulnado.

The next category of interest is the blue circled characters. These are characters who are likely to return or have influenced Mortal Kombat X's storyline significantly. Raiden is likely to return because he has been in almost every Mortal Kombat game, a distinction shared by Scorpion and Sub Zero alone, and those two ninjas are in MKX. To those who are wondering why we can't see his silhouette in the character select, I will make another blog post about that soon, likely by the beginning of next week. Anyway, Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage are circled because they not only survived, but created Cassie Cage, one of the new characters. Considering her age, military training and Cage-inspired moveset, she would have had to have had them as parents for at least most of her life, if not for the entirity of her life.

After that, we'll look at the unique category, and that being the green/purple circle around Sub Zero. This is there primarily because we do not know this Sub Zero, as mentioned earlier. Is he Bi Han, Kuai Liang, or someone else? In all likelihood, it is probably a third Sub Zero, making for one ice-cold dynasty. This is because of the circumstances that the other Sub Zeroes faced in MK9: Bi Han got turned into a wraith and Kuai Liang became a cyborg. As mentioned earlier, Bi Han could have been purified and arisen as Sub Zero once again. The least likely of the three circumstances, of course, is that Kuai Liang is brought back to life and de-cyberneticized or his cybernetics are near-indistinguishable from human flesh. Only time will tell.

The final category is the blank category. This is the second largest category and it deals with all the characters who survived MK9 and could come into MKX. One thing worth noting is that I did not eliminate Skarlet, Kenshi or Rain under the 'not returning' category. Why is that? Because they aren't guests. They are all a part of the MK Universe, and it is not shown that they have died during their arcade endings. As such, it could be easily possible for these three characters to come back as playable characters in MKX, though this likelihood is just as likely as all the other survivors returning here. Again, we will have to see.

What do you think? Who do you think could be coming to MKX from MK9?

Side note: Ed Boon has teased a date for a potential reveal. A countdown on his Twitter in the form of certain numbers appearing in his tweets arose several days ago, and today marks two days away from something. The thing is, two days from now, EVO will be in full swing, as it runs from the 11th to the thirteenth. Whatever the case may be, keep your eyes out for anything MKX related coming from EVO. It could clear up some of the mystery surrounding these characters and storyline. I will update this list accordingly, based on whatever updates are officially confirmed. Don't Forget To Be Awesome, y'all~!

Update: Netherrealm has just tweeted this link out. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=779381075426625 It gives a date and time for an MKX Reveal. Keep your eyes peeled! 