Let's say we're getting a new Sub-Zero. While some people would obviously be upset, as evidenced by one thread on this board, the fact is, this Sub-Zero, even if new, obviously has a lot in common with the previous two, like the garb, the voice and being a white man. That does leave doubts as to who this Sub-Zero is, for now, but at the same time, it probably lessens the controversy that a new Sub-Zero would inevitably bring (meaning that NRS' is playing it safe).

So, just how controversial would it be if the new Sub-Zero was either a woman (whether it's Frost or a new female Cryomancer), or non-white, or both? Or even a white male one that looks and sounds absolutely nothing like the ones we know? I see no reason why new Cryomancers would all have to look and sound like the brothers, as if they're a bunch of Links, if you know what I mean. As far as I'm concerned, a new Cryomancer doesn't even need the classic ninja garb, except as an alt (and a female one would still look different even when wearing it, anyway).

About Frost, I wonder. If we ever got a new female Cryomancer, would fans prefer her to be called Frost too, pretty much making the women of that species a different category than the men, in that no women can ever inherit the Sub-Zero mantle (or be the only Cryomancer in a MK game). Given how most gamers are male, and how many of them are sexist, I wouldn't be surprised if the Sub-Zero name was considered too prestigious for women.

New Sub-Zeroes can be interesting, but at the same time pointless, if they have to be as similar to the brothers as possible.