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Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there 
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projectzero00 Wrote:
Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there
Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there
Do you mean a mask? Because a loincloth is the part that goes from the belt and down to cover the crotch. And Mileena has never worn that, yet she is considered an MK ninja.
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Jaded-Raven Wrote:
Do you mean a mask? Because a loincloth is the part that goes from the belt and down to cover the crotch. And Mileena has never worn that, yet she is considered an MK ninja.
projectzero00 Wrote:
Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there
Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there
Do you mean a mask? Because a loincloth is the part that goes from the belt and down to cover the crotch. And Mileena has never worn that, yet she is considered an MK ninja.
No I mean loincloth.
Boom! Backward loincloths! Mileena loves 'em!
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projectzero00 Wrote:
No I mean loincloth.
Boom! Backward loincloths! Mileena loves 'em!
Jaded-Raven Wrote:
Do you mean a mask? Because a loincloth is the part that goes from the belt and down to cover the crotch. And Mileena has never worn that, yet she is considered an MK ninja.
projectzero00 Wrote:
Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there
Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there
Do you mean a mask? Because a loincloth is the part that goes from the belt and down to cover the crotch. And Mileena has never worn that, yet she is considered an MK ninja.
No I mean loincloth.
Boom! Backward loincloths! Mileena loves 'em!
That's not a good definition to go by though. That would mean Raiden, Sindel and others would fit into the MK ninja category as well.
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Jaded-Raven Wrote:
That's not a good definition to go by though. That would mean Raiden, Sindel and others would fit into the MK ninja category as well.
projectzero00 Wrote:
No I mean loincloth.
Boom! Backward loincloths! Mileena loves 'em!
Jaded-Raven Wrote:
Do you mean a mask? Because a loincloth is the part that goes from the belt and down to cover the crotch. And Mileena has never worn that, yet she is considered an MK ninja.
projectzero00 Wrote:
Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there
Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there
Do you mean a mask? Because a loincloth is the part that goes from the belt and down to cover the crotch. And Mileena has never worn that, yet she is considered an MK ninja.
No I mean loincloth.
Boom! Backward loincloths! Mileena loves 'em!
That's not a good definition to go by though. That would mean Raiden, Sindel and others would fit into the MK ninja category as well.
Loincloth AND a mask then. I reckon all characters that are considered "ninjas" have worn one or the other, or in most cases both.
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projectzero00 Wrote:
Loincloth AND a mask then. I reckon all characters that are considered "ninjas" have worn one or the other, or in most cases both.
Jaded-Raven Wrote:
That's not a good definition to go by though. That would mean Raiden, Sindel and others would fit into the MK ninja category as well.
projectzero00 Wrote:
No I mean loincloth.
Boom! Backward loincloths! Mileena loves 'em!
Jaded-Raven Wrote:
Do you mean a mask? Because a loincloth is the part that goes from the belt and down to cover the crotch. And Mileena has never worn that, yet she is considered an MK ninja.
projectzero00 Wrote:
Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there
Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there
Do you mean a mask? Because a loincloth is the part that goes from the belt and down to cover the crotch. And Mileena has never worn that, yet she is considered an MK ninja.
No I mean loincloth.
Boom! Backward loincloths! Mileena loves 'em!
That's not a good definition to go by though. That would mean Raiden, Sindel and others would fit into the MK ninja category as well.
Loincloth AND a mask then. I reckon all characters that are considered "ninjas" have worn one or the other, or in most cases both.
So have Kabal and Hotaru, but they aren't ninjas.
MK Khronology: 58.49% complete...I've always seen Tanya as an MK ninja in spirit, along with Reiko.
Remember that MK4, their debut, was the game where the MK team started getting a little fed up of all the 'cast of identical ninjas' jokes the gaming press and fans were making, so they tried giving their cast members a litttle variety while maintaining some kind of ninjaish type of asthetic as it had become, like it or not, a hallmark of the series:
They let Scorpion keep his UMK3 outfit, but modified Sub's. Reptile got a makeover, and Kitana and Mileena got some variation when Gold came along. Adding 'ninjas who weren't ninjas' into MK4 ensured that they stood out a little bit but remained likeable to the ninja fanbase.
It was a good decision, as to this day you have fans of those two who swear up and down that they're not ninjas, never were, and don't need the crutch of that particular design trope to justify their popularity (and for the record, I'm not judging anyone who is).
Really, the fact is you could have given MK4 Tanya a mask, and given Reiko a hooded mask, and there'd have been no question; we'd just be looking back on them more clearly as examples of evolution and originality in the formerly streamlined MK ninja aesthetic.
Remember that MK4, their debut, was the game where the MK team started getting a little fed up of all the 'cast of identical ninjas' jokes the gaming press and fans were making, so they tried giving their cast members a litttle variety while maintaining some kind of ninjaish type of asthetic as it had become, like it or not, a hallmark of the series:
They let Scorpion keep his UMK3 outfit, but modified Sub's. Reptile got a makeover, and Kitana and Mileena got some variation when Gold came along. Adding 'ninjas who weren't ninjas' into MK4 ensured that they stood out a little bit but remained likeable to the ninja fanbase.
It was a good decision, as to this day you have fans of those two who swear up and down that they're not ninjas, never were, and don't need the crutch of that particular design trope to justify their popularity (and for the record, I'm not judging anyone who is).
Really, the fact is you could have given MK4 Tanya a mask, and given Reiko a hooded mask, and there'd have been no question; we'd just be looking back on them more clearly as examples of evolution and originality in the formerly streamlined MK ninja aesthetic.
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Jaded-Raven Wrote:
So have Kabal and Hotaru, but they aren't ninjas.
projectzero00 Wrote:
Loincloth AND a mask then. I reckon all characters that are considered "ninjas" have worn one or the other, or in most cases both.
Jaded-Raven Wrote:
That's not a good definition to go by though. That would mean Raiden, Sindel and others would fit into the MK ninja category as well.
projectzero00 Wrote:
No I mean loincloth.
Boom! Backward loincloths! Mileena loves 'em!
Jaded-Raven Wrote:
Do you mean a mask? Because a loincloth is the part that goes from the belt and down to cover the crotch. And Mileena has never worn that, yet she is considered an MK ninja.
projectzero00 Wrote:
Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there
Ok y'all to clear things up: Tanya ISN'T a ninja because she doesn't wear a loincloth! That's enough proof lol. Boon and co believe that wearing a loincloth makes someone a ninja so there
Do you mean a mask? Because a loincloth is the part that goes from the belt and down to cover the crotch. And Mileena has never worn that, yet she is considered an MK ninja.
No I mean loincloth.
Boom! Backward loincloths! Mileena loves 'em!
That's not a good definition to go by though. That would mean Raiden, Sindel and others would fit into the MK ninja category as well.
Loincloth AND a mask then. I reckon all characters that are considered "ninjas" have worn one or the other, or in most cases both.
So have Kabal and Hotaru, but they aren't ninjas.
Kabal doesn't wear a mask for the reasons the ninjas wore it. They wore it for disguise, Kabal wears it to breath.
As for Hotaru, that isn't a mask. It's more of a helmet that goes with the armor.
You really can't tell the difference between this:
And these:
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Shadaloo Wrote:
I've always seen Tanya as an MK ninja in spirit, along with Reiko.
Remember that MK4, their debut, was the game where the MK team started getting a little fed up of all the 'cast of identical ninjas' jokes the gaming press and fans were making, so they tried giving their cast members a litttle variety while maintaining some kind of ninjaish type of asthetic as it had become, like it or not, a hallmark of the series:
They let Scorpion keep his UMK3 outfit, but modified Sub's. Reptile got a makeover, and Kitana and Mileena got some variation when Gold came along. Adding 'ninjas who weren't ninjas' into MK4 ensured that they stood out a little bit but remained likeable to the ninja fanbase.
It was a good decision, as to this day you have fans of those two who swear up and down that they're not ninjas, never were, and don't need the crutch of that particular design trope to justify their popularity (and for the record, I'm not judging anyone who is).
Really, the fact is you could have given MK4 Tanya a mask, and given Reiko a hooded mask, and there'd have been no question; we'd just be looking back on them more clearly as examples of evolution and originality in the formerly streamlined MK ninja aesthetic.
I've always seen Tanya as an MK ninja in spirit, along with Reiko.
Remember that MK4, their debut, was the game where the MK team started getting a little fed up of all the 'cast of identical ninjas' jokes the gaming press and fans were making, so they tried giving their cast members a litttle variety while maintaining some kind of ninjaish type of asthetic as it had become, like it or not, a hallmark of the series:
They let Scorpion keep his UMK3 outfit, but modified Sub's. Reptile got a makeover, and Kitana and Mileena got some variation when Gold came along. Adding 'ninjas who weren't ninjas' into MK4 ensured that they stood out a little bit but remained likeable to the ninja fanbase.
It was a good decision, as to this day you have fans of those two who swear up and down that they're not ninjas, never were, and don't need the crutch of that particular design trope to justify their popularity (and for the record, I'm not judging anyone who is).
Really, the fact is you could have given MK4 Tanya a mask, and given Reiko a hooded mask, and there'd have been no question; we'd just be looking back on them more clearly as examples of evolution and originality in the formerly streamlined MK ninja aesthetic.
You make a good point, and yes, it is obvious that when Reiko and Tanya were introduced to the series that their likeness was taken from the original MK ninja look, but they have both since evolved past that, as apparent in MKD-MKA, yet making their alts in their former likeness for those who preferred that.
But I dare say they weren't introduced as ninjas.
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Wanderer Wrote:
Why can't Raiden be considered a ninja? Are you saying Raiden's not good enough? Raiden can be a ninja if he wants to be, you Raidenphobe!
Why can't Raiden be considered a ninja? Are you saying Raiden's not good enough? Raiden can be a ninja if he wants to be, you Raidenphobe!
He is
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He is
Wanderer Wrote:
Why can't Raiden be considered a ninja? Are you saying Raiden's not good enough? Raiden can be a ninja if he wants to be, you Raidenphobe!
Why can't Raiden be considered a ninja? Are you saying Raiden's not good enough? Raiden can be a ninja if he wants to be, you Raidenphobe!
He is
HAH! You got me there! XD
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Icebaby Wrote:
We can't have more cyborgs. Pff, more cyborgs in a Mortal Kombat game, you crazy!
We can't have more cyborgs. Pff, more cyborgs in a Mortal Kombat game, you crazy!
What are you talking about? Raiden kills 3 birds with one stone. Thunder God, ninja AND cyborg! You can't get any better than that
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