There are most likely much bigger problems than how x-rays would work, but if it's that big of a deal if they didn't want to disable them they could just make universal x-rays that everyone would do on Motaro (maybe taller characters and shorter characters have their own version too).

Make it so you can't jump over him, and find a way to get him from one side of the stage to another (dash, jump, teleport) and everything would seem fine.

...But honestly i'm sure they've thought of all of this before, and if they REALLY want a centaur they won't necessarily have to use Motaro anyway. Besides the theme of MKX seems to be newness so don't count on seeing Motaro or any centaur for that matter.

Something that annoys me. It's just a personal opinion. You think Kintaro is lame. I think he's the best sub-boss MK ever had. Again - just opinions. They're never right or wrong. They are just opinions.



Hmmm... According to Ed's logic, if you want Motaro back, then you're a nobody.

Seriously now, the guy knows how the new game works. If he says bringing back Motaro is not a good a idea gameplay-wise, I trust him. It's exactly what he says: You don't want Motaro, because he's not gonna be fine with the new fighting system.

His my favourite Boss/Sub-Boss in MK History, him being Missing in MK9 annoying me greatly but I feel that was his last chance, and he missed it.

I'd just have X-Rays fail to work on him entirely, like how he used to reflect projectiles. Just have him eat the hit for minimal damage and keep coming.

I'd love Motaro back. I miss him, but I get why it's not very feasable.

I would love him to be on the next game! He was one of the best sub-bosses! Kintaro is just almost the same from Goro, but Motaro was something really different and cool!

I think we could gain attention to it if we posted our requests to Ed Boon's Twitter.

It's worth a shot, right?

Why don't you do that and send him a link to that threat homie ? I don't have access to twitter, so you must do it!

Update here what happens afterwards.

1- I respect your opinion as well, but part of the success of the Bosses was due the fact that they are actually annoying, at least gameplay wise. Kintaro, your favorite one, was universally acclaimed as the hardest boss to defeat. The harder he gets, the annoyer the boss become.

2- I don't doubt Ed Boon's knowledge of gameplay, but I don't think the real problem with Motaro is his size or anatomy di per sé. The truth is that putting Motaro or another Centaur in the game will bring a lot of extra And avoidable work to do.

I have a question. Why is it so difficult for them to make Motaro work and play like he should? I mean they did it 20 years ago but they can't do it now? I find it hard to believe that with all the advances in animation and graphics and video games in general that they are incapable of making a properly designed and animated Motaro.

I think they could have done it in 2011 too, I think they were just being lazy. Motaro deserved to be in that game, even if he was an unplayable sub boss.

I don't want Motaro and I don't care about Motaro. I would like to see another member of his race though.

If they can't do it then they can't do it.

It's a damn shame but oh well.

I really don't care about Motaro. So no, I don't want Motaro.

It's not that they can't.

They can. They most definitely can. The issue is the lack of support. If fans don't speak up and demand his return, he'll never return.

Some characters the developers will always favor. Others require the love of the fans. Motaro is one of those characters.

Yo Riyakou, did you tweeted booN :D

All you problems with him have sollutions! WOW

1) He's dead.
1 answer) Quan Chi can bring ANYONE back from the dead.

Solved.

2) You wouldn't be able to do x-rays on him
2 answer) Make him immune to x-rays like he was to ranged attacks.

Solved

3) Ed Boon doesn't like Motaro.
3 answer) Sorry Motaro won't be in it for the same reason Rain won't be in it, everything Ed Boon likes will be overused (Scorpion & Sub-Zero) everything he hates will not likely return (Rain & Motaro)


There, don't wish to hard, he won't be in the game at all.

Also I don't really care for him, he was cool in MK3, but I don't care if I never see him again.

Motaro was awesome and original, i've been wanting him back properly since MK3 and Boon's disregard of Motaro is becoming really annoying...he does have fans and he should be brought back at some point

Rain has even more fans, and Boon never really cared, he finds it a Prince Joke and will never take Rain serious.


Bo Rai Cho farting on the other hand, that is real fun...

while I love Boon for creating MK, I dislike him for liking BO Rai Cho and hating Rain...

I thought if anyone would honor the original characters it would be Boon, but seems like now he just wants to disregard the past and create a bunch of new characters that arent as cool to appeal to the new age fans

Rain is Boon's creation. He even named him after his favorite artist Prince - Purple Rain, get it? Do you know how ridiculous you sound claiming Boon does not like Rain?

Ed is a wise man. He knows Bo Rai Cho, Li Mei, Havik, and Kenshi are the best MKDA-MKA characters. Rain had his chance in MK9. Now it's time for Master Cho to shine with the new 2D fighting engine.

Nothing gives me more pleasure than reading someones rant about ninjas and no-existant characters like Tremor, Tasya, Kia, Jataaka, and Belokk.

Yes, I did.

Whether he'll tweet back is another story.

I want Motaro.

"He knows Bo Rai Cho, Li Mei, Havik, and Kenshi are the best MKDA-MKA characters."

Bo Rai Cho, Li Mei, Havik, Kenshi, Sareena, Drahmin, Onaga, Ashrah, Hotaru and Nitara.

MK4 - Quan Chi, Tanya, Reiko, Fujin and Shinnok.

I think it would be cool to have a new centaur sub-boss.

It only turns to shit when we get a Shokan/Centaur hybrid.




(JK, I'd love that)

I think all these people saying "well they were able to make Motaro work 20 years ago" are blissfully disregarding the fact that MK3 was a much more simplistic game...

And that even with simplicity making the task easier Motaro was a very rough fit. To the point where so much of the gameplay didn't work right on him that most of the character were reduced to only being able to pummel him with jump kicks and dial-a-combos.

Given MKX's combo system is based on chains that often include special moves and juggles even that would be a hassle to adapt to awkwardly shaped brute. Without a lot of time and attention the battle would little more than "Yay its Motaro! Hmmm... only viable strategy is spamming jumpkicks... that's fun right? Well... we got Motaro and he's full centaur.... but this kind of sucks..."

In the end I don't think the adapting him is impossible, just would require WAY more development time to do right than the devs want to devote to a single sub boss character.