Gillbob316 Wrote:
I really think...

The story will start with a basic retelling of MK4. A little different naturally, but the broad strokes still the same. And then... the meat and potatoes of the story is going to be about taking story aspects from the MKDA-MKA era, such as Chaosrealm and the Kamidogu and... Moloch's Severed Head >_> ... and remixing them into an all new tale.

Not a re-telling of any of those games by any means. But a way of tying up the loose ends they leave, while still moving things in an all new direction. A way of keeping the good things from the 3D era, while eliminating many of the regrettable aspects.

We've seen little hints, little bits and little bobs of it in the stuff we've seen thus far, and even a few of those cameos and deaths already. But I'd presume and guess they'd rightfully want to keep most of it hidden from us before the game is released.

I mean Deadly Alliance is easily removed from the new timeline, but the plots of Armageddon and Deception are things that began before MK1 even started... and they're stories that will need to be addressed. Where are Taven and Daegon? Is Taven still asleep? Did he wake up? Will he wake up? Where is Blaze? Where is Shujinko? Was Onaga awakened? If so who defeated him? If not, what became of his plot and his body? Why are the damn Kamidogu knives now? (I assume the answer lies in the same territory as many of the other questions) If these stories aren't being re-told, like MK4 (which is very likely) then they'll need to be re-routed in new directions.

This likely means death for the characters of that era they deem useless. Playable appearances for the cream of the crop. The rest cameos somewhere in-between (perhaps mentioned and fleshed out a bit for potential DLC). And that basically goes for all characters from MK4-MKA

All that said, if MK4 goes more or less the same as it did in the old canon, I presume quite heavily Quan Chi will live, and I also presume quite heavily he will have a large hand to play in the later events of the story. I mean that's just what he DOES. He's kind of arguably become the master villain of the series in a lot of ways... even if not always the final boss. His machinations always seem to be working a step above Shangs, Kahns or even Shinnoks. He always has a plan behind the plan. He manipulates the baddest of the bad guys. Onaga seemed to be the only one who didn't fall under his games, which is why I kind of respect Onaga as a villain. He really came in and laid his power down. No nonsense. He doesn't get enough credit, and I hope he doesn't just get written out in backstory and forgotten in the new canon. (Blaze, despite being a boss, wasn't really a villain).

But I do definitely think it's a given that Quan Chi will persist throughout the modern day plot, not just the MK4 one. His role is too significant not to. He's always at the core of the plot, even if he's not the Alpha bad guy. If nothing else, we know he's carrying Moloch's head around, and Moloch is a post MK4 character? lol...

Who IS the Alpha bad guy... is the real question.

From-ear-to-ear Wrote:
You know, when you guys start a statement about MK4+ characters that begins with "I hope....." "I wish....." "I really want....." always end that thought with "But do the other millions of people who will buy this game across the world also want that?" Because that's where it actually matters and it's a good way to separate your tangible ideas from your fanboyish delusional ones.

septillion Wrote:
You know, there's a counter-argument to the whole "do casuals have any interest in these characters?" argument...

The comics seem to often focus pretty significantly on these characters (Reiko, Fujin, Hsu Hao, Mavado, Frost) and the comics are selling just fine.

Denizen Wrote:


Are you saying casuals are the ones buying the comic?

septillion Wrote:
You know, there's a counter-argument to the whole "do casuals have any interest in these characters?" argument...

The comics seem to often focus pretty significantly on these characters (Reiko, Fujin, Hsu Hao, Mavado, Frost) and the comics are selling just fine.

nightbreed_16 Wrote:
and the women I would say Sareena, Li Mei, Frost and Ashrah have a chance as well.

nightbreed_16 Wrote:
Bo Rai Cho, Havik, Taven and Daegon have a good chance for the men and the women I would say Sareena, Li Mei, Frost, Tanya and Ashrah have a chance as well.

BADASS6669 Wrote:
In this order
Havik
Shinnok
Tanya
Bo Rai Cho
Reiko with a Shao Kahn variation
Fujin

OnlyTanyaFan Wrote:
Just give me Tanya, then I will shut up. LOL.

DivahMah Wrote:


You forgot Tanya. She has bigger chances than others female characters 3D.