LeoBrZ81 Wrote:ProfesserAhnka Wrote:LeoBrZ81 Wrote:
Can someone who's really pumped about Jason's inclusion explain to me why that is so? I'm not being cynical, I'm genuinely asking. I know very little about the character, and that, coupled with my instant distaste for guest characters, makes me a sad panda this day.
Maybe because we actually know about the character? I think that's obvious. We're horror fans and Jason is a well known horror icon. That's pretty much it.
I myself isn't happy having two guest spots being wasted on Non-MK characters, but it's tough titties, we knew it was going to happen, had enough warning, and just gotta deal with it.
I just pray we get more Kombatants as DLC and only two guests.
... I don't feel you comprehended what I wrote. I wasn't confronting people who like Jason, rather I was admitting I know very little about the character and
genuinely wanted to know what about him is exciting. Your statements of "tough titties" and "deal with it" are wasted on me, I'm not that kind of user.
Anybody
else have a minute or two to give me a proper response?
I grew up with the films, so that's a big factor. Mortal Kombat, Superheroes, and Friday the 13th are 3 of my favorite franchises throughout my life.
Why I like the character, besides just nostalgia...
I really like his look, the menacing visuals, the iconic mask, his presence, the way he moves...everything just jumps out at you. Nothing about him would I consider just "bland" personally, but that's all personal taste of course. He just has a design throughout each film, as well as mannerisms, that I find very striking.
His backstory is great, IMO, as I love a sympathetic tragic backstory such as his. He was a young boy, innocent, who died due to careless teenage camp counselors who were too busy having sex etc. Which definitely makes you feel for him, nobody likes to see someone go at such a young age like that. He was picked on by the other kids on top of that, due to his deformities, and not being all there mentally. So his mother sought revenge, and was beheaded in the process, to which Jason apparently witnessed. So he was all alone, left to survive in the woods.
Obviously there's a good deal of inconsistencies and continuity errors throughout the franchise, but the backstory is there.
It has also been teased and hinted at that he doesn't harm children. He has boundaries. Although, in Part IV he did try and attack Tommy, but this is the only instance of such behavior(like I said, inconsistencies). But I love the idea that he doesn't bother harming children, and just focuses on the type of teens who caused his death, and any other people who get in his way.
He's very territorial, very rarely the aggressor. He doesn't make it a habit to go off of his land to slaughter people, he just doesn't want anyone near his lake.
The inventive ways he kills his victims, if you're into horror/slasher movies, definitely adds to the fun factor of the character. It's not just a simple decapitation or stab in most cases, he likes to use various tools, but he usually makes it quick. He doesn't torture in most cases, he stalks, very methodically, and picks his spots. Though, he is a sucker for toying with his prey through scare tactics.
Overall, he's just a fun, sympathetic character that although he's the evil bad guy, you can't help but feel bad for him due to his past.
I definitely reccommend watching Part IV, 6, 7, Freddy vs. Jason, and the reboot if you are interested, or at least some reviews on the films. Cinemassacre has some nice short ones, about 6 minutes each, that James just put up last month and this week.
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