I think they should start MK from scratch and only keep Scorpion, Sub Zero, and Kung Lao, everyone else should be new, they should create it in a dark setting and the story should be mostly based around Scorpion, Sub Zero, and Kung Lao surviving armaggedon.

I doubt Kung Lao will be in Armageddon. Taven, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade and Liu Kang all have better chances, in my opinion.

The Saurian race being developed isn't an awful idea, but how many are there of them left? Reptile, Chameleon and Khameleon are meant to be the only survivors, so it's really a dead-end storyline. I think we'll see that race retired until a later game, where a descendant from Reptile and Khameleon competes in the tournament to represent his realm. I doubt we'll see that development in the next game.

I think we'll see a female villain, whether it be a sorcerer or an empress.

A new cyborg, new boss villain like shao kahn and some children of the good guys like liu kang.

From the old MK there should be sub-zero and scorpion, liu kang and shang tsung.

PS. good subject you maded Vapor

Cool, cool. Thanks, PS2 Player. But what I ment is that now you should be able to like play Red Dragon, Lin Kuei, Sharai Ryu, White Lotus, and more! Opinion?

i agree the game should be like that....

I see what you mean. I also want more clan characters. Especially the REd Dragon and White Lotus Society

That wouldn't be a bad idea, in fact I love the idea. It would add more to the backstory of the clans.

I say you should get to pick which character you can use for Konquest.

Plot twist for MK8! keep Scorpion and Sub-Zero and have them team together to prevent the destruction of the realms and make up their own clan together.

seriously in my opinion . i really dont like the fact that they are going to take all the carachters away .

i dont know how they are going to do it but mk8 better be good .


generations of mk games, carachter after carachter . how do they expect to come up with a new cast . hmmmm . . . . . seeing as how they trashed mka , i wonder if they have the potential of making mk8 a great game .

i really hope they dont mess it up . it would be a shame .

I think there's a hint in Armageddon, on a possible new mk character. When you beat the game, and unlock Noob-Saibot's brief story, they say Sub~Zero and Noob fight each other. None could defeat the other, so the two fuse together, forming something new. Could this new identity be in MK:8? If so, I would like to see him and his abilities.

Ok...I assuming you want at least eight new characters not who may or may not return.

1. Non-human: Some new previously undiscovered non-humoid race. We have enough Shokan running around and although a new centurian would be nice might be a little too clumsy. A vampire only if they find someway for us to control the wings for additional movement or fighting techniques. The reptiles are supposely the same as extinct so I don't see a new one showing up. No idea what they can think up but at lease one new non-human looking character is almost a must for a new MK game.

2 & 3 Two Non-Earthrealm humanoids: We have Edenians, Orderrealm Citizens, etc. With Outworld and other realms in chaos perhaps another new realm should be discovered bringing in another group of human looking characters. Perhaps a villian being chased down by a hero or visa versa and we don't know who is the good guy or bad guy until we see the endings.

4 One more Terran (translation Earthling, normal Human): Earthrealm humans are starting to get a little outnumbered and the veterans starting to get a little seasoned. Time to bring in some new blood that will hopefully not betray the realm. Not a new soldier or Lin Kuei but a normal human fighter that some how gets pulled into the mess kinda like Johnny did only without the clowning around. Perhaps someone with a past related to one of the classic characters which he/she does not know of.

5 As I hate to say this, but with Frost's betrayal and Sub-Zero not getting any younger looking old Subby needs a new student. Not a ice based, but another element or talent. (Hopefully MK: A thinned out the ninja herds)

6, 7 & 8: I'm gonna leave open. To be honest I don't think the game itself needs more than 10 or 12 characters in total so want to leave some room for returning or revamped characters.

I personally think that Selket and Anubis from Unreal Championship 2 should be in the game. The reason that Raiden was in the Unreal Championship Tournament was to scout new talent to fight for Earth Realm. It would be a cool cross over like when Raiden was in that game

IMO i think that MK8 should go with the best and most plausible endings in MKA

-We can pretty much be guarenteed Hsu Hao is done.
-Mokaps done
-anyone who died in their own ending probably means the MK team dont like em. If they return it would be as a ghost kameo.
-One of the two Shao Khan or Onaga must retire. (Preferably Shao)
-Shujinko needs to die (old bastard)
-Johnny needs to stay as a comic relief along with Havik.
-Ermac's army ending has great posibility.
-Subby should go into hiding with everyone after him.
-Frost and Sonya should continue their rivalry more in depth.
-Scorpion vs. Quan Chi should end should Quan still be in the game.
-Dairou ruling outworld is good idea
-Taven and Daegon going after Darrius is a great idea.
-Tanya vs Jade the Final Battle (Major cat fight)
-Kitana vs Mileena mega battle (major cat vs monster in the pond)
-Baraka is a cool character.
-Mavado needs to die
-Black Dragon ftw


Thats all i gots so far

EM

I hope that they can come up with some interesting character concepts for the future. It's better to delve into interesting archetypical characters and not pull off the stereotypical crap they did with characters like Jax. I feel that they should try to stay away from having characters be too close to those from other shows, movies, etc. (e.g. Liu Kang, Johnny Cage).

We definitely need less Ninja-type characters, especially since most of them aren't really Ninja-like anyway. For the current Ninja-type characters, I'm glad that they have taken some of them and moved them more away from that Ninja-ish appearance (e.g. Jade, Mileena) and given them a more unique look.

They should really just be giving more of that actual Ninja look to Scorpion, whose post-retcon self is very much the opposite of the Ninja and much closer to that of the Nusubito, except that the Nusubito likely didn't act like imbeciles despite not having any moral standards. I think that Scorpion should be the only one to be referred to as a Ninja while the Lin Kuei type characters such as Sub-Zero should not.

I would like to actually see a couple more characters from Chaosrealm, especially a female Chaosrealm character. It would also be nice to see a couple more Outworld human-like characters. I don't particular care for the Shokan or the Tarkata. Having a new Centaur or even a Minotaur is a maybe, but I'm not that interested. I don't mind a monster-type character as long as he/she isn't 1-dimensional like Baraka or just plain annoying like Moloch.

We could perhaps have a new Netherrealm character of some sort. I personally don't have any concrete ideas. For Earthrealm, maybe they could put in a good female character as Sonya has been the only female MK character from Earthrealm with a good alignment.



Yes.



Not necessarily.



I think both should go as both of them are major threats that need to be eliminated.



Heh, yeah.



I don't see why Johnny Cage should stay and still be a comic relief character, especially considering the story and character development he's had in MKA. If he's going to return, he needs to keep developing.



Meh...



Why?



I honestly think it's a bit too late for that rivalry to go further.



It won't work. Quan Chi has to die. The reason why I say this is because Scorpion will continue to be in MK games as long as Ed Boon is alive and doing them. If Scorpion and Quan Chi were to both return, chances are highly likely that Scorpion's story will continue to be just about revenge, thus further damaging Scorpion's already horrendous post-retcon storyline.



I don't see how. It comes off as very random.



Meh...



That should be in MKA itself, imo.



This does nothing to strengthen either character. In fact, it may do more of the opposite.



Baraka has always had a flat, 1-dimensional story and continues to have such. I see no real story potential for him as the different directions he can take are either predictable, cliche, or just plain stupid.



Maybe.



Meh. I'd rather not see either of the Dragon clans return.

Well then. One thing is for sure, I'd like to see Scorpion's son.

these are the jerks that should die:

shao khan because he's old his prime is over

kintaro because he has no purpose but to serve shao khan and the shokan

mileena because she has lived for too long

liu kang should kill shang tsung and R.I.P.

quan chi because his time is just up

shang tsung because he is too old

stryker should go home and watch T.V.

here are people who you must never get rid of:

Scorpion,Sub-Zero,Raiden,Reptile and Ermac because he has a lot of potential

Probably. He might even be the villian of it.

Here are new characters we can pretty much confirm:

A new Shaolin monk
The Shaolin temples have produced Liu Kang, Kung Lao and Shujinko over the series, and I'm fairly certain that all three characters will be retired. This new character will fill the role of main protagonist for the new arc of games. And when this guy dies, I hope he stays dead. Take notes Liu Kang and Kung Lao.

A new villain
Much like there will be a new hero to represent the Forces of Light, you better believe there will be a new threat to the realms. Shao Kahn and Onaga will be forced to move over for this guy.

A new assistant villain
This new bad guy will probably bring with them a sorcerer, or an adviser, who participates as a playable character. This villain will be trying to help the boss achieve their role.

At least one henchman
The new evil forces will need to have a hierarchy. There will be the boss on top, their right hand and at least one pawn who just fights blindly for them (or is advertised as such).

That's pretty much all I can confirm right away. The rest would just be fan fiction. If the slate is truly being wiped clean, then this is the logical starting point for the games. Throw Scorpion and Sub-Zero on top of this, and you have a cast of five playable characters pretty much confirmed. Yeah, it's not much, but it's a starting point at least:

New Hero
Sub-Zero
Scorpion
Boss' General
Boss' Henchman

I would like to see more characters fron Chaosrealm aswell, the Orderrealm has 3 already and Chaosrealm has only 1 so something needs to be done.

I think Shang Tsung should return to his MK1 form, I think it appearing as the default sorcerer in Armageddon's Kreate a Fighter might have been some sort of message he will return in this style.

Another centaur is needed, and give him a spear as a weapon.

Tremor, Tremor, TREMOR!!

Classic Sub Zero should return, seeing as though the Younger Sub Zero has pissed off the Elder Gods (smart move) and Noob ending states that he merges with his former self.

The sub boss could be Monster, as in the Monster who is actually called Monster

I agree that Tremor sould be in the game but I think I would like to see Midway make Belokk.