The MK series has gone quite far into different types of characters, but I still think they have some unexplored territory:

* A goon who has been part of an experiment gone wrong, since they have all these laboratories shown in stages. Think Frankenstein so a big and tall guy who is all muscle and maybe have some evil, animalistic traits. His moves would be simple, but he would have these short brutal combo's where he goes on a rage. While Ferra / Torr comes close, I still believe this would be different and could work - BAD

* A character inspired by a cat, so think claws, sharp teeth and quickness. It could be a really black shadowy character, mysterious, who does not reveal much, with the quickness that smoke used to have in MK2. The eyes would be like a cat, maybe show that glow you see when in the dark. Some highlights in one or two colours. He or she could have claws / sharp nails or a glove with nails in one variation (think Vega from SF) - BAD

* A true master of martial arts, not that weird drunk style of Bo, not just a cowboy Asian in Kung Lao, not a lord like Raiden and not a student like Liu Kang. He would have just a simple robe and has different weapons in different variations, but a stick as standard or something of that nature. He would be a master in defending as opposed to fighting. So dodging moves, using counter moves when attacked, using the opponent to shield himself (think grabbing, climbing on top of the character and jump to the other side in a split second OR slide underneath the legs). So he would not necessarily be an old master nor asian, it's not a necessity - GOOD

* A freak character / wizard who would use some type of mind control to stun his character and hurt the opponent from afar. He would look like a combination of an old man, a shaman and Dhalsim from SF. He could blow some type of powder / say a magic spell to make the opponent float, fall down, jump up, come towards him etc. More of a fantasy character, rather than a sorcerer like Tsung or Quan Chi - GOOD / BAD

* A Cobra so the head of one and the body mixed with some human elements. It could be a replacement for Reptile, who NRS has done a terrible job with as far as looks go. This could be the right hand of Quan Chi / Kotal Kahn / Tsung is he's in. This creature is real slick so can slide all over the place and come from any angle. It would have walk on two tails, split like a snake's tongue and could grab and strangle the character. Venom is obviously a weapon as well and adapting to the environment maybe (partial invincibility where you still see the contours). BAD

* A character who would be full of metal spikes, rings and other stuff that would be coming out of the body (horns underneath the skin) and go through it (spikes through the ears). It would have the ability to absorb swords, chains and any other metal like material from characters and use all of it against them. Think Scorpion's chain bouncing back into his chest / throat. The character could hold razorblades in his mouth or hide them in his sleeves to throw. His overall look could range from a white, crazy, bald, imprisoned type of guy to one inspired by the several African / Asian / South American cultures where they have a lot of rings in their ears, pierced faces etc. GOOD / BAD

* A character inspired by bones, think a cross between a skeleton and a guy who has bones through his nose. Maybe a character with very thin skin over his bones, who could easily break and also use bones from his own body to throw at the enemy or hit. The character would be really freaky, so be able to take his own head and use it as a weapon as well. It could be a person who after the invasion of earth was burned really bad and has skin parts hanging of the bones :D BAD / GOOD

Any alterations of these ideas or completely different ones would be appreciated. Discuss!!