I've been thinking about the next gen MK's and what Boon said about having as much newness as possible and I thought about the kind of character that could concievably have the appeal of Kung Lao and Scorpion if they both didn't make it to the next game. (unlikely, I know; theoretical here)

Octopussy? The James Bond film. As far removed from Mk as possible, I know, but there was one thing in the film that I thought would be a good concept for an Mk character. In the movie, one of the hencman uses a kind of buzzsaw yoyo to attack Bond. I thought this would be an interesting weapon, albeit modified, to have in an Mk game. Yes, I know it's extremely cliche', but it would still make for a cool weapon. Cheesy, but since when was MK not cheesy?

The weapon would be a dinner plate sized buzzsaw with a smaller disc on the side that has a rope wound into it in a yoyo esque fashion, or maybe two saws with the rope wound in the middle. The rope would be unbreakable (whatever).
It would have the razor properties of Kung Lao's hat and have the lashing properties of a Scorpion's spear. The character I envisioned using this weapon would be a loner who fights for himself, but helps the side of good when ever it doesn't conflict his interests.
He uses the buzzsaw because he habours deep resentment for his enemies; he wants their death to be as painful as possible.
His look would be of a half-asian (indian maybe, instead to broaden the cultures of Mk) man with a mop of dark hair. His face would be lean and scarred from mishaps. He would wear a simple black martial arts robe with red lining at the cuffs and down the middle. His saw would be strapped to his back ala Kung Lao DA alt.
He could possibly have a bandana of sorts, but maybe that would look a little Liu Kang (not that it matters).
The buzzsaw is used in special moves, but he has a small tanto blade as a weapon for use in a close-encounter as well as relying on his MA skills.
No story yet as this is a concept.

POSSIBLE SPECIAL MOVES:

Grindsaw:
The basic buzzsaw attack. He propels his buzzsaw out and it spins along the ground, showering sparks. It comes up as a low attack between the opponent's legs and then running up their body splattering blood, before being whipped back and caught. Very cool looking. Knocks the opponent down. On a counter-hit, the opponent is stunned from the body grinding, giving you a free-hit.

Grind left and Grind right:
Two seperate special moves. One for right, one for left. A deterent for people who hesitate after side-stepping.

Anti-air saw:
A close range manouever used to stop an air-to ground attack. The character whips the saw, spinning vertically and upwards into the air. Can hit a ground opponent if they are right next to you. It will launch them for a juggle.

Yoyo:
A sarcastic downwards yoyo spin for hitting grounded opponents directly at your feet.

Saw Point:
A grab. Knocks opponent down, stands over them and performs a move similar to the yoyo.

Rage Kata:
A charge up move in the manner of Tekken. Lots of damage, big start up delay. He swings his saw all around himself and in figure eight patterns.
Works as a combo.

He would have some more grabs from the side as well. Those would be other saw based variants.



So, I've got the basic character concept there. No name and no plot currently. (though to create a plot for him, I would probably have to write a whole game plot!)


So what do you make of the character concept and do you have any suggestions?