Konquest was fun, buggy, and utterly cheesy, but awesome part of the last two otherwise so-so MKs. Although most agree that Eddie's "next generation Liu-Kang" was a flop and otherwise stoogepigeon, we can learn from those mistakes. And Taven while having a decent backstory, came off as equally braindead.

Why did Vogel create interesting backstories, yet have the so called "protagonists" of the last two Mortal Kombat games have the guile and intuition of a toddler. I mean granted MK has always been stretched in terms of quality writing, but Vogel seems like he's got an edge and a deep rooted understanding of the characters(those new bios for instance).

While the new game's story mode is still being kept underwraps, what would you like to see in a new "protagonist"? Even if it's an old character who was elevated to that position. Tell us why their personality, past, and actions would make them an interesting "game lead" as it seems Raiden is the protaganist of the new MK retelling.

Every fan's gotta different idea about who should be "the lead" in the story, but what kind of character would you prefer to see take the stage in the hypothetical sequel or new future game? Hell even an adventure/action game is fine.

Just post your thoughts and explain your position.