If something must be done between Noob Saibot and Sub-Zero, I think that is where Scorpion should come in. Play up the angle that Xia was talking about where Scorpion reclaims a sense of his honor and dignity. Have him realize that living a life hellbent on revenge all the time is slowly driving him towards becoming what Noob is; pure evil.

Then, if Noob is still going after Sub-Zero, have Scorpion step in. Have him honor the pledge he made in MK2 to protect the younger Sub-Zero. Have Scorpion be the one to finish off Noob and put an end to this particular plot-line.

If Sareena gets in the mix, with Noob trying to lure her to his side, have Scorpion be the voice of reason that keeps her on the side of good. Having seen how dangerously close he came to becoming like Noob, he'd be able to speak to Sareena and gain her trust in ways no one else could.

Sub-Zero can either be too preoccupied with other, new stuff (with Scorpion and Sareena having the option of not even telling Subz that anything is up with Noob) or he can be aware of Scorpion's involvement, but not directly involved.

I think it works. At any rate, the whole plot-line with Noob Saibot needs to be resolved permanently. It should've been finished in MKA, but we all know how that turned out.

i say stay.

I like Onaga just fine, but I don't think he's got anything left to do. He was a good temporary threat, but doesn't have the staying power. Perhaps he could be a future sub-boss, but I highly doubt it.

A decent one-off character who doesn't need to return. GONE.

Sums up my feelings as well.

Gone.

Onaga: A badass a boss with the curse of being in a bad story. As far as I'm concerned Shao Khan, Shinnok, Onaga, and Blaze should never come back. I like a new final boss with their own story in each game.

Verdict: So nothing against Onaga, but I want a new boss. Gone

This one is easy- GONE.

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My verdicts so far:

STAY: 22

GONE: 21

Mine as well. Onaga must go.

I love the character but u guys are absolutely right he has nothin left to do in the mk universe so as much as this hurts me bye bye Onaga!

Keep Reptile, let Onaga rest. I say gone.

I liked the build up of the character but Onaga basically filled the gap that Shao Kahn had. What Onaga had going for himself was his undead army and he could have been a real force to reckon with. What kind of ruined the character to me was the idea of the Kamidogu and this mysterious One Being entity that was mentioned.

In Deception I really respected the rivalry between Shujinko and Onaga it was a classic story arc on how the powerful villain decieved the tragic hero and Onaga as a villain was defeated in a pretty epic way with Nightwolf venturing the very depths of hell to channel his soul in the dark realm, and Shujinko using the very gift granted to him and with the help of every character in the game was able to defeat him.

Armageddon to me is just a modern day MK Trilogy I hope the creators take a cue and are able to retcon the actual events from the game actually taking place. Onaga was taken out of comission by Shujinko and If I had my way I would have Raiden's ending take place with him killing Shujinko too.

So Onaga should be gone.

I have to agree with everyone here. Onaga was good for making a big entrance, and that was it. His story's done and he's done. GONE.

I thought Onaga was a pretty decent boss.
I wouldn't mind seeing him return as a fighter but obviously weakened to match other fighters' toughness.
STAY.

I thought that Onaga was a decent boss. He definitely had a certain gravitas to him as the original ruler of Outworld. It kind of seemed silly then that he would go from being this unstopable beast that Quan Chi, Rayden and Shang Tsung together couldn't defeat, to allying with Quan Chi but whatever, it was Armageddon and half the stuff in it made no sense.

I never really liked his look that much. He seemed like a reject from the Gargoyles TV show (wow, 2nd mention in this thread! lol) or maybe like Gargos from KI2. Regardless, it seemed a bit over the top for my liking. As I've said before, I prefer the human looking characters, not giant True Ogre rip offs.

The only way I woulnd't mind seeing him return would be as a sort of alternate fighting style or a fatality for Reptile. Maybe Reptile gets to look human again, but he can will himself into looking like the Dragon King, then he gets a 2nd set of DK moves.

Of course, I say that, but I'm not overly sold on the idea or its' necessity. So yeah, as a fatality, I could see that being kinda cool, but as a plot device or subsection of MK's mythos, I think the Dragon King's time has come and gone.

VERDICT: GONE

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gone: 28, saved: 15

Saved thus far: Baraka, Drahmin, Ermac, Fujin, Hotaru, Kabal, Kai, Kano, Kenshi, Kira, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Nitara and Noob.

Huh...Reptile having some residual bit of Onaga's power in his body and being able to transform back into a giant Dragon King form for brief periods...

That...I've never even thought of that or seen anyone suggest it before. That might actually save Reptile's character and make him worth bringing back!

give him a respectable exit. I feel Onaga was the ebst concept for a boss so far. Tied in well with shao kahn and reptile. But it comes down to being one or the other and I want Reptile back MUCH more.

Have shujinko or onaga take him out. Either shujinko does and then tries to contibute to good despite raidens psychotic temper, or Kahn and goro are victorious. Id rather Shujinko.

Onaga: Gone.

gone.

I've missed Noob but my verdict for him would be that he should stay.
Onaga I found as an interesting boss in concept and story but dull in gameplay and challenege. I agree with those who say he's had his time. I don't really have much to say about him so I'll just vote. Onaga should go.

I've had this sort of idea for a long time and was hoping they'd utilise it to explain Reptile's return. The full story arc I had was that it would tie in with both Sindels and Nightwolfs MKD endings. Though Reptile had been banished from his body and Onaga had taken it over, Reptile would exist on a spectral plain as a ghost like entity. He'd be severly weakened but able to tap into his body to try and regain consciousness and force Onaga out. Sometimes he might even manipulate Onaga's actions.
Upon Sindel moving Onaga's soul back to his original body or Nightwolf summoning Onaga's soul to the Netherrealm, Reptile would be able to help by taking back his body and pushing Onaga out. In the process he would retain some of Onaga's power. As a a result, he would be able to reshape his mishapen body back to his original form giving us the Reptile we know. Or even reshape it to something of his own imagining giving himself a complete makeover, perhaps some sort of cross between his reptilian and human forms. Furthermore, he'd be alot stronger and perhaps more agile. And finally, due to the power increase perhaps, Reptile would be alot more intelligent and able to speak properly. He wouldn't be insane like he was in MKDA. From this he could finally move on from wanting to serve a master and take matters into his own hands. Perhaps he might hunt down his former masters and kill them or choose to try and find Khameleon and mate. Also, he would be able to retain his form and not de-evolve any further meaning Khameleon would not be required for this.

To the neatherealm he should go and stay!

GONE

i am on a line with Onaga...i don't know why but i think he should get one more shot for respect and than shit can em'. so i say stay.

Onaga had a nice build up and I think he could've gone somewhere as an antagonist. The biggest problem was they didn't do enough to differentiate him from Shao Kahn.
The only thing we got that separated them was Kahn ruled Outworld is chaos and war, and Onaga ruled with a strict iron fist. They also dumped on his impact by having him defeated quickly and quietly to make way for Armageddon.

No sense in making him playable and we don't need repeat bosses, so I don't see much purpose in bringing him back. The only thing I can see them doing with him is keep him around in a strictly storyline, non-playable part. Maybe have him successfully regain control of Outworld after Armageddon and...I don't know. As said, a crucial thing is establishing how he's different from Kahn even though they're both Emperors of Outworld.

I'll say GO.

I was going to say "gone" until I read this. Having Onaga as a weakened and altered boss (maybe smaller, on scale with the other fighters somehow) would be a cool idea, and maybe his lust for power in this weakend form would help contribute to the story further.

But if he returned as-is, I would say gone.

Wasn't that kind of Kahn's story for the last few games? Defeated emperor of Outworld trying to build his strength up again, yadda yadda yadda

Quan Chi is easily a Chacter that needs to stay. Being one of the drivers of the series and plots. He has been around behind the scenes and pulling the strings since before MK1. Tied in with scorpion, subzero, shang, raiden, shao kahn, onaga and shinnok. Hes almost liek the "spine" of the evil side with everybody branching off of him like ribs.

He made his rise slowly and gained the position he could. Then pounced up and took his chance in MKDA. Had a valliant exit. And i guess we will find out whats next for him soon.

He is most deffinately not leaving anytime soon.

STAY