Right. Because every criminals became criminals because of a bad upbringing. No way people with loving parents can ever end up bad.

And because Johnny and Sonya are heroes, I guess that also means they'd be good parents? Right. I guess there's no way Johnny could have focused on his acting career too much, and/or Sonya on her military job. They couldn't possibly have been alcoholics, or drug users, or the kind of bad parents that could truly mess up a child. No, they probably were the bestest parents ever, and Cassie became a soldier out of a pure sense of honor and duty.

For all we know, Cassie joining the action goes against her parents' wishes. She might not even be all that honorable, and she fights mostly because she's an adrenaline junkie.

You say it makes no sense for her to be evil? Why are you so certain she's good, besides her being the daughter of two heroes?

That's the thing though. Her parents ARE heroes, not just heroes. Survivors. You really think they'd have a kid and NOT raise it right? After all the shit they went through they'd fuck up something so important? C'mon that's just stupid.

And the only reason you're saying she should be evil is because it's be an "interesting twist". Was it an interesting twist when Sub-Zero and Smoke swapped stories just for the hell of it? No. It didn't appeal to either character and it sure wasn't interesting. Change just for the sake of change isn't always good.

You know why I think it'd be an interesting twist? Precisely because, despite not knowing any of the new characters' stories, we can probably already tell that Cassie will be good, while D'Vorah and Kotal Kahn will be evil. And that's a bit annoying. Why should D'Vorah be bad? Because she looks scary? Because she's a humanoid insect? Or how about Kotal Kahn, why couldn't he be a brutal, barbaric hero? Kotal Kahn being evil and Cassie being good wouldn't necessarily be bad, but it's to be expected.

And I think you have a naive view of parenting. You know these stories where a good, honest cop's child turns out to be bad? Well, that's not strictly fiction, it can happen. Why couldn't Cassie have had a bad childhood? Hell, for all we know, her birth might have been an accident. Johnny and Sonya didn't marry. They didn't even enter a long-term relationship. It was just one night, shortly after the invasion ended, where they were both vulnerable, emotionally. Sonya decided to carry Cassie to term, then gave her up for adoption. Cassie ended up in one bad foster family after another.

Your argument lies on Sonya and Johnny automathically being great parents just because they're heroes. Like flawed heroes don't exist. Cassie being good just because her parents are/were is a bit lazy as far as storytelling goes. Kuai Liang turned out good, despite his brother, and despite an entire clan trying to mold him into the complete opposite. Upbringing isn't necessarily everything.

But here's the thing: She's a part of the Special Forces. It would seem odd that she would follow her mother's footsteps if she was a bad or neglectful parent. Or how about when she says "From the page of Cage" after winning a round? She wouldn't say that if she didn't like her father.

And of course there's the fact that she has moves that have Johnny and Sonya's qualities. She had to be trained by them both to have those skills. So clearly they spent time training her.

I agree scary looking people shouldn't be automatically considered evil. But pulling the rug out from under people just for the fuck of it isn't good for the character. There 's nothing wrong with her being good even though it's obvious.

The people expecting/hoping she'll be evil need to stop fooling themselves

After hearing some of D'Vorah's dialogue, I'm revising my opinion from netural/good to evil. The good guys rarely threaten to eat people's tongues first.

And seriously guys, Cassie is a good guy. Yes, people with good parents can get shitty luck and end up dickheads but MK is not about addressing sociological issues. Its a fighting game. Cassie will be a good guy

No, because:

A. a character should be written as someone whos action's speak for themselves. If you cannot decide by that two things can happen:

-you realize you are not smart enough to distinguish for yourself

-it is kept deliberately ambiguous what makes for better storytelling as it exercises your brain.


B. good and evil a relative concepts. I find great evil in Christianity for example, and find some good things in it. Does it make it either? To me, yes, to some, no.


What you people need to learn is to think on your own and take responsibility for your decisions and ethics. Do not assume anything, decide for yourself. Always question and approach from multiple angles.


And sorry, just because a bio tells me someone is evil, does not mean I will have to accept it. This applies to most fiction. I am usually annoyed by things like the Netherrealm for example, what cannot be accessed unless you have evil in yourself.

Oh dear, ....

Maybe she is good at the start and turns evil. As i said, we don't know here story and role. And the more i think about it the more i want her to be evil :)

I really want them all to be extremely evil, especially Torr/Terra and D'vorah!

Cassie Cage should be good tho! (Please don't let sonya and cage be there too!)