Quanchi9 Wrote:

projectzero00 Wrote:
Same applies for Kobra, Dairou, Darrius, etc. Could they all be revamped and Ermac-ified? Most definitely. Is there a chance tho? A slim one if any.

SwingBatta Wrote:
Nice, another who's-staying-or-going thread. What the heck, I'll toss in my $0.02:



First off, Kobra can go jump in a lake. I find him way worse than Mokap and that's saying something.

ProfesserAhnka Wrote:


This does not compute for me. Care to elaborate? I never understood what incited so much hatred toward Kobra...or Hsu Hao for that matter. Lame characters? Sure, but I never got the undying dislike for them either.

Dasher10 Wrote:
Let's just assume that while they may be DLC, everyone who died in MK9 won't be part of the main roster. Let this be like Mortal Kombat Deception where everyone who died in the last game takes at least one game off so other fighters can get some attention and new faces can be introduced.

Now that that's out of the way, I predict that Kintaro and Sheeva also won't reappear since Sheeva was never popular and the only character from the first three games who didn't get cooler in subsequent appearances. Also, Kintaro won't appear since we already have Goro who has similar moves to both he and Sheeva.

Chameleon and Khameleon are incredibly broken moveset cut/paste fighters. They won't reappear since tournament level players will abuse them and then whine about the game being unbalanced. The story of MK doesn't need them either. They're just there.

From MK4, I really doubt that we'll see Jarek return since Kano is in the game. Yeah, he got the lasso in MKA but he didn't make a big enough impact to have an effect on fans. He's a best forgotten moveset clone.

Meat is a joke fighter. As such, if he appears, he'll be DLC since I don't see him having a story role.

Kai was always just a copy of Liu Kang and Kung Lao. We don't need another Shaolin monk and his story was never interesting.

Moloch was such a frustrating boss to fight against in MKDA and was so broken in MKA that I really can't see him return even if MKX's storyline is about the Neatherrealm.

Drahmin is related to the Neatherrealm but I also don't feel like his has many fans. When it comes to undead characters, we already have better options. He's just kind of there.

Mavado's gameplay revolved around 3D fight mechanics. I'm not sure how he'd work in a 2D environment and if he was significantly reworked, he'd be Mavado in name only.

Hsu Hao is an offensive homophobic stereotype. He was cringeworthy back in the early 2000s and even more so today. He's probably never going to reappear in the new timeline, at least not in any playable capacity.

Mokap is a joke fighter like Meat. He's also not going to return.

With Sub-Zero having three variations, I don't feel like there's room for Frost. She's a cool character but I don't feel like the fight system really allows for her.

Blaze always lacked a personality and his moveset changed between MKDA and MKA and in both incarnations, he had a bland design.

Kira is yet another Kano clone. Much like Jarek, I don't see her coming back since Kano is already in the game.

Shukinko is just a cut/paste of other fighters. He's broken by design and will only be more broken in a 2D game where you can't sidestep special moves. He's was also created to introduce new players to the world of Mortal Kombat and we now have a story mode for that, plus his backstory is far too convoluted to put into a new game where he shares the spotlight with other fighters.

Kobra was just an homage to Ken Masters from Street Fighter. He's never been cool or interesting and his moves are boring.

I personally like the Seido vs Chaosrealm subplot from MK2 but given that MKX is going to focus on the Neatherrealm, I feel like Hotaru, Darrius and Dairou won't be coming back. They may return in the next game but I really don't feel like MKX is the right place for them. Havik may return as DLC but he'd just make the story too convoluted if he's put in the main roster.

Taven and Daegon are both crappy characters who were part of MKA's terrible story. These two will hopefully never return since their very presence means that the world is going to end in the new timeline and Raiden accomplished nothing in MK9.

Skarlet also lacked any sense of personality in MK9 and her role in the story of MKX would be better filled by Reiko, Mileena or Reptile.

So that's everyone who I'm pretty sure won't be coming back. In some cases for story reasons, in others because they just plain suck. Everyone else is fair game to return.

Lord_Greyjoy Wrote:
It's easier to list the characters who DO have a chance.

-Liu Kang
-Shang Tsung
-Sonya Blade
-Johnny Cage
-Baraka
-Reptile
-Kitana
-Mileena
-Cyrax
-Sektor
-Ermac
-Tanya
-Fujin
-Reiko
-Shinnok
-Kai
-Kenshi
-Bo' Rai Cho
-Sareena
-Ashrah
-Havik
-Hotaru

If anyone I didn't list is playable, color me surprised.

Odemuitascastas Wrote:
I'm sure except Sub Zero and Scorpion of MK9 no dead back (except perhaps by Jade and Shang Tsung who return will not return as Jade and Shang Tsung but as new characters) and Liu Kang, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade will Cameos . Also I'm sure the last game Thugs (Baraka, Reptile, Ermac, Motaro, Kintaro, Sheeva, Cyrax) will not return. Already Sektor, Mileena and Skarlet has some chance (the latter has less).

The MK4-D may appear: Shinnok, Tanya, Fujin, Sareena, Havik, Bo Rai Cho, Reiko, Kenshi, Li Mei, Ashrah, Hotaru and Onaga.