Which character has the weakest/strongest story?

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Faye-Tality

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So with the reboot well underway, and some stories getting changed around a bit, who do you think has the weakest and who do you think has the strongest story over the whole of the MK history? Have you liked the changes?
 
Without a shadow of a doubt both Sub Zero's and Scorpion saga, well for me anyway.
Its has two awesome characters, death, revenge, love, hate and betrayal.

Weakest prolly Mo Kap.
 
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Weakest is Baraka. He still has no development whatsoever despite being a fan favorite. Still just a lapdog that allows Kahn to throw his people at any threat like disposable weapons. If they're going to keep him as a loyal idiot, at least provide a good story of how the Tarkatans were treated as third rate animals under Onaga's rule, and Kahn uplifted them when he overthrew Onaga. Just a reason to explain their undying loyalty.


Reptile's story is ass too. His bio: He's a lizard guy. The end.




Strongest without being biased, I'd say Scorpion. Scorpion was always a mindless idiot it seemed. Believing anything he was told without question. But when Scorpion decided ON HIS OWN that he wasn't going to kill Sub-Zero, that was an amazing piece of MK lore brought to life via a brilliant cutscene. And Quan Chi showing him the false vision shows that Scorpion is more of a misguided man rather than a slave.



Second place for best imo goes to Sektor and Cyrax. I loved every millisecond of their screen time. Sektor being a blind loyalist while Cyrx questions the Lin Kuei's intentions. Another great piece of MK lore being brought to action. Huge bonus too for Sub-Zero's reaction to seeing Cyrax.
 
I actually really like Meat's story. An escaped Flesh Pits creature. That's sick, had potential
 
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I actually really like Meat's story. An escaped Flesh Pits creature. That's sick, had potential
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Nah. Mileena's is not so strong too but at least she contributed a little more. Maybe if Meat was more of an animalistic creature than just a comic relief that just escaped the Flesh Pit, then I'd like him. What really turned me off is how he can rip his own head off and toss it at his opponents, then have it return to him like magic. That is just lame. I'd rather have him mutate his arms for example like a Redident Evil creature to attack.
 
Meat is a joke character, who appeared in only one anthology game as a real character. He shouldn't even be a candidate for story ratings.



I'm just saying he had potential. Like a failed Kahn clone Shang Tsung was secretly making to control.
 
Sometimes I can't sleep at night because I was trying to figure out if Kano even has a full name or not. Bugs me to the high heavens.

For the strongest I have to say both Bi-Han and Kuai Liang.
 
As far as MK9 is concerned, strongest would be Scorpion, Smoke, Cyrax and Cyber Sub.

Weakest - almost all the baddies besides maybe Sindel, you can add Kitana to the list as well.
 
Now going more in-depth as to why I chose those characters:

Bi-Han- What makes his story so good to me is how much it affected the story as a whole, and how his absolute loyalty to the Lin Kuei led to his demise. His recklessness had come to a point where even the gods of Earth and the Netherrealm had to become involved. I think it's great to have an Earthrealm character that isn't a god or a Shaolin monk actually have a role in shaping the events of the MK universe as most of the stories of the characters from that realm are self-contained and don't involve anything beyond that



... I was going to type a lot more about the other characters but my PS3 won't let me :/
 
Nasty_Freak said:
Weakest: Mokap and Meat.

Strongest: Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Kitana and Sindel.
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Meat is definitely not one of the weakest. Reason being he has a lot of potential. They just never bothered.

Mokap for sure is the weakest.

As for the strongest... It's obviously Scorpion and the Sub Zero brothers.
 
Faye-Tality said:
So with the reboot well underway, and some stories getting changed around a bit, who do you think has the weakest and who do you think has the strongest story over the whole of the MK history? Have you liked the changes?
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Strongest: For me it's Scorpion, Bi-Han and Kuai-Liang

Weakest: Kobra, Sheeva, Sindel and Reptile


As for the changes, pertaining to Sub-Zero, I F***ING HATE IT!!!
Not only is he killed (Bi-Han), but then he gets turned into a robot, then killed again (Kuai-Liang).
MK10 will not feel like a true MK to me without human Sub-Zero in it.
I may just wait and get it used for $20, if Nightwolf, Sub-Zero and Liu Kang aren't in it.

I know that to some people, doing that makes me less of an MK fan in their eyes, but I don't give a shit.
 
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don't you think that the Scorpion story has been the same since MK1 though? 'my family was murdered...i must have revenge...'
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While this is true, the bigger problem for me is that I've never been able to feel for Scorpion much, mainly because we've never got to see what he was like in life as Hanzo. We've only seen one side of him throughout the whole series.

I came close though during his chapter in MK9 when Quan Chi manipulated him into killing Bi-Han (the false visions of his family and clan being slaughtered, Scorpion showing some semblance of remorse for killing Bi-Han).

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Now going more in-depth as to why I chose those characters:

Bi-Han- What makes his story so good to me is how much it affected the story as a whole, and how his absolute loyalty to the Lin Kuei led to his demise. His recklessness had come to a point where even the gods of Earth and the Netherrealm had to become involved. I think it's great to have an Earthrealm character that isn't a god or a Shaolin monk actually have a role in shaping the events of the MK universe as most of the stories of the characters from that realm are self-contained and don't involve anything beyond that



... I was going to type a lot more about the other characters but my PS3 won't let me :/
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So anyway, continuing from this:

Shujinko: IMHO, the best protagonist that the series has ever had. A wide-eyed, young Shaolin warrior that devoted his entire life to what he believed to be the greater good, when it turned out to be the exact opposite. Through this journey, though, the now elderly Shujinko gains enough power, knowledge and experience to become one of the most powerful kombatants in the MK universe, and decides to use it to defeat the evil that deceived him so many years ago. The story is a great example of how the journey is just as important as the destination, and the sheer scale of it is enough to bring even the Elder Gods to their knees. The Konquest mode in Deception really lent to Shujinko's story as well, seeing him age over the years, go through so much and completing side missions is what ultimately made me fall in love with his character. Although the story itself is not without some potential drawbacks (the fact that his story is so reliant on Onaga makes it a challenge for him to fit into a story that doesn't involve Onaga), Shujinko definitely has earned his place in the MK universe

Ermac: I'm somewhat biased when it comes to Ermac as I'm a sucker for redemption stories, but his story from Deadly Alliance to Deception is one of my favorites because of the change in his alignment, his desire to atone for the evil he committed under Shao Kahn's rule. His MK9 bio took my admiration of him to a greater level by tying him with Edenia, and in his arcade ending which is almost certainly semi-canon, having King Jerrod become the dominant soul amongst a thousand of them, giving him leadership qualities befitting of a king, and what might be needed in future conflicts to come

Kung Lao: His portrayal in the original timeline, at least, I'm not a fan of the way he was portrayed in MK9 (or Shaolin Monks for that matter). While not particularly story-related, Kung Lao's presence has always demanded respect from me in the earlier games, as he seemed to be soft-spoken yet still dangerous, which gave him that sort of mysterious vibe that drew me to his character. I've always loved his pacifist attitude, and how he wished to live peacefully, something you wouldn't expect to see from a character in a series like Mortal Kombat. While his Mortal Kombat Gold ending wasn't executed well, I really liked the idea of it, as it fit his character and made him stand out even more from the other characters. And although, like I said, I didn't like him much in MK9 (prefer his humbler version), I did like how his friendship with Liu Kang was handled, and some of the moments they shared (such as Kung Lao teasing Liu Kang for wanting to save Kitana)

Shang Tsung: Shang Tsung is one of the most underrated kombatants from the golden era of MK, if not the most. I don't even think the developers recognize how great of a character he really is and how much potential his story has (which is probably why he usually gets the short end of the stick in the games that involve him). So, let's start with his backstory. The biggest aspect of his story is that he's cursed to steal and consume the souls of all of his victims if he wants to cheat death and stay alive. The plus side to this curse, and what should make him a great villain, is the fact that absorbing these souls gives him the ability to not only shapeshift into those people, but have access to their powers and knowledge, as well. Now getting into why this makes him a great character, with his curse, he ages at a much faster pace than normal, meaning he could die in what, months, maybe even weeks? Shang Tsung has lived for thousands of years, relying on just his own cunning and wits. That alone should tell you that he is one of the smartest and most resourceful characters in the series. Now about his need to steal souls to stay alive, there are two reasons as to why both aspects of his soul stealing makes him a great villain:

1. The fact that he has to consume souls to stay alive gives him a reason for everything he does as a villain, and adds a survivalist aspect to his character that you don't see with the other MK villains. He's not all-powerful, he's mortal and has weaknesses, but he knows that and is able to compensate for those using his strengths.

2. The fact that he uses his curse as his weapon is a testament to how formidable a villain Shang really is or at least should be. He always has some tricks up his sleeve, and isn't a person to be underestimated.

Those aren't the only pros to him, either IMO. Out of every villain in MK, Shang Tsung is probably the most sophisticated, as he speaks well and is very fashionable, which kind of goes back to my point about him being the most "human" out of every main MK villain. Unfortunately though, even with the pros, he has a couple of serious cons which would be:

1. His allegiance to Shao Kahn, it's one of the main reasons why we don't get to see him shine as much because he's so focused on serving his master. The effect that he has had on the MK universe is completely overshadowed by the fact that he's one of Kahn's minions. MK9 is especially guilty of this where he hardly has any personality to go along with this

2. Quan Chi. Pretty much everything that Shang could be and should be, Quan Chi already is






I have more characters like Kitana, Shinnok, Kenshi, Goro, etc but that's all I feel like typing for now.
 
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Strongest: I'd have to give it to Raiden, since the story revolved around his visions.

Bi Han as well. I enjoyed seeing the real, actually cool (no pun intended) Sub-Zero get fleshed out more.

Weakest: Kuai Lang. It's getting ****ing tiring, and stupid. At least it became better when he got automized. (And this is why Scorpion isn't strongest, because his story is getting tiring too, but at least it's entertaining still)

Also, Sindel. She had pretty much no value, except for killing all those people, so she never really had a STORY.

You could probably throw Kano in there too, sadly, since he really just felt like he was on the side.

Baraka of course as well, getting slapped around the entire story with Sheeva.
 
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