GOBBLESNOOFERS
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Stryker has been one of my all time favorite Kharacters and I feel like I'm the only one that is happy about him making the cut for the game. I just want to hear why no one wants him in the game.
Why does everyone hate Stryker?
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GOBBLESNOOFERS
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Haha, fat? Well I mean, Sonya doesn't have any powers either. Since this is an alt. time line then the previous Mortal Kombats, I think it would be cool if he was teamed up with Jax and Sonya this time around.
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TioShard
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Actually believe it or not I recently saw someone on these forums say the same thing about Stryker looking fat. Sure the shirt was unflattering but still.
Yeah I think it mostly comes down to Stryker not having boobs which is why poeple gave Sonya a free pass on that one lol. Although her kiss of death and stuff always made her somewhat mystical aswell as her pink ring blast thing. The only inhuman thing Stryker ever did was turn into a T-rex. And with Scorpion turning into a Penguin and Reptile a monkey, I choose not to take Animalities as canon.
GOBBLESNOOFERS
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Haha, Reptiles Animality is by far my favorite, I never do any of his Fatalities purely because I love seeing him turn in a monkey and the other Kharacter run away. I always figured Sonya's kiss and purple rings were just some Military gadgets she had. Stryker just has an immense 6 pack which gives off the illusion of looking fat to some people.
TioShard
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Yeah I felt in MK4 onwards they made her attacks feel a little more tech based. As for the fat Stryker thing, I've argued the case with my brother many times before lol. It mostly comes down to the fact that almost all other MK characters don't wear shirts so suddenly having a character fully clothed with pretty baggy clothing is no good.
GOBBLESNOOFERS
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Your right, Having a shirt on someone is straight blasphemy! I really hope his alt. kostume is something along the lines of his alt in MKA. Or just a total S.W.A.T. outfit with a face mask and all.
hes horrible, hes pointless, and under developed, and was part of the sequels that spelt the end of good mk....
his design, did not fit into the style an direction mk had established with mk1-2, mk3 as a whole didnt either, it was a total u-turn.... the only good things from mk3 were game play and kabal,cryax and sektor...other then that it looked horrible and the characters where horrible....stryker was the worst....He has no purpouse to the story, his lok was horrible, and his inclusion made no sense, in a game full of mysticism and martial arts, it made no sense having a stupid fat mall cop, who didnt know why he was therem thrown into the mix, it was pointless....and he was NEVEr included again for a reason, he SUCKED....no chose him....
and im highly dissapointed he has made it into mk 9, I dont see why he has, he offers nothing, and I dont see whta he would offer now, people simply arguin he should be in coz he was mk3, makes no logical sense, hes the weakest thing about mk , he belongs in modern warfare , even then hed die....NOT MK
Also the fact this mk could be totally awesome, has been over shadowed by the fact it was promised a retelling nothing has changed, and alot of characters are in there 'just coz' I mean we have seen stryker? but no kabal,smoke ,kano or noob? come on...
why do we need 2 gun toting law men idiots? Jax has a gun an stryker has a gun? why do we need this?
thats why i hate stryker
his design, did not fit into the style an direction mk had established with mk1-2, mk3 as a whole didnt either, it was a total u-turn.... the only good things from mk3 were game play and kabal,cryax and sektor...other then that it looked horrible and the characters where horrible....stryker was the worst....He has no purpouse to the story, his lok was horrible, and his inclusion made no sense, in a game full of mysticism and martial arts, it made no sense having a stupid fat mall cop, who didnt know why he was therem thrown into the mix, it was pointless....and he was NEVEr included again for a reason, he SUCKED....no chose him....
and im highly dissapointed he has made it into mk 9, I dont see why he has, he offers nothing, and I dont see whta he would offer now, people simply arguin he should be in coz he was mk3, makes no logical sense, hes the weakest thing about mk , he belongs in modern warfare , even then hed die....NOT MK
Also the fact this mk could be totally awesome, has been over shadowed by the fact it was promised a retelling nothing has changed, and alot of characters are in there 'just coz' I mean we have seen stryker? but no kabal,smoke ,kano or noob? come on...
why do we need 2 gun toting law men idiots? Jax has a gun an stryker has a gun? why do we need this?
thats why i hate stryker
TioShard
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Sure there is the whole 'too human' aspect of Stryker but to me that's a good contrast. After all he was a chosen warrior. Special abilities or not he was a fighter worthy of the tournament. Also he had a gun before Jax, giving Jax a gun always seemed unnecessary given him already being considered one of the strongest men in the world.
I do agree he was way too under developed but I've always been able to see a lot of potential in his character simply because he is so different from the others.
I do agree he was way too under developed but I've always been able to see a lot of potential in his character simply because he is so different from the others.
mcgriffin
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I'm into Stryker and pretty much every Chosen Warrior from MK3. The only thing people seem to be saying is that "he doesn't belong in MK" but I can never hear a convincing enough argument as to why. I figure if you have ninjas, and you have cyborgs, you gotta end up somewhere in-between with a contemporary warrior that we have context for. You see those images in MK3 of people getting their souls sucked out from the top of the tower, and you know it's gotta be panic on the streets in mass scale, something a riot cop would have to deal with. He just fits, especially in MK3. Play as Stryker on the street, dam or subway stages, and he looks right at home.
I love that he had no aspirations for the tournament, and never even knew of his status as a chosen warrior. He's just there to do his job, make the most sense of his situation as he can, and get out alive. And frankly, considering that Mortal Kombat takes place in a modern setting, he's one of the only characters that doesn't take a lengthy explanation to understand why/how he's there.
I love that he had no aspirations for the tournament, and never even knew of his status as a chosen warrior. He's just there to do his job, make the most sense of his situation as he can, and get out alive. And frankly, considering that Mortal Kombat takes place in a modern setting, he's one of the only characters that doesn't take a lengthy explanation to understand why/how he's there.
no no no no thats just it, thats the whole point! he DOESNT fit with ninjas and cyber ninjas....peopel fail to see that, the whole "oh his human an its good contrasts" is stupid, WE HAVE HUMANS that fit, liu kang, kung lao, johnny cage, subzero, jax to a lesser extent and sonya they are the contemporay warriors....a riot cop with NO ability doesnt make him unique or well contrasted, it makes him stick out and be out of place!!!
I see what you're saying, i do agree.
Here's the thing , you have just pointed out the flaws of stryker
Sure while all those other supernatural beings DO exist in the realm of MK , it should not give the creators carte blanche of what to put in the game ,it still has to stay within SOME parameters , SOME overarching vision they have for the game and the style , throwing stryker in there just shows up their total lack of creative discipline , it's a totally cheap patch job.
Thats the problem their is no clear cut vision for this game and never has been , they have sacrificed any sign of style(setting wise) plausibility or serious cred for the sake of a "diverse" roster and
stupidity (humour)
now that NRS' peers are having such success they want a piece of that success so they are trying to back pedal and THEY themselves have even said "no jokes" "no plotholes" "no gimmicks" because THEY KNOW this was all a mistake the creators themselves , so i really dont see how the fan(boys) of this game can sit here defend and try advocate the stupidity of the game that even the developers themselves have pointed out as being a mistake , makes me lol
sorry about the lengthy post
I see what you're saying, i do agree.
Here's the thing , you have just pointed out the flaws of stryker
Sure while all those other supernatural beings DO exist in the realm of MK , it should not give the creators carte blanche of what to put in the game ,it still has to stay within SOME parameters , SOME overarching vision they have for the game and the style , throwing stryker in there just shows up their total lack of creative discipline , it's a totally cheap patch job.
Thats the problem their is no clear cut vision for this game and never has been , they have sacrificed any sign of style(setting wise) plausibility or serious cred for the sake of a "diverse" roster and
stupidity (humour)
now that NRS' peers are having such success they want a piece of that success so they are trying to back pedal and THEY themselves have even said "no jokes" "no plotholes" "no gimmicks" because THEY KNOW this was all a mistake the creators themselves , so i really dont see how the fan(boys) of this game can sit here defend and try advocate the stupidity of the game that even the developers themselves have pointed out as being a mistake , makes me lol
sorry about the lengthy post
JustinRex
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I dont hate him. I think cause all the other characters have a mystical/fantasy feel and look to them and Stryker is too close to reality with his guns and all. Always thought he was out of place when I first saw him in MK3. Yes, he is from Earth realm so you can say he shouldn't have a fantasy feel to him and should be more "HUMAN" But since when have humans been able to shoot pink rings out of their fists and shoot fire balls. BUT in saying that, I like how different he is to all the others. I wont play as him though hahah.
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TioShard
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Ultimately Stryker is a character notable for his flaws. A matter that puts him in the love/hate catergory. Regardless of what the developers might have said as fans you have to come to accept and expect mistakes and in MK, I honestly believe Stryker is a small one, if one at all.
Outworld Imp
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I'm ok with Stryker. He's not one of my favs, but I'm cool with playing as him every once in a while. I just felt that, compared to the more fictional characters, Stryker was very uninspiring.
mcgriffin
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First off, the fan(boys) thing is more than a little repugnant, considering you're posting on a Mortal Kombat fan forum. That's the pot calling the other pot a pot. Know what I'm saying?
As far as not fitting in: MK1: it's a martial arts tournament set in Earth Realm being hosted by a sorcerer, so we have kung-fu, ninjas and magic as themes. MK2: We change the setting to a Hellish Outworld, and add more/crazier monsters, and additional supernatural elements like the living forest. MK3: We return to Earth Realm, but this time in an urban region, we add contemporary and futuristic elements like a cop, Jax's cybernetic arms and the cyber ninjas. Taking issue with Stryker is like taking issue with Sector, Cyrax and robo arm Jax. How can you just skip throwing grenades and jump right into shooting them out of your chest?
Now, explain the "cheap patch-job" part to me, 'cause honestly, you lost me there. That would imply that he was added to replace something, or fix something, but he was just a new character, given the same attention as any of the others. Also confused by the whole thing about jokes, plotholes and gimmicks. I don't understand how that threads into what you're saying about Stryker. He's neither joke, plothole or gimmick.
I think I understand what you're trying to say more or less, but it seems more like he's not your personal favorite, and less like he doesn't belong in the game. I'm not a huge Nightwolf fan, but I'm not going to try and argue against him being there, and I'll probably still play as him some times.
no stryker is a mistake...one Ed just cant let go of , for some reason...
I mean there was a reason , he hasnt been in mk since mk 3, MKA dont count, coz it had to have EVERY ONE.....
and the fact that this nub could be in over kabal, kano, smoke or noob is just NOT acceptable....Now he have this red ninja girl confirmed.... some one had to be cut if the roster is 26, and every one thought it would be stryker....so who was it?
I mean there was a reason , he hasnt been in mk since mk 3, MKA dont count, coz it had to have EVERY ONE.....
and the fact that this nub could be in over kabal, kano, smoke or noob is just NOT acceptable....Now he have this red ninja girl confirmed.... some one had to be cut if the roster is 26, and every one thought it would be stryker....so who was it?