Ricochetmatt
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Must of been left out of the loop this time. What leak?
"leak". Don't get your hopes up. It's most likely fake, but it is certainly enticing.
Must of been left out of the loop this time. What leak?
Page 675 of the Media Thread. Tanya4Eva's post.
"leak". Don't get your hopes up. It's most likely fake, but it is certainly enticing.
Firstly I apologies if this is in the wrong thread or if there is already a discussion.
But where is Tanya? What do you guys think her chances are of being in MKX either through DLC or the main roster?
Here are a few reasons why I think she will be in the game:
Reason 1: Jade is dead. Why is Jade dead and How would they kill her off? Answer is Tanya. She is Jade's rival who betrayed her home land of Edenia by joining the forces of Quan Chi and Shinnok. Most viable explanation of Jade's death.
Reason 2: There is a faction called "Brotherhood of Shadows". How many members do we know of currently in this faction? Just Shinnok and Quan Chi? Tanya would fit perfectly!
Resaon 3: We are lacking female kharacters on the roster. There are currently only 6 females Konfirmed and Ed Boon stated "There would be a good balance between the two". Her chances are likely I think.
Reason 4: Tanya is awesome!
How do Jade and Tanya progress or contribute to the story or game? It just seems like people just want their favorite kharacter to play with and don't care if they are in the storyline or not. I see no true benefit of having the 3D kharacters in the game besides the ones in the comic because they contribute to the story. Now if they're there to be killed off then don't waste kharacter space just to satisfy a small precentage of fans. I love Scorpion but if there was no Sub then it'd be pointless of having him and vice versa. Don't bring up MKM or MKSM they do not count towards the story
How do Jade and Tanya progress or contribute to the story or game?
Jade was killed by Sindel in MK9. And unlike others like Kitana and Kung Lao, she won't be brought back to life. :/
The whole Shinnok and the Brotherhood thing appears to be one of the first things resolved in the Story Mode, and it appears that Quan Chi's revenants are the ones you fight. It would be cool if Tanya was there too, but it appears to be unlikely. :/
I would LOVE to see Tanya in MKX, but it appears that it won't be the case. :/
How does Kung Lao progress or contribute to the story or the game?
How does Kitana progress or contribute to the story or the game?
How does Ferra/Torr progress or contribute to the story or the game?
How does Ermac progress or contribute to the story or the game?
Thing is, if NRS wants it, they will make it happen. Reiko was a non-popular nobody for ALOT of people before he was in the MKX comic. Suddenly he got relevance, suddenly he gained popularity, suddenly he contributed to the story. Why? Because the people behind the game and the story wanted it to happen!
So that question you asked there really has absolutely no importance or relevance, because the writers can make ANY character add to the progression and contribution of the story and game, if they wanted that to happen.
The difference is Reiko had clear story hooks to expand upon. He's Shao Kahn's general. Bam. It's a solid jumping off point that no other character has as their base, but at the same time vague enough that it could be made into any cool story NRS wants. "What is Shao Kahn's handpicked general like?"
Tanya doesn't have any unique story hooks. She's Shinnok's servant? Quan Chi did that already. She's Quan Chi's servant? Scorpion and Noob Saibot. She's highly ambitious? Noob Saibot, Quan Chi, Shinnok... She likes to pretend that she's good people? Shinnok again. She's from Edenia? Kitana, Rain.
I'm not at all saying that she couldn't be transformed into a great character. But it's harder to see what her being a great character looks like.
The difference is Reiko had clear story hooks to expand upon. He's Shao Kahn's general. Bam. It's a solid jumping off point that no other character has as their base, but at the same time vague enough that it could be made into any cool story NRS wants. "What is Shao Kahn's handpicked general like?"
Tanya doesn't have any unique story hooks. She's Shinnok's servant? Quan Chi did that already. She's Quan Chi's servant? Scorpion and Noob Saibot. She's highly ambitious? Noob Saibot, Quan Chi, Shinnok... She likes to pretend that she's good people? Shinnok again. She's from Edenia? Kitana, Rain.
I'm not at all saying that she couldn't be transformed into a great character. But it's harder to see what her being a great character looks like.
Goro and Motaro were both Shao Kahn's generals before Reiko. So your point about Tanya being something that others already were, compared to Reiko... it's kinda invalid.
Not exactly sure what you're getting at.
Are you basically agreeing with people who say Tanya doesn't contribute to story?
Her powers aren't exactly what other people are getting yet. She's the only female sorceress in-game that has ever been playable (Since Jataaka and Kia weren't really ever in a roster)I'm saying that Tanya would have to be changed more than Reiko to become a great character. Reiko's untapped potential (prior to the comic) was pretty obvious. Everything that Tanya offers is being taken up by other villainous characters, more or less.
Her powers aren't exactly what other people are getting yet.
Tanya was a giant key to Shinnok even coming to power. If it wasn't for her, Shinnok would have never reigned at all. She also was a key in MKDA and MKD, but I'm not going to go into details as I did 5 or 6 posts ago.
The only thing I do see though, is D'vorah sort of taking her spot as the emperors side, but only difference is that Tanya always plans of betrayal instead of raw loyalty like D'vorah seems to have.
How does Kung Lao progress or contribute to the story or the game?
How does Kitana progress or contribute to the story or the game?
How does Ferra/Torr progress or contribute to the story or the game?
How does Ermac progress or contribute to the story or the game?
Thing is, if NRS wants it, they will make it happen. Reiko was a non-popular nobody for ALOT of people before he was in the MKX comic. Suddenly he got relevance, suddenly he gained popularity, suddenly he contributed to the story. Why? Because the people behind the game and the story wanted it to happen!
So that question you asked there really has absolutely no importance or relevance, because the writers can make ANY character add to the progression and contribution of the story and game, if they wanted that to happen.
Fire attacks are her main suit. She is also a sorceress in black magic, hence why she can also shoot purple projectiles, can levitate at times, etc. Even though she has usually used fire and small amounts of black magic, that doesn't mean they cant differentiate the types she uses. Not only that, with that logic you're basically saying that Liu Kang isn't needed because Kung Lao has shaolin styles and Scorpion has fire balls so Kang is pretty much not needed special moves wise.She has... fire attacks. With Scorpion and Goro already confirmed, and Liu Kang inevitably following suit, aren't they exactly what other people are getting? Aren't... they? (Special moves isn't what makes or breaks a character for me, I wouldn't have brought it up if you hadn't.)
Please elaborate a bit more.That's what she did. I'm far more concerned with who she is.
Female characters? I only mentioned D'vorah as a story spot. Jataaka and Kia aren't exactly comparisons because as they have the same sorcery, they aren't even in-game. Regardless of who I compare her to, that doesn't change my point in any way.I don't know why you're only comparing her to female characters. A female character can be made redundant by a male character. Being female doesn't automatically make her unique and different.
Okay,She's Shinnok's servant? OK, Quan Chi already does that. She's manipulative? Quan Chi does that (Scorpion). She's treacherous? Quan Chi (Deception). She's Quan Chi, except an Edenian woman and much weaker. One way to differentiate her might be to make her in love with Shinnok (unless... Quan Chi is also... in love with Shinnok...) but as you say that might be encroaching on D'Vorah and Kotal.