4th DLC Character Discussion: Freddy Krueger~ ALL FREDDY DISCUSSION GOES HERE

Are you getting Freddy Krueger?

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jarvis653 said:
Yeah it definitely helped define MK's identity, but what I meant is the gore was created to draw attention, so it's a gimmick. Not that I don't like it, on the contrary MK wouldn't be the same without it. But it had no other use outside of what I said, unlike other aesthetics in the game.
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IMO, gore is what pushed Ed Boon and the team up to the place where they are now, and without that push, they wouldn't be able make the gameplay as good with money being such a big factor.

With that idea, Gameplay>Gore, but that doesn't mean Freddy doesn't fit in.
 
Osmodius said:
Yep pretty much. Although the pedophile aspect was played on more in the remake than the originals where it was more subtle. But, hey that's how the story was originally supposed to be anyways.
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Nah, I hated it, thought it was tasteless. They made him a pedophile even though Craven was against it, which is a shit thing to do. I don't remember Craven's exact reasons but I don't think it was right that the remake was so blunt with it. That remake had so much potential and it just fell hard. It can't touch the original NOES.
 
Osmodius said:
Yeah, I own many fedoras. I mean not only does Freddy wear one, but another badass by the name of Indiana Jones wears one too.
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LOL ye mob movies they have em
plus Michael jackson wasnt so bad in his young years he use to wear one too

Osmodius said:
Yeah, I own many fedoras. I mean not only does Freddy wear one, but another badass by the name of Indiana Jones wears one too.
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oh yea i also live in the city where mobsters roamed free back in prohibition if you guessed chicago you're right :)
 
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Javoo on Fire said:
oh yea i also live in the city where mobsters roamed free back in prohibition if you guessed chicago you're right :)
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Haha. Good ole Chicago...

jarvis653 said:
Nah, I hated it, thought it was tasteless. They made him a pedophile even though Craven was against it, which is a shit thing to do. I don't remember Craven's exact reasons but I don't think it was right that the remake was so blunt with it. That remake had so much potential and it just fell hard. It can't touch the original NOES.
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Kinda hypocritical of Craven since they got the idea from him. That was the original story (him being a pedophile), but was changed due to a real pedophile doing things around the time he was writing or whatever, so he toned it down.
 
jarvis653 said:
Nah, I hated it, thought it was tasteless. They made him a pedophile even though Craven was against it, which is a shit thing to do. I don't remember Craven's exact reasons but I don't think it was right that the remake was so blunt with it. That remake had so much potential and it just fell hard. It can't touch the original NOES.
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Actually, the original story was that he was a child molester but there were a slew molestations at the time so Craven didn't want to bring that up (probably due to being accused to being insensitive or glorifying it) so he changed it. I don't see how it was tasteless, since it was how the movie was meant to be done. It was just bad timing to do it that way in 1984.
 
Osmodius said:
Kinda hypocritical of Craven since they got the idea from him. That was the original story (him being a pedophile), but was changed due to a real pedophile doing things around the time he was writing or whatever, so he toned it down.
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if he wasn't based to be a pedophile i think more ppl would like him because he would be considered misunderstood and people would like his character way more
 
Osmodius said:
Kinda hypocritical of Craven since they got the idea from him. That was the original story (him being a pedophile), but was changed due to a real pedophile doing things around the time he was writing or whatever, so he toned it down.
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That's interesting, I didn't know that. IMO it's better that Craven didn't end up using that idea; I prefer Freddy being more ambiguous instead of having everything explained. The best horror characters in general, or best versions of those characters, were most formidable when least was known about them and when they weren't given clear reasons for being the way they are. It was just scarier not knowing.
 
jarvis653 said:
That's interesting, I didn't know that. IMO it's better that Craven didn't end up using that idea; I prefer Freddy being more ambiguous instead of having everything explained. The best horror characters in general, or best versions of those characters, were most formidable when least was known about them and when they weren't given clear reasons for being the way they are. It was just scarier not knowing.
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Yeah, I was intrigued when I first read about what Craven's original story was. Kinda explained
some of the things Freddy did in the movies lol.

Agreed. I love characters having a mysterious background.
 
His arcade ending will probably be something about how he was resurrected by quan chi to fight for the netherrealm, and due to quan chi's magic, he was able to maintain all of his powers he has in the dreamworld, in the real world.
 
This is AWESOME! (Although I'll admit, I got slightly less excited when I found out it's the Jackie version.) "Purists" can eat it. I've been playing these games since MK1 first came out and bought every official game and all the stupid knockoffs and TERRIBLE handheld ports in my youth. I'm 100% fine with Mr. Krueger joining in for some carnage.
 
natedoggcata said:
I hope we get Jason as well
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The NRS team will really have to work hard then. He's SUCH a slasher character that creativity in his moves, specials, and fatalities will be difficult to come by.

Since one of Freddy's fatalities is a nod to Johnny Depp's death, Jason should stab his opponent through the neck as a nod to Kevin Bacon's death.
 
JayTee said:
This is AWESOME! (Although I'll admit, I got slightly less excited when I found out it's the Jackie version.) "Purists" can eat it. I've been playing these games since MK1 first came out and bought every official game and all the stupid knockoffs and TERRIBLE handheld ports in my youth. I'm 100% fine with Mr. Krueger joining in for some carnage.
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Exactly!!!!
 
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