Kung Lao Revealed!

rami said:
Why people want female characters so much. Female characters should be only 25% of the roster
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Excuse me?
Says who? This pisses me the **** off.

We currently only have 2 playable female characters and we're supposedly going to have 24-30 characters. I'm sure I'm not the only one here who doesn't want an MK game to basically be a sausage fest.
 
from the moment this game was announced, I have only wanted 2 confirmed characters, neither of which have been announced yet :(

1. Liu Kang
2. Shang Tsung
 
Ok, Kenshi has been HEAVILY hinted over and over. Who says he actually needs Shang Tsung to be in? It's like saying Mileena needs Kitana to be in a MK game. Gosh, people here need to expand their world!

If Kung Lao is smart, he hooks up with Jade, the hottest and prettiest female in MK. I like the idea of Kung Lao having a son.
I've grown to like this new Kung Lao, I got used to him, but I need a video reveal to make up my mind about him.

Another thing I noticed, Red Dragon is not among the "clans" for online, so no Daegon or Red Dragon members this time around. I like the clan idea, sounds great. I know I am going to be a White Lotus.
 
As I said in the media thread, I don't care about Kung Lao, but I know someone who is probably very pleased with this reveal.

However, more importantly, this proves that those who died won't necessarily stay dead, which I am pleased with. Not going to be a douchebag and be all "I told you so", because the reveal should be enough.
 
chackalacka said:
Because he is a valuable character since he was one of the most used and popular characters in MK (casual and tournament) and also one of the more distinctive faces of MK that a lot of people recognize. This is in comparison to lesser known characters such as Jade, Sindel, Nightwolf and possibly Smoke. Storywise, he is still somewhat relevant since he is a conventional hero type. But story does not matter too much, and because of this, the producers will not let the story control their choices in which characters come back or not.
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As I said before, being an MK9 tournament top tier character is a shit excuse for bringing him back.
By that logic, Cyrax and Kabal should also come back, and I hope that Cyrax gets killed in story mode and Kabal stays dead.
Any character can be made top tier in MKX, as is evident by Displacer Raiden, Sorcerer Quan Chi and Blood God Kotal Kahn.
Kung Lao feels like a wasted slot that could have gone to a post-MK3 or new MK character.
If a dead and bland story character like Kung Lao gets praise, then people shouldn't b**** if / when Johnny and Sonya get revealed, especially since they are the 2 surviving MK9 heroes (along with Raiden) and have valid reasons for being in (Cassie).
 
Marcelino Rodrigues said:
Another thing I noticed, Red Dragon is not among the "clans" for online, so no Daegon or Red Dragon members this time around. I like the clan idea, sounds great. I know I am going to be a White Lotus.
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Yeah, I noticed that as well. Don't think the Red Dragon is going to survive past their appearance in the comic!
 
As much as I was disappointed with Kung Lao's inclusion in this game, it all really boils down to one thing: money. Kung Lao proved to be a fan favorite. He was really popular and a lot of people played him. NRS has constantly emphasized they're focusing on tournaments like EVO this time around.

So: including a popular character like Kung Lao = more people play him in tournaments again = more people buy the game 'cause of their fave = more $$$

Even if story is one of the priorities, money is the first.
 
If story doesn't matter as much, then why bother even writing a new story, and even go out of the way as to point that out?
If main roster characters appearance =/= story relevance, then Rain wouldn't have been kicked out of MK9.
Story relevance does = main roster slot, and if they just retcon MK9 stuff for the sake of just putting characters in, then Vogel damages his own credibility as a writer.

Also, if Kung Lao = more $, then why not sell him as DLC.
DLC would likely sell more with popular characters, as Scorpion, Freddy and Kenshi have proven.
 
Commander said:
If story doesn't matter as much, then why bother even writing a new story, and even go out of the way as to point that out?
If main roster characters appearance =/= story relevance, then Rain wouldn't have been kicked out of MK9.
Story relevance does = main roster slot, and if they just retcon MK9 stuff for the sake of just putting characters in, then Vogel damages his own credibility as a writer.

Also, if Kung Lao = more $, then why not sell him as DLC.
DLC would likely sell more with popular characters, as Scorpion, Freddy and Kenshi have proven.
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You're throwing a lot of steam for somebody who knows just as much of the story as we all do. I could throw some nice sounding theories at you about his returning appearance, but you've made up your mind that the character is 'bland', which is a judgment that throws me, frankly. I'm not saying Mortal Kombat hasn't had some uninteresting characters (especially in the PS2 period), but I'd never put Kung Lao on that list, because of his look, his plot as a fighter with a legacy, and the novelty of his move-set. His inclusion seems fine to me. If there's only ONE returning dead character from the last game I'd be very, very surprised. I'm really looking forward to a reveal that isn't somebody from the last game, but Kung Lao's inclusion by no means lessens the game's story potential, or the overall package as a whole. I'm sorry this detail makes you so angry.
 
mcgriffin said:
You're throwing a lot of steam for somebody who knows just as much of the story as we all do. I could throw some nice sounding theories at you about his returning appearance, but you've made up your mind that the character is 'bland', which is a judgment that throws me, frankly. I'm not saying Mortal Kombat hasn't had some uninteresting characters (especially in the PS2 period), but I'd never put Kung Lao on that list, because of his look, his plot as a fighter with a legacy, and the novelty of his move-set. His inclusion seems fine to me. If there's only ONE returning dead character from the last game I'd be very, very surprised. I'm really looking forward to a reveal that isn't somebody from the last game, but Kung Lao's inclusion by no means lessens the game's story potential, or the overall package as a whole. I'm sorry this detail makes you so angry.
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You must have missed all of the IFs that I also put in there.
Way to skip over that.

Also, who said that I'm angry?
Way to assume.
I just think that there are plenty of other characters that deserve a roster spot over Bland Lao, and other lackey / minor characters.
I didn't care for MK9 Kano, for the same reason, and I hope that he isn't a lackey / minor character in MKX.
Same goes for Lao.
 
rami said:
Look at all the previous mk games they all had almost 25% females. Never more
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As much as I'd like a roster that has at least 1/2 or 1/3 of it full of female characters, I know that no fighting game has ever passed the 20-22% mark. I'd love for them to change that though.
 
awwww snaaap!! all three of my faves are in! Raiden, Kung-lao and Sub-zero!!! Greatest MK Evaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
 
kadell said:
As much as I'd like a roster that has at least 1/2 or 1/3 of it full of female characters, I know that no fighting game has ever passed the 20-22% mark. I'd love for them to change that though.
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No fighting game?

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14 girls out of 26 characters. More than 50%.
 
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