Liu Kang93
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Ok well seeing as Liu Kang is my favorite character, and people are kinda talking about him in this thread I guess ill type up how I feel about him in the past, present, and what I think he will be if he shows up in MKX
Ok so most people see Liu kang as this boring character that has no personality yada yada yada
Ever since I could remember Ive always dug Liu Kang even before I really got into MK, and I admit one of the reasons was because I am a huge Bruce Lee fan. So during the time when I really got into MK (Which was when I got MKSM for Chistmas) I started to do research on every thing especially Liu Kang. After reading just about anything I could find on his background this is what I saw
I saw Liu Kang as this kid who was raised into becoming earths last hope...... Most kids would probably bale out on that because their future is being planned out for them. Not Liu tho he took the responsibility that no one else could bare. He knew the risk and yet still decided to fight knowing that he could die. To me thats kind of inspiring Liu is practically risking his life to protect the people of earth. That is what I call a true Hero. Now im not a fool Liu does suffers the same fate with the main heroes in fighting games (save the world, train, save the world again, train again) but again as a kid I just saw a dude who fights like my fav martial artist, wears my favorite color scheme and uses my favorite element fire.
In Mk9 I still see him the same way
I like what they went with in MK9 (minus the whole toasty thing at the end of the game) Like I said Liu was raised to become a hero raised into believing in Raiden and the other the other gods, and as you can see Liu lost faith which is exactly what might happen to a religious person in the real world if dealt with a lost. He was taught that if you win everything will be ok, but of course that wasnt the case even tho he won not once but twice he still lost not only his fellow Shaolin, but also his best friend, and later on the chick he was crushin on who just so happened to feel the same way. add the fact that the guy he looks to for advice is possibly crazy (we know Raidens not crazy but Liu doesnt) also the world was also going into shit... I dont blame Liu for attacking Raiden hell im sure if we were all in Lius shoes we'd of done the same thing. and thats why I like Liu now more then ever because his not just a dude that trains,win,trains again,wins again
Ok now as for his design Im cool with it yeah I know its just Red/black pants with a red headband but you have to remember Lius a monk they dont go all out with their wardrobe to begin with as you can see
but again i not a fool I like to see more which is why I love his alt in MK9 its something a monk would normally wear but it keeps the red/black color scheme, and again its simple enough. So if Liu is in MKX I hope they go for something like that again more Shaolin less Bruce lee if anything give him his lee inspired costume as his alt.
Now lets just get one thing straight I dont think Liu will become a fire god and I dont think he will be the big bad. To be be honest I think those have to be the stupidest ideas. Now what I think NRS will go with is a man who has to really find himself again. He realized that he was wrong about Raiden and his visions and almost made a big mistake but also still cant really trust Raiden. Now from what Im told in the MKX comic Johnny is the new champ so that automatically releases the duty of protecting earthrealm from Liu kang. however he technically is still the last MK champ because the last official tournament was in outworld during MK2 so the no aging rule still applies to him. So what does a man who doesnt age and has a lot of time on his hands do. Take the Rurouni Kenshin route and become a wanderer hoping to find yourself again and what your next move will be ( if that makes sense at all) Thats just what I think tho..... I just have one more thing to say Zombie Liu Kang blows I dont understand why the kang haters think its an improvement its literally the same guy they hate but with grey skin not much else changed.
Ok so most people see Liu kang as this boring character that has no personality yada yada yada
Ever since I could remember Ive always dug Liu Kang even before I really got into MK, and I admit one of the reasons was because I am a huge Bruce Lee fan. So during the time when I really got into MK (Which was when I got MKSM for Chistmas) I started to do research on every thing especially Liu Kang. After reading just about anything I could find on his background this is what I saw
I saw Liu Kang as this kid who was raised into becoming earths last hope...... Most kids would probably bale out on that because their future is being planned out for them. Not Liu tho he took the responsibility that no one else could bare. He knew the risk and yet still decided to fight knowing that he could die. To me thats kind of inspiring Liu is practically risking his life to protect the people of earth. That is what I call a true Hero. Now im not a fool Liu does suffers the same fate with the main heroes in fighting games (save the world, train, save the world again, train again) but again as a kid I just saw a dude who fights like my fav martial artist, wears my favorite color scheme and uses my favorite element fire.
In Mk9 I still see him the same way
I like what they went with in MK9 (minus the whole toasty thing at the end of the game) Like I said Liu was raised to become a hero raised into believing in Raiden and the other the other gods, and as you can see Liu lost faith which is exactly what might happen to a religious person in the real world if dealt with a lost. He was taught that if you win everything will be ok, but of course that wasnt the case even tho he won not once but twice he still lost not only his fellow Shaolin, but also his best friend, and later on the chick he was crushin on who just so happened to feel the same way. add the fact that the guy he looks to for advice is possibly crazy (we know Raidens not crazy but Liu doesnt) also the world was also going into shit... I dont blame Liu for attacking Raiden hell im sure if we were all in Lius shoes we'd of done the same thing. and thats why I like Liu now more then ever because his not just a dude that trains,win,trains again,wins again
Ok now as for his design Im cool with it yeah I know its just Red/black pants with a red headband but you have to remember Lius a monk they dont go all out with their wardrobe to begin with as you can see
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but again i not a fool I like to see more which is why I love his alt in MK9 its something a monk would normally wear but it keeps the red/black color scheme, and again its simple enough. So if Liu is in MKX I hope they go for something like that again more Shaolin less Bruce lee if anything give him his lee inspired costume as his alt.
Now lets just get one thing straight I dont think Liu will become a fire god and I dont think he will be the big bad. To be be honest I think those have to be the stupidest ideas. Now what I think NRS will go with is a man who has to really find himself again. He realized that he was wrong about Raiden and his visions and almost made a big mistake but also still cant really trust Raiden. Now from what Im told in the MKX comic Johnny is the new champ so that automatically releases the duty of protecting earthrealm from Liu kang. however he technically is still the last MK champ because the last official tournament was in outworld during MK2 so the no aging rule still applies to him. So what does a man who doesnt age and has a lot of time on his hands do. Take the Rurouni Kenshin route and become a wanderer hoping to find yourself again and what your next move will be ( if that makes sense at all) Thats just what I think tho..... I just have one more thing to say Zombie Liu Kang blows I dont understand why the kang haters think its an improvement its literally the same guy they hate but with grey skin not much else changed.
