SPOILER ALERT:Mortal Kombat X DIGITAL COMIC DISCUSSION
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dp spandisk parafan
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I can't understand all the love for rain... But whatever...
I loved this issue... Kotal is the new definition of badass while Sonya isn't so far....
Goro deserved this! And I'm dying to know what are Reiko's real plans
I loved this issue... Kotal is the new definition of badass while Sonya isn't so far....
Goro deserved this! And I'm dying to know what are Reiko's real plans
theincubuslord
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That would be Kittelsen.
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Robot Rock
That moment when he went back to the side of evil was a pretty big moment for Shao Kahn though. He discarded his ego and approached the dying Shokan prince armorless. The tyrannical madman actually had enough trust and faith in Goro that he was willing to use the last of energy to revive his old comrade.
It's a shame the events of Deception will never be properly shown via cutscenes or a story mode. It was the highlight of MK lore imo.
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Robot Rock
Bummer, was hoping it'd be permanent.
I doubt Rain is coming to MKX, but maybe NRS wanted him alive so they wouldn't have to do any bullshit Hocus Pocus to bring him back in future games.
ironRod
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I believe Shawn kittlesen said he was still alive
Yellow Ledbetter
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I think they put Rain in a limbo. They didn't kill, but incapacitated him.
Gorozilla
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The description for the comic says "In an act of desperation, Kotal Kahn resorts to dangerous blood magic to take down the insurgents. But will it be enough to finish Outworld's champion?". As in Kotal Kahn is using something he normally doesn't in order to take down Goro. It is implied in the comic that this boosted his power because his eyes flash red when he roasts Rain and rips off Goro's arms. If it didn't grant him any extra power why the hell would he have used it in the first place?
Kano, Sektor, and Stryker use cybernetics or conventional weapons because they don't have any supernatural powers. It is true that it is hard to tell what constitutes as a fair fight, I was simply stating that the battle between Goro and K'etz wasn't unfair because Rain blocked out the sun. While it did diminish the Osh-Tekk's powers (likely preventing him from using solar attacks like his son) he still had the Mighty Wrath Hammer, so the fight was still fair (or as fair as Mortal Kombat fights go) considering it was a one on one fight between the two.
That one break of character constituted as a third of his storyline in the old timeline.
MK1 and before: General of Outworld's armies, Kills the Great Kung Lao to become Champion of Mortal Kombat. Wins 9 consecutive tournaments before losing to Liu Kang. Goes into hiding after his defeat and is presumed dead.
MK4-MKDA: Goro returns from hiding and negotiates a peace treaty with the Centaurs with Kitana's help. Makes peace with Kung Lao over the death of his ancestor, allies himself and the Shokan army with Kitana and her Edenian army to kill Shao Kahn. Is struck down from behind by Noob Saibot.
MKD-MKA: Shao Kahn finds Goro dying on the battlefield and revives him with the promise of restoring his race. Out of loyalty he aids Shao Kahn in reclaiming the throne, and then aids the forces of darkness in the battle of Armageddon.
So far in the new timeline he's less of a morally grey character and far more evil. I like that they made Goro a more virtuous character in the old days and I hope they do it again.
Commander
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Sonya fires her Ring Blast, Upward Bicycle kicks, magically flies with her Square Wave Punch, has a variant move based on her MK1 Kiss of death, where she blows poisonous dust at your face, and has a powerful Leg Grab, so I don't see how she's at a disadvantage.
Just because Sonya isn't trigger happy like Stryker or Cassie, doesn't mean that she's at a disadvantage, IMO.
p.W
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Oh, I'm certain that it gave him extra power. I'm just not sure which Kotal we're supposed to take as "standard Kotal," especially considering that Blood God is one of his variations in MKX.
Yeah. It's impossible to know what made a bigger difference, the lack of sunlight, or the presence of the Wrath Hammer, but it's fair to say that both Goro and Ketz had something going for them in that fight that they normally don't.
Commander
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This is the very reason why I don't think that NRS will say that Liu Kang is "dead" in MK9, and probably create some bullshit "he was knocked out in a coma" or "on the brink of death" bullshit story, so that they can elaborate on MK9 Raiden's healing powers in MKX, and just say that Raiden completely healed him, like he did with Jax's arms in the MK1 part of the MK9 story, after Sonya rescues him from Goro's Lair.
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Yellow Ledbetter
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Agreed.
To tell the truth, having four arms is the most advantage in a fight.
Goro was going to cheat with Rain, not to put Kotal as an EQUAL fighter, but as a LESSER POWERFUL fighter.
Goro has projectile, Kotal would have nothing, and would be against a guy with energy blast and four arms, and the Shokan sent the Red Dragon at first, Goro cheated a lot.
The blood magik was no cheat. Goro had what he asked for.
p.W
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How can Sonya ever, possibly, conceivably compete with someone like Sektor in a 1-on-1 tournament fight setting? I'm not talking about the gameplay, I mean if they meet in the comic or in a cinematic in-game. Unless Sektor's flamethrowers have a charge up time of 60 seconds in which he has to stand still like an idiot, or his rockets have worse aim than Imperial Stormtroopers, she'll get roasted alive in the first 5 seconds of a fight. And let's say she dodges his attacks with an "upward bicycle kick," which I personally assume is a gameplay mechanic and not an actual supernatural ability she possesses... the guy has metallic armor. She doesn't even have Johnny's green chi to magically enhance her attacks. You ever try punching or kicking metal armor? You'll get a broken hand or foot for your trouble. Rule of Cool only gets Sonya so far against a Terminator.
It's not a big deal in the story because by the time cyborgs and other OP characters become standard fare, the concept of organized tournaments has gone out the window and the games are more about realms invading one another.
If you've got a different perspective on this, I'd love to hear it.
edit: even the MK film, which had VERY toned down versions of Sub-Zero, Scorpion, and Shang Tsung, had to bend over backwards to give Johnny Cage a chance against Scorpion by peppering the battlefield with things he could use. What if they'd fought on the beach where Liu Kang had his first fight? Yeah, Cage is fast and he's strong, but Scorpion can literally disappear and reappear at will and breathe fire. Lol.
rainreptile
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Rain is one of those characters you either hate or love. I personally love him. He's got a great move-set, a fun story (mainly for the potential) and he wears my favorite color. But some people just see him as the never ending MKT joke and don't like (understandably) that his story is always outside of the main arc. But, I am not going to complain that he is not in the game, although I am very happy he is not dead. That's the risk you take when liking a fringe character. Just the way it is.
Commander
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[MENTION=18661]p.W[/MENTION]
Meet up in the comic or in-game cinematic?
Oh you mean another fictional made up scenario in which magic powers are still possible?
You're quick to assume that just because they haven't shown Sonya using her magic powers in the comics that she doesn't have them, but that's not so.
Even in MK9, she used her Ring Blast to free Jax from Goro's Lair, so the argument that she can't use her powers in an in-game cinematic is weak, IMO.
Meet up in the comic or in-game cinematic?
Oh you mean another fictional made up scenario in which magic powers are still possible?
You're quick to assume that just because they haven't shown Sonya using her magic powers in the comics that she doesn't have them, but that's not so.
Even in MK9, she used her Ring Blast to free Jax from Goro's Lair, so the argument that she can't use her powers in an in-game cinematic is weak, IMO.
p.W
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And what about Stryker? He has no supernatural powers whatsoever, not even Sonya's bare minimum.
I grew up more with the MK film than the games, so I think I might be biased here, but I always felt like the human characters really were meant to be human. Then NRS officially made Johnny Cage a superhuman, so, I mean, at this point he can be as powerful as they want him to be. Survive a rocket to the face? Sure, why not.
rainreptile
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Is the Ring Blast magic?? I always thought it was some kind of Special Forces tech.