SPOILER ALERT:Mortal Kombat X DIGITAL COMIC DISCUSSION
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p.W
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Of course only official confirmation matters. And I'm entirely open to either possibility being true.
In fact, after Fujin ended up not even being unlockable, I've just stopped predicting the likelihood of things altogether. NRS - where probabilities go to die.
theincubuslord
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Ninja_arts
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Considering all you guys are into the comics, you should get involved in the MK Encyclopedia Petition. It's over 700 now, with the initial goal being 1000, it's close. Kittelsen is interested, and wants to do it.
Something like this would actually make them put the story into writing and answer a TON of questions.
Something like this would actually make them put the story into writing and answer a TON of questions.
p.W
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Cliffhanger until the issue after the next issue. :_mad:
Here's a question: there appear to be 7 Kamidogu total, possibly one or two more. Where are they now?
Kamidogu of Earthrealm is with Jax. Kamidogu of Chaosrealm is at Kang Shaolin Temple. Kamidogu of Orderrealm is at the Sky Temple. Kotal Kahn's Kamidogu of Outworld is now in Havik's possession. Scorpion's unknown Kamidogu should still be at the Shirai Ryu temple, and Sub-Zero's unknown Kamidogu is either with Scorpion or Raiden. That's 6 out of the 7 accounted for. Wonder who has the 7th, and who had the Sub-Zero one to start with.
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p.W
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Yeah, that's the Kamidogu of Orderrealm that's at the Sky Temple.
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p.W
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All right, makes sense.
Wat. Then why does Havik want it?
Obviously Daegon is alive, he's leading the Red Dragon in this timeline. But Daegon's existence in no way proves or even suggests that Reiko still has a connection to the Netherrealm. Reiko employed the Black Dragon, too, that doesn't give him a connection to Earthrealm.
p.W
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So it is a magical dagger, just not a Kamidagger?
I suppose that makes some sense, considering Kotal still has the dagger in MKX. But uh... that's a pretty huge coincidence that there are two differently magical sets of daggers being used to invoke blood Gods at exactly the same time in the story. Like you say, we're gonna need an explanation... otherwise, why doesn't Kotal just get another dagger to do the same thing?
And that means there are still two Kamidaggers unaccounted for. Who else could conceivably have one? Bo'Rai Cho might have one, although he isn't, strictly speaking, an Earthrealm warrior. S-F HQ? Some hiding place of Kenshi's?
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mattteo
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In my opinion, such an encyclopedia would have a lot of chances of ruining my conception of these characters and their pasts. I don't think a medium writer could pull it off. I like Kittelsen, but I have to see more to decide if he's greatness.
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mattteo
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Oh, crap, I'm an idiot. You're right. But I hope my point withstands that nitpick.
It shouldn't whitstand, really. Not saying you're an idiot
, but this pretty much proves Reiko is best buddies with Daegon (as much as 2 warlords can be).The fact that he was a member of the BoS thousands of years ago doesn't really matter. It was only mentioned that he followed Shinnok in the first war against the gods. That can't be retconed. When these writers take Reiko, what do they actually take to write about? They read his bios, his story and ask the creators what their future plans for the characters are. And they start working from there. If they don't take Reiko as a loyal General of Shao Kahn's army who hates Quan Chi and fought for Shinnok 10.000 years, then what's left? They might as well have made him a wrestler from Earthrealm
)))I really don't get why people think about retcons all the time. Some things are just forgotten by the writer team and that's why they don't make sense, but it doesn't mean they chose to retcon it on purpose. They just screw up sometimes and it's up to us to fill the blanks. That's why I said that the first Mileena was killed before the creation of the second clone.
p.W
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It shouldn't whitstand, really. Not saying you're an idiot
The fact that he was a member of the BoS thousands of years ago doesn't really matter. It was only mentioned that he followed Shinnok in the first war against the gods. That can't be retconed. When these writers take Reiko, what do they actually take to write about? They read his bios, his story and ask the creators what their future plans for the characters are. And they start working from there. If they don't take Reiko as a loyal General of Shao Kahn's army who hates Quan Chi and fought for Shinnok 10.000 years, then what's left? They might as well have made him a wrestler from Earthrealm
I really don't get why people think about retcons all the time. Some things are just forgotten by the writer team and that's why they don't make sense, but it doesn't mean they chose to retcon it on purpose. They just screw up sometimes and it's up to us to fill the blanks. That's why I said that the first Mileena was killed before the creation of the second clone.
It abso-posi-lutely-tively can! For me, the essence of Reiko is "Outworld general" and "ambitious." Those are the two things about him that make him interesting to me personally, and they've both played huge roles in his revamp in the comic, so I think that's what appeals to Kittelsen as well. That doesn't mean he couldn't have kept the Brotherhood of Shadow thing, it just means I wouldn't be surprised to see it disappear.
We don't even know if Daegon met Shinnok in this timeline. Daegon could just be doing his own thing.
And you really gotta let the Mileena thing go, dude. The MK9 story doesn't mention any "original" Mileena (despite the Kitana/Mileena scene being perfect opportunity to do so), the MKX story doesn't mention any "original" Mileena (despite the Reptile/Mileena scene being perfect opportunity to do so), neither of her bios hint at any "original" Mileena, none of the MKX intro dialogue Mileena has with other characters hints at an "original" Mileena (Kitana, Tanya, Reptile, and Goro should have all had something to say on the subject).
mattteo
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Daegon doing his own thing? Easy on the crack man
Shinnok is the one who woke him up thousands of years ago in order to kill the God Protector of Edenia and his wife. He was the designated champion of the Brotherhood of Shadows for the Armageddon battle. You're the one who has to let go of these ludicrous statements.Mileena's ENDING in MKX suggests this. So do Kitana's mind spell from Shaolin Monks and plenty of other instances in Mortal Kombat that show us minds can be subdued and characters don't always remember their past clearly. Kitana and Jade were more than likely brainwashed many times in their 10.000 years tenure as Shao Kahn's daughter and guard. Furthermore, Kahn's actions in the game give power to this theory. Kahn had cared for Kitana for so many years, but all of a sudden Jade says "I had never seen your father this angry at you". All that anger because Lin Kuei assassins got to the arena and Kitana didn't stop them? Or had she done something that had angered Kahn even more but was left off-screen?
There are no major retcons. The story moves forward. You just have to pay a little more attention to the previous games' storylines.
But there's no point in arguing. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. I can see where you're coming from and accept your opinion. But all that doesn't fit with what we knew from the original timeline is Mileena's ending in MK2 that says "Once thought to be Kitana's sister....". So, for that 1 word (that can be easily misinterpreted) we have had such a vivid opinion that it's been a retcon.
Imperatrix Sindel
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You are overthinking it. It's a retcon. Vogel said as much on Twitter, even.
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