History YMMV / MortalKombatDeception

* CrazyAwesome: Havik. How many fighters do you know crack their own necks to regain health, and slide across the floor like a penguin?

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Some of Seido's actions (particularly its suppression of people's freedoms ("freedom leads to anarchy, anarchy leads to Chaos, Chaos leads to suffering") and its wars against Chaosrealm and Outworld) seem like a [[TakeThat derisive]] reference to the United States' national security policies under the then-current [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush Bush Administration]] and American involvement in the then-ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the larger [[TheWarOnTerror War on Terrorism]]. This game also came out in 2004 (when a presidential election occurred) and Chicago (where the ''Mortal Kombat'' games were made at the time) is a notoriously liberal city in a deep blue state. Make of those last two what you will.

** Some fans have this opinion in regard to Sub-Zero's "[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Shredder]]" outfit that he had in this game as being unfitting for him. [[BrokenBase Though on the other hand]], some fans would consider this NarmCharm in that Kuai Liang is the type of person who is [[{{Pun}} cool]] enough to make what would otherwise be ridiculous look stylishly awesome.

* LoveToHate: Arguably it was the aim of the creators for Hotaru to be seen this way, but whether they succeeded is up to the player. See his entry under the BaseBreakCharacter section for details.

** Hotaru is either liked for being a notable LoveToHate {{Foil}} to the ever-popular Havik or hated for being a fascist.

* LoveToHate: Arguably it was the aim of the creators for Hotaru to be seen this way, but it didn't play out that way with most of the fans. See his entry under the Scrappy section for details.

** The new timeline's conclusion made people look back to some of the endings here with even MORE delight. Highlights include Ermac who ended up being nothing but a glorified {{Jobber}} with [[IAmLegion legion-like personality]] in the new timeline, but in here pulling an actual HeelFaceTurn after meeting Kenshi and rescued many revenants from Onaga's enslavement (though with a help of a zombified Liu Kang, but Ermac did a lot of heavy-lifting), and ''especially'' Sindel, who received a severe AdaptationalVillainy into an EvilAllAlong bitch in the new timeline, while in here, she was a bonafide good mother and queen who would [[MamaBear go on a rampage to save her brainwashed daughter.]]

* VindicatedByHistory: Time seems to have been kind to Shujinko, or else a generation of ''MK'' fans who grew up with the [=PS2=]-era games turned out more fond of him than the old guard were; either way, when [[VideoGame/MortalKombatX Cassie Cage's Arcade Tower ending]] depicted [[spoiler:her unknowingly murdering Shujinko after mistaking him for Shang Tsung, many mourned his ignoble fate]].

** In what could be considered HeartwarmingInHindsight ''Videogame/MortalKombat11'''s story mode has something similar to both cases. [[spoiler: Liu Kang tries to warn Raiden about him being corrupted by Shinnok's amulet to almost no avail, until Raiden realizes from their confrontation that it and the events above were actually part of Kronika's machinations to keep him and Liu Kang into conflict throughout multiple timelines.]]

** Dairou's Tombstone Drop is this. It's an unblockable ground pound that falls ''extremely'' fast and has a very quick recovery time, and the only way to avoid it is to anticipate it coming and jump. Unfortunately, given this game's mechanics, that's a lot easier said than done.

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Game-specific pages: [[Fridge/MortalKombatDeception Fridge]] | [[Funny/MortalKombatDeception Funny Moments]] | [[Heartwarming/MortalKombatDeception Heartwarming Moments]] | [[Awesome/MortalKombatDeception Moment of Awesome]] | [[NightmareFuel/MortalKombatDeception Nightmare Fuel]]-]]]
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Series-wide pages: [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]] | [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]] | [[EnsembleDarkhorse/MortalKombat Ensemble Darkhorse]] | [[Fridge/MortalKombat Fridge]] | [[Funny/MortalKombat Funny Moments]] | [[Heartwarming/MortalKombat Heartwarming Moments]] | [[HilariousInHindsight/MortalKombat Hilarious In Hindsight]] | [[Awesome/MortalKombat Moment of Awesome]] | [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]] | [[NightmareFuel/MortalKombat Nightmare Fuel]] | [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]] | [[TearJerker/MortalKombat Tear Jerker]] | [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]-]]]

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Mileena.

** Time seems to have been kind to Shujinko, or else a generation of ''MK'' fans who grew up with the [=PS2=]-era games turned out more fond of him than the old guard were; either way, when [[VideoGame/MortalKombatX Cassie Cage's Arcade Tower ending]] depicted her unknowingly murdering Shujinko after mistaking him for Shang Tsung, many mourned his ignoble fate.

Series-wide pages: [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]] | [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]] | [[EnsembleDarkhorse/MortalKombat Ensemble Darkhorse]] | [[Fridge/MortalKombat Fridge]] | [[Funny/MortalKombat Funny Moments]] | [[Heartwarming/MortalKombat Heartwarming Moments]] | [[Awesome/MortalKombat Moment of Awesome]] | [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]] | [[NightmareFuel/MortalKombat Nightmare Fuel]] | [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]] | [[TearJerker/MortalKombat Tear Jerker]] | [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]]]-]

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[-Spinoffs: [[YMMV/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero MKM: Sub-Zero]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatSpecialForces Special Forces]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatShaolinMonks Shaolin Monks]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]]\\

Series-wide pages: [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]] | [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]] | [[EnsembleDarkhorse/MortalKombat Ensemble Darkhorse]] | [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]] | [[NightmareFuel/MortalKombat Nightmare Fuel]] | [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]] | [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]]]-]

** Special mention has to go to Sub-Zero's ''other'' costume, however, as it's not a look that even he can pull off. In a nutshell, he looks like a bald [[VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} night]] [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft elf]] with loose-fitting [=PJs=].

* FridgeBrilliance: Aside from the improbably of a Chinese person having a Japanese name in circa late-nineteenth century/early twentieth century China, Shujinko's name does make some sense in-story. The name translates into English as "Protagonist" and what role is he playing when at the start of ''Deception''[='s=] Konquest Mode while playing a game of make believe with some fellow classmates? He's roleplaying as the hero against fellow students who are playing as the antagonistic Shang Tsung and Goro. Perhaps he got to play the role of hero so often that Shujinko stuck as a nickname.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Onaga happens to have quite a following. Despite his status as an SNKBoss for some, many liked his design, his stature, and his story. He was even [[http://www.trinidadcarnivaldiary.com/?p=2817 featured]] as [[http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/9e841a1afc7f497bb15d7482a9d9ff20/carnival-kings-semi-finals-leroy-prieto-playing-onaga-from-hypnotic-bww850.jpg a costume]] in Trinidad's 2009's Carnival celebrations!
** Havik, due to his unorthodox playstyle and hints of him and his people being {{Cloudcuckoolander}}s. There is currently a lot of fan interest in him making the roster of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', notably being the only ''Deception'' character of choice. [[spoiler:If he survives his encounter with Takeda, that is: he has been made the BigBad of a story arc in the prequel comics, after all]].
** Nightwolf as well, which is an interesting shift considering how [[TheScrappy hated]] he was around the time of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3''.
%%** Ashrah is also this, to a lesser extent.

* TheScrappy:
** Aside of Shujinko, [[ReplacementScrappy Kira]] and [[CaptainErsatz Kobra]]. Kira [[{{Fanservice}} less so]] than Kobra.
** Also [[FlatCharacter Darrius]] and [[GameBreaker Dairou]]. These two pale in comparison to Hotaru.
*** Though in Hotaru's case, while this is justified in that he is intended to be somewhat like a HateSink, it is also a straight example in that he falls into this category due to being such a [[FlatCharacter one-dimensional]] StrawCharacter who lacks any personality traits aside from his obsession with maintaining order.
** [[spoiler:Zombie Liu Kang]]. Many fans saw it as a slap in the face that this is [[CameBackWrong what happened to]] the [[spoiler:Mortal Kombat Champion]], and he even made Website/ScrewAttack's "Top Ten Worst Fighting Game Characters" list.

* MostWonderfulSound: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afTg2iJJZzQ&t=0m27s The fanfare]] that plays in the Krypt when you purchase a non-artwork item.
%%* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Mileena.

** Some fans have this opinion in regard to Sub-Zero's "[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Shredder]]" outfit that he had in this game as being unfitting for him. [[BrokenBase Though on the other hand]], some fans would consider this NarmCharm in that Kuai Liang is the type of person who is [[{{Pun}} cool]] enough to make what would otherwise be ridiculous [[SugarWiki/SoCoolItsAwesome look stylishly awesome]].

* LawfulStupid: Yes, that's right, Shujinko. Just go with [[FlatCharacter Hotaru]] when he arrests you for breaking a crime that you had no way of knowing that you had broken, even if you had known of the law in the first place; don't bother to just, I don't know, knock out the lone warrior who is [[SarcasmMode totally way harder than the various sorcerors and demons that you have faced]]. Nope, upholding Orderrealm's ridiculous laws whilst even OUTSIDE of the realm [[spoiler:and rotting in jail for 30-odd years without making ANY attempts to escape, despite having learned how to use telekinesis, set people on fire, and FREAKING TELEPORT]] is a way better plan and obviously far more important than completing that quest for the Elder Gods.

* ScrappyMechanic: Konquest Mode is your only means of unlocking a lot of the valuable extra content like new characters, costumes and whatnot (which need keys exclusively found in Konquest Mode instead of Koins). Not too bad so far, but progressing through Konquest Mode also requires you to complete many, many {{Forced Tutorial}}s where you assume different characters and learn their moves-- something you can do on your own at any time in Training Mode.

* ScrappyMechanic: Konquest Mode is your primary means of unlocking most of the valuable extra content like new characters, costumes and whatnot. Not too bad so far, but progressing through Konquest Mode also requires you to complete many, many {{Forced Tutorial}}s where you assume different characters and learn their moves-- which is something you can do on your own at any time in Training Mode.