History TheScrappy / MortalKombat

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''[='=]s incarnation of Nitara is widely derided by fans of the game and acts as snarkbait for those less familiar with the game thanks to the DullSurprise coming from the guest star Creator/MeganFox. Having a celebrity actress voice and model the character is already enough to rile some fans, but the low level of the performance is enough to annoy anyone willing to look past the StuntCasting on principle and anyone seeing Nitara's scenes without knowing the actress would be forgiven for thinking the lines were given to a random intern on the day of recording.

* The Sindel of the second timeline starting from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' ended up generating a LOT of unwanted heat. In her debut, she murdered ''all'' but four heroic kombatants in rapid succession, including her own daughter and attendant, and it took the HeroicSacrifice of Nightwolf to stop her, but the damage was not undone. The game still managed to tease that this might be a case of BrainwashedAndCrazy since in the Arcade Ladder ending, she showed herself to be like her original timeline self, regaining her conscience and ruling Edenia wisely. Come ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', however, it turns out that in this particular timeline, there was a {{Retcon}} of her personality and ''entire backstory'', whereas instead of being a queen that was tragically snatched away from the love of her life and had to commit suicide to spite her captor and also protect other realms as well as a loving mother, here she's a one-note, power-hungry dominatrix who lied and cheats her way and pretty much in cahoots with Shao Kahn. Even in the ''Aftermath'' expansion pack, [[spoiler:her personality didn't change, any notions of "good deeds" she did like saving Nightwolf or embracing Kitana like she did in ''Deception'', turned out to be calculated BitchInSheepsClothing actions]]. Unlike Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung, who at least warranted LoveToHate reactions, this version of Sindel is just plain despised, but unlike the likes of [[CreatorsPest Hsu Hao]], the new storywriter approved by Ed Boon once stated somewhere along the line of "Sindel would be much more interesting if she's EvilAllAlong, in the previous timeline, she's a one-note [[DamselInDistress damsel]] and a tragic abused wife trophy." [[note]]Never mind that original timeline Sindel proved herself to be an utter MamaBear when Onaga brainwashed her daughter and then showed why she's ''still'' the ruler of Edenia in spite of the passing of Shao Kahn, proving that she ''did'' move on from the trophy status.[[/note]], so there was a notion into thinking that this new incarnation of Sindel would be much more liked. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The statement largely backfired]], with many disgruntled fans creating the "[=#NotMySindel=]" movement in response. Fortunately, ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' took the opportunity based on another ContinuityReboot to [[CharacterRerailment re-rail Sindel back]] as being a stern, but [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure fair and ultimately benevolent empress of Outworld]], returning her to her far more respected DarkIsNotEvil shtick. [[spoiler:However, the evil Sindel somehow makes a return (as a servant of Titan Shang Tsung) to actually [[KilledOffForReal kill off the good Sindel.]] Although reception for the death of the rerailed Sindel is considered a genuine TearJerker, it would seem that the evil Sindel had the last laugh (although [[TakeThatScrappy she later gets killed off]] [[CatharsisFactor by a rightfully pissed Mileena]], now the blood daughter of the new Sindel).]]

** Perhaps the most unanimous Scrappy in the entire ''series'' is Hsu Hao. His goofy design as well as his sloppy animations and gameplay have made him very hated at worst, and forgettable at best. Combine all of that with him being a [[EthnicScrappy very unflattering depiction]] of a YellowPeril stereotype villain, and you have a character who is reviled to the point of [[CreatorsPest even the creators disliking him]] and [[OldShame actively regarding him as a mistake of ignorance on their parts]].

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatOne''''s incarnation of Nitara is widely derided by fans of the game and acts as snarkbait for those less familiar with the game thanks to the DullSurprise coming from the guest star Creator/MeganFox. Having a celebrity actress voice and model the character is already enough to rile some fans, but the low level of the performance is enough to annoy anyone willing to look past the StuntCasting on principle and anyone seeing Nitara's scenes without knowing the actress would be forgiven for thinking the lines were given to a random intern on the day of recording.

*** MemeticMutation in the lead-up to ''[=MK11=]'' saw people sarcastically calling for his return. And he did... [[BackForTheDead as a mutilated corpse stuffed into a burlap sack]] Erron Black carries with him in one of his fight intros. It was as if [[Creator/NetherRealmStudios [=NetherRealm=] Studios]] took one look at the ironic calls for his return and simply went "HaHaHaNo". [[ThrowTheDogABone The Joker does decide to recruit him alongside Havik and Mileena in his arcade ending, though.]]

* The Sindel of the second timeline starting from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' ended up generating a LOT of unwanted heat. In her debut, she murdered ''all'' but four heroic kombatants in rapid succession, including her own daughter and attendant, and it took the HeroicSacrifice of Nightwolf to stop her, but the damage was not undone. The game still managed to tease that this might be a case of BrainwashedAndCrazy since in the Arcade Ladder ending, she showed herself to be like her original timeline self, regaining her conscience and ruling Edenia wisely. Come ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', however, it turns out that in this particular timeline, there was a {{Retcon}} of her personality and ''entire backstory'', whereas instead of being a queen that was tragically snatched away from the love of her life and had to commit suicide to spite her captor and also protect other realms as well as a loving mother, here she's a one-note, power-hungry dominatrix who lied and cheats her way and pretty much in cahoots with Shao Kahn. Even in the ''Aftermath'' expansion pack, [[spoiler:her personality didn't change, any notions of "good deeds" she did like saving Nightwolf or embracing Kitana like she did in ''Deception'', turned out to be calculated BitchInSheepsClothing actions]]. Unlike Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung, who at least warranted LoveToHate reactions, this version of Sindel is just plain despised, but unlike the likes of [[CreatorsPest Hsu Hao]], the new storywriter approved by Ed Boon once stated somewhere along the line of "Sindel would be much more interesting if she's EvilAllAlong, in the previous timeline, she's a one-note [[DistressedDamsel damsel]] and a tragic abused wife trophy." [[note]]Never mind that original timeline Sindel proved herself to be an utter MamaBear when Onaga brainwashed her daughter and then showed why she's ''still'' the ruler of Edenia in spite of the passing of Shao Kahn, proving that she ''did'' move on from the trophy status.[[/note]], so there was a notion into thinking that this new incarnation of Sindel would be much more liked. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The statement largely backfired]], with many disgruntled fans creating the "[=#NotMySindel=]" movement in response. Fortunately, ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' took the opportunity based on another ContinuityReboot to [[CharacterRerailment re-rail Sindel back]] as being a stern, but [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure fair and ultimately benevolent empress of Outworld]], returning her to her far more respected DarkIsNotEvil shtick. [[spoiler:However, the evil Sindel somehow makes a return (as a servant of Titan Shang Tsung) to actually [[KilledOffForReal kill off the good Sindel.]] Although reception for the death of the rerailed Sindel is considered a genuine TearJerker, it would seem that the evil Sindel had the last laugh (although [[TakeThatScrappy she later gets killed off]] [[CatharsisFactor by a rightfully pissed Mileena]], now the blood daughter of the new Sindel).]]

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'': Initially, D'Vorah ended up a BaseBreakingCharacter for killing ''MK'' veterans and fan-favorites Baraka and Mileena in the story, as well as her ChronicBackstabbingDisorder and the way Netherrealm seemed to [[RememberTheNewGuy shoehorn her into past story events she had definitely not been a part of before]]. In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', however, she soon upgraded to this after killing a much beloved legacy character in Story Mode (the older, genuinely heroic Scorpion, who was well-liked in ''X'' due to his CharacterDevelopment). Adding insult to injury, many of her pre-battle dialogues showcase a much more {{hypocrit|e}}ical side of hers and she brags about her former attacks, betrayals and murders. Though it's clear that she was written into the narrative as a HateSink, this backfired and instead earned some genuine hate from the fanbase. Not helping matters is her subverting KarmaHoudiniWarranty when a pissed off revenant Scorpion, having pulled off a HeelFaceTurn, attempts to kill her; instead [[KarmaHoudini she gets away with it all scot-free in the end]], with the only saving grace being the inevitable timeline reset.

*** MemeticMutation in the lead-up to ''[=MK11=]'' saw people sarcastically calling for his return. And he did... [[BackForTheDead as a mutilated corpse stuffed into a burlap sack]] Erron Black carries with him in one of his fight intros. It was as if [[Creator/NetherRealmStudios [=NetherRealm=] Studios]] took one look at the ironic calls for his return and simply went "[[HaHaHaNo HA HA HA—No]]." [[ThrowTheDogABone The Joker does decide to recruit him alongside Havik and Mileena in his arcade ending, though.]]

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'': D'Vorah ended up being hated by a lot of fans for killing ''MK'' veterans and fan-favorites Baraka and Mileena in the story, as well as her ChronicBackstabbingDisorder and the way Netherrealm seemed to [[RememberTheNewGuy shoehorn her into past story events she had definitely not been a part of before]]. ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' didn't help, as it saw her once again killing a much beloved legacy character in Story Mode (the older, genuinely heroic Scorpion, who was well-liked in ''X'' due to his CharacterDevelopment), brag about her former betrayals and murders in several of her pre-battle dialogues, and [[KarmaHoudini getting away with it all scot-free in the end]].

* The Sindel of the second timeline starting from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' ended up generating a LOT of unwanted heat. In her debut, she murdered ''all'' but four heroic kombatants in rapid succession, including her own daughter and attendant, and it took the HeroicSacrifice of Nightwolf to stop her, but the damage was not undone. The game still managed to tease that this might be a case of BrainwashedAndCrazy since in the Arcade Ladder ending, she showed herself to be like her original timeline self, regaining her conscience and ruling Edenia wisely. Come ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', however, it turns out that in this particular timeline, there was a {{Retcon}} of her personality and ''entire backstory'', whereas instead of being a queen that was tragically snatched away from the love of her life and had to commit suicide to spite her captor and also protect other realms as well as a loving mother, here she's a one-note, power-hungry dominatrix who lied and cheats her way and pretty much in cahoots with Shao Kahn. Even in the ''Aftermath'' expansion pack, [[spoiler:her personality didn't change, any notions of "good deeds" she did like saving Nightwolf or embracing Kitana like she did in ''Deception'', turned out to be calculated BitchInSheepsClothing actions]]. Unlike Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung, who at least warranted LoveToHate reactions, this version of Sindel is just plain despised, but unlike the likes of [[CreatorsPest Hsu Hao]], the new storywriter approved by Ed Boon once stated somewhere along the line of "Sindel would be much more interesting if she's EvilAllAlong, in the previous timeline, she's a one-note [[DistressedDamsel damsel]] and a tragic abused wife trophy." [[note]]Never mind that original timeline Sindel proved herself to be an utter MamaBear when Onaga brainwashed her daughter and then showed why she's ''still'' the ruler of Edenia in spite of the passing of Shao Kahn, proving that she ''did'' move on from the trophy status.[[/note]], so there was a notion into thinking that this new incarnation of Sindel would be much more liked. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks The statement largely backfired]], with many disgruntled fans creating the "[=#NotMySindel=]" movement in response. Fortunately, ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' took the opportunity based on another ContinuityReboot to [[CharacterRerailment re-rail Sindel back]] as being a stern, but [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure fair and ultimately benevolent empress of Outworld]], returning her to her far more respected DarkIsNotEvil shtick. [[spoiler:However, the evil Sindel somehow makes a return (as a servant of Titan Shang Tsung) to actually [[KilledOffForReal kill off the good Sindel.]] Although reception for the death of the rerailed Sindel is considered a genuine TearJerker, it would seem that the evil Sindel had the last laugh (although she later gets killed off by a rightfully pissed Mileena, now the blood daughter of the new Sindel).]]