History YMMV / MortalKombatArmageddon

* VanillaProtagonist: Daegon and Taven, the only true new original playable kombatants in this game, are also supposed to be ''the de facto main characters'', with their plot being central to the fate of Armageddon, but it's widely agreed ''Mortal Kombat'' fans that they're ''tremendously'' forgettable. Their designs are very generic, their gameplay has no notable flair to them, and their lore ([[CainAndAbel two clashing brothers]], one of whom is destined to stop Armageddon) is not only shallow and underutilized, [[ShaggyDogStory but also pointless as both of them fail at their goals, with Shao Kahn winning and bringing upon the apocalypse]]. While Daegon was given a little more development in the ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' comics, NRS ultimately treated them as so inconsequential that they were treated to [[DeathByCameo an anticlimactic fridging]] by Rain in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', and not many fans are clamoring for their return. To add further insult, in a fan poll in 2013 that ranked their favorite characters in the series, Taven was ranked ''dead last''.

* VanillaProtagonist: Daegon and Taven, the only true new original playable kombatants in this game, are also supposed to be ''the de facto main characters'', with their plot being central to the fate of Armageddon, but it's widely agreed ''Mortal Kombat'' fans that they're ''tremendously'' forgettable. Their designs are very generic, their gameplay has no notable flair to them, and their lore ([[CainAndAbel two clashing brothers]], one of whom is destined to stop Armageddon) is not only shallow and underutilized, [[ShaggyDogStory but also pointless as both of them fail at their goals, with Shao Kahn winning and bringing upon the apocalypse]]. While Daegon was given a little more development in the ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' comics, NRS ultimately treated them as so inconsequential that they were treated to [[DeathByCameo an anticlimactic fridging]] by Rain in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', and not many fans are clamoring for their return.

* Narm:

* MemeticMutation: The intro has quite a few.
** You can see Johnny bump Sonya off the Pyramid of Argus. People have joked that this was his reaction to learning Sonya was pregnant with [[VideoGame/MortalKombatX Cassie]].
** When [[spoiler:the fake]] Shinnok battles Dark Raiden, he performs a spell that summons two giant skeletal hands to trap him. Many fans have misheard the gibberish said as he casts said spell to be "Do you want a pie!?" Alongside that, Raiden's response before zapping Shinnok with a lightning bolt is often interpreted as "Not today!"

* MagnificentBastard: [[YMMV/MortalKombatDeception Onaga returns]]. See that page for details.

** When [[spoiler:the fake]] Shinnok battles Dark Raiden, he performs a spell that summons two giant skeletal hands to trap him. Many fans have misheard the gibberish he said as he casts said spell to be "Do you want a pie!?" Alongside that, Raiden's response before zapping Shinnok with a lightning bolt is often interpreted as "Not today!"

* PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: While the story had been criticized to oblivion, the gameplay, despite reusing the outdated ''Deception'' mechanic and suffering more unwelcomed changes (including the infamous Create-A-Fatalities mechanic), is viewed in a slightly better light due to boasting the largest roster of any other MK game, featuring Kreate-A-Fighter and having Motor Kombat as an additional game mode.

** To a lesser extent, Jarek, basically has new moves in order to stop being called as the [[NeverLiveItDown Kano-Klone]]. Altough he's more of a BaseBreakingCharacter than fully rescued.
** [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Rain]], who was despised by fans for being a JokeCharacter [[Music/{{Prince}} based on]] [[Film/PurpleRain a joke]] that fell flat, became better received with the establishment of [[ItsAllAboutMe his]] [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder personality]] and expanded backstory (as an illegitimate son of the Edenian protector god Argus) in this game. This would continue into ''9'', ''X'', and ''11''; while ''X'' would further develop his character by putting him in a mutually treacherous alliance with Mileena, ''9'' and ''11'' would go a long way in making [[MakingASplash his gimmick]] ''legitimately dangerous'' and a sight to behold.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Jarek. He gained a few fans [[DivergentCharacterEvolution with his new moves]], but still has his detractors who continues to see him as a [[MovesetClone Kano-Klone]] until this day. A small difference from [[VideoGame/MortalKombat4 his debut]], where he was the ReplacementScrappy for Kano.
* ContestedSequel: Though the game definitely has its share of fans, due to its [[DreamMatchGame dream match]] premise, the Motor Kombat mini-game and the Kreate-A-Fighter feature, its detractors will point out that the gameplay system used since ''Deadly Alliance'' has already aged by that point, as well as the fact that the characters don't have original fatalities, the fighting styles being cut down from three per character to two per character and the lackluster storyline. As a result, it's possibly the most divisive game in the whole series.
* CrazyIsCool: Havik, continuing one from his ''Deception'' debut. This line from his doppelganger sells it:

* FanFicFuel: The Kreate-A-Fighter allows one to make any multitude of fighters such as some [[http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Secret_Characters#Fake.2Frumored_characters Fake Secret characters]] (e.g. Hornbuckle, Aqua, Nimbus Terrafaux, and [[HilariousInHindsight Skarlet]]), canonical non-playable fighters (e.g. [[VideoGame/MortalKombatSpecialForces Tremor]]), and some who had not been conceived until later sequels (e.g. [[CanonImmigrant Skarlet]] introduced in ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 MK9]]'', as well as [[VideoGame/MortalKombatX Kung Jin, Erron Black, Kotal Kahn, D'Vorah]], [[VideoGame/MortalKombat11 Geras and Kronika]]) [[note]]It would impossible for Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs, and Takeda Takahashi to have been born in the original timeline. Ferra & Torr, unless made as separate individuals (and even then some major improvisation in regard to clothing and accessories would be necessary), would be impossible to create with ''Armageddon''[='s=] KAF.[[/note]] along with making creative stories as to where they were in the original timeline.

** Sareena is seen as a high-tier character for one reason and one reason alone: her knives. As [[WordOfGod Ed Boon]] best put it, they are among the fastest projectiles in the game. You can also juggle opponents with them, leading a few combos rivaling Kitana's infamous fan lift setup in terms of litigiousness.
** The air combo system has a fatal flaw: If you drop the 4th hit in a combo after making them spin in mid-air, you can leap right back up and do it again, resetting the combo and trapping them in an infinite loop unless they have a Combo Breaker.

* MemeticLoser: Li Mei gets this treatment for being the ''first'' explicit casualty in the Battle of Armageddon, being stabbed through by Hotaru's Naginata right as the Forces of Light and Forces of Darkness first clash.

** When [[spoiler:the fake]] Shinnok battles Dark Raiden, he performs a spell that summons two giant skeletal hands to trap him. Many fans have misheard the gibberish he said as he casts said spell to be "Do you want a pie!?". Alongside that, Raiden's response before zapping Shinnok with a lightning bolt to be misheard also as "Not today!"

** Rain, who was despised by fans for being a JokeCharacter [[Music/{{Prince}} based on]] [[Film/PurpleRain a joke]] that fell flat, became better received with the establishment of his [[ItsAllAboutMe person]][[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder ality]] and expanded backstory (as an illegitimate son of the Edenian protector god Argus) in this game. This would continue into ''9'' and ''X''.
* ScrappyMechanic: Create-A-Fatalities, one of the most critically-panned aspects of this game, since it blatantly took the place of the game's classic Fatality system and replaced it with generic cut-and-paste finishing moves that any character can do.

*** Which is also a StealthPun: The development crew having you find his lost watch is trying to send you the message that the character it belonged to was a ''waste of time.''