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HallowHawk Since: Feb, 2013
#251: May 30th 2019 at 9:44:10 AM

In X, Shinnok after absorbing the Jinsei's energy is called "Corrupted Shinnok". Why "corrupted"? Because that indicates being corrupted by an evil power and Shinnok was never a good guy in the first place much less the Jinsei power being evil. If anything, he should have been called "Powered Shinnok" or "Strengthened Shinnok".

EDIT: And this is my second proper page topper.cool

Edited by HallowHawk on May 31st 2019 at 12:44:51 AM

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#252: May 30th 2019 at 10:56:15 AM

I guess "Corrupted Shinnok" just sounded good to the developers.

Darthwyn leader of Inherit from The void Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
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#253: May 30th 2019 at 11:05:49 AM

Did it ever elaborate on the exact reason he was cast out by the other elder gods?

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#254: May 30th 2019 at 11:07:53 AM

Not inept enough I assume.tongue

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windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#255: May 30th 2019 at 11:27:39 AM

[up][up]He wanted to take over the realms completely and merge them together.

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#256: May 30th 2019 at 11:28:20 AM

Well, most Elder Gods mostly stay out of things, but he not only tries to intervene with mortals, but does so maliciously, and might not like the gods themselves too much, so...

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windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#257: Oct 11th 2019 at 8:12:34 AM

So something that came up in Kitana’s MK 11 ladder ending is that Shao Kahn didn’t just conquer Edenia, he pretty much made sure Kitana never grew up knowing it’s culture, history, language etc.

So where does Tanya come into this? Well, we know that Tanya did remember Edenia when she was growing up. And her turn to evil is considered to be due to her becoming corrupted by dark magic.

Or is she?

What if Tanya didn’t just remember Edenia but also studied Edenian magic? We know she can use fire but this isn’t an inherently evil ability as heroic characters have used it before. And one of those heroes is Taven, the Ededian demigod. Whose mother, Delia, was also known as the Lady of Flame implying she specialized in fire magic. And the reason it was viewed as dark magic was because no one practiced Edenian magic in such a long time that what it looked like was forgotten.

It would be interesting if Kitana finds herself conflicted in dealing with Tanya in that she now knows so much about Edenia that could help rebuild the realm but her past actions make it hard for her to be trusted.

Thoughts?

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#258: Oct 11th 2019 at 10:15:09 AM

What evil magic? in MK 4 she just the starmscream working with Shinnok, Dvorah take that role in MKX and Tanya is seen as sort of resistence fighter who is morally grey.

Shinnok was cast because he want to rule the realm, specially earthrealm and raiden stop him, MK 11 implie that motivation as sugest by kronika without him knowing.

Edited by unknowing on Oct 11th 2019 at 1:17:44 PM

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agent-trunks IHE from Every-where, but there Since: Apr, 2015
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#259: Oct 11th 2019 at 11:17:19 AM

I always figure Tanya was older than Kitana to begin with.

Not that they're going to use her anytime soon.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#260: Oct 11th 2019 at 11:40:14 AM

[up][up]Tanya's Deception bio card has her being mentioned as having been corrupted by evil magic.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#261: Oct 11th 2019 at 10:10:09 PM

I will guess that was ignored and its a non issue since tanya evilness since to have being retcon now, she is ruthless and cuthorat but that is par course of being in outworld.

Which it made sense in a way.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
agent-trunks IHE from Every-where, but there Since: Apr, 2015
IHE
#263: Nov 12th 2019 at 6:32:26 PM

Well if the movie somehow does well then that means we can have more Nitara in the future.

I'm so ok with this.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#264: Dec 2nd 2019 at 5:22:57 AM

Anyone else think the Kombat Kids are kind of like Team RWBY?

Cassie and Ruby - Plucky leaders with a hidden power they, at first, don't quite understand.

Jacqui and Yang - The ones with a pre-existing relationship with the leader (Yang is Ruby's sister and Jacqui met Cassie at a tournament where they became friends). Both also use arm cannons.

Takeda and Blake - The ninja members of the team with a long range weapon.

Jin and Weiss - The jerk with a hidden heart of gold. Both have a family member they admire very much (Kung Lao and Wynter)

Edited by windleopard on Dec 2nd 2019 at 9:25:46 AM

MightyKombat I am he as you are he as you are me and we are a from in mai mouffff (Ten years in the joint)
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#265: Dec 2nd 2019 at 6:32:01 AM

They have better interractions at least.

Are explosions science?
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#267: Jan 8th 2020 at 7:20:45 AM

I would like to, once again, pose to everyone who says that "Motaro can't be playable because centaurs are hard to animate, horses are near-impossible to put in fighting games!"

Could have worked in the Deadly Alliance, Deception, or Armageddon games.

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agent-trunks IHE from Every-where, but there Since: Apr, 2015
IHE
#268: Jan 8th 2020 at 1:55:47 PM

They already went out of their way & said they couldn't Motaro a centaur because it was too difficult to implement.

You're using a last-gen example for your argument when the 3D era was on during the PS2 days.

Not to mention Johnny has a weird gimmick in All-Stars Battle. That's not even going off how many people don't even believe that All-Stars Battle is a competitive fighting game

I would've liked to see the return of Motaro as much as the next guy but he functions better as a boss. And I already said before that it's more than likely possible to put Motaro back all the way back in MK 9, but NRS probably didn't think he was worth the effort compared to Goro & Kintaro.

Hashil Since: Aug, 2010
#269: Jan 8th 2020 at 2:44:14 PM

For supers, grabs, and anything where they can't use a canned damage taken animation, he's always conveniently knocked off it, so they don't have to account for it the way they would something with a completely inhuman body shape. They'd have to choreograph completely new fatalities, grab animations, and more to make Motaro work in the modern MK games, or make him exempt from all of that.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#270: Jan 11th 2020 at 5:24:34 AM

Would it be a good idea for them to make another non-fighting entry for the franchise? Admittedly, the only MK non-fighter game that got any good reception was Shaolin Monks but I would like to another shot. A hack and slash game with Scorpion, Takeda and/or Kenshi could be interesting.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#271: Jan 11th 2020 at 5:30:50 AM

[up][up] That’s the real tricky part with centaur characters.

The problem isn’t that they are literally hard to create, the problem is you have to take into account the massive physics shift that effects the moves of possibly every character so it organically work on a character with an inhuman body.

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#272: Jan 12th 2020 at 2:49:20 AM

Also motaro in MK 3 was notorious bitch to fight, because he just coz you EVERY damn time, he was very broken because of that.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
MightyKombat I am he as you are he as you are me and we are a from in mai mouffff (Ten years in the joint)
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#273: Jan 12th 2020 at 3:50:26 AM

[up][up][up] Hell yes. But what they SHOULD do is a game about Johnny and Cassie Cage kickin ass and takin names. Big fat B-movie fun. It'll be called The Age of Cage and it'll be the exact opposite of those "sad dad" games that were all the rage a few years back. It'll be the first "happy dad" game. Or "glad dad" if you want because dad jokes.

Edited by MightyKombat on Jan 12th 2020 at 11:53:25 AM

Are explosions science?
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#274: Jan 12th 2020 at 7:27:27 AM

Dream Daddy beat that to the punch a couple years ago.

The legend has returned.
agent-trunks IHE from Every-where, but there Since: Apr, 2015
IHE
#275: Jan 14th 2020 at 7:17:52 PM

Would it be a good idea for them to make another non-fighting entry for the franchise? Admittedly, the only MK non-fighter game that got any good reception was Shaolin Monks but I would like to another shot. A hack and slash game with Scorpion, Takeda and/or Kenshi could be interesting.

Still waiting for that sequel. Not entirely sure why they didn't capitalize on that since Shaolin Monks was more or less the best-received game in the 3D era. Story reception notwithstanding.


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