#m1k

[wandering-koyote]

the Veltrumite meme but make it Mortal Kombat

[trauma-pro]

When you're stuck creating games for long enough as a hobby you develop this weird ass quirk where you look at any game you have the faintest interest in and imagine a million ways you could improve upon it, even in ways that most players wouldn't notice, care about or even appreciate.

In the case of M1K specifically i have a LOT to say about the story or the gameplay, but the number one thing i'd have done to make it better, if i had any say in it, would have been to ditch the big ass lame multiverse cinematic mode in favour of a bunch of minor non-canon storylines that just take the piss at pre-existing lore.

Exhibit 1: a storyline where Quan Chi remembers everything about the past timeline for no reason other than to lament that in the world Liu Kang created the cuisine sucks, so he's using his past memories to create the tastiest dish the new world has ever seen, and he's dragging a cranky Shang Tsung around to help him.

The gameplay would have been centered around picking up the ingredients from the other main character's bodies, like a scale from Reptile here, a horn from Motaru there, Tanya's lesbian leather jeans that she wears off of work... the usual.

With new fight Shang Tsung grows increasingly mad because Quan Chi keeps casually dropping lore about how cool and successfull MK11 Shang Tsung is and how if they just joined forces they could easily kill Liu Kang, which can't happen in the new timeline because Quan Chi doesn't give a shit.

The storyline ends with Shang Tsung tasting the otherwordly dish and thinking it's ok and there's no punchline or point made or anything. NRS please hire me. Yes the picture was clickbait.

[mids-dumbbrain]

both are antagonists

both have fought Scorpion

both were playabe in story mode

both work with and betray the main characters in said story

both care for nothing other than themselves

both are willing to kill friends and/or family to get what they want

both are fought twice in their games

the only diference is that D'vorah is a hated by 95% of the fandom and Bi-Han is widely loved only because hes sexy

[meeyers]

hello mortal kombat fandom it's been a while

[rayond-ross013]

you pretty like a girl

那个叫什么来着，好男人不包二奶

奎良没一件衣服像汉服，全是西式日本幻想

说好的东北刺客呢NRS，WB？

[cyberbasementcollection]

Sub-Zero: Brother. Smoke got stuvk in the fridge again.

Noob Saibot looks up from his book, confused at what he just heard

Noob Saibot: I'm sorry. Again?

Sub-Zero: We thought he could fit.

Smoke:*stuck in the fridge* Uh, a little help please?

[mamiboss]

[elffees]

Rewatching MK12 storymode before getting into Khaos Reigns and the beginning always gets me. It is kind’ve hilarious but also sweet that Liu Kang went all out for his former mentor and best friend.

When recruiting Johnny and Kenshi, LK basically planned to just knock on the door and say let’s go. The only reason there’s a fuss is because Johnny and Bi Han are in the same room.

But to recruit Kung Lao and Raiden, Liu Kang had several Lin Kuei members participate in an ELABORATE SKIT with Madam Bo, and instructed them to pull their punches and PLAY DEAD, all to “test” KL and R’s abilities and character before recruiting them.

But it’s Kung Lao and Raiden. There’s not much need to “test” their character. If he was really worried about that, then it would’ve made more sense for Kenshi, who is part of the yakuza, and Johnny, who’s an arrogant hollywood star, to have their moralities tested. Not the two doe eyed farm boys.

Liu Kang wanted to make sure his former mentor and best friend were 100% prepared to participate in the tournament. A mix of favoritism + overprotection given he does not “test” Johnny & Kenshi at all. He wanted to see KL and R’s progress first hand, and wanted to ensure they’d have a chance at survival in the tournament.

In MK9, Kung Lao gets killed by Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, and in MK11 Raiden sacrifices himself and gives his divinity & life force to Liu Kang. Both essentially died, for Earthrealm or for Liu Kang himself.

So Fire God Liu Kang wanted to make double, triple sure that there was as little chance of that as possible in his new timeline, so he went above and beyond when recruiting Kung Lao and Raiden.

And when they succeed he is SO PROUD AND EXCITED, expression literally nothing but smiles, as now he can finally reunite with them. Introduce himself and the concepts of “Earthrealm”, “Gods”, and the Wu Shi Academy to the ones who introduced it all to him so long ago.

Like the way Liu Kang introduces himself to Kung Lao & Raiden vs Johnny & Kenshi is both hilarious because of how different he treats the two interactions but also sweet in how much he still cares about his former mentor and best friend across timelines.