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sonya is so mischaracterized

disclaimer: English isn't my first language; i don't cover anything earlier than MK9, because my knowledge of Sonya early lore isn't sufficient enough. I will mostly talk about MKX comics.

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Ever since we were introduced to Sonya, many people (mostly men) still think she is playing the role of damsel in distress. Especially in MK9, I've seen a Youtuber claiming that Sonya fell in love with Johnny because "he saved her from Kano". That is ridiculous to the point that it is mischaracterizing not just Sonya, but women in a nutshell IMO.

Now women are expecting less for men, because they tend to disappoint more (whole heteropessimism problem). So, when Johnny helped her with Kano, Sonya was just thanking him for not betraying her or going away from the fight.

Sonya fell in love with Cage because he has showed his selfless side to her by protecting her from Kano, then revenant Jax and then Shinnok. Sonya Blade was portrayed as a loner woman, having Jax as her only friend and C.O. at the same time. She was faced with her biggest problem (not wanting to accept help) during tournament and after. But, unfortunately, we never got to see straightforwardly that she has overcome that fear\problem.

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In MKX, we had to witness sacrifice of Sonya's character to make Johnny appear more mature. Yes, Cage matured absolutely, no shit, but it cost Sonya her character and beliefs.

Sonya's first main aspiration was to find out what happened to her father. We never got to explore that storyline. Then, her main goal was to save Jax, then save Earthrealm. After saving the latter, the MKX comics introduce us to (probably stupid) new plot, where Sonya gets pregnant after one night stand with Cage. It feels so unrealistic, because why would she have a baby and then go back to her career right away, if she wanted that baby? It would be much nicer, if Cassie Cage was a planned kid and not an accident. I think if Sonya was that into her career, she wouldn't even be thinking about family. Nevertheless, she had a kid with Johnny by accident and then tells him, that their whole relationship was wrong from the start. Right after that line, we see how Sonya comes to Johnny's place to share the big news.

Johnny was portrayed as a caring father, meanwhile Sonya was portrayed not as a successful General (who was protecting Earthrealm in the real time), but as a failing mother.

She was never meant to be mother in the first place, but it doesn't excuse her for being too harsh on her daughter. I don't think she was the worst mother for Cassie, it was Johnny, who was doing the bare minimum for his daughter.

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Sonya as an idea of a strong woman in the military is great. I just hate how others brush off her PTSD from wars, operations, thinking rightfully that all of them have PTSD and Sonya isn't special. But, her main characteristic was that her trust was betrayed by Kano. Sonya didn't want to accept any help afterwards. However, many people strongly believe that Sonya is an awful mother or straight up hate her as a character. She is much more realistic than it seems, as she wanted to create a better, safer place for everyone, not just Cassie. If not Sonya, Special Forces would definitely fail in protecting Earthrealm. Plus, in the MKX comics there is a part, where Sonya misses Cassie's birthday to save Kenshi. I thought it was a quite reasonable thing to do, but it is just me. Sonya might have missed Cassie's milestones, but she chose to do that, so that Cassie has a safer environment.

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