Which characters were the most unique out of the MK universe???
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Which characters were the most unique out of the MK universe???
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MK 1 - Scorpion and Sub-Zero
MK 2 - Baraka and Kung Lao
MK 3 - Kabal, Nightwolf, and the cyber ninjas
UMK 3 - No one was really unique, must MK 3 characters and pilate swaps
MK 4 - Quan Chi
MK:DA - I'll agree with Mavado and Drahmin
I liked every character I listed. Drahmin's a little on the weak side though. How he became an Oni was interesting though.
Out of all the ninjas, I think that only the two originals, Scorpion and Sub-Zero, were really unique. Everyone else that came after them, Reptile, Smoke, Noob Saibot, Ermac, and Rain, were cool, but hardly unique.
For the MK 2 characters, I went with Baraka and Kung Lao because they were the most original. Baraka with his mutant appearance and blades coming out of his arms and Kung Lao for the most ingenious weapon I've seen in a fighting game - his hat. I didn't want to include Mileena, Kitana, or Jade because they were just basically Midway's answer to the male ninjas already established.
MK 3, I felt, had a very strong cast of new characters, all of which were very unique. Kabal, Nightwolf, and the cyber ninjas (who expected them?) were all nice additions as well as unexpected. Stryker was a cool concept to (just an ordinary Joe caught up in everything) and Sindel was classic. Sheeva was the only character I thought was pretty weak. Appearantly I wasn't alone. She rivaled Stryker for MK 3's most hated character (poor Stryker
) but I think Stryker came out on top, seeing how he wasn't removed from the SNES/Genesis version of UMK 3. 
Speaking of UMK 3, I decided to skip it entirely, because no one was really unique. Everyone in the game was A) already established in MK 1, 2, or 3, hence I would have talked about them already or B) was just another color swap. Yeah, Ermac's backstory was cool, but he was just another ninja in the vein of the original Scorpion and Sub-Zero.
MK 4's the exact opposite of MK 3 in my opinion. Where MK 3 had an exciting new cast with only one dud (Sheeva), MK 4 had a boring new cast with only one real high light (Quan Chi). Not even Fujin was all that exciting and cool.
DA is somewhere in between MK 3 and MK 4 in my book. Mavado, Frost (even if she's basically a Sub-Zero clone), and Drahmin were all pretty interesting. I didn't include Frost because I felt she was hardly unique (like I said a female Sub-Zero). I thought Mavado was cool and Drahmin, while interesting story-wise, sucked as far as game play (he didn't have any cool moves, stances, or even a decent Fatality). Nitara and Hsu Hao were decent. Not really worth remembering though. Then you get to Bo Rai Cho and Li Mei, who are better off forgotten in my opinion.
MK 2 - Baraka and Kung Lao
MK 3 - Kabal, Nightwolf, and the cyber ninjas
UMK 3 - No one was really unique, must MK 3 characters and pilate swaps
MK 4 - Quan Chi
MK:DA - I'll agree with Mavado and Drahmin
I liked every character I listed. Drahmin's a little on the weak side though. How he became an Oni was interesting though.
Out of all the ninjas, I think that only the two originals, Scorpion and Sub-Zero, were really unique. Everyone else that came after them, Reptile, Smoke, Noob Saibot, Ermac, and Rain, were cool, but hardly unique.
For the MK 2 characters, I went with Baraka and Kung Lao because they were the most original. Baraka with his mutant appearance and blades coming out of his arms and Kung Lao for the most ingenious weapon I've seen in a fighting game - his hat. I didn't want to include Mileena, Kitana, or Jade because they were just basically Midway's answer to the male ninjas already established.
MK 3, I felt, had a very strong cast of new characters, all of which were very unique. Kabal, Nightwolf, and the cyber ninjas (who expected them?) were all nice additions as well as unexpected. Stryker was a cool concept to (just an ordinary Joe caught up in everything) and Sindel was classic. Sheeva was the only character I thought was pretty weak. Appearantly I wasn't alone. She rivaled Stryker for MK 3's most hated character (poor Stryker
Speaking of UMK 3, I decided to skip it entirely, because no one was really unique. Everyone in the game was A) already established in MK 1, 2, or 3, hence I would have talked about them already or B) was just another color swap. Yeah, Ermac's backstory was cool, but he was just another ninja in the vein of the original Scorpion and Sub-Zero.
MK 4's the exact opposite of MK 3 in my opinion. Where MK 3 had an exciting new cast with only one dud (Sheeva), MK 4 had a boring new cast with only one real high light (Quan Chi). Not even Fujin was all that exciting and cool.
DA is somewhere in between MK 3 and MK 4 in my book. Mavado, Frost (even if she's basically a Sub-Zero clone), and Drahmin were all pretty interesting. I didn't include Frost because I felt she was hardly unique (like I said a female Sub-Zero). I thought Mavado was cool and Drahmin, while interesting story-wise, sucked as far as game play (he didn't have any cool moves, stances, or even a decent Fatality). Nitara and Hsu Hao were decent. Not really worth remembering though. Then you get to Bo Rai Cho and Li Mei, who are better off forgotten in my opinion.
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| CMETH Wrote: Hey Noob, you sure you're not like my twin or something? Cause besides Fujin me and you thought the same exact thing and you like Mike Myers alot I take it just like me. Seems alot of people think pretty much the same so far. Keep it coming people, I'm interested to see how many MK fans thought the same or if they thought different. |
Lol, yea bro, before i even clicked this thread, i was thinking about who were the most unique in the series. To my suprise, when i saw your first post, it was exactly how i had it in mind as well. Pretty cool.
And yup, i'm a huge fan of Myers, as well as Freddy n Jason.
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