XiahouDun84 Wrote:
I like Ashrah. She has a good story and I liked using her in Deception. She has a good appearence that sets her apart from the other females. If I could change anything, I'd make her primary look a little sleaker and more elegent. IMO, it looks like she's wearing pajammas. Aside from that, I think she looks good.
I think the strongest part of Ashrah's story is going to be her interaction with Sareena.
Do they have any history together, seeing as they are both Demons who were both assassins for Quan Chi. Did they know each other? According to Ashrah's bios, after she turned on Quan Chi he sent her sisters to kill her. Was Sareena among these sisters? However, according to her bios, Ashrah killed all the assassins Quan Chi sent, including her sisters. If Sareena was sent, how did she survive? Did Ashrah spare her life? Did Sareena simply let Ashrah go? Was Ashrah turning against Quan Chi one of the things that led to Sareena turning against him or vice versa?
Now if they somehow don't know each other or never met, then you have the potential for an interesting fight. Here comes Ashrah storming in with her magic sword and finds Sareena, an escaped Demon, former Quan Chi assassin, and a connection to Noob Saibot. There are lots of possible responses Ashrah can have, but I think we all know what the fun one would be: she'll want to kill her.
I do think one way or another Ashrah will end up wanting to help Sareena though. She'll see a relection in Sareena and make it her mission to help her and make sure she doesn't turn to the dark path. As Legacy said...sort of mentor or older sister role for her.
If you want to get deeper: going back to Ashrah's MK:D bios where she explains that she was forced to kill her own sisters. Wouldn't she have attempted to convince them to join? She probably did, but they didn't listen and she was forced to kill them. So for Ashrah, helping Sareena becomes personal. She doesn't want to fail Sareena like she failed her sisters.
There's still Noob Saibot as well. Since I imagine she'll still be on the hunt for Noob which will probable lead to her involvement with Sareena and maybe an alliance with Sub-Zero. I don't see Ashrah being the one to kill Noob though. I suspect Sub-Zero or possibly Scorpion will do that. I do think Ashrah will earn her assencion though. I'm guessing by killing Moloch probably.
I'd like to see Ashrah return in the next gen games. Even after earning her assencion, she decides to continue using her skills to destroy evil...even though she woulnd't have the Kriss anymore. She could keep helping Sareena...who should also make it into the next gen...and where she goes from there I guess would depend on where the overall story goes.
I too want to see Ashrah's interaction with Sareena. Sareena seems to have a devious side where as Ashrah will be completely purified. It will be very interesting to see how they interact. And I wonder was it Kia and Jatakka thingy whatever that Ashrah killed.
