I was gonna flame you but you said please.

Ben/Kobra is a completely new and HOTTER LOOKING character than Johnny Cage.

It would be hilarious if it was cage though he's the comic relief of MK

I personally think that Ben/Kobra is a replacement for Cage this time round.

Whenever we get a new character, there's nearly always the "this guy might be that old character" rumours. When has any character EVER turned out to be a classic in disguise? Never.

Ben/Kobra is his own character, though honestly I'm not too impressed with him and would much rather Johnny Cage instead.

red_dragon is right,
Why can't we just have new characters?
Ashra could be sonya, Kira could be Sonya, Ben could be Cage...can't we just have new additions to this game? It's almost like some of you guys have phobias of new fighters in the MK series...if Midway did do this i would be really disappointed. Sorry, hope that doesn't class as flamming, i am just getting a bit aggrovated...off to my calming thread!

I am sad that Johnny Cage isn't making it in this MK.
EDIT: Johnny Cage is such a good fighter and everything. Good moves, good fighting styles, and a good Fatality. It sucks that they are taking him out.