Examining the DC Universe
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posted04/19/2008 07:58 AM (UTC)by
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Alright.. We have the news.. And its NOT what we expected or hoped for. But now we have to deal with it until the NEXT MK game comes out.. Im a fan of MK and DC, but i NEVER thought I would live to see the day when these two mixed. So... Lets examine the DC universe and try to figure out how they will fit together..

PLEASE, dont use this post as another outlet for your dissapointment. Voice your outrage and frustration in the dozen other posts where people are already doing it. IM totally for letting people know how you feel, but it gets old constantly reading the same negative reactions over and over.. ANyways.. where to start..

Im gunna start off by listing as many DC characters as I can recall off the top of my head to give people an idea of what the Roster might look like:

Batman
Superman
The Flash
Green Lantern
Green Arrow
Hawkman
WonderWoman
Martian Man Hunter
Lobo
The Joker
Nightwing
Animal Man
Steel
Killer Crock
Poison Ivy
Aquaman
Plasticman
Shazam
Supergirl
Catwoman
(majority kinda have cheesy names haha i.e "something-man")

Thats definately not ALL the characters but those are the ones most people have ATLEAST heard of.

WHAT WILL THE GAME ROSTER LOOK LIKE?
Im guessing it will be half MK and half DC, using the most popular characters from both genres.

I have one BIG problem.. and thats Superman... IF he is in the game, i dont know how he could NOT be the boss. Nothing can beat him {unless Doomsday is in the game wink } I dont see how you could have Johnny Cage Vs Superman and it could possibly be a realistic or fair fight. Superman has EVERY power. Frost breath, laservision, flight, super strength -he could flick someones head off with his pinkie. Not to mention the fact that he is impervious to Heat and cold.

STAGES
This is just an example... but it would feel weird in one match fighting in the Living Forest, and then in the next match, fighting outside the Daily Planet in Metropolis. A Gotham City stage could be cool. I can see that being dark and gothic looking. What other DC posibilities are there for stages??

FEEL OF THE GAME
Boon said it would be a dark and gritty game.. I believe that despite the fact i never pictured DC as a dark universe. That being said.. I am willing to bet there will still be fatalities. In other posts people have said that the MK creators sold out trying to get a larger fan base. I think it is the OPPOSITE actually. I think Warner Brothers and DC are the ones who are tryin to expand THEIR fanbase.. and because of that, they would allow Midway to use their characters in a game that exploits violence.. so i think we can count on Fatalities being included in this game. smile

FOR THOSE OF YOU who are dissapointed that this isnt a TRUE MK game, what could BOON include to make you happy??

For me, I just hope there is an AMAZING version of Kreate-a-Character included. By making this a VS. game, the people who like MK but arent into DC are automatically alienated.. To make them happy they need something to connect them to their favorite MK's. I think a K-A-C is a good way to let fans make ALL of their favorite MK characters... not just the ones that made the roster of this game.

Im on the fence with how I completely feel about the game, but I am being optimistic. Afterall, everyone said Daniel Craig would make a horrible james bond and wouldnt fit as the character, and now everyone loves him!

What does every one else think we can expect from this new MK game? It pushes it in a completely new and unexpected direction. What would every one LIKE to see in it???

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badboylb32
04/18/2008 07:48 AM (UTC)
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ill shit on it....hows that?
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DoubleStrafe
04/18/2008 07:52 AM (UTC)
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The darker JLA, that doesent mind labotomizing bad guys with supermans lazer eyes would be a start.
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ErmacMk5
04/18/2008 08:02 AM (UTC)
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the DC universe is very dark and gritty. Just a different type of dark and gritty.

DC is psychologically dark and gritty.
MK is like horror movie dark and gritty.

That being said DC's dark and gritty can't translate into a fighting game I don't think.

As for why this was done I think it's two fold:

1. DC is looking to break into video games; Marvel's video games have sold a combined 25 million copies...DC's have barely sold like 5 million. I think WB figures attaching itself to a big name like Mortal Kombat is a great way to rake in the bucks.

2. Midway is looking for a backer for future MK projects; by establishing a good business relationship with Warner Bros, Midway can get backing for projects like a new MK movie; the old New Line Cinema movie formula isn't going to cut it in this decade.

If MK vs. DC is a success, I could see WB backing the next MK movie to the sum of several million dollars (probably a bigger budget than MK, MKA and MKK combined) in order to assure the partnership remains fruitful.

Down the road, MK and DC would probably split as a franchise, with Midway cntinuing to make DC games,and going back to the main series.
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04/18/2008 08:27 AM (UTC)
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Moreover than which characters get in, I'd like to see the following happen:

1. Awesome multiple costumes for each character. Not just DC characters, MK characters as well. Shaolin Monks Reptile versus First Appearance Batman? MKI Shang Tsung versus Superman-Prime? Special Forces Jax versus Power Ring? I'll take helpings of each, please!

2. Ron Perlman has voiced characters in both universes (and in the case of DC, MANY characters). He needs to be signed to voice SOMEONE in this game!

3. Maybe just as a hint of things to come, maybe a new MK character that will tie into the next big storyline game would be playable, or at least a hidden character?
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04/18/2008 08:30 AM (UTC)
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I'd like to see a variety of both DC and MK (half + half) And Half the MK good, half bad-- half DC good, half bad. We already know some MK characters, and we don't know any new ones so there's no reason to name em.

I'd like to see

Good: Superman, Batman, Wonder-woman, Green-Lantern, Robin, Thing,
Human Torch... that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Bad: Lobo, Cyborg Superman, Doomsday, Joker and Quinn, Poison Ivy, Bane, Lex Luthor, Scarecrow, Bizarro, Two-Face, and MAYBE Penguin, Mr Freeze and Riddler.
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04/18/2008 10:09 AM (UTC)
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Vomit Wrote:
I'd like to see a variety of both DC and MK (half + half) And Half the MK good, half bad-- half DC good, half bad. We already know some MK characters, and we don't know any new ones so there's no reason to name em.

I'd like to see

Good: Superman, Batman, Wonder-woman, Green-Lantern, Robin, Thing,
Human Torch... that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Bad: Lobo, Cyborg Superman, Doomsday, Joker and Quinn, Poison Ivy, Bane, Lex Luthor, Scarecrow, Bizarro, Two-Face, and MAYBE Penguin, Mr Freeze and Riddler.


Human Torch and The Thing are from the Fantastic Four, thus, Marvel.
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04/19/2008 06:09 AM (UTC)
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04/19/2008 06:32 AM (UTC)
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I'm really attached to female fighters, and I'm really feelin' Poison Ivy. Her and Catwoman, so if Sindel/Jade don't make the cut, I guess I'll play with one of those two.
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04/19/2008 06:36 AM (UTC)
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Mick-Lucifer Wrote:
More food for thought...


But to Boon we're a starver.....Bit off some Lupe Lyrics.

Also, can someone send me a link/pic of the image of Batman being broke in half....I heard someone talking about it when discussing the "Darkness" of DC.
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04/19/2008 06:36 AM (UTC)
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MyQueenSindel Wrote:
I'm really attached to female fighters, and I'm really feelin' Poison Ivy. Her and Catwoman, so if Sindel/Jade don't make the cut, I guess I'll play with one of those two.

Poison Ivy's more of a lover than fighter, though, wouldn't you say?
It would never happen, but it'd be a lot of fun if they slipped someone like Richard Dragon in there, or something. A character really rooted in the martial arts side of things.
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04/19/2008 07:58 AM (UTC)
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I assume thats the picture people talk about.
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