Hmmm.. I dunno. I suppose it's not completely out of the question. Baraka's not exactly unpopular after all.

I beg to differ. Now, I may be wrong about this, but I have never heard any MK fan get excited about Baraka appearing. He seems to be one of those characters that everyone overlooks and doesn't seem to care if he's in the game. I think that Ed Boon and co. really like him, whenever he appears in a game they always make a big deal about it and call him a popular character. I have never recognized him as a popular character, he's kinda right in the middle of the spectrum of popular-unpopular and like-hated as far as MK characters go - and he's certainly not that iconic. I really hope he's not in the game.

If catbitch is in the game...so should Baraka

On the noob.com web site it has a picture of Daniel Day-Lewis in Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood". When Day-Lewis won BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in There Will Be Blood, he dedicated it to Heath Ledger. Maybe a hint towards The Joker appearing in this game?

Agreed

I hope he's not in either. I'm certainly not a fan. I never said Baraka was anywhere near "iconic" status. However, while he's definitely not the MOST popular MK character, he certainly isn't unpopular. If you look at my post, I AM kind of skeptical about the whole "Baraka in MK vs. DC" thing. I was merely pointing out that what this guy suggests is not completely ridiculous. It could be a clue about Baraka. Though I am hoping it's not.

That's a pretty astute observation and certainly the sort of hint that Midway would do. May or may not come to fruition, but good job.

Wow. *shakes his head in shame*

No. Just...no.

I think that this defines Baraka (and Stryker as well):

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWesley

On the Gotham screenshot the clock in the back is set at 8:07. Maybe it's the release date or something.

Gotta love the hints, some of which I like to wait it out and that way adds more mystery to it

nah, it's probably nothing. That's way to early anyway

No.

Im not a fan of Baraka, but he is definitely not as un-popular or as hated as you suggest with that “The Wesley” link.

And Baraka is iconic in the way that he is very well recognized among the general public, but he isnt as iconic as other characters who have actually done more crucial and important things in the story.

I do agree with you that he is in the middle, but your last comment with the link puts him in a very different position, one which is hardly true. I have heard of a few people hating the character, but not as much as to think the creators love him enough to keep bringing him back despite a "huge gerenal hate". Thats not true.

He isnt hated, he isnt super loved. He is just in the middle.

And remember, he is well known, and he was very well received by fans when he was confirmed for MKD, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he makes the cut, though I prefer other characters to be in his place...other more iconic crucial characters.

Thanks Queve. Could not have said it better myself man.

yeah, you're probably right (i'm still not a huge Baraka fan though)

Stryker is also most certainly not The Wesley of MK. He doesn't have a Mary Sue quality. In other words, he has never had any major focus put on him and, in fact, never did anything noteworthy in the story. This makes him simply unpopular, not a "Wesley".

No, The Wesley of MK has got to be Shujinko.

Lmao.. so VERY true.

Kinetic: No worries, Baraka is not big on my list either. However, he DOES have his fanbase.

Baraka does have a very large fan base for those who don't know it. He also has a lot people who hate him for some reason, maybe because they get owned by him when fighting. He is one of the most violent and unique MK villans.

I think the lightning on noob.com is for Raiden.

in noob.com when you highlight everything,, under the pic of the guy with the hat, theres a sentence that appers: "In case you were wondering...."

Nice find!!!!

seriously? i thought everyone was going to be like, old news or something rude like that

Some of the people on here are rude sometimes.lol

If you go to Ed Boon's official website http://www.noob.com/ the main page's picture of the man with his hat might be a clue that Kung Lao will be available in MK vs DC.

I know the main reason of this picture when it was first displayed, but we have to think further than that. Did you ask yourself why this particular picture was chosen from the movie? The picture might have more than one reason. Some people think that this is an old news and could not be a hint of Kung Lao. Why not? The team didn't decide on including hints the moment they revealed it to us, they have already been working on it before our notice which is normal in business or marketing plans.