We all know how much you froth at the mouth over anything white male oriented, but here you go, From Wikipedia (with foot notes to sources so you don't use the lazy "I don't believe anything on Wikipeida."):
"Sub-Zero was first conceived by Mortal Kombat co-creator John Tobias as a mysterious character named simply "Ninja".[33] According to Richard Divizio, the Lin Kuei idea was his input back at the very beginning of the development, in the project that had been cancelled by Midway Games before being restarted later, and in which "originally John [Tobias] had Japanese ninjas".[34] Tobias wrote this inspiration came from the controversial book The Chinese Ninja Connection by Li Hsing, which "posits historical evidence for the existence of the Lin Kuei and their influence on the Japanese ninja. I was aware of there being some controversy about the author’s claims. So when we split the character in two for palette swaps, I thought it would be fitting that one was of Chinese origin and the other Japanese to kind of embody the argument."[35] According to Tobias, the original "Hunter&Hunted concept was going [to be] about a ninja escaping from his clan and hunted by another member. We used that later for SZ in MK3."[36] Daniel Pesina recalled Tobias' idea involved two ninja brothers, one of whom "wants to lead the clan, so he kills the father who is their teacher".[34] [...]
The character has primarily been portrayed or voiced by non-Asian actors.[38] Midway Games later explained Sub-Zero's rather occidental appearance for a Chinese assassin by giving him a white mother. According to this new backstory, his father had a wife, two sons, and a daughter while he lived in America to hide his personal role as an assassin for the Lin Kuei."[39]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Zero_(Mortal_Kombat)#Design,_portrayal_and_gameplay
I mean even going all the way back to his official ending in MK2 he appears Asian.
Does he?
Oh, the good old Wikipedia...
However, instead of words, I will show you visual facts which can't be denied.
From the beginning, through all these years he was portrayed as a white guy, through and through. You can argue with that all you want but anyone who has a pair of eyeballs can see it. And not just that, but he even had blue eyes... :\
You want to bring up the story? Sure. Everything could be explained and/or justified, but the fact remains that he was portrayed as white through all these years. If they didn't change him for so long, why are they changing him now? It's so obvious that because of the diversity politics.
And the same can be said about Kitana...
ps: That ending in MK2 with Joshua Tsui, every oldschool MK fan knows that it was a last minute job. They needed a face for his ending, Daniel Pesina could not give his face twice because he already acted as Johnny Cage, so they quickly put Josh in the ninja costume and made a quick ending. The fact that Josh was Asian was just a simple coincidence. That's why SZ remained white in MK3, MKMSZ, MK4, MKDA etc...
Or if you want to bring up MK2 SZ ending as some proof, then let's bring up Scorpion's MK1 ending too...
MK4 Sub-Zero is actually asian.
I am mortal - I am a thief and assassin - I am a Lin Kuei warrior - I am SUB-ZERO
I am mortal - I am a thief and assassin - I am a Lin Kuei warrior - I am SUB-ZERO
Does this look Asian to you?
Sub-Zero in MK4 was portrayed by John Turk. They used his face as a reference.
Through all these years Sub-Zero was portrayed as white, till recent woke era...
Does this look Asian to you?
Sub-Zero in MK4 was portrayed by John Turk. They used his face as a reference.
Through all these years Sub-Zero was portrayed as white, till recent woke era...
John Turk also played Shang Tsung and all the ninjas. Does this mean they were all white too? LOL
Not sure when or where the 'woke' era started, but Sub-Zero was already portrayed as asian in MK9
^^
https://media.metrolatam.com/2019/02/05/maxresdefault-428c242addae5ef8de5c84d342f9de86.jpg
^^ Alongside Smoke, clearly "asian" eyes (monolids)
He later was portrayed as white once again in MKX
^^
https://7thstreettavern.com/sub-zero-without-mask/
^^
https://www.listal.com/viewimage/16305327
^^
And finally being represented as asian again in MK11
I am mortal - I am a thief and assassin - I am a Lin Kuei warrior - I am SUB-ZERO
Does this look Asian to you?
Sub-Zero in MK4 was portrayed by John Turk. They used his face as a reference.
Through all these years Sub-Zero was portrayed as white, till recent woke era...
John Turk also played Shang Tsung and all the ninjas. Does this mean they were all white too? LOL
Not sure when or where the 'woke' era started, but Sub-Zero was already portrayed as asian in MK9
^^
https://media.metrolatam.com/2019/02/05/maxresdefault-428c242addae5ef8de5c84d342f9de86.jpg
^^ Alongside Smoke, clearly "asian" eyes (monolids)
He later was portrayed as white once again in MKX
^^
https://7thstreettavern.com/sub-zero-without-mask/
^^
https://www.listal.com/viewimage/16305327
^^
And finally being represented as asian again in MK11
You claimed that Sub-Zero was Asian in MK4, I proved you wrong.
