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02/17/2019 07:29 PM (UTC)Edited 02/17/2019 07:32 PM (UTC)
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NRS did HORRIBLE & DISGUSTING design with the female characters in this game to appease stupid sjw cucks like ErmaSco & ProfesserAhnka for example.

I’m the furthest thing from an sjw... but I’m loving the female designs in mk11.. they look like badass fighters...

its a fighting game not a strip club. I’m actually considering maining some of these chicks.. for the first time ever.

Skarlet looks hideous like a total replica of a raging feminazi with that iritating haircut & stupid burka in fact she looks like a jihadist, Sonya's face has the look of a 70-year old grandma & same old boring costume from MKXL, Cassie looks & sounds like a deranged psychotic ugly lesbian, Jade has lost all her sex appeal. And this is also a fantasy game and you're sjw too but in denial.

So anyone who disagrees with you is an SJW. *eye roll*

Not at all, it's just that obvious sjw is obvious, you all have very identical traits.

Btw:

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02/17/2019 07:31 PM (UTC)
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Fan service in jiggling boobs and butts ?

You see it's disgusting when u throw a game and just aim to sell it of merits of fan service. There is no fun in seeing Kitana or any of the characters nude. Want to fan service me ? Give me an extra costume of Kitana that's no revealing heavy.

Women aren't boobs, butts or pussies and are definitely not a jiggling punch bags and I really respect the team for that

If somebody wants fan service ? Play DoA6, a game primarily sold on jiggling physics.

Who said fan service was jiggling boobs or butts? Never noticed butts jiggling in Mortal Kombat.

That is your opinion. If developers want to leverage a game with fan service then that is their choice. Kitana or any of the other characters have never been nude in the games. What are you talking about? You are delusional.

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02/17/2019 07:33 PM (UTC)
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NRS did HORRIBLE & DISGUSTING design with the female characters in this game to appease stupid sjw cucks like ErmaSco & ProfesserAhnka for example.

I’m the furthest thing from an sjw... but I’m loving the female designs in mk11.. they look like badass fighters...

its a fighting game not a strip club. I’m actually considering maining some of these chicks.. for the first time ever.

Skarlet looks hideous like a total replica of a raging feminazi with that iritating haircut & stupid burka in fact she looks like a jihadist, Sonya's face has the look of a 70-year old grandma & same old boring costume from MKXL, Cassie looks & sounds like a deranged psychotic ugly lesbian, Jade has lost all her sex appeal. And this is also a fantasy game and you're sjw too but in denial.

So anyone who disagrees with you is an SJW. *eye roll*

Not at all, it's just that obvious sjw is obvious, you all have very identical traits.

Thank God us SJWs are getting exactly what we want <3

Go play MK9 if you want your Alien dragqueens with the circus tits back. Or ya know, go watch porn.

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02/17/2019 07:33 PM (UTC)
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NRS did HORRIBLE & DISGUSTING design with the female characters in this game to appease stupid sjw cucks like ErmaSco & ProfesserAhnka for example.

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02/17/2019 07:50 PM (UTC)
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NRS did HORRIBLE & DISGUSTING design with the female characters in this game to appease stupid sjw cucks like ErmaSco & ProfesserAhnka for example.

I’m the furthest thing from an sjw... but I’m loving the female designs in mk11.. they look like badass fighters...

its a fighting game not a strip club. I’m actually considering maining some of these chicks.. for the first time ever.

Skarlet looks hideous like a total replica of a raging feminazi with that iritating haircut & stupid burka in fact she looks like a jihadist, Sonya's face has the look of a 70-year old grandma & same old boring costume from MKXL, Cassie looks & sounds like a deranged psychotic ugly lesbian, Jade has lost all her sex appeal. And this is also a fantasy game and you're sjw too but in denial.

So anyone who disagrees with you is an SJW. *eye roll*

Not at all, it's just that obvious sjw is obvious, you all have very identical traits.

Thank God us SJWs are getting exactly what we want <3

Go play MK9 if you want your Alien dragqueens with the circus tits back. Or ya know, go watch porn.

Thank God you SJWs are easily destroyed with an actual facts becausefacts don't care about your feelings.

Fyi, i'm playing MK:Armageddon simply the best mk game ever made and you're the one who should watch p0rn to ease that tension.

also:

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02/17/2019 08:06 PM (UTC)
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*sigh*

Can't have one day without this bullshit

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02/17/2019 08:07 PM (UTC)
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Fan service in jiggling boobs and butts ?

You see it's disgusting when u throw a game and just aim to sell it of merits of fan service. There is no fun in seeing Kitana or any of the characters nude. Want to fan service me ? Give me an extra costume of Kitana that's no revealing heavy.

Women aren't boobs, butts or pussies and are definitely not a jiggling punch bags and I really respect the team for that

If somebody wants fan service ? Play DoA6, a game primarily sold on jiggling physics.

Who said fan service was jiggling boobs or butts? Never noticed butts jiggling in Mortal Kombat.

That is your opinion. If developers want to leverage a game with fan service then that is their choice. Kitana or any of the other characters have never been nude in the games. What are you talking about? You are delusional.

I don't understand your problem. I clearly stated my opinion and u did yours.

There were tons of boobs jiggling and revealing slutty costumes in MK9 that we're disgusting. Mileena was almost nude in that game after the challenge tower and it was a stupid prize for the efforts you make.

The only person who is delusional here is you. This is a forum were opinions are thrown. You don't have to stress your mind about mine. Love fan service ( whatever way it means to you, since u haven't really defined it and it doesn't seem that u have a clue of what u wanna say) then enjoy it.

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02/17/2019 08:12 PM (UTC)
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NRS did HORRIBLE & DISGUSTING design with the female characters in this game to appease stupid sjw cucks like ErmaSco & ProfesserAhnka for example.

I’m the furthest thing from an sjw... but I’m loving the female designs in mk11.. they look like badass fighters...

its a fighting game not a strip club. I’m actually considering maining some of these chicks.. for the first time ever.

Skarlet looks hideous like a total replica of a raging feminazi with that iritating haircut & stupid burka in fact she looks like a jihadist, Sonya's face has the look of a 70-year old grandma & same old boring costume from MKXL, Cassie looks & sounds like a deranged psychotic ugly lesbian, Jade has lost all her sex appeal. And this is also a fantasy game and you're sjw too but in denial.

So anyone who disagrees with you is an SJW. *eye roll*

Not at all, it's just that obvious sjw is obvious, you all have very identical traits.

Thank God us SJWs are getting exactly what we want <3

Go play MK9 if you want your Alien dragqueens with the circus tits back. Or ya know, go watch porn.

Thank God you SJWs are easily destroyed with an actual facts becausefacts don't care about your feelings.

Fyi, i'm playing MK:Armageddon simply the best mk game ever made and you're the one who should watch p0rn to ease that tension.

also:

Yass honey, you sure told me. *snaps finger*.

Talk about cold stone facts. That tweet just destroyed me. You tell it girl!

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02/17/2019 08:32 PM (UTC)
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Fan service in jiggling boobs and butts ?

You see it's disgusting when u throw a game and just aim to sell it of merits of fan service. There is no fun in seeing Kitana or any of the characters nude. Want to fan service me ? Give me an extra costume of Kitana that's no revealing heavy.

Women aren't boobs, butts or pussies and are definitely not a jiggling punch bags and I really respect the team for that

If somebody wants fan service ? Play DoA6, a game primarily sold on jiggling physics.

Who said fan service was jiggling boobs or butts? Never noticed butts jiggling in Mortal Kombat.

That is your opinion. If developers want to leverage a game with fan service then that is their choice. Kitana or any of the other characters have never been nude in the games. What are you talking about? You are delusional.

I don't understand your problem. I clearly stated my opinion and u did yours.

There were tons of boobs jiggling and revealing slutty costumes in MK9 that we're disgusting. Mileena was almost nude in that game after the challenge tower and it was a stupid prize for the efforts you make.

The only person who is delusional here is you. This is a forum were opinions are thrown. You don't have to stress your mind about mine. Love fan service ( whatever way it means to you, since u haven't really defined it and it doesn't seem that u have a clue of what u wanna say) then enjoy it.

You said butts were jiggling. You are making things up. That is delusional and now you are being defensive when called out on it? LOL.

I do not think I need to explain what fan service is since I am assuming people have the necessary intelligence to know what it is. How does that constitute me not having a clue of what I want to say? You make no sense.

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02/17/2019 09:00 PM (UTC)Edited 02/17/2019 09:04 PM (UTC)
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Terrible click bait thread

If you like sexy women you're a pig

If you like them covered up then you're a prude

TS is trying to label and device the comunity. TS is a POS KONFIRMED!!!!

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02/17/2019 10:02 PM (UTC)
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They shouldn't all look like street walkers, but they shouldn't all look like nuns either. There should always be a balance.

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02/17/2019 11:27 PM (UTC)
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Opinions regarding Skarlet's costume seem to be very divided. Personally I dig it, looks nice for a change.

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02/17/2019 11:34 PM (UTC)
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NRS did HORRIBLE & DISGUSTING design with the female characters in this game to appease stupid sjw cucks like ErmaSco & ProfesserAhnka for example.

I’m the furthest thing from an sjw... but I’m loving the female designs in mk11.. they look like badass fighters...

its a fighting game not a strip club. I’m actually considering maining some of these chicks.. for the first time ever.

Skarlet looks hideous like a total replica of a raging feminazi with that iritating haircut & stupid burka in fact she looks like a jihadist, Sonya's face has the look of a 70-year old grandma & same old boring costume from MKXL, Cassie looks & sounds like a deranged psychotic ugly lesbian, Jade has lost all her sex appeal. And this is also a fantasy game and you're sjw too but in denial.

So anyone who disagrees with you is an SJW. *eye roll*

Not at all, it's just that obvious sjw is obvious, you all have very identical traits.

Btw:

That mk9 costume is so bad hahaha

what a complete joke of a design. At least mk11 one looks formidable

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02/18/2019 02:39 AM (UTC)
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NRS did HORRIBLE & DISGUSTING design with the female characters in this game to appease stupid sjw cucks like ErmaSco & ProfesserAhnka for example.

I’m the furthest thing from an sjw... but I’m loving the female designs in mk11.. they look like badass fighters...

its a fighting game not a strip club. I’m actually considering maining some of these chicks.. for the first time ever.

Skarlet looks hideous like a total replica of a raging feminazi with that iritating haircut & stupid burka in fact she looks like a jihadist, Sonya's face has the look of a 70-year old grandma & same old boring costume from MKXL, Cassie looks & sounds like a deranged psychotic ugly lesbian, Jade has lost all her sex appeal. And this is also a fantasy game and you're sjw too but in denial.

So anyone who disagrees with you is an SJW. *eye roll*

Not at all, it's just that obvious sjw is obvious, you all have very identical traits.

Btw:

That mk9 costume is so bad hahaha

what a complete joke of a design. At least mk11 one looks formidable

If you consider hooker boots, a loin cloth, and steel shoulder pads a costume lol.

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02/18/2019 04:19 AM (UTC)
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I just noticed that excluding Skarlet for the surprise effect none of the female characters shown so far has gotten any thing more than "cold" reception.

Jade and Kronika have been met with indifference, Cassie and Sonya with hostility.

On the other hand, Geras excluded, all the male characters have been positively received, especially Kabal.

To be fair, Sub-Zero seemed to get a decent dose of costume hate, a lot of people dig Jade's primary, Cassie suffers from the Kombat Kid stigma, and I think the fans who are tired of Sonya will give her a lackluster reaction no matter what she looks like. Conversely, Kabal excites a lot of people who just wanted to see him back,

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02/18/2019 05:26 AM (UTC)Edited 02/18/2019 05:52 AM (UTC)
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MK11 Disappointment| Addressing the variation system & Skarlet's Design change|

https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/01/mortal-kombat-11-puts-skarlet-in-a-hijab-but-adds-character-customization/75347/

^A lot of people don't like this new ''Skarlet'' and there's simply nothing formidable about this new look, it's disgusting & hideous to look at & it doesn't make sense for her to be all covered up because she absorbs blood through her skin. Also her red hair being removed is the biggest failure. I bet if she was all covered up with shit you would still defend it & call it good. Idiots.

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02/18/2019 05:32 AM (UTC)
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While I dont like using the term "slut" to describe a scantily dressed female character, i do appreciate the more realistic designs and character models for female characters (and the male characters for that matter).

And i think Mortal Kombat has been pretty good with the costume design throughout the years, with MK9 being the only real misstep.

That being said, I still do not mind a few characters or skins that have more provocative designs. For example, Mileena wearing skimpier outfits makes sense considering she is often shown as insecure about her tarkatan face; she'd show off her body to compensate. I also dont mind some of the Edenians having more revealing costumes as alts, as the realm is depicted as a place of idealistic beauty.

But overall I am finding their design choices in this game to be some of the best the series has had. Proud of them!

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02/18/2019 05:37 AM (UTC)
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But overall I am finding their design choices in this game to be some of the best the series has had. Proud of them!

Who are you lying? You or someone else?! ''Proud of them'' give me a break! MK11 has the WORST design of all MK games that's pretty obvious.

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02/18/2019 05:45 AM (UTC)
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Even her costume from the comics is miles better than her current Muslim terrorist design:

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02/18/2019 11:34 AM (UTC)
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But Skarlet's comic book costume was literally Cassie Cage in a loincloth and a red wig? Her MK11 look is something so incredibly unique and individual, it really has elevated her beyond "generic ninja-type C".

Also loving the "Muslim Terrorist" angle. I suppose if you do find Muslims threatening, they're doing a good job making her look formidable? ;)

I'm loving how individual AND strong the female characters are looking this time around. I'm sure they'll throw in more "sexy" costumes for the characters as Alts (e.g. Johnny Cage in MKX being covered up as his main, but he does have his shirtless Tournament costume still available) but for the purpose of story mode, I think it'll be refreshing to see more practical looking female characters. I'm all for the occasional revealing costume, but I think it became so overdone in MK9 that this departure from it is refreshing. Hopefully in time more people will come around to the idea.

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02/18/2019 01:16 PM (UTC)Edited 02/18/2019 01:37 PM (UTC)
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I just want to point something out here. First of all; Skarlet is from Outworld. She's been created there. So how would that effect the way she dresses?

You first need to understand that Outworld is based on a Hyborian type of world. Robert E. Howard created this fictional age that the Conan stories were set in. It's earth back when the prehistoric world was blending into the stone and iron age. Feudalism emerges, there are warlords everywhere, constant conflicts, primitive races of savage people, cities are first appearing, there's magic and sorcery, witches, sorcerers and cultists, there are beasts and creatures: it's a barbaric world shrouded in mystery; it's violent, dangerous and ancient.

Outworld is like that. Shao Kahn fits into that type of world. Some of its characters do have these Asian elements in their clothing, just like Kahn's armor appears somewhat Asian. It's ancient middle eastern, central Asian, and Germanic elements merging with folklore, Atlantis mythologies and fictitious histories. Outworld is very similar to this. In Conan the Barbarian, the movie; Conan is thrown into a fighting pit where he has to fight to the death against other warriors. He stumbles upon a subterranean tomb where there's this skeleton of some ancient King sitting on a throne, reminiscent of that new stage in MK11, where a dead Goro's sitting in a throne. Bones, dust and spiders' webs everywhere. In the movie, one barbarian swings a giant war-hammer. A princess is chained to both arms to a rock, just as Sonya was chained to both arms in Mortal Kombat 2's Shao Kahn's Arena. In the movie, Conan enters this ominous tower, where there are these hooded cultists everywhere, and we see lots of similar towers in the MK series, with hooded Shadow Priests. In the tower, down in its depths, there's a death-pit where Conan fights a giant serpent. Pits like that exist in the MK world. Both Conan movies have shape-shifting antagonists, who are sorcerers. Thulsa Doom transforms into a snake. Shang Tsung has always been linked to cobras; wearing cobra motifs on his clothes, having a cobra animality in MK3, and he conjures a flaming cobra in Deception's intro. The tribal Tarkatan hordes are Outworld's version of Howard's primitive human races. There are many more parallels..

Likewise, it's also very reminiscent of some worlds that exist in Ray Harryhausen's movies, which were often mystical and prehistoric, with ancient ruins and giant structures where the characters had to fight some kind of monster right at the end of the film. It's why creature characters like Motaro and Goro and Sheeva show up in Outworld; because they fit in the type of worlds that served as inspiration for Outworld.

So here you have the blueprint and foundational basis for MK's Outworld realm. Now imagine a gun-slinging Clint Eastwood running around in Conan the Barbarian. It doesn't make any sense, because a cowboy wouldn't fit in that world. And yet, we got Erron Black in MKX, existing in Outworld. The point here being: NRS writers and designers themselves often don't seem to be aware of the source material that John Tobias used (consciously or not) and this vision, this world that we refer to as Outworld, it has its parameters: you cannot go beyond those parameters and introduce things to that Realm that wouldn't fit in a Hyborian type of world.

So what about Skarlet's new design? She looks like a Russian double-agent for crying out loud. She even wears goggles!! It's not "a Muslim terrorist" vibe at all; it's just something someone drew up without placing the character in her proper place within the MK universe. Sure, I get why people like her costume, because it looks cool I suppose, but it doesn't belong in her context. The MK9 design at the very least could fit in that world, even though, yeah it's kinda impractical and maybe a bit too revealing. But at least she isn't wearing modern Earthrealm clothing, which from the perspective of an Outworlder would be (highly) futuristic. It could be that in the story, Skarlet spends time on Earthrealm, and that's how she ends up looking like that, but if not, if she's really just an Outworlder running around in full colored leather futuristic Soviet Union looking ninja suits, with technology and goggles and what-not.. then that's completely incoherent and out of place.

The fact that nobody seems to comprehend this is frustrating to me. You can all shit all over eachother's personal preferences for when it comes to costume and character designs, but you're missing the underlying problem here. It's not about her being completely covered up or half naked; it's about her not fitting in her world anymore..

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02/18/2019 02:29 PM (UTC)
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Even her costume from the comics is miles better than her current Muslim terrorist design:

...holy shit.

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02/18/2019 02:47 PM (UTC)
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I just want to point something out here. First of all; Skarlet is from Outworld. She's been created there. So how would that effect the way she dresses?

You first need to understand that Outworld is based on a Hyborian type of world. Robert E. Howard created this fictional age that the Conan stories were set in. It's earth back when the prehistoric world was blending into the stone and iron age. Feudalism emerges, there are warlords everywhere, constant conflicts, primitive races of savage people, cities are first appearing, there's magic and sorcery, witches, sorcerers and cultists, there are beasts and creatures: it's a barbaric world shrouded in mystery; it's violent, dangerous and ancient.

Outworld is like that. Shao Kahn fits into that type of world. Some of its characters do have these Asian elements in their clothing, just like Kahn's armor appears somewhat Asian. It's ancient middle eastern, central Asian, and Germanic elements merging with folklore, Atlantis mythologies and fictitious histories. Outworld is very similar to this. In Conan the Barbarian, the movie; Conan is thrown into a fighting pit where he has to fight to the death against other warriors. He stumbles upon a subterranean tomb where there's this skeleton of some ancient King sitting on a throne, reminiscent of that new stage in MK11, where a dead Goro's sitting in a throne. Bones, dust and spiders' webs everywhere. In the movie, one barbarian swings a giant war-hammer. A princess is chained to both arms to a rock, just as Sonya was chained to both arms in Mortal Kombat 2's Shao Kahn's Arena. In the movie, Conan enters this ominous tower, where there are these hooded cultists everywhere, and we see lots of similar towers in the MK series, with hooded Shadow Priests. In the tower, down in its depths, there's a death-pit where Conan fights a giant serpent. Pits like that exist in the MK world. Both Conan movies have shape-shifting antagonists, who are sorcerers. Thulsa Doom transforms into a snake. Shang Tsung has always been linked to cobras; wearing cobra motifs on his clothes, having a cobra animality in MK3, and he conjures a flaming cobra in Deception's intro. The tribal Tarkatan hordes are Outworld's version of Howard's primitive human races. There are many more parallels..

Likewise, it's also very reminiscent of some worlds that exist in Ray Harryhausen's movies, which were often mystical and prehistoric, with ancient ruins and giant structures where the characters had to fight some kind of monster right at the end of the film. It's why creature characters like Motaro and Goro and Sheeva show up in Outworld; because they fit in the type of worlds that served as inspiration for Outworld.

So here you have the blueprint and foundational basis for MK's Outworld realm. Now imagine a gun-slinging Clint Eastwood running around in Conan the Barbarian. It doesn't make any sense, because a cowboy wouldn't fit in that world. And yet, we got Erron Black in MKX, existing in Outworld. The point here being: NRS writers and designers themselves often don't seem to be aware of the source material that John Tobias used (consciously or not) and this vision, this world that we refer to as Outworld, it has its parameters: you cannot go beyond those parameters and introduce things to that Realm that wouldn't fit in a Hyborian type of world.

So what about Skarlet's new design? She looks like a Russian double-agent for crying out loud. She even wears goggles!! It's not "a Muslim terrorist" vibe at all; it's just something someone drew up without placing the character in her proper place within the MK universe. Sure, I get why people like her costume, because it looks cool I suppose, but it doesn't belong in her context. The MK9 design at the very least could fit in that world, even though, yeah it's kinda impractical and maybe a bit too revealing. But at least she isn't wearing modern Earthrealm clothing, which from the perspective of an Outworlder would be (highly) futuristic. It could be that in the story, Skarlet spends time on Earthrealm, and that's how she ends up looking like that, but if not, if she's really just an Outworlder running around in full colored leather futuristic Soviet Union looking ninja suits, with technology and goggles and what-not.. then that's completely incoherent and out of place.

The fact that nobody seems to comprehend this is frustrating to me. You can all shit all over eachother's personal preferences for when it comes to costume and character designs, but you're missing the underlying problem here. It's not about her being completely covered up or half naked; it's about her not fitting in her world anymore..

I totally get your view on Skarlet's design in this context, but I do feel that NRS have updated the Outworld aesthetic to be more reminiscent of "Mad Max" and a lot less "Conan the Barbarian" since MKX. While I do prefer the original aesthetic a lot more, I do see that she fits in with the current look and feel of Outworld characters like D'Vorah, Ferra Torr, etc. Her primary has a desert based magician feel to it (i don't see any gadgets on her?) while her 2nd costume gives me quite an old MK feel to me, reminiscent of Sindel's look.

I'm all for games adapting and updating the game's looks to fit with modern times, given how dated the Conan aesthetic would look nowadays.

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02/18/2019 03:08 PM (UTC)Edited 02/18/2019 03:09 PM (UTC)
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So what about Skarlet's new design? She looks like a Russian double-agent for crying out loud. She even wears goggles!! It's not "a Muslim terrorist" vibe at all; it's just something someone drew up without placing the character in her proper place within the MK universe. Sure, I get why people like her costume, because it looks cool I suppose, but it doesn't belong in her context. The MK9 design at the very least could fit in that world, even though, yeah it's kinda impractical and maybe a bit too revealing. But at least she isn't wearing modern Earthrealm clothing, which from the perspective of an Outworlder would be (highly) futuristic. It could be that in the story, Skarlet spends time on Earthrealm, and that's how she ends up looking like that, but if not, if she's really just an Outworlder running around in full colored leather futuristic Soviet Union looking ninja suits, with technology and goggles and what-not.. then that's completely incoherent and out of place.

The fact that nobody seems to comprehend this is frustrating to me. [....] It's not about her being completely covered up or half naked; it's about her not fitting in her world anymore..

The more we learn about Outworld, the more we see it as a mishmash of influences from different realms... because it is literally a mishmash of different realms. For example, Edenian culture is fundamentally different than Outworld's. Is there a Conan the Barbarian counterpart to Sindel, the one Edenian who hasn't lived for ages under Shao Kahn's dominion? Now that Shao is no longer in power, Kotal can tear down all the old buildings and renovate the place with an ancient Mesoamerican architecture. The Vampires could take over and transform Outworld to a gothic theme.

Beyond that, the history of Outworld from MK3 onward has seen increasing intersections and exchanges with Earthrealm. Why does Motaro have a cybernetic tail? Was he born with that tail? Were there cyborgs in Conan to borrow the idea from? Or did Kano give it to him when he started selling Earth weapons to Outworld? Probably that last one. This was a story written by the original writers, in the early days.

Then, the whole thrust of MK11 is Earthrealm's growing interference with Outworld, cultures in chaotic transition, and on top of this, more Outworlders (including actual slaves like Ermac) stepping up to assert their own individual identities. For all we know, Skarlet could have picked up that suit and goggles from a vendor in the Outworld Marketplace, and it was cobbled together from various spoils of war from the invasion (since it clearly involves elements from multiple cultural styles). Maybe she just... likes it.

And Erron Black... is from Earthrealm. And in the centuries he's lived there, he's adapted elements of the local styles into his wardrobe while retaining some of his original flavor. He doesn't look like a traditional Old West bounty hunter type in any way but the guns and the hat. He looks like an Old West bounty hunter who's been plying his trade in Outworld for a while.

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