I'd think it a huge mistake, but it wouldn't surprise me.

Everyone had such high hopes for MKX after the comic set so many potential plot threads in motion... then it came out, we found out the comic basically meant nothing, and MKX was about 4 newbies beating up Shinnok. And there was much disappointment. lol.

So yeah... I think Jade is their best path toward legitimizing Kronika with the existing continuity... but I wouldn't be at all surprised if they dropped the ball.

They were pretty up front about Jade not being in MKX in one of the Kombat Kasts. I think leaving a major plot thread, her disappearence, left open would be a serious mistake.

Wouldn't mind it since I find her to be an extremely boring character, but I know people like her so there would probably be some frustration over it.

You pretty much described Jade up till this point. Even the importance of her MK9 ending and MKX absence are just the community grasping at straws. Sure, the potential is there. For her, Skarlet, and about 30 other characters.

I think the only way Jade wouldn't be in MK11, is if Kronika was using her body as a vessel. Similar to how Onaga used Reptile's body as a vessel in Deception.

Otherwise no way they leave her out.

This.

Then she's not in and you all best hunker down and hope for her return in the next biannual MK game.

Seriously though with how odd the roster is so far, it seems like this will be full of overcorrections due to feedback from MKX. No way will they exclude Jade or Fujin from this game this go around.