I want the MK dragon with Shinnok's amulet. In emerald and black. I would really love to have that.

You guys realize that this is for a Syco $150 statue that we NEED 100 users to commit to in order to actually be made? It's not just a popularity contest. I'd go as far as saying that if you don't intend to drop the cash, please don't vote. If 876 people vote for Motaro but only 12 actually put up the money then where are we?

Then they won't make the statue either way so it pretty much does become a popularity contest at that point. They won't make either statue if only 12 people are willing to pay.

I am not going to buy either of them because in my opinion both of these choices that remain suck. I still voted for the one that sucks less though (again, in my opinion).

So, if you are trying to get at is "if the 12 people who are willing to purchase it want the MK Dragon... stop voting for Motaro if you aren't going to actually buy it." then that is a pretty pointless thing to state because they won't even make it if only 12 people will buy it.

Again, I would probably put up money for one of the choices if they didn't suck so bad (3RD TIME - in my opinion).

I'll have to spend more than 150$ as i have to get the statue shipped to Buenos Aires, If the Dragon is the one that wins the contest and i like the final desing i'll buy it, if Motaro wins i wont, not because i don't like Motaro, but because i would rather spend that money in something i really like.

MK9 Motaro. MK3 Victory Pose.

Nothing more. Nothing Less.

Motaro is gonna be half the scale of the 10" inch line if he's only gonna be $150, in other words very small. I think this should have been pointed out before any voting started.

It's not pointless at all. Why should people who aren't going to actually buy the finished product get to ultimately determine what the finished product is? Especially this late in the voting process. Isn't that a misrepresentation?
Please dont misunderstand me I'm not trying to discourage interest here. Even if you're "on-the-fence" and would buy one but not the other, you STILL would at least have a vested interest in purchasing. If however, you find yourself knowingly not going to purchase EITHER, then your vote hinders the process.
Queve has been busting his ass trying to make this as fair, diplomatic, and as representative as possible of what the community wants collectively. The reality though is that we have to lockdown 100 pre-order confirmations on whatever we decide in order for this statue to actually happen. So to influence that decision without the intention of actually purchasing what you directly affected undermines the voting.

If we fail to get 100 pre-orders, then so be it. At least let it represent the people who are actually going to put up money. Out of common courtesy for the community if nothing else.

I choose the Dragon, it's style should be just the way he looks in MK9, he could either be breathing fire into the air or curl up the way it does at the end of Liu Kang's fatality.

I would be willing to buy a statue of MK3 Motaro in his victory stance, so long as the detail was as close to the sprite model/model art as a sculptor can possible make it. (I'm a huge stickler for details and perfect representation....s'why I'm willing to pony up $300 for a Albert Wesker RE5 HotToys figure...when I have the cash) If it's going to cost that much for a non-posable statue, it damn well better be as detailed as I'm paying for.

So yeah, MK3 Motaro in victory stance. Final answer.

Dragon: Same design and color as the start/end pose of Liu Kang's MK9 Fatality, wherein it's shaped like the MK Dragon logo.

When this voting first started, I was excited about it. The character choices seemed very good. Somehow we really screwed things up. I mean seriously! Why is neither of these an MK9 character? Motaro isn't playable or fightable, and the dragon is a symbol. If we would of actually voted for a REAL MK9 fighter, 100 would probably be preordered. Noob, Shao Kahn, Classic Reptile, Shang Tsung, Quan Chi, Goro, Kintaro, maybe even a DLC character. We(MKO) look silly even requesting Motaro and a Fatality Dragon IMO. Sorry.

I agree, the 2 choices left were not really what I expected. How did we come to this?

Why not a MK9 Character? Syco has already stated several times that they are planning to do the entire MK9 roster. So voting for a MK9 Character will be a waste of vote since they are gonna do it anyway.

A Diorama? A lot of the Dioramas were about 1 character doing a fatality on another character so it didn't go well with fans of the 'fatalitied' character. Too many votes spread out on pair/triple dioramas like (Cyber Ninjas/Smoke-SubZero etc)

Klassic Character? Too many options to choose from. Thinned the votes again.

So it ultimately boiled down to what is apparently the most wanted character that was not included in the MK9 game (Motaro) and the symbol that more or less defines Mortal Kombat itself(The Dragon)

So yea, I'm pleased with Syco's quality from what I've seen in pics so far. Whether it's the dragon or the centaur, it will be a good Statue and I'll most probably get it

What you are saying makes sense but it is pointless because; where do we have proof that 100 people would pre-order either choice? It would make sense if we knew 100 people would pre order the dragon and then you are asking "why would people who aren't going to buy it vote against something that we know 100 people will order?"

He doesnt have a proof, but let me ask you, where do you have a proof 100 people won't pre order either choice?

This aswell

MK 3 victory pose in his MK9 outfit


( Ireally like the idea of an mk9 lui kang fatality dragon aswell, but only if it would look like that then, so my vote goes to Motaro..
Also projectile orb would look horrible on the final product, trust me.. I am also not convinced we'll get 100 pre-orders but this I have been saying when it began...).

I think Motaro is a good choice for a few reasons;

They did express wanting to sculpt alot of the MK9 cast. Motaro however, was probably NOT on their radar with the minimal role he has in the game and all.

Since WB provides them with reference artwork, this a good chance to get a better look at his MK9 design. His story mode scenes are so minimal.

I also think the fact that he appears so little in the game makes this statue at bit more special and he's really just an impressive character visually with the horse body and all.

Motaro - one of my favorite characters in the series and oddly relagated to the minor role in the MK9.
This image - is his unused attack or taunt from MK3 / UMK3.

RAAAWWWRRR!!!





I'm actually extremely happy we are getting two unique, new, different, and special options instead of another predictable ninja for an MK product.

We've never seen either Nominee as an action figure or real statue. I think these ar both great choices that (for once) add variety and definitely make this MKO Exclusive even more special.

Noob Saibot and his clone are no where near as special, unique, or valuable as a Motaro or MK Dragon statue can be.



I like this suggestion.



I couldn't disagree with you more!

JAX007 and Veron_4 did a very good job explaining the main reasons why I disagree with your statement, and I'd like to address a few your points:

The fact that Motaro isn't playable in MK9 already makes him a thousand times more special and unique than the rest of the roster (not counting Diorama ideas, of course). Syco Collectibles is planning to cover almost all of the MK characters, but, Motaro was not on the list because he wasn't playable. Same with the MK Dragon.

Both are unique, different, new, and something that hasn't been done before and that they were not planning to do. Both of these Nominees automatically classify as rare, special, unique and immediately make the MKO Exclusive a real winner and a worthy purchase.

All those names you mentioned are already being planned and will eventually be sculpted.

We couldn't have asked for 2 better candidates and 2 more special statues for MKO's Exclusive. Whichever one wins, it will be worth it. It would be a huge first for either one. And just because they said it amazingly:



QFT. Excellent points!



QFT. Very well said!



So, which one are you voting for, buddy?

The MK Dragon can absolutely look like that. You just have to request it, and you just did, so, it is a strong possibility.

So, which one is it? Motaro or the MK9 Liu Dragon?



Glorious!

So much better than his MK3 victory pose!

Thank you, once again, Mojo, for your nice inputs and posts.



See, I don't feel right about saying to anyone that "you are not allowed to vote if you really don't plan on buying either statue", but, I honestly feel that Mojo pretty much nails my main feelings about this issue. People who vote, but, are absolutely not considering to buy either one are hindering the process and being a confusing influence in regards to the final results:



Thanks for the kind words, Mojo.

I agree with your feelings, but, in the end, I think people should simply try to be fair and honest in here. I don't want to put any limitations, so, I can only ask that everyone please consider the implications of their votes. I hope that people are fair and honest.

This is a great and unique chance for MKO, people. Think about it!



But, how do you know that more people won't pre-order the statue once Syco reveals the first sculpt of it?

For all we know, the winner statue sculpt might end up looking so awesome/beautiful that even people outside of MKO will consider it and enough pre-orders will be made in order to make this an exclusive! Maybe you will change your mind once you see what they do with Motaro or with the Dragon.

I don't understand why you'd call all of this that we have been doing "pointless" if you agree that what Mojo is saying makes sense...

Anyway, I think its just best to drop this subject and everyone should act according to their honest feelings.

I don't feel right about telling certain people that they are not allowed to vote, so, I will just say that you please consider this carefully and vote if you are honestly and truly interested in getting either statue.

Again: I think people should simply try to be fair and honest in here. I don't want to put any limitations, so, I can only ask that everyone please consider the implications of their votes. I hope that people are fair and honest.

This is a great and unique chance for MKO, people. Think about it!

PS: Not directed at anyone in particular. Just a general final statement.

There is another unused taunt of his. Supposedly Motaro should angrily point at enemy and say something.



His stance from my previous post is part of this animation.
http://s003.radikal.ru/i204/1103/26/c42a8819f9a5.gif

I like the first one much better.

That one doesn't feel anything like Motaro and doesn't look like something a Centaur would do.

Cute animation, btw. I had never seen that one before (or forgot about it)! Thanks.

I am not going to make this an angry post but I voted for the one which interested me more (even if I wasn't interested in buying either choice). I also voted for the pose and criteria for the statue which would interest me the most. Even if I don't want to buy it I am not going to conform to what the "popular vote" so far is just because it is the "popular vote".

For me calling what he was saying "pointless":

1. Whether or not people read his post.... it is still internet folk and we all know that they will still vote whether they want to or not because no one is going to stop them unless there is a "vote and don't buy the statue.... then you get banned" rule which we can all say would be a ridiculous rule.

2. The whole "Don't vote if you won't buy" thing is like when I discuss if or why I would become a vegetarian to someone.. I have said this many times.. I would become a vegetarian IF and ONLY IF it would stop the slaughtering of animals. One person isn't going to make a difference in that case. Now I know that in this case since it is on a much smaller scale (and that one vote may actually effect the whole thing), but just because I don't share my opinion (or vote) doesn't mean everyone else will follow suit. What Mojo is saying makes sense but seems to me to be a "pointless" effort to stop people from voting if they weren't going to buy it. I hope you see that I was saying the whole "don't vote if you aren't buying" thing is pointless... not the fact that we are having the voting. For an exclusive statue the voting you set up was a good idea. That is not what I see as "pointless" at all.

3. I bet that a decent amount of these people (WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU PEOPLE?!?!!?) that are voting and saying they won't buy it are saying it for two reasons.
- They don't like either choice
- They don't have $150 to dish out on a statue that they don't need.
Now sure the second reason could be argued with "But it is a cool collectible that represents MKO" which I agree that it is cool that they are making something just for us but that doesn't make it a necessity.

4. I am not trying to say "oh you can't change anyone's mind about voting and not buying" because maybe I am wrong and maybe he can. Maybe people will consider buying it once the first sculpt of it is revealed and if it looks awesome. If it so totally amazing that I do end up getting interested in buying one I will most likely split the cost with m0s3pH if he was interested in buying either (I am not sure if he was planning on buying one). I am 99.9% sure though that I won't be buying whichever one wins. I feel like there is more creative control from us about the dragon but I like the idea of them making a Motaro statue more so I voted for him.

Mortal Kombat 9 Motaro with his MK3 winpose either with or without his tail glowing a color similar to his projectile.

Motaro in his MK3 victory pose

Me too.