Throughout the history of MK, Rayden has been my favorite character. I loved the thought of a philanthropist deity, fighting alongside the human race. But as time went on, and Rayden's story developed, I felt that, though I love him to pieces, it's time that he move on. He was Elder God for a while, but here he comes again, "releasing his godly essence", and such nonsense. But he deserves to take a break from the MK series for a while, and keep his position as Elder God. He should be in a position where he can guide the people of Earth in a broader way, as well as having a hand in the happenings in other realms without the restrictions that he once met.

And I really feel that it is time that Fujin be given a chance to do his job as protector of earthrealm. While I thought MKM:SZ, wasn't necessarily the greatest game in the world, it introduced some wonderful elements to the story of MK. It introduced the Earth gods, and Shinnok, and Quan Chi. It introduced Sareena, Kia, Jataaka.

I specifically took a liking to the Earth gods. It interested me that Rayden wasn't necessarily working alone on the Earth, and it made since for other elemental deities to exist. But the Earth god's weren't emphasized much, and all got brushed away as defeated (I'm still trying to figure out how an immortal can die), with the exception of Fujin, whom made it on to MK4, where many characters lost their spunk in the conversion to 3D.

But, like many of those characters, Fujin was one that was a great idea, but never really got his time to shine. I feel similarly about Shinnok, Kia, and Jataaka. I feel this way about the other elemental deities, but as they never so much as got official names. But mostly I root for Fujin since he made it, at the very least to MK4. He was given cheap, ripoff moves, people ignored him or hated him, and that was it, end of story.

I feel that Fujin has tremendous potential, in moves, design, and story. I would truly love to see him return, and I would love to hear opinions of anyone else who would like to see him resurface in the world of MK.