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MKs inspiration?
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posted01/02/2015 01:59 AM (UTC)by
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Immortal_Kanji
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Is MK all about... Shinto mythology?
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•12/11/2014 12:46 AM (UTC) •
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I was guessing Ninjas.
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 •12/17/2014 01:27 AM (UTC) •
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Mortal Kombat is inspired some parts of Japanese and Chinese mythology. But the tournament aspect and some characters were inspired by Enter the Dragon and various martial arts films.
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 •12/18/2014 05:21 AM (UTC) •
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Mortal Kombat is inspired by all types of martial arts so there you go.smile
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 •12/20/2014 08:44 PM (UTC) •
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Raiden and Shang Tsung were partly inspired by the characters Lightning and Lo Pan from Big Trouble in Little China.
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 •12/25/2014 05:24 AM (UTC) •
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This whole series started because of Jean Claude Van Damme
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 •12/29/2014 10:48 PM (UTC) •
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Brady_Got_Caged Wrote:
This whole series started because of Jean Claude Van Damme

Not entirely true. He was a consideration in early production and Cage is based on JCVD to a degree, but there are many other influences and inspirations, some of which are listed above.

Technically the WHOLE series started with Boon/Tobias/Forden/Vogel who started the concept as a reaction to Street Fighter II.
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 •12/30/2014 02:24 AM (UTC) •
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PickleMendip Wrote:
Brady_Got_Caged Wrote:
This whole series started because of Jean Claude Van Damme

Not entirely true. He was a consideration in early production and Cage is based on JCVD to a degree, but there are many other influences and inspirations, some of which are listed above.

Technically the WHOLE series started with Boon/Tobias/Forden/Vogel who started the concept as a reaction to Street Fighter II.


With the first paragraph you mentioned, Cage's outfit from MK 1 is based off of JCVD's character's outfit from Bloodsport as well as the Ball Breaker move.
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 •01/02/2015 01:59 AM (UTC) •
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PickleMendip Wrote:
Technically the WHOLE series started with Boon/Tobias/Forden/Vogel who started the concept as a reaction to Street Fighter II.


That, and Big Trouble In Little China.

Or at least, I thought.
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