#nrs

[cythanadiel]

a babygirl

[ultraviolencegaming]

Mortal Kombat 1 (2023)

[overlordraax]

It's amazing Noob Saibot isn't a more sympathetic character cos if I came back from the dead I'd be pretty pissed to discover my brother is now dating my murderer.

"Yes big bro, I know he killed you but we had a talk about it and actually he's a pretty nice guy and anyway I forgave him for that" just wouldn't quite cut it with me when that guy literally dragged me into hell and burned me alive.

[metalsonicfan11]

[xkzuka]

there is something so so funny about a literal god ringing a guy's doorbell later in the night and patiently waiting for him to answer the door-

like johnny had a member of the freaking yakuza tied up to a chair in his house,,, liu kang could have easily teleported into his house and went from there

but instead,,, he walked up to his door step, rang his doorbell, and very patiently waited for him to answer the door with his arms crossed ready to introduce himself,,,

not to mention accidently setting off the smoke alarm trying to break up a fight

[polilla-art]

The post of love for Lilia, the best father of diasomnia I love the 7 chapter, but cry in three streams :`c

[bladatwarz]

Some sns sketches

I dont usually do in digital but

[legend-mei]

I think we need to discuss the fact that Ashrah made her comeback after 17 years of absence. Got an Mk1 roster spot, was the secondary character in an animated movie and stole both Sonya and Khameleons men. Icon Behavior

[redara]

So, Sektor's trailer just came out.

And here is a bit of Bi-Han:

And... the way they kinda pushed Bi-Han and Sektor together. She longs for his safe return? The "Bi-Han, can you hear me?" quote??

Look, no hate to the dev and the amazing team for making a good combat and design, and this is all just my opinions, and may change in the future. But story-wise... If the reason why they genderbend Sektor and Cyrax so that they can be hetero-paired with the Lin Kuei bros, then i'm disappointed.

Sektor... Her bio shows she is a genius and honorable and driven, so please make her exactly like that. And her intro trailers show she is sassy, and determined to experiment with automaton! But her trailer shows the opposite?? C'mon NRS, just because she's a woman, don't just show the 'gentle' side of her, like "oohh she cares for Bi-Han, she longs for his safety".

"But we need diversity, more female kombatans!"

Khameleon? Sareena? Sonya? Frost? Ferra? Madam Bo? Heck, even D'Vorah??

NRS genderbend the male characters to female, and their first move is making them 'romantically' involved (or be "kindred spirits") with the popular male characters -- even Johnny is flirting with Sektor?? Uh??

Anyway, i understand fighting games don't necessarily focus on the story (and MK has had different/branching storylines since day 1), and maybe, MAYBE, even NRS couldn't do much with the story/characters cause everything needs to be approved by the higher ups, so even their hands are tied. This is just my opinions and thougts about the game.

[peachy-ceecee]

Every fucking time NRS drops a new trailer they make it harder for me to defend bi-han 😔

[nkbee]

So sorry it took me a month to produce another art. I was also figuring out new art styles

I had to handle private commissions and exams!

anyway, Here's Kuai Liang.

[scaryspears]

MKX's Kung Lao an essay

Notes: I originally wrote this in youtube comment section and decided to post it here. Watch Cynical Warlock's Rewriting Kung Lao video, its super interesting.

Kung Lao seemed pretty badass in MKX, and I'm talking about the old man version that's not seen in the storymode. I first interpreted MKX version of Lao appeared more humble and secure, no longer needing to prove himself as Liu Kang's equal. He even gave me the impression that he could be a mentor figure, appearance wise, whereas Old Liu Kang didn't give me that same vibe. Also, Kung Lao has a special hat that he uses as a weapon... How does he not outshine Liu Kang?

We do see his hat origin in MK1, so we can assume that it's similar to the past timelines on why he uses it. With that being said, he's great at coming up with random weapons, and very effective ones too. In another timeline he might be a weapons specialist, maybe even a maker. He even has another version of the hat that looks like daggers have been glued onto it, which we see in the game (I think it was a variant), and that might have been his first hat before he made a perfected version.

I think if MKX had better writing, then Kung Lao could've been brought back from the dead (like Sub Zero, Scorpion & Jax) and become another mentor figure to the combat kids instead of just being another yes man revenant who obey's revenant Liu Kang.

Both Liu Kang and Kung Lao were playable in MKX, they could've at least brought one of them back. Since they made Liu Kang king of the Neatherrealm, it would have to be Kung Lao.

Just as Sub Zero has a sort of friendship with Johnny, Kung Lao could be the same, separating him from Liu Kang on who they keep close to them. Personality wise, he's less harsh and strict than Liu Kang, and is more friendly, so I can picture him and Johnny having a friendship.

He can teach the combat kids that weapons can be formed from anything, basically ensuring that no one becomes a copy paste of their parents (Cassie & Jacqui), and has something unique about them, like having knives in their shoes and doing capoeira to cut the opponent or something (idk).

Just like Johnny, he isn't treated or spoken to very nicely by Sonya and some others because they keep mistaking his current self to his past self. He doesn't like it when people do this (I certainly wouldn't), but he is mostly civil with cutting remarks every now and then. Think of it as visiting a toxic family you've been in low contact with, and they occasionally make jokes and jabs about you copying your golden child sibling, and how you'll never be like them or escape their shadow. Even though you stand up for yourself, you're still seen as being bitter and jealous.

Another reason why I think Johnny and Kung Lao have a shot at friendship is because Johnny doesn't mention Liu Kang once, or anything linked to the past, or even his personality. Kung Lao is also said to "smile too much" according to Ferra, meaning he has a tendency to smile when he's about to face off with an opponent. Remind you of someone we know?

Here's how he can be introduced: The combat kids have a mission, however, the combat kids cannot go with weapons, at least weapons that are seen. In this au Johnny is with the Wu Shi instead of the Special Forces (as seen in my Havik post), so he sends the combat kids (mainly Cassie and Jacqui) to meet Kung Lao. The combat kids find out that Kung Lao, while still maintaining his teachings, has left the Shaolin and works as a weapons maker in some random town or city in China, and lives in solitude (a metaphor for no longer seeking the validation of others). Instead of giving the weapons straight up, he tests every single one of them. He ends up letting them have the weapons of course, and watches them go on their day.

MK11 made him so cocky to the point he was a Johnny Cage clone, and Kung Lao never struck me as the cocky type during MK9. It was actually Liu Kang that came off as egotistical to me, and the fact that he rebels against Raiden kind of proves that. Liu Kang went against a literal god. There's even an ending that shows he will be corrupt if he replaced Raiden. Earthrealm's champion, ladies and gentlemen.

I never viewed Kung Lao as cocky, so his MK11 version was a complete 180, and the fact that NRS continued that into MK1 disappointed me. Kung Lao is impulsive, but not always. He is capable of being reserved and calculating. While Kung Lao is also quite ruthless, Liu Kang is the hot headed one that refuses to listen to reason at times.

People make all kinds of jokes about Kung Lao and him getting his neck snapped, when Shao Kahn went about it cowardly. I'll elaborate by saying Shao Kahn snuck up on him, it wasn't face to face. In the words of Kendrick Lamar, "when I catch flight, it's gon' be direct". Shao Kahn is Drake in this situation, sneak dissing. When people make fun of Kung Lao's neck snap they're technically meat riding Shao Kahn.

[ultraviolencegaming]

Mortal Kombat 1 (2023)

[metalsonicfan11]

[xkzuka]

One tiny observation about Liu Kang and Kitana's scene that makes me love it so much more is literally just the embrace of it. Loving kiss aside, you can tell just how much they were longing for each other from how they hold each other.

Kitana closes in first and quite literally pulls him down by his head:

And Liu instantly hugs her closer to deepen the kiss:

It honestly surprised me when I saw him not hesitate and deepen that kiss considering he couldn't even hug her back in Mk11. Although, on the other hand, it is safe to assume he spent an entire eon alone. And with her now being a Titan, maybe she can visit his timeline.

NRS better create an endgame for them because I'm tired of it dammit *slams fist on table*