Mortal kombat 12 news series#

Mortal kombat 12 news series#

Thats because series creator Ed Boone has said as much. Now that Liu Kang has literally become a god and taken over as protector of Earthream, Kai should be given a chance to shine once again. Those hoping for a Mortal Kombat 12 announcement at EVO 2022 should curb their expectations. Even some of the most interesting new fighters, like D'vorrah, Kotal Kahn, and Erron Black, are eventually sidelined to focus on a more traditional Liu Kang-versus-Shang Tsung story.Īs another Shaolin warrior who also has the ability to shoot fireballs, Kai never had a chance to be as popular as Liu Kang, who had already been established as the series' de facto hero three games in a row. Fighters like Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Sonya, and Kano have all been around since the very first game, and although direct sequels would attempt to change things up ( dropping Sonya in Mortal Kombat 2 , for example) the franchise has fallen into a bit of a habit of relying on these characters to provide the main story beats, while any new people who are introduced usually only act as associate or enemy characters sprinkled throughout the story. To say the Mortal Kombat series is attached to its main cast of characters is a bit of an understatement. MK12's Roster Can Bring People Out of Liu Kang's Shadow For someone who trained alongside both Liu Kang and Kung Lao (the descendant, not the original 'Great' one) it makes little sense, other than character brand awareness, that Kai hasn't been featured in games like Mortal Kombat X and Mortal Kombat 11, especially when Kung Lao has continued to reappear even in revenant form. It's undeniable that MK4's roster was one of the weakest the series has ever seen, but that doesn't mean Mortal Kombat characters like Kai should be abandoned altogether - especially when he was the one who was originally meant to wield Raiden's power, not Liu Kang. Kai deserves more screen time than he's received in Mortal Kombat so far. Related: Mortal Kombat Sonya Blade Cosplay Brings Back Her Retro Uniform Despite Mortal Kombat 12's roster rumors indicating differently, it would be better if NetherRealm Studios DIDN'T follow MK tradition with every third main entry being a large almagamation of the previous games' fighters, and instead pared things down a bit. Kai originally appeared on Mortal Kombat's roster in MK4, and was brought back (along with everyone else) during the events of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. Despite these appearances (and, of course, in the enhanced MK4 edition called Mortal Kombat Gold) Kai has only appeared in cameos, and he hasn't been a playable character in any Mortal Kombat game since 2006. While MK11: Aftermath's ending hints strongly that the next Mortal Kombat game will feature The Great Kung Lao, there is no reason not to include other members of the White Lotus as well. Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath turned Liu Kang into a multi-elemental god, and now that he will ostensibly be replacing Raiden in Mortal Kombat 12it's time to bring Kai back into the limelight.