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- Jan 16, 2023
I feel like MK9 and especially MKX "alive" Kung Lao was the best from what - I stress I merely remember, gotta doublecheck - of story and dialogue:
-witty given a chance, but not a douche.
-proud of his fighting prowess.
-once again total bros with Liu and vice-versa, zero issues with him! He's just insecure on others doing the comparing.
Good examples of what I'm thinking of is in MK9's story mode when he and Liu do some light clowning on Cage's luck with the ladies and Kung Lao good-naturedly ribbing Liu on Kitana being his girlfriend, and the MKX dialogue with Reptile where he states "I have no quarrel with you"/Reptile says he'll kill him/"I now have a quarrel with you" - that dry wit can absolutely be a natural part of the stoic-and-humble MK2-MKD personality Kung Lao had. And being proud of his excellent fighting ability but aggravated everyone else (of course Liu himself thinks the best of Kung, again, they're bros) sees him as backup Liu would be pretty acceptable as long as it didn't overtake everything else, but we all know that's exactly what NRS did.
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Cage's problem is that he exploded in popularity from MK9 making him the legit funny everyman character and then like it or lump it the new hero of Earthrealm in MKX, complete with a family in Soya and Cassie - I actually liked that character arc, mind - but once they made Liu in MK11 and I suppose New Era Raiden the protagonist, he should've gone back to a more supporting role. But they probably still feel they need to give Cage his due after he became that much more a big deal post-MK9.
-witty given a chance, but not a douche.
-proud of his fighting prowess.
-once again total bros with Liu and vice-versa, zero issues with him! He's just insecure on others doing the comparing.
Good examples of what I'm thinking of is in MK9's story mode when he and Liu do some light clowning on Cage's luck with the ladies and Kung Lao good-naturedly ribbing Liu on Kitana being his girlfriend, and the MKX dialogue with Reptile where he states "I have no quarrel with you"/Reptile says he'll kill him/"I now have a quarrel with you" - that dry wit can absolutely be a natural part of the stoic-and-humble MK2-MKD personality Kung Lao had. And being proud of his excellent fighting ability but aggravated everyone else (of course Liu himself thinks the best of Kung, again, they're bros) sees him as backup Liu would be pretty acceptable as long as it didn't overtake everything else, but we all know that's exactly what NRS did.
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Cage's problem is that he exploded in popularity from MK9 making him the legit funny everyman character and then like it or lump it the new hero of Earthrealm in MKX, complete with a family in Soya and Cassie - I actually liked that character arc, mind - but once they made Liu in MK11 and I suppose New Era Raiden the protagonist, he should've gone back to a more supporting role. But they probably still feel they need to give Cage his due after he became that much more a big deal post-MK9.
