I think Reptile and Baraka got the biggest character glow-ups in MK1. They went from kinda one-note jobber henchmen in past games to sympathetic allies.
NetherRealm did so well in characterizing Johnny, and the MKX-11 version has been a step up, from his relationship with Sonya, to being a father of Cassie. MK1 Johnny may not be the same, but he became a worthy friend of his allies, and I really like his interactions with Kenshi, Ashrah, etc.
Honestly, MK1 Mileena is Best Mileena, in terms of character. I kinda outgrown the imperfect Clone, and Mileena being a biological sister of Kitana while being infected by a disease that turns her into a monster gives more depth to the character. Hopefully, she doesn’t turn evil, and D’Vorah should stay the heck away from her. Long live Empress Mileena!
Mileena is terrible imo. She has this stink attitude from the moment we meet her and I do not like her. She’s very off putting. It also doesn’t help that we know nothing of her backstory and there is a lot of telling rather than showing. She is just an impulsive brat and the game’s attempt to put her over just doesn’t work on me. We know she cares about taking the throne. That’s it. Yet at every step she is sabotaging herself. We know she “went off that night” to do…who knows and caught Tarkat. How? We don’t know. She just has it. We also do not know why she is effected so drastically different. We hear about people not liking her and preferring Kitana but we NEVER see this. She gets pouty when people try to look out for her like when Kitana warns her about her relationship with Tanya. She gets mad and runs off. Why? SHE IS ANNOYING! She similarly pouts earlier when Sindel takes her out the tournament. I can go on and on about how bad this version of her is
Baraka going from people-eating mutant freak to a simple man infected with a deadly disease just trying to do some good in the world before he dies is so much better than the one-note boogeyman he used to be.
One of my favorite things about MK1 was Baraka being a good guy who just got infected. When him and Reptile ran in after hearing a commotion in the Living Forest, I yelled out “MONSTER BROS!” Also very happy that Sindel is now back to how she should be. Great vid bud :)
I agree with this list, a honorable mention has to go to Ermac finally becoming King Jerrod after 10+ years of it being teased. I can see him being a Bishop of sorts helping guide souls to the afterlife and into the living forest and be the one to comfort the love ones of those souls because his was created from the souls of the living forest.
One thing that I liked about the MK1 story is that characters like Reptile, Baraka, and Mileena final got some good recognition. They’re no longer just jobbers anymore
Personally, my favourites were Mileena, Reptile, and Baraka. Both Reptile and Baraka aren't really jobbers anymore and had more personal development in MK 1 than in the previous timelines. With Mileena, she no longer lives in the shadows as Kitana's clone, and honestly, i love the changes
Mileena is a terrible character. Reptile is a nothing character. Baraka is the only one that’s compelling and likable and even then he isn’t the definitive Baraka.
Yeah, I'm happy for them. I always wondered how Mileena would be in a healthier family dynamic. These characters all got to experience family and real friendship this time. It gives them a lot of options with the direction they can be taken. If they were to fall into prior characterization it will make it a bit more dramatic and possibly painful in terms of world building.
Weird that you mention Baraka and Reptile as being jobbers, but then put Mileena in a different category even though she was every bit as much of a jobber in the NRS trilogy as they were. She literally never won a fight and got killed off on-screen. And then only returned in very last minute DLC with no story relevance. If anything, she was arguably a bigger jobber than Baraka, who at least got redemption in MK11.
@@thatoneguy1232and yet thats still more than reptile has ever gotten in terms of significance. Oh sorry besides being the vessel for Onaga and even then that was a wrong place wrong time thing and he had no control over that sooo yeah. As a dedicated Reptile main I will take him not only getting an awesome moveset and design but an entire story chapter which he would have and has never never gotten before. Rather than being a fight filler jobber (for even stryker’s chapter in MK9).
@@hightidekraken so now we settle for half baked generic backstories that both make no sense and isn’t touched upon. I’m not saying things has to be Shakespeare but have some standards man!
Honestly, MK1 and 11’s stories are my favorite of the NetherRealm MK video games. Both of them feels so much like movies...no, these games are awesome movies.
My favorite retcon is probably baraka, he went from one of the storyless jobbers to being a character you can actually sympathize for because of his situation and how his people are treated. for similar reasons I also like reptile and Mileenas retcons
I really do like the way Johnny is portrayed in Mk1. He’s like a mix of both old and young Johnny’s from mk11. At the beginning he seems quite immature but towards the end he becomes more mature and caring. I also like how him and Kenshi went from enemies to best friends at the end.
Also loved how Johnny actually knows his stuff. Old timelines probably would have had him joke around here and there about knowing BUT MK1 did it differently. Like when Johnny Cage was talking to Kenshi about Sento. That wasn't just any random nonsense, Johnny actually KNEW the history and most likely studied it
All I want is for netherrealm to finally make up their mind about Sindel. She gets rewritten basically every second game. Really can't be bothered to care about her anymore.
Not really. The only time she was ever written as being legitimately evil was MK11. Every other game, she's either good or brainwashed into being evil.
Li mei was done AMAZING in this game and I hope she returns in one of the future games. And speaking of retcons, I hate how the entire community was sooooo mad that Sindel was evil again in MK11 ( *which is understandable and all* ) but nobody is talking about how NRS terribly retconed Kitana and Mileena's backstory in MK9. In the true OG story ( *before MK9 was released* ), Mileena was cloned from Kitana when Kitana was just a baby ( *probably when she couldn't even open her eyes* ) and when it's been a while after Shao destroyed and conquered Edenia and merged it with Outworld so that when one day *IF* Kitana resents Shao after finding about the truth he might still have Mileena by his side. Hence, the two sisters were raised together. And in the public eye of Outworld, Kitana and Mileena were Shao's perfect daughters who will one day inherit his rule ( *Mileena was probably not seen as "perfect" because she might've been rumored constantly by the public as to why she always wears a mask and what she is hiding unlike her sister Kitana* ). But little did the public know, that Shao's "perfect daughters" are trained secret killers, assassinating anyone who is a threat to Shao's rule. And that my friends is the whole reason why Kitana and Mileena are ninjas. And after 10,000 years Kitana learns the truth about everything. About Edenia, Shao, Mileena, her biological family EVERYTHING. So she resented Shao and Mileena and a jealous Mileena hated Kitana even more for that and that's how the sisters became enemies. Mileena was probably still oblivious to the vicious and treasonous things Shao did to Kitana because she could only see how powerful Shao is and not see the pain that Shao inflicted on Kitana. But unfortunately in MK9 they freakin changed that to only Kitana being raised as one of Shao's personal top assassins. And after 10,000 years she discovers the creation of her clone sister Mileena in the flesh pits and the rest of the truth about her entire life was a lie. And the rest we know about how Mileena was all "LeT's bE a fAMilEeEe 👹😈" and Kitana simply gave her a beat down and disliked her. And because of *THIS* , the entire community was all "Kitana should've accepted Mileena and be a family 😢" like *SHUT UP* , Mileena didn't care about Kitana and was about to eat her whole with that "LetTuCE Be a fAMilEeEe 👹😈" and y'all want Kitana to JUST accept her💀💀!!??. And because of this retcon some Mileena fans probably dislike or hate Kitana. The sisters' MK1 story is good so far, honestly.
Honorable mentions: Reptile and Smoke Reptile actually has a compelling story about his people and now has an interest in finding others like him which is better than what we've had for him in years, and smoke being their actual brother and fleshing out his dynamic with kuai liang I find bettet than that enenra backstory they tried to give him. Now with conflict with demons the Enenra can take posses/fight/kill smoke to make for a more interesting story with the new shirai ryu. So much potential, I love it. One critique though is bring back Smoke's long hair. I'm ok with this list, I find all of these characters to be more compelling than in the last timeline, except raiden, he's kinda just old liu kang but we'll see, also, I don't know if Sindel counts since she just seems like her og timeline version. but it is a retcon for her last iteration so I guess it's alright.
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Do new timelines really count as a retcon, not trying to be pedantic, but usually retconning changes something without explaining or without the characters being aware and thinking that's how it's always been. Liu Kang crafted the timeline based on prior ones and there are references and kameos of previous versions of characters, less a retcon and more of a story choice.
@@Tuturial464literally everyone got rebooted apart from liu kang and everyone from Shang’s timeline. Considering most of main focus on Liu’s timeline, he would be the only character to have random changes be classified as a retcon (e.g. him only being a fire god despite us, last game, seeing him also wield thunder and what the hell happened with the crown of kronika
Being a Sindel main, I love what they did to her in Mk1, but I'm tired of her dying every time. Couldn't she Just pass the crown to Mileena em be kept alive? I know she's probably going to ressurect at some point in a few years and after a few games but that's frustrating for someone like me who has been a Sindel main since she came out in mk3.
One thing that kinda bothers me about this new timeline is General Shao. So Liu Kang nerfed Shang Tsung, hoping that he wouldnt become a threat in this new timeline. And yet he allowed Shao Khan to become a top general in Sindel's army, to the point where he was plotting against Sindel, looking to take the throne of Outworld from her. Which wouldv've put him back in the same position in the original timeline. Yeah, Liu Kang really didn't think that one through did he
Shao was good though, he fought for outworld and obeyed Sindel until Shang Tsung interfered. Liu Kang started everyone on a certain path in this timeline, then he stepped back and let them make their own decisions. This is where he and Kronika differ.
I think Reptile should have taken first place. We pretty much never had any ideas on what his race was like before. Here in MK1, not only we get to know about the character and what makes him stand out, narrative wise.
@@thatoneguy1232 He's been hollow before in all the older games. This time around, he's got some personality and get more into his story though dialogue and his ladder ending. Here he has room to grow.
@@Tribrid-zv3nq And you presume me as fanboy. We all know we're talking about games, so there is no reason to run with your assumptions based off of someone else's comment. Chill out and just ignore the comments if they bother you.
As a Reptile main its so nice to FINALLY have him be important and respected again. I love his moveset and design and the shapeshifting was a great middle ground. So cool seeing him not be a henchman that exists to solely be fight filler and get his own freakin story chapter for once.
5. I seriously hope that the expanded Story Mode will actually give the answer as to what happened the night King Jarrod was assassinated and why the Umgadi used Li Mei as a scapegoat for the death of their king. 4. Still not a fan or Mileena's Predator mouth, and I will admit that I wish that they kept her original background of her being an experience created using Kitana's DNA and the DNA of Tarkatan, I will say that Mileena is finally getting the recognition she rightfully deserved. 3. Me personally, I'm not a fan of this new version of Raiden. I prefer his role in MK9 and MKX, as we saw him slowly descend into madness in order to protect Earthrealm. Mortal Raiden is a tad goody-two-shoes for my taste. He suffers from the same problem I've always had with Liu Kang prior to when he became the new God of Fire. 2. Much like Mileena, I wish Baraka wasn't infected with a diseases that made him a Tarkatan, but at the same time I am glad that Baraka finally got the respect he rightfully deserved and wasn't reduced to being a jobber. (The same thing applies to Reptile and how he was portrayed in MK1.) 1. I've said this about Mortal Kombat 11, but that game annoyed me to no end due to the amount of retcons that ultimately bastardized so many characters. I, to this day, still don't understand why NetherRealm thought it was a smart idea to turn Sindel in that game into a tragic figure to a golddigger. And it was made even worse due to how MK9 established that version of Sindel was virtually the same version of the Queen of Edenia from the Original Timeline. Thank God this version of Sindel is not the cruel witch that MK11 was.
@vikingfromnorth45 That doesn't mean that there can't be a part of the story where Ermac, AKA King Jarrod, tells his side of the story and what happened that night.
Another interesting Topic would be 5 "Fusion" characters of the last chapter you would like to know more about in terms of Lore. And possibly 5 Fusion characters you would like to see NRS hasn't done in the last chapter.
Reptiles Repcon is my favorite tbh, he’s more or so the chosen one from his race since he’s the only one that can shapeshift which is cool asf, and he’s now someone you can sympathize with as a genuine ally
The big changes for Barraka and Mileena were so good! I loved to see some basic villains redeemed into more complex characters, and even better sympathetic heroes.
Nah man shang tsung was supposed to stay a failing merchant till titan shang stepped and changed his destiny which began a ripple effect of shang manipulating shao and Quan chi. The only flaw in his timeline that isn't caused by titan shang is shao hating Earthrealmers but he and Reiko probably wouldn't disobey sindel
One thing I would’ve done was at least have Baraka have a love interest in this game. I just want him to be happy for once. Yes he had a wife, but the keyword is had. Mileena, since they had a really good relationship in MKX before his death (Until they retconned it in MK11 for the Tanleena) was a top choice for me, but NRS paired her with Tanya.
I love MK1 Baraka. His story is awesome. It gives him a personality and makes you sympathize with him. Baraka had always been a favorite character of mine. Simply cause he looked cool. Glad they are doing my boy justice
I’d like to have new characters in the next MK game. Can’t please everyone, though, but at least try something new that feels right. I like the characters of MKX, but I am aware of fans disliking them. It’s fine, and as usual, can’t please everyone.
Generally speaking, I think Outworld has benefitted the most from the MK1 changes. A lot of cool stuff happening. My only wish is that Shao was a bit more different. He quickly descended back into his evil persona but I would have loved to see a genuinely loyal version of the character. Maybe he disagrees with Sindel's rule, and he still has certain beliefs about war/conquest but he still follows her and doesn't try to undermine the royal family. I would have loved to see a scene of him leading Outworld's army on the side of good. Maybe eventually he returns to his usual role but it should have been a slow burn of disillusionment and corruption over multiple games in my opinion I think certain characters were rushed back into their status quo too fast like Shao and Bi-Han
Reptile should have been on this list. I don't like the game cause of the bad business practices but the way they handled Reptile was great. Should of made this a top 10 or do a 5 more best characters
One of my problems with Raidens retcons, is just the lack of fuijin to tell his story. Also that the elder gods are completely non existent in this time line feels so odd
Aside from Cetrion and Shinnok, the Elder Gods never really did a damn thing, they were next to useless. Their absence really doesn’t affect the story at all. I do agree I would very much like to see Fujin return, though.
@@oberonthedragon888they literally save the world in MK9, people tend to forget that. Thing's they were just so poorly used in the franchise, MK9 is basically the only time we've seen them in action
I do like the MK1 version of Sindel but i also liked the MK11 version of her too. The whole garbage they originally did with here was annoying to me. Ruthless evil Sindel just seemed so much better not really sorry if you dont like that opinion
@@BlazerK1914only bcoz plot allowed it and dumbed down other characters in the process. Like with most edenian characters when it comes to getting their push (which wierdly goes to the mainline females than to characters who rank up higher than them in pantheon- taven being the exception ofc)
@@Tribrid-zv3nq there were a lot more problems of why people did not like mk11 sindel to the point where you can write fucking essays, if you think remotely context in regards to characters being affected, overall plot, powerscaling, how the new version doesn’t even be consistent with herself even if we were to ignore previous canon. People were complaining for a reason and even many non-fans of her (myself included) did not like it due to how bs the actual story was and just made her fall completely flat as a villain. To think it’s because people want “shit to be sunshine and rainbows” is wild as to reason as to why a story change is being disliked lmao
I think it's best for Mileena for the New Era to be a bit like Kamen Rider Amazon (the Showa one) in that while she has a feral fighting style, she's quite a nice person once you get past those first impressions Given how there are implications that the New Era might turn out to be like previous timelines onwards, I want it to be different since if it does turn out to be the same, it would make Liu Kang's victory meaningless. I want Mileena and Baraka as well as some of the other guys on the side of good that are formerly evil (like Tanya) to be good people to show that they can move on from their past selves.
Reptile, Baraka and Mileena definitley got the best 'rebirth'. They all actually have purpose now other than 'henchman'. It's just a shame they can never seem to develop Mileena AND Kitana at the same time. It always seems one or the other.
@@Tribrid-zv3nq in X she was significant for about 10 minutes. It hardly spoke volumes for the character. And in 11 what exactly did she accomplish...nothing.she wasn't even considered important enough to be in the main story. The version that came thru the time loop was the MK9 Mileena..... So a henchman.
Love how Baraka turned from a second hand jobber to one of the most sympathetic characters in MK. His MK1 retcon is the best thing that happened to him.
Honestly in surprised Reptile wasn’t on the list. Since the beginning Reptile was always just another jobber character that was usually relegated to just being another colored ninja, to being the guy that is constantly used and manipulated by every big bad in the series. Even some of the lesser ones. But in the new Era. Reptile gets to finally stand on his own. And not just be another monster to be used by a villain. But a sympathetic character that is in his own arch of self discovery for himself and his people. Allying with the forces of earth realm. And fighting to save the empire of outworld.
Why would he be? Reptile is now just some dude who can morph into a crocodile which is all kinds of stupid. He has a weak backstory too. He was ostracized for being able to take human form? HUH??? So??? And why is he always in human form anyway? And why is he naked when he isn’t? We see other Zeterrans wear clothes. And that “family” of his is such an afterthought excuse to why he works for Shang Tsung. When did he get a family? With who? Who were these faceless people? And why does he forget about them so quickly? Also why does he even wear a mask anymore? This E-Boy masquerading as Reptile is so hollow
My Top 5 retconned Characters: 1. Liu Kang: Kinda cheating as it is still Liu Kang, but ... I always kinda liked Raiden and I kinda liked Liu Kang. Giving Liu Kang the new Role of Fire God and Protector of Earthrealm elevated my opinion of him. Him replacing Raiden feels good as Raiden was always very stoic and pragmatic, while Liu Kang is warm and empathetic. He feels just right and combines the best elements Raiden and Liu Kang had in the old timelines. 2. Geras: Similarly to what you said about Mileena and Baraka. Geras being a krony for Chronika made him very onedimensional, while this version feels more fleshed out. He is Liu Kangs Servant, but he has values and ideals of his own. The scene where Liu Kang talks to Geras about the Jadfe Jaguar and why he never used it himself is honestly one of my favorite scenes in Mk1 story. 3. Mileena: For all the things you said. 4.Shang Tsung: Shang Tsung has always been a great villain. But seeing how low he was in Liu Kangs timeline, you can understand the resentment he has for Liu Kang and this timeline of events. He gives us a new interesting origin, while retaining everything that made him great in the first place. 5.Li-Mei: For all the things you said.
It was refreshing to see a naive or rather more innocent Raiden. I hope the tarkat disease is shown to come from the Netherealm. Quan could have unleashed it on Outworld to help Shao rise to power. This is how they could tie it once again to the Netherealm.
Not really the only I kinda disagree with is Raiden, but only because I would put Reptile there instead. Baraka, Sindel, and Reptile are fan faves characters who got a big glow up in this game. Li Mei’s new origin is also a very welcome one as well. I’m excited to see what they do with her and other 3d era characters
MK1 did a lot right in terms of storylines and designs for the characters. Reptile and Baraka, two of my favorites, received the best reworked storylines if you ask me. Reptile being able to shapeshift between a Zaterran and ninja form, and his role as an emissary for Mileena as Empress. Tarkat being a disease, instead of the Tarkatans being a warrior race in Outworld. Baraka leading the Tarkat infected people, who used to be regular Outworlders (Edenians even). He also looks way better in MK 2023 than in the bulky MK11 design too imo.
I’m just gonna say it, I like the Changes in MK1, let’s be honest one of the reason MK11 failed is that they Retcon tons of things from MK9 and MKX, while don’t get me wrong there’s actual good ones like Nightwolf, Fujin, Shang Tsung, and even the Character Designs look Fantastic, are we going to pretend that the Bad Ones like Shao, Sindel, Skarlet, Kabal, Frost, and the Time Travel Stuff were Great?, Hell to the No it just made it as confusing as if Time Travel is Involved why isn’t the Original Trilogy Characters are in that Game is this the End of a Trilogy, MK1 is meant to be its own Universe with Familiar Faces and some New Twist in the Franchise, it was Obvious from the very beginning this Game was Announced that it was never going to follow the same Story we’re Familiar With, it’s not trying to erase the Lore, just changing it with a new pace and honestly they aren’t bad, Liu and Lao broke the Cycle from their Deaths, Raiden has a Better direction with Personality and Charm, Jobbers and Unknown Characters like Baraka, Reptile, Ashrah, Havik, Reiko, and Li Mei are given New Life and Interesting Roles, Shao, Shang, and Quan are still Evil to the Core, while the Sorcerers aren’t from Earthrealm and Neatherrealm as they were originally Born and now they’re Outworlders and the Former Emperor is in a Different Rank, I will say that they are much more Improved than Ever and have a Interesting Direction as to how the Story will affect them in the Future, Johnny, Kenshi, Geras, and Smoke are Fantastic as Ever, Kitana, Mileena, and Sindel are in a Better Place as a Supporting Family Dymatic as we explore the Royal Family of Edenia in a Refreshing New Paint, and the Rivalry Between Scorpion and Sub-Zero while Different is still as Good as Ever and hell the Aftermath of this are still happening with Hanzo and Harumi being in a Better Spot than the Endless Cycle of Pain and Rage, and even if they are in a Good Life we all know Tragedies are coming in this Universe in the Future, however I will admit that I don’t like Tayna, Nitara, Rain’s Retcons.
Mileena is the star of this story. My god, so many great choices for her character. I also love what they did to Sindel. She is a proud and harsh woman, but a loving mother and a loving ruler. Her dialogues against Shao are some of the best in the story mode.
I think Bi Han and Kuai Liang benefit greatly from getting to interact with each other on screen. I don't think they benefit more from the reboot than other characters, but they feel worth mentioning
Narratively many of these character changes are great and well done. Personally I don't dislike any changes. Mileena, Lei Mei and Sindel are the best in my opinion. They handled Mileena with love. Sindel was done so right. As a Sindel main I am pleased.
I'm glad Baraka finally got some time to shine instead of being a mere punching bag in the story arcs. Hell, ya even to play with him and get some victories. Big ups. It was in MK2, they made this cool looking character and then went...*uhhhmmmm...now what? Ion know...let's trot him out when player needs something to beat up.* Closely followed by Reptile who had epic intro in the original game then...it's like they ain't know what to do with him and thus brought him out when ever the player needed to beat up a henchmen. But overall, I think MK1 did good job with the characters. Imo, side note, Ermac has been issue in the series. Really story wise, he probably could kill most of the cast without blinking easily, but that would create great balance issues. But even then, I like how MK1 handled it, compared to other iterations. Sento mess up and weakens him a bit and make it harder for him to keep the souls as one. So it made storyline sense that he could be beaten. In other games, he goes from making jax arms explodes without touching him, to falling to a few kicks to the face in matter of minutes. *Huh*?
I agree with nearly everything on this list except maybe Mileena. In the bios for Mileena and Kitana, it was stated that Mileena was a bit unpopular with Outworld's people/courtiers and that many preferred Kitana as the rightful heir. They should've expanded on this and shown the tension between the two sisters making a call back to her jealous nature. With Jerrod dying I would've liked if Mileena saw General Shao as sort of her father figure, someone who she could hone her skills with and look up to. This would give Shao more depth as once again he is very one-dimensional in MK1. In addition, this would be another call back as in the past he viewed Mileena as his daughter. Kitana should've been more present and that moment Mileena shared with Jerrod should've included Kitana. Perhaps Mileena's Tarkat and her growing jealousy boil over and she turns on her sister proclaiming she is the rightful heir and fights her sister. Kitana desperately tries to reach her claiming she only wants what's best for her. Furthermore, at this point, Countess Jade intervenes and aids Kitana. Yes, Jade should've been base roster and be in the base story, because it just makes so much more sense that she is a part of Sindel's court creating a natural environment for her to befriend Kitana. Tanya's retcon was very bad in my opinion. They could've still made her Umgadi but rather than be very loyal (very unlike Tanya) she should've been resentful and craved freedom and opportunities outside servitude to the royal family and she betrays them possibly even covering up Jerrod's murder. She could justify her actions as she did not choose this life but was made to by the royals making her the Tanya we know while also making us sympathize with someone whose life path was chosen for them (Also give her straight hair and kobu jutsu back!). I know not every story is perfect but I feel with Mk1 they have so many interesting set-ups only for them to be wasted on the multiple timelines crap. Instead of multiverses, they should've focused on a more contained story while continuing to expand other characters and relationships.
What they have been doing to subzero and shao khan lately is sickening these were two of the best characters in fighting game history and they’ve been reduced to bums in the story and as playable characters
One of the biggest changes that I think was surprising was Scorpion (Kuai Liang), who goes from the 2nd Sub-Zero, to a new version of Scorpion replacing Hanzo as the undead ninja specter. Then there is Smoke, Who I believe had the best changes for his character making him almost a 2nd brother to Kuai and that he helped him found the new Shirairyu alongside Hiromi. Then there is Bi-Han, the og sub-Zero, who is the grandmaster of The Lin Kuei alongside his trusted lieutenants Sektor and Cyrax. The latter of which is rumored to female. Finally there is Ashrah and Reptile both had the best changes to their lore.
@@Tuturial464 Yet in the mk one invasion mode the first season had introduced scorpion, which we can assume is the same one from mk 11 that kronika had brought over, was helped by fire god liu kang where he found a timeline that his wife was alive but she had assumed the role as scorpion. Also in smokes ending we actually find out that Hanzo Hisashi does exist in this new era but as a young boy that smoke and scorpion find in the take him as their first initiate in the newly formed shirairyu that liu kang had constructed after the Lin Kuei had deserted them.
@@kamenrangerzeo8251but in Liu Kang’s timeline the main focus, MK11 scorpion especially the undead version gave up his family and look how he got shafted. In terms of story and family. That’s the ultimate sacrifice and disrespect
@@Tribrid-zv3nq so you're saying that the new peaceful timeline that fire god Liu Kang had done was not a good thing and that he should just have Hanzo as the undead ninja Specter permanently and I have it where he never has a chance of happiness? In other words be like spawn. Cuz the way I see it we probably see him eventually take on the mantle from Kuai Liang once he's been fully trained and the return of the second Sub-Zero, after defeating his brother Bi-Han and his eventual rebirth as Noob Saibot, in the sequel.
This game finally made me like Mileena and Li Mei as characters, I'm so glad they fixed the big problem of this franchise having so many boring jobbers; the only one in this game is Reiko. I do like Sindel in this game, because I don't like the idea of her being evil from the start; that was just not a good idea.
reptile and baraka are the only good major changes, no longer jobbers I don't like the origin of baraka but they made him likable without removing TOO much of what made him cool
Before warching--Syzoth should be #1, and Tanya and Mileena gotta be on the list. Sindel will, but I'm in the minority that didn't mind her heel turn. How often does an MK plot surprise you?
I think there’s a couple of characters that should have been included or at least he a memorable mention. Tanya finally stopped being a backstabbing bitch that would sell out her own mother and managed to finally have a relationship with Mileena with not even a hint of malice (unlike in MKX). Jerrod/Ermac Jerrod finally does something besides being killed to make Shao Kahn look like a threat and Ermac is shown to be a force of good for the first time since deception yeah he’s being used to being back another character it’s been done before but for finally for good instead of evil and he’s portrayed as a threat the last time he was shown as that was in his introduction in MK9. Finally the biggest one of all Reptile, just like Baraka he evolved from a pathetic minion that always loses fights to actually having a chapter, using his real name Zyzozz instead of a title, a tragic and sympathetic character hunted/hated for what he was born with but still having a family he cares so much that he commits evil because he has no choice, amazing design that pleases the fans that prefer him as a human ninja and the ones that want him as a monster, his race/people are given more importance as Zyzozz is no longer the last of his race and finally he’s given a position that is much revered/dignified thank any he has had in the past.
I already disagree, i loved old mileena, new mileena is cool but i do hate the predator mouth, not even that she swaps between normal and spikey teeth, just those predators things
After watching; I respect your knowledge and perspective but this list is bad. Mileena is the only one deserving of the top 5, Aftermath just poisoned you.
@@IntenseGamer17he’s kinda right tho, retcon would imply that all of these changes would happen within the same continuity in regards to reasoning, like with the changes with mk11 sindel, kabal and skarlet. Here, it’s a completely new universe where everyone’s background, barring liu kang, is changed bcoz of new continuity starting out. There is no other information for most of the characters that contradicts with their story on the 3rd timeline
@nabilahmed579 yeah but, if someone's origin is changed from its original continuity that's still a retcon, it's just that NRS just made an in-game reason to that retcon, that being Liu Kang Creating a different timeline.
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Im so happy that Sindel was re-retconned and shown how she could be as a good but a bit haughty empress
Now she is dead and apart of ermac’s orb her husband
@@vikingfromnorth45 death is meaningless in this series
I’ve noticed the haughty side since her laugh is akin to her MK11 self.
@@Borderlinesexactly 💀
@@Borderlines as if re-retcon's isn't, same way once MK1 miserably fails - they gonna re-re-retcon it back
I think Reptile and Baraka got the biggest character glow-ups in MK1. They went from kinda one-note jobber henchmen in past games to sympathetic allies.
Putting respect onto their names
To add on, they were written in such a way that they are easily the heroes of their own respective stories.
Reptile is easily my new main in the series because of his new character. He’s just too precious for this world!
Highly agree. Baraka and Reptile FINALLY getting some real character growth.
NetherRealm did so well in characterizing Johnny, and the MKX-11 version has been a step up, from his relationship with Sonya, to being a father of Cassie. MK1 Johnny may not be the same, but he became a worthy friend of his allies, and I really like his interactions with Kenshi, Ashrah, etc.
He isn’t there yet but to be fair his arc has only finished its first part
He acts like da person he is actually based off of , fighter first buu still got det li Hollywood act .
Honestly, MK1 Mileena is Best Mileena, in terms of character. I kinda outgrown the imperfect Clone, and Mileena being a biological sister of Kitana while being infected by a disease that turns her into a monster gives more depth to the character. Hopefully, she doesn’t turn evil, and D’Vorah should stay the heck away from her. Long live Empress Mileena!
D'avorah who?
I feel she will thanks to her diseases
Mileena's story in Deception was well written in the original timeline as well
Mileena is terrible imo. She has this stink attitude from the moment we meet her and I do not like her. She’s very off putting. It also doesn’t help that we know nothing of her backstory and there is a lot of telling rather than showing. She is just an impulsive brat and the game’s attempt to put her over just doesn’t work on me. We know she cares about taking the throne. That’s it. Yet at every step she is sabotaging herself. We know she “went off that night” to do…who knows and caught Tarkat. How? We don’t know. She just has it. We also do not know why she is effected so drastically different. We hear about people not liking her and preferring Kitana but we NEVER see this. She gets pouty when people try to look out for her like when Kitana warns her about her relationship with Tanya. She gets mad and runs off. Why? SHE IS ANNOYING! She similarly pouts earlier when Sindel takes her out the tournament. I can go on and on about how bad this version of her is
@@thatoneguy1232
Butthurt fanboy alert!😂
Ermac is no longer an nrs generic jobber, but an actual fleshed out character. I love that my boy is back.
Reptile and Baraka too man, they did justice to a few characters, in my opinion.
They should do some sentry style stuff with ermac this time around given that jerrod and ermac share the same body
Back then, Tarkatans were Orcs of MK. Nowadays, Tarkatans are tragic mutants. Also, MK1 Baraka is Best Baraka.
Baraka going from people-eating mutant freak to a simple man infected with a deadly disease just trying to do some good in the world before he dies is so much better than the one-note boogeyman he used to be.
One of my favorite things about MK1 was Baraka being a good guy who just got infected. When him and Reptile ran in after hearing a commotion in the Living Forest, I yelled out “MONSTER BROS!”
Also very happy that Sindel is now back to how she should be. Great vid bud :)
There were other ways to make him a good guy than just a diseased outcast who is dying and lost his family
Well with Baraka, it also goes into how the Tarkatans came to be.
@@Tuturial464how about some examples of these “better ways”?
I agree with this list, a honorable mention has to go to Ermac finally becoming King Jerrod after 10+ years of it being teased. I can see him being a Bishop of sorts helping guide souls to the afterlife and into the living forest and be the one to comfort the love ones of those souls because his was created from the souls of the living forest.
Mileena, Baraka, and reptile
They had the best reasons
Nrs finally gave them a soul
One thing that I liked about the MK1 story is that characters like Reptile, Baraka, and Mileena final got some good recognition. They’re no longer just jobbers anymore
Personally, my favourites were Mileena, Reptile, and Baraka.
Both Reptile and Baraka aren't really jobbers anymore and had more personal development in MK 1 than in the previous timelines.
With Mileena, she no longer lives in the shadows as Kitana's clone, and honestly, i love the changes
Mileena is a terrible character. Reptile is a nothing character. Baraka is the only one that’s compelling and likable and even then he isn’t the definitive Baraka.
Yeah, I'm happy for them. I always wondered how Mileena would be in a healthier family dynamic. These characters all got to experience family and real friendship this time. It gives them a lot of options with the direction they can be taken. If they were to fall into prior characterization it will make it a bit more dramatic and possibly painful in terms of world building.
Weird that you mention Baraka and Reptile as being jobbers, but then put Mileena in a different category even though she was every bit as much of a jobber in the NRS trilogy as they were.
She literally never won a fight and got killed off on-screen. And then only returned in very last minute DLC with no story relevance. If anything, she was arguably a bigger jobber than Baraka, who at least got redemption in MK11.
@@thatoneguy1232and yet thats still more than reptile has ever gotten in terms of significance. Oh sorry besides being the vessel for Onaga and even then that was a wrong place wrong time thing and he had no control over that sooo yeah. As a dedicated Reptile main I will take him not only getting an awesome moveset and design but an entire story chapter which he would have and has never never gotten before. Rather than being a fight filler jobber (for even stryker’s chapter in MK9).
@@hightidekraken so now we settle for half baked generic backstories that both make no sense and isn’t touched upon. I’m not saying things has to be Shakespeare but have some standards man!
Honestly, MK1 and 11’s stories are my favorite of the NetherRealm MK video games. Both of them feels so much like movies...no, these games are awesome movies.
My favorite retcon is probably baraka, he went from one of the storyless jobbers to being a character you can actually sympathize for because of his situation and how his people are treated. for similar reasons I also like reptile and Mileenas retcons
I really do like the way Johnny is portrayed in Mk1. He’s like a mix of both old and young Johnny’s from mk11. At the beginning he seems quite immature but towards the end he becomes more mature and caring. I also like how him and Kenshi went from enemies to best friends at the end.
Also loved how Johnny actually knows his stuff. Old timelines probably would have had him joke around here and there about knowing BUT MK1 did it differently. Like when Johnny Cage was talking to Kenshi about Sento. That wasn't just any random nonsense, Johnny actually KNEW the history and most likely studied it
I like det he doesent act as if he can’t fight for real , cs he is based off ah dude det fight so good det he became ah actor..
All I want is for netherrealm to finally make up their mind about Sindel. She gets rewritten basically every second game. Really can't be bothered to care about her anymore.
Not really.
The only time she was ever written as being legitimately evil was MK11. Every other game, she's either good or brainwashed into being evil.
Li mei was done AMAZING in this game and I hope she returns in one of the future games. And speaking of retcons, I hate how the entire community was sooooo mad that Sindel was evil again in MK11 ( *which is understandable and all* ) but nobody is talking about how NRS terribly retconed Kitana and Mileena's backstory in MK9. In the true OG story ( *before MK9 was released* ), Mileena was cloned from Kitana when Kitana was just a baby ( *probably when she couldn't even open her eyes* ) and when it's been a while after Shao destroyed and conquered Edenia and merged it with Outworld so that when one day *IF* Kitana resents Shao after finding about the truth he might still have Mileena by his side. Hence, the two sisters were raised together. And in the public eye of Outworld, Kitana and Mileena were Shao's perfect daughters who will one day inherit his rule ( *Mileena was probably not seen as "perfect" because she might've been rumored constantly by the public as to why she always wears a mask and what she is hiding unlike her sister Kitana* ). But little did the public know, that Shao's "perfect daughters" are trained secret killers, assassinating anyone who is a threat to Shao's rule. And that my friends is the whole reason why Kitana and Mileena are ninjas. And after 10,000 years Kitana learns the truth about everything. About Edenia, Shao, Mileena, her biological family EVERYTHING. So she resented Shao and Mileena and a jealous Mileena hated Kitana even more for that and that's how the sisters became enemies. Mileena was probably still oblivious to the vicious and treasonous things Shao did to Kitana because she could only see how powerful Shao is and not see the pain that Shao inflicted on Kitana. But unfortunately in MK9 they freakin changed that to only Kitana being raised as one of Shao's personal top assassins. And after 10,000 years she discovers the creation of her clone sister Mileena in the flesh pits and the rest of the truth about her entire life was a lie. And the rest we know about how Mileena was all "LeT's bE a fAMilEeEe 👹😈" and Kitana simply gave her a beat down and disliked her. And because of *THIS* , the entire community was all "Kitana should've accepted Mileena and be a family 😢" like *SHUT UP* , Mileena didn't care about Kitana and was about to eat her whole with that "LetTuCE Be a fAMilEeEe 👹😈" and y'all want Kitana to JUST accept her💀💀!!??. And because of this retcon some Mileena fans probably dislike or hate Kitana. The sisters' MK1 story is good so far, honestly.
Honorable mentions: Reptile and Smoke
Reptile actually has a compelling story about his people and now has an interest in finding others like him which is better than what we've had for him in years, and smoke being their actual brother and fleshing out his dynamic with kuai liang I find bettet than that enenra backstory they tried to give him. Now with conflict with demons the Enenra can take posses/fight/kill smoke to make for a more interesting story with the new shirai ryu. So much potential, I love it. One critique though is bring back Smoke's long hair.
I'm ok with this list, I find all of these characters to be more compelling than in the last timeline, except raiden, he's kinda just old liu kang but we'll see, also, I don't know if Sindel counts since she just seems like her og timeline version. but it is a retcon for her last iteration so I guess it's alright.
Reptile and Baraka were finally done justice. I hope they do it fkr Darrius and Dhraiman.
Positive for me: Baraka, Shang, Bi Han(?), Kenshi, Sindel, Reptile (just for adding depth)
I like MK1 Bi Han, and him being Cold personified suits him.
@@BlazerK1914yet still failed to live up to the potential
This channel deserves more love init since 2019 ❤ he is just a good storyteller and my first place where I was interested in mortal Kombat lore am happy that over the years your content has been flowing and never runs dry😅
Do new timelines really count as a retcon, not trying to be pedantic, but usually retconning changes something without explaining or without the characters being aware and thinking that's how it's always been. Liu Kang crafted the timeline based on prior ones and there are references and kameos of previous versions of characters, less a retcon and more of a story choice.
If anything this really isn't starting a new story. It's continuing from the last game. So not truly a retcon. And a sloppy one as well
Across media, retcons are usually still acknowledged as such even if they have in-story justifications.
@@Tuturial464literally everyone got rebooted apart from liu kang and everyone from Shang’s timeline.
Considering most of main focus on Liu’s timeline, he would be the only character to have random changes be classified as a retcon (e.g. him only being a fire god despite us, last game, seeing him also wield thunder and what the hell happened with the crown of kronika
Being a Sindel main, I love what they did to her in Mk1, but I'm tired of her dying every time. Couldn't she Just pass the crown to Mileena em be kept alive? I know she's probably going to ressurect at some point in a few years and after a few games but that's frustrating for someone like me who has been a Sindel main since she came out in mk3.
One thing that kinda bothers me about this new timeline is General Shao. So Liu Kang nerfed Shang Tsung, hoping that he wouldnt become a threat in this new timeline. And yet he allowed Shao Khan to become a top general in Sindel's army, to the point where he was plotting against Sindel, looking to take the throne of Outworld from her. Which wouldv've put him back in the same position in the original timeline. Yeah, Liu Kang really didn't think that one through did he
This version of Shao was born sickly and weak though...I guess Liu Kang thought that would be enough to stop him until it was too late.
I mean Shao was possibly influenced by Shang Tsung and Quan Chi who is also influenced by their "Benefactor" outside Liu Kang's timeline and knowledge
Shao was good though, he fought for outworld and obeyed Sindel until Shang Tsung interfered. Liu Kang started everyone on a certain path in this timeline, then he stepped back and let them make their own decisions. This is where he and Kronika differ.
I think Reptile should have taken first place. We pretty much never had any ideas on what his race was like before. Here in MK1, not only we get to know about the character and what makes him stand out, narrative wise.
Reptile is a hollow character
@@thatoneguy1232 He's been hollow before in all the older games. This time around, he's got some personality and get more into his story though dialogue and his ladder ending. Here he has room to grow.
@@edtenorio100 what personality? That he’s sad…until he isn’t? With that flimsy backstory of his? He’s nothing
@@Tribrid-zv3nq And you presume me as fanboy. We all know we're talking about games, so there is no reason to run with your assumptions based off of someone else's comment. Chill out and just ignore the comments if they bother you.
@@thatoneguy1232 NRS should have done better to flesh out each character. Then again this game isn't as interesting, at least for now.
As a Reptile main its so nice to FINALLY have him be important and respected again. I love his moveset and design and the shapeshifting was a great middle ground. So cool seeing him not be a henchman that exists to solely be fight filler and get his own freakin story chapter for once.
5. I seriously hope that the expanded Story Mode will actually give the answer as to what happened the night King Jarrod was assassinated and why the Umgadi used Li Mei as a scapegoat for the death of their king.
4. Still not a fan or Mileena's Predator mouth, and I will admit that I wish that they kept her original background of her being an experience created using Kitana's DNA and the DNA of Tarkatan, I will say that Mileena is finally getting the recognition she rightfully deserved.
3. Me personally, I'm not a fan of this new version of Raiden. I prefer his role in MK9 and MKX, as we saw him slowly descend into madness in order to protect Earthrealm. Mortal Raiden is a tad goody-two-shoes for my taste. He suffers from the same problem I've always had with Liu Kang prior to when he became the new God of Fire.
2. Much like Mileena, I wish Baraka wasn't infected with a diseases that made him a Tarkatan, but at the same time I am glad that Baraka finally got the respect he rightfully deserved and wasn't reduced to being a jobber. (The same thing applies to Reptile and how he was portrayed in MK1.)
1. I've said this about Mortal Kombat 11, but that game annoyed me to no end due to the amount of retcons that ultimately bastardized so many characters. I, to this day, still don't understand why NetherRealm thought it was a smart idea to turn Sindel in that game into a tragic figure to a golddigger. And it was made even worse due to how MK9 established that version of Sindel was virtually the same version of the Queen of Edenia from the Original Timeline. Thank God this version of Sindel is not the cruel witch that MK11 was.
The story dlc leaked with about titan havik
@vikingfromnorth45 That doesn't mean that there can't be a part of the story where Ermac, AKA King Jarrod, tells his side of the story and what happened that night.
Another interesting Topic would be 5 "Fusion" characters of the last chapter you would like to know more about in terms of Lore. And possibly 5 Fusion characters you would like to see NRS hasn't done in the last chapter.
Reptiles Repcon is my favorite tbh, he’s more or so the chosen one from his race since he’s the only one that can shapeshift which is cool asf, and he’s now someone you can sympathize with as a genuine ally
Never knew Richard Epcar retired from Raiden 😞 how unfortunate. He's still my fav version.
As dry as MK1 became, I always find MK videos in this channel to be refreshing and interesting.
Bet ones are: Baraka, Mileena, Reptile, Tanya, and Kenshi.
Mileena? Tanya? Reptile?
The big changes for Barraka and Mileena were so good! I loved to see some basic villains redeemed into more complex characters, and even better sympathetic heroes.
Honestly, Liu didnt do too bad if a Job with his universe.
Yeah it only went wrong because of titan shang tsung lius timeline was actually perfect
He got involved in a dumb storyline
Nah man shang tsung was supposed to stay a failing merchant till titan shang stepped and changed his destiny which began a ripple effect of shang manipulating shao and Quan chi.
The only flaw in his timeline that isn't caused by titan shang is shao hating Earthrealmers but he and Reiko probably wouldn't disobey sindel
One thing I would’ve done was at least have Baraka have a love interest in this game. I just want him to be happy for once. Yes he had a wife, but the keyword is had. Mileena, since they had a really good relationship in MKX before his death (Until they retconned it in MK11 for the Tanleena) was a top choice for me, but NRS paired her with Tanya.
I love MK1 Baraka. His story is awesome. It gives him a personality and makes you sympathize with him. Baraka had always been a favorite character of mine. Simply cause he looked cool. Glad they are doing my boy justice
I'm hoping we get new characters in mortal Kombat 2, but what do you guys think?
every new character replaces a old one leaving its fans stranded. so no
@@alikhavari4250 Hmm, you maybe right?
I’d like to have new characters in the next MK game. Can’t please everyone, though, but at least try something new that feels right. I like the characters of MKX, but I am aware of fans disliking them. It’s fine, and as usual, can’t please everyone.
@@BlazerK1914 Ain't that the true.
I say LET US PLAY MADAM BOO!!!
Generally speaking, I think Outworld has benefitted the most from the MK1 changes. A lot of cool stuff happening. My only wish is that Shao was a bit more different. He quickly descended back into his evil persona but I would have loved to see a genuinely loyal version of the character. Maybe he disagrees with Sindel's rule, and he still has certain beliefs about war/conquest but he still follows her and doesn't try to undermine the royal family. I would have loved to see a scene of him leading Outworld's army on the side of good. Maybe eventually he returns to his usual role but it should have been a slow burn of disillusionment and corruption over multiple games in my opinion
I think certain characters were rushed back into their status quo too fast like Shao and Bi-Han
Reptile should have been on this list. I don't like the game cause of the bad business practices but the way they handled Reptile was great. Should of made this a top 10 or do a 5 more best characters
Mileena saved my life no matter what she is or how she looks she will always be Queen
Hey History behind the Warrior, can you do a part 2 of Best Retconned characters in MK1? and you do a great job of this video!👍🤩
One of my problems with Raidens retcons, is just the lack of fuijin to tell his story. Also that the elder gods are completely non existent in this time line feels so odd
Aside from Cetrion and Shinnok, the Elder Gods never really did a damn thing, they were next to useless. Their absence really doesn’t affect the story at all. I do agree I would very much like to see Fujin return, though.
@@oberonthedragon888they literally save the world in MK9, people tend to forget that. Thing's they were just so poorly used in the franchise, MK9 is basically the only time we've seen them in action
I do like the MK1 version of Sindel but i also liked the MK11 version of her too. The whole garbage they originally did with here was annoying to me. Ruthless evil Sindel just seemed so much better not really sorry if you dont like that opinion
To be fair about MK11 Sindel, she proved to be one of the most competent female villains.
@@BlazerK1914only bcoz plot allowed it and dumbed down other characters in the process. Like with most edenian characters when it comes to getting their push (which wierdly goes to the mainline females than to characters who rank up higher than them in pantheon- taven being the exception ofc)
@@Tribrid-zv3nq there were a lot more problems of why people did not like mk11 sindel to the point where you can write fucking essays, if you think remotely context in regards to characters being affected, overall plot, powerscaling, how the new version doesn’t even be consistent with herself even if we were to ignore previous canon.
People were complaining for a reason and even many non-fans of her (myself included) did not like it due to how bs the actual story was and just made her fall completely flat as a villain.
To think it’s because people want “shit to be sunshine and rainbows” is wild as to reason as to why a story change is being disliked lmao
I really like what they did with Reptile and Geras personally
I know mk1 has been controversial, but I do think the narrative and characterisation has been 10/10
@@Tribrid-zv3nq ok
I think it's best for Mileena for the New Era to be a bit like Kamen Rider Amazon (the Showa one) in that while she has a feral fighting style, she's quite a nice person once you get past those first impressions
Given how there are implications that the New Era might turn out to be like previous timelines onwards, I want it to be different since if it does turn out to be the same, it would make Liu Kang's victory meaningless. I want Mileena and Baraka as well as some of the other guys on the side of good that are formerly evil (like Tanya) to be good people to show that they can move on from their past selves.
The MK1 version of Sindel is sooooooooo much better than that dumb retcon MK11 pulled. So much more like the version from the original timeline.
Reptile, Baraka and Mileena definitley got the best 'rebirth'. They all actually have purpose now other than 'henchman'. It's just a shame they can never seem to develop Mileena AND Kitana at the same time. It always seems one or the other.
@@Tribrid-zv3nq in X she was significant for about 10 minutes. It hardly spoke volumes for the character. And in 11 what exactly did she accomplish...nothing.she wasn't even considered important enough to be in the main story. The version that came thru the time loop was the MK9 Mileena..... So a henchman.
Agreed also Reptile too. From a Jobber to a fleshout character ❤
Love how Baraka turned from a second hand jobber to one of the most sympathetic characters in MK. His MK1 retcon is the best thing that happened to him.
Mk1 Sindel being good rather that conspiring with Shao to kill her husband
Honestly in surprised Reptile wasn’t on the list. Since the beginning Reptile was always just another jobber character that was usually relegated to just being another colored ninja, to being the guy that is constantly used and manipulated by every big bad in the series. Even some of the lesser ones.
But in the new Era. Reptile gets to finally stand on his own. And not just be another monster to be used by a villain. But a sympathetic character that is in his own arch of self discovery for himself and his people. Allying with the forces of earth realm. And fighting to save the empire of outworld.
Why would he be? Reptile is now just some dude who can morph into a crocodile which is all kinds of stupid. He has a weak backstory too. He was ostracized for being able to take human form? HUH??? So??? And why is he always in human form anyway? And why is he naked when he isn’t? We see other Zeterrans wear clothes. And that “family” of his is such an afterthought excuse to why he works for Shang Tsung. When did he get a family? With who? Who were these faceless people? And why does he forget about them so quickly? Also why does he even wear a mask anymore? This E-Boy masquerading as Reptile is so hollow
Baraka, Mileena, and Reptile in this timeline is far better than their previous incarnations. Shao is a bit of a bumbling idiot now, but I’ll take it.
Loved that Sindel is strong female character now, not too happy about her gameplay style but I guess you can't have everything. Great video!
My Top 5 retconned Characters:
1. Liu Kang: Kinda cheating as it is still Liu Kang, but ... I always kinda liked Raiden and I kinda liked Liu Kang. Giving Liu Kang the new Role of Fire God and Protector of Earthrealm elevated my opinion of him. Him replacing Raiden feels good as Raiden was always very stoic and pragmatic, while Liu Kang is warm and empathetic. He feels just right and combines the best elements Raiden and Liu Kang had in the old timelines.
2. Geras: Similarly to what you said about Mileena and Baraka. Geras being a krony for Chronika made him very onedimensional, while this version feels more fleshed out. He is Liu Kangs Servant, but he has values and ideals of his own. The scene where Liu Kang talks to Geras about the Jadfe Jaguar and why he never used it himself is honestly one of my favorite scenes in Mk1 story.
3. Mileena: For all the things you said.
4.Shang Tsung: Shang Tsung has always been a great villain. But seeing how low he was in Liu Kangs timeline, you can understand the resentment he has for Liu Kang and this timeline of events. He gives us a new interesting origin, while retaining everything that made him great in the first place.
5.Li-Mei: For all the things you said.
hope your ready to remake this vid with the other dlc
Baraka, you are beautiful, you are talented, you are everything.
It was refreshing to see a naive or rather more innocent Raiden. I hope the tarkat disease is shown to come from the Netherealm. Quan could have unleashed it on Outworld to help Shao rise to power. This is how they could tie it once again to the Netherealm.
Love mileena and the love she's been Searching 🔎 for since mk 2 I hope this series mk1 2023 continues
Not really the only I kinda disagree with is Raiden, but only because I would put Reptile there instead. Baraka, Sindel, and Reptile are fan faves characters who got a big glow up in this game.
Li Mei’s new origin is also a very welcome one as well. I’m excited to see what they do with her and other 3d era characters
excellent video, can you provide the name of the intro song that you use? that would be awesome. thanx
Dissolution from metal hell singer :)
@@Historybehindthewarrior You're the man. All the best with the channel sir...👍
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Keep making the videos
MK1 did a lot right in terms of storylines and designs for the characters. Reptile and Baraka, two of my favorites, received the best reworked storylines if you ask me. Reptile being able to shapeshift between a Zaterran and ninja form, and his role as an emissary for Mileena as Empress. Tarkat being a disease, instead of the Tarkatans being a warrior race in Outworld. Baraka leading the Tarkat infected people, who used to be regular Outworlders (Edenians even). He also looks way better in MK 2023 than in the bulky MK11 design too imo.
They did my boy Baraka so good
I’m just gonna say it, I like the Changes in MK1, let’s be honest one of the reason MK11 failed is that they Retcon tons of things from MK9 and MKX, while don’t get me wrong there’s actual good ones like Nightwolf, Fujin, Shang Tsung, and even the Character Designs look Fantastic, are we going to pretend that the Bad Ones like Shao, Sindel, Skarlet, Kabal, Frost, and the Time Travel Stuff were Great?, Hell to the No it just made it as confusing as if Time Travel is Involved why isn’t the Original Trilogy Characters are in that Game is this the End of a Trilogy, MK1 is meant to be its own Universe with Familiar Faces and some New Twist in the Franchise, it was Obvious from the very beginning this Game was Announced that it was never going to follow the same Story we’re Familiar With, it’s not trying to erase the Lore, just changing it with a new pace and honestly they aren’t bad, Liu and Lao broke the Cycle from their Deaths, Raiden has a Better direction with Personality and Charm, Jobbers and Unknown Characters like Baraka, Reptile, Ashrah, Havik, Reiko, and Li Mei are given New Life and Interesting Roles, Shao, Shang, and Quan are still Evil to the Core, while the Sorcerers aren’t from Earthrealm and Neatherrealm as they were originally Born and now they’re Outworlders and the Former Emperor is in a Different Rank, I will say that they are much more Improved than Ever and have a Interesting Direction as to how the Story will affect them in the Future, Johnny, Kenshi, Geras, and Smoke are Fantastic as Ever, Kitana, Mileena, and Sindel are in a Better Place as a Supporting Family Dymatic as we explore the Royal Family of Edenia in a Refreshing New Paint, and the Rivalry Between Scorpion and Sub-Zero while Different is still as Good as Ever and hell the Aftermath of this are still happening with Hanzo and Harumi being in a Better Spot than the Endless Cycle of Pain and Rage, and even if they are in a Good Life we all know Tragedies are coming in this Universe in the Future, however I will admit that I don’t like Tayna, Nitara, Rain’s Retcons.
To me.. This is the best timeline.. It was the best story mode. Im really enjoying mk1
Mileena is the star of this story. My god, so many great choices for her character. I also love what they did to Sindel. She is a proud and harsh woman, but a loving mother and a loving ruler. Her dialogues against Shao are some of the best in the story mode.
I think Bi Han and Kuai Liang benefit greatly from getting to interact with each other on screen. I don't think they benefit more from the reboot than other characters, but they feel worth mentioning
Narratively many of these character changes are great and well done. Personally I don't dislike any changes. Mileena, Lei Mei and Sindel are the best in my opinion. They handled Mileena with love. Sindel was done so right. As a Sindel main I am pleased.
I'm glad Baraka finally got some time to shine instead of being a mere punching bag in the story arcs. Hell, ya even to play with him and get some victories. Big ups. It was in MK2, they made this cool looking character and then went...*uhhhmmmm...now what? Ion know...let's trot him out when player needs something to beat up.*
Closely followed by Reptile who had epic intro in the original game then...it's like they ain't know what to do with him and thus brought him out when ever the player needed to beat up a henchmen.
But overall, I think MK1 did good job with the characters.
Imo, side note, Ermac has been issue in the series. Really story wise, he probably could kill most of the cast without blinking easily, but that would create great balance issues. But even then, I like how MK1 handled it, compared to other iterations. Sento mess up and weakens him a bit and make it harder for him to keep the souls as one. So it made storyline sense that he could be beaten. In other games, he goes from making jax arms explodes without touching him, to falling to a few kicks to the face in matter of minutes. *Huh*?
Is geras the same geras in all timeliness? Can remember it being explained but it would make sense
He got rebooted as well, liu remade him in his own image
I love good and MK11 Sindel, personally. She's beautiful and badass. Just sorry she died in the last two games.
Hopefully Stryker will be a great retconned character in the future.
All those who want mileena straight say aye
Love how they retconned Sindel's retcon
You mean as in how she was brought back to what she originally is and not being a villain?
I agree with nearly everything on this list except maybe Mileena. In the bios for Mileena and Kitana, it was stated that Mileena was a bit unpopular with Outworld's people/courtiers and that many preferred Kitana as the rightful heir. They should've expanded on this and shown the tension between the two sisters making a call back to her jealous nature. With Jerrod dying I would've liked if Mileena saw General Shao as sort of her father figure, someone who she could hone her skills with and look up to. This would give Shao more depth as once again he is very one-dimensional in MK1. In addition, this would be another call back as in the past he viewed Mileena as his daughter. Kitana should've been more present and that moment Mileena shared with Jerrod should've included Kitana. Perhaps Mileena's Tarkat and her growing jealousy boil over and she turns on her sister proclaiming she is the rightful heir and fights her sister. Kitana desperately tries to reach her claiming she only wants what's best for her. Furthermore, at this point, Countess Jade intervenes and aids Kitana. Yes, Jade should've been base roster and be in the base story, because it just makes so much more sense that she is a part of Sindel's court creating a natural environment for her to befriend Kitana. Tanya's retcon was very bad in my opinion. They could've still made her Umgadi but rather than be very loyal (very unlike Tanya) she should've been resentful and craved freedom and opportunities outside servitude to the royal family and she betrays them possibly even covering up Jerrod's murder. She could justify her actions as she did not choose this life but was made to by the royals making her the Tanya we know while also making us sympathize with someone whose life path was chosen for them (Also give her straight hair and kobu jutsu back!). I know not every story is perfect but I feel with Mk1 they have so many interesting set-ups only for them to be wasted on the multiple timelines crap. Instead of multiverses, they should've focused on a more contained story while continuing to expand other characters and relationships.
I’m interested to see a top worst retcons in mortal kombat 1
What they have been doing to subzero and shao khan lately is sickening these were two of the best characters in fighting game history and they’ve been reduced to bums in the story and as playable characters
To me, they did Baraka justice in this game.
They made him a diseased outcast and killed off his family.
One of the biggest changes that I think was surprising was Scorpion (Kuai Liang), who goes from the 2nd Sub-Zero, to a new version of Scorpion replacing Hanzo as the undead ninja specter. Then there is Smoke, Who I believe had the best changes for his character making him almost a 2nd brother to Kuai and that he helped him found the new Shirairyu alongside Hiromi.
Then there is Bi-Han, the og sub-Zero, who is the grandmaster of The Lin Kuei alongside his trusted lieutenants Sektor and Cyrax. The latter of which is rumored to female. Finally there is Ashrah and Reptile both had the best changes to their lore.
That scorpion change was a mistake. And disrespectful to mk11 scorpion
@@Tuturial464 Yet in the mk one invasion mode the first season had introduced scorpion, which we can assume is the same one from mk 11 that kronika had brought over, was helped by fire god liu kang where he found a timeline that his wife was alive but she had assumed the role as scorpion. Also in smokes ending we actually find out that Hanzo Hisashi does exist in this new era but as a young boy that smoke and scorpion find in the take him as their first initiate in the newly formed shirairyu that liu kang had constructed after the Lin Kuei had deserted them.
@@kamenrangerzeo8251but in Liu Kang’s timeline the main focus, MK11 scorpion especially the undead version gave up his family and look how he got shafted. In terms of story and family.
That’s the ultimate sacrifice and disrespect
@@Tribrid-zv3nq so you're saying that the new peaceful timeline that fire god Liu Kang had done was not a good thing and that he should just have Hanzo as the undead ninja Specter permanently and I have it where he never has a chance of happiness? In other words be like spawn.
Cuz the way I see it we probably see him eventually take on the mantle from Kuai Liang once he's been fully trained and the return of the second Sub-Zero, after defeating his brother Bi-Han and his eventual rebirth as Noob Saibot, in the sequel.
Fujin should return to the game as a playable character.
This game finally made me like Mileena and Li Mei as characters, I'm so glad they fixed the big problem of this franchise having so many boring jobbers; the only one in this game is Reiko. I do like Sindel in this game, because I don't like the idea of her being evil from the start; that was just not a good idea.
Idk about everyone but I always usually like the story mode and this one is my most favorite with mkx being my least favorite
reptile and baraka are the only good major changes, no longer jobbers
I don't like the origin of baraka but they made him likable without removing TOO much of what made him cool
Before warching--Syzoth should be #1, and Tanya and Mileena gotta be on the list. Sindel will, but I'm in the minority that didn't mind her heel turn. How often does an MK plot surprise you?
Idk Baraka and Mieelena being sick is kinda stupid doesn't it mean they'll die from it at some point
King Gorbak will disown horror in the DLC for mk1
I think there’s a couple of characters that should have been included or at least he a memorable mention. Tanya finally stopped being a backstabbing bitch that would sell out her own mother and managed to finally have a relationship with Mileena with not even a hint of malice (unlike in MKX).
Jerrod/Ermac Jerrod finally does something besides being killed to make Shao Kahn look like a threat and Ermac is shown to be a force of good for the first time since deception yeah he’s being used to being back another character it’s been done before but for finally for good instead of evil and he’s portrayed as a threat the last time he was shown as that was in his introduction in MK9.
Finally the biggest one of all Reptile, just like Baraka he evolved from a pathetic minion that always loses fights to actually having a chapter, using his real name Zyzozz instead of a title, a tragic and sympathetic character hunted/hated for what he was born with but still having a family he cares so much that he commits evil because he has no choice, amazing design that pleases the fans that prefer him as a human ninja and the ones that want him as a monster, his race/people are given more importance as Zyzozz is no longer the last of his race and finally he’s given a position that is much revered/dignified thank any he has had in the past.
I already disagree, i loved old mileena, new mileena is cool but i do hate the predator mouth, not even that she swaps between normal and spikey teeth, just those predators things
I never liked the changes they made on these characters they've could've been kept as the same characters as they were before
My favorite retcon was Baraka and Reptile. Strange you didn't put him in the top 5 best
No reptile?
Good girl Mileena is best Mileena.
MK1 Li Mei is cool
What about Havik!?
And don’t forget Havik (or Dairou)
Hi Reverse Prime 👋🏼
@@BlazerK1914 hello!
Mileena still has issues. Why did they make Kitana such a jobber? And I don’t even like her that much.
After watching; I respect your knowledge and perspective but this list is bad. Mileena is the only one deserving of the top 5, Aftermath just poisoned you.
Bro really didn't talk about Reptile
Its not a retcon liu kang changed them 🙃
Who's gonna tell him...
@@IntenseGamer17he’s kinda right tho, retcon would imply that all of these changes would happen within the same continuity in regards to reasoning, like with the changes with mk11 sindel, kabal and skarlet.
Here, it’s a completely new universe where everyone’s background, barring liu kang, is changed bcoz of new continuity starting out. There is no other information for most of the characters that contradicts with their story on the 3rd timeline
@nabilahmed579 yeah but, if someone's origin is changed from its original continuity that's still a retcon, it's just that NRS just made an in-game reason to that retcon, that being Liu Kang Creating a different timeline.
@@nabilahmed579 i think the mk community got so used to retcons they forgot what a retcon is
@@takedatakahashi9812 aight you explain wtf a retcon is