Mortal Kombat 11: 10 Characters We DON'T Want To See
More Kano, less... drunken oaf.
A fighting game is nothing without a cast of recognisable fighters. Imagine Tekken without Heihachi, or Street Fighter without Chun-Li. There could be no Injustice without Superman, nor could Soul Caliber go without Astaroth. And much like these franchises, fighting game grandfather Mortal Kombat is no different.
Excitement is building in the run-up to MK 11's release, and fans and journalists alike have donated more than a fair amount of thought as to who will fill the remaining 17 roster spots after the reveals of 8 characters so far. Speculation is rife with mentions of fan favourites, but at the same time, among all this excitement... there is an underlying worry.
There are always characters in fighting games who stick around based on comedy value, or importance to the lore, or simply for the fact they've been a series mainstay for as long as the franchise has existed. Unfortunately, all ten mainline entries in the Mortal Kombat series have rosters that slooowly begin to pile up as the years go by, and with larger rosters comes a bigger chance of Mortal Kombat featuring some truly dud characters.
10. Mileena
As a series rule, MK always has a really hard time keeping people dead. No matter how story-important a death may be, Ol' Ed Boon is always quick to forego any and all lore implications to bring back fighters for new instalments.
It is perhaps this practice that is slowly moving away from giving fans their favourite characters back, and more into annoying knee-bending from Netherrealm, making Mileena such an unwarranted addition to MK X.
A classic character with a unique move set, it is not the design or gameplay with Mileena that makes her feel stale, but her sheer prevalence in the majority of instalments since her debut. For once, it would be nice for Netherrealm to keep an original trilogy character dead for more than half a game.
Just once.
Pretty please?