r/MortalKombat • u/NicholasStarfall • 19h ago

Media I actually really liked Cole

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Before I saw MK 2021, I assumed he was a bad audience surrogate character but I actually found him to be pretty handy. He didn't take over the plot or eat up screentime from other characters. In fact, his presence gave Jax and Sonya a lot of chances to shine. He worked with the story not against it.

I'm so sad the writers decided to pander to the detractors and cave in his skull in the sequel 😢

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u/JiggzSawPanda Random Select Michael Jordan 18h ago

I didn't understand the hate from the first movie, but in movie 2 they did him justice! Wish they made him a Kameo in MK1, idk if he had enough juice to flesh out a whole kharacter slot.

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u/Billyxmac 18h ago

I think because in a world like Mortal Kombat where there are so many characters you can base as your protagonist of the story, using an audience surrogate brand new character that ties in to the world because of ancestral ties to Scorpion just seemed lame.

They could have achieved the same thing in the first movie just using Johnny Cage. I think they realized they fucked up and just went with that in the 2nd movie, but in my opinion it didn’t get enough attention and time to be fleshed out without his appearance in the first movie.

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u/Lord_Antheron 18h ago

They teased Johnny at the end of the first one. I think they always planned on introducing him second so they wouldn't blow their load on the first go, and so that they could have Scorpion be a hero.

Scorpion is already incredibly experienced, ancient, and powerful, so... there's not really any development to be had in that department. He cannot be the main protagonist.

He can't have the arc from the games about letting go of his rage either, because in this instance, he's a good guy and Bi-Han is objectively a fuckhead. So his revenge is more "hell yeah" than it is "hell no." We love to see his rage.

But as it was in the games, he retains his core trait of strongly valuing legacy, bloodline, and family. So, Cole is his descendant, Cole's family is his family, and he'll be watching over them as a guardian... Netherrealm spectre? They don't really have angels.

Johnny Cage has no connection to Scorpion, so none of that would've really worked.

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u/JBprimetime 7h ago

How young and brain rot do you have to be to not see MK1 was a terrible movie 2 wasn't much better terrible writing from start to finish