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El_Marsh posted...

It's edgelord bullshit that appeals to psychopaths.

No wonder it's made by the same folks who do Mortal Kombat.

This sounds like someone who's never played or seen any Mortal Kombat games beyond Fatality montages on YouTube.

The people who write the Mortal Kombat stories are not the same people who write Injustice. The heroes and villians are clear-cut and the former often preach and practice being better by using reason or sparing their adversaries. Scorpion, the franchise's poster boy edgelord, has especially seen significant growth throughout the NRS trilogy, going from obsessed with revenge above all else to practically being brothers with the people he once falsely accused and regretting his past transgressions. His literal dying wish to his past self is to let go and be a better person.

Fujin in particular became a lot of people's favorite in MK11. After being a particularly flat character for most of his existence, 11 reintroduces him as probably one of the most human deities seen in a very long time. Instead of looking over mortals from up high, he lives with them and connects with them on a personal level to the point you forget what he is. He relates, he quips, he smiles. The guy could easily be your best friend and as a result he's far more of a Superman counterpart than Raiden.

Mortal Kombat was also one of the first fighting games to have an open gay character with Kung Jin in X. When Kung Jin is offered a place in the Shaolin by Raiden, Jin doesn't think he'd be allowed because of his sexuality. Raiden cuts him off and tells him absolutely none of that matters. No insults or belittling, it was one of the most heartwarming and progressive scenes in a video game, and it's in Mortal Kombat no less.