DespitebeingprettyinterestingintheMortalKombat X Comics, RICOhasbeenlargelyignoredbythegamesofthecurrenttimeline, doomingthegeneralto a legacyofbeing a bitpartplayerinsomeofthelesscelebratedentriesintheseries.
Tanyahasproventohavemorestayingpowerthanmost, buttheAthenianhaslargelybeenrelegatedtotheroleofHenchwomanwith a fondnessforstabbingpeopleintheback.
Uhhuh.
Despitebeing a playablecharacterinthreegamesoverthespanof a decade, Tanyawas a nothingcharacterwhoseemedtoexistjusttogivecharacterslikeJadeandKatanaarrival.
Tohercredit, Tanyahasimproved a bitinnetherrealmsrecentgames.
FirstBlazeshowedupas a backgroundcharacterinMortalKombat, too, buthewouldnotmakehisplayabledebutuntilDeadlyAllianceAfterThatBlazesomehowbecamethefinalbossofMortalKombatthree D era, Andoneofthisuniverseisstrongestcharactersacclaimhecouldnotquiteliveupto.
Asanopponent.
Oneoftheworstfinalenemiesinthemaingames, Glazehasthepersonalityof a blockofwoodandfeelslike a plotdeviceratherthan a fullyfleshedoutcharacter.
Ohshit, oh, sweetnumberfiveCobraas a MortalKombatandstreetfightercrossoverwillprobablyneverhappen.
Cobracanbeseenassomethingof a middlegroundblondeandobsessedwithfighting.
Oh, Cobrabringsnothingworthwhiletothegames, with a serviceablebackstorybeingunderminedbythecharactersnonexistentpersonalityandblandpresentation.
Cobramighthavefaredbetterifhedebutedduring a timewhenMortalKombatwas a bitmoreselectivewithitsroster, butthemartialartistrepresents a creativelowfortheseries.
CobrachoseKiratoruleathisside, andtheeldergodstransformedherinto a goddessofdeathnumberfourJerrick, amongthevariousderivativenewcharactersintroducedinmortalcombat, fornonewerequitesoblatantlyunoriginalasJarrett.
MidwayintroducedtoonlycharactersinDeadlyallianceWhiledramaatleasthas a somewhatdifferentlook, Matlockjustcomesacrossasthebogstandardbrawnydemonwhowouldbe a throwawayenemyinsomethinglikeWarcraft.
Oh, Matlockwasfineas a subboss, butthegameseemedmostlyuninterestedinelevatingthecharacterto a rolemoresubstantialthanhiredmuscle.
Withanuninspireddesign, a blandbackstoryandmediocregameplay, Matlockdesperatelyneededsomethingtohelphimstandoutfromthecrowd.
Sue, howhasoneoftheworstdesignsinmortalcombathistoryandtheRedDragonmembercannotevenclaimtobe a fascinatingtypeofbad.
Althoughmeanttobe a ratherstrongcharacterinuniverse, Suehowrarelycomesacrossascompetent, somethingreflectedbyhisdullandunoriginalmoveset.
Thisis a characterwhoseemstoexistjustbecauseJaxneededsomeonetohateduringDeadlyAlliance.
Andsohowwasevenawfulas a throwawayvillainBeforeweunveilourtopic, hereare a fewdishonorablementionsCavan, becauseLowerisnoreplacementfor a cooldesignorpersonality.
TheultimateMediccharacter, MoCapisthelivingembodimentofMortalKombatisbehindthescenesprocessandattributestotheactorCarlosPessina, introducedas a secretcharacteranddeadlyalliance, Mocapshowsupcoveredinballsandwithbarelyanyuniquemoves.
Yes, yeah, thereis a timeandplaceforcomedycharacters, butMoCapcameacrossasanotherhalfheartedattemptat a newfighterin a gamethatalreadyhadtoomanyas a joke.
MoCapisnotparticularlyfunnyas a legitimatefighter, Mocapisshallowandunderdeveloped.
Combinethosetwo, andtheresultis a characterthathasnoreasontoexist.