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These are the TYM top 26 most wanted returning characters

STB Sgt Reed

Online Warrior
I'm really surprised about the top 10. Mostly Jade & Sareena. As well as Shang Tsung and Fujin.

I really want know. Did anyone really like playing as Jade, Sareena & Fujin? Come on...

Really great job on this @Eddy Wang this was pretty awesome and hype.
I don't think it's that everyone necessarily enjoyed playing as these characters but they love them lore/background/design or even just nostalgia wise after all the characters that everyone expects to make it in the game.

Notice there weren't a lot of kung lao, sonya, etc type votes because people probably expect them to be in and wouldn't want to "waste" their votes on them.

Personally I would always put sub zero on my list but since I know it's almost always guaranteed for him to be in, I didn't include him.
 
True but I would figure both would be more popular than say Baraka lol.
I mean, most of the time, people were more trying to be original than making likely choices. That's why many lists had characters that will never make it anywhere close to the games in the next 10 years. Also it's always important to remember that we are not even representing 1% of the MK community.
 
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Gamer68

Fujin!
Nitara and Stryker are cooler than Bo Rai Cho and Jacqui free.

Whatchu mean lol.
Fine.

But Kobra beating Goro? Nitara beating all the Kombat Kids? Stryker beating Jax AND Kung Lao?

You have to agree that's pretty weird, lol.
 

Eddy Wang

Skarlet scientist
Kind of surprised Ermac and Kenshi aren't higher up on the list.
That's because they're regular characters, they always appear in most games. Kenshi hasn't really missed a traditional MK since his debut in MKDA.
An Ermac is extremely popular as well, not many of those extremely popular characters were even mentioned because many assume they're already in.

So Kitana, Sub, Cage, Ermac, Kenshi, Liu Kang, Kung Lao are characters you can add to Scorpion, Raiden and Shao Kahn in the main roster.

Mileena is an exception because she died in MKX, so she is being demanded again.
 

MKF30

Fujin and Ermac for MK 11
I mean, most of the time, people were more trying to be original than making likely choices. That's why many lists had characters that will never make it anywhere close to the games in the next 10 years. Also it's always important to remember that we are not even representing 1% of the MK community.
Of course, the MK fanbase is huge. Its all widespread from generation to generation. I try to look at it from a realistic choice, obviously all or most MK characters are popular but some more than others.

That's because they're regular characters, they always appear in most games. Kenshi hasn't really missed a traditional MK since his debut in MKDA.
An Ermac is extremely popular as well, not many of those extremely popular characters were even mentioned because many assume they're already in.

So Kitana, Sub, Cage, Ermac, Kenshi, Liu Kang, Kung Lao are characters you can add to Scorpion, Raiden and Shao Kahn in the main roster.

Mileena is an exception because she died in MKX, so she is being demanded again.
Mileena is also a regular, though the fact that she died like Jade would naturally demand some attention however death in MKU doesn't really mean much lol. Yeah, I feel like Kenshi has been in a ton of MK games from like 3d era onward with the exception of MK vs DC. Ermac has been in 5 games which considering the age of his existence is actually not as much as one would think. Still, I think there will always be a demand for the ninjas in general. If Cage winds up getting in MK 11(looks like he will) I have a friend who will be very happy. He's a casual gamer, but loves Cage.
 

Wam-Zlay

Reptile / Noob
My friend would love you, he loves Stryker. I tell him, he's got a smaller but loyal fanbase. lol
My roommate mained stryker in mk9, while I've been playing Reptile and Noob. I also started playing Stryker after a few month and we had lots of stryker mirrors back in the days :D.

He isn't my first choice when picking a main character, but he is still in my favorite top 5 characters.
 

Espio

Kokomo
Lead Moderator
Fine.

But Kobra beating Goro? Nitara beating all the Kombat Kids? Stryker beating Jax AND Kung Lao?

You have to agree that's pretty weird, lol.
It mostly makes sense to me and here is why:

Stryker missed a game. Kung Lao and Jax haven't and the community has a lot of Stryker fiends like myself.

You also gotta think A LOT of people made choices of characters that are less likely but they still want which is why Kitana didn't get a lot of mentions, she's on the EXPECTED list so why even mention her? A lot of people expect Cassie and Takeda among some of the other Kombat kids so that's probably why.


Only one that's funny is Kobra to be honest because Goro is classic and defined MK1 in a lot of ways in addition to being aesthetically unique and central to the lore while Kobra has to be one of the bottom five characters in the series in terms of popularity. Nitara and Stryker aren't insanely popular, but way more people fuck with them than I could imagine fucking with Kobra on his best day lol.
 
Surprises (and glad) to see a lot of people want Skarlet back.

Really surprised at how many want Tanya, I thought she was mostly despised by the way some people talked about her.
 

MKF30

Fujin and Ermac for MK 11
My roommate mained stryker in mk9, while I've been playing Reptile and Noob. I also started playing Stryker after a few month and we had lots of stryker mirrors back in the days :D.

He isn't my first choice when picking a main character, but he is still in my favorite top 5 characters.
Nice, CRKfiend on here mained him, and my friend just loves Stryker's story. I used him as like my 5th guy in MK 9. He was fun to play with for sure. He is a fun character for sure, sad you never saw him in any tourneys due to his tier but I respect anyone who uses him.
 

xWildx

What a day. What a lovely day.
I, to this day, have never understood what people find so interesting about Sareena.
 

Metin

Ermac & Smoke Main
I voted for Fujin and Jade, they are not my favs. but i voted for the community who loved them. I saw thousands of comments about them. Glad to see Noob takes the first place, he is badass and everyone knows.
 

Pizza

Thrill Kill
Really surprised at how many want Tanya, I thought she was mostly despised by the way some people talked about her.
I remember back in the day when she wasn't liked that much in MK4. I liked her, but people were mad because of her ending lol
Then came the 3D era and Tanya was simply an awful character all around.

But in MKX it seems NRS redeemed her, with a really cool design and a effective and fun set of moves. I'm all for more Tanya!
 

Eddy Wang

Skarlet scientist
I remember back in the day when she wasn't liked that much in MK4. I liked her, but people were mad because of her ending lol
Then came the 3D era and Tanya was simply an awful character all around.

But in MKX it seems NRS redeemed her, with a really cool design and a effective and fun set of moves. I'm all for more Tanya!
If MKX gave anything about Tanya is that she shouldn't be trusted