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00:00 You should seriously consider becoming a screenwriter.
00:02 What in the actual?
00:08 Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we're taking a look at some of the best
00:12 and worst redesigns across the Mortal Kombat games.
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00:28 Worst Ermac Mortal Kombat one.
00:32 We'll start off with the most obvious and horrid one we've seen recently.
00:43 Ermac in MK1, we can get behind some of the mummy like designs
00:48 we've seen between MK9, MKX and even a couple of the 3D era games.
00:53 But MK1, what's going on here?
00:56 Ermac looks like he could be literally anyone else
01:04 had it not been for the red on his outfit.
01:06 Like this looks like it could be some random shmoe.
01:10 The sentient collection of souls has seen so many better designs,
01:14 but we suppose this design is just another example of MK1 dropping the ball.
01:24 Best Scorpion Mortal Kombat 2011.
01:28 We don't think there is such a thing as a bad scorpion design.
01:38 Throughout the franchise, Scorpion has always had some of the most
01:41 badass costumes of the entire roster.
01:44 But if we had to choose a favorite, it has to be MK9 Scorpion.
01:51 Scorpion wins.
01:54 Come on, the motif is obvious, yet fitting for the character.
01:58 Just look at the mask, the armor, the way his swords are jagged
02:01 and end like the tail of a scorpion.
02:04 Somehow he just looks the coolest in every single game.
02:08 And this this was just so much yes.
02:11 Scorpion wins.
02:16 Worst the Joker Mortal Kombat 11.
02:20 Now, we'll admit that we're kind of cheating a bit
02:25 because the final design actually turned out really, really good.
02:29 Honestly, NetherRealm Studios turned things around with Joker's design for MK11,
02:34 and he wound up being the most fun character of the roster.
02:36 But that initial reveal, that first look in the Kombat Pass reveal.
02:43 Good God, that design was incredibly rough to look at.
02:49 The makeup, the hair, outfit, even the smile, it all felt so wrong.
02:59 Thankfully, his face got touched up a bit along with the smile
03:03 and all was right again.
03:06 Best Kitana Mortal Kombat 11.
03:16 I was Shao Kahn's daughter by conquest.
03:19 He stole a demon from its rightful ruler.
03:22 We have almost no problems with the previous designs for Kitana.
03:25 She's had the same general outfits, primarily blue unitard,
03:29 with some revealing aspects for sex appeal.
03:31 The MK11 design of Kitana, though, manages to strike both elegance and sexiness.
03:37 My sister was an unholy monster exactly like you.
03:43 It isn't obnoxiously revealing, and it still exudes the same grace
03:47 and beauty that define Kitana's character.
03:49 Damn, does she rock the look.
03:52 This just screams Edenian princess and future queen.
03:56 You have united out world. Kitana Kahn.
04:00 Worst Johnny Cage Mortal Kombat X.
04:04 Hey, you.
04:08 Johnny Cage is the ultimate Chad of the franchise.
04:12 That's just been his shtick. We get it.
04:14 However, what was up with his look in MKX?
04:17 Sure, he has the same snark and douchey mannerisms,
04:21 but this does not look like Johnny Cage at all.
04:24 Johnny, the face, maybe, but the hair in special forces armor.
04:30 Absolutely not.
04:32 He looks like someone allowed a soldier from Call of Duty to smile more.
04:35 At least they managed to bring back the superstar we know and love in MK11
04:40 and MK1.
04:42 Finish him.
04:44 Best reptile.
04:49 Mortal Kombat X.
04:52 Come and move me, Scorpion.
04:54 Of the MKX cast, Reptile absolutely got the best design of the bunch.
04:59 We just couldn't stop fawning over the focus on a more animalistic style
05:03 with the bony armor and how his mask looks like the skull of a bird.
05:10 Reptile.
05:12 Also, how his mask comes apart as he talks.
05:15 It really complements how vicious and feral his attacks can be.
05:19 Also, his reptilian appearance here surprisingly works well
05:23 with the classic outfit.
05:25 Reptile was just cool all around in this game.
05:28 Finish him.
05:30 Worst Liu Kang.
05:33 Mortal Kombat Deception.
05:37 Can we all just agree that the whole zombie Liu Kang thing was stupid?
05:45 We understand that folks were mad about him getting killed off in Deadly Alliance
05:49 and he needed to be brought back in some way for deception.
05:52 But really, man, as a murderous zombie.
05:56 Maybe this was done to give Liu Kang some more violent finishers,
06:05 but Midway could have done way, way better than just recycle
06:10 the same design, but zombified.
06:12 At least the chains were cool.
06:15 He was Liu Kang once more.
06:17 Protector of Earthrealm.
06:18 Champion of Mortal Kombat.
06:20 Best D'Vorah.
06:22 Mortal Kombat 11.
06:24 Who dares disturb the swarm?
06:27 Your angel of death awaits.
06:29 You will be kept waiting, devil.
06:31 D'Vorah was kind of gross in MKX,
06:34 yet she was still disgusting in MK11.
06:37 So why pick one design over the other if not much has changed?
06:42 See, MK11 D'Vorah kept most of the appearance of MKX's D'Vorah.
06:47 What MK11 did differently, though, was take away the weird panties
06:53 and make her look more insect like for her lower half.
06:56 Round two. Fight.
07:03 The design in MKX implied some human like anatomy,
07:06 which we would really rather not picture.
07:09 In other words, MK11 fixed D'Vorah in a way that didn't come off
07:13 as sexual and human, and instead chose to lean more into her bug like appearance.
07:19 All was right.
07:22 Worst Shao Kahn.
07:29 Mortal Kombat 11.
07:31 Turn over the collector.
07:34 Over my dead body.
07:39 Look, we understand the motifs that Shao Kahn's designs should have
07:43 and always have had.
07:44 He should be big, brawny, menacing, utterly intimidating to make anyone go.
07:50 Oh, but in MK11, NRS was trying just way too hard.
07:56 Just about every cosmetic item made for Shao Kahn feels excessive
08:07 between the size of his helmet and the spikes on his armor,
08:10 or the armor that is just clearly lacking.
08:14 Was there really nothing better that we could have had for him?
08:18 You can evoke Big Bad Boss in more ways than just going nuts on horns and spikes.
08:23 Best Liu Kang.
08:26 Mortal Kombat 1.
08:29 So, Madame Bo, are they ready?
08:32 We have seen Liu Kang with the same kind of outfit for decades,
08:36 typically shirtless with just a headband and pants.
08:39 If there was anything MK1 did right, it was Liu Kang's new look.
08:43 It manages to balance out his monk clothes with the style of the
08:48 same might and power as Raiden's designs when he was Earthrealm's protector.
08:52 What in the actual fu-
08:54 Good evening, Johnny Cage.
08:56 He truly looks like a powerful being, and the touch of blue in his fiery attacks
09:00 helped contrast with his primarily red attire.
09:03 For now, what is important is that you both have been chosen to join as champions.
09:09 Which character do you believe has the best wardrobe?
09:12 I think it's going to be Shao Kahn.
09:14 He's got a great body, and he's got a great mind.
09:18 He's got a great heart and a great mind.
09:20 He's got a great mind and a great body, and he's got a great heart.
09:23 He's got a great mind and a great mind.
09:26 He's got a great body and a great mind.
09:28 He's got a great heart and a great mind.
09:30 He's got a great body and a great mind.
09:32 He's got a great heart and a great mind.
09:34 He's got a great body and a great mind.
09:36 He's got a great heart and a great mind.
09:38 He's got a great body and a great mind.
09:40 He's got a great heart and a great mind.
09:42 [MUSIC]