GAME SINS | Everything WRONG With Mortal Kombat 1

[@ПетрПетров-о6ъ9н]

Imagine rebooting the universe two times in three games, and the first game after the reboot you go straight back into time travel and multiverse bullshit again.

[@nixuniverse5240]

Yeah I’m not even gonna lie I thought the whole point of calling it Mortal Kombat 1 is that they would reset everything and start completely anew. I actually like some of the changes they made, but relying on time travel and multiverses again seemed like it was tacked on for the sake of gravitas.

[@slvrcobra1337]

This pissed me off so bad there are no words to describe it

[@alexfischer7876]

Welcome to Mortal Kombat.

[@pinata5199]

the new writers gutted Dark Raiden, and now, the future of the story being any good, all because they have such a hard on for ending the story with Avenger End Game battle bullshit

[@naos8116]

You also decide to go through the plot of the original timeline in basically one game. You have the MK tournament, Sub-Zero turning evil (except not becoming Noob), the Deadly Alliance, the appearance of Damashi, and Armageddon.

[@WHYAREWEHAVINGTHISCONVERSATION]

Devs: “what did everyone hate about the previous games?” “The time plot” “Ok let’s bring that back in full force”

[@WeaponXSigma]

Not only did they bring that back but then they fucked around and put a supermassive case of multiverse theory into the mix with a dash of the "everything is canon" trope as now all MK11 endings are canon and everyone that was ever in MK up until MK1 has a titan variant. It makes things even more convoluted as it now included several DC characters into that mess (Thank you, MK vs DC).

[@WHYAREWEHAVINGTHISCONVERSATION]

@@WeaponXSigma I didn’t even think about the DC game…the thought of that steaming pile of shit being cannon depresses me

[@tracycook3556]

I mean they'd already committed to it with the end of MK11 they had to finish it. Now hopefully we can move forward & set some stuff in stone as a new timeline. idk ig we'll see.

[@BopaBola]

​@@tracycook3556this was supposed to be a fresh new start. 11 finished it with the DLC. This was the laziest dumbest way of continuing and an outright list of lies on Eds part.

[@tracycook3556]

@@BopaBola & IT WAS an attempt at a fresh new start. That's the point. It was SUPPOSED to be, but even with all his power Liu Kang could not fix the timeline & people still turned to their evil ways & Shang Tsung from the past timeline ruined the fresh start. (tho some things are still fixed see : Sindel) MK11 Finished with Liu Kang beginning this timeline & this is what happened in it. What would YOU have preferred? Like everyone is complaining, but how would YOU have written the story? Also what lies?

[@tylercoon1791]

Two things: 1. The Shirai Ryu is named that in Scorpion’s tower ending. He names his new clan after he and Smoke flee to Japan to hide from the Lin Kuei, and names it after a childhood friend, who it’s implied that he marries. 2. Hanzo is mentioned in the game, just in Smoke’s tower ending. Basically, Hanzo is an orphan who tries to mug Smoke to get money for food. When Smoke learns of Hanzo’s backstory and how it’s similar to his own, Smoke decides to make Hanzo the first initiate of the Shirai Ryu

[@likwid_smoke]

Many people didn't pay attention to this. Glad someone did besides myself lol

[@tylercoon1791]

@@likwid_smoke I think he just didn’t look at the tower endings, since they’re usually noncanon

[@Fingernamedkid7]

@@tylercoon1791yea but mk1 makes all of the tower endings in mk11 canon which is so fucky

[@Zimmy_1981]

I always see the tower ending as kankn avvording to whoever wins the tournament

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

​@@likwid_smoke that makes no sense

[@Cysubtor_8vb]

"I don't want peace... I want problems, always!" 🤣

[@Moshmaschine]

Such a great catchphrase.

[@One_of_Many750]

I Love It!!

[@JABRIEL251]

My biggest problem isn't that they changed too much, it's that they didn't change enough. Ultimately, with the exception of a few characters, nothing's really different.

[@Jay3up]

Yeah pretty much the characters that are supposed to be good are good and the ones that are supposed to be evil are evil so what’s changed? If they wanted change they should have made Shao khan an actual good guy l😂

[@JABRIEL251]

@@Jay3up And have Kitana actually want to usurp the throne. That would've been interesting.

[@QuangNguyen-dz5hl]

@@Jay3upsindel

[@Jay3up]

@@QuangNguyen-dz5hl sindels character was already butchered in the timeline before the reset I mean in MK 9 they stated she sacrificed herself to put a protective barrier around earth realm to keep it from shao khan and when she was resurrected she had to be put under quan chis control yet mk 11 reveals she was always Evil? It dosent make any sense why would she put up a barrier to protect earth realm from shao khan then?

[@slvrcobra1337]

​@@Jay3upMK11 Sindel was written by someone who either didn't understand or didn't care about Sindel, so now they're just running with it.

[@blackjaguar324]

44:20 "Evil Sindel beats up everyone here with relative ease..." I was expecting you to bring up that it's a repeat of what happened in MK9. 😕

[@GAVINMARUICEWHITAKER]

Also instead of taking turns running 2v1s they should have all just ganged up on her

[@JABRIEL251]

"Like who gives a damn about Havik", he's actually one of the most popular characters from the 3D era (like seriously top 3). People were begging for him to come back for years.

[@Streifen1911]

All too true. That was probably the only thing that got me hyped about this game. Well him & Reptile since they ruined Nitara

[@slvrcobra1337]

In gameplay this version of Havik is probably the best MK character of all time. But in the story, he's basically nothing. There's no reason to be hype about this version of Havik being a main villain. Especially if this game's "variant" system is anything to go by, he'll just be regular Havik but with fire powers or something.

[@JABRIEL251]

@@slvrcobra1337 I can grant that. NRS really needs to do literally something about jobbers. It's one of the worst aspects of these games. Just because you replace Mileena, Reptile, and Baraka with Nitara, Rain and Havik does not make the situation better and it makes what could be interesting characters with good motivations just a dude to beat up.

[@AHappyBlackGuy]

I like Midway Havik but don’t care for MK1 Havik since he’s just fucking Dairou doing a Havik cosplay

[@Reshapable]

Totally fair but counter-point, being popular in unpopular games still leaves you a bit niche. Also even as someone that enjoyed those games, the most popular of the cast had a lot to do with most of those characters sucking ass.

[@Aguyfromindio]

Mk1 is written like a tumblr/twitter fan fiction.

[@archstanton9073]

I think Dart is the only person keeping track of Mortal Kombat lore. Watching his live streams of this game were pretty crazy. He was all "So and so's not a member of the Whatever Clan!" without skipping a beat so you know he wasn't looking it up on the fly. I mean, good for him for having the head space for Mortal Kombat lore.

[@JakeTylenol]

Haven’t seen the video yet but hopefully that means this vid will have actually valid sins and not just him half assing it as usual

[@chefbreccia2642]

Dartigan is in all four alternate convergent parallel timelines.

[@JakeTylenol]

He half assed it

[@naos8116]

There's a few MK KZbinrs like 4th snake that do it, but he's a little too critical for a lot of fans to tolerate.

[@synraheim17]

​@@naos81164th Snake is one of my favorites.

[@lancerguy3667]

In fairness to Liu Kang, the game does establish that he cursed Shang and Quan Chi to lead empty lives… but added a caveat that they could escape this destiny by coming to open up to and care about others. They were just so purely evil from birth that the escape clause never kicked in, I suppose. Also, that “Alien” reference with Johnny was SO close to being really funny, but they dragged it on too long and spelled it out too much. If they’d ended it with his friends going “What!?” And then him giving an annoyed sigh at no one else getting it, it would have landed.

[@EdnaKonrad4MVS]

Alternatively; it would've been funnier if Shang Tsung decided to just punch Johnny while he was awkwardly trying to explain himself.

[@ammi5311]

Naive to hypothesize one born evil , you have no understanding of psychology

[@ogmaori754]

That’s typical Johnny cage

[@Glowerer]

46:39 "These two aren't evil. They're just gay." ☠☠☠

[@laughingoctopus6550]

And then he sins it Dartigan's a homophobe confirmed

[@thatoneguy5347]

@@laughingoctopus6550 maybe it was a sin at the game, interpreting being gay as villainy… who knows

[@FH4Player6397]

​@@thatoneguy5347 Or it keep be a effing joke???

[@nobody2996]

Why did OG!Shang Tsung disguise himself as Kronika other than to trick the audience? What, did he think posing as the main villain of the last game who isn't supposed to exist would be less likely to draw Liu Kang's attention than posing as just some random guy?

[@thevirginmarty9738]

To build hype to make the game sell well on launch.

[@jundies171]

worse rendition of shujinko and damashi

[@buddy3119]

Tarkatt becoming a disease was unplanned by Liu Kang, he wanted to give Tarkatans a normal life but certain things just have to happen sorta like "canon" in the spider verse, Liu Kang didn't want it to be disease

[@mattaku9430]

And he did nothing to help them, lmao, he fucked up and just decided to go with "Uuuuh, it's fine" Same with vampirism, btw.

[@Ramsey276one]

Spiderman movies have Canon Events MK has Canon archetypes XD

[@buddy3119]

@@mattaku9430 because he started the timeline with "Tarkatans are a normal people" and then began living in the timeline he can't change stuff while it's happening since he gave up his time powers

[@larry1816]

So is he the craftsman of destiny or not? The line between what he can or can't do seems so blurred.

[@mattaku9430]

@@buddy3119 he was surely able to strip that human of powers and wipe out his memory, he can use his powers. Besides, providing humanitarian aid and investiong into finding a cure if it's possible doesn't require a hourglass

[@Winabagel23]

Comparing Dartigan 10 years ago vs Dartigan now is literally the Breaking Bad meme of Hank smiling and then scowling

[@Streifen1911]

God has it already been that long? I think I stumbled upon his stuff maybe 6 years ago.

[@knightmare5097]

I remember starting him when he made his first part of Minecraft: Story Mode. Been with him ever since

[@Ramsey276one]

It's from Breaking Bad? Guess I know what sub Boss to expect in P3P XD

[@LegendaryDarkKnight602]

He puts out some good videos, but sometimes he's wrong. Like when he said that Havok wasn't at the final battle yet Havok says it himself that he was.

[@babytoshiro7014]

So... did he always sound like this? There's a robotic tone I can't get pass.

[@TITANia69420]

I really want to ask what the point of cuffing Scorpion is. He can teleport. And it's not like those chains interrupt magic or something, he can still use his hellfire on it. Why the hell does the ninjas need to sneak around when they can teleport. Hell, Smoke can go invisible too. Also, during that Scorpion vs Sub Zero cutscene, did Scorpion forget that he also has a knife? Did Sub Zero forget he can create bigger weapons than a knife? Did EVERYONE forget that Smoke was there too? Wtf was he doing, just watching?

[@JThePervertedSummoner]

I wasn't bothered by that as much as the fact that both Scorpion AND Sub-Zero get defeated in that cutscene by *a few random goons with no special powers*

[@JoaoLucasK]

Well, Scorpion did tell Smoke to stand back (he said "This is my fight, Tomas")

[@serioussilliness2064]

Which was stupid of Scorpion to tell Smoke hey yo let me leave it 100% in the air who wins. Fucking idiocy.

[@andehuimatadamas5643]

Well Subzero had the chance for a killing blow, my guess is he simply did not want to kill his brother (at least at that moment) since he was still trying to get him to his side

[@KokNoker]

Remember MKX where Revenant Sindel was stomping on Jax's metal fingers? I don't think NRS has a good writing staff.

[@loneronin6813]

Honestly, I would like to see a Mortal Kombat game where Shang Tsung and Quan Chi began at the bottom rung and were society's punching bag, but it made them humble and had them become heroes as a way of showing that people can improve and change in their lifetimes, kind like a karmic change similar to the serial killer that the Buddha made one of his most devoted disciples. That would be interesting and at least it would be unique and different from the multiverse crap.

[@slvrcobra1337]

Or even if they still wanted Shang Tsung to be a "villain", when I saw the first trailer I thought the idea was that on the surface, everything looked peaceful but Shang knew Liu Kang was playing God and nobody was truly free to live their lives. Shang is the only one aware that Liu Kang keeps rebooting the timeline, and each time Shang Tsung rebels against him. The main storyline would be about how Liu Kang has almost created the perfect timeline, but Shang Tsung is influencing character arcs beyond Liu Kang's control. Tsung tells others about the timeline, which leads some of the typical "hero" characters to side with Shang Tsung because they don't want Liu Kang controlling them. They could've really done an interesting twist where Shang is right to be angry and becomes the hero to Liu Kang's villain, where he has unknowingly driven himself insane in pursuit of peace and perfection.

[@loneronin6813]

@@slvrcobra1337 Now THAT is a plot! I love this idea! :D

[@NekoHibaCosplay]

after all, they actually pulled historical good guys like Raiden and Liu Kang as villains, I would dig Shang Tsung or Quan Chi as good guys, for once

[@nixuniverse5240]

You got half of that in MKX. They were tossing Quan Chi around like no tomorrow in that game.

[@nixuniverse5240]

@@slvrcobra1337Dude, that’s genius.

[@XoADREADNOUGHT]

Thank you for being the first person to mention that about mercury. That drove me nuts that they acted like it was deadly. You can play with mercury and be fine. It's not as deadly as people seem to think. The problem is when you are around it chronically, and especially when you are in a room without good ventilation, breathing in its vapors. You can drink it and not die because your gut doesn't absorb much elemental mercury. Now if it was organic mercury, which is clear and looks like water, even a pin prick drop of that touching your skin for a second will kill you in one of the most painful ways possible. It will take a while, but you are doomed. Trace amounts of organic mercury (carbon-bonded mercury molecule), is what is in food like tuna, and eating tons of tuna can cause mercury poisoning because of that.

[@mlgtrickzzz1014]

You seem to know a lot about the element.

[@CsubAzUrmedve]

Well, tuna is permanently off the menu then.

[@XoADREADNOUGHT]

@@CsubAzUrmedve It's such an incredibly small amount in one can of tuna. You have to eat a not-so-normal amount of tuna to be affected. Basically, people who live on the coast and survive on seafood for all their protein are the ones really at risk.

[@zaer-ezart]

​​​​@@XoADREADNOUGHTIt's the same with bananas. Too many bananas could give you radiation poisoning. But it's such a ridiculous number that the amount would kill you before radiation can

[@mlgtrickzzz1014]

@@CsubAzUrmedve never liked tuna anyway.

[@Hunterslammer]

Biggest sin is not putting the bad timeline skins in the game

[@F0xdash]

seems like multiverse are the universal solution for anything you did wrong in your piece of media nowadays. wish i could enter my own multiverse to fix all the problems in my life, too...

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Yeah.

[@Alpha___00]

What can I say… from storyline we have in this game, it seems that Liu Kang would be a bad screenwriter popular in Hollywood.

[@radekvaverka8921]

Especially the pandering and blatant focus more on representation and equity over quality and storytelling. Every single Outworld villain is a male jobber, and every single Outworld hero (except Syzoth and Baraka) is a flawless girlboss. Liu Kang really DID learn his script writing from modern Hollywood.

[@Vinnyc11]

And everyone talks about how all the new characters are unusually hot, which sounds pretty Hollywood if you ask me.

[@Streifen1911]

"If Shang Tsung were Albert Wesker" sounds like a crossover to me. Wesker should be a guest character

[@Ramsey276one]

Actually that could be interesting What kind of Fatality/Brutality can Ouroboros pull off?

[@yoshinpixels9924]

Thinking about that fills ms with dread cause he was in MvC3 and I cannot fathom he being even a fraction as sick in MK lol

[@Ancor_Vantian]

@@Ramsey276one I'd go with "summoning a T/G-virus creature and have it kill my opponent".

[@AC-hj9tv]

Hunk better tbh

[@nicolityco97]

I Appreciate Dartigan putting on subtitles, I'm not a native english speaker, but reading it helps, Nice vid btw

[@vancebocas7626]

I am a native English speaker, and I appreciate them too. :)

[@franka6680]

Lowkey was expecting Omni man to pop out the portal and be like, this realm isn’t your to conquer lol

[@fieryrebirth]

Honestly, it would be something straight out of Smash Bros Brawl's campaign and Sonic coming out of nowhere to damage the world ending threat and I'd love it.

[@franka6680]

@@fieryrebirth Omni man would’ve destroy everyone as soon as they’d mention their plan to restore balance. Omni man, “ what’s important is viltrimite will rule your realm and you’ll bow to it its will”

[@sky-oq5mr]

​@@franka6680he'd die to liu kang. Liu Kang is so far above him that he stands no chance.

[@franka6680]

@@sky-oq5mr that’s true. He’s a god now. But Omni man would find some way to hit him

[@nixuniverse5240]

1 billion sins in advance if they don’t get Megan The Stallion to do the mocap for Jade when she’s added as DLC.

[@chocolatehotpocket8499]

Jades brutality will be her twerking on her opponents face until she crushes their skull under her dumptruck of an ass

[@CapoWhoLaughs]

LA KNIGHT VOICE **YEAH😎**

[@MrFredson91]

One billion dislikes for this comment if that ever happens for real

[@SlickEdge]

Sounds pretty cool actually, but preferably only the mocap while also having a processional voice actor who actually sounds like Edenian royalty.

[@nixuniverse5240]

@@SlickEdge Yeah that’s fine too

[@HMZeroTwo]

Sub-Zero's ice pun in the story mode is far from the worse ice puns he makes throughout gameplay

[@ryankoopacanada]

Puns are the low hanging fruit of comedy

[@linkthehero8431]

Right? Who does he think he is, Mr Freeze from Batman and Robin?

[@muhammadfadhilnurhafizwang7932]

I kinda wished for Liu Kang to directly give his thunder power back to Raiden instead of relying on Elder Gods' amulet mumbo jumbo. Wouldn't want Raiden getting funny ideas and change the timeline again

[@cashordeals3672]

I can't wait to see homelander interaction with mk character's 🤣 especially with omni man

[@WHYAREWEHAVINGTHISCONVERSATION]

Omni man is genuinely broken and I can’t stop myself from playing as him its just easy W after easy W

[@Axelplaysalot]

@@WHYAREWEHAVINGTHISCONVERSATION idk if you want to know this but Omni isn’t really broken he’s just really good because most people don’t know how to block his mix-ups. If he was broken it would make him pay-to-win which NRS is trying to avoid with this game. So yea the character is good but not op.

[@WHYAREWEHAVINGTHISCONVERSATION]

@@Axelplaysalot yeah fair enough. As soon as he dropped as DLC I just sweated the fuck outa him lol

[@Axelplaysalot]

@@WHYAREWEHAVINGTHISCONVERSATION he looks fun but I can’t play him since i REFUSE to pay 6.50 for ONE DLC character

[@WHYAREWEHAVINGTHISCONVERSATION]

@@Axelplaysalot yeah I agree with you there paying money to play as a fighter in a fighting game is not my proudest moment. I did the same with Jason in Mortal Kombat 10….and that was the worst decision. His fatalities were awful

[@chrisdaughen5257]

I can't tell if the dialogue was intentionally written to be campy, but 90% of it sounded like it was just characters explaining their backstories or how things worked. That's not a definite problem, but the issue is that it lacks charm. Especially when everyone talks about other "timelines."

[@tracycook3556]

Some def was meant to be campy. It is a MK game after all. It's story has never been the best. Fighting games aren't exactly known for deep storylines / perfect writing. It's a reason there are so many memes based around the story over the years.

[@giguyjoe]

1:43 It took you until now to notice? Some of us realized the old Midway edge was gone in MK11 when we noticed the female fighters dressing more conservatively while patching out the circle game from one of Johnny’s poses.

[@tracycook3556]

pervs can't perv anymore woe is you. Also Midway literally fucked over so many female actors & exploited them. (like there are legal cases from female actors) I think it's a good thing they are stepping away from those practices. Also I think the story will get darker as it goes if that's a concern. It's the start of a new era & we already seeing cracks in it. But if the issue is girls not having giant boobs that jiggle for your dick to be happy. Then yeah bye

[@NeoGeo64]

Circle game? What?

[@giguyjoe]

@@NeoGeo64 Yeah one of those things where if you notice it, you lose.

[@sladekil4900]

20:13 I'm sorry but that clip from my countrie's MK fan movie made me laugh out loud 😂 not was I was expecting when I clicked this video

[@JustSoji]

The more I look at MK1's story, the more it reads like MK fan fiction

[@galvinstanley3235]

That's the idea,make these characters as true to their selves as possible.

[@CapoWhoLaughs]

Best moment for me was easily Liu and Kitana reunion and Baraka chapter. But you hit the nail on the head on Liu and Raiden switching places. That's why raiden to me was one of the weaker characters. Also the multiverse angle did kind of.break the story so you hit a lot of good points.

[@ViewTube_Dan]

Strong painkillers are actually a great motivator in extended torture sessions. (probably also painkiller antagonists for conditioning.)

[@Dez.B]

6:05 “..because someone considered Bo Rai Cho offensive.”💀😭🤣 We all know who that could be… Mrgstar321 😂

[@tubebammy]

Ya know honestly this entire thing happened because of Liu Kangs sheer spite against Shang Tsung lol. This possibly could have been avoided if he just simply gave him an island or something to rule over. Instead he let his hate for him overpower his logic.

[@TresBS1]

I'm sorry but that's some bull. All Liu Kang did was make it so that Shang Tsung wouldn't ever become a threat but could still have a life, hence Shang being born a peasant in Outworld. Liu Kang could've done a lot more than that to him, if he really wanted to spite him. And that's if he didn't just make it so Shang Tsung never existed at all in the New Era. But his hope was that such a life would reform Shang and Liu Kang never went out of his way to punish him or heap abuse on him. It was still Shang Tsung's life to live and his bio states he's "too lazy for hard labor and too shifty for honest work". Hence, Shang chose to be still be bad, Liu Kang's plan just made it so he would never become an enemy. I mean, look at what Shang did the moment he got any power. His lab alone is a horror movie.

[@robbyborja2217]

If Riot Games bought this, than maybe they would change alot of things. 1. No Kameos, make the decision of 1V1 or 2V2 2. Make Tremor a Pre-order bonus instead of Shang Tsung. 3. Make Invasion mode a single player mode. 4. Return Krypt 5. Have Chat rooms 6. Have Krossplay 7. Make the concept of a tree made of timelines. 8. Have hundreds of gear and customizations. 9. Return test your sight, strike and luck. 10. Return Daily Towers.

[@pepsicola4718]

23:15 honestly it's hard to pin down because the timelines are so fucked up. But in several games the Tarkatan race hasn't been exactly kind to other races, that and all the eating and slaughtering people. Also just as a personal note IDK why but tarkatans in this game look like diet Volatiles from dying light.

[@witchamy]

37:10 Havik was given regenerative abilities by Quan Chi. He probably got his whole face burned away by Scorpion but he regenerated almost all of it, leaving only the skin around the mouth scarred to make himself appear more intimidating.

[@rissacon3176]

This was beautiful. Folks can like what they wanna like but this story was so off. All the praise it gets, I'm just looking around thinkin "Do y'all not like good storytelling?"

[@DemetriusPrime]

I liked this games story too but Dartigan has a point in doing the multiverse timeline fight again when they just started the reboot. That could have been like a 5th game for the reboot. What are they going to do now???

[@rissacon3176]

@@DemetriusPrime I liked seeing Mileena in the spotlight after that, not much love for what they did with anyone. Even her character got a downgrade. The story was nice in the fact, another game came out.

[@DemetriusPrime]

@rissacon3176 Ye, nice to see Mileena have something nice. Wonder why they didn't introduce Jax and Sonya though.

[@rissacon3176]

@@DemetriusPrime Who knows with Liu Kangs odd choices. I noticed in MK11 for most the arcade endings, the villains were able to perfectly craft world's without much sacrifice. None of the good guys could.

[@DemetriusPrime]

@rissacon3176 Bad things happen more than good things I guess. Or in their cases good things for bad guys

[@witchamy]

Shang Tsung injecting Tarkatan blood into Mileena in order to help her fight the disease actually makes sense. At least in a way, since the way you fight viral diseases is to inject dead viruses to activate white cells in order to recognize the threat

[@deezworld2318]

Finally, someone giving this story the justice it DOESN'T DESERVE!

[@Ramsey276one]

XD

[@barrytooth4306]

I like it idk

[@korhol2065]

I mean, at least multiverse Shang tsung was better than kronika

[@Ramsey276one]

@@korhol2065 Yeah XD

[@jakemoore5077]

He's constantly leaving out context or outright misrepresenting the scenes, I love this kinda stuff, but it can't be lazy manufacturing things

[@mktrill]

Your biggest misconception is thinking Liu Kang hand crafted everyone's story you keep saying "why did Liu Kang do this" the only thing Liu changed personally was stripping Shang Tsung and Quan Chi of their magic because they would be the ones to challenge him and mess with the time for their advantage. After chronica Liu vowed not to get involved in anyone's lives, so he didn't choose scorpion to be Kuai Liang, or Cassie not to be born..."in my new era all beings will have the opportunity to find peace, whether or not they do will be their responsibility"

[@otaku2567]

Obviously spiderman 2, that games sins will truly be a marvel to behold.

[@Testsbringresults]

He will need literal hours to sin that my friend... and I can't wait!

[@fatalposiie]

I see what you did there

[@azairecummings7049]

11:00 kenshi didn’t steal cause he’s trying to break away from crime and become honorable and robbery is the opposite of that 11:30 made it so 11:50 he wrote the broad strokes of history like events happening in general but he didn’t write specifics like he didn’t write that Jared would get murdered or that tarkat would exist his not omnipotent or all knowing cause if he was so would’ve been kronoka which means she wouldn’t have had to restart the timeline so much 16:10 Liu didn’t write tarkat that come about naturally

[@joshualockhart5008]

Would just like to clarify that Mileena wasn't retconned in MK1 to be gay. In MKX, she was confirmed to be bisexual based on the story and multiple pre-fight interactions with Tanya

[@slippahmastah]

We also see both Mileena and Tanya raising a child in Mileena’s MK11 ending

[@joshualockhart5008]

@@slippahmastah Exactly. This isn't something new, it's been going on for years now. And even if it was new, it's not a bad thing

[@princemwamba5230]

Right like I believe one of johnny cages intro with her is finding out she banged baraka

[@danielguilherme2708]

The mortal kombat tournament was created by the elder gods to maintan order and prevent war. Shao Kahn wanted war, so the tournament was the only way for earthrealm to defend themselves.

[@AZ_The_Dude]

So Dart and Yahtzee are both aware of each other. I wonder if there will ever be crossover?

[@TheKpa11]

I thought Yahtzee was referring to Cinema sins

[@snowblind9551]

Yahtzee wasn't talking about Dart.

[@mharizsaifuddin7059]

​@@snowblind9551Why not. Dart makes EWA for video games. Surely Yathzee is referring to him ?

[@snowblind9551]

@@mharizsaifuddin7059 He was referring to Cinema Sins.

[@icephoenix452]

“Popping out of a vat and announcing “I am Steve”” Man that aged horribly with the Minecraft movie

[@RamboCreativity]

Dartigan's first sin is always an introductory paragraph of "fuck you" and I am here for it. Every. Single. Time!

[@Mate397]

The video barely started and he gave all the explanation about the story one needs to know. The writers clearly have their heads up their asses.

[@briangraves5519]

Kuai Liang being Scorpion is the greatest sin of all. Fight me.

[@dokuganryu1565]

(Figuratively) Castrating Shao Khan?

[@MYNAMEISFROWNER]

I'm not even that astute of a story analyst and I lost count of how many times I was able to point out a plot hole. It's really strange how they decided to make Liu Kang recreate the timeline, but then make so many obviously bad and short-sighted decisions that anyone, let alone a deity with eternal life, would be able to anticipate. His treatment of Shang Tsung was honestly vile if you ask me, as he punished the man for machinations from a timeline that was erased, IE, no longer his fault. Different person now. Still he makes him society's punching bag.

[@SchkuenteQoostewin]

2 minutes and 14 seconds in, you hit every point and made me laugh out loud as if I already watch the entire vod.

[@aminadabbrulle8252]

The new tournament rules don't state that "Outworld gets seven fighters and Earthrealm just one", they state that "the hosting realm, which switches back and forth every time, gets seven fighters, and the other one gets only one, but this one knows everybody they will be fighting against in advance, while the other side gets no such information".

[@geeky531]

The Alex Baldwin joke was wild

[@fifthhorseman1632]

Funny part is with one thought I had a better idea for sequel.the messing with timeline breaks onaga free.its dumb but it beats the same story we've had like 9 time

[@mitchryan257]

I am around 17 minutes into the video, how is Sindel the Queen of Outworld? In the original timeline, she was Queen of Edenia which was forcibly merged into Outworld after they lost to Shao Kahn, her husband Jerrod also died against Shao Kahn in combat. *removed*

[@Ramsey276one]

Good grief...

[@hurricane7727]

In the Og mk Timeline Liu Kang Freed Edenia from Shao Kahns control after winning Mk4 and it became a Seperate Realm( Fg Liu Kang is from the nrs Timeline who never went through mk4 Events).

[@tracycook3556]

Kitana has been 10k years old for all of NRS timeline as far as I know? Maybe you should do some research & catch up with the current game if you want answers. I'd type em out but ain't nobody got time for that.

[@mitchryan257]

@@tracycook3556 I just double-checked and yeah, my mistake. I wonder where I am remembering the 5,000 number from.

[@OhHeyMarc]

Shang Tsung saying 'Let us revel in our good fortune" is also a direct quote from the intro to MK Deception.

[@mettatonex7221]

I think it's important to note that Liu Kang did not preordain everything in this universe. He kept severe threats in check and leaned everything more towards peace, but held no sway over where everyone else was headed. He never intended Mileena to take Kitana's place as empress, he merely gave Mileena a fair shot at living a peaceful life at Kitana's side. He never orchestrated the Tarkat disease as a new interpretation for Tarkatans; in fact having Tarkatans at all was never his plan; it seems like he wanted Baraka to have a more successful life as a well-accomplished Edenian merchant. Liu Kang has stated in multiple character interactions that he can't control everything and even if he could, he wants people to choose their own path in life (besides the more dangerous ones).

[@dariusdafigga]

The fact that I thought mostly all of these while watching the story tells me I would be excellent at gaming sins

[@jippo91]

The change in dartigans voice caught me off guard. Had to replay that part like 4 times to make sure my headphones weren't broken😀

[@kienisgaming]

46:45 "These two aren't evil, they're just gay" I F*CKING LOST THERE LMAO

[@andreiiiksavvv6054]

Also, jarrod taking over ermac was a plot point in the 3D era

[@nabilahmed579]

From mk9. Jerrod was never hinted as ermac at all in the first timeline (midway timeline)

[@shin-gokusatsu645]

@andreiiiksavvv6054 King Jerrod taking over Ermac's body was never hinted in the Midway Timeline it was only hinted During MK9. Ermac was basically his own person in the Midway Timeline that voided away from Shao Kahn's side & decided to fight for the side of Good which he helped Liu Kang (soul) turn his revenant friends back to normal since Onaga made them into revenants.

[@WeaponXSigma]

​@@shin-gokusatsu645 I could've sworn this happened in MK Deception too

[@maxwortel8986]

Damn. because of that bo rai cho bit. I have to get checked for brainrot How did I not catch that?

[@DobbsterLobbster]

21:55 You also forgot to mention about how Geras somehow didn’t know about Quan Chi becoming a sorcerer, presumingly way way before Shang Tsung, because Shao already mentioned Quan Chi when confronting Sindel after the banquet

[@Streifen1911]

That Alec Baldwin joke! 🤣

[@loneronin6813]

You know, that muscular farmer from the beginning who revealed Shang Tsung's snake oil salesman act I could've sworn was Garrus in disguise to just kick him around and further beat him down, but I ended up reading too much into it.

[@TheKpa11]

I thought that guy would be an important character myself. I was thinking “Does he look familiar to me?”

[@gonzalotorres5282]

I tend to think he was Baraka, since in the credits is listed with Steve Blum voice. And in LATAM Spanish, is Carlos del Campo. Baraka's VA. Maybe this was centuries before even Jerrod's assassination.

[@loneronin6813]

@@gonzalotorres5282 That would make sense. The only reason I didn't think of that was because that guy mentioned his family had died, but he didn't say it was from Tarkat and I could've sworn Baraka said he was infected and then his family. That and Baraka was once a merchant while the guy in the beginning claimed he was a farmer. I don't know, I could be remembering incorrectly in a lot of places to be honest. I have really the world's worst memory lol

[@loneronin6813]

@@TheKpa11 I'm glad that I'm not the only one who thought he was somebody of some importance. I feel a little better now lol

[@muffinfluff2476]

I think it was baraka

[@GAVINMARUICEWHITAKER]

By the way if you take away sub zero scary voice he feels like that worker that hates his life and job and tired of cleaning up messes from dirty kids

[@gavinriordan9258]

Thank you for bringing back the subtitles.

[@Htx.lunatic]

They have to keep rebooting because people care about the story sooooo much, as though it has anything to do with gameplay, and the roster has to match the story. That's the only way to keep bringing back fan favorites

[@nabilahmed579]

Ironically, that’s what causes the problems with the roster lmao. It’s based on who is in the story, not characters who people love regardless of whether they are in the story not

[@GodOfOrphans]

Except Necromancy and magical resurrection were already in canon as ways to bring fighters back ad infinitum if needed or they could just take a page from SNK's book and have explicitly non canom dream matches for characters that don't fit in the story but noooo we have to further destroy stakes in the narrative by adding le multiverse and infinite timelines completely unneccessary and entirely the fault of trend chasing and incompetence.

[@Ramsey276one]

1:37 I think Mileena was implied lesbian with the Tanya ending(s)? I only got 11 because Switch eShop sales XD

[@tracycook3556]

Yeah they had a baby together in MKX. She's p much been into Tanya canonically for 10 years.

[@MONKEYDZETS]

Well dang i cant complain he is right why was radian only used for the first part!

[@icy3-1]

When I heard Shang Tsung and NFTs, I immediately had a grin on my face xD

[@alsuvarnadvipadanargentum1743]

OddGiantAF KZbin videos is where it originated

[@bigchrisp6173]

There’s only 2 things Johnny Cage got out of this entire game. New friends, and new movie ideas.

[@SauloPMB]

51:48 That was actually explained in Scorpion's ending, he traveled to Japan and met his wife there, she is the one who named the clan, with a Japanese name

[@thatoneguy1232]

Still doesn’t make sense. Think about it

[@tracycook3556]

@@thatoneguy1232 it really does make sense.

[@thatoneguy1232]

@@tracycook3556 no it doesn’t make a lick of sense. There’s so many questions this one ending raises and not one of them are answered.

[@Phoenix6942-7]

​@thatoneguy1232 can you maybe ask those questions so that they might be answered? When you say something doesn't make sense, it would help if you elaborated.

[@thatoneguy1232]

@@Phoenix6942-7 I have in many threads on this very video and not one person can give me an answer for something as basic as why Hanzo is suddenly a child. And not that anyone has said this, but “dIfFeReNt TiMeLiNe” is not an answer. In fact, it adds to the many questions, mostly with how this mess of a world is supposed to work. Especially when you take into account the Midway canon, the last canon, and this canon as well as Invasions and possibly even Onslaught. See how messy things get just from this one question? And there’s many more like it. This is just the tip of the iceberg. No one has an answer, not even the writers have an answer.

[@EirinYagokoro]

Lol Liu Kang doesn't want to make Shang Tsung and Quan Chi become evil sorcerers yet he gave them shitty lives where they had to accept the offer of other evil people to survive

[@ПётрКвилкин]

Counterpoint: making essentially every ending of the last game canon is a very cool twist, and the end battle against the chimera enemies was hella hype.

[@perryco34]

Lazy writing

[@An_actual_walrus]

Titan Kano, we need help stopping Shang Tsung, can you help us save the hourglass??? Kano: would ya settle for me sausage??

[@urrutiap]

after playing Mortal Kombat 1's story mode, technically there's alot of dumb moments etc involving the characters. Like Madam Rai Chu survivng a fall from the upper deck even though the whole fight was a staged test. She was still an old lady and dont care how "tough" she is, a fall like that could really have hurt her badly lol

[@SuikoRyos]

6:30 As a non-American viewer I can confirm that, for some reason, that made me laugh out loud.

[@dameanvil]

- 00:18 😵‍💫 The speaker likens Mortal Kombat's constant reboots to a midlife crisis, suggesting that the franchise frequently resets itself unnecessarily. - 00:50 🥋 Fighting games, unlike Mortal Kombat, don't typically need reboots, as their outlandish plots are embraced rather than rewritten. - 01:41 ⚔️ Mortal Kombat has lost its once-edgy reputation, now resembling more of a toned-down version of its former self. - 02:26 😕 Fatalities in the game still shock, but the overall narrative has become confusing rather than shocking. - 03:23 🔄 Despite promising a fresh start, Mortal Kombat's new timeline still ends up mirroring the old one, with similar characters and conflicts. - 05:00 💸 Shang Tsung's character in the new timeline seems gullible, falling for scams easily, which is inconsistent with his previous depictions. - 06:43 ❄️ The relationship between Sub-Zero and Scorpion has been altered in the new timeline, creating a strange and confusing narrative change. - 07:37 🔥 Liu Kang's manipulative control over events and characters raises questions about his god-like role in the new timeline. - 08:24 🚢 Liu Kang recreates the Mortal Kombat tournament, likened to recreating the Titanic disaster, despite it being a major source of past conflicts. - 10:15 🎬 Johnny Cage's storyline is confusing, as his financial troubles contradict his lavish lifestyle and ongoing movie projects. - 12:34 🔥 Johnny Cage only starts believing the reality of the tournament after witnessing Liu Kang's fire powers, despite other supernatural events. - 13:59 ⚡ The new Mortal Kombat tournament is less fair than the original, with unclear stakes and outcomes. - 15:18 👑 Mileena, a character once driven by jealousy, is now the heir to Outworld's throne, a major narrative shift that seems more like a handout than character development. - 16:08 🦠 Tarkatans, once a unique race, are now depicted as victims of a disease, diluting their cultural identity into a horror subplot. - 18:15 💪 Reiko is reintroduced as a "toxic male," contrasting with the portrayal of female characters as empowered leaders in the new timeline. - 19:30 🔮 The future of Outworld is shaped by a prophecy, but the reliability of prophecies in a world controlled by Liu Kang is questionable. - 20:07 🎥 Hard to believe Liu Kang would base a new Shao on a movie character. - 20:31 👀 Mileena, despite being thousands of years old, acts like a sneaky teenager. - 20:50 🎮 Half of the Mortal Kombat tournament happens offscreen, with only Motaro visible in the game. - 21:10 ⚔️ Raiden's final opponent is General Shao, and the tournament ends with little fanfare. - 21:43 🕰️ Geras likely knows Liu Kang’s reasoning as he volunteered to safeguard the hourglass. - 22:08 🤔 Liu Kang could have rewritten Shang Tsung like Geras but chose not to. - 22:30 🛡️ Liu Kang's promises of a better life for three characters didn’t materialize, except for Marvel-like outfits. - 22:51 🙄 Liu Kang should be more skeptical of the elder gods after their previous failures. - 23:11 🗡️ Johnny Cage carries Sento despite it belonging to Kenshi’s family. - 23:24 🧬 Shang Tsung extracts bone marrow from tarkatans, who never thought to fight back. - 24:06 💉 Shang Tsung injects Mileena with Baraka’s marrow to suppress her tarkat disease, a strange remedy. - 25:00 🧾 Suppressing Mileena’s disease instead of exploiting it seems like a wasted opportunity. - 26:12 🔮 Quan Chi’s plan to create division between Earthrealm and Outworld seems unrealistic without Liu Kang's tip-off. - 26:36 🕹️ This game seems to have a disdain for previous Mortal Kombat games, frequently bashing old names and ideas. - 27:09 🦎 Reptile, traditionally a shapeshifter, is now depicted as a family man. - 27:26 🗣️ Shang Tsung delegates killing to a servant threatened by family harm, undermining his own authority. - 28:13 🚪 Shang Tsung’s high-tech security on a wooden door fails easily, highlighting absurd security measures. - 29:03 🌲 They encounter Ashrah in the forest, leading to a fight due to misunderstandings. - 30:04 🔮 The game introduces a crystal plot device without much explanation, treating it as secondary to the story. - 31:18 🔥 Kenshi uses psychic vision from Sento to fight Ermac, succeeding where others failed. - 33:14 🚷 Sending three characters to Outworld seems pointless as it yields no significant outcome. - 34:05 🌐 Despite knowing Shang Tsung’s location, Liu Kang sends the Lin Kuei instead of handling it himself. - 34:44 🥷 Smoke is knocked out early and misses the rest of the game, despite being a fan favorite. - 35:03 🩸 Shang Tsung’s treasure room full of gold coins serves no practical purpose other than to showcase greed. - 36:05 🗿 Shang Tsung plans to animate statues to conquer Earthrealm, convincing Sub-Zero to betray Earthrealm. - 37:10 🔥 Scorpion melts Havoc's lower jaw, but it doesn’t impede his speech, showing inconsistency. - 38:11 🏰 Shang Tsung’s fortress is oddly close to Liu Kang’s temple, making the world feel cramped. - 39:25 💥 Liu Kang's decision to make tarkat a contagious disease backfires, benefiting Shang Tsung. - 40:01 😲 Shocking proposal to prove loyalty by harming daughters. - 40:38 🤔 Questioning how a universe reboot results in identical characters with superficial changes. - 41:06 🧬 Speculation on Liu Kang’s decisions regarding Mileena’s past as a clone. - 41:18 ❓ Confusion over lack of deaths in the game’s story so far. - 41:47 🧪 Commentary on the missed potential of Shinnok’s amulet in the plot. - 42:24 🌲 Query about the unrealistic source of souls in a snowy mountain area. - 42:38 💥 Kameo system causing plot inconsistencies, such as Tanya's injury. - 43:09 🧠 Critique of poor plot decisions involving Mileena's deception. - 43:22 🌀 Shang Tsung's convoluted plot to take over an alternate timeline. - 43:38 🤷‍♂️ Questioning the logic behind recruiting a weaker version of Shang Tsung. - 44:06 👥 Comparison between Shang Tsung’s control over his timeline’s characters and Liu Kang’s less effective choices. - 45:30 🌀 Overuse of the word "timeline," creating confusion and triggering humor. - 46:06 🔄 Paradox in Liu Kang’s relinquishing and regaining of time god power. - 46:17 😕 Observation on Liu Kang’s failure to improve the situation, making things worse. - 47:02 🤦‍♂️ Smoke’s ineffective attack on statues, showing poor strategic decisions. - 48:25 ⚔️ Despite having a stronger team, Liu Kang and his allies struggle against Shang Tsung. - 49:02 🏃‍♂️ Odd decision to engage in a beam battle instead of stopping Shang Tsung directly. - 50:10 👥 Interesting but inconsistent use of characters with mixed movesets in the final battle. - 50:42 🥱 Anti-climactic final battle with Shang Tsung due to repetitive gameplay. - 52:36 🥱 End credits scene fails to build excitement for future content, featuring an uninteresting character.

[@jeremiahfowler8862]

That intro summed it up so well, wish I had such a way with words as you do dear sir!

[@WestSideWally]

A Spider-Man 2 & MW 2 GS & God Of War DLC videos would be amazing!!

[@TheKamasGod]

i mean, around 15:46 has little to do with I feel, MK not being decisive on their female character models and more like "Each time especially these days they release a female character, society, Twitter, every sexual orientation faction, KZbin commentors, influencers all over Twitch, ALL HAVE TO GIVE THEIR 2 CENTS on it, so they always have to keep switching this or that to make this or that person happy". Either way you wanna see it, I'm still sick of it myself whatever the case may be. Edit: Also, say what you will, but 16:02, Li Mei turned out fine as all hell.

[@tracycook3556]

Li Mei can get it.

[@Cervidae]

all they have to do is just remaster the old ps2 and n64 games. don't add anything new, just update the models and textures.

[@pyrolight7568]

The intro stuff was the best part and if they had kept it to 1 alternate universe that could have been interesting. Well the Cages at the end were hilarious but that does not forgive the game.

[@Ramsey276one]

20:34 Now imagine RAISING THEM FOR THAT LONG! XD XD

[@CactusPrix]

I lost it at the laugh track. Good bit😂

[@donskiver]

"Pausing the game when a characters skirt flips up..." That is dangerously close to being a personal attack against 12 yr old me.

[@bantubrat343]

The laugh track bid was perfect lol literally was thinking the same thing. 😂

[@Maggy7187]

mk 9, x and 11 are better than mk1- my opinion. And erasing the original Scorpion (Hanzo) is sth I'll never forgive as a Scorpion fan.

[@drew9351]

It has begun is kind of an iconic line

[@moret25]

3:50 Even Emily Blunt is sick of the *StrONg fEMalE ChaRAcTeR* stereotype. "It's the worst thing ever when you open a script and read the words strong female lead. That makes me roll my eyes, I'm already out. I'm bored. Those roles are written as incredibly stoic; you spend the whole time acting tough and saying tough things."

[@tracycook3556]

None of the women were that trope in this game besides maybe Tanya. They had personalities & struggles & depth. There were strong male & female characters & females should be allowed to be portrayed as capable & strong (not stoic, none really read stoic to me) especially in a world like this where they canonically always WERE. Outworld has always been at war & Sindel & the Edenians have ALWAYS been strong. Jeez people so anti women these days its gross.

[@antieatingactivist]

Next time they should make Mileena a damsel in distress? These are playable characters in a fighting game.

[@zacksmith5963]

This is the most forgiving roast video ever No disrespect But this game was a mockery of everything MK used to be Cmon dartigan u had alot of material . U went easy on this 1

[@zacksmith5644]

True

[@dylansharp8471]

"Try figuring out how you go forward in a universe with multiple dimension, timelines and multiverses. Marvel hasn't even ben able to figure that puzzle out" The hell does that mean?

[@jinezawa7089]

The mileena and tanya thing isn't new to this game. They set that up in a large portion of mileena's intro dialogues in MK11

[@Lektuerekurs]

Hey, maybe the people from the vampire race just all talk like that

[@diegogonzalez5273]

Part 2 133. Murder by inaction is still murder. 134. He clearly didn't melt the cuffs, just heated them up. 135. Ever heard of strength in numbers? Also, Scorpion is just really powerful. 137. Havok can heal almost any injury. He keeps his jaw that way to be more intimidating. 139. Smoke didn't know they were captured, and he probably doesn't have the ability to destroy the Soul Stealers. 140. A character being a hypocrite is not a sin of a story. 144. This but unironically. 145. The fact that he has lived a million lifetimes and never saw something like this is what disturbs him. He should know about something like this, but he didn't. 146. The Soul Stealers are active, genius. Also, the crisis is not averted as long as Damashi is out there. 148. Obviously there are also soldiers in front of the carriage. Just because you can't see something, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. That's something we’re supposed to learn as babies. 152. Lui Kang, Raiden, Sindel, Mileena, Syzoth, Baraka, Tanya, and Smoke. All quite different from the old timeline. 154. Outworld started a war with Earthrealm, obviously people have already died. No main characters, but they're not the only people that exist. 156. The amulet is an evil object. Liu Kang wouldn't want to use it, or he might be corrupted. 157. It's a covert mission. 158. You assume the Soul Stealers have a very limited range. 161. Jerrod still helps the heroes, even if you don't control him. 162. I imagine they'd notice Ermac having a different face. 163. Shang Tsung is established to just be that petty. And he recruited non-Titan Shang because he needed him to turn the realms against each other and assemble the Dragon Army, while Titan Shang was busy preparing his own timeline for war. 164. Better to use souls from the timeline you're invading rather than use your own people that can fight for you. 167. It comes up again in Sindel's arcade ending. 168. He probably plans to, but that's not the point. He needed a force already in Liu Kang’s timeline. 169. It sounds like they can do practically anything with this series now. Sky’s the limit. 172. No he hasn't. Almost everything bad that's happened has been due to Titan Shang Tsung’s meddling. 174. Conquer easily? That was never established. But magic can level the playing field. 177. Smoke still disrupts vision, even if it doesn't irritate eyes. 180. Just because the titans kept their powers, doesn't mean they obsessed over creating a perfect timeline like Kronika did. 182. That's true. And also not a sin. 183. Yes? That's what learning means? What The hell are you trying to say? 186. The same reason that there's a Shang Tsung in Liu Kang's timeline. When Titan Shang Tsung restarted time, a new Liu Kang was created. This is basic stuff. 188. There are other characters present at the battle, they're just not playable. 189. Pretty small army. And Liu Kang obviously avoided the timelines run by evil people. 190. Those are clearly two different Mime Johnny Cages. 191. Same soul? No, they're different people, even if they look the same. This is very basic multiverse stuff. 194. Liu Kang teleported them out too. 196. They murdered countless people. Saving the world doesn't change that fact. They deserve to be in prison. 197. In Scorpion’s arcade ending, we find out he named the clan after his childhood friend/love interest. 199. No, Raiden and Johnny Cage have quite different lives. And it doesn't matter anyway, because their lives are still different than they were at the beginning of the game. 201. Titan Havok obviously did not miss the battle, since he directly talks about how great it was. Dartigan's sins: 112

[@jinn91]

I find it funny that in each game that they decide to put shao Kahn in they're getting closer and closer to turning him into an actual dragon. From humanish mk2 to mk1 dragon like scales, dragon like eyes, and horns and sharp teeth.

[@chiapets2594]

Reptile in Assasins Creed: Mortal Kombat Shapeshifter. Sounds like a great one