Cloud Strife would be cool.
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Maybe something like Dr. Octopus?
Wild Dog from “Time Crisis”:
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Now because I’m on a Disney Afternoon kick I want Darkwing Duck
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Kane and/or Undertaker
Considering KI doesn’t have a traditional wrestler archetype, either one of the Brothers of Destruction would’ve been a badass addition if they’d allow it.
(And again, just like the GI Joe characters, Kane and Taker have COUNTLESS attires and designs over the decades, so there’s definitely no shortage of inspiration for their designs.)
If they managed to somehow grab Limp Bizkit or Finger Eleven for their respective character themes, that’d just be the cherry to top it all off.
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Hmmm how about a member of an alien criminal they were chasing who supposedly died in a crash and then came back alive.
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Beavis and Butt-Head (from the new seasons, more specifically)
Ori (from Will of the Wisps, more specifically)
The Doom Slayer
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Blitzo, Moxxie, and Millie from Hellava Boss
He probably doesn’t fit artstyle wise but I just want to see Kenshiro.
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feels like a fun exercise, these few are my completely unrealistic, but dream pick characters -
- Samurai Jack
- Doomguy
- Shrek
- Gordon Freeman
- Neo
Looking forward to seeing everyone’s crazy ideas.
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Mortis and/or Glacier from WCW. (AKA Bootleg Scorpion and Sub-Zero.)
Ones a mischievous undead warlock sent from “parts unknown”, and the other a mystical warrior trained from mount high, capable of a deadly frozen technique.
These two were practically born for making a Guest Character spot in a proper fighting game. (If you can’t beat them, join em.)
Closest we’ve seen videogame wise, would be their appearances from “WCW Revenge” of course. Also a game available on N64, much like Killer Instinct Gold.
Plus theres the upcoming Ultra Pro Wrestling, which seems to be bringing them back as well, so apperently theres still a small demand for these guys out there, surely. Blatant homages aside.
What can I say, a Pro Wrestler/Grappler type in KI is something I’d really like to see.
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Whelp going back to Hellboy, after watching the failed 2019 reboot, how about Lobster Johnson?
Frankly I still wanna see Kronen or Nuada as potential characters due to how awesome Del Toro adapted their appearances in his films, but if they had to find a more obscure character amongst the lore, why not this guy?
A Captian America inspired superhero who fought in WW2, but isnt afraid to get his hands dirty. Thomas Haden Church did a really good job despite how brief his introduction was. And honestly was definitely one of the better scenes in that crappy reboot.
“And for the rest of you goose-stepping ■■■■■■■■, beware of my claw. For I have come to inflict justice on all of you.”
Dont get me wrong Hellboy himself would be a cool addition to KI, Abe as well since he’s a very tactical agent who can use water as a way of evading his opponents. But My top list for HB reps would have to go…
). Kronen (Del Toro Assasin Version)
).Prince Nuada
).Lobster Johnson
).Gruagach
I mean come on, he’s a British Pig man lol, that could be a fun berserker character to play as, also. Again, one of the better characters from the 2019 film
Also heres a fun fact for you guys, did you know Prince Nuada in Hellboy Golden Army was played by Luke Goss, the same guy who played Frankenstein in Death Race 2 and 3?
Gotta admit, dude seems unrecognizable as both characters. Guys a pretty good actor to go from a holier than thou aristocratic prince, to a street thug who steals cars for a race to the death.
Gotta say, that legitimately blew my mind. Dudes got range. lol
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“Hellboy” is a fun series with some really cool characters for sure. I can totally see him in KI as a guest character along with Lobster Johnson.
Luke Goss -very much like him as an actor. He also played Frankenstein’s Creature in a Hallmark adaptation of the same name (highly recommended for fans of the novel!) along with Steve Fox in the “Tekken” movie, although the latter kind of seemed more like a composite of several different characters in the series than an accurate portrayal of game Steve.
Oh dam, didnt realized that was him either. Good catch.
Dude seems to have a knack for B rated adaptation films doesnt he. Probably gonna have to check that Hallmark Frankenstein film also. (Appropriate given the driver of Death Race.)
He stood out because at the time I haven’t heard of him until “Frankenstein” and Prince Nuada. He’s pretty good, but writing and character-wise, I wouldn’t really call him “Steve Fox” - if anything, it felt like a composite of several different characters that were then merged into one, making the character Steve Fox in name only tbh. That same criticism applies to several characters, especially in the case of Law and Kazuya, the latter of whom seemed to have some aspects of Lee Chaolan merged with his character, even going so far with him
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having a threesome with Nina and Anna Williams.
Not a bad film overall - probably a 6/10 if I were to be honest. In some ways, that movie kind of felt like a KI movie, but it wasn’t as good nor as visually spectacular as it could have been imo. The casting, costumes and production design were largely good and the film is enjoyable for what it is, though. Not the worst video game movie that I’ve ever seen imo.
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Funny you mentioned that, because honestly some of the characters in the Tekken movie looked pretty spot on, such as Raven, Bryan, Eddie, Dragonov, Jin, and Yoshimitsu especially. Even Cary Tagawa surprised me as a live action Heihachi. He did a pretty good job as him I thought.
But then you get characters like Kazuya, Steve and even Miguel who look nothing like their video game counterparts. Its almost baffling why they chose that direction. Makes me wonder why they felt the need to ignore their original designs.
(Reminds me of Jade’s new look in the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2, for a recent example. Hate it when Hollywood does that crap. Then they act surprised when fans call them out on it.)
But I agree overall about the Tekken movie. Wasnt 100% faithful to the lore, but as a dumb action flick I had a good time with it. Plus opening the song with “Going Down by Sick Puppies” was honestly pretty hype.
All Im gonna say, I liked it better than Kazuya’s Revenge. That film doesnt even feel like a Tekken movie, let alone as a direct sequel.
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Oh yeah, the casting was terrific, including the actor who plays Kazuya! All that he needed was to get rid of the goatee, swoop back his hair and have a few scars and he would have been perfect for the role. I mean, facially, he looks very much like the character. Better than Christie Monteiro’s actress. Not that she’s bad or anything - she’s not - but by the same token, she felt more like a composite of several different characters including Ling Xiaoyu, Julia Chang and others rather than Christie. It also didn’t help that she
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kind of became Jin’s love interest despite the fact that he already had a girlfriend at that point.
I think part of it was to tie in with the more recent game at the time, which had been “Tekken 6”. In some aspects, it draws from “Tekken 3” with Jin’s story of revenge, but the dystopian aspect is very clearly drawn from 6. I have to admit being a little disappointed that my boy King nor Paul Phoenix were ever featured, though the latter was at least referenced in the film. I do have to admit, the explanation for Jin’s birth
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being the result of r ape
kind of makes sense to me as a fan of the character, just because in the games prior to the film, the relationship between Kazuya and Jun was incredibly vague. Since Kazuya is an evil ■■■■■■■ infected with the Devil gene, the idea of Jin’s birth being potentially the result of that has never crossed my mind. I think where the movie fails is that, in comparison to the first MK movie where it had the novelty of a martial arts tournament filled with all sorts of supernatural abilities and creatures, with some great fights, sets and soundtracks, nothing about the “Tekken” movie really blew me away in terms of the fights nor the writing, especially in the music department. Granted, there were one or two tracks that kind of made think of “Soul Calibur”, specifically in the Raven/Eddy Gordo fight intro, but aside from that, nothing really made me go “wow, this is awesome!!” It’s competent, but that’s about all that I could say about it. That said, it’s miles better than a lot of the crap by Uwe Boll. I heard that supposedly the movie was originally going to be rated R, plus I think there might be some footage missing(?); I couldn’t help notice that Anna Williams sort of disappeared midway through the movie along with Nina.
Miguel’s pretty replaceable. I thought I heard rumors of Nathan Jones being cast for the role of Craig Marduk, but I think he had sustained an injury or something at the time(?). I wouldn’t be surprised if Miguel had been substituted potentially for that reason imo.
God, I DESPISE that look. In all the games, Jade had always looked so attractive; now they just uglified her. 
Yeah, that movie was dreadful. From what I heard, that film was originally going to be its own independent thing with nothing to do with “Tekken”, but I think it was later changed so that the film studio could keep the rights to the license(?).