The Lin Kuei Bros If They Were Even Relatively Nice To Each Other

the Lin Kuei bros if they were even relatively nice to each other

i never noticed this… Shang turns into MALE Mileena and Kitana during his boss battle in Invasions

i love that he turned into all the ninjas (Sub, Scorp, Smoke, Rain, Ermac, Noob, Tremor) and EVEN these two!

A super easy fix to Sektor could’ve come from her ending, make her realise she doesn’t need bi-Han and decide to run the Lin kuei how she sees fit by creating cyber initiation but NOOOOO it’s gotta be “Liu kang forgot about my man so now I hate him”

A very off the top of my head example could be something like

“Though I had returned to the temple after Titan Havik’s defeat, I remained livid. Livid with Bi-Han’s foolishness, Kuai Liang’s betrayal, and Cyrax’s defection to his shirai ryu. Bi-Han’s actions, his immaturity in the face of such a threat, they made me realise how unfit he was to lead the Lin Kuei. As master armourer, and now acting grandmaster, I decided to put my focus on the clan’s future, a future that did not involve Bi-Han’s arrogance and unpredictability. My initiative was first met with resistance, but those who opposed did not realise that “no” was never an option. This is the future of the Lin Kuei, a future rid of any opposing clans, a future with me at the helm.”

*Bi panic intensifies*

Hotness transcending gender is crazy tbh

Once again thinking about MK1 and how Bi-Han didn't have to be the scapegoat of the story. Both Bi-Han and Kuai Liang could have escaped the Ying Fortress together. Bi-Han never had to side with Shang Tsung. It served no purpose within the story, it was entirely unnecessary, as was the part about him letting his father die.

Instead, the brothers could have fought Shao, Shang Tsung and the dragon army together. Kuai Liang could have gotten his scar in the fight against Havik and Darrius. After Kuai Liang and Bi-Han both narrowly escaped with their lives, Bi-Han could have simply insisted on aborting the mission once the brothers regroup with Smoke. They nearly died, Bi-Han's faith in Liu Kang was already shaken before, no one could have blamed him for losing it entirely after seeing what they're up against and watching his brother nearly lose an eye in front of him.

Kuai Liang could have then protested and refused to follow Bi-Han back to Arktica unless they go back and finish the mission first, revealing the brothers' conflict of interest. Bi-Han wanting the Lin Kuei's freedom and Kuai Liang wanting the clan to keep up their old ways and follow tradition. The brothers could have then fought and the story would have progressed as we know it.

Nothing important within the narrative would have changed, except that it would have made both brothers more relatable characters. Sub-Zero and Scorpion would have still ended up becoming rivals, with the only difference that Kuai Liang and Bi-Han wouldn't have any stains on their names as they do now, one nearly committing fratricide and the other having let his father die as well as having abandoned his duties. Bi-Han's motives would have been much more relatable, his concern about his clan's future, the care he very obviously holds for his brothers, it could have all been displayed so much better with just these few tweaks to the storyline.

What makes the MK1 story bad is the lack of love that was put into it. I know the sheer amount of characters on the roster doesn't make it easy to give every single character time to shine in the story mode or to give them all as much depth as fans would like, but even a few small changes can have a big impact. It's disappointing that apparently no one cared enough about the Lin Kuei brothers to think much about how they would come across. All three of them got sidelined, mischaracterized and for the most part, ignored by the story. The wasted potential here is saddening.

i just adore how dejected he looks in the first photo 😭😭 like omfg i was cackling when i was cropping this. ugggh i love him so freaking much