Mortal kombat gay
It seems the Mortal Kombat game series has introduced the franchise’s first gay character named Kung Jin &#; who also happens to be the younger cousin of Kung Lao. Having played the game, I appreciate the series taking a baby-step to be queer inclusive, but I wish they had done more with regards to Kung Jin’s sexuality.
I’m not much of a Mortal Kombat fan. I opt for playing the Tekken game series, and Jin Kazama and Lin Xiaoyu are my OTP. I played the newest installment in the MK series titled Mortal Kombat X because a friend lent me his copy.
Being someone who likes characters that bear bows during battle, I selected Kung Jin and started playing his campaign. Is he a nice character to play with? I don’t know. For me his attacks felt a bit weak, and his fighting style wasn’t all that impressive, but still I was determined to end the game.
Ending my fight with Ferra & Torr (with Ferra being one of the most brutal yet funny-sounding warriors in the game) I was served a flashback that took place five years ago. In it Kung Jin had to fight Master Raiden. After the tw
Why Mortal Kombat's Sindel Is A Queer Icon
As I played through the bloody and beautiful story mode of Mortal Kombat 1, my attention primarily focused on one character: Sindel. While witnessing her regal poise, potent confidence, and luxuriously deadly hair, I could only think, “Damn. Sindel is MOTHER!”
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This revelation sent me down a rabbit hole. Was I the only gamer that felt Sindel resonated with queer people like myself? According to Reddit and GameFAQs, I wasn’t alone:
“Bi guy here. I main the fuck out of Sindel.”
“Gay guy here as adv as diehard Sindel fanatic.”
“Speaking as an LGBT person, most LGBT people cherish her.”
Granted, Sindel isn’t the only queer icon in Mortal Kombat (Mileena and Kun Jin are two often-cited examples). But she is a notable one. Why is that? It’s hard to pin down. The definition of &
How Kung Jin is *Almost* Perfect LGBT Representation
Hello everyone and welcome to a post that probably should have been made during Pride month given how long it’s been sitting in the back of my head, but wasn’t because I didn’t want to spam my account after disappearing for almost two months. But hey, a several days into July is close enough right?
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Today I want to talk about something that I’m sure isn’t the first thing you think about when Mortal Kombat comes to mind, LGBT representation. As I’m sure you are aware by now, seeing LGBT representation in the media is really adj for normalizing it in society and making people who are part of the community feel a little less ostracized. However, most people don’t really think about it in a fighting game and honestly that does construct sense. Afterall, the characters are always written with the intention of being straight, regardless of how it ends up coming across. But what about the one time that they didn’t?
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One of the big modern stories to hit the world of gaming this week is the revelation that one of the newest characters to join the Mortal Kombat franchise is gay. While this is awesome, in some ways I can&#;t help but feel that the way it is being treated by the press makes it seem like a bold new move. I cannot fault the series for bringing in a gay character but I don’t think that this is something that deserves all the great press it is getting.
I wrote my review for Mortal Kombat X earlier this week relating my positive impressions of the game. One of the aspects I praised was the story which helped tie together the old cast and the new members of the roster to superb effect. One character which caught my eye was Kung Jin, the aforementioned gay Mortal Kombat character, who played a adj part in the story. Indeed his origin was unique to the series and m