Gay characters in mortal kombat

Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Mortal Kombat has featured several LGBTQ characters throughout its history, including Kung Jin, Tanya, and Mileena. These characters have been part of the franchise’s storyline and have played important roles in the games. Mortal Kombat has LGBTQ+ representation that started in Mortal Kombat X which introduced a new character that is LGBT and two existing characters were revealed to be apart of the LGBT as.

Tanya (lesbian), Kung Jin (gay), Mileena (bi), Chameleon/Khamelon (trans), Mokap (questioning), Hsu Hao (S & M leather daddy), Quan Chi (drag). Mortal Kombat’s first gay male character may be new playable Mortal Kombat X character Kung Jin, according to an interpretation of flashback scenes exploring the character’s past. Kung. I can only imagine they wanted to keep him on the down low just in case they got a back lash over this new direction.

After the events of Mortal Kombat 11 , Liu Kang reset the timeline in an attempt to achieve peace and saw many characters from previous games taking on new lives and relationships in Mortal Kombat 1.

Mortal kombat characters

View desktop website. However, to the franchise's credit, the MK1 reboot is making a big step toward inclusivity, visibility, and equality. Mortal Kombat 1. Originally posted by Kitneko :. These backstories and relationships help inform character motives, and Tanya and Mileena's romantic bond is a fascinating exploration of being in love while also having to honor one's duty. Franchise Mortal Kombat. Indeed, while I appreciate the fact we have a gay character in a franchise like Mortal Kombat, I would not go far as to say that this is a step in the right direction.

Cheezie View Profile View Posts. Metascore Although some may originally be led to believe that the same-sex nature of the relationship is what causes the characters to keep it a secret, that isn't the case at all. Posts: Instead, Kung Jin's queerness seemed relegated to the shadows, and Mortal Kombat looked cowardly as a result. Indeed this is a step that has been made in the games industry many times before.

It felt like MKX was trying to dance around the issue, essentially leaving him in the closet. London Stars scramble to save the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. When it comes to these character relationships, Mileena and Tanya are two characters that immediately come to mind as they provide a great representation of an LGBT pairing.

Sign in now. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Tr3m0r View Profile View Posts. London Kickstarter. Complicating things, Tanya's dialogue often had her hitting on guys rather than wooing Mileena. Kung Jin would later joke with Tanya in a battle intro that she was climbing up the wrong tree when she commented on his good looks. Global Achievements.

Originally posted by Tr3m0r :. Ed Boon confirmed Kung Jin was gay, but these veiled references represented a very superficial attempt at diversity.