Mortal Kombat Fans Are Mixed About Kuai Liang Being Scorpion In MK1

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Mortal Kombat fans have some pretty mixed feelings about Kuai Liang being Scorpion in Mortal Kombat 1's new timeline, with some waiting to see how the story handles it and others already mourning Hanzo Hazashi.

Ever since Mortal Kombat 1 was revealed as a timeline reset, one of the biggest theories that has been going around is regarding the identity of Scorpion. While he's always been Hanzo Hazashi in every other game, the fact that he's related to Bi-Han and seems to have a close bond with Smoke made many think that he was actually Kuai Liang, the second Sub-Zero in the original timeline.

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After months of speculation, including some fans even thinking that Smoke might be Hanzo Hazashi this time around, the theory about Kuai Liang was seemingly confirmed by Mortal Kombat 1's story director, Dominic Cianciolo, during an interview with IGN. It's possible it was just a slip of the tongue, but until Warner Bros. says otherwise, it looks like the theory has been true all along.

Now that we seemingly know the truth and that Scorpion is going to be a completely different character in this timeline, Mortal Kombat fans are reacting to the news and seem to have some pretty mixed opinions. Over on the Mortal Kombat subreddit, Redditor Raz0712 asked the community how they feel about the change and if they think they can accept it.

The highest-rated comment on the thread is one that seems to represent the feelings of a lot of fans. PowerPamaja says that they don't like it, but that they're not going to go on a "tirade" about it, noting that it seems like an unnecessary change that has some potential considering what we saw of Smoke, Sub-Zero, and Scorpion