🎮 Midway vs NRS: The TRUTH About Mortal Kombat Character LORE!
Who created the greatest Mortal Kombat characters: the classic Midway team (MK1-MK:Armageddon) or the modern NetherRealm Studios (NRS) team (MK9-MK1)? In this ultimate, hour-long deep dive, we compare 45 legendary characters to see which studio handled their story, design, credibility, and fatalities best! We analyze the glow-ups, the jobbers, the tragic characters, and the absolute GOATs from both eras. Did NRS finally redeem Baraka and Reptile? Was Midway's Liu Kang untouchable? Did the Midway era simply "hit different" with icons like Scorpion and Raiden? And who ultimately wins the war for the best roster? This is the definitive character comparison for *Mortal Kombat fans* and **MK lore enthusiasts**! Let us know in the comments: #Midway or #NRS? --- MortalKombat # MKCharacters # NetherRealm # MidwayGames # MKLore # BestMKCharacter # MortalKombat1 # MK9 # MKX # MK11 --- *FULL CHARACTER BREAKDOWN & CHAPTERS (The Character War):* 00:00 Intro: Midway vs NRS Character Comparison 00:15 Master Bo' Rai Cho 02:12 Bi-Han (Sub-Zero in MK1) - *Midway Win* 04:20 Baraka - *NRS Win* 06:45 Cyrax - *NRS Win* 07:54 Ermac - *Midway Win* 09:07 Ashra - *NRS Win* 10:23 Frost - *NRS Win* 11:10 Fujin - *NRS Win* 12:15 Goro - *Midway Win* 13:04 Havik - *Midway Win* 14:06 Jade - *NRS Win* 15:10 Jax - *NRS Win* 16:29 Johnny Cage - *NRS Win* 17:48 Kabal - *NRS Win* 18:20 Kano - *NRS Win* 19:04 Kenshi - *Midway/NRS Tie* 20:29 Kitana - *NRS Win* 22:41 Kintaro - *No Point* (Justice for Kintaro) 23:42 Kuai Liang (Sub-Zero) - *Midway Win* 25:08 Kung Lao - *NRS Win* 26:33 Kurtis Stryker - *NRS Win* 27:18 Li Mei - *NRS Win* 28:43 Liu Kang - *Midway Win* 29:50 Mavado - *Midway Win* 30:34 Motaro - *Midway Win* 31:32 Mileena - *NRS Win* 33:35 Nightwolf - *NRS Win* 34:33 Nitara - *Midway Win* (Megan Fox Critique) 35:22 Noob Saibot - *NRS Win* 37:35 Quan Chi - *Midway Win* 39:15 Raiden - *Midway Win* 40:36 Rain - *NRS Win* 42:15 Reiko - *Midway Win* 43:09 Reptile - *NRS Win* 44:28 Sareena - *Midway Win* 45:49 Scorpion (Hanzo Hasashi) - *Midway Win* 47:22 Smoke - *NRS Win* 48:20 Sheeva - *NRS Win* 49:30 Sektor - *NRS Win* 50:44 Shang Tsung - *NRS Win* (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) 53:39 Shao Kahn - *Midway Win* 56:20 Shinnok - *Midway Win* 58:08 Sindel - *NRS Win* 59:35 Sonya Blade - *NRS Win* 01:00:07 Tanya - *NRS Win* 01:01:10 Final Score Tally & Conclusion (Midway 16 - NRS 29) 01:02:18 Outro
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