Mortal Kombat 1 has already given fans a lot to get excited about. Whether you're a Mileena stan or a hardcore 3D-era defender, MK1 has something for everyone. Well, as long as you're not a cyber ninja fan. Sektor and Cyrax are in the game, but so far, they're reduced to Kameo fighters, not playable in their own right.
Now, with just weeks until launch, the community is begging Ed Boon to reconsider their place in the game. After the series co-creator mentioned Sektor in a tweet, fans used that as an opportunity to make a case for the cyber Lin Kuei to join the main roster. This would be the first time the duo has been playable in 12 years, with their last appearance being in the 2011 reboot game, simply titled Mortal Kombat.
While Mortal Kombat fans certainly aren't afraid to make their dream roster picks known, this latest round of pleading comes after Ed Boon referenced Sektor in a tweet. Of course, this sparked a bunch of hype - and even hopes that an official reveal could be around the corner.
"Put him and Cyrax in either base roster or Kombat Pack 2!" replies Twitter user @MortalChampion.
"If Sektor and Cyrax are only Kameos, that’s a huge mistake on y’all’s part," agrees @FlyingCraneKick.
Others say that they would just be happy to see any cyber ninja representation on the main roster, including the Mortal Kombat X-exclusive Triborg. Right now, they're out of luck though. Not only are Sektor and Cyrax on the sidelines, but Smoke is in his human form once again, and Frost (who admittedly only became a cyber ninja in Mortal Kombat 11), is a Kameo fighter as well.
Yet as we've seen already, being a Kameo doesn't exclude you from the main roster. Sub-Zero, Kung Lao, and Scorpion already appear on both rosters, so we can expect more to make the leap too.
In fact, Boon once again played with the fans' emotions the other day and suggested exactly that. When Sonya mains asked if she'll be on the main roster, he simply replied, "Gotta wait." This can be interpreted as meaning that she hasn't had a chance for a reveal yet. Indeed, every character reveal trailer since the initial game tease has done it by faction. So all the ninjas were revealed together, as were those who will be close to the Edenian royal family's storyline. With this in mind, playable Sonya would likely be revealed during a segment on Earthrealm. The same can be said for the cyber ninjas though, so it's worth keeping an eye out for updates as we get closer to launch.