HeavyNorse
#BlackLivesMatter
Sindel is out in less than 24 hours, so I decided to make a thread dedicated to her lore to separate it from the gameplay threads.
And I'll start by posting this video from The4thSnake:
My personal opinion:
I am disappointed that NRS decided to make this retcon to her story in MK11. It will not stop my enjoyment of playing her in the game though, I am still getting her and will play her! All her other aspects in MK11 - her gameplay, her design, the voice acting - it all looks awesome! But I see no reason for NRS to make this odd change to her character.
However, it goes deeper than just Sindel. Thing is, my favourite storyline from the original timeline is everything that revolves around the Edenians, how Kitana fought to regain Edenia's freedom, reunited with her mother, fought Shao Kahn's forces alongside Jade, Tanya's betrayal as she brought Shinnok into the realm... All this was completely cut away and thrown aside in the new timeline. From how Kitana learns about her true origins and who Mileena really is, to Tanya making a slight comment about wanting Edenia's freedom from Outworld, and now Sindel's past having been retconned as a final nail in the coffin.
All this said though... not only does MK11's story mode ending heavily hint at another reboot of some sort, but because Sindel is nowhere in the main story mode of the game and is merely DLC, it is easy to disregard this retcon entirely as non-canon... or at least as inconsequential all things considered. As things are now, Sindel's retcon has no influence on anything canon what-so-ever. What I don't wish to happen is that they continue this retcon into MK12's main story mode. That is not who Sindel is to me. She could just as well have been another character then. But that's just my feelings and thoughts on the matter.
Feel free to discuss!
And I'll start by posting this video from The4thSnake:
I am disappointed that NRS decided to make this retcon to her story in MK11. It will not stop my enjoyment of playing her in the game though, I am still getting her and will play her! All her other aspects in MK11 - her gameplay, her design, the voice acting - it all looks awesome! But I see no reason for NRS to make this odd change to her character.
However, it goes deeper than just Sindel. Thing is, my favourite storyline from the original timeline is everything that revolves around the Edenians, how Kitana fought to regain Edenia's freedom, reunited with her mother, fought Shao Kahn's forces alongside Jade, Tanya's betrayal as she brought Shinnok into the realm... All this was completely cut away and thrown aside in the new timeline. From how Kitana learns about her true origins and who Mileena really is, to Tanya making a slight comment about wanting Edenia's freedom from Outworld, and now Sindel's past having been retconned as a final nail in the coffin.
All this said though... not only does MK11's story mode ending heavily hint at another reboot of some sort, but because Sindel is nowhere in the main story mode of the game and is merely DLC, it is easy to disregard this retcon entirely as non-canon... or at least as inconsequential all things considered. As things are now, Sindel's retcon has no influence on anything canon what-so-ever. What I don't wish to happen is that they continue this retcon into MK12's main story mode. That is not who Sindel is to me. She could just as well have been another character then. But that's just my feelings and thoughts on the matter.
Feel free to discuss!