Just after the Mortal Kombat 11 community had come to accept the fact Shaggy from the Scooby Doo series wouldn't be added to the upcoming release, Bayonetta Director Hideki Kamiya has decided to send fan speculation into overdrive once again.
All it took was a couple of tweets, where he said he would like to see a collaboration between Mortal Kombat and Bayonetta. Take a look at the most popular one below:
Much like the requests to get Shaggy in the game, we can't see this one happening, either. Knowing Hideki Kamiya, it's probably a joke. It also seems unlikely when considering how Bayonetta already appears as one of the main fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and her second and third game are both published by Nintendo. At best, maybe she could be a platform-exclusive character at this stage of her career, but even then, the Mortal Kombat team has previously ruled out this type of fighter.
Do you think Bayonetta would be a good choice for the Mortal Kombat series? What other characters would you like to see make a guest appearance? Tell us down below.
[source resetera.com, via eventhubs.com]
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Makes sense! she'd prolly fit in really well with the games tone.
I love him, he just follows goofy trends as everybody else on the internet and it makes him seem so much more human.
I'd love to see Luigi in MK11.
while this is a crossover I didn't know I wanted...
the more I think about it, the less I'm sure Bay's delightfully campy demeanor, fits with MK's brand of x-treme grim and grit.
I would love to see her get chopped up into little pieces....😉
@Varkster Luigi?! No chance. Gooigi However I can see happening!
Bayo will suffocate her enemies with her chest muscles.
If anything I’d think this would be hinting at an MK character as DLC in Smash Bros. Scorpion and Sub Zero have appeared blood and fatality-less in the Injustice video games.
@Yoshinator but gooigi is indestructible 🤔
Still makes more sense Shaggy. Shaggy'd curl up into a bawl and suck his thumb the second he sees what's behind Mileena's veil or under Scorpion's hood.
Could always have Mortal Kombat X Bayonetta via Scorpion getting over here into SMASH!
Bayonetta wouldn't fit with MK's tone. Both styles are like day and night
...Sorry, but I REALLY don't want to see Bayonetta being killed in all those bloody and gory ways. lol
@TossedLlama The only thing Shaggy lights is the campfire for s'mores.
@kraventhehunter1 They also appeared bloodless on the Super Nintendo.
I don't think they would want Bayo to be torn apart in grotesque ways.
Similar to why MK vs DC was rated T, DC didn't want to see Batman and Flash be brutally cut to pieces.
Bayonetta is from an M-rated dark franchise that originate on the PS3 and Xbox 360 so of course she'll fit right in with the Mortal Kombat crew just fine similarly like Kratos and Predator. The only question is will Ed Boon allow it? Usually female guest star don't make the cut in Mortal Kombat.
Only if they put her and Shaggy as console exclusive characters.
Is it really that much of a stretch? Bayonetta is extremely dark. She uses "Fatality"-style attacks such as pushing foes into iron maidens and crushing them under spike wheels. She eviscerates her enemies, blows them apart, decapitates a bunch of them, and does it all with a sexy saunter and a constant stream of double entendres and sexualized taunts. Her best friends are a demonic arms dealer and some kind of Russian mafioso. She isn't exactly Princess Peach, is she?
Of course, there's a bit of a tonal shift because in the Bayonetta games she is usually fighting demons and angels, not humans. But the Lumen Sages are human, and she has fought plenty of them, both in game and in backstory.
I think she would fit in just fine as maybe a Switch-specific guest character. I don't want her moving into the MK universe for good, anymore than I wanted Link to be a permanent fixture in the Soul Calibur series. But I'd be all for a crossover appearance.
(None of this goes to say I think this is likely, mind you).
Rear end.
@TossedLlama @MasterGraveheart No, Shaggy can make the whole world burst into flame by using on only 1.5% of his power.
@TossedLlama As far as I know, NetherRealm was originally going to use 1.6% of Shaggy's power for his fatality, but that instantly incinerated three of the games' developers and nearly burned down the studio so they had to tone it down.
Not going to lie, this might even convince me to get the game at some point. Probably not until after a price drop though as I'm just not really into the super gory stuff they have here. It's gory just to be gory and I'm not a fan.
I don't wanna see Bayonetta get ripped apart 😂 no thanks!
I want her in she has the perfect style for it.
Everyone should twitter him in English with their response.
@Wavey84 True she wouldn't fit really well.
Unless she's WAY overpowered compared to the others.
I don't think Bayo fits very well in MK. It's easy to imagine her trading punches with Scorpio or SubZero in gorgeous graphics, but things start to get weird when they break her skull or tear her head and spine off her body
I think a Bayonetta stage would fit, with her demons being stage hasard and Fatality inducers, but I don't think seeing the witch being torn into little pieces herself is something I wanna see...
She'd certainly look more appropriate in Mortal Kombat than in Super Smash Bros. I don't mind her in SSB at all, but her and Snake are so different stylistically that they look pretty out of place.
If Mortal Kombat can crossover with the DC Universe, anything is possible and she would be an amazing addition with her R-rated lifestyle. Heck, the last installment added a ninja turtle and some horror film icons
@ilikeike Ah, see, actually, that's a common misconception. Shaggy can make the whole world burst into LAUGHTER with just 0.5% of his charm.
Graphicly, it makes sense. Both series have a close-enough asthetixc. This could work.
I think that Bayonetta's overt sexuality is just too much for today's prudish western publishers, anyway.
Bayonetta is a Witch and her combos are crazy; her massive foot stomps, dragon thingy and the sacrifice devices and all that. It would be awesome.
@Wavey84 I think that's called anime style. If not, all of japanese cartoon characters are Fire Emblem-ish.
Whatever, not sure about the hate of FE characters. I haven't played any FE game at all, but they are fun characters to play with in Smash.
I guess if you don't want to see them, you could avoid to unlock them when they appear in Smash mode. Create a Switch profile only for that. I made one where I only unlocked the original 12 from Smash 64, and it's great for having nostalgic battles. Just as an example.
Not a fan of Mortal Kombat, and Bayo is my favorite videogame character. The last thing I want in a videogame with Bayo is to see her getting torn apart.
I know people here would be uncomfortable with Bayonetta getting horrifically murdered, HOWEVER, if you've played or seen the Bayonetta games, she can get brutally killed in that game too. Just look up a YouTube video of Bayonetta dying and you'll see she can get absolutely crushed be Beloved and blood splatters on the ground.
Bayonetta in Mortal Kombat wouldn't be ridiculous at all (but she would stand out).
I hate crossovers. A good video game builds a world developed enough to create a story and hopefully achieve suspension of disbelief. Making crossovers for some cheap laughs or to appease the fan art weirdos just cheapens the whole creation.
@Jriibz It'd at least be too much for this game in particular, seeing as how the female kombatants have had their own sex appeal noticably toned down in comparison to past iterations.
I would love to see it, and I would love it to be in Switch version only!
Oh heck ya! She'd be a good match for MK. It's not like they haven't done crossovers before.
@Charlie_Girl
Ah but MK can be campy and over the top too. It did have Babalities and Friendship Moves.
@retro_player_22
Cat Woman and Wonder Woman made it in.
@Yoshinator Gooigi isn't allowed. Far too powerful.
@Tempestryke
did.
everything from MK9 to the present day has been about extreme blood and guts.
@Charlie_Girl
Fair points.
I think Travis Touchdown would fit much better.
Mortal Kombat is basically one big rude slapstick joke, and being the butt of a joke does not fit Bayonetta at all.
@Jriibz
Seanmyster6 is not talking about ESRB (or PEGI, or USK) ratings. That western developers tone down sexyness/sexualization has nothing to do with age ratings, they do it because they either believe it's bad themselves, or they feel pressured by some media and political groups.
(Anyway, i don't think the devolpers would turn down an opportunity to use Bayonetta because of this, despite it being true that they DID tone done the sexyness/sexualization of the female characters in MKXI pacticilarly compared to MK V-IV).
Nintendo probably wouldn't allow. While maybe not technically their IP, I think Nintendo would think it would tarnish their brand.
@RevampedSpider,
Are you sure? Its about rights. Take Pokemon for example: Its technically not owned by Nintendo. But when there's a illegal version on the net, Nintendo immediately send a lawsuit.
@RevampedSpider,
Are you sure that Bayonetta is solely owned by SEGA?
I didn't know about the Ninja Gaiden game by the way.
@RevampedSpider,
I agree.
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