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So, by my calculations, it looks like Baraka leads Reptile in list of losses, 8 to 6, unless we count the movies, in which case it's 9 to 10 (Liu Kang beats 1 reptile in MK the movie, and raiden beats 3 reptiles in MK:A)
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Who is the bigger MK Jobber: Reptile or Baraka?
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This lol, Kotal is built up to be this big thing for the story to the point where Shao Kahn kept him imprisoned to make sure he couldn't try anything.
Then Kotal couldn't do jack shit in both story modes.
Had Mileena executed at least... and beat Shao Kahn first round.... But damn yeah, can't even kill the tax man and jobs to the Kombat Kids. Has to be the closest to good character with the most l's in the stories...
At least I got a mid command grab with an easy imput....
Hmm Baraka is definitely the biggest jobber of the villains with the most basic design.
I would give Reptile an edge over smoke and cyrax/sektor when it comes to ninjas.
So Baraka edges it out as the biggest jobber. Has a cool name though
I would give Reptile an edge over smoke and cyrax/sektor when it comes to ninjas.
So Baraka edges it out as the biggest jobber. Has a cool name though
Being reminded by folks in the thread - Kotal is an absolute fucking jobber as far as the new characters go, him and Erron Black (Though I've heard people say Erron is shown to be decent in some of the comic adaptations).
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I'd say Reptile but I only know MKX/11... and with that in mind let's just add kotal to the pile. I wanted to like him but he's created to suck lol
How Reptile went from being THE urban legend to the series' cosmic chewtoy will never not make me sad.
Even so, I'd say Baraka is the bigger jobber between the two of them.
But neither of them have taken Ls to the extent of Shinnok, though. As stated above, he got clowned by the first Subby, outmaneuvered by Quanny in both timelines, and the Cages clowned him some more in the new timeline.
It somehow comes off worse, considering Shinnok was built up as being such a big deal, yet did not live up to the hype. Baraka and Reptile are at least mooks that have to lose to the heroes at different intervals.
Even so, I'd say Baraka is the bigger jobber between the two of them.
But neither of them have taken Ls to the extent of Shinnok, though. As stated above, he got clowned by the first Subby, outmaneuvered by Quanny in both timelines, and the Cages clowned him some more in the new timeline.
It somehow comes off worse, considering Shinnok was built up as being such a big deal, yet did not live up to the hype. Baraka and Reptile are at least mooks that have to lose to the heroes at different intervals.
Reptile is only awesome in his first appearance in MK1 because of secrets and the fight being hard as hell at the time. From MK2 on he just sucks. He was easily the worst character in MK2 and UMK3 didn't help by giving him a ton of tools and gimmicks that added up to less than zero.
Baraka was only ever just annoying to fight because of his stupid blades attack that essentially prevents you from jumping at him at most times. Even the busted-ass AI in MK2 can't use him properly.
I'd say it's a tie, but Reptile is more of a jobber due to his fall from the high tower of grace. Baraka was always crappy, so at least he's consistent.
Baraka was only ever just annoying to fight because of his stupid blades attack that essentially prevents you from jumping at him at most times. Even the busted-ass AI in MK2 can't use him properly.
I'd say it's a tie, but Reptile is more of a jobber due to his fall from the high tower of grace. Baraka was always crappy, so at least he's consistent.
Baraka is your average jobber. Some regular guy in outworld who has nothing special going on about him and you could replace with pretty much any other Tarkatan. Meanwhile Reptible was a secret character with a pretty cool moveset and overall design (a GREEN ninja? that's brilliant!). Also his secret costume in MK4 was just top notch:
Baraka just suck. Look at this, LOOK AT IT:
Baraka just suck. Look at this, LOOK AT IT:
Reptile always felt like the ultimate jobber to me.
At least, Baraka get some respect in MK11 lol
At least, Baraka get some respect in MK11 lol
Reptile's the bigger loser. Like others have said, Reptile loses even when he wins (re: MK4 ending)
Baraka at least got to be somewhat important in MK11. What's Reptile's big story moment? Getting possessed by another character? lmao
Reptile and Baraka have been around (and jobbing) for way longer than Kotal, but this is fair lol
I'm gonna have to say no
Every Outworld character not named Shao Kahn came off as a jobber in MK9, but only Baraka and Reptile have lows like "being possessed by another character" and "straight up being killed off to make another character look good" and I don't think Ermac has ever been done dirty like that
Now you know who has been done dirty? Kotal. Dude could barely stop himself from being owned *in his own chapter* in MK11. And once he stopped being playable, the L train just went full force, and made it all the way "get your spine broken" station
Baraka at least got to be somewhat important in MK11. What's Reptile's big story moment? Getting possessed by another character? lmao
Reptile and Baraka have been around (and jobbing) for way longer than Kotal, but this is fair lol
I'm gonna have to say no
Every Outworld character not named Shao Kahn came off as a jobber in MK9, but only Baraka and Reptile have lows like "being possessed by another character" and "straight up being killed off to make another character look good" and I don't think Ermac has ever been done dirty like that
Now you know who has been done dirty? Kotal. Dude could barely stop himself from being owned *in his own chapter* in MK11. And once he stopped being playable, the L train just went full force, and made it all the way "get your spine broken" station
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Baraka is meant to be a putty. Yet makes it into more games than reptile. Reptile has the hifher distinction of being one of the colored ninjas and consistently gets clowned one.
One is just doing their job. The other is a disappointment to their family.
One is just doing their job. The other is a disappointment to their family.
Baraka has been getting treated like shit ever since they didn't bring him back in MK3. He was a straight beast in MK2. Really sad to see him get this kind of fuckery from both the developers AND the players.
Would have been Baraka for me until MK11. Hes downright competent and feels like a legitimate threat in that game and apparently that continues in Aftermath. Reptile going forward beyond his apppearance as a hidden boss fight in MK1 just seems to either job or fail even after he wins in most cases. My feelings on how cool reptile is stem back to those early MK1-MK2 days before they worked him over. I still wish they would tone his lizard features down though. The cool part of reptile is when he reveals his inhuman side in certain fatalities and special moves and its like they forgot thats the coolest aspect about the character visually.
I gotta go with Baraka. He always was designed to be a jobber.
Reptile meanwhile started as a cool mysterious character only to then be turned into whatever he became in the 3D games. I don't know why the hell NR hates him. He has one of the coolest backstories ever in the series.
I gotta say though, whoever is writing the story is doing a bad job. There is no excuse why they have bias towards a lot of the characters. Reptile, Ermac, Skarlet, Rain, Kotal, Erron Black etc who have cool designs or backstories are just made into jobbers so Scorpion, Johnny, Sub Zero, Sonya and the combat kids could look cool.
Why not just go the Tekken route and make you fight against goons working for the character? Instead of having character get their shit kicked in over and over, use goons that are using the same moveset.
Reptile meanwhile started as a cool mysterious character only to then be turned into whatever he became in the 3D games. I don't know why the hell NR hates him. He has one of the coolest backstories ever in the series.
I gotta say though, whoever is writing the story is doing a bad job. There is no excuse why they have bias towards a lot of the characters. Reptile, Ermac, Skarlet, Rain, Kotal, Erron Black etc who have cool designs or backstories are just made into jobbers so Scorpion, Johnny, Sub Zero, Sonya and the combat kids could look cool.
Why not just go the Tekken route and make you fight against goons working for the character? Instead of having character get their shit kicked in over and over, use goons that are using the same moveset.
This. For such a prominent character in both MKX and MK11's story modes...he does a whole lot of nothing but losing.
Baraka's a jobber like the guys that show up on Smackdown and never win. Reptile is a jobber like the guys that got over huge at the beginning of their careers and they never really capitalized and now you see them at a local show and they're drunk and being racist at the merch table.
Had no idea the Xenomorph in MKX was a hybrid! How do you know that? From the intro dialogues? Is it mentioned anywhere else? That explains why the xenomorph's proportions look really.. off
And its too bad they couldnt get Freddy vs Jason in the same game :(
Until MK11 I would've said Baraka. But he's an actual character now. Reptile is such a jobber that he doesn't even exist anymore.
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I initially voted for Baraka, but MK11 really does give him his due in a way Reptile never got since he was a hidden character in the first game. So, I guess Reptile is the bigger jobber after all. But tbh, just about all the sub-big bad villain characters in MK exist just to job.
Reptile, no contest. He never for a single time had a taste of power in this franchise, except for when Onaga possessed his body I guess lol Baraka in the latest entries has become more of a tarkata leader at the very least, and his opinions seemed to be valued to an extent in MK11 as bigger powers were trying to enlist his people's aid in the coming war.
MK Deception stops Ermac from being in this list. He and Liu Kang saved the dead heroes from Onaga.
He also trained Kenshi.
Ermac is more important in the old timeline though.
I'd switch him with everyone's favorite Earth Special Forces punching bag, Kano. But he's way more important than Baraka and Repitle.
He also trained Kenshi.
Ermac is more important in the old timeline though.
I'd switch him with everyone's favorite Earth Special Forces punching bag, Kano. But he's way more important than Baraka and Repitle.
It's this guy. Has done nothing but take L's since his inception.