Cynical Warlock
Cynical Warlock
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The BEST Version of Quan Chi
I wish video game Quan Chi was like the one from the Mortal Kombat: Conquest TV show. They should just give him the MK11 Shang Tsung treatment and just mokap Adoni Maropis. His performance is, by far, the most iconic version of this character, and in this video, I explain why.
Once again, the TV show referenced in this video is 'Mortal Kombat: Conquest'.
Watch it or die.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:56 The Genius of Adaptation
02:50 What Makes Him Great
03:57 A Most Refined Sorcerer
05:00 Mortal Kombat Is a Tough Balance to Strike
06:17 Scene Analysis
08:09 The Perfect Foil to Shang Tsung
09:48 Conquest Quan vs Video Game Quan
12:26 Quan Chi Is a Pimp
13:56 Funny Scenes
16:30 Powers & Fighting Style
18:30...
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Видео

Jade vs Tanya - Edenian Rivalry
Просмотров 9 тыс.21 день назад
Perhaps I was was a bit harsh on poor little Tanya.. ... Naaaaah. Still, I like both Jade and Tanya, so I should disclaimer that these are all just jokes, made in good fun and spirit, about fictional characters. Timestamps: 00:00 01:32 A Subversive Pair 02:24 Different Perspectives 04:13 Tanya Rant 05:29 Fire & Shadow 09:14 Color Code 10:46 Weapons 12:22 The Selfish vs Selfless Feminine #mortal...
Shang Tsung Is Feminine
Просмотров 18 тыс.Месяц назад
Important note: This is not a roasting of Shang Tsung, but also.. yeah. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:28 Defining 'Masculine' & 'Feminine' 03:33 The Hero's Negative 04:21 Shang Tsung vs Quan Chi 05:43 Live-Action Portrayals 08:41 Soul Element 10:10 Masculine Side #shangtsung #mortalkombat #mk1 #masculinity #femininity #powersystem
Mortal Kombat's Reptilians Are Fascinating
Просмотров 6 тыс.Месяц назад
What do Reptile, Onaga, Chameleon, Khameleon and Shujinko all have in common? This video. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:08 Chameleons 03:08 Soul 04:38 Common Ancestry 05:36 Onaga & Shujinko 06:59 Evolution of Reptilians #mortalkombat #reptile #onaga #chameleon #shujinko #lore #powersystem #dragons #reptilian
The Netherrealm Is Fascinating
Просмотров 13 тыс.Месяц назад
Ashrah, Sareena, Quan Chi, Drahmin and Moloch - the Netherrealm is a fascinating place, full of fascinating creatures. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:52 What Is a Demon? 06:12 Ashrah 07:31 Drahmin 09:43 Moloch 11:02 Quan Chi 12:39 Sareena 14:03 Wraiths & Specters #ashrah #sareena #mortalkombat #mk1 #mkdeception #lore #analysis
Every Tech-Based Move in Mortal Kombat Explained (More or Less)
Просмотров 6 тыс.Месяц назад
Just geeking out about the technology in Mortal Kombat. Timestamps: Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:04 Jax 00:42 Sonya 01:22 Johnny Cage 01:29 Kano 02:20 Hsu Hao 02:51 Cyrax 03:34 Motaro 04:38 Sektor 05:07 Stryker 05:18 Cassie Cage 05:56 Jacqui Briggs 07:16 Erron Black 07:53 Takeda 08:55 Cyber Initiative #mortalkombat #tech #scifi #analysis #powersystem #worldbuilding #cynical #warlock
The Most Misused Mortal Kombat Character
Просмотров 11 тыс.2 месяца назад
Reiko is the single most misused character in Mortal Kombat history. This video is part Reiko history, part powers and abilities assessment, part reimagining. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:34 Reiko Origins 01:57 Reiko Reimagined 04:31 Powers & Abilities: Dense vs Ethereal 06:24 Why This Works 07:39 Other Possibilities #mk1 #mortalkombat #reikogold #mk4 #mortalkombat4 #shaokahn #lore #powersystem #...
Scorpion and His Counterparts - A Brief Analysis
Просмотров 16 тыс.2 месяца назад
Deep dive into Scorpion and his 2 offshoots - Smoke and Takeda - their powers, backstories and symbolism. If you're reading this, then.. w-why are you reading this? Just watch the thing, subscribe, click 'like', 'dislike', do something. Timestamps: 00:00 Fire Intro Bruh 00:50 The 'Anti-Ninja' 01:57 Shirai Ryu History 02:53 What Makes Scorpion Interesting 04:22 Powers & Abilities 05:31 Quan Chi ...
WTF Is Sektor's Teleport?
Просмотров 17 тыс.2 месяца назад
Is Sektor's teleport tech? Is it magic? Is it elemental? Is this the real life? Is it just fantasy? The world needs to know. #sektor #mortalkombat #lore #mk #worldbuilding #characteranalysis #specialmoves #teleport
WTF Is Up with Li Mei?
Просмотров 18 тыс.3 месяца назад
Vote for Li Mei: ruclips.net/user/postUgkxh 2clLtJXXkzrnbWyU0HwgigLxuDsYi What are Li Mei's powers and why does she look grumpier than I do, in MK1? MK12, for those who can count. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:36 WTF are Li Mei's powers? 01:29 Li Mei: Wasted Plotential 03:35 1. Fire 04:34 2. Force 05:59 3. Illusion 08:30 4. Earth Water Fire 09:53 Choose Your Destiny #limei #mk1 #mortalkombat1 #mor...
What Would the Ideal Mortal Kombat Game Look Like?
Просмотров 11 тыс.3 месяца назад
What Would the Ideal Mortal Kombat Game Look Like?
Every LAVA User in MK Explained
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 месяца назад
Every LAVA User in MK Explained
Dune: Part 2 Has One BIG Problem [SPOILER-FREE]
Просмотров 1 тыс.4 месяца назад
Dune: Part 2 Has One BIG Problem [SPOILER-FREE]
Every LIGHT Element User in MK Explained
Просмотров 9 тыс.4 месяца назад
Every LIGHT Element User in MK Explained
Shao Kahn: The Pinnacle of (Toxic) Masculinity?
Просмотров 8 тыс.4 месяца назад
Shao Kahn: The Pinnacle of (Toxic) Masculinity?
Why Mortal Kombat's Variation System Should Return
Просмотров 8 тыс.4 месяца назад
Why Mortal Kombat's Variation System Should Return
What Even Is Havik??
Просмотров 15 тыс.5 месяцев назад
What Even Is Havik??
How to Revitalize Mortal Kombat in 5 Easy Steps
Просмотров 22 тыс.5 месяцев назад
How to Revitalize Mortal Kombat in 5 Easy Steps
Rewriting Kung Lao (into the Badass that He Should Be)
Просмотров 11 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Rewriting Kung Lao (into the Badass that He Should Be)
Who's the Greatest Ruler of Outworld?
Просмотров 15 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Who's the Greatest Ruler of Outworld?
The Most Underrated Character in Mortal Kombat?
Просмотров 14 тыс.6 месяцев назад
The Most Underrated Character in Mortal Kombat?
Why the Elder Gods Suck (And How to Fix Them)
Просмотров 21 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Why the Elder Gods Suck (And How to Fix Them)
How Do Time Powers Work in Mortal Kombat?
Просмотров 11 тыс.6 месяцев назад
How Do Time Powers Work in Mortal Kombat?
Kitana, Mileena & Sindel - The Light and Dark Sides of Femininity
Просмотров 41 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Kitana, Mileena & Sindel - The Light and Dark Sides of Femininity
Sub Zero - An Accidentally Brilliant Character
Просмотров 41 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Sub Zero - An Accidentally Brilliant Character
Mortal Kombat - An Accidentally Brilliant Power System
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Mortal Kombat - An Accidentally Brilliant Power System
What the Matrix Trilogy Is ACTUALLY About
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.7 месяцев назад
What the Matrix Trilogy Is ACTUALLY About
Why George Clooney Should Play Batman.. Again
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The First SUCCESSFUL Anime Adaptation
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The First SUCCESSFUL Anime Adaptation
Spider-Verse 1 vs Spider-Verse 2 (+ 1000 Subscriber Special)
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Комментарии

  • @leonlowe4804
    @leonlowe4804 7 часов назад

    wtf is this video... xD what a preposterous attempt to exercise a very stupid thought you had, bro mah man is spitting some shitty ass medieval ideas of feminine and masculine, fully deconstructed over a century ago (coupled w/ some the blunt misogenistic quotes poorly disguised as jokes) I'm out of here

  • @erikbihari3625
    @erikbihari3625 9 часов назад

    What inspired this video's creation? Personally would wager vital organs for being those scathing critique videos from the 4th snake! After all, that guy pointed out shang tsung simularities!

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 5 часов назад

      @@erikbihari3625 Haven't seen those videos, so.. ..your liver is mine.

    • @erikbihari3625
      @erikbihari3625 4 часа назад

      @@CynicalWarlock. Good one. Also nice catch from last time! Didn't thought mutch about the three ninjas fighting styles until you pointed them out.

  • @poland4621
    @poland4621 12 часов назад

    bro cooked so hard

  • @SundayReplayjp
    @SundayReplayjp День назад

    Wait, so we're just...not gonna bring up "Defenders of the Realm," then? I mean it's FINE.

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock День назад

      No, that was my bad. Never seen it, so I didn't know Quan was in it. Should've done my research more thoroughly.

  • @camris
    @camris День назад

    what song was used in that intro edit? looks great and sounds great. (amazing video too, loved it.)

  • @diclonius7
    @diclonius7 День назад

    Man the Zerg sound a lot like the Yeerks from Animorphs, but the Yeerks don't assimilate into their hosts and also have to leave every 3 days to recharge. I always thought the Zerg were the zerglings, hydralisks, ultralisks, etc. I didn't know they were worms that controlled their hosts, though I guess seeing cerebrates hints at that.

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock День назад

      Yeah, Cerebrates are gigantic versions of the original lifeforms. Which is not to say that Hydras, Ultras and the like *aren't* Zerg, they very much are. You can think of the Zerg as a genetic copycat machine, copying traits from various species and designing its own hyperevolved versions, based on its needs. But yes, the original race that the Xel'naga developed the Zerg from were these tiny worm parasites that burrowed themselves into host creatures and controlled them like the rat cook from Ratatouille. Or a DnD Intellect Devourer.

  • @EpicPour99
    @EpicPour99 День назад

    do one with Shao next!!!

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock День назад

      Shao and Raiden will both get their turns, don't worry.

  • @brandonmuse5532
    @brandonmuse5532 2 дня назад

    Excellent video

  • @EpicPour99
    @EpicPour99 2 дня назад

    I remember this show and watch made it decent was the actors paying villain's were just eating up their scenes

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 2 дня назад

      @@EpicPour99 100%. Shao, Shang and Quan. It's the villain show, really. Plus snarky Raiden in top of it all.

    • @EpicPour99
      @EpicPour99 День назад

      @@CynicalWarlock Raiden and Shao we're played the same actor which made it pretty cool

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock День назад

      @@EpicPour99 Yeah, Jeff Meek is a brilliant actor. He doesn't get nearly enough credit for those 2 roles.

  • @kraidev
    @kraidev 2 дня назад

    Mk4 reiko had a cool design that is wasted on a shit character

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 2 дня назад

      Yeah I miss those simple designs. Everything nowadays had 15 belts, spikes and spinning rims on it.

  • @civilwarfare101
    @civilwarfare101 2 дня назад

    I don't think game Quan is that bad but at the same time, the guy never really stood out to me more than just a plot device. This show's take is definetly more memorable and entertaining, honestly Conquest is easily one of the better adaptations based on a game, it's also better than stuff coming out today, it's one of the few adaptations that to me has better writing than the games do and I don't even hate the games' writing but Conquest was heads and shoulders above them. It even made it's cancellation work in one of if not the best, "villains owns everyone scenes" ever.

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 2 дня назад

      Yeah, I've been thinking about that a lot - part of what made Conquest stick out so much in our minds *is* that abrupt ending. Intended or not, "Shao Kahn wins, Mass Fatality", no recourse, no punchline, no post-credits scene, dead silence 'in the theater' is what made all of it so bold and impactful. It beat Infinity War to it by about 20 years.

    • @civilwarfare101
      @civilwarfare101 2 дня назад

      @@CynicalWarlock And unlike Infinity War, the villain stayed the victor lmao. This might be one of the few times where getting cancelled might've been a blessing in disguise.

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 2 дня назад

      @@civilwarfare101 Hehe, it would've been tough and a bit redundant to follow that up, for sure. There are obviously a few loose ends, though, cause some characters died that shouldn't have died, like Shang and Kitana.

    • @civilwarfare101
      @civilwarfare101 2 дня назад

      @@CynicalWarlock It's also weird to have MK with no Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Kano or Jax but almost every cancelled show is going to have loose ends to some degree, it's just amazing how the MK Conquest writers made it all work even if it was never their intention. Any other cancelled ending to a show I like would piss me off but MK Conquest turned something that would usually annoy me into one of the coolest moments ever.

  • @techarm7351
    @techarm7351 2 дня назад

    Funny enough, this reminds me that everything that I like about Starcraft 2's story has nothing to do with Kerrigan x Raynor. For me, the Protoss part of the campaign is more compelling because of how many different issues Artanis has to tackle to unify the protoss (and how relevant those issues are to today's world). The whole love story just seems so out of place compared to the Protoss dealing with their interplanetary conflict amongst themselves and against Amon. Granted, I haven't played SC 1 yet, so I guess am blessed with ignorance on how much depth the story really lacks. But I will admit, even though I commend SC 2 for brining up issues like tribalism, AI (with the Purifiers), and international (or rather interplanetary?) peace, they didn't tackle it that deeply. They just gave a good nibble of each.

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 2 дня назад

      Very interesting. The fact that you only played StarCraft 2 and the romance element *still* seemed out of place is, perhaps, the most potent argument against it, and the best proof that it was tacked onto a series that was about something else. StarCraft 1 & Brood War are much more politically based; there's no 'romance' of any kind in it, just some very brief fraternization between Raynor and Kerrigan, before the latter got turned into Andariel. Fair warning, if you do end up playing SC1, the technological limitations of the time mean you'll get essentially an audiobook experience - a lot of the story happens in mission briefings and text crawls read aloud by voice actors. On the flip side, that forced them to focus more on storytelling - they couldn't steal your attention away from it with some flashy cutscene.

  • @kylegrey1071
    @kylegrey1071 3 дня назад

    Good Mortal Kontent 👍

  • @mrmonte1975
    @mrmonte1975 3 дня назад

    Conquest Quan as well as Jeff Meeks' Raiden/Shao are the best live action MK characters. They definitely deserve to be DLC on MK1. Quan always kept me entertained. I was also crushing on Vorpax/Tracy Douglas back then, she was ❤️🔥. Thanks for this video.

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 3 дня назад

      Hell yeah. Nice to see more Conquest fans coming out of the woodwork.

    • @mrmonte1975
      @mrmonte1975 2 дня назад

      @@CynicalWarlock that show had some moments but it blew the first two films away... Despite it being on a television budget.

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 2 дня назад

      @@mrmonte1975 And the network didn't fully appreciate what they had. Another 1-2 seasons, and everyone would have Conquest on their lips right now.

    • @mrmonte1975
      @mrmonte1975 2 дня назад

      @@CynicalWarlock are they still having issues getting a digital release?

  • @Jagaimo_chan
    @Jagaimo_chan 3 дня назад

    Diablo 4 dropping its population so quickly that this video only gets 600+ views.

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 3 дня назад

      Good one.

    • @Jagaimo_chan
      @Jagaimo_chan 2 дня назад

      @@CynicalWarlock I genuinely think that your videos deserve more views. They're of good quality.

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 2 дня назад

      @@Jagaimo_chan Thanks, I really appreciate it. One day, maybe they will.

  • @Jagaimo_chan
    @Jagaimo_chan 3 дня назад

    "Such wasted potential" by a random ice ninja.

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 3 дня назад

      With an uncharacteristically deep voice.

  • @KadinHudson
    @KadinHudson 3 дня назад

    Dartigan?

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 3 дня назад

      @@KadinHudson Think someone else made that comparison before. Honestly, I don't hear the resemblance.

  • @sintanan469
    @sintanan469 4 дня назад

    "War is hell and innocents get caught in it." Sure, but Kerrigan abandoned her innocence when she was freed from the chains of the Overmind only to willingly choose the path of vengeance.

    • @CynicalWarlock
      @CynicalWarlock 2 дня назад

      If anything, that line references human Kerrigan, before she got infested. Neither Kerrigan nor Raynor are innocent by the time Brood War ends, so it's not about maintaining their innocence, but about not getting other innocents caught in the crossfire, were they to continue partaking in the cycle of vengeance.