#MK9 Sektor

[matchavtea]

my pookies

[edenian-gothik]

I need something about Sektor and Bi-Han (The more harsh or yandereish Lin Kuei??). How would they react if they discovered your ex boyfriend was abusive to you?

AFAB reader please!!

Sektor and Bi Han discover you were abused by your ex:

Dear Anon, I hope you are well, healthy and full of happiness. To answer your question, I’ll answer simply at first:

They would go for blood, and kill him. But there are differences on how they would manage it.

They have come to the conclusion that, in order for you to be happy and content , they need to keep you safe and guarded from danger. I don't think they would do it from a “Yandere” perspective (It's funny because it's a japanese term but, whatever, they were called “ninjas” anyway.).

But I do think that, no matter how gruesome, they would do anything, and I mean anything, to protect you. (Keep in mind that they are thieves and assassins, this is nothing new to them. But they do not tend to go into “missions” for their own personal vendetta, like Scorpion would.)

Bi-Han would chase him and kill him on the spot, because he made you suffer and cry. And do not get me started on this, if he learns that your ex assaulted you or forced you sexually in any way, that will play on their death.

He will freeze the aggressor, rip their genitalia most likely, and crush it into his hands so he will never, ever be able to desecrate you again.

Bi-Han, of course, would go for direct killing.

Sektor, on the other hand, would go for something more subtle and nuanced. He would go for the long run, the indirect way of killing.

If your ex was a Lin Kuei (might be the highest chance), it will start from a promotion. Hóng (Sektor's name given by @bihansthot , I paid my Bi-Han! Tax here lol.), would move contacts, and take this person under his wing, only to betray him at the end.

The harder, more difficult and dangerous the missions are, the higher the chance of your ex getting killed.

Hóng will not kill him directly. Oh, no, he’s way too good to do that. He would leave the guy alone in missions, would give them the hardest quests and order him to do things that are way out of his league.

He wouldn't get his hands dirty for a loser like him.

I bet he would die in the second or third mission he gets, not more than that. (Or Sektor could make him the first prototype for the cyber initiative, and fuck it up on purpose, like having the prototype for practice matches and such. That is a fate worse than death, as Raiden would say).

Whether it was Bi-Han/Sub-Zero or Sektor/Hóng, you were horrified when you learned about your ex’s fate. It wasn't him…right? Your boyfriend treated you well and respected you, and while he was an assassin, he wouldn't go out of his way to kill your ex, right??

…Right?

But deep down, one part of you felt safe, alleviated that he would no longer be around, the pain wouldn't linger in your heart or mind anymore. You didn't care about how it was or who did it.

You cared about yourself, your new life, your beloved, and that you finally, finally, had justice for all the pain you went through.

Karma…it can be a bitch sometimes, doesn't it?

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Hope you liked the HC as much as I did writing for it, anon! And here's the final drawing with this two dicks together (??).

My ass didn't pay attention while drawing, so now it looks like they are about to face each other or fight each other to death (?).

Well, it could happen in another post.

But for now, see you later!!

[swordblade]

When your home boy

Becomes your girlfriend

[fantinecore]

FACTS:Before Sektor & Cyrax's race are officially Chinese & Botswana since Mortal Kombat:Deadly Alliance,their race was initially swap;Sektor is Black & Cyrax is Asian (both are not in specific races) in Mortal Kombat:The Defenders of the Realm

Kinda ironic that people went mad for their gender being swap,BUT NOT FOR their race being swapped....

[wellpartonme]

So do people still fw Sektor and Cyrax 🤔

[cienie-isengardu]

Khaos Reigns and the matter of Lin Kuei

Warning: rant not spoiler free!

I said it before and I will say it again: Netherrealm Studio does not utilize the plot of Lin Kuei brothers to its fullest potential. And by brothers I don’t just mean Bi-Han and Kuai Liang. Mind you, their Khaos Reigns’ strained relationship comes back to Mortal Kombat 1 (2023) mess, so it’s not that there is no sense in how they interact. I’m frustrated by it but my frustration is not directed at characters itself but at NRS that does all in their power to *not* give us the heartbreaking story of shattered brotherhood - and it says a lot that we have much more wholesome relationship between Bi-Han/Noob and Sektor or Kuai Liang and Cyrax than we have with brothers themselves.

This is however not the most frustrating thing about the Lin Kuei brothers plot for me but how the previous game established Smoke and Kuai Liang as the “true brothers” and then Khaos Reigns ignores Tomas even more than the last time. And let’s be honest here: last time Tomas already was shoved hardy to the background.

The thing about Khaos Reigns that killed the most my enthusiasm is not actually Bi-Han/Noob & Kuai Liang subplot (as frankly, I did except the worst), nor even how NRS handled Noob after “mending his mind”. I’m fully disappointed and absolutely frustrated how the new part of Liu Kang’s timeline is heavily centered at Lin Kuei and TOMAS IS NOT THERE AT ALL. Everyone, including Scorpion, totally ignore his existence during the meeting before the mission to Chaosrealm.

The scene I’m talking about went like this:

Kitana: Which is why you believe we need Sektor. Liu Kang: As Lin Kuei, she and Cyrax are trained for this type of mission. And they have the benefit of being with us, here. I can send them immediately, under Scorpion’s command -- Scorpion: I want neither’s help. I will go alone.  Liu Kang: That would be unwise.

See? Not for the first time we hear that Lin Kuei were trained since childhood for that kind of mission, so Kuai Liang and Sektor are natural choice, sure, but no one even for a moment thought about including Tomas - whose BIO specifically said he “chose to make the Lin Kuei’s mission his own. But as he lacked his brothers' innate supernatural abilities, he set out to master practical magic. Having done so, he now joins them in Earthrealm's defense."

There is a reasonable excuse or two to leave him behind I can make out of my head within seconds. For example, as a backup plan if the mission has failed, so there is someone to command Shirai Ryu  during battle. Or leaving Smoke behind to keep Harumi and/or their clan safe, as Scorpion can’t trust there won’t be another attack of Lin Kuei. But apparently even for a second it did not cross Kuai Liang’s mind to take Tomas - his trusted, loyal brother -  with himself, as counterargument to taking Cyrax and Sektor on a deadly mission. That Kuai Liang did not trust his former comrades makes absolutely sense, but this is why Smoke’s presence could be a good preventive measure. Scorpion did not ever utter any wish to have Tomas there at his side. Instead, Kuai Liang wanted to go alone (a mindset actually shared with Bi-Han!) and we got the Lin Kuei storyline with Tomas BEING THE ONLY ONE (EX)LIN KUEI NOT INCLUDED AT ALL.

Remember when the fandom was so angry at Bi-Han for not considering Tomas to be true Lin Kuei ("Mind your place, Tomas. Father may have taken you in, made you one of us... but your blood will never be Lin Kuei.”)? One year later, this exact scene on one hand actually backs up Sub-Zero’s claim, as even Kuai Liang does not consider Tomas to have at his side in a dire situation and opting to go alone. Which is why NRS should in my opinion allow *any* character to excuse the lack of Smoke at Mileena’s palace or why Liu Kang couldn’t teleport him there to aid Scorpion in his mission.

On another hand, the Khaos Reigns is about Lin Kuei more than ever while Tomas has barely few speaking lines and is totally removed from Lin Kuei brotherhood storyline. This was the perfect opportunity to add Smoke into the main group and expand our understanding of the relationship and history of characters. And hey, Bi-Han and Tomas too were once brothers and it would be really nice, if their brotherhood got some focus too, instead of excluding Smoke from it completely. Which again, adds a new layer to how hypocritical Kuai Liang was in the first game, with all the declaration how he and Tomas may not share a blood but they were brothers, when Scorpion A) has never once(?) mention Smoke through the new storyline nor B) even for a moment considered how Bi-Han’s death - his choice to not save their brother - could affect Tomas who, as intro dialogues imply, wished Scorpion and Sub-Zero could reconcile.  I understand why NRS put the focus on blood brothers, but it is the studio’s own choice to add Tomas to said brotherhood in the first place and by excluding him, they paint Scorpion as very self-centered and selfish man that is so focused on himself and his anger at Bi-Han, he literally gives no fucks about Tomas’ feelings on the matter. Which is… a surprising choice to say at least. 

We literally could have all Lin Kuei main heroes interacting on the same mission. A chance that most likely won’t happen too soon, if ever again.

So, yeah, I’m disappointed in that regard, as Tomas and Bi-Han once again got the short end of the stick from all the available Lin Kuei characters. With the one difference that Bi-Han, whatever presented as a good or bad person, brings some weight and impact on the storyline and other heroes. Tomas though? He could be cut away and his absence would change literally nothing.

[scaryspears]

I'm gonna miss them

I'm gonna miss this sexy black boy and the guy next to him

I'm gonna miss this sunshine

I'm really gonna miss mustard and ketchup

They definitely gossip to each other, and I know they were talking sh't about everyone at the tournament.

[writer-kermit]

Cognitive Bias in the Mortal Kombat Fandom

❥ GENRE: EXPLORATORY ESSAY

❥ COMMISSIONED OR SELF MADE: SELF MADE

❥ W/C: 1,314 (W/O SOURCES)

ঞ SUMMARY: The world is changing, and so is our perception of media. So why are we against these changes? What if everything remained the same from the beginning?

ᰔ KERMIT'S NOTE: I haven't made an exploratory essay since 2022. Mostly because I was afraid of what people might perceive me as. But for a while, I gathered the confidence to start writing more essays based on my personal views. Maybe that will help my writing skills. If you wish for more content like this, feel free to ask! Thanks for reading!

ʚ TAG LIST: @fsfghgee @laismoura-art @loiola00 Thank you for giving me the courage to write again 🫶

ʚ WARNING: Spoilers (maybe???) Racism, Misogyny/Misogynoir, and other graphic content.

Before I start, I just want to say that I only know Mortal Kombat through NetherRealm Studios, so I will be referring to them more than Midway. Now, I’ve only been a fan of Mortal Kombat for two years. I first started getting into it when my friend showed me a video of the Mortal Kombat 9 gameplay in 2022. Since then, I’ve been consuming so much of the MK media. From video games, to animations, to fanfiction, you name it! However, as I delved deeper into the Mortal Kombat rabbit hole, I noticed that there is a strong “bias” within the fandom. Now don’t get me wrong, there isn’t anything bad about having biases. In fact, some biases can improve problem solving skills by identifying different patterns and thinking accordingly to solve the problem. But since I’m talking about Mortal Kombat here, there won’t be as much problem solving. When it comes to NetherRealm Studio's interpretation of Mortal Kombat, fans and critics are quick to have some sort of cognitive bias. 

So why specifically cognitive bias? What even is a cognitive bias? Well, cognitive bias is a systematic thought process caused by the tendency to simplify (or fully reject) information through a filter of personal experience and preferences. But if cognitive bias helps with problem solving, how can it be harmful? In most cases, cognitive bias can contribute to poor and unfair judgment, especially when that judgment can affect the way we consume media. From my experience in Mortal Kombat, fans have the most bias between different characterizations; whether that’d be race, gender, or sexuality, plot, and even the companies itself.

Race/Ethnicity: Black female characters such as Jacqui Briggs, Tanya, Cyrax (MK1) are more prominent to be discriminated against based on their appearance, motives, and depiction throughout the MK series. Unfortunately, this isn’t just a Mortal Kombat problem. In fact, black women in different media are heavily underrepresented and often looked down upon. In the scholar work “Art Imitates Life: The Representation (Or Lack Thereof) of Black Women in Video Games” by Bug Gadson, the author makes an important claim that because of the systematic racism built on white supremacy and misogynoir (racism and misogyny), the “historical evolution of Black feminism in the United States not only developed through [black stereotypes],” but also how the media consume these types of harmful portrayal and use it to characterize all black women (Gadson, 2021). This is almost ironic because Mortal Kombat is known for its diverse characters. As a black non-binary student, it’s very painful to see racist comments of these black characters on Reddit, YouTube, and even Tumblr.

Gender: Along with racism, misogyny in the Mortal Kombat fanbase is no secret. As Mortal Kombat progressed over to NetherRealm Studios, women have grown to be less sexualized and played more dominant roles throughout the series. Because of this change, most fans complained that the women were ‘unattractive’ and threatened the NRS developers to revert to their revealing attire. One example of this outrage is when YouTube commenter, TrueUnderDawg made a petition on his Twitter and YouTube community post to enforce “cyber-swimsuits” for female Cyrax and Sektor, further engaging with the sexualization of female characters in video games. With Sektor and Cyrax being gender-swapped in MK1’s DLC: Khaos Reigns, fans believed that the gender swap was only implemented to add more relationships within the new timeline. While it’s true that Sektor and Cyrax were intended to pursue romantic relationships, I believe that it doesn’t overall deter their characterization. In fact, any form of relationship can build up motives and create a sense of agency for that character. For Sektor and Bi-Han's relationship, both share goals and concepts of building the Lin Kuei, so even if there is a gender swap, their relationship does make sense to a point (it’s also hypocritical to criticize Bi-Han/Sektor to justify Bi-Han/Sareena as both ships have their flaws). Tumblr user @fsfghgee made some pretty good points on Bi-Han and Sektor, so I recommend looking at them for more information.

Sexual Orientation: Since 2015, there has been a new splurge of canon and implied relationships in Mortal Kombat. In addition, there have been a handful of LGBTQ+ characters. Examples being Sindel, Mileena, Tanya, and Kung Jin. However, it didn’t stop fans from creating their own LGBTQ+ ships; with the most well-known ships being SubScorp (Scorpion x Sub Zero), Johnshi (Johnny x Kenshi), JadeTana (Jade x Kitana), and many others. With the new changes in MK1 (and Khaos Rain and Tanya’s relationship), most fans were claiming that NRS were erasing queer characters and relationships. For reference, I am pansexual. So, my personal view on ‘cis relationships’ might be different. While I do believe that NRS’s interpretation of relationships can be improved, it does have greater potential than Midway (sorry older fans). What really pisses me off is when fans were so quick to call “queer erasure” when non-canon ships weren’t implemented in the game. I’m not trying to say that NRS shouldn’t have more LGBTQ+ representation, but being blatantly cisphobic to the already canon ships within the series takes away actual queer erasure that purposefully diminishes the existence of the queer community throughout any other media platforms.

Writer’s Perspective: Ed Boon and Dominic Cianciolo are the main writers and directors for Mortal Kombat in NetherRealm Studios. As of 2023, they released a reboot of Mortal Kombat named Mortal 1 Kombat. After the dissolvement of the previous timeline (MK11), newly demigod Liu Kang resets the universe to create a more peaceful timeline. With the significant changes in the story, it’s almost difficult to adjust to the new storyline. Personally, I don’t like all the changes either. And I think it’s even more difficult to find someone who does like all the changes. Nevertheless, I believe that providing different perspectives can accommodate and even further regulate the story. It’s important to take note that the earlier timeline is nearly irrelevant to MK1. So rather than trying to implement older lore, why not use what is already canon and interpret our own theories? For example, let’s take Hanzo, who is a child in MK1. Hanzo’s survivor guilt could parallel Tomas (Smoke). Rather than accepting the death of his clan, Hanzo’s emotions could turn him to be vengeful and become more irrational and radicalized. Another example could be Bi-Han/Noob Saibot (The corrupted version of Bi-Han). His irredeemable actions and hatred towards his family could symbolize the corruption of leadership and foreshadow his ultimate downfall. Now here’s a side note: I know some fans believed that Bi-Han should’ve gotten a redemption arc, but this man openly claimed that he is willing to kill his OWN FAMILY to remain in power. So, like... I don’t know if he could redeem himself if tried. That being said, there is nothing inherently wrong with ‘maliciously evil’ characters if written correctly. However, there is a difference between ‘bad’ characters and ‘bad character writing’ (AHEM AHEM KOTAL KAHN AHEM).   

Overall Thoughts: I want to make it clear that there is nothing wrong with criticizing Boon and Cianciolo and giving them feedback to help them improve future games. However, there is a difference between constructive criticism and harassment. The NRS developers aren’t blocking people in different media because they can’t handle criticism, they’re blocking people because they are continuously being harassed and receiving death threats. Regardless of these changes, Mortal Kombat is still an enjoyable game and shouldn’t be torn apart by its own hypocrisy. There is nothing wrong with having bias. Sometimes, biases can help us interpret different information in a nuanced way. But know that change is necessary for the world to function, even if some of the changes can kind of stink. 

[spiralingemptyness]

dude. cyrax would be in the middle of all the Lin kuei drama without even trying…

bc sektor has heavy disdain (jealousy) of Bi han and Kuai’s connected by default cause they’re brothers, so ofc he shit talks the cyromancers to cyrax

and then that causes the cyromancers (mainly bi han) to complain about sektor being a bitch

sometimes Tomas joins in on the shit talking as well

and since Cyrax can tolerate these mentally fucked up assassins, he gets to hear ALL the drama, which is both traumatizing and fucking hilarious

[tomatitosub74]

♡◇° I've been practicing to improve my style, here are two practice sketches that I finally liked for a separator. Just a brief scene of Cyrax arriving at Lin Kuei, being a man who had no hope of finding something good there but aha, the first thing he sees is Sek.

[evilbihan]

Hello! I have a question and you are the first person I thought of to answer it (you don't have to if you don't want to)

So, we know that in an earlier timeline, the Linkuei kidnapped children and trained them to be murderers and thieves.

How do you think they trained the children and how they dealt with them? Do you think they would have certain hours and breaks? How about learning basic things like reading, writing and some math? Who trained them? I don't know why, but I think of cyrax.

Hi, I'm really sorry that it took me so long to answer this ask. I stopped playing MK and I don't interact with the fandom much anymore, but I guess I'm kind of back now, so I'm slowly working on answering the asks in my inbox.

There's not too much known about how the Lin Kuei's training looked like in detail, but given that they're an elite clan of assassins I think it's safe to say that their training was very harsh, with little time for breaks and possibly punishments when the Lin Kuei instructors' expectations weren't met.

I'd say the Lin Kuei instructors were focused on teaching them discipline and loyalty to the clan very early on and I also think the training was even more demanding for those with special abilities like the Sub-Zero brothers.

They were taught to be ruthless and to put the clan's interests above their own and above family as we learned when Kuai Liang was declared a traitor by the Lin Kuei soley for wanting justice for his brother's death. I think Lin Kuei assassins had very sad lives growing up, with most of their time being devoted to training, improving their skills and following the grandmaster's orders without question.

As far as learning basic skills goes, I'm sure the Lin Kuei taught them how to read, write and do maths. I feel like being able to read and write was vital since Lin Kuei had to somehow communicate with each other and they were known to be wary of technology before Sektor introduced it via the cyber initiative.

As for who trained them, Cyrax is certainly an option. I feel like Bi-Han, being the best Lin Kuei assassin, was probably also tasked with training new initiates every once in a while and maybe Sektor too.

I wasn't able to find much information to quote about this here, but I based most of my ideas on how the Lin Kuei trained on how Bi-Han and Kuai Liang interact with each other and people outside the Lin Kuei.

Thank you for sending me this ask and I hope I was able to answer your question.

[heavenlymorals]

Guess what, guys 😃

I DON'T fuck with fem!Cyrax and fem!Sektor 😃😃😃

*gets booed and has tomatoes thrown at*

[edenian-gothik]

Sorry for the absence guys, the last days have been kinda hard for me to deal with. Too much personal stuff going on I guess…

Sometimes you just need to chill with your non-cyberized, non-tekunin, fully human, no BS Lin Kuei F/O. (Avec some pink pillows because why the hell not, really).

On the good side, I’ve been watching Mortal Kombat Legacy for the first time, and there are several things that I liked!!

The episode about the cyber initiative was really good, and it kinda made me feel stuff for Cyrax too? Not that I wasn't into him, it's more like it “inspired” me.

But oh well, there are many things about that chapter that I liked, I also think Sektor wasn't that convinced about this, he was just expected to. And Cyrax did give him one last opportunity to escape when they were in the car. I don't know…

The one about Scorpion’s past was good too! I loved that Bi-Han!

Sadly, I guess there wasn't enough budget to make the Lin Kuei actually talk in Chinese. But oh, well…

I’ll still post the Kuai Liang that I did, it's just that I wanted to make something a little bit better.

See you in another post!

[ayelenlp]

I miss these two 😔

[cyberfox123]

Miss fire!

Cyrax: oops...

Sektor:....

[mangocoal]

Yet another unoptimal combo but this time it's Smoke from MK9! Transparent background because why not? It doesn't even make sense to remove the background anymore since I never impose it on a different one but I just do it out of habit now. Also, I did the green screen by using ReShade so that's why alot of the VFX are missing. Can't really do much about that. I really wish there was a green screen mod for MK9 like there is for MKX. Also this combo was done with Futuretime23's MK9 Trilogy Edition mod so I'm not sure if it the first part with the first string into Smoke Ball is possible with normal unmodded MK9.