Mortal Kombat XL Character Banter
A Mortal Kombat Fanfiction
By Snafu the Great
Disclaimer: Mortal Kombat X belongs to Netherrealm Studios. The characters used for this fanfic belong to their respective entities. This came about while I was working on Mortal Kombat: Consequences. Have fun and if you have any suggestions, let me know. I may end up doing them, provided that they are video game and comic characters only.
UPDATE! With the release of XL, I've decided to give this fanfic a complete and total overhaul. More characters. More mayhem.
One: Ryu Houshi
Character Select:
When highlighted, Ryu takes several steps forward and folds his arms across his chest. When selected, he adjusts his fighting gloves and faces his opponent, sizing them up, before acknowledging them with a nod before walking away.
Intro:
If Ryu speaks first, then he rises from the seiza (kneeling) position and turns around to face his opponent (i.e., his SF5 intro). If he speaks second, he approaches the opponent, his duffel bag slung over one shoulder as he casually drops it. He's also married to Chun-Li. Ryu is gunning for Quan Chi for the murder of Gouken.
Costumes:
Default – The iconic white gi and crimson hachimaki.
SFII Victory – White T-shirt, denim pants and tennis shoes.
Alpha – His white gi and white hachimaki. His hair is a lighter shade of brown.
Variations:
1. Ansatsuken – Ryu's standard style (seen in SF5)
2. Shotokan Karate – Ryu's moveset from Third Strike. Acquires the EX moves for his normal moves.
3. Satsui no Hado – Evil Ryu's moveset from Ultra Street Fighter 4. The pupils are blood red in this variation and his skin tone is darker.
X-Ray:
Shinshoryuken – Ryu parries the opponent's attack and slams his elbow into their torso. The first blow obliterates their ribs, while the second and third blow shatters their jaw.
Fatalities:
Denjin Hadouken – Ryu's V-Trigger-enhanced Critical Art, now more lethal. Ryu fires off an electrically-charged fireball (about the size of Akuma's Messatsu Gouhado in Third Strike) that makes the opponent's head explode.
Heartbreaker – Summoning his ki into his hand, Ryu delivers a vicious palm strike into the opponent's chest. Said opponent's heart is sent flying out of their back moments later. Then, Ryu taps them on the head, and they fall to the ground, dead.
Win Pose:
His signature arm fold. He looks off in the distance. "That was a difficult fight."
Ending:
(Shot of Ryu holding Gouken's maimed body)
The memory of his master's lifeless body burning bright in his mind, Ryu gave chase to his murderer – the necromancer Quan Chi.
(Shot of Quan Chi summoning Gouken's revanant form...only for Ryu to defeat it and the other revanants)
Accompanied by his wife and best friend, Ryu tracked Quan Chi to the Netherrealm, where he was forced to fight the newest of Quan Chi's revanants – Gouken himself. But Ryu would not be denied. Not even his master or the other revanants that Quan Chi had enslaved would stop him. Quan Chi begged for mercy. Ryu showed him none.
(Shot of Ryu, Ken and Chun-Li kneeling in front of Gouken's memorial stone)
With Quan Chi now dead and Gouken's soul now at rest, Ryu and his friends returned to their home.
Character Dialogue:
vs. Alien
[First Intro]
(The Alien drops down from above and extends its arm blades)
Ryu: ...I knew this was gonna be a bad day.
[Second Intro]
Ryu: (in Japanese) Man, are you ugly.
(Alien hisses)
vs. Bo'' Rai Cho:
[First Intro]
Bo': Ryu Houshi.
Ryu: Master Bo' Rai Cho, I presume?
Bo': You presume correctly.
[Second Intro]
Bo': You walk the path of vengeance.
Ryu: Gouken was like a father to me.
Bo': Your vengeance will consume you if you are not careful.
[Third Intro]
Ryu: The legendary Bo' Rai Cho.
Bo': You seek vengeance, young one?
Ryu: I seek justice.
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu: What do you know of Ansatsuken?
Bo': I know of its origins.
Ryu: Tell me.
vs. Cassie Cage
[First Intro]
Ryu: Your eyes show that you are a warrior.
Cassie: Thanks. I get that from my parents.
Ryu: Skills are nothing if you lack the heart.
[Second Intro]
Ryu: What business do you have with me, Sergeant Cage?
Cassie: Came to test my skills.
Ryu: Show me what you got.
[Third Intro]
Cassie: You're not from around here.
Ryu: Just a Japanese guy taking in a fight.
Cassie: I can help you with that.
[Fourth Intro]
Cassie: Ryu.
Ryu: You can learn from defeat rather than gain an empty victory.
Cassie: Only problem is I don't plan on losing.
vs. D'Vorah
[First Intro]
Ryu: Never fought a walking cockroach before.
D'Vorah: This One will enjoy feeding you to The Hive.
Ryu: Sorry. I'll pass.
[Second Intro]
Ryu: Foolish little Kytinn.
D'Vorah: This One will end you.
Ryu: Many have tried. All have failed.
[Third Intro]
D'Vorah: The wanderer.
Ryu: Now that's freaky.
D'Vorah: This One is not amused.
[Fourth Intro]
D'Vorah: Ryu Houshi.
Ryu: By the Kami, what are you?
D'Vorah: This One shall be your executioner.
vs. Ermac
[First Intro]
Ryu: This day just keeps getting weirder.
Ermac: We are many. You are merely one.
Ryu: One's more than enough for you.
[Second Intro]
Ryu: Your must be Ermac.
Ermac: You are correct.
Ryu: Guess we won't be friends, then.
[Third Intro]
Ermac: Ryu Houshi.
Ryu: Another telepath?
Ermac: We shall end you.
[Fourth Intro]
Ermac: You dare come before us?
Ryu: Yes, I do.
Ermac: Then you shall face your death.
vs. Erron Black
[First Intro]
Erron: You think your fists can help you?
Ryu: They haven't let me down yet.
Erron: They will today.
[Second Intro]
Erron: Ryu Houshi.
Ryu: You're my assassin? Far better men tried to kill me.
Erron: I'm not like other men.
[Third Intro]
Ryu: Never fought a gunslinger before...
Erron: This fight will be your last, wanderer.
Ryu: I don't think so.
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu: Erron Black.
Erron: Nothing personal. I've been paid to kill you.
Ryu: A bad investment.
vs. Ferra/Torr
[First Intro]
Ryu: Poison would have a field day if she saw the both of you.
Ferra: Does Poison have nice eyes?
Ryu: And a little something extra between her legs.
[Second Intro]
Ryu: This is new.
Ferra: Torr smash and grind!
Ryu: Why does this happen to me?
[Third Intro]
Ferra: Torr smash karate man! (Torr roars)
Ryu: Karate man wont give you that chance.
Ferra: Make him scream!
[Fourth Intro]
Ferra: Ferra want your eyes! (Torr roars)
Ryu: I'm actually attached to my eyes.
Ferra: Crush karate man, Torr!
vs. Goro
[First Intro]
Ryu: Four arms? Unbelievable.
Goro: You face the Prince of the Shokan!
Ryu: Of all the rotten luck...
[Second Intro]
Goro: You are not Liu Kang.
Ryu: What gave it away?
Goro: You will be easier to squash.
vs. Jacqui Briggs
[First Intro]
Ryu: You need those toys to win, Miss Briggs?
Jacqui: Overkill, but your reputation proceeds you.
Ryu: Don't believe everything you hear.
[Second Intro]
Ryu: Jacqueline Briggs.
Jacqui: You're the World Warrior Champion, right?
Ryu: Titles mean nothing.
[Third Intro]
Jacqui: Hold it right there.
Ryu: What is it?
Jacqui: Wanna see if the man is as tough as the legend.
[Fourth Intro]
Jacqui: Ryu Houshi.
Ryu: Jacqueline Briggs.
Jacqui: Let's get to it.
vs. Jason Voorhees
[First Intro]
Ryu: ...well, shit.
(Jason yanks the knife out of his neck)
[Second Intro]
(Jason yanks the machete out of the dead girl he drags in)
Ryu: This must be Tuesday.
vs. Jax Briggs
[First Intro]
Ryu: You have the look of a man haunted by his past.
Jax: I was one of Quan Chi's revanants.
Ryu: Yet you live again.
[Second Intro - Revenant Form]
Ryu: Where's Quan Chi?
Jax: You will not reach him.
Ryu: Then you will die once again.
[Third Intro]
Jax: You're not from around here.
Ryu: What gave that away?
Jax: You're not Liu Kang.
[Fourth Intro - Revenant Form]
Jax: Quan Chi knew you would come.
Ryu: I'll send him a message by sending him your head.
Jax: This won't end well for you.
vs. Johnny Cage
[First Intro]
Ryu: You wouldn't happen to know Fei Long, do you?
Johnny: I'm a lot more talented than that hack!
Ryu: Fei would disagree with that claim.
[Second Intro]
Ryu: Johnny Cage.
Johnny: So, we're gonna throw down?
Ryu: Don't go crying to your daughter and ex-wife when you lose.
[Third Intro]
Johnny: 'Sup, Ryu?
Ryu: Brash and arrogant. Just like Ken.
Johnny: Yeah, but I'm better-looking.
[Fourth Intro]
Johnny: I beat Shinnok.
Ryu: I'm still married.
Johnny: Well played.
vs. Kano
[First Intro]
Ryu: Another Shadaloo stooge?
Kano: I'm with the Black Dragon, ya prick!
Ryu: You bad guys look all the same to me.
[Second Intro]
Ryu: What kind of flowers would be most appropriate?
Kano: For what, I might ask?
Ryu: Your funeral.
[Third Intro]
Kano: Gonna carve up that pretty wife of yours.
Ryu: You'll be dead before you get the chance.
Kano: (spits) Not if I kill you first.
[Fourth Intro]
Kano: Gonna gut ya, mate.
Ryu: Like I'll give you the chance.
Kano: (spits) Just wait a few minutes.
vs. Kenshi Takahashi
[First Intro]
Ryu: A telepath and a swordsman.
Kenshi: I'm full of surprises.
Ryu: As am I.
[Second Intro]
Ryu: Takahashi-san.
Kenshi: Is this a challenge?
Ryu: That it is.
[Third Intro]
Kenshi: You honor me with your presence, Ryu.
Ryu: I wish your son had your humility.
Kenshi: He's still learning.
[Fourth Intro]
Kenshi: Master Houshi.
Ryu: I guess this means we won't be friends.
Kenshi: Not for the next few minutes.
vs. Kitana
[First Intro]
Kitana: Ansatsuken is an assassin's style, is it not?
Ryu: It is. But I'm no assassin.
Kitana: You face one now.
[Second Intro - Revenant Form]
Kitana: You're not Liu Kang.
Ryu: What gave that away?
Kitana: He would not dare to challenge me.
[Third Intro]
Ryu: Princess Kitana.
Kitana: You honor me with such praise.
Ryu: And you honor me with your challenge.
[Fourth Intro - Revenant Form]
Ryu: The fallen princess.
Kitana: I am Empress of the Netherrealm!
Ryu: Wearing a crown does not make you a ruler.
vs. Kotal Kahn
[First Intro]
Kotal: The skies foretold of your arrival.
Ryu: What else do they tell you?
Kotal: Your inevitable death.
[Second Intro]
Kotal: The wanderer challenges me?
Ryu: I've been though worse.
Kotal: You have no inkling of being through worse.
[Third Intro]
Ryu: Kotal Kahn.
Kotal: You dare challenge me?
Ryu: I wasn't, but if you insist...
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu: I don't wish to fight you, Kotal.
Kotal: You have no choice in the matter.
Ryu: And you chose the wrong one.
vs. Kung Jin
[First Intro]
Jin: I've heard of you, Ryu.
Ryu: Good things, I hope.
Jin: Let's see how good you are.
[Second Intro]
Jin: Loser buys the drinks.
Ryu: Sorry, but I'm married.
Jin: Coulda fooled me.
[Third Intro]
Ryu: The most important battle is fought from within.
Jin: Of that, I honestly agree.
Ryu: Show me your strength.
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu: Kung Jin.
Jin: What gave that away?
Ryu: You not being Kung Lao.
vs. Kung Lao
[First Intro]
Lao: I wish to test your skills, Ryu.
Ryu: My reputation proceeds me.
Lao: This should be most interesting.
[Second Intro - Revenant Form]
Lao: You shall fall as Gouken did.
Ryu: You shall always be second-best to Liu Kang.
Lao: Enough of your insolence!
[Third Intro]
Ryu: I walk the path of a true warrior.
Lao: My path lies with the Shaolin.
Ryu: One of our paths shall lead to victory.
[Fourth Intro - Revenant Form]
Ryu: I have to believe you and the others can be redeemed.
Lao: There is no hope for us.
Ryu: That is why you fail.
vs Leatherface
[First Intro]
(Leatherface snarls)
Ryu: Chainsaws. I hate chainsaws.
[Second Intro]
Ryu: Now there's a face Vega would loathe...
(Leatherface revs up his chainsaw and waves it around)
vs. Liu Kang
[First Intro]
Liu: Ryu Houshi.
Ryu: Is this a Dance of Dragons, Shaolin?
Liu: A Dance we shall both enjoy.
[Second Intro - Revenant Form]
Liu: Quan Chi desires the Dark Hado.
Ryu: Your Master should be careful what he wishes for.
Liu: He wishes for your soul in his service.
[Third Intro]
Ryu: I have always admired you, Liu Kang.
Liu: I can say the same about you.
Ryu: Then let us shake the heavens.
[Fourth Intro – Revenant Form]
Ryu: What had Quan Chi done to you?
Liu: Quan Chi resurrected me!
Ryu: A fate worse than death, it seems.
vs. Mileena
[First Intro]
Mileena: So...you and I...?
Ryu: My wife would kill me.
Mileena: I'll beat her to it.
[Second Intro]
Mileena: Am I pretty?
Ryu: Kuchisake-onna has you beat.
Mileena: I shall have you head!
[Third Intro]
Ryu: There's a face that Vega would love...
Mileena: That had better be a compliment!
Ryu: No, that was an insult.
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu: Another charming psychopath.
Mileena: I'll pick your flesh from my teeth!
Ryu: And I thought Juri was nuts...
vs. Predator
[First Intro]
Ryu: (in Japanese) Aren't you an ugly motherfucker.
Predator: (roars)
[Second Intro]
(Predator scans using his thermal/night vision)
Ryu: I knew I should had called Lynn Kurosawa for this...
vs. Quan Chi
[First Intro]
Quan Chi: You have been looking for me, Ryu Houshi.
Ryu: You made a fatal mistake in killing Gouken.
Quan Chi: Have I?
[Second Intro]
Quan Chi: I seek the power of the Dark Hado.
Ryu: Be careful what you wish for.
Quan Chi: You shall join your Master in death.
[Third Intro]
Ryu: There's only two ways this can end.
Quan Chi: And what happens in both scenarios?
Ryu: You die in both of them.
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu: Quan Chi.
Quan Chi: I shall reunite you with your Master in death, Ryu.
Ryu: I'll personally send Hanzo your head.
vs. Raiden
[First Intro]
Raiden: You are not of Earthrealm.
Ryu: I am. Just not this one.
Raiden: I must make certain that you are not a threat.
[Second Intro]
Raiden: There is a darkness that surrounds you.
Ryu: You know of the Satsui no Hado.
Raiden: Yet, you resists its corruption.
[Third Intro]
Ryu: Lord Raiden.
Raiden: It is destiny that our paths cross.
Ryu: And how shall this end?
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu: I've faced gods in the past.
Raiden: False gods.
Ryu: Amaterasu and Thor would disagree with that.
vs. Reptile
[First Intro]
Reptile: I shall feast upon your innards!
Ryu: I like my organs where they are.
Reptile: Your sarcasm will make me even more angrier.
[Second Intro]
Reptile: The legendary warrior.
Ryu: One of Bison's rejects?
Reptile: I am a warrior of Zaterra!
[Third Intro]
Ryu: Are you from Shadaloo, or the Illuminati?
Reptile: I am from Outworld!
Ryu: Could have fooled me.
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu: Reptile. Fitting name.
Reptile: My true name is Syzoth!
Ryu: Whatever floats your boat.
vs Ryu Houshi:
[First Intro]
Ryu 1: Is this a dream?
Ryu 2: No. I'm you.
Ryu 1: A flawed mirror image of the original.
[Second Intro]
Ryu 1: Seriously?
Ryu 2: We win either way.
Ryu 1: Good point.
[Third Intro]
Ryu 1: The most important challenge is yourself.
Ryu 2: I don't think that Gouken meant that literally.
Ryu 1: This one agrees.
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu 1: Shun?
Ryu 2: No. Our brother is dead.
Ryu 1: My brother, not yours.
vs. Scorpion
[First Intro – as Hanzo]
Scorpion: Face me in kombat, Ryu Houshi.
Ryu: You sure about this, Grandmaster?
Scorpion: More than you shall know.
[Second Intro – as Scorpion]
Scorpion: You shall not reach Quan Chi.
Ryu: Your revenant friends all said the same thing.
Scorpion: I am in a different league than the rest.
[Third Intro – as Hanzo]
Ryu: Grandmaster Hasashi.
Scorpion: My fires shall purge you of your taint!
Ryu: I should introduce you to Dhalsim.
[Fourth Intro – as Scorpion]
Ryu: Quan Chi's lapdog.
Scorpion: I am nobody's lapdog!
Ryu: Oh right. Liu Kang replaced you.
vs. Shinnok
[First Intro]
Shinnok: Do you fear death, Ryu?
Ryu: No. You fear me.
Shinnok: We shall see.
[Second Intro]
Shinnok: Mine is the hand of death.
Ryu: You face me, you shall court death.
Shinnok: Amuse me, boy
[Third Intro]
Ryu: Shinnok.
Shinnok: Defy me, and your wife shall die.
Ryu: Big mistake, fallen god.
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu: The Dark Hado calls for your blood.
Shinnok: The Dark Hado will be mine.
Ryu: No. It shall be your doom.
vs. Sonya Blade
[First Intro]
Sonya: State your business.
Ryu: I'm merely passing through.
Sonya: You gotta go through me first.
[Second Intro]
Ryu: I've no quarrel with you, General Blade.
Sonya: I'll be the judge of that.
Ryu: Ugh. You and Guile must be related...
[Third Intro]
Ryu: Now what?
Sonya: Turn back or face the consequences.
Ryu: I take no orders from you.
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu: I've no issue with you, General Blade.
Sonya: Afraid that I might win?
Ryu: Got to work to that level of hubris.
vs. Subzero
[First Intro]
Subzero: Ryu Houshi.
Ryu: Inviting me to join the Lin Kuei?
Subzero: No. This is kombat.
[Second Intro - Revenant Form]
Subzero: You shall fail in your quest for vengeance.
Ryu: As you have failed in avenging your brother and friend?
Subzero: You shall feel the sting of winter.
[Third Intro]
Ryu: Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei.
Subzero: Some days, I feel unworthy of the title.
Ryu: Prove your worth to me.
[Fourth Intro - Revenant Form]
Ryu: A fate worse than death...
Subzero: Quan Chi restored us to life.
Ryu: And twisted your mind to serve him.
vs. Takeda Takahashi
[First Intro]
Takeda: Papa-san spoke highly of you.
Ryu: Your father is very skilled.
Takeda: Now you face the son.
[Second Intro]
Takeda: Master Ryu.
Ryu: Eager for a lesson in fighting?
Takeda: I'm certain that I'm gonna ace this one.
[Third Intro]
Ryu: Chujin Takahashi.
Takeda: You'd make a good Shirai Ryu.
Ryu: So you say.
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu: Do you have what it takes to win, Takahashi Takeda?
Takeda: I was trained by the Grandmaster himself.
Ryu: Then show your stuff.
vs. Tanya
[First Intro]
Tanya: You're cute.
Ryu: I'm married.
Tanya: A pity.
[Second Intro]
Tanya: I shall have my fun with you before I kill you.
Ryu: Many tried. All have failed.
Tanya: I shall amuse you.
[Third Intro]
Ryu: Your name is synonymous with treachery.
Tanya: I prefer 'opportunist.'
Ryu: Not even Bison would trust you.
[Fourth Intro]
Ryu: Tanya.
Tanya: Why not leave your wife and come with me?
Ryu: Chun-Li would kill me if I tried.
vs. Tremor
[First Intro]
Ryu: Wait...you're not Hulk.
Tremor: No. your executioner.
Ryu: I'll give Kano my regards.
[Second Intro]
Tremor: Someone's paid a pretty penny for your head.
Ryu: Story of my life...
Tremor: One that shall end by my hand!
[Third Intro]
Tremor: Ryu Houshi.
Ryu: I heard Shadowlaw tried to scout you.
Tremor: The Black Dragon gave me a better deal.
[Fourth Intro]
Tremor: The warrior.
Ryu: Tremor.
Tremor: Kano has a fine price for your head.
vs Triborg
[First Intro]
Ryu: Huh. Shadowlaw upgraded.
Triborg: We are Tenkunin.
Ryu: No. You're scrap.
[Second Intro]
Ryu: Triborg, I presume.
Triborg: Submit to our process.
Ryu: Sorry, but I like being human.
[Third Intro]
Triborg: The Street Fighter Champion.
Ryu: What now?
Triborg: You shall make a fine addition to the Tenkunin.
[Fourth Intro]
Triborg: Ryu Houshi.
Ryu: An unstable ninja robot. Unbelievable.
Triborg: Your defiance is at an end.
Next Chapter: We got a hunter. So many to choose from...and so many to guess...