Lorenta is ...! ...Well, late 30's, which isn't as fancy as your example (which looks BOSS btw). But still, I always liked how mature and smart she looks (her idle animation has her rod
float around her while she stands calmly).
Actually I found a sheet of VP character portrait art. Let's enjoy! 🌸 They're wonderfully drawn and got a lot of character to them.
Oh man yes. She went from this bizarre and pointless bikini-assassin outfit, and into a plausible-looking person.
Actually, I've loved folks posting positive examples in here!! So I kinda wanna go in on MK11.
The thing that killed me was the lack of variety. They
were basically all swimsuits, and they literally looked like they came from the same world
/artist. Now they have new added palettes, and they clearly look like they come from a real place with a real culture (that isn't a culture of fighting death matches, edgy masks, and strappy string bikinis) – their new looks ACTUALLY tell a story.
They nailed the animations for them too.
Each character has a distinct look (facial capture for the win!). Still fierce. Absolutely still sexy; but now it feels way less cheap; it's way more appealing because the whole package is better made.
Sorta squeaking in the friendships were/remain great. The oldschool throwback outfits here I feel in some way point out how silly the looks were before (I know, palette swaps saved on data). But it took a while for that stank of sameness would be wiped away.
Jade genuinely looks intimidating yet now graceful and with a way nicer outfit; I also love the confident pose with the staff.
Mileena always deserved better lol. And she got it!! It's also just absolutely ACES that the new looks still pay attention to motifs of how their original designs are based. MK11 is really what you'd expect they'd look IRL. She's still a Ninja; she's still slightly exposed, but now not trying to break her spine to get a boobs/butt pose and character-defining
"purple" look... Like that it's, that was their distinction was basically colour coding and their quirk. Now it's ACTUAL outfitting.
I swear their original art only designed one kind of outfit.... THEY WERE SO SAMEY. Anyways, Sheeva might be one of my favourite redesigns. She was like the epitome of 90s mega-muscular-and-super-pissed look for ages; and she had those two extra hands so she could have even MORE SPIKEY GAUNTLETS to wear...for maximum PUMMEL. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
But I
love her new armor (the cloth and metallic designs again look like they come from a place with fashion/culture and not just
SPIKEY GAUNTLET AND STRING BIKINI WORLD ™.
I skimmed a lot of MK10; things indeed got better here....But I don't think their designs were as fun or more cohesively and fun designed as MK11. Jacqui got a plain ol' tank top, army tags, and metal fist is really tame lol. MK11 gets body armor, way more colour, and a way more fun and expanded visual design (and some swell alts).