Mileena - A Visual History
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2023
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Max breaks down all the existing Mileena designs through the years of Mortal Kombat, to decide which is the best.
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When he brought up Mileena's mouth anatomically shouldn't be able to speak normally reminds me of that interaction with Kabal, "No way you can imitate Kitana. Not with that mouth." "*proceeds to talk like Kitana* Do you believe Now Kabal?" "How the hell does that work?"
At least the creators are self-aware about how little it makes sense.
The accurate version would just be the Predator roar.
MK11 Kabal was the closest to how a normal person would react to all the weird shit that happens on MK
She even has the same voice actress! It's crazy
That's why her 10 or X is the best design she has lips but is still tarkatan
MAX PLEASE KEEP DOING THESE I LOVE THIS SERIES
Agreed good series do Sonya next or kitana
Yes
Ya man. Shits pretty sweet. Let's go.
bet he won't do Tanya because it's gonna be hard to lie and claim her current design looks good
Yes but not just MK…all the fighting games.
I agree wholeheartedly that default MKX Mileena is the best she’s ever looked. I love that design.
I dont know but something seems off for her MKX. Without a doubt in terms of "beauty" MKX is top hands down, but I feel like it kinda holds down in a certain way? Like it's the only installment that tried to give her a humanly less monstrous face and I feel like the right way to improve is to maintain that monstrosity
Same. I love that design.
@@TheTriangle444highly disagree
Everyone: Mileena needs lips to talk!
Baraka: Think they’ll ever give me lips?
Everyone: I dk, nobody cares.
Not everyone, people who think they need lips to talk must forget that some birds can talk without lips. Tarkatans presumably have a way in the throat to make certain sounds. the lips were lame and were just added for the kiss scene.
Everyone?
@@poransuki8203 EVERYONE!!!!!
4:12 Mileena doing that weird-ass attack and Max's reaction had me rolling.
MK3/UMK3 had some bottom of the barrel fatalities for most of the kast
Funnily enough, Kitana has a great ass-attack.
This shit scared me when I was a kid
This series of Max going through the Visual Evolution of the Fighting game characters is really Dope. Hope to see do one for Rain or Baraka.
MKX Rain best Rain
Rain whould be sick ngl
NEED ONE OF RAIN🌧️💯
I second Baraka. Rain would be dope as well
The conclusion I'm reaching after watching a few of these is that MKX definitely has my favourite visual design of the franchise overall.
What's funny is that manbabies were crying bloody murder about the costumes showing less skin back in the day, when it's inarguably sexier that she shows less skin and has her messy hair and stuff.
I remember being blown away by how big of a visual upgrade MKX was when it came out. While the graphics and presentation look very dated, the costume design still remains the best in the series (together with MK11).
@@DaviddeBergeracpretty funny how you just go the man babies are angry when mortal kombat had literally put mileena in a playboy mag and had the Jade stripper pole trailer it is exactly what they were aiming for then suddenly it’s harmful for women to show skin.
@venompool1490 what is bro cooking 💀
MKX is very aesthetically polarising. Art wise to me I found it a really ugly entry in the series, though Mileena was one of the better ones in MKX
The thing that I personally like about Mileena in mk11, is that she legitemately looks like Kitana when she has the mask on, specially with the skin that has the bun.
And mk9 I like her mask on her default costume a lot, with the little fang design, it looks pretty neat.
Deception Mileena is forever the definite design for her imo
Looks unique and fitting for her at the same time
True to that, her Deception Outfit both Default and Alternate. It’s so beloved that it appeared on the PlayBoy Magazine and One of the Developers Computer Laptop!
I agree.
The 3D era made wonders for Mileena's design.
She became unique and no longer a 'purple Kitana'
For years Deception Mileena was my favorite until MK9 Mileena came. But still, love both versions of Mileena!
Such a shame that Mileena looks like a 'generic badass kunoichi' now
Boon said that costume is never coming back. NRS needs a major overhaul.
There's one reason she was in Playboy and it wasn't because she was "beloved."
MK9 seems to be the favorite for artists and cosplayers. Generally all the MK ninja girls 9 design seem to be the most popular.
Really wish they had used the tech that they got in MK11 to perfect Mileena's mouth rather than giving up on her MKX concept entirely. Having the ability to make the mouth fold and have her lips move while concealing her teeth would have been PEAK. Now we have Blade 2 Mileena with Baraka teeth.
Nah lips are weird and were just added for the kiss scene. I prefer a nasty set of tarkatan teeth and theyve looked the best they ever have in 11 and 1.
I always thought the lips looked lazy. They made me picture a movie adaption of MK by people who don't care about MK; one producer would say to another "how do we make Mileena's freaky mouth work?" and another would say, "ehh, just glue some crappy teeth to her cheeks. They're only video games, nobody cares."
I felt the same about Geras' MK11 design; all the weird, crazy designs they could have come up with for an MK character and they just have a guy with lines on his face and a jewel glued to his cleavage.
@@anon2752 Respectfully disagree. Cannot stand the big baraka teeth. Her new design is inspired by Blade 2's reapers, but they still didn't even try to make that design fully fleshed out. It's just odd that they keep doing half steps.
@@Wannabe_Baby Yeah they just didn't have the ability to model the teeth correctly. Their new face tech could do it, but since they keep doing so much crunch on their 3d artists, they never have time to polish anything. Which sucks because MKX Mileena executed well would be the best she's ever been.
The "CHI-DI-KWOH!!!" bit had me CACKLING
Mileena’s MKX default costume is the best in the entire series in my opinion. Her first alternate is also an S tier. So glad I’m not the only one to think her aesthetic is perfect in that game
I always liked the MK X Mileena the most as well.
Interesting take on the design + can actually pronounce words + kissable but still can bite like a piranha
Melina looked fantastic in all her MKX Costumes...
I love MKX Mileena the most.
Finally. Someone with an actual brain
Costume, yes but the lips are horrible. Defeats the whole purpose of her character.
Mkx Mileena is Fine 😍🥰
Even though I thought she was hot in MK9, I didn’t fall in love with the character until X
@@Samaelx.nah deception > MKX
I really dislike MkXs mouth but I adore the concept art at 14:06. Having flesh behind her side teeth while still having the centre of her mouth still be human-like looks cool as shit.
Same the concept art looks freaky and sick af but in game she looks kinda silly
I have the exact same feelings and I think the root of my problem is in the actual animation. In the concept it seems like her entire jaw would move a lot when she is talking. In the animation though, it is almost only with the lips, making the rest of the teethed jaw almost aethetic only.
12:35
I have to agree with Max on this one.
The best version of Mileena for me is her MKX version, it shows that she is a clone of Kitana with her face and lips, but also has teeth to show her Tarkatan DNA instead of just full teeth;
while I’ll concede that the teeth is her identity in the old games, in the new games, it can also be argued that while a having a lip with teeth protruding on her cheeks shows that Mileena is trying as best as she can to look like Kitana and eliminate her imperfections to replace Kitana as Khan/Queen, so her MKX appearance does also fit with her lore and identity; so I kinda wish we have at least one more game with Mileena having lips and teeth.
For me, her MKX appearance is peak.
I watched this live and it was enjoyable to watch it slowly evolve into rate the mouth
MKX Mileena is my favorite imo, her long hair , her outfit , just love it, also had a lot of great alternative costumes, 2nd best is likely going to be MK1.
Mileena is my favorite character and yes MKX is the best design mouth-wise for me. I love human/normal Mileena in MK 1 but the moment I saw that piece I was like, "no way, why?" NetherRealm please give her lips or make her human form a usable skin or something at least.😂😭
The hair I think really makes it. Take the messy, unkept hair and put it on other costumes would change the feel of them a LOT, and for the better.
"how does a baraka or mileena speak with no lips?"
How does a ventriloquist speak without moving their mouths?
Over the years my knowledge of mortal kombat has faded a lot, but one thing i never forgot: MK9 mileena my beloved
"Well I wanna do some of the female ninjas."
I feel that
I always liked Deception Mileena's sleeves. They def made her stand out in ways other clones already had in some way
Honestly Mileena was the one that really taught me looks don’t matter
i too like mileena for her wonderful personality.
A modern day Cleopatra.
Tell that to the society.
Mileena taught people to look past flaws for the bigger picture.
kinda, because her only problem is from the neck up
To me her default MKX one is just perfect, best one imo.
This is a very cool new series of vids from Max, examining & ranking the visual evolution of fighting game characters. I hope this becomes a regular series on Max's channel. Please do Liu Kang & Kitana next Max.
As much as I like her mk9 look, her default look for mkx is one of my favorite designs. She just looks so f*ckng cool
Wasn't expecting Mileena next, I feel she's been mostly consistent throughout, probably peaked in MKD but I have a soft spot for simpleness of MK9 or MKX. As for unmasked Baraka mouth in classic/Mk11 over having the lips.
Kitana is the Chun-Li of MK
Exactly.
Nah that goes too Sonya.. Sonya is The first lady of the franchise
Mileena is the Juri of MK then.
@@bloodycherri2798except juri came YEARS after mileena
Mileena having lips just takes away from one of the two key components of her character - and that is that she is fucking terrifying without a mask on. In MKX, she is genuinely just sexy and not creepy at all. Like, she has fangs on the sides, but it just makes her look "cooler" and sexier in a dangerous way. Her having a mutilated fucked up face is a must for me, otherwise it just doesn't feel like Mileena but just some random sexy vampire lady
I really love mk11 because she looks exactly like kitana with the mask. But when you take it off it just looks bizzarre, like something is out of proportion. Thats exactly how a genetically modified takatan-enhanced clone monstrosity should look like
My Top 3 Mileena Designs are definitely: MK9, Deception, and MK1. I especially love her hair in MK1.
Mileena's lore in MK1 and her costume mach perfectly, for me is 10/10
I think Kitana has more of a more popular reputation when it comes to the casual fandom. Mileena has a more hardcore fanbase which makes her fans more louder.
I agree. She has a more cult like following but I clearly remember kitana always being more popular since mk2. Kitana has been in more games and fans of mileena are louder because kitana fans had no reason to be loud.
Agreed. Mileena isn't more popular, it's another case of Twitter and social media amplifying the loudest voices.
I would like all DLC to be MK characters, the MK fanbase is loud and vocal about not liking guest characters, but Ed has stated guest characters sell the best.
@@nwobw exactly. I was excited for shang tsung in mk11 and getting an expansion with him as the star plus his original mk movie likeness was great. Characters like leather face though? Just dumb but that stuff rakes in the money.
@@Luke973TNah, when I started playing MK, Mileena was the favorite of the women. So I guess it depends when you started playing (Deception for me). Older fan’s probably go for for Kitana or Sonya while younger fans go for Mileena
@JUANxxTNAFAN you're saying "nah" but I was playing since day 1 when mk1 hit the arcades. The context is that mileena was always more popular and that's just not true. Deception is 10 years later and that era was the least popular for mk overall.
We need more of these videos Max!! I know you’re busy with MK1 but I think everyone would love this done for every MK character if not every major fighting game character who changes designs.
I always crack up about the OG movies. The first MK movie was all right, fun, nothing special. Solid action movie. Then you watch Annihilation and it suddenly felt like a masterpiece in comparison.
Immediately stopped what I was doing for Mileena
You ain't the only one
I feel so incredibly validated by you saying MKX is Peak Mileena
I still think they only gave Mileena lips in MKX was for the D’Vorah scene
I don't know why they keep giving her masks in every design tbh. The veil just suits her perfectly and fits more with her theme. It also explains how she's able to bite you instead of a mask literally disappearing.
Because it's somewhat of her character but I do know that she's wearing her mask to hide her Tarktan teeth
She has an amazing porcelain mask in MK11 that looks like a normal face.
Mkx will always be my favorite design.
MK9 and MKX are definitely my favorite Mileena designs. I prefer the more traditional Tarkatan mouth with Mileena. MKX made her have human lips and it always felt weird to me. The predator mouth looks silly but at least it doesn't take the away that aspect of being hideous underneath the mask.
Max has me questioning his manhood over here
Thank you. I love these!!
Highly agree with MKX being her best design. I've never really been a Mileena fan but this design is great, I love the hair. Not too big on the split mouth though, I prefer her having the full on Tarkatan mouth
MK Deception Mileena is best Mileena, her alternate sling looking outfit is just awesome, love the hair brushed to the side and Mileena is peak sex appeal too, the sling outfit just amplifies it.
I love these videos so much Max
MKX Mileena inexplicably developing lips only to lose them in MK11 makes me believe NRS only gave her lips so they could have that kissing scene. 💀
Next MK Character visual history has to be Baraka or the Cyborg ( Cyrax & Sektor ) max.
Goated series! Have been following along happily and would love to see Cyrax/the Cyber Lin Kuei
God I love this series please do more!
Love this series pleas keep going.. 👍🏽💪🏽
Should definitely do Raiden or Shang Tsung visual history.
Both would be great because each game they get varied between each game practically and add on more detail/variety.
Wasn’t expecting a Mileena one so soon! Thank you Max 💕
MK9 Millena is THE Mileena costume, just as iconic as SF2 Cammy costume
Cant tell you how much i seen girls doing MK9 cosplays at Cons its by far her most popular costume
11:28 MKX Mileena was peak, I miss her so bad
14:05 YEAH THE CONCEPT ART IT'S SO GOOD
MKX Mileena was my favorite for a while. MK1 might be my new favorite
More like SHIN MILeena, because how the jaw splits in half. I dont like it, it reminds of SHIN GODZILLA and how that version's design split his jaw in half.
@@mikeveselov I think of the super vampires in Blade 2 haha
The arc of her mouth design in the Netherrealm trilogy is her appearance in 9 being too Tarkatan and her appearance in X being too human (though that’s probably still her best design). And then 11 found the balance of the two
MKX Mileena has a great costume, yes, and the face does look pretty good as a balance between "able to talk" and "monstrous," but I can't get the thought out of my head: did they give her lips just so she could be makeout-murdered by D'Vorah? Even if not, I have to wonder how that conversation went internally. "You know what would make a great combination for this character's death? Sexual assault and bees!"
The MK1 mouth reminds me more of the creepy vampire mutant things from Blade 2 than Predator, to be honest
These are SO MUCH FUN!! What a fun Series!
Ooh I’ve been waiting for this one!
You know we should probably give props to the deception modelers for making that mileena design with one hand
we love you max!!!!!
Max. I love this series. Don't stop after mortal combat
love this series
Max needs to do an MK Annihilation watch party. Seriously convinced
20:28 not gonna lie, when Max said “sais” I thought he said “size” and immediately agreed thinking, “yeah she’s got some huge honkers and I wouldn’t know otherwise either.”
Imma keep 100 Mileena with less clothes is peak🙌🏻 Yes the thirst is real😂 What do you expect that’s what made me fall in love with the character😈 MK 4 incredible, Deception fantastic, MK 9 brilliant, then they gave her pants and it’s trash, kinda brought it back with MK 11 and now I personally love the mouth on MK 1 but I need alternate costume with as little clothes as possible😤
MK11 Mileena looks like Dora the explorer 😂
Okay the new New mill is adorable with that maw
I feel like Johnny’s costume stayed relatively the same, same with Lui. Raiden might be interesting to look at next.
14:04 Wow that MKX Mileena concept art is amazing
Love this...waiting for another vid
I know Kitana is probably next...but I kinda wanna see Sonya next since her outfit styles really shifted as the games went on (save for when they pull out the klassics)
Mileena is one of those characters in which the Stripperella works & makes sense, she is supposed to tempt you & then WHAM!! monster mouth. so yeah her Deception & MK9 battle bikini are the best of the bunch
... and yet her MKX giving her pants & dressing her up still works, also that is her best monster mouth, because is not full Trakatan cartoon mouth & i wish they kept it, maybe make the lips slightly less human but still be functional
i kinda like the IDEA of MK11 Mileena's mouth being back to Tarkatan mouth because she ripped her lips off, but the lack of the MKX shape undermines it... the modern movie actually does it right
I'm not sure about the mouth flaps in M1K tho
Even in movie clips Max is watching the frame data
We need a video like this for every character!! Raiden, Johnny, Lui Kang! Do em all!
Dude I seriously can not wait for his review on Jade
MK9 jade outfit Is my personal favorite
Man this series is genius !!! It's so many characters from different games that we can look back on and see their visual changes. Dope fucking series. Keep it going
Thats cool and all. Its clear Max like semi-complex designs with esthetically pleasing faces and masks.
Looking forward to the Baraka review
There's something about MKX Mileena that reminds me of the Prince in PoP: Warrior within, still one of my favourite videogame characters.
Both their hair changes from being more glossy in the previous game to being pitchblack, more unkempt.
And once that was in my head, even their clothing seemed kinda similar - since WW Prince also wears leather armor and even has his abs peeking out between some straps
I think you should do raiden, personally love his deadly alliance costume
Clicked so damn fast to listen to Max about mileena
MK9 Mileena is my favorite design-even the mouth portion its iconic for being tarkatan. Also I didn't know her mouth functions like that in MK1, I thought it was a Photoshopped image at first when Max brought it up. 😂
Yo hoe I love Mileena cause she is crazy as hell and she fits my play style!
i think with mileena deception costume my favorite bit on it is the sleeves i’ve always loved long flowy sleeves on characters
4:57 Goddangit, my salad just went flying outta my mouth. XD
I think Max should do a Smoke visual history since he’s the closest Max has to a main in Mortal Kombat across the series
Max!!! The hand was literally a thing scorpion is literally got the the same hand thing… an honestly I don’t really know why but I love it
I really like this series you should do every character if you can
Love this series do akuma next
I like Mileena's "chidikowuuooo"🤣👍
Everything, all outfits, Netherealm just hit a homerun with MKX Mileena
I’m a loyal Mileena main. I’d definitely give her best design to MK10. But MK1 is a close 2nd minus the mouth this time around and the shaved sides of her head
I like her hairstyle. It suits her very well!
@@islamqueen6997 I didn’t ask for your opinion!
Mortal kombat X Mileena was the best looking out of all of them. Her mouth actually looks good and her outfits definitely look great.
Found you last night through Matt McMuscles. How often are you doing this series? I absolutely am loving it, I'd love to see you finish MK and then go through like Street Fighter or just keep continuing it,
Would love to see a Baraka visual history!