Between her cosplaying and her Twitch stream, WWE Superstar Zelina Vega has made it no secret that she loves basic combating game franchises like Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter. So when requested in a recent ComicBook interview which combating game character she’d like to play in a film, the Monday Night Raw star did not hesitate to reply — Jade from Mortal Kombat.
“Oh my God. It’d be Jade from Mortal Kombat. 1,000,000 instances over, it might be Jade,” Vega mentioned. “And a number of causes, however extra so as a result of she was the primary one which I needed to see. When I used to be taking part in Mortal Kombat, even simply going again to Mortal Kombat 3, I used to be like, ‘I like this game. I actually love this.’ I believe 3 was one which was significantly a favourite as a result of I actually preferred it, however I used to be by no means good at Mortal Kombat II.”
I believe this can be a good reel for my audition tape for the position as #Jade within the subsequent @MortalKombat 😉 🐍 @NetherRealm #ZVArmy #LaMuñeca pic.twitter.com/SglmXCWvLT
— 𝓩𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖆 𝓥𝖊𝖌𝖆 (@Zelina_VegaWWE) April 26, 2019
“I actually, actually beloved it. And after I received launched to Jade, I’m like, ‘Man, this one I can do,’ particularly as a result of she seemed like me, so I used to be like, ‘I need to do that.’ And then increasingly more, as I began experimenting with cosplay, I need to do Jade proper,” she continued. “And I believe it was after I was nonetheless in NXT, I did a Jade cosplay and it blew up and I used to be like, “Wow, that is wonderful.” And I even have met Ed Boon in Jade cosplay. So I used to be like, ‘If I ever get the chance, it could be Jade.'”
So excited the brand new #MortalKombat11 is popping out! I don’t learn about you guys however I miss JADE! Anyone y’all wanting ahead to seeing? Hey @noobde undecided for those who’ve seen @UpUpDwnDwn however I’m actually good at accents and am obtainable to voice a brand new #MK character 😜😜😜 pic.twitter.com/a0327rNC1z
— 𝓩𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖆 𝓥𝖊𝖌𝖆 (@Zelina_VegaWWE) December 12, 2018
Jade made her debut within the Mortal Kombat franchise as a secret character in Mortal Kombat II, then started repeatedly showing as a personality starting with Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Irina Pantaeva was the primary actress to painting her in live-action within the 1997 movie Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.
As of now, the character has not been formally forged within the upcoming 2021 reboot. Do you suppose Vega ought to tackle the position? Let us know your ideas within the feedback beneath!
