Didn't hear Warner Bros. running around saying "No, that's not really Jason Voorhees, it's a fighter named "Jason" who has elements of famous horror characters. For canon reasons, we want it to be clear that it's NOT Jason Voorhees!"

: It just looks like 'fun' for the sake of 'fun' to me.....

Exactly. Not sure why it's so dang important that people don't think that something is fun for fun's sake, because canon is so selectively important.

: (Not that I'll get it as I don't play fighting games, but I can certainly
: appreciate it for those who do)

And I play better fighting games, yet still appreciate it entirely for those that do. Not sure why 343 folks are so adamant abuot the tiny detail regarding the exact identity of the Arbiter.