Mortal Kombat 11

I thought Kahn clap was kind of a cool move and I liked his sun blades TBH. Also having wrestling as a style was neat even if it wasn't executed the best haha.

I feel like there are worse characters than Hsu Hao. Mokap being the first that comes to mind.

Edited by Vertigo_High on Dec 20th 2018 at 11:05:51 AM

I still find it hilarious how the comics killed off Mavado so anticlimactically. The original timeline was working hard to establish him as a major player and the Red Dragon looked like it would be a big deal with their involvement in Takeda's storyline. Then he's disemboweled in what is basically a failed mugging.

MK had its fair share of lame characters once it hit 3D. While there where a few highlights, like Havik and Lei Mei, we mostly had guys like Kobra and Reiko gumming up the rosters. It felt like they had almost completely run out of steam when it came to crafting cool fighters. The fact that MKX had basically all the newcomers warmly received never fails to bedazzle me.

Edited by ShirowShirow on Dec 21st 2018 at 3:00:19 PM

It’s telling that the only reason I dislike any of the new MKX characters is if I don’t enjoy playing as them. As characters, they’re all at least “fine,” and most of them are “good to great.”

So there are leaks out and about for 11. Take all of this with a grain of salt, but these are the current rumours.

Returning from Mortal Kombat X: Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, Liu Kang, Kitana, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage, Reptile, Goro, Kung Lao, Bo’ Rai Cho, Kenshi, Kotal Kahn, Erron Black, Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs, Takeda, Kung Jin

Not returning: Jax, Kano, Mileena, Quan Chi, Shinnok, D’Vorah, Ferra/Torr

Returning Veterans: Jade, Rain, Noob Saibot, Smoke, Cyrax, Sindel, Shang Tsung, Fujin, Frost, Daegon, Shao Kahn

Four new characters including the new Big Bad, Big Good, Kano’s offspring, and D’Vorah’s replacement on Kotal Kahn’s team.

First DLC is Ermac, Li Mei, Nightwolf, new character Nimbus, Michael Myers, and Pennywise.

Three celebrity voices: Kevin Conroy as Scorpion, Ronda Rousey as Sonya, and Katee Sackhoff as the new villain

Tag team mode is back. Brutalities are back. Hara-Kiris are replacing Quitalities online. Kombat Pack 2 will happen but the characters are not decided yet. X-Rays now play as part of certain animations, and are replaced by regular super moves. Towers work similar to Injustice 2’s Multiverse. Test Your Might and Test Your Luck are back. Attire and moves are customization options and are unlocked through gameplay, not loot boxes. Story Mode is 15 chapters long, features Injustice 2’s branching decisions, many cameos, no fights against non-playable combatants.

More than 15 stages, about half of them returning, including Shang Tsung’s Courtyard, The Pit, The Dead Pool, The Lin Kuei Temple, and Shao Kahn’s Throne Room.

So there it is. Take it with a mountain of salt, but if it’s real the game already sounds amazing. If it’s not, it’ll probably still be amazing. MKX was GOTY 2015 for me. Super stoked to get a new one so soon after announcement.

Kevin Conroy as Scorpion? O_O

That is just...... fucking batshit if true.

Yeah, Sub-Zero’s Batman!

I don’t hate any of this which is exactly why I don’t trust it. It reminds me of the Mv C Infinite rumors which had crazy stuff like Fin Fang Foom and Red Ronin when the actual lineup was far more mundane.

This leaker forgot about Triborg.

A couple of the items give me the same pause. :P

The characters were categorized by me. I consider Triborg a separate character for the purposes of “returning.” Like, Smoke and Cyrax weren’t in MKX, they were variations of Triborg. In particular, Smoke isn’t even a cyborg in the current timeline.

Whilw MK have lame chararter in 3D is not like they havent before with UMK 3 with nightwolf and Stryker or Kabal, between the killing sindel did and the comics is clear MK get rid of what they considering a waste.

Because characters dying in 9 was so effective at keeping them out of X?

Edited by BadWolf21 on Dec 21st 2018 at 2:20:47 PM

To be fair, those three, ESPECIALLY Stryker were Rescued from the Scrappy Heap.

There’s no rescuing Hsu Hao.

Edited by Beatman1 on Dec 21st 2018 at 3:34:13 PM

A shame Rain never became playable in MKX.

What happened to him?

My personal theory is that Rain, Tanya, Baraka, and Sindel were initially slated to be in the game, and there was some work done on them early on. Then the idea of having three variations of each character comes up, and that necessitates a bunch more work, and they got cut, but left in the story mode as single-variation opponents.

Then when it came time for the DLC, they picked one of them to finish.

No, even what you see is using the same as MK 9 movement and moveset, only Tanya is slighly diferent in that she use yellow theme atack from Kitana but is clear they were never mean to be present.

And while reveant return in MKX most of them arent playable and their resurrecion actually carry weight rather than being a gimmick this time.

No Spawn, no sale.

January 17 cannot come fast enough.

I always wonder if it would be best to put Spawn in Injustice or MK. He fits in too naturally in both series.

Depends on the theme they want to have with the DLC, I suppose. He would have worked in Injustice 2, since one of their guest themes was non-DC comics. Less so in MKX where the themes were slashers and sci-fi horror movies.

If MK11 were to do a pair of violent comic characters, that’s probably Spawn’s best fit. Pair him with Dredd, or something.

I'm still wondering why Spawn wasn't in I2? He won that guest poll by a huge a margin.

You know how funky licensing can be, especially with the movie being made again. Although given they’re aiming for an R rated mystery/horror, he might fit better in MK than Injustice.

Only guest I can think of for Injustice 3 so far is He-Man, especially after the Masters vs Injustice comic book series.

I think the reason he wasn’t in Injustice 2 is because Ed wasn’t aware that Warner Bros. had made a deal with Macfarlane to get him for video game use.

Speaking of Ed, he directly addressed the roster leak I posted above and said “send me this again when you see the REAL roster,” so that might be that. Then again, it’s Ed. He’s more than comfortable shamelessly lying, and people love him for it.

He’s pretty much directly the reason the rosters of NRS games are so hard to predict.

He-Man and Power Rangers both had high profile crossovers with DC recently.

Conan would be a good one if it weren’t for the franchise’s recent, highly-publicized return to Marvel.

Edited by BadWolf21 on Dec 22nd 2018 at 9:29:26 AM

Can we have Lion-O, or maybe Freakazoid?

Yeah, Scorpion can be Boon favorite but is tactic resemble Quan chi.

I mean people still remenber Zombie Aquaman back them in M Kvs DC?.

Zombie Aqua Man in MK VS DC? That's the 1st time I've ever heard of it.

Edited by agent-trunks on Dec 25th 2018 at 11:13:29 AM

The no dvorah one contradicts an earlier leak where she would be in. I'd be sad if she wasn't, she was cool and a rare example of a non sexualized female in a fighting game. Well for the most part.

I do hope they sort of go with better design picks for some of the newcomers though. I can't believe some of Jacqui's concepts were rejected in favor of what we got.

Edited by Vertigo_High on Dec 25th 2018 at 1:54:28 AM

I thought it was cool how Jacqui was a subtle take-off of her dad.