raiden is cool ,but the only thing that draggs him down is: they killed him just to bring him back looooooooool

Alright, lets pick another person.........Mileena!!!!

Mileena is the BEST female in DECEPTION, no doubt, she beats all the females.......

Mileena is my favourite character from Deception. The MK team really did a good job of "upgrading" her character. Outfits are both stylish (though her alternate is a bit ridiculous. Don't you think it would just slip off? Unless it's painted on...hmmm...), and her fighting styles are both very effective. I do hate the stance for Mian Chuan, but it is a powerful style to use. The Sai style is devastating. Her special moves are a bit scarce, but all are effective and easy to connect with.

I've always loved her story. She's evil, and has no plans to change, but is still a tragic character, always trying to be someone she can never be. I think her story, along with a few other characters are the best in the MK world, and are a big part of why I keep coming back for more.

Mileena's "Snack Time" fatality has always been one of my favourites. And with the release of MK:D, it has become my all time favourite fatality. I love the grin and seductive laugh at the end.

Kabal

Storyline-overall: 3/5
Looks-overall: 3.5/5
Special moves: 2/5
Fighting styles: 3/5
Finishers-overall: 2/5
Whole character overall: 3/5 (badly executed moves with fats. but a very
good character concept)

Ashrah

Storyline-overall: 2.5/5
Looks-overall: 3/5
Special moves: 2.5
Fighting styles: 3/5
Finishers-overall: 3/5
Whole character overall: 3/5 (just plain average, Midway has to do a better
job than that)

Raiden

Storyline-overall: 3.5/5
Looks-overall: 4/5
Special moves: 3/5
Fighting styles: 3/5
Finishers-overall: 2/5 (overused electrocution, but the self-destroy's good)
Whole character overall: 3.5/5

MIleena (Oh dear. FUCKING AWESOME despite her sluttyness.)

Storyline-overall: 3/5
Looks-overall: 3.5/5 ([Edited by Mod] I luv her in MKD)
Special moves: 3/5 (cheeaap )
Fighting styles: 2.5/5 (somehow weak, despite using very powerfull styles)
Finishers-overall: 4/5 (gotta love her laugh at the snack fats. end)
Whole character overall: 3.5/5

Watch your language, you could get skulled. -RedScorpio

I like Mileena but she is a bit weak in story ... I really think they should do something different with her instead of the recycled "Dress like a whore and pretending to be my horrible sister Kitana because I am a clone people think I am her we look alike except I hide my razor teeth under a veil and I want to KILL her, kill kill kill".. over and over in every game, its really boring now.

Her first costume is really nice, the second costume is designed to arouse all the stupid sex-obsessed horny teenage guys out there. It looks horrible. I love her special attacks they are just like the ones she used in MK2 so thats a plus. I always hated her "body inhale" fatality (loved the sai perforate one though) so I am really impressed with the different take on that fatality in this game, instead of inhaling the entire body and spitting out bones (just plain WIERD), she spits their head onto the floor...

She is a bit weak in her fighting styles, and also story, but I like her although she is definately the weakest girl out of all the returning girls in this game. My least favourite is Ashrah, then Mileena comes next. If it wasn't for her recycled, boring and bland storyline then I would definately like her a lot, but to be honest theres no where she can go so they should scrap this character forever, what more can they do with her?? Good in her hey-day, now the spark is gone. Having said that, I still would give her character a 6.5/10.

lol You found mileena's storyline a bit weak and found Tanya's storyline good? lmao!

You, my friend, are obssess with Tanya.

Mileena:

I like her new look.

I like her story... I guess is okay.

I like her attacks.

Her alt is sexy, however her face is still ugly.

I like the way she gets up.

mileena is my fav/best character

i would fight baraka for a chance ot take her to my pad for some drinks, and perhaps a bit of cunnilingus :D

somnambulist, dude u are tripping!!!!!!!!!!!! I m lauging out loud! Mileena has a MUCH MUCH MUCH better story than tanya, watcha talking about....wat has tanya want, who cares!!!!!!!! Mileena has the deepest story out of any character.......who does tanya hold anger against? Does she have a strong rivalry? Wat the heck is she fighting for? All those questions are easily answered with mileena........dont get me wrong, i think tanya is super spiffy, but senor, DONT PUSH IT, she is no competition with mileena, ESPECIALLY in story.....so........mejor, callate....

Hey thanks for the edit and warning. Hehe, I need to watch miself indeed.

Mileenas storyline i think has came to and end. remeber what Boon stated? That one of the classic characters will be killed-of forever and permanently. I think it was Mileena. Why?

-she did succeed in her primary goal. She became princess for a short time and ruled Outworld/Edenia for a time. She had an army to command and luxury and other things she desired. Simply everything.

Baraka finished her off despite her relation towards him, becouse her ambitions grew greater than her. I think mileena has disappeared rom the franchise's further history.

Fighting wise she is weak. Only mass amounts of hits can do effectively an opponent. While her combos are longer, he damagin rate is still pretty weak in unarmed stances. Even jugglers as Hotaru can do greater damages than she.

Mileena: Even if she started as a Kitana clone, she made it really good into the future games... One of the coolest design and characters at all in deception, with one of the best fatalityes in the game. But actually, she completed her role as a Kitana's exchange, now I'm comsidering Baraka's ending as a key to the next games. Mileena is dead, if only returning Shao Kahn wouldn't want to bring her back once again...

Kabal: This character with crazy and stylish look was one of my favorite MK3 characters, alonside Sheeva, Sonya and Sindel. Dammit, I still remember doing his crazy 11-hit combos in UMK3/Trilogy... Simply one of the best MK designs. I was very glad to see that his first outfit haven't changed abit, and urprizingly enough, his MK Deception outfits looks good to me as well. I can only wish for his ftalityes and non-weapon fighting styles to be more interesting... Definitely best pic for the next MK-games.

Alright, it seems everyone is done with Mileena, lets pick another person......Kira!!!!

Kira:
Really like her look and her entire attitude is really fitting to her character.
The moves she uses i like aswell, kinda like the combo of Sonya / Kano - moves. Her fatalities and Hara Kiri are nothing too spectacular but not too shabby either.

Storywise not that great, but a better filler than lets say Kai ?
And I just hope she sticks around for another MK game

Mileena

I've never been too big of a fan of Mileena. In this game, I do feel that overall, she is better than she was in the past MK games and I suppose I'd like to see her in the next MK game. I like the way they gave that Arabic feel to her primary costume. Her alternate costume....well...it's obviously for the sex appeal...

Storywise, I was impressed yet I wanted there to be more to it. It's great that she's deceiving everyone into believing that she's Kitana though I don't know why they wouldn't question her wearing pink. lol...

Fighting wise, she's the obvious "fast, but weak" type which suits her imo....

I would have to say that Mian Chuan (Cotton Fist) is her best style, especially because of her 4, 1 combo. I'm glad she has all of her special moves though I wish she could do her Sai Blast in the air...

I've only seen her first fatality and her Hara Kiri and I think they are both pretty good, especially that fatality of hers. hahaha.

Overall, she's still not one of my favorites, but I would like to see her in the next MK game.

Kira

Well, I guess she's original since she's the first red head chick in an MK game. She's also not one of my favorites though she surprised me a little bit.

Storywise, I had that "wtf??" type feeling when I read her bios. I hope that her ending will happen. Perhaps in MK7, she and Sonya can have some kind of rivalry.

Fighting wise, she has her ups and downs. She's obviously like a Kano/Sonya mix.

Xing Yi is stronger than it was in MK: DA which is good. However, I feel that it's less fluid and less accurate though there are variations of Xing Yi. To me, it's her worst style.

Kenpo is probably her best style. It improved a lot and puts the MK: DA version of Kenpo to shame. She has a lot of pop ups in Kenpo and it's my basis for creating powerful combos with her that do between 40 and 50% damage.

Dragon Teeth basically works like Kano's Butterfly Knives though they did add kicking moves in this one which is great.

I wish she had more special moves. If they were going to make her a Kano/Sonya mix fighting wise, they should've given her more special moves like the Psycho Cannonball, Cartwheel, Diagonal Bicycle Kick, Grab n' Choke, etc.

I like both of her fatalities and her Hara Kiri is pretty cool too.

Overall, I do see potential for her and I would like to see her in MK7.

Kira; besides being among the most well-endowed of the MK ladies, I've got to say that I've liked her from the get-go. She absolutely needs some tweaking as far as her special moves go, but otherwise I find her to be a fluid, playable character for any skill level. Her combos might not be jaw-droppingly sweet, but I adore the Dragon Teeth and the Kano-Sonya-esque type moves.

(Sorry, I pay absolutely no attention to the storylines, so no opinion there!)

Hey! I said Mileenas storyline is 'recycled', which it is! Has she ever done anything different other than hate her sister Kitana, want to kill her, and has she ever been anything more than a Kitana lookalike?? I just want her to have a different motive thats all instead of the same old same old... if thats the deepest story then its been the same depth for the past twelve years cos its never changed.

In regards to Tanya, I've already stated she is the most interesting character for me, I love her story, I'm not saying its the best ever but it interests me most. She does have a strong rivalry. Its against anyone who threatens her existence. At least she doesn't hold an everlasting grudge against a single person who is clearly much better than her (Kitana). She is fighting for survival. If she wasn't fighting for the Dragon King she would be dead.

Kira is the best newcomer. Unlike Darrius or Kobra I liked her from the start. I like the mix of qualities she takes from Sonya and Kano and I think it suits her. Her fighting styles are good, especially Kenpo. I like the female black dragon member and I think she should definately stick around for a while... theres a lot they could do with her, her story opens up a lot of possibilities (unlike Mileena) so I'm interested to see where they take her.

LMPO!!!!!!!!!!

Shit, I'm late.

Ashrah- I like Ashrah. I like using her and I hope she comes back because I'm very interested in what's likely going to happen between her and Sareena. I'm betting at first they'll fight, not realizing they both want the same thing. After that....maybe they'll team up? We'll see.

Mileena- I've always thought Mileena to be one of, if not the deepest characters in MK. True, she simply hates Kitana and wants her status, but there really is a lot more to it than that. That said, I agree it's time for Mileena to move on. I think if Mileena survives Deception we're going to see the start of her switching sides. I'm betting either Baraka or Tanya will screw Mileena out of her plan to take Edenia and she'll go rogue. And from there I think she'll slowly turn good....or at least neutral.

Kira- I like Kira too, although she is admittedly not very original. (Bloodrayne+Sonya+Kano) But regardless, she seems like an intriguing character. I'd like to see her get developed in future games and see where she goes. Only thing I think really needs to change is they need to do a better job at rendering her face. She's like the two-face from Seinfeld.

XiahouDun84, i agree with wat your said, that was super spiffy!

Damn I'm late too!

Mileena: Mileena is the best MKD female.

I'm glad they remade Mileena's top II outfits, her MKGold and her MKII outfits.
1st Outfit: Mileena's 1st costume is one of the best outfits in the game. Its a remake of her MKGoldoutfit, just 10 times better, Mileena now wears a
veil, and her outfit flows around her. The long sleeves are a really nice addition.

2nd Outfit: Ah Mileena, you little whore. The've taken your MKII outfit, divided it up and given you 1/4 of it back. But the creators dida brilliant job. I prefer the way it was in her bio, black with pink outline but the outfit is still brilliant.

Ying Yeung- A very fast style, I love her style branch hat starts in this style, although kombos are fairly weak, ishe can easily wear down her opponent in this style.

Mian Chuan- This is a brilliant fighting style, it has a great sweep and alot of power and pop-up attacks, perfect for knocking your opponent senceless or into a death trap. Kombos are a little stronger her, but a bit slower.

Sai-This is my favourite style to use with Mileena. I love how its been upgraded since Deadly Alliance. It now has kombos which can keep an opponent in the air for up to 8 hits, without changing styles.

Soaring Sai-This move is alot better now than in the past thanks to the new button combination, before you had to hold down LP for 2 seconds, now its just a simple D,F,LP which makes it easier to use and a great way to attack your opponent if your under pressure.

Rolling Thunder- I don't often use this as its easily blocked. I find it unfair that this move can be blocked high when its an obvious low attack. But still, its a great attack if your stuck in a corner.

Kick From Above- This move can be blocked, but is great if your opponent attacks, the only move I can find to counter this is Scorpions spear which is also unfair how a Spear thrown forth can catch a tele-port attack. Its a good move, but should be harder to block in future MK games.

Frankenstiener- This is a great move, it does great damage and like all throws, cannot be blocked. Mileena grabs her opponent's head with her ankles and flips them over her self. Its alot like Kitana's throw from UMK3.

Neck Chew-My MKD favourite fatality, I love the blood on her face, she psycho laugh and the fact that she uses her teeth to tear through her opponents neck.

Soaring Sai Impale- This fatality is also very cool. Mileena throws them in the air, and kicks them into her opponent as they come down. She then does a kick-ass pose.

Her winning pose is simply the best. Mileena twirls around, letting her outfit flo around her and leans forward into the screen, laugh. She then stands up straight, with her hand on her hip.

Story-Mileena has been locked up underneath Kitana's throne room since Shinnok' invasion. No doubt shes thirsty for revenge against Kitana. I find Mileena's new pass at deception a refreshing change from serving Shao Kahn out of loyalty and Shinnok out of fear. The only reason shes helping the Dragon King is so she can get closer to Kitana and gain control of her armies.

Mileena has always been one of my favourite characters, since MKII and the creators have done a more than fantatic job bring her back. I just hope she can stay as good in the future as she is now.

Mileena gets a 9/10 from me. I wish she was a stronger character but she still kicks ass!

I like Kira and she is far beyond the Kano+Sonya mixture theory. She has two of the most hated arch-enemies styles-so what? She may have learned Hsing Yi elsewhere, and probably learned Kenpo just ini case when she meets up with Sonya. She is a martial artist you know, not just a weapon smuggler. Kabal amy have warned her about the probability that Sonya and the spec.forces won't like thier newly formed faction, so she got prepared.

Weapon smuggler-something finally realistic. Remember MK1? The charm of the characters was in that they were -mostly- almost everyday fighters with natural talent. A fisherman shaolin, a movie star and a elite soldier. (except for the ninjas and Raiden, there were no supernatural fighters, Scorpion was only dead, but he fought single handedly too)

Kira is the same. The problem with the newer characters is that they are becoming supernatural all the time (except Mavado/Hsu Hao) not that it's bad, but certain designs just simply don't match with storylines Midway develops. (for good use of supernatural concept newbies are Frost, Hota-ru, and Nitara)

The newer characters though supernatural have charm in them (MK4-all of the newbies except for Kai were supernaturals-worst MK ever) are digestible and more people like them. It seems that people are getting along with newer characters more easily since MK3-4 (I remeber then when the newbies were sharply criticised and bitched).

The earthrealm warriors are also more humane if you check it. Even Bo Rai Cho -despite his outworldish origin and body- acts more like a hu-man. Raiden was superhumanly humane if you ask me.

And this is what makes Kira alongside with Kobra one of the best newbies ever since. Despite Kobras not aso original look and moves, he is also a very interesting individual (psychotic martial arts champ).
Kira is better however, and her boost is given by KObras death.

-I think Midway should stick to theese kind of ideas, that deaths would mean a motivation or give a story-boost to others (while not sticking to the cliche revenge-avenge syndrome). Kira is 100 percent original, at least in character terms.

Kira is an okay character. I like her look and the whole "ruthless female Black Dragon mercenary" thing. Her story is okay, but could use a bit of work. I felt that she needed to be involved with the central struggle of MK:D more than she (and Kabal) was.

Special moves and styles: Bad, bad, bad. I hate it when the MK team recycles old stuff into new characters. I could understand if Kira had maybe one or two of Kano's techniques, but she has NOTHING original about her in terms of fighting styles and specials (except for her fireball, which wasn't all that special). And why does she have any of Sonya's moves in the first place?

Fatalities. I kind of liked these. They were, aptly, swift and brutal. The torso pull was stretching things a bit, but it was entertaining anyway.

Overall, I'd say that I though Kira, as a character, was good, but her story needs a boost. Her look was nice. Her biggest downfall is that all of her fighting styles and specials are leftovers from MK:DA. If she is in future MKs, I hope that changes.

wow, lots of people talking about Kira. anyway, lets pick another (we only have two more left....i think)..........Bo Rai Cho!!!!

Bo'Rai Cho:

His new look is okay.

His fatalities are okay.

The way he gets up is weird/gross/not funny.

Better than MKDA.

His Alt is not very interesting.

His is story is okay, not very interesting though.. but I guess it can go very far.