Just let me say i was a big fan of shang tsung and quan chi following deadly alliance, they were total badass and I used them the most, then , when deception came , I was disappointed to not have them as playable, you could fight them in konquest a little but they were not in the cast. But I was happy to see baraka, kabal , and the new zombie liu kang returning . I've always been a fan of veterans in fighting games. I also thought they could have let away with some of the new characters from that game. Dairou and darrius , never liked them , ashra looks like a female version of raiden, Hotaru , don't know, don't really like him either, however Havik I found him pretty cool with his bone cracking things , not supposed to bend that way you know.