I'm going to make a small announcement here and now about this.

Twice now I've seen users use the full-size render as their avatar. This is NOT allowed.

If you read the FAQ, you'll see that your avatar is recommended to not be more than 35KB. The image of Baraka is over 150KB. Way more than the limit.

We have that limit to save dial-up users trouble browsing the forum. It's a LOT of bandwidth for each page and it's content to load, and that takes time on slower connections.

Anyone caught using the full-size image as their avatar or sig, will have it shadowed until they change / remove it.

You may cut, crop, re-size the image in a picture program to make it smaller, that's fine, but no using the full-size image this way.

Awesome render! The glowing eyes give him an Oni-like quality. I wonder what's the story there?

i bet the story is that its not really baraka (deception)

Haha i just went to another site. I just wanted to see if i could find this render anywhere else. I did and i looked at the bottom to see the mortal kombat online thing. Im so happy now that i know this site does get all the stuff first. I was a little unsure at first because all sites try to say they get the stuff first. Just thought id say it

I think the render looks outstanding. I sense MKII syndrom all over again.

mk2 will never happen again, arcades are more or less dead.. they might make a comeback in 20-30 years if they had something which you couldnt do online

I like his previous looks better, this is a bit too much. Still glad he's in the game tough...

Aaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwsssssssssoooooooooommmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeee render man

I can't believe i read all these posts...
Anyway, I really haven't played any MK seriously since MK2 in the arcades, and yes, one of the characters I played most was Baraka. So i saw the post at IGN and decided to stop by and check out the full-size render...ugh. I'm sorry but i'm not really digging this pic. Design-work aside, the mapping is terrible. Just because you can use bump mapping doesn't mean EVERYTHING has to have a rough surface. I think that's probably my biggest technical issue with the pic, that the textures are really not well done, just random and slopped on there. As for the design, that more of a matter of opinion. I'd prefer the black eyes, The ridges in his head don't do anything for me, and yeah, i'd rather see the older more pointed nose. The costume is hard to really comment on since we can't actually see the whole thing, but from what i see a don't like. I feel like someone said "man, I bet spines for armor straps would be really awesome!" and nobody really realized how bulky and awkward it would look. Though in general, that's how most of the recent MK designs have seemed to me: "hey, lets add a skull to his belt" or "put some spikes sticking out of his vest". Kinda trying to make it more "harecore" and ending up looking over done. I say go back to MK2 a bit with simpler/lighter designs with really good texture/model work.

Anyway sorry for the long post. I'm glad you guys are excited, and when it all comes down to it, gameplay rules over all.

Again very nice render...and again I would oh so love to see a render of Shao Kahn and Sub-Zero!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cool avy and sig, izzy_daman. Anyways I like the render a lot. However, his missing his stitches that he had in MKGold on his forehead. Not to mention his arms seems to look tiny.

stop frieken complainin! i know alot of people here lioke to put in there two cents, but this is startin to go a little overboard. someone said something about the bumpmap being way to overdone, dude how many skin defects can you have on a freakishly demented mutant. i myself am an intermediate graphic designer, and i know that the craters in barakas face help the overall effect of his ugliness. SO NO, THIS WAS NOT A MISTAKE, THEY PROBABLY MEANT TO HAVE THE BUMPMAP CREATED THIS WAY. IMO

Oh, i don't think it was a mistake, it's just not the choice i would have made. To each his own.

Thanks illu§ion, I'm working on another one the theme: Sub-Zero....As for the render I've said it before and I'll say it again: nice.

Baraka is one of the best MK characters ever.

It's awesome that he will be back in MK6. They should also bring back more awesome characters like ERMAC,SMOKE,SEKTOR,KABAL,and RAIN.

izzy_daman your Avatar and Signature are awesome.

thanks, thats a really good compliment coming from someone like you Bleed. It's what I call a simple but affective creation. I'm working on a sub-zero themed one...thanks again.

ANDY OR WATEVA U R CALLED U R WRONG!!! U MUST THINK REAL LIFES BAD IF U THINK THATS BAD!!!

i think that IF they decide that they should go thu with this...that if they put more work into the movies like they do for the games...they would be better than what they where and are.

Wow Baraka!!! :)

I didn't like the idea of Baraka returning.... I thought he should stay gone.... That is until I saw this! I'll be honest, he's not the most awesome looking fighter ever, but he still looks bad @$$! Right on!

Now Midway, just let me know that Johnny Cage, Scorpion, Sonya, and Kenshi are back, and I'll be happy! (Actually, I'd be more than happy.... I'd be crapping my pants!) Well.. actually, I'd trade in Kenshi for evil Liu Kang. (Heck, I'd even settle for GOOD Liu Kang... I know, I know... I'm one of the few....)

kang, stayd ead, baraka looks bad ass

If Baraka returns, maybe Mileena will too! You know they never really continued the love story between these two. I would like it if these to got back together! Maybe there could be children? Hmm? Hmm?

I AGREE BARAKA THE MAN WHO KICKED MY BUT IS BACK ESPECIALLY SENCE HE DIED IN MKDA BLADES AND ALL
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