He is kinda, along to way you can choose his styles and moves and hopefully fatality.

Shujinko is customizable. Ed Boon has said at E3 2004 .You give him certain moves and fighting styles as you go though Konquest. Once you are finished with Konquest then your certain Shinjinko that you have built is unlocked in arcade mode. This is best seen in the gamers day video.

Ok, then next question. Will you be able to change your mind later and change his styles after he is unlocked?

I think the confusion is this....He is NOT customizable as far as name and looks. However he IS customizable as far as special moves, fighting styles etc. At least that's the way I understand it.

Shujinko is a terrible idea and a waste of a character.

KOBRA Wrote: Shujinko is a terrible idea and a waste of a character.

Bitter Much?

I think that Shujinko is a great idea personnally, people have been requesting to have a Create a fighter for so long, I think that the concept is excellent, an old guy who can do all the moves in the game

Slightly.

Shujinko being customizable is gonna suck and since he is useable online it's even worse. Every1 is just gonna get two special moves they can use to make an infinite and use them the whole time like sub-zero's ice blast and ice clone and scorpions claw. Just use ice clone to initially freeze them then use scorpions spear, ice blast, spear, blast, spear, blast, etc. The unlucky opponent can enjoy being able to do nothing for the entire round while he is slowly killed by the pathetic damage of the spear.

QPCutlet Wrote: Shujinko being customizable is gonna suck and since he is useable online it's even worse. Every1 is just gonna get two special moves they can use to make an infinite and use them the whole time like sub-zero's ice blast and ice clone and scorpions claw. Just use ice clone to initially freeze them then use scorpions spear, ice blast, spear, blast, spear, blast, etc. The unlucky opponent can enjoy being able to do nothing for the entire round while he is slowly killed by the pathetic damage of the spear.

Heard of sidestepping and combo breakers lately?

you can only chose the fighting styles nothing else

QPCutlet Wrote: Shujinko being customizable is gonna suck and since he is useable online it's even worse. Every1 is just gonna get two special moves they can use to make an infinite and use them the whole time like sub-zero's ice blast and ice clone and scorpions claw. Just use ice clone to initially freeze them then use scorpions spear, ice blast, spear, blast, spear, blast, etc. The unlucky opponent can enjoy being able to do nothing for the entire round while he is slowly killed by the pathetic damage of the spear.

I am sure that isn't true. No matter what any and all Shujinkos will have weakness. A good kombatant will beat him no matter what a Shujinko has no its no big deal at least to me.

zeroman Wrote: you can only chose the fighting styles nothing else

Not true. Shujinko also can have anyone's special moves.

zeroman Wrote: you can only chose the fighting styles nothing else

i thought you could choose two fighting styles, one weapon style, 3 special moves and one hari kiri, and the two fatalities

I doubt that we will be able to throw the spear and the ice after... there will have a delay time making it impossible to do, the MK team is more serious then that

It would be awesome if u could change his whole appearance....i can live iwht the name

It would be awesome if u could change his whole appearance....i can live iwht the name

It would be awesome if u could change his whole appearance....i can live iwht the name

I dont like shujinko being customizable at all..
Online at least 80% of the time youll be vsing him now..Hope theres a "no shujinko option" lol

I think it makes sense that certain items and colour changes could be found in Konquest. Kind of like in VF4Evo. This way in a 16 player Shujinko tournament we could have 16 different looking Shujinkos to go with 16 different style mixes.
For example some could have different hats, colours,belts,hair,beard etc.
I thought I read this already but honestly maybe I was wrong or interpreted it wrong. Either way it would make sense, only with Shujinko.

I agree with Sumixam, I would have liked to have seen the Shujinko that Boon talked about way back in March/April. He stated in PSM that there would be items to unlock that would allow you to personally customize your Shujinko. He even said that you'd be able to name him. Then those ideas fell by the wayside.
Now we go all the way through to choose a few fighting styles and a few special moves. It's good, but it could've been better. Doesn't anyone want a create mode where you can pick what race/gender/moves/orignal and alt costumes/fatalities etc? I say this because I've always felt that MK fans are some of the most creative people I've ever talked to. I'd love to play against some of the creations people could come up with on this board.
Saying that, I'm not bitter about the direction they took Shujinko in. It may have been time constraints, who knows. What we're left with seems to be solid as far as Shujinko's concerned, so I'm not complaining. Besides, maybe it'll leave something for the MK team to improve upon and refine for MK7.
4 more days!!!

awesome. i thought one u;re done u'll have the same specials as every1 else u'll see online. i donno about the fatalitIES ( 2 right?) or hara kiri. as far as fighting styles - mantis and pi gua. i donno about the weapon.

Shujinko is NOT customizable. After you unlock him once Konquest mode is complete, he will have Mantis, Shaolin Fist, and the Dan Tien Dao as his weapon. Everyone who says that he IS customizable, stop lying to everyone. Where's your proof? You have no proof! If you want proof that he is not customizable, just ask.

SUBZEROXIMMORTAL Wrote: awesome. i thought one u;re done u'll have the same specials as every1 else u'll see online. i donno about the fatalitIES ( 2 right?) or hara kiri. as far as fighting styles - mantis and pi gua. i donno about the weapon.

Not that I remember. It sucks though, I'd rather just have him have a bunch of special moves and set styles and a weapon, and that's it. Choosing your own style is kinda stupid cuz what if you wanna change it? Or what if you missed somebody and you can't get that move now or something?
A question, if you play Shujinko vs Shujinko, would both characters have the same styles and moves?

Awhile back MKO posted something from a PS2 site that said you WILL BE ABLE TO Change his Fighting styles.You can have all weapon styles,1 fighting style and 2 weapon styles ETC.
Also in the Issue of PSM with Sub-Zero on the cover(I still have it) they said you will be able to decorate him.