DandyBoy Wrote:
Sorry to gatecrash any conversation that was going on here guys. I just wanted to address a comment made about my character in the voting thread, which I felt would be more appropriate to continue in here so as not to litter the votes.




Okay, so like I said in the voting thread, I'm not trying to bash your opinion or even change it, as it is yours and you are completely entitled to it.
All I want to do is explain Casilde a little more in depth so as to clear up any confusion with Nitara that you, or anyone else may have.

Casilde is basically a spanish woman thats body has been taken over by a wendigo. The way I have it worked out is that the vampire race which now reside in Outworld are descendants of these Wendigo demons, which are actual mythilogical creatures, not something I made up.
In my intepretaion of this creature, they are basically the first vampires, they are more demonic, powerrful and deadly than an average vampire, aswell as slightly more wolflike, (hence her howling). For instance as opposed to having to bite a victim and drain the blood, they can summon it from someone without even touching them. They also absorb the blood through their skin, not just orally. (Something Skarlet had not been revealed to also do when i came up with the concept).

These Wendigo's became near extinct, from both dying out and being banished by an outworld tribe (enter the male character featured in Casildes ending, a tribesman that may appear in next years contest). The vampires of Nitara's time are basically weaker, less powerful descendants of the Wendigo's.

When Casilde's body was inhabited by the spirit of a wendigo she basically becomes and unwilling vampire. She's still essentially good and fights throughout the invasion to free her homeland, but the spirit is slowly corrupting her, and once Nitara learns of her existance she begins to hunt her so as to force a complete transformation of Casilde into a wendigo. Since the Wendigo's are so much more powerful, the hope is that she can help seperate Nitara's realm from Outworld. However this is only hinted at in the ending, and there is nothing to say that this actually plays out, she could very well be cleansed of this spirit by the tribesman. I also like to think of her and Nitara being great rivals, as Casilde wants nothing more than to get back to her human self.

Appearance wise, I can see how her primary may appear similar to Nitara for you, but it's all just colour schemes. She covers much more skin than Nitara and the style, in my opinion is very different. When I chose the colour scheme I was trying to evoke her spanish heritage, and the corset style is all stemming from her job as a dancer in a sleazy bar, (think of a Sucker Punch type club)
As for the alternate, I don't see Nitara in that at all, if anything its the result of an uncomfortable threeway between Sheeva, Motaro and Dracula.


bbfreak328, I really don't want to seem like I'm ranting at you or patronising you by breaking her story down so much. If anything I hope this will enlighten everyone to the full picture of Casilde's story. I have seen various users on her post extra info about their characters and I guess I've take your comment as a trigger for me doing the same.
I appreciate your opinion as your own, I just felt that the comment you made,implying that Casilde basically is just a cheap Nitara knock-off, was unfair. I don't want to dwell on it anymore, so no hard feelings. I just feel very protective of my character as I'm sure you do, and will defend her to the bitter end

Thanks to everyone that's been voting my girl through, it really does mean alot, some of these entries are amazing, and I'm truly suprised to see mine get this far. The creators of Nyctaro, Fu Lei and Merrick have all done a helluva job on some great characters, and battling against them has been both fun and nerve-wracking!

TheBigMistake Wrote:
@ICEgrenade: I would love to see the SC4 version of Serenity, I dont think I have.

TheAdder Wrote:
Can't lose.

Have to make it to next round

Have to put Merrick up against Marek.

Ab_Horrence Wrote:


This summer prepare yourself to to be Mer-rickrolled.

Starring the comedy team of Marek and Merrick:

One will stab you with an axe, and the other will reluctantly heal you.

Prepare yourself for:

Too Many Marricks

Film is not yet rated.

Ab_Horrence Wrote:
One of my complaints was the use of the Wendigo mythos. I know you created your own version of the creature, but I felt you deviated too much from the source material. Wendigos are generally more masculine with their traits, are not winged, are beasts based on the urge to give into the craving of flesh (read, not blood) in Alogonquin legends, and are usually depicted as being emaciated or extremely werewolf like (ie, not sexy-time).

ICEgrenade Wrote:


Well shes on my kak page

but just for you this is her primary



Scary hot. Scary, but hot. lol perfect. IF looks could kill lol..I like the emblem necklace thing, but her front and centers are my favorite haha

JAX007 Wrote:
Thought it would be fun to do a full color illustration of winning character for the winner. If you are not familiar with the work: http://scorpionblaze.deviantart.com/gallery/

Some cool characters here, good work guys and good luck!

~Crow~ Wrote:
Prize Information

1st place: Mortal Kombat: Kollector's Edition, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (the first and only MK game with a KAK, signed by members of the MK team, including Ed Boon), Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe poster (signed by Ed Boon)

2nd place: Mortal Kombat Prima Strategy guide, Kollector's Edition, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe poster (signed by Ed Boon), Mortal Kombat Armageddon (signed).

3rd place: DLC compilation package (featuring all DLC characters released at the time the contest ends)

JAX007 Wrote:Thought it would be fun to do a full color illustration of winning character for the winner. If you are not familiar with the work: http://scorpionblaze.deviantart.com/gallery/

Some cool characters here, good work guys and good luck!

Espio872 Wrote:
My review of Kevshi for Acidslayer

Bio: The bio, while interesting doesn't give us much on Kevshi, why did he go insane? I'm not sure if it was because Kenshi ocershadowed him or because of all the people he murdered, it would also help if you elaborated on what made Kevshi take a very different path from Kenshi, a little more elaboration would help get the reader more involved.

Fighting style: I think this is a section that could use more elaboration, when introducing a new style to your audience, it's important to give a detailed and extensive explanation and how tae Kwan do works with this style.

Costumes: The huge contrast to kenshi's look is welcomed as making characters distinct is very important, I'm picturing him as more of a character with an anime feel (which isn't a bad thing) though for Mortal Kombat I'm not sure how that translates.


Special moves: Some rather interesting specials like the bone prison and the acidic pentagram made good use of his dark powers, the Snake and skull summon were interesting and reminded me of Harry Potter, which I like. The Katana spin attack throws me off as it seems like a move Kenshi would have as aside from this move, there is no indication that Kevshi is a sword master as well as it wasn't mentioned in his fighting style or on his costume..


X-ray: It seems a bit bland in the sense that with him having such strange specials for his X-ray to not include some of his magical abilities, the chain being used as a weapon would be more fitting if it was apart of his special moves arsenal and I think this X-ray could of benefitted from the usage of Kevshi unique and prominent elements, like his dark magic.

Fatalities: i think they could have benefitted from use of his magic, the fatalities are decent, but I would really go a more mystical, dark magic route with them as it seems more befitting of the character.

Taunts: Suitable as is, not much to add on this matter.

Ending: I found this ending less than satisfying, it was too brief and left me wanting more. I know it's a minor detail, but I like for people to be specific when they discuss who they defeated, like "the boss". It could be Goro, Kintaro, Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn etc.


Overall: My review might come off as too negative or nitpicky, but I can assure you I mean no harm by it, I just think Kevshi could use some fine tuning. You did some nice things with his specials and giving him a distinct look, but unfortunately I found some sections lacking in his story, ending, X-ray, and fighting style.

Kevshi has potential and with some more time and effort I think this could be a truly unique character, despite his relation to Kenshi, you were on the right track with his specials and look, just drop the Katana and tk and go from there and Kevshi can be great.


I hope my review was helpful.

JAX007 Wrote:
Thought it would be fun to do a full color illustration of winning character for the winner. If you are not familiar with the work: http://scorpionblaze.deviantart.com/gallery/

Some cool characters here, good work guys and good luck!

Espio872 Wrote:
My review of Serenity for Icegrenade

Bio: I like Serenity's bio immensely, she develops from an objective observer to compassionate protector and I love how much development she received. Her motives are intriguing and the fact that the gods are so stubborn about not preventing even their own destruction fits well with Serenity and I could see a plot like that developing as the Elder Gods are a stubborn lot. The bio was well written and easy to follow.

Fighting Style: I love your attention to detail, I really got a feel for how Serenity plays and it appears she can take out and put away her ring blade, which is an interesting strategic set up and her vital point targeting is a unique and welcome addition to the fighting styles of MK. A nice elaboration on her playstyle.


Costumes: Superbly done, I adore her costume with the hood over her head, the black and gold color scheme looks very elegant and regal, befitting of a goddess, she looks mysterious and dangerous. Her other costume is also very lovely, I adore the sleeves she has, her dress and hairstyle are superb and it's nice to see the contrast between the two looks, solid character design for sure.

Special moves: a superb blend of offensive and defensive tools round out her moveset, her time abilities are utilized to great effect.

X-ray: Pretty unique and original X-ray that speaks to her abilities and plenty brutal to boot, I love the ring blade finish, nicely done.

Fatalities: Both lovely fatalities, I specifically enjoyed Ageless the best, but both were executed well and were unique and welcome fatalities that compliment Serenity's skill set and her gameplay.

Taunts: Serenity shines in this field as well with the most original and creative taunts I think I've seen in this tourney, her win pose is genius, I love it. Her intro is both funny and super cool to picture, superbly done. I enjoyed her mid-match taunts as well.

Ending: Shows Serenity growing and developing superbly from a cold observer to a caring ally of Earth. The ending leaves the door open for Serenity to return and gives a nice hint that Serenity' involvement will bring about further consquences, short and to the point, it accomplishes so much for your character in such a short amount of text, that type of efficiency is superb.

Overall Serenity is as solid as a rock, superb designs, gameplay, story, etc. Serenity has the whole package deal and is presented with nice detail and excecution.



Serenity has certainly earned her place in this tournament as a top 12 competitor and you have much to be proud of with your creation.

p.s. I just realized our match is coming up like tonight lol and I wanted to wish you the best of luck, but with the level of originality and intelligence you put into Serenity, you don't need it, take care and I hope my review was helpful, good luck

Spider804 Wrote:
To be fair, he didn't say we couldn't reenter our characters in the next one, I'm considering reentering Marek only if I can't create someone else just as good or better than him.