I wasn't sold on the Cassie Cage clip or the photo of her and Liu Kang because that could all be from story mode which doesn't mean they are playable. The photo that really raised my hopes was the one of her on the main menu. Why would they put a character on the kustomize section if she wasn't a customizable player. It wouldn't make sense at all. So right now, I'm feeling confident :)

I would say she's 99% likely to be playable.

Hmmmmm.....Didn't see it, do you possibly have the link? Also in the BTS trailer, you can notice her outfit is different. Why would they change her around if she wasn't going to be used?

I agree that she will be playable but I'd like to point out that Rain, Baraka and Sindel all had new costumes in MKX and weren't playable. A new design isn't a guarantee. That said, I seem to recall Boon saying there weren't going to be any NPC's this time around, likely due to the complaints they had.

True....Just seen the picture and I think it’s pretty safe she’s in...Why would she have a render if not in? Also wonder which other female characters would be brought in to tie in with them and story wise.

I would assume Kitana would be playable but the Cassie intro is clearly from story mode. I think Kitana will have a bigger role in the story mode this time especially if Jade returns which I also think is highly likely.

A game isn’t complete without Kitana. She was the only good thing about MKX.

Still, it's not a prerendered cutscene. It uses the ingame engine. Cassie is clearly going to fight Kitana on the Netherrealm palace stage with Shinnok's severed head. So Kitana is 100% playable unless they have fightable NPC's once again, but this is something very, very unlikely.

True. Would also love Mileena and Jade as playable characters to see the dynamic.

Based on the multiple pieces of evidence we've seen, while not 100% confirmed, I have no doubt at all Kitana will be playable.

Frankly, I had very little doubt Kitana would be playable just based on the way MKX ended.

I'm guessing also that the customization features in this game made it very tempting for NRS to bring back a lot of their more diverse and visually interesting classic characters. Kitana would be a very fun character to customize, I can't imagine they wouldn't want to play with that. I can't imagine they wouldn't want to play with customization for a lot of their classic cast. This likely had a lot to do with Baraka's return as well.

I'm all for giving underused characters a second chance, but lets be honest here: When you learn about customization, are you thinking about all the amazing things you can do with Fujin? Or is your mind running away with all the possibilities for your favorite Ninja?

I think more likely in my opinion is that Cassie meets Kitana and that is why Cassie is holding an aggressive posture and saying her line. Kitana is a revanant afterall. For me, it does not confirm Kitana is playable although having said that I do believe she will be playable.

A quick comparison:

https://ibb.co/GkPngyx

Both Geras and Cassie stand on the exactly same spot. The slight camera angle differences are due to the different body sizes of these characters. This is the place where all Player 1 characters will stand during their intro dialogues.

It means Cassie is talking to an in-game fightable Kitana just like Geras is talking to a playable Raiden in the Geras reveal video. It's a 100% confirmation that Kitana is playable unless she's a fightable NPC for story mode only - which is unlikely.

I don't care about your theory that Cassie has a special line and stance for story mode. Yes, this could be the case. But it doesn't change the fact that this is an interaction between them with the in-game engine, just before their player controlled battle, and not a prerendered cutscene. This fact alone points to Kitana being playable.

Yeah I’d be shocked if Kitana didn’t make the cut. Seems odd that they’d use her pic for the kustomize menu, which is why I think we’ll see Rain as well given his pic is on the konquer menu. Probably makes Kano a shoe in as well, unless that pic is of his son, which seems unlikely.

Considering the focus it does confirm that Cassie is talking in story mode but it does not confirm Kitana is playable to me. Maybe to you that is proof enough but not to me.

Who are you arguing with dude? Literally everyone in this thread thinks she's going to be playable. The only thing anyone is debating is the semantics of what does or doesn't constitute actual "confirmation"

She hasn't been "Confirmed" in an official capacity. However evidence and conjecture leads us all to the conclusion she's most likely playable, and no one is disputing that as far as I can see.

I mean your exact words were, "It's 100% confirmation she's playable unless..." ... you're contradicting yourself in a single sentence. If there's an "unless" then it's not 100% ... that's not how percentages work!

I'm talking to xysion. Funny how he knows it and you don't. But feel welcome to join us, it's an open discussion. lol

"It's 100% confirmation she's playable unless..." ... you're contradicting yourself in a single sentence. If there's an "unless" then it's not 100% ... that's not how percentages work!

This is how percentages AND logic works. She's a 100% playable, unless a very unlikely scenario makes her less than 100% playable. Simple as that.

THAT'S NOT HOW PERCENTAGES WORK!

If you're leaving room for the possibility of Scenario B, there is a less than 100% chance the only outcome is Scenario A!

What you're saying is, there is a 99% chance she is playable, and a 1% chance of some other unlikely scenario!

And Xysion responded while I was typing my response, but what I asked was, "Who are you arguing with?" not "Who are you responding to?" because the last thing he said up to that point was, "I do believe she will be playable" and your response was all, "Grr! I think Kitana will be playable HARDER than you!"

As I said: The only thing anyone is debating are the semantics of what does or doesn't constitute actual "confirmation"

There is an intro dialogue between Sonya and Baraka.

Baraka: “I will not negotiate.”

Sonya: “Kitana said you would talk.”

Baraka: “not with humans.”

I wonder what that’s all about...

I’m hoping that Kitana is captured and questioned or turned good again! Either way I hope she makes it.

I'm actually enjoying Dark Kitana. Such a nice change of pace. And Dark Empress Kitana has some of the best costumes.

Don’t get me wrong it’s a refreshing change for the character but I don’t think good Kitana has a chance to shine in this timeline.

I caught that one too. The notion of Baraka potentially working (or at least associating) with Kitana is interesting...

Funny thing is, we don't even know which Kitana this refers to. Baraka doesn't appear to be undead, and this Baraka is presumably from the past and/or old timeline, since the current timeline's Baraka had his brain impailed. So could this Baraka potentially be working for a living Kitana from another timeline? I know there was a dude on reddit who had a HUGE conspiracy theory about Kitana's ending in MKX indicating she was supposed to save the old timeline (since her dream in her MKX ending actually states she survived Armageddon and brought peace). Seemed farfetched but I dunno... why the hell else would Baraka ever work for Kitana? Would be wonky if this Baraka was from an alternate timeline where Kitana brought peace to Outworld & Edenia.

OR... maybe this is current timeline Baraka, and after his brain got impaled, he just woke up in the Netherrealm like every other character, and found himself in Kitana's service. (Though again, he doesn't look undead... but then neither did most characters who died and woke in the Netherrealm before MK9)

I dunno. I'm just spitballing here. I doubt anything I just said is correct, lol.

But it is an interesting bit of intro dialogue.

PS. I actually loved it in MK4-MKDA when Goro & Kitana formed an alliance in Outworld/Edenia after Kahn's reign. I thought it gave Goro a sense of honor & nobility behind his brutality, and made him a more interesting character. I was super annoyed when they undid it in MKD, and reverted Goro to Shao Kahn's lackey.

This kinda reminds me of that. Putting Baraka in a new role might be the most interesting thing they've done with him in 20 years. He could still be a lackey, but perhaps not one for whoever the latest warlord on the block is. *Shrug* Or maybe he's still evil and working for Dark Kitana, lol. We shall see.

I'm willing to bet she'll be in. And if she is, hopefully she'll be likable again instead of insufferably arrogant.

@Onaga

I like arrogant Kitana. It’s more fitting for her character. It makes her much more interesting than she was before MK9. I really liked the spoiled princess attitude she had in MK9 and her arrogance in MKX.

Im also enjoying evil Kitana. I’ve always wanted Kitana to be evil, I’m excited to see where this takes her.