Out:

Johnny Cage
Kano
Kabal
Noob

In:

Tanya
Shinnok
Fujin
Ashrah

Sheeva For Frost.
Stryker For Hotaru.
Rain For Darrius.

I'd get rid of smoke for Kai
and I'd also like them to come up with some kind of polynesian male character either samoan or tongan or Maori or something, muscular thick guy that knows how to fight, just don't put some long crazy hair on him lol.

I'll be honest as long as Jax and Raiden are in I'll be happy and Boon confirmed Raiden the other day even if he didn't mean to.

I hope if Jax is in the game they don't over do it and make him cartoony, just try to base the model on the original look for jax when they had the digitized characters but put him in some camouflage pants and black boots and leave it at that and his alternate colors could be the bluish camo or the desert camo, he doesn't need the hat either. Just make him look like a muscular military guy, don't try to hip hop him out or anything. Maybe for his alternate costume they could have him in a black ops kind of outfit.

Get rid of:

I'd say Kung Lao, Nightwolf and Sektor, but they have been confirmed, so

Kitana
Sheeva
Sindel
Rain
Kabal
Stryker

Bring back:

Kenshi
Li Mei
Tanya
Havik
Fujin
Shinnok

Out

Liu Kang (keep him in the story mode though)
Kitana (all the other Edenian's are more interesting)
Noob Saibot (keep him the story mode, I guess)
Rain
?
?

In

Nitara
Kenshi
Tanya
Havik
Hotaru
Ashra

Out: Sheeva In: Quan Chi