But not Shao Kahn?

Would be odd that he was the only unplayable character. He usually works like a regular smaller character, not the strange movesets of the Shokans.

Although....does raise the possibility of Kahn working in a strange and different way that makes him unplayable. Would be nice if the final boss was really something different

Goro and Kintaro are playable, they even have arcade bios and endings, and arcade ladder pics. So far Kahn has all of that except for an ending.

ok well the number of playable characters with the number we have in pictures doesn't add up. Which are DLC?
they cant all be available immediately.

The DLC slots seem to have been altered to accomodate DLC and hidden unlockable characters like Cyber Sub-Zero.
So far, Kenshi and the Red Lady are the only DLC we know of, and they've stated that DLC characters are not locked on the disc.
So, it looks likely Kahn, Goro, and Kintaro will be in the same slots as CSZ, and you can cycle through them when you highlight the slot.

I'm kinda miffed they used Quan Chi's mkda look. I always thought his mk4 was superior.

SOOPAH KAWAII!!!

As much as I try to like Smokes new look, I just can't. I wanna see him in action.

For sure. I wanna see a lot of action with the people I have recently discovered....smoke, cyber subby.....so excited.

Shao Kahn is the final boss, so it would make more sense for him to be unplayable as opposed to the sub-bosses. Shao Kahn is just as large and powerful as the Shokans in his appearances as a boss, it's not like the Shokans play that differently.

Cyber Sub-Zero didn't have a bio and an ending either, and it's playable.

Plus Kahn has a fatality, why give an unplayable character a Fatality?

Why create Skarlett and leave out Rain and Motaro? There are a lot off scratch the head questions.

I thought he did though. Huh, looks like there is hope for Shao Kahn being playable. Maybe instead of ending it'll just be a picture of Shao Kahn sitting in his throne, like his ending from Trilogy.

To add insult to injury if he ends up kicking the player's ass.

And from the sounds of the Fatality, I don't wanna lose to him. lol

Cyber Sub-Zero is also unlocked through the story mode. Why would he need a bio?

Also, Sub-Zero's ending could apply to both versions of him.

I must admit, it'd be hilarious to finish arcade mode with human Sub and see Cy-Zero instead.

glad to see the full roster of fighters on the disc... that we know of. this was also our best chance yet to get a look @ smoke and sheeva. smoke looks fantastic and i 100% applaud what nrs has done with him. his hair looks like smoke, and how people do not get that is beyond me. all you can focus on is the troll dolls or walken jokes. it is funny that so few are bitching about sheeva's tits hanging out, and instead focus on sonya's vest. by comparison, sheeva's boobs are the most exposed. sheeva looks just how i expected, which is a good thing, and i could care less what color her eyes are. her mileena eyes look more intimidating than just red eyes. my only complaint is i hope quan does have his classic subzero mythologies/mk4 outfit. the blades on the armor were way bigger in mkm:subzero and i would love to see that come back. he had a cool spinning move where he used his big arm blades to slice subzero in that game and it would great to see it return. overall everyone looks great, better than ever, but these are also just vs. screen pics and the gameplay is the #1 factor, not whether mouths are open in art pics...

I'm sorry but unless you're making a sarcastic post and said sarcasm isn't showing through, this post is just making excuses for something awful.

He's not jerking forward into a battle pose causing his hair to rise. That's just how his hair is. Have you seen his select screen pic? He's clearly just got spikey anime hair, and it looks atrocious, especially with his eyebrows.

It sucks because his mask and body are perfect.




As everyone has said, some of these are fantastic, some are average. A lot of them are falling into "uncanny valley" territory sadly.

Take Sonya... everything just seems to be.... plasticy mannequin-y except for her shirt (LOVE the detailing on all their clothes)...
Her teeth have HUGE shadows in between them so it looks like she either doesn't brush or has lots of decay. Her top lip disappears and just sits awkwardly in general. Which sucks 'cos I love my girl.


A lot of them just seem like early temp renders tbh, or that the team got lazy.


OTHERS however are awesome. Jade's and Mileena's, Sindel's.... and as much as it PAINS me to say, Cyber Sub Zero does look pretty awesome (canon and character rape aside)

Kitana's is good too, though I'm not a fan of the overly feminine detailing on her costume's material..... it looks like grandma material

Dunno, but why doesn't he has an ending according to the leak?

Well, I also think his ending is going to be the same as human Sub-Zero.

Smoke Actually looks pretty bad ass I was bummed when i first saw it!!!

And where is subbys scar???

He doesn't get the scar in this game. In the past timeline, he got the scar in between MK2-MK3, however, something else happens to him instead. Hence why he has no scar.

Sindel needs earrings.