It's that brutality that I think was missing in MK9 that I'm glad to see. They just didn't show it well back in MK9, but now in MKX they've stepped it up. You can really see the sort of glee he exudes as he executes his moves... not in his face, but in the violent, excessive way that he does it.
His commando variation reminds me of Dragunov from Tekken... and his knifes look fast with good recovery.
What I'm MOST happy about is eye lasers, though. I bloody love Eye lasers.
And, it's kind of rich... D'vorah calling Kano hideous when she looks like a recycled chicken korma. I also just noticed that D'vorah sounds like Tali from Mass Effect.
Also, I'm loving the new stage.