For anybody who thinks Goro was better off in Mortal Kombat 9:
DAMAGE COMPARISON
Damage against normals, [against Sub Boss], {against Final Boss}
Uppercut
Normal Character: 12, [8], {6}
Goro: 16, [11], {8}
Kintaro: 7, [5], {3}
Shao Kahn: 4, [3], {2}
NOTES
*Shao Kahn's strongest physical attacks are the same strength as Kintaro's uppercut.
*Goro's other attacks are around 7 damage with his second strongest being a sweep kick that does 9.
*Attacks do slightly less damage to the Shokan sub-bosses and even less to Shao Kahn.
As somebody who played as Goro regularly in MK9 believe me when I say the Shokan Prince has greatly improved in this game. Goro's basic attacks were slow as hell in the previous game and with the exception of the uppercut they were all surprisingly weak. Even though they had armor frames they were easily punished if your opponent dodged or blocked. In addition to that he lacked jump attacks, a normal grab, and actual kombos. He had about three moves worth using (uppercut, overhand, sweep kick) and the rest was garbage.
The ONLY thing Goro had going for him were some good special attacks and a broken X-ray, but even some of his special attacks were borderline useless. His Tremor Pound was insanely slow and only good against AI or people who've never played the game. His leaping stomp was also very telegraphed and didn't do much damage (though his enhanced version was great). His other special moves were good with the Goro Grab being too good, and still these moves left you wide open to counterattack if you missed. His X-ray was devastatingly powerful and easy to hit but that still doesn't fix everything else that was wrong with him.
The bosses in MK9 were clearly intended to be made playable, but it's like they completely stopped working on them partway through production. I would much rather have a Goro that plays like a normal character than an incomplete mess. Playing MK9 my little brother playing as Liu Kang usually beat me, not because he was more skilled, but because I was using a poorly designed character. Playing MKX our fights are much closer and now I'm the one usually coming out on top. So whine about Goro not being strong enough all you want, just know there are fates worse than this.