To be fair though, if it takes 1 month for one character, wouldn't they just hire more people to create more characters? If you remove Variations, they could've technically added another 20+ characters seeing how some variations were basically different characters like Kitana's Mournful Variation. And if I remember correctly, they said they reworked most animations depending on the variations due to costume changes like the Dragon Medallion for Subzero.
OMG, what have I done... I've spoiled the roster for myself... after getting the Jax message I just had to know.
Spoilers ahead, you don't have to believe me, but see for yourself the final roster:
1: Scorpion
2: Raiden
3: Sub-Zero
4: Johnny Cage
5: Sonya Blade
6: Cassie Cage
7: Liu Kang
8: Kitana
9: Takeda
10: Jade (yes!)
11: Fujin (Finally)
12: Kabal
13: Skarlet
14: Baraka
15: Mileena (Unexpected, fan service)
16: Shang Tsung (Awesome)
17: Noob (Very different)
18: Kano (ugh, again)
19: Erron Black
20: Kotal (Strangely there isn't Khan behind his name?)
21: Xtabay (Seems like a new Aztec-based female character, probably of Kotal's race)
22: Aurum (Seems like a new black dragon member, don't know if it is Kano's son, seems a little bit old for that)
23: Geras
24: Kronika
25: Shao Kahn
No sign of Kung Lao or Jax, probably they are just NPC's which you CAN'T fight or DLC.
No Rain... AGAIN... :-(
Don't like the roster, at least there are no Jacqui, Bo Rai Cho, and Li Mei though...
EDIT: Both Reptile and Ermac have models in the game, probably DLC? Or story-mode appearances?
The female Kotal isn't anything like him though, not the same skin and not green paint, she looks savage and I'm not sure she is on his side.
Cage trio = UGH, it seems that Cassie Cage and Takeda were the last two characters they added, their files are the last two before Smoke.
MIleena and Noob are very popular, maybe not by you, but by many others they are. I'm sure Reptile and a cyborg will get in for DLC, probably D'vorah too, I hope so, as D'vorah is one of my favorite characters.
I don't really like the roster, but it could be worse.
Those were probably cinematics. He's not in, i'm sorry. His model, together with Jax, Jacqui, Kenshi, Sindel, Reptile and Ermac are in the game though, so they are probably in story mode as NPC (that you can't fight)
you don't have to believe me
Noob (Very different)
Kotal (Strangely there isn't Khan behind his name?)
Xtabay (Seems like a new Aztec-based female character, probably of Kotal's race)
Aurum (Seems like a new black dragon member, don't know if it is Kano's son, seems a little bit old for that)
at least there are no Jacqui, Bo Rai Cho, and Li Mei though...
OMG, what have I done... I've spoiled the roster for myself... after getting the Jax message I just had to know.
Spoilers ahead, you don't have to believe me, but see for yourself the final roster:
1: Scorpion
2: Raiden
3: Sub-Zero
4: Johnny Cage
5: Sonya Blade
6: Cassie Cage
7: Liu Kang
8: Kitana
9: Takeda
10: Jade (yes!)
11: Fujin (Finally)
12: Kabal
13: Skarlet
14: Baraka
15: Mileena (Unexpected, fan service)
16: Shang Tsung (Awesome)
17: Noob (Very different)
18: Kano (ugh, again)
19: Erron Black
20: Kotal (Strangely there isn't Khan behind his name?)
21: Xtabay (Seems like a new Aztec-based female character, probably of Kotal's race)
22: Aurum (Seems like a new black dragon member, don't know if it is Kano's son, seems a little bit old for that)
23: Geras
24: Kronika
25: Shao Kahn
No sign of Kung Lao or Jax, probably they are just NPC's which you CAN'T fight or DLC.
No Rain... AGAIN... :-(
Don't like the roster, at least there are no Jacqui, Bo Rai Cho, and Li Mei though...
EDIT: Both Reptile and Ermac have models in the game, probably DLC? Or story-mode appearances?
What has Fujin, or Li Mei ever done?
OMG, what have I done... I've spoiled the roster for myself... after getting the Jax message I just had to know.
Spoilers ahead, you don't have to believe me, but see for yourself the final roster:
1: Scorpion
2: Raiden
3: Sub-Zero
4: Johnny Cage
5: Sonya Blade
6: Cassie Cage
7: Liu Kang
8: Kitana
9: Takeda
10: Jade (yes!)
11: Fujin (Finally)
12: Kabal
13: Skarlet
14: Baraka
15: Mileena (Unexpected, fan service)
16: Shang Tsung (Awesome)
17: Noob (Very different)
18: Kano (ugh, again)
19: Erron Black
20: Kotal (Strangely there isn't Khan behind his name?)
21: Xtabay (Seems like a new Aztec-based female character, probably of Kotal's race)
22: Aurum (Seems like a new black dragon member, don't know if it is Kano's son, seems a little bit old for that)
23: Geras
24: Kronika
25: Shao Kahn
No sign of Kung Lao or Jax, probably they are just NPC's which you CAN'T fight or DLC.
No Rain... AGAIN... :-(
Don't like the roster, at least there are no Jacqui, Bo Rai Cho, and Li Mei though...
EDIT: Both Reptile and Ermac have models in the game, probably DLC? Or story-mode appearances?
I'm almost sure boon or someone from an interview pretty much confirmed Kung Lao playable. Just an off hand comment that he wouldn't say if he was not playable. I'll try and look for it