What do you think of the NEW characters?

GOTCHA! said:
As a whole, they look awesome because of how diverse they appear to be. I predict many ppl with different taste and preferences will be able to find something out of this group of new characters that personally appeals to them, and what could be more important than that. I am really liking the overall roster for MKX atm.
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Not really, if Tanya, Reiko and Rain don't make the roster, it more so made for Special Human Forces players, I mean if Jax, Sonya and Johnny are in over those three much more appealing characters.
 
Also, i'm in love with the new guys weapons, metallic whips? YES PLEASE! bow? YES PLEASE!

Too bad Jacqui stole Sektors flamethrower, but I hope i'm wrong.

I really hope Jacqui has a more appealing second outfit, her current one is bland and boring.

Also Takeda (I will never use his first name, HATE IT) looks more like a son to Liu Kang than Kenshi, I think Kenshi got cheated on. Kenshi isn't a Asian right? So why is Takeda one?
 
rocky said:
i think its very realistic. weather they are as amazing at the job as their parents or not is irreverent. theres nothing saying cassie is as good as sonya at the job but very likley she fall into that line of work.

will smiths son is an actor, not as good as will but still doing the exact same job,

tony hawks son is a pro skater, nowherer near as good as tony but still competing in the exact line of work tony did.

my dad and his friend used to play in bands in their mid 20s they both had sons and those sons grew up to play in a band together

just history repeating itself.
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Of course chances that people will take after their parents is pretty high, but if they aren't as good as their parent IS relavent.

If Cassie isn't as good as her parents, she really wouldn't serve a purpose. Sonya can't really kill Kano, so does that mean her not as good daughter could? Highly unlikely

I just compare this to sports due to a sample size that is given. Over 100,000 people have competed at the highest level at one point, but a very small margain actually can repeat and make it to the big leagues as well. And with a fighting game with about 15 human characters I'm suppose to believe that their children would be the next defenders of earth?

The whole idea just seems lazy to me.
 
Rumble21 said:
Of course chances that people will take after their parents is pretty high, but if they aren't as good as their parent IS relavent.

If Cassie isn't as good as her parents, she really wouldn't serve a purpose. Sonya can't really kill Kano, so does that mean her not as good daughter could? Highly unlikely

I just compare this to sports due to a sample size that is given. Over 100,000 people have competed at the highest level at one point, but a very small margain actually can repeat and make it to the big leagues as well. And with a fighting game with about 15 human characters I'm suppose to believe that their children would be the next defenders of earth?

The whole idea just seems lazy to me.
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Im not sure how lazy it is or isn't but I know they are in a bit of a hard situation here, trying to advance the story while keeping it fresh your going to have to introduce some new blood which as well all know is hit or miss. I do totally agree with the children not being as good as the parents though, that's realistic and relevant and we see it in sports, very rarely does the child surpass the parent.
 
Sonya Bland said:
Also, i'm in love with the new guys weapons, metallic whips? YES PLEASE! bow? YES PLEASE!

Too bad Jacqui stole Sektors flamethrower, but I hope i'm wrong.

I really hope Jacqui has a more appealing second outfit, her current one is bland and boring.

Also Takeda (I will never use his first name, HATE IT) looks more like a son to Liu Kang than Kenshi, I think Kenshi got cheated on. Kenshi isn't a Asian right? So why is Takeda one?
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I think kenshi is asian in some form and his mother is from thailand
 
I'm pretty sure hia first name is Takeda, in some Asian cultures the surname is said first and the name is said last.

I don't know Kenshi's origin, he could be american or European but Takeda's mother is Thai that's why he looks Asian.
 
My biggest problem with the offsprings is their designs, no unique clothes/details/powers whatsoever, just 3 random dudes who's only hope is their parents fame.
Just compare them to the rest of the roster:
Scorpion/Sub-Zero - two ninjas, MK icons, 1 with the spear, 1 with freezing powers
Reptile - reptilian creature who can turn invisible and spit acid
Ermac - telekinetic levitating mummy
kitana - female ninja who use fans as her weapons
Kung Lao - chinese cowboy who use his hat as buzsaw and this classic bad guy from Bond movies
Raiden - the guy who shoot electricity and lighting bolts and wear a chinese hat
Kotal Kahn - alien aztec
Dvorah - insect controlling creature
Mileena - female ninja who have huge teeth and eat her victims
Kano - criminal element with terminator like eye and impllant instead of his heart
Ferra/Torr - small dude riding and controlling the big one
Goro - 4 armed gorilla like dude

What new or unique these offsprings can offer? Jaqui Jax have Sektor's flamethrower or Jax's "rockets" - already done in MK, no standout design details. Kung Jin - Nightwolf already used a bow, no standout design details again, Takeda - take a spin on MKA Jarek's moveset probably, no standout design details, these 3 looks like they were done in your standard character creator when you start any RPG game - race human, male, face 5, skin color 2, armor 3 color grey, primary weapon - standart bow.
 
Cryo said:
In our culture it is by I think in Japan they say it the other way.
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I think what Trash means is that, exactly, by our culture is not the norm so there's no reason for Takeda to be his "first" name. It is his surname, Takahashi being his first name. And if he's in Japan then yes, he'll be Takeda Takahashi.

I'm not sure why we're discussing facts about Asian culture, though, when it's clear that MK doesn't even know where to start. It's just a bunch of Asian elements and stereotypes thrown together. Mashed potatoes. They don't even know if they make Kenshi a Japanese or a JapaChineThainese, so to create a Takeda Takahashi/Takahashi Takeda ends up looking "meh" to my eyes. You either have Takeda Kenshi/Kenshi Takeda or you don't make his child Japanese. That's the one thing about MK that makes me pissed off... they just want to look/sound cool using Asian elements, there's not a lick of respect and knowledge involved. Then again I don't expect much better from Ed Boon, who keeps dismissing his own work in order to look "cool".
 
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Jacqui is already ten times better than her father. Cassie is less irritating than Johnny and Sonya (two extremes). Still don't know enough about the other two, but Takeda looks fantastic and has metallic whips. He's already better than Kenshi in my book.
 
vetalfox said:
My biggest problem with the offsprings is their designs, no unique clothes/details/powers whatsoever, just 3 random dudes who's only hope is their parents fame.
Just compare them to the rest of the roster:
Scorpion/Sub-Zero - two ninjas, MK icons, 1 with the spear, 1 with freezing powers
Reptile - reptilian creature who can turn invisible and spit acid
Ermac - telekinetic levitating mummy
kitana - female ninja who use fans as her weapons
Kung Lao - chinese cowboy who use his hat as buzsaw and this classic bad guy from Bond movies
Raiden - the guy who shoot electricity and lighting bolts and wear a chinese hat
Kotal Kahn - alien aztec
Dvorah - insect controlling creature
Mileena - female ninja who have huge teeth and eat her victims
Kano - criminal element with terminator like eye and impllant instead of his heart
Ferra/Torr - small dude riding and controlling the big one
Goro - 4 armed gorilla like dude

What new or unique these offsprings can offer? Jaqui Jax have Sektor's flamethrower or Jax's "rockets" - already done in MK, no standout design details. Kung Jin - Nightwolf already used a bow, no standout design details again, Takeda - take a spin on MKA Jarek's moveset probably, no standout design details, these 3 looks like they were done in your standard character creator when you start any RPG game - race human, male, face 5, skin color 2, armor 3 color grey, primary weapon - standart bow.
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Yes, because Nightwolf's bow was such a big part of his moveset like Jin's looks to be... do you also hate that Scorpion's theme is fire even though Liu Kang already shoots fireballs? Never mind that Takeda's tendrils can also have a lot more done with them than Jarek's rope.
 
Ricochetmatt said:
Jacqui is already ten times better than her father. Cassie is less irritating than Johnny and Sonya (two extremes). Still don't know enough about the other two, but Takeda looks fantastic and has metallic whips. He's already better than Kenshi in my book.
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She's not buff enough to be better than her father...

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Kung Jin looks amazing but I hate that both Takeda's outfits suck... he seems to have a good gameplay though.


We shall wait and see.
 
Cryo said:
Kung Jin looks amazing but I hate that both Takeda's outfits suck... he seems to have a good gameplay though.


We shall wait and see.
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In what way do his outfits suck? His primary is this badass metallic suit that fires out whips. His alt is a ninja-like costume that seems to be Shirai Ryu garb. That's pretty awesome, imo.
 
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