Oh, did he? That game is such a faint memory in my head. I try to pretend it never existed.

Still goofy, imo.

I agree, his entrance reminds me of a wet dog shaking off.

At least that's only an EX move. You almost never see it used. I'm not really a fan of that either though.

The roundhouse pisses me off more though because every time I see it, I imagine Ed in my head saying "Oh hi, here's a normal fucking move that does a ridiculous effect because when we made Trilogy, we got lazy coming up with new specials. Colorful SFX, who needs those? Next we'll give him a finisher that's just an uppercut, only the opponent lands on their head! In three pieces! Isn't that funny?"
As for his entrance...it kinda makes me think of a hurricane. Rain's power is make weather with his body. It fits to me.

His spinning intro do makes sense though. He appears in a cyclone spinning water torrent. Like it or not, I find it rather fitting.

So Happy.

Cool design.
Roundhouse is back. YAY!
Mind control orb = MC Bubble (Exactly what I wanted)
a Backwards Noob's teleport drop. (I can dig it)
Teleport uppercut (sweet)
Upward propelled donkey kick (sweeter)
Water hose (basically Reptile's acid spit, cool!)

Fatalities and xray look painful :)

Win pose = AMAZING!!
Looks like UMK3

Maybe it's just me, but he seems taller than the other characters.
When he's fighting Sheeva they look about the same height. COOL

*insert comment from other thread*

I love how he twirls into the arena AND the fact he's got a water bubble and sprays water.

However, the fact his super roundhouse has returned is making me Shake n Cry so much right now. :hyper:

I'd be surprised if the SRH wasn't a special in this game.

I guess that makes sense. The effects just weren't there for me, though. I never would have looked at it like that if it hadn't been brought up.

The intro, whilst unexpected, actually seems to represent the class that you'd expect from a prince, it was neat, elegant, and finished off with a pose that shows Rain as a man who presents himself rather tidily.
I think in a strange but fitting way that this intro works in making Rain look classy but clearly dangerous, it serves its purpose.

Missing the point. I'm not talking about the button command, I'm talking about how there's no visual effect to make it actually seem "special".

Like I said, I'd tolerate that shit if he made water portals. It was lazy character creation in Trilogy and referencing it in the "we took our time and made this game right" era does not seem like a cute nod or press my nostalgia button like it does everyone else's, it presses my "I always thought that was retarded and was happy they gave him different moves in MKA" button. I think of it the same way I think of Jax's giant boot, Animalities, and the weird voice that goes "S'alright" in MK4 endings.

Nice...not thrilling, but nice. I'll definitely get him, but idk about some things.

Pros:
-I still like his look
-The Orb looks cool
-His victory pose is bad ass
-Fatalities look good

Cons:
-To me, it looks like he as too many "similar" moves with Nightwolf, Quan Chi, and Noob.
-Didn't hear Rain speak any words...
-So it looks like he can make the water "sharp" enough to cut people...and that's not a special move WHY?
-The water jet to the face attack could've looked better, I think.

Mehs:
-His intro doesn't seem that bad to me, but I can see how others dislike it.
-His X-Ray. It's not terrible, I like the arm breaking, but idk.

All in all, he looks like fun to play as.

I just noticed that in his second fatality, he doesn't just break their legs, he breaks them off lol ouchie

Now that i see it, i dont really like the water throw move( the one that looks similar to reptiles acid spit) it seems kind of weird that a stream of water makes them scream like the wicked witch of the west and pushes them back. Prefer the one from Armageddon.

I wonder if thats the enhanced move.

That was...freakin' epic! Can't remember that last time I cheered during a character reveal trailer. lol.

High-pressure water can cut metal

I wish the purple on his costume would stand out a little more. I can't even tell if he's purple unless he's standing still. Idk, it could just be the fact that it's not a great quality video.

Oh, don't get me wrong. I like Rain's intro, and I do agree that it fits his character. I just wasn't expecting the pizzazz at the end. After seeing the video more than three times now, I'm glad they added that pose along with his MKT victory pose.

So no more Windy Feet it seems.

I know this is gonna stir some debate, but now that i see the trailer i actually think Rain IS a little to fully clothed. I can understand why some people here think he's to overdressed, i see it. Im not saying full on lingerie or no shirt, but something I dont know, i cant really explain it.

I dunno he looks pretty bad ass to me. Nice array of moves, quick, and looks like he could juggle you forever with the orbs, roundhouse, teleports. Pretty effin sick. Some of his moves just seem odd tho, like his pose with the mind control orb. but I think gameplay over shadows it, win pose is sick. Glad I got season pass.

Not really. Seems like it may take effort to link another consecutively.

The prince has arrived!

I'm so happy that he has all of his Trilogy classics. That super roundhouse is to die for epic.

I love how he comes in twirling, even if he doesn't speak just from his intro you get a sense of his personality.

I love the updated mind control orb, very nice to see indeed.


He seems very juggle reliant to deal out major damage.


I'm also very happy that they decided to keep his lightning attacks around and they look superb.


Fatalities are delightful, can't wait to see them in full.


It's so wonderful to finally have my 3 underdogs in one game and a great game at that once again (Stryker, Rain, and Sheeva).


Rain has his Trilogy pose back, making it Rain on dem haters.

Thanks for sharing


Rain's back and looks better than ever(though his Armageddon look was super too), truly excited to try him out.




Rain's minions will approve

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees

I came.

I was so busy reading my "Half naked ninjas (with provocative pictures)" thread that I completely missed this update!

I'll post my comments soon. Haven't see it yet.

I'm EXTREMELY excited!