Seventyseven Wrote:
Horrible roster. Definitely gonna skip this game.

DG1OA Wrote:
Well, I'm disappointed most of the returnees are core (expected) characters, including the dead ones. I know death in MK isn't permanent, but they came back too soon. If they really had to come back, they should have been non-canon "what if" DLC characters.

Thunderstruck_Earthrealmer Wrote:


I second this wholeheartedly, but I'm still disappointed and pissed off enough to rant about it. So, here goes!

NRS has seen it fit to discard highly requested 3D-characters and, instead, they've put the spotlight on MK9 returnees ... again. I'm especially disappointed with the lack of Fujin, because it's been one missed opportunity after another with his character. To make it worse for his fans, he's had more cameos than playable appearances.

Let's start with MKDA, shall we? Midway made Fujin's ending canon, and then made it pointless. I'm not salty about Raiden's inclusion, mind you, because he's my favourite, and this game brought my favourite Raiden alt to life.

They had yet another opportunity with MKD. Raiden's darker personality was the perfect time for Midway to bring Fujin back. But nope, all he got was a cameo, the first one of many.

Fujin came back in MKA, of course, but so did Mokap. He got his best character designs to date, and fun gameplay in a mediocre game.

He got a cameo in Liu Kang's MKvsDCU ending ... which is cool, I suppose?

And then came MK9, the reboot; the rebirth of the franchise. Someone discovered the hidden sound file in the game, which started the fan demand for him as DLC. And we got a guest character instead. Freddy is fine in my opinion - he played better than Sheeva, at any rate - but I would've given almost ANYTHING to see Fujin over him.

Just to keep track of the cameos in this point: he was in Kratos's ending.

The ending of MK9 really got my hopes up for Fujin for this game. Ever since news of MKX being in development first surfaced in 2013, I've wanted him to be playable in this game. The announcements at E3 raised my Fujin hopes and made me worried for his prospects simultaneously. They could've done SO MUCH for him with the variation system. They can still do it if they want to.

From January until the end of February, I was worried about his prospects (again), but optimistic. Just because Kung Lao and Kitana had wind moves didn't mean that NRS didn't see Fujin's potential, right ... ? That was essentially my line of thinking. The Netherrealm War hints from the comics (and Fujin's appearance in them) kept my hopes up, mostly.

The story trailer came out, and while I loved it for the most part, Fujin's absence disconcerted me big time. All these leaks have pretty much killed my hopes of seeing him playable in the main roster. I could've lived without Sonya, Jax and Reptile being playable.

I really, really hope he's DLC, but even that is looking like an impossibility. It says volumes about NRS's priorities that they're re-tweeting the Tremor petition and milking the ninja craze.

TL;DR: Fujin might as well be the God of Cameos with all the nods to him in most of the post-MK4 games. I wanted him to be playable in this game pretty badly. I'm disappointed, but I will still buy the Komplete/GOTY version of the game if/when I can afford a current-gen console. Quite a few of my other favourites are playable, and I love Kotal Kahn.

Dantesd94 Wrote:



Totally agreed with you, But im pretty shure that Fujin will make an apereance as DLC. But why he isn ́t in the main roster???

I bet that his inclusion in the story would have been in some point Ephemeral, because of raiden been earthrealms protector (thats the main reason why he isn ́t in most games) and maybe, MAYBE Liu Kang turning into a Fire God.
Fujin will make an apereance, maybe more than once in the story mode. But being the main portagonist another players, I guess they couldn ́t finish his costume, moves, etc... in time.

So i Bet Fujin will be in the story, and maybe a Key element y somo points like neherrealm war. But Only playable by DLC

DeLaGeezy Wrote:
I truly believe this will be the last time we see Kenshi, Cage, Sonya, Kung Lao and Jax. It is the passing of the torch.

TigerStyle Wrote:


I think they'll be gone for a game or two but don't be surprised if they come back eventually.

DeLaGeezy Wrote:
Now skip a year or so ahead, we get a whole pack of new generation fighters: Kung Jin, Takeda, and Jacquie. Add Cassie to that pack, and you got the "new generation of fighters". Now, how do you establish these new characters? You have them interact with classic characters, and their parents, who happen to be very popular characters. NRS isn't stupid. They did this on purpose. They need to help these characters grow and become established with the fan-base and you need the help of veterans to do so, to help with the push they are receiving.

DeLaGeezy Wrote:
NRS did not want that, because MKX is all about a new generation, a fresh start, and I truly believe this will be the last time we see Kenshi, Cage, Sonya, Kung Lao and Jax. It is the passing of the torch.

TigerStyle Wrote:


I think they'll be gone for a game or two but don't be surprised if they come back eventually.

DeLaGeezy Wrote:
I think the roster is a clear representation of the direction NRS wanted to go with this game.

With the message the team wanted to promote from the get-go, "New generation of fighters", and with the revealing of Cassie in the first E3 demo, we started to understand this message. Ed Boon then talked about interaction with parents (I can't remember exactly what he said, but it hinted at Cassie being able to fight against her parents). So we had an idea of the possibility of Cassie fighting alongside her parents, Cage and Sonya.

Now skip a year or so ahead, we get a whole pack of new generation fighters: Kung Jin, Takeda, and Jacquie. Add Cassie to that pack, and you got the "new generation of fighters". Now, how do you establish these new characters? You have them interact with classic characters, and their parents, who happen to be very popular characters. NRS isn't stupid. They did this on purpose. They need to help these characters grow and become established with the fanbase and you need the help of veterans to do so, to help with the push they are receiving.

It's much like in WWE. When they want to push a certain storyline or a certain wrestler, they usually turn to WWE Hall of Famers or old veterans to push that storyline or character. The audience buys into it because they love the Hall of Famers and the veterans, and it helps to get it all going. This is what NRS is doing with the inclusion of Cage, Sonya, Jax, Kenshi, and Kung Lao. They are there to help push this new generation of fighters by interacting with them, fighting with them, so that the audience gets used to these new characters and starts to like them.

If Cassie, Takada, Kung Jin, and Jacquie were in this game alone, I think they would fail miserably. The audience would not buy into it, and in the overall roster, they would have gotten lost in the mix. NRS did not want that, because MKX is all about a new generation, a fresh start, and I truly believe this will be the last time we see Kenshi, Cage, Sonya, Kung Lao and Jax. It is the passing of the torch.

DeLaGeezy Wrote:
If Cassie, Takada, Kung Jin, and Jacquie were in this game alone, I think they would fail miserably. The audience would not buy into it, and in the overall roster, they would have gotten lost in the mix. NRS did not want that, because MKX is all about a new generation, a fresh start, and I truly believe this will be the last time we see Kenshi, Cage, Sonya, Kung Lao and Jax. It is the passing of the torch.

KungLaodoesntsuck Wrote:


That is exactly how I've seen this game since Cassie was announced. It's a transition period between old MK and future MK games. This could very well be the last time we see franchise staples like Johnny, Sonya, Jax, Kenshi, and Kung Lao for a while.

KenshiMaster16 Wrote:
Cut to; 4 years down the road, new MK game is coming out and half of these new, exciting characters are MIA and we have 60 year old versions of Cage, Blade, Lao and Jax because since MK9 was a gigantic success, they'll ride that formula of majority Trilogy characters into the ground.


Wasn't that supposed to be what happened with MK8? Then MK9 was the big love letter/farewell? Oh look, they're all still here, even as the undead! You might as well hang that argument/theory up, it's never gonna happen. Ever.

In terms of roster choices, this is gonna be Call of Duty syndrome. Keep pumping out the same shit with just a few changes and tweaks here and there. I'd bet good money on it. Know how I know? Because of Boon's comment about not knowing where to take the franchise from here. Yes, where DO you take a franchise when the characters you refuse to leave behind in your storyline will be 60/70 years old?

Yes, I'm aware I'm hella salty right now.

KungLaodoesntsuck Wrote:

That is exactly how I've seen this game since Cassie was announced. It's a transition period between old MK and future MK games. This could very well be the last time we see franchise staples like Johnny, Sonya, Jax, Kenshi, and Kung Lao for a while.

Blade4693 Wrote:
I'm cool with it for the most part, plenty of characters I like in there so its all good.

FerraTorr Wrote:


Same here. I like the roster. There's nothing wrong with it exactly...it does feel a bit skimpy to me though. I know, I know, each character has to have three variations so that complicated things...but still, only 24 at launch seems a bit skimpy.

I'm hoping that the people who leaked the roster didn't know about unlockable characters, such as Quan Chi and Cyber Sub-Zero were in MK9. Maybe we'll have 2-4 unlockable characters.

DeLaGeezy Wrote:
I think the roster is a clear representation of the direction NRS wanted to go with this game.

With the message the team wanted to promote from the get-go, "New generation of fighters", and with the revealing of Cassie in the first E3 demo, we started to understand this message. Ed Boon then talked about interaction with parents (I can't remember exactly what he said, but it hinted at Cassie being able to fight against her parents). So we had an idea of the possibility of Cassie fighting alongside her parents, Cage and Sonya.

Now skip a year or so ahead, we get a whole pack of new generation fighters: Kung Jin, Takeda, and Jacquie. Add Cassie to that pack, and you got the "new generation of fighters". Now, how do you establish these new characters? You have them interact with classic characters, and their parents, who happen to be very popular characters. NRS isn't stupid. They did this on purpose. They need to help these characters grow and become established with the fanbase and you need the help of veterans to do so, to help with the push they are receiving.

It's much like in WWE. When they want to push a certain storyline or a certain wrestler, they usually turn to WWE Hall of Famers or old veterans to push that storyline or character. The audience buys into it because they love the Hall of Famers and the veterans, and it helps to get it all going. This is what NRS is doing with the inclusion of Cage, Sonya, Jax, Kenshi, and Kung Lao. They are there to help push this new generation of fighters by interacting with them, fighting with them, so that the audience gets used to these new characters and starts to like them.

If Cassie, Takada, Kung Jin, and Jacquie were in this game alone, I think they would fail miserably. The audience would not buy into it, and in the overall roster, they would have gotten lost in the mix. NRS did not want that, because MKX is all about a new generation, a fresh start, and I truly believe this will be the last time we see Kenshi, Cage, Sonya, Kung Lao and Jax. It is the passing of the torch.