Well said KunglaoDS. If I might add.

Noob uses his shadow to fight along side him. Which is much different that anything else we have seen. Noob can punch you, have his shadow kick you in the face while he prepares for a massive uppercut.

Noobs shadow could be awesome on next gen. Especially with what we have seen from the currently revealed contenders.

Aesthetically he looks good.

I thought everything was good except him having the trance move again.

Wow...there's only one appropriate reaction to this regarding our favorite troll:

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All jokes aside I love his new appearance keeping some tabs from MK4 plus his numerous abilities such as SUMMONING A BAT. I wonder what happened to his spider fetish back in Deadly Alliance? Also Ronald Banks is back with his sexy and devious voice. I just found out why his voice is so dramatic. It turns out that Ronald is a big theatre actor so no wonder he puts alot of effort in making his character come dramatically alive.

Meh, an okay reveal. Quan Chi looks great, but I was hoping for someone a little less...idk...Quan Chi?

Here's to hoping he still dies a gory, horrible death in the Story Mode.

I think the highlight for me was the background music. If that's indicative of the entire soundtrack, I'm a very happy camper.

There's currently 9 revealed characters. 5 are returning, 4 are new. 2 of the new are females. There's a decent variety of returning and new, male and female, going on. What exactly are you expecting here?

mmm this.

Plus, no matter who they reveal people will be upset. If they reveal a new character people will be upset that they didnt reveal a returning classic.
Better to just be happy we got a reveal and a good one at that. I am not a quan chi fan but he looks great and they are really stepping it up with the gameplay. Which makes me happy and hopeful that my favorites and the new character's will follow suit.

Dat horse!!!

But wow... Just... I'm speechless, I can't... Words can't find the proper description of what I want to say here.

That fatality bit...


Time to start pacing in front of GameStop, Eric Cartman style.

9 characters...yes. Yet there are only two females that we can control thus far. We need more females!!!

Com' on...com' on...

This is probably the best Quan Chi has ever been, but that isn't saying much. I was never a fan of his past iterations. That Warlock specialty with the portal looks really fun though. And I like his entrance on his WoW horse. I just wish they'd play into his Necromancer angle more instead of just telling us "he's totally a necromancer" and not doing anything with that.

Wow, you guys, theres 3 females revealed. I guess none of you count ferra as a female.

I must say the fatality is almost "scary" which is awesome.

I am glad NRS is realizing that to make great fatalities they don't need to increase the gore factor when they can deliver it in such a way that exudes fear.

I think the strides in facial animations are helping the cause as well. (see D'Vorah in Kano's Fatality)

This.

Ugh. There's always Dead or Alive or Skull Girls.

MK games usually tend to have 1/5-1/4 females. Which seems standard for most fighters. I wouldn't expect more than that here. Personally, I wouldn't want more than that, but that's my opinion.

He does have an army of fallen undead earthrealm warriors.. just sayin

Patience people, patience. We will be getting new characters, more than any other MK apparently, so just keep that in mind.

I think they might be revealing all of/most of the returnees first, then they will start showing off more of the newcomers.

Never thought I'd say this but, I can't wait to try out Quan Chi

Quan Chi looks kinda scary... love it.

I've never noticed this until now but you can see their goosebumps during the x-ray, nice touch.

Eh. I don't really mind QC being in the game but it was inevitable given how Ed loves him just as much as Scorpion, so not much of a surprise.

But wow, some of his specials look a lot like Ermac's, especially at 1:29. Sigh.

Look at you, NRS. Slowly making me appreciate Quan Chi. I'm on to your little games.

Never been a Quan Chi fan, but I'm just glad that they finally revealed a magic-themed character. I've been waiting for that.

That said, I like what I see. He looks to be a complex zoning character full of tricks...basically my favorite type of combat style. Quan Chi actually feels and plays like a real sorcerer now. The Sorcerer and Warlock variations look fantastic. The bat, though....I just....it doesn't seem like Quan Chi's kind of style. Not a fan of that. A skeleton or spider of some kind would've been a better stylistic choice, IMO.

Overall, I'm pretty satisfied. I would've liked to see someone else, but given his overall general presentation and playstyles, I'm good for now.

But October does have just about 4 full weeks after this week ends. Maybe we could get something near the end of the month, like a Halloween treat. I think that would be a great time to reveal the new -ality. Just a small nibble to carry us over to November's reveal.

I'm gonna guess they'll likely mix it up. If they reveal all the returnees first, it kills the anticipation and hopes to see a fan favorite. You also run the risk of people not giving the new characters the time of day. So I'm thinking they'll reveal both new and returning leading up to the game. Returning characters are still a big deal, as well as some new, but both are important. If it's too much new, veteran fans will feel alienated or disappointed to a degree, if there's nothing new, it won't feel as fresh and forward moving. I'm digging the new characters thus far, but I'd be a little disappointed if we don't get our fair share of classics, and I know I'm not the only one still hoping to see around 5-6 more characters from the MK 1-3 era. We've got 3 thus far(4 if you count Goro). Then add on 5-6 MK4-MK-D characters. Then the rest can be new(8-10).

I were hoping they'd do more with his appearance. Meh. He plays great though and he's one of the characters I'd hoping would make the cut.

I just haven't been very impressed with many of the returning characters designs at all. Kano aside.

Wow! Quan Chi looks amazing! I kinda knew he was coming and i was looking forward to seeing him again on next gen. But damn, i am reallt lloking forward to play as him - probably my favourite so far. Great jov NRS! I'm hyped!