Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-25163804-20150227224724

I might be missing teeth from my skull, but that won't stop me from attempting to write for you all an analysis for the first ever Story Mode Trailer. As Ed himself said as well, this tweet being the source, FIVE new characters have been revealed, though there seems to be more than that. Perhaps only five of the new characters are playable. Who are these new characters, and what do we know about them? Let's tear into the meat of this analysis now.

First up, we now know that Cassie Cage is leading a small squad of Earthrealm Kombatants.



Two of these kombatants were actually shown in the comics already; Jacqueline 'Jacqui' Briggs, and Takashi Takeda, or simply Takeda. Jacqui is a kickboxer related to Jax (possibly his kid or niece), while Takeda is one of the main characters of the comics, being Kenshi's son who was raised by Scorpion, and for at least a short time was a member of a reformed Shirai Ryu. Also worth noting is that a brand new character, Kung Jin, has been revealed. While not much is known about our mystery archer, he is related to Kung Lao to some degree, most likely his son. The chances are almost certain that all 3 will be played, as Takeda and Kung have been shown to be playable in this trailer, so likely Jacqui is also playable.



Another new character is shown; while her identity is unknown, I suspect she's from Outworld as in her sequence, her village was attacked for a certain amulet... the Amulet of Shinnok, which Raiden used to trap him at some point in the past. I suspect that she might be Li Mei, but I am not 100% certain. Also shown is Raiden outside of

his normal costume capturing Shinnok. His costume is very reminiscent of his first ever costume, back in MK1. He also has a caution around amulets now, as he says 'If this talisman is what I suspect it is, then we will all pay the price.'

After some shifts in place and a mention of Kano knowing of a rebel army that Mileena has, We see Erron Black and Ermac walking forward. For those



who are unfamiliar, Erron Black is a gunslinger-type character dressed like a cowboy. He previously only made an appearance in the comics, and since he is in MKX alongside two previously comic-only characters, one of which being playable, I am confident that he will be playable as well. We also see a very pissed off Mileena, who at one point wields the Amulet, trying to use it to reclaim her



throne. With such a powerful weapon at her disposal, I would not be surprised if she was the final boss of MKX, maybe even unplayable. We briefly get a glimpse at revenant Kitana as well, and since Kitana (purified) is playable, she may have confirmed another character as playable... one many might not expect. I'll say who later, but



right now, take note that Baraka makes an appearance in MKX as well, though likely as an unplayable character. After briefly seeing a maskless Scorpion take on Takeda and Kung Jin land at least part of an X-Ray strike on Reptile, we see a large battle, including another revenant: Sindel. Sindel, if you recall, (SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT) was the force behind the murder of so many characters in MK9. Is she playable? Actually, maybe. The only other revenant shown was Kitana, who was clearly shown as playable. It's not impossible, then for Sindel to be a playable character



to some degree. Oh, and while more gameplay is being shown, Jacqui has been confirmed as playable as she lands an X-Ray on Kotal Kahn. This not only boosts the



chances of Erron Black being playable, but confirms the entire Squad as playable. One thing that interests me, gameplay wise, is that Takeda has a modified version of Scorpion's spears in the form of gauntlets that fires arrow-tipped metal ropelike weapons at foes, and can be used as mid-range weapons. This could mean that we're looking at a character with



deadly 'footsies' tools to use. We also see Kung Jin's fatality; he kicks the foe's head off, then fires three arrows in the head, two in the eyes and one in the mouth. And with that, the story trailer has ended.

The final verdict for Playable characters? Well, asides from brief cameos from characters like Rain, I've mentioned most of the new characters. Here (Rain included) is my verdict. Kung Jin, Takeda, Jacqui: Confirmed. Erron Black: High Probability. Sindel: Medium Probability. Mileena: Medium-Low probability. Rain: Low Probability. Baraka: Low probability. Shinnok: Low probability. Note that there's always a chance that any one of these characters could be confirmed as playable, but for now, only Jin, Takeda and Jacqui are confirmed. But; which of the others do you think will be playable? Let me know! 