Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-26454032-20150122221246/@comment-26454032-20150123051158

A breakdown of character possiblities people have posted on this and other websites:

Nightwolf: It's possible that the character is Nightwolf, since he uses a bow. When someone asked Ed Boon if it was Nightwolf, he said "It Might Wolf", basically hinting at the fact that it could maybe be Nightwolf. You should keep in mind that Nightwolf has only used a bow made out of energy, though. He has never use an actual bow. But since they are trying new things with this game, I guess it's possible.

Fujin: I doubt this one. Some people think it's Fujin because he used a crossbow as a weapon in MK4. So they say "Maybe he decided to get rid of his crossbow, and just get a normal bow?". No. I doubt it. I don't think really think Fujin will use a bow in this game, and if he does, then it would look better than that. If you look at the bow in the picture, it seems to be made out of some sort of bone, as well as wood. This doesn't look like something a wind god would have.

Kai: This one seems unlikely. Not only has Kai never used a bow before, but it would be weird to give him one for some reason. Kai has mainly used swords, or clubs. He has never used a bow. Like I said above though, NetherRealm are trying different things, so it might would be possible... but probably not.

Reiko: Same thing as Kai. Not only has Reiko never used a bow, but it would be weird to give him one. When it comes to Reiko, they normally try to make him match with Shao Kahn a lot. This is because of a joke they did in MK4 where they tried to make players think Reiko was Shao Kahn in his ending. In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon though, they built off of that. Reiko looked more like Shao Kahn, and he also used a hammer instead of the weapon he had in MK4. So Reiko doesn't have a good chance either...

Tanya: I'm going to make this one quick: It doesn't look like Tanya because of the hand. The hand looks like it's a male's hand. But Tanya has also never used a bow.

Reptile: Judging my the picture, it looks like this character belongs to one of the boots Ed Boon was teasing. Boot 6 to be exact. When we were breaking down the boots, I said that boot 6 looked like it was Reptile's or Chameleon's. I wasn't the only one who said this though, a lot of people thought that. Looks like we were wrong though, because with this picture, we know that the weapon seems to be a bow. Like with Tanya, Reiko and Kai above, Reptile has never used a bow and it would be weird to give him one. The character also has human skin, so unless they decided to turn Reptile into a human and give him a bow, this seems like a very unlikey choice. Maybe more so than any of the characters above.

Chameleon: Like I said when breaking down Reptile as a possiblity, we thought that boot 6 was either Reptile's or Chameleon's, and it seems that we were wrong. This a very unlikely chance that this is Chameleon.

Bo' Rai Cho: Ok, so this one was more of a joke. Some people were saying Bo' Rai Cho because they think the character is using a staff, and not a bow. If it turns out to be a staff though, I can say, Bo' Rai Cho has almost no chance of being in this game (playable anyway, cameo maybe).

Takeda: Takeda is a new character introduced in the Mortal Kombat X comic. He is a boy, who is the son of Kenshi, who is being trained by Scorpion. In a casting call that happened for a new MKX webseries, it was basically confirmed that Takeda would actually grow up. Because of this, a lot of people think Takeda will be in the game. I also think this, I think Takeda has a pretty good chance of being in the game. However, this is probably not Takeda in this picture. The reason why is because in the same casting call that happened that said Takeda grows up, it also said he is a swordsman (like Kenshi), not someone who uses a bow.

So that's it! Every character on this list, besides Nightwolf (who still isn't to likely), has a low chance of being the character in the picture. So who could it be? My guess? A new character. If boot 6 does belong to this character, then that means there's a possiblity of the character being a NEW character. How? Well Ed Boon actually confirmed that AT LEAST 1 of the 6 boots was a new character. Since this character can't be matched to pretty much anyone in Mortal Kombat history, I got to say, there's a HUGE chance of this being a new character. Especially since NetherRealm hasn't revealed anymore characters outside of the 4 they revealed when they first showed the game (D'Vorah, Ferra/Torr, Kotal Kahn, and Cassie Cage), it makes since for them to maybe reveal another new character (unless they are wanting to keep all the new characters a secret now).

So again, that's basically it... I doubt that this is a returning character. It seems to be a new one. Who knows, maybe it could be the son of Nightwolf or something? We will just have to wait and see...