Board Thread:Mortal Kombat Wiki/@comment-25163804-20151204045728

As you all already know, the Kombat Pack 2 has been fully revealed, and we now know who is next: Leatherface, a new character being called 'Triborg' (side note: I have no idea if that's his real name), Bo' Rai Cho, and a Xenomorph, all of whom I will talk about individually. But first, what do we actually see in the trailer?

Well, we get some interesting images: New cutscenes that seem to have been tailor-built for the trailer. In each scene, which reveals the characters one by one, we get different scenes, which I will talk about each in order of their first appearance, and in their complete form.

First up, we get Leatherface's reveal. Ermac and Quan Chi are walking through the Infected Dead Woods, when they hear something.

[[File:Screenshot_(6).png|thumb|"The fuck was that?"

The hell are you two doing in a forest together?]]

On the defensive, they look around, only for Leatherface to pounce from some foliage brandishing a chainsaw and stabs it into Ermac's chest. This is strange as Ermac and Quan Chi have never been seen teaming up, much less walking in a forest idly.



Also, while I do not profess myself to be very knowledgable with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, I have no idea how they would translate a guy with a chainsaw into a game where everyone has three styles. However, I do have my ideas. Like Jason, Leatherface could have the chainsaw in only one variation, and said variation changes how he fights, much like how Jason only ever has the machete in one variation, outside of his X-Ray and first Fatality, For Mother. Perhaps Leatherface could function similarly. In hand-to-hand, we will have to see how he functions.



Next, we have Triborg, who is going to be very interesting indeed. In his promotional 'trailer', we see the camera zooming in on Sektor's head, and it lights up. Triborg teleports in, approaches the head, and grabs it before teleporting out with it. Not nearly as interesting in terms of action, but very important as it explains Triborg's whole style. He is a cyborg who seems to be able to copy the abilities of other cyborgs, as he is able to fly and change his colors; at the end of the trailer we see him shift from Sektor's colors to Cyrax's colors to his own neutral colors. Whether he can mimic non-cyborg techniques remains to be seen, but based on what we know, I'm going to say he'll be the hardest character to learn in the game, due to his moveset likely changing almost entirely depending on which form he chooses. However, the payoff is he will likely be able to handle any situation; In the Cyrax variation he could specialize in setups and close-combat, while as Sektor he has more abilities in the mid-to-long range game.

Third on the list is Bo'Rai Cho, the only returning character in Kombat Pack 2. He simply gets up



from a drunken stupor and slams back another drink. Nothing too spectacular, but we get to see him in his drunken glory once again. In the game he debuted in, Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance, he was an... unusual fighter.

Utilizing the use of the Drunken Fist technique and some very socially inappropriate attacks like creating a puddle of vomit to slip up opponents, and using his own gas to kill opponents (with the aid of a torch) for a fatality, I cannot imagine that Bo'Rai Cho would be far away from his bottle this time around, either. He is also known for using a staff in the 3D era Mortal Kombat games, so it's entirely possible there will be a staff variation.

And last but not least, we get a Xenomorph in the game... but in a very unique fashion. Players of the Mortal Kombat X Story Mode will immediately see the similarities



here. In the Story Mode, D'Vorah kills Baraka with her secret Fatality. However, in this trailer, something much different occurs. Baraka chokes up blood, which catches D'Vorah completely by surprise. She looks at his chest with suprise and concern, and before long, a Chestburster erupts from Baraka's chest. Then, at the end of the trailer, we see the chestburster's adult form... a Tarkatan based Xenomorph, complete with biologial arm blades



and horrifying teeth. In a strange sense, like Triborg, the Xenomorph we will be getting in the game is a combination of a Xenomorph and Baraka, making it something of a two-for-one deal.

My overall impressions for the Kombat Pack 2 are that I'm excited for just about everyone coming in, except for Leatherface, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong that Leatherface could be decent. As a side note, I am surprised the new stage was not shown at all in the trailer. Perhaps that is still in development. And with an early 2016 release date, here are my predictions for a release. We could get a KP2 to buy between December and February, and a release of a character for every month after that, but no character should be released later than June. What do you guys think? Feel free to express your pleasure (or displeasure), and feel free to leave comments, but please; keep it civil. No flame wars. And as always, stay awesome.

 