Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-25163804-20150312235729

As you have heard, a recent trailer has revealed Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade as playable characters in Mortal Kombat X. There are actually going to be two analyses today; one talking about the trailer, and one talking about all the other information found on the Kombat Tether and IGN, which are going to be spoiler heavy, so I might need to find a way to deter accidental spoilers somehow.

Anyways, on with the analysis of the trailer. It starts with the camera moving between stone statues of characters like Raiden, Johnny Cage and Baraka, notably in their MK9 appearance, while a narrator (who is currently unknown) speaks, mentioning that 'For some, it is difficult to rise... to conquer as a true warrior. But not for those who share the bloodlines of champions', alluding to the Cage family all being in Mortal Kombat X. I believe



this might be the introduction into the story mode of Mortal Kombat X, as it shares a few parallels with the intro to MK9; many characters are shown, and the signs of battle are everywhere; in this case, stone statues that appear ready to fight. Many characters are also shown; I will supply one screenshot of the statues, but many of you already know about who the statues are. I don't think they are also showing who is playable this way, as Shao Kahn is seen at one point, and he is not returning.



We then get to see Johnny Cage in action first; he strikes a quick combo at Sub Zero ending in Meter-Burned Forceballs, followed by a meter-burned Shadow Kick. The Meter Burned Force Balls have the same properties as they do in MK9. He also seems to be wearing his sunglasses and a different outfit than in some other parts of the trailer; most likely as a change of variations; what exactly each



variation does is unknown, but what we do know is that it's only a matter of time until we can see for ourselves, as Mortal Kombat X's release is just over a month away.

After this, we see Johnny break the arm and leg of a previously unseen fighter. While some people claim this person to be Baraka, upon closer inspection it's actually



Jax as a revenant that is being attacked by Johnny Cage. The camera angle of this attack seems to indicate it as Johnny's grab, based on how the camera zooms in, and moves with Johnny. Relating to the leak earlier in the month of a cutscene with Sonya, Johnny and Jax, I am now convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that Jax is playable. We also see a part of Cage's X-Ray, where he flipkicks Sub Zero in the head, breaking his jaw. My only hope for this X-Ray is that it's not a



counterattack like it was in MK9.

We then get a cutscene from the story mode, of Johnny and Sonya (Who are revealed to be divorcees by Johnny) having a conversation with each other relating to a 'Col. Flag', who is likely no more than a minor character. Right



away, we leap into part of Sonya's X-Ray, which features a jaw-snapping knee to the head. We then see Sonya's counter, where she catches Scorpion's attack, turns him around, chokes him briefly, then strikes with a kick to the leg, knee to the back, and



punch to the back. Jezz, she doesn't fuck around.

We then see that one of her old moves, the headstand grab and slam, has returned, as she uses it in combo against



Quan Chi in the Brotherhood of Shadow's stage. The second part of Sonya's X-Ray features her choking Scorpion with her garotte again, but this time bending his back over her body in such a way that she actually breaks his spine. She also has a variation change, as at one point in the trailer, she does not wear her hat when about to go against Quan Chi.



We then see that Kenshi is returning as well, as a story character. He is on Sonya and Johnny's side, as Sonya calls someone on her phone while Johnny quips about the



fact that 'Now she trusts me to babysit', as new prisoners are on the way; likely Cassie and her crew that were on the ship in the last trailer. Speaking of Cassie, she enters the scene with her X-Ray, which we've covered before, but then we enter a new stage and see yet another returning character.



She fights Mileena (Yes, Mileena) in what appears to be a Special Forces training arena, with heart monitors and cameras in the background, and the arena itself being a very neutral sort, with what seems to be no interactives in the background. Mileena is dressed exactly as she appears in the last trailer, but now with her sais criss-crossing on her back, like Scorpion's swords. After seeing more of what we have already seen, with Cassie fighting Sub Zero like in the last trailer. Then, we see something very interesting. Johnny and Sonya fight Shinnok at one point, before getting their asses canned, likely in the very cutscene where Raiden imprisons Shinnok in his own amulet. Finally, we see Sonya's throw, which is fairly interesting as she takes advantage of her smaller frame and uses her entire body as a means to throw her foe. Finally, the trailer closes out with Johnny Cage stealing a trick from Shao Kahn's playbook by plunging his hands into Scorpion's back and ripping him partially in half, and he looks into the massive hole in Scorpion's body and quips



'Heeeeeeere's Johnny!'. Classic Cage, right there. He is also seen wearing several large gold rings on his fingers; likely showing a different variation than the first. This concludes the analysis for the Cage Trailer.

What are your thoughts? Let me know, and never forget to be awesome. 