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Just wondering what new characters you guys would like to see
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Kano with both eyes. He’s like Kano but he has both of his eyes. His name could be Kano with Both Eyes
Ground…..breaking, if they don’t add this they’re fools
The male Kronika
Kano with both eyes would be dope asf
Found Johnny Cage
Kano with 2 LASER EYES
That’s just Kano with 2 laser eyes
Come on, man. We’re trying to be serious here.
I want a sea creature, a pirate of Outworld seas. I’d call him Koral
awesome idea
Some sort of religious knight who wields a morning star or flail. Slow and packs a massive punch.
So like Azrael from DC Comics?
Yeah pretty close
Or Richter lmao
That’s pretty cool actually
I’d love to see some knight styles. It would be a good contrast with the ninjas and monks.
Richter?
Smash
u/all-I-do-is-fap
White ninja who has light powers.
That's actually kind of cool. We have Noob Saibot who controls darkness (shadows), we'd need his counterpart.
Noob Saibot's enemy, Nohj De
That, unironically, is a pretty cool name. But maybe flipped: De Nohj?
Nice.
That would make sense. :D
That's what I was going to say
Maybe his name would be Yang
a renewed kobra , inspired by johnny lawrence
Fallout: Soviet nuclear physicist turned Black Dragon mercenary with radioactive based powers
I like that
Nurok: Admiral of Outworld.
One thing MK is missing is a aquatic creature so why not have a new sub species of aquatic Shokan that’s part Shark known as the Shakar that spew boiling water. (Roughly look like King Shark in SSKTJL with 4 arms)

And for the set character of this race. Nurok is the admiral of Outworlds Naval fleet. With his ferocity and skill he will bring glory to his people and Outworld by way of the sea
I like this if only for more subspecies of Shokan. But don't get me wrong, that's really cool.
A buck-toothed tow truck that is also an international super spy
Shadowfox – female native American character
Valentine – goth cyber samurai
Durraka – One armed Shokan who fights with a spear
You're horny
Eh?
Goth Cyber Samurai named "Valentine"
That constitutes horny? I came up with it thinking it packed some irony. Goth character who deals in death being named Valentine?
Chrome should actually be brought in. Its a cool idea for a character and would make for some unique animations and moves. If they don't want him to be a Ninja then whatever.
As someone under the impression that MK1 was going to be about the Great Kung Loa and be set back in the 1500s or so our time, there would be just a bunch of younger versions of characters who hardly age like the gods magicians and outworlders, but then there would be legendary early ancestors of other characters or great warriors from different regions, like a viking or knight or different regional demi gods like Maui but less Disney.
his name is jim. he has no powers, no martial arts experience, no weapons, and he’s an accountant. he will be in kombat pack 2
Ant-Man
(we don’t have any characters who change size)
How about Jax
touché
The Eyeball Skater from Neversoft's THPS games.
Pitch me a fatality for ant man…. (I know exactly what your thinking)
Termite from The Boys…
His time has long passed, but I really wanted Forrest Fox to be in MKX.
Though maybe with Havik Scorpion and Takeda being in MK1 he wouldn’t be too out of place
A vampire hunter character that has a weird frenemies relation with Nitara.
A sentient A.I. who either reflects/parry’s, or dodges your attack. The only way he can do damage is by Reflecting/Parrying or basic attacks. He was made to annoy you
Combo the two ‘failed jobbers’ of past games and make a symbiotic pair where a Naknadan is the brute. That way you could get a bit of both of what made them popular.
In seriousness though with how well Erron did as the cowboy ninja we just need to touch on something like a pirate ninja, hell it can be another way to reimagine Rain if they wanna move away from the wizard thing at any point
To play off other replies though we desperately need more realm representation for Order and Chaosrealm, no matter the shape that should take, combo the holy knight idea with a Seidan priest/judiciary or make a Chaosrealm pirate who sails between the floating islands
A character who's a Wendigo. I was thinking the character could be someone from Nightwolf's tribe who turned into one after being denied the title of Nightwolf. Not sure what their name would be though other than Wendigo I guess but I think there's something cool there.
How about Warwolf?
Ooh, that's pretty good!
A new ninja that has magnetic powers called Polarity. Basically just Magneto in Mortal Kombat.
A character that uses iaido as their fighting style. I think Harumi would be a good fit for this style but I’d also be fine with someone completely new.
A pirate. We’ve got ninjas, soldiers, cyborgs and a cowboy, so we might as well throw a pirate into the ring too.
Dr. Rotwang - the cyberneticist that created Kano’s eye and Hsu Hao’s heart. I thought it would be an amazing twist if he also worked on Jax’s arms and the Lin Kuei cyber initiative as well.
Floyd - the pink ninja Ed Boon keeps threatening us with. I imagine a Dan Hibiki-type comic relief troll character. Although I’d settle for the nature ninja concept someone on this sub shared previously.
Johnny Cage’s Agent - No one can work with demonic magic like a Hollywood talent agent. Voiced by Gilbert Gottfried of course.
An agile Shokan - not all Shokan are Goro and Kintaro level bodybuilders or relish in stomping heads like Sheeva. A Shokan archer that can dual wield bows would be pretty sick.
A shadow priest - we’ve seen them floating around stages since MK2 and have all wondered what they’re capable of. It’s time we found out.
Kano’s Kombat Kid - The Black Dragon are arms brokers between Earthrealm and Outworld, but we’ve yet to see a Black Dragon member that actually uses Earthrealm tech alongside Outworld magic in a fight (although I’d settle for someone like Kira or Jarek getting this kind of overhaul).
An alien - in UMK3 you can enter a code and be sent to the realm of “Rellim Ohcanep” where you play Galaga. It was a joke, but it’s certainly a direction they haven’t gone yet.
Zebron - Zebron
A demon - Aside from Drahmin, who was once a human warlord, the only actual native denizen of the Netherrealm we get to play as is Moloch. Oh and Sareena and Ashrah who aren’t all that demonic, truth be told, and are both actively trying not to be demons. I want a demon who embraces their inner metal album cover nature, and it’s pretty weird that we don’t have one yet.
Chow Kang - Liu Kang’s brother’s whereabouts have been a mystery since the very first MK. Let’s find out what he’s been up to?
Hate to break it to ya, but Gilbert Gottfried's dead.
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
We have archetypes of ninjas, cops, Native American warriors, actors, gods and cowboys
So how about a “Superhero archetype character” native to the MK universe?
A hero with Bat-related superpowers named "Kom-Bat"
On top of all this dlc?
Kombat kids’ kombat kids 🫳🎤
Why don't we introduce more elder gods?
“Thogga”
A Blaze/Onaga style boss kharacter. An ancient Eldritch god from a mysterious dead/fallen realm thousands of light years below the others.
His design would sometime like this: A constantly floating thin white skinny monster (Like a more screwed up version of twelve from SF). He can manipulate and misshapen his body like Dhalism from street fighter.
His moveset and gameplay would be something along the lines of a Long-mid ranged grappler. He can extend his hands to grab and slash at his opponent etc etc. But has very poor close ranged attacks.
Lastly, make him the most unhinged character in the entire series, have him kill anything and anyone in his sigh, make him give Mileena a lobotomy with his long ass fingers, then manipulate her to make her his attack dog, killing both Tanya and Li Mei
what
GIVE. MILEENA. A. LOBOTOMY. WITH. HIS. LONG. ASS. FINGERS.
The Great Kung Lao finally making his debut, one of the best tropes in fighting games is letting devs go wild with characters that are derivative of a more popular one
A shrine maiden who had to clean up the gore the kombatants caused in her shrine, becoming so traumatised that she feverishly tries to put down any possible threat ASAP, disregarding logic and strategy, just so they don't do anything like that again.
She fights with magic and portals, aiming to put down the opposition whilst leaving no gore behind to be cleaned (but if it's on the other side of the portal...).
Would like a number of new Seidan warriors where some are orderly & some chaotic. Even with new powers.
How about magnetism & gravity manipulation? Can these fit?
One of them could match a jailer.
new characters should be martial artists...something like a capoeira style would be good..mk never got a good capoeira fighter...someone like a female bob Wilson from real bout or something like that...of the present fighters...I think hsu hao with a modified design can also be a good inclusion...
An Edenian dancer that does a little jig over her opponent’s body.
Nimbus
Idk how but a dahlsim type character with the same game plan
A plant monster who is very territorial and hostile towards those who threaten her realm.
A female Nightwolf with Defenders of the Realm Nightwolf's aptitude for computers.
Someone violent
A palace guard from the original Mortal Kombat. Always thought their design was top notch, and the intro of Shaolin Monks where Kung Lao joined the fight disguised as one of them was great.
Ok, Ok
Kaizen Hidero, Aether
Haven’t worked out what his exact role would be, ninja, sorcerer, etc.
Kaizen Hidero is a tall dark skinned man with black hair that is usually braided into dreads and kept tied back. standing at 6’3”, he has glowing eyes and has the ability to form weapons out of pure energy that would then harden into a crystal, and then go back into energy to disappear. List going as such
Wrist blades(Think Baraka style) A double ended pike Sword(Like Sub zero in the mortal kombat movie) a shield and just harden his fists to hit harder.
this is not a weapon, but he would also have a falcon of sorts that would appear to be made of the same crystal, role not yet planned out, may be scrapped.
his clothing would consist of primarily dark leather with minimal armor, wearing just a mask, shoulder pads, gauntlets, and greaves.
This is just a basis, i’m planning out backstory and fitting him into the franchise. And a great credit to u/bicthic for allowing me to put a mortal kombat twist on his DC OC, Nathan Viatt, The Aether
A character like doctor strange. Creating giant buzzsaws, portals, swords or a whip with magic.
Scorpion
pepsi man. no further explanation needed.
A religious figure in Outworld. A female priest that acts as sort of a messiah to the people of Outworld, guiding them and promising salvation from the chaotic rulings of the previous Kahns. I know Sindel is the OG "scream queen", but I kind of want this character to be a master in using her banshee screams. For weapons I was thinking a pair of whips, maybe with a sharp end. I was always a fan of characters with different stances like Shang and Shao in MK1 and I kind of want her to also have that complexity. Maybe she could have a stance where instead of her attacking you, she summons acolytes that execute some moves. Will definitely be a balancing nightmare as I don't want it to be OP Sento but it is a fun idea.
I like the religious knight idea u/all-i-do-is-fap proposed, and I like the idea u/Growllokin proposed of Nurok, the admiral of Outworld’s Navy.
So how about we make unite the ideas and make Nurok a devout worshiper of Argus, the WATER god? And he can even fight with four Morningstars, one in each hand
Daint is the male ninja who wears pink. He is a curious, mysterious ninja with the power to... um. Idk, that's as far as I got with my KAK Daint. Pink male ninja.
Dan. You made Dan.
I got these three female Earthrealmers:
1-) Olga the Pugilist
2-) Dorotea the SOMBO fighter
3-) Aisha the Grappler (or better "the Wrestler")
A Gladiator A Werewolf An original evil clown An Alien.
Just a normal guy that gets mixed up with the mk cast, kinda like how Stryker was in mk9. Give him some go-go gadget type tools to get the upper hand.
A Liquid Metal character.
Give me a crossbow-user!
John Carlton, he's like johnny cage but without sun glasses
Guy who is bad at fighting but gets magic armor and defeats a millennia old prince