1461

You don’t get a Ninja vibe yet you get a vibe from a Fighting Game where half the characters are ninjas and her biggest likeness is the newest MK Ninja?

1462

I wonder what generalizations some of you guys make in real life with the way this is going.

I get the vibe that she is a new character from Persia, Iraq, Iran etc.

Good thing the old KI characters came out in 1994-6. Got damn you would rip them to shreds in 2013.

1463

Madre de dios!! Since when ibuki had DAT ASS + DEM HIPS

1464

The new character seems cool, and although people may be incorrect about the ninja generalizations; let’s not pretend we can’t see why people are making the comparison.

1465

I don’t get a ninja vibe from most of the characters MK insists are ninjas.

1466

Well what defines a Ninja to you?

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The original KI characters, with the exception of a couple, were pretty generic. But that was back then when options were limited and games were still a fairly new thing. I personally think focusing on being original, rather than giving the game what it needs, is a bad idea. But at the same time it’s hard to get excited about a ninja, especially when we are given an ice alien and werewolf. I think they could have supplied the same moveset with something a little more unique and monstrous, like a vampire, or maybe something a little less used in mythology, like a succubus.

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People are doing this because it isn’t their favorite man with his ass 1300 degrees on fire as an amazing design.

The game needs what any developer thinks it needs. It’s ultimately their vision and if they feel this is needed to break down the seasons the way they want to break them down, then that’s fine. Nobody ever made a good game completely pandering to everything every specific fan wants. You gotta take some risk. I like how DH is showing that they aren’t afraid to take risks and be creative as they seem confident enough to know it’ll work in the end.

Plus we’ve only seen 10 seconds of her, so we may not know how fully unique she is until we see more.

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It isn’t used as much as a ninja, but vampires aren’t necessarily new either.

Also how many fighting game characters do you know wear hijabs/veils and uses webs to fight who isn’t spiderman? Hard time? Yeah because she is a fresh original character

And I swear if I hear one more person call her a ninja Imma shoot myself

1470

shrug most the the MK Ninja’s look more like samurai or strippers.

I got a bit “necromancer” and "magical from the new design. I just rewatched the teaser, and I can see where people get ninja from, I just don’t get it myself.

1471

Kunoichi

1472

Lol

1473

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WGkWTrOxM4 ULTRAAAAAAAAAA COMBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

1474

Really!? I mean fucking Really!?

Are people getting that butthurt over the definition of a ninja, and a ninja being included in Killer Instinct? Yeah, it would be something huge and startling if it wasn’t for EVERY FUCKING FIGHTING GAME CONTAINING ONE!

We got a brand new character the a franchise which is making its triumphant return on a next-generation system, and this character possibly has a fighting style new to the series which could translate to one of the most unique and hype Ultras to be displayed in this game so far…and some of you wanna debate whether she rips off Zafina, Mileena or Ibuki more.

Fuckin’ FGC…

1475

Of course, but since they only gave us 10 seconds to talk about, we don’t have much to go on. Surely they must have known many people would think she’s a ninja type of character at a glance?

Also, DH is doing good things because they are trying to stay true to the original game. I’m happy for that, but I’m absolutely am not interested in whatever KI they can create without staying true to the original. I hope DH makes a true KI successor, but create a new franchise later on is they want to try out some new ideas and characters. I don’t really want them to be given too much creative freedom with KI. Fortunately, it does seem that DH is in-tune with KI fans and what everyone loved about the originals.

1476

I don’t give a fuck if she’s a got damn wildebeest turtle shit…she looks cool, her movement and the brief combo they showed was fucking awesome and I can’t wait to see more sometime next month. I swear yall like arguing over anything. Got damn internet. Based off of the combo, aerial combos seem to be her forte…and this will be interesting.

1477

Orchid was my main back in the day, but I’m confident that all of the characters from Killer Instinct will eventually make it in this game so I ain’t sweating it. Plus it will force fanboys to open their minds and dare I say, try out a new character that they may actually love.

1478

Really don’t know what people are complaining about. Fighting games have been around for about 20 years or so now, its not like you’re really gonna be able to come out with a concept for a character that is totally unique. If the new character is a ninja, or w/e, who cares? Its the first brand new character we’re gonna get, and she looks pretty interesting.

1479

SureFire Analysis:

  1. AAAAARRRGGGH! I was hoping he’d yell ULTRA in that clip!
  2. Is it me or did they add more BG effects during the Ultra. I don’t remember seeing the trees move like that or the much debris flying and so many clouds swirling during the stream or Thunder’s reveal.
  3. Right now Thunder looks on par with Sabrewulf for having the most effective Block-string.
  4. The way the Announcer said “GODLIKE COMBO”…THAT’S why I play this game!
  5. I’d like to see Thunder’s Ultra pulled off mid-screen so I can see just how far the lightning strikes push your opponent away. Just for timing purposes.
  6. Thunder’s Entrance = Best in the Game!
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If I lost to that, I would still be happy as fuck. Chief Thunder has the most swag combos I’ve seen on a grappler since Mr.Heart.