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Cyrax And Kitana Are Coming To Mortal Kombat

Also, a couple of new backgrounds.

If you're going to put in Sektor, you should probably put in Cyrax. And if you're going to put in Mileena, well, Kitana needs to be in there, as well. Those are the two new characters that have been confirmed to appear in Mortal Kombat, which is currently in development at the newly renamed NetherRealm Studios.

Cyrax, in case you forgot, is the yellow robot ninja from Mortal Kombat 3 who spits out a sticky net that behaves similarly to Scorpion's spear. He can also drop bombs, which used to set up some pretty fun little juggle combos. Kitana's the princess of Outworld, and she throws fans around... fans that kill


 Energy net!
 Energy net!
 
== TEASER ==Two more backgrounds that debuted in early editions of MK are also returning: The Bell Tower and the desert, which was traditionally related to Cyrax, who could be seen wriggling around, stuck in the sand as fights went on in front of him. Here are the rest of the screenshots of the new stuff. 


 
 
Also, here's your new iPhone wallpaper, featuring series co-creator, Ed Boon.  


 He's probably thinking of cool-looking ways to dismember the photographer.
 He's probably thinking of cool-looking ways to dismember the photographer.
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If you're going to put in Sektor, you should probably put in Cyrax. And if you're going to put in Mileena, well, Kitana needs to be in there, as well. Those are the two new characters that have been confirmed to appear in Mortal Kombat, which is currently in development at the newly renamed NetherRealm Studios.

Cyrax, in case you forgot, is the yellow robot ninja from Mortal Kombat 3 who spits out a sticky net that behaves similarly to Scorpion's spear. He can also drop bombs, which used to set up some pretty fun little juggle combos. Kitana's the princess of Outworld, and she throws fans around... fans that kill


 Energy net!
 Energy net!
 
== TEASER ==Two more backgrounds that debuted in early editions of MK are also returning: The Bell Tower and the desert, which was traditionally related to Cyrax, who could be seen wriggling around, stuck in the sand as fights went on in front of him. Here are the rest of the screenshots of the new stuff. 


 
 
Also, here's your new iPhone wallpaper, featuring series co-creator, Ed Boon.  


 He's probably thinking of cool-looking ways to dismember the photographer.
 He's probably thinking of cool-looking ways to dismember the photographer.
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Nice

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missed it again! 

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now this is news!

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Cyrax looks way more like a robot now. before he was some cyborg looking human. Benefits of actual character models I guess.

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What the eff Millena's face

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It's Jeff news!
 
Have you heard that MK will be in 3D on PS3 Jeff?

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Bleh! Cyborg ninjas suck... but Kitana, That's more like it. I would like it if Sindel was in there too.
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My favorite ninja robot!          :)

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@luce:  You never seen that? This looks amazing.
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yes 
YES 
CYRAX!!!

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was that HUUUUUGE picture of ed b really necessary?
 
i mean i fucking adore ed, but that is one huge unneeded picture hehe.

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I really hope that Rain and Stryker make it into the game.

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That Giant Bomb website has some MAD Ed Boon wallpapers, yo.

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@Grissefar said:
" It's Jeff news!  Have you heard that MK will be in 3D on PS3 Jeff? "
Because we all know how positive Jeff is about 3D ;)
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Looks like a Mortal Kombat game.

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So far, I'm really going for the art style that they have on everyone.  Cyrax finally is more than just a predator ripoff.

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Lies! Cyrax's energy net, from what I can recall, keeps them in the air so you can't do ground combos. HAR HAR HAR

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Kool! Kontinuing to be excited about this game.

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Looking really good and bringing back old characters makes me want it even more.

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No mustard without ketchup, or was that the other way around?

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 ''Also, here's your new iPhone wallpaper, featuring series co-creator, Ed Boon''
 
lol, lets not get carried away, ill stick with my baywatch pam anderson xD

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Is it me or does Cyrax look like a female? 0.o

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@fedorajay said:
"Wasn't Rain a non-cannon, non-Midway character made up for the silliness that was MK Trilogy? I could of sworn Jeff stated that in a recent Bombcast. Maybe I'm thinking of Ermac.      EDIT: Wikipedia says otherwise. I'm so confused now. "
He started off that way, then they adopted him into the main series. 
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reptile looks crazy

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@Atomasist said:
" I really hope that Rain and Stryker make it into the game. "
You really want to play as a Korean pop-star? Weirdo...;) 
I've got a friend who's almost literally salivating for Stryker. Always been his favorite character.
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This is the first fighting game i've been interested in since Super Street Fighter 2.

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5 stars from Jeff.

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@Pop said:
" Is it me or does Cyrax look like a female? 0.o "
This was my first thought as well. I'm so confused inside.
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Mileena is one ugly looking bitch.

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@Atomasist said:
" @fedorajay said:
"        @Atomasist said:

" I really hope that Rain and Stryker make it into the game. "

Wasn't Rain a non-cannon, non-Midway character made up for the silliness that was MK Trilogy? I could of sworn Jeff stated that in a recent Bombcast. Maybe I'm thinking of Ermac.     "
Well Rain is a joke character, but he is part of the cannon. Ermac was a glitched version of Scorpion, that later became a playable character. "
Ed Boon created Rain as a joke, but created him nonetheless.  The Scorpion turning red glitch is more or less a myth but Ermac is legit anyway.
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Nice this looks good, hopefulyl will return to old style MK

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Wait, why does Cyrax looks incredibly feminine?!
If they change that character's gender, so help me!!

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When it comes to fighting games, the more characters the merrier. I always want as many playable characters as possible in my fighting games so please, NeatherRealm, try to put in as many characters from the Mortal Kombat universe as possible.

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I look forward to the Quick Look.

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Cyrax looks a bit thin, at first when I saw the screens I thought they came up with a new female robot thingie, but alas. :(

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what about Noob Saibot?!

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No one else for Ermac? Rain would be ok, but Ermac was my main for the longest tim in UMK.

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This game is gonna be crazy.

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god im looking forward to this game so much

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I really can't wait for this one!

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Even after all that MK talk I was not into it........but now I'm sold.  Kitana for the Win!  Those screens look like gorgeous, gory fun.
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I'm a little puzzled about a few things in this MK.
 

  • Is Cyrax full robot again after spending time in the 3D games getting his humanity back and working for Earth?
  • Who is that Sub-Zero? It isn't old-man Dragon-Medallion Cyromancer (Shredder) costume Sub and it certainly isn't Noob Saibot.
  • Have they gone back to the MK 1-Trilogy storyline?
 
Apart from that it looks great. Also, can I have Blind Kenshi back? He was the most interesting new-to-3D-MK character.
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Can't wait for this

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I hope the gameplay is  good as umk3 my favorite fighting engine ever.

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@luce said:
"What the eff Millena's face "

Millena is a tarkatan/human hybrid... and a clone of Kitana.

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@Hunter114 said:
"@luce said:
"What the eff Millena's face "
Millena is a tarkatan/human hybrid... and a clone of Kitana."

and 110% super sexy