Earlier today I spent some time with Armageddon and Deception... and oh boy... it hard to quite understand HOW they went from something like Armageddon to the current MK. The controls are so ridiculously STIFF - and it's not really helped by the weapon-switching system. Some fast moves (like Jade's shadowkick) were slow as hell... 
 
My main reason for replaying those games was mostly to get an idea of what the deal with Tanya is since some people seem to favor her for the next DLC (I've completely overlooked her... along with a lot of other "3D-era-newcomers"). 
 
She has a projectile, a "slide", a forward somersault-kick and invisibility.  So to me she seems rather bland ... but granted - so do many characters actually in these previous games. Rain also have some bland moves (teleport, water beam, water-propelled kick, lightning), while it's apparent from his MK9-trailer that he has a unique set of moves in the new game. 

Which brings me to another thing I want to give MK9 credit for... It does an excellent job at making each character feel unique... even characters that previously were rehashes of other characters. Smoke have always been some sort of mix of other characters (both as ninja and robot). In MK9 there no-one that handles similarly to him... Neither is Kenshi really anything like Ermac - or Skarlet like the other female ninjas. 
 
I guess what my conclusion is that IF the next DLC character is Tanya - I've become confident that they'll do something to her move-set that sets her apart from the others characters.

why Tanya?

@kingzetta said:

why Tanya?

She works for Shinokk.

@kingzetta said:

why Tanya?

She works for Shinokk.

@kingzetta said:

@Gabriel said:

@kingzetta said:

why Tanya?

She works for Shinokk.

why not just shinokk then?

Because he is the villain in the next game.

The fact her model shows up in the game is a completely moot point, as several other characters all also appear and all just use their models from Armageddon (including Kenshi, who got a complete redesign when he was added i.e. doesn't use the model that was already in the game!). She's also not a very interesting character.. it would seem very odd to keep her for last and keep her as a big mystery character. I could see it being someone from MK4 to foreshadow a sequel.. but just about anyone from that game would be a better choice. Fujin would be an infinitely better choice.

But after Boon hinted on boss characters, I think there's a very good chance it'll be Motaro to finish off the original trilogy cast.

It really is. It's the best MK game ever made. At first, I was worried when it was revealed that every character from MK1-MK3 would be coming back. To be honest, even back then, I don't think all of the characters were quite up to par. You know, like Stryker for instance (sorry Jeff). But yeah, in this MK, they did such a wonderful job giving the characters personality and uniqueness that I find myself loving every single character in the game. 
 
I was discussing the next MK game with a good MK buddy of mine, and I don't think it's too unreasonable to think that the next game will be a trilogy of MK4-MKD. Considering many of the characters in this new MK

I should probably also have looked into Shinokk, Havik and Mavado too... but maybe I'm not that curious... I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

@EvilDingo said:

I should probably also have looked into Shinokk, Havik and Mavado too... but maybe I'm not that curious... I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

are they announcing the new character tomorrow?

@EvilDingo said:

I should probably also have looked into Shinokk, Havik and Mavado too... but maybe I'm not that curious... I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

are they announcing the new character tomorrow?

I've always seen Armageddon as a guilty pleasure, but after MK9, it's almost unplayable. 

I've always seen Armageddon as a guilty pleasure, but after MK9, it's almost unplayable. 

Thankfully I no longer have my Deception disc, so I can remember that game as being fun. :P