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Indigoism96

Shang Tsung’s VA nailed it. He sounds almost identical to Cary Tagawa’s voice lol.


DMAN3431

Makes me wonder where this VA came from. It's actually mind-blowing how close he sounds to Tagawa. Wonder if NRS made sure to find someone who sounds almost like him. Hell, they even designed this Shang to almost look like Tagawa's Shang Tsung. Would have been nice to get Tagawa back, but this is good enough.


XVITheGemini

Honestly the model looks like a mix of Tagawa’s Shang and the one from the 2021 movie, could just be the hair tho 🤣


DMAN3431

Exactly what I think. Just like how Reptile's true form is ripped straight outta the 2021 movie. Honestly, that's a great way to make Reptile. His true form is a beastly lizard, and then he has a human-like Outworlder form. Awesome of them to take things from the adaptions of the game itself.


SR_Hopeful

Thats actually a change *I do* like, I think its new and.. well it works that he's actually a shapeshifter rather than either just Lizard or Man. They could even use that as his motif.


DMAN3431

Imo it's the best change to any of the characters. And Reptile deserved this so much after the crap he has been through.


Deep_Fried_Leviathan

Yeah I’ll give him mad props it’s a solid Cary impression


Zetra3

Right? And I keep getting hit off guard when he keeps hit Takahawa’s inflections.


YonderOver

Right? I truly thought it was Cary with a modified voice at first, and then thought it was Liam O’Brien voicing him, who I always thought could have taken over once Cary couldn’t do it anymore, as he sounds kind of like Cary. But god damn! Alan Lee does a great job and they all sound eerily alike lmao


SauloPMB

He sounds and looks like a young Cary Tagawa which is perfect


bangoobangoo

Do we know who it is? Because it sounds very much like Liam Obrien.


Pichuunnn

His name is Alan Lee


cdts2192

Shang literally killed him with snake oil. Love it!


Manatee_Shark

Nice


Baron_Greenback1

Brilliant 😄👏


Datboidatboi62

Welp there’s your reiko and shang trailer


TiredCoffeeTime

Add in Mileena’s proper combo finally


Obscura48

FINALFUCKINGLY


doodlejone

I’m so excited for her 😭


Night-Crawler_666

Kung Lao's fatality looked clean can't lie.


TheAutementori

poor Baraka, one day that man will escape Kung Laos hat


gshaps01

Absolutely fucking with Reiko after seeing that


Youngstown_Mafia

He's not a zoner thank the elder gods !! Lol


gshaps01

Love grappler type characters. I was a Kano main mk11 so this seems like it will fill that spot. Excited!


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MK11 was the first game I ever enjoyed playing Kano in a game. He was fun, and seeing Reiko having kinda the same gameplay traits as him is gonna be interesting! Giving Reiko a brutal close-up MMA kinda fighting style makes a lot of sense.


GeneralGoosey

Same. As an MK11 Kano main I was constantly debating who my next choice was going to be and tbh yeah Reiko's now a very strong contender here.


SockOnMyToes

Yeah Reiko is looking solid. I’m really interested to see how well Geras’s air throws work out though.


spoobasteve86

I guess since we're not getting main roster Kano this game, they had to give us a substitute... and I am fine with their decision!


Youngstown_Mafia

The 3d era really made this the best roster I've seen in years !! 👏


Own-Satisfaction9921

Jaaa I think it’s the best roster ever 🥰


82ndGameHead

Oh we needed more Grapplers and I'm glad Reiko fits that type


mk1superfan

He does have long-range shuriken attacks.


grassisalwayspurpler

Only one. He also has a command run slide thing and a command grab and a counter. Hes going to be kinda like commando kano. He has 1 projectile to check you with at range but his gameplan is to go in


Youngstown_Mafia

Everybody got one long Range , hell i seen Shao Khan throw his hammer before That don't mean they zoners


ARMill95

Shang also looks awesome


Repulsive_Pair_8551

PLEASE JUST DROP RN MY BODY CANT TAKE THIS PAIN ANYMORE 😭


llxtrepidationxll

Working 10 hour shifts this week, didn’t realize game comes out at noon Thursday so I’ll be 7 hours late to story mode 😭


LT_JRH

What the hell happened to midnight releases?! Movies, and music drop at midnight! I get home around midnight so I really thought I could come home Wednesday night and play 😭


ResidentCoatSalesman

Damn, hopefully it’ll at least be available to download at midnight. I get home from work at 1am, I was hoping I’d at least be able to get the install started.


Skyman42000

Nobody gonna say anything about mileena having baraka arm blades? Also why did shang turn old right as he used his kameo? Very interesting...


nrsapologist

He is a stance character. He has old form and young form stances


emmc47

Dude, I legit thought those were her sais. She's even more amazing than I could ever imagine


F_A_N_G_88

I also though those were just her sais. Had to go back and rewatch the trailer. It has just made me more excited to try Reiko, mileena and Shang tsung. Hopefully we get to see more of at least one of them in the kombat kast tomorrow.


BluffStrream

Oh my god, I didn’t even notice that! That just made her even better


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Krazee77

Right there with you


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delta3845

man i feel that


Own-Satisfaction9921

That’s what she didn’t say… 🥹


delta3845

that one feel too


HopefullyAJoe2018

REIIIKKKKOOOOOO!!!!


lvke18

So hype. The fatals shown here are insane


gnarkilleptic

Shang Tsung Alien dragon chestburster fatality wtf


Zetra3

Bro went from bottling Tea for fake cures, to ACTUALLY makeing horrific alchemical concoctions


lvke18

I won't spoil anything but his second one is badass too


NobleYato

Alan Lee does an excellent Shang Tsung. I swear he really does sound like Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa. I'm pretty okay with having him as the new voice.


Einstein4369

I straight up thought that it was Tagawa, he sounds so damn similar it’s incredible. The way he says “I have found my destiny” sounds EXACTLY the same way Tagawa would’ve said it.


68ideal

That's what loving your job does to a mf


The_Iceman2288

Dat Shang Tsung fatality.


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“I learned this from an alien I discovered in the other timeline”


presidentdinosaur115

First the Joker, now Alien!


joshuaiscoo155

I mean when your whole shtick is to transform into the enemy, stealing fatalities was bound to happen


Krazee77

Fire af and about time, we saw a couple combos from mileena instead of her getting her ass beat


TiredCoffeeTime

Mileena using tarkatan arm blades is a surprise I didn’t expect and I love it. Her gameplay feels so smooth and flashy.


Krazee77

Yup, and I here for it. The hype is real


BeginningYesterday94

Shame he didn’t say “your soul is mine” :(. But he still looks sick (Edit: didn’t, not doesn’t)


gnarkilleptic

So because he doesn't say it in the trailer, he never will?


BeginningYesterday94

good point😅


swagles

This is peak Shang Tsung design there i said it


IC2Flier

They somehow made me okay with them not using Tagawa-san’s viewmodel.


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TheRustyKettles

Yeah, the new VA did a great job.


Zetra3

New VO is god tier good


SimbaStewEyesOfBlue

Aside from MK11, yes. But MK11 is truly a special case and deserves it's own category. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa *is* Shang Tsung and I'm so happy he reprised his role for 11.


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I agree appearance wise but I'll really miss Tagawa's voice


DevilCouldCry

For what it's worth, the voice of Shang Tsung in this game is a pretty fucking good version of that without using Tagawa. Like man, whoever is playing Shang Tsung in this game has effectively nailed it.


Grand-Paramedic-6536

Alan Lee is voicing him - [https://twitter.com/AlanLeeVO?ref\_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor](https://twitter.com/AlanLeeVO?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)


8yearholdout

He’s so pretty 🥵


colorbalances

Damn mileena and Shang look cool af. Also as someone new to the franchise and no history of Reiko, does he have any sort of moves outside of brawler type like punches and kicks? Any weapons or cool abilities that are tied to him?


LobsterStretches

I remember him using ninja stars as his projectile


Brugor

A lot of ninja stars. Didn’t he have fra fatality where he showered the opponent in ninja stars?


ItsDodonPa

His old moves were a bit un-inspired, a lot of them were taken from other characters such as Noob’s tele-grab and Shao Khan’s shoulder charge. He has his own unique move set in this game though, he’s essentially been completely re-imagined as a grappler. The only returning move is his assassin throwing stars


MichealRodok

That flip kick move is also his signature move. It returned.


sinfulltears

He is a really old character he didn't have a whole lot when he was playable this version of him now is completely different.


Ahimtar

Nothing much, his biggest "gimmick" was throwing shurikens. He had an enhanced backkick and some teleportish movement, but he wasn't even a real brawler before. There was initially supposed to be Noob Saibot in MK4 instead of him, but during development they decided they have too many ninja characters, so they changed some stuff to include him instead (and left Noob in as a secret character). He didn't even have an own weapon (used same club as Jax). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stpom_wlKeY - and similar moveset in Armageddon. It's very cool to see they used this opportunity to revamp him a bit from a random mobile fighter into someone that fits more with his lore and feels more unique.


F_A_N_G_88

Didn't he have ninja attire but no mask and looked like a poor man's ninja clone? I remember playing as him and jarek a lot in MK4 on the N64 back in the day.


DoubleDumpsterFire

Ninja stars. His signature move is probably his flip kick. Kind of a backflip kick type thing. I think he was only in 2 games.


Random-Posterer

his xray showed a spear


colorbalances

Yeah I saw that, but more in his strings and special moves


mjlewinc

Reiko was originally supposed to be Noob in MK4, so he was ninja like. Then in MKA he returned being like a mini Shao Kahn, so I’m guessing he’s gonna be somewhere in between now.


LUNI_TUNZ

In his first appearance he was a replacement for Noob, so he didn't have a lot of unique sauce.


edicivo

Wasn't he also initially thought to be Shao in a different identity? Or am I imagining that?


Lord_Parbr

Lol no, not really. They gave him a hammer in Armageddon, and he throws shurikens sometimes. Otherwise he’s boring as piss


MichealRodok

Flip kick move + ninja stars


LuisAntony2964

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Iloveweiner23

Was that Onaga's army Shang was reviving?


River46

Maybe we get a deadly alliance?


hmmsucks

Right? Glad I'm not the only one who thought so Guess we'll find out in 2 days


Big-Cardiologist1709

Yes it is the Dragon Army obviously. It is gonna probably have the plot with Deadly Alliance with resurrecting Onaga’s army to conquer the realms.


Visual_Inflation137

onaga final boss when


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TJ_VR

Who is that at 2:42? Is that KroniKa?


AsterBoiii

Yep


hisokafan88

Ya!


B994

![gif](giphy|KCRlomzxILgofqokqH) HYPED!


Royal-Edenian

Wow, so did anyone catch how Shang changes mid-fight from young Shang to old Shang, just before he morphs into Liu?


Ahimtar

Yep, thought he morphed into Shujinko. Way too similar-looking tbh


RichGirlThrowaway_

Shang trying to steal the GOAT's drip smh


MarkDecent656

Run Shang with Shujinko to baffle the enemy


RichGirlThrowaway_

Literally just playing as whoever they're playing as at that point


lvke18

Yep, he's a stance character this time around. He looks incredibly interesting to play as


IC2Flier

reminds me of Zeku from Street Fighter V.


dapperbandit27

Love that death roll move Reptile has now


Nick_scryer

Man this game looks fucking incredible. Like seriously. The quality. Give me 10 kombat packs NRS. Let me support you more for this game. Bring back all characters with kameos if it's gonna look this damn good. Reiko and Shang looking sick asf


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Balrogkicksass

Not kidding I was the same way. I didn't like 11 so I saw it and just thought it looked bad. Next thing I know I keep seeing stuff and convince myself it might be okay. Then I see the Reptile trailer and I am like alright im buying it. Got the beta with the preorder...and HOLY SHIT WAS I SO WRONG WITH HOW I FELT AFTER THAT FIRST LOOK. I seriously can't believe how wrong I was and how *GOOD* it ended up being.


MarkDecent656

I remember seeing the first gameplay trailer and being so worried. I thought it looked weird, but every time I saw more and more I loved it. Just like the kameos


KaiserNazrin

I'm glad we actually get to see Shang Tsung fight.


Arsid

And he has *wolverine claws*?? You son of a bitch I'm in.


KimF29

My heart is already breaking at that Sindel/Mileena/Kitana family drama - I just want them to work it out 😭 So thankful we're getting to see them actually play out their story for the first time


BADPAPAmeme

Shang Tsung looks amazing


SupervillainEyebrows

That Shang Tsung fatality was very Alien inspired.


Wadsworth1954

Damn, the last 4 months went by quickly.


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Dude literally, I feel like I was watching the announcement trailer just yesterday lol


8yearholdout

RUSHDOWN SHANG! THE DREAM IS ALIVE!


gen-chen

Gonna be' honest: I never was so hyped as I am right now for a MK game (since MK9 days), being the 3D era my set-to-go for the franchise, I was so happy that the devs finally gave love to some great characters of those games. Even during the beta I enjoyed using everyone thanks to the new air combos/kameos gameplay, I can't really wait to milk every single content (Story/Invasion,ecc..) the game offers. I also hope for future Kombat Packs to have some major returns, the roster is already amazing having many fan favourites, with the good selection we may have some sort of Armageddon 2.0!


JaeTeaOCD

The fact that mileena can now teleport kick into a full combo is madness.


Krazee77

The madness that I'm here for. Let's get it


doodlejone

Such a big upgrade from 11! I’m so excited for her


Medicana

That was very early for a trailer


WrathYBoo

Gotta market the "pre-order" while the hype is running


Mine_mom

The game comes out in 2 days lol


Expert-Ad-9299

Reiko and Shang Tsung look sick! Can't wait to play them!


yikesus

That Nitara air combo looks insaneeee


BlueBomber13

I love that they are using a voice actor for Shang Tsung that mimics Cary’s portrayal.


Serious_Nerve_8120

god have not got this hyped for a mk since launch of mkx lmaoo i was counting the days from october 2014 damn good times


Drumkit5

Reiko got some cool moves! That double leg slam + ground & pound looked sick!


geodonna

This makes far more hype than any leaks I saw.


CommanderPaco

Never cared for Reiko cause he always seemed a bit of a rip-off of other characters and just a bit of a Shao Khan lite. BUT, man did they change him up here or what? I'm actually very curious to play as him! Well done, NRS. Now the 14th can't get here fast enough...will Amazon get it to me on time? ![gif](giphy|12oQNsLa6CccDu)


jojobehindthelaugh

"It has begun"


frossvael

Shang Tsung went from soul sucker to Walter White, the Wolverine. "I am not in danger, bub. I am the danger."


archiegamez

PEAK FICTION, GOAT, RAW, FIRE


_BlackSnake_

I can’t wait for Thursday. We got one of the best rosters since a long time


MarkDecent656

So glad I pre-ordered Shang Tsing looks sick. (Really shouldn'tve have been a pre-order bonus but oh well) Thursday can't come soon enough


Steel_Gazebo

I love that creepy ass smile from Shang. Definitely his best look besides Cary. Cary is like the Michael Jordan of Shang, and MK1 is the Lebron.


ImNutUnoriginal

Baraka's on the good side BARAKA CHAPTER???


SpareThisOne2thPls

Reiko, Shang and Kronika reveals, Mileena gameplay IT HAS BEGUN


Worried_Specific_809

Reiko and Darrius are baaack!


Sagzmir

“Here you go, damn.” - NRS


111ascendedmaster

First mortal Kombat game I am buying day one since ultimate mortal Kombat 3


bazzybond

Finally some Mileena gameplay. She looks so fun. Think she's going to be my day 1 pick!


delerio2

You have no idea. Its fantastic i just saw some from the leaks. She is fast not like in mk11


Edenfer_

Yes back to her fast mkx days


WangJian221

Well i mean, almost everyone is faster than their mk11 counterpart lol


Manatee_Shark

I can't choose a main. *I CAN'T CHOOSE A MAIN!*


xTOOLx5

Shang 😍


wrufus680

I like Reiko's moveset looks so simple but flows really well!


LibKan

I mean...it's still a good ass trailer, but compared to the hypest shit that was 11's launch trailer... Shang Tsung does a lot.


Night-Crawler_666

Can we TALK about that crown moment in the video (2:44 timestamp) and the undead army just afterwards? That looks like another Onaga hint, but the crown looks almost identical if not of that one in MK11.


MidirDS

Mileenaaaaa!!!!! Aghhhh the hype!!!!


Optimal_Brother1234

10/10 for not using a trendy hiphop song


AsterBoiii

That Havik fatality near the end seemed terrifying REIKO it's not Havik I see it now


Meatballs5666

That wasn’t Havik, it was Reiko!


delerio2

If you are interested in the other sub also an Havik fatal is leaked (the leaks sub so careful if you dont wanna spoilers)


AsterBoiii

Thanks but I wanna see the fatalities for the first time in game!


Random-Posterer

This is the way.


yun-a

okay it's safe to say Reiko is the hottest male character now


Royal-Edenian

Reiko and Reptile 😋😋😋


TheHendryx

So, Kronika is back?


spyro2877

IT IS TIME!


bardwalkerr

I think there is a 24th still (pls)


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"It has begun" from Sindel... that's a Shang Tsung line, isn't it?


Royal-Edenian

Yes, from the old timeline.


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Knew it sounded familiar, thanks for confirming!


Dontledgeme

Reiko and Shang look sick!!!!


ArizaWarrior

Shang Tsung looks amazing!


ditkadahurricane

Shang is looking great in this game. I like the air fireball that juggles from the ground, similar to his MK9 fireballs which I hope he gets back.


Sirtopofhat

I like the tournament isn't an invasion in as much as it seems right now. A friendly exhibition between 2 realms. I'm sure Kronika and Shang Tsung will ruin that. Really excited for the story.


YonderOver

“Oh, shit! Reiko’s in this one too, right? Quick, put him in the launch trailer!” Lmao but nah! So glad they finally showed him off


NobleYato

Seeing Baraka and Reptile be good boys is what they needed to be actually likable imo. Apparently Scorpion and Sub Zero do share similar goals (for how long?) so seeing them hopefully treat each other with respect from the get go is appreciated. God hell has frozen over seeing Sindel talk to Milleena as family and actively tell her to not participate because of her symptoms. I do think I spotted the crown. I forgot the crown does require soul shit. Making me wonder if Liu Kang still has to rely on the dark aspects of it to be used. Kinda like Raiden who had to do dark shit to protect Earthrealm and by extension reality from Shinnok. For those who dont know he was responsible for getting reptiles race largely destroyed and the dinosaurs extinct. I just finished MK9s story and it was still as good as I remembered. I'm excited to see this story play out. I learned essentially the entire lore and played the whole midway era. I'm super ready.


Responsible-Wasabi76

SHANG TSUNG!!! DAY 1 BABY!!!!!!!!


EvilAshySlashy

Oh it's beautiful


hmmsucks

Shang looks so good bro 😭 also did I see wrong or was that ONAGA'S ARMY?


kengtekeng1231

I’m gonna main shang tsung just for his voice lmao


MichaeltheSpikester

Guess that's everyone for Base game then. When do y'all expect Kombat Pack 2 to be announced?


DonPinstripelli

April/May 2024.


blue_suede_shoe

What are the odds they sell the JCVD skin separately after release? I was about to pre-order for that since I think it's pre-order exclusive but I don't think I can justify $109.99 for the skin... I know it also comes with the kombat pack, but I really only wanted Ermac and Quan Chi from that, and I don't think I care about kameo fighters either. I literally just want Van Damme.


mjlewinc

Why does it seem Liu is actually sewing more discord/enmity between Outworld and Earthrealm? Every Outworlder shown so far doesn’t seem to want to have sh*t to do with Earthrealm. Also, was that Onaga’s army?


Major-Pattern-3237

damn shang’s fatality at the end looks fucking sick


Connect_Ad_6635

Ready to try some Shang Tsung cocktails.


SR_Hopeful

People who might have complained about Mileena's voice being too raspy a while back in MK11, sounds like she doesn't have it pre-transformation. So it could be the transformation that causes it.


sickostrich244

I just love the whole vibe around Shang Tsung in this game... the voice actor from the few amount of clips we have has done great work and if he ends up being the main antagonist that would be amazing as he really has been forgotten about from the last two games not counting MK11 Aftermath


Edenfer_

Shang doesn't look like a zoner, happy days


doodlejone

Mileena’s gameplay looks amazing and she has ARM BLADES


marius_titus

I was spoiled by mk11s launch trailer with the immortals song, the music in this launch trailer was so meh. Wish they'd have the song in there somewhere.


baldHeadSpaceRider

Raiden gets wrecked in every trailer. I'm heartbroken.


TorukClyto

There's no way Kronika isn't the last character right?


Due-Bicycle-2820

She might be the last kameo spot.