Somebody pick up the telephone. Because I freakin’ called it! The last couple of Mortal Kombat reveals have focused on older and established characters. Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade and Ermac to name but a few. But Mortal Kombat X will have plenty of new faces making a bloody splash as well. And one of them is a rooting-tooting gunslinger who fill his hand with iron and your face with lead. I am of course, talking about Erron Black, the Outworld Cowboy.
Here’s a trailer filled with Erron Black’s gun kata attacks. And of course, a grisly fatality tease:
Like every other character in the game, Erron Black will also have three variations to work from, focusing on his wild west revolvers and arsenal. He’s kind of like Stryker, except not universally despised for unknown reasons.
- Marksman – Erron Black wields a rifle which can be used as a melee weapon and opens up opponents for distance attacks
- Gunslinger – Revolver-heavy attacks, that includes trick shots such as shooting a coin in mid-air and into an opponent
- Outlaw – Erron Black uses a Tarkatan arm as a sword for close combat, that can also be used to slowly bleed an opponent
Plus, Black’s X-Ray attack literally has a bullet with your name on it. Classic. Geoff’s favourite Bruce Lee analogue, Liu Kang, will also be present as a Nether-Realm foe after the unfortunate events of Mortal Kombat 9 that ended with the jaded Mortal Kombat champ dying. As usual, his attacks will focus on fast hits, high combos and a fireball in yo face:
- Dragon Fire – Classic Liu Kang attacks that have an increased emphasis on fireballs which can be charged
- Dualism – Kang switches between light and dark styles of attack. Light gives him faster fireballs, but dark turns them into slower bombs
- Flame Fist – Punch attacks which allow Kang to coat his fists in fire which deal extra damage and can parry other players
Last up, Shinnok who was first seen in Mortal Kombat 4. He’ll be using attacks that take advantage of his elder god powers:
- Imposter – Able to absorb the moves of opponents and steal their attack
- Bone Shaper – Shinnok summons weapons crafted from bones
- Necromancer – Shinnok calls forth gigantic skeleton arms to control the battlefield
- Pay up – Makes Geoff pay me R50 whenever he loses a Mortal Kombat-related bet
Stupid Netherrealm Studios, ignoring my good variation ideas…
Last Updated: March 30, 2015
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March 30, 2015 at 07:31
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Hammersteyn
March 30, 2015 at 07:42
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Admiral Chief
March 30, 2015 at 08:04
Shush you
Admiral Chief
March 30, 2015 at 08:04
A worthy game
Hammersteyn
March 30, 2015 at 07:43
Enough talk, where’s the game!
Loftus
March 30, 2015 at 08:18
Pre-ordered this bad boy !
Admiral Chief
March 30, 2015 at 08:19
I like this character!
Captain JJ the damned
March 30, 2015 at 08:21
Pretty damn cool
GREAT GANGSTA GORBASH
March 31, 2015 at 00:42
I am really excited to play as liu kang. For a while i was thinkin they would not put him in the game… best for last i always say.
stevenharmonious
April 2, 2015 at 17:54
Oh c’mon, I LIKE Stryker. Isn’t he back as a background character somewhere with Kabal? Erron is cool (but obviously not as cool as Sub-Zero, the best ranked Mortal Kombatant, hehe) but does he have any more trick bullets?