A trio of Mortal Kombat 1 fighters have been revealed in an action-packed trailer, with Baraka, Tanya, and the oft-overlooked Li Mei all joining the lineup. Fans will obviously be familiar with Baraka, while Tanya was last seen in Mortal Kombat X. But it’s Li Mei who will require a better memory: she was last playable in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon on the PS2!
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The trailer also pulls back the curtain on some of the game’s plot, with Mileena and Kitana seemingly part of Edenian royal family, and protected by the all-female Umgadi. Piecing together the trailer, it looks like Tanya is the leader of the Umgadi, while Li Mei was banished at some point. We can’t wait to play the full game!
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Baraka looks a bit slower than I would like, but, hot DAYUM, I am loving the reinventions of Le Mei and Tanya. Both of them look incredible.
Kinda odd that we've only seen the Earthrealm and Edinian side of the narrative and they haven't really shown anything of the Outworld side yet...
I'm maintaining that both endings of MK11 Aftermath are canon, that we're dealing with some split timeline shenanigans, and we'll be seeing Shang Tsung's side of the narrative closer to launch.
I've criticized some character design in a previous article for being bland (Especially Raiden), but Tanya's design is the best in the whole series. In every other game she was a bit meh with not much to show besides the colour yellow, they turned how unique she looks up to 11! Baraka also looks really cool with a more slender design making him look younger. Li Mei is more
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