Move List - Ermac Mortal Kombat X - ERMAC Comparison VS MK9! (Intro, Gameplay, Combos, Xray, Fatalities!) MKX!

This not even debatable, not be an ass or anything, there is no way in hell any MK9 character will be better than any MKX character version, every character has evolved beyond anything in the MK9 version, which is much better in every way because is a progression, the old version can never top the newer, specially if one is an improvement of the good and same formula MK9 was used.

Aside from that i get to try my favourite char 3 times in 3 different ways, 3 times the fun.

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I have to admit... I think his x-ray from MK9 was better. The headbutt is... I dunneven.

@colt @tylerlansdown have you guys ever thought about making some of the souls' warriors do Ermac's bidding in a fatality or x-ray? IMO that would be f*&%in cool.

Spinky said:

Hey look, ANOTHER shameless self-promotion thread.

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Why shouldn't he promote his MORTAL KOMBAT related video on MORTAL KOMBATs biggest website?

everything in MKX gonna be 100% better than MK9 ..... MK9 was the aperitif; MKX is the main course

I said it before but his X-ray is too generic for someone who has super strong telekenetic power. I don't think Ermac needs to do a flying jump kick at someone to break their neck Lol Just twist that bitch around like cork screw

Evil Eddy Wang said:

This not even debatable, not be an ass or anything, there is no way in hell any MK9 character will be better than any MKX character version, every character has evolved beyond anything in the MK9 version, which is much better in every way because is a progression, the old version can never top the newer, specially if one is an improvement of the good and same formula MK9 was used.

Aside from that i get to try my favourite char 3 times in 3 different ways, 3 times the fun.

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by this logic every sequel just makes things better. go say that to the resident evil fans and see how that progression worked out for them.

i honestly prefer MK9s version, MKX Ermac looks like a twig and his animations do not look good. pretty much the only thing i preffer about the new one is that they replaced the stupid but stomps with something more respectable

Decay said:

I said it before but his X-ray is too generic for someone who has super strong telekenetic power. I don't think Ermac needs to do a flying jump kick at someone to break their neck Lol Just twist that bitch around like cork screw

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Said TOO WELL!

Do you agree with the souls of Ermac doing his bidding? Even as an intro if you saw thousands of souls running toward the screen and they formed Ermac... I can't get over the limitlessness of the awesomeness.

I for one can respect his new xray, ermac is a being who feels no pain, no emotion, his xray headbutt shows that he is just a being given life by countless souls, as for his new telekenetic push animation, he barely extends his hands like in MK9, can u imagine how good flip stance will work in his favor? By having his back turned and his arms barely extend when doing telekinetic push, the opponent will have a hard time seeing the move coming, I for one am not a big fan of the continuous floating but I'm not gonna read too much into it, I think ermac will be very solid this time around, and is a nice addition.

Side Note:
It would be cool to have the countless souls leave ermac body after someone fatalities him, would just add to him not being a real human being.. @tylerlansdown

FCP/EMP SCAR said:

I for one can respect his new xray, ermac is a being who feels no pain, no emotion, his xray headbutt shows that he is just a being given life by countless souls, as for his new telekenetic push animation, he barely extends his hands like in MK9, can u imagine how good flip stance will work in his favor? By having his back turned and his arms barely extend when doing telekinetic push, the opponent will have a hard time seeing the move coming, I for one am not a big fan of the continuous floating but I'm not gonna read too much into it, I think ermac will be very solid this time around, and is a nice addition.

Side Note:
It would be cool to have the countless souls leave ermac body after someone fatalities him, would just add to him not being a real human being.. @tylerlansdown

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interesting take...

I still think they could do much better. Think about how much better Scorpion's x-ray is in MKX than it was in MK9. X-rays are a signature MK move now so they NEED to be impressive. The only thing impressive about Scorp's MK9 x-ray is how he teleports into position. It seems like NRS really saw the potential in MKX.

I wanna assume it's way too late for them to change his x-ray now but just look at Raiden. His original MKX x-ray was NOTHING in comparison to the new one. Sorry... Ermac is one of my favorite characters... so /endrant/

I agree with @STORMS 100%. I was one of the people who jumped through the roof watching Ermac's reveal and gameplay, but if I had any small criticism it would be the X-Ray. I mean you have a guy made of a thousand souls wielding powers where he can attack you by just thinking it, and his X-Ray is a head butt, a kick, and a stomp???

I could see if Kano or someone had an X-Ray like that, but with Ermac there's unlimited potential for an X-Ray and that was probably the worst case scenario.


Almost like the X-Ray had to be bad so everything else could be so awesome about him. We all like balance right?

SaltShaker said:

I agree with @STORMS 100%. I was one of the people who jumped through the roof watching Ermac's reveal and gameplay, but if I had any small criticism it would be the X-Ray. I mean you have a guy made of a thousand souls wielding powers where he can attack you by just thinking it, and his X-Ray is a head butt, a kick, and a stomp???

I could see if Kano or someone had an X-Ray like that, but with Ermac there's unlimited potential for an X-Ray and that was probably the worst case scenario.


Almost like the X-Ray had to be bad so everything else could be so awesome about him. We all like balance right?

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tellin ya... if they somehow made it to where souls would come out of him and do his bidding while Ermac just floated there... maaaaaan

Overall design I prefer MKX. I like the aligning of his design more towards a warlock/sorcerer approach. The floating, the hooded robe. I like most of it. BUT I don't like the face. It wouldn't be TOO bad except he has those weird slabs of paint on his face and that totally ruins the design. Looks like failed camo paint.

But in terms of animation from what I've seen, I hate to say it but MK9's ermac looks better animated to me. The TK animations look more believable as in I can tell his intent more from the way he performs his TK moves in MK9 vs MKX, and his MKX xray isn't very good. It seems so weirdly animated and the reaction of the opponent seems off. Why is it that Ermac headbutts you flying at like 45 mph yet the opponent's feet seem glued to the floor and the attack doesn't even move them very much? It's odd looking. He also doesn't use his TK in any effective or cool way in his Xray either.

I never really cared for E-mac much but ido think they made him a little too skinny and the floating is annoying to me for some reason lol I didn't like it much in INJ either (They even gave him a entire vari dedicated to floating)...As for his X-ray..To me it feels lazy I mean 3 cracks at the skull and the way he performs them seems like they just said fuck it in the middle of the drawing board for it...Look at Loa's Xray compared to Mac's ..They could atleast make it so he attacks another part of the body then the skull but I mean it's not that big of a deal tbh..I like his fatalities tho.

His X-Ray could have been like Quan chi combined with Noobs. Two Souls could have left the body and maybe possesed his body or they could have run up to an opponent and snap their necks holds them like noobs and kicks them in the back. Then both of them could each hold 1 arm of the opponent them Ermac could do the dive in head but.

MK9 incarnation is the best by far. In MKX Ermac looks like the son of MartianManhunter and Raven ...ugh!

Amplified$hotz said:

His X-Ray could have been like Quan chi combined with Noobs. Two Souls could have left the body and maybe possesed his body or they could have run up to an opponent and snap their necks holds them like noobs and kicks them in the back. Then both of them could each hold 1 arm of the opponent them Ermac could do the dive in head but.

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I actually agree with this, ermac could just possess one of the opponents ligaments, specifically use telekinetic force to make the opponent float mid air against their will, trying to resist, zoom into xray mode and destroy their tissue or make their bones break, then use TK force to push them away... @tylerlansdown lol

I think the headbutt's cool , but I do think it should be expanded on. Leave the headbutt though, shows he's not only dependent on magic. I also like his skinnier look, sorry everyone doesn't look like Decay anymore..

My idea for his X-ray:
Starts the same with the small grab into headbutt, but this time it actually knocks the opponent off his feet. While opponent is still falling back Ermac teleports behind landing a force blast to the spine, x-ray zoom in, opponent thrown upwards from the blast. Ermac teleports above opponent and lands his air stomp to the opponent's upper back, x-ray zoom in.

Error said:

My idea for his X-ray:
Starts the same with the small grab into headbutt, but this time it actually knocks the opponent off his feet. While opponent is still falling back Ermac teleports behind landing a force blast to the spine, x-ray zoom in, opponent thrown upwards from the blast. Ermac teleports above opponent and lands his air stomp to the opponent's upper back, x-ray zoom in.

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I came in to give an Xray idea I just came up with only to find yours and I must say, yours sounds fucking awesome!

My idea was slightly different:
Ermac puts his arm in front of him and uses his TK to explode the opponent's knee cap. The opponent drops to his knees and looks up only to see Ermac now standing in front of him. Ermac then charges his TK strength (like his B2 equivalent from MKX) and hits the opponent in the chest, shattering the sternum & causing the latter to drop on his back. At which point Ermac jumps and forcefully lands his foot on the guy's neck, breaking it in the process.

seniorcuddlebuns said:

Overall design I prefer MKX. I like the aligning of his design more towards a warlock/sorcerer approach. The floating, the hooded robe. I like most of it. BUT I don't like the face. It wouldn't be TOO bad except he has those weird slabs of paint on his face and that totally ruins the design. Looks like failed camo paint.

But in terms of animation from what I've seen, I hate to say it but MK9's ermac looks better animated to me. The TK animations look more believable as in I can tell his intent more from the way he performs his TK moves in MK9 vs MKX, and his MKX xray isn't very good. It seems so weirdly animated and the reaction of the opponent seems off. Why is it that Ermac headbutts you flying at like 45 mph yet the opponent's feet seem glued to the floor and the attack doesn't even move them very much? It's odd looking. He also doesn't use his TK in any effective or cool way in his Xray either.

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I'm pretty sure that's what's left of his mummy wraps in MK9

Shark Tank said:

I'm pretty sure that's what's left of his mummy wraps in MK9

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Still looks horrible and throws off the entire costume. But both MK9 and MKX's designs pale in comparison to the fan concept "scarecrow" look. Man that costume looked amazing

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Brutal Chimney said:

by this logic every sequel just makes things better. go say that to the resident evil fans and see how that progression worked out for them.

i honestly prefer MK9s version, MKX Ermac looks like a twig and his animations do not look good. pretty much the only thing i preffer about the new one is that they replaced the stupid but stomps with something more respectable

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Not at all. Some sequels attempt to revolutionize or revamp the gameplay. In that case a new version may well be poorer than the old. But in an iterative system such outcomes are very unlikely. In terms of gameplay MKX is very much an iteration of MK9 and IGAU so it's quite logical to assume it would be better.

Aesthetics are a completely different thing. MK9 Ermac looked cooler to me but this one looks more unique from the rest of the revealed cast.

Edit: sorry for the double post.