Worst Designed Character and WHY?

[juicepouch]

Cyborg, he feels half done as a character

 

[JHCRANE 14]

I voted cyborg because he is a zoner that gets completly bodied and has weak damage.

 

[moraelgamed]

Green Lantern hands down . For a character that can literally creates any construct he can think of , you would think they would have done much more with him . That guy has endless possibilities .

 

[STRYKIE]

Doomsday is the perfect example of why boss characters by inherent design will never be consistent within a standard roster. On the contrary, it's not as makeshift as Sheeva, but within the Injustice roster, that's my pick.

Batgirl/Scorpion tie.

It feels like their character design was nothing but a direct response to complaints about zoning and interactibles. So they started giving out teleports like it was armor in MK9.

Scorpion was the obvious result of some clueless J Jonah Jameson lookin' motherfucker within the higher ups at WB telling NRS: "Hey uh, how about you put that mascot you have from the Mortal Kombat product to gauge interest in our new franchise? We build stock for the IP within the MK install base, and the new install base buys the next MK title, tell the hashtag culture it was your idea, it's a win/win!"

Other than that, teleports were equally overkill in MK9. I still don't get why Rain has one.

 

[Eldriken]

Seriously... But hey man, dem Cage combos are what skillz are all about, am I right?

Y'know...the Flash and Cage comparison is 100% fucking spot on. I HATE BOTH OF THEIR ANIMATIONS.

 

[The PantyChrist]

Green Lantern hands down . For a character that can literally creates any construct he can think of , you would think they would have done much more with him . That guy has endless possibilities .

He's a reckless jet pilot. His constructs are fine

 

[juicepouch]

He's a reckless jet pilot. His constructs are fine

I like the ones he has but only like 3 of his moves are even construct based

 

[ThaShiveGeek]

I feel like they did Joker all wrong. He's is arguably the most popular villain in comic history yet in the one games he's in they made him all wrong. I feel like he should have been OP! He's The Joker! I also would have liked a Heath Ledger skin too, but that's neither here nor there.

 

[KillaGthug4Life]

Hawkgirl because she can win without using a combo and just fly around till endless fucking irritation.

 

[KillaGthug4Life]

I feel like they did Joker all wrong. He's is arguably the most popular villain in comic history yet in the one games he's in they made him all wrong. I feel like he should have been OP! He's The Joker! I also would have liked a Heath Ledger skin too, but that's neither here nor there.

I have yet to play a fighting game where the Joker is not one of the worst characters in the game. I also want to see a riddler...

 

[Prinz]

Other than that, teleports were equally overkill in MK9. I still don't get why Rain has one.

Cause ninja.

Shazam has some flaws, I think he should have either a better projectile or faster teleport. Fuck it, give him faster teleport and unblockable trait and he bodies all. And Doomsday's nova should've been controlable like Sheeva's teleport.

 

[Prinz]

Also I don't get why MMH has a mb air dash. It suited Killer Frost better.

 

[Hidan]

Seriously... But hey man, dem Cage combos are what skillz are all about, am I right?

Hah, he was ridiculous too, but that always was his characteristic, so we take him more lightly

 

[Groove Heaven]

Scorpion. He just doesn't fit in this game and never did. They had the chance to make the correct changes to him and they made him a complete shitter instead.

 

[STRYKIE]

Cause ninja.

Shazam has some flaws, I think he should have either a better projectile or faster teleport. Fuck it, give him faster teleport and unblockable trait and he bodies all. And Doomsday's nova should've been controlable like Sheeva's teleport.

Reptile.

Also, not sure if you've seen the thread, but I need you to confirm something.

 

[Hidan]

I feel like they did Joker all wrong. He's is arguably the most popular villain in comic history yet in the one games he's in they made him all wrong. I feel like he should have been OP! He's The Joker! I also would have liked a Heath Ledger skin too, but that's neither here nor there.

He's fine... Joker wasn't made for everyone

 

[Mr. Mileena]

Aquaman because of trait and like yeah

 

[Yoaks]

Green Lantern hands down . For a character that can literally creates any construct he can think of , you would think they would have done much more with him . That guy has endless possibilities .

Hal Jordan as a character tho isn't very creative. So him having a "Lift", "Mini-gun", "Rockets", "Torpedoes" etc. actually fit who he is.

 

[coolwhip]

Judging by the above responses every character in the game has poor design.

 

[ThaShiveGeek]

He's fine... Joker wasn't made for everyone

That's cool, but IMO they didn't do him justice. Doesn't the story revolve around him making Superman turn over to the Dark side? He's the reason this shit happens, and yet... He's still... the way he is lol.

 

[Eldriken]

@ThaShiveGeek I agree with you on your thoughts on Joker. The way he functions when playing him just doesn't do him justice.

 

[Vulcan Hades]

Completely ignoring Scorpion, this thread made me realize how well designed and unique every character is.

Seriously, good job NRS!

 

[NoobSaibot]

Smoke

 

[ryublaze]

IMO Ares was poorly designed.

He has to play yolo and gimmicky to win. He has good damage yes but he has to take risks unlike other characters in the game. He's very meter and trait dependent (he has to use them to start most of his combos). Trait doesn't act like a projectile and disappears when interrupted and up trait is useless. Trait dash cancels could've been great for pressure. When he's invisible his godsmack still shows up on the screen. His sword launcher in the corner also whiffs on certain characters. I'm talking gameplay wise of course, idk anything about him in the DC universe.

 

[NorCalSamurai]

It's either joker or cyborg, this game puts a lot of importance on trait, and both their traits are useless.