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Which Character's move seems most unlike them?

SneakyTortoise

SneakyTortoise

Official Master of Salt
Okay, before I make my suggestion I know I'll get a bunch of people who don't understand and call me crazy because it is a classic move and completely inseparable from the character. But let me try and explain.

The point is, to give a move which you think doesn't fit the character it belongs to because it just doesn't suit them. It doesn't matter how long they've had it.

Mine for example, is Kano's balls (no innuendo intended). Kano's ball move just seems ridiculous to me. He's meant to be some cut-throat mercenary and then he has this comedy looking move where he throws himself at you in a ball. Like that seems more like something a comedy character or animalistic character would have. I know it's one of his classic moves, but every time I see it I can't help but think would Kano really do that?

Does anyone else think there's a special move a character has that seems completely unlike them?
 
SneakyTortoise

SneakyTortoise

Official Master of Salt
STB Sgt Reed said:
How about Rain? His name has to do with water and all but one of his abilities involve water. Why does he have a lightning bolt move?? That seems more like a move raiden would have.
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Initially, I was about to agree with the lightning move, but he appears to have the ability to control the weather to some degree.
His roundhouse kick, on the other hand, while being awesome, is still pretty random.
 
SaltShaker

SaltShaker

In Zoning We Trust
My vote goes to-

MK- Quan Chi's stomp. The air stomp just seems so out of place with his character and move set.

MK-Kung Lao's teleport. Why is he doing this move? Has he ever teleported in anything outside of gameplay? Why does he teleport?? So out of character lol.

Injustice- Frost's air dash. What? Since when was Frost flying around? And how can Frost air dash when characters like Sinestro and Shazam can't? Very out of place.

Injustice- Nightwing uses a staff, Deathstroke a sword. Enough said.


4 of some glaring issues there.
 
haketh

haketh

Champion
SaltShaker said:
Injustice- Frost's air dash. What? Since when was Frost flying around? And how can Frost air dash when characters like Sinestro and Shazam can't? Very out of place.

Injustice- Nightwing uses a staff, Deathstroke a sword. Enough said.

4 of some glaring issues there.
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Neither of these are out of character at all, Forst has been able to levitate & fly since she was created & Nightwing has been using a staff forever, same with Deathstroke using the sword.
 
Waffles775

Waffles775

lover of fighting games, especially the old ones
what about the animalities? i don't remember any in particular, just that quite a few were unfitting. (idk if these count as moves tho)
 
Montanx

Montanx

Thats why they call this thing bloodsport, kid.
Rains dumb roundhouse. Sonyas kisses, shes not dainty like that. Quans stomp, why would he stomp?

My top goes to scorpions leg takedown. It's not that it's out of character it just seems pointless. Has anyone ever thought "I hope scorp still has that awesome leg sweep in the next game."? How has that move made it off the cutting room floor every game?
 
ShaolinGunFu

ShaolinGunFu

Warrior
Maybe they explain it in the story nut johnny cages stunt double variation makes zero sense, they explained the green balls but even that doesnt add up.

and why do air ice clones stay afloat? wtf

and this is not a move but a lack of a move- why is it that shazam cannot air dash or fly, he is the most flyingest mofo in the game, dude loves to fly- but once he fights he doesnt? at least shouldve had his kung lao teleport from mkdc
 
sling1414

sling1414

Apprentice
For me it has to be all of Johnny Cage's projectiles, im ok with him having them, but every time I see him throw one im like "could he really do that..."
 
SaltShaker

SaltShaker

In Zoning We Trust
haketh said:
Neither of these are out of character at all, Forst has been able to levitate & fly since she was created & Nightwing has been using a staff forever, same with Deathstroke using the sword.
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Did not know Frost could fly. I thought all she could do was levitate/glide. Still, her flying while those others can't makes no sense unless she can fly on a galactic Sinestro level.

Here you are wrong though. Mixing your Robins up. Nightwing's main weapon in the comics is the escrima sticks and he uses his gauntlets and boots for his weapon arsenal like how Batman uses his belt. He hardly ever uses a staff and definitely doesn't in his every day battles. Meanwhile, the staff is Deathstrokes best weapon along with his broadsword and guns, but NW is the one switching to a Bo. Only explanation is pretty much "NW has trained extensively in everything" lol. Which was my point.
 
Cabra_da_Peste

Cabra_da_Peste

Noob
ShaolinGunFu said:
Maybe they explain it in the story nut johnny cages stunt double variation makes zero sense, they explained the green balls but even that doesnt add up.

and why do air ice clones stay afloat? wtf
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Why stunt double variation doesn't make sense? Maybe he took the control of the "green shadow", and about gameplan stunt double variation is awesome. I believe that his green powers in general doesn't make sense hahaha.
 
haketh

haketh

Champion
SaltShaker said:
Did not know Frost could fly. I thought all she could do was levitate/glide. Still, her flying while those others can't makes no sense unless she can fly on a galactic Sinestro level.

Here you are wrong though. Mixing your Robins up. Nightwing's main weapon in the comics is the escrima sticks and he uses his gauntlets and boots for his weapon arsenal like how Batman uses his belt. He hardly ever uses a staff and definitely doesn't in his every day battles. Meanwhile, the staff is Deathstrokes best weapon along with his broadsword and guns, but NW is the one switching to a Bo. Only explanation is pretty much "NW has trained extensively in everything" lol. Which was my point.
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Dick has been using the Staff on & off since Outsiders first run, the Escrima Sticks are the main weapon but him using a staff isn't out of pocket

And for Deathstroke


The power staff you're talking about isn't used that often
 
SaltShaker

SaltShaker

In Zoning We Trust
haketh said:
Dick has been using the Staff on & off since Outsiders first run, the Escrima Sticks are the main weapon but him using a staff isn't out of pocket

And for Deathstroke


The power staff you're talking about isn't used that often
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I've seen NW, not Robin, NW, use a staff a handful of times at best. Maybe I missed something but I've hardly seen him use one in most of the stories he's been involved in, especially to where he'd be considered a specialist.

Deathstroke though-

"One of Deathstroke's signature weapons, a near indestructible bo staff (sometimes made out of prometheum) that can also discharge an energy blast (strong enough to destroy aircraft, and even injure powerful metahumans). Lately, he has been shown to be able to separate his staff into two nightsticks as well."

http://www.comicvine.com/deathstroke/4005-3588/
 
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