Who is the most defensive character in MKX?

[AK L0rdoftheFLY]

Besides sub, who may seem like an obvious choice, I want to know who the community thinks defines this play style the best. This isn't a "who is the best character poll" btw. I do not want rush down or 50/50s or corner carry or frame traps to be considered.

Please consider the following

When opponent is close
1) reversals
2) armor
3) pressure escape

When opponent is far or in footsie range
4) space control-normals and safe specials
5) zoning

If your choice is variation specific, please specify.

 

[Dankster Morgan]

Erin Black

 

[Darkling]

Imo, BS Shinnok has very solid defence, both Shoulder and Scoop are good reversal that can link to full combo(even though unsafe). Scoop is quite good for anti zoning. His fireball and hellsparks are great for zoning and anti air, sparks can be made safe and at full screen fireball is fast and spammable

 

[WATCHD0G]

Quan Chi.....best defense is a good offense

 

[MrSunshine]

BS shinnok and Goro

 

[Dankster Morgan]

Grandmaster Sub Zero. Everything he does can be made safe with Ice Clone. I also do not see Sub Zero on the poll.

So not true

 

[Darkling]

Grandmaster Sub Zero. Everything he does can be made safe with Ice Clone. I also do not see Sub Zero on the poll.

The OP said besides sub =)))

 

[Zatoichi]

No one comes close to Sub Zero really, I guess Commando/Cybernetic Kano, but he is just mid tier.

 

[EMPEROR PRYCE]

Blood God Kotal. He has to play his obsidian totem game perfect and be more agile than most when applying his defense, due to a lack of reversal options.

It's seems odd, but the fact that he gains meter on block when o totem is up, and one combo from him leads to 60%+ makes him scary. Especially since if kotals totem game is on point, the opponents combos will be doing SHIT damage.

 

[Knoterror]

I'd say Crystalline Tremor has to be up there. The DD1 armor special is quite impressive at taking away offensive options of your opponent... just like an ice clone.

 

[Zatoichi]

So not true

The OP said besides sub =)))

I read it after I posted, I deleted that post already. The closest would be Kano then, but there is an insane gap between Kano and Sub Zero though,

 

[Gesture Required Ahead]

All other factors aside: Reptile's got a 6-frame 3/4th screen low-profiling armor yo. If that doesn't say "stop what you're fucking doing right now", then maybe I'm looking at him wrong

 

[usedcarsalesmang]

Shinnok is probably the best at playing defense upclose. Far away Quan or Predator.

It's a hard question, defense isn't really a factor. MKX is a turn based fighter.

 

[Darkling]

I'd say Crystalline Tremor has to be up there. The DD1 armor special is quite impressive at taking away offensive options of your opponent... just like an ice clone.

Can you explain more abt his armor, I think it is decent but not really good

 

[ShotgunInsanity]

Cyber Kano is imo one of the most defensive characters in MKX.

 

[AK L0rdoftheFLY]

Shinnok is probably the best at playing defense upclose. Far away Quan or Predator.

It's a hard question, defense isn't really a factor. MKX is a turn based fighter.

That's kind of why I made the thread. I want to make my opponent work for their turn

 

[FL Rushdown]

If you look at an MK tier list the characters get more defensive the closer they are to the bottom.

 

[Tokiwartoothxdk]

probably Blood god because of obsidian totem or HQT

 

[SM StarGazer]

Lao. Orbit, Spin, and teleport are wonderful defensive options. Spin for rushdown fools and AA(best in the game), orbit for rushdown fools and teleport reads, teleport for horrible spammers and rushdown fools.

 

[GAV]

In terms of straight-up D, its Cassie. If you count anti-zoning, its Mileena.

 

[AK L0rdoftheFLY]

If you look at an MK tier list the characters get more defensive the closer they are to the bottom.

Or the harder the character is to use. In every other MK game zoners were king. Kabal was the exception who ruled at both

 

[Ray'sGoodLiquor]

Not saying I'm a genius at this game, but after thinking about each individual name on the list, I kept going back to Reptile. My vote has to go to Lord Rektile.

 

[SaltShaker]

If you look at an MK tier list the characters get more defensive the closer they are to the bottom.

I support this post.

 

[allbluesanji]

quanchi players

 

[The Celebrity]

Cybernetic Kano.

Best backdash, very solid footsie game, fastest reversal in game (tied with cassie), a hard-knockdown ender that puts the opponent full-screen, 2 anti-air specials and one of the best anti-air normals in the game (B1), etc... He's pretty damn stacked with defensive options, all he's missing is a clone.

Only other person I'd consider is Blood God Kotal, but honestly he's in his own category. I can't really say the character with 0 reversals/wakeup options has the best defensive options. With that said, he might be the best defensive character, but he definitely doesn't have the best defensive options.