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Bodam's Take on the MK9 Roster

STB Bodam

"Game... Blouses."
Yes,
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-1- Kabal
How could it be anyone else? Do I really need to even say why he's the clear cut number one?

-2- Kenshi
Armor everything; I really think he's the best character in the game if Kabal isn't in the game.

-3- Sonya Blade
BS Cartwheel, one of the best projectiles in the game and of course D+4~Military Stance; I don't think I need to say anymore.

-4- Freddy Krueger
Full-screen frametraps, some of the best zoning and great 50/50s with high damage; if he had Sektor's hit-box, he just might be higher.

-5- Kung Lao
He's a lot easier to deal with now after several patches but he's still really tough to deal with.

-6- Johnny Cage
Bad match-ups be damned, he's still one of the most annoying characters in the roster. In my opinion, he's like a chip-damage Cyrax except better -- if that makes any sense.

-7- Smoke
Runaway tools up the ass and does a ton of damage (with resets even). On top of all that, he has some of the best pokes in the game.

-8- Jax
Great footsies, great anti-air punishes and incredible corner damage. Jax pretty much has it all going for him; all that with a really great hit-box; he's just lacking something that puts him above the rest, in my opinion.

-9- Kitana
Safe projectiles and underrated rushdown. Maybe this is a product of me playing Rain; but Kitana is a tough fight no matter what it seems.

-10- Skarlet
She could be a lot higher but I've yet to see her played to her fullest potential. For now, I'll slot her here but she could be a lot higher.

-11- Sektor
Low hitbox, a ton of damage and a 6-frame standing jab. I wasn't always a believer; but it's becoming more and more apparent that Sektor deserves more respect as we begin to know more about the game.

-12- Raiden
He's still Raiden and he's still a pain to deal with at high-level play. I used to absolutely despise fighting any Raiden players but if you know the fight; it's never unwinnable.

-13- Liu Kang
Maybe it's just me but I feel like we've been severely underrating Liu Kang for awhile now. What makes him so bad? I feel he could be as high as nine or ten here but I'll slot him here for now.

-14- Shang Tsung
-15- Cyrax
-16- Rain
-17- Mileena
-18- Sindel
-19- Ermac
-20- Reptile
-21- Nightwolf
-22- Baraka
-23- Quan Chi
-24- Stryker
-25- Sheeva
-26- Scorpion
-27- Cyber Sub Zero
-28- Sub Zero
-29- Noob Saibot
-30- Kano
-31- Jade
 

Faded Dreams V

Retired June 2012. Unretired June 2013.
I know this is a personal tier list, and I respect that, but I have to defend Sub-Zero in the honor of the Lin Kuei. Why do you think he's bad? lol. Character's mid-tier at best. Not Top 10, but certainly not that much lower. Personally, I'd put him at 16-18.
 

RTM2004

Revenant Jade
-16- Rain
Why is Rain not at least #11-#13? That character is loaded with armor. 4 is a ridiculous normal and his combo launcher whatever it is where he bounces his opponent in a juggle, he is a very irritating character to play footsies with. Armored Ex Roundhouse combo launcher which gets him about 40% damage with the option to Ex Bubble to drain meter while at it. RH cancel pressure up close. He is sh** to use online but OMG an offline Rain is ridiculous. No one should downplay this character with all the tools he has available, his normals are not sluggish either except his slow Uppercut. His bad match ups easily are Kabal, Kenshi, Kitana then maybe Kung Lao, who else does he lose to? The character is good in the right hands of the player who will use him with dedication.

Rain's 4~special in footsies makes me jealous, if Rain can do it why can't Sindel do 4~Scream combo starter?
 

rev0lver

Come On Die Young
The top 10 I pretty much agree with, just would switch Kenshi and Sonya and MAYBE Lao and Cage. Idk about the rest though.... I think Cyrax needs to be above Sektor, Raiden should be a little lower. Reptile, Quan, and Sub definitely higher.
 
Sheeva better than scorpion, sub zero and cyber sub?
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Lumpymoomilk

Online Punching Bag
lol Bodam you are just asking for trouble making a thread like this. I'm sick of tier lists, but seriously all this number crunching and shit doesn't anyone just play this game for fun anymore? I mean maybe 20 people who post on here have actually made money in tournaments off this?
 

KombatNerd

Justice 4 Firestorm
I'd refrain from listing Skarlet at the moment, but I do feel at the least she's Mid-Tier or Upper Mid. She has the tools to deal with every character, great pressure, and a teleport that's more ass than Sheeva. :p
 

Peckapowa

Champion
i pretty much agree with this tier list, except for jade shes not the worst shes actually got potential.

to be frank, sub zero has a lot of bad matchups imo but he might still have to be higher, i could make an argument for this
kung lao, raiden(i will argue this is abd for sub to the death), kabal, kenshi, smoke, FREDDY!!!, kitana, SKARLET???, sonya maybe?, ermac, sektor, SINDEL??, cyrax???, shang tsung?