Question - Ermac Could this Ermac fan-art by known NRS Senior Artist be a taste of what we could expect in MKX?

[SAREDODEVIL]

this ermac looks incredible good, cant imagine noob saibot fan art created by those guys

 

[MisterSpyker]

Looks terrific and fits him perfectly. Ermac was never really a ninja like the others. Completely different story.

 

[Big D]

Yes pls.

 

[Tony at Home]

.....First off, it's not lazy, it's going back to its roots. They could very easily just not put anything in the place of those costumes. They're generous when they do that. Secondly, I like you you seem to want to force the fact that you like the costumes on others that don't. It's nice to know that you like the costume, I love it too. Don't go saying that people are "blowing it off" though. They may just not like it. Maybe they just like going back to the roots. MAYBE they just think the ninja costumes look cooler (and I'll argue that they might, even though I love the above).

"Going back to roots" is a poor substitute for taste. It's liking a costume because it's old, rather than because it is well designed.

And remember, the roots weren't there because they wanted it that way. It was a forced limitation that they would rather not have had.

 

[John Grizzly]

OMFG, son.

In ONE day I just got TJ Combo and Ermac confirmed (pretty much). Today is a good day to be a fighting game fan.

Fuck, he looks so badass. Like Scarecrow from Batman or something.

Everyone complaining about this look has poor taste - bottom line. Why don't they just use palette swaps for EVERYONE in the game, eh? NRS is making Ermac a complete separate character. I LOVE the direction they're taking with him. I hope Noob looks just as different as Ermac does (if they indeed are both in the game).

Soooooo badass.

 

[AK Stormthegates]

Wow that is awesome looking.

 

[Decay]

My favorite ermac design so far. The newer story arcs lately have him less of a ninja and more like a dark spirit sorcerer so this looks more appropriate. I'm not a fan of any of the mk9 designs, they look so terrible with random spikes and bad haircuts. Totally excited for a new darker and more realistic look, like the way scorpion looks in the trailer

 

[STB Sgt Reed]

Meh... not a fan of the huge shoulder things...

 

[SAREDODEVIL]

NOOB SAIBOT FAN ART PLS!!!!!1

 

[STB Sgt Reed]

"Going back to roots" is a poor substitute for taste. It's liking a costume because it's old, rather than because it is well designed.

And remember, the roots weren't there because they wanted it that way. It was a forced limitation that they would rather not have had.

WRONG. Just flat out wrong.

I do not prefer the older costumes b/c they are "old". My favorite costume for ermac is his MK9 primary.

However, I would take any other ermac costume over the one in the OP as I do not care for any aspect of that costume, to me... it's just ugly.

I get your point about the limitations and yeah that's fine that they HAD to make them that way, but saying everyone likes them b/c of that's how they used to be is just putting words into people's mouths.

 

[Under_The_Mayo]

We're going super dark I hope.

 

[Spoobs]

Scarecrow? Ermac? But that's two of my favorite things of all time. This better be happening.

 

[Gesture Required Ahead]

While this costume looks very awesome, ask yourself this: can you really see Ermac in this costume punching, kicking and jumping? Unless his playstyle turns into special move-oriented and he's a super Kenshi-like zoner, I can't see this costume fit well.

 

[aldazo]

It looks great, but I understand the critics about him resembling scarecrow, I'm sure he will have at least one alternate costume if not more so it's not a big deal, plus it looks awesome, c'mon men. Ermac is a ninja but in MK9 he was portrait more as a sorcerer or something like that, like a different entity, not your average ninja, so I think the costume will fit him.

 

[Eddy Wang]

Bernard Beneteau Ermac's costume for MKX

 

[TaffyMeat]

I want it but I don't....

It's dark but I don't want ermac looking like a shadow priest

 

[TaffyMeat]

While this costume looks very awesome, ask yourself this: can you really see Ermac in this costume punching, kicking and jumping? Unless his playstyle turns into special move-oriented and he's a super Kenshi-like zoner, I can't see this costume fit well.

It looks like a step up from ermac's mk9 alternate costume with the hood. It could work.

 

[LaidbackOne]

Yes, because change clearly hasn't happened before or anything...


They've changed quite a bit. From 3-D playing, to story telling, to adventures, to weapon styles, to fighting styles, to X-Rays, to enhanced moves, to different alities, to rage, to crossovers.....they've changed a lot. That argument seems ridiculous to me.

Not saying you were arguing either, lol. That seemed a little harsh, but 'twas not intended that way.

I was talking about character design and lazy palette swaps, not game mechanics Einstein.

 

[xxsledgrenxx]

how can some1 dislike this ? because he isnt in traditional " ninja " clothing ? we should let the creators create

 

[Eldriken]

I don't even LIKE Ermac. But if this was his costume for MKX, I'd main him just to look at how bad ass he looks.

 

[Euphoric]

Why do people wan't pallet swaps? Aren't you tired of that for 20 years. SF is fun because they have unique looking characters.

 

[GeoffBedlam]

If this is how he's gonna look then oh my fucking god, would "main" again/10.

 

[Derpin Errday]

I cannot express with words how much I want him to look like this.I'd have to add him to the list of day-one mains with Sub/Noob.

 

[ChrispyCream7]

MKX is getting the Nolan treatment.

 

[Fred Marvel]

this is easily better than every design ermac has ever had in a game
do it nrs