The other thing just doesnt look like Noob tho, just looks like a guy with a bunch of shadow cast on him
When I first saw it I thought that could be the case.
But the problem is that you can clearly make out Baraka and he doesn't have shadows on him or anything. Why would this one guy in the artwork have heavy shadows on him to the point that he's jet black, when no one else has that going on for them?
There's also nothing in the scene that could be casting such a heavy shadow, unless there's something to the left we can't see because it's off-screen. But even then that wouldn't cause a heavy shadow because of the lighting: The main light is coming from the top/center of the background and is casting a white light on to the characters. You can see the light shining on Scorpion and Sub-Zero for an example, and they are the closest to the screen (further away from the light) and they are still fully lit.
You can actually see the light on the character in question, around his arm that is pointing towards Baraka has a white glow that is coming from this main light source. This means that the character isn't in any heavy shadows. The character seems to be fully lit, and he's jet black.
I agree it's kinda blurry so it's hard to make out details, but he definitely has a mask and a loincloth which points to him being a ninja maybe.
