Mortal Kombat X Character Roster Update, News: Aging Kung Lao Returns for the Fight
The next fighting character to join the growing roster of NetherRealm Studios' Mortal Kombat X is Kung Lao, according to reports.
Thanks to Test Your Might forum user AeroGrunt, a loose translation of the press release from Finnish gaming magazine Pelaaja revealed some meaty details about the returning Shaolin monk.
It was found out that Kung Lao would be much older in MK 10. He will have three gameplay styles: Tempest, Buzz Saw, and Hat Trick. Just like in the previous titles, players can fully utilize Kung Lao's hat for purposes like a spinning shield and a throwing weapon.
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"The differences between Kung Lao's Tempest, Buzz Saw and Hat Trick variations happen to be the biggest ones yet. With Tempest Kung Lao uses more spinning attacks and has the ability to set his hat to spin around him as a shield of sorts. In his Buzz Saw variation his hat is sharpened with razor blade edges and allows the player to control his hat throws more. Hat Trick is the most experimental of the three, because you can throw and call back your hat at any point you want. This keeps the opponent on their toes, because the hat can extend combos," AeroGrunt wrote on Events Hub.
Game director Ed Boon was also mentioned saying that MK 10's online features would be much more complex this time. Upon starting the game, players need to choose their alliance from Lin Kuei, White Lotus, Brotherhood of Shadows, Special Force and the Black Dragon group.
"Basically each team gathers so called 'battle points' for their team, which decides how the game's menus look both in single and multiplayer. This way each player contributes to the entirety whether or not you prefer the social aspects or playing by yourself," Boon said.
As already reported, Mortal Kombat X takes place 25 years after the last installment of the fighting video game franchise.
