Drahmin was always interesting to me from a design standpoint

@Hatsworthful

Жыл бұрын

Visually speaking yeah he could use some more work (though i do love the "metal sock and bop'em" iron club), but lore-wise I still don't really get why people didn't gel with the idea of a character that's a conqueror that managed to somehow give shao khan a scare back in his non-beef jerky days, as much as it didn't really get elaborated on/developed over in the game.

@amarskelly9979

Жыл бұрын

Used to call him shrek growing up 😭😭

@Sommeill

Жыл бұрын

Drahmin is a personal fave.

@SlickSkuddy

Жыл бұрын

Stinky club man

@matbrun5663

Жыл бұрын

I think havik stole his thunder from relevancy in deception. What a shame.

Drahmin should make a comeback. He was honestly one of the better characters of the 3D era.

@seasonembrace3624

Жыл бұрын

I’m fond of this zombie/ demon torturer but annoying Ed_Boon still holds a grudge towards him even after 20 years it honestly sucks since he won’t give him another chance. He honestly looks more like an MK character than Kronika and Im pretty sure fans dislike her way more than him. And I also like the two 3d era boss characters as well with Moloch and Blaze

@zephon6745

Жыл бұрын

Drahmin could work as a male fighter with D'Vorah's fighting style.

@ShadowSearcher31

10 ай бұрын

I feel he shouldn’t, simply because Drahmin’s design only really works in the 3d era style

I think Drahmin have a pretty sick design ! Maybe adding some clothes on him, I don't know, but the oni mask looks really cool AND creepy, plus his lore is actually kinda interesting ! I know he's one of the most hated character from the dev team, but yeah, I want to see him again ! Especially now, where weird characters in fighting games are way more popular now !

@Taitosalad

Жыл бұрын

Call me basic but I think Drahmin could really benefit from something like a Hannya mask it fits his oni character but maybe I’m not looking at the design appeal of the mask.

@luidi9026

Жыл бұрын

@@Taitosalad Just saw what a Hannya mask was (I knew what it was, but I didn't know it was called like this) and yeah, it can fit the Oni character thing, but I thinks Drahmin's original mask is more unique ! Maybe a mix between the two designs ? It can look awesome !

When I played through DA Konquest, Drahmin was actually the character I struggled to beat to finish his training! So rewarding when you do though.

@Soul93Taker

Жыл бұрын

Dude hit like a truck and moves quite fast, not to mention he kept throwing his stance change combo. He really put my patience to the test during that training too.

@kookoomahgoo

Жыл бұрын

@@Soul93Taker I legit had to stop and come back to it, I lost my cool a few times.

Drahmin was always one of the series' most unique and interesting characters. It's a real shame that the devs have completely disregarded him.

Regarding Bo' Rai Cho being a joke character, when you really think about it, him being so strong goes perfectly with his overall design. In the lore everyone looks at him as being a drunken obese man, but he's still the mentor of both Liu Kang and Kung Lao, and is good friends with Raiden. So just like the characters in the lore are mistaken about him, we the players are also mistaken about him just because of his appearance and actions and then get fooled by his effectiveness in competitive play. It's almost like this is done on purpose, especially in MKX when competitive play became a lot more prominent.

@JetstreamRat

Жыл бұрын

Honhestly if he wouldnt fart and vomit it`d be one of the best charescter in the series and one of the best representatioon of the drunken fist style.

@RoyArkon

Жыл бұрын

@@JetstreamRat Except that the farts and the vomits walk toe-to-toe with the Drunken Fist style, that's the point. The combination of all of those giving the purposely misleading presentation for Bo' Rai Cho which causes others to be caught of guard with how powerful he is, both in the lore and competitively.

@sebaz013

Жыл бұрын

@@JetstreamRat I agree. I was exited to see him in MKX because I thought NRS would go for a more serious take and get rid of the puking and farting. Instead they decided to double down on it, such a shame.

@RoyArkon

Жыл бұрын

@@sebaz013 Looks like someone doesn't understand the whole point of it.

@AngryJT

Жыл бұрын

Just because it's good on paper doesn't mean it's executed well. Like Reptile's lizard design. The lore is good, but it ends up looking stupid.

Drahmin was one of my favourites of the 3D Trilogy and definitely a main of DA. The range of the ground pound used to infuriate my friends.

Loved seeing Drahmin get some love that character was different. Thank you for the godlike content.

A character who I think was very underated in MK9 was Reptile, He had what I thaught was the best zoning, some cool looking combos and could do very well at a close range, Reptile to this day is still one of my favorite mk9 characters to play

@MicroMakesMusic

Жыл бұрын

he at least had a couple well known players at the tourney level, i’d say yeah underrated but not underrated enough for a lost like this

@TheUltimateShade667

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but this list is more about the character in general. Reptile is extremely popular in every game hes appeared in. No one forgets about Reptile. Many people forget about Mocap or Drahmin. Or Jarek. (I called him Derek when first typing this, thats how forgettable he is)

@Iqzzy-KO

Жыл бұрын

Reptile is my fav character & MK9 was my fav MK game & I agree!

@sunsigil5404

Жыл бұрын

Mk9 Reptile was a menace! GOATED

@CoralCopperHead

Жыл бұрын

Actually, hearing Ketchup here talk about Freddy made me realize that, at the end of the day... he just does everything that Reptile does, but better. Not that that's gonna stop me from simpin' for my scaly acid husbando. Zaterra Lives.

someone I thought would be on this list was Hsu Hao. he's become a meme and an easy target in recent years, but, at least in Deadly Alliance, he was pretty good. some of his specials were bad, but in terms of damage the guy hit like a truck.

@lok4890

Жыл бұрын

Yeah nah people dont like hsu hao not because he was bad as a gameplay but because the character was bad. Design is bad, lore wise he is another kano clone.

@seasonembrace3624

Жыл бұрын

Kano actually stole/recycled parts of his backstory in the NRS games alongside his chest harness doohickey like the whole him being a mole for the Black dragon was actually taken from Hsu_Hoa just switch the Red-dragon with the Black-dragon. Granted there not 100% identical but pretty similar to the point of SUS to me at least.

@seasonembrace3624

Жыл бұрын

@@lok4890 to quote a line from NeatherKast: if he is so bad then how come his stuff is worth stealing

@lok4890

Жыл бұрын

@@seasonembrace3624they didnt, becaise hsu hao is the one that stole. All of his schtick is essentially kano but slightly exaggerated. Hsu hao is a kano rip off. On the other hand, they realized that instead of trying to make a different kano by using kano assets, they could just make a better kano. Also not even hischest piece bs is hsu hao's, Kano has had thay since mk3

@seasonembrace3624

Жыл бұрын

@@lok4890 I agree his design needs an update and he was poorly received by the fan base. but bad or negatively received characters have been given second chances before with Stryker who was viewed by the fan base in a similar way to Hsu-Hoa like almost everyone hated him or said he was one of the worst. and even Bo rai cho while not to the same extent was still looked down upon by a fair amount before MK X. so it just feels like Ed-Boon and his team are just making excuses or are just being lazy when they have the skills to make almost any one a fan favorite but instead they just go with dank memes of he just sucks and that's it so it just feels like it is getting old after 20 years same with the dunking on Drahmin.

Drahmin is amazing. Someone on the dev team must think so too, he's the cameo king

Man, I love seeing Deadly Alliance / Deception gameplay coverage. I'd be interested in some videos about the less used/liked characters e.g. Mavado, Nitara, Li Mei. I know they've appeared a bit in some videos but some more in depth stuff would be cool. Also some competitive matches (e.g. via netplay) would be fun!

@elitebelt

Жыл бұрын

I LOVED Nitara, Mavado, and Li Mei. I wanted to see so much more of them.

Nice! Battle Arena Toshinden Soundtrack.

Always liked drahmin. Cool, primal design and fighting style. Characters like he and havik add a bit of extra color to the MK universe in the odd department, and need to return

I'd love to see Drahmin get a slight visual overhaul if he ever came back, maybe make him a tandem character with Moloch too since those two were suppose to go hand-and-hand in DA (at least IIRC, it's been a while). The Netherrealm could do with some more proper rep outside of Scorp and Quan Chi.

Nah I love drahmin, just the fact he’s an Oni is cool enough to me, watching him and moloch run around the Netherrealm like heathens was funny

drahmin is fucking awesome, i'm sad we'll probably never see him again :(

MKX Bo Rai Cho is such an anomaly. I love him lorewise but his moves obnoxiously foul, but his combo game is nuts. The term "fart setup" is a term you ONLY will ever hear in MK.

Movado was a great troll kicker with that whip kick, just kick side step side step and kick

Honestly didn't expect drahmin to be good. I tested him out in training mode and he seemed to be the buggiest character in the game and only one of his stances really stuck out. On top of that his animations were super jank and he seemed to have ridiculously long recovery on everything.

6:44 YOOOO! JAREK SPOTLIGHT! I would like to see a new episode on MK Meta on Deception. Recently I've become super interested in the competitive MK:D scene

Lmao, never forget the Drahmin double backdash.

The fact that Mokap is a fusion of Kenshi, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade is some unintentional foreshadowing to MKX.

you guys are pumping so much content at the beginning of the year, thanks for all the videos mate!

9:43 [distant MrGSTAR321 screaming]

@kodamaspirit9298

Жыл бұрын

HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE :)

@PaulManJones

Жыл бұрын

LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT IT. IT'S FUCKIN DISGUSTING. IT'S FUCKED

I wonder, will you cover Drahmin in a competitive history now that you've covered his basics here?

@Euro.Patriot

Жыл бұрын

He was only in 2 games, he'd be a bad one. Someone like Sonya would be good because she's been in alot of games.

Y'know another underrated character I'm good with and I made my own costume of? Hsu Hao!

@daveb947

Жыл бұрын

I hated his design, but I was awesome with him. Used to be able to pull off some awesome combos with him.

@zirconviper

Жыл бұрын

@@daveb947 I didn't think his design was that bad. I can still pull off some sweet combos with Hsu Hao and I made my own costume of him.

MK Developer: "All right, so we've finished Jarek's model. About this 'ground pound', I was thinking maybe he like does some kind of energized stomp or something like..." Designer: "Nah, just make him fall on his back." Developer: "Uh...okay, I guess."

Loved the video, but I can't shake the bittersweet feeling that this was the Competitive History for both Mokap and Drahmin. 🙁

@PNDKM

Жыл бұрын

Ive already made competitive history of mokap

@roodabr

Жыл бұрын

@@PNDKM Oh yeah, totally forgot it. My bad.

Besides Subby and Rep, Drahmin was my 3rd favorite character in DA. And my 2nd new favorite character behind Bo. Ive always loved his design esp with the mask, and have always thought he was fun to play. And the damage??!! Geez. At times you can literally win a match with no more than 7 or 8 hits. NOT 7 or 8 combos...7 or a touches. Insane

Ill take that extended footage of Ferra/Torr at the beginning as an honourable mention. I almost exclusively main monster characters in fighting games, and monsters are almost always candidates for this list. They're usually big bodies or have unconventional designs aesthetically or mechanically and it leads to them being under-used. Drahmin and Freddy are 100% characters I would play if they were in modern titles or if their titles were re-released.

man im just now realizing how badass Drahmin would look in mkx

Aye Drahmin, my MKDA main! Love it. Hope to see him again soon. Man, I just love the videos you guys put out. I could watch a million of them. Each competitive history is an immediate watch for me and really appreciate all the 3D era love. I hope we see more competitive histories soon along with your hopes and dreams for MK12; maybe 5+ characters from each era you hope to see and how you’d bring them back, building your perfect MK12 roster, etc. Maybe more underrated characters, individual game focused tier list breakdowns, individual game retrospectives (your memories of the lead up and launch, initial impressions, lasting opinions, etc… Just like a celebration of a game plus your critique, good and bad). Anyways, thanks again for all the time and effort you guys put in to these videos. It really shines through. 👍

@MattMcMuscles seeing who's at #1: YEAHYEAHYEAH, GET FUCKED! At least that's the reaction I imagine.

Bo was very dangerous and was a problem. Drahmin is dangerous and hits hard... I actually used him and learned a lot playing him. He moves good for a big man just like Bo. The first version of Drahmin did damage with juggles and keeping people off balanced with spacing.

Great video as always. All of the characters made sense. I must give you unreal credit for including David's stage music from Battle Arena 3 Toshiden. That game is underrated

@Dinker27

Жыл бұрын

BRUH! I knew it sounded familiar! Here I was thinking it was Ellis's theme because of those horns and triplets for a good second. 😂 I never played 3, but Toshinden's music has a certain font that I can pick up.

@bloodyiori

Жыл бұрын

@@Dinker27 3 is definitely a favorite of mine and David's clock tower stage had that amazing track to it. I'd say if you can find it play the game for the soundtrack alone

AMAZING VIDEO YOU’RE MY ALL TIME FAVORITE KZread CHANNEL. I’m still praying we get a Mk meta for deception soon but I’m happy with all your content keep up the good work fellers.

Another amazing video, keep up the good work!

People refer to MK9 as retro?? That made me feel old too lmao

I'd still be a little dismissive of Drunken Master in MKX simply because the drink mechanic can end up punishing you for using the variation's specific moves; if you go for constant mix and your opponent guesses right then you could end up doubly punished in the match both from the guess and from the almost inevitable puke afterwards. But I'm pretty risk averse, so get hammered and mix if you want. I just figure both the other variations have no penalty associated with using the variation specific moves.

This is probably the nicest anyone’s been to Jarek ever.

11:24 Me, a Drunken Master Bo' Rai Cho main must say, I never saw a character with such a broken moveset like his from MKX. Even at fullscreen can he be very dangerous.

Drahmin and Kira are my favorite characters.

Drahmin is my favourite character from the series. I fell in love with his design and moves and could beat anyone with him. Even named myself after him :)

Man they really should bring back Drahmin in MK12 . Dude has a wacky lore and I want it be expanded . P.S. Reiko should come back also . The blood God.

Bo was so busted in Deception lol 😆 definitely the most brain dead character in that game. I've always felt Jarek was underrated in MK4 and MKA he was one of my mains in both.

I used to main Drahmin. I dug his stupid look and everything.

I'd be interested to see a video on Deception's Chess Kombat just for funsies.

I’ve always loved Drahmin, as a kid I immediately loved his design

"Mix-up machine in MKX" is something that can be said about any character in MKX. Game is probably the craziest 1v1 mix game ever.

I wouldnt call Bo'rai cho a joke character, so much as a character with humour inherent to their gameplay. He was a real highlight of X, and im surprised there hasnt been much demand for him to return in mk1. Im hoping we'll see him again soon

@dmonsterlove

11 ай бұрын

Bo Rai Cho is a very important earthrealmer

This channel is the Bob Ross of fighting game. Mellow VO, educates me on my favor(u)ite and beats the devil out of every upload. Much love K&M ☮

great vid, but have to shoutout the toshinden soundtrack making it into the video

Bo Rai Cho was always op in 3d and good in MKX. So isn't a surprise at all

to add onto not seeing Freddy well this aslo would count for all DLC on mk9 since the game didn't force the compatibility packs to play online and not part of the base updates so you would so you run into people who forgot/ intentionally didn't download compatibility pack you were stuck not even being able to play a DLC/s you bought cuz the opponent doesn't have the proper compatibility packs

Nice, I love Drahmin.

It would be pretty cool if you shined light on the 2 most unknown mk games, Mortal Kombat Unchained and Mortal Kombat for the psvita!

Is there anyway to get your intro theme? It would make an awesome ringtone!

*Bo Rai Cho appears in the top 5* MrGstar321: Absolutely disgusting

I gravitated towards Drahmin because his design reminded me of my beloved Voldo.

I know this video is more about the technicalities but I want to see Reiko, Jarek, Belokk, and Sareena in a future MK game

@serioussilliness2064

Жыл бұрын

Yes.

Drahmin was awesome

The case with Drahmin is how I like him as a character, just hated his design. I wish he came back with Shinnok's Samurai Armor from MKX, that could make him look like a badass Oni.

Drahmin. Me: MUSIC MAN

Maybe it's cause of being friends with PL, but I remember off rip that Fredie was hella good...or least he thought so.

Perhaps you could make the top 5 best/ worst mechanics from mk next. An example of a bad one would be the meter vanishing bug in mk9.

The youtube algorithms are on yourside i havnt watch a video from u in months now that your uploading they been in my suggestions i will subscribe now

Drahmin is so metal;hope to see him come back someday.

Drahmin was like my main character for a long while at least until I played really good players he was fun

@Euro.Patriot

Жыл бұрын

He was godly in Deadly Alliance.

I always had a thing for meat, mokap and ferra/torr

First video of the year last year I commented and said you should do an mk2 meta video and you said you planned too and we never got one last year 😢

I like how Bo Rai Cho's unpredictability and devastating power is what makes him strong... when he is a master of the Drunken Fist. That's the entire point of that fighting style IRL, so that is very fitting.

I don't know what's happening at 2:01 , but I like it

such effort on this one

Ken's Street Fighter Alpha 3 theme randomly in the background? Okie dokie.

Another character I feel like should fit in a video like this is Mavado, he's really decent in DA, probably at around high-mid tier but because his moveset is a bit unique, he was overlooked for a while and placed as low tier, in Armageddon, he's probably one of the strongest characters in the game, I'd say top 10. but anyways, I'm glad that Bo Rai Cho, Jarek and Drahmin were covered, as they are all really interesting in their own way, I feel like if someone is new to MK4, Jarek is a perfect character to start with and even more-so if you're new to DA, pick up Drahmin, who is imo, by far the easiest character to pick up, maybe alongside Quan Chi.

mocap doing uppercut damage from a poke is p funny

When will be the next MK Meta? Miss them metas, man!

MK9 came out 12 years ago. Depending on who you ask that's retro by virtue of being older then 1 year. Modern console kiddies have short attention spans. I still play Doom, and that is now over 30 years old but still damn good. Good games stay good regardless of age.

I see a Ketchup/Mustard video? I click.

Jarek should return to take Kano's spot for the black dragon clan since he was in 2nd command, he has potential to be awsome with a new fighting style and better fatalities and also he's more ruthless and aggressive than kano.

I was never a super competitive player, but I really liked Drahmin spcially because I didn't have to learn kombos. This my pick for Mortal Kombat character that will never return to anything 😕

AWESOME 💯😎👍 REVIEW TOO MY FRIEND

Drahmin and Mokap are my favorite characters :)

FINALLY, SOME LOVE FOR MY BOI DRAHMIN!

I love Drahmin. His looks, gameplay, and lore. It's really unfortunate Ed Boon has such a hate for him

Missed an opportunity to talk about these characters' fatalities.

I need a 2023 with competitive history of Sub-Zero

I love Taven. But i think Mavado needs some time to shine, because him probably never come back

Li Mei is underrated

@killerb255

Жыл бұрын

YES! Very much so!

Drahmin was such a cool looking character to me, its a shame that he didnt get to do much.

correction, that's not carlos pesina, that's raiden himself

Ive both never understood why people hate Drahmin so much, and completly understood at the same time.

Another fun fact: That d2 that does 13 damage can be parried

My favorite hidden gem was the sexy mileena art from deception. 👀

In MK 9, I loved how Freddy played, but I hated that they added Freddy because it’s because of him that you can no longer buy a new copy of MK9. Warner Bros lost the license to him and was forced to delist MK9. It’s one of the biggest fears I have when they add licensed characters they don’t own, at anytime they lose the license and be forced to stop supporting the game. This is why I always wish Netherrealm just focused on the many characters they have in their universe instead of adding characters that doesn’t make sense like Robo Cop or Rambo.

Cool, the video I asked for.

Pretty sure Ed Boon dislikes Drahmin so I don't expect to see him back.

Meat is another underrated character.

Don't know if its intencional, but "borracho" means drunk in spanish

@steakcrust558

Жыл бұрын

It is intentional

@Jacksmusicshack

Жыл бұрын

Love Bo Rai chó.. underrated character