5 MORTAL KOMBAT Characters BETTER Than You Remember 

Drahmin was always interesting to me from a design standpoint

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

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 !

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

Nice! Battle Arena Toshinden Soundtrack.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

9:43 [distant MrGSTAR321 screaming]

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

Lmao, never forget the Drahmin double backdash.

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.

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

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

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. 👍

Another amazing video, keep up the good work!

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."

AMAZING VIDEO YOU’RE MY ALL TIME FAVORITE RU-vid 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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

"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.

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.

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

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

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 ☮

Drahmin and Kira are my favorite characters.

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

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 :)

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

such effort on this one

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Drahmin was awesome

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.

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

Drahmin. Me: MUSIC MAN

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

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.

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 😢

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

I see a Ketchup/Mustard video? I click.

Missed an opportunity to talk about these characters' fatalities.

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

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

I need a 2023 with competitive history of Sub-Zero

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

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 😕

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.

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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.

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

Drahmin and Mokap are my favorite characters :)

mocap doing uppercut damage from a poke is p funny

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

FINALLY, SOME LOVE FOR MY BOI DRAHMIN!

Cool, the video I asked for.

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.

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

Meat is another underrated character.

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

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

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

you didn't mention deception BRC f3, the most broken normal in mk history

Drahmin was hands down my favorite in DA