Month: July 2015

With Jason Voorhees turning few heads and Tanya dominating competition before a recent patch, Mortal Kombat X’s post-launch characters have occupied opposite sides of the power spectrum, leading many in the community to eye Predator suspiciously upon its release yesterday. Would the alien hunter fit into the current cast nicely or completely trounce any idea of balance the game has?

Obviously, it’s a little hard to come to a solid conclusion due to the brevity of the character’s lifespan, but some new corner setups may provide insight into how strong Predator will be when it makes an appearance in competitive play.

We were recently sent a pretty interesting video from j8slim purporting to demonstrate an unblockable setup for Predator’s Hunter variation. By juggling with an enhanced disc, the player is given enough time to drop down a trap and follow it with an overhead (here, a neutral jump punch) and make it so the opponent has no choice but to eat damage.

While enlightening, the above video is far from informative. Luckily, Bill “Tom Brady” Menoutis also stumbled upon this strategy, but with a slightly different setup. His explanation does a great job of detailing why this works and the various options that are shut down.

Some are already calling for a Predator nerf, which NetherRealm Studios is likely to answer if their past patching schedule is anything to go by, but it should be cool to see where this strategy takes the character before its possible removal.

Sources: j8slim, Tom Brady