Analysis of Tremor - The STRONGEST Character in MKX

[@MrMixtape]

The reason he's so strong is cause he's the only character who cannonically enjoys Johnny Cage's movies

[@lordofshades9852]

Really?

[@MrMixtape]

@@lordofshades9852 yeah, he has an intro dialogue where he just flat out says he enjoys Cage's movies lol. Even has one where he's like "I'm blessed to fight Johnny Cage?". He's a total stan

[@lordofshades9852]

@@MrMixtape I love him now

[@smokeman13]

There was some cut intro dialogue in 11 where Fujin was also supposed to love Cage movies lol

[@Lukmendes]

@@smokeman13 He still has a line of dialogue indicating he's a fan. "Johnny: Yeah, Fatal Infinity wasn't my best work. Fujin: Were you not focused Johnny? Johnny: I was three sheets to the wind." The way Johnny talks with him indicates Fujin has watched it, while it doesn't necessarily means he's a fan, it does point at that direction.

[@alexstidham4612]

Tremor, out of all the MK ninjas, is probably the most under appreciated. I seriously wish he gets more time to shine in future MK games

[@kombatant2154]

khameleon

[@rockk9753]

Chameleon

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

Chameleon is in more games than Tremor

[@kombatant2154]

@@DanielFerreira-ez8qd they both have 3 games check the wiki

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

@@kombatant2154 you're counting mobile into this or smth? I wouldn't consider his psp appearance either, unless he has unique movesets there.

[@thelionofolympus39]

I was really big into rocks and geology so when Tremor was added to MKX I immediately bought him and mained him ASAP, still remains my favorite ninja and I can’t wait to see him in another MK game

[@isaiah8158]

tremors a ninja?

[@palateboyz7530]

@@isaiah8158 yea bro he’s one of the MK Ninja

[@j_hitta0591]

​@@isaiah8158 ed boon used to call him brown scorpion because of his old character design

[@CaptainProx]

Metallic Tremor was probably the most underrated variation in the game. That lava skin restand was absolutely broken! Put people in the blender and just cook!

[@DarkSnake78990]

"Flex" for the armor, i almost spat my drink

[@adhirg]

all commentator’s call that move the “flex” - it’s basically the only thing I’ve heard it called in tournament lol.

[@nicholasboodhoo1675]

Or ex buff up

[@newtsears423]

+1

[@nikitaivachtchenko6375]

Though I didn't play Tremor myself, I still think he was a stellar choice for a DLC character back when Kombat Pack 1 was announced. It also helps that he has one of the cooler looking movesets in the game.

[@pious83]

I never understood why they didn't carry over Tremor to MK 11, instead of Geras.

[@Jhonnykiller45]

Geras? I don't see what the correlation is. Besides having a big stone punch, Tremor and Geras are very fundamentally different characters.

[@pious83]

@@Jhonnykiller45 There was early speculation that Geras was a repurposed Tremor. Similarities in powersets etc Plus, Tremor is liked a lot more than Geras.

[@frac4238]

Geras is pretty cool and he is Thanos

[@pious83]

@@frac4238 Except Soul Calibur did the whole immortal warrior thing better with Zasalamel. Also, Thanos was a never a lackey to anyone.

[@willcalhoun2020]

Tbh, I actually like Geras more than Tremor, just design wise. I think if you put Geras in a wackier game, he'd be a lot more fun gameplay wise.

[@y4wnd3r3]

As much as crystalline was almost certainly the best tremor variation, i'll always be sad that metallic didn't get some more love from the community whoever thought it was a good idea to give tremor a restand and 30+% unbreakable on almost every launcher was right, and also likely has a career in comedy because it's hilarious

[@JayMoneyLMF]

Hey Ketchup, I just wanted to say thank you for reinvigorating my love in the analysis of Mortal Kombat. As a perennial local tourney player in Texas that never quite had the execution to bring myself into real competitive action, your smooth style and commentary has always been one of my favorites.

[@say1716]

Nice name

[@mxcristian11]

It’s insane how usable and honestly beyond good variationless tremor is

[@TheReal_FishFins]

Tremor was my favourite by far and extremely fun to play.

[@pious83]

I really enjoyed Skarlet in MK9 and Tremor in MKX. So I had high hopes that the last of the unrealised characters - Hornbuckle - would debut in MK 11. For whatever reason, he didn't make the cut. Which is really disappointing, considering the high standard set by the previous two.

[@jonpayne4519]

Cant forget about acidic alien on release though

[@survivorofthecurse717]

That's the problem, though. As fun as it is to play as them, it's not fun for the person who has to play against you

[@Monkforilla]

@@pious83 hornbuckle , how would he fit into the storyline though . He can’t just be another , was there the whole time like khameleomn storyline

[@SerechII]

I know nothing of Tremor from playing all the old games so this is hype

[@localblackguy2867]

He was only in special forces

[@thatoneguy7715]

@@localblackguy2867 yeah and he wasnt like his mk10 self so this is a fresh start for him

[@localblackguy2867]

@@thatoneguy7715 yeah I agree with that! first major appearance is agreeable

[@cheatsykoopa98]

tremor being the brown ninja in the most brown mortal kombat game ever just makes so much sense I wish he would come back, hes only ever been in 2 games and never had that much weight. I know hes just another black dragon goon but to me he has way more personality than people like kira or kobra

[@gummyboots]

He was undoubtedly the most fun character in the game, but he was also just kinda fucked up. Rock drop in the corner was straight up evil, one of those things I don’t miss in MK11. Crystalline was villainous. Man these games really feel like two halves of a whole we have not seen yet. MK12 can bridge the gap hopefully.

[@switchblade6]

that's a really good way to put it. both great alone but combined would be absolutely stellar. also would be an absolutely stacked roster

[@ralphwarom2514]

Tremor was broken. He was simply too good at too many things. Mk1 seems like a good halfway house between X and 11. Looks good so far. Can't wait for it. It would just be nice if no one character was so overwhelming as Trems. A friend of mine played him and MKX Sonya. Oppressive is a word for what it felt like playing vs them.

[@isopropyltoxicity]

I think they fucked up mk12 dude

[@darkshat3077]

@@ralphwarom2514baraka 😧

[@samy29987]

The only thing Tremor missed in MKX was the bronze steele ninja skin similar to gold Scorpion, sapphire Sub and crimson Ermac. (Same for emerald Reptile, he missed that too) Tremor had a fantastic moveset. Hope he returns in mk12 or beyond.

[@marcelo_pendragon]

Reptile is MK's ugly duckling

[@NameLindsey]

To be fair none of the DLC character had costumes

[@mattvolonte9026]

I still don't get the appeal of those outfits. Gold Scorpion? Sure! After all it's based on his primary outfit. But then they changed the color for Ermac and Sub-Zero and called it a day.

[@shadow-squid4872]

@@mattvolonte9026 It’s just a really cool design I suppose, it’s like a DC cartoon-style version of Scorpions default, I’m really annoyed they never gave Reptile the skin tho, out of the 4 ninjas in the base game only one of them is missing out for whatever reason

[@Stinkyremy]

I agree that tremors design was top tier, i really wanted him and quadborg in MK11.

[@theonewhowearscrocs8591]

You mean Triborg?

[@Qwerty123zzuy]

@@theonewhowearscrocs8591 nah he means quadborg

[@theonewhowearscrocs8591]

@@Qwerty123zzuy what's quadborg? I've heard of Triborg but I've never heard of quadborg

[@Qwerty123zzuy]

@@theonewhowearscrocs8591 smoke sektor cyrax and cyber subzero

[@Boinkstyle]

I affectionatly refer to Triborg as "Quadro" Cuz y'know, Hydro c :

[@llitsnotcoolj4708]

The crazy thing is I always said Tremor Crystalline was the best character in the game.. I agreed right with DJT

[@rvmeth7070]

Wasn’t that what dn was saying too?

[@ReneRodriguez-qd8pj]

I still think its acidic alien

[@mitzi3262]

Why did he never win many majors? I saw him as super balanced but never the best character because nobody played him

[@marcc5353]

@@mitzi3262 killer xinok @ combobreaker showed him off

[@rdxgamer1772]

"Rollin cutter that has the real dirt" I get it cause soil

[@jacko7013]

Its actually rock

[@rdxgamer1772]

@@jacko7013 well the rock comes out of the ground so my point still stands

[@jacko7013]

@@rdxgamer1772 no its just rock, plus not all rock comes from the ground

[@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty]

It’s amazing that they managed to turn him from a random boss in an old game to a fan favorite DLC character.

[@gaigeriel]

I absolutely loved playing Tremor since day 1, and hes also such a underrated ninja in the franchise. I really hope one day we'll have an MK title with every ninja together

[@simoneerrot5921]

my god man, since the last couple of days I've been dying to redownload mkx, this video might be the first thing that i need

[@l750z_6]

Why did you ever delete it?)

[@simoneerrot5921]

@@l750z_6 ps4's limited storage capacity...

[@YaGirlGumption]

Tysm K&M for making such amazing videos. Your analysis vids are the highlight of the mk scene imo. Made me fall in love with the games. Not to mention your passion for Sektor and Cyrax has made me a fellow cyber initiative member.

[@nicklewry3854]

For a ground-based character he has some of the most fluid movements and animations I’ve ever seen, looks dope

[@Jhonnykiller45]

Tremor was my favorite NRS DLC character after Jason. Quite surprising, too, since my expectations for him weren't very high originally. Was disappointed he wasn't in MK11, but here's to hoping he makes another appearance soon!

[@NajarinPrime]

Tremor was always my favorite. I was so sad to not see him in 11. The most unused top tier. No one knew his max potential

[@RenPenov]

Absolutely loved this style of MKX character analysis covering all Variations + base moves. Hope there's more of these in the future. Keep it up, K&M!

[@smokey3504]

Sorry Mustard couldn't make it for Max's tournament, hope he's doing alright ✌

[@galio7741]

The tournament was stopped because of some trolls

[@Csumbi]

@@galio7741 really? what happened?

[@1blueeye]

Some people DDOSed a few players towards the end of top 16. Lots of fun those guys are, ddosing people for their entertainment. What goes around comes around, they'll find that out the hard way most likely.

[@Couponkingdom]

Tremor was the character I most wanted for MKX. I remember making him as my Kreate a Fighter in Armageddon. Always thought he was super cool. We need MORE redemptions for the less popular characters! Bringing back a Hotaru, or a Kai, or a Mavado would be awesome imo. Lets hope MK12 gives the lesser characters some love

[@samy29987]

I agree 100% with your comment man. Revitalizing a Shujinko, a Havik, a Reiko, a Sareena and maybe even Chameleon/Khameleon would be quite hype imo. Hopefully in mk12 there is less focus on new characters or the same returning mk trilogy characters that we have seen for soooo long.

[@shadow-squid4872]

@@samy29987 Exactly, they showed us they can take characters like Bo Rai Cho and actually turn them into pretty cool characters, especially since Bo Rai Cho was basically a joke character with no sense of seriousness to him until MKX. I REALLY want to see Hotaru again, he’s one of my favourite 3D era characters due to his design, personality and lore and it really want that to be expanded on

[@BigDave18]

@@samy29987 I would like a updated drahmin

[@switchblade6]

I'd like to see nitara, sareena, or havik to come back for sure. All super cool and very unique. Nitara and Skarlet team in story mode would be fun

[@ØPONDERØ]

Mk 12 is a prequel set in great Kungs era

[@Solqueen86]

If he gets into MK1 he and Smoke are going to be fighting over Johnny's attention while Johnny gives it all to Kenshi

[@TheJechtube]

I love these character specific analysis,just makes me want to go back to the game and try him out. The last time this happened was when Fujin was covered here and I had a blast playing a character that,otherwise,I wouldn't give a shot.Videos like these revive the game so much for me

[@JunkyKreeg]

Tremor has little story significance and only one playable appearance, but they absolutely made it count. Love the character, top 3 in all of mk for me personally, alongside Sub and Fujin. All 3 variations are super sick, with metallic being my fav. Also him geing black dragon is a big +

[@versatilelord8893]

The little story significance can easily be fixed. In the mk x comics he was strongest characters there

[@Menacinggg]

Tremor is by far my favourite character in mk. I redownloaded mkx the other day just to play him again. Best visuals and sound design in any character imo.

[@rafaelcarrera9436]

He's a fan of Johnny Cage movies, has a rivalry with Scorpion over believing Hanzo stole his color scheme lol, has backstory with Kano , and is infatuated with Kitana. I hope he returns in MK12 in a main roster role.

[@j_hitta0591]

Ed Boon used to call him brown scorpion because of his old character design

[@AshWilliams-v3e]

His combos in Mk X also the rock sounds he made was satisfying

[@STOPSYPHER]

I’ve never once lost a fight with tremor. That says it all. The rolling stone/rolling cutter being spammed is absolutely deadly. Can literally hit the enemy with it again before they’re even stood back up to react. Tremor is loaded with great attacks, and they’re probably the easiest button combos I’ve ever seen.

[@jonasfernades241]

I'm brazilian and Killer Xinok is a national hero for us, his championship win using tremor is legendary! Nice video!

[@NihilCorp]

My favorite character analyzed by my favorite video creators. A good day indeed.

[@pkmemes01]

Berserker armor pfp 👌🏽

[@NihilCorp]

@@pkmemes01 RIP Kentaro Miura

[@killerxinok]

I remember when people said tremor was low tier cause he didn't have a fast mid. People were sleeping on him. Great analysis

[@OmegaSoypreme]

God I wish he was making a return in MK1. This redesign was so amazing, and conceptually I just find him the coolest of the MK ninjas. After the three variations of MKX, I'd just love to see his powers consolidated.

[@streamspoart2671]

Granted... but his design sucks

[@mithilsoni1635]

He looks so scary man. The black version looks so scary literally nightmare

[@ultrayoshi100]

I always used to call his little ground projectile the Reppuken

[@cobaltdeleon]

"Predictabo" -Tremor, probably

[@some1namedno1]

I just discovered your channel as I bought and started playing MK11 about a month ago after playing no MK since MK3!! Thank you for all the videos. I feel like I am quickly catching up on all of the lore I missed out on since I was 10-years-old. Cheers!

[@dingdong1989]

Welcome back to the kombat, homie!

[@vichaalkahn8161]

Yeah Tremor is my favorite character because he's combos are so amazing and bring a lot of damage plus I enjoy playing him he's so badass.

[@dannyjones3055]

Damn as a Tremor main this was an absolute joy to watch. Tremor also has some sick specific tech with a lot of his moves that back when MKX was in it's prime, was hardly used but was really cool to lab

[@Dubyah_B]

I really hope in MK12 that Tremor gets the same treatment as Skarlet, going from a DLC character to being part of the base cast.

[@pongopea]

dude appears once in one of the worst mk games, gets forgotten for a decade and then comes back in what was then, the biggest mortal kombat game as the best character hands down what a damn chad

[@joshuaowens2418]

Earth is my favorite of the four elements so I immediately started playing him. Crystaline was my favorite because I like green and the armor was nice

[@Joshrouss]

He was so fun in mkx I was honestly surprised he isn't just one of those characters who just ends up in every game after. Though who knows what they will do or who will be in the next mortal kombat seeing as the time line is all messed up

[@Aupsic-hh5sy]

I love my man Tremor, i dont know why he was so forgotten by Netherrealm. One of my first Gold characters in MK mobile and i still use him to this day. Not only cool looking, but also really cool and strong moves.

[@LOLOLOL1ish]

Easily the best dlc they've ever created and my second favorite ninja in MK behind Ermac. Top 3 favorite characters of all time! Hope he makes his triumphant return soon

[@giggityskull8986]

They should make him have manipulation over Sand in later installments

[@TheGuitarus]

I need him to become a mainstay in the series. He is my absolute favorite kharacter in all of MK history.

[@Ozymandias2x]

So crystalline is utterly outrageous, you say? Truly truly truly outrageous?

[@yanih7]

Loved playing Tremor in MKX! Wish he got more love!

[@MarkEstratocaster]

His hyper armor, multiple 50/50s, safe string, one of the best okis in the game and competent zoning tools seal the deal. I personally hate to face Aftershock Tremor with that mid-air ground pound

[@madbigborz]

I remember waiting for him to release man, didn't care about no Jason or predator. Easily became my main

[@GeneralCba]

More creativity in one character than mk11 has across the cast

[@jainittai5104]

Agreed. MK11 was incredibly meh. Although i had no high opinions about MKX, Tremor was it's saving grace for me!

[@switchblade6]

honestly I had no idea he was so good, he didn't seem super good from my experience

[@Jarochito-]

mained him when he came out and remember the pain my hands felt after learning his kombos good times....

[@butcherbutcher9780]

This is my favourite youtube channel. Really nice to watch these videos before sleep. Really well made!

[@silasmoreira7149]

I loved the format of this video, Hope you do another about mkx in this sane format.

[@Sharkenjoyer862]

Here’s my analysis Tremor is way too strong on his own, way too easy, has a completely broken low shatter and easily top 2. But, is a top tier tremor better than some of the top tier dragon fire Liu Kangs?

[@HM-wn2in]

I don't think Lui Kang dragon fire is that good of a character but it's the players who make him look good. I've used him a lot and I can do the cancels and IAFB, so for me, any match up is good. But I do get rekt by the aliens and crystalline tremors a lot.

[@Sharkenjoyer862]

@@HM-wn2in it’s entirely a skill based character which is completely OK with me. As long as you’re good, the sky is the limit. Just wondering what the general consensus is.

[@Keion973]

@@HM-wn2in nah he is that’s my main and I’ve completely mastered him

[@EvanHynes]

@@Sharkenjoyer862 there is no general consensus, people are still down playing tremor and overplaying dragons fire

[@calebexmortis620]

Guy online : * Explains how to do 15 hit combos,meter burning, air punish and frames * Me,who never did a combo longer then 6 hits : İnteresting

[@ThatRandomDude204]

Been 2 years and it's kinda sad he's just a Kameo in MK1 i wanted see him playable again

[@carlbob0002]

2:58 The one thing I never understand about his power is how his throws work.

[@Jspore-ip5rk]

Use of shockwaves?

[@jon_killa]

All the DLC for this game was AWESOME

[@JordansMortalKombatAdven-xn3qo]

@PNDK&M thanks I’ve tried getting into MK1 and MK11 but none of them have clicked for me gameplay wise like MKX so, I decided to use your from casual to competitive series to truly learn the game since I know there’s still a really big player base at least on Xbox where I play and last checked to make it worth getting better at

[@DiabloTommaso]

And remember sonix almost lost to him. Saved by a glitch

[@shizeeque]

Tremor is one of the sickest designs (both in terms of visuals and gameplay) to me for sure but I can't praise enough Triborg for the best use of the variation system in MKX/XL period.

[@kylenguyen7371]

Tremor had such an impressive overall kit, which let him play well at any range along the fight line. Zoning phase? He's got a quake, a vertical screen, and other projectiles like the "pizza cutter" (which I am convinced was inspired by his fellow Black Dragon member Kabal and his ground buzz saws). He was, if you pardon the pun, a *solid* kombatant who just grew even better with the variation system.

[@jonasreis90]

One of the most badass ninjas in the game and they didn't include him in MK11 base game after his perfect appearence in MKX

[@mphour4741]

thank goodness tremor is finally getting the recognition he deserves

[@tefranger]

The nerf to overhead rock really hurt his other 2 variations. And thats why crystaline is the premeir variation. Cuz its the variation that is the LEAST dependant on overhead rock.

[@egvillaproductions4112]

Became my favorite MK ninja with MKX

[@wolfiehatesgoogle]

I just picked up MKX again, and Tremor is one of the most fun characters to play as. I really like to just say "DO YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN?" while crushing my opponent with massive pillars of rock.

[@ellis7622]

so is he considered one of the ninjas like scorpion, sub zero, etc?

[@kamykam8599]

Yes they just gave him his own Identity like reptile,ermac etc. ...but they will always be ninjas

[@razorfgc]

Cant forget the classic “jUsT pOKe bRO hE hAs nO MiDS”

[@ravenhopkins347]

Easily my favorite character to play of all time. Crystaline is just insane, and his other variations are really unique. And his design is badass

[@jonoberdiear8794]

I ran into a crystalline player online that would use meterburn boulder summin for plus frames and combos!! Dude was so creative with it and had me in an absolute blender the whole time

[@j_hitta0591]

Waste of meter

[@jonoberdiear8794]

@@j_hitta0591 didn’t matter he was building that one bar back while I was trapped blocking

[@j_hitta0591]

@@jonoberdiear8794 well i can't say whether it was a waste or not for certain since i use Metallic Tremor

[@MrTheMasterX]

Sad that I was never able to get MKX when it released, Tremor was my favorite character and I was ecstatic when I heard he finally debuted in the main series DLC. That he's a top-tier really makes me wish I had the game now.

[@voidqueen0423]

He was your favorite before MKX existed? Do you have a personal reason for that? That's very interesting and unique to hear

[@MrTheMasterX]

@@voidqueen0423 My love of geokinesis as a kid transferred over to Tremor when I got into Mortal Kombat and discovered him. Also just enjoyed the intrigue of a 'lost' ninja character in the franchise who hadn't been playable in the main series yet. His connection with the Black Dragon (Kano and co.) was also a contributing factor too.

[@electrikjimmy608]

Such an awesome video bud. Really appreciate the uploads

[@xxxguarnicion2.051]

Omg I was waiting for this video for a while, thank you guys

[@christianhaykus452]

Tremor is my favorite character for some reason even though we know pretty much nothing about him...

[@ImNotKaleb]

what’s funny is that i used to main tremor in MKX, he was easily my favorite character. but, i only really dicked around in private matches with my friends, and never bothered to even look into competitive play at all. finding out my favorite character was also one of the best all along is... bittersweet. i just wish i knew sooner.

[@brendanbartlett6994]

If y'all ever made hour long videos like this I wouldn't complain. Love the content guys!

[@iansantiago6526]

Man they did such an amazing job with the visual style of mkx It just feels so pleasing in the eyes to watch, no wonder mk11 couldn't live up to that standard(imo)

[@TheOtakuKat]

John Tobias has the final laugh.

[@malachiortiz184]

oh jeeze, i was like. Man this is a classic video, i didnt even know it was posted today until i seen the comments lol

[@markrenton6174]

There is a decent tremor move, weapon, and special skillset for kreate a fighter in Armageddon plus the capacity of making it look purely as a brown MK ninja, i recently did a new save to add it to my full updated roster and it feels one of the most original custom characters i have, as if it belonged to the roster

[@TangerineAltoid]

My favorite aspect of MKX was that nearly every if not all variations for every character was op at one point.

[@yukitheunknown1]

I'm not even a gamer, former in my younger years, but I still find this content interesting AF.

[@shadowking2153]

I can’t tell which was more fun for me metallic tremor or every variation of triborg

[@silenc3068]

This might as well be the competitive history for Tremor 🤣

[@zhonq]

This video makes me reminisce on the 6 hour lab sessions id have with a buddy of mine where it was basically 6 hours of me blocking in the corner against his tremor :)

[@Howzer9299]

I still remember when I found him I was scrolling through the roster since I had a kombo for all of my favorite characters and needed something to do the second I selected him I loved him

[@Wasssup3232]

I remember tearing my thumb up the first night tremor came out to make sure I could use all 3 versions of stone punch

[@asneakylawngnome5792]

I like how Ermac floats but still gets hit by his lows 😂

[@adamshumate8858]

Tremor was so terrifying in this game

[@Iqzzy-KO]

Wys Ketchup? Good vid bro! Love the use of SFEX2 Plus music in the background!

[@simondiamond9628]

Metallic Lava Skin Tremor FTW. He's got a fair number of moves and combos that both hit like a truck, and launch into the air. Very execution heavy though. (Love that fiery Rolling Cutter move in his Lava skin subvariation.)