Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition - All Character Costumes Comparison (Default vs Retro)

[@austinmorrison6953]

Yeah the redesigns are literally a glowup. The OG looks have that simplistic charm but just look at how much personality the modern looks have.

[@Lamere86]

When r they gonna make a Killer Instinct vs Mortal Kombat game

[@ChrisStriker]

Except Thunder His "classic costume" was made for the occasion, as his base look is similar to the classic look

[@ssppeeaarr]

thunder classic missing his classic epic mohawk... smh microsoft. most of the og retro costumes are just lazy tho. the face models still look modern. some just look out of place like gargos n glacius. nothing like their og cgi renders like in the posters. fulgore is the one that looks good always tho. lol.

[@wizardtyumen8478]

modern looks = total failure.

[@AndyKusanagi86]

@@ChrisStriker i think they wanted to avoid it looking too stereotypical.

[@Goro_Mabingus]

"I would not want to be you today" -Cinder to himself

[@JCoolPlays]

“69 likes” -Cinder to himself

[@crimsonite2044]

Man this game deserves a sequel. Also Orchid and Spinal would be awesome as guest fighters in Tekken or Soul Calibur

[@Freestyleny]

spinal for MK also

[@JohEl777]

Orchid for DOA, with her KI2 costume.

[@gabelakvold5697]

I agree with you on those opinions

[@PrimeSegmental]

Jago, Shadow Jago, and Tusk can also be in Soul Calibur 👀

[@omarrojo9484]

​@@FreestylenyI don't think Spinal would be a good fit, considering he's just an esqueleton. Terminator and the Cyber Lin-Kuei at least have fake organs and "oil"

[@Lamere86]

Retro Cinder and Glacius is Still my favorite versions

[@Carnagelolpvp]

They look like the originals the most. Cinder nailed it.

[@DOOMHAMMER-XIII]

0:22 A friend of mine told me when he was choosing a Skin for the Online, he saw this Skin and said "Goody, Kitanna as a Man looks very sexy"

[@aa-pj4vz]

Freaky ass skin and for what 😭😭😭

[@therealgmhere5988]

Well tell that friend he's goddamn right.

[@gregwilliams4926]

Fulgore, Glacius, Cinder and Maya's retro costumes are the best. Fulgore's colors also have company logos inside his chest. I remember his yellow color having a Rareware logo.

[@johnrichardson3297]

Retro OG Look: Orchid is near the top; Mira also…

[@wildman456]

Killer Instinct is one of the few games where the majority of people prefer the redesigns over the OG looks

[@Pollote56grueso]

Thunder doesnt look anything like the original in both costumes but the rest are pretty close and I do prefer the og more than the redesigns.

[@VGMStudios33]

Wrong! The originals will always be better than these awful awful redesigns.

[@mousy013]

I don't know about, some of the throwbacks are way better than the newer models.

[@danielhawkins2402]

​@@Pollote56grueso I think that may have been on purpose for sensitivities sake.

[@gordonfreeman4341]

​@@Pollote56grueso totally agreed😎🍻

[@-castradomis-1773]

Fulgore is perfect. Exactly how he looked in the original game.

[@ssppeeaarr]

lol nah aint that buffed up lookin tho. its based off KI2 fulgore. og K1 fulgore the goat tho...

[@c1rcu267]

Just more sleek and modernized but in a good way

[@scottchaison1001]

Nah, this Fulgore ​looks better.@@ssppeeaarr

[@ADoodGuy]

Fun fact: Thunder's retro costume is explicitly and intentionally not based on his original appearance. You have two guesses as to why that is.

[@Will-Fire_]

Let me try 1. A reference to T. Hawk or Nightwolf 2. Concerns about being too stereotypical

[@blue-flare7060]

@@Will-Fire_probably hit the money maker.

[@goldskarr]

He also has a third outfit funny enough.

[@rincon27weirdoG]

I'm guessing it's the same reason the Washington redskins changed their name

[@magicjohnson3121]

The original Mohawk was cool

[@UnoMasAqui]

It surprises me how KI 2013 surpassed its Nintendo predecessors in every aspect. I've been playing KI all my life and it fascinates me. Nice video!!

[@Chrenklen242]

KI 2013 did switch studio and got a gorgeous graphical update, i think the old ki compared to nintendo stuff now would be a more interesting comparison

[@ssppeeaarr]

thunder in the microsoft KI is lame tho... bring back the firggin mohawk. plz. the community is ok with him too. smh.

[@UnoMasAqui]

@@ssppeeaarr It's fun when you learn to master it, they complain because it's slow but it's faster than they think and it has brutal damage

[@trippyyums2532]

Did this game really come out eleven years ago 😮

[@UnoMasAqui]

@@trippyyums2532 Yes and I recently received an update and the Online is very active all this time

[@Keepitsavage21]

After seeing the last character I’m surprised they didn’t add Turok into the game. He a native that’s battled dinosaurs, demons and space aliens. His finisher should be him using the Cerebral Bore brain drill.

[@omegarugal9283]

they did, as a skin, they also only added rash, zitz and pimple are 2 more character they could have used no problem

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

​@@omegarugal9283honestly kinda surprised and disappointed they didnt have master chief in the game since arbiter was in there let alone with his original VA

[@titus4440]

@@ZeroOmega-vg8nq Nah, they didn't get Keith David for Arby in KI 2013. Arby's voiced by Ray Chase in the game

[@johnbuck4395]

I love the guest fighters for this; RAAM, the Arbiter... and Rash?! I honestly expected Rash to be a joke like Dan from Street Fighter, but Rash, Sabrewulf, and Kim are probably my best and favorite characters And don't forget that Dead or Alive already got a Spartan, although I think it's supposed to be Kelly from the novel since the VA is a girl

[@wompastompa3692]

>Sabrewulf still looks like a derpy puppy >no mohawk for Thunder, also he's in a biker gang now >Combo in his outfit from 2 The rest of the returning cast are way better than default. Would've prefered Orchid's outfit from 2 because it has slightly more detail than a green mannequin. Even just some trimmings to give some variety would be nice. I also appreciate the newcomers/guest characters being less visually noisy yet distinct from the background.

[@georgepalomino]

I think the designers didn't played he original games so much.....

[@emerald_lord2267]

Spinal really went from level 1 mmo mob to dam near raid boss with his designs god dam.

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

Despite there being a werewolf, an alien that turns into liquid and a robot that looks like a plastic toy, the least realistic looking retro character is Orchid.

[@redacted2275]

It's on purpose. She's exactly like her original version.

[@melchorgospel5159]

Not quite with the modelos we have today XD

[@Will-Fire_]

They really should have used the KI2 design. It would probably fit with these graphics much better

[@TheTbet]

The first KI is and will always be the best of them all. No epileptic stuff just blood and screams. Sabrewulf wasn’t this psychotic fox but an actual werewolf

[@AedanTheGrey]

Holy shit, the coolest set of guest characters in any fighting game

[@PredHunter83]

No

[@cyklonus1]

Why couldn't they do thunder with his mohawk?? 🙁🙁

[@MrMobiusfan]

They didn't because they wanted to get away from the bland stereotype of his first design. And since they went with Nez Perce, a Mohawk would simply be culturally incorrect.

[@cyklonus1]

@@MrMobiusfan well I didn't think it was a "bland stereotype" if anything it was bad ass. He had face paint like a warrior from spawn and his mohawk looked awesome, especially when used as a weapon. If you ask me turning him into just a "bland" common cliche biker look didn't seem to take that much creativity. It's like taking jago and putting him in a business suit.

[@MrMobiusfan]

@@cyklonus1 The reason it's a bland stereotype is because it was a caricature that had no connection to any actual native culture with the single exception of the Mohawk hair, but it wasn't made as a reference to the actual Mohawk people. It was just a "generic Native American" that no actual person has ever looked like. The new base design is better by light-years and the new "classic" design was a result of the people working on him genuinely feeling uncomfortable with recreating what would effectively be a racist caricature. Also, Jago in a formal suit would look great.

[@cyklonus1]

@@MrMobiusfan lol ok. Why does he have to "look like" anyone. So videogame characters can't have any individuality or creativity? Yes he's native American, but why does he NEED to be a part of a specific group? It's not assassin's creed with historical accuracy, it's a video game with fictional fighters, like a rock giant and a woman that turns into a glowing Jaguar that has no relation to Caucasians. He had bad ass face paint, killer tomahawks and a weaponized mohawk. My uncle and his children are Osage living on Oklahoma, can they not style their hair in various ways or only what an encyclopedia or certain people dictate??

[@MrMobiusfan]

@@cyklonus1 if you don't understand why someone might not be uncomfortable with putting a racist caricature in their game on the basis of that alone, I can't explain it to you.

[@Exar_Kun]

Where the hell is Thunder’s Mohawk on the retro skin? Also I don’t remember him having a biker alt skin in the first game. He wasn’t in KI2 at least the arcade version.

[@MonoCronic]

Orchid hits DIFFERENT

[@jhonnyrts3332]

13:05 attomic heart moment

[@MrStrangerthenever]

The most diverse cast in fighting game history, second only to Darkstalkers. Never played KI but seeing the reaction of people like Maximilian Dood and hearing the music by Mick Gordon way back in 2013, I knew that this game was special. I do hope there will be a KI4 someday. Say, can you do a comparison video where the KI cast wears the matching accessories for each costumes that have them?

[@PredHunter83]

No

[@KIKROX86]

Some designs of the OG designs look better than the new designs

[@JagofettEXE]

Keyword: Some

[@KIKROX86]

@@JagofettEXE I prefer the old designs for the most part

[@JagofettEXE]

@@KIKROX86 yeah some old design look kool like fat fugure lol

[@mahdibahmansh678]

New designs are fantastic way better than the original ones

[@devwil_]

Modern: Jago, Sabrewulf, Orchid, Thunder, TJ, Riptor, Gargos Retro: Spinal, Fulgore, Cinder, Glacius, Tusk, Eyedol

[@greenfeenix3280]

Chief Thunder retro wasn’t even the same as the original…disappointing

[@Neonkong0500]

Actually the devs noticed that and they Made another retro costume like the original from the Snes and arcade versión, just the hair is different

[@UnoMasAqui]

I understand that Thunder's retro outfit today would be in bad taste for the Native community, so it's not the same I forgot to mention that in addition to the default and classic design there is another design more similar to a Native one, just look for it

[@foxmcclout1503]

​ @UnoMasAqui As a native I'm pretty sure none of us would even get offended as we have much bigger and important things to get offended by lol and honestly I freaking love his old school mowhawk

[@UnoMasAqui]

@@foxmcclout1503 I understand that. But people get offended by the slightest thing. They have even sued companies for any stupid thing.

[@foxmcclout1503]

@UnoMasAqui Hell yeah America is soft today

[@trustindean5164]

The only ones where I think I actually PREFER the retro is Gargos, just bc its a bit cleaner of a design. Aganos, Hisako, Aria, and the guest characters all honestly look equally good in either costume

[@Daftanemone]

Saberwolr without pants creeps me out

[@jtaylor9880]

I didn’t know the Arbiter was a guest fighter. That's pretty sweet. 👍

[@dannyrivas40]

Love seeing some KI in my feed. Thanks for sharing.

[@birdman4birdlegs]

So awesome that the game has been continuously supported for 10 years. Respect

[@DTMACK10]

So Chief Thunder in Nightwolf now?

[@Everyone4Everything]

You know Why Chief Thunder Retro doesn't look like his OG design at all? That always bug me

[@kolbrez]

The name of Magneto's "lackies" are the Acolytes, it was on screen....

[@MikeLaRock88]

KI is one of the rare games that can make new stuff, while maintaining the old retro vibes. I grew up with the old skins, but the new ones are still better imo. Same with the music, characters, almost everything. Its like this is just a heavily remastered version of the 90s game. Devs did a great job. The fact theyre still adding updates is nothing but respect

[@vgc_ivan8391]

Fulgore, Glacius, Orchid, Rash and tusk are my favorite glow up and retro Spinal, Cinder and Riptor is an honorable for me. Looks like they evolved, then a glow up

[@elty69]

Thunder had a mowhawk if i remember correctly.

[@viktorriquelme3735]

Right

[@John-Stark]

I like how the Retro costumes for the new characters look like they came from the 90s and Aganos being fully repaired and Rahm and Arby look like their older games as well

[@TiTxnBrickx]

Sadira Kan-Ra Aganos Hisako Aria Mira were not in any of the Original games so what are their retro outfits based off not that I'm complaining it just questioned me

[@gomamonthedigimon]

Hey, i apologize for a dumb question, but what makes KI 2013 different from 1994 and 2 in terms of gameplay? I saw some videos, 2013 can have Combo of more than 100 hits. I played 1994 and 2, but what makes 2013's gameplay different? I never played it so, i know it sounds dumb. I know about 2 having Bars and Special Moves, and this, and that.

[@h2ojr1]

2:00 Thunder with no war paint, and no Mohawk?

[@th3blackghost214]

2:06 why did they leave out the Mohawk on Thunder's retro costume?

[@Scrizot]

Why is this not available on switch when KI started as a Nintendo series? 😢

[@PrestoUrDead_YT]

Cause Microsoft (Xbox) owns killer instinct now. Plus let’s be real it would be a hassle to port this version of ki for switch since that console is not very powerful. Just look at mk11 and mk1 for example.

[@AIRmax123456]

as a playstation fanboy i can say this game is very underrated and needet more attention

[@ugandahater]

This game sucks. It's slow as molasses and the characters are extremely ugly. 999 hit combo is dumb. 45 max like the original.

[@PrestoUrDead_YT]

@@ugandahatercan you elaborate on why it sucks with actual good points?

[@Mike_330]

I honestly like both the redesigns and originals for the legacy characters. The only 2 I would say look terrible are original Thunder and Sabrewulf.

[@RavenJulia]

Brutal, impresionante, maravilloso a nivel técnico -audiovisual.

[@johnbuck4395]

I laugh when either fighter blinks at the last screen before each fight begins, but did anyone notice how Sabrewulf's retro skin doesn't blink?

[@arkainjalex12]

I wish the retro costumes for characters like Thunder and Sabrewulf were actually...accurate. They are not the classic looks at all and it bugs me.

[@goldeneye2142]

He is not Thunder Classic 🤔🤨

[@danielhawkins2402]

What do you guys think of retro costumes for the newer characters?

[@victorcortez1059]

Does not make sense

[@JagofettEXE]

Some people just don't like the remake for no reason

[@lunie4176]

​@@victorcortez1059 considering the "retro" costumes for the 'newer' characters are for what they could have looked like if they were released earlier in time, it makes perfect sense.

[@Papazeroalaizquierda]

I played SNES. I don’t know most of the new characters.

[@samuelmills1256]

If ever there was a franchise that truly deserved the whole a** media saturation treatment it’s this one… I want a series, movies, comics, hell, feed me a novel I want it all

[@Special_T06]

What's up with Thunder's Retro costume?? Why not the original KI?

[@gusturnbull]

me whos never heard of this game "oh these designs are co- ARBITER!?"

[@TheOldest]

Absolutely love Killer Instinct but I gotta say the retro costumes were extremely hit and miss from character to character.

[@redacted2275]

Nah...

[@charliepeck82]

Minus Sadira and Aganos, you gotta give the design team props for the new characters' "retro" costumes! With the bright colors and other notes they took from the og rosters, I can definitely see Kan-Ra or Mira in 2.5D!

[@dex3849]

didn't thunder have a mohawk, or was that from a later version of the game

[@davidwhatsthatabout7404]

Core mechanics of Street Fighter + Frequent Meter utilization of SNK fighters + Easy combo execution of MvC + Edginess of Mortal Kombat and the purely original Combo breaker = KILLER INSTINCT

[@sanjitgill9429]

What console is this on the n64?

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

Well the game is a decade old

[@haustyl12]

I love how they went out of their way to make retro costumes for the new characters who’s first appearance was the modern one

[@mrdude88]

Where does Orchid hide the zipper in her classic costume?

[@aydenborggard7125]

Oh man this game looks pretty coo IS THAT THE ARBITER!

[@leonnoel9661]

17:35 Eagle and his Birdie.

[@janroehl]

Thunder had a Feather Mohawk... where did it go?

[@arenasviscatanius]

Wheres my baby momma Orchid at?

[@Brian-ti7xm]

Both killer instinct games are iconic but the snes one was super special for its time

[@vacadiskywalker5269]

Pra mim faltou o moicano do Thander retro.

[@UnoMasAqui]

It was done this way intentionally because retro design today would be in bad taste. Anyway... Society today.

[@gordonfreeman4341]

Wish they would finish the roster- that vampire hunter and the medusa character looked AMAZING!

[@PrestoUrDead_YT]

Wdym The roster is complete.

[@gordonfreeman4341]

@PrestoUrDead_YT Oh no, far from it. Years ago, they were teasing at more characters, two of them I mentioned already, but there were *more* on the way for another season. Look it up! They just stopped dead on their tracks for some reason.

[@recker18]

I remember having the soundtrack cd for the snes version when i was a kid.

[@jsincreel6085]

What system is this on ?

[@PrestoUrDead_YT]

Xbox one, series x and pc

[@alexsheperd2060]

I love that they added retro redesigns for the dlc characters that were unique to KI 2013. I also think Spinal is legit the best redesign in fighting game history

[@Unaliq]

Sabre Wolf with the derp eyes Fulgore slimmed down from his retro form

[@garrettdeargos]

1:59 Where is the Mohawk? and.. with jacket? xD 14:09 I don't remember that character, but his outfit seems taken from the first Darkstalkers. 15:12 YEAH The REAL ONE !!!

[@yangnia]

I first played this game on the N64, this is such a nostalgic feel to see

[@marcotix4]

They did retro skins so wrong on this game. I never understood why they randomized them between KI & KI2 retro skins.

[@PabloEmanuel-l2b]

2013 game with music from the 94 game

[@JuliusCaesar888]

Oh man Rash is AWESOME lmfao.

[@crimson_wickerbeast628]

this really gives me arcade vibes just by how it looks and how the victory ending is

[@kidtrunkz14]

I love u used the old theme so much better to watch with stuff like that in the background good shit also 11:44❤️❤️

[@vincently1995]

Happy 30th Anniversary to Killer Instinct!

[@michaelrudyrochamolina8651]

Que paso con Kin Wu y Chief Tunder ambos están censurados....

[@mr.bayless]

The new designs are so much better... also... who are some of these characters? Clearly I didn't keep up with Killer Instinct lol

[@ssgcheddar5785]

KI 2 is and always will be my favorite! With that said, I do like some of the redesigns 😊

[@MariettaTeston5]

Wait a second the halo is in the game??

[@Minartema]

Cinder just needed THAT change, the retro skin are sick!!!

[@seretith3513]

I like how Riptors Featherskin looks probably the most lit

[@eduardoeliasramirezcanales7767]

where's thunder's mohawk??

[@jayh4911]

Why was Thunders retro costume changed??

[@TheeOC]

12:34 That retro The Rocketeer look!

[@Technovore88]

So did they just make up the retro Chief Thunder one. I know the original one wasn't culturally accurate but there was nothing offensive about , he looked so bad ass. The remake was sweet too I just missed his original look.

[@xristo702]

A lot of decent redesigns but Saberwulf in KI2 looked way better

[@Ielnar]

I love how the classic Thunder is not the classic thunder.

[@yusukeelric]

What happened to thunder? thats not even a throwback costume, that's just some new alt. Beyond that, i love the new comers retro outfits, they were designed to look as if they belonged to a never released KI3 that could come out in the early 2000s. Way simpler in design

[@cocrete]

they fucked pretty bad with cinders personality

[@randosavage1459]

Sabrewolf, what have they done to my beautiful boy?

[@MauMatus]

Where is Kilgore? Shin Hisako?? 😊

[@roosterace223]

Orchid,fulgore,rash,arbiter and cinder retro look still slaps😎.

[@anotherboi3476]

I still want a new killer instinct game

[@mahdibahmansh678]

One of the best fighting games of all time definitely top 5

[@dennisrounds1996]

Dude that guitar 🎸 riff!

[@MakoFGC]

KI got the bootleg Predator and MK got the actual Predator. And KI still did it better 👌

[@TheLateMrBones]

Kilgore was out to lunch during the making of this video.

[@lightnighl7220]

Legit thought ego was freakin turok at the end, dude had the same fit