Mortal Kombat 1 Takeda All Intros MK1

[@Knowledge00856]

Imagine meeting an alternate version of yourself and find out your dad is your cousin or your cousin is your dad

[@StupidBlyat]

That's so time-paradox bullshit,my brain is already blown! 🤣

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

@@Knowledge00856 or that you and your dad are brothers. Or you're your dad's dad in another universe. Its all very trippy

[@onyxwolfreaper21]

As Liu Kang once said, that is a paradox-

[@Vyhox2000]

Well, he IS Japanese

[@pedrourbano501]

​@@Tribrid-zv3nqInfinite universes means infinite possibilities.

[@fallen_Spartan79]

Love that the mirror intros is basically the new Takeda meeting his old MKX self.

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

Yep. Its the best mirror match in this game

[@coomslayer6996]

That’s why I love the mirror matches in this game, it’s the old ones from old timeline meeting their rebooted counterparts in this timeline. The intros are really interesting

[@Jules279]

Shao Khan would definitely be disgusted with good Mileena's "weakness".

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

​@@Jules279 Shao Kahn would think General Shao is weaker and below him

[@Jules279]

@@Tribrid-zv3nq Without a doubt

[@blukmage19typeR]

"You're Kenshi's cousin? I'm his son!" "Now I'm even more freaked out!"

[@diaperdon6046]

Perfect reaction between two timeline

[@benioshigura3699]

I absolutely love that they did this.

[@CodeXCDM]

"Wait, my cousin is my dad!?" *cue Sweet Home Alabama*

[@dzalva1434]

It's like what happened with Kung Lao and Kung Jin, all over again!

[@glenmarkgregorio8167]

​@@dzalva1434 I guess they might stays the same though🤔

[@nguyenucnhan7935]

It feels so weird now that Takeda is Kenshi's cousin. Especially when it's the same voice actor from MKX.

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

Even his personality's completely different

[@hotcoldman77]

I prefer this one tbh

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

@@hotcoldman77 how?

[@lancecurry7538]

I do like, though, how in mirror matches, it's MKX Takeda against MK1 Takeda.

[@AshParth560]

I mean, different timelines, all we accept. 🤷

[@IluminousOne-9.7.2]

13:56 Jean-Claude Van Damme: Nah, I ain't feelin' it today...

[@jacobmiller6916]

Is that a bug in the game? Interesting I've never seen that happen

[@kermitfr163]

it’s early access so it is probably being worked on

[@eyxgsjmpdm]

@@kermitfr163nah JCVD doesnt have any lines recorded for takeda most likely

[@garfieldunderpants9914]

Nintendo Switch simulator

[@sussydump8709]

Loved when he said ' ' , was so cold

[@99markim1]

"Creature?! I am diseased!" I feel bad for Baraka.

[@williamwelshansjr8504]

Takeda you really gonna do me like that Takeda

[@Jules279]

Right, having tarkat rob you of your body and life would make most people off themselves.

[@RoyalGriffin.]

Tbf, how was he supposed to know?

[@AJ.MucKKK]

@@williamwelshansjr8504Dashie reference😏

[@LaNguyenBTong]

​@@williamwelshansjr8504"I understood the reference"

[@imbat-wayne972]

6:43 Bro thinks he‘s Walter white

[@D00M_SIay3r]

Breaking bad mentioned 🗣🔥🔥

[@gavinisback]

I was about to point that out as well lol

[@BRVRThePikachuCarma]

trend chasing at it's finest

[@sharkboy6832]

I am not in danger Smoke, I AM THE DANGER, I AM THE ONE WHO KNOCKS

[@TheJuniorDeputyRookie]

@@imbat-wayne972 Kung Jin, We need to cook !

[@Mariomaster157]

6:25 Takeda roasts Smoke’s Iconic line. Wow.

[@fallen_Spartan79]

I mean, Takeda's got a point. Smoke only controls... well, smoke. Fire is Sektor's or Scorpion's specialty.

[@blankblank6919]

⁠@@fallen_Spartan79it’s a metaphor, similar to “mess with the bull and you get the horns” basically telling people he’s as dangerous as fire

[@coomslayer6996]

@@blankblank6919What if the bull is a breed that doesn’t have horns? Smoke doesn’t have fire

[@WillyPoo-y3t]

Where there is smoke then it creates fire, it's common sense. Most of the boys scout use that technique to survive to create fire by making a smoke using stick and stones.

[@blankblank6919]

@@coomslayer6996 when smoke says that line, he meant actual smoke rather talking in third person and the cause of actual smoke is from fire

[@anonluxor470]

Finally some calls out that one of the ninja characters aren't ninjas

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

Fr. Technically nobody here is a ninja since ninjas are Japanese and the Lin Kuei are Chinese. Reptile isnt even human or Rain or Tremor. Well Scorpion is the only real ninja

[@powerlegacy7952]

Let's not forget words of original Sub-Zero: I'm not a ninja I'm Lin Kuei

[@comicalcosmonaut959]

It's kinda funny how the equivalent of a ninja to them is someone who wears a face mask

[@coomslayer6996]

@@comicalcosmonaut959And a hood. Someone wearing a face mask and hood gets passed off as a ninja in the Mortal Kombat franchise

[@coomslayer6996]

I’m glad NRS did that. Anyone with a face mask in the MK franchise gets passed off as a ninja for some reason. Skarlet, Kitana, Mileena, and all get passed off as female ninjas for some reason

[@mas8705]

Takeda about to have a hell of a story for his therapist. “Another version of me from another timeline told me my cousin is actually my dad! What am I supposed to do with that kind of information?!”

[@vwin9112]

Therapist(Liu kang in disguise for comedic effect)….i have no idea really but perhaps it is best to consider the life you will live will collide with the other self

[@snowflake8515]

​@@vwin9112 Therapist Lui Kang: Damn that's crazy...😅

[@Nightbeat9123]

Dr. Liu Kang: Just remember this, your counterparts from infinite amounts of other timelines, no matter how similar or different, are still not you.

[@lucasrivalsi6820]

Sir this is a Wendy’s are you going to order or not?

[@vwin9112]

@@lucasrivalsi6820 takeda: oh yeah sorry can I just have your special 50 piece Shao Nuggets with Tarkatan teddy fries, then I have to go Chang Kangs therapy session

[@lorrithelinguist]

I love how Cage gets along with most everyone he meets lol. King 👑

[@Dakarai777]

13:48 the most wholesome moment

[@OsakaLover]

He's got a high charisma stat!

[@22_Will]

I *LOVE* that they made the mirror intros “New Era vs MKX”. “You’re Kenshi’s cousin? I’M HIS SON!” “Now I’m even more freaked out.” He was so worth the wait.

[@lonecourierjoeyv2133]

“Do zatterans eat humans” “Why do you keep asking that??” Reptiles fatality: 👱‍♂️🍽️😋🦎

[@coomslayer6996]

The answer is obviously yes but Reptile just doesn’t want to admit it

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Reptile: it's a redundant Question, everybody eats humans in outworld! Zaterans, Shokan, Naknadan, the hive, symbiotes, anybody with Tarktat, heck I don't even know what Shao Kahn is but I bet those teeth aren't just for show!

[@High-LordHarza]

I can imagine Takeda going "I'm sorry, I did not mean to offend" "Offend? I'm just tired of answering yes to the same question!"

[@connorhilchie2779]

Also Reptile: eats someone whole just to vomit them back up

[@tylernaze8020]

Takeda is right about General Shao about being a bully with a god complex

[@Burning-Twilight]

Which is ironic since in the original timeline (not the reboot era) he was actually a god.

[@yolow105]

Sounds like a certain lolcow streamer

[@Jules279]

And it fits Homelander especially

[@lordsickomode]

@@Burning-Twilight the original era shao wasnt a god? Immortal by conventional means, sure, but not a god.

[@Burning-Twilight]

@@lordsickomode No he was a protector god of outworld in the same way Raiden was to Earth realm there are some videos that better explain this then I can. It was only in the reboot era that Netherealm decided to strip him of his godhood and just make him a really powerful being.

[@its_gxl420babae3]

"How am i fighting a god?" "So far? Poorly" Jesus, Liu Kang...

[@axostierIV]

He just like Homelander but opposite ways...

[@Burning-Twilight]

To be fair it's probably gonna be hard to measure up to the guy, he's fought and beat Gods, a Titan, and all kinds of demons and monsters. And most of the time he was still just a human at the time.

[@blackdemonknight]

@@axostierIV Yeah when Liu Kang boasts it is mostly meant to be a cheeky joke.

[@iam4026]

I thought by how, Takaeda meant what circumstances made him fight a god

[@raymondben36466]

​@Burning-Twilight he even died twice.

[@lorrithelinguist]

Fun fact: "Takeda" is typically a Japanese last name, so it being his first name makes him extra unique!!!

[@omarslayz]

i’m pretty sure in mkx some characters referred to him as Takahashi Takeda meaning it is his last name. we don’t know if it still is or not in the new era edit: apparently in japan they say last name first and first name last so they were right but i just didn’t get it til now. yall stop commenting @ me😭

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

And Takeda was Thai before. Now he's Japanese

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

​@@omarslayz Takeda is his first name. MK characters are old timish thats why they called him by his first name

[@wolf_skin]

Or it just means that the MK developers don’t know shit about Japanese names and pick at random. Like they did for Reiko and Hotaru, which are feminine names.

[@aleflippy1997]

@@omarslayz Nope, because of Kenshi TAKAHASHI. Takahashi is most definitely his last name.

[@blakebutler4025]

New dialogue for Johnny and Kenshi Johnny: You have a cousin that's awesome. Kenshi: Your figuring that out now?

[@olivierkideona7997]

"I'm not in danger. I AM THE DANGER"

[@redux4850]

"I had a pet reptile once" "You took good care of it I hope" I think the jump and then whip to the face gives a pretty clear answer

[@blacksmoke6292]

I like Takeda interactions with Reiko. It sounded so competitive.

[@geoczeoszkar]

Me too. Weird to see Reiko have a fun convo.

[@malo6411]

Same

[@skibidisheeshLOL]

agree

[@KillingJoke-uc7ej]

15:26 Geras: This is where i saw the dinosaurs die Takeda Takeda: Poggers

[@snowflake8515]

Takeda: Cowabummer

[@2bdaqueen268]

Takeda: there are Yakuza Among us!

[@hecrosegreat3943]

​@@2bdaqueen268Now i'm just imagining a paranoid takeda seeing Yakuza everywhere

[@lorrithelinguist]

I LOVE HIS AND KITANA'S INTERACTIONS SM

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

Could've been better for me. I think his best was between him and his cousin

[@melvinshine9841]

MK1 Johnny: "I've got this friend, Jacqui. I think she'd dig you." MK1 Takeda: "Hmm, I'll pass." MKX Takeda: "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!"

[@ryohhibikithe9thhokage532]

MK1 Takeda: NOT BEING YOU BITCH!

[@JohnnyDominion]

Liu Kang: The realms depend on your union with Jacqui Briggs

[@ryohhibikithe9thhokage532]

@JohnnyDominion MK1 Takeda: how bout NO

[@goroakechi6126]

Liu Kang accidentally made Takeda ace

[@SuperSteven2323]

So wait was homelander referencing kenshi dying in the dlc?

[@bigjstudios3421]

15:36 Geras really said "I'm built different."

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

Since when is the name "Kombat Kids" in-game? Also I'm glad Takeda and his goated VA are back

[@MrManga51]

It’s the fan-nickname for them. Netherrealm is acknowledging the fandom.

[@TimedRevolver]

They make meta references in the intros all the time.

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

@@MrManga51 ah I see. At least they're doing something right with this game

[@chimpo961]

He's not a goat, unless you're talking about his Animality which is coming soon after all

[@deshawnwinn9454]

​@@chimpo961My brother in christ, G.O.A.T is literally an acronym for "Greatest of All Time"

[@TheElementsAreWithMe]

So a cousin of Kenshi instead of his son, and though not a telepath, he still has a fighting style of the Shirai Ryu, brief as it was. Still his ultimate goal is his pursuit after the Red Dragon, albeit his own version of purification rather than vengeance. The biggest difference of all is him going about it alone rather than with a parent or being surrounded by friends around his age. A "What if" version of a previous incarnation if i ever saw one.

[@khaosking2937]

"Go ahead it sounds refreshing " lol

[@lancecurry7538]

_(Meanwhile...)_ *OMNI-MAN:* Stop. Please. Don't hit me with... _(rolls eyes)_ ...water.

[@khaosking2937]

@@lancecurry7538 😂

[@DanielQuan97]

I love how he has no intro dialogues fighting with himself, they're both so chill lol

[@mrmuhammedalfadhli]

"I'm not in danger i'AM The Danger!" That's is the best breaking bad reference 🔥🔥🔥

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Kano: last chance to look at me Hsu Hao... Hsu Hao: *paralyzed but started pressing fatality combo on a control in his wheel chair arm rest.* Kano: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH *room explodes, and kano walks out with the left side of his skull missing*

[@paworfguys]

6:46 Walter White the next guest confirmed

[@John44345]

Kameo maybe?

[@coomslayer6996]

@@John44345Walter White would be an amazing dlc kameo

[@skibidisheeshLOL]

confirmed

[@Aizenslastbottle]

@@coomslayer6996I wonder what his fatality would be

[@c4liga215]

@@Aizenslastbottle”that would be the ricin I gave you… goodbye (character’s name)”

[@MrShackleman010]

9:49 Bro really said: "Don't care, didn't ask" to Takeda 😭🙏💀.

[@raro344]

More "shyrai ryu mask, opinion discarded"

[@anthonyouki]

So to go down list: Takeda trained with the Shirai Ryu, like og Takeda, but didn't become one of them. Kenshi and Takeda are distant cousins, not father and son. Takeda hasn't met or knows about Jacqui, but Jacqui does exist and is alive, she's Johnny Cage's friend, and he's trying to hitch them up. This Takeda doesn't have Telepathy like the og Takeda. He's watched Johnny Cage's movies. Hanzo looks up to Takeda in this timeline. He knows nothing about the ninja clans. He's met Khamaelon. He's discovered the existence of the Red Dragon.

[@dalaxdercrisper957]

Mk 1 Takeda is more vicious and cold hearted but still kind enough not blind ambitious like Bi Han did. He prefer to work alone, rouge type and no interest being in Shirai Yu

[@lorrithelinguist]

I love this version of Takeda I don't give a FUCK what anyone else says!!!! He's back! And honestly, I'm glad they're not repeating storylines!

[@marthouismcmiller4787]

It’s still literally the same thing he was doing in MkX the only difference is him a kenshi relationship

[@Hellhound-bq8iv]

@@marthouismcmiller4787not really he’s more in solitude then mkx takeda

[@Rouchruvis]

The backstory is different but the war on the Red Dragon is the same. Difference is he's not fighting to avenge his mother's death this time

[@brtruev1710]

@@Rouchruvis To be honest, the war on the Red Dragon was barely acknowledged on the story itself. It was more of an ending thing. Here, his beef with them takes center stage. Plus he's mostly a different character than MKX Takeda. He's more abrasive, prefers to work in solitude and is not afraid to do more unsavory things.

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

Indeed!

[@superbladez926]

13:27 Johnny with the HP reference. I see u boy😂❤

[@Xalvadore505]

13:38 Jacqui mentioned as a friend of Johnny. I can definitely see she being Jax's sister and Cassie now being Johnny's sister. Kung Lao has already mentioned Kung Jin as his cousin still.

[@favourinyang14]

Damn if this happens then Liu Kang did one hell of a reset😂

[@XRAY81]

I just love the mirror match intros and they are exactly like i imagined, they did not disappoint.

[@kingjb554]

The fact that Kombat Kids is a kanon name is amazing

[@lorrithelinguist]

That skull mask is legit terrifying.

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

Fr. I wonder why he chose it

[@HB-fq9nn]

@@Tribrid-zv3nq To scare the Yakuza he hunts.

[@lancecurry7538]

I'm glad they brought that back to reference the Shirai Ryu variation Takeda had in MKX.

[@imbat-wayne972]

How they give us his og mask from X

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

The MKX one was far superior

[@bizmak3116]

13:43 It isn't much, but seeing the pattern. It IS possible the Kombat Kids somewhat exist along side the new timeline (Besides Cassie cause She has to be the daughter of Cage and Sonya) My guess Jacqui is probably Jax's sister in the new timeline (Honestly some of these dialogues make me hype for the Expansion and later down the road for this era) -Also, Lil' Hanzo seeing Takeda as a big brother was wholesome to hear from Kuai Liang😄

[@shmyanYT]

Cassie may be a sister to Johnny in this timeline. Who knows?

[@johnny44937]

Well supposed leaks suggest she is in kp2 we shall find out

[@yazidefirenze]

Little Sister Cassie making fun of Johnny crushing on her co-workers (Sonya)

[@benjiammin]

I'm thinking we will probably meet Cassie BLADE instead of Cage

[@jen5494]

maybe she’s janet cage’s daughter with a male version of sonya?

[@torchhead4524]

Omni-man: "Stick to Earthlings. I'm out of your league." Takeda: "How about you stick to your own galaxy?" Bro's got a point though 💀

[@lorrithelinguist]

BABY BOY HAS RETURNED

[@luckey24]

13:40... Friend Jacqui? Ooooh interesting

[@Spanishfutbol2010]

Takeda be like “I got the whips..you brought the handcuffs?”

[@thebigquack6945]

I LOVE takeda so much Was a huge fan of him in MKX, and I love his dialogue

[@sator603]

14:33 Stryker:BOOM ROASTED

[@isaacyeon6334]

Hey I understood that reference

[@yazidefirenze]

(flashbacks to John crate naming sequence)

[@GoldRichness]

I see you are a man/woman of culture as well

[@aaronbrooks1020]

16:16 Geras- Because your role has been Critical for all prior Timelines. I gotta give Geras props for that.💯 Damn, now I see why everyone loves tekeda And wanted him back in MK11. Now he's here in MK1.🔥😌

[@Important_Bass_1127]

Takeda was appeared as kameo in Shao, Cassie, Cetrion, Liu Kang(probably) and T-800’s MK11 Tower endings

[@lenardmew]

For easy access: 0:00 Takeda 0:33 Ermac 1:26 Kitana 2:04 Milleena 2:54 Tanya 3:30 Rain 4:25 Shang Tsung 5:19 General Shao 6:10 Smoke 7:07 Scorpion 8:01 Reptile 8:57 Sub-Zero 10:03 Li Mei 11:01 Raiden 12:01 Liu Kang 12:50 Johnny Cage 13:57 Jean-Claude Van Damme 14:06 Kung Lao 14:36 Peacekeeper 14:59 Omniman 15:25 Geras 16:22 Baraka 17:16 Kenshi 18:03 Homelander 18:28 Quan Chi 19:25 Havik 20:07 Nitara 20:27 Ashrah 21:15 Reiko 22:05 Sindel

[@Fan0303]

Is funny to see Havik and Takeda kind of get along, just not so accepting since they'r enemies

[@deadpoolrockz6410]

0:15 to 0:20 I'm pretty sure the Kombat Kids thing was more of a fandom title rather than an official one.

[@KevinCoplin]

Well it is now.

[@Perdix64]

@@KevinCoplinkinda dumb.

[@RedFirefly96]

@@Perdix64 not at all. They got introduced in MKX, so it's fair to call them "Kombat Kids" in comparison to the old characters.

[@Perdix64]

@@RedFirefly96 I meant officially calling them Kombat Kids.

[@megaraptear6631]

😏 kombat kids sounds like a cancelled one Saturday morning Foxkids TV show just went down Ed Boon's career

[@jking5839]

Takeda has my favourite interactions in the whole game.

[@MellowDarkflower]

Takeda: From what I hear, Bi-Han was a bad brother. Tomas: Because to him, I wasn't one. *Takeda proceeds to whip Tomas*

[@chrange9714]

Find it interesting how Rain says here he has a half brother named Daegon even though in a mirror match intro he states that there is no Taven or Daegon in this timeline. Guess the latter was never really canon as it was a mirror match intro.

[@coomslayer6996]

I thought the same too. Did he forget about his half-brothers Taven and Daegon? Or is that Rain saying there’s never been a Taven or Daegon some other Rain from another timeline? But I’m glad Taven and Daegon and the Red Dragon are actually real and Rain is a half-brother to those two here, like he is in the old timeline

[@EMTeves]

Is not the only inconcistency among intro dialogues. an exchange between Reptile and Tanya said Khamaleon was a Zaterran. Now she is a Saurian.

[@chrange9714]

@@EMTeves Not exactly as Saurians and Zaterrans are the same species, just the ones that split off to Zaterra are called Zaterrans.

[@EMTeves]

@@chrange9714 but Zaterra, as a realm at least, doesn't seem to Exist anymore in Liu Kang's New Era. So until now I asumed that "Zaterra" was just the name of Reptile's Species.

[@chrange9714]

@@EMTeves Said who? Nothing has indicated that Zaterra doesn't exist anymore. For all we know it is instead of a realm, just a different part of Outworld.

[@mr.l8723]

The New Era allows Takeda to exist the same age as this young Kenshi

[@coomslayer6996]

And also somehow be the same person even though the old one is the son of Kenshi and the new one is the cousin. How can the son and the cousin be the same person, right?

[@Hifuutorian]

@@coomslayer6996 Because the one that is his son is the Takeda from the old timeline, which is a recurring thing with the mirror match intros.

[@khofisha]

6:43 BRO IS NOT WATER WHITE🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@SeriousDragonify]

It's actually Rorschach reference.

[@khofisha]

@@SeriousDragonify really??? Plz explain

[@Burning-Twilight]

​@@khofishaRorschach was locked in a prison in Watchmen and was famous for the quote "I'm not locked in here, you're locked in here with me!"

[@jellyAn6930]

​@@Burning-Twilight noooooo, that was a TF2 soldier "I am not trapped in a facility full of robots. You are all trapped in here with me!" (This is sarcasm btw)

[@cybershoutmon9741]

Takeda: a man opens his door and gets cut into fleshy ribbons and that’s what ya think of me? Nah, I’m the guy who knocks!

[@Supreme-KJ]

“I have a half brother named daegon” so we jus gonna ignore that? Bro mk1 lore is interesting idc what anyone says

[@SkellyG444]

I found that fascinating! This combined with Takeda’s arcade ending imply that on some level, the story of Armageddon still exists in the new era, and I would love to see it explored further

[@Burning-Twilight]

So this means Rain might still be a son of Argus (assuming that is still Daegons father) it's ironic Rain doesn't know about Taven since he first met and fought him in MKA.

[@coomslayer6996]

I don’t ignore it. I find it very interesting. I’m glad to know that Taven and Daegon exist in this timeline and Rain is a half-brother to them

[@FatinChibi]

​@@Burning-Twilightbcuz Rain known that he's Argus' bastard & half-siblings of Taven & Daegon in MK11 Tower Ending

[@Burning-Twilight]

@@FatinChibi That was for the the previous 2 eras. Up until this intro dialogue it was assumed Rain was no longer a son of Argus (he might still not be if Daegon is someone else's kid) it sure as hell wasn't even hinted at that he had any siblings either in MK1.

[@realrayj]

Love Johnny trying to set up new Takeda w/new Jacqui.

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Takeda was always a cool character!

[@lorrithelinguist]

FR‼️

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Yeah.

[@coomslayer6996]

He’s way better here than he is in MK X

[@humaneshadow300]

Scorpion 2.0

[@limewater4074]

​@@coomslayer6996Abysmal take.

[@AshParth560]

Not gonna lie, Takeda is more savage in this than he was in MKX. I love it.

[@Jules279]

Comes with being an older and more hardened version.

[@RoyalGriffin.]

15:50 FINALLY! SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT GERAS IS SAYING.

[@SkyeonX]

13:41 So Jacqui also exists in the timeline. That means Cassie and Kung Jin also exist.

[@GottWaffe]

I'm pretty sure there is one Kung Lao intro where he or someone else mentions Jin...but maybe am just mixing Mk 11 and M1K

[@Spiralpaladin]

Kung Jin was already confirmed to be in this timeline. But unless they mention that Cassie is Chris's kid instead of Sonya's, we're probably not gonna get any mentions of Cassie any time soon.

[@jen5494]

@@Spiralpaladinshe could also be janet cage’s daughter with a male sonya or johnny’s cousin/sister

[@brtruev1710]

Jin already exists. Cassie... is a bit iffier. Some of the datamined intros reveal that she's still Johnny's daughter but, unless it's a time-displaced Cassie, it'll be hard to explain.

[@thamg.2550]

Damn I love Bi-Han's VA. Always SO good.

[@plusultra12001]

It’s Kaiji Tang. He’s Tsumungu Kinagase from Kill la Kill, Sanemi from Demon Slayer, and Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen.

[@thamg.2550]

@@plusultra12001 He is awesome!

[@pikachuspartan1868]

And Ichiban Kasuga from Like A Dragon.

[@Sanzumori78]

Su-Han from Miraculous ladybug.

[@mistressjm]

@@plusultra12001GOJO? HUH??

[@ZackExplorer28]

"they called us the Kombat Kids. is that an insult or not?" i've been wondering that the same thing.

[@lorrithelinguist]

Omfg this video is going to be my hyperfixation for the next year and I'm not even kidding. Imma study the hell outa this!

[@bobsmith8405]

HE'S A BIG BROTHER TO HANZO?!!!

[@insertnamehere7228]

8:24 aww reptile sharing the joke cage told him.

[@mrember0378]

Geras saying that he witnessed the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs is probably one of the funniest things I heard coming from him.

[@kevton1397]

6:56 Sounds like a Kung Fu Panda reference

[@imthetube44]

Ah yeah! Tai Lung quote

[@otaking3582]

12:50 "I'm not sure I'm ready for gods and monsters." "Good, because Monster energy drinks will send a C&D over that name."

[@MST3Kfan1]

Shang Tsung still has the best intros. The voice actor is so talented, the evil and sarcasm drips from his lips 😅

[@GhostxGrievous]

I hope we get to see more from Takeda in the next Mortal Kombat after this

[@JaaronBrice]

Takeda, the Whipper Snapper! 🔥💯😎

[@skibidisheeshLOL]

😂😂

[@gaiusdevil5481]

With Johny being the "most normal" of them i like that takeda talks to him about the whole weird stuff going on. And he reacts understanding but honest "Sorry Buddy, you are in and there is no way out!"

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

I knew we would have MKX takeda in the mirror matches, if the time travelling takeda theory wasn’t true. Fuckin awesome

[@JAY1GHOST0ELITE]

13:23 -You’re a wizard Takeda 13:27

[@chimpo961]

13:57 Takeda: so we're not going to share dialogue? Van Dame: No I guess not

[@NoelJohnCarlo]

Make that an AI Intro already! XD

[@chimpo961]

@@NoelJohnCarlo that would be interesting, but that's if I have a computer just to do all of that stuff

[@pokemonsonicgirl123]

​@@NoelJohnCarloNo.

[@pokemonsonicgirl123]

​@@chimpo961It's better if you don't.

[@Nightbeat9123]

MKX Takeda: Master Hasashi taught me everything I need. MK1 Takeda: In my timeline, I showed him the ropes.

[@TheJuniorDeputyRookie]

6:45 Calm down Takeda White lol. 7:54 From master become little bro 10:40 I thought he say "Daddy" 20:28 Easy work by throw someone to end it ?, Nice trick dude 👍

[@ivanhunter6492]

I hope we get more Kombat Kids in the future

[@atlasreborn7221]

Honestly they'd have to do a very hard reboot of every character, especially Cassie since she has no interesting characteristics other than having Johnny's personality.

[@mkfan6167]

No

[@patrickjennings431]

@@mkfan6167 yes

[@adiris8827]

⁠@@atlasreborn7221really?? I thought she was so great in mk11 and different from Johnny. Jacqui on the other hand was literally another version of Jax.

[@WavvyBlues23]

Hell tf no

[@justamediocreyoutubechanne4172]

4:15 rain really said "it's my ninja way, belive it"

[@StanTVXD]

Syzoth and Takeda interaction is kinda wholesome I love it

[@Kar_20k]

20:10 nitara sounds like she finally has some emotion in her voice. Well to me dunno bout everyone else

[@bruhhugo2183]

I was thinking the same! Hopefully it gets better. Still a little emotionless

[@SinisterOL]

5:28 thats the first time I’ve ever heard Shao compliment anyone in like any timeline

[@zephwilliams3010]

Bro started beef with Kitana and Meleena already 💀

[@telepath1890]

Same voice actor, feels like he never left I'm glad he's back

[@axostierIV]

Wait a minute... Jacqui is now old than Johnny Cage in this timeline? Cool!

[@zaej4317]

Ngl some Takeda's interactions are rather wholesome.

[@maskedlucina5574]

I can't believe Jacqui is a movie star-

[@Ramsey276one]

0:01 This game's plot in a nutshell

[@SABlueAngryBlur]

I was curious to find out how Johnny and Takeda's intros would go, considering how Johnny & Kenshis friendship are. Not disappointed. Lol

[@megasack314]

Takeda is honestly one of the best written characters so far. He’s not cocky and overconfident, and he’s actually nice out the gate! Thanks, NRS!

[@lorrithelinguist]

HE BOUTA BE THE RED DRAGON'S DOWNFALL!!!

[@KaijuKev814]

Takeda saying " a hot mess" was something i didnt know i needed 😂

[@moayegbusi9623]

He’s so badass

[@_aballa_]

5:37 love that reference to Sub-Zero's line in MK11 "A fool and his vice are soon parted."

[@theheroneededwillette6964]

So this guy’s backstory is how we’re being first introduced to this timeline’s version of the red dragons.

[@zeospark9715]

Funny I think Takeda's convo with Havok is the most tame one from Havok's side. He even praises Takeda for going against those that tried to bind him

[@featherguardian6023]

9 Years Later and Parry Shen still has that Same Energy and Charisma Takeda Takahashi has with a New Fresh of Paint as Kenshi’s Cousin than his Son, I’m glad my Theory of the Red Dragons being the Puppeteers Pulling the Strings of the Yakuza brings new Layers to this Universe and when you think about it, Takeda is basically the Same lone Wolf Kenshi was in the Original/3D Era Timeline, although I don’t know how to feel about him leaving the Shirai Ryu Early but I can see him returning in the Future as he’s Hanzo’s Big Brother, his Actions could affect the Clan if not Careful, and maybe with Jacqui Established in the Dialogues we could see this Romance happening, the Question on this is if she’s Jax’s Daughter or Sister?

[@hypotree6132]

I can see syzoth and takes a being really good friends in this universe. I hope they adapt on it in the future and make them a good duo throughout the story

[@machine1685]

12:37 "Blame your ancestors' poor choices" Lowkey, I wished the game actually dove into Liu Kang's meddling with people's destiny's and lives. We're talking about a dude that condemned people like Shang Tsung to a poor and miserable life and then was surprised that they would try to escape that fate. He essentially sentenced people for crimes they did not commit and had Shang Tsung or someone called him out on this, I don't think he would have a sufficient answer. Think about it: why sentence someone they you see as a potential threat to a life of squalor instead of one of discipline and integrity? Imagine if Shang Tsung was placed in the Shaolin as a kid. If he was given the proper training and nurture. Is Liu Kang truly so short sighted that he doesn't see this? I would say no, as he gave Mileena- someone who has caused a lot of harm- a favorable position in life. I just think MK's writing could be stronger than it has been recently.

[@sonomni]

I’m gonna disagree and mention that Shang Tsung still could’ve sought power despite being taught by Shaolin, at the end of the day it would’ve been his choice on what he chooses to do.

[@Alvaro89Rus]

Voice actor did great job again. Even simple jokes and short humble responds sound... genuine.