Seeing how much fans accepted Kenshi since his first appearance i can only imagine how they felt after finding his "cameo" in MK11's Krypt
@InfamousMATRIX2 жыл бұрын
We were pissed 😂
@gottmituns6982 жыл бұрын
I almost dont want to know (tell me)
@TheCrystalBlood2 жыл бұрын
@@gottmituns698 You find his remains and the player character takes his blindfold from his corpse and uses it as a gameplay tool
@sebastiancintron292 жыл бұрын
Not like it matters. The krypt is non Canon in mk11.
@r9ue2 жыл бұрын
@@TheCrystalBlood damn lol
@Dhampire19762 жыл бұрын
My favorite thing about MKX is how his MK9 moveset was named "balanced," despite it being absolutely busted in MK9. I like to think this was intentional lmao
@TheHeisenBuldge Жыл бұрын
@TA-kb5blThank you Sherlock
@brunobuzzatti1134 Жыл бұрын
Man, you have so much personnality...
@launchbase4944 Жыл бұрын
congratulations you made the exact same joke he did
@facuuaf Жыл бұрын
It's incredible how Kenshi started as basically an Ermac clone but became a fan favorite and grew into his own style
@DJRedrumofEPG2 жыл бұрын
Babe, wake up! New competitive history video!
@traegreene04182 жыл бұрын
Deadass😂
@GoldenWaifuUwU2 жыл бұрын
@@traegreene0418 agreed 😂😂
@tyry_sa2 жыл бұрын
Hey Ketchup and Mustard, just wanted to thank you for the amount of love and care you put into this page ❤ One of the best, if not the best, MK pages out there. I actually make time in my day to watch your contents, no matter how short or long they are. Please keep this up.
@enderhx2 жыл бұрын
Agreed 😎
@lonnie37292 жыл бұрын
I'm in the middle of my finals - took a 5 minute break just to answer a few messages. Went to KZbin just to see if there is anything I'll watch after I'm done with studying, but I wouldn't be able to focus after seeing Ketchup and Mustard dropped a new competitive history. I really hope you keep this good work up for a long time, and I hope you do Kabal in the near future, with all his broken appearances.
@findme312o242 жыл бұрын
Man go finish yo work
@lonnie37292 жыл бұрын
@@findme312o24 I did, now I'm coming back for a rewatch.
@SoyGaro5 ай бұрын
Back in 2015 I played erron black and shinnok , but after the final patch kenshi stole my heart with possessed
@nocandoslurms4332 жыл бұрын
I JUST walked into work and this drops. This shift cannot go by fast enough.
@mycereal Жыл бұрын
I can't believe Kenshi was so good it inspired a mortal kombat character of the same name
@Vanessita.chikitita2 жыл бұрын
Kenshi is my favorite character ever I waited for this video since the first competitive history Video that I watch
@mandalorianhunter12 жыл бұрын
I thought Kenshi would have been out last year but I'm glad he is here
@BrownCookieBoy2 жыл бұрын
I really want Kenshi in the next MK. Love the concept of blind characters.
@GoldsmithonyX2 жыл бұрын
It's so unique
@naf87872 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah? You like blind characters? Name all the blind characters in every piece of media
@BrownCookieBoy2 жыл бұрын
@@naf8787 I like the concept of blind martial art fighters in games. Damn, its that time of the month?
@jacksoninc.4062 Жыл бұрын
I'm convinced one of the producer's child made this idea bcs the child thought it'd be "cool to have a blind telekinetic samurai on MK" And the parent ran away with the idea
@exudeku Жыл бұрын
Well whatdya know...
@RenPenov2 жыл бұрын
Possessed Kenshi is sooo fun. Reminds me of Chizuru from the KoF series, in that you never know if they're gonna attack with a projection/hologram or teleport themselves. Grats on the vid, K&M!
@mrstudent91252 жыл бұрын
I hope we will get Competitive History of Shang Tsung some day
@benevolencev72042 жыл бұрын
And Liu kang 🔥🐲
@ohandthefracking2 жыл бұрын
not all that impressive unfortunately :/
@Iqzzy-KO2 жыл бұрын
& Scorpion! :)
@RoyArkon2 жыл бұрын
I second that!
@Turkce_Oyun2 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for that one
@mostverticalproductions48082 жыл бұрын
Kenshi is one of my favorite FG characters ever. Just the fact that he was blind but handled so well, and he's such a blast to play, especially in X.
@RandoChrisYT2 жыл бұрын
There's always something fun about the fighting game characters who have a physical trait what most would call a handicap that they overcome to become skilled fighters. In Kenshi's case, his design and overall story made him very distinct and memorable in comparison to the other 3D era characters. You'd certainly be able to have someone who knows nothing about MK understand what Kenshi is all about just by looking at him.
@misteral904511 ай бұрын
As someone who doesn't know MK, I don't know what Kenshi is about by just looking at him.
@nicksrandomreviews2 жыл бұрын
You ever just randomly open KZbin, see a thumbnail, shout "yeeees" in your best M.Bison impression, then tap on your phone screen with the force of a thousand black holes? Because I just did.
@cimcam99492 жыл бұрын
I'm just glad to hear that you enjoy working on this series! Your passion shines through in its quality; I'm always very happy to see a new one show up. Take care of yourself and good luck with future videos!
@FlappableElf2 жыл бұрын
Let’s go! Kenshi is my favorite mk character ever! I’ve been waiting for this one and it did not disappoint!
@andrewjacob80872 жыл бұрын
The balanced variation in MKX is like the devs saying,"sorry guys kenshi was broken in mk9 so we have balanced him".
@EleventyTwo2 жыл бұрын
The moment I realized you weren't gonna mention Tai Chi s3 and 2223 in Deadly Alliance, I was quite disappointed. MKDA Tai Chi is INCREDIBLY SAFE if you use s3 often. 2223 is by far his best string, because it can confirm into 54% or more on hit, or become completely safe + pushback.
@co813852 жыл бұрын
What a great choice for a video! Kenshi is my favorite of the new characters introduced during the post-2D era of MK games!
@johnsummers2943 Жыл бұрын
21:46 Good news everyone.
@rararasputin86082 жыл бұрын
It is great to see this astounding character in the 'Competitive History' series. I am intrigued as to who may be next. Perhaps Kitana, Jade or Sindel for another Edenian? Or maybe some other character... still, thank you for another entry, and may you both be well.
@gabrielpezzi87742 жыл бұрын
What a birthday to have with a new PNK&M video, thanks!
@DrOmnipotent2 жыл бұрын
Even back in the MKDA days Kenshi felt like an instant klassic. Thank you for the awesome content!
@PoopDeckSeamen2 жыл бұрын
I dont even like the mk games, just the lore and characters but your commentary, insight and passion is really interesting and entertaining. really awesome series.
@duncananderson21133 ай бұрын
Kenshi is one of my favorite characters but man I felt MKX story mode did him dirty
@GuyOnTheInternet532 жыл бұрын
Really nice surprise! One of the only fighting games I played competitively was mkx. My main was balanced kenshi, such a low tier fighter but so fun to play. No one expected a good kenshi and got plenty of great reactions
@patriciomendoza192 жыл бұрын
Possessed Kenshi is so fun, it's one of the few variations I would love to see evolve into it's own character
@RedRamDRA2 жыл бұрын
A blind samurai using telekinesis? Oh, Kenshi oozes cool - how can you not love him?!
@gaigeriel2 жыл бұрын
I really adore the content on this channel and both Ketchup & Mustard's passion for MK. Among FGC content this is a very high standard to me, the MK metas and competitive history videos are both super great and I appreciate all the hard work put into everything
@MTR_Nara2 жыл бұрын
Kenshi has always been one of my favorite characters in MK, fun to play and he always has awesome designs lol
@JosephDGuedes Жыл бұрын
Who else came back here after MK1 gameplay trailer?
@superkun34782 жыл бұрын
I actually just watched snow blind and was just watching old mk9 tourneys (both featuring plenty of Kenshi)
@henrydavel1440 Жыл бұрын
Scorpion: GET OVER HERE (Pulls Kenshi ancestor spirit) Scorpion: No, f*ck off
@altron20952 жыл бұрын
Ketchup and Mustard, I adore this series. It's fascinating to me to be able to see how characters' tools and gameplan evolve throughout the series, I wish more content creators would cover Street Fighter in the same way. Seeing high-level tournament footage is both inspiring and quite intimidating as a casual player. As I'm also an identical twin, I wish you guys well from one twin set to another!
@demeterstidbits71462 жыл бұрын
WEEEE ANOTHER COMPETITIVE HISTORY! Been dying to see one for Kitana, hope she’s on the list soon.
@kayame182 жыл бұрын
14:14 the Pig vs Jade gauntlet being lost in time is a true travesty
@QuandaleDingle10 Жыл бұрын
My first MK was Deadly Alliance and i loved Kenshi, im not a Zoner player but he’s always was so fun to play and to this day hes always been my 2nd main whenever he shows up
@PSISomething2 жыл бұрын
Hey, recently found the channel after hearing you on Triple KO ages ago and the videos have been really interesting to listen to as someone who hasn't played much mortal kombat but always appreciated it from afar. If your up for suggestions, I'd be interested to see what the history on Johnny Cage is since he appears so much throughout the series. I've also got so little exposure to the 3D Era of games so seeing all the characters change through those has been really fun too!
@Ka_Five2 жыл бұрын
Keyshia is a character I became an INSTANT fan of. He's just so cool!
@crashandflash16112 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad you talked quite a bit about Pig, he and Kenshi really are linked in the competitive world of MK!
@KnightLineArtYT2 жыл бұрын
Kenshi's for sure gotta be one of the best MK characters since the 2D Trilogy. I hope he'll get to comeback again.
@elijahschuh10992 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this. Thank you thank you!
@alexsheperd20602 жыл бұрын
My favorite little fun fact about Kenshi is that he doesn’t have a defined stance for his Katana which is why it’s just named Katana. It’s a nice little detail since he didn’t have the sword until post blinding and wouldn’t have any formal training with it
@TheUltimyrArchives Жыл бұрын
Actually Kenshi was already a master swordsman before he got Sento, Shang Tsung (disguised as a harmless old man named Song) knew this and used it against him by flattering him when he said he was a great swordsman who needed a sword worthy of his skill and you know what went down after that.
@valletas Жыл бұрын
Kenshi is the coolest mk character The fact that he has yet to have a playable chapter in any nrs game is criminal
@hopebagel2152 жыл бұрын
Let’s not forget he’s a literally a blinded swordsman and that will never not be cool
@farfarout35612 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Kenshi's been my main since I was a kid, he's such a cool character.
@zerohopf2 жыл бұрын
I love how one of the most played spot of all of PNDK videos are near the intro, because of how annoying it sounds people just tend to skip it
@EsperSofrito2 жыл бұрын
this competitive history is one of my favorites so far!! keep them up please! 😩
@MaskedGuyCh2 жыл бұрын
It can't be overstated how broken Kenshi was in MK9, he legit made some characters unable to play the game, they just can't get near him, and they can't zone him due to his projectile reflect, but he can zone them no problem. Even good characters like Kitana was helpless in that MU... Oh well, still love MK9. Good CH episode as usual. I'm casting my vote for Sub-Zero and Kitana, my favorite male and female characters in MK~
@kiseki83512 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this since the Reptile video! Thank K&M!
@ronnie14602 жыл бұрын
FINALLY, THANK YOU KETCHUP AND MUSTARD!!
@J.J.Jameson_of_Daily_BugleАй бұрын
The last MK game I played "serious" was MK5, and Sonya and Kenshi were my favorites. At one point my friends even banned me from playing them because I got sooo good at two of them that they could never beat me.
@VitalAMVs Жыл бұрын
Its so good to see him back in MK1(2023)
@ObiJuanKenob2 жыл бұрын
So, just to be clear; mkx Kenshi did not have a reliable wake up option; you could always force his special moves to come out in the opposite direction by just timing a jump in when knock down (which is still possible and even worse since rising karma doesn't have armor anymore. so apart from possessed this continues to be a weakness. This is why his DF4xx has that hit box, I remember this being a topic of contention. It's just a get of me tool; just respect it and you'll be fine.
@UnkleKlumsy13532 жыл бұрын
As someone that was alive and old enough to play every mortal kombat when they released (I was 9 when Mortal Kombat first hit in the 90s) I never cared for the "good guy" characters in MK. I always thought they were lame or boring. Kenshi in MKDA was the first time I was able to get behind an originally good guy character, and I have liked him since
@bluefoxy35152 жыл бұрын
Yess ! The competitive history i waited for the most !
@Wiziliz Жыл бұрын
Possessed Kenshi sounds awesome, definitely going to try him
@kylenguyen73712 жыл бұрын
For as much as Keanu Reeves says he doesn't want his likeness in an MK game due to how uncomfortable he is about watching himself get mutilated by the series' Fatalities, I do wish he'd portray Kenshi and let the reference go full circle.
@ItzCandle2 жыл бұрын
finally, I've waited 2500 years for this i can finally play kenshi mk9
@Xeribus Жыл бұрын
I'm so happy he's back for MK1, nice video
@NabaniSaa2 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Pig. My buddies and I still to this day use the term "The Pig of the Hut Special", when going for a long run grab on the opponent.
@KoronL Жыл бұрын
8:57 Jade was in shock…
@osirisatot192 жыл бұрын
Nice, one of my favorite Mortal Kombat characters and one that's always really fun to play; in fact I'd say he's my favorite character after Scorpion.
@nicholastan89852 жыл бұрын
KENSHI LESGOOOO
@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty Жыл бұрын
Kenshi coming back in MK1 is something I'm looking forward to. I semi mained him casually in MKX so this is something I'm looking forward to.
@Exar_KunАй бұрын
I absolutely love how Kenshi is Luke Skywalker if he kept the blast shield helmet (he wears in A New Hope while getting base lightsaber training from Obi Wan) on the entire trilogy.
@andreynikolaev58022 жыл бұрын
Kenshi is definitely top three in my favorite characters list. I hope to see Kitana soon.
@chiarosuburekeni93252 жыл бұрын
Love me some blind Kenshi. Was waiting for this video!
@russellsmith35802 жыл бұрын
another great upload; also loved your commentary on the shaolin monks GDQ run
@PNDKM2 жыл бұрын
It was a pleasure!
@mcmurray3602 жыл бұрын
The day has finally come! My favorite character!
@happyabbyarts2 жыл бұрын
I loved Kenshi in MK9 so much, he was so entertaining to play as.
@CHECK49002 жыл бұрын
Great video. Lots of stuff missing for MKDA, MKD and MKA though. Also one air cancel per combo isn't shown properly in the video. You are guaranteed two 6 hit air strings without any air cancels by using MKA's built in air to ground rules (popups pop up after one 6 hit air string without any air cancels used and you can OTG a ground ender after the 2nd air string without any air cancels, Reiko gets 50% easily with the built in rules without air cancels). You're supposed to add one air cancel to either one of those strings. Since they scale, using it on the first 6 hit string nets you more damage. The rules were also at NEC11 and proven to be just fine the way they always were, shown in countless combo videos, during the MKA days. Whoever you consulted with clearly still has it out for me after 20 years lol. Hit me up sometime, man! Been a long time since i've heard from you.
@citadel56082 жыл бұрын
Yes! My favorite mk character finally has his own competitive history
@DefTat2 жыл бұрын
Keep em coming preciate the history content being a young mk fan
@ChipClipGotGrip2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy this series K&M, hoping to see Baraka covered at some point
@vitorcunha4002 жыл бұрын
Amazing video as always
@macktgame36839 ай бұрын
His infinite 33 works wii it's this real harder hit you in a good content
@Harvey_Mod2 жыл бұрын
Koolest addition in the 3D era. Kenshi was such a dope kharacter in MKD
@nocturneprividyenie23912 жыл бұрын
Snowblind... that's one animation I keep being told to check out. Kenshi is quite an interesting character, honestly.
@zangana30522 жыл бұрын
OMG this Channel is TBS Arya but MK version instead of Tekken. Much respect for the quality video!
@floopness2 жыл бұрын
i love watching kenshi gameplay
@zeptier1172 Жыл бұрын
He also gets some of the best intros in MKX. He and Toph Beifong should have a competition on who got the better blind jokes.
@BojanMadzarov2 жыл бұрын
Love your content man keep it up.
@proto3032 жыл бұрын
2:10 Okay, this was the last channel I expected to make a Guilty Gear joke
@razputin7112 жыл бұрын
YES FINALLY Just need Kabal now and I'm good
@sasquatch.8 Жыл бұрын
Watching this after seeing Kenshi in the gameplay trailer
@LightshaverConstellation2 жыл бұрын
I hope one day we get a competitive history of Kano. Like he is so bad in mk9 but doesn't get talked about at all and I never heard anything else about how good or bad he has been in any game outside of mk1 and perhaps that's true for most of us.
@NCRForLife Жыл бұрын
I just realized that Mavado was the precursor to AoT.
@trifortay2 жыл бұрын
Kenshi has always been my favorite character.
@RoyArkon2 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video for another excellent character!
@Jaddas2 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure to watch this series. Any plans on doing kabal in the near future?
@floopness2 жыл бұрын
sindel competitive history would be sick
@baval52 жыл бұрын
Could we get Shinnok? I really liked his necromancer style and my friends all hated it, so im really curious about how he actually was competitively.
@Couponkingdom2 жыл бұрын
I know you put A TON of work into these videos and so I know it's a big ask, but I think it's about time we get one of the MK1 characters. Sub-Zero would be a good choice since he is in literally every game. My favorite character is also Johnny Cage so I'd love to see a video on him. But if that's too much work for the amount of time your schedule is currently allowing, I would also love a Shinnok video. Another of my favorite characters who I would love to see the history of.
@danielramos64662 жыл бұрын
Going against a good mk9 kenshi was a nightmare being a Kung Lao/Nightwofl player. So darn hard to get in on him.
@MFSlayer2 жыл бұрын
This is INSANE!
@LordRaptor2 жыл бұрын
I really liked him in Deadly Alliance, both the console version and handheld, I thought his moveset was very well done and while I never got to play him in future games (mostly because I don't really like them), Kenshi was recently created in Mugen/sprite form in the UMK3 style and he's extremely fun to play as, so I think a character like him has potential to be great regardless of which style of MK we're talking about.