The Ultimate Kombo Machine - Competitive History of Cyrax

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  • Опубликовано: 14 янв 2025

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  • @PNDKM
    @PNDKM  3 года назад +159

    Mustard streams almost every day over on our Twitch. Go send him some love!
    www.twitch.tv/pndkandm

    • @izder
      @izder 3 года назад +1

      Why people still ignore Mk trilogy (n64)?

    • @Iqzzy-KO
      @Iqzzy-KO 3 года назад +1

      Wys Ketchup? Good vid bro! I'd really like to see Scorpion next! :)

  • @nahnah390
    @nahnah390 2 года назад +742

    Wait so you're telling me that Sektor actually gets WORSE as a cyborg and Cyrax gets significantly better and changes a lot more than Sektor does when he becomes a cyborg, when in the story Sektor WANTS to be the cyborg and Cyrax DOESN'T? That's... actually incredible irony and I'm like 90% sure it's not on purpose.

    • @AUserThatIsDeleted
      @AUserThatIsDeleted 2 года назад +28

      That's hilarious

    • @primary2630
      @primary2630 2 года назад +80

      Goes to show cyberizing the lin kuei was probably a bad idea for sektor lol

    • @glassofwater281
      @glassofwater281 2 года назад +6

      That's really funny lmao

    • @yawontsmokemebicth4922
      @yawontsmokemebicth4922 Год назад +5

      F for the fans especially if ya favorite color is 🟥

    • @AvisPraeda777
      @AvisPraeda777 Год назад +1

      This comment reads like an allegory of life itself.

  • @kylenguyen7371
    @kylenguyen7371 3 года назад +500

    Mustard's time to shine! We've been waiting for this for such a long time....

    • @Ignited_Trap
      @Ignited_Trap Год назад +3

      Don’t they just sound the exact same?

    • @kylenguyen7371
      @kylenguyen7371 Год назад +6

      @@Ignited_Trap I've been watching them for many years. No, they don't sound the same (at least, not anymore). After a while, you start recognizing the differences in their inflection and pitch.

  • @nikitaivachtchenko6375
    @nikitaivachtchenko6375 3 года назад +863

    Somehow, MK4 seems more and more like a fever dream every time I see it.

    • @agenttex5973
      @agenttex5973 3 года назад +129

      MK4 Has the feel to it lol It looks like it's trying to be both the ps2 games and the old arcade games so it looks weird lol

    • @omgoat
      @omgoat 3 года назад +11

      @@agenttex5973 its ps1 game

    • @user-pl7lr5dn8q
      @user-pl7lr5dn8q 3 года назад +42

      still had the coolest looking sub zero/scorpion lol. Also gold had the reptile ninja outfit too. one of the best gamws ever

    • @alano2475
      @alano2475 3 года назад +44

      It haa a goat tier soundtrack. As a kid it terrified me

    • @nicksrandomreviews
      @nicksrandomreviews 3 года назад +59

      @@alano2475 MK4's soundtrack could work in a survival horror game. Honestly shocked that they never made a horror MK spinoff, honestly. Being a poor defenseless human that has to fend off Tarkatans could make for some good fun.

  • @UfodexENMD
    @UfodexENMD 3 года назад +1670

    Bro imagine pulling off a 39 hit combo and only getting 32% damage 😭😭

    • @huleyn135
      @huleyn135 3 года назад +289

      MKX cyrax, folks. Netherrrealm went really overboard in nerfing him.

    • @saedmax4656
      @saedmax4656 3 года назад +30

      He’s so cheap, he has hard to blockables set up

    • @WackassBirrB
      @WackassBirrB 3 года назад +91

      As a mk 11 rain player i know that

    • @Dilitrium
      @Dilitrium 2 года назад +60

      Don't have to imagine, MKA Darrius player

    • @natsusatsujinki8342
      @natsusatsujinki8342 2 года назад +5

      You should timestamp it

  • @JcgLounge
    @JcgLounge 3 года назад +218

    “Cyrax’s weapon in MK Gold, was the Pulse Blade”
    Aka, a literal sith lightsaber

    • @overweightactor
      @overweightactor 3 года назад +5

      >Sith lightsaber
      >It's not even red
      Yeah, ok, whatever, champ.

    • @reallyspingebillboxpants
      @reallyspingebillboxpants 3 года назад +11

      @@overweightactor it is red

    • @yoshiboy314
      @yoshiboy314 3 года назад +29

      It's red in mk gold, purple in mk deadly alliance, and green in Armageddon

    • @JcgLounge
      @JcgLounge 3 года назад +23

      @@yoshiboy314 Green fits more with Cyrax anyway. Or yellow.

    • @muffin1758
      @muffin1758 2 года назад +1

      @@reallyspingebillboxpants I thought sektors blade was red and cyrax was green

  • @overweightactor
    @overweightactor 3 года назад +68

    7:35 "His damage off a kickstarter"
    Oh, no. Is Cyrax crowdfunding his combos?

    • @jojoversus1100
      @jojoversus1100 2 года назад +30

      "Consider donating to the Fatality tier, where if we hit our goal, I'll grind this guy up inside my chest. Physical rewards will ship soon, I promise".

    • @cristinagomez3283
      @cristinagomez3283 10 месяцев назад +6

      He's so bad in UMK3, he needs his viewers to donate damage to make up for his easily avoidable bombs and nerfed moveset 💀

  • @pajamapantsjack5874
    @pajamapantsjack5874 3 года назад +463

    I haven’t played mk in my life but these videos are amazing

    • @larron_2x
      @larron_2x 3 года назад +32

      Missin out big time

    • @kazzzuya
      @kazzzuya 3 года назад +8

      F

    • @ShrimpyWimpy666
      @ShrimpyWimpy666 2 года назад +14

      U should if u ever get the chance my guy, especially the PS2 era games

    • @thewalrider1159
      @thewalrider1159 2 года назад +1

      Don’t bother playing any of them after MK9 they’re garbage

    • @fireflankz
      @fireflankz 2 года назад +1

      @@thewalrider1159 mkx was ok and I just got mk11 yesterday so like is it trash?

  • @FailureOfAName
    @FailureOfAName 3 года назад +55

    That moment you realise that it's Mustard narrating when hearing him referring Ketchup in the third person.
    Thought for a good second that Ketchup was having an existential crisis.

  • @Jigardo
    @Jigardo 2 месяца назад +3

    At 5:20 it looks like Sub Zero and Cyrax are in the middle of a secret bro handshake lol

  • @Kanzuki
    @Kanzuki 3 года назад +34

    This is one of my favorite series on RUclips. I get excited whenever I see a new "Competitive History" video.

  • @indrid54
    @indrid54 3 года назад +139

    Scorpion video gonna be an hour long and I’m all for it.

    • @AUserThatIsDeleted
      @AUserThatIsDeleted 2 года назад +17

      And the Sub-Zero one

    • @rdxgamer1772
      @rdxgamer1772 Год назад +8

      ​@@AUserThatIsDeleted sub hasent missed a single game since day 1

    • @RazuX5
      @RazuX5 Год назад +5

      @@rdxgamer1772 actually he has, he wasn’t in MK special forces even though it was a bad spin off game.

    • @rdxgamer1772
      @rdxgamer1772 Год назад +10

      @@RazuX5 main line fighting game

    • @RazuX5
      @RazuX5 Год назад +2

      @charleshastings7260 bruh I wasn’t talking about Sub-Zero mythologies which doesn’t detract the fact on what I said about Sub-Zero missing out on an MK game since that’s what the topic was about not if he had his own spin off game or not.
      I swear people these days don’t know how to read 🙄

  • @chorizo4504
    @chorizo4504 3 года назад +11

    No wayyy that ya know who i am!!!! Like the fact that ya put my name up for credit is such an honor!!! Especially coming from the most iconic duo Ketchup & Mustard

  • @TheDarkYoshi1000
    @TheDarkYoshi1000 3 года назад +96

    Congrats! Think I speak to everyone when I say we are super proud of both you of both of you and the content you put out! You have a wonderful audience here who loves what you do, and we'd love to see more. Much love

  • @mitchmediak
    @mitchmediak 3 года назад +88

    Maybe you guys could do all third party characters in one video? Joker, Spawn, Freddy etc. Might be too much, but I'd be super interested in seeing it, even if it needs to be spread out over a couple videos

  • @thursdaynightwrestlingandm1440
    @thursdaynightwrestlingandm1440 3 года назад +23

    Plot twist: Ketchup does the episode. Mustard does the opening.

  • @mandalorianhunter1
    @mandalorianhunter1 3 года назад +35

    Thanks ketchup and mustard, you two are the best

  • @TheUglyAnswers
    @TheUglyAnswers 3 года назад +4

    Congrats on the button, my dude!! Just found your channel recently, I've been hooked! I'm not even an especially big MK fan, but your videos are THAT good.

  • @andersnfabiano
    @andersnfabiano 3 года назад +16

    Always makes my day when I get a notification from you guys.
    Best MK channel hands down.

  • @rlan1_
    @rlan1_ Год назад +4

    mk has been treating the robots without the respect they deserve as of late 😭 its a shame

  • @kenshisanki
    @kenshisanki 3 года назад +8

    As a Cyrax main, I've been waiting for this video FOREVER
    Great work as always guys!

  • @roycosta6878
    @roycosta6878 3 года назад +3

    Amazing video as always, this is probably my favourite RUclips series of all time. Extremely professionally done, goes into the complexities and has great gameplay backing it up. Keep up the great work, guys. Cant wait until you guys get to Jax.

  • @armanil8377
    @armanil8377 3 года назад +4

    It’s always great to see these been playing MK since MK4 but never competitively so insightful episodes like these are a godsend

  • @4XBlade
    @4XBlade 3 года назад +3

    Congrats on the plaque! But I still think your content deserves so much more appreciation, you guys put a ton of effort in each video and it shows, hope for continued growth!

  • @alkalinemk1588
    @alkalinemk1588 3 года назад +5

    The cyborgs bring so much to MK, they really need to turn 11 up tor the max and get some borgs in there

  • @quickdrawmcgraw3567
    @quickdrawmcgraw3567 3 года назад +22

    you are looking very healthy, and I can tell that the new fitness program you are doing is working very well. Keep it up!

    • @PNDKM
      @PNDKM  3 года назад +4

      Lost 30 lbs and still going. Feeling better than ever :D

    • @mitchmediak
      @mitchmediak 3 года назад +2

      @@PNDKM I imagine you've just been listening to the Mortal Kombat movie theme and rapidly high punching as a work out. I refuse to believe anything otherwise

    • @camgoodkicks
      @camgoodkicks 3 года назад +2

      @@PNDKM keep it up brother! Fit fighting gamers!

    • @tbone2416
      @tbone2416 3 года назад +2

      @@mitchmediak Ahh,the glitch jab workout.

  • @thedissector1137
    @thedissector1137 3 года назад +2

    Please make more of this! It's just so enjoyable seeing u go back to previous mk games, then showing off combos.

  • @saferemerald9754
    @saferemerald9754 3 года назад +2

    Another gold standard MK video, love the Competitive History series! Mustard did a great job as well!
    A character I'd like to see the competitive history for is the sneaky double dealing sorcerer himself, Shang Tsung!

  • @Dhamerian
    @Dhamerian 3 года назад +1

    10:44 Yes sir! Trash compactor fatality is probably one of the simplest, yet most brutal Fatalities ever!

  • @rehctaw
    @rehctaw Год назад +2

    8:26 mf got the backbender move 💀

  • @xBiggs
    @xBiggs 3 года назад +5

    Cyrax is one of the few characters in UMK3 that can punish jump kicks on block (with air grab). He also has an air grab infinite in the corner that looks funny. His strings are kind of bad (the kick string and bLP ender string have bad gaps).
    You didn't mention this explicitly (however its really easy to see in your clips), but MK3 Cyrax has no damage scaling present after throw. They added the damage protection for it in UMK3.

    • @PNDKM
      @PNDKM  3 года назад +2

      That grab infinite was crazy hard to set up so I never could replicate it in video form :I

  • @StormyTalks
    @StormyTalks 6 месяцев назад +1

    Had no idea you were twins! I just assumed only one guy did the voice over for these videos lol.

  • @dylanperkins4182
    @dylanperkins4182 3 года назад +1

    I’m so happy for you guys, I’ve been following you for a few years and have always been entertained and educated by your videos and you really have shaped me into a decent MK player which I thank you for. Let’s shoot for 200K and beyond!

  • @twentyviente492
    @twentyviente492 3 года назад +5

    My boy chorizo getting noticed!!!!!

  • @sharpywilliam4513
    @sharpywilliam4513 3 года назад +6

    I have always been a sucker for these type of informative videos diving deep into the Meta of characters and their games, this series is very well made and has deff caught my attention, I just subscribed and will be anxious for more content in the future! Good stuff guys!

  • @reda7779
    @reda7779 3 года назад +10

    God, i finally found my very favourite youtuber.

  • @ellis7622
    @ellis7622 3 года назад +4

    another certified hood classic

  • @HeadlockedGaming
    @HeadlockedGaming 3 года назад +2

    Oh snap been looking forward to this one!

  • @TForgery
    @TForgery 3 года назад +3

    I appreciate you guys a lot. Your passion for this game really shines through in everything you do, and while I'm not much of a Mortal Kombat player myself, I always really enjoy watching the content you put out or the tournaments you cast. Thank you. You deserve all the hype you get!

  • @Cruptile
    @Cruptile 2 года назад

    8:59 "His weapon was the pulse blade"
    Cyrax: *Pulls out a lightsaber*

  • @CatacombSaint
    @CatacombSaint 3 года назад +5

    Congrats mate! You guys deserve it.

  • @RoyArkon
    @RoyArkon 3 года назад +2

    This video was super detailed and so informative like you guys always do. Huge kudos for 100K subs and once again for the incredible work.

  • @mauruhkatigaming4807
    @mauruhkatigaming4807 2 года назад +2

    I can't think of Cyrax without thinking of the 2013 EVO Grand Finals between REO and DJT. An absolute masterpiece of unbalanced jank colliding with unbalanced jank.

  • @Eggshell
    @Eggshell 3 года назад +3

    i know i’m mad late to saying it, but still, congratulations on the play button!!!

  • @kiddot9426
    @kiddot9426 Год назад +2

    I love the Yellow Robot ninja Cyrax he always visually looked good always cool tragic backstory nice place in the lore even tho recently hasn’t been used as much always is a beast competitively if used wisely combos is god tier with the signature bombs and Green Net of death it’s just broken but has also varied over the years

  • @blazingflame5674
    @blazingflame5674 9 месяцев назад

    Imagine you're hiding in a secure safe house, protected by bodyguards and mercs, then cyrax come in and drops a 32-hit combo with a laser net, and blows the building with bombs.

  • @BobaTheFett_zak
    @BobaTheFett_zak 3 года назад +2

    Past couple weeks I’ve gotten super addicted to this series. :D

  • @TheDreadNecromancer
    @TheDreadNecromancer 3 года назад +1

    These videos never gets old. They’re entertaining, informative, and interesting. Thanks guys!

  • @abdulhammouda4884
    @abdulhammouda4884 3 года назад +11

    Watch all these, do love them. But realistically what we basically have ALWAYS meant is "is this charecter completely broken or not, cos MK has almost never been a good competitive game really". But still love it!

  • @marqet14
    @marqet14 10 дней назад

    The fact that robot cyrax was better than human in mk9 proves the cyber initiative was a success

  • @Break531
    @Break531 3 года назад +1

    Mega hype for the play button milestone. Who knew the metal twins we all used to be fans of in MK9 made it this big! 1 million sub milestone next! Cheers, guys.

  • @pious83
    @pious83 3 года назад +2

    Even though I've never been anywhere near a competitive level player. It was only when you mentioned it here, that it dawned on me how Cyrax weak actually was in MK: DA. All this time I thought I just wasn't good enough with him.

    • @ShiftyGuy777
      @ShiftyGuy777 3 года назад +4

      Nah, he straight up sucked really hard, I think MKDA Cyrax is the worst MK character of all time, but cool design though.

  • @justrandomstuff6828
    @justrandomstuff6828 3 года назад +1

    I love Cyrax, his fighting style mixes a bit of capoeira, and as a Brazilian and a capoeira fighter myself, i find it really awesome

  • @lewisgraham4174
    @lewisgraham4174 3 года назад +1

    I loved human cyrax (and sektor) as a concept. It showed what they were like pre cyberization. I could see why Sektor was in such a hurry , he was clearly lagging behind everyone else. It be cool for both of them to return as DLC but have Cyrax be Human and Sektor be a cyborg (with reverse skins too!).

  • @leoleo-hc1ue
    @leoleo-hc1ue 3 года назад +1

    I watch every video you guys do even tho mk11 is my first mk. Congrats on the 100k! Love your commentary in tournaments

  • @foremanmvyers
    @foremanmvyers 3 года назад +2

    another classic from the super condiment brothers

  • @ems6706
    @ems6706 2 года назад

    MK IX developers: "eh who needs an otg/juggle limit?"
    Cyrax mains: Definitely not us. *bomb loops intensify*

  • @ScarsUnseen24
    @ScarsUnseen24 3 года назад +1

    Nice video! Let's hope our yellow bot will be back in MK12!

  • @ericnguyen4460
    @ericnguyen4460 3 года назад +1

    Damn, you two are by far the best channel on youtube for mk documentary and content. Congrats for 100k
    Btw can you guys make a kabal competitive history. He has been pretty much top tier in every mk game i play and i don't know why.

  • @sofos870
    @sofos870 3 года назад +1

    Congratulations for the award!!!! you deserve ten more of those, we are lucky to have you guys

  • @limitlessapocalypse2702
    @limitlessapocalypse2702 3 года назад +3

    Alright boys, it is MUSTARD TIME!

  • @genghisfarn
    @genghisfarn 3 года назад

    U guys are both legends. I remember seeing u commentating back during mk9 and thinking Huh that dudes interesting ima follow him and almost 10 years later here i am still listening

  • @devilmaylol
    @devilmaylol 3 года назад +1

    Big congrats on the play button! You guys deserve it and more!

  • @noahg4978
    @noahg4978 3 года назад

    At 16:38 I started having ptsd flash backs of that move. My brother would spam that against me and I didn't know how to deal with it LoL

  • @hydradjin2001
    @hydradjin2001 3 года назад

    32:46 Love that ScarsUnseen shoutout

  • @Erokingu
    @Erokingu 3 года назад +1

    It's 2AM in my area
    This will not stop me Watching your content.
    Already see on Twitter but congrats on your plate

  • @MrZebub
    @MrZebub 2 года назад

    10:11 Thought you were banging your fist on a table with dishes full of cutlery on it, before I realized it was the character selector sound effect.

  • @sega64guy20
    @sega64guy20 3 года назад

    God, I love these fucking competitive MK history videos.
    I’m lowkey waiting for when a Smoke video comes out to complete the cyborg videos but whatever character video comes out is fucking spectacular!

  • @DrOmnipotent
    @DrOmnipotent 3 года назад +2

    Awesome video as always!
    Putting in my vote for Kabal for the next episode. I'd imagine there would be a lot to talk about

  • @jeffyramalho
    @jeffyramalho 2 года назад +1

    MK9 was so good to play on ps vita! good memories

  • @ShadyLizack
    @ShadyLizack 3 года назад +1

    First of all, congratulations you guys put on a lot of work on this channel helping the community and entertainment content, well deserved 👏

  • @JaimeAGB-pt4xl
    @JaimeAGB-pt4xl 3 года назад +1

    Congratulations for such milestone guys, you truly deserve it

  • @Insommer
    @Insommer 10 месяцев назад +1

    cyrax best counter is music biz marty

  • @KnightlyBrosGaming
    @KnightlyBrosGaming 3 года назад

    In my time playing MK9 competitively, I have never known Cyrax's net restands when used twice in combo. How insane!

  • @HonkeyKongLive
    @HonkeyKongLive 11 месяцев назад

    Cyrax in vanilla mk3 arcade was my jam. For casual play he was a killer

  • @speedypichu6833
    @speedypichu6833 3 года назад +1

    I was waiting for this, I have never played cyrax, but this makes me want to try him if I get MK9.

  • @DarKnightSparda
    @DarKnightSparda 3 года назад

    Love this series! Been waiting for this one since Cyrax is one of my faves since MK3. You guys gotta do a history of Kabal sometime! That should be a fun one for sure haha.

  • @WutTheDeuceGaming
    @WutTheDeuceGaming 3 года назад

    MK9 Kabal and Cyrax are the most broken MK characters ever made.
    It's the age old question, "how did this make it past testing?"

  • @yocats9974
    @yocats9974 2 года назад

    I don't really understand what you're talking about since I've barely played any MK game that was not Shaolin Monks, but hearing you talk about this with such interest and seeing these flashy combos is pretty entertaining

  • @nocturneprividyenie2391
    @nocturneprividyenie2391 3 года назад +1

    I sorta wanna see a Smoke competitive history. You go into such detail with the games, it's really awesome. ^_^

  • @rudyreyes6598
    @rudyreyes6598 3 года назад

    Congrats on the silver play button! U guys produce some of the best mk content on this website

  • @Sneece
    @Sneece 3 года назад

    Appreciate is must take so long to edit these together, well done guys this was a nice trip down memory lane

  • @Luke-ow6lk
    @Luke-ow6lk 2 года назад

    Is it weird that I'm watching this video for the third time ? Like all your competitive mk videos or just mk in general are so damn good !

  • @Raviell87
    @Raviell87 3 года назад

    Finally 🙌🏼 was waiting for this episode forever ❤️ Congrats on the silver plate, You deserved this 👏🏼👏🏼

  • @khrashingphantom9632
    @khrashingphantom9632 2 года назад

    This was AMAZING! I LOVE seeing a pro work and explain. Lol. This further proves that MK9 is EASILY the best "modern" MK game and maybe even one of the best MK games in general. (For me it's between MKT and MK9. Lol) Thank you for posting. I'm so glad I found and subbed to this channel.

  • @bes03c
    @bes03c 2 года назад

    I have gotten addicted to these. Great videos!

  • @GreatPelicanPL
    @GreatPelicanPL 3 года назад +3

    I'd love to see the competetive history of raiden

  • @phamtominthemorning
    @phamtominthemorning 3 года назад

    been waiting for this bad boy for awhile. does not disappoint

  • @ホルヘ-ろく
    @ホルヘ-ろく 3 года назад

    Cyrax is a powerful character relatively easy to play. With reset combos (mk9) you can beat up opponents in a few seconds.
    I really enjoyed this video.

  • @akita9020
    @akita9020 3 года назад

    Competitive history of Smoke pleaseeeee...Cdjr winning mlg with smokebomb, waffles winning final round, and xsmokex showing nearly 100% consistent resets were all some of the hypest MK9 moments!!!

  • @skaapu
    @skaapu 3 года назад

    I love the freedom cyrax gives you

  • @Coyote676
    @Coyote676 3 года назад

    Love this series and would love to see you guys do a raiden competitive history. I’m sure there would be much to consult on

  • @rdxgamer1772
    @rdxgamer1772 3 года назад

    Ya love to see it super hype to see this cause idk much about cyrax in all the games

  • @lexi3312
    @lexi3312 3 года назад +1

    Only just started watching thanks to this series, and gonna start watching your other stuff! Glad you're doing well! How about Bo Rai Cho next?

    • @ShiftyGuy777
      @ShiftyGuy777 3 года назад

      He was half top tier and half mid tier I think? Although he's more balanced in MKDA and more broken in MKD.

  • @izzyalistair
    @izzyalistair 3 года назад

    Gratz on the silver play button, thoroughly enjoy your content

  • @mandalorianhunter1
    @mandalorianhunter1 3 года назад

    Lol it's always funny that MK9 and MKX always takes up a chunk of the video.

  • @TheMoonsmith
    @TheMoonsmith 3 года назад

    Everytime these get uploaded it makes me excited for the hour long scorpion or sub zero episode that’s coming.

  • @MlitosAdventures
    @MlitosAdventures 3 года назад

    Mustard has been waiting for this very moment!

  • @AUserThatIsDeleted
    @AUserThatIsDeleted 3 года назад +1

    would love to see a Kabal video as he is one of the most broken characters in Mortal Kombat

  • @karthusjack6857
    @karthusjack6857 2 года назад

    Your channel made me enjoy mk games again. I just forgot how fun they were