Mortal Kombat 1 - How to Choose your Main Character!
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- Mortal Kombat 1 has arrived, part of the next generation of fighting games, and some would say part of the new fighting game golden age! This video is here to help you understand how the characters and cast of MK1 work and to help you find your main character! MK1 is full of many unique characters with tons of varied and interesting gameplay so hopefully this video helps you understand how they work. Rule of Cool always applies, but I hope this video helps you out!
Make sure to check out the companion "Choose a Kameo" video here: • Mortal Kombat 1 - How ...
Watch the MK1 beginners guide here: • The Beginners Guide to...
Check out 10 essential MK1 gameplay tips here: • Mortal Kombat 1 - 10 E...
0:00 - Intro & Liu Kang
5:26 - Scorpion
9:13 - Sub Zero
12:39 - Nitara
17:48 - Rain
22:14 - Shang Tsung
27:43 - Tanya
33:12 - Kitana
36:14 - Mileena
39:53 - General Shao
45:14 - Reiko
50:31 - Sindel
57:23 - Smoke
1:00:54 - Reptile
1:04:56 - Raiden
1:08:20 - Kung Lao
1:14:26 - Ashrah
1:19:25 - Geras
1:27:05 - Li Mei
1:34:25 - Kenshi
1:39:32 - Baraka
1:42:54 - Havik
1:51:29 - Johnny Cage
1:57:15 - In Closing
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CHOOSE A KAMEO IS NOW LIVE BY POPULAR DEMAND. Linked in the video description, check it out!
Its that time again, Mortal Kombat 1 has launched to lets go over the entire roster and help you find out what characters you might be interested in! Also since making this video the day 1 patch has dropped with a few small changes I will update right here, otherwise, enjoy, leave a like if you could and thanks for watching!
NITARA
- Her giant blood laser now special cancelable into air special moves
TANYA
- her buff is like 4x faster than the original build, and when 2 buffs are stocked, when she dash cancels normals she keeps momentum helping her slide across the screen. Really helps neutral, even better than what shes described as in the video
LIU KANG
- his stand 1 got changed to 6f startup. So the section where I gush about kung lao's 6f? All that now applies to Liu Kang.
Shao
- Not any one thing, but a bunch of his frame data is better now. He had a bit of MK11 Shao problems, and he's now better off.
You do good work sir. Thank you.
Thank you for another great character guide!
11:00 Great point that you stopped to remind people of this and wasted no time letting people know how serious it is. Always see things like this irl that go overlook cos people think it's just quirky or something
Wow... Started sounding like a top 10 unknowns video or something.. Really scary
Rain is the JP of Mortal Kombat 1
should add reptile scaling on force ball was nerfed so the loops are not good anymore
Playing characters cause they're good ❌ Playing characters cause they're hot ✅
lol
As someone who doesn't have the money to buy every new fighting game, these videos are immensely helpful for my viewing experience of the tourneys. They let me know each characters' gameplans and key moves so I can look for them during the matches.
Hey, that's me, too XD
What platform do you usually play?
felt that, i want mk1 so bad but can’t afford it either. makes me sad
If it’s of any help, websites like cdkeys can help get it at a reduced price. But it’s still egregiously high, I feel your pain 100%
@@kotawiththezoomiesi decided to buy it as my first mk, and im having tons of fun
Been playing scorpion for 22 years and I gotta say he feels amazing in this game. I love the Scorp+Jax combo
He protecc, he attacc, but most important he got his arms bacc
Some might call it a Catch22 situation
@@ThaddeusVilainhow about you catch deez nuts instead
Bro, you NEED to try Scorp+Motaro, it's so funny
Frost is really good with him too.
I’m picking Liu Kang air fireballs for all the flying nitaras out there 😂
I am always impressed how fast you are able to learn these characteristics and make these videos
Wish I had a bit more time but gotta work with what ya got!
@@rooflemongermost of the time making this video was unlocking havik wasn't it?
same v cool
I imagine he's just like that tryhard dude that does the heavy breathing while learning the characters 😂
They made it way easier to learn the combos
I feel bad that you had to grind so hard to get this out but I’ve been SO hype to watch this since release!!!!!
I do my best to make sure people have what they want on day 1 🙏
@@rooflemonger ❤
@@rooflemongerThank you good sir
@@rooflemonger
You did good, the geras section made a friend of mine make the decision to play MK1 and main him
(May they have mercy on those that face their Geras)
@@rooflemonger how u got that Geras skin please, it looks so sick 😭😭😭
Had to go with Reptile. He has so many good pokes and juggle tools and is over all just super fun to play. Also can we all just take a moment to appreciate his new design concept because this is easily the best he has EVER looked! The shapeshifting idea was genius.
i just bought ps5+mk1 today and tried to learn to play with reptile, i think he looks sick and has some interesting moves and setups, but i heard they patched his combo dmg at the release day sigh*
Plus he is a Big Stinky Lizard!
I'm trying my best to get better with him. Do you have any tips?
I gave Nitara a quick go to see how she played and didn't really gel with her. Seeing this video she is a lot more involved than I thought. I'll definitely go back to her and try to learn her properly because that blood sacrifice ability is wild! Great video.
Currently maining Li Mei and Reptile though and loving them!
Reikos space control is wild, any character that has stubby normals struggles against him
He also has an MKX run! Dudes WILD
I like these videos for not only the information on choosing a character (even though I know my main’s been Shao since announcement), but also for gaining some insight into what to look out for when playing against other characters. Thanks, Rooflemonger! Can’t wait for the character specific guides.
i'm also a shao main in mk11, nice to see another person likes shao.
Just a few minutes into this, and I love it! Thank you for your descriptions of the moves, what they look like, what they do, etc. I am a blind gamer, and I cannot wait to get my hands on this game!
Im going with Reiko
Reiko moves like an actual martial artist
He shoots for a double leg takedown like a freestyle wrestler
His parry is an X block
And his normal and combo attacks are basic kickboxing
Its satisfying to see
I'm going to main the whole roster. Every character looks awesome and fun.
I couldn’t agree more, this isn’t an rpg you don’t need a main. If you can main the fundamentals that every character has access to you can be good at every character.
@jmckolay if you wanna play at a legitimately competative level especially early on, having a main and maybe one or two side side characters is pretty much a must. There is a reason the vast majority of top players go about it that way. Don't get me wrong there are exceptions but those are almost always legacy players who have been maining a specific game for like actual decades.
@@alexanderdenison2950true but having knowledge of every character’s move set is just as helpful
@@alexanderdenison2950I Hate That…Competitiveness Takes Fun Out Of The Other Characters On The Roster
@@JuiceTSA right but knowing every characters move set inside out right out and being able to apply that knowledge real time in a match, right out of the gate isn't realistic. While you're busy learning every single character you'll almost certainly be loosing to somebody who learns one character and has an effective flowchart and some basic knowledge about how his character interacts with the rest of the cast from playing match ups and labbing specific situations as opposed to learning another character entirely. That's the thing, match up knowledge is more about interactions between two specific characters as opposed to actually knowing everything the cast can do, and it's much easier to obtain that knowledge from one perspective initially. You can know every move every character has and not actually know anything about the game because you don't know how those moves interact with each other, and create match up specific situations. I'm not saying you shouldn't explore the cast but it's honestly much more productive to take one character more seriously than the rest, because match up comfort goes a seriously long way when you're playing a match real time.
Reiko is honestly surprising me! The "long reaching normals, fast approach, with beefy fireballs and a sprinkling of grappler" reminds me of Leo from GG and to a lesser extent Deejay from SF6
Gravitated towards Havik for just being a "goofy" character and was having a good time but very glad to have seen the strings he can pull off to really up his game 😊
I'm not even remotely done the video, but by god, the Character Power in this game, is insane.
character power is like the old days of NRS, they took off the limiter
Big Mileena fan since MK2 and I couldn’t agree more about your opinions on her. This iteration is super fun, looks cool and seems to be genuinely good. Of course we’ll see how the meta develops, but she seems really solid.
She seems top tier ...
@@losteden6390
This is definitely the game to be a Mileena fan
I feel like most characters are good or viable in some way. Not like mk11, where some characters were downright useless
@@losteden6390most definitely isn’t she’s worse than she was in X
@@Cutthroat__ She is top tier confirmed by plenty of pros ... She was the character that won the first MK1 tournament....
They fixed literally every issue with scorpion from mk11. So hyped! Better range, can't neutral duck everything and a launch without any meter. PERFECT
Jax and Frost are insane with him too.
so sad that people actually thought that scorpion would be good
Can always count on Rooflemonger to make a solid, quick character overview guide when a game comes out. Can also usually count on him being one of, if not the first to get it out there.
I'm feeling Raiden surprisingly. Also, I want to main other everyone seems dope
Man, this game is dope. It actually made me interested in playing scorpion for the first time ever and he's fun as hell!
It’s worth mentioning that Reiko’s enhanced command grab can be used as a combo ender. Spending two bars is still kind of silly, but it’s something.
Dear lord, I've watched many vids on MK1 in the last few days and none were as chock full of useful character analysis and tips as this. I feel like I have so much more working knowledge of not only the characters I want to use, but of all the characters I will face. I'm recommending this to all the new MK1 players I know. Thanks for this.
I love when a new fighting game comes out because you can hear how excited rooflemonger is to cover it. Love you bro keep making quality Kahntent! ❤
Hands down the best MK coverage on RUclips! Keep up the awesome work!
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As a Jade and Skarlet player previously, I'll have to find a new main, but it certainly looks like there is a wealth of options to choose from!
just out of interest, who did you main in MKX?
@@teatx6dumkx sucks Kombat kids suck eww
Tanya replaces Jade with her staff and Nitara replaces Skarlet with all the blood & health regain moves.
SAME, JADE AND SKARLET NOT BEING HERE MADE ME CRY
They were my mains as well. I’m having a lot of fun with Tanya, after a rocky start, and I need to go back to Nitara and try again.
Thank you. I quickly played each character in training while watching this and now I have more confidence with each of them. Just like sf6 you have helped me get better tremendously.
You make fighting games so much more accessible and easier to understand. Thank you for all the work and in depth explanations, they are so incredibly helpful and I have fun watching your vids even on games I don't play or ones I'm thinking about.
Last time I played Reiko was when I was 10 and playing at a movie theater arcade. Had no idea what I was doing but was able to mash out ninja stars and beat a good amount of older kids. He actually looks really cool here and I want to learn him for real.
Mine was easy. I simply saw Havik, knew he was gonna play super goofy, and knew I was going to play him. He’s just as weird as I thought he was.
Loved him back in the day and nitara
I needed ALL of this information. The grind to be a Shang main has begun. Thanks for the video.
One of my favorite parts of a new fighting game launch is watching these videos from Roof.
Psyched for the new MK, these characters look wild
I can’t think of a single instance where only one or two characters have an airdash and they aren’t top tier. I’ll be watching to see where Nitara ends up.
I was hyped to play my old mains Smoke and Reptile again, but man did they crank Geras up to 11 in this game. Honestly, lots of cool movesets in this one. They did a great job.
I never play the big guys, but man, Shao seems very tempting. He looks so appealing visually to play!
What about Kameos you ask? Is it time for Choose a Kameo? Maybe! Just uh, let me grind them out I don't have them all yet lol. Kameos are a huge part of the game and yes we will go over them all, expect that video in a day or two! And of course plenty more MK1 content to come. Now though since this video took me 21 hours to make, I am gonna get some sleep!
That was going to be my immediate question. Looking forward to it.
Awesome video as always. I love that you always cover the most important question in every fighting game, "does this character have command grabs?" As a fellow grappler main since SF2, much appreciated.
Dude as a far as online fgc content creators you're hands down one of the best.... never played strive, and I'm way more into SF than MK, but series like this you really flex that knowledge of fighting games as a whole that's so enthralling... you've always been on my radar for videos, but these last few months your channel has been amazing! Keep up the good work man, I will forever check in on you when a new fighting game drops
Absolutely love these lengthy videos. They are helpful and nice to listen to. I tend to watch through entire video even if I know who I’m gonna play
Johnny Cage has always been my main and I love the way he feels in this game. Heavy MK9 vibes besides not having the green glow.
Man this game makes me miss the green glow a lot but the martial arts, JCVD feel is amazing nonetheless!
Been waiting for this one, you always do a great job of covering each character. Spent a couple hours today going through the tutorial and combo challenges, looking forward to diving in tomorrow and really starting to learn some characters properly.
I'm sure I'll be coming back to this video very often, thanks for being so thorough.
Does every MK have such ridiculous fire balls
@@That-KidDoyes all netherealm games do
@@trappestarrgaming3422 dang that’s incredibly annoying. Is there any universal mechanics for stopping fireballs
@@That-KidDoYes, it’s a big point of criticism with NRS games. There are quite a few kameos that counter projectiles though. For instance, Sub Zero has an ice armor move that completely negates them and allows you to close distance on your opponent. There are other examples as well but I’m still new and figuring all the options out.
@@DChainZ_YT oh ok that’s cool. But those fireballs are like really fast, are all kameos the same speed?
Thank you for this. After doing the tutorials yesterday I was kinda stumped looking at the roster. Really makes you appreciate the character guides in Sf6
My jaw dropped at the duration of the vid. But this was an amazing overview. So many things that weren't obvious from preview trailers and the like and really good for getting a sense of people to just try out, run through some towers, and get a feel for the dang thing.
What a legend, the amount of effort put into this is incredible
Shang tsung shifting abilities at anytime is a huge improvement and really makes it so much better
I like those "Choose your Main" videos a lot! thanks for keeping us knowledgeable at all new fighting games.
I've been so hyped for this game, I've been having a hard time choosing my main but thanks to this video I narrowed it down to a few, thank you for your hard work!
Reptile is probably the best he's ever been. He is immediately my main, followed by Kenshi and Ashrah.
I think everybody is on their own best iteration ever. Só many sick things going on here.
@@binho2224except kung lao, his swag is gone
@@jcd5238 But in terms of gameplay he is still very strong, is he not?
What now, you still think the same?
@@SvalblodChampion Honestly yea as far as Reptile. Although now I'm picking up Geras for his weird but fun playstyle.
Let’s GO! I’ve been waiting for this all day, thanks for grinding so hard to get one of your amazing overviews out day 1 🙏
This video is absolutely godlike, it is such a goldmine. It's astonishing how fast you've absorbed all the information. Thank you for sharing.
Shoutout to you for the long video including every Karakter instead of spliting it into X Parts. Great stuff!
Dude I just want to take a minute to thank you for videos like this. I've been playing fighting games on and off since Fighting Street (technically Street Fighter 1). These videos are so important to people that aren't familiar with fighting games and certain series. Even I, despite my years of experience, find these videos extremely useful.
Been waiting for this video, im new to fighting games and your SF6 overview helped me pick my main. Im thinking about trying Liu Kang first. also the stages in this game look so good.
it's incredible the effort you put into these to get them out as fast as possible, it's great!
This could of EASILY been multiple videos but you did all this. DAMN!!! Very helpful, we all appreciate this.
Thank you so much as always man, for your time and dedication 💜 I and the rest of us appreciate it (and you) more than we know how to tell ya!!
Definitely subscribed just off the EFFORT alone that you put into this video. Entertaining and informative 💯
The effort this video must’ve taken is crazy , got me wanting to try every character , came for the Johnny cage portion of the video stayed for the enjoyment
Always love these videos. A good quick overview of each character. Li mei and kenshi stand out to me as real fun looking.
Been having a blast playing Nitara so far, her mobility is so satisfying! I think her strength lies in tricking the opponent to commit to a move, then whiff punishing with Divekick or Bite for 30%+ damage. Great pick for players who like to be constantly active 😅
its a shame the voice acting for is is ass tho
I love playing her so far, been grinding hella in KL w/ her. Her biggest weakness is a lack of a projectile bc of people like reptile but honestly the kameos clean up most of her mess
@@madeuinheavan108sub zero kameo makes rushdown so much better with the armor
We appreciate all your hard work!
I'm not a huge fan of MK, but all the tools, gimmicks and gameplans they gave the characters in this game are really cool. Geras and Sindel especially impress me a lot
Reiko is my go to this time around for sure. I got so good with Erron Black in MK11 i could just troll most people, can't wait to learn how to have fun with Reiko, his kick range and graple attacks look OP.
These are the videos I always look forward to the most 😁
this makes me so happy first fighting game since MK deadly alliance loved your video thank you ill be tuning in for more
Reikos style looking like it’s inspired by MMA/Practical martial arts makes him look like the sickest character in the game to me
Youve done a phenomenal job on this video in explaining all characters. After hearing and seeing gerus gameplay with them sands of time he reminds me of prince of Persia. Great video. Liked, obviously commented and subscribed. Loved how you explained everything. Keep it up. Many blessings and praise the lord and creator
Caved and got this, really feeling Reptile right now
Rooflemonger, this is the video ive been waiting on. Ive been exploring a few characters, but knew you would be bringing some heat! So very informative and explained so well! You the man!
Baraka and reptile just clicked with me. I didnt know how to play with the other characters throught story mode till baraka and reptile came into play. They felt natural to play for me
Rooflemonger, just wanted to let you know watching one of these choose your main videos that you make when a new fighting game drops is literally one of my favorite moments when playing a new Fg. Just thought maybe you would think it’s cool to be responsible for that, I actually wait eagerly for these vids and have been checking every couple hours lol
I constantly go back to this video just to pick up new characters. My scorpion sucked …. Now he doesn’t.
make sure to check out the IGN scorpion guide too! I actually did IGN's guide for them
Going to be Shao and Baraka for me, beef and blades all the way.
I just found your channel and I really like your stuff because you have a very affirming voice and way of speaking that feels like I'm learning Mortal Kombat by watching a presenter on Sesame Street
Story mode is a good way to try many without having to chose which one you want to try next. After, I complete a few towers with the ones I didn't try. Until now, Mileena, Baraka and Smoke are my favorites. My bet is I'll pick Mileena (as I did with MKX), grind invasions for a while for cosmetics and finishers and will play online for a couple years with her. Takeda is on my radar too. I beat the story mode yesterday and I'm very impressed with the acrobatic fights and the way they renewed each character. The wide range of colors is also a great plus and the venues are fabulous! Best looking and arguably best playing MK yet! It's a really good fighting game. I wasn't sure for the first 2 hours, but the more I played, the more I loved it!
I love Liu Kang, Kenshi, Raiden and surprisingly Li Mei Was never a fan of fighting games but MK1 feels so different that I want to commit to it wholeheartedly. I’m still practicing and so far Liu Kang is the most natural for me after Raiden. Scorpion feels good as well too.
Easily the best fighting game we've had for a long time, gameplay wise
Bruh, General Shao looks so cool - I don't even like MK but FUCK so cool.
I cannot get over how great this game looks! I have had it for a couple of days and the whole experience is awesome and fu
Man this roster is so much more interesting than MK11’s. I loved 11 (my first fighting game) but there were so many characters I just didn’t care about (Frost, Kollector, Cetrion, Skarlet, Cassie, Jacqui, Sonya to name a bunch). Just about every character in MK1 intrigues me in some way, even if I will ultimately only play maybe half a dozen of them with any regularity.
Scarlet was absolutely amazing in mk11 the rest I agree
I can’t wait for my game to deliver😭
I’ll def use this guide
I need half a year to master one character somewhat… and you put this out a few days after release… krazy
I subbed. Skipped several chapters, liked, went back. Now I'm letting it play on full with ads. Because you rock.
Love these guides! Thanks for putting in the hard work.
If MK11 is any indication: I’ll probably fight Scorpion and Sub zero online 99% of the time 😂
Nope lol lots of Smoke and Raiden
Dude! How are you not at 1M subs is mind boggling. You have some of the most detailed, comprehensive guides on RUclips. Thanks for putting in a lot work to give us more insight into MK1. I like the speed and variation of Reptile and Geras is a much better character than he was in MK11. Thanks again
It's so amazing that you learned all of this so quickly. Nice work.
I dont even play fighting games, but i love these character lists you do
MK1 and SF6 are both excellent games, the best of their respective series
Both games dont have the classic most iconic characters😅
@@Mariscosfilantropias scorpion sitting in the corner: … you what?
Rain is probably gonna be my day 1 main. His zoning and portal game looks insane and reminds me of Rick in Multiversus and JP in SF6, both of which are my mains in each game
Still maining Rain?
@@SvalblodChampion Yup, I'm maining Rain + kameo Scorpion and doing quite well, actually. He's definitely not the zoner I thought he was going to be, buit I still like his kit a lot
As an Mk beginner i couldnt ask for a better video to understand what everyone does. You're q godsend, i sub, congrats 👏
Considering how little I know about the characters, I am super excited to watch this!!
Commenting and liking for engagement 🙏🏻
As someone who mained Ninja Shang in MK11, I'm not terribly thrilled by his moveset in mk1 but tbf it's on theme for him.
Smoke on the other hand, fits me like a glove
I’ve been trying to learn Kenshi but his two stances confuse the hell out of me especially during combos 😂 might have to turn to a different character because of that. Im an incredibly slow learner when it comes to fighting games, my brain cant keep up with all the motion inputs.
Funny how you titled the video "How to Choose Your Main Character" and then proceeded to make ALL of them look like an ABSURD amount of fun, effectively making the decision a lot HARDER instead! Now I just want to play them all at the same time!
Made me buy the game. I hesitated but this is so comprehensive and fun. Thank you
Great overview, thanks for always having top tier content Roofle
I'm absolutely shocked that Kung Lao doesn't have his teleport anymore. Most of the characters have gotten new moves and now look more interesting than ever before... and Kung Lao is a guy with a hat who gives you a headbutt.
Right! I loved kung lao in mk11 but in this one I can't get with him
haha exactly, somehow he became the most bland character in this iteration
And you can’t combo off spin which is weird that was what he was known for. Have to use Kameo Lao for good spin and teleport lol
@@JDxxatteis that's what I use is his kameo
@@jerclem57 only bad thing with that is you can’t combo off 2ex with Kameo Lao
Thank you for all of this! And all the explanations! It helps me understand the game a lot better!
I tried MK9, 10 and 11 and I think I've concluded that MK just isn't for me. However, I have to admit there are some really interesting character designs in this game. Looking forward to watching some tournaments.
Do you play other fighting games? I've always liked Tekken and mk, but could never bring myself to enjoy street fighter(so far)
Kollector was my main in Mk11. Im interested in trying Reptile and Liu Kang in this one, my offense is my defense ever since Virgil in MVC3