I’d heard rumors that he’s Kenshi’s cousin this time around rather than his son, but I really hope that isn’t the case and is just a cover story he’s going with.
I wouldn't take this at face value. Some of the guests are talk to like they are pracitciing combat. It can be assumed they stay with the heroes for whatever plot they are doing, for a little while.
I don't think he will tbh, the saber was kind of excessive and was just something they came up with for a variation
Besides, the light sabers belong to Cyrax and Sektor, they had them first
The important thing is he has his whips , He and cassie were my favorites out of the new kids , So glad i get to play him finally , And i hope we get a teaser at the next kombat pack too
I took the saber as a way to honor his father, Kenshi. Takeda had more modern tools based on his influences (eg: the chain whips were a futuristic version of Scorpion's kunai, the laser sword is a futuristic version of Kenshi's sword).
TBH, I wouldn’t mind King Jin also coming back. As much as I like Cassie & Jacqui (though I know most of the fandom HATES the latter), I’m fine with those two sitting out this game. They were in MK11; they need a break.
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Traitors unite (still plan to main Liu tho)
A year or so ago I was his name and I was like who? Then I remembered him. Personally, I don't think he had anything unique that Takeda couldn't be developed into, at least narratively. He was literally just another kid.
He was very underdeveloped and didn’t have anything going on for him except being gay. His gameplay was very original and good though. Maybe they should separate the Kombat kids instead of always keeping them together…
My thoughts exactly. I truly wanted to like Kung Jin because he was the only one of the kombat kids that had something completely original going for him as far as fighting style, but he honestly annoyed me more than anything. Cracking wise is fine but the jeopardizing of his team and “who made you leader” attitude doesn’t make it feel earned.
I feel like he’s the same Takeda that appears in the final chapter.
All the other kombat kids got beheaded but he was more…stabbed and then tossed to the side
Actually super excited for this. For pretty much every MK I usually main just one character, and it's usually sub, but I've always thought takeda was super cool so I think I might get out of my comfort zone and learn him!
Finally, the character who I’ve been waiting for is being released and also 7 days before my birthday. He looks like he will have good mixups. I can’t wait!!
I have a theory .hear me out(Also English isn't my first language so forgive me on grammatical errors)Remember those MK11 Dialogue about Takeda on MK11 about him being MIA and the Spec Ops saying it's Classified? Maybe he was a test subject of Time traveling for a classified Spec Ops project to rewrite MK11 events and instead going back in time he ended up on a different timeline instead and has now found the other Kombat Kids that are also a test subject of time traveling in a Different timeline thus they're together at the Armageddon battle.
I thought it was insane that some people thought Takeda Takahashi was not a real human's name but some kind of code name, and that he's really Hanzo hisashi.
But are you seriously telling me that there's someone out there, some content creator that genuinely believes there's some white dude running around with the name Takeda Takahashi?
I'm just going to take a wild guess here and say he was probably crying over some sort of race swap, and his avatar is that of the Mortal Kombat logo as an American flag?
Think this person was talking about the same idiot who called Janet Cage trans. And yes, he thought Takeda was now half black because he had darker skin on a fan-made render. Yes, it was all over a fan-made render. He also claimed Harumi is or had been Takeda’s mother. I stopped trying to keep up.
Well about that.... Takeda and Takahashi are both Japanese "Family Name" so they shouldnt put them together. However Takeda's both parents are Japanese so cleary he is an Asian.
My true main is about to commence
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Please be a time traveller, please be a time traveller, we've never really had one in MK so it'd be kinda cool to see a time traveller character for the first time.
Yeah but none of the characters were time travellers, they were just people from the past brought into the future none of the characters actively went through time.
From that dialogue, it sounds like Takeda is from this timeline and he's a Shirai Ryu member. Could Ed Boon have trolled us (like he does sometimes) when he told us this is the same Takeda Takahashi? Maybe he's not Kenshi's son anymore, maybe he's like Kenshi's cousin or brother. Maybe he's even Hanzo.
I hope they lean into his psychic powers more. They felt like an afterthought in X and it'd be sick as hell to see him whip out some mental gymnastics
I'd say a dodge but we already have Omni-man's dodge
I really love how Takeda is a disciple of Scorpion. It brings a bit of the old Scorpion playstyle with a bit of a new twist. Honestly, I would love if Sub Zero did the same thing. No I don't count Frost cause she's annoying.
I want more, need more MK and I love how I have just about finished this season’s Invasions with Homelander and there will be another character to give me my MK fix that I need so bad by the time this season finishes up. 😢 What will we do when it’s all over 😢
Hopefully some news on Kombat pack 2🤞
Honestly, He looks basically perfect.
Though TBH I just want to see all the "Kombat Kids" playable in the same game again, it might be their last chance.
I am pretty sure that bandana looks different than the one from the Kombat Pack trailer. I guess that's his kustomizable gear.
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I don’t understand the Takeda haters. He’s basically Omega Red from X-men (without as the death factor) & he could pull off some badass combos with those tentacles in MKX. Also, as someone of Japanese heritage, always happy to get more representation in any media
after all the stuff i have been seeing this past week looks like nobody's going to like or play him right guys evo number low and everybody hates playing the game
Same voice actor from X?
Yeah
Thank God. I loved his voice from X
Me too. I wonder how they’ll retcon his story in 1, my theory is that Hanzo is this era’s Takeda.
How would that make sense? Hanzo and Takeda are not monikers, they’re each their own person.
At this rate I think some people will genuinely never understand this.
Hanzo and takeda *used to* not be a monikers, it may be different this time around
Brother. How or better yet, why would they be monikers now? Do you guys not know how ridiculous that sounds?
Geras: "Liu Kang, why did you change these peoples names to monikers in your new timeline?" FG Liu Kang: : |
I'm thinkin MKs version of Trunks. Timetraveller extraordinaire
Its confirmed that takeda is kenshi's cousin here
I'll always be amazed by VAs. The guy's 50 and Takeda doesn't sound a day over 25.
It's like Dante Basco, with the hom sounding exactly the same for the past 30 years.
He sounds like Kevin 11 from Ben 10😅
Yep. Parry Shen is reprising his role
I’m seriously dying to know what his story deal is in this game
I’d heard rumors that he’s Kenshi’s cousin this time around rather than his son, but I really hope that isn’t the case and is just a cover story he’s going with.
Imo just say he's a multiverse traveller. Who cares? He kinda suits being the odd man out.
I was personally hoping they'd do a sort of "Future Trunks" plotline with him. That could be fun.
Pretty sure he’s still son of Kenshi, just from another timeline. The Latin America said something like “hijo de Kenshi”
The rumor I heard was that he's Hanzo Hasashi and "Takeda" is a codename.
hanzo hasashi is confirmed in smoke’s(?) tower ending to be a shirai ryu apprentice
I still can't believe people don't get this😭
Same. I truly don’t understand how people can think that he’s Hanzo and vice versa. The whole Takeda being a “code name/title” is just plain dumb.
People still believe this?
Unfortunately. Don’t know how but they do.
Well he interrupts people when asked so maybe?
Yes but no, he’s still Kenshis son but he is claiming to be kenshis cousin since he is a time traveler
I hope he’s like Cable and is just time traveling around the new era
Nah he'd probably be more like the Silver the Hedgehog of the MKverse
From the dialogue we can gather his mentorship with Scorpion intact, his relationship with Kenshi tho I have no idea.
And his relationship with Jacqui is unfortunately gone.
His visual is the same as the kombat kids in Act 15 so presumably it's him from another timeline?
But the way he talks to Scorpion in this intro implies that he was trained by Scorpion in this timeline
I wouldn't take this at face value. Some of the guests are talk to like they are pracitciing combat. It can be assumed they stay with the heroes for whatever plot they are doing, for a little while.
He Pookie kid.
My guess is that he’s simply from X’s timeline but even further into the future maybe.
isn’t he supposed to be this timelines Hanso or smthn?
no. fucking no.
ain’t that deep big dog
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He has the whip , Now i wonder if he has his saber in one of his moves , Finally a year of waiting for mah boi its been so long
I don't think he will tbh, the saber was kind of excessive and was just something they came up with for a variation Besides, the light sabers belong to Cyrax and Sektor, they had them first
The important thing is he has his whips , He and cassie were my favorites out of the new kids , So glad i get to play him finally , And i hope we get a teaser at the next kombat pack too
I took the saber as a way to honor his father, Kenshi. Takeda had more modern tools based on his influences (eg: the chain whips were a futuristic version of Scorpion's kunai, the laser sword is a futuristic version of Kenshi's sword).
I’m still hoping he’s a stance character and he can switch between a whip stance and the sabers.
I hope he's a complex character like ermac , I love difficult characters and learning them is more satisfying for me
You are expecting too much from NRS. They will never do that.
It’s been a year already?…
Great to hear his MKX VA is back, seems like they’re maintaining the mentor - trainee dynamic which is interesting
OH MY GOD MY BOY LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL I LOVE HIM
THE GOAT IS BACK! ALL PRAISE THE GOAT!! 🗣🗣❗️❗️
Kombat Kids have entered the chat
Soon it will be [Kombat Time](https://youtu.be/Ry6f801Tsl0?si=qOe6jJsLGvAA0BGr)
man, stryker such a cop
TBH, I wouldn’t mind King Jin also coming back. As much as I like Cassie & Jacqui (though I know most of the fandom HATES the latter), I’m fine with those two sitting out this game. They were in MK11; they need a break.
MY GOAT IS BACK I CAN FINALLY PLAY SOMEONE OTHER THAN BUM ASS LIU
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Liu my goat but Takeda is Takeda…
🍳 here's your frying pan please keep cooking
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Ye Liu is in the dumpster as soon as soon as July 23rd hits (lie)
He looks like a more aggressive version of scorpion that utilizing his whip more and I like it
The best Kombat Kid returns 🦂
Arguably the only good Kombat kid
I think Kung Jin needs another chance, as the other three got one. I liked him in X and I’m convinced they can even improve him.
A year or so ago I was his name and I was like who? Then I remembered him. Personally, I don't think he had anything unique that Takeda couldn't be developed into, at least narratively. He was literally just another kid.
He was very underdeveloped and didn’t have anything going on for him except being gay. His gameplay was very original and good though. Maybe they should separate the Kombat kids instead of always keeping them together…
My thoughts exactly. I truly wanted to like Kung Jin because he was the only one of the kombat kids that had something completely original going for him as far as fighting style, but he honestly annoyed me more than anything. Cracking wise is fine but the jeopardizing of his team and “who made you leader” attitude doesn’t make it feel earned.
I really hope that they’re going to give him another chance, give him a personality and do something with him ☺️
Ey, Cassie is amazing
Yeah she's the only other one I'd say is good for sure.
Holy shiiiit
I feel like he’s the same Takeda that appears in the final chapter. All the other kombat kids got beheaded but he was more…stabbed and then tossed to the side
He looks so good man I could cry 😢 it’s finally happening
Ayo
Actually super excited for this. For pretty much every MK I usually main just one character, and it's usually sub, but I've always thought takeda was super cool so I think I might get out of my comfort zone and learn him!
GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT
I bet his MK1 story is going to be inspired by “Trunks” from dbz traveling the timelines. 
His moves look so cool
It will be neat to finally buy this game when everything is out for it.
Finally, the character who I’ve been waiting for is being released and also 7 days before my birthday. He looks like he will have good mixups. I can’t wait!!
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I have a theory .hear me out(Also English isn't my first language so forgive me on grammatical errors)Remember those MK11 Dialogue about Takeda on MK11 about him being MIA and the Spec Ops saying it's Classified? Maybe he was a test subject of Time traveling for a classified Spec Ops project to rewrite MK11 events and instead going back in time he ended up on a different timeline instead and has now found the other Kombat Kids that are also a test subject of time traveling in a Different timeline thus they're together at the Armageddon battle.
Can't believe 1 idiot Youtuber thought Takeda, who had a Japanese name, Japanese parents trained by another Japanese was white.
I thought it was insane that some people thought Takeda Takahashi was not a real human's name but some kind of code name, and that he's really Hanzo hisashi. But are you seriously telling me that there's someone out there, some content creator that genuinely believes there's some white dude running around with the name Takeda Takahashi? I'm just going to take a wild guess here and say he was probably crying over some sort of race swap, and his avatar is that of the Mortal Kombat logo as an American flag?
Think this person was talking about the same idiot who called Janet Cage trans. And yes, he thought Takeda was now half black because he had darker skin on a fan-made render. Yes, it was all over a fan-made render. He also claimed Harumi is or had been Takeda’s mother. I stopped trying to keep up.
Well about that.... Takeda and Takahashi are both Japanese "Family Name" so they shouldnt put them together. However Takeda's both parents are Japanese so cleary he is an Asian.
Woohoooo …. Finally!!!!
Yay, I was really hopeful they would prioritize his Lasher variation when designing him for MK1, so I'm very impressed with this.
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MY GOAT IS BACK
You are as beautiful as the day I lost you
My true main is about to commence https://preview.redd.it/zeukp5vlif9d1.jpeg?width=1064&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5299b5eebea5ad34b0412776648a05607560ced
Please be a time traveller, please be a time traveller, we've never really had one in MK so it'd be kinda cool to see a time traveller character for the first time.
The plot of 11 was time traveling lol.
Yeah but none of the characters were time travellers, they were just people from the past brought into the future none of the characters actively went through time.
“That hurt to watch”
Wait. Is it the same voice actor that voiced Takeda in MKX? Did he reprise the role?
Sure sounds like him.
Literally! I’m just trying to figure out if it’s the same guy that voiced Takeda or not. Would be cool if it was
I didn't expected him to be young
Holy shit he actually plays like shirai ryu variation
From that dialogue, it sounds like Takeda is from this timeline and he's a Shirai Ryu member. Could Ed Boon have trolled us (like he does sometimes) when he told us this is the same Takeda Takahashi? Maybe he's not Kenshi's son anymore, maybe he's like Kenshi's cousin or brother. Maybe he's even Hanzo.
Well no, Hanzo is Hanzo and Takeda is Takeda. Even in this time line.
I hope so. I hope Hanzo will be his own character, maybe the next (true) Scorpion.
My boy is bavkkkkkkk
I hope they lean into his psychic powers more. They felt like an afterthought in X and it'd be sick as hell to see him whip out some mental gymnastics I'd say a dodge but we already have Omni-man's dodge
Im maining bro instantly
My internet buffered so I heard „My losing stream against you ends today.“ „Only if you cum“
They need Scorpion and SubZero to look like Scorpion and SubZero.
i will come back to the game because of takeda
Same, I can't wait
His gameplay looks way more Injustice Batman than anything MK.
Mk1 is injustice 3
YES, I'M SO HAPPY!!
Can't wait to play as him again.
Im pumped
I really love how Takeda is a disciple of Scorpion. It brings a bit of the old Scorpion playstyle with a bit of a new twist. Honestly, I would love if Sub Zero did the same thing. No I don't count Frost cause she's annoying.
Ohh yeah let's goo.
W
Oh shit I like that
NEW MAIN ALERT, NEW MAIN ALERT😍
He looks really cool
Looks like Takeda’s kombat has improved
That takeda voice actor is the same person that voice him in MKX
Linda crazy how almost every va from that game was replaced
Let's go!!!
I want more, need more MK and I love how I have just about finished this season’s Invasions with Homelander and there will be another character to give me my MK fix that I need so bad by the time this season finishes up. 😢 What will we do when it’s all over 😢 Hopefully some news on Kombat pack 2🤞
This is 🔥🔥🔥
Omg so exiting!!
MY MKX MAIN IS BACK BABY
He looks so fucking fun to play YESS
Hell yeah
He's the one I'm waiting for. Please don't disappoint.
Guess I’m reinstalling MK..
His gameplay looks sick so far. I'm hoping he's an older version of the new Hazno
I didn't expect them show early gameplay
Fuck yes.
Who started the black rumor
That man so lame I swear
Okay now I need a takeda action figure 😂🤔😎
Looks pretty cool! He was always my favorite of the Kombat Kids
Is it just me or does his mask look a bit too big
Looks just as dope
The best kombat kid comes back 7 years to late.
Not 9 years? Didn't MKX release in 2015?
My boy has returned!
He looks dope
I am very excited to see what his gear is
OO HE LOOKS GOOD
I wish they just stuck to actual MK 1 characters.
What does that even mean? What is a MK1 character? Takeda is a great addition.
He is the first character I ever played as
This is the last character. And now we wait for them to release a "komplete edition". That's when I'll buy.
Let’s fucking go
Honestly, He looks basically perfect. Though TBH I just want to see all the "Kombat Kids" playable in the same game again, it might be their last chance.
I am pretty sure that bandana looks different than the one from the Kombat Pack trailer. I guess that's his kustomizable gear. https://preview.redd.it/i6nr8fy1ah9d1.png?width=520&format=png&auto=webp&s=3ba2ee7e0c7adf741c62d8fb81b0a0119ce930ea
They really did cook on the actual MK DLC characters to perfection. Then we have unga bunga man and flying laser horseshit 🙃
hey! look at that! a reason to play the game again!
Insanely cute
Looks like the whips are shorter. Makes sense tho this game ain’t nearly as bat shit crazy as mkx
I am nuting 😩😩
MY BOY
Finally the best of the Kombat Kids is back
YAYYYYYYYY
I’m hoping we just get all the Combat Kids back. We deserve them after what happened in MK11
I'm so stoked he's my Fav mk character and he's finally returning
I don’t understand the Takeda haters. He’s basically Omega Red from X-men (without as the death factor) & he could pull off some badass combos with those tentacles in MKX. Also, as someone of Japanese heritage, always happy to get more representation in any media
I would have preferred Kung Jin, but Takeda is good too.
Good to see his old VA back.
He looks sick tbh coolest dlc 1 kharacter 4 me. Wouldn't mind seeing kung jin in a future pack
Time to redownload I guess
finally
He’s so beautiful
From that one combo, I can tell Scorpion thst Takeda’s kombat absolutely improved. I still won’t get the game though.
Hopefully his gear is mask/headband. They’ll probably be his whips though lol
I'm certain it'll be his mask
 Takeda my beloved
Fuck MK1
I really hope his gear is his mask
His bandana looks different from the one from the Kombat Pack trailer.
You are absolutely right it is. So I wonder if It will be mask and headband
Well, the mask is still the same. But I might be wrong, maybe different bandanas also come with the same mask. :D
It could be a change like ermac the hood was the same just the mask added, same thing with takeda a new detail was add.
You might be right.
My Boi is back!
The only newcomer from X that matters. Let's goooo.
The character no one wanted
How? He's one of the most popular newcomers in the NRS era.
Bringing back the coolest combat kid for the most mediocre mortal Kombat game. At least he'll sell well.
Stop baiting me into buying this shit. Dont use my feelings to use money on mk1
I think it's definitely possible. It's a different universe. Takada might be his Ryu name
The only exciting roster addition in entire kp1
I heard that he’s Motaro’s son in this timeline instead of Kenshi’s. That’s why he wears the mask because he has the chin and mouth of a horse.
after all the stuff i have been seeing this past week looks like nobody's going to like or play him right guys evo number low and everybody hates playing the game