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Mortal Kombat X Twitch stream reveals next character [Update: It's Ermac]

Who is joining the Mortal Kombat X roster following Reptile's reveal a few days ago? Find out in today's NetherRealm Twitch stream.

Ozzie Mejia

January 29, 2015 12:45 PM

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Update: It looks like Ermac will be joining the Mortal Komba X roster. And as promised, his variations were shown off, starting with the Master of Souls variation that uses Ermac's many souls to his advantage. His Mystic variation utilizes many of his telekinectic abilities to play "keep away" with his foes and slam them against walls and bounce them off the ground. Finally, the Spectral variation gives Ermac the power of flight, at the expense of his hover-based moves. A trailer was also revealed, which will be posted as soon as it becomes available. The Kombatkast stream also teased some more announcements for the future, including a whole new type of "-ality" set to be revealed in the next month.

Earlier this week, NetherRealm Studios unveiled the latest Mortal Kombat X kombatant, the slimy lizard warrior Reptile. Of course, with the game's release date approaching quickly, the studio is looking to pick up the pace for its character reveals, meaning there's another one on the way.

As first noted by creator Ed Boon on Twitter last week, NetherRealm is jumping on Twitch today at 1PM PST to reveal the latest fighter to join the Mortal Kombat X roster. The pattern for the past few reveals has been a returning character, so let the wild speculation commence. Whoever it is, expect the character's three variants to get shown off in full.

Shacknews will be watching intently, along with every other MK fan. Join the stream below and come back once it's all over for a recap of "Who's Next?"

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?