Really, the way they handle Tung Fu Rue is one of the things I'm most looking forward to. There's not many fully-transforming fighting in any current big fighter (Necalli's super hair is the closest?), and there especially few such beings in 3D graphic games. Anything they do with his dual sides (transformation, beastly limbs only, Stand-like apparition) should end up pretty fresh and unique to this game.
If there's a new black guy somewhere (since no Seth, Lucky, or Heavy D!), I hope he's not on the Prison team, heh. A female prisoner could be interesting. I wouldn't be mad if it turned out to be a Yamazaki-like guy though.
A China Team with a woman with a Sichuan style mask? Sounds like someone that could have relation to Lee Pai Long. Another Idol singer being in the game sounds like a potential new rival / friend to Athena.
Do we still expect the new hero to have an alternate color flame motif, like past heroes? K' has darkness within his flames, Ash had Green Flames.. what could be next? Yellow? Blue? A whole new element?
I really do like how Mechanical Maxima's over-armor is here. Totally channeling Rocky, which would make a good alt costume (again, he had a color in Maximum Impact):
I also notice how his arm gauntlets open up when performing a VAPUUUURRR KANNUNN. On that note, K' and Kula also have crazy-detailed gloves on now, which are unique from each other. K' look as if his have heat-escapes on the knuckles, whereas Kula's look thick and mechanical on both sides, with lots of plating and softer ribbed spots in between.
From the descriptions, the south american boxer sounds like he is missing an arm and has some metal one instead .
Tizoc was called Griffon mask in the original japanese release, so I guess changing names and masks is his gimmick lol.
Also kinda curious about the part when Ralf is moving forward through the flames... might be his climax move ? I'd be nice if he summoned the metal slug for a cannon attack
It's be really interesting to see how this new Hero team works out. Or if the new characters fill any spaces we don't have any / many characters filling, yet.
For the Ralf moving in flames, I keep imagining him attacking with a grand Bareback Vulcan style DM, with the last hit blowing away everything in the area. From the flames of total destruction, he's the only thing that "survived", walking out with that "Mission accomplished!" mumble.
It is pretty weird, because that single moment looks more like something out of a Blazblue Astral, rather than KoF, or even Street Fighter V.
From SRK:
This, someone practicing a form of traditional martial would be great. They had a chance with Shion in KOFXI but ended up making him a dude for some reason.
Those retrofit designs are really quite a nice way to look at where we are now. Leona's shirt not being as low-cut is a weird omission. The new designs are so busy in comparison, but that's part of this game's personal style.
I just think it's odd there is no Elisabeth Team. They are basically the secondary protagonists of the ash saga. I dont care about them but I thought they would become series regulars.
It's very similar to how the Orochi team disappeared after their Saga was complete. I like the fact they're making Ash's sacrifice mean something, for now. If he just reappeared in story instantly, the weight of what occurred in XIII would diminish a lot.
I wouldn't mind him, and those involved with him, appearing in the 2nd or 3rd part of this saga. Even after he is erased, those close to him seem to have lingering fragments of memories.