That ice-slide attack of his? It’s going to be brilliant when you’re fighting Deadshot players who spam bullet attacks or Black Adam fans who like to ambush you with lightning strikes.Įven better, Sub-Zero has some of the easiest combos to dial up. He’s a fast bugger on the field, easily matching Batman with a variety of combos and moves that can have him close the distance between him and his opponent. Sub Zero’s defining trait in Injustice 2 isn’t a selection of icy special attacks, but rather his ease of use. Pun intended, no regrets and come at me bro: What if you weren’t bothered with all the minutiae of the genre then? What if you wanted a character that was easy to master and quick on his feet? If you’re playing Injustice 2, then such a character has just arrived in that scene. If you can master spacing in a fighting game, you can master any of them. At its most basic level, a fighting game is about positioning, adapting your opponent and patience in a fast-paced arena. He then uses Ice Port to teleport in front of them and barrages them with numerous icy spikes, freezing them mid-flight, before leaping towards them, grabbing their head and flipping forward, violently slamming them face-first into the ground, shattering the ice and damaging them.No two fighting games are the same, despite so many of them using a set of familiar core mechanics in their genre. As they tumble in his direction, he stops his slide and freezes them in mid-air before brutally slamming them with an ice hammer, sending them flying. Sub-Zero then slides towards his opponent, flipping them into the air. Deep Freeze: Sub-Zero strikes the ground with an icy blast, that knocks his opponent backward.As the Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei assassin clan, Sub-Zero is well versed in the various styles of hand-to-hand combat and extensively utilizes his cryokinetic powers alongside his martial arts skill during fights. Standard Equipment: None notable but can create weapons like axes, swords, knives from his power over ice Range: Standard melee range, extended melee range with weapons, at least several meters with ice Striking Strength: Small Country Class (Can harm the likes of Scorpion or Superman)ĭurability: Small Country level (Can endure punches from beings like Superman, Wonder Woman or Cyborg) Speed: Massively FTL+ (Comparable to Scorpion. Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Ice Manipulation, Weapon Creation (Can create weapons like swords from ice), Forcefield Creation (Can create an ice shield in front of him that parries the opponent's attacks), Absorption (Can absorb projectiles), Creation/ Duplication (Can create an ice statue of himself, wich can be used as a shield of a weapon), Air Manipulation (Can emit a blast of cold air), Teleportation (Through ice), Martial Arts (Advanced), Weapon Mastery, Stealth Mastery, AcrobaticsĪttack Potency: Small Country level (Can fight and defeat extremely powerful beings like Superman, Wonder Woman or Brainiac. Sub-Zero currently serves as the Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei, seeking to reform the clan's reputation.
However, his feud would lead him into becoming one of Earthrealm's greatest protectors as he stood against threats from Outworld and the Netherrealm. Kuai Liang only took the title of Sub-Zero to avenge the death of the original, his brother Bi-Han, by defeating the warrior Scorpion. Sub-Zero was the third DLC character released and the second character available as part of Fighter Pack 1.Ī mysterious ninja from another universe who has the magical ability to control ice. Sub-Zero, a ninja from the Mortal Kombat franchise, initially appears in a non-playable cameo in Injustice: Gods Among Us, before reappearing as a playable guest character in Injustice 2.