So, shiny graphics, more explosive effects, new people and cross-play did Season 3 of Killer Instinct have anything else in store for us.

The best part was that if you bought the game, you not only got the new, updated, shiny HD version, but you also gained access to an arcade perfect port of the original game too.

I feel that a little history lesson may be in order before we discuss Season 3, but I promise it will be brief.

It featured a mix of old characters and new ones, and among the original characters returning was my perennial favourite, Sabrewulf, and my least favourite, Jago.

Seriously, I hated the way his moves had to be performed then, and still do now.

Season 2 was released in October 2014, and again brought a smattering of original and new contestants to the table, including another of my personal favourites, Riptor.

Finally, Season 3 released on March 29th, 2016, again dropping a familiar mix of old and new characters into the fold.

As the focus of this article is on Season 3, its worth, I think, shining a spotlight on the new cast members.

From Killer Instinct 2, Kim Wu and Tusk returned, and while they couldnt be more different in style, they are both firmly on the side of good; out to stop Gargos, the big bad of the piece.

Kim Wu is a college student who inherits a dragon spirit called Yeoujiu, and is called upon by Jago to help in the fight against Gargos.

Armed with enchanted dragon nunchucks, she is a fast, acrobatic fighter who uses her speed to her advantage.

Tusk is pretty much the opposite massive and slow, and armed with an enormous sword.

He was once a guardian of Earth against the threat of invasion from the astral realm, but he was robbed of his memories and so sat and watched as Gargos invaded the Earth.

Now he is whole again, and sets out to kick all kinds of ass on his mission to stop Gargos.

Gargos was able to come to Earth after the sorcerer Kan-Ra opened a portal I want to say by mistake, but Ive never been sure it was an accident.

Eyedol has changed since his first appearance in a game, when he was a two-headed beast: now he has been killed by Gargos, resurrected by Kan-Ra, and instead of two heads, he has one head, split in half.

For most people this would be something of an inconvenience, but Eyedol makes it work, somehow.

Rash from Battletoads joined the cast, bringing the same zany action and massive spiky boots that he had in his original title, Arbiter joined from the Halo universe, coming tooled up with a futuristic laser rifle in addition to a surprisingly deep knowledge of martial arts, and finally General Raam jumped from Gears, bringing his Krill and massive pointy knife that cut Lt.

The one character for this season that wasnt from another franchise was Mira, apparently the sister of Maya, but transformed into a vampire.

Until I read about her family link to Maya, I suspected she was supposed to be Mina Harker from the Dracula book, but it appears that was me drawing wild conclusions.

She is firmly on the naughty side of the spectrum, doing everything she can to help Gargos come to the world, even if it means feeding on her own sister.

Eagle was released from Ultratech by Glacius, and soon joins the fight to stop Gargos.

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