Storm Collectibles MK Noob Saibot

BobaFlex · 06-21-2017, 05:55 PM

I have no problem with the other 3 ninjas. They actually look incredibly close to their first appearance whereas Noob has clear differences. I'll probably get reptile tbh. What I do have a problem with is someone trying to correct me when they are wrong.

Riddick · 06-21-2017, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BobaFlex

I have no problem with the other 3 ninjas. They actually look incredibly close to their first appearance whereas Noob has clear differences. I'll probably get reptile tbh. What I do have a problem with is someone trying to correct me when they are wrong.

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Originally Posted by BobaFlex

It is NOT the Klassic look. ALL of the ninjas that appeared after MK1 had different mask with vents and lacked the appearance of a hood draped over their heads. Also the tunics had rectangular shapes going down the chest instead of the knitted or quilt look from MK1.

Well, good thing he apparently has a non hooded head too. Looks like the posing picture has the non hood from Mortal Kombat II and the gif has the hood from 1. Looks like they're trying to give us the best of both worlds. Be nice if one of the figures came with different heads for Scorpion and Subzero as a bonus so we could have non hoods on them with the vent masks to more accurately represent Part II. Since it is weird with the current figures having a vent mask on from Mortal Kombat II but with the hood from Part I.

The shapes going down the tunic sure looks similar enough to me. Here's a comparison pick of Mortal Kombat II next to Noob. He looks accurate enough from Mortal Kombat II for me to buy him.

I couldn't give less shits about 100 percent accuracy when it comes to a toy, so I'm good either way. He looks accurate enough to me and that's all that matters. Though, if we want to get technical, he did look like a complete shadow with no detail in game lol.

All I know is, My Mortal Kombat shelf is about to get a whole lot bigger.

Klassic-Noob-Costume by allen lamb, on Flickr

Trivial Psychic · 06-21-2017, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BobaFlex

It is NOT the Klassic look. ALL of the ninjas that appeared after MK1 had different mask with vents and lacked the appearance of a hood draped over their heads. Also the tunics had rectangular shapes going down the chest instead of the knitted or quilt look from MK1.

The term "klassic" has been thrown around and used a number of times in different games to represent nostalgic looks from MK games past, usually with a tweak here or there. For example, Mileena's "klassic" look in MK9 is different from her "klassic" look in MKX. The PS Vita version of MK9 had "klassic" looks in that game that weren't featured in console version. And then you have old-schoolers like me who think of a character's very first appearance in a particular game when we hear the term "klassic".

The costume you described with the vented masks and rectangular shapes on the tabbards never existed in any MK game outside of the Playstation Vita version. They were meant to represent the looks of the characters in UMK3, but were not carbon copied and borrowed elements from other MK games. The vented "motocross" masks were a worn by the ninjas in part 2 (in UMK3, the masks were smooth and sculpted, not vented,) while the rectangular patterned tunic was the standard costume for the ninjas in part 3, with the quilt of course being the standard garb in MK 1 and 2.

Storm Collectibles ninja figures are largely based off the artwork for the "Klassic" ninja DLC skins for the console versions of MK9 with a few tweaks here and there. They were costumes that were stylized interpretations based on those character's appearances in the original Mortal Kombat games. The figures feature a hooded dogi to replicate the first game's look, but also come with vented mask accessories so they can be swapped out to replicate the looks of the ninjas in MK2. Here is a photo of Noob's "klassic" look, along with Smoke's, which was a free downloadable skin for MK9 during one of the game's numerous patches.

Going off of that artwork, along with the gif of the figure, the figure does indeed represent Noob's "klassic" look...one of them at least, with this one being from the console version of MK9.

"Klassic" looks are otherwise "klassic" in the eyes of the beholders...unless they are a true first appearance straight from the game from which they debuted.

BobaFlex · 06-21-2017, 06:22 PM

Okay man hope you enjoy the figure

Riddick · 06-21-2017, 06:25 PM

Man alive.... I can't believe there is a Mortal Kombat line that is so damn good, that we're all debating over accuracy like this!!

YES!

BobaFlex · 06-21-2017, 06:28 PM

Yeah you're right I actually went back and looked at his original appearances and forgot he was hidden fighter in MK2. But the ninja look I'm referring to is in UMK3, where he first appeared as playable fighter. My bad

Trivial Psychic · 06-21-2017, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BobaFlex

I have no problem with the other 3 ninjas. They actually look incredibly close to their first appearance whereas Noob has clear differences. I'll probably get reptile tbh. What I do have a problem with is someone trying to correct me when they are wrong.

I didn't exactly say you were wrong...it's all depends on how you view the term "Klassic," because that term has been thrown around with MK or more than one occasion to represent different looks.

While the costume you described sounds like the one from the Vita version of MK9, if it's not, I would be curious to know which costume you actually are talking about. Photos and links help.

EDIT: Just saw the previous post. No worries man. UMK3...I got ya...so your description is pretty close to the Vita's "klassic" interpretation of that costume. Makes sense.

I was pissed that those UMK3 looks weren't included on the console versions. I wanted my UMK3 Rain...I wasn't a big fan of his harem girl look...

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Originally Posted by Riddick

Well, good thing he apparently has a non hooded head too. Looks like the posing picture has the non hood from Mortal Kombat II and the gif has the hood from 1. Looks like they're trying to give us the best of both worlds.

The "posing picture" of Noob is not an actual picture of the figure, but a pic of a PC mod for MKX, a game for which Noob Saibot did not appear in as a playable character. Unless you've seen a new photo of the figure somewhere of course. If so...please share, I wanna see! =D

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Originally Posted by Riddick

Man alive.... I can't believe there is a Mortal Kombat line that is so damn good, that we're all debating over accuracy like this!!

YES!

It's nice that someone is finally giving this license some proper love isn't? The wait for Reptile is AGONIZING for me...

BobaFlex · 06-21-2017, 06:34 PM

Yeah the line looks incredible in terms of quality. Reptile on particular has my interest. The slime accessories man...

BobaFlex · 06-21-2017, 06:47 PM

As great as these figures are, I wish WB or whoever is charge of distributing the IP would just have gentle giant do the figures like DC collectibles has with the DCTV and Arkham Knight figures. We could probably get bigger waves of characters with a smaller price tag.
Do we have a release window for reptile and price?

OriginalFire · 06-21-2017, 06:54 PM

Can't wait for Baraka.

En Sabah Nerd · 06-21-2017, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BobaFlex

As great as these figures are, I wish WB or whoever is charge of distributing the IP would just have gentle giant do the figures like DC collectibles has with the DCTV and Arkham Knight figures. We could probably get bigger waves of characters with a smaller price tag.

When Mezco was doing their MKX line they were pretty much on par with what DCC was putting out at the time albeit in a 6" scale (DCC is mostly 7" scale). The paint on the faces was the only thing that they had lacking but it wasn't bad. Each wave had 3 characters and none of them were just repaints of each other (except for the exclusive variant figures which were entirely just repaints) but despite all it had going for it the line died after just two waves. For whatever number of reasons Mortal Kombat just does not seem to sell figures unless it's the ninja type characters. It was really a shame too because I really liked MKX's character designs for the most part and would've definitely gotten more from Mezco's line. Mezco was also the first to actually give us a figure of Quan Chi which was a very welcome addition (particularly to one of us on the Ark) since all anybody else ever seems to make are the ninja types and Raiden. I'd be all in for the Storm Collectible figures except for how much they cost and that I already have the Mezco figures.

ddarko · 06-21-2017, 08:54 PM

My goodness people, I am more upset that I cannot tell who the pixelated characters are. Are you guys just going by the colors? The blue seems like Kitana because she is the only one I remember as having blue, but how on earth do you guys know the others? I feel completely left behind unable to solve the pixelated puzzle image

Trivial Psychic · 06-21-2017, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ddarko

My goodness people, I am more upset that I cannot tell who the pixelated characters are. Are you guys just going by the colors? The blue seems like Kitana because she is the only one I remember as having blue, but how on earth do you guys know the others? I feel completely left behind unable to solve the pixelated puzzle image

All four of the pixel images come from the vignettes for the characters that were displayed if the game demo was allowed to loop.

As for how we can tell...just showing our age I guess. I remember being in the arcade the night they rolled out the tester unit at my local Fun Factory. The demo at the time only had 6 playable characters and only one fatality for each of them, and only two or three stages. The buzz in the air was amazing, and the line to play it wrapped around the arcade. It was madness.

That said...this version of Baraka was far and away my favorite. I hope if and when SC gets to him, this is the version we get. No yellow cat eyes, no goofy underbite and fangs. As a 13 year old at the time, who loved horror films growing up, this version of the character, with his silver gumless teeth and deep, black, soulless eyes legitimately scared me, a fact made more scary when we finally learned the truth about Mileena. It was a look that I felt the designers played with and softened a bit too much over the years as he got more and more cartoony, which went along with his almost joke character/whipping boy persona that was fleshed out in later games.

ddarko · 06-21-2017, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

All four of the pixel images come from the vignettes for the characters that were displayed if the game demo was allowed to loop......

As for how we can tell...just showing our age I guess. I remember being in the arcade the night they rolled out the tester unit at my local Fun Factory. The demo at the time only had 6 playable characters and only one fatality for each of them, and only two or three stages. The buzz in the air was amazing, and the line to play it wrapped around the arcade. It was madness.

Oh!! Thank you!!

That actually clarifies things. You have no idea how long I stared at the pixelated images after reading the article, squinting my eyes lol. It was so casually stated by Joe indicating it was so obvious that I was like "what is wrong with me".

Thanks again! I only started with MK 4, and then loved it so much (I know people hate it, but it has a fond place in my memory) that I played a bit of MK3 Ultimate. So I missed out on the first two.

Riddick · 06-21-2017, 11:35 PM

I really want Johnny Cage... he's my favorite character. Damn.

Joe Moore · 07-10-2017, 04:41 AM

Storm Collectibles Mortal Kombat Noob Saibot Figure - The Toyark - News

ToyCents · 07-10-2017, 06:55 AM

great looking figure, Noob is bad@$$

dukefett · 07-10-2017, 08:53 AM

Any indication this will be sold anywhere else?

Joe Moore · 07-10-2017, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by dukefett

Any indication this will be sold anywhere else?

At the moment, unfortunately, no. Looks like it's a full on Bluefin booth exclusive at SDCC.

dukefett · 07-10-2017, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

At the moment, unfortunately, no. Looks like it's a full on Bluefin booth exclusive at SDCC.

I wonder if they'll have a ton of them or not. I live in SD so there might be some local people I can bug to grab one, or my buddy said I might be able to use his ticket and go for the latter half of Sunday.

ludovicotek · 07-10-2017, 11:45 AM

This is perfect as an SDCC exclusive. I LOVE the Scorpion and Sub-Zero figures, but I'm ready to get on with other characters.

Trivial Psychic · 07-10-2017, 01:07 PM

Is it just me, or does Noob's head look a bit small on his body? I know that the head for Scorpion in the foreground of the fatality shot, but Noob's head looks relatively tiny compared to that one.

Jal Hordan · 07-19-2017, 02:42 PM

I love the look of every one of these figures and Im going all in, including the blood variant ones! I just wish they would pump up their production. I have had them on PO on BBTS for months now, and every month they just get bumped back to the next month. Im going to be kinda pissed if I get Noob Sabot before the other 2 ninjas. I bought a Noob from a friend of mine that goes to SDCC every year for 80, and I also bought a KO Noob Sabot for 34.99 off ebay to possibly costumize if the quality is good.

06-21-2017, 06:12 PM	#27
Riddick Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 527	Quote: Originally Posted by BobaFlex I have no problem with the other 3 ninjas. They actually look incredibly close to their first appearance whereas Noob has clear differences. I'll probably get reptile tbh. What I do have a problem with is someone trying to correct me when they are wrong. Quote: Originally Posted by BobaFlex It is NOT the Klassic look. ALL of the ninjas that appeared after MK1 had different mask with vents and lacked the appearance of a hood draped over their heads. Also the tunics had rectangular shapes going down the chest instead of the knitted or quilt look from MK1. Well, good thing he apparently has a non hooded head too. Looks like the posing picture has the non hood from Mortal Kombat II and the gif has the hood from 1. Looks like they're trying to give us the best of both worlds. Be nice if one of the figures came with different heads for Scorpion and Subzero as a bonus so we could have non hoods on them with the vent masks to more accurately represent Part II. Since it is weird with the current figures having a vent mask on from Mortal Kombat II but with the hood from Part I. The shapes going down the tunic sure looks similar enough to me. Here's a comparison pick of Mortal Kombat II next to Noob. He looks accurate enough from Mortal Kombat II for me to buy him. I couldn't give less shits about 100 percent accuracy when it comes to a toy, so I'm good either way. He looks accurate enough to me and that's all that matters. Though, if we want to get technical, he did look like a complete shadow with no detail in game lol. All I know is, My Mortal Kombat shelf is about to get a whole lot bigger. Klassic-Noob-Costume by allen lamb, on Flickr __________________ I'm a deplorable. Last edited by Riddick; 06-21-2017 at 06:19 PM..

06-21-2017, 06:15 PM	#28
Trivial Psychic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,533	Quote: Originally Posted by BobaFlex It is NOT the Klassic look. ALL of the ninjas that appeared after MK1 had different mask with vents and lacked the appearance of a hood draped over their heads. Also the tunics had rectangular shapes going down the chest instead of the knitted or quilt look from MK1. The term "klassic" has been thrown around and used a number of times in different games to represent nostalgic looks from MK games past, usually with a tweak here or there. For example, Mileena's "klassic" look in MK9 is different from her "klassic" look in MKX. The PS Vita version of MK9 had "klassic" looks in that game that weren't featured in console version. And then you have old-schoolers like me who think of a character's very first appearance in a particular game when we hear the term "klassic". The costume you described with the vented masks and rectangular shapes on the tabbards never existed in any MK game outside of the Playstation Vita version. They were meant to represent the looks of the characters in UMK3, but were not carbon copied and borrowed elements from other MK games. The vented "motocross" masks were a worn by the ninjas in part 2 (in UMK3, the masks were smooth and sculpted, not vented,) while the rectangular patterned tunic was the standard costume for the ninjas in part 3, with the quilt of course being the standard garb in MK 1 and 2. Storm Collectibles ninja figures are largely based off the artwork for the "Klassic" ninja DLC skins for the console versions of MK9 with a few tweaks here and there. They were costumes that were stylized interpretations based on those character's appearances in the original Mortal Kombat games. The figures feature a hooded dogi to replicate the first game's look, but also come with vented mask accessories so they can be swapped out to replicate the looks of the ninjas in MK2. Here is a photo of Noob's "klassic" look, along with Smoke's, which was a free downloadable skin for MK9 during one of the game's numerous patches. Going off of that artwork, along with the gif of the figure, the figure does indeed represent Noob's "klassic" look...one of them at least, with this one being from the console version of MK9. "Klassic" looks are otherwise "klassic" in the eyes of the beholders...unless they are a true first appearance straight from the game from which they debuted. Last edited by Trivial Psychic; 06-21-2017 at 06:40 PM..

06-21-2017, 06:25 PM	#30
Riddick Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 527	Man alive.... I can't believe there is a Mortal Kombat line that is so damn good, that we're all debating over accuracy like this!! YES! __________________ I'm a deplorable.

06-21-2017, 06:29 PM	#32
Trivial Psychic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,533	Quote: Originally Posted by BobaFlex I have no problem with the other 3 ninjas. They actually look incredibly close to their first appearance whereas Noob has clear differences. I'll probably get reptile tbh. What I do have a problem with is someone trying to correct me when they are wrong. I didn't exactly say you were wrong...it's all depends on how you view the term "Klassic," because that term has been thrown around with MK or more than one occasion to represent different looks. While the costume you described sounds like the one from the Vita version of MK9, if it's not, I would be curious to know which costume you actually are talking about. Photos and links help. EDIT: Just saw the previous post. No worries man. UMK3...I got ya...so your description is pretty close to the Vita's "klassic" interpretation of that costume. Makes sense. I was pissed that those UMK3 looks weren't included on the console versions. I wanted my UMK3 Rain...I wasn't a big fan of his harem girl look... Quote: Originally Posted by Riddick Well, good thing he apparently has a non hooded head too. Looks like the posing picture has the non hood from Mortal Kombat II and the gif has the hood from 1. Looks like they're trying to give us the best of both worlds. The "posing picture" of Noob is not an actual picture of the figure, but a pic of a PC mod for MKX, a game for which Noob Saibot did not appear in as a playable character. Unless you've seen a new photo of the figure somewhere of course. If so...please share, I wanna see! =D Quote: Originally Posted by Riddick Man alive.... I can't believe there is a Mortal Kombat line that is so damn good, that we're all debating over accuracy like this!! YES! It's nice that someone is finally giving this license some proper love isn't? The wait for Reptile is AGONIZING for me... Last edited by Trivial Psychic; 06-21-2017 at 06:38 PM..

06-21-2017, 06:47 PM	#34
BobaFlex Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 10	As great as these figures are, I wish WB or whoever is charge of distributing the IP would just have gentle giant do the figures like DC collectibles has with the DCTV and Arkham Knight figures. We could probably get bigger waves of characters with a smaller price tag. Do we have a release window for reptile and price? Last edited by BobaFlex; 06-21-2017 at 06:49 PM..