Until proven otherwise I am absolutely certain that Boon's "more new characters than any other entry" plans have been thrown out and we still have double digits of characters from 9 to shove in there.
Well, the "12 veterans" thing wasn't an official statement, so maybe there are more than two veterans let (Mileena and whatstheirname).
Liu Kang as the big bad would be fantastic, but that would only make sense if the arcade ladder endings are canon, no? And I don't think they are, for obvious reasons.
. Alternatively, either Shinnok or
__Liu Kang__
could be an unplayable final boss, therefore not being part of the "12 veterans". Also, isn't Kenshi supposed to be back, due to the Mocap photo?
I'll be in school tomorrow and while I can log-in with my school's network, I can't post. Vbulletin is blocked lol. So I'll have to handle my hype tomorrow on me own. FML T_T