Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3/Unmasked Sub-Zero/Introduction

Introduction

Unwilling to submit himself to the Cyber Initiative, Sub-Zero is exiled from the Lin Kuei and marked for death. As one of Raiden's chosen warriors he must now evade both the cyborg ninjas' pursuit and Shao Kahn's exterminations squads.

As a defensive character in the rushdown madness that is UMK3, Unmasked Sub-Zero struggles in a lot of matchups due to his low damage. However, creative use of all of his tools will still find him some success due to strong control of the screen with Ice Shower and Ice Klone.

Biography

The ninja returns- unmasked. Betrayed by his own clan, the Lin Kuei, he broke sacred codes of honor by leaving his clan and is marked for death. But unlike the ninja of old, his pursuers comes as machines. He must not only defend himself against the Outworld menace, but he must also elude his soulless assassins.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Great Normals: Largest normal range on average.
Great Space Control: USub can control space extremely well with Ice Shower and Ice Clone.
LK, HK, Sweep Punish: USub punishes LK, HK and unsafe Sweeps on block at any range with Slide. Freeze can be used as a punish at close distances.
Good Throw: USub's throw resets the neutral. USub can juggle freeze after his throw in the corner vs Female Ninja, Sonya, Nightwolf, Kano, Stryker, Kabal, Shang and Liu.
Good Anti Airs: USub can anti air normal jump attacks with HP, HK, Uppercut, Ice Clone and Ice Shower. USub can anti air crossups with Slide.

Large Hurtbox: USub has a large hurtbox. Expect to get hit with character specific optimal juggles.
Below Average Combo Damage: USub's combo damage is around 30-40%.
Weak Mids: USub's mid auto combo only does 19%.

Notable Players

Burloq, xCounterWeightx, Sofakingbeast (USA)