Reiko sucks, but he is way too good to play in this than he has any right to be. His combos are good, and using his ninja stars make it hard for the AI to gaurd completely. Also gives him some range to utilize as well. Reiko made his debut in MK4 where all he accomplished was sitting in shao kahn's chair for his ending. its clear no one what to do with him even in MK conquest. Reiko is kind of a nothing character, didnt even make a comeback till this game. Reiko seems to want to dethrone shao kahn even though dude had died at least twice since reiko's debut. I kinda like that but it really doesnt get that much deeper beyond that. In the new movie reiko is just a behemoth who dies to Jax pretty quickly. He's somehow even lamer in that movie.