Posing a simple question to Ed Boon does not often yield a simple answer, and today was no exception. Asking “will there be a new ninja in MKX?”, one Twitter user got a very telling answer: “Define new.”

Just to make it sure: “new” is a well-defined word, which means an original, or never-before-seen character. If were talking about a completely new ninja character, Mr. Ed Boon would either say “yes,” “maybe ;)” or not respond at all. His answer indicates that Mortal Kombat X may have a ninja that is new in some respects, but not others. It seems to be logical, that we are talking Tremor.

Tremor, in looks, was very similar to Scorpion or Sub-Zero in a brown suit, and he first appeared in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. While Ed Boon openly hates that game, still Tremor makes a lot of sense for Mortal Kombat X as all the pieces fall. It is well known, that he is a long-time and very loyal ally to Kano, who was already announced, so it means that adding Tremor would thicken the plot of what is sure to be a story-heavy installment.

 Tremor also fits the style of character what Mortal Kombat X is going for. Ed Boon told repeatedly that he doesn’t simply want to bring back the tried-and-true Mortal Kombat roster for MKX. Of the current 10 announced characters, four of them are original creations, and Tremor can also be loosely defined as “new,” the way Mr. Boon implied.

Let’s not forget either, that it isn’t the only time Ed Boon has brought up Tremor. In September, he tweeted a picture submitted to the Mortal Kombat Kollective (above) that was fan art of what Tremor could look like as an updated character. This kind of transformation is reminiscent of how Ermac and Reptile went from being just the red and green ninjas to their own characters, and works almost as a proof of concept that Tremor could be brought to the 21st century of Mortal Kombat.

 Of course, this tweet didn’t seem important at the time, as Ed Boon often showcases great fan art, but now all the pieces comes together. Given that Mortal Kombat 9 resurrected Skarlet from the designation of a palette-swap glitch, there’s only one other ninja that can be described as both “new” and not new, and that’s Tremor. In case any more proof is needed, Tremor also appeared in the Playstation Vita version of MK9 as a challenge tower opponent who claimed to have been locked in Goro’s Lair. Well Goro is out, and maybe he’s bringing Tremor with him.