It appears Killer Instinct’s resident hatchet-wielder Thunder may be sporting some new duds in the near future. A keen poster over at the Double Helix Games forums recently discovered a bug that seems to suggest that his stereotypical Native American look will be replaced with something distinctly more…Harley Davidson.

I was just playing as thunder online, when i selected him for colour 3 it sorta glitched out, and his biker alt replaced him for a couple seconds, only to return to default. Does this mean thunders “classic” is most likely going to be replaced with this biker alt? Tbh i dont really like the look of it, and would much prefer his true Ki 1 costume. If this little glitch happens again ill be sure to screen shot it!

This is very similar to a previous leak that exposed Jago’s classic costume before it was officially released. Fortunately, another user was able to recreate the glitch and put together a quick video showing off the alternate skin.

Some of you may recognize the outfit from concept pieces that were included in the Killer Instinct artbook, which leads us to believe this will act as his classic costume instead of being a new accessories set, another alternate, or something else entirely.

It’s an interesting move, for sure, but the new look has been generally panned by fans in the thread. Not to mention, as the WWE can tell you, reinventing established characters as grizzly bikers doesn’t necessarily work out too well for anyone involved.

Keep an eye out for Thunder’s new look to release in earnest sometime in the future.

Sources: Double Helix Games forums, Charles Gorsky via Maximilian, tip via Dante P.