If Mortal Kombat 12 is indeed a reboot, they might return to the classic cast of characters. Image: Mortal Kombat 11 / NetherRealm Studios However, they aren’t all equal in terms of fan appreciation. Martial arts masters, demonic ninjas, cyborgs, gods, monsters and even Rambo have lined up side-by-side to duke it out for dominance.Īt last count, there have been 77 different playable fighters across the history of the series. The legendary cast of characters has always been a big part of the Mortal Kombat hype train. Image: Leaked image by Jandy The Mortal Kombat 12 roster It makes sense the creative team would be reacquainting themselves with the series’ past if they were planning to reboot it. The tweet was quickly deleted after fans noticed an email in the photo’s background urging Andersen to “ take extra care with this material“.
Earlier this year, NetherRealm employee Johnathan Andersen tweeted an image of a desk containing lots of old Mortal Kombat imagery. This isn’t wholly unfounded speculation either. Nonetheless, a soft reboot could prove an elegant solution to the question that undoubtedly plagues the developers of Mortal Kombat 12: what’s next? I hope that if he returns in #MortalKombat12 that he looks like this. This is my absolute favorite version of Reptile. Perhaps NetherRealm Studios felt that the 30th anniversary was an excellent time to get back to the basics of what made the game special in the first place without completely discounting decades of lore. It appears we are in an alternate reality version of the Mortal Kombat universe, and it’s all beginning again. The final cutscene ends with Liu Kang, now referred to as The God of Thunder and Fire, telling a similar but different version of Kung Lao that he needs training (presumably for a new Mortal Kombat tournament). Without going into too much detail, the game concluded with Liu Kang beating Kronika and changing the course of history (presumably for the better).
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The ending of Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath left the series in an intriguing place.
Image: Mortal Kombat (2021) / Warner Bros. This position has recently been given further weight, with a leaker on Twitter suggesting we’ll hear more about the forthcoming MK12 game before the year is over. Still, a 2022 reveal with Mortal Kombat coming in 2023 is probably the most likely scenario. And considering the timing, as well as the recent Mortal Kombat film, our money is on the former. At this point, I’ll get in a lot of trouble if I say anything more.”Įssentially, this means that NetherRealm is breaking their cycle either by releasing Mortal Kombat 12 (or something that celebrates the game’s history) or a new IP. I can tell you there was a reason for it, and when we announce our next game, it’ll make a lot more sense. When we broke that pattern, there was a lot of speculation of what we would be doing next. “ I can say that for ten years, we were releasing Mortal Kombat and Injustice, Mortal Kombat and Injustice. However, in a subsequent interview with Game Informer, Boon stated the following: t8fJmYexcuĪs much as fans would like the release of Mortal Kombat 12 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the series, it’s probably more likely to be unveiled for it.įans were reportedly disappointed to not receive any franchise news from series creator Ed Boon at this year’s D.I.C.E. This time you can see how we decided to give Scorpion & Sub-zero different fight stances so they would look & feel like two separate characters. Continuing our celebration of Mortal Kombat's 30th anniversary, here's another video showing more behind-the-scenes moments.
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