Mortal Kombat 1 goes deep on the ‘3D era’ with new character reveals
Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm Studios flocked to San Diego Comic-Con on Friday. The studio has revealed new details about the next fighting game, including fighters Tanya and Li Mei, who made their debut in Mortal Kombat 4 And Deadly Alliancecome respectively Mortal Kombat 1. Joining those two Umgadi warriors is Baraka, who seems surprisingly sympathetic in a new story-focused trailer for MK1.
Mortal Kombat 1‘s latest trailer features a few more deep cuts, including what appear to be two more confirmed Kameo Fighters: Khameleon (from Mortal Kombat: Armageddonthough she technically debuted as a palette swap Mortal Kombat trilogy) and Darrius (van Mortal Kombat: cheating). The MK 3D era, i.e. games released on PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the early 2000s, seems to be well represented in MK1.
Tanya and Li Mei, former allies, will disagree Mortal Kombat 1, about concerns about the princess of Edenia. That would be Mileena in this game’s storyline, though she is ravaged by the Tarkat – a disease or curse that disfigures humans into fanged mutants, and a secret she and Kitana are trying to keep hidden. It looks like Tanya uses a three-quarter staff in battle this time and deploys it in a very gruesome fatality in MK1‘s latest trailer. Li Mei’s fatality is a bit funnier, turning Rain into a delightful firecracker (exploding his decapitated head).
Earlier this month, NetherRealm and publisher Warner Bros. more of Mortal Kombat 1‘s cast, including Smoke and Rain for the main playable roster, and Cyrax, Sektor, and Frost for the Kameo Fighters roster.
Mortal Kombat 1 coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X on September 19.