Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm Studios has released a brand new take on it Mortal Kombat 1 on Thursday, confirming a slew of classic ninjas for its upcoming fighting game. Old favorites Smoke and Rain are confirmed for the main playable roster, with a fresh look and reimagined rivalries: Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Smoke are all buddies in the new MK in the rewritten NetherRealm timeline.
Joining those new characters are a handful of new Kameo Fighters: Cyrax and Sektor (who debuted in Mortal Kombat 3) will return to join the main cast, as will Frost (who debuted in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance). NetherRealm showed off plenty of gameplay footage of the new characters in action, as well as some finishing moves in all their gory glory.
The new additions to MK1The main roster and list of Kameo Fighters are just part of what you can expect from the game. Mortal Kombat fans can expect two dozen kombatants and 16 Kameos, if previous looks at the game are any indication of NetherRealm’s plan.
We also got a look inside Mortal Kombat 1‘s story mode, where Lin Kuei ninjas Sub-Zero, Scorpion and Smoke will infiltrate a compound – and a hint of the philosophical differences that could drive a wedge between Scorpion and Sub-Zero.
Mortal Kombat 1 coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X on September 19.