When Mortal Kombat 1 developer NetherRealm revealed DLC character Ermac in the summertime of 2023, it suffered a backlash from the neighborhood for what many thought-about to be a downgrade in comparison with the Mortal Kombat 11 model of the soul-obsessed red-clad ninja.
The model of Ermac seen within the Kombat Pack reveal final yr confirmed the character with no masks, which meant followers bought a view of Ermac’s new dehydrated mummy face. However that wasn’t the one situation. Ermac’s design was seen as simplistic with out a lot of the element that followers love from earlier variations.
Now, NetherRealm has lastly unveiled Ermac gameplay, and it exhibits a big enchancment in design. For a begin, the character now wears a masks, and seems to have a extra detailed outfit. Elsewhere, Ermac’s powers now glow in teal.
Right here’s the official blurb on Ermac:
Ermac is a set of souls sure collectively by Quan Chi’s darkish magic which can be meant to perform as a bunch thoughts. However that spell is briefly undone when Ermac is defeated by Mileena and the thoughts of King Jerrod, deceased ruler of Outworld and one of many souls in Ermac’s assortment, takes management and rejoins the royal household, aiding Empress Mileena’s reign. Finally, the amalgam of souls reestablishes management, and Ermac retreats to Outworld’s shadows. Not Quan Chi’s slave, nor sure to the royal household, he should discover a future value combating for. Within the new video, Ermac’s devastating moveset is on full show, together with his capacity to teleport, levitate, and make the most of a legion of souls to seize, raise, and slam opponents to the bottom.
The redesign is already going down well with fans, and within the gameplay video itself we see NetherRealm playfully reference the earlier debate about Ermac’s look. “You’ve modified since we first met,” Reptile quips as the 2 characters lock horns. “We consider for the higher,” Ermac replies.
The gameplay trailer itself exhibits off Ermac’s telekinesis soul energy, which he makes use of to usually gory impact. We see the character’s Fatality, too, which reduces his opponent to a bag of bones. We additionally see Kameo character Mavado for the primary time, in addition to his Kameo Fatality. Mavado is a shock addition — a considerably obscure Mortal Kombat character who made their debut in 2002’s Lethal Alliance. Within the video we see Mavado use his trademark elastic whips to nice impact.
Ermac joins Mortal Kombat 1 in Early Entry kind on April 16, with a full launch set for April 23. Mavado joins the Kameo roster later in Could. You want the Premium Version or the Kombat Pack to play early. The Mortal Kombat 1 Kombat Pack consists of the Jean-Claude Van Damme character pores and skin for Johnny Cage (obtainable now); one-week early entry to 6 playable DLC characters – Omni-Man (obtainable now), Quan Chi (obtainable now), Peacemaker (obtainable now), Ermac (coming April 16), Homelander, and Takeda Takahashi; and 5 DLC Kameo Fighters.
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