As far as online game Easter eggs go, few have something to do with legendary rock band Pink Floyd. However that’s precisely what Mortal Kombat 1 followers are excited to uncover with the launch of visitor character Conan the Barbarian this week.
Let’s again up for a bit. Mortal Kombat is probably most well-known for its numerous ninjas. Everybody is aware of Sub-Zero is blue and Scorpion is yellow. Ermac is purple and Rain is purple (you see what they did there?). However there isn’t any pink ninja, which is the place Pink Floyd are available in. Floyd is the title given to a rumored pink ninja supposedly buried inside the bowels of Mortal Kombat 1, simply ready to be found. NetherRealm growth chief Ed Boon has teased followers on a number of events by referencing a pink ninja referred to as Floyd, and, again in 2023, Mortal Kombat dataminer TheThiny unearthed textual content in the Mortal Kombat 1 information that referenced a character referred to as Floyd.
Sure. I truthfully wish to make a PINK ninja and title him FLOYD. No kidding.
— Ed Boon (@noobde) October 4, 2022
Now, it seems to be like Floyd could lastly develop into a actuality inside Mortal Kombat 1. Just lately launched gameplay exhibiting off Conan the Barbarian contains a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it ‘Floyd’ pop up in pink textual content displayed on the left of the display. Bemused preventing recreation YouTuber Tremendous, whose early access Conan gameplay contained the Floyd title, took to social media to precise their pleasure.
Hear intently and also you’ll hear a guitar riff play alongside the Floyd pop-up throughout the Conan victory cutscene. Tremendous had no thought how they activated it and couldn’t replicate it, however Mortal Kombat 1 followers are decided to get to the backside of this thriller as quickly as Conan comes out tomorrow.
The key floyd combat in MK1 is coming with conan. I in some way activated it however did not really go into the match. I attempted to get it once more however was not profitable.
Watch the full early entry conan video right here https://t.co/WpKeQFKB5C pic.twitter.com/LqfFOyK2ZL
— Tremendous (@lSuper_) January 17, 2025
After all, it’s fairly attainable there is no secret Pink Floyd combat to activate, and this Floyd tease is simply that: a tease. Boon is understood for trolling Mortal Kombat followers, and the collection is filled with popular culture references and in-jokes that go nowhere. You’d anticipate dataminers like TheThiny will work it if something associated to Floyd has modified when the Conan replace kicks in, however gamers will nonetheless have to find the activation, if it even exists.
Extra particulars about the secret Floyd Fight:
The Floyd Easter egg triggers randomly at any stage. As soon as the icon pops up it performs a Guitar Riff (Pink Floyd reference?).
I consider you must do a sure motion / problem at the moment.#MK1 #MortalKombat1 pic.twitter.com/bFGzCcbWp3— thethiny
(@thethiny) January 18, 2025
Conan the Barbarian, due out January 21 as a part of the commonplace DLC early entry interval for Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns Enlargement homeowners earlier than huge availability a week later, options the likeness of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who famously performed Conan in the cult traditional 1982 movie, however doesn’t function his voice.
T-1000 Terminator is the last DLC character added to the gory preventing recreation as a part of the Khaos Reigns growth, and follows playable fighters Cyrax, Sektor, Noob Saibot, Ghostface, and the aforementioned Conan the Barbarian. NetherRealm is but to announce a third set of DLc characters.
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