Mortal Kombat 1 developer NetherRealm has launched the launch trailer for growth Khaos Reigns that features a first take a look at DLC character Ghostface.
Ghostface makes a visitor look in the gory combating recreation recent from the Scream movie franchise, and the character’s Fatality in Mortal Kombat 1 is a direct reference to these films, particularly 2023’s Scream 6 with its a number of Ghostface killers.
Within the Fatality, we see two Ghostface killers work collectively to tear poor Sub-Zero aside in a ugly co-op stab. It’s becoming for Mortal Kombat, and positively in conserving with the Scream franchise.
Mortal Kombat 1 Ghostface Fatality 🔥🔥🔥#MK1 #MortalKombat1 pic.twitter.com/zC3Tllh4zB
— thethiny 🐰🍉 (@thethiny) (*1*)
Elsewhere, we get a good take a look at Noob Saibot’s bone-crunching Animality (Animalities are new for Mortal Kombat 1), and it’s a direct reference to the character’s Fatality in Mortal Kombat 9.
Noob Saibot’s Animality is 1:1 his MK9 Fatality and I LOVE it!
The animations are the identical body by body, with solely the pace being altered.This is the side-by-side sync’d video!#MK1 #MortalKombat1 pic.twitter.com/gtRjr1Qrja
— thethiny 🐰🍉 (@thethiny) September 18, 2024
NetherRealm likes to have enjoyable with references by way of its Fatalities and different finishers. Fellow DLC character Sektor, for instance, has a Fatality that references Marvel’s Iron Man.
And eventually, we see the 4 new character skins obtainable as a bonus for many who pre-order Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns, together with Marriage ceremony Scorpion, Empress Mileena, and klassic Final Mortal Kombat 3 variations of Sub-Zero and Noob Saibot.
Khaos Reigns hits Mortal Kombat 1 after 4 million gross sales since launching in September 2023. The growth provides new story mode chapters obtainable from September 24, together with Kombat Pack 2, which itself contains six new DLC characters: Cyrax, Sektor, and Noob Saibot (obtainable on September 24), and visitor fighters Ghostface (Scream franchise), T-1000 (Terminator 2: Judgement Day), and Conan the Barbarian (post-launch launch timing to be introduced at a later date).
Animalities are a part of a free replace for all Mortal Kombat 1 house owners set to go dwell alongside Khaos Reigns on September 24.
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