A distinguished Mortal Kombat 1 dataminer has uncovered proof to counsel that Ghostface from the Scream franchise is a future DLC character.
Following this week’s launch of DLC character Homelander and accompanying patch, dataminer @interloko extracted the sounds from the Mileena announcer and found her saying Ghostface twice in amongst all the sport’s different characters.
First Video of the day:
I used to be extracting the sounds from the Mileena announcer when I discovered what might the affirmation of a rumored DLC character: Ghostface!!!Hear she saying him at 5:18 & 5:21 markhttps://t.co/vqnbqtOWVO
— Interloko (@interloko) June 5, 2024
Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm has but to announce Ghostface as DLC, maybe unsurprisingly given there may be nonetheless one character from Kombat Pack 1 left to come back out (Takeda Takahashi). Ghostface, then, is assumed to be part of the inevitable Kombat Pack 2, however the character’s launch could also be tied up with the continued points surrounding the following film within the sequence, Scream 7.
Ghostface’s addition wouldn’t come as a lot of a shock, both, because the character was amongst numerous potential DLC characters present in an early datamine. Then, in September 2023, Mortal Kombat 1 growth chief and notorious troll Ed Boon teased followers about potential upcoming DLC characters, tweeting a picture, beneath, displaying numerous well-known horror villains together with Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Leatherface, all of whom have inexperienced ticks as a result of they’ve appeared as a visitor character in Mortal Kombat previously. However it was villains with a inexperienced query mark who sparked essentially the most curiosity. Michael Myers, Pinhead, Chucky, Jigsaw, and Ghostface have been all teased within the picture.
— Ed Boon (@noobde) (*1*)
There’s loads happening on the earth of Mortal Kombat. Gamers have already found a cool The Boys Easter egg with a Homelander Brutality, and Boon has confirmed Mortal Kombat 1 will get story DLC and “an enormous shock after that.” Elsewhere, the Mortal Kombat 2 film is due out October 24, 2025.
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