As anticipated, Mortal Kombat 1 gamers have unearthed the key Floyd battle mere hours after visitor character Conan the Barbarian went dwell, however they’re nonetheless unsure precisely set off a battle with the mysterious pink ninja.
Floyd is the title of a as soon as rumored, now actual pink ninja presently obtainable to battle in Mortal Kombat 1. NetherRealm growth chief Ed Boon had teased followers over time by referencing a pink ninja referred to as Floyd, and, again in 2023, Mortal Kombat dataminer TheThiny unearthed textual content within the Mortal Kombat 1 information that referenced a character of the identical title. Solely now although, years later, is Floyd really in Mortal Kombat 1, though the specifics are hazy.
Warning! Spoilers for Mortal Kombat 1’s secret Floyd battle comply with:
TheThiny has revealed the secret Floyd fight, which is preceded by a cool cutscene through which ninjas of assorted colours seem in beams of sunshine earlier than deciding on our pink good friend. You then get the distinctive “YOU FOUND FLOYD” textual content flash on-screen. The thought, it seems, is that Floyd is all Mortal Kombat’s ninjas in a single, a bit like Chameleon from Final Mortal Kombat 3.
However how do you really set off the battle? It’s unclear in the intervening time. TheThiny mentioned the battle was found after a participant accomplished “a bunch of Floyd challenges then he seems. This video was taken within the Towers.”
What number of challenges should be accomplished? We’re unsure, however it’s a lot. May or not it’s that every problem completion will increase the prospect Floyd will flip up? We’re unsure, however possibly?
Gamers are nonetheless figuring out Floyd’s moveset, which seems to mix assaults and talents from numerous characters on the roster. Floyd isn’t formally playable, however that hasn’t stopped dataminers from getting hands-on with the character.
What’s tremendous cool is that beating Floyd on this secret battle unlocks a model new stage, the attractive Subject, which gamers have already observed is from the Mortal Kombat 1 announcement trailer.
New Stage:
Subject#MK1 #MortalKombat1 pic.twitter.com/ygkarWNRhU— thethiny
(@thethiny) January 21, 2025
So, Floyd is in Mortal Kombat 1, which suggests Ed Boon has lastly made good on his want so as to add the character. Sticking with Boon, he’s teased a T-1000 Fatality, confirmed Mortal Kombat 1 has bought over 5 million copies, and possibly urged extra DLC characters are on the best way.
Picture credit score: TheThiny.
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