Mortal Kombat 1 Has A Surprising Reference To Mortal Kombat Conquest

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Mortal Kombat 1's Nitara reveal trailer features a surprising reference to a piece of MK history that many people have probably forgotten about - Mortal Kombat: Conquest.

We're just one short week away from the long-awaited release of Mortal Kombat 1 and, despite the game being so close we can practically smell Scorpion's flaming head, NetherRealm surprisingly hasn't officially revealed every character yet. The third-to-last character revealed was a doozy, however, as not only is Deadly Alliance's Nitara returning after 17 years, but she's also portrayed by Megan Fox this time around.

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Nitara's reveal trailer goes hard for many reasons, but there's one smaller moment that includes a reference that might have gone over the head of some fans. I wouldn't blame you if it did, though, as the reference is to something that a lot of series fans possibly aren't even aware of - Mortal Kombat: Conquest.

At one point in the trailer, we see Nitara about to go face-to-face with Kung Lao, which starts some pre-match dialogue between the two. Kung Lao says to Nitara, "What did you do with Jen's body?", which causes Nitara to reply, "Poor Kung Lao, you'll never see her again". That's pretty dark, but it's a layered and interesting reference.

Let's get the obvious one out of the way first - yes, this is very clearly a reference to Jennifer's Body, a horror film from 2009 that stars Megan Fox as a demonically possessed student. It's a fitting in-joke considering Megan Fox is playing Nitara here and has a similar bloodlust, but there's a more interesting side of it for fans of the series.

Although you can take it as a reference to Fox's Jennifer