Mortal Kombat 1 Reveals Legion Of New Characters
San Diego Comic-Con has sadly come and gone, and many fans are still reeling from the “lesser” shown that we got due to the writers/actors strike that prevented certain things from being shown. However, when it came to video games, there were multiple panels that blew the roof off of the place due to the announcements made. Easily the biggest in many respects was Mortal Kombat 1. Ed Boon had teased that there would be big announcements, one of which was a trailer for their next animated movie. But for their upcoming title, the game got two trailers stacked with character reveals.
The first trailer was a story video highlighting three new fighters, two of which might surprise people. The trailer focused on the Umgadi group, a collection of female warriors sworn to protect the royal family of Outworld. The former leader, Li Mei, is one of the playable characters and was kicked out of the group after the king died on her watch. She now helps lead Outworld’s police force but still wishes to protect the royal family. She’ll be voiced by legendary actress Kelly Hu, who is well-known for her voice-acting ability.
In Li Mei’s place in the Umgadi is Tanya, who is very distrustful of her former comrade, even when her predictions become accurate.
We also see Baraka, who has a new backstory in the game but still wields his vicious brutality thanks to his “condition.”
But easily more exciting than this was the reveal of the Kombat Pack DLC characters. This was the trailer that had many rumors buzzing, and almost all of them were true. As revealed in the trailer below, we’re getting Omni-Man, Homelander, and Peacemaker within the pack. It’s also been confirmed that JK Simmons will voice Omni-Man. No word on the other actors doing
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