The two most notable characters from Mortal Kombat are Scorpion and Sub-Zero. As a continued tribute to fighting games overall, I would love to see Mortal Kombat characters embrace the mechanics of their world, and the things that make it unique as a fighting game. The fun of any new series in Smash Bros is to see how that world's mechanics will be brought into the Smash realm. I don't expect to see Mario decapitated, but I think we can see him speared. We have seen Nintendo kill off their characters in the announcement trailers: no more can we see that Mortal Kombat is too violent for Nintendo characters.Let's complete the trifecta with Mortal Kombat! We have Ryu (Street Fighter), and Heihachi is one a top rated likely character (Tekken).Additionally, echo characters (though poorly defined) save development time: Scorpion and Sub Zero could both take moves from other fighters, and just alter the animations.Now we do not need a "main" character, but can get the legacy fight/ rivalry. Many cultures will give violence a pass before sexuality, in fact. The Bayonetta factor: That game is very violent, and is also very adult in nature.Ed Boon, creator of NetherRealm Studios is a big fan of the Switch, having gone on record stating he wants to develop more games for it (and bring old games back to it).SPECULATION POINTS in favor of MORTAL KOMBAT: Toastee! (just one example of its campy comedy, Mortal Kombat had self imposed memes long before the internet was mass-consumed).Infamous for clones! So we need an echo- and this means we can have one of the greatest rivalries in all of gaming enter the game: Scorpion versus Sub Zero.This made MK even more susceptible to Recolored fighters: identical but with different specials.High Punch, Low Punch, High Kick, Low Kick! The standard attacks were a variety of different base punches and kicks, which were the same from character to character.Known for replacing all hard "C" words with "K" instead (a great event match set up for the Kremlings).Kombatants have faced off against the DC world, Hellboy, and some of the most badass horror villains of all time (Freddy Kreuger, Leatherface, Predator- How great would it be to see them against Ridley!) Mortal Kombat is known for crossovers.Mortal Kombat IX is famous for having a highly acclaimed story mode, many stating that it "perfected" the fighting game genre's story mode. An original idea behind it was to give gamers a free hit at the end of the fight.The basic Fatalities are finishing moves that allow the victorious characters to end a match in a special way by murdering their defeated, defenseless opponents in a gruesome manner, usually in the predefined ways exclusive for the given character." (From Wikipedia). Many moves in the base game will cause bloodspill, and Finishing Moves: "The defining and best-known feature of the Mortal Kombat series is its finishing move system called Fatality. Most importantly, Mortal Kombat is known for its blood, gore, comedy, and flair. As well as an insanely good Youtube series called Mortal Kombat Legacy. In fact it has grossed over 5 billion, and is one of the highest grossing media franchises of all time (cartoon series from long ago, two theatrical movies considered to be a renaissance to video game movies after the failure of double dragon and Super Mario). Not only has it spawned 10 main games, dozens of spinoffs, and tons of media. Together with Tekken and Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat is one of the top selling and most critically acclaimed fighting franchises of all time, with decades of history. It was first released on October 8 1992, and has seen steady releases of twenty-three (23) titles up until as recently as 2016. Mortal Kombat games can be see on over thirty-five (35) consoles, including the Super Nintendo, N64, Wii, Gameboy, GBC, GBA, and Nintendo DS. I have been getting more and more on board with the idea of Mortal Kombat characters in Smash Bros.
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