50 Fun Facts About Mortal Kombat 11

Which European country banned Mortal Kombat 11 because imagery in the game broke its laws against Communist symbols?

Ukraine outlaws Communist symbols, and some of them appear in the game's collectible artwork and on a bonus costume sold with the Premium Edition.

Which WWE or UFC star provided the voice of Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat 11?

Ronda Rousey promoted the role by wearing a Sonya Blade-themed ring outfit for her match at WWE's Elimination Chamber in 2019.

Which fighter did rapper Megan Thee Stallion dress as in 2020 to promote the character's arrival in Mortal Kombat 11?

Mileena was left out of the base roster and only added in Kombat Pack 2, after fans kept demanding her return on social media.

Which DC Comics villain's first reveal for Mortal Kombat 11 was mocked as poor cosplay, prompting a redesign?

The Joker reappeared with a reworked face four months later, voiced by Richard Epcar, who is also the longtime voice of Raiden.

Which rapper's song Immortal debuted in the announcement trailer for Mortal Kombat 11, months before its release?

21 Savage name-checks Liu Kang, Sub-Zero and other fighters in the track, which did not come out as a single until Halloween 2019.

Which Belgian DJ lent his face and voice to a free Sub-Zero skin released for Mortal Kombat 11?

Dimitri Vegas, one half of a top-ranked duo with his brother Like Mike, recorded the ice ninja's lines himself for the skin.

Liu Kang's actor in Mortal Kombat 11, Matthew Yang King, voiced the role as an ode to which martial-arts film star?

Bruce Lee was the model King reached for, saying that earlier Caucasian actors in the role had intentionally avoided sounding like him.

Which villain is the final boss of Mortal Kombat 11, the first female character to fill that role in the series?

Kronika, a Titan who oversees the timeline, was originally developed as a male deity before becoming the franchise's first female boss.

Which comeback attack, new in Mortal Kombat 11, unlocks only when a fighter's health drops below 30 percent?

Fatal Blow works like the X-ray moves of the two previous games, except that each fighter can land it only once per match.

Which actor from the 1995 Mortal Kombat film returned to play Shang Tsung, the first DLC fighter for Mortal Kombat 11?

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa gave the sorcerer both his voice and his likeness, a casting announced at the C2E2 convention a month before launch.

After merging with Raiden near the end of Mortal Kombat 11's story, Liu Kang becomes a god of which element?

Fire God Liu Kang is immune when history is rewound to the dawn of the universe, so he alone remains to face the final boss.

Which fallen Elder God does Raiden behead at the start of Mortal Kombat 11's story, angering the game's final boss?

Shinnok was the villain of the previous game, and the story later reveals that the keeper of time is his mother.

Who becomes the new ruler of Outworld in Mortal Kombat 11's story after defeating and blinding its returning conqueror?

Kitana is handed the throne by the crippled emperor Kotal after she unites Outworld's rival factions behind her.

Which ninja fights Dark Raiden in the trailer that announced Mortal Kombat 11 to the public?

Scorpion later meets his own younger self in the story, and the older version dies after persuading him to join the heroes.

Which artifact of the keeper of time lets its holder reshape history in Mortal Kombat 11 and the Aftermath expansion?

The Hourglass is the prize of Aftermath's last battle, where the player chooses to fight for it as either Liu Kang or Shang Tsung.

Which Elder Goddess, new in Mortal Kombat 11, kills her fellow gods to serve her mother, the keeper of time?

Cetrion commands nature and the elements, and in the finale she lets her mother absorb her essence for the power to restart history.

Which new fighter in Mortal Kombat 11 is an immortal, sand-wielding construct who serves as the final boss's enforcer?

Geras is named after the Greek deity of old age, and because he cannot be killed, Raiden hurls him into a bottomless sea instead.

Which mercenary leader is erased from existence in Mortal Kombat 11 when Sonya Blade kills his younger self?

Kano's past and present selves had been working side by side, so the death of the younger one wipes out the older one too.

Which Special Forces veteran sides with the keeper of time in Mortal Kombat 11 to undo his years as a revenant?

Jax is deceived into fighting his own daughter and his younger self before he realizes the mistake and rejoins the heroes.

Which Special Forces commander leads the strike team that rescues her captured parents in Mortal Kombat 11's story?

Cassie Cage frees the younger versions of her mother and father, who had been pulled into the present by a time storm and then captured.

Which Image Comics antihero joined Mortal Kombat 11's first Kombat Pack, voiced by Keith David as in a 1990s HBO series?

Spawn had been discussed as a guest for the previous game, whose director only learned of creator Todd McFarlane's offer after it shipped.

Which guest fighter in Mortal Kombat 11 wears a film star's face but is voiced by Chris Cox instead?

The Terminator uses Arnold Schwarzenegger's likeness as a tie-in with the film Dark Fate, and Schwarzenegger himself chose the stand-in voice.

Which 1980s film character arrived in Mortal Kombat 11 as the only guest fighter of the Aftermath expansion?

RoboCop was voiced by Peter Weller, the actor inside the suit in the original 1987 film and its first sequel.

Which 1980s action hero joined Mortal Kombat 11 in Kombat Pack 2, with his original actor recording lines at home?

John Rambo was voiced by Sylvester Stallone, who recorded over Zoom calls with the developers to work around the COVID-19 pandemic.

Which Outworld tyrant was offered as a playable bonus to players who pre-ordered Mortal Kombat 11?

Shao Kahn is pulled out of the past by a time storm in the story, arriving to threaten the rule of Outworld's reigning emperor.

Which four-armed Shokan, an ally in Mortal Kombat 11's story, only became playable with the Aftermath expansion?

Sheeva also made esports news in 2021, when a tournament finalist was disqualified over the name he gave his custom version of her.

Which wind god became playable in Mortal Kombat 11's Aftermath expansion, his first playable role since Armageddon?

Fujin takes his name from the Japanese wind deity, and in the new story he is betrayed by Shang Tsung after helping him.

Which queen does Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath reveal was never brainwashed, having willingly wed Outworld's conqueror?

Sindel is revived by Shang Tsung to help his mission, then turns on her own daughter and the heroes before the sorcerer betrays her in turn.

Which fighter from Mortal Kombat 11's first Kombat Pack is freed from a timeless void with Shang Tsung in Aftermath?

Nightwolf was locked away for refusing to serve the keeper of time, and he fights in his human form, with a revenant look as alternate gear.

Which Edenian prince joined Mortal Kombat 11 in Kombat Pack 2, having last been playable as DLC for the 2011 reboot?

Rain learns in his ending that his divine father faked his own death, and he swears vengeance for his birth mother.

Which finishing option returned in Mortal Kombat 11 for the first time since Mortal Kombat Trilogy in the 1990s?

Mercy lets the winner hand a beaten opponent a sliver of health and fight on, instead of finishing them off.

Which classic finishing move returned to Mortal Kombat 11 alongside stage fatalities when Aftermath launched?

Friendship is the series' gentle alternative to a Fatality, letting the winner end the match in a friendly manner instead of a kill.

Mortal Kombat 11's Kustom Variations echo the gear-based customization of which earlier NetherRealm fighting game?

Injustice 2 tied a hero's abilities to the gear worn, whereas this game lets players build move lists independently of appearance.

Which defensive mechanic, new in Mortal Kombat 11, rewards precisely timed guarding with a window for a comeback?

Flawless Block asks for precise timing on the guard, and its payoff is a short opening in which the defender can strike back.

Which online feature did Mortal Kombat 11 offer for the first time in the series, though only as a limited beta?

Cross-play let console owners on rival systems fight each other online, though PC players were left out of the beta.

Which returning mode in Mortal Kombat 11 is an explorable dungeon of treasure chests opened with in-game currency?

The Krypt hides puzzles, Easter eggs and the occasional jump scare among the chests that unlock its rewards.

At which annual event was Mortal Kombat 11 first announced in late 2018 by the series' co-creator?

The Game Awards reveal had been in the works for almost a year, and it closed by naming a fighter reserved for pre-order buyers.

Which Mortal Kombat co-creator, the director of Mortal Kombat 11, revealed the game to the world?

Ed Boon created the series with John Tobias, and Guinness once recognized him as the longest-serving video game voice actor.

Which platform's version of Mortal Kombat 11 was ported by Shiver Entertainment and reached Europe weeks late?

Nintendo Switch owners in Europe waited until May 10, more than two weeks after the game launched everywhere else.

Which older graphics technology powers Mortal Kombat 11, though its mobile spin-off moved to a newer version in 2019?

Unreal Engine 3 stayed under the hood even as the series' mobile title jumped to its successor in an update that added content from this one.

Which Lin Kuei warrior returns in Mortal Kombat 11 with cybernetic enhancements, leading a cyborg army for the villain?

Frost is the cyborg army's control link, so when Raiden defeats her and cuts it, every one of the machines shuts down.

Which cyborg, freed from the villain's control in Mortal Kombat 11, dies destroying Sektor's cyber factory?

Cyrax is beaten back to his senses by Sub-Zero and an ally, and he chooses to die in the blast even though they promise to restore him.

Which insect-like Kytinn joins the villain's side in Mortal Kombat 11 and fatally wounds one of the story's lead heroes?

D'Vorah's name comes from the Hebrew word for bee, and she is driven off by her victim's younger self before she can strike again.

Which shadow wraith, once the original Sub-Zero, resurfaces in Mortal Kombat 11 as a servant of the keeper of time?

Noob Saibot is the resurrected Bi-Han, whose brother Kuai Liang took over the Sub-Zero name after his death.

Which blade-armed Tarkatan leader joins the alliance that topples Outworld's returning tyrant in Mortal Kombat 11?

Baraka has to be beaten in combat before he agrees to the pact, which unites his tribe with the four-armed Shokan.

Which Netherrealm figure must Earthrealm's heroes win over in Mortal Kombat 11 to reach the villain's fortress?

Kharon normally ferries the dead of the underworld, and once he is recruited a joint Earthrealm and Outworld army storms the fortress.

Which artifact, kept on Shang Tsung's abandoned island, do both sides race to seize in Mortal Kombat 11's story?

The Crown of Souls was designed by Shang Tsung himself, and its destruction is what forces the time-travel mission of the expansion.

Which unpopular fighter's severed head does Erron Black toss aside in one of his Mortal Kombat 11 pre-match intros?

Hsu Hao is so widely disliked that he was the first fighter the developers officially ruled out of the previous game's roster.

In the heroic ending of Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, which warrior does Liu Kang begin training as his champion?

Great Kung Lao is recruited in the reshaped timeline to be Liu Kang's champion in the tournament that gives the series its name.

Which star of the 1995 Mortal Kombat film returned as the voice and face of a Raiden skin in Mortal Kombat 11?

Christopher Lambert's skin arrived in a movie-themed pack that also gave Sonya Blade the voice and likeness of her film actress.