After a large number of leaks and rumors, NetherRealm Studios has after all showed that Homelander and Peacemaker shall be coming to Mortal Kombat 1 as particular visitor characters. They are joined via Omni-Guy, the Symbol Comics hero created via Robert Kirkman, who additionally stars in Invincible, and returning Mortal Kombat characters Quan Chi, Ermac, Takeda, Li Mei, Tanya, and Baraka.
NetherRealm Studios printed Mortal Kombat 1’s new roster additions all through its San Diego Comedian-Con panel, which featured a number of individuals of the advance workforce along collection director Ed Boon.
Homelander and Peacemaker are in a position for Kombat
Homelander and Peacemaker are probably the most notable additions to Mortal Kombat 1’s roster. They’re a part of a longtime custom of visitor characters that experience prior to now incorporated the Xenomorph, Predator, and different characters. An Amazon listing a couple of months again printed that characters Homelander can be joined via Quan Chi, Omni-Guy, Takeda, and Ermac within the first DLC Kombat Pack, however that is the primary time that he is been in fact printed.
Homelander discovered repute as the primary antagonist of The Boys, and with Gen V now having a full release date, he is been shooting up in additional video games of past due. His different appearances include a cameo in Call of Duty, the place his warmth imaginative and prescient has confirmed to be very tough. Peacemaker, performed via John Cena within the collection written via James Gunn, has additionally confirmed common since his well-received display in 2022. In a press free up, NetherRealm guardian corporate Warner Bros. Discovery printed that Homelander would possibly not be to be had as a playable personality till spring 2024.
Omni-Guy is not as well known as Homelander and Peacemaker, however he will be acquainted to comics lovers. Performed via J.Okay. Simmons in Invincible, his disclose coincides with the approaching free up of that display’s 2nd season.
Outdoor of six new playable characters, the primary Kombat Pack can even come with a Jean-Claude Van Damme pores and skin for the nature Johnny Cage, plus 5 new Kameo opponents: Ferra, Johnny Cage, Khameleon, Mavado & Tremor.
Li Mei returns with Tanya and Baraka
Along with its DLC characters, NetherRealm Studios additionally showed that Li Mei shall be becoming a member of Mortal Kombat 1’s roster. Up to now performed via Tara Robust, Li Mei remaining gave the impression as an NPC in Mortal Kombat X. Her addition is a part of a broader effort to redefine the origins of Mortal Kombat’s acquainted characters.
In different places, Tanya and Baraka may also be playable. All 3 seem to be at the roster fairly than showing as Kameos — a rather arguable machine that has became some fan-favorite characters into unplayable assists. Baraka is a in particular well known personality with roots going again to Mortal Kombat II.
Mortal Kombat 1 was once announced in May all through a Warner Bros. Discovery profits name. A sequel to 2019’s Mortal Kombat 11, the following main installment within the franchise, serves as a reboot for the collection and “will introduce a reborn Mortal Kombat Universe.”
Mortal Kombat 1 arrives on September 19 for PC, PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, and Nintendo Transfer. For more info on Mortal Kombat 1, take a look at our interview with collection writer Ed Boon on why NetherRealm chose to develop Mortal Kombat 1 over Injustice 3.
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