Revealed at Comic Con, Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns is the fighting gameâs year two expansion and its adding more than just a bunch of random licensed characters like Conan the Barbarian. Itâs also bringing back Animalities from Mortal Kombat III.
Everyoneâs familiar with Fatalities, the brutal, stomach-churning deathblows first popularized in the original Mortal Kombat. But the series has changed things up every once in a while, from Mortal Kombat IIâs Babalities which turned opponents into infants, to Mortal Kombat 3âs Animalities where characters transform into animals to reach new levels of carnage.
The latter hasnât been seen since 1995, but now theyâre getting resurrected for last yearâs Mortal Kombat 1 in its upcoming expansion. Out September 24, Khaos Reigns is $50 and adds Cyrax, Sektor, Noob Saibot, Terminator 2âs T-1000, Ghostface, and Conan the Barbarian. Itâll also include a new fighting system, game modes, and Animalities. So far weâve gotten a look at six of them from a recent trailer
Hereâs Raiden getting blown up by a puffer fish.
A scorpion pokes holes in Sub-Zero.
Wolves rip apart Johnny Cage.
A T-Rex skeleton launches Quan Chi into space.
Scorpion gets a mouth cleaning from a gorilla.
And Liu Kang getting eaten by a hyena.
What other sleep-disturbing scenes await fans in Khaos Reigns? The latest game doesnât seem to have had the same legs on it as Street Fighter VI and Tekken 8, but a fighting game renaissance lifts all boats. Fatalities are by far the most popular part of Mortal Kombat 1 and also the perfect way to get players to open their wallets in a microtransaction-laden genre. And who knows what might still get added to the game in Khaos Reigns and beyond? I donât think Mortal Kombat 1 will be complete until we see a Xenomorph animality explode out of Gandalf.
