Mortal Kombat
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Mortal Kombat is an American media franchise centered on a series of fighting video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The original Mortal Kombat arcade game spawned a franchise consisting of action-adventure games, a comic book series, a card game, films, an animated TV series, and a live-action tour. Mortal Kombat has become the best-selling fighting game franchise worldwide with over 100 million copies and one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The series has a reputation for high levels of graphic violence, including, most notably, its fatalities, which are finishing moves that kill defeated opponents instead of knocking them out. Controversies surrounding Mortal Kombat, in part, led to the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) video game rating system. Early games in the series were noted for their realistic digitized sprites and an extensive use of palette swapping to create new characters. Following Midway's bankruptcy, the Mortal Kombat development team was acquired by Warner Bros. Entertainment and re-established as NetherRealm Studios.
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| Mortal Kombat story chronology | ||||||||
| Original continuity | ||||||||
| Mortal Kombat: Special ForcesMortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-ZeroMortal KombatMortal Kombat IIMortal Kombat 3Mortal Kombat 4Mortal Kombat: Deadly AllianceMortal Kombat: DeceptionMortal Kombat: Armageddon | ||||||||
| Crossover continuity | ||||||||
| Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | ||||||||
| Reboot continuity | ||||||||
| Mortal KombatMortal Kombat XMortal Kombat 11 | ||||||||
| Second reboot continuity | ||||||||
| Mortal Kombat 1 | ||||||||
| Shaolin Monks continuity | ||||||||
| Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks | ||||||||
| Onslaught continuity | ||||||||
| Mortal Kombat: Onslaught | ||||||||
| 1992 | Mortal Kombat |
| 1993 | Mortal Kombat II |
| 1994 | |
| 1995 | Mortal Kombat 3 |
| Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 | |
| 1996 | Mortal Kombat Trilogy |
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero |
| Mortal Kombat 4 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1999 | Mortal Kombat Gold |
| 2000 | Mortal Kombat: Special Forces |
| 2001 | Mortal Kombat Advance |
| 2002 | Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance |
| 2003 | Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition |
| 2004 | Mortal Kombat: Deception |
| 2005 | Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks |
| 2006 | Mortal Kombat: Armageddon |
| Mortal Kombat: Unchained | |
| 2007 | Ultimate Mortal Kombat |
| 2008 | Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe |
| 2009 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat |
| Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection | |
| 2012 | Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition |
| 2013 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2015 | Mortal Kombat X |
| Mortal Kombat Mobile | |
| 2016 | Mortal Kombat XL |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2019 | Mortal Kombat 11 |
| 2020 | Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath |
| Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate | |
| 2021 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2023 | Mortal Kombat 1 |
| Mortal Kombat: Onslaught | |
| 2024 | Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns |
| 2025 | Mortal Kombat 1: Definitive Edition |
| Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection |
| Title | Release | Original platform | Ports | Notes |
| Mortal Kombat | 1992 | Arcade | Various | The original Mortal Kombat game. |
| Mortal Kombat II | 1993 | Arcade | Various | Second main game. Sequel to Mortal Kombat. |
| Mortal Kombat 3 | 1995 | Arcade | Various | Third main game. Sequel to Mortal Kombat II. |
| Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 | 1995 | Arcade | Various | Upgraded version of Mortal Kombat 3. |
| Mortal Kombat Trilogy | 1996 | PS1, N64 | Saturn, Windows, Game.com, R-Zone | Second upgraded version of Mortal Kombat 3. |
| Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero | 1997 | PS1, N64 | — | First of four spin-off games. An action-adventure beat 'em up video game starring Sub-Zero. Prequel to the first Mortal Kombat. |
| Mortal Kombat 4 | 1997 | Arcade | PS1, N64, Windows, GBC | Fourth main game. Sequel to Mortal Kombat 3. First 3D video game. Last MK game to appear in arcades. |
| Mortal Kombat Gold | 1999 | Dreamcast | — | Upgraded version of Mortal Kombat 4, made for the Sega Dreamcast only. |
| Mortal Kombat: Special Forces | 2000 | PS1 | — | Second of four spin-off games. An action-adventure beat 'em up video game starring Jax. Prequel to the first Mortal Kombat. |
| Mortal Kombat Advance | 2001 | GBA | — | The Game Boy Advance version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. |
| Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance | 2002 | PS2, Xbox, GCN | GBA | Fifth main game. Sequel to Mortal Kombat 4. |
| Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition | 2003 | GBA | — | The second GBA version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. |
| Mortal Kombat: Deception | 2004 | PS2, Xbox, GCN | — | Sixth main game. Sequel to Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. |
| Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks | 2005 | PS2, Xbox | — | Third of four spin-off games. An action-adventure beat 'em up video game starring Liu Kang and Kung Lao, set in an alternate timeline between Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II. |
| Mortal Kombat: Armageddon | 2006 | PS2, Xbox | Wii (2007) | Seventh main game. Sequel to Mortal Kombat: Deception, and the final title of the original main series. |
| Mortal Kombat: Unchained | 2006 | PSP | — | The PlayStation Portable version of Deception. |
| Ultimate Mortal Kombat | 2007 | NDS | — | Re-release of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 on the Nintendo DS with additional features. |
| Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | 2008 | PS3, Xbox 360 | — | Eighth main game. A non-canonical crossover set in an alternate timeline between Mortal Kombat II and Mortal Kombat 3. |
| Mortal Kombat | 2011 | PS3, Xbox 360 | PS Vita (2012), Windows (2013) | Ninth main game. A reboot story containing plots from the first three games (story mode takes place after the events of Armageddon). An upgraded version containing all DLCs released as Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition. |
| Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection | 2011 | PS3, Xbox 360 | Windows (2012) | A compilation of Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 with online play. |
| Mortal Kombat X | 2015 | PS4, Xbox One, Windows | Android, iOS | Tenth main game. Sequel to 2011's Mortal Kombat. An upgraded version containing all DLCs released as Mortal Kombat XL. |
| Mortal Kombat Mobile | 2015 | Android, iOS, iPadOS | — | Mobile version of Mortal Kombat X, this free-to-play mobile game has received updates well into the 2020s. |
| Mortal Kombat 11 | 2019 | Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, PS4, Xbox One, Windows | PS5 (2020), Xbox Series X/S (2020) | Eleventh main game. Sequel to Mortal Kombat X. An expansion titled Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath was released in 2020. An upgraded version containing all DLCs released as Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate. |
| Mortal Kombat 1 | 2023 | PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Windows | — | Twelfth main game. The continuation of Mortal Kombat 11 and series' second reboot. An expansion titled Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns was released in 2024. An upgraded version containing all DLCs released as Mortal Kombat 1: Definitive Edition in 2025. |
| Mortal Kombat: Onslaught | 2023 | Android, iOS | — | Fourth of four spin-off games. An action-adventure beat 'em up role-playing game. Set in an alternate timeline between Mortal Kombat X and Mortal Kombat 11. Shut down and rendered inaccessible in October 2024. |
| Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection | 2025 | A compilation of Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, Mortal Kombat 4, Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, Mortal Kombat Advance, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance and Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition. |
| Characters | Films | |||
| Mortal Kombat | Mortal Kombat Annihilation | Mortal Kombat | Mortal Kombat II | |
| 1995 | 1997 | 2021 | 2026 | |
| Raiden | Christopher Lambert | James Remar | Tadanobu Asano | |
| Liu Kang | Robin Shou | Ludi Lin | ||
| Johnny Cage | Linden Ashby | Chris Conrad | Karl Urban | |
| Shang Tsung | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | Chin Han | ||
| Sonya Blade | Bridgette Wilson | Sandra Hess | Jessica McNamee | |
| Kitana | Talisa Soto | Adeline Rudolph | ||
| Kano | Trevor Goddard | Josh Lawson | ||
| Scorpion | Chris Casamassa | J. J. Perry | Hiroyuki Sanada | |
| Ed Boon (voice) | ||||
| Sub-Zero I/Noob Saibot | François Petit | J. J. Perry | Joe Taslim | |
| Reptile | Keith CookeFrank Welker (voice) | CGI | ||
| Goro | Tom Woodruff, Jr.Kevin Michael Richardson (voice)Frank Welker (voice) | Angus Sampson (voice) | ||
| Jax | Gregory McKinney | Lynn Red Williams | Mehcad Brooks | |
| Shao Kahn | Frank Welker (voice) | Brian Thompson | Martyn Ford | |
| Shinnok | Reiner Schöne | |||
| Sindel | Musetta Vander | Ana Thu Nguyen | ||
| Jade | Irina Pantaeva | Tati Gabrielle | ||
| Motaro | Deron McBee | |||
| Sheeva | Marjean Holden | |||
| Sub-Zero II | Keith Cooke | |||
| Nightwolf | Litefoot | |||
| Ermac | John Medlen | |||
| Cyrax | J. J. Perry | |||
| Rain | Tyrone Wiggins | |||
| Baraka | Dennis Keiffer | CJ. Bloomfield | ||
| Smoke | Ridley Tsui | |||
| Mileena | Dana Hee | Sisi Stringer | ||
| Cole Young* | Lewis Tan | |||
| Kung Lao | Max Huang | |||
| Kabal | Daniel Nelson Damon Herriman (voice) | |||
| Reiko | Nathan Jones | |||
| Nitara | Mel Jarnson | |||
| Game | GameRankings | Metacritic |
| Mortal Kombat | (GEN) 84.17%(SNES) 83.33%(SCD) 60.00%(GB) 42.17% | – |
| Mortal Kombat II | (SNES) 85.87%(GEN) 85.62%(PS3) 68.40%(GB) 64.50%(SAT) 57.50% | (PS3) 72 |
| Mortal Kombat 3 | (SNES) 80.23%(GEN) 76.67%(PS1) 70.33% | – |
| Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero | (PS1) 53.20%(N64) 44.84% | – |
| Mortal Kombat 4 | GBC) 46.00% | – |
| Mortal Kombat: Special Forces | (PS1) 40.23% | (PS1) 28 |
| Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance | (GBA) 84.63%(Xbox) 82.68%(PS2) 81.99%(GC) 81.82% | (GBA) 81(Xbox) 81(GC) 81(PS2) 79 |
| Mortal Kombat: Deception | Xbox) 81.31%(GC) 77.43%(PSP) 70.88% | (PS2) 81(Xbox) 81(GC) 77(PSP) 70 |
| Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks | (Xbox) 80.64%(PS2) 78.70% | (Xbox) 78(PS2) 77 |
| Mortal Kombat: Armageddon | (Xbox) 77.39%(PS2) 75.33%(Wii) 72.49% | (Xbox) 77(PS2) 75(Wii) 71 |
| Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | (PS3) 77.87%(X360) 74.55% | (PS3) 76(X360) 72 |
| Mortal Kombat | (Vita) 87.31%(PS3) 86.09%(X360) 85.67% | (X360) 86(Vita) 85(PS3) 84 |
| Mortal Kombat X | (XONE) 85.97%(PS4) 84.18%(PC) 75.20% | (XONE) 86(PS4) 83(PC) 76 |
| Mortal Kombat 11 | - | (PS4) 82 (XONE) 86 (PC) 82 (NS) 78 |
| Mortal Kombat 1 | ||
| Mortal Kombat: Onslaught |
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