Mortal Kombat 1 brings back its most famous non-character

As if the Mortal Kombat 1 roster couldn’t get any higher, it actually simply did. Two of the fighting game‘s age-old titans have been added to the fray, becoming a member of the likes of Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Mileena on the battlefield. However simply who’re they? Given they’ve each been on the bench for some time, you’re forgiven for scratching your head over Mortal Kombat 1‘s new additions.

First up is Smoke, a personality who debuted as a secret fighter in 1993’s Mortal Kombat 2, then made a reappearance in Mortal Kombat 3 earlier than being benched for 16 years. He’s again in human type to explode the planet in MK 1, and we see him tearing via enemies because the Lin Kuei try and besiege a mysterious mountaintop temple.

Though we don’t see any world-explosions, we do see him dart round, turning into smoke on a whim. He summons fan-favorite Cyrax as a Kameo, who proceeds to connect two grenades to his enemies’ head while driving a noticed into their chest. Smoke then promptly makes use of the explosion’s stun to fireplace an explosive kunai into their opponent’s coronary heart and impale their head upon the ground. Not going to lie, he seems to be fairly rattling enjoyable.

Becoming a member of him on the roster is demi-god Rain, whose final look was in 2019’s MK11 as a DLC character – not that many individuals bear in mind it, sadly. A grasp of all issues aquatic, we see him tackle Scorpion utilizing an enormous array of ranged water-themed assaults, together with whirlpools and lightning storms. He also can use portals, which is sure to trigger absolute chaos.

Throughout the closing combat, we see fellow Lin Kuei Frost be a part of the combat as a Kameo character, however we see glimpses of Sektor earlier within the trailer, too. Extra importantly, Scorpion can also be out there as a Kameo, seen through the first combat with Sub-Zero.

As somebody who completely cherished taking part in Smoke again in Mortal Kombat 2011, I’m completely overjoyed to see him make a reappearance. Whereas there’s no world-ending that I can see, the fluidity of his equipment is strictly what I’ve been searching for in a personality. Pair him with Frost, and that’s a bloody chef’s kiss.

For those who’re trying to brush up in your Mortal Kombat historical past, we’ve got an inventory of all of the at present identified Mortal Kombat 1 characters so that you can peruse forward of the Mortal Kombat 1 release date later this 12 months.