Mortal Kombat is one of the most popular fighting game franchises out there. The latest installment, Mortal Kombat 1, released in September last year and received mostly positive reviews from fans and critics. Since then, developer NetherRealm has brought several guest fighters to keep fans engaged.
As players continue brutally killing their opponents, there is much more coming for them. NetherRealm has announced Mortal Kombat 1 DLC that will bring exciting new content to the game including the animal fatalities that have been missing for a long time.
Mortal Kombat 1 DLC Is Bringing back the Animalities
Developer NetherRealm announced the Mortal Kombat 1 DLC, Khaos Reigns, during a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con 2024 with a trailer. The trailer showcased the content the DLC will bring and a new look at the returning animal-based fatality mechanic called Animalities.
For those unaware, the Animalities lets winning players turn into an animal and rip apart their opponents in a brutal fashion. The trailer showcased several characters turning into animals. In the trailer, Rain turns into a pufferfish and explodes from the inside of his enemy.
The Animalities are returning after a long period of 29 years. The mechanic was first seen in Mortal Kombat 3 that released back in 1995. The trailer also showed several other animals like a Hippo, a T-Rex skeleton, Hyena, Gorilla, and more that players can turn into.
Now this is the MK I know and love
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These animal-based fatalities are part of the second year of content and the Khaos Reigns DLC. These will be available for free to all players and releases alongside the Khaos Reigns DLC on September 24, 2024.
Khaos Reigns Brings More Than Just Animalities
Fans are excited to finally get the animal fatalities back and they seem quite eager to try it out. But there’s much more that will be coming to the game with the DLC. The DLC will bring six new characters, namely, Cyrax, Sektor, Noob Saibot, Terminator T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Ghostface from Scream, and Conan the Barbarian.
Cyrax, Noob Saibot, and Sektor will be available with Khaos Reigns launch in September 2024 and the remaining three guest fighters will be released on unannounced dates. Players have also received an MK 95 Scorpion skin for free which is now available.
The DLC will expand the main story campaign with “an all-new cinematic narrative.” Cyrax and Sektor were already in the game as guest fighters and the new ones will be female human versions of the characters.
What are your hopes for the animal-based fatality returns? Are you excited about Khaos Reigns? Let us know in the comments!
