Mortal Kombat 1game director Ed Boon recently took to Twitter to troll fans about Kombat Pack 2.Mortal Kombat 1has so far released one character from Kombat Pack 1, withInvincible’s Omni-Man recently joining the roster, so it will likely be quite some time before fans hear about Kombat Pack 2 in any official capacity.
After Omni-Man, there are five more playable characters on the way forMortal Kombat 1Kombat Pack 1. Quan Chi is set to release in winter 2023/2024, while Peacemaker, specifically the version seen in the DCEU, is scheduled to drop in the same release window. Ermac andThe Boys' Homelanderwill follow in spring 2024. The final DLC character forMortal Kombat 1will be Takeda Takahashi, joining the roster in summer 2024.
Even though a Kombat Pack 2 has not been announced forMortal Kombat 1at the time of this writing, many fans assume that it is on the way. After all, it was previously suggested thatMortal Kombat 1will be supported longer thanMK11, and that game had two Kombat Packs plus the Aftermath expansion. While fans likely won’t learn more about a potential Kombat Pack 2 until next year, game director Ed Boon took to Twitter to troll fans by posting a gif of people dressed like iconic horror villains Michael Myers, Pennywise, Jason Voorhees, and Ghostface. Boon accompanied the gif with “Kombat Pack 2 (just kidding).”
Notably, this is not the first time Ed Boon has trolled fans about Pennywise being inMortal Kombat. Years ago, Boon joked aboutPennywise coming toMortal Kombat 11, though that never happened. And since the Kombat Pack 2 character have already leaked, fans shouldn’t hold their breath that Pennywise will be part of it.
Fans should obviously take the leaks with a massive grain of salt, but it’s been claimed thatMortal Kombat 1Kombat Pack 2will feature Deathstroke, Doomslayer, Harley Quinn, Kano, Noob Saibot, and Sareena. Deathstroke and Harley Quinn would make a great deal of sense, as they fit with theMK1guest fighter comic book theme, but fans should still avoid getting their hopes up. While there have been many accurateMortal Kombatleaks in the past, some “leaked” characters, likeEvil Dead’s Ash Williams, never actually make it to the game.
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It would also be surprising for NetherRealm to dip back into the horror movie realm forMortal Kombatguest characters, as that angle was already covered byMortal Kombat X. As fans may recall,Mortal Kombat Xfeatured Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, the Xenomorph fromAlien, and Predator as part of its lineup. Prior to that, the 2011Mortal Kombatgame had Freddy Krueger ofA Nightmare on Elm Streetfame on the roster. So while there’s a chance NetherRealm may one day return to horror movies for its guest fighters, it’s unlikely to happen at any point in the near future.
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