History Trivia / MortalKombat9

*** Scorpion's second fatality itself wouldn't seem too out of place in the Aperture Science Enrichment Center.

** There had also been a fan theory since the time of ''[[MortalKombat4 Gold]]'' (thanks to [[AmbiguouslyBrown Cyrax's]] [[SuddenlyEthnicity ending]]) that the [[McNinja Lin Kuei]]'s ranks do not consist exclusively of ChinesePeople (or those of Chinese ancestry in the case of the [[HeinzHybrid Chinese-American-Cyromancer]] Sub-Zero bros., who were taken to China against their will by their father). Smoke and Cyrax's bios confirm this to be true; the former hails from Prague and [[CanonName is named]] Tomas Vrbada, while the latter is Motswana and was recruited to join the clan (so... Slavic and African [[InsistentTerminology ninjas?]]).

** There had also been a fan theory since the time of ''[[MortalKombat4 Gold]]'' (thanks to [[AmbiguouslyBrown Cyrax's]] [[SuddenlyEthnicity ending]]) that the [[McNinja Lin Kuei]]'s ranks do not consist exclusively of ChinesePeople (or those of Chinese ancestry in the case of the [[HeinzHybrid Chinese-American-Cyromancer]] Sub-Zero bros., who were taken to China against their will by their father). Smoke and Cyrax's bios confirm this to be true; the former hails from Prague and [[CanonName is named]] Tomas Vrbada, while the latter is Motswana and was recruited to join the clan (so... Slavic and African ninjas?).

** "Portal Kombat": The release date of the game itself, simply for coinciding with that of ''{{Portal}} 2''[='=]s; the temptation to switch out the "M" in "Mortal" for a "P" proved to be too great.

* FanNickname: [[spoiler:Cyb-Zero]] for... [[CaptainObvious guess]].

* [[BannedInChina Banned in Australia]]: [[http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1152077p1.html According to this article]], Australia's censors have banned the game due to the graphic violence in the fatalities. This could have been averted if they bit the bullet and introduced an R18+ for games, but that's a contentious issue.

* IKnewIt: Seeing as ''[[MortalKombatDeception Deception]]''[='s=] Konquest mode established that Kenshi (the [[DisabilitySuperpower blind]] [[HandicappedBadass swordsman]] from ''[[MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'' and one of the few {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s from the post-''[=MK3=]'' era) had been around since the time of the first game (he had apparently MissedTheCall for joining the tournament, and thus missed his chance to enact his revenge on Shang Tsung), many assumed that he had a good chance of making it onto the roster here. [[AndTheFandomRejoiced Guess who's]] [[DownloadableContent DLC]]?
** There had also been a fan theory since the time of ''[[MortalKombat4 Gold]]'' (thanks to [[AmbiguouslyBrown Cyrax's]] [[SuddenlyEthnicity ending]]) that the [[McNinja Lin Kuei]]'s ranks do not consist exclusively of ChinesePeople (or those of Chinese ancestry in the case of the Sub-Zero bros., who were taken to China against their will by their father). Smoke and Cyrax's bios confirm this to be true; the former hails from Prague and [[CanonName is named]] Tomas Vrbada, while the latter is Motswana (so... Slavic and African ninjas?).

* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** Jax[[hottip:*:Gerald C. Rivers]], Stryker[[hottip:*:Matthew Mercer]], and Kano[[hottip:*:MichaelMcConnohie]] are [[StreetFighterIV M. Bison, Fei-Long, and Seth]].

* [[BannedinChina Banned in Australia]]: [[http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1152077p1.html According to this article]], Australia's censors have banned the game due to the graphic violence in the fatalities. This could have been averted if they bit the bullet and introduced an R18+ for games, but that's a contentious issue.

** The Announcer is voiced by Jamieson Price, who also happens to be the announcer for Super Street Fighter IV.
** Reprising their roles from ''MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'' are RichardEpcar, PatrickSeitz and MichaelMcConnohie as Raiden. Scorpion and Kano.

** Jax[[hottip:*:Gerald C. Rivers]], Stryker[[hottip:*:Matthew Mercer]] and Kano[[hottip:*:MichaelMcConnohie]] are [[StreetFighterIV M. Bison, Fei-Long and Seth]].

** Get a [[TagTeam 2on2]] match with Shang Tsung, Kung Lao and Sektor, and you'll realize that they share one thing in common: they're all voiced by Garret Sato. Sadly, Goro is unplayable in this game.

** Kevin Michael Richardson is the narrator of the game. He voiced Goro on [[Film/MortalKombat the first movie]].

** Reptile[[hottip:*:StevenBlum]] and Sub-Zero[[hottip:*:Dan Woren]] are also [[MarvelVsCapcom3 Wolverine/Taskmaster and Sir Arthur]].

** Reptile and Sub-Zero are also [[MarvelVsCapcom3 Wolverine/Taskmaster and Sir Arthur]].

** In a reprisal from ''MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'', RichardEpcar is once again voicing Raiden. PatrickSeitz and MichaelMcConnohie also reprise their roles as (respectively) Scorpion and Kano.
** [[ThereWillBeBrawl Matthew Mercer]] as Stryker.

* IKnewIt: Seeing as ''[[MortalKombatDeception Deception]]''[='s=] Konquest mode established that Kenshi (the [[DisabilitySuperpower blind]] [[HandicappedBadass swordsman]] from ''[[MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'' and one of the few {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s from the post-''[=MK3=]'' era) had been around since the time of the first game (he had apparently MissedTheCall for joining the tournament, and thus missed his chance to enact his revenge on Shang Tsung), many assumed that he had a good chance of making it onto the roster here. [[AndTheFandomRejoiced Guess who's]] [[DownloadableContent DLC]]?

** [[spoiler: In a way, Mark Hamill as the sound of Shang Tsung's "not-Joker" fatality]]

** The announcer is KevinMichaelRichardson. This may be a [[MythologyGag nod]] to Richardson voicing Goro in [[Film/MortalKombat the movie]].

** DanWoren as Sub-Zero.
** StevenBlum as Reptile.
** MeganHollingshead as Kitana.
** StephanieSheh as ''[[PlayingAgainstType Mileena]]''.
** George Newbern ([[FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]], [[JusticeLeague Superman]]) as ''Johnny Cage''.

** Wally Kurth ([[GeneratorRex Agent Six]]) as Kabal.

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]:

** Gerald C. Rivers ([[StreetFighterIV M. Bison]], [[DissidiaFinalFantasyExdeath]]) as Jax.

* DevelopmentGag: The younger Sub-Zero (Kuai, aka the younger Sub-Zero), according to his bio, went by the {{codename}} of Tundra before taking up his brother's title. Tundra was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the original name considered for Sub-Zero]].

** George Newbern ([[FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]]) as ''Johnny Cage''.

* IKnewIt: Seeing as ''[[MortalKombatDeception Deception]]''[='s=] Konquest mode established that Kenshi (the [[HandicappedBadass blind]] [[DisabilitySuperpower swordsman]] from ''[[MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'' and one of the few {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s from the post-''[=MK3=]'' era) had been around since the time of the first game (he had apparently MissedTheCall for joining the tournament, and thus missed his chance to enact his revenge on Shang Tsung), many assumed that he had a good chance of making it onto the roster here. [[AndTheFandomRejoiced Guess who's]] [[DownloadableContent DLC]]?

** In a reprisal from ''MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'', RichardEpcar is once again voicing Raiden. PatrickSeitz also reprises his role as Scorpion.

** MichaelMcConnohie as Kano
** [[ThereWillBeBrawl Matthew Mercer]] as Stryker
* IKnewIt: Seeing as ''[[MortalKombatDeception Deception]]''[='s=] Konquest mode established that Kenshi (the [[HandicappedBadass blind]] [[DisabilitySuperpower swordsman]] from ''[[MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'' and one of the few {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s from the post-''[=MK3=]'' era) had been around since the time of the first game (he had apparently MissedTheCall for joining the tournament, and thus missed his chance to enact his revenge on Shang Tsung), many assumed that he had a good chance of making it onto the roster here. [[AndTheFandomRejoiced Guess who's]] [[DownloadableContent DLC]]?

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: The announcer is KevinMichaelRichardson. This may be a [[MythologyGag nod]] to Richardson voicing Goro in [[Film/MortalKombat the movie]].
** In a reprisal from ''[[MortalKombatVsDCUniverse Vs. DCU]]'', RichardEpcar is once again voicing Raiden.
** PatrickSeitz and RichardEpcar reprise as Scorpion and Raiden. On the other hand, we also got DanWoren as Sub-Zero, SteveBlum as Reptile, MeganHollingshead as Kitana and... StephanieSheh as ''[[PlayingAgainstType Mileena]]''. Or even better, George Newbern ([[FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]]) as ''Johnny Cage''.

** PatrickSeitz and RichardEpcar reprise as Scorpion and Raiden. On the other hand, we also got DanWoren as Sub-Zero, MeganHollingshead as Kitana and... StephanieSheh as ''[[PlayingAgainstType Mileena]]''

** In a reprisal from ''[[MortalKombatVsDCUniverse Vs. DCU]]'', RichardEpcar is once again voicing Raiden.

* [[BannedinChina Banned in Australia]]: [[http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1152077p1.html According to this article, anyway.]]