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5[[caption-width-right:272:''[[TagLine Which side will you choose?]]'']]
6->''"Face each other, or face me? It makes no difference! YOU! WILL! FIGHT!"''
7-->-- '''Dark Kahn'''
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9''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' is a FightingGame launched in 2008 for UsefulNotes/Playstation3 and UsefulNotes/XBox360. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's a]] CrisisCrossover [[LetsYouAndHimFight between the]] ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' [[CrisisCrossover and]] [[Franchise/TheDCU DC]] Universes, featuring characters from both sides beating the crap out of each other.
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11This game stands out from similar {{Crossover}} {{Fighting Game}}s by having an actual plot, which is strictly followed in story mode – instead of picking up the characters, you choose a side and play the story with all of them, in order. Both sides' story [[SympatheticPOV happen in the same time and space]]. It's set up between ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'', and it's considered a SpinOff and an {{Elseworld}} respectively.
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13In [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Metropolis]], upon his defeat at the hands of Superman, ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} tries to escape, using a [[VillainExitStageLeft BoomTube]], but Superman blasts him through the portal. Meanwhile, in another universe, Shao Kahn's invasion on Earthrealm has failed and he's blasted by Raiden's thunder right into the magic portal. It seems that peace has returned to both worlds. But it doesn't last long. Quickly, heroes, villains, and fighters from one universe gets transported to the other, both world's magic is disturbed, while powerful, irrational rage starts randomly taking over the characters, making them brutally attack anybody they see, even their allies.
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15The game features the following characters:
16* '''DC side:''' Franchise/{{Batman}}, [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]], ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}, ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, ComicBook/TheFlash, Franchise/GreenLantern, ComicBook/TheJoker, ComicBook/LexLuthor, Franchise/{{Superman}}, and Franchise/WonderWoman.
17* '''MK side:''' [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII Baraka, Jax]], [[VideoGame/MortalKombat1992 Kano, Sonya Blade]], [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]], [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]], [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]], [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]], [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]], [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn]], and [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero]].
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19It also features some unique minigames which you can play during a fight, such as the Freefall Kombat, (which happens if you throw your opponent out from the ring, your character will jump after him and, if you push the right buttons at the right time, kick his ass in the air, before landing on a new arena), Klose Kombat (a guessing game where you try to block your rival's hits during up-to-four turns), the return of Test Your Might as a mid-battle event, replacing the Freefall Kombat in enclosed areas, and the [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration plot-pointal]] [[UnstoppableRage Rage]], a temporary LimitBreak where you can't be hit-stunned and where you're able to do a load of damage in six seconds.
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21The reception of this game was somewhat mixed, and marked the end of Midway Games. Interestingly enough, the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' franchise is now owned by Creator/WarnerBros, which [[LifeImitatesArt also owns DC Comics]]. So, who knows, they may give this series another shot if they feel so inclined.
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23There is also a comic adaptation that introduces both the BigBad and how his actions lead to the worlds merging.
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25It has a [[Characters/MortalKombatVSDCUniverse character]] sheet.
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27See also VideoGame/CapcomVs. [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritually succeeded]] by ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' from Creator/NetherRealmStudios, the same studio responsible for ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''. Scorpion appeared as a GuestFighter in the first game, Sub-Zero and Raiden appeared as guests in the second, and the Joker appeared as a guest in ''Mortal Kombat 11''. Several characters in ''Mortal Kombat'' were reprised by their voice actors from this game in later games including Richard Epcar as Raiden, Patrick Seitz as Scorpion and Ronald M Banks as Quan Chi. In addition, Tallesin Jaffe would reprise the Flash for ''VideoGame/Injustice2''.
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29!!See also:
30* [[DevelopersForesight/MortalKombat The franchise's Developers' Foresight page]]
31* [[ShoutOut/MortalKombat The franchise's Shout Out page]]
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33!!''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' provides examples of:
34* AllThereInTheManual: Where are the likes of Johnny Cage, Goro, Robin, or Aquaman? Erased from existence thanks to the universes merging. This was only mentioned in the comic book that accompanied the limited edition of the game.
35* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: To the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' series as the other top comic book publisher's characters butt heads with the other top fighting game franchise of TheNineties. WordOfGod also says that the characters were paired up based on their similarities:
36** Raiden and Superman are the most powerful of the groups, the De facto leaders, and also the Big Goods.
37** Sub-Zero and Batman are the loners. To strengthen that comparison, look at Sub-Zero during most of the events in the MK series. Especially ''Deadly Alliance'' and ''Deception''. He even had his own "Robin" for a brief time.
38** Kitana and Wonder Woman are both the warrior princesses of their worlds.
39** Scorpion and The Flash are both motivated by tragic losses. Though in contrast, Scorpion made a literal deal with the devil for power and Flash gained his by accident. Additionally, Scorpion is ruled by vengeance while Flash is selfless.
40** Liu Kang and Green Lantern are the appointed protectors of Earth. Liu being the immortal champion of Mortal Kombat and GL being charged with a sector of the galaxy which includes Earth.
41** Shang Tsung and Captain Marvel both wield magic. They match perfectly when considering that DC character Black Adam, who shares the same powers as Marvel, requires them to stay young and powerful. Similar to Tsung and his need for souls.
42** Jax and Lex Luthor are both tech savvy and utilize tech to enhance their strength. They also contrast in that Luthor is a genius and Jax, while certainly not incompetent, is mostly depicted as relying on his brawn.
43** Kano and The Joker are both highly dangerous, unpredictable criminals. While Kano may not be as psychotic as Joker, both are self-serving, and could easily turn on an ally in an instant.
44** Sonya Blade and Catwoman are different as they don't actually share character traits. Both operate on opposite sides of the law. But for that reason they share a dynamic as Catwoman could simply fill the role of a female Kano. Not murderous, but certainly self-serving and capable of betraying allies for her own purposes.
45** Baraka and Deathstroke, besides wielding blades, are also both mercenaries. Baraka and his Tarkatan brethren have served practically every Big Bad throughout the series, while Deathstroke often sells his skills to the highest bidder.
46** Shao Kahn and Darkseid are both evil rulers of their worlds and are always attempting to conquer new worlds and expand their territory. The main focus often being Earth.
47** This also applies to most character endings:
48*** After the Universes are separated, Raiden learns that his powers have been affected. He loses them while under Earthrealm's sun. Quan Chi offers Raiden a glowing rock (Kryptonite) that will restore his power, in exchange for servitude. This makes Raiden the Mortal Kombat Universe's Bizarro Superman.
49*** Sub-Zero's ending depicts him operating solo as a force for good. He watches over a city wearing a new uniform that incorporates a cape. He has essentially become the Mortal Kombat Universe's Batman. The Lin Kuei however, do not take Sub-Zero's desertion lightly and plan to retaliate. This draws parallels to DC Comics League of Assassins as depicted in [[Film/BatmanBegins Batman Begins.]]
50*** In Kitana's ending, she and her Edenian Resistance inhabit Shang Tsung's Island, renaming it Argus Island. Essentially becoming the MK universe's Themyscira, with the Edenian Resistance (who appears to be made up mostly of females) becoming the MK Amazons.
51*** Inspired by Captain Marvel, the gods (including Raiden) grant Liu Kang their power. All he would need to do to access them is shout [[MythologyGag "MORTAL]] [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie KOMBAT!"]]
52*** Jax subjects himself to heavy cybernetic conversion after he was badly injured in the conflict. He becomes the Mortal Kombat Universe Cyborg.
53*** Kano becomes truly insane and begins to don face paint, becoming the Mortal Kombat Universe Joker.
54*** During the merger, a Green Lantern died, and his ring chose Sonya as a successor. She becomes the Mortal Kombat Universe Green Lantern, though she is not seen wearing the Lantern Corp. uniform and she does not have access to a battery to recharge the ring. Bonus points for Sonya sharing a military background with Hal Jordan.
55*** Baraka and the Tarkatan's become far more bloodthirsty due to the Kombat Rage. They begin to mark their foreheads with blood and go on to dominate all the realms. This makes them the Mortal Kombat Universe Dominators.
56*** Despite being banished to the Phantom Zone, Shao Kahn grew in power and was able to break free, leading every single criminal ever banished who swore loyalty to him. He would go on to conquer the DC Universe, similar to General Zod.
57*** To combat future potential breaches to their Universe, Batman creates the OMAC (Outerworld Monitor and Containment) System. This mirrors the MK story line where Earthrealm formed the OIA (Outerworld Investigation Agency) after [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Shao Kahn's invasion.]] This is also a reference to DC Comics OMAC.
58*** In Green Lantern's ending, Argus's Pyramid mysteriously appears on a distant planet. This causes Hal and the Corp. to become involved in a battle with the Sinestro Corp. to secure it, much like the plot of [[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon.]]
59*** Lex Luthor would make contact with the MK Universe and form an alliance with Quan Chi. The narration describes their joining as a [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance.]]
60*** The Joker would somehow keep his power gained from the merging of the Universes and use it to take over Gotham City. He would host his own tournament where combatants must fight to the death, with the winner facing off against The Joker himself. This is essentially the entire plot of Mortal Kombat 1, with Joker as Shang Tsung.
61*** After the merger is reversed, Catwoman gains the ability to transform into a black panther at will, allowing her to perform an [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 animality]].
62*** Deathstroke forms his own clan of assassins, outfitted in his own image and with himself as Grand Master. This makes him the DC Universe Lin Kuei and Shirai Ryu.
63*** In Darkseid's ending, Shang Tsung tries to take advantage of his imprisonment by stealing his soul. Darkseid instead turns the tables and reversed the soul drain and broke free. Now an old man again, Shang Tsung swears allegiance to Darkseid to save his life. Darkseid essentially becomes the new Shao Kahn, with Tsung being in the exact same position as prior to Mortal Kombat 2. They are even in similar poses as from that game. This also makes Tsung Darkseid's new Desaad.
64* AlternateContinuity: Jimmy Palmiotti, the story's co-writer, describes it as an "ultimate {{Elseworlds}}" DC scenario. However, it's also treated officially as ''Mortal Kombat 8'' internally. Raiden and Sub-Zero have a pre-fight exchange lampshading it. This is addressed in canon with ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' -- [[spoiler:due to Kronika's time manipulation plot, it is one of the countless timelines that she had manipulated in order to achieve her vision of a perfect future, only to be discarded like the rest]].
65* BangFlagGun: The Joker uses one as part of his fatality. [[SubvertedTrope He then drops it and blows away his opponent with a real one.]]
66* BigBadassBattleSequence: A smaller scale one happens near the end of the game as all of the fighters from the Mortal Kombat and DC Universes clash with each other. Sadly, we are only shown screenshots of the fighting. This is apparently where the Arcade Ladder fits in.
67* BroadStrokes: ''Mortal Kombat'''s side appears to take place after at least ''3'', but is fairly vague otherwise in regards to where it could possibly take place in that series' timeline.
68* TheCameo:
69** Johnny Cage, Goro, Robin and Aquaman appear in the prequel comic as some of the disappeared characters.
70** Quan Chi appears across the entire MK part of the Story Mode. He's never seen in the DC part.
71** Quan Chi also mentions that Shinnok will be displeased of Shao Kahn's failure at conquering Earthrealm in the MK chapter 1.
72** Kano mentions to the Flash that he would give Kabal a run for his money.
73** Ganthet appears in chapter 3 of the DC side.
74** Wonder Woman mentions Martian Manhunter in chapter 1 of the DC side.
75** Fujin and Argus appear in Liu Kang's ending. The latter also appear in Kitana's ending.
76** Sinestro appears in Green Lantern's ending.
77* CantDefaultToMurder: When the DC villains are forced to [[EnemyMine align themselves with the superheroes against the Mortal Kombat universe]], the heroes order them not to kill anyone.
78-->'''Superman:''' (''to the villains'') No killing. If one of you steps out of line, believe me, I'll know.
79* ClothingDamage: The fighters ShowsDamage as the fight progresses.
80* ComboBreaker: By filling half of the Rage bar, you can break a combo string.
81* ConflictBall: The Rage is an in-universe form of this.
82* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: [[spoiler:Shao Kahn being trapped in Phantom Zone, at least for those unaware with DCU. Especially compared to Darkseid being chained to a deep section of the Netherrealm.]]
83* CoolVersusAwesome: The deadliest warriors of ''Mortal Kombat'' against the greatest heroes of the DC Universe.
84* CrisisCrossover: DC's Darkseid and Mortal Kombat's Shao Kahn become merged, creating the all-powerful Dark Kahn and threatening both, possibly all, universes. It will take the combined efforts of both universe's heroes (and villains) to stop him, if the Kombat Rage doesn't overcome them first.
85* CrossoverPowerAcquisition
86** {{Downplayed|Trope}} with Sonya Blade's arcade ending. She acquires a Green Lantern ring, but has no means to charge it, or contact the rest of the Green Lantern Corps.
87** In Catwoman's arcade ending, she ends up gaining an Animality that turns her into a big panther.
88* ADayInTheLimelight: The Story Mode's chapters function like this. Everyone except for Kano, Baraka, and Kitana on the ''Mortal Kombat'' side and Catwoman and Deathstroke on the DC side gets one.
89* DeadlyForceField: One of Green Lantern's [[FinishingMove Heroic Brutalities]] involves him using his ring to form a compacting bubble of green energy that shatters the bones of the unfortunate victim.
90* DePower: [[spoiler:After the destruction of Dark Kahn, both Darkseid and Shao Kahn end up in the opposite universe, where they're rendered, apparently, powerless. That lasts until their respective endings in the Arcade mode, where they're repowered again.]]
91* EmpoweredBadassNormal: All the BadassNormal characters have been temporarily powered up, so they can beat up warriors like Raiden and Superman.
92* EnemyMine: The main conflict of this game involves the heroes and villains of each universe banding together against each other. Thankfully, once Raiden and Superman finally realize that they are both enemies of Dark Kahn, they manage to restore everything to normal.
93* ForgottenFallenFriend: Despite his presence being an indispensable element in ''Mortal Kombat'' 1 and 2, Johnny Cage does not appear or is even referenced. Even his best friend (Liu Kang), mentor (Raiden), ally (Jax), rival (Kano), and lover (Sonya Blade) seem to have forgotten he even existed.
94* FreeFallFight: The Freefall Kombat feature involves one of the fighters breaking the walls of a specific stage and trading blows with their opponent while falling until they reach the floor. Only a handful of stages have this feature, among them [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Hell/Netherrealm, the Graveyard]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the Batcave, the transition between Rooftop and Streets of the Gotham City stage]], [[Franchise/{{Superman}} the Fortress of Solitude]], the Special Forces' Base, the transition between Raiden's Temple and the Rock of Solitude (Captain Marvel's half of the stage), the Outer Space, and Apokolips (the fusion between Darkseid's Throne Room and the Outworld Throne Room), a.k.a. Dark Kahn's stage.
95* GameplayAndStoryIntegration:
96** The "Kombat Rage" is the handwave to explain why the heroes are constantly fighting each other, and it's also an actual gameplay mechanic which allows you to change the flow of a fight.
97** During Jax's fight with Wonder Woman in his chapter of Story Mode, he is unable to use his Machine Gun special. This is because he discarded it due to it being ineffective against her in the previous cutscene.
98* GlowingEyesOfDoom: '''THE RAGE! ''THE RAGE!'''''
99* GoryDiscretionShot:
100** Deathstroke's first appearance sees him cutting a man's head off in silhouette.
101** The Joker and Deathstroke's gun shot Fatalities were censored into this, despite no gory bits actually happening in the move proper.
102* HammeredIntoTheGround: One of Superman's Heroic Brutality moves.
103* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Raiden and Superman managed to channel their shared Kombat Rage towards Dark Kahn instead of each other in order to stop him.
104* IntercontinuityCrossover
105* JigglePhysics: Wonder Woman during cutscenes. Sonya and Kitana also had this in at least one cutscene.
106* LetsYouAndHimFight: The whole premise of the game. [[spoiler:Dark Kahn planned to gain power from champions of both worlds fighting each other.]] Also used by [[spoiler:Quan Chi, who manipulated Scorpion and Sub-Zero into fighting each other so the power of their battle would fuse his prison with part of the DC Universe, freeing him]].
107* LighterAndSofter: Compared to the last MK games before it, thanks to the T rating.
108* MirroredConfrontationShot: Batman and Sub-Zero in the trailer, with the addition of Superman, Wonder Woman, Raiden, and Scorpion on the cover.
109* MoralGuardians: US gamers didn't get to see the Joker's full Lethality -- shooting someone in the head.
110* MsFanservice: The "Bio" bonus feature gives you the option of getting a tight close of any part of a character's anatomy that strikes your fancy. Both male and female characters can be viewed this way, but let's be real; the number of players taking time out for a closeup of Catwoman's NavelDeepNeckline or Sonya Blade's [[VaporWear lack of a bra]] far outnumbers those seeking a closeup of Luthor's backside.
111* MythologyGag:
112** Superman and his friends find out that some force is merging their world with another, which is destroying them both. The merging is causing certain characters to act violent and hostile. Superman and co. travel to a void between the worlds, with lots of floating rocks. They run afoul of a team of warriors from the other world, and the thunder god challenges them. Superman and the thunder god battle bitterly until they realize that they've been victims of the rage caused by the merging, and the two of them join forces against the main villain. The villain is defeated, and the two worlds are separated and restored to normal - but a major villain ends up suffering an ironic fate. This is similar to the ''ComicBook/JLAAvengers'' crossover.
113** In ''3'', Liu Kang could drop a ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' arcade cabinet on the head of his enemy as his fatality. This same Fatality is recreated in this game.
114** Lex Luthor's arcade ending uses the term ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance "Deadly Alliance"]]'' when he and Quan Chi join forces.
115*** His fighting style is a near perfect copy of Sektor's.
116** Deathstroke's ending has him forming a clan of ninjas whose designs mirror several of the ninjas in the MK universe.
117*** He also uses a lot of Stryker's attacks.
118*** His fatality? That's how he killed [[WhiteSheep Jericho]] [[OffingTheOffspring (his own son)]] [[ComicBook/TeenTitans in the comics.]]
119** Kano points out how the Flash's dash attacks and SuperSpeed remind him of Kabal.
120*** The Flash also has the only Heroic Brutality in the game [[MeaningfulName that plays straight to its name]], as it resembles a [=UMK3=]-style Brutality.
121** Green Lantern's ending has the ''Armageddon'' pyramid, and Sinestro tries to take it over.
122*** He also fights like Ermac.
123** In Wonder Woman's ending, she carries a dagger very reminiscent of Ashrah's, Quan Chi's pendant, and a shield which resembles the logo of ''Deadly Alliance''.
124** Darkseid's ending is very similar to the beginning of ''Mortal Kombat 2'', where an old Shang Tsung begs for mercy to a big and manly "lord of darkness".
125*** Shang Tsung essentially becomes Darkseid's new Desaad.
126** Catwoman's ending has her earning the power to turn into a cheetah. While this is kind of farfetched, Catwoman could've learned how to perform an "animality".
127* NiceJobBreakingItHero: All this mess started because Superman and Raiden had the [[SarcasmMode brilliant idea]] to blast some crazy gods and warlords of evil into portals. Lex Luthor even points this to Supes in the DC side of the story. (See the Character sheet for this.)
128* NintendoHard: Don't even think of playing the storyline game without spending a lot of time practicing the moves and learning the various commands. If playing the DC side, you begin as The Flash, who is pretty lame in terms of his fighting style. Then, after you [[spoiler:switch to Batman]], you're faced with a one-sided battle against one of the MK characters who will wipe you out almost instantly if you don't know what you're doing.
129* NonLethalKO: Played straight with the [[ThouShaltNotKill Heroic Brutalities]], though half of them look pretty damn lethal anyway, if only by the standards of series ''not'' named ''Franchise/MortalKombat''.
130** One particularly harsh example is Green Lantern's Brutality, entrapping them inside a green sphere then reducing it to the size of a beachball. That ''has'' to hurt, ouch. Even the game seems to acknowledge this, since unlike other Heroic Brutalities (but ''exactly'' like Fatalities), the opponent isn't moving after it hits.
131* PoorCommunicationKills: Each side believes the other is working for Dark Kahn and is responsible for both universes merging. It doesn't help that their Rage causes them to attack anyone even their allies. [[spoiler:Superman and Raiden only find out that they share a common goal near the end of the game and team up to defeat Dark Kahn.]]
132* PostAdventureAdventure: No matter which side you pick when you start the game's story mode, you're presented with a cutscene of Superman/Raiden having just defeated Darkseid/Shao Kahn while they reference events that happened before this point. Once both of them are sent away, the game proceeds into the main plot.
133* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Part of the reason for the Kombat Rage in MK vs DC. {{Justified|Trope}} as the fusion of both worlds and Battle Rage weakens some characters, while empowering others. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d at least once, when Deathstroke figured out that the Joker could beat Sonya Blade:
134-->'''Deathstroke:''' (''to Joker'') Since when can ''you'' beat up anybody?
135** Once the DC characters realize this is going on, Joker takes advantage by luring Batman into a stand-up fight.
136** One of the most notable examples is a scene where Superman is attacked by Scorpion; with one kick, the ninja sends Supes soaring several city blocks away, and when he gets up, he still has Scorpion's burning footprint on his chest. He quickly realizes that not only are his powers fluctuating, this other guy is magic, one of the few things that can hurt Superman.
137* RainbowPimpGear: The online mode offers the chance to upgrade your stats with clothes... with some of the worst examples of this trope.
138* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
139-->'''Shang Tsung:''' (''to Kano'') A clown? You were defeated by a CLOWN?
140* RashomonStyle: The story is done this way, up until the final two battles of Raiden and Superman's chapters.
141* SequelHook: Many endings in the Arcade Mode suggest a sequel, such as [[spoiler:Lex Luthor forming a [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] with Quan Chi in his ending, Liu Kang and The Flash agreeing to warn each other when another interdimensional hole is opened in Kang's ending, and finding said hole later, the Green Lantern Corps trying to prevent Sinestro from obtaining the power of the Pyramid of Argus, and Batman having installed a new system in the Batcave in order to detect interdimensional rifts (called [[ComicBook/{{OMAC}} Outerworld Monitor and Auto-Containment, funnily enough.]]) Oh, and Sonya Blade gets a Green Lantern ring. [[SuperpowersForADay But no power battery to recharge it]].]]
142** In story mode, both halves of Dark Kahn are trapped in the other's universe. Shao Kahn is banished to the Phantom Zone, and Darkseid to the Netherealm. In their arcade mode endings, Shao Kahn escapes the Phantom Zone with an army of Kryptonian supervillains, and Darkseid escapes the Netherealm and forces Shang Tsung into his service (making him his new Desaad), effectively having the {{Big Bad}}s trade places with one another.
143* SequelNumberSnarl: The game is counted by Netherrealm Studios as the eighth ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' installment, despite not being part of the mainline continuity.
144* ShownTheirWork: One of Deathstroke's fatalities (the gut stab) was how he killed ''his own son'' in the comics!
145* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: The first trailer of the game is pretty much just Batman and Sub-Zero fighting, nobody else appears, even in the MirroredConfrontationShot.
146* SquirtingFlowerGag: The Joker does this in his chapter when he offers Sonya a flower, only for it to squirt acid on her wrist portal, teleporting them (as well as Kano and Deathstroke) to Oa.
147-->'''The Joker:''' I was going for the [[EyeScream eyes]].
148* StoryBreakerTeamUp: Thanks to DC's involvement in the development, the game was forced into a [[LighterAndSofter T-rating]].
149* TechnicalPacifist. Again, the Brutalities. C'mon, how is Supes not comically piledriving someone ''by the head'' into the ground like a spike ''not'' fatal?
150* ThouShaltNotKill: The DC heroes can't perform Fatalities. Instead, they get Heroic Brutalities, which are just as brutal as the Fatalities but [[TechnicalPacifist don't directly result in the opponent's death]].
151* TwoGirlsToATeam: Each half of the crossover only has two playable women. Wonder Woman and Catwoman for DC, and Kitana and Sonya for Mortal Kombat.
152* UnstoppableRage: Unstoppable ''Kombat'' Rage, which causes anyone infected by it to become combative and aggressive while granting them a power boost. In-game, this translates to a ComboBreaker and is also what drives the playable characters to perform Fatalities/Heroic Brutalities.
153* VersusTitle: It's a crossover between the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' and [[Creator/DCComics the DCU]].
154* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Quan Chi vanishes from the story as the MK characters head to Apokolips for the final battle.
155* TheWorfEffect: Superman of all characters is frozen into a block of ice by Sub-Zero. [[WorfHadTheFlu Albeit, in the Fortress of Solitude, which would be advantageous to an ice mage.]]

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