* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-c4U6XRtvc Cooking with Scorpion!]]
* Cyrax hates Johnny Cage's movies. ''A lot.'' According to a bit in the Konquest mode, Cyrax "felt especially robbed of his eight bucks when he went and saw ''Ninja Mime.''"
** Also, the mere fact that Cyrax, an assassin for the Lin Kuei clan that is very traditional/ancient in its customs (the "Cyber Initiative" aside), just went to the movies one day to chill out and watch a Johnny Cage film. Even funnier if you picture him doing this after he became a cyborg [[FridgeLogic (though if that were the case, it would have to be after the Special Forces revived his humanity)]].
* The Krypt is ''loaded'' with in-jokes about the characters. In addition to Scorpion's cooking show mentioned above, there's a thermos so sturdy even Sub-Zero can still drink hot coffee while reading the morning paper, Quan Chi moonlighting as a jazz saxophonist (with a threat to "Buy [his album] or else!"), Kano sponsoring his own nasty brand of sugary cereal, Scorpion (again) advertising ''hellfire'' charcoal briquettes that no barbecue is complete without, and Goro being the best drummer who ever lived [[MultiarmedAndDangerous for obvious reasons.]]
** And then there is the reward for opening the coffin named FU: [[spoiler: Nothing! Why? Because Fuck You!]]
* [[{{Narm}} Quan Chi's Fatality]]. He stretches his opponent's neck, turning them into a "human giraffe" who takes a couple of steps and dies. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESiTYQy0ulM Here is the video.]] Ed Boone has gone on record that this is his ''least'' favorite Fatality in the entire franchise.
* Kenshi can still take part in the "Test Your Sight" minigame even though he's ''blind.'' He listens to the cups move with his hearing instead.