Trivia / Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

• Acting for Two:
  • Richard Epcar voices both the Joker and Raiden.
  • Patrick Seitz portrays Scorpion, Deathstroke, Shao Kahn, and one half of Dark Kahn.
  • Dan Washington pulls double duty as both Jax and Baraka.
  • Michael McConnohie plays Kano, Ganthet, and a newscaster.
  • Kevin Delaney is Captain Marvel, a reporter, and a Special Forces agent.
  • Joe J. Thomas plays Lex Luthor, the wizard Shazam, an unnamed Guardian, and a mobster.
  • Taliesin Jaffe portrays the Flash and a security guard.
  • Christopher Corey Smith voices Superman, another unnamed Guardian, and the UN Space Station computer.^note Incorrectly listed as "Batcave Computer".
  • Perry Brown plays both Darkseid and the other half of Dark Kahn.
• Awesome, Dear Boy: Richard Epcar was beyond happy to voice both the Joker and Raiden in various video games starting with this one.
• Dueling Games: With Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Online re-release).
• Executive Meddling:
  • DC Comics signed on to the game, but refused to allow their heroes like Batman & Superman be seen killing or being brutally killed. Subsequently, the signature gore of the Mortal Kombat series was vastly toned down.
  • The ESRB refused to grant the game it's desired T rating unless two specific fatalities by Deathstroke & the Joker featuring gun shots to the head were censored - this did not apply with other ratings boards; hence, both finishers can be seen in their entirety outside of the US.
• The Other Darrin: The game replaced the Chicago-based voice actors from the PS2 games in favor of a Califonia-based talent. Many of these roles would be retained in future Mortal Kombat games.
  • Scorpion and Shao Kahn are voiced by Patrick Seitz.
  • Sub-Zero (Kuai Liang) is voiced by Jim Miller.
  • Raiden is voiced by Richard Epcar.
  • Baraka and Jax are voiced by Dan Washington.
  • Sonya is voiced by Dana Lynn Baron.
  • Shang Tsung is voiced by James Kyson Lee.
  • Kano is voiced by Michael McConnohie.
  • Kitana is voiced by S.G. Willie.
  • Liu Kang is voiced by Tom Choi.
  • Quan Chi is voiced by Ronald M. Banks.
• Promoted Fanboy: Richard Epcar is a fan of the DC Universe, particularly Batman and was happy to voice the Joker.
• Refitted for Sequel: Shares a page with the rest of the franchise.
• What Could Have Been: Killer Croc was originally going to be both playable and later DLC, alongside other characters that appeared in later games developed by NetherRealm Studios. He was left out due to both the deadline and the collapse of Midway Games.

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