History VideoGame / MortalKombat11

** There's also a subversion: Raiden says ComicBook/BlackCanary reminds him of Sindel [[MakeMeWannaShout for obvious reasons]]. In ''11'', Black Canary's voice actress, Creator/VanessaMarshall, does not voice Sindel, but she does voice Sheeva.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: It's hard to feel sorry for Shao Kahn, Sindel, and Kronika when Shang Tsung kills them and steals their souls.

** Sindel is now voiced by Mara Junot who gets to play another [[ComicBook/{{Storm}} white haired]] [[VideoGame/{{MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder}} super powered queen]].

* New to '''''Mortal Kombat 11''''': [[TimeMaster Geras]], [[MotherNature Cetrion]], [[{{Greed}} Kollector]], [[Characters/MortalKombatKronika Kronika]][[note]]Boss only[[/note]]

* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''''': [[TheSwarm D'Vorah]], [[GunsAkimbo Cassie Cage]], [[ArmCannon Jacqui Briggs]], [[TheGunslinger Erron Black]], [[Characters/MortalKombatKotalKahn Kotal Kahn]]

* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992''''': [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]], [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]], [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]], [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]], [[DrillSergeantNasty Sonya Blade]], [[Characters/MortalKombatKano Kano]], ''[[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]]''

* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992''''': [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]], [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]], [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]], [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]], [[DrillSergeantNasty Sonya Blade]], [[Characters/MortalKombatKano Kano]], [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung ''Shang Tsung'']]
* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombatII''''': [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II]], [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Kung Lao]], [[AllAmericanFace Jax]], [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]], [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Baraka]], [[EmeraldPower Jade]], [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Noob Saibot]], [[Characters/MortalKombatShao ''Shao Kahn'']], [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena ''Mileena'']]
* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombat3''''': [[GasMaskMook Kabal]], [[BadassNative ''Nightwolf'']], [[TheVamp ''Sindel'']], [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure ''Sheeva'']], [[TheEvilPrince ''Rain'']]
* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero''''': [[BlowYouAway ''Fujin'']]

''Mortal Kombat 11'' is the eleventh official FightingGame entry in the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series, which was released on April 23, 2019 for Platform/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and PC, and also the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, being the first ''[=MK=]'' since ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]]'' to release on a Nintendo platform. It is the GrandFinale to the franchise's second continuity, which began with 2011's ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 Mortal Kombat]]'' and continued with 2015's ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''.

On May 6, 2020, the ''Aftermath'' DLC was announced, revealing that Shang Tsung has decided to get involved in the immediate aftermath of the "Normal" ending, with several other returning characters involved. It was released on May 26, 2020. An UpdatedRerelease, ''Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate'', which bundles the game and all its DLC, was released on November 17, 2020, and brought the game to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 and the Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS.

* ArtEvolution: Although still running under the heavily modified [[UsefulNotes/GameEngine Unreal Engine 3]], the style used for ''11'' is less stylized than previous games, giving the characters more realistic facial features and expressions (including bringing in models to use as character face scans rather than creating them from scratch). The "[=GoreTech=]" also improves the viscera over previous installments as well.

* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992''''': Scorpion, Liu Kang, Raiden, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Kano, ''Shang Tsung''
* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombatII''''': Sub-Zero II, Kung Lao, Jax, Kitana, Baraka, Jade, Noob Saibot, ''Shao Kahn'', ''Mileena''
* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombat3''''': Kabal, ''Nightwolf'', ''Sindel'', ''Sheeva'', ''Rain''
* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero''''': ''Fujin''
* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance''''': Frost

* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''''': Skarlet
* From '''''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''''': D'Vorah, Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs, Erron Black, Kotal Kahn
* New to '''''Mortal Kombat 11''''': Geras, Cetrion, Kollector, Kronika[[note]]Boss only[[/note]]

* CoolGuns:
** Earthrealm's Special Forces are seen fending off hordes of Netherrealm demons with what looks like a restylized [=M4A1=] carbines. On the opposite side, Kano utilizes a ''freaking Minigun'' in Chapter 8.
** Jax is seen utilizing [=M79=] grenade launcher in battle.

* LighterAndSofter: Certainly lighter than the [=NetherRealm=] Games in terms of the Fatalities being the goofiest they've been since ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'', there are several instances of straight up BreakingTheFourthWall, Friendships are back, the game is much more colorful and stylized compared to the dark, grungy look of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', and the story, while actually being the DarkestHour in the entire franchise's narrative, [[spoiler: can have a genuinely happy ending.]]

''Mortal Kombat 11'' is the eleventh official FightingGame entry in the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series, which was released on April 23, 2019 for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and PC, and also the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, being the first ''[=MK=]'' since ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]]'' to release on a Nintendo platform. It is the GrandFinale to the franchise's second continuity, which began with 2011's ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 Mortal Kombat]]'' and continued with 2015's ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''.

On May 6, 2020, the ''Aftermath'' DLC was announced, revealing that Shang Tsung has decided to get involved in the immediate aftermath of the "Normal" ending, with several other returning characters involved. It was released on May 26, 2020. An UpdatedRerelease, ''Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate'', which bundles the game and all its DLC, was released on November 17, 2020, and brought the game to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 and the UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS.

** ComicBook/TheAtom (voiced by Matthew Yang King) compares himself and ComicBook/{{Vixen}} (voiced by Creator/MegalynEchikunwoke) to Jacqui and Takeda during one of their pre-battle intros, only for the reference to [[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure go right over Vixen's head.]] In ''11'', and not only does Echikunwoke voice Jacqui herself, but King lends his voice to Liu Kang.