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* OnceOriginalNowCommon: It ''cannot'' be overstated just how much of a phenomenon ''Mortal Kombat'' was in the 90's. Announcements of new games in the series were met with hype on the level games like ''VideoGame/Halo2'' would receive in the 2000's. For example, when ''Mortal Kombat 3'' was announced and released in 1995, only five out of twelve covers for ''Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly'' that year did NOT have at least one ''Mortal Kombat 3'' character on it. But other fighters since then have formed their own identities on different kinds of spectacle, and with video games as a whole becoming more graphic in their violent content, ''Mortal Kombat'' is nowhere near the standout franchise it was in the 90's.
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%%* EvilIsSexy: Every villainess (whether [[HeelFaceTurn temporary]] or [[EvilFeelsGood not]]). Mileena ''should'' be an exception, but she instead has garnered an ''astonishing'' number of [[NightmareFetishist admirers]],[[{{Butterface}} as long as her veil stays on, of course]]. Even in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', which toned down its {{Fanservice}} considerably, [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains the villainesses still wear skimpier outfits than the heroines]]. This is particularly invoked with Kitana, whose outfit as a revanant is notably skimpier than her default outfit.
%%** Shao Kahn is also considered to be this by [[MrFanservice both]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sides]] of the fandom.
%%** Shao Kahn is also considered to be this by [[MrFanservice both]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sides]] of the fandom.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The origin of Johnny Cage's magic abilities get expanded upon post-reboot, but the writers never go anywhere with it. In his bio in ''9'', it's revealed that he's descended from a cult of Mediterranean {{Kung Fu Wizard}}s, and in his arcade ending, he seeks to fine-tune control over his powers. In his arcade ending in ''10'', the 50-something Johnny is dreading his impending golden years, so he travels to Shang Tsung's abandoned island and studies the sorcerer's arcane tomes to extend his life. While the arcade ladder endings are never fully cannon, the idea of Johnny Cage becoming a sorcerer could have breathed new life into his fighting style and character arc in ''11'' if the plotline had been picked up.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The origin of Johnny Cage's magic abilities get expanded upon post-reboot, but the writers never go anywhere with it. In his bio in ''9'', it's revealed that he's descended from a cult of Mediterranean {{Kung Fu Wizard}}s, and in his arcade ending, he seeks to fine-tune control over his powers. In his arcade ending in ''10'', the 50-something Johnny is dreading his impending golden years, so he travels to Shang Tsung's abandoned island and studies the sorcerer's arcane tomes to extend his life. While the arcade ladder endings are never fully cannon, canon, the idea of Johnny Cage becoming a sorcerer could have breathed new life into his fighting style and character arc in ''11'' if the plotline had been picked up.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: It ''cannot'' be overstated just how much of a phenomenon ''Mortal Kombat'' was in the 90's. Announcements of new games in the series were met with hype on the level games like ''VideoGame/Halo2'' would receive in the 2000's. For example, when ''Mortal Kombat 3'' was announced and released in 1995, only five out of twelve covers for ''Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly'' that year did NOT have at least one ''Mortal Kombat 3'' character on it. But other fighters since then have formed their own identities on different kinds of spectacle, and with video games as a whole becoming more graphic in their violent content, ''Mortal Kombat'' is nowhere near the standout franchise it was in the 90's.
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** Kombatans also have love-hate relationship with ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' series. They may like series, because Ed Boon, the Mortal Kombat creator, consider ''Tekken'' to be his favourite fighting game series, besides his brainchild. On the other hand, Kombatans do not like Tekken for being too weird and not violent for their tastes.
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** Kombatans Kombatants also have love-hate relationship with ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' series. They may like series, because Ed Boon, the Mortal Kombat creator, consider ''Tekken'' to be his favourite fighting game series, besides his brainchild. On the other hand, Kombatans Kombatants do not like Tekken for being too weird and not violent for their tastes.
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** Not to mention, Kombatans are on a good terms with ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' fans, hence both series are filled with ultra-violence and oceans of blood and both were very popular in early to mid 90s and were rebooted in 2010s. Many ''Mortal Kombat'' fans want Doom Slayer become a guest fighter in series.
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** Not to mention, Kombatans Kombatants are on a good terms with ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' fans, hence both series are filled with ultra-violence and oceans of blood and both were very popular in early to mid 90s and were rebooted in 2010s. Many ''Mortal Kombat'' fans want Doom Slayer become a guest fighter in series.
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%%* EvilIsSexy: Every villainess (whether [[HeelFaceTurn temporary]] or [[EvilFeelsGood not]]). Mileena ''should'' be an exception, but she instead has garnered an ''astonishing'' number of [[NightmareFetishist admirers]],[[{{Butterface}} as long as her veil stays on, of course]]. Even in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', which toned down its {{Fanservice}} considerably, [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains the villainesses still wear skimpier outfits than the heroines]]. This is particularly invoked with Kitana, whose outfit as a revanant is notably skimpier than her default outfit.
%%** Shao Kahn is also considered to be this by [[MrFanservice both]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sides]] of the fandom.
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* SexyVillainsChasteHeroes: Every villainess (whether [[HeelFaceTurn temporary]] or [[EvilFeelsGood not]]). Mileena ''should'' be an exception, but she instead has garnered an ''astonishing'' number of [[NightmareFetishist admirers]],[[{{Butterface}} as long as her veil stays on, of course]]. Even in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', which toned down its {{Fanservice}} considerably, [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains the villainesses still wear skimpier outfits than the heroines]]. This is particularly invoked with Kitana, whose outfit as a revanant is notably skimpier than her default outfit.
** Shao Kahn is also considered to be this by [[MrFanservice both]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sides]] of the fandom.
** Shao Kahn is also considered to be this by [[MrFanservice both]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sides]] of the fandom.
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* EvilIsSexy: Every villainess (whether [[HeelFaceTurn temporary]] or [[EvilFeelsGood not]]). Mileena ''should'' be an exception, but she instead has garnered an ''astonishing'' number of [[NightmareFetishist admirers]],[[{{Butterface}} as long as her veil stays on, of course]]. Even in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', which toned down its {{Fanservice}} considerably, [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains the villainesses still wear skimpier outfits than the heroines]]. This is particularly invoked with Kitana, whose outfit as a revanant is notably skimpier than her default outfit.
** Shao Kahn is also considered to be this by [[MrFanservice both]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sides]] of the fandom.
** Shao Kahn is also considered to be this by [[MrFanservice both]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sides]] of the fandom.
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* SexyVillainsChasteHeroes: Every villainess (whether [[HeelFaceTurn temporary]] or [[EvilFeelsGood not]]). Mileena ''should'' be an exception, but she instead has garnered an ''astonishing'' number of [[NightmareFetishist admirers]],[[{{Butterface}} as long as her veil stays on, of course]]. Even in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', which toned down its {{Fanservice}} considerably, [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains the villainesses still wear skimpier outfits than the heroines]]. This is particularly invoked with Kitana, whose outfit as a revanant is notably skimpier than her default outfit.
** Shao Kahn is also considered to be this by [[MrFanservice both]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sides]] of the fandom.
** Shao Kahn is also considered to be this by [[MrFanservice both]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim sides]] of the fandom.
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** Reptile became rather divisive after he went from being a green palette-swap to becoming an actual reptilian creature. {{Nostalgia Filter}} may be in play, but there is a camp who believe he would've been better suited to a more human-like appearance.
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** Reptile became rather divisive after he went from being a green palette-swap to becoming an actual reptilian creature. {{Nostalgia Filter}} may be in play, but there is a camp who believe he would've been better suited to a more human-like appearance. Reptile's return in ''1'' brought both designs at once thanks to his shapeshifting, largely calming down the conflict.
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* AmericansHateTingle: This franchise is notoriously either niche or unpopular in Japan, considering it has to compete with juggernauts like ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' and how the franchise's identity is so unashamedly hardcore American (especially the gore parts) despite several oriental elements. While there were 16-bit ports of the games, Midway often half-assed the localizations, not giving Japanese subtitles for the ports, as well as questionable distribution for the games like the first title being distributed exclusively on expensive candy cabinets. The franchise continued to be given Japanese localizations up until ''Deadly Alliance''. At that point, Japan created the CERO system which would prohibit blatant gory dismembering of the human body. This was the last straw for Midway, because if they couldn't bring the signature element of ''Mortal Kombat'', there's just no point of localizing. Thus ''Deadly Alliance''[='=]s Japanese localization was cancelled and the series stayed out of Japan ever since, and so it plunged ''Mortal Kombat'' into obscurity in Japan, with only a few hardcore 90's fans recognizing it as 'that old school gory foreigner fighting game'.
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* AmericansHateTingle: This franchise is notoriously either niche or unpopular in Japan, considering it has to compete with juggernauts like ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' and how the franchise's identity is so unashamedly hardcore American (especially the gore parts) despite several oriental elements. While there were 16-bit ports of the games, Midway often half-assed the localizations, not giving Japanese subtitles for the ports, as well as questionable distribution for the games like the first title being distributed exclusively on expensive candy cabinets. The franchise continued to be given Japanese localizations up until ''Deadly Alliance''. At that point, though due to unrelated reasons, Japan created the CERO system which would prohibit blatant gory dismembering of the human body. This was the last straw for Midway, because if they couldn't bring the signature element of ''Mortal Kombat'', there's just no point of localizing. Thus ''Deadly Alliance''[='=]s Japanese localization was cancelled and the series stayed out of Japan ever since, and so it plunged ''Mortal Kombat'' into obscurity in Japan, with only a few hardcore 90's fans recognizing it as 'that old school gory foreigner fighting game'.
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* AmericansHateTingle: This franchise is notoriously either niche or unpopular in Japan, considering it has to compete with juggernauts like ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' and how the franchise's identity is so unashamedly hardcore American (especially the gore parts) despite several oriental elements. While there were 16-bit ports of the games, Midway often half-assed the localizations, not giving Japanese subtitles for the ports. The franchise continued to be given Japanese localizations up until ''Deadly Alliance''. At that point, Japan created the CERO system which would prohibit blatant gory dismembering of the human body. This was the last straw for Midway, because if they couldn't bring the signature element of ''Mortal Kombat'', there's just no point of localizing. Thus ''Deadly Alliance''[='=]s Japanese localization was cancelled and the series stayed out of Japan ever since, and so it plunged ''Mortal Kombat'' into obscurity in Japan, with only a few hardcore 90's fans recognizing it as 'that old school gory foreigner fighting game'.
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* AmericansHateTingle: This franchise is notoriously either niche or unpopular in Japan, considering it has to compete with juggernauts like ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' and how the franchise's identity is so unashamedly hardcore American (especially the gore parts) despite several oriental elements. While there were 16-bit ports of the games, Midway often half-assed the localizations, not giving Japanese subtitles for the ports.ports, as well as questionable distribution for the games like the first title being distributed exclusively on expensive candy cabinets. The franchise continued to be given Japanese localizations up until ''Deadly Alliance''. At that point, Japan created the CERO system which would prohibit blatant gory dismembering of the human body. This was the last straw for Midway, because if they couldn't bring the signature element of ''Mortal Kombat'', there's just no point of localizing. Thus ''Deadly Alliance''[='=]s Japanese localization was cancelled and the series stayed out of Japan ever since, and so it plunged ''Mortal Kombat'' into obscurity in Japan, with only a few hardcore 90's fans recognizing it as 'that old school gory foreigner fighting game'.
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* SugarWiki/AndTheFandomRejoiced: The franchise has [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat a lot of examples]].
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* EvilIsCool: The more villainous or morally questionable characters tend to get many fans with Shang Tsung,Shao Kahn, Kano, Bi-Han (especially as Noob Saibot), Goro,Quan Chi,and Shinnok being the most notable. Likewise, those who find Liu Kang actually a bland or boring protagonist is usually more pleased and liking him better when he went full on evil in ''X''. The chief reasoning for this boils down on the gory nature of the franchise; having characters being morally questionable at best makes a better pitch to do all those sadistic and brutal kombat while being in-character, thus translating to 'cool'.
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* EvilIsCool: The more villainous or morally questionable characters tend to get many fans with Shang Tsung,Shao Tsung, Shao Kahn, Kano, Bi-Han (especially as Noob Saibot), Goro,Quan Chi,and Shinnok being the most notable. Likewise, those who find Liu Kang actually a bland or boring protagonist is usually more pleased and liking him better when he went full on evil in ''X''. The chief reasoning for this boils down on the gory nature of the franchise; having characters being morally questionable at best makes a better pitch to do all those sadistic and brutal kombat while being in-character, thus translating to 'cool'.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Basically everything in the series. Cassie Cage smashing someone's jaw off? Horrific. Cassie Cage smashing off someone's jaw and then posting it to social media, where other characteirs make goofy comments on it? Hilarious.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Basically everything in the series. Cassie Cage smashing someone's jaw off? Horrific. Cassie Cage smashing off someone's jaw and then posting it to social media, where other characteirs characters make goofy comments on it? Hilarious.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Basically everything in the series. Cassie Cage smashing someone's jaw off? Horrific. Cassie Cage smashing off someone's jaw and then posting it to social media, where other characters make goofy comments on it? Hilarious.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Basically everything in the series. Cassie Cage smashing someone's jaw off? Horrific. Cassie Cage smashing off someone's jaw and then posting it to social media, where other characters characteirs make goofy comments on it? Hilarious.
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* EvilIsCool: The more villainous or morally questionable characters tend to get many fans with Shang Tsung,Shao Kahn, Kano, Bi-Han (especially as Noob Saibot),Goro,Quan Chi,and Shinnok being the most notable. Likewise, those who find Liu Kang actually a bland or boring protagonist is usually more pleased and liking him better when he went full on evil in ''X''.
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* EvilIsCool: The more villainous or morally questionable characters tend to get many fans with Shang Tsung,Shao Kahn, Kano, Bi-Han (especially as Noob Saibot),Goro,Quan Saibot), Goro,Quan Chi,and Shinnok being the most notable. Likewise, those who find Liu Kang actually a bland or boring protagonist is usually more pleased and liking him better when he went full on evil in ''X''. The chief reasoning for this boils down on the gory nature of the franchise; having characters being morally questionable at best makes a better pitch to do all those sadistic and brutal kombat while being in-character, thus translating to 'cool'.
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** The franchise is infamously unpopular among mainstream audiences in Japan, to the point that none of the games have seen a release there since ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (with the sole exception of the live-action films) and other Western fighting games were tarred with its brush until ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' came out.[[note]]The game's {{Animesque}} and UsefulNotes/{{Kawaisa}} nature may have had a major hand in its popularity with Japanese gamers.[[/note]] Reasons vary, from the lack of real work on creating authentic mythology to the series' infamous downward spiral after ''3'', to generally not being quite as deep or well-designed in terms of gameplay as many Japanese fighters for a long time, to simply having an aesthetic with extremely limited appeal to the Japanese mainstream. The heavy focus on gory violence is also often criticized. It's not without a small following, but it doesn't even have a cult classic status out there. It also doesn't help to note that the series had to compete with ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' in the Japanese market, which didn't help ''Mortal Kombat''[='=]s standing in Japan. The unpopularity in Japan (combined with Japan's strong censorship in excessive and realistic blood and gore in many video games) is probably the reason why [[NoExportForYou many of the later Mortal Kombat games were never released in Japan]], and this has likely played a role in Creator/{{Capcom}} refusing to make a ''Street Fighter'' crossover despite Ed Boon's efforts. With ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' falsely rumored to have been outright banned in Japan for its no-signs-of-slowing-down over-the-top gore and violence, chances of any Mortal Kombat game being localized out there at this point is nonexistent ([[LoopholeAbuse save for the Guests from the Mortal Kombat Multiverse's appearances in the Injustice games in addition to the infamous Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]). Despite this, there ''are'' some Japanese players who do play the games, and Japanese private bar tournaments and streamers are likely to have a copy.
** To make it [[{{Irony}} more ironic]], ''Manga/HighScoreGirl'' got one of the arcade cabinets (the series take place in the early 1990s with the age of arcade gaming when ''Mortal Kombat'' was competing with ''Street Fighter'' in the Japanese market);[[note]]It should be noted, however, the inclusion of the game on both the manga and anime adaptation could be a extented reference about the author's origins as an horror manga's artist.[[/note]] and Tomonobu Itagaki cited the franchise as one of the influences for ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive''. In addition, the Japanese [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff are okay with]] ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' of all things [[note]]mainly because of the cuteness appeal of the characters in Happy Tree Friends despite the characters being killed off in the most horrific way possible[[/note]].
** Despite everything noted, there has been at least one official localization of the series in Japan since the release of Trilogy in the region in 1998, that being the mobile release of Mortal Kombat X in 2015, otherwise known as Mortal Kombat (Mobile) since 2019.
** The franchise is infamously unpopular among mainstream audiences in Japan, to the point that none of the games have seen a release there since ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (with the sole exception of the live-action films) and other Western fighting games were tarred with its brush until ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' came out.[[note]]The game's {{Animesque}} and UsefulNotes/{{Kawaisa}} nature may have had a major hand in its popularity with Japanese gamers.[[/note]] Reasons vary, from the lack of real work on creating authentic mythology to the series' infamous downward spiral after ''3'', to generally not being quite as deep or well-designed in terms of gameplay as many Japanese fighters for a long time, to simply having an aesthetic with extremely limited appeal to the Japanese mainstream. The heavy focus on gory violence is also often criticized. It's not without a small following, but it doesn't even have a cult classic status out there. It also doesn't help to note that the series had to compete with ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' in the Japanese market, which didn't help ''Mortal Kombat''[='=]s standing in Japan. The unpopularity in Japan (combined with Japan's strong censorship in excessive and realistic blood and gore in many video games) is probably the reason why [[NoExportForYou many of the later Mortal Kombat games were never released in Japan]], and this has likely played a role in Creator/{{Capcom}} refusing to make a ''Street Fighter'' crossover despite Ed Boon's efforts. With ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' falsely rumored to have been outright banned in Japan for its no-signs-of-slowing-down over-the-top gore and violence, chances of any Mortal Kombat game being localized out there at this point is nonexistent ([[LoopholeAbuse save for the Guests from the Mortal Kombat Multiverse's appearances in the Injustice games in addition to the infamous Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]). Despite this, there ''are'' some Japanese players who do play the games, and Japanese private bar tournaments and streamers are likely to have a copy.
** To make it [[{{Irony}} more ironic]], ''Manga/HighScoreGirl'' got one of the arcade cabinets (the series take place in the early 1990s with the age of arcade gaming when ''Mortal Kombat'' was competing with ''Street Fighter'' in the Japanese market);[[note]]It should be noted, however, the inclusion of the game on both the manga and anime adaptation could be a extented reference about the author's origins as an horror manga's artist.[[/note]] and Tomonobu Itagaki cited the franchise as one of the influences for ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive''. In addition, the Japanese [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff are okay with]] ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' of all things [[note]]mainly because of the cuteness appeal of the characters in Happy Tree Friends despite the characters being killed off in the most horrific way possible[[/note]].
** Despite everything noted, there has been at least one official localization of the series in Japan since the release of Trilogy in the region in 1998, that being the mobile release of Mortal Kombat X in 2015, otherwise known as Mortal Kombat (Mobile) since 2019.
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** TheAmericansHateTingle: This franchise is infamously notoriously either niche or unpopular among mainstream audiences in Japan, to the point that none of the games have seen a release there since ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (with the sole exception of the live-action films) and other Western fighting games were tarred with its brush until ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' came out.[[note]]The game's {{Animesque}} and UsefulNotes/{{Kawaisa}} nature may have had a major hand in its popularity with Japanese gamers.[[/note]] Reasons vary, from the lack of real work on creating authentic mythology to the series' infamous downward spiral after ''3'', to generally not being quite as deep or well-designed in terms of gameplay as many Japanese fighters for a long time, to simply having an aesthetic with extremely limited appeal to the Japanese mainstream. The heavy focus on gory violence is also often criticized. It's not without a small following, but considering it doesn't even have a cult classic status out there. It also doesn't help to note that the series had has to compete with juggernauts like ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' in and how the franchise's identity is so unashamedly hardcore American (especially the gore parts) despite several oriental elements. While there were 16-bit ports of the games, Midway often half-assed the localizations, not giving Japanese market, subtitles for the ports. The franchise continued to be given Japanese localizations up until ''Deadly Alliance''. At that point, Japan created the CERO system which didn't help would prohibit blatant gory dismembering of the human body. This was the last straw for Midway, because if they couldn't bring the signature element of ''Mortal Kombat''[='=]s standing in Japan. The unpopularity in Japan (combined with Japan's strong censorship in excessive and realistic blood and gore in many video games) is probably the reason why [[NoExportForYou many of the later Mortal Kombat games were never released in Japan]], and this has likely played a role in Creator/{{Capcom}} refusing to make a ''Street Fighter'' crossover despite Ed Boon's efforts. With ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' falsely rumored to have been outright banned in Japan for its no-signs-of-slowing-down over-the-top gore and violence, chances of any Mortal Kombat game being localized out there at this Kombat'', there's just no point is nonexistent ([[LoopholeAbuse save for the Guests from the Mortal Kombat Multiverse's appearances in the Injustice games in addition to the infamous Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]). Despite this, there ''are'' some of localizing. Thus ''Deadly Alliance''[='=]s Japanese players who do play localization was cancelled and the games, and Japanese private bar tournaments and streamers are likely to have a copy.
** To make it [[{{Irony}} more ironic]], ''Manga/HighScoreGirl'' got one of the arcade cabinets (theseries take place in the early 1990s with the age stayed out of arcade gaming when Japan ever since, and so it plunged ''Mortal Kombat'' was competing into obscurity in Japan, with ''Street Fighter'' in the Japanese market);[[note]]It should be noted, however, the inclusion of the game on both the manga and anime adaptation could be only a extented reference about the author's origins few hardcore 90's fans recognizing it as an horror manga's artist.[[/note]] and Tomonobu Itagaki cited the franchise as one of the influences for ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive''. In addition, the Japanese [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff are okay with]] ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' of all things [[note]]mainly because of the cuteness appeal of the characters in Happy Tree Friends despite the characters being killed off in the most horrific way possible[[/note]].
** Despite everything noted, there has been at least one official localization of the series in Japan since the release of Trilogy in the region in 1998, that being the mobile release of Mortal Kombat X in 2015, otherwise known as Mortal Kombat (Mobile) since 2019.'that old school gory foreigner fighting game'.
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** To make it [[{{Irony}} more ironic]], ''Manga/HighScoreGirl'' got one of the arcade cabinets (the
** Despite everything noted, there has been at least one official localization of the series in Japan since the release of Trilogy in the region in 1998, that being the mobile release of Mortal Kombat X in 2015, otherwise known as Mortal Kombat (Mobile) since 2019.
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** A divide can be found within the identities of Sub-Zero: Which one is the better holder, the cutthroat and evil Bi-Han or the virtuous and honorable Kuai Liang? To this day, both camps still argue which one is the best Sub-Zero.
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** Jumping off of that, the increased level of fidelity for the gore has come under scrutiny from the fan base. With the general unease of far more realistic characters suffering even more torturous finishers and [[https://www.dualshockers.com/mortal-kombat-11-developer-mental-health-violence/ the psychological toll it's taking on members of the development team]], many potential players have been put off from trying the game in spite of its other merits. Content creators and competitive players are also frustrated with the difficulties they face in securing sponsorships and ad revenue on [=YouTube=] and Twitch due to the extreme violence and have asked for a censorship toggle [[OlderThanTheyThink (which has been available in many of the older titles on console)]]. On the other hand, fans worry that these concessions would take away from what makes the series unique within the fighting game genre and would only matter to a small percentage of the massive user base the games get.
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** In ''Mortal Kombat X'' and ''11'', Sub-Zero and "Daddy Kano" became popular with gay male characters due to their unexpectedly-attractive redesigns.
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** Kitana, Mileena, Jade, and Sindel are very popular costume choices for {{drag queen}}s.
** In ''Mortal Kombat X'' and ''11'', Sub-Zero and "Daddy Kano" became popular with gay male characters due to their unexpectedly-attractive redesigns.
** Kitana, Mileena, Jade, and Sindel are very popular costume choices for {{drag queen}}s.
** In ''Mortal Kombat X'' and ''11'', Sub-Zero and "Daddy Kano" became popular with gay male characters due to their unexpectedly-attractive redesigns.
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See also the franchise-wide pages for:
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* [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]]
* [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]]
* [[HilariousInHindsight/MortalKombat Hilarious In Hindsight]]
* [[Memes/MortalKombat Memes]]
* [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]]
* [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]]
* [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]
[[/index]]
[[index]]
* [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]]
* [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]]
* [[HilariousInHindsight/MortalKombat Hilarious In Hindsight]]
* [[Memes/MortalKombat Memes]]
* [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]]
* [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]]
* [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]
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!! Games
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* ''YMMV/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombat9''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatX''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombat11''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombat1''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatSpecialForces''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatShaolinMonks''
!! Other
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatTheMovie''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatTheJourneyBegins''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatAnnihilation''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatConquest''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatMalibuComics''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatLegacy''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatRebirth''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombatLegends''
** ''YMMV/MortalKombatLegendsScorpionsRevenge''
** ''YMMV/MortalKombatLegendsBattleOfTheRealms''
** ''YMMV/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind''
** ''YMMV/MortalKombatLegendsCageMatch''
* ''YMMV/MortalKombat2021''
[[/folder]]
* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The franchise has [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat a lot of examples]].
* CompleteMonster: This being a very violent series, there are [[Monster/MortalKombat too many examples to count]].
* HilariousInHindsight: [[HilariousInHindsight/MortalKombat Too many examples to count]].
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* MemeticMutation:
** "FINISH HIM/HER!"
** "FATALITY"
** "GET OVER HERE!"
** "FLAWLESS VICTORY"
** [[EasterEgg "TOASTY!"]]
** Shouting "MORTAL KOOOOOMBAT!!!" like the intro to the famous theme song.
** "Friendship. Friendship again?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The "Friendship" one originates from a finishing move that karried through from ''[=MK2=]'' to ''[=MK3=]'' and ''Ultimate [=MK3=]''. For "Friendship", the winning player would usually "spare" the losing player's life in exchange for some wacky kut-scene playing in the background. Thus, the announcer (Shao Kahn), upset that the player did not "finish him" as expected, would say the above phrase. Also, some of us will still say "Superb," or "Excellent", or "Outstanding" the way Shao Kahn says it in the games.[[/labelnote]]
** The trend of ending words with "-ality", essentially turning anything in RealLife into a gory, ''MK''-style finisher.
** A common fan-coined phrase in regards to characters coming BackFromTheDead at the drop of a hat: "[[DeathIsCheap Nobody stays dead in]] ''[[DeathIsCheap Mortal Kombat]]''."
** Almost anything coming out from [[BigBad Shao Kahn]] in the [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII second]] and the [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 third]] game qualifies.
** Combining Baraka and UsefulNotes/BarackObama into "[[CompositeCharacter Baraka Obama]]", either verbally or artistically.
** Also with Baraka, there is "You really gonna do me like that, X?" if anything negative happens to him, courtesy of WebVideo/DashieXP.
** WOOLAY [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Quan Chi's many battle cries in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', famous for being very very clear and legible. Mostly shouted during his teleport stomp special.[[/labelnote]]
** While the companion album for the first game has become infamous among fans, Sub-Zero's theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKAtUeWCfrE Chinese Ninja Warrior]]" in particular has gained a notable amount of notoriety. This was increased by Kuai Liang's appearance as a DLC character in ''[[VideoGame/Injustice2 Injustice 2]]'', with streamers such as Maximillian Dood and even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nAGWrvVL-w&t=44s NetherRealm Studios]] acknowledging it.
** Liu Kangry [[labelnote:Explanation]]An almost FanNickname for Liu Kang, because it's easy to make a pun based on his name who was always spelled in an American way (Liu-kheeng, instead of spelling the 'a' in 'Kang' literally)[[/labelnote]], either to portray a pissed off Liu Kang (who's either being a NiceGuy or a VanillaProtagonist), or the Liu Kang wannabes after he bit the dust in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'' (Shujinko or Taven), both of them being more 'edgy' than [[VanillaProtagonist Liu Kang]]. And ironically, Liu Kang in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' [[FaceHeelTurn has gone to the dark side]] due to his anger at Raiden, making him literally 'Liu Kangry'.
** There's a popular meme in Argentina of [[https://www.vix.com/es/cultura-pop/189893/mateadas-de-mortal-kombat-el-nuevo-furor-de-la-vida-real-que-explota-en-las-redes Scorpion preparing a "mate"]] (the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(drink) mate]] is a popular infusion drink in South America). Of course, as with all memes, it has [[https://www.google.com.ar/search?q=scorpion+mate+meme&rlz=1C1AOHY_esAR709AR709&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijhdqs3eLcAhXDiJAKHXHODMgQ_AUICigB&biw=1024&bih=677 loads and loads of variations]].
** [[INeedToGoIronMyDog I must consult with the Elder Gods]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]] It was already a joke in the MK community with how very frequently Raiden almost always default to consulting with the Elder Gods whenever a problem with Earthrealm arises. But reached true memetic proportions in Mortal Kombat 11 with how he, once again, announces that he will consult with the Elder Gods over the issue of what is happening, saying the aforementioned line, when it's revealed much later on that by this point [[spoiler:Cetrion, by order of Kronika, had executed the remaining members of the Elder Gods and is now helping Kronika reset time in her image, throwing Raiden's very well known utter trust of them on its head]]. Now the line is mocked to absurd degrees, and used as a punchline for hypothetical INeedToGoIronMyDog moments, or as a punchline for a situation where literally anything slightly bad happens. [[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHg7hpDLZ-8 Epic Jax Guy]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Jax's Friendship in the ''11'' is a reference to the Epic Sax Guy meme.[[/labelnote]]
** "FINISH HIM/HER!"
** "FATALITY"
** "GET OVER HERE!"
** "FLAWLESS VICTORY"
** [[EasterEgg "TOASTY!"]]
** Shouting "MORTAL KOOOOOMBAT!!!" like the intro to the famous theme song.
** "Friendship. Friendship again?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The "Friendship" one originates from a finishing move that karried through from ''[=MK2=]'' to ''[=MK3=]'' and ''Ultimate [=MK3=]''. For "Friendship", the winning player would usually "spare" the losing player's life in exchange for some wacky kut-scene playing in the background. Thus, the announcer (Shao Kahn), upset that the player did not "finish him" as expected, would say the above phrase. Also, some of us will still say "Superb," or "Excellent", or "Outstanding" the way Shao Kahn says it in the games.[[/labelnote]]
** The trend of ending words with "-ality", essentially turning anything in RealLife into a gory, ''MK''-style finisher.
** A common fan-coined phrase in regards to characters coming BackFromTheDead at the drop of a hat: "[[DeathIsCheap Nobody stays dead in]] ''[[DeathIsCheap Mortal Kombat]]''."
** Almost anything coming out from [[BigBad Shao Kahn]] in the [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII second]] and the [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 third]] game qualifies.
** Combining Baraka and UsefulNotes/BarackObama into "[[CompositeCharacter Baraka Obama]]", either verbally or artistically.
** Also with Baraka, there is "You really gonna do me like that, X?" if anything negative happens to him, courtesy of WebVideo/DashieXP.
** WOOLAY [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Quan Chi's many battle cries in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', famous for being very very clear and legible. Mostly shouted during his teleport stomp special.[[/labelnote]]
** While the companion album for the first game has become infamous among fans, Sub-Zero's theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKAtUeWCfrE Chinese Ninja Warrior]]" in particular has gained a notable amount of notoriety. This was increased by Kuai Liang's appearance as a DLC character in ''[[VideoGame/Injustice2 Injustice 2]]'', with streamers such as Maximillian Dood and even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nAGWrvVL-w&t=44s NetherRealm Studios]] acknowledging it.
** Liu Kangry [[labelnote:Explanation]]An almost FanNickname for Liu Kang, because it's easy to make a pun based on his name who was always spelled in an American way (Liu-kheeng, instead of spelling the 'a' in 'Kang' literally)[[/labelnote]], either to portray a pissed off Liu Kang (who's either being a NiceGuy or a VanillaProtagonist), or the Liu Kang wannabes after he bit the dust in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'' (Shujinko or Taven), both of them being more 'edgy' than [[VanillaProtagonist Liu Kang]]. And ironically, Liu Kang in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' [[FaceHeelTurn has gone to the dark side]] due to his anger at Raiden, making him literally 'Liu Kangry'.
** There's a popular meme in Argentina of [[https://www.vix.com/es/cultura-pop/189893/mateadas-de-mortal-kombat-el-nuevo-furor-de-la-vida-real-que-explota-en-las-redes Scorpion preparing a "mate"]] (the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(drink) mate]] is a popular infusion drink in South America). Of course, as with all memes, it has [[https://www.google.com.ar/search?q=scorpion+mate+meme&rlz=1C1AOHY_esAR709AR709&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijhdqs3eLcAhXDiJAKHXHODMgQ_AUICigB&biw=1024&bih=677 loads and loads of variations]].
** [[INeedToGoIronMyDog I must consult with the Elder Gods]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]] It was already a joke in the MK community with how very frequently Raiden almost always default to consulting with the Elder Gods whenever a problem with Earthrealm arises. But reached true memetic proportions in Mortal Kombat 11 with how he, once again, announces that he will consult with the Elder Gods over the issue of what is happening, saying the aforementioned line, when it's revealed much later on that by this point [[spoiler:Cetrion, by order of Kronika, had executed the remaining members of the Elder Gods and is now helping Kronika reset time in her image, throwing Raiden's very well known utter trust of them on its head]]. Now the line is mocked to absurd degrees, and used as a punchline for hypothetical INeedToGoIronMyDog moments, or as a punchline for a situation where literally anything slightly bad happens. [[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHg7hpDLZ-8 Epic Jax Guy]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Jax's Friendship in the ''11'' is a reference to the Epic Sax Guy meme.[[/labelnote]]
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* MemeticMutation:
** "FINISH HIM/HER!"
** "FATALITY"
** "GET OVER HERE!"
** "FLAWLESS VICTORY"
** [[EasterEgg "TOASTY!"]]
** Shouting "MORTAL KOOOOOMBAT!!!" like the intro to the famous theme song.
** "Friendship. Friendship again?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The "Friendship" one originates from a finishing move that karried through from ''[=MK2=]'' to ''[=MK3=]'' and ''Ultimate [=MK3=]''. For "Friendship", the winning player would usually "spare" the losing player's life in exchange for some wacky kut-scene playing in the background. Thus, the announcer (Shao Kahn), upset that the player did not "finish him" as expected, would say the above phrase. Also, some of us will still say "Superb," or "Excellent", or "Outstanding" the way Shao Kahn says it in the games.[[/labelnote]]
** The trend of ending words with "-ality", essentially turning anything in RealLife into a gory, ''MK''-style finisher.
** A common fan-coined phrase in regards to characters coming BackFromTheDead at the drop of a hat: "[[DeathIsCheap Nobody stays dead in]] ''[[DeathIsCheap Mortal Kombat]]''."
** Almost anything coming out from [[BigBad Shao Kahn]] in the [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII second]] and the [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 third]] game qualifies.
** Combining Baraka and UsefulNotes/BarackObama into "[[CompositeCharacter Baraka Obama]]", either verbally or artistically.
** Also with Baraka, there is "You really gonna do me like that, X?" if anything negative happens to him, courtesy of WebVideo/DashieXP.
** WOOLAY [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Quan Chi's many battle cries in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', famous for being very very clear and legible. Mostly shouted during his teleport stomp special.[[/labelnote]]
** While the companion album for the first gameMemeticMutation: [[Memes/MortalKombat It has become infamous among fans, Sub-Zero's theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKAtUeWCfrE Chinese Ninja Warrior]]" in particular has gained a notable amount TONS of notoriety. This was increased by Kuai Liang's appearance as a DLC character in ''[[VideoGame/Injustice2 Injustice 2]]'', with streamers such as Maximillian Dood and even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nAGWrvVL-w&t=44s NetherRealm Studios]] acknowledging it.
** Liu Kangry [[labelnote:Explanation]]An almost FanNickname for Liu Kang, because it's easy to make a pun based on his name who was always spelled in an American way (Liu-kheeng, instead of spelling the 'a' in 'Kang' literally)[[/labelnote]], either to portray a pissed off Liu Kang (who's either being a NiceGuy or a VanillaProtagonist), or the Liu Kang wannabes after he bit the dust in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'' (Shujinko or Taven), both of them being more 'edgy' than [[VanillaProtagonist Liu Kang]]. And ironically, Liu Kang in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' [[FaceHeelTurn has gone to the dark side]] due to his anger at Raiden, making him literally 'Liu Kangry'.
** There's a popular meme in Argentina of [[https://www.vix.com/es/cultura-pop/189893/mateadas-de-mortal-kombat-el-nuevo-furor-de-la-vida-real-que-explota-en-las-redes Scorpion preparing a "mate"]] (the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(drink) mate]] is a popular infusion drink in South America). Of course, as with all memes, it has [[https://www.google.com.ar/search?q=scorpion+mate+meme&rlz=1C1AOHY_esAR709AR709&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijhdqs3eLcAhXDiJAKHXHODMgQ_AUICigB&biw=1024&bih=677 loads and loads of variations]].
** [[INeedToGoIronMyDog I must consult with the Elder Gods]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]] It was already a joke in the MK community with how very frequently Raiden almost always default to consulting with the Elder Gods whenever a problem with Earthrealm arises. But reached true memetic proportions in Mortal Kombat 11 with how he, once again, announces that he will consult with the Elder Gods over the issue of what is happening, saying the aforementioned line, when it's revealed much later on that by this point [[spoiler:Cetrion, by order of Kronika, had executed the remaining members of the Elder Gods and is now helping Kronika reset time in her image, throwing Raiden's very well known utter trust of them on its head]]. Now the line is mocked to absurd degrees, and used as a punchline for hypothetical INeedToGoIronMyDog moments, or as a punchline for a situation where literally anything slightly bad happens. [[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHg7hpDLZ-8 Epic Jax Guy]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Jax's Friendship in the ''11'' is a reference to the Epic Sax Guy meme.[[/labelnote]]them]].
** "FINISH HIM/HER!"
** "FATALITY"
** "GET OVER HERE!"
** "FLAWLESS VICTORY"
** [[EasterEgg "TOASTY!"]]
** Shouting "MORTAL KOOOOOMBAT!!!" like the intro to the famous theme song.
** "Friendship. Friendship again?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The "Friendship" one originates from a finishing move that karried through from ''[=MK2=]'' to ''[=MK3=]'' and ''Ultimate [=MK3=]''. For "Friendship", the winning player would usually "spare" the losing player's life in exchange for some wacky kut-scene playing in the background. Thus, the announcer (Shao Kahn), upset that the player did not "finish him" as expected, would say the above phrase. Also, some of us will still say "Superb," or "Excellent", or "Outstanding" the way Shao Kahn says it in the games.[[/labelnote]]
** The trend of ending words with "-ality", essentially turning anything in RealLife into a gory, ''MK''-style finisher.
** A common fan-coined phrase in regards to characters coming BackFromTheDead at the drop of a hat: "[[DeathIsCheap Nobody stays dead in]] ''[[DeathIsCheap Mortal Kombat]]''."
** Almost anything coming out from [[BigBad Shao Kahn]] in the [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII second]] and the [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 third]] game qualifies.
** Combining Baraka and UsefulNotes/BarackObama into "[[CompositeCharacter Baraka Obama]]", either verbally or artistically.
** Also with Baraka, there is "You really gonna do me like that, X?" if anything negative happens to him, courtesy of WebVideo/DashieXP.
** WOOLAY [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Quan Chi's many battle cries in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', famous for being very very clear and legible. Mostly shouted during his teleport stomp special.[[/labelnote]]
** While the companion album for the first game
** Liu Kangry [[labelnote:Explanation]]An almost FanNickname for Liu Kang, because it's easy to make a pun based on his name who was always spelled in an American way (Liu-kheeng, instead of spelling the 'a' in 'Kang' literally)[[/labelnote]], either to portray a pissed off Liu Kang (who's either being a NiceGuy or a VanillaProtagonist), or the Liu Kang wannabes after he bit the dust in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'' (Shujinko or Taven), both of them being more 'edgy' than [[VanillaProtagonist Liu Kang]]. And ironically, Liu Kang in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' [[FaceHeelTurn has gone to the dark side]] due to his anger at Raiden, making him literally 'Liu Kangry'.
** There's a popular meme in Argentina of [[https://www.vix.com/es/cultura-pop/189893/mateadas-de-mortal-kombat-el-nuevo-furor-de-la-vida-real-que-explota-en-las-redes Scorpion preparing a "mate"]] (the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(drink) mate]] is a popular infusion drink in South America). Of course, as with all memes, it has [[https://www.google.com.ar/search?q=scorpion+mate+meme&rlz=1C1AOHY_esAR709AR709&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijhdqs3eLcAhXDiJAKHXHODMgQ_AUICigB&biw=1024&bih=677 loads and loads of variations]].
** [[INeedToGoIronMyDog I must consult with the Elder Gods]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]] It was already a joke in the MK community with how very frequently Raiden almost always default to consulting with the Elder Gods whenever a problem with Earthrealm arises. But reached true memetic proportions in Mortal Kombat 11 with how he, once again, announces that he will consult with the Elder Gods over the issue of what is happening, saying the aforementioned line, when it's revealed much later on that by this point [[spoiler:Cetrion, by order of Kronika, had executed the remaining members of the Elder Gods and is now helping Kronika reset time in her image, throwing Raiden's very well known utter trust of them on its head]]. Now the line is mocked to absurd degrees, and used as a punchline for hypothetical INeedToGoIronMyDog moments, or as a punchline for a situation where literally anything slightly bad happens. [[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHg7hpDLZ-8 Epic Jax Guy]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Jax's Friendship in the ''11'' is a reference to the Epic Sax Guy meme.[[/labelnote]]
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* NauseaFuel: As a series relying on gruesome violence, [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat it contains A LOT of examples]].
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* TheScrappy: [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The series was always hit or miss when it comes to characters and characterization]].
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* TheWoobie: Even with all the violence around, [[Woobie/MortalKombat some characters could really benefit from a Friendship]].
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: It ''cannot'' be overstated just how much of a phenomenon ''Mortal Kombat'' was in the 90's. Announcements of new games in the series were met with hype on the level games like ''VideoGame/Halo2'' would receive in the 2000's. For example, when ''Mortal Kombat 3'' was announced and released in 1995, only five out of twelve covers for ''Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly'' that year did NOT have at least one ''Mortal Kombat 3'' character on it. But other fighters since then have formed their own identities on different kinds of spectacle, and with video games as a whole becoming more graphic in their violent content, ''Mortal Kombat'' is nowhere near the standout franchise it was in the 90's.
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** Ironically, TheScrappy and CreatorsPest Hsu Hao gets a dose of this. Very few people like him and it's generally agreed he's at best a forgettable character, but fans are divided between those who agree with the creators' intense hatred for him, and those who think that he was by no means the worst product of ''Mortal Kombat', he wasn't entirely devoid of readiming traits, and the large amount of hate he gets is in small part artificially inflated by the creators.
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** Ironically, TheScrappy and CreatorsPest Hsu Hao gets a dose of this. Very few people like him and it's generally agreed he's at best a forgettable character, but fans are divided between those who agree with the creators' intense hatred for him, and those who think that he was by no means the worst product of ''Mortal Kombat', he wasn't entirely devoid of readiming redeeming traits, and the large amount of hate he gets is in small part artificially inflated by the creators.
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** Ironically, TheScrappy and CreatorsPest Hsu Hao gets a dose of this. Very few people like him and it's generally agreed he's at best a forgettable character, but fans are divided between those who agree with the creators' intense hatred for him, and those who think that he was by no means the worst product of ''Mortal Kombat', he wasn't entirely devoid of reediming traits and his {{Hatedom}} is in small part artificially inflated by the creators.
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** Ironically, TheScrappy and CreatorsPest Hsu Hao gets a dose of this. Very few people like him and it's generally agreed he's at best a forgettable character, but fans are divided between those who agree with the creators' intense hatred for him, and those who think that he was by no means the worst product of ''Mortal Kombat', he wasn't entirely devoid of reediming traits readiming traits, and his {{Hatedom}} the large amount of hate he gets is in small part artificially inflated by the creators.
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* FanPreferredPairing: Despite the fact she's paired up with Tanya in MKX or MK11, you're more likely to see Mileena paired up with Scorpion. This is due to her being his DistaffCounterpart and also they're both people who had rough lives who are vengeful towards the people they think ruined their lives (Sub-Zero and Kitana, also [[DistaffCounterpart Distaff Counterparts]]). The fact there is intro dialogue between Rain and Mileena in MK11, that suggest Tanya was using Mileena doesn't help matters.
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* FanPreferredPairing: Despite the fact she's paired up with Tanya in MKX or MK11, you're more likely to see Mileena paired up with Scorpion. This is due to her being his DistaffCounterpart and also they're both people who had rough lives who are vengeful towards the people they think ruined their lives (Sub-Zero and Kitana, also [[DistaffCounterpart Distaff Counterparts]]). The fact there is intro dialogue between Rain and Mileena in MK11, that suggest Tanya [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Tanya]] was [[UsingYouAllAlong merely using Mileena Mileena]] doesn't help matters.
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** Once considered ''the'' main selling point of the series, the [[FinishingMove Fatalities]] have received some scrutiny and criticism as the games progressed, especially following ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'''s release. While the idea of killing your opponent in a flashy way is a lot of fun for some players, others find them to be a pointless waste of time. This only got more heated as later games [[SequelEscalation made them more cinematic]], with some players being excited to see how over-the-top things will get with each new installment, while others are bored or annoyed at essentially being forced to watch a 20-second cutscene at the end of a fight.
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* UnpopularPopularCharacter: While liked by fans, Johnny Cage is disliked in-universe by fellow heroes Stryker and Cyrax. Even Raiden expresses annoyance with him in ''9''.
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* UnpopularPopularCharacter: While liked by fans, Johnny Cage is disliked in-universe is by fellow heroes Stryker and Cyrax. Even Raiden expresses annoyance large probably the most hated person in the entire series, even people he would call friends find him annoying at best. He is vain and pompous asshole who never takes anything seriously, even with him the fate of the world at stake. Fans of the franchise though love him, for pretty much the same reason, and the fact that in ''9''.a series with gods, demons, and all sorts of nasties its the Hollywood playboy who gets under everyone's skin.
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* EvilIsCool: The more villainous or morally questionable characters tend to get many fans with Shao Kahn, Kano, Bi-Han (especially as Noob Saibot) and Goro being the most notable. Likewise, those who find Liu Kang actually a bland or boring protagonist is usually more pleased and liking him better when he went full on evil in ''X''.
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* EvilIsCool: The more villainous or morally questionable characters tend to get many fans with Shao Shang Tsung,Shao Kahn, Kano, Bi-Han (especially as Noob Saibot) and Goro Saibot),Goro,Quan Chi,and Shinnok being the most notable. Likewise, those who find Liu Kang actually a bland or boring protagonist is usually more pleased and liking him better when he went full on evil in ''X''.
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* ValuesDissonance: The earliest games in the series don't allow Johnny Cage to do his GroinAttack to female characters like Sonya and Kitana. It's unclear if this is because it was considered [[UnacceptableTargets unacceptable]] (despite almost every other form of violence being available), or the early 90's devs [[MostWritersAreMale genuinely believed]] that women can't get hurt by being punched there. Since the late 90's, Johnny can punch everyone, and everyone gets the same damage from it.
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* ValuesDissonance: The earliest games in the series don't allow Johnny Cage to do his GroinAttack to female characters like Sonya and Kitana. It's unclear if this is because it was considered [[UnacceptableTargets unacceptable]] unacceptable (despite almost every other form of violence being available), or the early 90's devs [[MostWritersAreMale genuinely believed]] that women can't get hurt by being punched there. Since the late 90's, Johnny can punch everyone, and everyone gets the same damage from it.
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* EvilIsSexy: Every villainess (whether [[HeelFaceTurn temporary]] or [[EvilFeelsGood not]]). Mileena ''should'' be an exception, but she instead has garnered an ''astonishing'' number of [[NightmareFetishist admirers]],([[{{Butterface}} as long as her veil stays on, of course]]). Even in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', which toned down its {{Fanservice}} considerably, [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains the villainesses still wear skimpier outfits than the heroines]]. This is particularly invoked with Kitana, whose outfit as a revanant is notably skimpier than her default outfit.
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* EvilIsSexy: Every villainess (whether [[HeelFaceTurn temporary]] or [[EvilFeelsGood not]]). Mileena ''should'' be an exception, but she instead has garnered an ''astonishing'' number of [[NightmareFetishist admirers]],([[{{Butterface}} admirers]],[[{{Butterface}} as long as her veil stays on, of course]]).course]]. Even in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', which toned down its {{Fanservice}} considerably, [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains the villainesses still wear skimpier outfits than the heroines]]. This is particularly invoked with Kitana, whose outfit as a revanant is notably skimpier than her default outfit.
