History YMMV / MortalKombatVsDCUniverse

* ContestedSequel: Technically this is the eight main Mortal Kombat game; some fans consider it [[CrazyAwesome ridiculously awesome]], while others think it's just [[{{Narm}} plain ridiculous]].

** The Liu Kang vs Raiden fight late in the MK-side story mode now comes off a little bit darker in light of Videogame/MortalKombat9 in which Raiden [[spoiler: unwittingly fatally wounded Liu Kang and [[DyingDeclarationOfHate was cursed by him with his dying breath]]]]. Doubly so when VideoGame/MortalKombat11 reveals that [[spoiler: Kronika manipulated them into fighting each other in the countless timelines that she destroyed, with the fight they initially have in that game being similar to this one ([[CanonWelding which might have even been seen as part of said timelines]])]].

** The Liu Kang vs Raiden fight late in the MK-side story mode now comes off a little bit darker in light of Videogame/MortalKombat9 in which Raiden [[spoiler: unwittingly fatally wounded Liu Kang and was cursed by him with his dying breath]]. Doubly so when VideoGame/MortalKombat11 reveals that [[spoiler: Kronika manipulated them into fighting each other in the countless timelines that she destroyed, with the fight they initially have in that game being similar to this one ([[CanonWelding which might have even been seen as part of said timelines]])]].

** The Liu Kang vs Raiden fight late in the MK-side story mode now comes off a little bit darker in light of Videogame/MortalKombat9 in which Raiden [[spoiler: unwittingly fatally wounded Liu Kang and was cursed by him with his dying breath]]. Doubly so when VideoGame/MortalKombat11 reveals that [[spoiler: Kronika manipulated them into fighting each other in the countless timelines that she destroyed]].

** The Liu Kang vs Raiden fight late in the MK-side story mode now comes off a little bit darker in light of Videogame/MortalKombat9 in which Raiden [[spoiler: unwittingly fatally wounded Liu Kang and was cursed by him with his dying breath]].

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[-Spinoffs: [[YMMV/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero MKM: Sub-Zero]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatSpecialForces Special Forces]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatShaolinMonks Shaolin Monks]]\\
Non-videogame media: [[YMMV/MortalKombatTheMovie Mortal Kombat: The Movie]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatTheJourneyBegins The Journey Begins]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatAnnihilation Annihilation]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatConquest Conquest]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Defenders Of The Realm]] | [[YMMV/MalibuComicsMortalKombat Malibu Comics]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatLegacy Legacy]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatRebirth Rebirth]]\\
Series-wide pages: [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]] | [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]] | [[EnsembleDarkhorse/MortalKombat Ensemble Darkhorse]] | [[HilariousInHindsight/MortalKombat Hilarious In Hindsight]] | [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]] | [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]] | [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]\\
Game-specific pages: [[Fridge/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse Fridge]] | [[Funny/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse Funny Moments]] | [[Awesome/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse Moment of Awesome]] | [[NightmareFuel/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse Nightmare Fuel]]-]]]
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!![[center: Main games: [[YMMV/MortalKombat1 MK1]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat2 MK2]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat3 MK3]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat4 MK4]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatDeception Deception]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat9 MK9]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatX MKX]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat11 MK11]]\\

Series-wide pages: [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]] | [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]] | [[EnsembleDarkhorse/MortalKombat Ensemble Darkhorse]] | [[Fridge/MortalKombat Fridge]] | [[Funny/MortalKombat Funny Moments]] | [[Heartwarming/MortalKombat Heartwarming Moments]] | [[HilariousInHindsight/MortalKombat Hilarious In Hindsight]] | [[Awesome/MortalKombat Moment of Awesome]] | [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]] | [[NightmareFuel/MortalKombat Nightmare Fuel]] | [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]] | [[TearJerker/MortalKombat Tear Jerker]] | [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]-]]]

** This game was also the debut of the series' classic, character-episodic Story Mode storytelling, further improved by ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', and ''VideoGame/Injustice2''. It also marked the first time several recurring voice actors in those game played their respective roles, such as Creator/PatrickSeitz as Scorpion and Creator/RichardEpcar handling double duty for both the Joker and Raiden.

Series-wide pages: [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]] | [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]] | [[EnsembleDarkhorse/MortalKombat Ensemble Darkhorse]] | [[Fridge/MortalKombat Fridge]] | [[Funny/MortalKombat Funny Moments]] | [[Heartwarming/MortalKombat Heartwarming Moments]] | [[Awesome/MortalKombat Moment of Awesome]] | [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]] | [[NightmareFuel/MortalKombat Nightmare Fuel]] | [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]] | [[TearJerker/MortalKombat Tear Jerker]] | [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]]]-]

* HilariousInHindsight: After returning from their assigned missions, Shang Tsung mocks Kano for his defeat saying "A [[ComicBook/TheJoker clown]]? You were defeated by a CLOWN?". In the next game, Shang Tsung would turn into a clown while recreating the Joker's Fatality from this game.
** It is also quite ironic that Creator/WarnerBros, the owners of DC comics, the same company that collaborated with the then-Mortal Kombat Franchise owner Creator/MidwayGames to create this controversial game, would later successfully resurrect the franchise.

!![[center: Main games: [[YMMV/MortalKombat1 MK1]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat2 MK2]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat3 MK3]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat4 MK4]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatDeception Deception]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat9 MK9]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatX MKX]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombat11 MK11]]\\
[-Spinoffs: [[YMMV/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero MKM: Sub-Zero]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatSpecialForces Special Forces]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatShaolinMonks Shaolin Monks]] | [[YMMV/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse MK vs. DC Universe]]\\

Series-wide pages: [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/MortalKombat And The Fandom Rejoiced]] | [[Monster/MortalKombat Complete Monster]] | [[EnsembleDarkhorse/MortalKombat Ensemble Darkhorse]] | [[NauseaFuel/MortalKombat Nausea Fuel]] | [[NightmareFuel/MortalKombat Nightmare Fuel]] | [[TheScrappy/MortalKombat The Scrappy]] | [[Woobie/MortalKombat The Woobie]]]]-]

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** The Joker. He got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHRuRYx6vfU a huge ovation when he was announced]], and his Fatality is one of the only ones people think didn't suck (so much so, that Shang Tsung borrows it in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''.)
** [[Comicbook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] and Comicbook/{{Deathstroke}} to some extent have also gained praise for this being the first time either character debuted in a videogame. The latter especially so who, as a mercenary who kills for hire and also being a [[McNinja Ninjaesque]] character, would not be out of place in a main Mortal Kombat title.

* NightmareFuel: Captain Marvel being infected by The Rage is genuinely disturbing.

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** This game was also the debut of the series' classic, character-episodic Story Mode storytelling, further improved by ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', and ''VideoGame/Injustice2''.

Whether this game is [[CrazyAwesome ridiculously awesome]] or just [[{{Narm}} plain ridiculous]] is [[BrokenBase up for debate]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Joker. He got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHRuRYx6vfU a huge ovation when he was announced]], and his Fatality is one of the only ones people think didn't suck (so much so, that Shang Tsung borrows it in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''.)

** This game was also the debut of the series' classic, character-episodic Story Mode storytelling, further improved by ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''.

* HilariousInHindsight: After returning from their assigned missions, Shang Tsung mocks Kano for his defeat saying "A [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker clown]]? You were defeated by a CLOWN?". In the next game, Shang Tsung would turn into a clown while recreating the Joker's Fatality from this game.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Not a bad game by any means, and while the premise did have a lot of potential, it didn't truly live up to the hype it was generating.

* BaseBreaker:

** It is also quite ironic that Creator/WarnerBros, the owners of DC comics, is the same company that collaborated with the then-Mortal Kombat Franchise owner Creator/MidwayGames to create this controversial game would later successfully resurrect the franchise.

** Likewise, SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor calling out Franchise/{{Superman}} in Supes' chapter, in lieu of the events of ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs''.