Trivia / Mortal Kombat: Deception

• Acting for Two: It will become apparent very quickly that the characters in Konquest Mode are all voiced by the same 2-3 people.
• Ascended Fanon: Bi-Han's transformation into Noob was the result of Dan Forden fielding a suggestion from a fan, and said suggestion being approved and enshrined in Deception.
• Completely Different Title: In France, the game had the title of Mortal Kombat: Mystification, due to the fact that the English word "Deception" shares the same spelling as the French word for "Disappointment".
• Dawson Casting: Max Crawford voices Shujinko at every age from his pre-teen years to a sagely Old Master and thus plays this trope straight in his younger years, inverted in the older ages, and averted in regard to his young adult stage.
• Refitted for Sequel: Shares a page with the rest of the franchise.
• Urban Legend of Zelda: Two hoaxes reported by Gamespot, both of which turned out to be just that, rumours:
  • "Super Unlockables", which in the final game are nowhere to be seen.
  • Motaro being an unlockable character.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Havik was originally going to be Noob Saibot, and then became a new character on his own. Also, he was originally referred to as "Skab."
  • Due to his resemblance to the famous Street Fighter character, Kobra was named "Ken"— er, "Ben Masters" during development. Many fans were led to believe that a Street Fighter vs. Mortal Kombat game was in the works. Alas, it was just a placeholder, although Ed Boon has said he would love to do a crossover with Street Fighter at some point. Capcom, however, already pronounced themselves on SF characters getting killed off onscreen being a no-no for them.
  • The Nethership stage was originally meant to span more areas of the ship, such as the living quarters.
  • The BGM for the Onaga's Lair was originally a guitar piece entitled "Dragon Slayer." It was deemed to be a bit unfitting for the atmosphere of the arena, but was included as an unlockable piece of music you can listen to in-game.
  • Hidden away in the Krypt are unused ending slides for Onaga with full ending text, implying he was either planned to be playable or have an ending that plays when the player chose not to continue after losing to him.

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