[STEAM] First Look at Animalities in Mortal Kombat 1 | SDCC 2024

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NetherRealm has revealed animalities for

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in what marks a return of the fatality variant after a 29-year absence.

Animalities, which made their debut in 1995’s Mortal Kombat 3, let the victorious character turn into an animal before tearing their victim apart in typically gory fashion.

During a panel at San Diego Comic-**** 2024 attended by IGN, NetherRealm showed off Mortal Kombat 1’s animalities with teaser footage. Rain, for example, turns into a puffer fish who explodes from the inside of his opponent.

A new trailer, below, showed off more animalities, including hyena, hippo, gorilla, t-rex skeleton, and wolf finishers. Of course, Scorpion turns into a scorpion. Mileena turns into a preying mantis.

The animalities reveal came as part of the announcement of Mortal Kombat 1’s second year of content and the

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. Kombat Pack 2 includes another six DLC characters, all of which had been datamined ahead of their announcement. They are:

• Cyrax
• Sektor
• Noob Saibot
• Ghostface
• Conan the Barbarian
• T-1000

Animalities can be performed by all playable fighters and will be available in conjunction with the Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns release on September 24.

Meanwhile, all owners of Mortal Kombat 1 will receive a free MK 95 Scorpion character skin, inspired by the original Mortal Kombat (1995) film, available today.

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