The primaryMortal Kombat 1roster may have been leaked, and it contains several fighters from the franchise’s mid-2000s era.Mortal Kombat 1will mark a new age for the fighting game franchise, serving as a continuity reboot in which Fire God Liu Kang creates a peaceful new universe for the residents of Earthrealm. This new world is soon threatened by a returning Shang Tsung, requiring Liu Kang and his allies to jump into battle once more.
Both the initialMortal Kombat 1announcement and last week’s brutal Summer Game Fest trailer revealed a few of the familiar characters that will enter this battle, including the iconic ninja rivals Scorpion and Sub-Zero, sisters Kitana and Mileena, andHollywood stuntman-turned-Earthrealm defender Johnny Cage.Mortal Kombat 1’s roster will be split into two groups: the primary set of playable characters and a selection of Kameo fighters. These are computer-controlled support characters that can be summoned by a single button press.
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A massive newMortal Kombat 1leak may have just revealed the game’s full playable cast. Reddit user MarkT_D_W recently shared a wealth of supposedMK1information on r/Mortalkombatleaks, with such tidbits asMortal Kombat 1getting rid of the Kryptfrom the last three entries. Also included in the leak was the alleged playable roster, which is said to feature 24 characters. 19 of these were listed here, with a mix of previously confirmed Kombatants and newly-revealed names from the franchise’s storied history.
Leaked Mortal Kombat 1 Roster List
Many of the names included in this leaked list will be readily familiar to fans ofMortal Kombat’s mid-2000s games, which saw the franchise make the jump to 3D graphics on the sixth generation of consoles.Mortal Kombatco-creator Ed Boonrecently hinted atMK4fighters like Reptile and Reiko appearing inMortal Kombat 1, and sure enough both these fan favorites are featured in the leak. Other big names include the chaos-obsessed Havik fromMortal Kombat: Deception, the vampiric Nitara fromMortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, and Lin Mei, an Outworld warrior who hasn’t been seen sinceMortal Kombat: Armageddonway back in 2006.
Of course, this newMortal Kombat 1leak isn’t official, and any information from it should naturally be met with healthy skepticism until it is confirmed by NetherRealm. However, thisMortal Kombat 1rosterdoes line up with some of Ed Boon’s past social media teases, and if it is legit then the game will contain many familiar faces fromMortal Kombat’s often-forgotten early 3D era. The leaked roster is also incomplete, meaning that NetherRealm could have a few more surprises waiting forMortal Kombat 1’s launch this fall.
Mortal Kombat 1will be released on June 17, 2025, for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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