The Mortal Kombat movie had to have Fatalities to be an accurate representation of the series’ universe, and naturally, that meant some characters had to die. Some of those deaths were anticipated before the movie’s release either because of good guesses or because Fatalities got shared online [.]
Mortal Kombat Movie: Who Is General Reiko?
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Mortal Kombat movie obviously can’t have the Earthrealm combatants fighting against themselves, so naturally, it had to assemble a team of Outworld fighters for them to square up against. That team of baddies consisted of some familiar faces that Mortal Kombat veterans and even more casual fans might’ve recognized, but there was one character, Reiko, who made an appearance in the movie as one of Outworld’s main fighters even though he hasn’t historically had a major presence in the games.
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Clever Mortal Kombat Easter Egg References a Mortal Kombat 3 Character
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With how many characters there are in the Mortal Kombat series, it’s understandable that not all of them can fit into just one movie. Putting too many in the debut film in the rebooted series would be overwhelming for newcomers and too busy for anyone to enjoy, so of course some have to be omitted or at least saved for later. Others, however, at least made an appearance of some sort even if they were relegated to Easter eggs alone. One example of a character reference of that kind found in the