After a strong two years of tournaments and updates, the blood-stained curtain has finally closed onMortal Kombat 11. The game has received its expected two years of support, and NetherRealm Studios has officially announced that it is moving on to its next project. Fans who are ready to move on are already anticipating the next game, which rumor has it may have something to do with Marvel properties. The thought of Marvel heroes fighting the Earthrealm defenders is very enticing to some, while others are hoping for theAvengers to throw down with the Justice League. Another school of thought is just interested to see a standalone Marvel game from Netherrealm, and there are some fans who just want NetherRealm to be let loose to do it’s own thing.
Whatever one’s hopes or opinions are on NetherRealm’s murky future, there’s no denying that it’s an exciting prospect. It’s also generally agreed upon thatMortal Kombat 11has been left in a fairly good state, with plenty of custom variation options for players to experiment with and a good balance present throughout the cast. The roster also feels pretty much complete, though any fan would tell you that it felt like there could be more fighters. If choice leaks are true, then at some point, NetherRealm and WB Games felt the same way. A Kombat Pack 3 was supposedly in the works at one point, but was either cancelled or never got off the ground. As such, there is a surprising number of characters that were constantly pointed to as leaked fighters, but never materialized for one reason or another.
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Deathstroke
Theprimary leak concerning Kombat Pack 3comes from near the end of 2020. Initially leaked on aMortal Kombatsubreddit, it appeared to be the contents of an internal email at NetherRealm Studios. The email described a DLC reveal trailer with four characters, the first being Deathstroke. Deathstroke is a popular DC character who NetherRealm adapted for itsMK vs. DCandInjusticefighting games. This stylish sword and gun user may have been part of the impetus for Erron Black’s creation inMortal Kombat X. While it’s unfortunate that Deathstroke couldn’t join the Joker in this round of combat, there’s a good chance they’ll face each other again if NetherRealm returns to theInjusticeseries.
Havik
Another baddie who unfortunately won’t be able tojoin the Joker inMK11is Havik. Last seen in the Clown Prince of Crime’s arcade ending inMortal Kombat 11, Havik is a Cleric of Chaos and the only playable Chaosrealmer. Although he was only ever playable in the PS2-eraMortal Kombatgames, Havik built up a devoted following due to his silly special moves and uniquely humorous reaction to being knocked off a certain stage. According to dialogue inMortal Kombat 11 Aftermath, Havik is still alive, so there’s still a chance that this chaotic fan favorite will show up to fight another day.
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Sareena
A character with less of a chance is Sareena. She has an extremely interesting history in and out of theMortal Kombatgames. First introduced as an antagonist inMortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, she was one of Quan-Chi’s demonic servants. Sub-Zero talked her into switching sides, which didn’t amount to much when she wasn’t playable in the next few games. Sareena’s first playable appearance was in the GameBoy AdvanceMortal Kombat: Tournament Edition, and her next, and last, playable role was inArmageddon. She did show up as an ally inMortal Kombat X’s story mode, but she’s still suffering from the same problem she always has: whether it’s through cuts or substitutions, NetherRealm just can’t fit Sareena into any of its games.
Smoke
The next leaked fighter, and the last one referenced in the late 2020 leak, is the Lin Kuei ninja Smoke. Smoke, in both his human and cyborg forms, is a very popular legacy character from the original 2DMortal Kombatgames. Growing out of Scorpion’s moveset into his own unique movement-control style, Smoke is one of the three color ninjas, alongside Reptile and Ermac, that arestill missing fromMortal Kombat 11. His running plotline about being reanimated by a demon named Enenra has yet to be resolved, so fans are hoping to see him again some day.
Sektor/Cyrax
The next two rumored fighters come as a package deal. The yellow Cyrax and red Sektor are Smoke’s seniors in the Cyber Lin Kuei program, and are also series mainstays. Often appearing quite strong, theirlast appearance inMKXas part of Triborgwasn’t as impressive, but it was still full of fanservice that their players adored. Sektor and Cyrax have been rumored to be DLC characters since the launch ofMortal Kombat 11due to both of them being NPC opponents in the story mode. A “story mode pack” had been discussed to death, literally so now thatAftermathandUltimatehave come and gone. Unfortunately, it seems the robots will have to miss this entry, but they’re likely to show up again.
Michael Myers
The next leak originated on 4chan, and surfaced during the beginning of 2020. Kombat Pack 2, which is now known to be theMK11 Ultimatecontent, was not yet announced, but speculation and rumors were flying wildly. The anonymous leak claimed thatMortal Kombat 11Kombat Pack 2 would consist of six characters like the first, with those being: Fujin, Sheeva, Ash Williams fromEvil Dead, Takeda, Havik,andHalloween’s Michael Myers. This leak is interesting, as Fujin and Shiva actually did make it into theAftermathpack alongside Robocop. Michael Myers would have been a perfect counterpart toMKX’s old horror icons, but sadly, this was not to be.
Takeda
Takeda is another missing fan favorite, and it feels odd that he didn’t make it into the latest roster. Takeda Takahashi is a student of Shirai Ryu leader Hanzo Hasashi (aka Scorpion’s living self), and is Kenshi’s son. He was a member of the “Kombat Kids"introduced inMortal Kombat X’s comic prequel, and Cassie Cage and Jacqui Briggs have already made it intoMK11. Takeda was probably the most popular member of the group, with his spiked whips and plasma swords proving quite popular. For now, though, he’s be relegated to the bench alongside Kung Jin.
Ash Williams
Mortal Kombat 11is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
