Players who want to be surprised byMortal Kombat 1may want to be wary over the next few months, as some major story spoilers might be lurking around the internet already.Mortal Kombat 1marks a new chapterin the long-runningMKsaga, with Fire God Liu Kang resetting the timeline following the events ofMortal Kombat 11’sAftermathDLC. As a result, Earthrelam is enjoying an untold era of warmth and peace, at least until the evil Shang Tsung returns from oblivion to threaten existence once more.
Mortal Kombat 1’s rebooted timeline has also altered the lives of various members ofMK’s hefty roster of playable combatants, as noted inMortal Kombat 1’s newly updated character bios. While Scorpion and Sub-Zero were once the most hated of rivals, in Liu Kang’s new world they are instead brothers and comrades. Likewise, former enemies Kitana and Mileena now co-exist, but Mileena is suffering from a deadly illness that could bring them to conflict once again. Indeed,Mortal Kombat 1’s plot could take these characters on a path similar to their past selves or in a new direction altogether, which makes the wait for the game all the more gripping.
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As the gaming world waits forMortal Kombat 1’s release this September, an old Reddit post full of potential spoilers has now returned to the surface. Posted two years ago, this massive leak contains several major plot details forMortal Kombat 1, along with a few surprisingly accurate predictions about the upcoming sequel’s gameplay and character dynamics, in the form of cryptic visual clues. Other users like Grandpaseth85 have since solved these riddles, and as more official details aboutMortal Kombat 1continue to emerge some are starting to wonder if the leak is more legit than initially believed.
In addition toScorpion and Sub-Zero now being brothersand the existence of a mysterious “Tarkat Plague,” the now-deleted Reddit leak managed to foretellMortal Kombat 1’s new Kameo mechanic, which allows players to select a secondary supporting fighter that can be called upon to perform punishing combos during matches. Most of the potential spoilers hidden in the post remain mere speculation, but it’s hard to deny that it managed to correctly predict a fair amount of plot and gameplay details forMortal Kombat 1.
This is no guarantee that theMortal Kombat 1Reddit leak is completely accurate, but fans who don’t want to haveMK 1’s rebooted plotpotentially ruined might want to keep away from certain parts of the internet untilMortal Kombat 1releases this fall in case these tidbits are indeed actual spoilers. In the meantime, NetherRelam will likely unveil more information during the Kombat Kast livestream set for later this week.
Mortal Kombat 1releases on September 9 for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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