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Mortal Kombat 1director Ed Boon recently teased a big reveal for later this week, namely a look at the upcoming DLC character Ermac.Mortal Kombat 1’s roster is already jam-packed with revamped versions of some of the franchise’s most noted fighters, and NetherRealm has been adding even more to its latest fighting title post-launch. So far, players have been able to step into the arena as returningMortal Kombat 1fighter Quan Chi alongside special guests like Peacemaker and Omni-Man from the hitInvincibleanimated series.
The next playable character set to arrive inMortal Kombat 1as part of the game’sKombat Pack 1 DLCis Ermac, an undead, ninja-like warrior who made his debut as an unlockable character inUltimate Mortal Kombat 3way back in 1995. InMortal Kombat 1, Ermac is an amalgamation of the souls of the Living Forest, created by Quan Chi to serve as a minion to both himself and Shang Tsung. It is eventually revealed that King Jerrod, husband of Sindel and father to Kitana and Mileena, is one of the many spirits within Ermac, and he soon helps the heroes fend off his former masters.
Ermac only appeared in a handful of battles in the baseMortal Kombat 1’s story campaign, but soon he will be fully playable as a DLC character. Ed Boon, co-creator of theMortal Kombatseries and co-director at NetherRelam Studios, teased a full gameplay trailer for Ermac later this week in a recent Twitter post. As a preview of what’s to come, this post includes a pre-fight face-off between Ermac and Kung Lao, during which the undead warrior humorously revealed that one of his souls was in a relationship with Madam Bo, much to Kung Lao’s apprehension.
Mortal Kombat 1 Ermac Gameplay Trailer is Coming This Week
Ed Boon shared plenty of his own secrets in his Twitter post, where he described howErmac was eventually added to theMortal Kombatuniverse. During the development of the originalMortal Kombat, Boon kept track of the programming errors encountered by marking them as “Error Macros,” or “Ermacs” for short. These “Ermacs” were tallied after the number of times that players encountered originalMortal Kombathidden character Reptile in the game’s diagnostics menu, leading eagle-eyed players to believe that there was yet another secret opponent named Ermac.
This in turn would eventually lead to the official debut of Ermac inUltimate Mortal Kombat 3as a red-coloredninja palette swap of Scorpion and Sub-Zerothat soon evolved into his own character across multiple games and timelines. His current incarnation inMortal Kombat 1is one of the most interesting to date, and it won’t be long before eager players can see him in action ahead of his full release as a DLC character sometime this spring.
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Welcome to a new era of Kombat. NetherRealm Studios ushers in a new era of the iconic fighting franchise with a total reset that changes the entire world as we know it. Following the thrilling climax of Mortal Kombat 11, the all-powerful Fire God Liu Kang has created a New Era in the hope of bringing peace to Earthrealm and beyond. Through the series' most cinematic story mode yet, you’ll be reintroduced to a cast of legendary warriors as you’ve never seen them before. Expect twists on classic friendships and rivalries, as well as new backstories that will change everything you think you know about your favorite Kombatants. Discover a host of new offline and online game modes as you master a revitalized fighting system that boasts bone-crunching Fatal Blows, defensive Breakers and the most creatively vicious Fatalities yet.
