Guess what? Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe!

by Terrence Stasse { Apr 18th 2008 at 1:00AM }

Well we were right, the next Mortal Kombat title will indeed feature DC comics characters. Officially titled Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe the game was confirmed at Midway's Las Vegas event, and included a single piece of teaser art featuring a certain dark winter's knight and a more traditional MK frozen fighter. Not much is known at this time, but now that it's officially official, let the nerdy character speculation begin!

Tags: midway, mortal-kombat, mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Roto13 @ Apr 18th 2008 1:31AM

...

Please don't happen.

Roto13 @ Apr 18th 2008 1:33AM

Also, good luck ripping Superman's spine out.

Anthology @ Apr 18th 2008 1:34AM

This sucks.

Halonut1 @ Apr 18th 2008 1:36AM

its definatly a "huh?" moment.

SovietSpartan @ Apr 18th 2008 1:41AM

Who knows? If this is anything over the top like Marvel Vs Capcom 2, without the stupid unrelated backgrounds (MvC 1 was much better in this regard) this could be really cool. Hellboy versus Goro?

Jtenma @ Apr 18th 2008 2:00AM

You felt that way too? WOW!
I hated those backgrounds...but gameplay and character roster was cash.

Also, "Also, good luck ripping Superman's spine out."

-Roto13

lolololo

SovietSpartan @ Apr 18th 2008 2:06AM

The only level that made sense where the ones created specifically for the new characters, the Desert for Amingo and the Pirate Ship for Ruby Heart. The carnival and other shit really just suck. I miss Doctor Wiley's Lab (or was it Captain America's headquarters?) from the first game!

pabloano @ Apr 18th 2008 11:19PM

well, that certainly would require kombat v. dark horse, sooo, no.

Bishop99999999 @ Apr 18th 2008 1:47AM

So...how does any fight with Superman last more than three seconds?

Dick @ Apr 18th 2008 10:53AM

superman is way over powered* Meh to superman- he doesnt even deserve the appropriate punctuation or capitalization; I think I wanna mis-spell something just becsaue

Aegis @ Apr 18th 2008 1:49AM

I'm so confused...

Scott Howell @ Apr 18th 2008 1:52AM

Credit where credit is deserve. This came from MortalKombatOnline.com. You obviously cropped the picture.

Terrence Stasse @ Apr 18th 2008 1:59AM

That would be why the picture is a link to there, as is the "Read" link and the "was confirmed" text, just like with ALL OUR STORIES.

Sorry, it's just that some sites don't bother to document where news came from, and when you're required to do it in three separate places in every post AND people still ignore it, it's a bit annoying.

RazorElite @ Apr 18th 2008 1:53AM

Superman ripping body parts off? Should be sweet.

Lewis @ Apr 18th 2008 1:58AM

Oh god, This is gonna suck.

It's goes like this:

"Presenting! DC Universe versus....those guys that were popular many years ago!"

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Apr 18th 2008 2:03AM

Never before and never again will I say this on a blog...EPIC FAIL.

Terrence Stasse @ Apr 18th 2008 2:17AM

BTW, anyone interested in some comedy?

http://i25.tinypic.com/28rcv8g.jpg
http://www.biggercheese.com/comics/0608.png
http://i31.tinypic.com/2uikxgk.png

Joe @ Apr 18th 2008 2:31AM

Well, we're waiting for some comedy...

Terrence Stasse @ Apr 18th 2008 2:38AM

the Christian Bale one is full of win and you know it.

Joe @ Apr 18th 2008 2:55AM

You seem like you're still amused by the "fuck" word, which is a great word to use within good material, but doesn't make material funny on its own.

"Blowing up cars with his fucking-fucking laser eyes"

Come on dude. That's the furthest thing from clever or humorous.

I'm not trying to be a dick, but it really wasn't funny. It was cringe worthy. Just trying to help you out, because I'm sure people roll their eyes at you behind your back if you try to pass this shit off as funny in your real life.

PS: Why would Bruce Wayne be giving an interview talking about what he did as Batman? See? Even the premise is fucking stupid. Please stop now.

Terrence Stasse @ Apr 18th 2008 2:59AM

If you say so dude.

It's a parody of Batman Begins, DK2, and All Star Batman and Robin, so I suppose it's funnier if you've seen the character seriously portrayed as a dick.

"Fuck" is not the sole source of humor here.

Swamp Donkey @ Apr 18th 2008 8:14AM

I don't know, I thought it was pretty funny. The pictures of Bale's face and postures matched up awesomely with the dialog. Of course, I'm easily amused and not as high brow as the average person who reads through the comments on an article about Mortal Kombat vs. Comic book characters.

Kev (gamertag: ksiddique) @ Apr 18th 2008 9:35AM

That Christian Bale link made my morning. Thanks! :)

mcwattersm @ Apr 18th 2008 12:03PM

People need to loosen up around here.

Maxx the Slash @ Apr 18th 2008 2:31AM

Fatality ideas:

1. Batman: Turns into a bat and eats opponent.
2. Wonder Woman: Squeezes opponent to death with her lasso.
3. Joker: Drops a safe on opponent's head.
4. Superman: Coughs.
5. Robin: Pleasures male fighters until they have a heart attack. Wont touch female fighters.

Way to go Midway. ****ing idiots...

dylan @ Apr 18th 2008 2:52AM

I can't wait for the Beck soundtrack filled film, directed by Richard Linkletter and Starring the entire cast of little miss Sunshine....

Or maybe it will just be Uwe Boll and techno music with the cast of Step Up 3

Grimm @ Apr 18th 2008 5:46PM

You just announced the magical kill myself incantation...

Steve @ Apr 18th 2008 4:03AM

i just want green lantern. make like a few different variants.. and i'd be happier then anything. the roster had better be freaking huge.

ccc @ Apr 18th 2008 4:06AM

I wanted another Mortal Kombat but god damn not this way.

The DC universe is gay with the exception of the Darknight.

Superman is impractical for any game and Wonderwomen, green lantern, the flash and Aquaman are all fags.

Mr. Happy @ Apr 18th 2008 5:11AM

Hey guys come on. Clear your minds and think of when Capcom first thought of Marvel vs. Capcom. On paper imagine how silly it looked when someone wrote down we can have Incredible Hulk versus Zangief. All of us know that if Incredible Hulk and Zangief were to fight the Hulk could turn him into paste with one direct hit....hell a slap even. When the game came out though it was boss.

So please let's keep our minds open. Superman could be the new final boss and even if he is not come on people it's a videogame...based on a comic book series. Writers can write stories to make things make sense that's what videogame story designers and comic book story designers do.

Check out this link: http://www.dccomics.com/heroes_and_villains/

I see mad potential DC characters that would make good in a MK game.

Joshua @ Apr 18th 2008 6:01AM

the only difference is that Capcom has CONSISTENTLY made good fighters leading up to MvC2. So while the idea was silly, the gameplay was executed nicely.

MK on the other hand has gone down the shitter since Trilogy, and every game after that has been increasingly worse than the one before it. Armageddon was just putrid garbage.

also, rumor has it this mortal kombat will have little blood, and no fatalities.

its basically a DC game with some MK characters thrown in since very few original fighters will be present.

Anticrawl @ Apr 18th 2008 6:18AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....................................................... *head explodes*

Anticrawl @ Apr 18th 2008 6:19AM

On the brightside, Batman.

Yar TTomlliw @ Apr 18th 2008 7:54AM

Don't be quick to write this one off. In actuality, the gritty and hard-hitting style of the DC Comics is actually quite suited to an equally dark universe in the vein of Mortal Kombat. Batman is an edgy character, very multi-layered, not always the "good guy" per-se. And let's not forget the collage of villanry he contends with, the likes of Joker (who was almost completely misinterpreted from the comics by the original movie) Penguin and Poison Ivy. Each could make for interesting characters in this style of play.

Agreed, fighting Superman may well be a bit stupid, seeing as he is the man of steel and basically only has one weakness, kryptonite. But bare in mind, we're dealing with a ninja that can shoot bolts of ice out of his hands, a ninja whose head turns into a lizard and gulps up the heads of his opponents and a man with two metallic arms that can pound others into oblivion.

This is a HUGE gamble by Midway! And they certainly have some thick competition this year in the fighting field, but if Soul Caliber can get away with Star Wars, then I guess Midway think they can get away with an array of comic book characters.

I'm keeping open minded about this one. Could be the surprise hit of them all.

Josh @ Apr 18th 2008 7:41AM

Wow...this is beyond retarded. Who comes up with this shit?

emirabal @ Apr 18th 2008 8:42AM

We will wait and see, no speculation yet.

samaral70 @ Apr 18th 2008 8:58AM

WOW i've been a long time fan since Mortal Kombat 1 and this is just STUPID!!!!!! Midway just lost my cash for this game..and I was lookin forward to a Next gen MK game too...this sucks!

LiqwidZero @ Apr 18th 2008 9:14AM

This...is going to be awesome.

Cat @ Apr 18th 2008 10:56AM

Sub-Zero vs Superman:

Sub-Zero wins...FLAWLESS VICTORY!

Sounds good? LOL

monkeymonkeymonkey @ Apr 18th 2008 10:03AM

Hey Joe, get a life. If you dont like the F word, F off... lol

monkeymonkeymonkey @ Apr 18th 2008 10:03AM

O yea, this game is going to be kickass.

dabilee01 @ Apr 18th 2008 10:06AM

superman's weaknesses include kryptonite and magic, so i suppose one could argue that the MK fighters all have magical powers, thus they
are able to have even an inkling of a chance against the MOS. even then, they'd have to be laced in a light kryptonite shield or something.

it's pretty ridiculous if you think about it.

maybe if it were MK versus mortal DC characters (u know, since they're all MORTAL) the gameplay wouldn't seem as ridonkulous. i could see that working better.

silentshadowxp @ Apr 18th 2008 10:09AM

you know what pisses me off? they were supposed to get rid of the old mortal kombat characters and replace them with new ones... what happened to that plan?

to be completely honest, i've gotten tired of them... i think the game is in dire need of change, and i really dont thin that dc characters is the way to go... i was really looking forward to an all new chararacter roster, and now i dont think i'm going to get this game...

and am i the only person in the world who doesnt like dc comics any more? the characters dont appeal to me any more...

damn, this is as bad as star wars characters in the new soul calibur... another franchise that they should let die in peace...

Anthology @ Apr 18th 2008 11:02AM

Actually Boon said only a handful of characters would live to see the next game. I never read anything about making new characters. A handful, say 15-20 of the 64 or so characters they have will likely be in the new game. I think we all just misinterpreted what he was saying.

Gemini Ace @ Apr 18th 2008 10:17AM

Considering the DC Universe has never had a good fighting game, I'm pretty excited about this one. Let's just hope it's got some jiggle tech in there for Wonder Woman.

ezkial @ Apr 18th 2008 10:35AM

MK cast vs. Superman..

Round 1...Fight! (eyebeam) KO!!! PERFECT!

hunter2223 @ Apr 18th 2008 10:51AM

Not to Nerd it all up too much but...

Take superman to Outworld.

Have him not have Access to the Earth Sun.

Watch Superman become a Wuss, or at the very least Much weakened.

So if you REALLY need a reason that Superman wouldn't just skull hump the entire MK crew to death upon round 1, well there you go.

I'm not much into the fighting games, but this could be fun, just to use the DC characters.