In recent years, the Mortal Kombat series has made headlines for bolstering its already frightening roster of fighters with crossover characters from other gaming and movie genres.

 Due to Mortal Kombat’s gore-soaked and ultra-violent nature, the best appearances tend to come from horror or action films. In recent years, players have seen Freddy Krueger, the Terminator, and even the xenomorph from Alien maim and mutilate their way into the legendary combat series.

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Horror Mortal Kombat Characters

Mortal Kombat is riding a tsunami of popularity, and with the great box office performance of the most recent cinematic installment, the series shows no signs of slowing down. Despite invading a number of the world’s most recognized properties, there are still many unexplored characters who fans would want to see perform their most gruesome Mortal Kombat fatalities on Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and the gang. Here is a list of horror characters that should appear in future Mortal Kombat games.

• Michael Myers and Ash Williams

Halloween’s Michael Myers and Ash Williams from Evil Dead are instantly recognizable names. In horror films, they have played both the evil guy and the good guy. Indeed, they would be great additions to the game’s roster.

It would be unwise to rule out an appearance in a future iteration of NetherRealm’s fighting game. It’s just as simple to imagine Halloween’s adversary slashing and dicing his foes as it is to imagine Ash yelling “groovy!” as he unloads and fires both barrels of his boomstick on a staggering adversary.

• Slasher Characters

The slasher genre hasn’t run dry yet, with Scream’s Ghostface appearing to be an excellent Mortal Kombat visitor, especially after a certain fedora-wearing Wes Craven invention has already relished hacking up NetherRealm’s best with his lethal claw glove. Freddy Krueger was a popular addition to the Mortal Kombat roster, and there’s no reason why other slasher villains couldn’t have the same impact.

• Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Aside from slashers, another horror megastar fans would want to see included is Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the world’s worst psychiatrist. Although it appears that Anthony Hopkins might be convinced to donate his vocal skills to the part, there’s no reason to suppose that NetherRealm couldn’t obtain permission to include the cannibal consultant in a future release.

• Buffy Summers

Buffy Summers, the snarky and legendary protagonist of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, could be completely at home in the Mortal Kombat world. She’s ruthless, irreverent, and always ready to wage a fight with the forces of evil.

• One Girl in the Entire World

Fans who are wondering how Buffy Summers would do against Mortal Kombat’s armada of dangerous otherworldly monsters may be relieved to learn that the Slayer has gone after more than vampires.

In the first seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy Summers confronted the following: 

• soul-eating demons,
• the manifestation of mob mentality, 
• a maddened reality-warping witch, 
• the mighty goddess Glorificus, 
• another Slayer who was sworn to fully kill her in the first seven seasons.

 It’s also worth remembering that the vampires in Buffy the Vampire Slayer are potentially evil enough to make Shao Kahn proud.

Her signature weapon is a wooden stake, which may result in very terrible and gruesome fatalities. After all, a stake through the heart may kill vampires, but it also kills the majority of other things.

Buffy Summers also possesses superhuman strength, speed, and durability, allowing her to engage in a close battle with terrible beasts. She also gets prophetic dreams on occasion; despite being beaten up a lot over the years. She does, however, appear to heal from wounds astonishingly quickly. All of these talents may be useful to Buffy in Mortal Kombat.

• Putting a Stop to the Spread of Evil

Buffy Summers is already a functioning defender of the Earth realm, or at the very least, a protector of California, so her appearance to fight may be pretty simple to explain. She might be a recruit if the Mortal Kombat tournament is held in NetherRealm Studios’ upcoming game.

If the tournament isn’t taking place but the Outworld is still invading, she may be drawn into the proceedings while attempting to protect her home. Whether she appears in narrative mode or not, her drive to slay what must be murdered would be enough to pull her into the fray.

• Mulder and Scully

If NetherRealm has its eyes set on some big-name TV deals, this could open the door to a slew of additional possible crossover characters for Mortal Kombat. 

With The X-Files just returning to screens, it’s not impossible to envisage Mulder and Scully appearing in a future film, maybe armed with extraterrestrial technology in addition to their FBI-issued sidearms.

Alternatively, the tremendous popularity of newer programs like Stranger Things may drive NetherRealm to scour the cast list of the Netflix show for possible guests like Eleven.

• Other Characters

Another route NetherRealm could take is to consider characters from other video game franchises. This isn’t unheard of, since Silent Hill’s Pyramid Head just appeared in Dead By Daylight. Super Smash Bros. has set a successful pattern for such a “hall of fame” approach to video game combatants.

Mr. X or Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil would be ideal candidates, plus there is a slew of other video game villains and protagonists that would fit right in with the Mortal Kombat world.

Conclusion

There are hundreds of realistic choices available and numerous brand owners who are eager to earn some quick cash by lending out their IPs. NetherRealm is likely to include many more crossover appearances in future releases. This is sure to satisfy fans of these characters as much as it fulfills the Mortal Kombat fanbase’s bloodlust.