History VideoGame / MortalKombat9

* From ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'': [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]], [[Characters/MortalKombatKano Kano]], [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]], [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]], [[GreenAndMean Reptile]], [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]], [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]], [[DrillSergeantNasty Sonya Blade]], [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero I]][[note]]As an alternate skin for Sub Zero II[[/note]].

* From ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'': Johnny Cage, Kano, Liu Kang, Raiden, Reptile, Scorpion, Shang Tsung, Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero I[[note]]As an alternate skin for Sub Zero II[[/note]].
* From ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'': Sub-Zero II, Baraka, Jade, Jax, Kitana, Kung Lao, Mileena, Noob Saibot, and Smoke.
* From ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'': Cyrax, Ermac, Kabal, Nightwolf, Sektor, Sheeva, Sindel, Stryker.
* From ''VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero'': Quan Chi.
* Newcomers: [[spoiler:Cyber]] Sub-Zero.

* From ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'': Rain.
* From ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance]]'': Kenshi.
* Newcomers: Skarlet.

* From ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'': Goro (MiniBoss).
* From ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'': Kintaro (MiniBoss), Shao Kahn (FinalBoss).

''[[RecycledTitle Mortal Kombat]]'' is the eighth canonical installment, and ninth overall, of the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' [[FightingGame fighting game]] series,[[note]]The discrepancy comes from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'', which is non-canonical.[[/note]], serving as a reboot of the franchise. It was released in 2011 for the Platform/PlayStation3 and Platform/{{Xbox 360}}; a port for the Platform/PlayStationVita was released in 2012, and a PC port of the ''Komplete Edition'' (the game and its associated DLC) was released on Platform/{{Steam}} in 2013. It is the first ''Mortal Kombat'' game developed by Creator/NetherRealmStudios, a WB Games subsidiary that picked up the franchise after the closure of Creator/MidwayGames.

''[[RecycledTitle Mortal Kombat]]'' is the eighth canonical installment, and ninth overall, of the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' [[FightingGame fighting game]] series,[[note]]The discrepancy comes from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'', which is non-canonical.[[/note]], serving as a reboot of the franchise. It was released in 2011 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}}; a port for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita was released in 2012, and a PC port of the ''Komplete Edition'' (the game and its associated DLC) was released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} in 2013. It is the first ''Mortal Kombat'' game developed by Creator/NetherRealmStudios, a WB Games subsidiary that picked up the franchise after the closure of Creator/MidwayGames.

* {{Guest fighter}}s: [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]] ([[UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 PS3]]/[[UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita PS Vita]] exclusive)

* GuestFighter: [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]] in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 version, and [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] globally; both as DownloadableContent characters. Given that ''Mortal Kombat'' is set in a multiverse and has a penchant for gore-tastic fighting, they fit right in.

* IntercontinuityCrossover: The game's [[DownloadableContent DLC]] pits the ''MK'' cast against [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]]. The UsefulNotes/{{P|layStation3}}S3 version also has Kratos from ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' as a GuestFighter.

* MissingSecret: There's one in the character select screen (in the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 version only). The game only has a few unlockable characters, all of which become selectable in the bottom row of the character select screen when unlocked. The [=PS3=] version got the console-specific [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]] in the bottom right corner; the Xbox 360 version gets nothing. The space on the character select screen is always unselectable, and shows a duplicate picture of [[spoiler:Cyber Sub-Zero]], who is selectable in the bottom left corner. In an odd twist, during multiplayer matches the player on the right can only select the bottom right corner, and the player on the left can only select the bottom left corner (especially odd since these corner spots then expand to show the downloadable characters, which as a result show up mirrored in each corner).

''[[RecycledTitle Mortal Kombat]]'' is the eighth canonical installment, and ninth overall, of the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' [[FightingGame fighting game]] series.[[note]]The discrepancy comes from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'', which is non-canonical.[[/note]] It was released in 2011 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}}; a port for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita was released in 2012, and a PC port of the ''Komplete Edition'' (the game and its associated DLC) was released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} in 2013. It is the first ''Mortal Kombat'' game developed by Creator/NetherRealmStudios, a WB Games subsidiary that picked up the franchise after the closure of Creator/MidwayGames.

* ComboBreaker: You have to burn two bars from your super bar to use it, though.

** Double fights in story mode. Not only do you have to deal with enemies that each have a health bar equal to your own, they can do considerable damage upon switching in. Plus, since they will take more damage, their SuperBar will fill up faster.

** Some of the Test Your Luck effects do this, from the most simple (like removing the health or Super bars so you can't tell how much you have on each) to things like Dark Kombat (the screen goes pitch-black for a second from time to time) and Psychosis (where everything is upside-down, including your directional inputs).

* XRayOfPain: When the super bar is full, a LimitBreak X-Ray attack is triggered, showing how each key hit damages an internal organ.

[[folder: Tropes related with the Story mode]]

** Special mention goes to Sonya Blade, who wears what looks like a fairly practical military-style vest... [[VaporWear and that's it]]. It even has a NavelDeepNeckline due to it being zipped down, and upon closer examination, the vest not only has no zipper, but doesn't have enough material for it to close all the way even if it did. It's held closed only by two small strips of cloth at her belly, and with Sonya's, err, [[MostCommonSuperpower physique]], there should be no way she could ''walk'', let alone perform flying jump kicks, without shaking completely out of her top. On several characters (notably Kitana, Jade, and Mileena) ClothingDamage from battle damage should result in the entire outfit [[WardrobeMalfunction falling completely off.]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine Fatality lives.]]'']]

%% * Story mode stuff has it's own section. Everything else go in the other section.

* DiscontinuityNod: [[EvilSorceror Shang]] [[ShapeShifting Tsung's]] first fatality has him transform into a MonsterClown and [[BoomHeadshot blast the top of his opponent's head off with a gun]]. The fatality trainer mentions that Tsung "picked up a few tricks from previous opponents". Aside from the [[CaptainErsatz changed model]] (and the [[BloodierAndGorier lack of censorship]]), this fatality is the exact same as one of [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]]'s in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'', which takes place outside of series continuity.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[ContinuityReboot ROUND TWO! FIGHT!]]]]

* ProphecyTwist: "He must win" [[spoiler: Raiden thought that Liu Kang must win Mortal Kombat, but he eventually realizes the message is referring to Shao Kahn, who has to ''succeed''in his invasion of Earthrealm to get the Elder Gods to finally pay attention and get rid of him]]. The prophecy would not have to be a twist though, if it was less vague.

''Mortal Kombat'' retells the events of the first three games of the franchise, but Raiden's decisions in the story leads to events occuring much differently than before. The game is also a return to the series' roots (as a 2.5D fighter) that includes numerous modern-day touches; new gameplay mechanics include the chance to use enhanced versions of special moves, {{Combo Breaker}}s, and a highly-damaging [[LimitBreak X-Ray Move]] (which briefly shows the target's skeleton and other innards during impact). [[ButWaitTheresMore On top of that]], the [[LudicrousGibs ludicrously]] [[BloodierAndGorier bloody]] [[FinishingMove Fatalities]] (and [[EverythingTryingToKillYou Stage Fatalities]]) make their return--and they're all gorier than ever before.

* FlexibleTourneyRules: More like Non-Existent Tourney Rules. There are not set brackets, Shang Tsung decides who will fight next and who'll they'll face on a whim, and several times when fighters just begin a verbal argument, he declares it a challenge and orders them to fight. He also has no problem arranging 2 on 1 fights when he decides he wants one to happen, and he has Cyrax fight Johnny Cage even though Scorpion previously defeated Cyrax, which ought to have eliminated him.[[note]]Granted, Tsung was probably deliberately breaking the rules here, since Cyrax was assigned to kill Cage for him.[[/note]] This is particularly egregious when he says Liu Kang is the only Earthrealm warrior to progress to "this stage" of the tournament and his opponents include Ermac and Quan Chi -- none of these three fought prior to Chapter 5, so it's unclear how they can be considered to be in the late stages of the tournament. This also ignores that Sonya is undefeated in the tournament, so Liu Kang shouldn't even be the final Earthrealm warrior competing.