History VideoGame / MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance

* ''Returning from VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'': [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion]], [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]], [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]], [[LastOfHisKind Reptile]], [[ActionGirl Sonya Blade]], [[Characters/MortalKombatKano Kano]] and [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]].

* ''Returning from VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'': Scorpion, Raiden, Johnny Cage, Reptile, Sonya Blade, Kano and Shang Tsung.
* ''Returning from VideoGame/MortalKombatII'': Sub-Zero II, Kitana, Jax and Kung Lao.
* ''Returning from VideoGame/MortalKombat3'': Cyrax.
* ''Returning from VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero'': Quan Chi.
* ''Newcomers'': Bo' Rai Cho, Drahmin, Frost, Hsu Hao, Kenshi, Li Mei, Mavado, Nitara, Moloch, Blaze and Mokap.

''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'' is the fifth fighting game installment in the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' franchise. Notable for being the first game in the series to skip the arcades (getting a straight-to-console release instead) and for [[StoppedNumberingSequels dropping the numerals from the titles]] (although the logo does resemble a Roman numeral "V"). It was released for the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube GameCube]], UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} in 2002, the year of the first game's 10th anniversary.

Two versions of this game were released for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. Shang Tsung, Quan Chi, and Scorpion feature in both versions. The first, which is named the same as this game, also features Frost, Jax, Sub-Zero, Kano, Kung Lao, Kenshi, Kitana, Li Mei, and Sonya. The second, ''Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition'', featured Bo 'Rai Cho, Cyrax, Drahmin, Hsu Hao, Johnny Cage, Mavado, Nitara, Raiden, and Reptile, plus the exclusive characters Sektor, Noob Saibot, and Sareena (making ''TE'' the only ''Mortal Kombat'' game aside from ''Special Forces'' to not feature Sub-Zero as a playable character).

* TheBadGuyWins: The eponymous Deadly Alliance of Quan Chi and Shang Tsung manage to [[spoiler:bring BackFromTheDead all of Outworld's ancient army.]]

[[caption-width-right:320:''[[TagLine It's in us all.]]'']]

[[caption-width-right:320:''[[Music/{{Adema}} I know who you are, the leader of lost souls, you can't kill me, I'm immortal!]]'']]

* ConceptArtGallery

* FanservicePack

* SequelReset

* SNKBoss: Moloch. Quan Chi and Shang Tsung cannot match him.

* SupernaturalMartialArts

* VillainOpeningScene

* ''Returning from VideoGame/MortalKombat1'': Scorpion, Raiden, Johnny Cage, Reptile, Sonya Blade, Kano and Shang Tsung.

* FiveManBand: Earthrealm's warriors
** TheLeader: Johnny Cage
** TheLancer: Kung Lao
** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Kitana
** TheBigGuy: Jax
** TheChick: Sonya
** TheMentor: Raiden
** SixthRanger: Sub-Zero

Although still suffering from PolygonCeiling problems, ''Deadly Alliance'' was praised as the ''Mortal Kombat'' game which resurrected the franchise as a whole after the failures of ''Mortal Kombat Gold'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombatSpecialForces''. It was the first game to include a StanceSystem -- which allowed fighters to switch between two separate fighting stances and a weapon-based stance -- and it also dropped the Running mechanic and it's corresponding meter.

* ''Returning from VideoGame/MortalKombat2'': Sub-Zero II, Kitana, Jax and Kung Lao.

* SecretCharacter: About half the cast, including TheProtagonist, Raiden. Though "unlockable" is a better term, since some of them (especially those on the heroes' group) are known to the player form the beginning. [[JokeCharacter Mokap]] and [[AscendedMeme Blaze]] play it straight, as their existence is hidden from the player at the start, they're not unlocked through the Krypt like the other characters, and selecting them involves a secret code.

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* SecretCharacter: About half the cast, including TheProtagonist, Raiden. Though "unlockable" is a better term, since some of them (especially those on the heroes' group) are known to the player form the beginning.
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%%* ShowsDamage: Though it is just the characters bleeding nonstop.

* WhamEpisode: This was the straw that broke the camel's back. To put this into perspective, [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception five]] [[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon games]] ([[LongRunners and over 15 years]]) [[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 la]][[VideoGame/MortalKombatX te]][[VideoGame/MortalKombat11 r]], we are ''still'' dealing with the repercussions of ''one'' event.

* StoppedNumberingSequels: Other than the logo resembling the Roman numeral V, ''Mortal Kombat'' games from here on until ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' were not numbered[[note]]Even the latter one was not numbered; we just use the ''9'' to distinguish it from the 1992 original.[[/note]].

* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts: In this game and the two following ones, some of the fighting styles are shown to be quite inaccurate, despite all the motion capture work. Sonya's Tae Kwon Do is one of the most prominent examples.