Trivia / Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

• Creator's Favorite: Lia Montelongo revealed on Instagram that Sareena, as opposed to the more recognizable Sindel, was her favorite role to play in her Mortal Kombat stints.
• Dummied Out: It's possible that Sareena and Quan Chi were set to be playable in some way, as not only can they be controlled with cheat devices in the Playstation port, but they also have unique combo combinations, which other enemy characters in the game do not.
• Fan Remake: Well, there are two unofficial ports made for this game by an unknown company, for Sega Genesis and SNES, named respectively MK5: Mortal Combat ~Sub Zero~ and Mortal Kombat Mythologies Gold 2000. If you think the original game is bad, just AVOID those. Or not.
• Refitted for Sequel: Shares a page with the rest of the franchise.
• Stillborn Franchise: This was intended to be the start of a Mythologies beat-em-up series, with a planned follow-up centered around Liu Kang. Presumably we would've had even more character-focused standalone games had this been a hit, but the unpopularity of this game and the even-more obnoxious Special Forces kind of put a damper on that idea. The entire Mythologies series was shelved after this game sold poorly and was panned by critics. But that didn't stop Liu Kang from getting a beat-em-up spin-off of his own later on.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Sareena's beta name was Eia.
  • Deception features one unlockable movie depicting a scene cut from the original game where Sub-Zero returns to the Lin Kuei temple, having failed his mission. The Grandmaster promptly executes him as a result. The animation for Sub-Zero writhing in pain was instead used for him teleporting to different areas of the Temple of Elements.
    Sub-Zero: "Grandmaster, in failing my mission, I have dishonored the Lin Kuei."
    Grandmaster: "An unfortunate event. Your incompetence will cost our clan dearly. Now, you will pay with your life!"
  • One kind of Mook that was to be in this game was known as a "Netherrealm Hound", which is the Mortal Kombat universe's version of a Hellhound.
  • A port to the Sega Saturn was planned at one point, but never materialized.

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