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{{quote|''It's official: [[You Suck]]!''|'''Shao Kahn'''}}
The ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' series was at the height of its of popularity in [[The Nineties]]; with the huge success of the first two games, another sequel was pretty much inevitable -- and in 1995, '''''[[Mortal Kombat 3]]''''' was launched. The game premiered in arcades before being ported to the [[Super Nintendo]], [[Sega Genesis]], [[Game Boy]], Sega [[Game Gear]], [[Sony Playstation]]
On the gameplay side of things, ''Mortal Kombat 3'' introduced the "Run" button (along with a "Run" meter), Kombat Kodes (which allowed the player to access secret fights and several other bonuses), chain combos (referred to as Dial-A-Combos), and debuted both Animalities and [[Alien Blood|character-dependent blood]].
The reception to this game was underwhelming, due in part to the new combo system and Run button, as well as the removal of fan-favorite characters [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Scorpion]] and Reptile in lieu of new characters who failed to measure up to ''
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Followed by '''[[Mortal Kombat 4]]'''.
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* [[After the End]]: In ''3'', humanity is all but wiped out by the Outworld warriors. It's implied by the [[All There in the Manual|supplementary comic for]] ''[[All There in the Manual|4]]'' that it has managed to rebuild a great deal, and very quickly.
* [[Alien Blood]]: Sheeva (and Reptile, in ''Ultimate'') bleeds green blood, while the Lin Kuei cyborgs bleed oil. Averted with Khameleon and Chameleon, although ''Armageddon'' later retconned both to have green blood a well.
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* [[The Chooser of the One]]: Raiden.
* [[Composite Character]]: Due to memory limitations, the N64 version of ''Trilogy'' only features one Sub-Zero -- the masked "Classic" version with his moves, fatalities and ending, but who can also use Unmasked Sub-Zero's Ice Shower and Ice Clone moves.
* [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: Probably one of the most infamous examples is ''
* [[Cybernetics Eat Your Soul]]: The Cyberninjas. Smoke's case includes also [[Brainwashed and Crazy]].
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: ''
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]... [[Defeat Means Friendship|Friendship]] ''[[Meta Guy|again?]]''
* [[Demoted to Extra]]:
** Raiden, who appears only in the attract sequence. He did returned for a playable appearance in ''Trilogy''.
** Kitana shows up in Liu Kang's ending before she was made into a playable character in ''Ultimate''.
* [[Dream Match Game]]: ''Trilogy'' is a rare American example. It follows the same basic story as ''Mortal Kombat 3'', but includes a few characters from the first two who were missing from the ''Ultimate'' roster (namely Johnny Cage, Baraka and Raiden, plus Goro and Kintaro in the PS1 version), in addition to alternate versions of other characters. Since Johnny Cage was killed off in ''Mortal Kombat 3'', they try to explain his presence in ''Trilogy'' by claiming that he was temporarily brought back to life so he could assist in the efforts against Shao Kahn.
* [[Dummied Out]]: Sheeva in the Super NES and Genesis versions of ''Ultimate''
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: Babalities in general.
* [[Fictional Country|Fictional City]]: The unnamed Earthrealm City where the Bank, Streets, Rooftop, Subway, Waterfront
* [[La Résistance]]: Liu Kang, Sub-Zero, Sonya, Nightwolf, Kabal, Jax, Kung Lao
* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: In ''Ultimate'', a new stage set in a desert was added. Cyrax can be seen in the background, trapped in the sand; this is a reference to {{spoiler|his ending}}.
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Friendships and Babalities again.
* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Lampshaded. In response to parents complaining about the grotesque violence of the Fatality finishing moves, the second and third installments added a finishing move called [[Defeat Means Friendship|Friendship]], which would allow you to win the match without killing the opponent, along with showing an animation of your character doing something sickeningly friendly. Although one has to consider that Scorpion, Classic Sub-Zero, Reptile's and Ermac's ''
▲* [[La Résistance]]: Liu Kang, Sub-Zero, Sonya, Nightwolf, Kabal, Jax, Kung Lao, and later {{spoiler|Kitana}} and possibly {{spoiler|Jade.}}
▲* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Lampshaded. In response to parents complaining about the grotesque violence of the Fatality finishing moves, the second and third installments added a finishing move called [[Defeat Means Friendship|Friendship]], which would allow you to win the match without killing the opponent, along with showing an animation of your character doing something sickeningly friendly. Although one has to consider that Scorpion, Classic Sub-Zero, Reptile's and Ermac's ''UMK3'' Friendships weren't very nice, since the opponent runs off scared by the jack-in-the-box and in Ermac's case, [[Baleful Polymorph|turns the poor guy into a bunny wabbit]].
{{quote|"Friendship! ... Friendship? AGAIN?"}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: Check [[Mortal Kombat/Shout Out|the page]].
* [[Updated Rerelease]]: ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' is Midway's apology for not including Scorpion in the original ''Mortal Kombat 3''.
** [[Nintendo 64|Other]] [[PlayStation|consoles]] [[Sega Saturn|got]] the [[Dream Match Game]] ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy''.
* [[This Loser Is You|You Suck]]: Shao Kahn's taunt [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|to the player]]. The iPhone version made this an achievement for losing to him 3 times in a row, as well as one called [[No U|"No, You Suck!"]] for beating him.
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