Mortal Kombat 9/Trivia

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  • Banned In Australia: According to this article, Australia's censors have banned the game due to the graphic violence in the fatalities. It's banned to such a point that they have the border patrol on the lookout for attempts to import the game. This could have been averted if they bit the bullet and introduced an R18+ for games, but that's a contentious issue.
    • It's also Banned In Germany. However, importing "banned" games isn't a big problem here.
    • Sheeva's ending in the game pokes fun at this controversy.
    • Following the introduction of an R18+ rating for video games in Australia in early 2013, the "Komplete Edition" has received approval and can legally be sold locally, as well as imported.
  • Development Gag: The younger Sub-Zero (Kuai Liang, aka the younger Sub-Zero), according to his bio, went by the Code Name of Tundra before taking up his brother's title. Tundra was the original name considered for Sub-Zero.
  • Executive Meddling: Kratos's different animations for when he falls victim to certain fatalities was a design decision which, according to Ed Boon, was requested by Sony Computer Entertainment as they didn't want to make him look weak.
  • Fan Nickname:
    • Cyb-Zero for... guess.
    • "Portal Kombat": The release date of the game itself, simply for coinciding with that of Portal 2's; the temptation to switch out the "M" in "Mortal" for a "P" proved to be too great.
      • Scorpion and Noob Saibot's second fatalities and the latter's Babality wouldn't seem too out of place in the Aperture Science Enrichment Center.
    • Gravity Squeeze for Ermac's "Cannonball Slam" X-ray Move, due to its aesthetic similarities to Magneto's Level 3 in Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
    • Kittentaro: Kintaro's more feline appearance in this game (he more closely resembled a tiger in Mortal Kombat Armageddon). Can also be applied to his Babality.
    • Mortal Kombat 9 itself is a Fan Nickname, as the game's official title is Mortal Kombat. Depending on what community you're a part of, Mortal Kombat 2011 is also a common nickname.
    • Thunder Idiot or God of Blunder for Raiden due to his many What an Idiot! moments throughout the game.
    • Raidude (used by Johnny once in Story Mode) also seems to be picking up in certain circles.
    • Cyblax for Cyrax's human form; used primarily by the game's competitive community, as Cyrax's human and robot forms have subtle but game-altering differences in their movesets.
  • Flip-Flop of God: In development, earlier reports noted that the Sub-Zero in this game was Bi-Han, the elder Sub-Zero. Sub-Zero's vignette and combo video shown that it was Kuai Liang, the younger brother instead, once again taking up his brother's title and out for Scorpion's blood. In the end, both Sub-Zeroes (and Noob Saibot), in a way, made the cut for the game, and none of them remains as human Sub-Zero: Bi-Han is killed by Scorpion and turned by Quan Chi into Noob Saibot; and Kuai Liang, the Sub-Zero of the roster, is turned into Cyber Sub-Zero. There's even a battle between them at some point. Of note is that both Sub-Zeroes have different costumes, and Bi-Han's one is the alternate.
  • Hey, It's That Sound: The "End of Rage" sound from the DC crossover comes back in several circumstances in this game.
  • Hey, It's That Voice!:
  • I Knew It!:
  • Jossed: It had been assumed for years among the fandom that Jade's parents were Edenian nobility, thus explaining how she and Kitana were so close during their childhood and beyond. In reality, Jade was actually offered as a tribute to Shao Kahn in her infant years, where she was raised alongside Kitana as one of Kahn's assassins.
  • The Other Darrin: Most of the VAs for the Mortal Kombat side from Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe return here, with a few exceptions:
  • Relationship Voice Actor:
  • Serendipity Writes the Plot: Freddy Krueger's story in the game specifically calls out the fact he's wearing two claws when he normally only uses one, due to the game's reversible stances (since the Front and Back limbs aren't fixed because of the ability to swap a character's stance on a dime, any attack Freddy can use with one hand, he must be able to do with the other).
  • Talking to Himself:
    • Michael McConnohie voices both Ermac and Kano.
    • Karen Strassman voices both Kitana and Mileena.
    • Lani Minella voices both Sindel and Sheeva.
    • Jamieson Price voices both Noob Saibot and the Announcer.
    • Andrew Kishino voices both Shang Tsung and Sektor.
    • Bob Carter voices Shao Kahn and Baraka.
    • Ken Lally voices Smoke, Goro and Shinnok.
    • Rhasaan Orange voices Cyrax and Kintaro.
    • Dana Lyn Baron voices both Sonya and Skarlet.
    • Patrick Seitz voices both Scorpion and Freddy.


  1. ↑ Gerald C. Rivers.
  2. ↑ Matthew Mercer.
  3. ↑ Jamieson Price.
  4. ↑ Bob Carter.
  5. ↑ Michael McConnohie.
  6. ↑ Karen Strassman.
  7. ↑ Patrick Seitz.
  8. ↑ Michael McConnohie.
  9. ↑ Patrick Seitz.
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