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Midway executes full Mortal Kombat vs. DC roster

The Mortal Kombat series has always carried an air of mystery, dating back to the first game's novel addition of Reptile, a secret character who could be faced only under very specific conditions. That air has been thicker than usual with the newest installment of the game, Mortal Kombat vs. DC...

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The Mortal Kombat series has always carried an air of mystery, dating back to the first game's novel addition of Reptile, a secret character who could be faced only under very specific conditions. That air has been thicker than usual with the newest installment of the game, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.

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Beyond the issue of how Midway will land a Superman-friendly T-for-Teen rating without watering down the series' trademark fatalities, there's also been the question of which heroes and villains will be in the game. The publisher answered that question today by revealing the final characters of the full Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe cast.

Rounding out the list for DC will be the despicable duo of the evil genius Lex Luthor and the cosmic tyrant Darkseid, as well as the mercenary antihero Deathstroke. The final additions to the Mortal Kombat half of the game's 22-character roster all date back to the first two games of the series, with original Kombatant Kano joined by the sequel's supreme ruler Shao Kahn and the bladed beast Baraka.

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is set for a November release on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The full roster of characters appears below:

DC Universe:
Batman
Superman
Catwoman
Green Lantern
The Joker
Shazam/Captain Marvel
The Flash
Wonder Woman
Deathstroke
Lex Luthor
Darkseid

Mortal Kombat:
Scorpion
Sub-Zero
Sonya
Jax
Shang Tsung
Liu Kang
Raiden
Kitana
Kano
Baraka
Shao Kahn

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hmmm......the joker isnt a need for me, would be interesting to see what they do with him. for example a possibility of a fatality.....takes a knife to the guys mouth and tells a story about how he got his scars......then he slits the cheek of the dude hes talkin to......cept batman will punch him in the chest if its The Joker Vs. Batman.

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yayo the joker all i need to buy this

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i wonder if that video of joker havin a fatality will b in the game. if so that would b hella sick

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hahaha nice. to The Weekend comment. Maybe we could have Mortal Kombat vs. Tim Kring's heroes rated T for tickle for the next installment

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Luthor totally, this game would fail horribly without Joker, now that the gay cowboy got everyone all hyped up about Joker again.

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Well it's about time DC did something interesting with Deathstroke. Doomsday definitely would have been a better choice than Luthor or Joker. My complaint about them being in the game though is they're not fighters. Lex Luthor is more of a white collar criminal and Joker is pretty easily defeated; he's more just a crazy serial killer. Killer Croc might have been a good choice.

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I seriously question the sanity of this crossover ... What next, Alan Moore's creations crossing over to battle the Mortal Kombat universe too? Shessh!

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MK with a Teen rating? Could work. I never thought the M rating was justified on some of their other titles.

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Everyone is complaining about Lex Luthor and the fact that he does not have any powers. Need I remind you retards that Batman, Nightwing, Robin, Green Arrow or the Joker have any powers and they are some of the coolest characters in comic books. And I know Nightwing, Robin and Green arrow are not in this game I am using them as examples of non meta-human heroes. Also Soul Caliber IV does not have that large of a roster and I don't hear anyone crying about that, and MK is way better than Soul Caliber, Tekken or Street Fighter. This game is going to be the balls and you nay sayers can cry about it all you want til it comes out and than you will be apologizing to Ed Boon and his team for making the greatest fighting game ever.

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Is it just me or does Deathstroke look like a knight with a ninja-esk mask and a gun. Oh yeah let's not forget about downloadable content. WOuld've liked to see human smoke though.

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@jadefury27 Doomsday would rock. Doomsday vs. Shao Kahn Shao Kahn torn to bits.

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Darkseid vs Shao Kahn who's the biggest bad boy in the universe.

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No Poison Ivy, No more interest in this game for me. Midway has just lost a fan. The Joker is the only reason I'd even think about this game now.

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Darkseid...YESSSSS!!!!!!

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Hmmm...limited characters so they can put out more for the next MK vs DC2. Common marketing plan to milk more money (like every other fighting games). Thus keeping Midway one more way to stay alive.

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What about Ivo's Android, Two Face, and Brainiac? They should also have Booster Gold. He could be what Dan is to Street Fighter.

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for Midway's sake (like keeping their doors open) I hope it turns out good.

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Where's Meat and Noob Saibot?

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Thats all huh oh well subzero it is .

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22 Characters? That's it? Even the Mortal Kombat Trilogy on PS1 had a larger roster. I love the inclusion of DC and new fighting mechanics, but this is unacceptable for a fighting game. oo little choice leaves too little replay value.

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green lantern!?! deathstroke!?! hells yeah! i hope there's unlockable player's like nightwing, maybe doomsday?

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lex isnt a hero or a villian he doesnt have any powera like proffessor xavier from xmen what the hell

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weaksauce. jack's joker is lame.

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How bout Reptile???

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catwomen isnt even popular she has to be replaced

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very dissapointed smoke,reptile, rain, noob,cyrex. all of thease are very cool charichters missing of this roster

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Can't wait to play as The joker:D

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The Joker FTW!!

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The joker will be awesome to play as!

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FoogaMan: Deathstroke (Slade Wilson) is actually a "copy" of Taskmaster, both created by George Perez in 1980. Deadpool (Wade Wilson) was created in 1991 by Rob Liefeld.

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It should be interesting but I'm a little surprised they didn't put Bane in here. He's got that dark and brutal atmosphere and would have made a great character. But hey, you never know eh? P.S. I've actually never heard of Deathstroke, but he kinda looks like a copy of Marvel's Deadpool, just a different color.

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Few characters, Tekken in the PSP is much better, did'nt add reptile, and added Lex Luthor, so i'll just wait for marvel vs capcom....

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Catwoman? Please, she is a sub character in the Batman series and does not deserve anything. Specially after that horrible horrible movie.

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What the hell? Lex Luthor? What is he going to do. "Here's a million Dollars, please die" - Fatality

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Uhm, Lex Luthor? Seriously?

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"DullBozer Posted Sep 12, 2008 7:26 am CT Terrible idea, those two universes judt don't match. No MK character can win VS Superman or Darkseid... This is like making a game called Terminator VS Kittens." not really if u think about it,the MK universe is all about magic,and what hurts superman the most besides kryptonite,its always been magic so it makes alot more sense for them to choose it like this

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I can't believe that there is no Mileena,Jade, or Kung Lao.

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YES I ALWAYS WANTED TO PLAY AS LEX LUTHUR!!! A LIL BOYS DREAM HAS COME TRUE!! HAHAHA JK LETS KICK SOME ASS AS DA JOKER BABY!

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Way too many heroes for DC. Disappointing, so very, very disappointing.

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Sweet a full roster finally! Good choice of MK characters but Lex Luthor? Isn't he just strait up human without any powers? Anyway, looking forward to this game big time. Oh and BullBozer, sorry to name drop but I've seen game idea's worse than this, FaceBreaker come to mind? Vampire Rain?

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I am stoked about the characters in the Moral Kombat side. There were some ridiculous bad characters in the last few games. Long live Baraka!

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Terrible idea, those two universes judt don't match. No MK character can win VS Superman or Darkseid... This is like making a game called Terminator VS Kittens.

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I'll buy this just to try out Deathstroke. Lex Luthor on the other seems like a waste of space. Lets bring in Aquaman....j/k LOL

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deathstroke looks awesome.

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This game will be mediocre... Like any other MK games...

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Marvel is a good choice as he is the only man who can really stand toe to toe with superman, but i think i would have prefered to see black adam...the man did murder a country

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I want a Heath Ledger-esk joker in there

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These better be just the ones you start out with. I'm hoping they got more characters on both sides. Plus who on the MK side of the roaster can go toe to toe with Superman? It doesn't matter if he's pre-crisis or post-crisis. He's freakin invulnerable to everything.

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replace luthor with solomon grundy, and captain marvel is too much like superman, so replace him with martian manhunter.

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