Mortal Kombat 1 gear system explained

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What is the Mortal Kombat 1 gear system? Some recent leaks have shown an incomplete version of Mortal Kombat 1 on the Switch in action, and among the footage is confirmation that there is a customizable gear system where you can set not just how your favorite character looks but also which taunts and fatalities they can perform.

The leaks don’t really explain much about the Mortal Kombat 1 cosmetic items, but for each of the 22 Mortal Kombat 1 characters seen in the footage, there’s at least one known gear piece. So before the Mortal Kombat 1 release date rolls around, here’s everything we know and some things we’re speculating about the Mortal Kombat 1 gear system.

How to unlock Mortal Kombat 1 gear
We first learned about the Mortal Kombat 1 gear system via a Reddit post, which shows the character selection screen complete with the number of unlocked gear, color palettes, taunts, and finishers.

While it’s not officially been announced yet as a mechanic, we can make an educated guess that the unlockable MK1 gear is hidden behind the Invasion mode. Each character will be able to equip a piece of gear from a selection, switch their color palette, and equip up to two taunts and two finishing moves.