Mortal Kombat fans aren't particularly impressed with the fighters included in MK1's Khaos Reigns expansion, with particular ire going towards some of its guest characters.

Even though Mortal Kombat 1 only just finished its first wave of DLC fighters the other day with the release of Takeda Takahashi, NetherRealm Studios isn't slowing down any time soon. During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, a story expansion for Mortal Kombat 1 called Khaos Reigns was revealed which, alongside adding an epilogue to the base game, adds six new characters. Or would that be kharacters?

The reveal of several new fighters coming to Mortal Kombat 1 should be an exciting time, but it seems that a lot of fans aren't particularly impressed with the lineup. Ignoring the fact that it was all leaked nearly a year ago and doesn't come as a surprise, the reactions so far have painted a pretty negative response.

Let's start off with the two most controversial new additions to Mortal Kombat 1 - Sektor and Cyrax. As had been previously leaked, Liu Kang's new timeline has resulted in the two being women this time around, which most fans seem to be unhappy with. That, combined with both no longer being cyborgs, has made them quite unpopular despite having some cool-looking moves.

Noob Saibot seems to be the most well-received fighter in Khaos Reigns' lineup, but even he isn't free of criticism. His new design has been getting a fair bit of flak since it was revealed, with several fans pointing out that he'd look better with a simple design or if he was glowing purple instead of a weird bright green.

Then there are the guest fighters. Ghostface has gotten off lightly but Conan the Barbarian and Terminator's T-1000 are getting slightly harsher responses overall. Over on the Mortal Kombat subreddit, one thread asking fans what they think of Kombat Pack 2 has one fan simply saying, "Genuinely, who tf asked for Conan?", which about sums it up.

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Posted: Jul 31, 2024 9:26 am
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Source: https://www.thegamer.com/mortal-kombat-1-fans-dont-like-not-impressed-kombat-pack-2-khaos-reigns-new-dlc-fighters-conan-t-1000-sektor-cyrax/