Mortal Kombat 11 Friendships Trailer, My Thoughts

In 1995, Mortal Kombat II introduced the Friendship, a type of finishing maneuver that involved the character you played...doing something nice. It's believed they were introduced as a way of poking some fun at the controversy the Mortal Kombat series had gotten for its graphic violence for the time. The Friendship mechanic would eventually be dropped from the series from Mortal Kombat 4 afterwards, due to the series going to its darker roots and the controversies over its violence subsiding.

However, the mechanic is making a comeback in Mortal Kombat 11, so let's look at the announcement trailer.

Ouch.

Well, nice knowing you, Sub-Zero.

Oh, wait! That's hilarious! I love it when bears appear unexpectedly!

Ever since Sub-Zero got to try ice cream for the first time, he had to spread the glory of the frozen treat throughout Outworld. Now I want ice cream...

Who would've thought some of these characters were musicians at heart?

Hey, people all wanted Mileena in this game...

Smash Mouth's version of War's "Why Can't We Be Friends?" is rather appropriate for this trailer.

Oh my gosh, these are all great!

THE TERMINATOR BALANCING ON HIS BIKE! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Is it weird that I want to see Erron Black be the protagonist of his own Wild Guns-style shooter spin-off?

A BONK on the head for the Joker!

Cheers, Sindel!

Nice job, Skarlet!

People tend to underestimate Liu Kang's deadliest skill: his mastery of being funky.

And this is FREE? That's awesome!

I know this joke's been done before, but I have to say it: Epic Jax Guy.

Well, I think this is pretty cool! I always liked the idea of Friendships, and it's really neat that they're coming back. It's also very nice that this update is free. I hope people really get a kick out of these little animations.

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