One of the bigger surprises from The Game Awards last week was the reveal of Mortal Kombat 11 for Nintendo Switch. The trailer was a surprise by itself, springing up when an award was supposedly about to be announced, but the confirmation that the game is coming to Switch was arguably even more of a shock. A very nice one, mind you.
Now, though, another interesting little nugget of information has potentially been spoiled by someone who you'd least expect. Todd McFarlane, creator of comic book anti-hero Spawn, has hinted at the possibility of the character appearing in the game. The tease comes from a Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' session hosted by McFarlane just hours ago; one fan asked whether he would "let Spawn be in Mortal Kombat 11", to which he replied:
"I believe he's on his way..."
Could this just be some sort of joke, with the character not actually set to appear in the game? Perhaps, although it wouldn't actually be out of the question for Spawn to make a guest appearance. 2015's Mortal Kombat X added guest characters like Jason Vorhees and Predator as DLC, so this game could follow suit, and Spawn is set to star in his very own movie in the future, potentially making a crossover such as this more viable.
As always, it's best to wait for an official confirmation before completely believing this to be true. Until then, though, why not let us know whether or not you'd like to see Spawn appear in the game with a comment below?
[source reddit.com, via dualshockers.com]
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Spawn just reminds me of the 1997 awful film, I went to the cinema to see that film, why? I don't know
It's also worth noting that he's also made a guest appearance in the Xbox version of Soul Calibur II, as well as the HD port for both Xbox 360 and PS3.
Good news! It will be cool! Is really a good fit to the game.
@Bunkerneath
you are not fooling anyone! we all know you loved it!
The Mangaka of Rurouni Kenshin highly approves of Marvel's Spawn. Every week he'd release manga while talking about how much he likes it.
@Reigestugatensho
Not sure whether this is some sort of weird joke or not, but Spawn is Image's character, not Marvel's.
20 years ago me is really excited about this.
In my opinion it's the perfect character for a MK or Injustice crossover.
Sad that he likely won't return to Soulcalibur 6. but im happy to see him in Mortal Kombat 11 or a fighting game in general.
@Cia I had no idea... I remember seeing him put Marvel. Not Image, but I think you're right.
All we need now is Waluigi in MK 11! ' Finish him!' Walugi removes spinal column and uses it to impale openent 'Yeah! Waluigi's the winner!'
He would fit in nicely in an MK game. I’m not crazy about Spawn (although I did read the first 100 or so issues, haha), but I’m down for this.
Isabelle for MK!
I've never heard or seen anything involving this character before.
Good, and I would like another spawn game too...
Yes I always wanted to see him in Mortal Kombat since the day they start bringing in movie guest characters. I also enjoy his Super NES and GameCube games as well his two time Soul Calibur II appearances.
The more the merrier! I suppose they'll put a DC character as well. Lobo should be a good fit.
@Bunkerneath that film is a guilty pleasure of mine 😝
@Bunkerneath Awful? Have we seen the same movie? I thought it was quite an entertaining movie, it's a cult classic, and John Leguizamo's performance and appearance in the movie was a 1:1 match with the comics.
Sure, the effects look pretty dated now, but I still enjoy it to this day.
But there's not just game-related news concerning Spawn's apparent comeback:
(relevant part of the first video starts at 2m53s)
I need John Leguizamo''s Violator in MK11 too lol
@ThanosReXXX John Leguizamo's performance is precisely what saved the Spawn movie for me. He was terrific!
@nintendork64 He most certainly was. Except nowadays, I can't think of him as anything other than the sloth in Ice Age...
Wow! Spawn my man. I hope its true!
its a long time that i got hyped about mortal kombat again.
This would be great. Spawn is one of my favorite comic characters.
@Mr_Pepperami Ha! Yeah, my high school self would be stoked. Though it would be cool if modern tech could get let us utilize his cape in this game.
Heck yeah, he's one of my favorite comic book characters.
Um great! I wasn’t planning on getting the game until now. The comics and HBO series are a must if you want to check out Spawn. The only thing good that came out of the 90s movie was it’s soundtrack. KORN, Incubus, Silver Chair (their track to this day still gives me chills) Kirk Hammett. All I have to say is, death becomes clear through bloodshot eyes... 👿
@ThanosReXXX True lol
If MK XI is coming to Switch, we should have Scorpion in Smash.
@MysticGengar He's a ridiculously strong demon who essentially gains/already had the power to (I kid you not) fight god in the Marvel Universe (Spawn is Marvel right? Maybe I need to go read up on him again.....) I remember my older brother talk about Spawn before a while back.....
@Reigestugatensho IIRC I believe Spawn was image comics and I'd be psyched as hell to have him as a playable fighter in MK11. Yes please!!
@Reigestugatensho
K thanks
@MysticGengar @MaSSiVeRiCaN Thank you for the info!
(I don't know why I thought he was Marvel....)
@WaveBoy Beats me. Age-wise, they could also have gone for Michael Jai White, seeing as they're about the same age, and White is still in pretty good shape, probably more so than Foxx.
Yeah, the special effects are dated now, but for the time, they worked more than well enough, and in my opinion, they're still watchable today.
And at least they held up better than the effects in Lawnmower Man...
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