TheMortal Kombat 11community is increasingly hyped for the release of thefighting game’s next DLC character, the Joker. NetherRealm, or more specifically creative director andMortal Kombatcreator Ed Boon, is making the most of the excitement. Earlier today, Boon posted another teaser for the Joker to his Twitter account, showing one of the Joker’s in-game victory cinematics. Joker fans may be especially fond of this victory screen, as it’s a reference to a classicJokerfilm moment.
Boon’s tweet provides a basic narration for the shortMortal Kombat 11victory cinematic. His tweet reads, “Click, click, click… What the f–BOOM!!” which may be all some fans need to figure out the clip. The attached video shows that Joker’s placed a number of bombs around their defeated opponent. As the Joker walks away, he pulls out a detonator and gives it a click. The detonator doesn’t trigger, so Joker clicks it a few more times before the bomb suddenly and surprisingly goes off in the background.
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The reference is rather overt. DuringThe Dark Knightfilm from Christopher Nolan, Heath Ledger’s Joker is walking away from a hospital shortly after he triggered a series of bombs. The explosions suddenly stop and Ledger’s Joker turns, confused. He clicks his detonator a few more times before the explosions suddenly start once more.Mortal Kombat 11’s Joker victory scene isn’t a one-to-one recreation of the scene, but it’s very clearly a direct reference.
This isn’t the first of Joker’s victory screens to be shared. In the recently releasedMortal Kombat 11gameplay trailer for the Joker, his first victory sequence is shown. In that cinematic, the Joker pulls out a revolver and fires it into the air several times. The gun then misfires several times before Joker points it in the direction of the player. The final pull of the trigger has a sign with “BANG” written on it come out of the gun.
If anything’s clear, it’s that the developers atNetherRealm Studiosare huge fans of the Joker. What’s been shown so far of the upcoming DLC fighter forMortal Kombat 11has been rife with references to the Batman movies and comics. Even the Joker’s first revealed Fatal Blow is a reference to the classic issue where the Joker kills Robin with a crowbar. NetherRealm is making sure thatMortal Kombat 11players who pick up the DLC fighter will get their money’s worth.
Mortal Kombat 11is available now on Google Stadia, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
