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Mortal Kombat 11hasn’t even been out a full week yet and modders have worked there magic. During the story events of NetherRealm’s latest gorefest, players will encounter a few characters that aren’t selectable on the roster. While it was pretty obvious that the big bad, Kronika, wouldn’t be playable, two other characters have driven fans mad by their absence. This is your warning if you wish to remain free of spoilers because I’ll be talking about them below.
For those unaware, fan favorites Cyrax and Sektor make an appearance inMK11’sstory mode. Similar to howMortal Kombat Xincluded a couple of characters from the previous entry, these fighters are not selectable in any fashion. They have brand new character models, a full move roster, and special moves, but they cannot be chosen.
Even though the characters don’t have a major role inMK11’splot, they are clearly fleshed out beyond simple moves. The excuse inMKXcould have been because of the different variations introduced overMortal Kombat 2011, but it really doesn’t make sense this time. Triborg was one of the DLC characters inXand its different variations were of each cyber ninja. Even if NetherRealm didn’t want to develop different versions of each robot, they could have easily thrown fans a bone with Triborg.
Kronika at least falls in line with the series past. Boss characters are typically not selectable inMKgames (even ifMortal Kombat 4, Armageddonand evenXhad them playable). It’s still odd considering she has a fatal blow and fatality, but balancing her was likely a nightmare. On harder difficulties, she’s a total pain in the ass, so I can understand it a bit.
Still, one can’t help but think that NetherRealm is holding back on these characters for DLC. WhileXonly made one of its NPCs a DLC character, the thought is still there. It’s also just baffling since mods exist to make them playable. Whatever the real reason beyond this decision, at least PC users can now try them out.
FirstMortal Kombat 11Mod Adds Sektor, Cyrax and Kronika as Playable Fighters[WccfTech]
