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[edit] delete stats

Frankly, I'm tired of constantly correcting fake statistics of height weight and age; how about we just remove them completely until we get an entire set of stats (possibly in MKA?) at which time we will know all characters heights and weights and ages hopefully.

I suggested that earlier, since the constant stat changes swamp the more interesting edits to the pages, but the other project members wanted to keep them in.Virogtheconq 19:12, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mortal Kombat tournament merge

I think that page is frankly not important enough to have an entire article devoted to it, but is important enough to have a section in this page. Comments?Virogtheconq 18:11, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

It reads more like a fanfic than a Wikipedia article. I wouldn't bother merging it, I'd just flat out delete it. The tournament itself isn't as notable as the games (of which it was only featured in three, and one's canonity is questionable!) or the characters. Any information about the tournament can be gleamed from the pages we already have set up for the games, which explain the backstory just lovely. --L T Dangerous 15:00, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
I say keep it as it is. It deserves its own entry, to distinquish the concept of Mortal Kombat from the actual game series. Itake 05:12, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Having reviewed it a second time, the article has been significantly revised and can stand by itself. If no one objects in the next week or so, I'm thinking of removing the merge tag and trying to link more articles to it. Virogtheconq 18:13, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

I don't see why it needs to be seperate. The "Mortal Kombat Tournament" page is nothing more than the storyline that the games, tv shows, etc... follow. It seems more like something that you'd have as part of a larger article. --Marhawkman 01:30, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, there's enough information contained in the article that merging it to another would make that one quite long, which is why I think it should stay as-is. Virogtheconq 05:52, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Well The MK tournament is part of the MK Spectrum--Triple-Quadruple 20:12, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't think they should be merged. This page should deal strictly with the game information, and the other should deal with the tournament as a story device. --DragonMaster 00:08, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Page Created

Created this page from Mortal Kombat, which needed to be separated into distinct game and series pages. I've basically just copied and pasted the stuff I think should belong here, though this page now needs heavy cleaning and reformatting. Also, could someone perhaps get a copy of the MK dragon symbol and use it to replace the current screencap? Virogtheconq 04:01, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Well I think they should have a small section about the arcade culture and then put an external wiki link to the Mortal Kombat Tournaments instead of merging the article into one, that would be huge and the tournaments can be independant from this article.

[edit] I would really like this pic to stay

Yes, I know it's "yours" article... I renamed it and moved for a better layout, so please? There's a free space there anyway.

Unfortunately, a GamePro cover discussing Mortal Kombat II doesn't belong on a page discussing the entire series (especially since there is no mention of GamePro anywhere on the page). If there were some article where it's appropriate, I'd have no problem with it - it's just that particular image adds nothing to the page. Virogtheconq

Okay then.

Why are: Mythologies, Special Forces, and Shaolin Monks under both fighting games and non-fighting games? Dessydes 01:30, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

  • I think they were leftovers from back when it was a list of all the games. I removed MKM:SZ and SF from the section. I haven't played SM, but from what I understand there is a small versus component, so I left it in for now. Virogtheconq 02:07, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A tad questionable?

This is currently posted on the article:

Acclaim produced 2 Mortal Kombat-styled games based on the World Wrestling Federation: "WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game" & "WWF In Your House". Both featured Mortal Kombat-like sprites, moves, and finishers.

Now I can't say I own either of these games. But I highly doubt this statement is wonderfully accurate. I'm aware the sprites for some of the old WWF games look digitised, but I can't quite believe the games are "Mortal Kombat-styled". Wouldn't they be, I dunno, wrestling games? Rather than beat-em-ups? And why would there be MK-like moves and finishers? I've never seen Shawn Michaels kick someone's head clean off, no matter how much the commentators say he may as well have, nor do I think Vincent "Family Entertainment" McMahon would approve of such content in a WWF/E game. Even if the games are fighting style rather than wrestling style, the text needs a rewording so its meaning is clearer. --L T Dangerous 15:08, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

I don't own either of the games, but I've played Wrestlemania and have seen In Your House. Both games are very much extreme games that go beyond "realistic" simulation, kind of like with the backbreakers in NFL Blitz and the flaming 50 foot high slam dunks in NBA Jam. Undertaker uses a tombstone to bash the crap out of his opponent, Shawn Michaels pulls out a baseball bat from hammerspace, stuff flies out from your opponent when you hit them hard... I never thought of the similarity that way, but now that its mentioned, I think its a fair comparison... Clint 00:08, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

There are also MK style fatalities, not as gory as MK but still fatalities, for example, HBK summons a heartshaped bed to fall on the opponent, crushing them.

[edit] NBA JAM

I can't belive no one mention the NBA JAM crossover, so I added it.--4.250.6.88 16:14, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Arcade Championship history

I included the championship history for the MK arcade series and people are changing the names of the winners.

I'd like something done about this as I know for a definitive fact about these tournamets as I was actually the winner of the first MK tournament and I don't believe whoever is editing it is acting in good faith.

Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do about it. Provide a link and/or print source showing the results and we'll believe whatever's posted in the section - otherwise there's no proof one way or another and the section'll have to be removed.Virogtheconq 17:42, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

I believe it would be very difficult to get a print source from 1993/4 about arcade tournaments, however I believe the winners were printed in an old issue of Computer and Video Games magazine which I'll try and find.


This arcade championship section has no place at wikipedia in the first place. There have been hundreds of MK tournaments over the years and people still play UMK3 and the 3D games competitively. This isn't the place for tournament results. To be honest nobody cares about a tournament 10 years ago you happened to win.

Actually no, there's only ever been 4 official tournamets as I said before.

Official in what context? Midway-sponsored?Virogtheconq 17:14, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Yep apparently. I got to meet a couple of the MK Cast and Crew. "To be honest nobody cares about a tournament 10 years ago you happened to win." Sounds like somebody's jealous.

This article isn't the place for tournament results no matter how "official" they are. It's already cluttered as is. You honestly think people are coming to read this article to find out the names of people they've never heard of who won a tournament 10 years ago? MAYBE it'd something for the actual section on MK1/MK2 and it'd be a lot more interesting if there was some details on the tournament and not just "there was a championship. Here's the names of the people who won".

  • Dude let me put what your saying into a phrase... you think we should tell people theres stuff thats been done or won but no-one gives a crap about their name. That would be like saying "Oh some guy landed on the Moon but who gives a crap about his name."Zach 06:30, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Not just the names. None of it should be here.

[edit] How to fight Reptile

Some, but not complete, details were included in this page about how to fight the hidden character Reptile. I added what I think to be the complete requirements for the original arcade version ([1]).


[edit] Thrill Kill... a flop?

Thrill Kill was never released. However on this page, it claims that Thrill Kill was a flop due to excessive violence (???). I removed this due to its inaccuracy.

[edit] Comparatives

The comparatives should stay as they are (bloodier, etc.). They are a correct form, and the form that was originally there. Wikipedia policies tend to give weight to the initial variant in cases when two options are correct. --Eyrian

Well, IIRC comparatives usually are expected to have the same structure - so either use the "more ____" or "____er" form for every term, but not mixed together the way they are now. I'm not really going to argue about it, though.Virogtheconq 23:52, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
In this case, I think it may be a lost cause. "More Bloody" is awkward, and "brutaler" isn't a word. I think it's probably OK as it is. --Eyrian 00:15, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Would it be alright to add a story overview for each game?

? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.250.3.114 (talk • contribs)

Probably not. The article is long enough as it is, and if a reader is interested in the storyline of each game, they can read those individual articles (which need to be retooled to a standardized format anyways). Virogtheconq 16:15, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] External Links

This list really needs to be trimmed down, it's huge! I suggest someone look at each of the list and keep the links that are notable and have a good amount of information. M2K E 18:20, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. I don't have the time to go through every link right now, but I went ahead and removed the Spanish MK website (this is the English wikipedia; the link should be added to the Spanish MK article). EVula 18:26, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] John Vogel

Being considered for deletion due to lack of sources. Either someone should find sources or it should be deleted.

[edit] Controversy?

I'm surprised there isn't any mention of the controversy that the MK series started with respect to violence in video games. I know that's an ongoing theme and many games received similar treatment but I seem to recall the first MK game being singled out specifically when it first came out. I checked here and the page for Mortal Kombat (arcade game).

Yeah, I'd like to add a section on that to the page eventually, though I haven't really bothered finding sources (written from a neutral POV, which may be a tad more difficult) required to really add it.Virogtheconq 04:17, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merged MK Tournament

I merged the MK tournament article as requested. There is also alot of spelling fixes and rearranging of the sections to get rid of anything repetitive. The boss section was also deleted since the List of Characters table now mark the bosses in the games anyways. Benjwong 15:57, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Large trivia sections

I can't help noticing a lot of MK related pages have large trivia sections. Strickly speaking, information that shouldn't really be on wikipedia is normally put into these sections, but the MK trivia sections are too big. Where best you must try and avoid clumping everything into trivia sections, information on how the character was depicted in a game or its developement can go into a Character devlopment section and a game information section. I've started this off on the Raiden, Baraka, Ermac, Cryrax, Johnny Cage and Goro pages. The only thing left to do with those pages is rewrite the stuff that sounds poor grammar or is badly written to make it sound better.

If anyone else thinks things should be done differently, please say so. Take in mind as far as encyclopedia value is concerned currently, many pages are being weakened by their large trivia pages and someone should go round and merge them all the best they can into the main section. Angel Emfrbl 08:37, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree some articles have to much trivia, but I personally don't have a problem with it, I enjoy reading through the trivia, though to be fair, that isn't very 'encylopedic' of me, so sure, cut down irrelevant Trivia where need-be, if I see anything that doesn't really have to be in a WP article, I will remove it, or if there is anything that could earn it's own section, I will add, or if I see anything repeated from an earlier section, I will remove. The Haunted Angel 13:58, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Personally, I like trivia sections, and think they fit in just fine with Wikipedia's policy of documenting pretty much everything; more often than not, information just simply can't fit elsewhere in the article.
Now, that said, I do agree that the trivia goes haywire sometimes, and we need to trim back the extraneous drivel that has crept into some of the articles. EVula 16:12, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
If anyone wants an example of such cases where there is a huge section of trivia, Reptile and Sub-Zero are perfect examples. I don't mind trivia sections either, but a lot of the information on such pages can be clumped together in their own sections in the main artcle its just a case of sitting back and working out how to do it. Angel Emfrbl 11:03, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
The trivia has a lot of rare info that would otherwise be lost if not kept. If the article is to be shortened. I suggest the "similar games". It doesn't make sense to mention so many of the competitive games in the games history. You don't see a giant "similar games" list on the street fighter wiki. Benjwong 00:45, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Endings

I think the character pages should have endings sections like the Tekken characters. - The 4th Snake 19:29, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Listing the non-canon endings of each character seems inpractical, not to mention highly irrelevant. Instead we just have the 'Possible Future' section, that debates whether or not the latest game's ending was canon. The Haunted Angel 19:43, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

It's just that there are some endings that some people won't know the canonciality (if that's the correct word) of some endings. - The 4th Snake 20:09, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Ok, so you're saying that we should list all character endings for each game because some people won't know which endings are canon. But, if they wanted to know which ending was canon, all they would have to do is read their story and the 'Possible Future' bit. ~ The Haunted Angel 20:14, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

That's pretty much it, yeah. I seriously doubt most people who wanted to know if an ending was canon, they wouldn't read the whole article to find out. - The 4th Snake 20:42, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, anyone who is really that interested in what endings were canon (and didn't gather from the plot of the next game) would probably read through the article anyway. ~ The Haunted Angel 21:09, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

It was just an idea. - The 4th Snake 18:52, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Announcer

Who is the person who is the announcer for the Mortal Kombat series. I heard that it's the same guy as for the unreal tournament series

It's a different announcer depending on the game. I believe it was Steve Ritchie for MKII and 3/T (since he voiced Shao Kahn) and possibly 4. For Deception, it was either Ed Boon or Herman Sanchez - I'd have to check the credits again. I don't think it's the same announcer as UT, though Unreal Championship 2 did have an option to set the announcer to the MK announcer. Virogtheconq 06:13, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Similar Games

Yes, I'm still here, just not editing articles directly associated with MKA until I get the damn game. Anyway, to the point. Is the 'Similar Games' section really needed? I mean, I just removed a few things from there where there really was no proof that such a game existed, or just generally irrelevant info. Before I start to remove all other irrelevant or unencyclopedic information from this list (and there is a lot), I wanted to know what everyone else thought. Personally, I think we should remove the whole section, the article is already pretty big, this is just unencyclopedic and takes up unnecessary space. The list itself could go on forever; why not add Street Fighter or Tekken (etc...). I personally just think the whole damn section should be removed. ~ The Haunted Angel (The Forest Whispers My Name) 11:46, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Wow! Been like 4 months and no one replied! Some one voice their damn thoughts already!! =P ≈ The Haunted Angel //The Forest Whispers My Name// 12:14, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Alas I agree the section is heavily unnecessary and furthermore negligible to those seeking MK related information. I vote to its deletion. ≈ Kombat Krave ~ 17:20, 07 March, 2007 (CT)

Yay a reply! Lol I'll go and remove it. ≈ The Haunted Angel //The Forest Whispers My Name// 23:34, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sub-character list?

I was thinking that "The Mortal Kombat Universe" (where it lists the main games, remakes, main characters, etc.) should also have sub-characters in it. Like Kia, Jataaka, etc. from the Adventure games that have never been playable.

I would have done it already, but I don't know how to edit that part, lol. 138.217.219.127 06:51, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

There is already a link to the minor characters list that deals with them already in the template. -SaturnYoshi THE VOICES 07:58, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
*slaps forehead* Sorry! I forgot the minor characters don't have their own page. 138.217.219.127 10:00, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] acceptance in Japan?

Was the franchise succesful in Japan and Asia? I can't find information about such thing. --189.135.69.59 03:25, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Navigation Template

Whoever split the navigation Template for the entire MK series in half, fix it back. It was better the old way and much easier to navigate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Donco (talk • contribs)

The template was split (not by me) to address concerns that it was far too large, a concern I happen to agree with. Do you have any suggestions for a unified, but smaller, template? EVula 17:42, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
At the very least, we ought to at least put a link to a media category or somesuch in the template - from what I can tell, none of the video/film productions are accessible within two clicks of that template (other than going through a character, of course). Personally, I think the primary reason the template was so large, the character roster, isn't that necessary, and ought to be removed - it can easily be replaced with a link to List of Mortal Kombat characters or somesuch.
Note: copied over to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mortal Kombat#Navigation Template. Please leave responses there. Virogtheconq 18:21, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] No progress

Moved to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mortal Kombat#No progress, since this is applicable to all MK articles VirogIt's notmy fault!

[edit] Height and Weight of these characters

Who has removed their height and weight again? These are very important items, these have to be notable. Pooter-the-clown 08:29, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

See here for a brief discussion in which we decided to remove the info (I seem to recall there are a few other places that addressed the same topic in the archive as well). If you really want to bring it up again, you can always ask on the project Talk page. VirogIt's notmy fault! 14:40, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
Actually, the discussion happened at the template. Height and weight are both ultimately unimportant to the character and, more often than not, impossible to verify. EVula // talk // ☯ // 15:52, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mortal Kombat Wiki

Is there also a Wiki for Mortal Kombat? Morris Munroe 15:56, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Why Don't you google it and find out?→041744 15:47, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
Hmm, I started one, but never got around to announcing it (or doing more than creating just the basics). I should probably get back on that... EVula // talk // ☯ // 15:58, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, I was looking forward to that! Then I just.. didn't hear anything about it... Hehe, finish it! :P ≈ The Haunted Angel 16:08, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] MK Wikipedians

Are there also Wikipedia-users from Midway? Morris Munroe 15:57, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Please answer my following questions. Morris Munroe 20:12, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Link discussion

There has been a lot of back-and-forth lately about the link section; specifically, an anon editor has been adding the same links repeatedly. So, I'm opening up discussion to talk about the merits (or lack thereof) for all the links. EVula // talk // ☯ // 18:22, 22 January 2007 (UTC)


Sorry, but it is not just one person adding links. It is a whole group of people who feel there should be more links added, and they've all agreed to keep adding the sites everyday until you leave them. If one website deserves to be listed, then any other MK website should be allowed the same privilege. Either remove them all, or allow other sites to be listed. The sites you keep removing contain 10x or more information and content than MKO. The Haunted Angel tried justifying MKO's listing because it's high on Google's list. That's just dumb. Being popular doesn't make it the best site on the net for MK content. And another thing, what is it hurting having more links at the bottom? Nothing? The public wants more links, and last I checked, two or three people who think they run Wikipedia don't speak for the entire MK kommunity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.44.133.66 (talk • contribs)

It has been several anon. editors, which can't be definitively said to be "a group" any more than it can be definitively said to be a single person.
I would like to see an argument for their inclusion to be made on some non-confrontational grounds; chalking up the opposing editors to "two or three people who think they run Wikipedia" isn't especially constructive (especially since, on the whole, "the entire MK kommunity" is largely irrelevant in this discussion; it is the upholding of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines that is more important here, not what "the public" wants). EVula // talk // ☯ // 19:08, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
I just noticed this issue, so I figured I may as well throw in my two cents since I doubt it would hurt to have another voice on the matter (Although remember, Wikipedia is not a democracy. Majority doesn't necessarily rule):
  • The Annals of Mortal Kombat – Even if it does try to fit in the non-canon as much as it can (I doubt Cooking With Scorpion occurred, but maybe...), I find this site to be fairly helpful and informative. It is, at the very least, a quite unique resource that covers plenty of information not found here or elsewhere. In fact, I plan to use this page from the site as a source for when I finally get around to improving the Mortal Kombat: Special Forces article, as its quite an incredible plethora of useful information. I would support the inclusion of this site on the basis that readers searching for the incredible minutia on the series (The stuff not fit for Wikipedia, since we should not be including every single last detail in existence) could at least be directed to somewhere where they can find something.
  • Fuzzd0rk's Mortal Kombat – I would not support the inclusion of this site. Just about every section requires registration in order to view their contents, making it quite useless as a reference link. Even the advertised "quizzes" section wants me to register first. Not that helpful. Additionally, requiring a registration to view the website's information means that it fails one of Wikpedia's external link guidelines: namely this aptly named rule.
  • Kamidogu – Kamidogu was a fine resource when the site was up, and I believe it had been listed here before, but as of now, I can't think of one reason to justify a link to what is currently a dead site. Maybe when it comes back up it can be added, but until then, a link to a site with nothing is absolutely pointless.
Anyway, to you, Mr. Anonymous or Anonymouses, I'd like to point out the actions of which the above anon IP person is condoning are in flagrant violation of one of Wikpedia's guidelines: Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point. It's not very likely that trying to brute force these links onto this page is going to allow them to stay here. Read up on the external links guidelines and note the use of the word "minimum" in terms of how many we should be including. This is not an "include all or nothing" situation. MarphyBlack 23:18, 22 January 2007 (UTC)


Since Fuzzd0rk's Mortal Kombat is ineligible because registration is required to view certain sections, doesn't MK Online fail then, as well? You need to purchase a flawless account to receive extra features on the site. Also, you need to be at least registered with a free account in order to download any type of video on the site. Let's not be hypocrites, here. You said FDMK doesn't make the cut because of that Wikipedia guideline. Well, MK Online is in violation of that guideline, as well.


"The web site itself is the topic of the article"

MK Online is not the topic of MK on Wikipedia.


"It has relevant content that is of substantially higher quality than that available from any other website."

There are, by far, more superior MK sites on the net for content than MK Online. Besides for the occasional exclusive news update, MK Online is fairly useless. Their games section is the same as any other MK site.


If MK Online isn't removed from the list, as well, it will only prove how you all choose to follow/not follow Wikipedia guidelines only when it's convenient for what you want.

MK Online only requires an account if you want to download videos. However, all other text content is free to be viewed, including the forums. This Fuzzdork's site, on the other hand, won't even let me look at past news updates in its news archives because the forums are not free to view by the public. However, since last time I checked, I see that I can now access the quzzes section without having to register, but this doesn't really hold a lot of weight in terms of content. Anyway, this is a fairly pointless dispute since it's quite clearly just a silly battle between supporters of different websites, so I'll just do a simple Google test for the general term "Mortal Kombat". MKO is the first fansite result, third result overall. FDMK is no where to be found. Further research reveals that MKO has an Alexa ranking of 27,255. Fuzzdork's MK site has an Alexa ranking of 4,242,710, which is over 150 times that of MKO's. One general MK fansite link is sufficient for this article, and MKO fits the bill for that spot perfectly. MarphyBlack 08:52, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Thank you! That's exactly what I needed to hear. I removed MKO because of the registration thing, but as you rightly pointed out, that's just for small bits of content, unlike FDMK. Ah well, now this is sorted :) ≈ THA //See Evil//Speak Evil//Hear Evil// 09:47, 10 February 2007 (UTC)


Taken from MK Online:

Flawless Accounts are available to Free Account holders who want extra features

You assholes are nothing but hypocrites. MK Online violates the same exact guidelines but it's ok because they rank highter on the web. That's complete and utter bullshit! You got alot of nerve talking about this being over supporters or different sites, when it's so completely obvious you are supporting MK Online by keeping them listed even though their site requires registration, as well.


[Flame Sama]I am a member of both FDMK and MK Online, I added a special section so both forums can get their sites advertised, I also added Kamidogu.com, another good site. There is a note at the bottom of the forum section saying Some sites may require accounts. Is that any better?


MarphyBlack - "Wikipedia does not negotiate with terrorists. Er, I mean disruptive vandals."

I have three problems with this. One, MarphyBlack, you are not Wikipedia. The public is Wikipedia. Two, labeling people as "disruptive vandals" when none of the actual text or data in the article pertaining to Mortal Kombat has been compromised is completely innaccurate. Third, stating that there is no chance for compromise implies to me that you think you are in charge, here.

The dictorship attitude, and the blatent favoritism being displayed, is very unbecoming of those who are supposed to help maintain this place in a fair and just manner. You people are bending and shaping rules and guidelines here as you see fit.

I, alone, am not Wikipedia, but I am a part of it, as all the other benevolent editors here are. Disruptive vandals, however, are not. Yes, an edit like this does constitute as vandalism as it is disrupting Wikipedia to prove a point. Calling people assholes is also violating the civility code of conduct. I also wish to reiterate that Wikipedia is not a democracy. Having an entire forum try and brute force their idea into an article is not how a consensus is determined.
Anyway, it's become quite obvious that edit wars will transpire if more than one website is included, as supporters of different websites will want to include their own favorites. Hence, a very simple compromise: only include one site. The basis as to which site this be should non-subjective (i.e. no debates questioning which has better content, which has more content, etc). Per WP:External Links, an external link should be "meritable, accessible and appropriate" Through several tests (See above, or see Google and alexa.com), Mortal Kombat Online has proven to be the most popular Mortal Kombat site currently in existence by a very large margin. This defines the site as being quite meritible for inclusion. It also happens to be accessible as it does not require registration to view basic content such as the news archives and forums, and it is appropriate for this article as it does, indeed, cover the Mortal Kombat series. There. It was a simple matter of finding what site to use. No fussy arguments and no subjective opinions. There is no favoritism here. (Note: Through a mere four clicks, I was able to navigate from MKO's main page to Fuzzdork's MK site only using already-existing links that are on their pages. If your argument is that you can't get to other MK-related sites using MKO as a hub, you'd be wrong.) MarphyBlack 20:06, 10 February 2007 (UTC)


This isn't about Fuzzd0rk's Mortal Kombat, anymore. It's about you people bringing up a rule about not allowing websites that require registration, and now you're blatently bending that rule to suit your own ends. So here's what's going to happen. You either agree to remove all MK fansites or you allow any fansite to be listed. There is no in between. Just because a website is popular doesn't make it a good site for content. We can continue to be a thorn in your side if you want, or you make that rule apply to all MK fansites. Plain and simple. You opened the can of worms, and now it's biting you in the ass. We're only asking for fairness. Either remove MKO and everyone's happy, or continue to make revert after revert for a long, long time. The choice is yours.

Mortal Kombat Online does not require one to register for any basic features. I can view all content sans videos just fine. But, like I pointed out before, Fuzzdork's MK site will not even let a user view the news archives without registering. I also can't get to the forums, can't see the "encyclopedia", and I can't even access the emoticons or avatars section. I don't see the benefit in that. Anyway, this is irrelevant. WP:EL allows for a minimum amount of acceptable external links to be included. One is enough, and MKO fits all the necessary requirements. Again, as I said before, a decision can and should be made entirely without any subjective opinion (That's when arguments like the ones from yourself originate). MKO is undoubtedly the most popular fansite currently in existence. It also provides links to other MK fansites, which makes it even more suitable to link here since it can act like a hub while we don't have to link tons and tons of different MK sites. Whether you like it or not is your opinion, and I'm afraid that's just something you're going to have to come to terms with by yourself. MarphyBlack 01:28, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
Anon user, please do not threaten us. There will be no comprimise with vandals as Marphy said, and yes, what you are doing is vandalism. I'll put this plain and simple so it isn't hard for you to grasp. One link is acceptable. One link has been chosen. The chosen link is superior to the alternatives (including FDMK). That link is MKO. If you, or any others continue to vandalise, you will be blocked. Then your crusade to advertise through jealousy will be at an end. ≈ THA //See Evil//Speak Evil//Hear Evil// 17:59, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Hey there... webmaster of MK Online here, and just wanted to clear up a bit of a misconception. The only reason that registration was required for downloading video and audio files from our media system was to get around a bug. (Unlike a lot of sites, MK Online's CMS is written completely in-house.) We thought we had removed the registration requirement for the audio/video files, but it looks like a bug has caused it to reappear. CCShadow (our coder/admin) is working on fixing the issue now. Our apologies for the confusion. DArqueBishop 03:34, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

No problem, although MKO will be staying anyway. ≈ The Haunted Angel //The Forest Whispers My Name// 18:09, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Music?

Maybe I'm just uninformed, but what do 3 Doors Down and Adema have to do with Mortal Kombat? 139.78.10.130 19:59, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

3 Doors Down, I dunno. But Adema did the music video for MKD; Immortal. ≈ The Haunted Angel (The Forest Whispers My Name) 21:43, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Adema did the Immortal video for MK:Deadly Alliance, not Deception...

Removed Music section. Dan Forden did most of the music and is mentioned elsewhere in the article. I have no idea where 3 Doors came in - band wasn't formed until 1996. Ent 23:25, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Would someone semi-lock Becky Gable for the new users?

The troll won't go away. --HanzoHattori 12:14, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

For the record, it is best to use either the article's talk page or WP:RFPP. However, I've semi-protected the page, and am about to deal with your own indiscretions. EVula // talk // ☯ // 14:43, 2 May 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Characters

Can we add a characters template?→041744 22:57, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

There was a characters template once (And the characters used to be included in the actual main template), but thanks to the efforts of one user, it was deleted. You can read that entire previous discussion here. I'd love to bring it back, but the prospect of recreating a frequently deleted template (again, all due to said one user, who happens to be an admin) and going through the effort of adding it to over 60 articles just to have it all removed again is not the most tempting endeavor I can think of. MarphyBlack 08:13, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
Can I add it to the regular template? It will look like this: \/ →041744 15:58, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
Mortal Kombat series
v • d • e
Fighting games Mortal Kombat • MKII • MK3 / Ultimate MK3 / MK Trilogy • MK4 / MK Gold • Deadly Alliance / Tournament Edition • Deception / Unchained • Armageddon
Adventure games Mythologies: Sub-Zero • Special Forces • Shaolin Monks
Main Characters Ashrah–Baraka–Blaze–Bo' Rai Cho–Chameleon–Cyrax–Dairou–Darrius–Drahmin–Ermac–Frost–Fujin–Goro–Havik–Hotaru–Hsu Hao–Jade–Jarek–Jax–Johnny Cage–Kabal–Kai–Kano–Kenshi – Khameleon–Kintaro – Kira–Kitana–Kobra–Kung Lao–Li Mei–Liu Kang – Mavado – Mileena – Mokap – Moloch – Motaro – Nightwolf – Nitara – Noob Saibot–Onaga–Quan Chi – Rain – Rayden – Reiko–Reptile–Sareena–Scorpion–Sektor – Shang Tsung–Shao Kahn–Sheeva–Shinnok–Shujinko–Sindel–Smoke–Sonya–Stryker–Sub-Zero–Tanya–The One Being
Information Main characters • Minor characters • Factions • Species • Realms • Arenas • Glossary
Other Films • Comics • Live Tour • Music • Card Game
The consensus here regarding the main template was not to include all the names in it. The compromise was to split it off into two. However, as mentioned before, the characters-only template was deleted, albeit not with the greatest of reasoning. I would support the recreation of the characters template, but the main template in its current state is the result of a long series of debates. I don't think we should be rushing into any major revisions there without a discussion first. MarphyBlack 03:56, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
It is, admittedly, more organized than when the characters were in it, and I like the split. Still, the Information section is far too limited. There should be at least another link such as glossary with links to the many pages not mentioned. (Kombat Krave 23:00, 31 December 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Required Merge: Test Your Might

Closure of AFD Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Test Your Might requests merger of Test Your Might into Mortal Kombat as the outcome. I have closed this AFD but ask that another more knowledgeable of the topic conduct the merger itself. Thank you. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 16:00, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Merging it to Mortal Kombat (video game) would make more sense.Master Bigode (talk) 19:24, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
Merged Test Your Might into Mortal Kombat (video game)Master Bigode (talk) 19:46, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why...?

Why does searching for "Mortal Kombat" bring up a redirect page instead of going directly to this page? Fllmtlchcb (talk) 03:23, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Someone moved the article. I've put it back where it was. :) RobWill80 (talk) 09:53, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Clean-up Requested

The page doesn't cite many sources, reads more like an essay at some points, and is pretty sloppy all around (for instance the Easter Egg section). As I get time, I'll clean up the article and point out where citations are needed, and if none are given within a reasonable amount of time I'll clean it out of the article, but I'm asking for some help here. Fllmtlchcb (talk) 03:35, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Instead of slashing away half the text, a seperate page should be made to include 'Easter eggs and secrets', 'Contributing Cultural Material', and Mortal Kombat Crossovers'. You'd just have to think of a title general enough to fit it all. (Kombat Krave 23:06, 31 December 2007 (UTC))
Wikipedia is not a game guide. Pagrashtak 18:56, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
Then 'Easter eggs and secrets' can go, it's really not needed, though the other two both include information difficult to find consecutively outside of wikipedia and in no way fit in the NOT section. Still, they are heavy consumers of space, and I'd request another page to expand. Also, I don't think 'Plot Continuity' is necessary at all. Can someone second this?(Kombat Krave 08:30, 1 January 2008 (UTC))
The easter eggs section should at least be cut down, especially the parts like Goro in MKII. It's completely unsourced and boils down to "A lot of people thought this, but it's not true". Unless there are reliable secondary sources discussing this to show notability (doubtful), it's not suitable for Wikipedia. Anything necessary in the plot continuity section could probably be handled in the storyline section. Speaking of which, the storyline section also needs to be trimmed—ten subsections is a little much. Leave the individual game plots to those articles, and present an overview of general plot here. The tournament section might better fit in a plot section as well. It's written in-universe, and is basically plot points with another name. Hope this helps. Pagrashtak 15:31, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
Agreed, I will find time to trim and merge along with anyone who can help. (Kombat Krave 14:22, 7 January 2008 (UTC))
The page has been altered quite a bit in small details. You'll find no false links and I removed a few big chunks. Overall it's pretty clean, even though I left the storyline mostly alone, as well as the crossovers. I think many would find it extremely useful to read through the entire legitimate storyline in one place, not hacked and transferred to fifteen different pages. I merged two to remove the headers though it didn't effect the length at all. The crossovers section has full information that's not exactly organized, but factual and useful. That's all I'm doing to 'clean the page up'.
My suggestion is a realms section though. Each realms page has been removed and even though I'd vote for a page with all the realms on it, this page could be the only substitute to hold a lot of information that was removed. Any thoughts? --Kombat Krave 23:11, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
A realms section sounds fine to me. Mortal Kombat Realms for a title page should suffice. I would say that the story section is fine since it recaps all the plots from the games. Fllmtlchcb (talk) 19:34, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Controversy

There was a paragraph under the Controversy heading that gave brutally graphic details about the death of a young girl. I have removed it, pending this talk. It is my opinion that the inclusion of this CNN/AP article [2], while it may be presented as factual evidence, does not convey a neutral point of view in that it does not consider related facts (for example, that the "Mortal Kombat moves" are primarily basic martial arts techniques, not at all unique or special to the game, other than the fact that the teens had been playing the game). Further, I would suggest that the story might be appropriate in the Video Game Violence article mentioned in the same section. I fail to understand how a brutal murder is considered to be encyclopedic information in a video game article. I look forward to your thoughts. Thanks, Sabin4232 (talk) 22:32, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

I merged the Controversy section with Legacy since it had been trimmed to a sentence. It links to Video game controversy. --Kombat Krave 23:15, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reality Kombat Murder

The Murder of the young 7 year old girl is factual information about the Mortal Kombat Game Series, and it should be included as a small part of the page, stating that it happened. If you word it correctly you can let people know about what happened to the girl, and im sure if you searched the net you might be able to find a qoute from someone to do with Mortal Kombat and the Murder, and put that together as a small thing upon the page. Its all a matter of wording this thing Rupert 59 (talk) 02:31, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

The girl being murdered, although admitted to be based on Mortal Kombat, has nothing to do with Mortal Kombat itself. Including it in the video game controversy page would be more sensible. --Kombat Krave 15:28, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] a note on #8

Please don't put in a name for it (other than Mortal Kombat 8) unless you have a source.--Rockfang (talk) 13:32, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Update: A source has now been cited. --Rockfang (talk) 02:48, 19 April 2008 (UTC)