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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Supermeng in Mortal Kombat vs DC
1:36 AM on 05.21.2008, Hamza CTZ Aziz 64 comments

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Supermeng in Mortal Kombat vs DC photo
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Wow, what a total surprise. One of DC's most iconic characters is going to be in Mortal Kombat vs DC. Who ever would have guessed this would have happened. I am totally shocked and amazed that the legendary Superman is in this game.  

Okay, enough sarcasm for one night. As you can see by these new images from the official MK vs DC Web site, Superman is ripped and ready to kick some Outworld ass. The image shows Superman in a very devastated Metropolis with the Daily Planet building destroyed in the background. 

We also have a new concept shot of what looks to be a stage from the Mortal Kombat dimension. The place looks pretty much like Hell with lava and skulls all over the place. No clue as to who the two fighters are in the middle of the image.

So what do you all think of the Man of Steel here? And please, save your comments about how Superman should be able to kill everyone with just a punch and what not. It's obvious that all the fighters have some form of Kryptonite on them that makes Superman weak. Or hell, I don't know, maybe the sun has turned red. I know we're going to hear some dumbass excuse eventually about this. 

[Update: Looking through the Wikipedia bio of Superman, it's said that his powers can be disrupted by magical/mystical attacks. That would work for me as an excuse as to why Superman isn't as strong as usual.]

[Via power-glove's C-Blog -- Editor's note: This post reads better on Batmeng.com] 


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taumpytears's Avatar
taumpytears at 05/21/2008 01:44
I'm not sure he fits the Mortal Kombat mold. He is a bit of a pretty boy to run with the likes of Sub-Zero and Scorpion.
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Sueng at 05/21/2008 01:44
You know, I was hoping someone could explain to me this if Superman is all so powerful...Why is it that, Superman can stand in front of a train and have it plowed into him and he survives, but someone like Lex Luthor comes around brass knuckles and slugs him in the face and he goes flying through 3 walls? Cause thats all I remember from the cartoons.
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Sir-G at 05/21/2008 01:45
Since everyone will go with the Superman lore that he is invincible. I might as well bring up the fact that Superman has 3 weaknesses. First is the famous Kryptonite. Second is that he gets his strength from the Earths sun. And finally, he can be harmed and even killed by magic! Thats right, Magic which pretty much all the Mortal Kombat combatants posses. I apologize for getting all geeky on you all. LOL!
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Hamza CTZ Aziz at 05/21/2008 01:48
Sir-G: Hah, I just updated the post about the magical detail after looking through Superman's Wikipedia.
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nebones at 05/21/2008 01:48
Maybe Sub-Zero will be Kryptonite instead of ice?
Sir-G's Avatar
Sir-G at 05/21/2008 01:50
@Sueng

Lex always wore a ring that contained Kryptonite. In the later series(Justice League) he found out he had gotten cancer from it and was dying. And so he made a pact with Brainic who put him on a sort of life support system that also gave him strength to fight old Supes.

Yeah I am a fan of Superman.
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Sir-G at 05/21/2008 01:55
@Hamza CTZ Aziz

Ha good call on that! I know the Midway team thought long and hard about this. And had to make sure things make sense. I will give them that benefit of the doubt! There were a couple of animated episodes of Superman where he was getting his ass handed to him from magical based villians. And so he had to recruit the help of Dr. Fate(the DC version of Dr. Strange).
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DynamicSheep at 05/21/2008 01:56
@Sir-G:

What about Doomsday? He wasn't magical. He was just a beastly motha'-shut you' mouth... What? I was only talkin' 'bout Doomsday. Then I can dig it!
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---AMARU--- at 05/21/2008 02:06
What's this Superman doing in my Mortal Kombat'z??????
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Sir-G at 05/21/2008 02:09
@DynamicSheep

As you can see from that wiki link you have there. His whole background and story arc is all over the place! LOL! But I do remember rushing to the stores to buy that issue of the death of superman! It was like trying to find a Wii today!
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Dexter345 at 05/21/2008 02:12
I hope there is something in there that makes him automatically lose every round because he's the lamest superhero ever.
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koose at 05/21/2008 02:14
where do people sleep in mortal kombat hell-world? i wonder what a 2 bedroom apartment looks like there...
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Unicorn at 05/21/2008 02:20
every game that contains Superman is destined to fail, hence why this game will suck.


i'd love to be proven wrong, but i haven't liked an MK since the 2d days and i've never liked a S-Man game (as well as every reviewer, ever)
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Unicorn at 05/21/2008 02:21
also, is it just me or does the S on his chest look off?
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The Johnggernaut at 05/21/2008 02:22
That's obviously Scorpions level.

As for this whole ridiculous concept... I've come to the conclusion that if multiplayer is included, I will at least rent it and possibly purchase it.

Midway HAS to understand that they have a lot to make up for. If they can include as many characters as are in Ultimate Mortal Kombat with completely unique move sets and make the game fun, they will have made a good game that many will still talk shit about. I have to say that I doubt the game will be any good, but I've jumped off the 'this is stupid' bandwagon.

Oh, and most likely when the two worlds collided (outworld and DC world) there were all those clouds and shit. No sun. Some combatants have magic. Lex will have Kryptonite.
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Monte at 05/21/2008 02:28
Hey, here's a marvel vs DC scenerio...
Scorpion vs Greenlantern
DC fans just think about that for a second =p

@Sir-G
Mortal kombat characters do not use magic when they throw a normal punch and kick... those things would do little to nothing against ol' Supes... but y'know, i doubt MKvsDC will make supes nearly immune to mortal level punches and make only their special attacks useful (the ones that use magic)... Mortal kombat is mostly physical hits, with some magic mixed into the specials (especially true for the mortals)
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Mxyzptlk at 05/21/2008 02:34
One time I defeated Superman using Yo Mama jokes. The Last Son of Krypton was felled by the power of my sick burns.
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13thDragon at 05/21/2008 02:43
God this game is going to be so retarded.
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ArrestedDeveloper at 05/21/2008 02:51
I want bonus costume for

Communist Superman


and Communist Batman
Elrando's Avatar
Elrando at 05/21/2008 02:52


Just taking this opportunity to post this panel from "The Dark Knight Returns" which is awesome.
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Kalmah at 05/21/2008 03:02




That's where that came from.
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Simmons 2pt0 at 05/21/2008 03:05
I agree with Dexter. Superman is teh lamesauce.
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inque at 05/21/2008 03:15
Yey someone posted the Dark Knight returns picture

Batman > Superman
Unicorn's Avatar
Unicorn at 05/21/2008 03:17
@kalmah

wow. how the hell... i don't even know.


that's some skill you have.
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mrplow8 at 05/21/2008 03:32
We already knew that Superman was going to be playable, and we already heard the dumbass excuse as to why the other characters can hurt him. Where have you been, Hamza?
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Orochi Borgieman at 05/21/2008 03:41
I'd rather it be Superman than Aquaman.
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Elrando at 05/21/2008 03:44
@ Monte

You're a bit behind, the whole "vulnerable to yellow" thing has kinda been dealt with.

From Wikipedia

"Stories in 2006 retconned the ring's long-established lack of effect on yellow objects, stating that the ring-wielder need only feel fear and overcome it in order to affect yellow objects. In one issue Kyle Rayner blows up an entire yellow sun"
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar
ArrestedDeveloper at 05/21/2008 03:50
Superman > Batman. If Batman didn't have money he couldn't fight crime. Plus he can really only deal with run of the mill crimes in Gotham City. Any global stuff like nuclear missiles heading for the San Andreas fault line or Doomsday creature ravaging the country side and he's screwed.

Also, proof.
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ArrestedDeveloper at 05/21/2008 03:52
Oops, wrong copy paste.

Also, real proof
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Elrando at 05/21/2008 03:58
@ArrestedDeveloper

But Superman is just kinda... boring.
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Hoss at 05/21/2008 04:49
the mortal kombat screen is obviously 2 noob saibots in the neverrealm...jeez
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Hoss at 05/21/2008 04:50
note: neverrealm is some thing i made up in a slightly drunken stupor that resembles the netherrealm
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TheToiletDuck at 05/21/2008 05:05
@kalmah

That's crazy.
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bleep at 05/21/2008 05:35
I think we all know its actually Noob Saibot and Smoke and torch is actually in the background there you can't really see him
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mrplow8 at 05/21/2008 05:35
Imagine if they add both Aquaman and Stryker! The lameness could be catastrophic!
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Christiangamer at 05/21/2008 05:45
This game will be worth it just to kill Superman with Batman. I didn't even think about that. This is a must buy now.
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Jonathan Holmes at 05/21/2008 06:27
Ugh.

I'm so sad this game exists. Batman and Superman are lessened for the association with likes Kano and Johnny Cage, while Kano and Johnny Cage just look stupid compared to DC characters that have stood the test of time for over 50 years.

You don't put Robert Deniro and the guy who played Screech together in a movie, and you don't have DC legends mix it up with MK "legends".

But most importantly, Mortal Kombat without fatalities is a terrible idea.
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SuitcoatAvenger at 05/21/2008 06:51
Again, I hold reservation until I see Aquaman.

Starfish based fatality FTW.
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mrplow8 at 05/21/2008 07:41
I still think this is a much better game than that Capcom Vs. Speed Racer game that was recently announced.
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savagesaladin at 05/21/2008 08:28
Superman is an asshole.
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Trevor McGee at 05/21/2008 08:34
@ ArrestedDeveloper

In a Marvel/DC crossover Batman beat The Hulk. :P
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B-Radicate at 05/21/2008 08:41
@kalmah: If this ends up being MK v DC v UFC: Battle of the Acronyms I'm gonna be PISSED.

@elrando: Stop stealing my blog header! I kid.

Also, I'm not worried about MK kombatants (oh yeah) dealing damage to Superman. He's been beaten to a pulp by lesser enemies thanks to Kryptinite or magic or him being a giant lame ass. Whatever.

I find it ironic that, as a group of game players and geeks alike, we find it hard to have a suspension of disbelief when it comes to certain topics. We can forego the whole "Superman exists period and can do x, y, and z." But god forbid he mix it up in a GAME that is made to be FUN well before it is supposed to fit within the confines of an established LORE.

No one is asking for this to fit into a current storyline. It's just for fun. So, let it be fun for those that want to enjoy it. Who gives a shit?
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Brandon Undead at 05/21/2008 08:48
Holmes: Do you mean DUSTIN DIAMOND!? Show some respeck!

Also, yeah, the excuse has been covered that whatever is going on to jam these two worlds up is extremely magical and Superman is being affected by that in general. I know Aquaman is lame and blah blah blah, but how many people realize he's almost Superman without the bells and whistles (like laser eyes and flight). He's super strong, super durable, and and super fast in and out of water but he can breath underwater and make sharks eat you with his mind! Think about that for a second. Know how you can jump in a lake to escape bees and Superman? Not this guy.
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Brandon Undead at 05/21/2008 08:52
Back to what I meant to say before I got distracted:

Superman looks ridiculous against that background. He would also look ridiculous in Batman's place fighting Sub-Zero in the demo video.

Kalmah: Good eyes! Awesome find!
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s0lesurviv0r at 05/21/2008 09:25
When are they gonna show Lobo, he'd be the perfect(actually only) fit for MK.
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FuhkTwatTheClown at 05/21/2008 09:32
I remain skeptical, but those backgrounds are awfully perty...
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Elrando at 05/21/2008 09:41
@Jonathan Holmes

"You don't put Robert Deniro and the guy who played Screech together in a movie, and you don't have DC legends mix it up with MK "legends". "

No, but what if you put the entire cast of 'Saved By the Bell' in a crossover Mortal Kombat title?

Oh sweet baby Jesus, back the fun bus up.
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FuriousGeorge at 05/21/2008 10:05
I hate arrested developer.....


what batman lacks in superpowers, he makes up for in "character depth and development"

plus.... MK characters could kill superman the same way doomsday did... by making him bleed a lot
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