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Midway confirms Jax and more for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe photo

[NOTE: The above image is NOT from the game; it is from an older MK title.]

We posted the video and The Joker render from Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe earlier today. But hidden within the wall of text that came along with the pretty image and moving picture was confirmation of characters for the upcoming fighter. 

While some were announced during a panel at last week's Comic-Con (The Joker, Kitana, and Green Lantern, among them), the announcement of MK veteran Jax seems to be a new addition. This brings us to a total of 14 revealed characters (DC universe characters are listed in red; MK universe is listed in blue):

  • Superman
  • Batman
  • The Flash
  • Green Lantern
  • The Joker
  • Catwoman
  • Captain Marvel
  • Scorpion
  • Sub-Zero
  • Shang Tsung
  • Liu Kang
  • Kitana
  • Sonya Blade
  • Jax
Midway told us at E3 they were planning to include 20 fighters in the game when it ships this fall, so that leaves us with four more characters yet to be revealed. The balance of MK and DC characters should be about even, as well. So who does that leave us with? Wonder Woman? Johnny Cage? Who do you still want to see in MK vs. DC Universe?

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jackburnt's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 13:44
jackburnt
Ouch, what a horrible design.
Aurvantoid's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 13:45
Aurvantoid
O_o....catastrophe.
Infinite Obscurity's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 13:47
Infinite Obscurity
Jax looks like a combination of 50 Cent and Cole Train from Gears of War. WTF?
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 13:48
Wedge
This just in, Midway continues to confirm this game will suck.
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 13:49
galagabug
didn't jax have like metal arms?
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 13:49
Nick Chester
Note, that is NOT a render from the new game. REPEAT: Not from the MK vs. DCU.
Aurvantoid's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 13:50
Aurvantoid
@Nick: Oh thank Goodness....
Brad Nicholson's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 13:53
Brad Nicholson
So loser with metal arms and not Johnny Cage still? Can we arrange a personal meeting with Mr. Boon!?
mrplow8's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 13:54
mrplow8
Jax was confirmed at Comic-Con with all the other characters. As a matter of fact, he was shown before Joker, Kitana, and Green Lantern. http://youtube.com/watch?v=TB4wSigsTjU

And that pic isn't what he looks like in MK Vs. DC, that pic is from Deadly Alliance.
JohnConnor's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 13:55
JohnConnor
Looks like Jax is amping up the growth hormone usage, look at the pythons on the dude. Am I the only who thinks the MK Franchise should have died like, oh I don't know, after the last installment of crap they gave us.
Unicorn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:02
Unicorn
WHERE IS KUNG LAO!???!?!
Brando's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:02
Brando
I'm still waiting for Mr. Freeze. Imagine a fight between him and Sub-Zero, now that's just cold :-P
gotdurnrite's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:04
gotdurnrite
I think Congress should investigate Mortal Kombat for performance enhancers. If Jax is hitting the HGH that hard, shouldn't his head be bigger.
xAnarChisTx's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:05
xAnarChisTx
Alright, they need to add Lobo to this game. Why add DC characters if you're not going to put Lobo in!
Blind assassin's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:06
Blind assassin
My maths might be wrong here but I thought 20 - 14 = 6. Not 4.
Unicorn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:08
Unicorn
downloadable content in the form of characters, costumes, stages....? confirmation? come on. 20 is weak.
c0dek's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:15
c0dek
Unfortunately, there is no patch for Fail
casualweaponry's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:15
casualweaponry
Kung Lao and Johnny Cage or fail.
Unicorn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:21
Unicorn
i also want some reptile and baraka in this shit.

so for the possible fan wants of chars:

Johnny Cage
Kung Lao
Reptile
Baraka

am i missing some core ones?

sektor, cyrax, smoke, jade, mileena?
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:26
Professor Pew
Hmmmmmmmm...
Cyberxion's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:29
Cyberxion
That is one ugly render.
Cyberxion's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:36
Cyberxion
Oh, it's from an older MK. Hopefully we won't be subjected to a similar monstosity this time out.
Trevor McGee's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:40
Trevor McGee
Nick can't count! :P

14 confirmed of a supposed 20 character roster. So, Nick, how is it that there are only 4 left to confirm? Wouldn't that be 18? Huh?

Kidding, I'm just busting your balls.
casualweaponry's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:52
casualweaponry
Why so few characters? Seems like previous MK's had at least 30 or so. I would hate to see someone's favorite get left out.

Any mention of Lobo and Darkseid? Omega beam fatality for the win.
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:54
whormongr
here's who should be in:
black racer

brother power

brain
Paul Soth's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 14:59
Paul Soth
Please tell me that I'm not the only one who for a moment thought that the text in the bottom left said "Black."

Holy crap man, just holy crap...
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 15:00
HarassmentPanda
Yeah, won't there be 6 more characters? Also, maybe I went color blind, but those all look like black text to me.

I really hope they decide to include more than 20 characters. DC characters I would like to see:

Lex Luthor, Two-Face, Swamp Thing, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman

MK characters I would like to see:

RAIDEN, Johnny Cage, Kabal, Kano, Kung Lao, Reptile, Baraka, Smoke
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 15:10
AngelsDontBurn
Wow that design, whatever MK it's from, is HORRIBLE looking.
Lowballs's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 15:17
Lowballs
Crap...what crap.
Aberrant Thought's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 15:27
Aberrant Thought
I used to like Jax back in MKII/III, but... well someone dropped a big ol' stereotype ball on this character. In the last MK he is dressed like a bloody gangster and his special weapon is a bloody AK 47 (Or comparable gun).

:: shakes head ::
Trevor McGee's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 15:40
Trevor McGee
@ AngelsDontBurn

Pretty sure that's Jax's alternate costume from Deadly Alliance, he looks really old in that game for some reason. Jax was pretty pathetic looking in Deadly Alliance and Armageddon since it was the same character model.
DV2FOX's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 16:06
DV2FOX
KITANA,YES!!!
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 16:11
Demtor
Wow, talk about a mixed bag of suck and cool in that character line-up.
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/28/2008 18:15
F Whipple
Rayden, Johnny Cage, and Kung Lao please
StoneGold's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2008 03:35
StoneGold
Heh, it's just like Street Fighter, the old is new again. Years of increasingly more bizarre characters have led to a return of the ones that were actually financially successful.
Black_Icefa02's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2008 14:46
Black_Icefa02
Maybe I'm mistaken or I missed out on some Crossover, but isn't CAPTAIN MARVEL, the Cosmic hero from the MARVEL Universe. If that's the case why is he in a game featuring DC characters.
Trevor McGee's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/29/2008 15:03
Trevor McGee
No, Captain Marvel (aka Shazam) is a DC character, the name is confusing I know, but he's definite not a Marvel character.

Marvel has a character named Ms. Marvel though.
Hicksy's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2008 09:29
Hicksy
I'd personally like to see adult robin using a nut punch manuver on the joker! I like johnny cage as much as anyone else but, every mk after mk2 made johnny cage look somewhat like a robotic manequin. how bout beast boy his special attacks would rule. let's throw some titans into the mix.. and hopefully a few hidden costumes like the titans could all be adult characters but robin could have a costume change to be like nightwing for instance. someone gotta be listening. what about maybe another character like jason todd in hush outfit with variant costume changes. think of the possibilities. And where's bane?> he could be bad assed. the cyborg superman would make a good villain as well. sorry for my incoherrent rambling. but sooo many awesome characters are being over looked.
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