The original trilogy of Mortal Kombat games is easily one of the finest games ever made. Tight, focused and downright gruesome, each successive game also experimented with new ways to paint your 16 bit screen with red pixels of a viscous nature. The original Mortal Kombat introduced fatalities, with Mortal Kombat 2 then adding Friendships and Babalities to the mix. Then Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 took things a step further with the ridiculous Animalities and the thumb-breaking ultimate finisher: The Brutality. And that infamous finisher is making a comeback in Mortal Kombat X.
Brutalities haven’t been seen since the Sega Megadrive days of Mortal Kombat. But in a livestream today, Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon revealed that they would indeed be back, as finisher attacks with a gory end. In order to pull a Brutality off though, players will need to meet certain requirements such as finishing a match without blocking or finishing a match by throwing an opponent. From there, players will be able to throw down a combo that isn’t only gruesome to watch, but brutal as well.
While Brutalities won’t end up with you blikseming your opponents into giblets, they will be unique and have an appropriate name as well. In short, pulling off a Brutality won’t be as difficult as it was in previous games, but setting them up will still be a challenge. Here’s what the old school brutalities looked like:
And here’s what they look like now, thanks to GamesHQMedia capturing the stream:
According to Boon, there’ll be over 100 Brutalities to perform and discover, each one with their own level of challenge. Kind of like Where’s Wally then, but much, much more gruesome. Brutalities were a neat part of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and the Trilogy collection. They were an extra dash of salt in the wound, the ultimate way of showing off your Mortal Kombat skills and humiliating an opponent. And I have a feeling that I’m going to be on the receiving end of many of them.
Last Updated: February 27, 2015
Brady miaau
February 27, 2015 at 07:47
Yeah me too. Receiving is most certainly not better than giving in Mortal Kombat.
Hammersteyn
February 27, 2015 at 07:49
LOL Cassie Cage, does double nut punch and shouts ding dong.
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 27, 2015 at 07:55
BWHAHAHAHAHA
Pariah
February 27, 2015 at 07:55
Punch nuts, head falls off – “suck on that!”
Captain JJ the crafter
February 27, 2015 at 08:07
Well, to be fair, that’s what it feels like.
Captain JJ the crafter
February 27, 2015 at 07:57
Darryn, you get all my votes today for using Metalocalypse.
The D
February 27, 2015 at 08:19
It was brutally difficult just finding that particular image.
Rock789
February 27, 2015 at 08:10
My thumbs are ready!! They’ll probably fall off attempting another Brutality… But they’re ready!
ElimiNathan
February 27, 2015 at 09:22
Everyone freaks out about Hatred, but not Mortal Kombat. lol
Skyblue
February 27, 2015 at 11:03
Hehe, true.
Sageville
February 27, 2015 at 11:20
Good point…. still love MK…
Dutch Matrix
February 27, 2015 at 09:31
Speaking of Brutalities… I just heard: First MK Character DLC is going to be AB de Villiers and his cricket bat…
justlikemo
February 27, 2015 at 09:41
that was brutal,
AB in 2 overs:
50th – 30runs
48th – 32 runs
justlikemo
February 27, 2015 at 09:44
awesome brutalities!
scorpion rocks as always – come here
Nikola
February 27, 2015 at 11:29
Man more I hear about this game more excited I get and it is not too far away!!!!!!