Get over here! The Mortal Kombat franchise began with the release of an arcade game in 1992, and grew steadily over the years into a multimedia juggernaut encompassing 24 games (12 main titles and 12 spinoffs and updates), five animated films, three TV and web series, over 60 comic books, and four feature films. MK lore includes hundreds of fighters, complex interlocking storylines that span thousands of years and multiple dimensions, and several complete timeline resets. Just making sense of it all can feel as daunting as a battle with Shao Kahn. Below are ten infographics that break down the entire violent, unruly Mortal Kombat universe.Mortal Kombat's heroesIf you're playing Mortal Kombat head-to-head, the hero is whichever character you like from the Choose your Fighter screen, but the movie franchise has definite good guys. Below are the main heroes fighting for Earthrealm in the newest MK timeline, along with their weapons and supernatural powers.
Mortal Kombat's villains and roguesMortal Kombat's villains are a combination of muscle-bound conquerors and masters of manipulation and sorcery. They are victims of their own ambition, have been corrupted by outside forces, or they just like ripping people's spines out.
