Mortal Kombat 1 followers are counting right down to the discharge of Omni-Man, the sport’s first post-release character. Well-known for showing within the Invincibles, the comedian e-book superhero is the primary of six new playable characters becoming a member of the MK1 roster. Omni-Man has a November 9 launch date for anyone who owns the MK1: Kombat Pack 1 DLC. There is no official launch time, however UK followers can count on the character to drop sooner or later within the afternoon. Should you do not need to buy your complete Kombat Pack, Omni-Man will probably be out there as a standalone launch on November 16.
Omni-Man will probably be adopted by Kameo character Tremor, who makes his debut on November 20.
As for Omni-Man, the brand new fighter is described as a “rushdown character that revolves round pace and energy”.
That is in accordance with NetherRealm design supervisor Nick Nicastro, who previewed Omni-Man on the Xbox Wire web site.
“One in every of his go-to particular strikes that I believe embodies him the most effective is his Viltrumite stance,” Nicastro explains.
“From the bottom or air, Omni-Man goes right into a assured pose the place the participant can execute 4 distinctive assaults every serving a selected function.
“This each serves a thoughts recreation for the participant and a means for Omni-Man to shock the opponent and safe vital harm as most of those assaults will enable him to comply with up with extra strikes.”
Omni-Man’s Viltrumite stance additionally provides him the flexibility to keep away from projectiles, whereas the improved model of the stance lets him dodge medium and excessive assaults from up shut.
One in every of his Fatalities, in the meantime, relies on a scene from The Invincibles, whereas additionally paying homage to Mortal Kombat 3.
Priced at a whopping £34.99, the Kombat Pack may even add basic Mortal Kombat characters like Quan Chi, Ermac and Takahashi Takeda.
That is on prime of crossover fighters together with DC’s Peacemaker and Homelander from The Boys.
Kameo characters becoming a member of Tremor embrace Mavado, Johnny Cage, Ferra and Khameleon.