Mortal Kombat II - Legacy

Legacy

The plot and characters of Mortal Kombat II served as basis for the 2005 beat'em up game Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks.

While many games have been subject to urban legends about secret features and unlockable content, these kinds of myths were particularly rampant among the dedicated fan community of MK II and the MK series. The game's creators did little to dispel the rumors, some of which were even eventually implemented in subsequent MK games. Among these later-adapted rumors were the Animalities - added in Mortal Kombat 3; the red female ninja character "Scarlet" - introduced as Skarlet in Mortal Kombat (2011); the ability to throw an enemy into a mouth of a living tree - featured in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks; and the incorporation of Blaze, the initially unnamed man-on-fire figure from the background of the Pit II stage in MKII, as a secret character in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance and the final boss in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. Other rumors included Nudality (or Sexuality) finishing moves for Kitana and Mileena, which would supposedly have undressed either fighter.

The events of MKII, along with the first Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat 3 (including its expansions) were retold in the 2011 fighting game Mortal Kombat, as Raiden uses a time travel mechanic to revisit the original tournaments. In addition, there are "klassic kostumes" that retain the first character designs from the original games including MKII. The ladder/arcade mode of the 2011 reboot game follows the same order of bosses as in Mortal Kombat II (Shang Tsung, Kintaro and Shao Kahn as the last three opponents) and its controls and Fatality system is also reminiscent of MKII (featuring no MK3 style gameplay mechanics nor its Brutalities/Animalities).