Microsoft has seemingly pushed the button early on the early access release date for hotly anticipated Mortal Kombat 1 DLC character Omni-Man.
At the time of this article’s publication, the Mortal Kombat 1 hub on the Xbox console storefront mentions Omni-Man launching in early access form on November 6.
Omni-Man is a supervillain from the Invincible series, and in Mortal Kombat 1 is voiced by J. K. Simmons, who voices the character in the popular Amazon Prime Video show. A gameplay trailer shown during NYCC 2023 confirmed MK1’s Omni-Man has a number of attacks that will be familiar to fans of the comic-book and show, including his infamous and incredibly gory trip through a train.
Omni-Man will be the first playable character in Mortal Kombat's Kombat Pack 1 and will be available as a standalone fighter or as part of the Mortal Kombat 1 Premium Edition. Other DLC characters set to come out as part of Kombat 1 are Quan Chi, Peacemaker, Ermac, Homelander, and Takeda.
In August, Mortal Kombat development chief Ed Boon told IGN Omni-Man and Homelander from The Boys won't just be clones of each other, despite striking similarities in power and abilities.
Publisher Warner Bros. Games has yet to announce the Omni-Man release date, but we imagine it’s not far off.
Mortal Kombat 1 hit the headlines recently for all the wrong reasons, with the community slamming an upcoming paid Fatality. The Nintendo Switch version has also come under fire for performance and graphics issues.
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