Mortal Kombat 1 Every Confirmed Fighter: Main, Kameo & DLC

Which characters will we be able to play in Mortal Kombat 1? The timeline got a reset and developer NetherRealm is slowly guiding us into the new universe. New and returning fighters are entering the stage of the Earth- and Netherrealm. Here are all confirmed characters!

Mortal Kombat 1 Reiko Reveal
Mortal Kombat 1: Reiko is a former general from Shao Kahn's army. | © NetherRealm Studios

The ending of Mortal Kombat 11 had Lord Liu Kang use Kronika's Hourglass to create a new timeline for all the different realm. Every deceased friend and foe alike are no longer lost and forgotten, leading us to a complete world reset.

The reset and re-imagining of Mortal Kombat can rewrite the entire history of individual characters and forge new connections, friendships, and enemies. It's going to be an interesting journey, seeing returning characters in a younger version and behaving completely different.

The game is now officially out, so we finally have the full roster! Here are all

All Confirmed Main Fighters For Mortal Kombat 1

Mortal Kombat 1 Nitara and Ashrah
Mortal Kombat 1: Nitara fighting against Ashrah. | © NetherRealm/ EarlyGame
  • Ashrah
  • Baraka
  • Ermac *
  • General Shao
  • Geras
  • Havik
  • Homelander*
  • Johnny Cage
  • Kenshi
  • Kitana
  • Kung Lao
  • Li Mei
  • Liu Kang
  • Mileena
  • Nitara
  • Omni-Man*
  • Peacemaker*
  • Quan Chi*
  • Raiden
  • Rain
  • Reiko
  • Reptile
  • Scorpion
  • Shang Tsung
  • Sindel
  • Smoke
  • Sub-Zero
  • Takeda*
  • Tanya

All characters marked with an asterisk will be part of the first Kombat Pack DLC for Mortal Kombat 1. The rumors about Homelander's debut went wild, and here he is, accompanied by non-other than Omni-Man, Peacemaker, Quan Chi and Takeda.

Peacemaker seems to be the official DCU version, with John Cena's interpretation of the character.

All Confirmed Kameo Fighters For Mortal Kombat 1

Mortal Kombat 1 Motaro
Mortal Kombat 1: Motaro and Sindel is a dangerous combination. | © NetherRealm/ EarlyGame

Unlike any other Mortal Kombat installment so far, Mortal Kombat 1 will feature Kameo fighters. These are characters aiding and assisting the main fighter by throwing out attacks from behind.

  • Cyrax
  • Darrius
  • Ferra*
  • Frost
  • Goro
  • Jax Briggs
  • Johnny Cage (Jean-Claude Van Damme skin)*
  • Kano
  • Khameleon*
  • Kung Lao
  • Mavado*
  • Motaro
  • Sareena
  • Scorpion
  • Sektor
  • Shujinko
  • Sony Blade
  • Stryker
  • Sub-Zero
  • Tremor*

All Kameo characters marked with * will be part of the first Kombat Pack DLC for Mortal Kombat 1.

Mortal Kombat 1 Reiko gameplay
Mortal Kombat 1: Is here and we can see what the new timeline has in store for us. | © NetherRealm

And with that, all the characters revealed at the San Diego Comic Con have been announced to the masses. And it's delightful to see a lot of returning characters coming back. Reiko, for example, had smaller cameos in MK 9, MKX and MK11, but it's the first time in 17 years he's been a playable character - and he looks absolutely badass!

Here is the official trailer launch trailer with Reiko and a better look at Nitara:


Mortal Kombat 1 will release for PC (Steam & Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5, Switch and Xbox Series X|S on September 19.

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