There have been eleven main Mortal Kombat games. Can you believe it? The 90s were that long ago. Since then the fighting game has become a gory institution as colorful ninjas and sorcerers and special forces agents collide to rip each others’ guts out in wacky martial arts tournaments.
But in the past decade Mortal Kombat has gone from just a recognizable violent fighting game to a really good recognizable violent fighting game. And the recently released Mortal Kombat 11 brings the reboot trilogy home with a story mode stretching across all of history and new ways for customizing characters to your liking, with different skills and gear to make the accessible mechanics even more varied and deep.
Expensive cutscenes and ancillary (arguably exploitative) side content aren’t worth anything though if your fighting game doesn’t have a solid roster. Fortunately, Mortal Kombat 11 gives you a diverse cast of kombatants on which to unleash your bloodlust. And we’re taking a look at every single one of them. Today’s fighter: The Terminator.
Who Are They?
You’d be forgiven if you thought they just added Arnold Schwarzenegger to Mortal Kombat, the most surprising politician in a fighting game since Mayor Mike Haggar. But technically they added the T-800 Terminator, the killer future robot assassin from the awesome 80s James Cameron action movie and a couple of sequels of varying quality.
Kombat Khronology
The Terminator’s appearance here continues the great trend of iconic horror movie guests stars in Mortal Kombat. A bloody skeleton robot fits right in alongside Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, Alien, and The Predator.
Koolest Kustomizations
With his bearded old man look, The T-800 resembles Arnold’s appearance in the upcoming Terminator: Dark Fate. But you can get more classic looks, and sunglasses, as well. As for moves, there’s a nice blend of the physical and the futuristic. You can throw sci-fi grenades and time travel as a teleport. Or just shoot a shotgun and crush foes with the “Albi Back Breaker.” For some extra stalking, activate Terminator armor to soak up all attacks at the expense of dashing and jumping. And when you’re on the brink of death, your pointless flesh melts away letting you battle as the endoskeleton.
How Gross Is The Fatality?
During his Fatal Blow, the Terminator says “Get over here” in trademark Arnold accent. For the Fatality though he shoots your legs off and send you forward through time. Without John Connor to save you, you’re easy prey for Skynet’s legions. It’s some real Hollywood movie magic.
Mortal Kombat 11 is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch. For more, read our spine-ripping impressions of the game as a whole, learn more about Mortal Kombat’s history with the government, and check out our character guide for the much less violent fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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