Ermac Arrives in Mortal Kombat 1: New DLC Character Gameplay Revealed

And here we go again! A Warner Bros. Gamesin an attempt to stir up the already troubled waters of the universe of Mortal Kombatreleased a fresh trailer of Mortal Kombat 1. This time, with the Ermac showing their faces. Yes, that same one, the walking sack of souls, who arrives dragging chains and lamentations to join the party in April 16. Ah, the joy of being an owner of Kombat Pack – early access, who knew? The remaining mortals (no pun intended) will have to wait until the day April 23 to get your hands… or rather, your souls, on it.

Ermacour beloved spiritual confusion, is the result of a little joke Quan Chi with black magic, bringing together lost souls as if they were stickers in an album. But, like every good soap opera, there is a plot twist: He is temporarily defeated by Mileenaand, oh surprise, the soul of Emperor Jerrod puts your face in control. The late king then decides to act like a good Samaritan and help with the administration of the Mileena. He guesses? The union of souls decides that this is not exactly what they wanted from (after-)life and takes the reins back, leaving our friend Ermac in a beautiful existential dilemma.

Now, freed from the chains of Quan Chi and without owing loyalty to any royalty, Ermac seems to be having his spiritual midlife crisis, searching for purpose. And from what the trailer shows, that purpose includes floating elegantly while puppeteering your opponents with a choreography of dancing souls.

Talking about Kombat Packit looks like it comes with a Hollywood-worthy bonus: the Jean-Claude Van Damme for Johnny Cage. Because, of course, who doesn't want to see JCVD ​​doing some split blows amidst so much black magic and lost souls?

So that's it, fans of Mortal Kombat. Ready to dive head (or soul) into this new adventure that promises us a Ermac in search of meaning, along with a cast worthy of a dark Oscar? Mortal Kombat 1 It's there, reimagining heroes and villains in a feast of combat and drama worthy of the best (or worst) of soap operas.

See you in the arena, fighters. Let the battle of souls (and DLCs) begin!