Ever since the reboot of theMortal Kombatseries began to take the gaming world by storm with the release ofMortal Kombat 9, the series has been riding high like never before. That trend continues withMortal Kombat 11, praised for everything from its story and mechanics to its roster, which has already grown substantially through DLC andmay grow by at least 11 more characters in the future.
One of the trends that began withMortal Kombat 9and has successfully continued through the series intoMortal Kombat 11has been the appearance of guest characters from other franchises, usually those with a body count to their name. Fighters like Predator and the Xenomorph fromAlienhave fought alongside characters like The Terminator and, most recently, Spawn.
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Previously, Ash Williams, the main character of the originalEvil Deadfranchise and one of actor Bruce Campbell’s defining roles, wasseemingly leaked as DLC forMK11. However, in a recent interview with Fansided, Bruce Campbell himself put a damper on the idea, saying that there’s a very good chance it may not come to fruition.
According to Campbell, he has not been briefed on the situation by his agent, who of course runs every deal regarding role reprisals by him if it looks like all other parties agree and the role can go ahead. This, Campbell suggests, probably means that no final deal has been worked out between companies, or a dispute may still be going on about licensing the movie and character rights of Ash andArmy of Darkness. This would seem to suggest that theongoing Ash inMK11leakshave been either outright false, or that plans to put him in the game have stymied somewhere along the line.
It seems more likely that there were, at one point, plans to have Ash inMK11, if thedialogue between Spawn and Raidenis anything to go off of.
Keep in mind, the situation with Ash is not as simple as it was with, say,bringing Spawn toMK11, which all parties were agreed on almost from the beginning. Todd McFarlane, Spawn’s creator, had always been open to the idea of putting him into anMKgame, and Ed Boon was just as eager, while an appearance by Ash requires costly deals made between several parties who are not as gung ho about the situation. Only time will tell whether or not Ash and his boomstick will graceMK11’s expanding roster.
Mortal Kombat 11is available now for PS4, PC, Stadia, Switch, and Xbox One.
