Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimateis out now, bringing with it a handful of new and returning fighters. According to a modder, however,Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimateis keeping another addition secret, as players will also be seeing the return of Reptile via a secret fight.
Reptile has not beenplayable sinceMortal Kombat X, and he had no role to play in the events ofMortal Kombat 11’s story. With the character once again sitting out of the action inMortal Kombat 11’s Aftermath expansion, and no announcement for a return via the game’s Ultimate edition, it seemed unlikely that players would not encounter the fighter inMK11at all. However, according to aMortal Kombatmodder Thethiny, there is a Reptile fight hidden in the game.
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As it turns out,Reptile’s cameo inMortal Kombat 11’s kryptwill not be all the character does within the game, as a secret fight “can be triggered using summoning keys.” This is as specific as the modder was able to get with the information on Reptile’s hidden fight, though he did indicate that the code contains “mentions of Reptile’s invisibility, spit, and the forceball.” According to the modder, the new skills are likely for the secret fight.
Reptile’s classicMortal Kombatskinhas been in the game for some time, with Scorpion wearing the green robes of the original ninja version of Reptile. Players will likely be doing battle with this take on the character, given that the skin is already in the game, but it is cool to see that NetherRealm has taken the time to add Reptile’s moveset for the secret fight. While players would undoubtedly like to fill the shoes of the character themselves, he is still probably not going to be playable.
Seeing another classicMortal Kombatfighter getting love withinMortal Kombat 11 Ultimatewill surely be appreciated by hardcore fans of the series.Mileena’s highly requested returnhas been extremely well received by fans, with the mutated character being teased for over a year by Ed Boon. While Reptile is not nearly as popular as Mileena seems to be nowadays, a secret battle with the fighter is still a welcome surprise.
For players who do not have the summoning keys needed to trigger the clash with Reptile, though, they can use the game’s guest fighters to live out childhood fantasies. With players alreadymaking Rambo and Terminator fightviaMortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, more dream matchups are sure to come.
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimateis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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