Watch the Joker's MK vs. DC fatality

by Justin McElroy { Aug 27th 2008 at 9:30AM }

So what's the problem with the Joker's Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe fatality (seen at about 3:40 into the video after the break)? Well, nothing per se, it's a perfectly silly, violent way for the criminal mastermind to finish off his foes, and is actually surprisingly brutal for the game's Teen rating.

No, the only real problem is what the attack isn't. As fans of The Dark Knight know, the Joker's real fatality is blindingly obvious. Because, honestly, who doesn't love a good magic trick?

Tags: joker, midway, mk-vs-dc, mortal-kombat, mortal-kombat-vs-dc, mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

copa @ Aug 27th 2008 9:37AM

That was actually pretty good, but like all of these won't it get old about the fifth time you see it?

Foetoid @ Aug 27th 2008 9:48AM

Of course. It's been that way for years. The only MK game i can remember that i loved seeing all the fatalities repeatedly was Mortal Kombat 4, which i still to this day say is the best MK game ever. The jump to 3D worked well and the fatalities were gorier than ever. Obviously being amazingly fun to play helped. Seeing anything repeatedly, no matter how cool, will always get old. Kinda like fanboys or 'no games on the Wii' arguments.

JJ Rooster @ Aug 27th 2008 11:36AM

I thought the Joker's FATALITY move was to OD on a bunch of sleeping pills?

CesarSalad @ Aug 27th 2008 12:45PM

@ JJ Rooster:

You are bogus man.

Thief @ Aug 27th 2008 12:59PM

-1 for JJ Rooster.

SimbaDogg @ Aug 27th 2008 8:57PM

-2 for JJ roster

Hot$auce_Magik @ Oct 27th 2008 10:15AM

I thought it was hilarious!

+5000 JJ Rooster

SoulBlade @ Aug 27th 2008 9:39AM

Her head actually didn't get blown off... looks pretty intact to me.

Still not sure about this game...

Jagzi11a @ Aug 27th 2008 10:07AM

I agree. I was thinking he should just shoot them in the head. then it happened. Its like they were reading my brain.

Ben @ Aug 27th 2008 11:29AM

I didn't expect as much in terms of gore... you can't do that much with a Teen rating, especially with an MK game.

Dracula Jones @ Aug 27th 2008 9:46AM

Wow, the Flash is moving pretty dang slow in the beginning of that clip. You see those floaty jumpkicks?

The Doctor @ Aug 27th 2008 11:35AM

I was thinking the same thing. The Joker was moving faster. And this guy is supposed to be faster than light.

As for the Joker's fatality- I like it, but yeah, magic pencil would have been several gojira's better.

CesarSalad @ Aug 27th 2008 12:43PM

the pencil would made me laugh nonstop cuz that waS the best on the movie

Zertoss @ Aug 27th 2008 9:49AM

I couldn't really hear. Was that Mark Hamill doing the Joker's voice?

Shmil @ Aug 27th 2008 10:43AM

if it was then that'll guarantee a rental out of me

Negativecool @ Aug 27th 2008 9:49AM

Where's the ridiculous gobs of blood spurting?!

I may be in the minority here, but I still don't like the idea of the sweet ultraviolence of the MK world being mixed in the the kiddie violence of the classic DC comic book characters. It lowers the bar of enjoyment for me.

DiRT @ Aug 27th 2008 10:23AM

At least it's something new. You could always... you know... not buy it if you don't like the concept. (crazy, I know)

domgbrown @ Aug 27th 2008 10:53AM

@ DiRT

"At least it's something new. You could always... you know... not buy it if you don't like the concept. (crazy, I know)"

So, according to you, a person should never post any negative opinion they have about a game? You could go through every critical post about every game on this site and say "Well just don't buy it then if you don't like it". He never even said he wouldn't buy it; he was just pointing out an aspect of the game he didn't like. I thought the forums were a place to critique games.

jaredgood1 @ Aug 27th 2008 10:55AM

You are not alone. I'm not buying it for that exact reason. MK has always been about the stupid, immature, over the top violence. Take that away, and you take the main reason I buy it (there are plenty of other fighters out there that have far superior gameplay).

The Doctor @ Aug 27th 2008 11:38AM

The DC universe can actually be incredibly dark and bloody. The only reason its being portrayed as lighter is because the adaptations of DC, tv shows, cartoons, and movies, most of which are less dark, are much higher profile than the originals.

Kael @ Aug 27th 2008 12:30PM

It's a lot like a mini-version of the Diablo 3 situation here. Mortal Kombat, the franchise, the intellectual property, the characters, story, and universe, not the gameplay or game genre necessarily, is all about tons of violence and gore. (Whether one likes it or not is another story.) It's not a good idea to change the tone of a series, in either direction, once it's caught on. I think that, unlike Blizzard with Diablo (despite Brian Morrisroe's early claims), Ed Boon and co. LIKE Mortal Kombat enough to not change the tone any more than they HAVE to, and looking at the footage, it's a lot closer to the other MKs than I would have thought possible with a Teen rating. So I give the MKvsDCU team kudos for keeping Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat. Good job!

zero2dash @ Aug 27th 2008 2:32PM

Meh, it was better when Capcom was the one making all the vs. games.

Sidepocket @ Aug 27th 2008 8:22PM

Kiddy!?!

Uh, you have not read DC Comics for the past 20 years have you?

elmersglue @ Aug 27th 2008 9:53AM

awesome, well done with the joker animations.

elmersglue @ Aug 27th 2008 9:57AM

Btw, if the game is rated T for Teen, why the hell is there an age check at the beginning of the video...

Vcize @ Aug 27th 2008 10:43AM

Lol, good question.

Maybe it only checks to see if you're 13+.

domgbrown @ Aug 27th 2008 10:55AM

lol, nope, I checked it. You can't view it if you're 13 or 14.

Bakkster @ Aug 27th 2008 10:00AM

Don't they only have the license to the comic books, and not to the movies?

Disappointing, I know, but I don't think they have the rights to our favorite magic trick.

Kizzle @ Aug 27th 2008 10:10AM

For fuck's sake, the Joker in "The Dark Knight" is not the "real Joker" any more than Jack Nicholson or Cesar Romero's Jokers are. Ugh. It'll be nice when all this hype blows over.

SoulBlade @ Aug 27th 2008 10:15AM

The Joker in the Dark Knight is awesome.

A Pissed-off English Gamer @ Aug 27th 2008 10:24AM

To me Mark Hamill will always be the best Joker. I liked the crazed enthusiasm compared to Heath Ledger's more sombre Joker.

Albanian_Killa @ Aug 27th 2008 11:11AM

The Joker was a great character. As soon as the Dark Knight comes along, Heath Ledger makes him a spectacular character. You can't tell me that wasn't joker. That had Joker written all over it, and then some. He provided a deep story to him, and acted very crazy. Great acting. To me, when talking about movies, Heath is the best Joker. Why so serious?

Kweli @ Aug 27th 2008 11:31AM

Listen man, theres a new version of the joker in every comic book, movie, game, and tv series

Get over your 'batman' high-horse and embrace the changes...

Old school comic book fans with something to prove

Yourself @ Aug 27th 2008 11:35AM

The Joker in the Dark Knight was an incredible villain that deserved an identity of his own. Don't get me wrong, I love the comic book Joker too, but if the writers were going to go out on such a limb with the character, what reason is there to give him the name, besides: "people will go see a movie if it has the Joker in it."

The Doctor @ Aug 27th 2008 11:40AM

But he's the most interesting variant of the character in an extremely long time.

When every other month you have superboy primes punching the universe and changing the portrayal and history of all the characters contained therein, there is no "real" version of anyone.

igetgames @ Aug 27th 2008 10:12AM

+1 for The Last Dragon glow reference.

Easo @ Aug 27th 2008 10:55AM

SHO NUFF!

A Pissed-off English Gamer @ Aug 27th 2008 10:16AM

To be honest, would've been better if it was like the comic and he shot out the flag which says "Bang, you're dead!" Then when the opponent starts to act relieved the gun shoots again and they have a head full of mini-flag.

LordChimp @ Aug 27th 2008 10:37AM

This video looks a lot better then those crappy photos that they released when it was announced. I still won't buy it since I am not a fan of fighting games but it looks entertaining.

Hashbrown Hunter @ Aug 27th 2008 7:19PM

Off topic but your avatar ROCKS.

knowthyself @ Aug 27th 2008 10:41AM

Lovin this game. It was either this or same old boring Mortal Kombat. I'll take this any day.

knowthyself @ Aug 27th 2008 10:46AM

Ledgers Joker was somber? What movie were you watching? He was absolutely bonkers. Plus its too easy to say Hamill was a great joker..he only had to do the voice. Much more difficult to actually perform the part. Every Joker is an interpretation of Bob Kanes original idea. Each one emphasises a trait more than the others. They are all great in their own way. Ledgers joker definetly speaks to our more cynical times. Its a recession...so we want the darkness that reflects society as we see it. Next Joker may be more prankster/jokey depending on the socio political situation of the times.

LordChimp @ Aug 27th 2008 10:51AM

I was going to say that as well. We don't know if Hamill would have done a great job or not because he would have to act it. He only did the voice of his character. The way I see it, every joker that was played, played the character perfectly for the films universe. Nicholson's joker wouldn't work in Nolans films and Ledgers wouldn't work for Burtons. I think they all played the joker great with the story and environment they were in.

Easo @ Aug 27th 2008 11:34AM

The Dark Knights Joker, and the movies overall theme, is based on an 80's batman comic called The Killing Joke. I believe they even gave Heath Ledger The Killing Joke as material for him to draw inspiration from. The visual inspiration for the Joker was taken from Gwynplaine from the film The Man Who Laughs, which is the movie that originally inspired the jokers looks for the comics.

The Doctor @ Aug 27th 2008 11:45AM

@knowthyself
They're not interpretations of Kane's character. His character was just a Riddler knock-off, one of many at the time. They're extrapolations and complete rewrites of what was originally a very shallow character into someone (usually) far more interesting.

@Easo
The Killing Joke was one of many inspirations for the film and the character. TDK drew heavily from DKR and The Long Halloween as well, and I'm sure many others.

Psaakyrn @ Aug 27th 2008 2:30PM

Kinda waiting for the philosophical joker, kind of like the one in Arkham Asylum.

You know, the one which is not overtly violent, that clearly has intent and motive, but one that no one can ever understand, yet everyone can associate with?

Snowblind @ Aug 27th 2008 10:51AM

I love the character roster for this game, and the designs for all the characters is great. They even picked some of the best ever MK characters, if they just add Johnny Cage and Kung Lao, it'll be perfect.

But the gameplay and animation look very stiff and awkward, it doesn't look like it's going to be very fun to play..