Since the series began back in 1992, theMortal Kombatseries has seen its fair share of suprise and guest characters enter its titular tournament. The list varies from original creations hidden in the background, iconic film characters, and characters from other games such asGod of War’s Kratos. However, series co-creatorEd Boonsays Kratos wasn’t the only PlayStation staple who nearly found their way into theMortal Kombatseries.
NetherRealm Studios founder, creative director, andMortal Kombatco-creator shared on Twitter longtime PlayStation staple, Sweet Tooth, was once considered to be a guest character. Boon shared the information after reports of a newTwisted MetalTV series being in the works, prompting him to share a photo of himself with the series' proverbial father,David Jaffe. Boon punctuated by adding the crazed clown nearly found himself inserted intoMortal Kombaton multiple occassions, but plans fell through every time.
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Sweet Tooth has served as the face of theTwisted Metalseries since the first game released back in 1995. Aside from being on the cover of every game, he is one of the only characters to appear in all the mainline games with his weaponized ice cream truck. He’s also found his way into other games, appearing in 2012’sPlayStation All-Stars Battle Royaleand 2015’sRocket League.
As mentioned above, theMortal Kombatseries has seen its fair share of surprise and guest characters in its near-20 year history. The first few special characters were hidden characters like Reptile and background fighters like Blaze who popped up in the first games before becoming regular or key parts of later games. More recent games have more regularly featured guests characters, such as Spawn and The Terminator inMortal Kombat 11, who fit in with the over-the-top violence the series is known for.
Sweet Tooth would have made a fitting addition if plans hadn’t repeatedly fell through in the past. The character has gone through several re-works across the series' history, beginning as an escaped mental asylum patient to overseeing the titular tournament across the first four games. His backstory was expanded upon in 2012’sTwisted Metalwhere he was revealed to be an ice cream salesman namedMarcus Kanewho seemingly lived a happy life with his family. However, he would develop a split personality, dubbed Needles, that would drive him to kill his family and become one of the most feared serial killers in the game’s world.
The vehicular combat series seems to be making a comeback with anewTwisted Metalgameallegedly in the works from Sony. The rumored game is said to tie-in with the upcoming live-actionTwisted Metaladaptation set to star Anthony Mackie.
