The New Period established in Mortal Kombat 1 has seen many basic characters from the collection evolve in new and fascinating methods. Resetting the Mortal Kombat Universe allowed us to experiment with their narratives to sharpen relationships, enhance connections, and heighten conflicts. We’re taking characters in daring new instructions whereas additionally honoring their pasts.
Earlier than we dive into the backstory of Takeda becoming a member of the Mortal Kombat 1 roster, let’s take a primary have a look at his Brutality ending transfer.
When the group determined that Takeda Takahashi ought to be a part of the roster of Mortal Kombat 1, we had been confronted with an intriguing narrative problem: How will we make a personality, who was beforehand a second technology kombatant, a peer of his quick ancestors? We selected to change Takeda’s historical past to root him firmly within the New Period’s current day.
Mortal Kombat 1 introduces reimagined variations of iconic characters in a means that as they’ve by no means been seen earlier than, and on this New Period created by Hearth God Liu Kang, Takeda is Kenshi Takahashi’s cousin, not his son. As a fellow Takahashi, he has additionally served the Yakuza. As a fellow hero, he additionally ultimately chooses to reject them. However that doesn’t imply that he and Kenshi are thick as thieves. As was the case within the prior Mortal Kombat period, the 2 males have totally different agendas which carry them into battle. The place Kenshi’s sole focus is extracting his household from the Yakuza’s embrace, Takeda seeks its destruction in addition to the destruction of Earthrealm’s complete underworld. Kenshi isn’t any fan of Takeda’s bigger and deadlier agenda.
Even with these adjustments, Takeda’s backstory nonetheless retains key narrative parts from its prior iteration. As earlier than, Takeda spends vital time dwelling among the many Shirai Ryu. He trains with Scorpion, mixing the latter’s Shirai Ryu approach together with his personal fashion of kombat.
As we started writing Takeda’s scripts, we realized that his world wanted to be extra deeply built-in with that of his fellow kombatants. To take action, we introduced the felony Purple Dragon clan into the combination. They make their first look within the New Period because the shadowy bosses chargeable for all of Earthrealm’s and Outworld’s organized crime.
Takeda Takahashi might be obtainable on July 23 as a part of the early entry interval for Mortal Kombat 1 Kombat Pack house owners on PlayStation 5, adopted by vast availability on July 30. Moreover, Takeda might be playable for the primary time forward of his launch on the Evolution Championship Collection (Evo) combating sport event in Las Vegas from July 19 to 21. This chance might be obtainable completely for occasion attendees and positioned inside the Mortal Kombat 1 sales space on the Las Vegas Conference Heart West Corridor.
