Join your host Garhdo as they explore the Mortal Kombat franchise for its 30th Anniversary. One of the fighting genre’s flagship series, Mortal Kombat has a rich and expansive lore that has constantly been developed and expanded upon with each new iteration, and Garhdo will take you on a journey through the series, exploring the realms and the kast of kombatants who battle for their fate. Explore the games, the films, and everything else, as Garhdo explains what they feel is the true draw of this series, and the potential this lore has.

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:55 What is Mortal Kombat?
• 20:47 Mortal Kombat: It Has Begun
• 32:23 Mortal Kombat 2: Entering Outworld
• 41:49 Mortal Kombat 3: Earthrealm Invasion
• 1:07:59 Mythologies and The Film Adaptation
• 1:17:47 Defenders of the Realm
• 1:31:56 Mortal Kombat 4: Mediocrity
• 1:42:26 Conquest: The Great Kung Lao
• 1:53:35 Annihilation of the Franchise
• 2:09:29 Deadly Alliance: Flawless Victory
• 2:26:23 Deception: Introducing a Story Mode
• 2:54:54 Armageddon: Every Fighter Ever
• 3:08:30 MK Vs DC: Heroic Brutality
• 3:17:37 Rebirth of a Legacy
• 3:37:47 The Netherrealm Era: Rebooting the Timeline
• 3:48:14 MKX: Mature Storytelling
• 4:04:15 MK11: The New Era
• 4:24:24 Aftermath: Quest for the Crown
• 4:36:07 MK2021: Who is Cole Young?
• 4:44:00 Legends: Revenge Across Realms
• 4:47:50 The Future: Get Over Here!
• 5:05:45 Outro
• 5:09:38 Sign-Off

Season 4, Episode 05

October 23rd 2022

While I suck at the gameplay, Mortal Kombat has always been a franchise that has appealed to me due to its great characters and rich lore, and so I wanted to explore some of that lore, and discuss how I believe it is all ripe for adaptation.

After all, this used to be a huge franchise, with comics, films, and TV shows as well as the video games, but now it seems WB is leaving money on the table with it.