Cut/Beta Kontent

Shang Tsung's Laugh: Shang Tsung originally had an animation where he
would place his hands on his hips and laugh in triumph. A similar animation
would be used in Mortal Kombat II during the roll call.



Shang Tsung's Fatality: Shang Tsung himself was originally supposed
to have a Fatality where he would quickly lop off the victim's head with his
katana but was removed. Shang Tsung was the first character to be given a Fatality
but this was later scrapped in favor of giving the playable cast their own finisher.



Goro's death: Goro was originally going to have a special death animation
where he would fall on his knees, turn to stone and crumble. Only four sprites
of this exist, the last being half of his body gone, presumably having been blown
apart by Raiden. The rest of the animation appears in Mortal Kombat Trilogy,
as unused sprites.



Backflip: Johnny Cage originally had a separate animation for jumping back.
It could be assumed that at some point, the other characters would have their
own jumping backward animation.



Dragon Attack

Before MK1 was officially released in the arcades, the game went through several names
including standout "Dragon Attack" before settling on the now famous "Mortal Kombat".
John Tobias revealed on twitter a sketch for the Dragon Attack logo which this concept
piece is based on. Jean Claude Van Damme was originally in the talks to star in the first
Mortal Kombat and a prime candidate for the Johnny Cage type character before OG
Daniel Pesina got the role.



Fan concept cabinet:



Source 1: Mortal Kombat Wiki
Source 2: The Cutting Room Floor

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