Mortal Kombat 1 DLC: Confirmed characters and story expansion news

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Anyone who buys the Kombat Pack or picks up a Premium Edition of the game which contains it is treated to early access release dates for each of the DLC characters. Everyone else will have to wait a week before being able to purchase them separately.

On top of the new characters, MK series head Ed Boon has revealed that MK1 story DLC is in the works, too!

Read on to find out everything there is to know about the MK1 DLC release date schedule and discover when you can play as the likes of Peacemaker. Read on for details on the story DLC, too.

When do the Mortal Kombat 1 DLC characters arrive?

A number of the Mortal Kombat 1 DLC release dates have been confirmed, and a few new characters are out right now!

It was expected that each new MK1 DLC character would arrive separately, and that's exactly what has been happening. The game's roster is being slowly but surely expanded.

All part of the Kombat Pack 1 DLC, there are six new playable characters being added to Mortal Kombat 1, and five new Kameo Fighters. The release schedule for them all is as follows:

• Playable characters:
  • Omni-Man (from Invincible) | Available now!
  • Quan Chi | Available now!
  • Peacemaker (from DC Peacemaker/The Suicide Squad) | Available in early access on 28th February, should be released for everyone else on 6th or 7th March
  • Ermac | Spring 2024
  • Homelander (from The Boys) | Spring 2024
  • Takeda Takahashi | Summer 2024
• Kameo Fighters:
  • Tremor | Available now!
  • Khameleon | Available now!
  • Ferra | Release date TBC
  • Mavado | Release date TBC
  • Janet Cage | Release date TBC

As soon as the official release dates for each DLC character are confirmed, we'll update this page. We'll also update this page with more new DLC characters if and when any more are confirmed.

Who knows? Maybe we'll see Barbie's Ken added to the game eventually.

What is the Mortal Kombat 1 story DLC? Release date speculation

Ed Boon has confirmed that Mortal Kombat 1 DLC is in the works. It sounds as though the development team is working on something similar to the Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath story expansion.

Revealed during the CCXP23 event in Brazil in early December 2023, Ed Boon took to the stage to reveal: "Just like we did with Mortal Kombat 11, we're gonna release a second part with more story... and we have a big surprise after that... we're gonna be supporting the game for even longer than we did with Mortal Kombat 11, so that's gonna be fun."

How the story will continue in upcoming Aftermath-alike DLC is anyone's guess. We'll have to wait and see what the big surprise is that Ed Boon and the team have up their sleeves.

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