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Mortal Kombat Fans Relieved To See Both Of The Series Creators Together Again

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Rhiannon Bevan

Published Jun 6, 2025

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John Tobias co-created Mortal Kombat alongside Ed Boon, but left the series in 1999.
He had occasionally gotten involved after this, but he hasn't worked on a mainline entry in the series since he left.
Now, as he's featured in the announcement for Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, fans are hoping that he's working alongside Ed Boon again.

Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection was 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:revealed a🌌t PlaySt♑ation's State of Play. This will make all of the classic games and many of the handheld releases available on modern platforms, and will even include a documentary about the mꦯaking of the series.

However, there's something else in the reveal trailer that has fans very excited - an appearance from John Tobias. Tobias co-created the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mortal Kombat series alongside Ed Boon,ඣ but left in 1999. Since then, he's had little to no involvement with the series, ♋outside of a couple of credits. Now, some fans are hoping that his involvement with the Legacy Kollection is a sign of things to come.

Ed Boon And John Tobias Can Be Seen Together In The Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Reveal Trailer

"I think this is a bigger d♛eal than most people realise," Reddit user ComprehensiveEye761. "While it’s no secret that John and Ed have remained close over the years, seeing John physically present at [NetherRealm Studios], and in an official capacity tied to this release, isn’t something that should be casually dismissed."

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They go on to say that they hope this means that Tobias will be brought back to work on t🌼he series' lore going forward, making it more in line with what we got earlier in the series.

Others feel much the same, with fans over on Twitter hoping🐻 that this collection will lead to the co-creators of the series working together again.

Tobias was credited as a writer on Mortal Kombat mobile, but we've had nothing else si🔯nce then. He also worked on a comic book for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.

Right now, anything about his return to the series is all speculation, and we don't actually know what's happening with Mortal Kombat going forward. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mortal Ko🐼mbat 1's DLC support has come to an end, with NetherRealm moving on to its next game. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Many expect this to be an Injustice gam൲e, since it's been eight years since Injustice 2.