The Official Mortal Kombat 9 Thread

[king x riece]

Here's a blast from the past for all you old skool kombatants, and for the new kids something they most likely didn't even know existed.

Most of you know of the rumored "Nimbus Terrafaux" in the Genesis version of MK1 (a supposed ultra hidden African American kick boxer character, proven to be a hoax), not to mention the fabled Warrior Shrine Ermac battle in MK1 (proven to be an odd glitch). And if you don't... well now you do!

Well I found these screen grabs in some ancient EGM issues buried deep in a box in my basement, and since I don't think I've ever seen them posted anywhere online like ever, I thought I'd fix that:

Ok, now gather 'round kiddie winkies for Speculation Hour with SOL-740!

The Nimbus screen shots are taken from an EGM dated March of '94, and the Ermac one from October '93. The Ermac one was rather infamous back in its day, taken from a Polaroid by a Tony Casey (Remember him? He bacame something of an "underground MK celebrity" for all of three or four months, if that, because of this pic.), or so he claims. The Nimbus screen shots come by way of one Tom Grace.

Now here's the hiccup: since Nimbus has been conclusively proven to not exist, how in the utter hell were these screenshots mocked up? We're talkin’ late 1993/early 1994 here, looooong before our friend Photoshop would become a common household item. Any thoughts?

And also, while there IS a glitch character in MK1 known as Ermac (short for Error Macro), is this screen shot legit? I don't remember if the game actually called the glitch character Ermac or not, and it is very suspicious that everything, except the name is obscured. As a matter of fact the name seems to be particularly brightened in the photo for clear identification. Like the Nimbus screens, if this was a fake then how was this mock-up accomplished long prior to the advent of a copy of Photoshop in every other household?

Could it just be that the masterminds behind both photos were early computer wiz kids? Seems like an awful stretch, but that's all I'm coming up with. Also important to add that the Nimbus screen shots were sent to EGM via an IBM disk, making a strong case for early computer forgery. Anyone with a firmer grasp of MK/computer software history than I have anything to offer?

And then there's the REALLY scary question: since one can only conclude that the Nimbus pics were fabricated by Mr. Grace, then exactly who the hell IS that guy playing the part of Terrafaux? Is he a friend of Tom Grace? A relative? Ripped from another obscure as all hell video game? I hold out hope that someone out there in the great wide web can provide some answers, or at least plausible theories. All we do know for sure is that whoever he is, he's sporting one of the most ridiculous moustaches since this guy.

In the meantime all we can do is wonder: who was that black man?

Some say the Nimbus "character" was the birth of Noob Saibot , cool info nonetheless .

Nimbus Terrafaux was an an april fool's gag created by EGhttp://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Nimbus_Terrafaux#M as a hidden playable character in the Genesis version of the first Mortal Kombat. He was said to be a black kickboxer.Cool article though

 

[king x riece]

Here's a blast from the past for all you old skool kombatants, and for the new kids something they most likely didn't even know existed.

Most of you know of the rumored "Nimbus Terrafaux" in the Genesis version of MK1 (a supposed ultra hidden African American kick boxer character, proven to be a hoax), not to mention the fabled Warrior Shrine Ermac battle in MK1 (proven to be an odd glitch). And if you don't... well now you do!

Well I found these screen grabs in some ancient EGM issues buried deep in a box in my basement, and since I don't think I've ever seen them posted anywhere online like ever, I thought I'd fix that:

Ok, now gather 'round kiddie winkies for Speculation Hour with SOL-740!

The Nimbus screen shots are taken from an EGM dated March of '94, and the Ermac one from October '93. The Ermac one was rather infamous back in its day, taken from a Polaroid by a Tony Casey (Remember him? He bacame something of an "underground MK celebrity" for all of three or four months, if that, because of this pic.), or so he claims. The Nimbus screen shots come by way of one Tom Grace.

Now here's the hiccup: since Nimbus has been conclusively proven to not exist, how in the utter hell were these screenshots mocked up? We're talkin’ late 1993/early 1994 here, looooong before our friend Photoshop would become a common household item. Any thoughts?

And also, while there IS a glitch character in MK1 known as Ermac (short for Error Macro), is this screen shot legit? I don't remember if the game actually called the glitch character Ermac or not, and it is very suspicious that everything, except the name is obscured. As a matter of fact the name seems to be particularly brightened in the photo for clear identification. Like the Nimbus screens, if this was a fake then how was this mock-up accomplished long prior to the advent of a copy of Photoshop in every other household?

Could it just be that the masterminds behind both photos were early computer wiz kids? Seems like an awful stretch, but that's all I'm coming up with. Also important to add that the Nimbus screen shots were sent to EGM via an IBM disk, making a strong case for early computer forgery. Anyone with a firmer grasp of MK/computer software history than I have anything to offer?

And then there's the REALLY scary question: since one can only conclude that the Nimbus pics were fabricated by Mr. Grace, then exactly who the hell IS that guy playing the part of Terrafaux? Is he a friend of Tom Grace? A relative? Ripped from another obscure as all hell video game? I hold out hope that someone out there in the great wide web can provide some answers, or at least plausible theories. All we do know for sure is that whoever he is, he's sporting one of the most ridiculous moustaches since this guy.

In the meantime all we can do is wonder: who was that black man?

Some say the Nimbus "character" was the birth of Noob Saibot , cool info nonetheless .

Nimbus Terrafaux was an an april fool's gag created by EGhttp://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Nimbus_Terrafaux#M as a hidden playable character in the Genesis version of the first Mortal Kombat. He was said to be a black kickboxer.Cool article though

 

[king x riece]

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Rumored Mortal Kombat Characters​

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[h2]Ermac[/h2]

The Mortal Kombat team has done a consistent job taking popular rumors and making them into reality. Ermac has to be the ultimate rumor – not just because of his untold popularity, and not just because of his becoming a real character with the debut of Ultimate MK3. What's really legendary about this is that people still insist on there being an Ermac glitch in MK1, in which Scorpion will "accidentally" turn red.

There was an audit screen in Midway arcade games (starting with Smash TV) that indicated when an Ermac or "Error Macro" would occur. Ed Boon once dispelled the rumor once and for all when he declared in a Tweet: Ermac "wasn't a character... he was a macro I wrote for catching code errors/traps".

EGM has published numerous letters – starting with the original, which included a Polaroid, followed by numerous others which included their own explanation or set of instructions. See Letter 2, Letter 3, Letter 4, and Letter 5.

Source: EGM October 1993.

---

[h2]Nimbus Terrafaux[/h2]

Out of all the rumored characters (or the ones that haven't been made real, at least), the African-American kickboxer Nimbus Terrafaux (whose name can be translated as "Sky Land Fake") has gained the most notoriety. While the Mortal Kombat team constantly takes rumors and turns them into reality, nothing has come of Nimbus Terrafaux... yet. To see the complete scan, with the ridiculous set of complicated instructions to fight him, click here.

Source: EGM March 1994.

---

[h2]Hornbuckle[/h2]​

All MK fans are aware of the palette-swapped green version of Liu Kang, hiding out in the Pit II (and later, in the N64 version of MK Trilogy, would sporadically appear in front of the Blue Portal background as well). Fans have dubbed him "Hornbuckle", naming him after Leanne Hornbuckle whose name appears in the "Special Thanks" section of MKII's credits. In addition, Jade would sometime pop down before a fight and ask, "Hornbuckle Who?" on the console versions. A lesser known fact: A letter was printed in EGM claiming that it was possible to fight Hornbuckle, and that he had an attack that utilized every character's projectile attack at the same time!

​

Click here to read the full letter.

Source: EGM December 1994.

Fun fact: Both of the background characters – dubbed "Hornbuckle" and "Torch" by fans – were really just Liu Kang sprites shrunken down, and one of them on fire. Torch would later go on to become a canon character, albeit with his named changed to "Blaze" for legal reasons.

Source: Steve Beran in Blaze's MK Armageddon bio kard.

---

[h2]Emerald[/h2]

Emerald was rumored to be a Mileena-+!% character in MKII. Presumably, she wore green, but a different shade of Green than Jade wore. In the issue that mentioned her, there were rumored to be five hidden characters altogether, and while the magazine knew about Smoke and Jade (but not Noob Saibot), there is no further speculation on the characters they are missing.

Source: GameInformer in the March/April 1994 issue.

---

[h2]Red Robin[/h2]

So many palette-swapped ninjas in MK already, now there's a RED one? And besides Ermac, to boot! Years before Ultimate MK3 debuted, multiple rumors abounded regarding a red ninja. John Tobias’s MKII comic depicted a red ninja, which only added fuel to the fire. With the perspective added by the MK3 storyline, it can be safely assumed that it was a human Sektor, pre-automation.

Source: Mortal Kombat II Official Player's Guide by Infotainment World in February 1995.

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[h2]Stan Looth[/h2]

Shao Kahn's own janitor, granted eternal life so he could clean up the Mortal Kombat arenas, forever? That's what you get for being too good at your job, I guess! This obscure character is seldom discussed these days.

Source: Videogames Magazine, November 1995.

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[h2]Aqua (Aquilluxborg Hydroxybot)[/h2]

Start Over
​

​

Not too many of these characters have their own ending. In fact, Aqua is the only one who does! A waterproof - and apparently, water-loving - cyber-ninja from Outworld with oni powers, out to seek revenge against Shao Kahn for drying up the lands. He'll also send us all to our watery graves! Click here for more fun with Aqua.

There is also the sound file for Aqua Wins, reportedly (and mysteriously) found within the MK Trilogy Playstation disc itself.

Sources: Official UK PlayStation Magazine 1999 Beat 'em Up Special; 2000 Australian Official Playstation Collector's Edition

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[h2]Pedro[/h2]

Pedro - an April Fool's Day joke - was described as wearing disgusting clothes, and has a special move or Fatality where he farts fire. And this predated Bo' Rai Cho! Complete with a ridiculously complicated set of instructions in order to play as him, he was rumored to have been in the Playstation port of Mortal Kombat 3. Apparently, Shao Kahn would say "Pedro Wins" with a Mexican accent.

To see the full scan, click here.

Source: Computer & Video Games Magazine (U.K.), # 173, April 1996.

---

Special Thanks: Dark Templarz for the Ermac information, Gorostilllives for obtaining the Hornbuckle and Pedro scans, Mick-Lucifer for the Aqua scans, Ninja_Mime for some Aqua and Blaze information, and SOL-740 for some of the issue numbers.

Note: While there are many other rumored characters that used to be popular in the mid-nineties such as Flare, Erinmac, Inferno, Monolith, Notron, Orez-Bus, Wraith's Army, Happyin, John the MK Janitor, etc. this site is only for those rumors that appeared in print. Honorable mentions: Belokk, created by Eurocom as an exclusive for MK Gold whose pictures were actually published in Game Informer prior to being axed from the game, Kochal, a three-headed god whose name is a bastardization of "KOin CHALlenge", and Zebron, posted to Ed Boon's website, Noob.com, as an April Fool's prank.

Also Skarlet or Scarlet – anyone know if she made it to print? Send an email to me at [email protected] to let me know![/td][/tr][/table]

 

[king x riece]

[table][tr][td]

Rumored Mortal Kombat Characters​

[/td][/tr][tr][td]

[h2]Ermac[/h2]

The Mortal Kombat team has done a consistent job taking popular rumors and making them into reality. Ermac has to be the ultimate rumor – not just because of his untold popularity, and not just because of his becoming a real character with the debut of Ultimate MK3. What's really legendary about this is that people still insist on there being an Ermac glitch in MK1, in which Scorpion will "accidentally" turn red.

There was an audit screen in Midway arcade games (starting with Smash TV) that indicated when an Ermac or "Error Macro" would occur. Ed Boon once dispelled the rumor once and for all when he declared in a Tweet: Ermac "wasn't a character... he was a macro I wrote for catching code errors/traps".

EGM has published numerous letters – starting with the original, which included a Polaroid, followed by numerous others which included their own explanation or set of instructions. See Letter 2, Letter 3, Letter 4, and Letter 5.

Source: EGM October 1993.

---

[h2]Nimbus Terrafaux[/h2]

Out of all the rumored characters (or the ones that haven't been made real, at least), the African-American kickboxer Nimbus Terrafaux (whose name can be translated as "Sky Land Fake") has gained the most notoriety. While the Mortal Kombat team constantly takes rumors and turns them into reality, nothing has come of Nimbus Terrafaux... yet. To see the complete scan, with the ridiculous set of complicated instructions to fight him, click here.

Source: EGM March 1994.

---

[h2]Hornbuckle[/h2]​

All MK fans are aware of the palette-swapped green version of Liu Kang, hiding out in the Pit II (and later, in the N64 version of MK Trilogy, would sporadically appear in front of the Blue Portal background as well). Fans have dubbed him "Hornbuckle", naming him after Leanne Hornbuckle whose name appears in the "Special Thanks" section of MKII's credits. In addition, Jade would sometime pop down before a fight and ask, "Hornbuckle Who?" on the console versions. A lesser known fact: A letter was printed in EGM claiming that it was possible to fight Hornbuckle, and that he had an attack that utilized every character's projectile attack at the same time!

​

Click here to read the full letter.

Source: EGM December 1994.

Fun fact: Both of the background characters – dubbed "Hornbuckle" and "Torch" by fans – were really just Liu Kang sprites shrunken down, and one of them on fire. Torch would later go on to become a canon character, albeit with his named changed to "Blaze" for legal reasons.

Source: Steve Beran in Blaze's MK Armageddon bio kard.

---

[h2]Emerald[/h2]

Emerald was rumored to be a Mileena-+!% character in MKII. Presumably, she wore green, but a different shade of Green than Jade wore. In the issue that mentioned her, there were rumored to be five hidden characters altogether, and while the magazine knew about Smoke and Jade (but not Noob Saibot), there is no further speculation on the characters they are missing.

Source: GameInformer in the March/April 1994 issue.

---

[h2]Red Robin[/h2]

So many palette-swapped ninjas in MK already, now there's a RED one? And besides Ermac, to boot! Years before Ultimate MK3 debuted, multiple rumors abounded regarding a red ninja. John Tobias’s MKII comic depicted a red ninja, which only added fuel to the fire. With the perspective added by the MK3 storyline, it can be safely assumed that it was a human Sektor, pre-automation.

Source: Mortal Kombat II Official Player's Guide by Infotainment World in February 1995.

---

[h2]Stan Looth[/h2]

Shao Kahn's own janitor, granted eternal life so he could clean up the Mortal Kombat arenas, forever? That's what you get for being too good at your job, I guess! This obscure character is seldom discussed these days.

Source: Videogames Magazine, November 1995.

---

[h2]Aqua (Aquilluxborg Hydroxybot)[/h2]

Start Over
​

​

Not too many of these characters have their own ending. In fact, Aqua is the only one who does! A waterproof - and apparently, water-loving - cyber-ninja from Outworld with oni powers, out to seek revenge against Shao Kahn for drying up the lands. He'll also send us all to our watery graves! Click here for more fun with Aqua.

There is also the sound file for Aqua Wins, reportedly (and mysteriously) found within the MK Trilogy Playstation disc itself.

Sources: Official UK PlayStation Magazine 1999 Beat 'em Up Special; 2000 Australian Official Playstation Collector's Edition

---

[h2]Pedro[/h2]

Pedro - an April Fool's Day joke - was described as wearing disgusting clothes, and has a special move or Fatality where he farts fire. And this predated Bo' Rai Cho! Complete with a ridiculously complicated set of instructions in order to play as him, he was rumored to have been in the Playstation port of Mortal Kombat 3. Apparently, Shao Kahn would say "Pedro Wins" with a Mexican accent.

To see the full scan, click here.

Source: Computer & Video Games Magazine (U.K.), # 173, April 1996.

---

Special Thanks: Dark Templarz for the Ermac information, Gorostilllives for obtaining the Hornbuckle and Pedro scans, Mick-Lucifer for the Aqua scans, Ninja_Mime for some Aqua and Blaze information, and SOL-740 for some of the issue numbers.

Note: While there are many other rumored characters that used to be popular in the mid-nineties such as Flare, Erinmac, Inferno, Monolith, Notron, Orez-Bus, Wraith's Army, Happyin, John the MK Janitor, etc. this site is only for those rumors that appeared in print. Honorable mentions: Belokk, created by Eurocom as an exclusive for MK Gold whose pictures were actually published in Game Informer prior to being axed from the game, Kochal, a three-headed god whose name is a bastardization of "KOin CHALlenge", and Zebron, posted to Ed Boon's website, Noob.com, as an April Fool's prank.

Also Skarlet or Scarlet – anyone know if she made it to print? Send an email to me at [email protected] to let me know![/td][/tr][/table]

 

[king x riece]

 

[king x riece]

 

[peanut214]

All the secrets and rumors is what made mortal kombat unique from other fighting games. Now alot of those rumors are actually being made into reality like for instance Skarlet

 

[peanut214]

All the secrets and rumors is what made mortal kombat unique from other fighting games. Now alot of those rumors are actually being made into reality like for instance Skarlet

 

[king x riece]

Originally Posted by peanut214

All the secrets and rumors is what made mortal kombat unique from other fighting games. Now alot of those rumors are actually being made into reality like for instance Skarlet

seriously tho

Ill take MK1, MK2, MK3, MK4 , and MK9 over any other fighting series 5 best games

 

[king x riece]

Originally Posted by peanut214

All the secrets and rumors is what made mortal kombat unique from other fighting games. Now alot of those rumors are actually being made into reality like for instance Skarlet

seriously tho

Ill take MK1, MK2, MK3, MK4 , and MK9 over any other fighting series 5 best games

 

[peanut214]

Originally Posted by KING x RIECE

Originally Posted by peanut214

All the secrets and rumors is what made mortal kombat unique from other fighting games. Now alot of those rumors are actually being made into reality like for instance Skarlet

seriously tho

Ill take MK1, MK2, MK3, MK4 , and MK9 over any other fighting series 5 best games

  

 

[peanut214]

Originally Posted by KING x RIECE

Originally Posted by peanut214

All the secrets and rumors is what made mortal kombat unique from other fighting games. Now alot of those rumors are actually being made into reality like for instance Skarlet

seriously tho

Ill take MK1, MK2, MK3, MK4 , and MK9 over any other fighting series 5 best games

  

 

[peanut214]

Originally Posted by KING x RIECE

Originally Posted by peanut214

All the secrets and rumors is what made mortal kombat unique from other fighting games. Now alot of those rumors are actually being made into reality like for instance Skarlet

seriously tho

Ill take MK1, MK2, MK3, MK4 , and MK9 over any other fighting series 5 best games

  

 

[peanut214]

Originally Posted by KING x RIECE

Originally Posted by peanut214

All the secrets and rumors is what made mortal kombat unique from other fighting games. Now alot of those rumors are actually being made into reality like for instance Skarlet

seriously tho

Ill take MK1, MK2, MK3, MK4 , and MK9 over any other fighting series 5 best games

  

 

[jae oh en]

Originally Posted by peanut214

All the secrets and rumors is what made mortal kombat unique from other fighting games. Now alot of those rumors are actually being made into reality like for instance Skarlet

rumors and secrets unique to MK?

 

[jae oh en]

Originally Posted by peanut214

All the secrets and rumors is what made mortal kombat unique from other fighting games. Now alot of those rumors are actually being made into reality like for instance Skarlet

rumors and secrets unique to MK?

 

[ghengesk]

Thanks for posting those old magazine clippings man. Brought back some memories.

I hate to sound like an old geezer but THOSE WERE THE DAYS.

Arcades were the spot back in the early-mid 90s

 

[ghengesk]

Thanks for posting those old magazine clippings man. Brought back some memories.

I hate to sound like an old geezer but THOSE WERE THE DAYS.

Arcades were the spot back in the early-mid 90s

 

[tony montana]

Originally Posted by KING x RIECE

Originally Posted by peanut214

All the secrets and rumors is what made mortal kombat unique from other fighting games. Now alot of those rumors are actually being made into reality like for instance Skarlet

seriously tho

Ill take MK1, MK2, MK3, MK4 , and MK9 over any other fighting series 5 best games

I can't wait for the MK1,2&3 DLC pack too

. And btw who is everyone Maining? I main cyrax but I want to make sub my main now

 

[tony montana]

Originally Posted by KING x RIECE

Originally Posted by peanut214

All the secrets and rumors is what made mortal kombat unique from other fighting games. Now alot of those rumors are actually being made into reality like for instance Skarlet

seriously tho

Ill take MK1, MK2, MK3, MK4 , and MK9 over any other fighting series 5 best games

I can't wait for the MK1,2&3 DLC pack too

. And btw who is everyone Maining? I main cyrax but I want to make sub my main now

 

[sideshow bob]

I can do the most damage with cyrax but, sektor is my main for right now

 

[sideshow bob]

I can do the most damage with cyrax but, sektor is my main for right now

 

[thedeek]

Smoke is my main at the moment, but I've been looking to get really good with CSZ.

 

[thedeek]

Smoke is my main at the moment, but I've been looking to get really good with CSZ.

 

[king x riece]

Reptile and Kabal for me. I had to let go of Kung-Lao felt cheap as hell playing with dude after a while