Mortal Kombat X sheds some fresh blood with new characters and story details

After teasing some more additions to the roster of NetherRealms upcoming brawler earlier in the week, director Ed Boon has made good on his word with a new story trailer thats bursting with faces young and old. Making their MK debut are second-generation fighters Jacqueline Briggs (the daughter of Jax), Kung Jin (a descendant of Kung Lao) and Takeshi Takeda (the son of blind ninja Kenshi). They join fellow young upstart with famous parents candidate Cassie Cage (the daughter of Sonya and Johnny Cage, for all you lore lovers).

The trailer also features a few hints to some familiar faces making a return to bone-crunching halls of MK. Keep your eyes peeled for surly elder god Shinnok, Shao Kahns big haired (and big tempered) wife Sindel and a ninja that looks suspiciously like Rain. That brings the official roster to a total of 18 confirmed fighters (not including the pre-order-locked Goro) - heres hoping all those cameos turn to be more than fan-baiting teases.

So what about all those story deets? Well, the campaign is set to be the franchises grandest and most explosive yet, with Outworld forces preparing to invade Earth Realm and destroy it once and for all. Theres also a glimpse of Kitana-clone Mileena getting a beefier role, with the search for a powerful talisman that could turn the tide of the conflict. Its a very corny and classic, silly MK down to a tee - but hey, we wouldnt have it any other way.

Mortal Kombat is set to uppercut its way onto PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360 on 14 April.

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Mortal Kombat X sheds some fresh blood with new characters and story details