Veteran Mortal Kombat players instantly recognised Ermac’s new Brutality as being ripped straight from 1995’s Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, in which ... is a collection of souls bound together ...

Mortal Kombat 3 also scrapped the palette-swapped male ... He started absorbing the souls of everyone on Earth, but Raiden was able to protect the souls of a few dozen warriors.

For Mortal Kombat 3, Midway decided to give him an upgrade ... telekinetic ninja made of thousands of warrior souls. Jax made a go at him and was easily overwhelmed. Using his mind powers ...