JK Simmons, the voice of Omni-Man, reprises his role for Mortal Kombat 1

What you need to know

• In an interview at Comic-Con 2023, Ed Boon confirmed that JK Simmons, the voice actor of Omni-Man, will reprise the character’s role in Mortal Kombat 1.

• Omni-Man is a main character from Invincible, a superhero comic book and animated series that explores the life of the superhero Invincible, who is also Omni-Man’s son.

• Mortal Kombat 1 is an upcoming fighting game that will feature popular Mortal Kombat characters as well as guest characters from other franchises such as Omni-Man from Invincible, Homelander from The Boys, and Peacemaker from DC Comics.

On July 22, 2023, Ed Boon, co-creator of the Mortal Kombat series, was interviewed along with Robert Kirkman, co-creator of the Invincible and The Walking Dead comic book series, about the inclusion of Omni-Man as a DLC guest character in Mortal Kombat 1.

During the interview, Ed Boon confirmed that Omni-Man’s voice actor JK Simmons will reprise his role in the game. This was also confirmed by Dominic Cianciolo, the story and voiceover director of Mortal Kombat 1, on Twitter.

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For those who don’t know, Invincible is a dark and violent superhero comic book series that follows the life of Mark Grayson, who tries to protect the Earth while living a normal life as the superhero “Invincible.” Omni-Man is an important character in the story as he is Mark Grayson’s father and, without giving too much away, is a dark deconstruction of DC Comics’ Superman.

The comic book series began in 2003 and ended in 2018. An animated series adaptation was released on Amazon Prime in 2021, and was praised by critics and fans for its well-animated action and captivating story that twisted the tropes of the superhero genre in unexpected ways.

The show features a large cast of famous voice actors and one of the most famous among them is JK Simmons as the voice of Omni-Man. JK Simmons is an Oscar-winning actor known for his roles as J. Jonah Jamieson in various Spiderman films, Tenzin in The Legend of Korra, Cave Johnson in Portal 2 and many others.

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When the previous game, Mortal Kombat 11, featured guest characters from other franchises, NetherRealm Studios made a great effort to retain the characters’ original voice actors whenever possible to preserve their authenticity while paying tribute to their fans. This included Keith David returning as Spawn, Peter Weller as Alex Murphy aka RoboCop, and Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, among others.

Therefore, it’s nice to see NetherRealm Studios continuing this trend by bringing back JK Simmons as the voice of Omni-Man for Mortal Kombat 1, which is sure to please many Invincible fans. However, it has not yet been confirmed if Mortal Kombat 1’s other guest characters, Homelander and Peacemaker, will be brought back by their actors Antony Starr and John Cena, respectively, to voice their characters for this upcoming Xbox title.

We’ll have to wait until Mortal Kombat 1 releases on September 19, 2023 for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam.

Mortal Kombat 1

Choose your fate and destroy your enemies with brutal Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1. This major reboot features a rebooted Mortal Kombat universe, a revamped combat system that lets you summon Kameo Fighters to aid in battle, and more bloody violence than ever before.

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