The evil Homelander from ‘The Boys’ is landing in Mortal Kombat 1: when will he be available?

Homelander of ‘The Boys’ is one of the main incentives of the Kombat Pack for Mortal Kombat 1, along with other guest stars of the caliber of Omni-Man (‘Invincible’) and Peacemaker (DC Comics). Netherrealm Studios has published its spectacular launch trailer together with his arrival date to the title: starting June 4, 2024, players will be able to fight as the psychotic supervillain played by Antony Starr.

This is Homelander from ‘The Boys’ in Mortal Kombat 1: character summary and release date

Homelander will be available in Mortal Kombat 1 in early access starting June 4, 2024. This early access is exclusive to owners of the Premium and Collector’s editions of the game, while it will be available a week later for the rest of the players. It is also part of the Kombat Pack 1 DLC bundle.

Homelander brings with it all its brutality from Amazon’s Prime Video series, with forceful blows and the powerful lasers he can shoot from his eyes. His regular blows have little finesse, as he has never had to learn to fight as such due to his superhuman strength and over-reliance on laser eyebeams.

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Of course, Homelander also flaunts his toxic personality, coming to refer to himself as a “God” before Liu Kang himself, who in this timeline is a full-fledged deity. Last but not least, this evil “superhero” also has terrifying moves in the form of his Fatal Blow, his Brutalities, and his Fatalities., with ways to kill enemies such as piercing their skulls with the concentrated lasers from his eyes, or delivering a powerful upward hook that takes their rival to extreme heights until they crash into a plane, and then throwing them into its turbines.

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In the Homelander trailer, we can also partially see Ferra’s gameplay, a new Kameo Fighter that will be available in mid-June and is a new version of the character introduced in Mortal Kombat X. In that game she was known as a dual fighter named Ferra/Torr; Ferra is a very short female who attacks with blades but is normally perched on Torr, who is the one who delivers the forceful blows. In Mortal Kombat 1, any fighter can “be” Torr, since Ferra climbs onto our character and provides us with additional movements.

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Why has Homelander from ‘The Boys’ been added to Mortal Kombat 1?

Apart from the brutality of both the comic and the Prime Video series ‘The Boys’ does not clash too much with the wild universe of Mortal Kombat, so Homelander be included in Mortal Kombat 1 is sort of a good fit while also serving as a promotional opportunity for the series, since its fourth season premieres on June 13, 2024.

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In other words: mainly it is a way to announce the long-awaited season 4 of ‘The Boys’ while at the same time adding Homelander in one of the most brutal fighting games of recent times. Another occasion in which this character could be controlled was in the Call of Duty saga thanks to his arrival in the game as a skin.

What content does the Kombat Pack 1 of Mortal Kombat 1 include?

The first Kombat Pack of the game is a season pass included with the Premium and the Collector’s Edition that can also be purchased separately for $39.99. It includes all of the following:

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Although there are no announced plans for more Kombat Packs yet at this time, it is expected that due to the sales success of the game there will be not only one more Kombat Pack -The same thing has already happened with recent titles in the saga-, but we could also expect the release of an Ultimate version of the game in the near future., with all content on the disc.