Mortal Kombat 1 Brings Back Sektor’s Fan-Favourite Fatality With Predictably Gory Results

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NetherRealm recently showed off new gameplay for upcoming fighting game Mortal Kombat 1, and in it revealed the return of a fan-favourite Fatality.

Fans of the long-running series may be familiar with Sektor’s Fatality from 1995’s Mortal Kombat 3. In it, the red cyber ninja opens up his chest to reveal a Compactor that crushes his opponent in a shower of bones and blood.

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— 🐉Mortal_Kombat_Addict | Fatalities Daily (@MK_habit_addict) August 12, 2023

Nearly 30 years later, Sektor’s Compactor Fatality returns in Mortal Kombat 1. In the video below, in which NetherRealm show high-level play between Smoke and new character Li Mei, we see a fresh take on Sektor’s Compactor Fatality, albeit with familiar results.

Even though Sektor is limited to Kameo character status in Mortal Kombat 1, which means the red cyborg is an assist fighter only, he can still pop up to do a Fatality. And the Compactor Fatality is a great pick: it’s funny, shocking, and a nostalgia-fuelled nod to Mortal Kombat history.

For more, check out our interview with Mortal Kombat 1 director Ed Boon about Fatalities, leaving PlayStation 4 and Xbox One behind, if we’ll ever see Injustice again, and more. Additionally, watch us give our thoughts on Mortal Kombat 1 after finally getting our hands on the game at Summer Game Fest. And, if you can stomach it, the video below has every Mortal Kombat 1 Fatality revealed so far:

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