The Mortal Kombat franchise has taken some unusual turns over the years — some great, some not so much. Reinvention and innovation are necessary to keep the series fresh … but I never expected anything as drastic as this:

I posited such a union once upon an April Fool's, and had the above trailer been posted three weeks earlier, I would've taken it in the same vein. Though Capcom's crew can combat the Uncanny X-Men, this parallel merger seems unlikely. The vibrancy and lightheartedness of Street Fighter and Darkstalkers combined well with comic book lore, whereas the darker tones of Mortal Kombat don't seem as feasible a match with the All-American Boy Scout that is the Last Son of Krypton. Nonetheless, the promotion seems authentic, and we truly will see the fighters of Mortal Kombat dueling against the heroes of the DC Universe later this year.

Who will be in the final roster? Will we see if a ninja stand up to Superman? Or who is hotter, Scorpion or Etrigan? As long as it is better than the last DC fighting game I played, this showdown might stand a chance. Time will tell!