Mortal Kombat doesn't take itself TOO seriously - even mocking its own name. 1 / 7
During the 2021 film, Cole is slowly learning about the inter-dimensional fighters. 2 / 7
He's hearing the truth from Sonya Blade, who has researched the tournament... 3 / 7
And Sonya points to a picture that reads "Mortal Kombat." 4 / 7
Cole simply says "You made that part up, right? Kombat isn't even spelled like that!" 5 / 7
Sonya ignores him, but the meta gag has already been dropped. 6 / 7
The "K" was an important addition to the games, both stylistically, and for copyright. 7 / 7