The Boys parodies Mortal Kombat and Injustice in an incredible way
One of the best series on Amazon Prime Video, The Boys, never stops surprising its fans with clever pop culture references. On this occasion, the fourth season has included a wink that has delighted the Mortal Kombat players, since June 4, 2024Homelander arrived as a guest character Mortal Kombat 1 (2023) in Kombat Pack 1so it makes a lot of sense that they decided to do it a nod to this video game series.
The first three episodes of the fourth season of The Boys They premiered on June 13 and precisely in episode 3 they decided to put this incredible reference to the Mortal Kombat games to draw the attention of fans. If you want to know how it turned out and why is it such a great easter eggthen we show you everything.
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In it third episode of the seasontitled “We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying,” we find Ryan, Homelander's son, playing a peculiar fighting video game called “Torunament of Heroes” from Vought. While at first glance it might look like Injustice, due to his cast of superheroesit is quickly revealed that this is a reference to Mortal Kombat.
Ryan chooses the Lamplighter as his fighter, while Your online opponent selects Crimson Countess (Crimson Countess). At the start of the game, it is discovered that the opponent It's none other than Butcher, desperately searching for a way to communicate with him. During the short game, the battle It develops in a bloody and brutal way, in the characteristic Mortal Kombat style. Ryan, using Lamplighter's powers, perform a finishing move which leaves Crimson Countess completely destroyed in a very similar way to what we know as “Fatality”.
This scene is not only a funny wink for followers from Mortal Kombat, but it also has a deeper meaning. Lamplighter's choice as a character by Ryan reflects on his growing fascination with violence and power, a negative influence from his father Homelander. The brutality of the combat also serves as a reminder of the consequences of the actions of The Seven. The senseless violence shown in the video game is a reflection of the damage these “heroes” cause in the real world, from the parody point of viewas usual.
It should be noted that the collaboration between The Boys and Mortal Kombat It is not limited to just the reference in the series. The Patriot (Homelander) became a playable character in Mortal Kombat 1 (2023) as part of Kombat Pack 1. Homelander's arrival in the game coincided with the premiere of season 4 of The Boys, creating a transmedia marketing strategy which generated great expectation among the followers of both franchises.
The video game that Ryan plays in the series also offers some clues about the future of The Boys universe. In the character selection menu you can see: other members of the Seven, such as Black Noir, Deep, A-Train and Queen Maeve, as well as Translucido, Termita and Ezekiel. However, there are also characters that still appear. they have not debuted in the seriessuch as Webweaver (the parody of Spider-Man), Gunpowder (parody of Deadshot), Tek Knight (parody of Iron Man and Batman) and Polarity (reference to Magneto), the latter two have appeared in the first season of Gen Vas outstanding heroes.
The inclusion of these characters in the video game could suggest that They will be part of future seasons of The Boys or the spin-off series Gen V. In fact, there is speculation that Webweaver could be the Hero currently missing from The Seven, since Gunpowder was killed by Butcher, Polarity has retired and Tek Knight is dedicated to investigating cases and documenting them. Therefore, maybe we will see Webweaver in the next episodes from season 4 or the next.
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