Mortal Kombat 11 Confirms Shaggy Won’t Appear, Internet Reacts
It’s been quite an exciting time for fans of Mortal Kombat 11 as of late, the game recently revealing two previously unconfirmed characters. During NetherRealm Studios’ first Kombat Kast livestream of 2019, Kabal and D’Vorah were officially named as members of the game’s roster, leaving the tease of a number of additional fighters prepared for the future.
As NetherRealm has often shown appreciation toward third-party characters, this would seem leave the door open for the internet’s current fixation, Shaggy from Scooby-Doo. However, it appears this is, like, definitely not the case, man. Towards the end of the livesteam, Community Manager Tyler Lansdown shut down any and all speculation of the Shagster’s arrival, confirming the character “will not be in the game. At all. Ever.” The unfortunate news can be witnessed in the video below.
Ever since Shaggy was petitioned to be a possible DLC for Mortal Kombat 11, the character has received a surprising amount of support from the online community, with even NetherRealm’s Ed Boon rolling with the idea over social media. Now that the Scooby Snack aficionado has been unquestionably nixed, much of the internet has unsurprisingly flooded Twitter with their response, the consensus being an expressive split of both relief and displeasure.
No Shaggy in MK11.
How surprising.
— War Chief (@NiteKrow) February 5, 2019
No Shaggy.
No Mystery Machine.#TheMemeIsDead#DeKonfirmation— TRMK – Mortal Kombat (@TRMK) February 5, 2019
Shaggy DEKOMFIRMED. #kombatkast pic.twitter.com/rs1UH1EbpA
— Danny @ MK11 HYPE!!!! (@k0mbatdan) February 5, 2019
— Mortal Kombat 11 (@MortalKombat) February 5, 2019
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo???????? pic.twitter.com/IavC15Dr1m
— ??Pedro PG7 (°ロ°)☝ (@PedroGu94240161) February 5, 2019
— Nacho C (@Nachoindico) February 5, 2019
It’s because it’s MORTAL kombat. Shaggy doesn’t fit the description.
— Aiden R. Hanson (@KingCraft_Aiden) February 6, 2019
They aren’t putting shaggy in MK11 ?? now the memes aren’t gonna be funny any more
— ?SENSEI BLAKK? (@blakk_sensei) February 6, 2019
Mortal Kombat 11 releases for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on April 23rd.
What do you think? Are you upset that NetherRealm couldn’t recognize Shaggy’s supreme power, or is this decision ultimately for the best? Let us know in the comments below and be sure to follow Don’t Feed the Gamers on Twitter and Facebook to be informed of the latest gaming and entertainment news 24 hours a day! For more headlines recently featured on DFTG, check out these next few news stories:
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