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Super Smash Bros. Takes on a New Vibe With Mortal Kombat X-Ray Attacks

Watch what happens when you cross Super Smash Bros. with Mortal Kombat.

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Despite the fact that Super Smash Bros. boils down to various Nintendo (and some non-Nintendo) mascots beating each other up, the series has never felt particularly dark or brutal. Cut in some footage of Mortal Kombat's X-ray attacks, however, and things quickly change.

The new video above, entitled Super Smash Bros x Mortal Kombat, comes from YouTube user Sterling. It takes footage of Super Smash Bros. and cuts it in short clips of Mortal Kombat X-ray attacks, which provide a graphic view of characters' bones being crushed, stabbed, broken, and so on. It's made all the better (or more unsettling, depending upon your perspective) that the choice of X-ray clips line up so well with the Smash Bros. attacks.

The video's already gotten a strong response, and Sterling has said he'll be creating a sequel. He's also taking suggestions--what would you like to see next?

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Click bait....

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there is no way in hell that will ever happen unless the x ray attack get some serious nerfing. probably similar to the supers from injustice gods among us.

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Huh...

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I was expecting a brawl mod lol

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lol, how did this get a story here?

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Somewhat entertaining. I was more hoping someone created a rough prototype of sorts that was super smash with mortal kombat...combat

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Slooow, slooooooow day before E3.

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So what happens is they completly change body structure and outfits

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Saw something like that with Shawn Michaels superkicking Rey Mysterio. It was cooler.

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That was rather disappointing when reading the title it led me to believe someone had modded Smash bros. to include brutal MKX style X-ray attacks when in actuality it was just some weak video with MKX fatality sequences spliced into Smash Bros. footage.

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Lame.

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I'd buy that for a dollar!

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This is sick

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I would respect Nintendo even more with this cross over

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I'd play it

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Wow this is sweet... I ve been waiting something like this for a long time..

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This effect was stolen from one or more of the "Final Destination" movies. The lack of creativity in the game development community is disturbing.

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@ggregd: Lame excuse for a flame and you know it.
Note: google "Romeo must die" on youtube and go tr0ll there.

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@ggregd: this should be edited to read "The lack of creativity in all of humanity isn't surprising at all."

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Just take it easy chicken joe..the people responsible for making this video just having some fun

Why everything has to be so serious

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@ggregd: That's like saying Bourne Supremacy is a rip off of Battle Royale because it uses shaky cam.

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@MrFreehuggs@ggregd: No, it's more specific. Any time something makes a splash in movies game developers start putting it in games. This, Bullet Time (Matrix), WW2 Call of Duty stole scenes from Enemy at the Gates. Medal of Honor stole from Saving Private Ryan. How many LotR Balrogs have we seen in games? Red Dead Revolver stole scenes from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Shadow of Rome practically IS Gladiator, the Game. Alien ships from Independence Day are in Starfox 64. It goes on and on.

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@ggregd@MrFreehuggs:

Even if all that was remotely true (which it isn't), it would be a drop in the bucket compared to what the movie industry rips off from numerous sources, including the video game industry.

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What?

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.__________________.

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Eh, it just doesn't feel right. Both the mismatch in aesthetics and just taking clips X-Rays instead of trying to mimic a more cinematic approach (I know it'd be impossible to do on Smash, but it just looks awkward)

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@Draken_Domingo: I thought someone had done the artwork themselves to make it blend in but yeah this is just cutting in clips.

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@Draken_Domingo: Agreed, it does look a bit awkward. Still got a slight chuckle from me but that's about it.

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@Draken_Domingo: Oh, for the love of...

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What are the chances that Nintendo will take this SHlT down cause as we all know, it's using Nintendo characters therefore, it will be down in a matter of minutes.

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@davillain-: As someone who posts videos of Nintendo games all the time, that doesn't happen nearly as often as you'd think.

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Well..if that happened..that sucks and nintendo dont have any sense of humour...

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I was one of the people on knowyourmeme.com that egged the original creator on to make more of these. Therefore, I deserve all the credit. All of it. You're welcome, everybody.

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@elheber: And the price for the best "desperate attention seeking moment" goes to...

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You don't say, well let me take that 60% revenue from you led? We Nintendo thank you for your service. Have a nice day.

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