The official gameplay reveal for 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mortal Kombat XI took place yesterday, during a in which we learned more about the game that is slated for release on April 23rd, including what we can expect from some of the game’s most iconic char🍬acters.
One such announcement came from Creative Director of NetherRealm Studios and co-creator of Mortal Kombat, Ed Boon, who was excited to reveal that “real-life badass” and current 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:WWE Raw Women's Champion, Rond💃a Rousey, is the voice behind veteran fighter, Sonya Blade.
Rousey actually the reveal via Twitter, stating, “The invitation I’ve 💫been waiting to a🍒ccept my whole life. Don’t worry, Earthrealm is safe with me.”
From her love of video games, to her abilities in the ring, it makes sense for Rousey – who has had plenty of acting successes – to voice Mortal Kombat’s longest-tenured and toughest female. The UFC Hall of Famer prepared for the role as Sonya Blade by getting🤡 into her headspace and emulating her fighting style, which included a love of Sonya Blade’s rolling armbar move, which Rousey can actually perform in real-life.
In fact, Rousey’s role as Sonya Blade was likely a long time coming. While rumors swirled around the James Wan-directed Mortal Kombat movie ada🦹ptation reಞboot, Rousey interest in the possibility of playing Sonya Blade.
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“Even though I loved playing Princess Kitana, because you got that crouch-down and punch-up cheat on the Sega Genesis, I think that I would be much better cast as Sonya Blade,” Rousey said last year. “My personality is much more similar to hers, and my look and demeanor. I feel like I co𒈔uld much easier slip into the mindset and skin of Sonya Blade than someone like Kitana. I don’t really feel like I could be the royalty-type very well. I couldn’t really do royalty. It’d take a lot of studying. I think it would just be a lot easier and more natural to be Sonya Blade.”
That dream has now become a reality, as Rousey takes the reins as Sonya Blade. The other characters announced at the reveal were Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Skarlet, Baraka, Raiden, Geras, and Shao Khan. We’re hoping that we get to see a Ronda Rousey-voice Sonya Blade take on her 🔴laser-eyed nemesis, Kano.
Stay tuned to The Gamer as more Mortal Kombat XI news is released.