10 Pointless Details In Recent Video Games That’ll Blow Your Mind

5. Cassie’s Action Figure - Mortal Kombat 11

Mortal Kombat 11 Johnny Cage Cassie
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When you think about pointless details that blow your mind in Mortal Kombat 11, your mind probably goes to its fatalities and, well, it’s literal mind blowing.

Those don’t make this list, as the brutalities and fatalities are so intrinsic to the heart and soul of Mortal Kombat that you couldn’t possibly call them pointless.

However, one relatively pointless but super cool detail can be seen during one of Johnny Cage’s win poses. In this win pose, he pulls out an action figure of himself and shows you how tough and cool it is. In an adorable blink and you’ll miss it moment, you can see that on the bottom of the shoe the word ‘Cassie’ is written.

The handwriting is the same style as ‘Andy’ is written on Woody’s shoe in Toy Story, so that’s a cute little callback.

Similarly, this suggests the action figure isn’t Johnny’s at all, but rather it belongs or belonged to his daughter Cassie Cage, who is also a fighter in Mortal Kombat 11. It’s weird to include such a charming detail in an otherwise no-holds-barred hardcore violent game, but that’s attentive devs for you.

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