Mortal Kombat: 10 Crazy Things You Didn’t Know

Have you ever watched a long compilation of Mortal Kombat fatalities and thought, "How can someone come up with all of this stuff and still be okay?" Well, turns out not all of them were.

A popular 2019 Kotaku article once interviewed a Mortal Kombat 11 developer, who revealed the massive strain creating these gory finishes placed on their mental health.

The unnamed dev claimed that seeing all that nasty imagery day in and day out gave them increasingly violent nightmares, which were so bad they'd avoid sleeping. This even led to them seeking therapy and being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

But, it wasn't just the cinematics that caused this stress - it was the research as well.

The dev claimed that a casual walk around the office would see you stumble into all sorts of gnarly imagery. "One guy would be watching hangings on YouTube, another guy would be looking at pictures of murder victims, someone else would be watching a video of a cow being slaughtered," they said.

Yeah, this is not your regular 9-5, and most people would probably come away needing therapy.