Tanya wasn’t even in MK2 though
Mortal Kombat 1 just released Ghostface from Scream as the latest DLC character today for Khaos Reigns expansion owners, and he didn’t come empty-handed for longtime fans of the fighting game franchise.
NetherRealm Studios also added a new round of klassic skins to MK1’s in-game store including Mortal Kombat 2 costumes for Kitana, Mileena and Tanya (though technically only two of them were in that game).
Mileena has been probably the most popular character in terms of premium skins outside of Scorpion and Sub-Zero since she also finally received her Mortal Kombat Deception outfit last month, but it is nice to see Tanya get some more love too in these.
Kitana and Mileena both offer updated appearances on their original MK2 designs that feature much more detail and color separation across the princesses’ headband, mask, leotard, gloves and boots.
So they’re not exactly the same as their simpler origins with mostly solid colors, but they do a good job giving off the same sort of vibes mostly.
Tanya’s is definitely the most interesting, however, in part because she wasn’t even around in Mortal Kombat 2.
Mortal Kombat 4 marked her official debut as a playable fighter, but this MK2 costume doesn’t really look much like what she wore back then.
She’s missing the original black design on her chest as well as her boots with a different kind of top, and she didn’t wear full long gloves then either.
The closest comparison is probably Tanya’s alternate costume from the MK Deception and Armageddon days though they still aren’t all that similar.
So doing this is a bit odd instead of just giving her the MK4 outfit.
It seems this may be more of a “what if” take on what Tanya could have looked like in MK2 taking on similar motifs to Kitana, Mileena and Jade.
The overall costume design is the same as the princesses here except she’s missing the headband and mask, which have never really been her thing anyway.
Each Mortal Kombat 2 costume is priced at 500 Dragon Krystals, which equates to $5 USD apiece.
They all come with six different color palettes plus a Legendary gear item for their weapons of choice.
The store update also added more “what if” sorts of skins by giving Rain and Ermac designs based on the 1995 Mortal Kombat film too that we’ll take a closer look at shortly.
You can check out all of the different color variants for Kitana, Mileena and Tanya below.
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