Don’t hold your breath that Bruce Campbell’s Ash will be coming toÂMortal Kombat 11. While rumored and quashed more than a few times, Bruce Campell seems to give the definitive word on his crossover appearance, specifically noting that he will not make an appearance as a playable fighter in the game. But that doesn’t mean we won’t see him in theÂMortal KombatÂuniverse entirely.News comes by way of the Jim and Sam show in a new video posted yesterday. While grilling Bruce Campbell about all of the rumors regarding a possible appearance inÂMortal Kombat 11, Campbell says that he is looking to set the record straight. And that record is that he is not going to be voicing a playable Ash in the fighting game.The rumor started witha fairly skeptical leakof the upcomingMortal Kombatroster which included Ash from theÂEvil DeadÂseries. After letting the rumor mill swirl on this for a bit, CampbellKOed that rumorin a Tweet, denying any involvement in the then-upcoming project:
And while this killed the rumor for a bit, everything kicked back up with a the official trailer for Shang Tsung inÂMortal Kombat 11. Seen below, you can see a reference to “two more guests” that were yet to be revealed – alongside that isan iconic chainsaw soundthat most everyone is attributing to Campbell’s Ash from theÂEvil DeadÂseries:
Further, Bruce Campbell is feeding right into that hype by quote retweeting that trailer saying it is a “swell game” that he needs to check out:
After another week of rumors going off seismic charts, we finally have a bit of explanation from Bruce himself. In the interview, he explains that following the original “leak” he posted the original doctored image on Twitter as a joke – no one (either his publisher or developer NeatherRealm Studios) had discussed a potential cameo in the game. However, after tweeting his original denial, he did in fact get a call asking if he would like to have some involvement inMortal Kombat 11.
According to Bruce Campbell, they are working on a deal to see whether Ash can make a cameo appearance in the game. This would include saying a few lines of dialogue, but would not include any kind of playable character. While this may be disheartening, Campbell says the move is intentionally being made to help hype up an upcomingÂAsh vs Evil Deadproject that is in the works.
So far,ÂMortal Kombat 11Âis one of the best games of 2019 coming in atÂa stunning 9.0 out of 10 in our review; though that isnât to say everything is perfect. The launch has been partially marred by accusations of âsevere crunchâ in development and predatory microtransactions whichÂdeveloper NeatherRealm has addressed.
Mortal Kombat 11Âis available now on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One. If you havenât picked the game up yet, itâs currently onÂdiscount over at Amazon. Meanwhile, you can check out the full interview with Bruce Campbell below:
