Spawn (Mortal Kombat)

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Spawn
Character Information
Name of birth	Albert Francis "Al" Simmons
Species	Hellspawn (Formerly human)
Gender	Male
Place of birth	Earthrealm (Detroit, Michigan)
Current status	Undead
Behind the Scenes
First appearance	Mortal Kombat 11
Known crossovers	Spawn X Mortal Kombat

" I made choices in my life that sealed my fate. I'm beyond redemption. But even the damned are capable of doing some good."

—Spawn narrating in his Arcade Ending in Mortal Kombat 11

Albert Francis "Al" Simmons, better known as Spawn, is a playable guest character in Mortal Kombat 11, where he made his debut as the final character available through DLC as part of the Kombat Pack.

Spawn would later be added to Mortal Kombat Mobile in Update 5.4.

About Spawn

In life, Al Simmons was a highly decorated assassin and soldier, serving in the US Marine Corps, then moving onto Secret Service and the CIA to eventually serve under Jason Wynn in the US Security Group that shadows over the other agencies.

However when he wished to retire from his line of work, Wynn had Al's partner kill him on his last mission. Due to his life as an assassin, Simmons was sent to Hell where he struck a deal with the demon lord Malebogia to lead the armies of Hell in exchange for seeing his wife Wanda again.

Sent back to Earth with a disfigured body and no memories of his past, Simmons however was deceived as five years had passed and Wanda remarried to his best friend Terry and had a daughter named Cyan.

Al, under his new name "Spawn", now fights the forces of Heaven and Hell, going up against various threats like the demonic clown Violator, sadistic pedophile Billy Kincaid and eventually both God and Satan themselves.

Appearance

Spawn appears as a tall, dark figure wearing a full body form-fitting black suit with white highlights, most notably two large marks over his green glowing eyes, a stylized flowing red high-collar cape that seems to either flow in the wind or writhe as if it were a living creature and chains around his waist. His default costume is based on his more modern traditional appearance with visible sinew and muscle bulging through while one of his alternate costumes is of his classic original costume, a more simple design that includes a red highlight in his torso and gloves.

Exclusive to Mortal Kombat 11 is a custom NetherRealm Studios' skin that gives him an appearance more resembling a ninja with the usual aesthetics in mind, including a cloth around his waist and the usual white in his design replaced with a reflective onyx texture.

Biography

• Mortal Kombat 11: "Al Simmons, once the U.S. government's greatest soldier and most effective assassin, was mercilessly executed by his own men. Resurrected from the ashes of his own grave in a flawed agreement with the powers of darkness, Simmons is reborn as a creature from the depths of Hell. A Hellspawn. Now he is thrust into the world of Mortal Kombat, where he will fight for supremacy against all Kombatants."

Combat characteristics

Powers and abilities

In life, Spawn was an exceptionally skilled soldier, practiced in many fields of combat from CQC to weapons, particularly favoring machine guns. Despite having lost his memories, he still retains his combat skills and prowess.

Spawn's costume is in fact a symbiotic lifeform called Leetha, bonded to his body that grants him a myriad of powers including enhanced strength and endurance as well as the ability to quickly regenerate from wounds, use magic or shapeshift. What the suit is ultimately capable of is limited by the imagination of its user. He primarily uses the suit to craft bladed chains that he can manipulate to ensnare and slash his enemies from a distance. His flowing cape moves as if a lifeform unto itself and can morph to block attacks or enable him to fly and glide in the air. The suit can also protect him even if he isn't aware of an immediate danger or is unconscious. These powers however consume Necroplasm, which has replaced his human blood and should he exhaust it, he will descend back into Hell.

Trivia

• In February 2015, Todd McFarlane granted Warner Bros. a limited window of permission to use Spawn in its games. In an interview in April 2015, Ed Boon revealed that Spawn had been discussed as a potential guest character early in development, but that he did not know McFarlane had made the offer until after Mortal Kombat X's release. This ultimately led to Spawn's inclusion as the first announced guest character for Mortal Kombat 11.
• Spawn is voiced by Keith David, who previously voiced the character in the 1997 HBO animated series Todd McFarlane's Spawn.
• In Spawn's skin pack for Mortal Kombat 11, Jacqui Briggs has a Hellspawn costume. This may be a reference to Spawn's miscarried child, Morana, who later grew and became a Hellspawn.
  • Her first appearance was in issue #152, though she was later retconned.
• There are many references, mentions and cameo appearances in Spawn's dialogues, an intro animation, outro animation and ending referencing characters and entities from his origin franchise, much like many of the guest characters in the series.
  • In an interaction with Raiden, Raiden speaks about "another dark knight" that Spawn reminds him of. Spawn replies with "The billion-dollar crusader? He's a friend."
    • This is a reference to Batman, with Raiden's response to Spawn referencing both Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe and Raiden's inclusion in Injustice 2 as a guest character.
    • Interestingly, Spawn knows of Batman from their crossover comic called Spawn/Batman that was published and released in 1994.
  • In an interaction with Sub-Zero, he speaks about "other caped wonders." This is a reference to Superman for when he froze him at the Fortress of Solitude in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.
  • Violator, Spawn's arch-enemy, makes a cameo in one of Spawn's intros as a decapitated head on a metal bar.
    • This is a reference to issue #295, when Spawn decapitates Violator and places his head on a metal bar.
    • In an interaction with Erron Black, Black admits to Spawn that he is hard to pin down. Spawn asks why he's following him, in which Erron says that a clown paid him to. This is most likely a nod to the Violator.
    • In one of Spawn's mirror match interactions, it is revealed that one of the Spawns is Violator in disguise.
      • During the interaction, Spawn first asks, "Sir John?" This is the name of the Medieval Spawn.
        • Geras mentions Spawn's counterparts. He specifically mentions Medieval Spawn as his favorable counterpart.
    • Violator also appears in Spawn's ending alongside the Phlbeiac Brothers.
  • Malebolgia, the first main antagonist of the Spawn series, makes a cameo appearance in one of Spawn's win animations and in his fatal blow.
    • Malebolgia is mentioned in dialogues between a few kombatants, such as Scorpion, Cetrion, and Noob Saibot.
      • In one intro with Cetrion, Spawn mentions that Malebolgia was Shinnok's cousin.
    • Malebolgia also appears in Spawn's ending.
  • In an interaction with Jacqui Briggs, Spawn says "You remind me of someone I loved." Due to her looks and Spawn's past, this is most likely a reference to Al's ex-wife, Wanda Blake.
    • Wanda is mentioned in a Spawn mirror match.
  • In an interaction with Jax, he starts with "Nobody questions my loyalty." Spawn says "There's a snake in every operation." Spawn is referencing his own death, in which his former partner, Chapel, killed him.
    • This is more than likely a reference to Jax siding with Kronika in the Mortal Kombat 11's Story Mode.
    • Spawn may have also said this because Jax looks just a bit like Chapel himself.
    • Chapel was later retconned in Spawn issue #61, with Jessica Priest being his killer.
  • Mammon, the second main antagonist in the Spawn series, is referenced by name in a Spawn mirror match dialogue.
  • Overt-Kill was mentioned when interacting with The Terminator.
    • His name is referenced but not entirely spoken in an interaction with Kano.
  • Sonya mentions Jason Wynn as an enemy of the state.
  • When interacting with Scorpion, both Hellspawns reference past games they have made guest appearances in, Scorpion referencing Injustice: Gods Among Us and Spawn referencing his guest appearance in Soulcalibur II, saying his "soul still burns".
  • Satan, the third main antagonist of the Spawn series, is mentioned in an interaction with Cassie Cage.
  • In an interaction with D'Vorah, D'Vorah mentions the Phlebiacs.
    • In a Kollector's dialogue exchange, Spawn asks Kollector if he is another Phlebiac brother.
  • In an interaction with Sheeva, Spawn says that she reminds him of an angel he once knew. When Sheeva asks if she was a friend of his, Spawn responds with, "A dead friend." Seeing as Tiffany is not known to be deceased, Spawn is most likely reffering to Angela, a rarity since her purchase by Marvel.