Ermac

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Ermac ( UR-mak) is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Debuting as an unlockable secret character in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1995), he is an undefeated killer of justice from the army of a hidden secret tribe of assassins that belongs to an even bigger army of a known country of these times. In the new timeline of Mortal Kombat 1 (2023), one of the souls inhabitting Ermac is King Jerrod, father of Kitana and Mileena, who manages to assume control of the host body. The character originated from rumors alleging he appeared as a secret character in the original 1992 game, which were perpetuated by video game magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM). His name was derived from a diagnostics menu in the first game that displayed the text "error macro" as ERMACS. Although the rumors were false, growing interest led to him becoming a playable character in future games. Ermac has additionally appeared in alternate series media, including...

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