#1175
#1175 Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks (PS2) Unplayables (5/7): Kabal gameplay
Gameplay of the unplayable character/NPC Kabal in Midway/Netherrealm’s Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks.
[Kabal has no useable moves, so I gave him the moves of the Masked Guard]
I used the moves of the Masked Guard here because I thought it would be fun to show off an NPC moveset, even if it is glitchy. Kabal does, apparently, have useable moves, as this video shows: • Video I couldn’t personally find out how to access them though. Any information on that would be appreciated.
Kabal is another really hidden element of Shaolin Monks, as if it didn’t have enough great fanservice already. If you’ve ever seen his scene in Shaolin Monks, which is one of the Smoke missions, you might remember that he has a southern accent for some reason. Hell, he sounds like Elvis, and even has sideburns to boot. Why they chose this I’m not wholly sure, but in a way I’m glad they did. Kabal’s never exactly been my favourite character, but he is definitely one of the more fascinating members of MK’s cast. So funny to have to program in a full name and model for simply one cutscene, although as the above video implies he might have originally been meant to be an NPC character in the same vein as Jax, but they ran out of time. Indeed, I suspect that’s highly probable, given other things which were essentially left out of the game such as the notorious survival mode. God, I love when hacking just adds another mystery to an already interesting title.
Up next, it’s time to move onto those hidden ninjas.