Ed Boon has revealed that the team was discussing a potential Mortal Kombat 1 and The Walking Dead crossover, with Michonne as their fighter pick, before settling on Omni-Man. 

During their first meeting with Robert Kirkman, the creator of both The Walking Dead and Invincible, Ed Boon revealed (via X) that they had originally pitched for Michonne to be in Mortal Kombat 1, though obviously talks evolved into adding Omni-Man instead. 

Coincidentally, before we eventually went with Omniman, the first meeting I had with @RobertKirkman was to talk about the possibility of Michonne being a guest fighter in Mortal Kombat. pic.twitter.com/vF1fx2Az5R

— Ed Boon (@noobde) November 20, 2023

“Coincidentally, before we eventually went with Omniman, the first meeting I had with  @RobertKirkman was to talk about the possibility of Michonne being a guest fighter in Mortal Kombat.”

That definitely would have been an interesting choice, one that would have fit considering the violent nature of The Walking Dead. Though we’re sure, many of you probably would have questioned why Negan wouldn’t have been the choice instead. That may be due to the fact that Negan is already a guest fighter in Tekken 7, so certain contracts may have prohibited that, or perhaps the team didn’t want to have him featured in two different fighting IPs. 

Perhaps there’s a chance we can still see Michonne in future Kombat Packs, though personally, I’d love to see more characters from the Invincible universe. This Kombat Pack does have a “hero” theme going for it, and I wouldn’t be against seeing more in the future. 

Omni-Man is now available as a fighter in Mortal Kombat 1, as is Tremor as a Kameo.