Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-28286605-20171005102117/@comment-30711175-20171227025122

What needs to be taken into consideration is that characters that have appeared as guests in the last two Mortal Kombat games originate from film franchises that are known for their extreme violence. And most of them are predators or mass-murderers who usually meet their end by the protagonists of those movies.

It wouldn't be practical to include a real-life personality like the Undertaker in an MK game, because his inclusion would mean that he would have to be depicted in a situation where is gored to death. And that doesn't look good on Undertaker himself (who is only playing a role) or the WWE brand. I wouldn't want my employees to be depicted being killed in a gruesome fashion.

The same can be said for video game franchises that aren't known to be as violent and gory as Mortal Kombat, like Castlevania. It would be ridiculous to see any character in that franchise dismembered, skinned alive, or have a spear rammed through their head. Ditto for comic book characters too, which is why Ed Boon and his creative team where forced to tone down the violence for the MK vs DC crossover.