MK Podquest

Thanks to Neal's insistence that we watch and discuss EVERYTHING (and not at all as a tactic to avoid talking about Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm for a couple weeks), we're taking a detour to another fighting game-based cartoon realm to tackle Street Fighter Episode 22: The Warrior King, part one of the EPIC 4-part cartoon crossover that just happens to tie into Mortal Kombat: Defenders of...

This week on the podcast we're joined by the one and only Brandon to talk episode 8 of Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm where Quan Chi makes his debut in the world of Mortal Kombat and pulls a prank on Sonya and the Boys which, surprise surprise, makes them all act like real assholes to eachother. Also, Quan Chi is a total snake guy. Also Neal fucks around with a sound board, and at the end o...

Look, we needed a break from watching Defenders of the Realm, so we took this week to discuss the recently released deleted scenes from Mortal Kombat (2021), talk about the upcoming Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms film, check in with some fellow Earthrealm Warriors, and make a few announcements about the future of the show! We'll be back to talking DotR next week, hopefully once we hav...

Episode 7 of Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm , Fall from Grace, is the 'Pepsi Blue' of Mortal Kombat cartoons: bad. Everyone sucks, Sonya deserves better, Rayden sets off a volcano with lightning, and Corey struggles to down an entire bottle of the blue stuff throughout the recording. Buckle up, Earthrealmers! Follow MK Podquest on Twitter @MKPodquest and Instagram       SUPPORT THE SHOW AT...

In Episode 6 of Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Kano is back and he's using his Xbox to gaslight Sonya and the Boys into being real assholes to Nightwolf and his computer. Also Sonya is reliving her trauma, and Stryker is being a dork as usual. Follow MK Podquest on Twitter @MKPodquest and Instagram       SUPPORT THE SHOW AT KO-FI.COM/MKPODQUEST       SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE to catch up on epi...

This week on the podcast we welcome writer and director Damion Damaske into the Kombat Kave to discuss Episode 5 of Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Old Friends Never Die , and we have a truly insane time and work hard to earn our Explicit  tag. This episode tells the story of Sub-Zero, Smoke, and the Cyber Lin Kuei. It sounds like a lot happens in this one, but honestly there's about 5 minu...

Episode 4 of Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm,  Skin Deep, has Rain and Motaro in it, and is pretty good! Although for some reason we talk a lot about Cheez-Its, Cheese Nips, and the dangers of searching for certain baked-cheese snacks on Bing when safe-search is turned off. Sorry, this episode is insane. Skip to 16 minutes and 55 seconds if you want to get right into the episode breakdown. F...

If you love ARMS, then this episode of Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm is for you! In episode 3, Acid Tongue, Jax is feeling bad about losing the chips to his metal arms, Sheeva and a bunch of Shokan show up with, like, four arms each, and Sonya is chained up by her arms by the reptile man Komodai. That's right, this episode also has "a Reptile dysfunction." Follow MK Podquest on Twitter @MK...

Mortal Kombat Kontinues in Episode 2 of Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm,  Sting of the Scorpion! There's more jets, lots of skeletons and mummies, a DINOSAUR, and Sub-Zero and Liu Kang learn valuable lessons about murder and vengeance when they face off against Scorpion, who is now rocking a gold chain. We miss Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Follow MK Podquest on Twitter @MKPodquest and Instagram ...

A New (Old) Era of Mortal Kombat Television begins again as we tackle Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Episode 1. We get not one, but TWO Earthrealm invasions, multiple jet fighter battles, and at least 22 CYBERS. Also, Neal makes what he considers to be a strong, inarguable case that DotR is in fact a sequel to Mortal Kombat: Annihilation because he's a crazy person. That may be up for debat...

Round 3 of Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is here! Now, we know what you're thinking: "Where's Round 2?" Sadly, Round 2 was condemned to the Netherrealm when Neal's audio fell victim to a particularly heinous FATALITY, forcing us to re-record an entire episode about the MK Annihilation novelization; a book that is only marginally better than the film. But it ain't all bad, we also give a little prime...

This Podcast was created in six days, so too shall it be DESTROYED. And on the seventh day, podcasting will rest... in peace! We feel thoroughly ANNIHILATED by this film. Fortunately we had our friend Jeff Hersheway ( @HershAlltheWay on twitter), co-host of the Oscar Buzzkills podcast, along for the ride (through the center of the earth in a Velosphere). Damn this movie is insane. Go watch Mortal...

This week we're taking a trip back to Zhu Zin with our friend, Emmy Nominee Ben Mekler, host of Mortal Podkast, to challenge everything he thought he knew about Mortal Kombat lore by taking him through the first SIX episodes of Mortal Kombat: Conquest from the perspective of The Great Kung Lao. This episode was first released to subscribers of the Mortal Podkast Patreon, but unlike that version, T...

In round 3(!) of our discussion of Mortal Kombat (1995), we dive into the official novelization written by Martin Delrio IF THAT IS THEIR REAL NAME (it's not) and learn about everybody's favorite Mortal Kombat characters Crimmins, Bill, Other Bill, Pete, and Jesse. Go watch Mortal Kombat: Conquest on HBO Max Follow MK Podquest on Twitter @MKPodquest and Instagram  SUPPORT THE SHOW at Ko-fi.com/mkp...

Today we're giving our initial thoughts on the BRAND NEW Mortal Kombat movie. Be warned, there are definite spoilers in this episode. We've got another episode coming soon where we get back to the warm blanket of the 'Conquest Timeline' but until then: Follow MK Podquest on Twitter @MKPodquest and Instagram  Support the Podcast at Ko-Fi.com/mkpodquest SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE to catch up on episodes i...

In round 2 of our discussion of Mortal Kombat (1995), we get to talk about all the sweet ninja fights and Johnny Cage pulls a sick prank on Goro. Also Earthrealm is saved and stuff… OR IS IT?!? Follow MK Podquest on Twitter @MKPodquest and Instagram  Support the podcast at Ko-fi.com/mkpodquest SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE to catch up on episodes in the most ULTIMATE way possible Follow Corey on Twitter @m...

We've arrived at the next stop on our journey: Mortal Kombat (1995). A film Neal once described as "perfect" and Corey once described as "a movie I've seen once or twice." Now with all of this MK Conquest lore in our brains, we dive into the cinematic DIRECT SEQUEL to see how it holds up to deep analysis and scrutiny. We had so much to say we needed to make this one a two-parter, so come back next...

Hoooo boy we stumbled onto a CGI boat and are in uncharted waters, sailing towards the next chapter in the timeline - Mortal Kombat: They Journey Begins. We get to see a version of our boy Kung Lao, and his encounter with Goro, and also try to piece together the Scorpion and Sub-Zero lore, but mostly we just really really REALLY miss talking about the Kombat Krew. FOLLOW UPPERCUT EDITION'S MK KOMP...

It's time to say goodbye to Mortal Kombat: Conquest, and look towards the future. But damn it, we're sending the show off right by playing some messages sent in by listeners, talking about the official Mortal Kombat timeline and the events that happen between Conquest and the first film, and even receive a couple of special messages from QUAN CHI and KUNG LAO! First and foremost, thank you to all...

We've arrived at the final episode of Mortal Kombat: Conquest and holy moly, there's a lot to say. Spoiler alert: It's a real bummer of an episode because everybody f*cking dies, but the REAL tragedy is that we never got a season two. We'll be back next week to share some listener messages, give our overall thoughts about MK Conquest, and try to find some closure before we move on to the next chap...

In the penultimate episode of Mortal Kombat: Conquest, the Kombat Krew gets pranked by a Shao Kahn death kult, and Rayden absolutely gets laid. Follow MK Podquest on Twitter @MKPodquest and SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE for Enhanced* Episodes! Support the podcast at Ko-fi.com/mkpodquest Follow Corey on Twitter @mrcoreyprice Follow Neal on Twitter @finalneal      and Instagram @finalnealretro Subscribe to C...

On MK Podquest: Mythologies, we will be taking a deeper look into how Mortal Kombat: Conquest compares to the lore and history of the Mortal Kombat video games. In this episode we discuss the "Three R's" - Reptile, Rain, and Mileena. Also Reiko and some Shang Tsung lore. AND Our pal Dominic WROTE US A SONG. Check him out on Twitter @MadHarter and Bandlab @domquest Follow MK Podquest on Twitter @MK...

In Episode 20 of Mortal Kombat: Conquest, Vorpax gets a promotion, Reiko smooches a sword, Siro commits regicide, and everybody's favorite Mortal Kombat character Kiri turns out to be a real wallflower, and Siro and Taja continue to be defined exclusively by their very specific chosen weapons, as usual. This episode rules. Follow MK Podquest on Twitter @MKPodquest and SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE for Enha...

On Episode 19 of Mortal Kombat: Conquest, Corey has a bad time and hates doing this show. Also Quan Chi pulls gross shenanigans and Shang Tsung shoots fireballs. Follow MK Podquest on Twitter @MKPodquest and SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE for Enhanced* Episodes! Support the podcast at Ko-fi.com/mkpodquest Follow Corey on Twitter @mrcoreyprice Follow Neal on Twitter @finalneal and Instagram @finalnealretro S...

On Episode 18 of Mortal Kombat: Conquest, Kreeya is back in Earthrealm and she's got a new simp lord boyfriend named REPTILE. Also Corey wins a FLAWLESS VICTORY over Neal. Follow MK Podquest on Twitter @MKPodquest and SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE for ULTIMATE Episodes! Support the podcast at Ko-fi.com/mkpodquest Follow Corey on Twitter @mrcoreyprice Follow Neal on Twitter @finalneal and Instagram @finalne...