Among the copyrights was a line stating, ''ASH' character from 'ARMY OF DARKNESS'' who still had yet to be announced.

The rumors only got stronger from there, as several leaks seemed to confirm Ash for MK11. An email promoting MK11's Kombat Pack 1 featured the company names and copyrights for each third-party character that would be joining the game. Related: Mortal Kombat 12 Will Likely Ignore Almost All Of MK11's Roster

Many fans saw this as a very clear nod to Ash's potential inclusion in the DLC pack. It isn't uncommon for rumors to circulate about a potential character joining a game as a DLC character, especially with fighting games. More often than not, these rumors are just fans reading into something a little too much, but in the case of Ash Williams in Mortal Kombat 11, there was a point where it seemed like he was almost guaranteed to be joining MK11. One month after the game's release, a trailer highlighting Shang Tsung and the rest of MK11's Kombat Pack 1 DLC characters ended by teasing two more characters who would be included in the bundle, accompanied by the sound of a chainsaw, Ash's trusty weapon. Leaks and early promotional material for MK11's first DLC pack seemed to tease Ash's eventual inclusion in the game, but so far there aren't any signs of Ash (or his boomstick) joining the roster any time soon. There's one character who crosses into both horror and action genres that was heavily rumored for MK11, but seems like an afterthought at this point: Ash Williams from the Evil Dead series.

80's action stars like John Rambo and iconic horror characters like Jason Voorhees have found their way into the last two Mortal Kombat games. Recent entries in the Mortal Kombatseries have seen some exciting characters join the roster as DLC characters.

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