“Mortal Kombat” co-creator Ed Boon breaks down the new character reveal.
Peacemaker, as fans know, is also closely linked to an eagle, his companion Eagly.
“It became this griffin, a little bit more interesting than just a regular everyday eagle.”

Homelander’s animality in ‘Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns’.NetherRealm Studios
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EW can exclusively reveal the final product.
Somebody on the internet said, ‘I saw somebody turn into an animal and it said ‘animality.’
It was a lie, but that rumor just persisted.

Homelander of ‘The Boys’ becomes a griffin in ‘Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns’ animality finisher move.NetherRealm Studios
So eventually we said, ‘Let’s make it a reality.'"
Gamers already got to seeGhostface’s fatality finisher.
“If you watch theScreammovies, you’ll go, ‘Oh!
That’s exactly from the movie,'” Boon says.
“We’re always trying to make a reference to the original source material that inspired it.”
Watch Homelander’s animality above.