Celebrity Mortal Kombat Series

Collage of celebrities rendered as Mortal Kombat fighters.

Tools

Flux
Midjourney
GPT Imagen-1
GPT
Elevenlabs
Kling
Veo3
Minimax
Photoshop
Premiere

2023–Present

This AI parody series reimagines celebrities in the Mortal Kombat universe, garnering over 100M+ cumulative views across platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit. The original 2023 version went viral, gaining support from Mortal Kombat co‑creator Ed Boon and hitting the front page of Reddit.

Building on that success, the 2024 edition leans even harder on my AI toolkit. I use Flux to shape fighter silhouettes, Midjourney and GPT Imagen-1 for wardrobe + personality boards, Kling / Veo3 / Minimax for kinetic video passes, and ElevenLabs + GPT for voiceover banter before finishing everything in Photoshop and Premiere. The result is a wilder, more consistent roster that feels like a diffusion model daydream.

Ed Boon reacts to the Celebrity Mortal Kombat roster. — Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon giving the viral roster his stamp of approval.

Original Reddit front page link.

2025 Edition

I keep pushing the mashup engine in 2025 - stitching together upgraded diffusion workflows, new celebrity matchups, and faster iteration loops while keeping the tongue-in-cheek tone fans love.

2024 Edition

I rely on Flux, Midjourney, GPT Imagen-1, GPT, ElevenLabs, Kling, Veo3, Minimax, Photoshop, and Premiere to spin up the 2024 roster - each tool handles a specific part of the pipeline (looks, motion, voice, comp) so the characters feel like they belong in the same arena.

2023 Edition Videos

The original viral series from 2023. I assemble each fighter by mixing Flux silhouettes, Midjourney look-books, GPT Imagen-1/GPT prompts, Kling/Veo3/Minimax motion passes, and ElevenLabs voice lines before finishing in Photoshop/Premiere.