Elliot Quartz

9/14/2025

Celebrity Mortal Kombat Series

Collage of celebrities rendered as Mortal Kombat fighters.

Tools Used

  • 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 pushed AI tools like Flux, Midjourney, GPT Imagen-1, GPT, ElevenLabs, Kling, Veo3, Minimax, Photoshop, Premiere even further to create wilder celebrity mashups, showcasing rapid advancements in AI video generation and character consistency.

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

Pushing the concept even further, the 2025 edition layers in upgraded AI video workflows and new celebrity matchups while keeping the tongue-in-cheek tone fans love.

2024 Edition

Made with (2024): Flux, Midjourney, GPT Imagen-1, GPT, ElevenLabs, Kling, Veo3, Minimax, Photoshop, Premiere.

2023 Edition Videos

The original viral series from 2023.

Made with (2023): Flux, Midjourney, GPT Imagen-1, GPT, ElevenLabs, Kling, Veo3, Minimax, Photoshop, Premiere.