Mortal Kombat 1’s Omni-Man Is as Broken as He Is Hilarious

Mortal Kombat 1 now has its first DLC character, Omni-Man from the Invincible series, and players have already discovered he’s equal parts broken and hilarious.

It’s early days of course, but already the community has declared Omni-Man an extremely powerful character. So he should be, right? It’s Omni-Man after all. He’s meant to be one of the most powerful beings around! But in a fighting game you want a decent balance across the roster of playable characters, and Omni-Man is perhaps a little overpowered for his own good.

A lot of his damage potential comes from using incredible speed to punish his opponent, even from a projectile, and his ability to dodge attacks. The timing can be tight, but in the right hands Omni-Man is clearly a beast. He’s particularly devastating with air combos, too, as Omni-Man can dash behind his opponent in the air multiple times to keep combos going.

Don’t zone against Omni Man Darrius pic.twitter.com/hOoOd2UJth

— Adam (@UndeadjimMK) November 9, 2023

Don’t zone Omni-man (Insane Difficulty) no bar. pic.twitter.com/ieSx0lN4r3

— Adam (@UndeadjimMK) November 9, 2023

Omni-Man Meterless Side Switch Combo. Most optimal I found pic.twitter.com/GxVI6Yep64

— TheLolHounds (@thelolhounds1) November 10, 2023

Already learned an Omni-Man combo
This is my forever main pic.twitter.com/dqeKcL5pc0

— ⚡️スパイディ7はこちら⚡️ (@7Spideycomics) November 9, 2023

Quick little 32% No Bar Combo for Omni-Man #MK1 #omniman pic.twitter.com/IalWxU3j5R

— NotVeraGood (@NotVeraGood) November 9, 2023

Getting a 40% combo from punishing a projectile! Omni-Man is crazy😅🕹️ #PS5Share #MK1_Omni #MK1_Omniman #MortalKombat1 pic.twitter.com/6Tbd6FFBSE

— CommonHazard🇩🇲🇱🇨 (@_elvss) November 9, 2023

Quadruple air dash combo with omni-man just cause it’s funny#mk1_omni pic.twitter.com/KnEWVKTj6A

— ⚔️👾🍙 Jedi 🍙👾⚔️ (@NamekianJedi) November 9, 2023

Not mentioned anywhere on the move list is the fact that Omni-Man can airdash multiple times in the air at the cost of a bar after the first one meaning yes, 4 airdashes in one combo. #PS5Share, #MortalKombat1 pic.twitter.com/nBvMsMOgps

— Ludi (@LudiFGC) November 9, 2023

Still, that’s not all that seems broken about Omni-Man. He actually seems properly broken in parts. Competitive Mortal Kombat player Murko posted on X/Twitter to show that when Omni-Man does his air backdash at fullscreen., his opponent inexplicably moves forward. That’s definitely not supposed to happen, and with any luck NetherRealm will patch it out sooner rather than later.

If you air backdash with Omni-man at fullscreen the opponent moves forward pic.twitter.com/QDawlGWXka

— RIZE | Murko (@MurkoZawa) November 9, 2023

There’s more. Fellow Mortal Kombat pro F0xy Grampa posted a clip showing an Omni-Man mirror match in which both players chestbump each other to death.

I cannot believe how INSANE Omni-man is.
They let him do THIS…?! pic.twitter.com/2DRkxFbWW9

— A F0xy Grampa (@AF0xyGrampa) November 10, 2023

Others are getting in on the Omni-Man chestbump action, too.

Bro what am I watching 😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/QWA6BQqdBi

— Synicuz (@Synicuz) November 9, 2023

But what’s getting even more attention is Omni-Man’s hilarious trash talk before a match. His devastating putdowns eviscerate everyone from Baraka to Mileena. Not even vampire Nitara, voiced by Megan Fox, escapes Onni-Man’s biting insults.

My favourite, though, is Omni-Man’s utter disdain for poor old Rain, who he laughs at for threatening him with water. It helps that NetherRealm had JK Simmons reprise his role as Omni-Man from the Amazon Prime show. You can really tell Simmons had fun sending all the puny realmers who dare face him into the pit.

The tweet clip below, from user Plathanos, offers a fun roundup of Omni-Man’s various quips.

Omni-man talking shit to everyone is peak 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/O25m18kGMg

— Plathanos 🐝 🇩🇴 (@SavinTheBees) November 10, 2023

While Omni-Man appears to be going down well with players, other aspects of Mortal Kombat 1 have caused controversy, chief among them the sale of Fatalities for real-world money. Warner Bros. has said Mortal Kombat 1 has sold over three million copies since it went on sale, although sales of the game appear to be down compared to its predecessor, Mortal Kombat 11, across Europe. If you’re playing, check out IGN’s Mortal Kombat 1 Fatality list and button inputs guide.

Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].