Cyrax MK1: Gameplay and story revealed

Eugene Bozhenko

Eugene Bozhenko

The character changed in Mortal Kombat 1, but Cyrax still has a variety of weapons to fight opponents.

After a short mid-season break, we’ve got fresh information about new Mortal Kombat 1 characters. Cyrax starts the gameplay revelation series. A new trailer shows what it’s like to play her. All the known details on MK1 Cyrax are here.

Mortal Kombat 1 Cyrax trailer

Ed Boon, co-creator of Mortal Kombat, announced the trailer for MK1 Cyrax via his social media account. We’ve got some interesting details from that small post. The character fights with sticky, follow, and pop-up bombs, damages opponents with spinning blades, and traps them with nets. The Mortal Kombat 1 Cyrax trailer shows all of these and more in detail.

The Cyrax MK1 trailer gives us a glimpse of the character’s story as well. First, She runs away from an unknown enemy, who shoots rockets at her. Then, Cyrax discusses attacking a wedding with Sub-Zero and really takes part in this mission.

The gameplay part of the trailer proves how quick Cyrax is in MK1 and how dangerous her bombs and net setups can be. She fights with Sub-Zero as a Kameo, so it could be a good team to use in the game.

At the end of the video, we can see the Fatality of Cyrax in Mortal Kombat 1. She jumps on the head of Johnny Cage, turns it around until it’s off, and smashes the head onto the corpse and then onto the ground.

Cyrax with Sub-Zero after Fatality (Image via NetherRealm Studios)
Cyrax with Sub-Zero after Fatality (Image via NetherRealm Studios)

Who is Cyrax?

This character is an assassin from the Lin Kuei faction. Cyrax was turned into a cyborg, and this was quite an upgrade for the fighting purposes. 

The role of Cyrax in Mortal Kombat varies from game to game. We could see the character as an antagonist, but in fact, Cyrax was tricked by others. Then, we had Cyrax as a helpful supporter.

Cyrax uses her bomb (Image via NetherRealm Studios)
Cyrax uses her bomb (Image via NetherRealm Studios)

MK1 resets the story quite significantly. Cyrax is a female character now, and more about her story should be revealed with the upcoming update.

For now, we have something from Cyrax MK1story share by the developers. Take a look at the image below.

MK1 Cyrax story (Image via NetherRealm Studios)
MK1 Cyrax story (Image via NetherRealm Studios)

When does Cyrax join Mortal Kombat 1?

The release date for Cyrax in MK1 is September 24, 2024. 

The character is part of Mortal Kombat 1 Kombat Pack 2, which also includes:

  • Sektor
  • Noob Saibot
  • Ghostface (Scream)
  • T1000 (Terminator)
  • Conan the Barbarian

You can buy MK1 Cyrax separately if you are not interested in the rest.

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