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Was the arcade games title "Mortal Kombat" deliberately misspelled?

Asked by RedDeerGuy1 (25005points) September 1st, 2024

To be cute?
Or was it an accident in translation?

Humor welcome.

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Yes, to be trademarked, it could not be a common word in normal use. Combat (with a C) and Mortal Combat (the expression were already in wide use.

By spelling Combat with a K, they made it trademarkable. Lots of companies do that.

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

@elbanditoroso like Kool-aid? I get it. Thanks.

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