I am not a fighting game pro 😤. I am just a player who has been refreshing NetherRealm news since Mortal Kombat 11 wrapped its development cycle, and I have the emotional damage to prove it. When the studio said it was moving on to its next project, the internet did what it always does: it became a detective, a fortune teller, and a chaotic group chat all at once. The popular guess? Injustice 3 🦇. And honestly, I get it. The release timeline points that way, Injustice 2 ended on a cliffhanger, and I need another reason to yell at Superman.
Now, let's talk guest characters, because NetherRealm cannot resist them. Mortal Kombat 11 put Joker in the roster as DLC, which was wild. Injustice and Mortal Kombat characters have been crashing each other's games for years, so when a new NetherRealm project is rumored, my brain immediately starts casting a crossover movie. I want Doom Slayer in Injustice 3 🦖. I want him to rip through Gotham, look at Batman, and say nothing because he does not speak. I want Watchmen characters, too. Doctor Manhattan would be absurdly broken, and I would main him while pretending I am good at the game. Rorschach? Yes. 🗿 Ozymandias? Sure. Nite Owl? Give me the owl ship as a stage transition.
But the real wishlist is DC characters. Fans keep asking for Beast Boy, Zatanna, Clayface, and Raven. I agree with all of them. Beast Boy could turn into a T-Rex and a goldfish in the same combo. Zatanna could say spells backward and make my opponent rage-quit. Clayface could be a stance-change monster, literally. Raven could bring dark magic and teenage angst, which is basically my personality. I also want returning characters. Batgirl and Hawkgirl were last playable in Injustice: Gods Among Us, and they deserve another chance. Hawkgirl with a mace? Yes. Batgirl with drone assists? Absolutely.
| Wishlist category | Characters I want | Why I want them |
|---|---|---|
| DC newcomers | Beast Boy, Zatanna, Clayface, Raven | They are weird, fun, and perfect for chaotic custom loadouts |
| Returning favorites | Batgirl, Hawkgirl | They were last playable in Injustice: Gods Among Us and got robbed |
| DLC fever dreams | Watchmen cast, Doom Slayer | Rorschach vs. Doom Slayer is the nonsense I deserve |
Then there is the story. Injustice 2 left things open-ended, with alternate endings based on which character you controlled in the final confrontation. One path is positive. The other is a nightmare. Either ending may be canonical in a third Injustice game, which means NetherRealm has a get-out-of-jail-free card and I have anxiety. I chose the hopeful ending because I am emotionally fragile. If Injustice 3 says the nightmare ending is canon, I will need a minute. Possibly a year. Possibly a support group. 😅
There was also the Ed Boon tease. Interviews with the co-creator of Mortal Kombat and Injustice seemed to hint at a game where DC Comics characters battle Marvel Comics characters. No official announcement or confirmation ever appeared. In 2026, we know NetherRealm released Mortal Kombat 1 instead, which was not Injustice 3. So the speculation train derailed, caught fire, and somehow kept rolling. The dream of DC vs Marvel is still floating around like a balloon at a funeral. It could happen. It probably will not. I will still make a roster in my notes app.
Fans also speculated that a new Mortal Kombat game might take a while because Mortal Kombat 11 had just concluded development. That part aged strangely. Mortal Kombat 11 has been available on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Stadia is now a museum exhibit, and Mortal Kombat 1 came and went, but Injustice 3 remains the ghost haunting my search history. The Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Edition also had big implications for Injustice 3, mostly because it felt like NetherRealm was closing one book and maybe opening another. Maybe. Eventually. Please. 🙏
So here I am in 2026, still waiting. I practice combos I will never use. I refresh rumors. I watch old Injustice 2 clips and whisper, 'one more game.' If NetherRealm announces Injustice 3, I will scream. 😱 If it announces DC vs Marvel, I will scream louder. If it announces something completely separate from its previous franchises, I will scream in a confused accent. Until then, I will keep hoping for Beast Boy, Zatanna, Clayface, Raven, Batgirl, Hawkgirl, Watchmen, and Doom Slayer. And if none of that happens, I will main Clayface in my imagination. He deserves it. I deserve it. We all deserve it.