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Born	February 22, 1964 (age 60)
Occupation(s)	Game programmer, director, philanthropist, voice actor and producer
Years active	1987–present

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Edward "Ed" Boon (born February 22, 1964)^[1] is an American video game programmer, voice actor, and director. Boon was employed for over 15 years at Midway Games. Since 2011, he has worked for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for one of its Subsidiaries, NetherRealm Studios.

Boon is best known for the widely popular Mortal Kombat series, which he created with John Tobias, and the Injustice series. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.^[2]

Life and career

Boon graduated from high school at Loyola Academy in Wilmette. Boon is of Hispanic descent, from the Dominican Republic. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.^[3]^[4]

After graduation, he was employed by Williams Entertainment in their pinball department, working on approximately 20 pinball games over the next two years.^[5] During this time, he was called the Mortal Master, an early indicator towards a future creation.

He is the co-creator of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, along with John Tobias,^[6] and served as the series' lead programmer, with Tobias the lead designer, until their partnership dissolved with Tobias' departure from Midway in 2000. Boon named series characters Sonya and Tanya after his sisters Sonia and Tania,^[7] while another character, Noob Saibot, was named after Boon and Tobias' reversed surnames. This is also elaborated in their Twitter handles, @noobde and @therealsaibot.^[8]^[9] Programmer Mike Boon is Ed's younger brother, and has been in his team since Mortal Kombat 4.^[4] The Boons are Hispanic and Dominican by ethnicity.^[10]^[11]

Boon was ranked #100 in IGN's 2009 list of "Top 100 Game Creators" for his involvement in the Mortal Kombat series.^[12] He continues to be directly involved with the MK franchise and its multimedia side projects, and has also provided voice acting and motion capture work for the games, most notably providing the voice for the "Come here!" and "Get over here!" catchphrases uttered by Scorpion in every installment of the series as well as the first two feature films Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat Annihilation. The 2008 edition of Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition consequently awarded him a world record for the "longest-serving video game voice actor."^[13]

In 2018 Mortal Kombat was exhibited in an arcade cabinet at the Chicago New Media 1973–1992 exhibition, curated by jonCates.^[14]

Works

Video games

Year	Title	Role(s)
1990	High Impact Football	—
1991	Super High Impact	—
1992	Total Carnage	Voice of General Akhboob
1992	Mortal Kombat	Designer, programmer, voice of Scorpion, Reptile, Shang Tsung (announcer)
1993	Mortal Kombat II	Designer, programmer, voice of Scorpion, Smoke, Noob Saibot, Liu Kang, and Jax
1995	Mortal Kombat 3	Designer, programmer, voice of Smoke, Liu Kang and Jax
1995	Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3	Executive producer, designer, programmer, voice of Scorpion
1996	Mortal Kombat Trilogy	Designer, programmer
1997	Mortal Kombat 4	Designer, programmer, voice of Johnny Cage, Raiden, Kai, Scorpion and Jax
1999	Mortal Kombat Gold	Project lead, voice of Cyrax
2001	The Grid	—
2002	Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance	Team lead, game design, programming, voice of Scorpion
2004	Mortal Kombat: Deception	Project lead, game design, programming, voice of Scorpion, Reiko, Sub-Zero and Noob Saibot
2005	Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks	Executive producer, voice of Scorpion
2006	Mortal Kombat: Armageddon	Creative director
2008	Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe	Creative director, team leader
2011	Mortal Kombat	Team leader, creative director, additional voices
2011	Batman: Arkham City Lockdown	Creative director
2013	Injustice: Gods Among Us	Creative director, team leader
2013	Batman: Arkham Origins	—
2015	Mortal Kombat X	Creative director, team leader
2017	Injustice 2	Creative director, team leader
2019	Mortal Kombat 11	Creative director, team leader
2023	Mortal Kombat 1	Creative director, team leader

Pinball

Year	Title	Role(s)
1987	F-14 Tomcat	effects
1987	Space Station: Pinball Rendezvous	software and effects
1988	Banzai Run	effects
1988	Taxi	software and effects
1989	Black Knight 2000	software and effects
1990	FunHouse	voice of Rudy^[15]

Media

Year	Title	Role(s)	Note(s)
1995	Mortal Kombat	Scorpion (voice)	^[15]
1997	Mortal Kombat Annihilation
2006	Drawn Together		Episode: "The One Wherein There Is a Big Twist: Part 2"
2011	Mortal Kombat: Legacy	Ed Goodman	cameo appearance in first-season episode "Johnny Cage"

References

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Birthday references:
- ed boon [@noobde] (February 22, 2016). "Thanks for all the Birthday wishes everyone! Very much appreciated! Smoke the dog bones! Who catches a bad cough on their birthday? This guy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" (Tweet). Retrieved November 16, 2016 – via Twitter.
- mortalkombatonline.com (February 22, 1964). "Ed Boon's Birthday". Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ "IGN - 100. Ed Boon". IGN. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
^ "Universities of Missouri, Illinois hailed as tech's powerful colleges". St. Louis Business Journal. May 3, 2010. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Borrelli, Christopher (May 1, 2013). "'Mortal Kombat' creator Ed Boon back with DC superhero game". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^ "Mortal's Master: Programmer Ed Boon". GamePro. No. 86. IDG. November 1995. pp. 38–40.
^ Barton, Steve (June 10, 2010). "E3 2010: Mortal Kombat Returns! See the New Trailer!". Dread Central. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
^ "Mortal Kombat X gets the Xenomorph, Leatherface, and a few old favourites". GamesRadar+. December 4, 2015. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
^ "Ed Boon's Twitter". Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
^ "John Tobias' Twitter". Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^ Boon, Ed [@noobde] (June 24, 2013). "@MK_CDjr All in good fun my fellow Dominican! We know U R a great player & are listening to U. But we can't react immediately. U know that" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ Boon, Ed [@noobde] (September 23, 2021). "Even better…. Mortal Kombat co-creator @therealsaibot is also Hispanic so we should celebrate for 2 months 👍🏻😀 https://t.co/ViuD9RE7CW" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ IGN Games (February 23, 2009). "Top 100 Game Creators". IGN. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
^ Glenday, Craig (2008). Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. p. 79. ISBN 978-1904994206.
^ Cates, Jon (2018). Chicago New Media, 1973-1992. Illinois, US: University of Illinois. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-252-08407-2.
^ ^a ^b "Ed Boon | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

External links

[birthday-1] Birthday references:
ed boon [@noobde] (February 22, 2016). "Thanks for all the Birthday wishes everyone! Very much appreciated! Smoke the dog bones! Who catches a bad cough on their birthday? This guy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" (Tweet). Retrieved November 16, 2016 – via Twitter.

mortalkombatonline.com (February 22, 1964). "Ed Boon's Birthday". Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[2] [@noobde] (February 22, 2016). "Thanks for all the Birthday wishes everyone! Very much appreciated! Smoke the dog bones! Who catches a bad cough on their birthday? This guy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" (Tweet). Retrieved November 16, 2016 – via Twitter.

[3] rtalkombatonline.com (February 22, 1964). "Ed Boon's Birthday". Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[2] "IGN - 100. Ed Boon". IGN. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

[3] "Universities of Missouri, Illinois hailed as tech's powerful colleges". St. Louis Business Journal. May 3, 2010. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2010.

[chicagotribune-4] Borrelli, Christopher (May 1, 2013). "'Mortal Kombat' creator Ed Boon back with DC superhero game". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

[5] "Mortal's Master: Programmer Ed Boon". GamePro. No. 86. IDG. November 1995. pp. 38–40.

[6] Barton, Steve (June 10, 2010). "E3 2010: Mortal Kombat Returns! See the New Trailer!". Dread Central. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2010.

[7] "Mortal Kombat X gets the Xenomorph, Leatherface, and a few old favourites". GamesRadar+. December 4, 2015. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

[8] "Ed Boon's Twitter". Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2017.

[9] "John Tobias' Twitter". Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[10] Boon, Ed [@noobde] (June 24, 2013). "@MK_CDjr All in good fun my fellow Dominican! We know U R a great player & are listening to U. But we can't react immediately. U know that" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Twitter.

[11] Boon, Ed [@noobde] (September 23, 2021). "Even better…. Mortal Kombat co-creator @therealsaibot is also Hispanic so we should celebrate for 2 months 👍🏻😀 https://t.co/ViuD9RE7CW" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Twitter.

[12] IGN Games (February 23, 2009). "Top 100 Game Creators". IGN. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2010.

[13] Glenday, Craig (2008). Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. p. 79. ISBN 978-1904994206.

[14] Cates, Jon (2018). Chicago New Media, 1973-1992. Illinois, US: University of Illinois. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-252-08407-2.

[btva-15] "Ed Boon | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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 * {{cite tweet | title=Thanks for all the Birthday wishes everyone! Very much appreciated! Smoke the dog bones! Who catches a bad cough on their birthday? This guy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯| date=February 22, 2016 | accessdate=November 16, 2016 | author=ed boon| number=701921924465586176| user=noobde}}
-* {{cite web | title=Ed Boon's Birthday | date=February 22, 1964 | accessdate=August 15, 2023 | author=''mortalkombatonline.com''|url=https://www.mortalkombatonline.com/t/mk11/ed-boon-s-birthday/1oLqwHL7k1a5}}</ref> is a  [[video game programmer]], voice actor, and director. Boon was employed for over 15 years at [[Midway Games]]. Since 2011, he has worked for [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] in its daughter company [[NetherRealm Studios]].
+* {{cite web | title=Ed Boon's Birthday | date=February 22, 1964 | accessdate=August 15, 2023 | author=mortalkombatonline.com | url=https://www.mortalkombatonline.com/t/mk11/ed-boon-s-birthday/1oLqwHL7k1a5 | archive-date=August 15, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815171515/https://www.mortalkombatonline.com/t/mk11/ed-boon-s-birthday/1oLqwHL7k1a5 | url-status=live }}</ref> is an American [[video game programmer]], voice actor, and director. Boon was employed for over 15 years at [[Midway Games]]. Since 2011, he has worked for [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] for one of its Subsidiaries, [[NetherRealm Studios]].
 Boon is best known for the widely popular ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' series, which he created with [[John Tobias]], and the ''[[Injustice (franchise)|Injustice]]'' series. In 2009, he was chosen by [[IGN]] as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/top/game-creators/100.html |title=IGN - 100. Ed Boon |website=IGN |language=en |access-date=2023-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420025418/http://www.ign.com/top/game-creators/100.html |archive-date=2014-04-20}}</ref>
 ==Life and career==
-Boon graduated from high school at [[Loyola Academy]] in [[Wilmette, Illinois|Wilmette]]. He earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[mathematics]] and [[computer science]] from [[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]].<ref>{{cite web|date=May 3, 2010 |title=Universities of Missouri, Illinois hailed as tech's powerful colleges|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2010/05/03/daily4.html |publisher=St. Louis Business Journal |access-date=June 3, 2010}}</ref><ref name="chicagotribune">{{cite news |last=Borrelli |first=Christopher |date=May 1, 2013 |title='Mortal Kombat' creator Ed Boon back with DC superhero game |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-ed-boon-mortal-kombat-20130501-column.html |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=December 5, 2015}}</ref>
+Boon graduated from high school at [[Loyola Academy]] in [[Wilmette, Illinois|Wilmette]].  Boon is of Hispanic descent, from the Dominican Republic. He earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[mathematics]] and [[computer science]] from [[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 3, 2010 |title=Universities of Missouri, Illinois hailed as tech's powerful colleges |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2010/05/03/daily4.html |publisher=St. Louis Business Journal |access-date=June 3, 2010 |archive-date=April 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411084727/http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2010/05/03/daily4.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="chicagotribune">{{cite news |last=Borrelli |first=Christopher |date=May 1, 2013 |title='Mortal Kombat' creator Ed Boon back with DC superhero game |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-ed-boon-mortal-kombat-20130501-column.html |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=December 5, 2015 |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105001326/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-ed-boon-mortal-kombat-20130501-column.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 After graduation, he was employed by [[Williams Entertainment]] in their [[pinball]] department, working on approximately 20 pinball games over the next two years.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mortal's Master: Programmer Ed Boon|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=86|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=November 1995|pages=38–40}}</ref> During this time, he was called the Mortal Master, an early indicator towards a future creation.
-He is the co-creator of the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' [[fighting game]] series, along with [[John Tobias]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/17787/e3-2010-mortal-kombat-returns-see-the-new-trailer/ |title=E3 2010: Mortal Kombat Returns! See the New Trailer! |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=June 10, 2010 |website=[[Dread Central]] |access-date=June 10, 2010}}</ref> and served as the series' lead programmer, with Tobias the lead designer, until their partnership dissolved with Tobias' departure from Midway in 2000. Boon named series characters [[Sonya Blade|Sonya]] and [[Tanya (Mortal Kombat)|Tanya]] after his sisters Sonia and Tania,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/mortal-kombat-x-roster/ |title=Mortal Kombat X gets the Xenomorph, Leatherface, and a few old favourites |date=December 4, 2015 |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |access-date=December 5, 2015}}</ref> while another character, [[Noob Saibot]], was named after Boon and Tobias' reversed surnames. This is also elaborated in their Twitter handles, @noobde and @therealsaibot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/noobde|title=Ed Boon's Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/therealsaibot|title=John Tobias' Twitter}}</ref> Programmer Mike Boon is Ed's younger brother, and has been in his team since ''[[Mortal Kombat 4]]''.<ref name="chicagotribune" /> The Boons are [[Hispanic]] and [[Dominican-American|Dominican]] by ethnicity.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Boon |first=Ed |author-link=Ed Boon |user=noobde |number=349298433825320960 |date=June 24, 2013 |title=@MK_CDjr All in good fun my fellow Dominican! We know U R a great player &amp; are listening to U. But we can't react immediately. U know that. |language=en |access-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925161359/https://twitter.com/noobde/status/349298433825320960 |archive-date=September 25, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Boon |first=Ed |author-link=Ed Boon |user=noobde |number=1441115945628434439 |date=September 23, 2021 |title=Even better…. Mortal Kombat co-creator @therealsaibot is also Hispanic so we should celebrate for 2 months 👍🏻😀 https://t.co/ViuD9RE7CW |language=en |access-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925161356/https://twitter.com/noobde/status/1441115945628434439 |archive-date=September 25, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
+He is the co-creator of the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' [[fighting game]] series, along with [[John Tobias]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/17787/e3-2010-mortal-kombat-returns-see-the-new-trailer/ |title=E3 2010: Mortal Kombat Returns! See the New Trailer! |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=June 10, 2010 |website=[[Dread Central]] |access-date=June 10, 2010 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806033742/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/17787/e3-2010-mortal-kombat-returns-see-the-new-trailer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and served as the series' lead programmer, with Tobias the lead designer, until their partnership dissolved with Tobias' departure from Midway in 2000. Boon named series characters [[Sonya Blade|Sonya]] and [[Tanya (Mortal Kombat)|Tanya]] after his sisters Sonia and Tania,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/mortal-kombat-x-roster/ |title=Mortal Kombat X gets the Xenomorph, Leatherface, and a few old favourites |date=December 4, 2015 |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |access-date=December 5, 2015 |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018010344/http://www.gamesradar.com/mortal-kombat-x-roster/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while another character, [[Noob Saibot]], was named after Boon and Tobias' reversed surnames. This is also elaborated in their Twitter handles, @noobde and @therealsaibot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/noobde|title=Ed Boon's Twitter|access-date=November 2, 2017|archive-date=May 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515181017/https://twitter.com/noobde|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/therealsaibot|title=John Tobias' Twitter|access-date=March 30, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025130131/https://twitter.com/therealsaibot|url-status=live}}</ref> Programmer Mike Boon is Ed's younger brother, and has been in his team since ''[[Mortal Kombat 4]]''.<ref name="chicagotribune" /> The Boons are [[Hispanic]] and [[Dominican-American|Dominican]] by ethnicity.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Boon |first=Ed |author-link=Ed Boon |user=noobde |number=349298433825320960 |date=June 24, 2013 |title=@MK_CDjr All in good fun my fellow Dominican! We know U R a great player & are listening to U. But we can't react immediately. U know that. |language=en |access-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925161359/https://twitter.com/noobde/status/349298433825320960 |archive-date=September 25, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Boon |first=Ed |author-link=Ed Boon |user=noobde |number=1441115945628434439 |date=September 23, 2021 |title=Even better…. Mortal Kombat co-creator @therealsaibot is also Hispanic so we should celebrate for 2 months 👍🏻😀 https://t.co/ViuD9RE7CW |language=en |access-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925161356/https://twitter.com/noobde/status/1441115945628434439 |archive-date=September 25, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
-Boon was ranked #100 in [[IGN]]'s 2009 list of "Top 100 Game Creators" for his involvement in the ''Mortal Kombat'' series.<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN Games|title=Top 100 Game Creators|url=http://games.ign.com/top-100-game-creators/100.html|date=2009-02-23|website=IGN|access-date=2010-06-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710155725/http://games.ign.com/top-100-game-creators/100.html|archive-date=July 10, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He continues to be directly involved with the ''MK'' franchise and its multimedia side projects, and has also provided [[voice actor|voice acting]] and [[motion capture]] work for the games, most notably providing the voice for the "Come here!" and "Get over here!" catchphrases uttered by [[Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)|Scorpion]] in every installment of the series as well as the first two feature films ''[[Mortal Kombat (1995 Film)|Mortal Kombat]]'' and ''[[Mortal Kombat Annihilation]]''. The 2008 edition of ''[[Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]]'' consequently awarded him a world record for the "longest-serving video game voice actor."<ref>{{cite book |last=Glenday |first=Craig |date=2008 |title=Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OJQFSlyMEfAC&pg=PA16 |page=79 |isbn=978-1904994206}}</ref>
+Boon was ranked #100 in [[IGN]]'s 2009 list of "Top 100 Game Creators" for his involvement in the ''Mortal Kombat'' series.<ref>{{cite web|author=IGN Games|title=Top 100 Game Creators|url=http://games.ign.com/top-100-game-creators/100.html|date=2009-02-23|website=IGN|access-date=2010-06-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710155725/http://games.ign.com/top-100-game-creators/100.html|archive-date=July 10, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He continues to be directly involved with the ''MK'' franchise and its multimedia side projects, and has also provided [[voice actor|voice acting]] and [[motion capture]] work for the games, most notably providing the voice for the "Come here!" and "Get over here!" catchphrases uttered by [[Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)|Scorpion]] in every installment of the series as well as the first two feature films ''[[Mortal Kombat (1995 Film)|Mortal Kombat]]'' and ''[[Mortal Kombat Annihilation]]''. The 2008 edition of ''[[Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]]'' consequently awarded him a world record for the "longest-serving video game voice actor."<ref>{{cite book |last=Glenday |first=Craig |date=2008 |title=Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OJQFSlyMEfAC&pg=PA16 |page=79 |publisher=Guinness World Records |isbn=978-1904994206}}</ref>
 In 2018 ''Mortal Kombat'' was exhibited in an arcade cabinet at the Chicago New Media 1973–1992 exhibition, curated by jonCates.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Chicago New Media, 1973-1992|last=Cates|first=Jon|publisher=University of Illinois|year=2018|isbn=978-0-252-08407-2|location=Illinois, US|pages=9}}</ref>
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-| Designer, programmer, voice of Scorpion, [[Reptile (Mortal Kombat character)|Reptile]], [[Shang Tsung]] (announcer)
+| Designer, programmer, voice of [[Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)|Scorpion]], [[Reptile (Mortal Kombat)|Reptile]], [[Shang Tsung]] (announcer)
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 | ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
-| Designer, programmer, voice of Scorpion, [[Smoke (Mortal Kombat character)|Smoke]], [[Noob Saibot]], [[Liu Kang]] and [[Jax (Mortal Kombat)|Jax]]
+| Designer, programmer, voice of Scorpion, [[Smoke (Mortal Kombat)|Smoke]], [[Noob Saibot]], [[Liu Kang]], and [[Jax (Mortal Kombat)|Jax]]
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 | ''[[Mortal Kombat 3]]''
-| Designer, programmer, voice of Scorpion, Smoke, Liu Kang and Jax
+| Designer, programmer, voice of Smoke, Liu Kang and Jax
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 | ''[[Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3]]''
-| Executive producer, designer, programmer
+| Executive producer, designer, programmer, voice of Scorpion
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+| voice of Rudy<ref name="btva">{{cite web| title=Ed Boon <nowiki>|</nowiki> Behind The Voice Actors| url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ed-Boon/| work=Behind The Voice Actors| access-date=July 27, 2019| postscript=. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.| archive-date=July 27, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727172617/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ed-Boon/| url-status=live}}</ref>
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v t e NetherRealm Studios
Ed Boon John Tobias
Mortal Kombat	Mortal Kombat (2011) Mortal Kombat X (2015) Mortal Kombat 11 (2019) Mortal Kombat 1 (2023)
Injustice	Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013) Injustice 2 (2017)
Mobile games	Batman: Arkham City Lockdown (2011) Batman: Arkham Origins (2013) WWE Immortals (2015)
Related	Injustice: Gods Among Us (comics) Injustice 2 (comics) Injustice (film) Midway Games (Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

v t e Fighting game community
Notable series	Arcana Heart BlazBlue Darkstalkers Dead or Alive Dragon Ball FighterZ Fatal Fury Granblue Fantasy Versus Guilty Gear Injustice Killer Instinct King of Fighters Marvel vs. Capcom Melty Blood Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Mortal Kombat Samurai Shodown Soulcalibur Street Fighter Super Smash Bros. Tekken Pokkén Tournament Under Night In-Birth Virtua Fighter
Tournaments	Canada Cup Capcom Cup Combo Breaker CEO DreamHack Evolution Championship Series Killer Instinct World Cup Super Smash Con Big House Tougeki – Super Battle Opera
Notable players	Adande Thorne (sWooZie) Alex Valle (Calipower) Arslan Siddique (Arslan Ash) Daigo Umehara Keita Ai (Fuudo) Bruce Hsiang (Gamerbee) Ho Kun Xian (Xian) Seon-woo Lee (Infiltration) Justin Wong (Jwong) Kat Gunn (MystikGunn) Marie-Laure Norindr (Kayane) Ryota Inoue (Kazunoko) Kenny Omega Abdulatif Alhmili (Latif) William Hjelte (Leffen) Logan Sama Maximilian Dood Michael Begum (BrolyLegs) Du Dang (Nuckle Du) Chris Gonzalez (NYChrisG) Olivier Hay (Louffy) Victor Woodley (Punk) Randy Lew (nanonoko) Ryan Hart Darryl Lewis (Snake Eyez) Dominique McLean (SonicFox) Hajime Taniguchi (Tokido) Vanessa Arteaga Xavier Woods (Austin Creed) Yusuke Momochi
Industry	Daisuke Ishiwatari David Sirlin Ed Boon Katsuhiro Harada Masahiro Sakurai Tomonobu Itagaki Yoshinori Ono
Related articles	Chinatown Fair Evo Moment #37 Fiasco versus Umehara Next Level The Lost Arcade WCG Ultimate Gamer

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