Here is everything you need to know about Mortal Kombat’s pink ninja — Floyd!
Palette swap ninjas have been a staple in the Mortal Kombat series since its inception in 1992, with icons Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Reptile. More would join over the ensuing years, including Smoke, Noob Saibot, Ermac, Rain, Tremor, and Chameleon. However, a new pink ninja named Floyd has breathed new life into Mortal Kombat 1. Here's everything you need to know about this secret fighter.
Who is Floyd in Mortal Kombat 1?
In the same vein that the purple palette swap ninja Rain is an homage to Prince's Purple Rain album, Floyd is a pink ninja, as in Pink Floyd. The Mortal Kombat co-creator has long teased introducing this ninja, leaving fans anxious and excited for more. Following the recent release of Conan the Barbarian, the secret pink ninja Floyd has officially made his debut in Mortal Kombat 1.
Dataminers gathered assets related to this character after the recent update despite believing NetherRealm Studios scrapped the idea entirely. Now, players have begun a confusing and cryptic hunt to encounter this character, who, if defeated, will give you a brand-new stage and all the bragging rights one could desire.
From a gameplay standpoint, Floyd is effectively Chameleon from the original Mortal Kombat timeline. He utilizes moves from nearly every other palette swap ninja, including Reptile, Ermac, Rain, Noob Saibot, Sub-Zero, and Scorpion.
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How do you fight the new pink ninja?
That's a loaded question because no one really knows the precise order to activate this fight. However, the reliable dataminer thethiny has a running Google Sheet of the different hints that could lead to an encounter with Floyd.
There are 37 cryptic hints, an ode to "The Many Faces of Pink Floyd," with only some clearly defined outcomes. For example, the "Total Disrespect" requires you to successfully taunt four times in a Mortal Kombat 1 match without attacking the opponent. A "Floyd" notification will appear alongside a guitar riff after your Mortal Kombat match, like the one displayed above.
Here is a list of the hints per thethiny's Google Sheet, but it's worth noting that not every challenge will work for every player:
- Total Disrespect - Taunt four times successfully without attacking
- Jumping Gets You Nowhere - Unknown
- Klean Sweep - Win using only sweeps
- Get Over Here Already - Defeat Scorpion as Scorpion using Spears only
- Flipping Out - Flip stance too many times
- Up & Away - Unknown
- No Elder God - Unknown
- I Make The Rules - Unknown
- No Luna - Unknown
- Fire & Ice - As Scorpion, use a Sub-Zero Kameo and perform a combo
- Ice & Fire - As Sub-Zero, use a Scorpion Kameo and perform a combo
- Perfect Kouple - As Johnny Cage, use a Sonya Kameo and earn a double Flawless Victory
- Get The Horns - As Shao Kahn, use Motaro and end the match with a Fatal Blow (Motaro must land the hit)
- Hip Hop 4 Ever - Unknown
- Yeet!!!! - Win by only throwing the opponent
- This Is Where You Fall Down - Unknown
- Timed Out - Unknown
- You Suck - Unknown
- I'm Down Too - Win by spamming Down 2 (Uppercut) and finish the opponent with a Brutality
- Fists Of Fury - Unknown
- Kicking It - Unknown
- Sans Jade - Unknown
- Losing Is Winning - Lose without attacking
- Keep Kalm & Finish - Unknown
- Demonic Duo - Unknown
- Frosty!!! - Unknown
- Toasty!!! - Unknown
- Ka Ballin - Unknown
- Hat Trick - Unknown
- You Finish Yet??? - Unknown
- Inner Beast - Finish your opponent with an Animality
- Shaolin Monks - Unknown
- Door Buster - Unknown
- Door Buster - Unknown
- Climb The Pyramid - Unknown
- Challenge Accepted - Complete a Daily Challenge
- Quest Keeper - Unknown
As you can see, there is a lot of uncertainty around some of these challenges. However, thethiny actively updates the Sheet, so it's worth revisiting the page often. Some have fought Floyd in Mortal Kombat 1, completing 10 challenges, including X user SouARamonaS2.
The hunt continues, with many spending countless hours playing countless matches to try and track down the elusive pink ninja. Those who are victorious will receive a cosmetic care package and the "Field" stage, which appeared in the first-ever Mortal Kombat 1 trailer.
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