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In the latest issue of GamePro, NetherRealm confirmed the first round of DLC characters due out for Mortal Kombat shortly after release. The DLC is said to include Kintaro, Lady in Red and Kenshi from Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. The feature didn't say just when we can expect this first round of characters.

Shortly after the news broke, NetherRealm developer Hans Lo spoke with CVG to confirm the reveal and provided a little background on the mysterious "Lady in Red". Here's what he had to say:

"They won't be copy and pasted from characters already in the game - they're going to have their own unique fighting styles, moves, fatalities and x-rays - all the good stuff," producer Hans Lo told CVG.

"[The two we're adding] are Kenshi, who players will recognise from previous MK games, and more excitingly we're adding Scarlet.

"Anyone who knows the history of Mortal Kombat will tell you that back in the days of the arcade - when they did just palette swap characters to come up with multiple fighters in the game - there was a glitch in one of the old arcade machines that caused the Jade/Katana/Milena female ninja to glitch and turn red.

"People always thought it was a hidden unlockable character and it wasn't, it was purely a programming glitch. They've always speculated and in fact it was the fans who named her Scarlet to begin with. She's no longer a glitch - she's an actual character, and she'll be coming pretty soon post-launch."