Todd McFarlane has admitted that NetherRealm Studios has access to the character Spawn, and that he could well end up as a playable character in Mortal Kombat X.
According to the character's creator, an existing deal with Warner Bros. means that Spawn is on the table and available to the studio should they wish to put him in one of their games.
"They have access to be able to use the character in a couple of their games, if they want to," McFarlane told GamerFitNation. "Again, it's up to their discretion. I gave them a window of time, so I'll just leave it to them to do what it is that they want.
"Eventually, they'll phone me and they'll go, ‘Hey, we want to use him here. Is that OK?' Well, technically, it's OK because we've already said yes. They just are letting us know."
Fighting fans might well remember that Spawn appeared in Soul Calibur 2 back in the day, but there's every chance that that will remain his sole fighting game appearance: "Well, I don't know if they're ever going to use him," McFarlane said. "They just might squat. They might squat on him."
Another character that may or may not make it into Mortal Kombat X is Predator (more on that here).
NetherRealm's fighting sequel is set to launch on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One on April 14. If you want to know how it's shaping up, here's our most recent preview for your reading pleasure.
Thanks, Polygon.