How would Billy Butcher and The Boys react to the Mortal Kombat Universe?

Quick Scoop

If Billy Butcher and his crew were dropped into the Mortal Kombat universe, they’d treat it less like a mystical tournament… and more like a brutal, corporate-free hunting ground. The big twist? For once, they wouldn’t be the most dangerous people in the room.

First Impressions: “What the hell is this place?”

The Boys are used to corrupt superheroes, not ancient realms, sorcerers, and gods throwing fireballs.

  • Butcher : Immediately assumes it’s another Vought-level conspiracy, just with better special effects.
  • Hughie : Overwhelmed—this is way beyond teleporting supes and Compound V.
  • Mother’s Milk (MM) : Starts analyzing rules, alliances, and survival logistics.
  • Frenchie : Fascinated by the tech/magic hybrid elements (especially cyber-ninjas like Cyrax).
  • Kimiko : Quietly adapts—she’d actually fit in disturbingly well.

“Oi… so you’re telling me the bloke rips spines out for sport and no one’s calling HR?”

Power Scaling Reality Check

Here’s where things get humbling.

  • Mortal Kombat fighters regularly:
    • Survive explosions, dismemberment, and reality-bending attacks
    • Fight gods (Raiden), demigods (Liu Kang), and soul-stealers (Shang Tsung)
  • Compared to that:
    • Homelander-level durability is impressive… but not unbeatable here
    • Butcher (even on Temp V) is mid-tier at best in MK terms

Conclusion: The Boys quickly realize brute force alone won’t cut it.

Butcher’s Strategy Shift

Billy Butcher doesn’t win by being the strongest—he wins by being the dirtiest.

Likely approach:

  1. Exploit alliances
    • Side with Earthrealm defenders (Sonya, Jax, Liu Kang)
    • Pretend cooperation, plan betrayal if needed
  2. Target weaknesses
    • Study fighters like:
      • Scorpion (emotion-driven)
      • Kano (easy to manipulate—Butcher would hate him instantly)
      • Shang Tsung (ego exploitable)
  3. Weaponize tech
    • Frenchie reverse-engineers Outworld tech or cyber Lin Kuei upgrades
    • MM builds tactical plans around tournament rules
  4. Break the rules
    • Butcher wouldn’t respect Mortal Kombat’s “honor system”
    • Expect ambushes, poison, sabotage

“You’ve got rules. I’ve got a crowbar. Let’s see which one wins.”

Individual Character Reactions

Billy Butcher

  • Sees parallels between supes and MK fighters: power corrupts
  • Would despise characters like Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung
  • Might actually respect:
    • Sonya Blade (no-nonsense soldier)
    • Jax (grounded, disciplined)

Hughie Campbell

  • Struggles morally with the brutality (fatalities would shake him)
  • Might bond with:
    • Johnny Cage (comic relief, but Hughie would find him exhausting)
  • Gradually hardens, MK-style

Mother’s Milk (MM)

  • Focused on survival and structure
  • Likely becomes the team’s strategist within tournament rules
  • Would align with Earthrealm defenders quickly

Frenchie

  • Obsessed with:
    • Cyber Lin Kuei tech
    • Outworld biology
  • Might try to “improve” MK weapons… with chaotic results

Kimiko

  • Arguably thrives the most
  • Her feral combat style fits MK perfectly
  • Could stand toe-to-toe with mid-tier fighters like Mileena or Baraka

Interactions with Key Mortal Kombat Characters

With Raiden

  • Raiden tries to guide them
  • Butcher: deeply distrustful of “gods”
  • MM: cautiously cooperative

With Sonya & Jax

  • Natural alliance
  • Shared military mindset
  • Butcher respects them more than most supes

With Kano

  • Immediate rivalry with Butcher
  • Both are ruthless… but Butcher sees Kano as undisciplined trash
  • Likely outcome: Butcher kills Kano brutally

With Shang Tsung

  • Psychological chess match
  • Tsung manipulates souls
  • Butcher manipulates people
  • This becomes a battle of cunning, not strength

With Scorpion & Sub-Zero

  • Butcher: “Ninjas with magic? Brilliant.”
  • Would try to stay out of their feud unless it benefits him

The Big Problem: Fatalities

The Boys are used to violence—but Mortal Kombat takes it to another level.

  • Fatalities would:
    • Push Hughie emotionally
    • Force MM to stay pragmatic
    • Leave Butcher unfazed (if anything, impressed)

But here’s the twist:
The Boys don’t fight for spectacle—they fight to win. That makes them unpredictable in a universe built on ritual combat.

Could The Boys Survive Mortal Kombat?

Best-case scenario:

  • They align with Earthrealm
  • Use strategy over strength
  • Avoid top-tier threats (Liu Kang, Shao Kahn, Raiden)

Worst-case scenario:

  • They underestimate MK fighters
  • Try brute force against high-tier characters
  • Get wiped out quickly

Multi-Viewpoint Take

View 1: “They’d get destroyed”

  • MK characters operate on a higher power scale
  • Magic and divine abilities outclass Temp V enhancements

View 2: “They’d adapt and survive”

  • The Boys excel at:
    • Planning
    • Exploiting weaknesses
    • Fighting dirty
  • In a chaotic universe, that’s a huge advantage

View 3: “Butcher thrives here”

  • Mortal Kombat rewards brutality and cunning
  • Butcher fits that ecosystem disturbingly well

Final Thought

The real clash isn’t just physical—it’s philosophical:

  • Mortal Kombat: Honor, destiny, balance of realms
  • The Boys: Power is corrupt, and rules are meant to be broken

Drop Butcher into that world, and he doesn’t just fight in the tournament—
he tries to rewrite the game entirely.

TL;DR

  • The Boys would be outclassed in raw power but dangerous through strategy
  • Butcher would exploit MK fighters’ weaknesses and ignore their rules
  • Kimiko adapts best physically; MM leads tactically; Hughie struggles emotionally
  • They’d likely survive by aligning with Earthrealm—but only by playing dirty

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