Ermac \u2013 the character magnet who was a rumor before becoming a reality, and whom Midway turned into a character.
\nErmac is the Mortal Kombat character with the most specific origin story\u2014it began as a rumor on arcade forums in 1992 based on an Error Macro in the code of the first game, which players interpreted as a hidden character named "Ermac," and which Midway eventually turned into a real character in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 as a direct response to the rumor. It's the most specific case of a character created by the fanbase before existing, and then created by the developers as confirmation of the rumor. This collectible Ermac magnet, compatible with Lego, represents the character that was rumored before becoming real.
\nThe color red. The trapped souls. And the character that the forums created before Midway created it.<\/p>\n
Ermac's Heart: The Arcade Rumor That Became a Canonical Character
\nErmac is fascinating because his origin story is completely unique in video games \u2014 fans interpreted a debug code as a hidden character, spread the rumor, and Midway responded by creating the character to satisfy the expectation they had unintentionally created. He's the character the fanbase invented and the developers accepted.
\nThis Ermac magnet is for fans of Mortal Kombat \u2014 and of the character with the most specific origin in fighting games.<\/p>\n
Ermac's legacy: the arcade rumor that Midway turned into a canonical character.
\nAdd this collectible Ermac magnet to your collection. Compatible with Lego, high-quality ABS plastic, strong magnet in the base. For fans of Mortal Kombat \u2014 and arcade rumors that came true.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This collectible Ermac magnet from Mortal Kombat represents the character that started as a forum rumor \u2014 interpreted from debug code, circulated as hidden, and which Midway eventually created to satisfy the expectation. Compatible with Lego, ABS plastic, ~4.5 cm.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":146670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[169,212,191],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-11495","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-imanes","product_cat-mortal-kombat","product_cat-videojogos","first","outofstock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/11495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=11495"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=11495"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teelegend.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=11495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}