Ed Boon

Developer BIO

Ed Boon is considered one of the masterminds behind the Mortal Kombat franchise at Midway Games, Inc., together with John Tobias.

One of the famous secret characters in Mortal Kombat is named after him. The black ninja Noob Saibot is a combination of the reversed names Ed Boon and John Tobias.

Also Known As

• Eydie Boon

Websites

• Wikipedia: Ed Boon -- Article in the open encyclopedia
• Ed Boon talks Mortal Kombat -- Interview: Mortal Kombat creator and industry legend grilled (CVG, April 23, 2007)
• Next-Gen People: Ed Boon -- Ed Boon fills out Next-Gen's questionnaire, where he talks about his interests and the titles he is currently working on.

Games Credited

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Zombie Ninja Pro-Am (2007), Midway Games Ltd.
John Woo presents Stranglehold (2007), Midway Games, Inc.
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (2006), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Mortal Kombat: Unchained (2006), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Blitz: The League (2005), Midway Games, Inc.
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (2005), Midway Games, Inc.
Midway Arcade Treasures 2 (2004), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Mortal Kombat: Deception (2004), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (2004), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition (2003), Midway
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
Arctic Thunder (2001), Midway Games, Inc.
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces (2000), Midway Games, Inc.
Mortal Kombat Gold (1999), Midway
Mortal Kombat 4 (1998), Midway Games, Inc.
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (1997), Midway
Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1996), Midway
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996), Williams Entertainment Inc.
Mortal Kombat 3 (1995), Williams Entertainment Inc.
Mortal Kombat II (1994), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Mortal Kombat (1993), Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.