John TobiasDeveloper BIO
John Tobias (b. 24th August 1969 in Chicago, Illinois) is considered one of the masterminds behind the
Mortal Kombat franchise at
Midway Games, Inc., together with
Ed Boon.
Prior to joining Midway, he was an artist for the comic book series
The Real Ghostbusters. For
Mortal Kombat he was responsible for many of the characters' storylines and their design. The series lost much of his charm near 2000 and he left the company during the production of
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces with some other developers. He then went on to co-found
Studio Gigante in 2000. Although Studio Gigante was never officially closed, it is no longer active and John Tobias currently does freelance work.
One of the famous secret characters in
Mortal Kombat is named after him. The red ninja
Noob Saibot is a combination of the reversed names
Ed Boon and John Tobias.
Websites
Games Credited
- Smash T.V. (2005), Midway Games, Inc.
- Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus (2003), Microsoft Game Studios
- 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), Arena Entertainment
