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Quan Chi From the MK4 Arcade Cabinet refers to an image of Mortal Kombat character Quan Chi, portrayed by actor Richard Divizio, against a backdrop of fire that decorates the side panels of the 1997 Mortal Kombat 4 arcade machine. The artwork and the arcade cabinet have been the subject of memes since 2019, propagated by the X / Twitter gimmick account Daily Pics of Quan Chi from the MK4 Arcade Cabinet.

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On September 11th, 1997, the fighting video game Mortal Kombat 4 was released for arcades.[1] The arcade cabinet for the game has an image of evil sorcerer Quan Chi, who debuted in the game, on its side panels, with the character staring intently. The character is portrayed by actor Richard Divizio.

On June 6th, 2019, an unknown Redditor posted a photograph of himself sitting next to the machine in the /r/MortalKombat[2] subreddit, where it gained over 160 upvotes in five years (shown below).

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On June 12th, 2019, the X[3][4][5] gimmick account Daily Pics of Quan Chi from the MK4 Arcade Cabinet (@DailyMK4) launched, posting two images of the arcade cabinet (shown below).

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In the following years, the gimmick account continued to post images of the arcade cabinet and the artwork, as well as memes based on them. For example, on August 21st, 2019, the account posted an Awkward Party Reaction meme with Quan Chi edited, which received over 970 upvotes and 2,200 likes on X[6] in five years (shown below).

As of October 16th, 2024, the account had over 13,500 followers on X.

Following the initial spread by the account, the images saw further use in memes created by other users on X. For example, on July 31st, 2020, X[7] user @UltraZeroX27 posted a Wombo AI Baka Mitai meme of Quan Chi that received over 170 reposts and 420 likes in four years (shown below).

On September 25th, 2023, X[8] user @Murdoink posted a meme in which Quan Chi was replaced with an edit of Kevin James Smirking on the arcade cabinet. The edit (shown below) gained over 2,200 reposts and 14,000 likes in one year.

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The image saw continued use in various memes in 2023 and 2024.

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З 8-824 Linda's New York Pizzeria "even better" 585-458-8900
Daily Pics of Quan Chi from the MK4 Arcade Cabinet @DailyMK4 This is the most difficult post I ever had to make on my twitter. tabmok99 @tabmok99 Jun 4, 2022 A Mortal Kombat 4 cabinet being dumped... 10:52 PM Jun 4, 2022
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About

Quan Chi From the MK4 Arcade Cabinet refers to an image of Mortal Kombat character Quan Chi, portrayed by actor Richard Divizio, against a backdrop of fire that decorates the side panels of the 1997 Mortal Kombat 4 arcade machine. The artwork and the arcade cabinet have been the subject of memes since 2019, propagated by the X / Twitter gimmick account Daily Pics of Quan Chi from the MK4 Arcade Cabinet.

Origin

On September 11th, 1997, the fighting video game Mortal Kombat 4 was released for arcades.[1] The arcade cabinet for the game has an image of evil sorcerer Quan Chi, who debuted in the game, on its side panels, with the character staring intently. The character is portrayed by actor Richard Divizio.

On June 6th, 2019, an unknown Redditor posted a photograph of himself sitting next to the machine in the /r/MortalKombat[2] subreddit, where it gained over 160 upvotes in five years (shown below).


HE BAES @COBE AVE LAVA

On June 12th, 2019, the X[3][4][5] gimmick account Daily Pics of Quan Chi from the MK4 Arcade Cabinet (@DailyMK4) launched, posting two images of the arcade cabinet (shown below).



Spread

In the following years, the gimmick account continued to post images of the arcade cabinet and the artwork, as well as memes based on them. For example, on August 21st, 2019, the account posted an Awkward Party Reaction meme with Quan Chi edited, which received over 970 upvotes and 2,200 likes on X[6] in five years (shown below).



As of October 16th, 2024, the account had over 13,500 followers on X.

Following the initial spread by the account, the images saw further use in memes created by other users on X. For example, on July 31st, 2020, X[7] user @UltraZeroX27 posted a Wombo AI Baka Mitai meme of Quan Chi that received over 170 reposts and 420 likes in four years (shown below).


On September 25th, 2023, X[8] user @Murdoink posted a meme in which Quan Chi was replaced with an edit of Kevin James Smirking on the arcade cabinet. The edit (shown below) gained over 2,200 reposts and 14,000 likes in one year.


FAR AAMA PARENTAL ADVISORY LIFE-LIKE VIOLENCE-STRONG CONTAINS SELECTED GRAPHIC SCENES INVOLVING HUMAN-LIKE CHARACTERS ENGAGED IN INTENSE COMBATIVE ACTIVITY gettyin Credit: CE DO

The image saw continued use in various memes in 2023 and 2024.

Various Examples


OKO DEO 39 * COMMATIVE ACTIVITY EVELIST D LINEARY STMOTORA T 6. VITIN A BOW ROW VIS NA BOW VISA 200 VISIA BOW SSA 1 V SISAF SA VRS A BOW
З 8-824 Linda's New York Pizzeria "even better" 585-458-8900 Daily Pics of Quan Chi from the MK4 Arcade Cabinet @DailyMK4 This is the most difficult post I ever had to make on my twitter. tabmok99 @tabmok99 Jun 4, 2022 A Mortal Kombat 4 cabinet being dumped... 10:52 PM Jun 4, 2022 FaceApp

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