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Quan Chi From the MK4 Arcade Cabinet

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Updated Oct 17, 2024 at 01:47PM EDT by Zach.

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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.

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).


Person sitting next to a Mortal Kombat 4 arcade machine.

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).


A blurry image of a Mortal Kombat 4 arcade machine showing Quan Chi on its side panel.

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).


Awkward Party Reaction meme with Quan Chi from the Mortal Kombat 4 arcade machine edited in

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.


Kevin James Smirking edit placed on a Mortal Kombat 4 arcade machine

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

Various Examples


Person holding glasses in front of the artwork of Quan Chi on a Mortal Kombat 4 arcade machine Quan Chi Mortal Kombat 4 arcade machine Staircase Cranny meme Obese Quan Chi on a Mortal Kombat 4 arcade machine
Mortal Kombat 4 arcade machine with Quan Chi on it seen from a window of a New York pizza place Mortal Kombat 4 arcade machine dumped in a junkyard FaceApp smile edit of Quan Chi on a Mortal Kombat 4 arcade machine

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