John Tobias
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Added by Dragon NJMBIn some point between 1999 and 2000, Tobias was planning to leave the company to branch off and try his hand at independent development (which was Studio Gigante) and with other prominent Midway staff members, he left Midway in 1999 during the production of Mortal Kombat: Special Forces.[1][2]
During the making of Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, Tobias worked in the official comic tie-in.
Despite being one of the original creators of the Mortal Kombat series, Tobias has never been mentioned in any sort of commentary or description on how Mortal Kombat began, such as the ones found in Deadly Alliance and Deception. However, he can be seen in the commentaries for Mortal Kombat 2 and Mortal Kombat 3 in the Midway Arcade Treasures 2 game. The removal of his head from the Pit Bottom arena in Mortal Kombat Trilogy and subsequent dropping of Tobias references from that point forward could further indicate a legal coverage of obligation to John from Midway.
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- The character named Noob Saibot is actually John Tobias' and Ed Boon's names backwards (Boon makes Noob, Tobias makes Saibot). However, ever since he has left Midway, the character has been less and less referred to as Noob Saibot and more to as just Noob, like in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon and Mortal Kombat: Deception, where the character is called Noob by the announcer (Noob-Smoke in Deception & Unchained). The rumour that stated that the "Saibot" name had to be removed due to legal reasons, however, this is not actually true. The most logical explanation is that "Noob" was taken directly from "Noob-Smoke". In Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon's Konquest mode, and Mortal Kombat (2011), he is referred to as Noob Saibot.
- John Tobias graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago IL.
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References
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- ↑ http://www.trmk.org/features/interview_taofeng_john_tobias/ John Tobias' interview
- ↑ http://archive.gamespy.com/interviews/february03/tobias/ John Tobias' another interview
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- John Tobias at the Internet Movie Database