
Toasty is also the name of Scorpion's most famous Fatality. During the development of Mortal Kombat, one of the game designers suggested that Dan use it in the game. Later, the quote turned into, "I predict toasty!". In Deception's Konquest mode, it can be used to advance into the story to acquire the Earthrealm Kamidogu without obtaining the password first, Shujinko will try " Toasty" as the password and gain access.Īccording to Dan, when he and his co-workers played Super High Impact, he would say, "I predict toast!" (i.e., I predict you're going to lose!). When playing Chess Kombat and putting the "Kill" spell on another player, Dan will say " Toasty!" on rare occasions. It has also appeared in Deception in two places. If the player pressed Down and Start while Dan was still talking, then they would be awarded with 1000 experience points. It was also discovered in Shaolin Monks, where if the player pulled off a long chain of hits, that Dan Forden would say " Toasty!", but his picture would not appear. In Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, if the player failed a minigame, one of the taunts could be "Toasty!"



The " Toasty!" joke quickly became an element and reappeared in many places, such as in Mortal Kombat 4, where Dan Forden would say " Toasty 3D!" making a point of the fact that Mortal Kombat 4 was the first game in the series that utilized 3D graphics. On the Portal stage, if players pressed down and start while Dan's face was still on the screen, then they could qualify to face Smoke.

It originated as an inside joke between members of the Mortal Kombat development team, and made its way into the game via an image of sound designer Dan Forden appearing in the lower-right corner of the screen, and saying " Toasty!" in a falsetto voice, when the player performed a particularly vicious uppercut.
