Toasty!

"Toasty!" is an Easter egg that was first featured in Mortal Kombat II.
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.
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.
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.
In Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, if the player failed a minigame, one of the taunts could be "Toasty!"
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. If the player pressed Down and Start while Dan was still talking, then they would be awarded with 1000 experience points. It has also appeared in Deception in two places. When playing Chess Kombat and putting the "Kill" spell on another player, Dan will say "Toasty!" on rare occasions. 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.
According to Dan, when he and his co-workers played Super High Impact, he would say, "I predict toast!" (IE I predict you're going to lose!). Later, the quote turned into, "I predict toasty!". During the development of Mortal Kombat, one of the game designers suggested that Dan use it in the game.
Toasty is also the name of Scorpion's most famous Fatality. In Mortal Kombat II, a specialized Toasty Fatality can make Dan Forden say "Toasty!" after the Fatality with a text appearing that reads "Toasty!"
The Toasty exclamation bonus made a return in the ninth installment, Mortal Kombat, with Forden now wearing a gray shirt with a slice of toast with butter superimposed on it. A bonus called "Toasty Boost" is given to the player if a combination of buttons is tapped when Dan appears; when done correctly, the player will have a full X-Ray meter immediately.
One of Cassie Cage's fatalities in Mortal Kombat X has her taking a selfie with her opponent and posting it on Friendship social media. One of her friends is Dan Forden in his "Toasty" pose.
Toasty returns in Mortal Kombat 11. If players perform a strong enough uppercut on the Tournament stage, Forden (using his MK3 appearance) will briefly appear on the central monitor from the right side. It also be heard from Scorpion's Crispy brutality if the player presses the required secret buttons during his brutality. The Toasty joke is also a reference by Johnny Cage if the player chooses Scorpion with Cage as the announcer's voice.
== Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, Part II ==
Toasty!, aka Dan Forden, made a brief cameo within the New York streets as soon as Sektor was teleported into the sky by Smoke and exploded! Nightwolf and Aiko noticed the random falsetto voice as a brunette male wearing a purple t and jeans shouted "Toasty!" before he disappeared! Aiko looked around frantically, wondering who the hell chanted it. He then said, "Toasty! 3D!" before he hid. Aiko wondered who that was, all Nightwolf did was shrug.
== Mortal Kombat: Shinnok's Uprising ==
Toasty! was also shown for a brief period at the Prison in the Edenian Palace. After Kung Lao spun and tossed Reiko to the spinning fan in the ceiling which splattered his poor body! The same falsetto voice shouted that same word and peeked out from behind a tall pillar! Aiko heard the cue but would only make out a peach spec before it disappeared. She grew flabbergasted over the sudden display, even from a couple years ago! Lao and Kai paid no mind to him.
== Mortal Kombat: The Return of the Dragon King ==
Toasty! or rather Crispy! was found within the Lost Tomb after Liu Kang's spirit conjured his aerosol abilities and incinerated Onaga's remains and his intact casket, and Jade thru Tanya's dead corpse into it. Kenshi and Aiko noticed the culprit's voice but just let him be as he scampered away into the shadows.
== Final Kombat ==
Toasty! just suddenly appeared and hollered behind Hanzo and Taven inside Kahn's Fortress, after the fact that Reiko was being roasted by the former's fiery breath.
== Gallery ==
File:Toasty mk2.webp|Toasty! (MKII)
File:Toasty mk3.JPG.webp|Toasty! (MK3)
File:Toasty mk2011.webp|Toasty! (MK9)
File:Mortal Kombat - The Origins of Toasty!
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