John Tobias Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
John Tobias (born August 24, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American comic book artist, graphic designer and video game designer. Along with Ed Boon he is one of the creators of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.Tobias was an artist for The Real Ghostbusters comic book series before joining Midway Games. He worked on the original arcade version of Smash TV prior to the success of Mortal Kombat in 1992. Tobias developed the early Mortal Kombat series' storyline and designed its classic characters, including Baraka, Cyrax, Goro, Jade, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kano, Kitana, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Mileena, Nightwolf, Noob Saibot, Raiden, Reptile, Scorpion, Sektor, Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, Sheeva, Sindel, Smoke, Sonya Blade, Stryker and Sub-Zero.By the end of the 1990s, however, the MK series hit a low ebb. Tobias, along with other prominent Midway staff members, including Dave Michicich and Josh Tsui, left Midway in 2000 and formed Studio Gigante later that year. Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus, published by Microsoft Game Studios in 2003, was the first game Studio Gigante created, followed by WWE WrestleMania 21. Studio Gigante ceased operations in 2005 and Tobias now works as a consultant in the games industry. As of September 2012, he is employed by the social games studio Zynga.Despite being one of the original creators of the MK series, Tobias is not mentioned in commentary or descriptions in the "making of" documentaries for Deadly Alliance and Deception, but was referred to as one of "four people who made" the original Mortal Kombat. However, he can be seen in the commentaries for Mortal Kombat 3 in the collection Midway Arcade Treasures 2. In 2008, Tobias illustrated a pack-in comic with special editions of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.
Full Name
John Tobias
Net Worth
$1.5 Million
Date Of Birth
1969-08-24
Occupation
Comic book artist, graphic designer, video game designer
Profession
Graphic designer
Education
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School
Nicknames
John Tobias, Tobias, John
Twitter
IMDB
Movies
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Mortal Kombat
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Fact
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Secret character in the mortal kombat video games "Noob Saibot" is Tobias's and co-creator Ed Boon's surnames spelled backwards.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
De Komedie Compagnie
2013
TV Series 1 episode
Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
2003
Video Game creator
Les désirs sauvages de mon mari m'ont presque rendue folle
2001
TV Movie play
Mortal Kombat 4
1997
Video Game co-creator
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
story
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
1997
Video Game creator / story
Mortal Kombat
1995
video games
Mortal Kombat 3
1995
Video Game creator
Mortal Kombat II
1993
Video Game creator
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mortal Kombat 4
1997
Video Game game designer
Mortal Kombat 3
1995
Video Game game designer
Mortal Kombat II
1993
Video Game game designer
Mortal Kombat
1992
Video Game game designer
Total Carnage
1992
Video Game design team - as JON
Strikeforce
1991
Video Game staff - as JON
Smash TV
1990
Video Game design team - as JON
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
1997
Video Game designer / graphics
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
1995
Video Game graphics
Mortal Kombat
1992
Video Game graphics
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mortal Kombat
1992
Video Game
Corpse at the Pit Bottom (uncredited)
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mortal Kombat
1992
Video Game character designer: Goro
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
1997
Video Game executive producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996
TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins
1995
Video special thanks
Cruis'n USA
1994
Video Game special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
GamePro TV
1996
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Mortal Kombat (1995) as Writer
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) as Writer
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (1997) as Writer
