As legendary co-creator of Mortal Kombat, it's no surprise John Tobias would get a name check at an event like The Game Awards of 2016. What we wouldn't have necessarily expected was his work on a fighting game parody sequence for event sponsor Schick! Watch the clip below to check it out:

The fighting game parody clip is by John Tobias and pits shaving technologies against one another in a very fun product tie-in. The battle references Schick's main advertising campaign. Load the behind the scenes of the creation of Hydrobot by clicking here.

Poor generic Lube Strip never stood a chance against Schick mascot Hydrobot. Stage interaction is key to his victory. He triggers the faucet, dousing his Schick hydrating gel reservoir to leave a lubrication slick similar to Sub-Zero's Ground Freeze. The friction reducing technology will cause plenty of irritation for the competition -- but not your face! Flawless victory!

The immortal John Tobias mingled with fans just last month at the very first Kombat Kon - read our special report! You can read the Mortal Kombat co-creator's thoughts about a range of creative topics in MK Online's two-part interview: Part 1 & Part 2.

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