My point is that NetherRealm stole the concept of X-Ray moves, as the thread title explicitly states.
Resorting to semantics I see. Blatantly ripping off another game's idea would be considered "stealing" by most, I believe.
Oh cool. Internet memes from 2009.
Fight Club for PS2 was released in 2004, and featured X-Ray moves long before Mortal Kombat (2011).
From Wikipedia:
The game also goes into a mode showing X-rays of the character to show bones being broken. The fighting moves are intended to be brutally violent, such as one where the opponent's...