The Boons are Hispanic and Dominican by ethnicity. This is also elaborated in their Twitter handles, and Programmer Mike Boon is Ed's younger brother, and has been in his team since Mortal Kombat 4.
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Boon named series characters Sonya and Tanya after his sisters Sonia and Tania, while another character, Noob Saibot, was named after Boon and Tobias' reversed surnames. He is the co-creator of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, along with John Tobias, and served as the series' lead programmer, with Tobias the lead designer, until their partnership dissolved with Tobias' departure from Midway in 2000. During this time, he was called the Mortal Master, an early indicator towards a future creation. Īfter graduation, he was employed by Williams Entertainment in their pinball department, working on approximately 20 pinball games over the next two years. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Boon is best known for the widely popular Mortal Kombat series, which he created with John Tobias, and the Injustice series.īoon was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, on February 22, 1964, and graduated from high school at Loyola Academy in Wilmette. Interactive Entertainment in its daughter company NetherRealm Studios. Game programmer, director, philanthropist, voice actor and producerĮdward John Boon (born February 22, 1964) is an American video game programmer, voice actor, and director who was employed for over 15 years at Midway Games and since 2011 has worked for Warner Bros.
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