Baraka
Throw Moves
Overhead Toss
forward+lowpunch(close)
Baraka grabs his foe with both hands and tosses them overhead.
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Command Moves
Backhand / Warrior Strike
forward+highpunch(close)
Baraka smashes the back of his hand against the foe's face.
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Blade Swipe / Blade Slash
backward+highpunch
Baraka draws his blade and swipes it horizontally.
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String Move
Double Kick / Doom Kicks
forward+highkick,highkick(close)
After smashing his knee into the foe, Baraka extends his leg out to deliver a second strike.
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Special Moves
Chop-Chop Blades / Chop Chop
backwardbackwardbackwardlowpunch
Baraka crouches down with his blades extended and moves his arms in a scissor motion, ensnaring the foe in a torment of blood and blades if they wander close.
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Flying Shard / Blade Spark, Sharp Spark, Spark
downbackwardhighpunch
Baraka scrapes his blades together, causing a friction projectile.
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Fatal Moves
Blade Impale
backwardforwarddownforwardlowpunch(close)
Baraka stabs his blades through the foe's chest and lifts them into the air. They squirm a bit, then slide down the blades.
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Head Chop
backwardbackwardbackwardbackwardhighpunch(close)
Baraka swipes at the foe's neck with his blade, decapitating them.
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Present For You
upforwardforwardhighkick
Baraka holds up his index finger, as if to say "Wait a moment", then he turns around and pulls out a gift-wrapped box.
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Stage Fatality
forwardforwarddownhighkick(close)
With a mighty uppercut, Baraka launches his opponent into a dangerous part of the stage to be finished off.
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Jade
Throw Moves
Suplex
CPU only.
Jade grabs her foe and bends backwards, slamming her foe on the ground.
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Command Moves
Elbow
CPU only.
Jade smashes her elbow into her opponent's face.
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Special Moves
Fan Throw
CPU only. (air)
Jade flings a fan at her foe.
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Jax
Throw Moves
Back Crack / Back Breaker
blck(close)(in air)
Jax slings his foe over his shoulder and drops from the air, cracking their back.
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Body Slam
forward+lowpunch(close)
Jax slams his opponent's body on the opposite side of him.
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Command Moves
Hammer Punch
forward+highpunch(close)
Jax swings his fist up and over, striking his foe and stunning them.
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Special Moves
Gotcha Grab
forwardforwardlowpunch,m-lowpunch
Jax grabs his opponent by the throat and punches them a couple of times. Mashing makes more punches.
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Ground Pound
(hold)lowkick,(release)
Jax strikes the ground with his fist, causing the foe to take damage and stumble if he or she is not in the air.
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Sonic Boom / Energy Wave
forwarddownbackwardhighkick
Jax whips his arm, firing off a wave of ki.
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Fatal Moves
Arm Rip
blckblckblcklowpunch(near)
Jax pulls his foe's arms from their sockets.
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Head Pop
(hold)lowpunch,forwardforwardforward,(release)(close)
Jax forcefully claps his hands on either side of his foe's head, smashing the head into pieces.
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Livin' In A Paper Doll World
downdownupuplowkick
Jax cuts a string of paper dolls out and proudly presents them.
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Throw Explode
forwardforwardpnch,m-pnch(close) [Game Gear/Master System only]
Jax Multi-Slams his opponent until they explode.
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Johnny Cage
Throw Moves
To the Ground
forward+lowpunch(close)
Johnny grabs his foe and slams them directly to the ground on the other side.
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Command Moves
Gym Kick / Axe Kick
forward+highkick/lowkick(close)
Johnny performs a close high kick that knocks the opponent into the air.
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Palm to the Gut
forward+highpunch(close)
Johnny strikes his opponent's mid-section with an open palm.
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Special Moves
High Forceball
forwarddownbackwardhighpunch
Johnny lobs a Forceball that has a higher arc.
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Low Forceball / Forceball, Plasmic Fireball
backwarddownforwardlowpunch
Johnny lobs a trailing energy sphere at the opponent in a slight arc.
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Shadow Kick
backwardforwardlowkick
Johnny slides forward with a kick, trailed by green shadows.
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Shadow Uppercut / Rising Shadow, Rising Star
backwarddownbackwardhighpunch
Johnny leaps up with an uppercut while a trail of green shadows follows him.
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Splits Punch / Nutcracker, Nut Punch
lowpunch+blck
While performing the splits, Johnny punches out at the opponents crotch.
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Fatal Moves
To My Best Fan
downdowndownhighkick
Johnny autographs a photo of himself and throws it at the screen.
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Torso Rip
downdownforwardforwardlowpunch(close)
Johnny tears his opponent's upper torso from the rest of their body, then forcefully slams it behind him on the ground.
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Uppercut Decapitation
forwardforwarddownup(close)
Johnny Cage crouches in front of his foe and stands quickly, delivering a powerful rising uppercut that knocks the opponent's head off.
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Kintaro
Special Moves
Scorch Breath / Fireball
CPU only
Kintaro shoots a fireball from his mouth.
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Shokan Roar
CPU only
Kintaro faces the screen and roars whilst stretching his arms outward.
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Teleport Stomp / Stomp
CPU only
Kintaro leaps up and off of the screen and comes back down on top of the foe, stomping them into the ground.
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Kitana
Throw Moves
Suplex
forward+lowpunch(close)
Kitana grabs her foe and bends backwards, slamming her foe on the ground.
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Command Moves
Elbow
forward+highpunch(close)
Kitana smashes her elbow into her opponent's face.
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Fan Swipe / Fan Slice
backward+highpunch
Kitana swipes out with her fan horizontally.
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Special Moves
Fan Lift / Upraise
backwardbackwardbackwardhighpunch
Spinning her fan, Kitana creates a vortex that levitates her foe.
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Fan Throw / Ground Fan, Bladed Fans, Fan Toss
forwardforward+twopunch(air)
Kitana flings a fan at her foe.
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Square Wave Punch / Square Wave Assault
forwarddownbackwardhighpunch
Kitana leaps into the air and dashes forward slightly with a punch before returning to the ground.
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Fatal Moves
Birthday Treat
downdowndownup+lowkick
Kitana presents her opponent with a birthday cake.
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Deadly Lips
(hold)lowkick,forwardforwarddownforward,(release)(close)
Kitana removes her mask and presses her lips to the opponent's cheek. The opponent's body inflates slowly and eventually detonates.
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Fan Decapitation
blckblckblckhighkick(close)
Kitana swipes her fan at her foe's neck and severs their head from their shoulders.
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Kung Lao
Throw Moves
Safety Throw
forward+lowpunch(close)
Two-handed kneeling throw.
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Command Moves
Headbutt
forward+highpunch(close)
Kung Lao strikes his foe with his head.
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Torpedo Kick / Air Dive Kick, Dive Kick
uforward,down+highkick
Lao dives down from above with a devastating kick.
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Special Moves
Hat Throw / Hat Toss
backwardforwardlowpunch
Kung Lao whips his razor-brimmed hat at the foe.
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Whirlwind / Spin
upuplowkick,m-lowkick
Lao places his hands in a praying position, and he spins like a top. Opponent contact with Lao during this move is equivalent to being struck with an uppercut.
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Wind Teleport / Teleport
downup
Lao teleports behind his foe.
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Fatal Moves
Hat Split
forwardforwardforwardforwardlowkick(near)
Lao uses the razor brim of his hat to slice his foe vertically.
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Magician's Trick
backwardbackwardbackwarddownhighkick
Lao pulls a white rabbit from his hat.
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Precision Hat
(hold)lowpunch,backwardforward(release)(far)
Lao tosses his hat at his opponent. If the player steers the hat toward the opponent's neck with the joystick, the opponent will be decapitated by the hat.
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Liu Kang
Throw Moves
Tomoe Nage
forward+lowpunch(close)
Liu grips his opponent and falls backwards, kicking them away.
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Command Moves
Forearm
forward+highpunch(close)
Liu strikes the opponent in the face with his forearms.
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Special Moves
Bicycle Kick / Flying Bicycle Kick
(hold)lowkick,(release)
Liu launches forward through the air, pedaling his feet to strike the foe.
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Dragon Fire
forwardforward+anypunch
Liu Kang tosses a fireball that has a dragon head-shaped end. @term=highpunch@ tosses a high Dragon Fire, whereas @term=lowpunch@ tosses a lower one. High Dragon Fire can be done in the air.
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Flying Kick / Flying Dragon Kick
forward,forward+highkick
Liu Kang launches forth with foot outstretched.
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Fatal Moves
Cartwheel Uppercut
360(near)
Liu performs a cartwheel to get near his opponent, then performs a quick crouch to a rising uppercut, knocking his foe high into the air.
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Disco Monk
forwardbackwardbackwardbackwardlowkick
A disco ball drops from the ceiling, and Liu gets down with his funky self.
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Enter the Dragon / The Beast Within
downforwardbackwardbackwardhighkick(close)
Liu morphs into a gigantic dragon and bites the opponent's upper torso clean off.
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Mileena
Throw Moves
Suplex
forward+lowpunch(close)
Mileena grabs her foe and bends backwards, slamming her foe on the ground.
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Command Moves
Elbow
forward+highpunch(close)
Mileena thrusts her elbow into her opponent's face.
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Special Moves
Kick From Above / Teleport Kick, Teleport Drop, Tele-Kick, Tele-Drop
forwardforward+lowkick
Mileena descends through the stage's floor and reappears in the air to deliver a nasty jump kick.
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Rolling Thunder / Ground Roll, Ball Roll
backwardbackwarddown+highkick
Mileena curls up into a ball and rolls across the ground, injuring the foe upon impact.
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Soaring Sai / Sai Throw, Sai Toss, Sai Blast
(hold)highpunch,(release)(air)
Mileena throws a pair of sai.
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Fatal Moves
Fatal Acupuncture
forwardbackwardforwardlowpunch(close)
Mileena jabs her opponent with her sai over and over.
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Flesh Eater
(hold)highkick,(release)(close)
Mileena removes her mask and inhales the opponent into her mouth, then turns around and spits out their bones.
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Green Thumb
downdowndownuphighkick
Mileena drops a seed that instantly sprouts into a flower.
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Noob Saibot
Throw Moves
Tomoe Nage
CPU only.
Noob grabs his opponent and plants a foot in their abdomen, falling backward and flipping them over his head.
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Command Moves
Backhand
CPU only.
Noob smashes his opponent in the face with a quick strike using the back of his hand.
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Special Moves
Spear / Harpoon, Rope Dart, Bloody Spear
Saibot hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.
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Raiden
Throw Moves
Angry Thunder God
forward+lowpunch(close)
Raiden lifts his opponent up, then slams them almost straight down.
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Command Moves
Mini-Uppercut
forward+highpunch(close)
Raiden delivers a shallow, standing uppercut.
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Special Moves
Flying Thunder God / The Superman, Torpedo, Lightning Dash, Electric Fly
backwardbackwardforward(air)
Raiden stretches out vertically and rushes in mid-air toward the opponent, striking the opponent with his palms and channeling the full force of his body into the attack.
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Lightning Bolt
downforwardlowpunch
Raiden puts his hands together and fires off a bolt of electricity.
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Lightning Shock / Shocker, Shocking Touch, Electrocute
(hold)highpunch,(release)
Raiden grabs his foe and lifts them up, electocuting them.
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Static Teleport / Energy Teleport
downup
Raiden uses his electric powers to disappear from one place and reappear elsewhere in the arena.
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Fatal Moves
Electric Execution
(hold)lowkick,(release),m-blck+lowkick(close)
Raiden grabs his foe, lifting them up and shocking them repeatedly until they explode.
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Fergality
backwardbackwardbackwardblck [Genesis only]
Raiden's opponent turns into a super-deformed version of Probe Software founder Fergus McGovern. Probe was the developer of the ports of the first two Mortal Kombat games, and Fergus was last seen boosting his ego with his head floating by the moon in The Pit in the first Genesis MK game.
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Kidd Thunder
downbackwardforwardhighkick
Raiden summons a diminutive doppelgänger of himself, noted onscreen as "Kidd Thunder". Old strategy guides from many companies described Kidd Thunder as Raiden's "favorite nephew", but there is nothing official to support this.
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Thunder Uppercut
(hold)highpunch,(release)(close)
Raiden ducks down and performs a rising uppercut that blows up his foe.
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Reptile
Throw Moves
Tomoe Nage
forward+lowpunch(close)
Reptile grabs his opponent and plants a foot in their abdomen, falling backward and flipping them over his head.
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Basic Moves
Backhand
forward+highpunch(close)
Reptile smashes his opponent in the face with a quick strike using the back of his hand.
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Special Moves
Acid Spit
forwardforwardhighpunch
Reptile shows his true face and conjures forth an acidic wad of saliva to burn the foe.
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Force Ball / Slow Force Ball
backwardbackwardtwopunch
Reptile crouches down and spreads his arms apart vertically, conjuring a slow-moving ball of energy.
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Invisibility / Chameleon
upupdownhighpunch
Reptile disappears behind a mushroom cloud, effectively becoming invisible both to player and opponent.
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Slide
backward+lowpunch+blck+lowkick
Slide across the screen and trip up the opponent.
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Fatal Moves
Babality
downbackwardbackwardlowkick
An explosion occurs and the opponent is regressed to an infant.
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Buy a Reptile Doll!
backwardbackwarddownlowkick
Reptile produces a miniature doll of himself and encourages the opponent to purchase it.
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Head Snack / Lizard Lunch, Head Eat
backwardbackwarddown+lowpunch [Half-screen]
Reptile lifts his mask, revealing a monstrous lizard face beneath. He turns toward his opponent and lashes out with his tongue, tearing their head clean off. After retracting his tongue, Reptile eats their head with a sickening chomp, then turns to the player and rubs his stomach, declaring that his snack was delicious with a grunt of "Mmm!"
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Invisible Dismemberment
forwardforwarddown+highkick(close)
Reptile must first be invisible to use this move. Reptile tears his opponent in half through an unknown method.
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Stage Fatality
downforwardforwardblck(close)
With a mighty uppercut, Reptile launches his opponent into a dangerous part of the stage to be finished off.
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Scorpion
Throw Moves
Airborne Tomoe Nage / Air Throw
blck(close)(in air)
Whilst in the air, Scorpion grabs his opponent and flips them over his head, tossing them across the screen.
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Tomoe Nage
forward+lowpunch(close)
Scorpion grabs his opponent and plants a foot in their abdomen, falling backward and flipping them over his head.
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Command Moves
Backhand
forward+highpunch(close)
Scorpion smashes his opponent in the face with a quick strike using the back of his hand.
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Special Moves
Spear / Bloody Spear, Harpoon, Rope Dart
backward,backward+lowpunch
Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.
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Takedown / Leg Scissors, Leg Takedown
forwarddownbackwardlowkick
Scorpion lowers himself to the ground and trips the opponent with his legs.
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Teleport Jab / Teleport Punch, Teleport
downbackwardhighpunch(air)
Scorpion teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch.
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Fatal Moves
Buy a Scorpion Doll!
backwardbackwarddownhighkick
Scorpion produces a miniature doll of himself and encourages the opponent to purchase it.
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Fire Breath / Death Breath, Flame Breath, Hell Breath, Toasty!
upuphighpunch(near)
Scorpion removes his mask and reveals a hideous skull. He then turns to his opponent and releases the burning flames of Hell from his mouth, burning the clothing and flesh right off of them.
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downdownupuphighpunch
Scorpion removes his mask and reveals a hideous skull. He then turns to his opponent and releases the burning flames of Hell from his mouth, burning the clothing and flesh right off of them.
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Kunai Cut / Spear Slash
(hold)highpunchdownforwardforwardforward,(release)(close)
Scorpion slashes the opponent with a kunai through the throat, then again through the torso, slicing them in half.
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Shang Tsung
Throw Moves
Overhead Slam
forward+lowpunch(close)
Tsung flips his opponent overhead and slams them on the ground.
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Command Moves
Elbow
forward+highpunch(close)
Tsung strikes the opponent with his elbow.
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Special Moves
Double Flaming Skulls
backwardbackwardforwardhighpunch
Tsung fires off two Flaming Skulls.
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Flaming Skull / Skull Fire, Fire Skull, Inferno Skull
backwardbackwardhighpunch
Tsung hurls a fireball with a screaming skull in the front.
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Morph (MKII)
backwardbackwardbackwardforwardforwardblck [Liu Kang]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.
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downforwardbackwardhighkick [Jax]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.
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upup [Scorpion]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.
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updownhighpunch [Reptile]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.
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forwarddownforwardhighpunch [Sub-Zero (II)]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.
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backwarddownbackwardhighkick [Kung Lao]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.
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backwardbackwarddownlowpunch [Johnny Cage]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.
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downbackwardforwardlowkick [Raiden]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.
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downdowndownlowkick [Baraka]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.
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(hold)highpunch,(release) [Mileena]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.
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blckblckblck [Kitana]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.
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Triple Flaming Skulls
backwardbackwardforwardforwardhighpunch
Tsung fires off three Flaming Skulls.
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Fatal Moves
Inner Ear
(hold)highkick,(release)(near)
Tsung squeezes himself into the opponent's body via his or her ear, then bursts out of their body.
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Kintaro Morph
(hold)lowpunch,(release)
Shang Tsung morphs into Kintaro and punches his opponent's upper torso off.
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Rainbow Surprise
backwardbackwarddownforwardhighkick
Tsung claps his hands together and spreads them apart, creating a rainbow between them.
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Soul Stealer
updownuplowkick(close)
Tsung lifts his opponent up with one hand and drains his or her soul from their body, leaving them a lifeless husk.
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Shao Kahn
Special Moves
Malicious Spear / Spear Toss
CPU only.
Kahn crouches down on one knee and tosses a spear at the foe.
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Ridicule / Taunt (Point)
CPU only.
Kahn busts out a scathing taunt.
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Shoulder Charge / Charging Spikes
CPU only.
Kahn dashes forward and rams his shoulder into the foe.
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Smoke
Throw Moves
Tomoe Nage
CPU only.
Smoke grips his opponent and falls backwards, kicking them away.
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Command Moves
Backhand
CPU only.
Smoke smashes his opponent in the face with a quick strike using the back of his hand.
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Special Moves
Spear / Harpoon, Rope Dart
Smoke hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.
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Sub-Zero (II)
Throw Moves
Tomoe Nage
forward+lowpunch(close)
Sub-Zero grips his opponent and falls backwards, kicking them away.
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Command Moves
Backhand
forward+highpunch(close)
Sub-Zero smashes his opponent in the face with a quick strike using the back of his hand.
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Special Moves
Ice Ball / Freeze Ray, Deep Freeze, Freeze Ball, Icy Freeze
downforwardlowpunch
A burst of ice from the hands. On impact freezes target to allow further damage.
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Ice Slick / Ground Freeze
downbackwardlowkick
Sub-Zero aims his Freeze Ray at the ground, causing a patch of ice to appear. Enemies who dare tread on this ice will stumble and try to right their footing, allowing Sub-Zero time to attack.
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Slide / Cold Slide
backward+lowpunch+blck+lowkick
Slide across the screen and trip up the opponent.
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Fatal Moves
Buy a Sub-Zero Doll!
backwardbackwarddownhighkick
Sub-Zero produces a miniature doll of himself and encourages the opponent to purchase it.
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Deep Freeze
forwardforwarddownhighkick(near)
Sub-Zero performs a more powerful version of his Freeze Ray that freezes the opponent solid, for a setup to a finishing move.
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Ice Grenade
(hold)lowpunch,backwardbackwarddownforward,(release)(far)
Sub-Zero lobs a ball of ice that detonates on impact, blowing up the foe's top torso.
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