Cyrax
Special Moves
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Air Dash / Anti-Air
downforwardblck
Cyrax dashes through the air diagonally upward.
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Detonator Close
(hold)lowkick,backwardbackwardhighkick
Cyrax fires a bomb from his chest that lands close to him
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Detonator Far / Bomb (Far)
(hold)lowkick,forwardforwardhighkick
Cyrax fires a bomb from his chest that launches far from him.
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Exploding Teleport / Teleport
forwarddownblck
Cyrax detonates himself, and reforms on the opposite side of the opponent.
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Net / Energy Net
backwardbackwardlowkick
Cyrax fires a green net from his chest that ensnares the opponent and lures them toward him.
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Fatal Moves
Dread Chopper
downdownupdownhighpunch
Cyrax rapidly spins his head and flies up and off the top of the screen, then descends on the opponent, chopping them up with his dreadlocks.
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Self-Destruct
downdownforwardupn_run(close)
Cyrax inputs some commands on his wrist panel, then laughs before he explodes, killing himself and his opponent.
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Shark Week
upupdowndown(close)
Cyrax transforms into a shark and eats the opponent.
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The Charleston
n_runn_runn_runup
Cyrax performs an old dance popular in the 1920's.
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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
Overhand Strike
forward+highpunch(close)
Like Jax's Hammer Punch, only without the stun, and more easily combo-able.
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Special Moves
Double Missile / Double Rocket Blast
forwardforwardbackwardbackwardhighpunch
Jax fires a missile from each fist.
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Fist Dash / Dash Punch
forwardforwardhighkick
Jax rushes across the screen with his fist out.
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Fist Missile / Rocket Blast
backwardforwardhighpunch
Jax fires a missile from his fist.
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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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Fatal Moves
Arm Scissors
updownforwardupblck(close)
Jax's arms morph into large blades, and he slices up the foe with them as if they were a giant pair of scissors.
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Jax the Giant
n_runblckn_runn_runlowkick(far)
Jax grows to gigantic proportions and stomps on the enemy.
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Jump Rope
lowkickn_runn_runlowkick
Jax pulls out a jump rope and begins using it.
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The Lion's Share
(hold)lowpunch,forwardforwarddownforward,(release)lowpunch(close)
Jax morphs into a lion and mauls his opponent.
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Kabal
Special Moves
Ground Saw / Buzzsaw
backwardbackwardbackwardn_run
Kabal summons a sawblade on the ground.
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Plasma Blast / Gas Blast
backwardbackwardhighpunch(air)
Kabal fires a purple ball of energy from his mask.
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Raging Flash / Nomad Dash
backwardforwardlowkick
Kabal dashes at the opponent and leaves them spinning in place.
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Fatal Moves
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Campfire
n_runlowkickn_runn_runup
Kabal pulls out a marshmallow and sticks it on his hooksword, then roasts it over an open fire.
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Respirator
downdownbackwardforwardblck
Kabal uses his respirator to inflate the opponent's head. They then sail up and off the top of the screen. Blood and bones then rain down.
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Soul Scare
n_runblckblckblckhighkick(close)
Kabal takes off his mask and screams at the screen, showing his hideous visage. He then turns and screams at the opponent; their soul, represented by a whitish, translucent version of his or herself, runs out of their body.
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Kano
Throw Moves
Long Toss
forward+lowpunch(close)
Kano lifts up his foe and tosses them away from him.
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Mid-Air Leg Throw / Air Throw
blck(in air)(close)
Kano, in the midst of a jump, grabs the opponent with his legs and tosses them towards the ground.
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Command Moves
Headbutt
down+highpunch(close) [During Combo]
Kano strikes his foe with his forehead.
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Jab
forward+highpunch(close)
Kano throws a close jab.
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Special Moves
Cannonball / Black Dragon Ball, Kano Ball, Ball
(hold)lowkick,(release)
Kano rolls into a ball, launching himself at the opponent.
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Choke
downforwardlowpunch
Kano lifts his opponent up and shakes them. In MK2011 he takes them to the ground and strangles them.
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Knife Swipe / Blade Slice
downforwardhighpunch
Kano draws a blade and slashes it at an upward angle.
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Knife Toss / Knife Throw, Blade Throw
downbackwardhighpunch
Kano draws a blade and tosses it in a swirling motion toward his foe.
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Fatal Moves
Arachnophobia
(hold)highpunch,blckblckblck,(release)(close)
Kano transforms into a giant tarantula and squeezes his opponent to death.
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Bubble Gum
lowkickn_runn_runhighkick
Kano pops some gum into his mouth and blows a bubble, which pops on his face.
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Eyebeam
lowkickblckblckhighkick
Kano fires a laser from his cybernetic eye at the foe, causing them to explode.
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Skeleton Rip
(hold)lowpunch,forwarddowndownforward,(release)(close)
Kano rips his opponent's skeleton out from his or her mouth.
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Kung Lao
Command Moves
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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
forwarddownforwardn_run,m-n_run
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
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Fetch Hat
n_runlowpunchn_runlowkick
Lao tosses his hat and a dog chases after it. After the dog runs offscreen, Lao recoils and screams, then hangs his head and shakes it, leaving us speculate the canine's grisly fate.
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Hat Boomerang
forwardforwardbackwarddownhighpunch(near)
Lao tosses his hat, which slices off the opponent's head, top torso, and then legs while boomeranging back and forth.
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Leopard Massacre
n_runn_runn_runn_runlowkick(close)
Lao transforms into a leopard and mauls his opponent.
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Vacuum Whirlwind
n_run+blckn_run+blckn_run+blckdown
Lao spins fasts enough to draw the opponent toward him, slicing them up.
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Liu Kang
Basic Moves
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Elbow
forward+highpunch(close)
Liu strikes the opponent with his elbow.
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Special Moves
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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
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Arcade Drop
updownupupblck+n_run
A MK1 arcade machine drops on the opponent, crushing them. In MK3/UMK3/Trilogy, Liu teleports before the machine drops. In the 16-bit versions of the game, it's an MK2 machine instead.
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Enter the Dragon / The Beast Within
downdownup(close)
Liu morphs into a gigantic dragon and bites the opponent's upper torso clean off.
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Shadow Puppet
n_runn_runn_rundown+n_run
A screen appears and Liu makes a shadow puppet in the shape of the MK Dragon.
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Teleport Torch
forwardforwarddowndownlowkick
Liu teleports to the opponent's position and sets them on fire, incinerating them to death.
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Motaro
Throw Moves
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Boss Grip
forward+lowpunch(close)
Motaro lifts his opponent in the air and smashes them across the screen with his fist.
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Special Moves
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Tail Projectile
downbackwardhighpunch
Motaro fires a large energy ball from his tail.
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Teleport
downup
Motaro teleports behind his opponent.
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Nightwolf
Throw Moves
Fling
forward+lowpunch(close)
Nightwolf grabs the opponent with one arm and tosses them to the ground on the other side of him.
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Command Moves
Elbow
forward+highpunch(close)
Nightwolf strikes the opponent with his elbow.
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Special Moves
Reflector / Reflect
backwardbackwardbackwardhighkick
A green, projectile reflecting aura surrounds Nightwolf briefly.
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Rhino Charge / Shoulder
forwardforwardlowkick
Shadow-trailed shoulder charge.
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Rising Tomahawk / Axe Swing
downforwardhighpunch
Nightwolf performs an upward swipe with a glowing tomahawk.
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Spirit Arrow / Arrow Shot
downbackwardlowpunch
Nightwolf conjures up a green bow and fires an arrow at the opponent. In some later games, the arrows could stick in the opponent.
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Fatal Moves
Divine Light
upupbackwardforwardblck(close)
Nightwolf calls down light from the sky, which engulfs the opponent and takes them away.
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Inner Wolf
forwardforwarddowndown(close)
Nightwolf, true to his name, becomes a wolf and mauls the opponent.
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Raiden Morph
n_runn_runn_runn_rundown
A Mortal Kombat II machine falls from the sky as Nightwolf transforms into Raiden.
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Thunder Hatchet
backwardbackwarddownhighpunch(far)
Nightwolf conducts lightning to his tomahawk and redirects it to the foe, frying them.
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Noob Saibot
Special Moves
Cannonball
Saibot rolls into a ball, launching himself at the opponent.
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Knife Swipe / Blade Swipe, Knife Uppercut
Saibot draws a blade and slashes it at an upward angle.
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Knife Toss
Saibot draws a pair of blades and hurls them at the opponent.
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Mid-Air Leg Throw / Air Throw
Saibot, in the midst of a jump, grabs the opponent with his legs and tosses them towards the ground.
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Fatal Moves
Eyebeam / Eye Laser
Saibot fires a beam from his eyes. Upon striking them, this beam causes the opponent to explode.
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Sektor
Throw Moves
Cyber-Arm
lowpunch(close)
A cybernetic arm comes out of Sektor's shoulder and grabs the foe before flipping them overhead and slamming them on the opposite side.
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Special Moves
Chest Missile / Straight Missile
forwardforwardlowpunch
Sektor's chest opens up and a missile flies out.
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Double Missile
backwardbackwardforwardlowpunch
Sektor fires two missiles at the opponent.
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Homing Missile
forwarddownbackwardhighpunch
Sektor fires a missile from his chest that temporarily tracks the opponent.
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Rocket Uppercut / Teleport Uppercut, Rocket Punch
forwardforwardlowkick(air)
Sektor disappears beneath the ground and reappears with a rising uppercut. In later games, this is accompanied by floating Matrix-style binary.
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Fatal Moves
Bat Country
forwardforwarddownup(close)
Sektor transforms into a large purple bat and flies past his opponent, decapitating them.
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Flamethrower
forwardforwardforwardbackwardblck
Sektor burns the opponent to death with a flamethrower mounted on his wrist.
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Strength Tester
n_runn_runn_runn_rundown
A high striker appears and Sektor hits it with a mallet, hitting the bell.
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Trash Compactor
lowpunchn_runn_runblck(near)
Two platforms shoot out of Sektor's chest - one above the foe, and one below. They together and crush the foe between them.
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Shang Tsung
Special Moves
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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 (MK3)
forwarddownforwardhighpunch [Sub-Zero (II)]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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n_runn_runblckn_run [Kung Lao]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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blckblckblck [Cyrax]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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downforwardbackwardn_run [Sektor]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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lowpunchblckhighkick [Kabal]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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forwarddownforwardlowkick [Sheeva]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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forwardforwardforwardhighkick [Stryker]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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upupup [Nightwolf]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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down+n_run+lowpunch+blck [Sonya Blade]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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backwardforwardblck [Kano]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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360 [Liu Kang]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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forwardforwardlowpunch [Smoke, console only]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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forwardforwarddownlowpunch [Jax]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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backwarddownbackwardlowkick [Sindel]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any selectable character in the game.
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Triple Flaming Skulls
backwardbackwardforwardforwardhighpunch
Tsung fires off three Flaming Skulls.
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Volcanic Skulls / Ground Eruption
forwardbackwardbackwardlowkick
Tsung summons three Flaming Skulls from the ground. In MK2011, he only fires one skull unless ES'd.
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Fatal Moves
Joust
lowkickn_runn_rundown
Tsung morphs into a character from the game Joust and hops away.
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Mystic Spikes
(hold)lowpunch,downforwardforwarddown,(release)(close)
Tsung summons a bed of spikes on the opposite side of him, then grabs the opponent and slams them onto the spikes.
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Soul Cocoon
(hold)lowpunch,n_runblckn_runblck,(release)(close)
Tsung levitates his foe and encases them in a green cocoon and absorbs it, dropping their lifeless husk of a body on the ground.
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The Cobra Strikes
(hold)highpunchn_runn_runn_run,(release)(near)
Tsung transforms into a cobra and swallows his opponent whole.
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Shao Kahn
Special Moves
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Hammer Smash / Hammer Swing
backwardforwardhighpunch
Overhead Wrath Hammer attack.
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Laugh
downdownhighkick
Kahn turns toward the screen and laughs.
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Pulse Blast / Explosive Blast
backwardbackwardforwardlowpunch
Kahn fires a green, star-like fireball from his mouth.
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Ridicule / Taunt (Point)
downdownlowkick
Kahn busts out a scathing taunt.
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Rising Emperor / Uplifting Knee, Upward Shoulder
forwardforwardhighpunch
Kahn leaps into the air to strike with his knee.
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Shoulder Charge / Charging Spikes
forwardforwardlowpunch
Kahn dashes forward and rams his shoulder into the foe.
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Fatal Moves
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Babality
forwardforwarddowndownkck [Game Boy version only]
Unlike other characters' Babalities, nothing happens other than the game displaying the Babality text.
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Wild Hammer
forwardforwardforwardkck [Game Boy version only]
Kahn strikes his foe with his hammer, knocking them across the screen.
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Sheeva
Special Moves
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Death From Above / Jump Stomp, Dragon Drop
downup
Sheeva leaps off the top of the screen and lands on the opponent.
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Furious Stomp / Ground Pound, Tremor
backwarddownbackwardhighkick
Sheeva hops up and comes back down to stomp the ground, shaking it and damaging the foe if they are touching it. In some games she just stomps the ground.
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Searing Blast / Fireball, Shokan Flame
downforwardhighpunch
Standard fireball.
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Fatal Moves
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Fatal Stomp
forwarddowndownforwardpnch [8-bit versions only]
Sheeva kills her opponent with a "Death From Above" teleport stomp. In the Game Gear and Master System versions, she stomps them once and they explode. In the Game Boy version, she stomps several times, but the body remains intact.
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Human Nail
forwarddowndownforwardlowpunch(close)
Sheeva pounds her opponent on the head several times, pounding them into the ground.
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Plate Spinner
forwardforwarddownforwardhighpunch
Sheeva turns her back toward the screen and spins plates on sticks on each of her hands.
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Scorpion's Venom
n_runblckblckblckblck(close)
Sheeva transforms into a giant scorpion and stings her opponent, causing them to turn red and explode.
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Skin Rip / Stripped Down
(hold)highkick,backwardforwardforward,(release)(close)
Sheeva peels her opponent's skin straight down.
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Sindel
Special Moves
Banshee Scream / Yell
forwardforwardforwardhighpunch
Sindel stuns her foe with a scream.
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Royal Flight / Levitate, Royal Presence
backwardbackwardforwardhighkick
Sindel levitates and gains air movement until she is hit or the @term=blck@ is pressed.
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Soaring Star
downforwardlowkick(in air)
A Star Screamer shot diagonally from the air. Can be used whilst flying.
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Star Screamer / Fireball
forwardforwardlowpunch
Sindel fires a bluish fireball from her mouth.
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Fatal Moves
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
n_runn_runblckn_runblck(close)
Sindel wraps her hair around her opponent and spins them until they explode to pieces.
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It's Good!
n_runn_runn_runn_runn_runup
Sindel punts a football and throws up her hands to indicate a field goal. In MK Advance, this is changed to a soccer ball.
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Queen Bee
forwardforwarduphighpunch
Sindel transforms into a large purple wasp and repeatedly stings her opponent off-screen. She then proceeds to reemerge in human form afterwards.
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Skinning Scream
n_runblckblckn_run+blck(close)
Sindel screams and strips her opponent of their flesh.
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Smoke (Cyborg)
Throw Moves
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Air Fling
blck(in air)(close)
Smoke flings his opponent to the ground
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Special Moves
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Darkness
upupn_run
Smoke becomes invisible. Repeating this move or being struck causes him to reappear.
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Smokeycut / Teleport Uppercut
forwardforwardlowkick(air)
Smoke disappears beneath the ground and reappears with a rising uppercut.
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Spear
backwardbackwardlowpunch
Smoke's chest opens up and a pronged spear attached to a wire fires out. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.
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Fatal Moves
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Air Horn
n_runn_runn_runhighkick
Smoke blasts an air horn from his chest.
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Armageddon
upupforwarddown(far)
Smoke fires out a bunch of bombs. The scene cuts to an outer space view of the Earth, which explodes.
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El Toro
downforwardforwardblck
Smoke transforms into a bull and charges the opponent, knocking them offscreen.
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Throat Bomb
(hold)blck+n_run,downdownforwardup,(release)
Using a hydraulic arm from his shoulder, Smoke forces a bomb down the opponent's throat, which detonates inside them.
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Through-and-Through
upupforwarddown [Game Boy version only]
Smoke fires a spear attached to a wire at his opponent, which rips through their body and brings them toward him.
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Sonya Blade
Throw Moves
Tomoe Nage
forward+lowpunch(close)
Sonya grabs her opponent and plants a foot in their abdomen, falling backward and flipping them over her head.
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Command Moves
Elbow
forward+highpunch(close)
Sonya strikes the opponent with her elbow.
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Special Moves
Bicycle Kick
backwardbackwarddownhighkick
Sonya performs an upward kicking flurry.
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Energy Ring Blast / Ring Toss, Ring of Doom
downforwardlowpunch
Sonya sends off a pack of energy rings at her foe.
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Leg Grab / Leg Throw
down+lowpunch+blck
Sonya performs a handstand and flings her legs toward the opponent, tossing them behind her upon contact.
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Square Wave Punch / Face Planter, Square Wave
forwardbackwardhighpunch
Sonya leaps into the air and dashes forward slightly with a punch before returning to the ground.
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Fatal Moves
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Arm Wave
backwardforwardbackwarddownn_run
Sonya waves her arms back and forth.
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Eagle Pride
(hold)lowpunch,backwardforwarddownforward,(release)(close)
Sonya transforms into a large green eagle, then lifts their foes up and offscreen. The ground is then showered with blood and bones.
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Kiss of Death
backwardforwarddowndownn_run
Sonya blows on her open palm, sending a flaming ball toward the opponent. The flame catches the foe on fire, burning away their clothes and flesh, until nothing is left but a charred skeleton.
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Krushing Kiss
(hold)blck+n_run,upupbackwarddown,(release)(far)
Sonya blows on her open palm, sending a pink bubble toward the opponent, which expands and envelopes the foe before compacting and crushing the enemy.
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Stryker
Special Moves
Baton Rush / Roll Toss
forwardforwardhighkick
Stryker rushes at his foe and swings them through the air with his baton. In MK2011 he rolls at them.
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Baton Trip / Baton Sweep
forwardbackwardlowpunch
Stryker swings his baton at the opponent's legs and knocks them down.
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Grenade / Grenade Toss
downbackwardanypunch
Stryker tosses a grenade at the opponent. @term=highpunch@ tosses one in a high arc, whereas @term=lowpunch@ tosses one with a lower arc.
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Fatal Moves
Crossing Guard
lowpunchn_runn_runlowpunch
Stryker pulls out a handheld stop sign and encourages others to cross in front of him. Some versions have other characters run across the screen, while other versions have a wagon of Babality'd characters pulled by a dog.
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Don't Tase Me Bro!
forwardforwardforwardlowkick(far)
Stryker shocks the opponent to death with a taser.
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Riot Bomb
downforwarddownforwardblck(close)
Stryker straps some dynamite and grenades to his opponent and jumps away, plugging his ears as it detonates.
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Tyrannosaurus
n_runn_runn_runblck(near)
Stryker transforms into a t-rex and bites off the opponent's top torso.
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Sub-Zero (II)
Throw Moves
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Cradle Throw
forward+lowpunch(close)
Sub-Zero tosses his opponent underhand.
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Command Moves
Elbow
forward+highpunch(close)
Sub-Zero strikes the opponent with his elbow.
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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 Clone / Ice Sculpture
downbackwardlowpunch(air)
Sub-Zero flips back, leaving an effigy of himself made of ice in the position he was in prior to performing the move. If the opponent physically touches this ice, they are promptly rendered frozen.
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Ice Shower / Air Freeze Ray, Ice Storm
downbackwardforwardhighpunch
Sub-Zero raises his hands to the sky, firing off a blast of ice. The ice then rains down, freezing the opponent if he or she comes in contact with it.
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downforwardbackwardhighpunch
Sub-Zero raises his hands to the sky, firing off a blast of ice. The ice then rains down, freezing the opponent if he or she comes in contact with it.
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downforwardhighpunch
Sub-Zero raises his hands to the sky, firing off a blast of ice. The ice then rains down, freezing the opponent if he or she comes in contact with it.
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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
Condensation Breath / Ice Breath
backwardbackwarddownbackwardn_run
Sub-Zero exhales a puff of ice crystals, which freezes the opponent. The opponent falls backwards, shattering into many chunks of ice.
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Ice Breaker
blckblckn_runblckn_run(close)
Sub-Zero freezes his opponent as he lifts them overhead, then rips the frozen opponent apart, shattering them.
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Instant Snowman
lowkickn_runn_runup
Sub-Zero blasts a snowman from his hands, from his feet up.
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Polar Mauling
forwardupup(close)
Sub-Zero morphs into a polar bear and mauls his opponent.
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