Baraka
Command Moves
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Blade Swipe / Blade Slash
backward+highpunch
Baraka draws his blade and swipes it horizontally.
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Special Moves
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Blade Cyclone / Blade Spin
forwarddownforwardblck,m-blck
Spinning blade attack.
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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
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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
downforwardhighkick
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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Vulture Lift
(hold)highpunch,forwardbackwarddownforward,(release)
Baraka transforms into a vulture and pulls off the opponent's top torso, flying away with it.
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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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Ermac
Throw Moves
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Tomoe Nage
forward+lowpunch(close)
Ermac grips his opponent and falls backwards, kicking them away.
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Command Moves
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Elbow
forward+highpunch(close)
Ermac strikes his foe with his elbow.
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Special Moves
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Hado-Star / Forceball
downbackwardlowpunch
Ermac fires a large, green, star-shaped fireball.
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Telekinetic Slam / Force Lift
backwarddownbackwardhighkick
Using his telekinesis, Ermac lifts the foe into the air and slams them back down to the ground.
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Teleport Jab / Force Port
downbackwardhighpunch(air)
Ermac teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch. When done on the ground in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat Trilogy, he leaves behind a mushroom cloud before teleporting; in Mortal Kombat (2011), it's a green burst of energy instead.
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Fatal Moves
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For My Next Trick....
forwardforwardforwardhighpunch
Ermac poses and the opponent begins to float. They disappear in an explosion, then Ermac causes another explosion at his feet, revealing a rabbit.
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Hungry Frog
forwardforwardbackwardbackwardlowkick(close)
Ermac transforms into a frog, leaps up and swallows the opponent whole.
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Telekinetic Massacre
downupdowndowndownblck(near)
Ermac uses his telekinesis to lift and slam the opponent over and over until they explode.
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Uppercut Decapitation
n_runblckn_runn_runhighkick(close)
Ermac 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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Goro
Special Moves
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Arm Spin
backwardbackwardforwardhighkick
Goro performs a spinning clothesline with all four of his arms.
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Flaming Fist / Fireball, Shokan Bolt
backwardbackwardbackwardlowpunch
Goro throws a punch that sends out a projectile shaped like his fist, with a flaming trail.
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Royal Bash / Shokan Grab
forwardforwardhighpunch(close)
Goro grabs his foe with his lower two arms, and pounds on them with his upper arms. He then performs his throw move and either performs his victory pose or taunts.
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Taunt
downdownlowkick
Goro faces the camera and stretches his arms outward with a grunt.
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Jade
Throw Moves
Staff Lift
forward+lowpunch(close)
Jade uses her staff to fling her opponent overhead.
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Command Moves
Staff Smack
forward+highpunch(close)
Jade hits her foe with her longstaff.
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Special Moves
Dodging Shadows / Shadow Flash
backwardforwardhighkick
Jade becomes temporarily immune to projectiles.
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Low Razor-Rang
backwardforwardlowkick
Jade throws a Razor-Rang that curves on a downward trajectory.
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Razor-Rang / Boomerang
backwardforwardanypunch
Jade flings a bladed projectile at the foe. In UMK3/Trilogy, @term=highpunch@ throws one that has an upward curve in its trajectory, whereas @term=lowpunch@ throws one straight.
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Returning Razor-Rang
backwardbackwardforwardlowpunch
Jade throws her Razor-Rang straight; if the opponent dodges it, it returns from behind for a second attack attempt.
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Shadow Kick / Blazing Nitro Kick
downforwardlowkick
A glowing, sliding kick.
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Fatal Moves
Bad Kitty
forwarddownforwardforwardlowkick
Jade transforms into a housecat and circles the opponent's body, causing them to spin and explode.
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Pogo Staff
backwarddownbackwardbackwardhighkick
Jade utilizes her staff as a pogo stick.
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Staff Shake
upupdownforwardhighpunch(close)
Jade grabs her foe with her staff and rapidly shakes it until they explode.
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Staff Skewer
n_runn_runn_runblckn_run(close)
Jade uppercuts her opponent, and they land horizontally on her staff, stabbing them through the abdomen.
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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
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Air Sonic
downforwardhighkick(in air) [Classic Jax]
Sonic Boom performed while airborne.
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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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Sonic Boom / Energy Wave
forwarddownbackwardhighkick [Classic Jax]
Jax whips his arm, firing off a wave of ki.
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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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Head Pop
(hold)lowpunch,forwardforwardforward,(release)(close) [Classic Jax]
Jax forcefully claps his hands on either side of his foe's head, smashing the head into pieces.
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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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Livin' In A Paper Doll World
downdownupuplowkick [Classic Jax]
Jax cuts a string of paper dolls out and proudly presents them.
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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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Johnny Cage
Special Moves
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Eclipse Kick
backwardbackwardforwardhighkick
A faster, red-trailing version of the Shadow Kick.
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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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Fatal Moves
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Backbreaker
downdownforwardforwardlowkick(close)
Johnny lifts his foe up and bends them over his shoulders, causing them to explode.
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Kangaroo Kick
downforwardforwardhighkick
Johnny transforms into a kangaroo and kicks the opponent off the screen.
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Killer Shadow Kick
downdownforwardforwardlowkick [Nintendo 64 version only]
Johnny performs a Shadow Kick that punts out the opponent's middle.
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To My Best Fan
downdowndownlowkick
Johnny autographs a photo of himself and throws it at the screen.
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Uppercut Decapitation
downdownforwardforwardlowpunch(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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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
360 [Classic Kano only]
Kano rolls into a ball, launching himself at the opponent.
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(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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Ear-to-Ear
backwardforwardhighpunch,m-highpunch [Classic Kano]
Kano spins his knives around him vertically.
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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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Psycho Cannon
forwarddownforwardlowkick
Kano performs a cannonball attack that bounces all around the stage.
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Vertical Cannonball / Up Ball, Kano Up Ball
forwarddownforwardhighkick
Kano performs a diagonally vertical cannonball attack.
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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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Heart Rip
backwarddownforwardlowpunch(close) [Classic Kano]
Kano reaches into his opponent's chest and pulls out their still-beating heart, then holds it high above his head, marveling at his bloody trophy.
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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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Kintaro
Special Moves
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Scorch Breath / Fireball
backwardbackwardforwardhighpunch
Kintaro shoots a fireball from his mouth.
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Shokan Roar
downdownlowkick
Kintaro faces the screen and roars whilst stretching his arms outward.
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Teleport Stomp / Stomp
downup
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
Frankensteiner
forward+lowpunch(close)
Kitana flips and grabs her opponent with her legs, then slams them.
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Command Moves
Fan Strike
forward+highpunch(close)
Kitana smacks her foe with her fan.
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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
downbackwardhighpunch
Kitana leaps into the air and dashes forward slightly with a punch before returning to the ground.
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Fatal Moves
Blowing Bubbles
downbackwardforwardforwardlowpunch
Kitana removes her mask and blows bubbles via a bubble wand.
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Elongating Kiss
n_runn_runblckblcklowkick(close)
Kitana removes her mask and kisses her opponent on the cheek, causing them to stretch to inhuman proportions, and then explode.
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Fan Decapitation
backwarddownforwardforwardhighkick(close)
Kitana swipes her fan at her foe's neck and severs their head from their shoulders.
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Fluffy Bunny
downdowndownn_run(close)
Kitana transforms into a white rabbit and leaps on the foe, gnawing on them and forcing them offscreen.
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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
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Double Teleport
downdownup
Lao teleports behind his opponent and then back to his original position.
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Flying Shaolin Monk
backwardbackwardforward [Classic Kung Lao only]
Lao 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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Hat Throw / Hat Toss
backwardforwardlowpunch
Kung Lao whips his razor-brimmed hat at the foe.
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Whirlwind / Spin
upuplowkick,m-lowkick [Classic Kung Lao]
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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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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Magician's Trick
backwardbackwardbackwarddownhighkick [Classic Kung Lao]
Lao pulls a white rabbit from his hat.
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Precision Hat
(hold)lowpunch,backwardforward(release)(far) [Classic Kung Lao]
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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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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Turbo Bike Kick
(hold)lowkick,backwardforward,(release)
A faster Bicycle Kick with a red shadow trail.
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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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Mileena
Throw Moves
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Tomoe Nage
forward+lowpunch(close)
Mileena grips her opponent and falls backwards, kicking them away.
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Command Moves
Sai Strike
forward+highpunch(close)
Mileena hits her foe with her sai.
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Fatal Moves
Butterface
downdownbackwardforwardhighpunch
Mileena removes her mask and looks into a hand mirror, which breaks.
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Flesh Eater
downforwarddownforwardlowpunch(close)
Mileena removes her mask and inhales the opponent into her mouth, then turns around and spits out their bones.
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Rivet Spit
backwardbackwardbackwardforwardlowkick(far)
Removing her mask, Mileena dumps a cup full of rivets into her mouth and spits them out at the opponent.
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Smelly Skunk
forwarddowndownforwardhighkick(close)
Mileena transforms into a skunk and sprays her opponent, who then drops dead.
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Motaro
Throw Moves
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Boss Grip
forwardforwardhighpunch
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
(hold)lowkick,(release) [Nintendo 64 version]
Motaro fires a large energy ball from his tail.
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downbackwardhighpunch
Motaro fires a large energy ball from his tail.
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Teleport
downbackwardhighkick [Nintendo 64 version]
Motaro teleports behind his opponent.
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downup
Motaro teleports behind his opponent.
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Fatal Moves
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Head Rip
forwardforwardforwardhighkick(close) [Nintendo 64 version only]
Motaro pulls his opponent's head off.
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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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Juggling Act
n_runn_runn_runn_rundown [Nintendo 64 only]
Nightwolf juggles three tomahawks.
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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
Throw Moves
Airborne Tomoe Nage / Air Throw
blck(close)(in air)
Whilst in the air, Saibot grabs his opponent and flips them over his head, tossing them across the screen.
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Special Moves
Disable Cloud / Shadow Ball, Ghostball
downforward+lowpunch
Saibot kneels down and fires a cloud at the opponent, which surrounds him or her for several seconds.
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Shadow Throw
forwardforward+highpunch
Saibot extends a hand toward the opponent. A shadowed character similar to Saibot runs into the battlefield from offscreen and throws the opponent over his head with a Tomoe Nage before dashing offscreen again.
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Teleport Slam / Teleport Grab
downup
Saibot teleports next to his opponent and grabs them by the shoulders, driving their body into the ground.
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Fatal Moves
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Bowl a Spare
forwardforwardbackwardhighpunch
Some bowling pins fall from the sky and Saibot rolls a bowling ball, hitting some pins but always leaving at least one behind.
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Maneating Anteater
backwardforwardbackwardforwardhighkick
Saibot transforms into an anteater and inhales the opponent.
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Teleport Massacre
downdownupup+n_run(close)
Saibot teleports next to the opponent and grabs them by the shoulders, bouncing against the ground several times with his foe in his grasp, until the enemy eventually explodes.
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Turbine Cloud
backwardbackwardforwardforward+highkick
Saibot raises his hand to the skies, and summons a cloud. The cloud comes down and passes over the opponent, lifting them into the air. The opponent begins spinning around at a deadly rate, eventually exploding into a mess of blood and bones.
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Raiden
Special Moves
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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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Reverse Lightning
downbackwardlowpunch
Raiden turns around before firing a bolt of lightning. This lightning wraps around one side of the screen and attacks the foe from the opposite side.
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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
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Eel Effects
downforwarddownhighkick
Raiden transforms into an electric eel, then wraps himself around his opponent and shocks them until they explode to pieces.
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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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Electric Pressure
forwardbackwardbackwardbackwardhighpunch(close) [Classic Raiden]
Raiden pumps his opponent's head full of electricity, causing it to explode.
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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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Rain
Throw Moves
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Tomoe Nage
lowpunch(close)
Rain grips his opponent and falls backwards, kicking them away.
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Basic Moves
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Elbow
highpunch(close)
Rain strikes his foe with his elbow.
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Command Moves
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'Round-the-world Roundhouse
backward+highkick
Rain's roundhouse kick knocks the opponent off of one side the screen, causing them to appear on the other side.
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Special Moves
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Shocking Bolt
backwardbackwardhighpunch
Rain lifts his hand and summons a bolt of lightning from the sky, in the opponent's general position.
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Water Ball
downforwardhighpunch
Bending down on one knee, Rain fires a blue elliptical orb at the opponent. Upon contact, the player is able to momentarily move the opponent with the D-pad. In Mortal Kombat 2011, the move is represented as a large bubble that encases the opponent.
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Fatal Moves
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Babality
forwardbackwardbackwardhighpunch
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Baby Elephant
blckblckn_runn_runblck
Rain transforms into a very small baby elephant and blows his trunk, peeling away the opponent's skin.
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Brutality
highpunchhighpunchblcklowkickhighkickblcklowkickhighkickblckhighpunchlowpunch(close)
Rain pummels his foe with a series of strikes that causes them to explode in a shower of blood and bones.
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Lightning Strikes
downdownbackwardforwardhighkick
Rain summons multiple lightning bolts, which blow up the opponent.
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Spring Showers
downforwardforwardforwardlowpunch
Rain causes raindrops to fall at the opponent's feet, and a few flowers grow there.
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Upside-Down Uppercut
forwardforwarddownhighpunch(close)
Rain delivers a rising uppercut that breaks the opponent into pieces which fly up and off the top of the screen, then come back down upside-down.
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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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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
updownhighkick
Reptile disappears behind a mushroom cloud, effectively becoming invisible both to player and opponent.
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Quick Force Ball / Fast Force Ball
forwardforwardtwopunch
Reptile fires a quicker Force Ball than his standard one.
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Running Serpent / Elbow Dash
backwardforwardlowkick
Reptile runs past his opponent, quickly turns around, and elbows them in the back of the head.
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Slide
backward+lowpunch+blck+lowkick
Slide across the screen and trip up the opponent.
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Fatal Moves
Acid Puke
forwardforwardupuphighkick(close)
Reptile pulls off his mask, revealing his true reptilian features. He then opens his mouth and spews out a massive amount of acid, which melts the skin off of the opponent.
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Babality
forwardforwardbackwarddownlowkick
An explosion occurs and the opponent is regressed to an infant.
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Damn Dirty Ape
downdowndownuphighkick(close)
Reptile transforms into a chimpanzee. The opponent becomes frightened and runs offscreen; Reptile gives chase.
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Engorge
backwardforwarddownblck(near)
Reptile pulls his mask off and reveals his true reptilian features. He then lashes his tongue out, tearing off the opponent's head, and dislocates his jaw to swallow the head in one bite. He then does the same to their top torso and bottom torso, leaving only their feet.
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Jack-in-the-Box
downforwardforwardbackwardkck(close)
Reptile pulls out a jack-in-the-box from behind him, and turns the crank as the Friendship melody plays. Upon the end of the jingle, a giant snake pops out of the box and scares off the opponent.
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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
Axe Strike
forward+highpunch(close)
Scorpion hits his opponent with a battle axe.
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Special Moves
Flying Jab
downforwardhighpunch(close)
Scorpion leaps forward with a punch.
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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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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
Death Penguin
forwardupuphighkick(close)
Scorpion transforms into a penguin and waddles over to the opponent, where he lays an egg beneath them. He waddles away just in time for the egg to detonate, killing the opponent.
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Fire Breath / Death Breath, Flame Breath, Hell Breath, Toasty!
downdownuphighkick
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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Hand From Hell
forwardforwardbackwardlowpunch
Scorpion summons a gigantic bony hand from a hole in the ground, which squeezes the opponent and crushes them.
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Jack-in-the-Box
backwardforwardforwardbackwardlowkick(close)
Scorpion pulls out a jack-in-the-box from behind him, and turns the crank as the Friendship melody plays. Upon the end of the jingle, a giant skull pops out of the box and scares off the opponent.
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Yellow Ninja Brigade / Kombat Klones
forwardforwarddownupn_run(close) [Nintendo 64 only]
Scorpion goes into his win pose and a cavalcade of identical ninja appear from the bottom of the screen (either clones of Scorpion, or members of his Shirai Ryu ninja clan). As the ninja rush to attack the opponent, the screen goes black.
In some versions, Scorpion and the opponent are transported to Scorpion's Lair before the ninja arrive.
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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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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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forwardbackwardbackwardhighpunch [Nintendo 64 version]
Overhead Wrath Hammer attack.
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Laugh
downdownhighkick
Kahn turns toward the screen and laughs.
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downdownn_run [Nintendo 64 version]
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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upupn_run [Nintendo 64 version]
Kahn busts out a scathing taunt.
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Rising Emperor / Uplifting Knee, Upward Shoulder
downforwardhighpunch
Kahn leaps into the air to strike with his knee.
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downdownforwardhighkick [Nintendo 64 version]
Kahn leaps into the air to strike with his knee.
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Shoulder Charge / Charging Spikes
downforwardlowpunch
Kahn dashes forward and rams his shoulder into the foe.
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forwardforwardhighpunch [Nintendo 64 version]
Kahn dashes forward and rams his shoulder into the foe.
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Fatal Moves
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Hammer Time
forwardforwardbackwardhighpunch [Nintendo 64 version only]
Kahn smashes the opponent up to their waist into the ground, stops to laugh, then smashes them again, blowing them up.
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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
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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Rapid Star
backwardbackwardforwardlowpunch
Sindel fires off two Star Screamers.
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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
Throw Moves
Airborne Tomoe Nage / Air Throw
blck(close)(in air)
Whilst in the air, Smoke grabs his opponent and flips them over his head, tossing them across the screen.
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Special Moves
Spear / Harpoon, Rope Dart
backward,backward+lowpunch
Smoke hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.
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Teleport Jab / Teleport Punch
downbackward+highpunch(air)
Smoke teleports off of the screen and appears on the other side with his arm outstretched to deliver a mean jab.
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Fatal Moves
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No Smoking Allowed
downforwardforwardforwardn_run
A sign declaring "NO SMOKING ALLOWED!" falls from the sky. The smoke rings around Smoke disappear.
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Porcupine Quills
forwardforwardforwardbackwardhighkick
Smoke transforms into a porcupine and fires a bunch of quills at the opponent, causing them to explode.
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Smoke Detonation
forwardforwardbackwardn_run
Smoke teleports, and the opponent begins stretching rapidly horizontally and vertically, then he or she explodes.
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Teleport Decapitation
n_runblckn_runn_runhighkick
Smoke disappears off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with his arm outstretched, pulverizing his opponent's head into nothing with a punch.
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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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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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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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Sonya's Garden
backwardforwardbackwarddownn_run
Several flowers grow from the ground.
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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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Double Grenade
backwarddownforwardanypunch
Stryker lobs two grenades. @term=highpunch@ tosses high, @term=lowpunch@ tosses low.
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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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Gun Shot / Gun Blast
backwardforwardhighpunch
Stryker rapidly fires his pistol. In Armageddon, he uses a sub-machine gun instead, and he can aim it high or low.
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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
Classic Sub-Zero
Throw Moves
Tomoe Nage
forward+lowpunch(close)
Sub-Zero grips his opponent and falls backwards, kicking them away.
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Basic Moves
Elbow
forward+highpunch(close)
Sub-Zero strikes his foe with his elbow.
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Special Moves
Ice Ball / Freeze Ray, Deep Freeze
downforward+lowpunch
A burst of ice from the hands. On impact freezes target to allow further damage.
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Ice Clone / Ice Sculpture
down,backward+lowpunch(air) [Nintendo 64 only]
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
down,forward+highpunch
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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down,forward,backward+highpunch
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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down,backward,forward+highpunch
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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Ice Slick / Ground Freeze
down,backward+lowkick
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
backwardlowpunchblcklowkick
Slide across the screen and trip up the opponent.
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Fatal Moves
Blackout
down,down,down,forward+highpunch(close)
Sub-Zero grabs the opponent by the face, and the screen goes completely black. What is done after the screen's darkening is unknown, but popular rumor is that the Head Rip is performed.
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Ice Stalagmite / Ice Spike, Icicle
down,forward,forward,forward+highpunch(close)
Sub-Zero uppercuts his opponent into the air, and quickly creates a gigantic shard of ice on the ground. The opponent falls Earthward, and is subsequently impaled by the ice.
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Jack-in-the-Box
downbackwardbackwardforward+lowkick(close)
Sub-Zero pulls out a jack-in-the-box from behind him, and turns the crank as the Friendship melody plays. Upon the end of the jingle, a giant snowman's head pops out of the box and scares off the opponent.
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Polar Mauling
backwardbackwardforward+lowpunch(close) [Nintendo 64 only]
Sub-Zero morphs into a polar bear and mauls his opponent.
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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
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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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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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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