Mortal Kombat 1: Unlock All Fatalities With This Full Guide

Mortal Kombat 1, as expected, features two Fatalities for all its characters.

One of their commands can be viewed in the move list menu when pausing the game. However, the second command is only revealed in the list once you reach a Mastery level with the character in Mortal Kombat 1.

Even if you don’t reach this level, inputting the correct command will still execute the Fatality. For this reason, the following list is highly useful for viewing all Fatalities. Alternatively, you can watch the video below to see all finishing moves.

Mortal Kombat 1 – How to Perform All Fatalities

Below are the Fatality commands for Mortal Kombat 1. Execute these during the “Finish Him/Her” screen. The word in parentheses indicates the required distance from your opponent.

Ashrah

Fatality #1 – Down, Forward, Down, Triangle (Mid)
Fatality #2 – Down, Down, Back, Circle (Mid)

Baraka

Fatality #1 – Back, Forward, Down, Square (Close)
Fatality #2 – Forward, Back, Down, Circle (Close)

General Shao

Fatality #1 – Back, Forward, Down, Square (Mid)
Fatality #2 – Down, Forward, Back, Square (Mid)

Geras

Fatality #1 – Forward, Down, Down, Circle (Mid)
Fatality #2 – Down, Forward, Back, Square (Close)

Havik

Fatality #1 – Down, Forward, Down, Circle (Close)
Fatality #2 – Forward, Back, Down, Triangle (Close)

Johnny Cage

Fatality #1 – Forward, Back, Down, Triangle (Close)
Fatality #2 – Forward, Down, Back, Circle (Far)

Kenshi

Fatality #1 – Forward, Down, Down, Triangle (Close)
Fatality #2 – Back, Down, Back, Square (Mid)

Kitana

Fatality #1 – Down, Forward, Down, Circle (Far)
Fatality #2 – Down, Down, Back, Circle (Close)

Kung Lao

Fatality #1 – Back, Forward, Back, Circle (Mid)
Fatality #2 – Back, Down, Down, Cross (Close)

Li Mei

Fatality #1 – Forward, Back, Forward, Cross (Close)
Fatality #2 – Back, Forward, Down, Circle (Close)

Liu Kang

Fatality #1 – Down, Forward, Back, Circle (Close)
Fatality #2 – Back, Forward, Back, Cross (Close)

Mileena

Fatality #1 – Back, Forward, Back, Square (Close)
Fatality #2 – Down, Forward, Back, Cross (Close)

Nitara

Fatality #1 – Down, Down, Back, Square (Mid)
Fatality #2 – Back, Down, Back, Circle (Far)

Raiden

Fatality #1 – Back, Forward, Back, Triangle (Close)
Fatality #2 – Down, Forward, Back, Square (Far)

Rain

Fatality #1 – Down, Down, Back, Circle (Close)
Fatality #2 – Down, Forward, Back, Cross (Mid)

Reiko

Fatality #1 – Down, Down, Back, Triangle (Mid)
Fatality #2 – Back, Down, Down, Circle (Close)

Reptile

Fatality #1 – Forward, Back, Down, Circle (Mid)
Fatality #2 – Forward, Down, Back, Cross (Close)

Scorpion

Fatality #1 – Down, Forward, Back, R2 (Mid)
Fatality #2 – Back, Forward, Back, Triangle (Mid)

Shang Tsung

Fatality #1 – Back, Down, Down, Circle (Close)
Fatality #2 – Forward, Down, Back, Triangle (Mid)

Sindel

Fatality #1 – Down, Back, Down, Square (Mid)
Fatality #2 – Back, Forward, Back, Triangle (Far)

Smoke

Fatality #1 – Back, Forward, Down, Square (Any)
Fatality #2 – Down, Forward, Back, Triangle (Any)

Sub-Zero

Fatality #1 – Forward, Down, Down, Triangle (Any)
Fatality #2 – Forward, Back, Down, Circle (Close)

Tanya

Fatality #1 – Down, Back, Down, Cross (Close)
Fatality #2 – Back, Forward, Down, Triangle (Mid)

Kameo Fatalities

Kameo Fighters (Partner Fighters) also have one Fatality each. Commands appear in the in-game list, but are provided below for convenience.

Cyrax: Forward, Back, Forward, R2 (Mid)
Darrius: Down, Back, Forward, R1 (Mid)
Frost: Back, Down, Back, R1 (Mid)
Goro: Back, Forward, Down, R1 (Close)
Jax: Down, Forward, Down, R1 (Far)
Kano: Back, Down, Forward, R1 (Mid)
Kung Lao: Forward, Back, Forward, R1 (Mid)
Motaro: Forward, Down, Down, R1 (Mid)
Sareena: Back, Down, Back, R1 (Mid)
Scorpion: Down, Forward, Down, R1 (Mid)
Sektor: Back, Forward, Back, R1 (Mid)
Shujinko: Down, Back, Down, R1 (Mid)
Sonya Blade: Back, Forward, Down, R1 (Mid)
Stryker: Forward, Down, Forward, R1 (Mid)
Sub-Zero: Forward, Down, Forward, R1 (Mid)

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