I’ve been feverishly playing Mortal Kombat 1, and unfortunately, not all the Fatalities come unlocked from the get-go.
Thankfully, even though this is the case, you don’t actually need to unlock the Fatalities to use them in the game.
Unlocking them puts them on your move list for easy reference when you pause the game, but if you know the inputs, you can easily follow the below to do so rather than work your way through mastering your characters. You unlock your second fatality at Character Mastery Level 14.
It’s worth mentioning that Brutalities must still be unlocked by levelling up your characters to perform them. But given that these require a slightly better understanding of your character, I’m okay with it.
Here are all the fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1. They’re listed alphabetically by character.
Don’t forget that you can always try out your fatalities in the FATALITIES option underneath LEARN. There you’ll be given the input and correct distance for each characters first fatality to practice with. The second is still practiceable here too, but given their secret nature they’re not on screen to look at.
Depending on which console, here is the breakdown of the numbers you’ll see in the list below.
1 is Square (PS5), X (Xbox) and Y (Switch)
2 is Triangle (PS5), Y (Xbox) and X (Switch)
3 is Cross (PS5), A (Xbox) and B (Switch)
4 is Circle (PS5), B (Xbox) and A (Switch)
5 is R2 (PS5), RT (Xbox) and ZR (Switch)
K is R1 (PS5), RB (Xbox) and R (Switch)
Ashrah
Heavenly Light
Mid Distance
Down – Forward – Down – 2
Threads of Ill Will
Mid Distance
Down – Down – Back – 4
Baraka
Split Decision
Close Distance
Back – Forward – Down – 1
Four Piece Kombo
Close Distance
Forward – Back – Down – 4
Cyrax (KAMEO)
Annihilation
Mid Distance
Forward – Back – Forward – K
Darrius (KAMEO)
Armed & Dangerous
Jump Distance
Down – Back – Forward – K
Frost (KAMEO)
Breaking Point
Jump Distance
Back – Down – Back – K
General Shao
Spin Cycle
Mid Distance
Back – Forward – Down – 1
Axe-ident
Mid Distance
Down – Forward – Back – 1
Geras
Sand Storm
Mid Distance
Forward – Down – Down – 4
Temporal Execution
Mid Distance
Down – Forward – Back – 1
Goro (KAMEO)
Prince of Pain
Jump Distance
Back – Forward – Down – K
Havik
Atomic Heart
Close Distance
Down – Forward – Down – 4
RAD-ius Incision
Close Distance
Forward – Back – Down – 2
Jax (KAMEO)
Big Boot
Far Distance
Down – Forward – Down – K
Johnny Cage
Hollywood Walk Of Pain
Close Distance
Forward – Back – Down – 2
Krash and Burn
Mid Distance
Forward – Down – Back – 4
Kano (KAMEO)
Heart Ripper
Jump Distance
Back – Down – Forward – K
Kenshi
Blended
Close Distance
Forward – Down – Down – 2
Gyro-Nope
Mid Distance
Back – Down – Back – 1
Kitana
Royal Blender
Far Distance
Down – Forward – Down – 4
Last Kiss
Close Distance
Down – Down – Back – 4
Kung Lao
Lao’d And Clear
Mid Distance
Back – Forward – Back – 4
Slapped Together
Close Distance
Back – Down – Down – 3
Kung Lao (KAMEO)
Klean Kut
Jump Distance
Forward – Back – Forward – K
Li Mei
Roman Candle
Close Distance
Forward – Back – Forward – 3
Grand Finale
Close Distance
Back – Forward – Down – 4
Liu Kang
Double Dragon
Close Distance
Down – Forward – Back – 4
Spaghettification
Close Distance
Back – Forward – Back – 3
Mileena
Appetizer
Close Distance
Back – Forward – Back – 1
Killopractic Adjustment
Close Distance
Down – Forward – Back – 3
Motaro (KAMEO)
Brain Blast
Jump Distance
Forward – Down – Down – K
Nitara
Vaeternus KomBAT
Mid Distance
Down – Down – Back – 1
Brake Check
Mid Distance
Back – Down – Back – 4
Raiden
The Storm’s Arrival
Close Distance
Back – Forward – Back – 2
Ride The Lightning
Mid Distance
Down – Forward – Back – 1
Rain
The Red Sea
Close Distance
Down – Down – Back – 4
Under Pressure
Jump Distance
Down – Forward – Back – 3
Reiko
The Impaler
Mid Distance
Down – Down – Back – 2
Pinned Down
Close Distance
Back – Down – Down – 4
Reptile
Indigestion
Mid Distance
Forward – Back – Down – 4
Acid Reflux
Sweep Distance
Forward – Down – Back – 3
Sareena (KAMEO)
Inner Demon
Jump Distance
Back – Down – Down – K
Scorpion
Eye-Palling Victory
Mid Distance
Down – Forward – Back – 5
Killer Klones From Netherrealm
Close Distance
Back – Forward – Back – 2
Scorpion (KAMEO)
Toasty!!!
Jump Distance
Down – Forward – Down – K
Sektor (KAMEO)
Compactor
Jump Distance
Back – Forward – Back – K
Sindel
Hair Comes Trouble
Mid Distance
Down – Back – Down – 1
Livin’ The Scream
Mid Distance
Back – Forward – Back – 2
Shang Tsung
Side Effects
Close Distance
Back – Down – Down – 4
Feeding Time
Mid Distance
Forward – Down – Back – 2
Shujinko (KAMEO)
Five Point Strike
Jump Distance
Down – Back – Down – K
Smoke
Hazed And Confused
Anywhere
Back – Forward – Down – 1
Up In Smoke
Anywhere
Down – Forward – Back – 2
Sonya (KAMEO)
Kiss
Jump Distance
Back – Forward – Down – K
Stryker (KAMEO)
Safety Vest
Jump Distance
Forward – Down – Forward – K
Sub Zero
Hairline Fracture
Anywhere
Forward – Down – Down – 2
Brain Freeze
Close Distance
Forward – Back – Down – 4
Sub Zero (KAMEO)
Spine Rip
Mid Distance
Forward – Down – Forward – K
Tanya
Helping Hands
Close Distance
Down – Back – Down – 3
Show Of Hands
Close Distance
Back – Forward – Down – 2
