Fighter ID

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Mortal Kombat 1
Might Makes Right
Throw Moves
Shao lifts up the opponent with one hand, punches them in the face twice, then hoists them over head and tosses them away.

Throw

or

Attack 1

And

Attack 3
Dark Energy
Special Moves
Shao swings his axe back and it begins glowing red. While glowing, all axe attack damage is increased.

Weapon Required

Down

Forward

And

Attack 1
Devastator
Special Moves
A variation of his old knee charge but at the end he "rides" them down with his axe in their chest, damaging them more as he pulls it out.

Weapon Required

Down

Backward

And

Attack 3
Death Quake
Special Moves
Slams the ground with his axe and causes a fast-traveling wave of red energy to spread all the way across the screen.

Weapon Required

Down

Backward

And

Attack 4
Power Strike
Special Moves
An overhead strike that leaves the axe stuck in the ground. It will return to Shao's hand's automatically after several seconds.

Weapon Required

Down

Forward

And

Attack 4
Smoldering Wrath
Special Moves
Shao casts a spell that increases the duration of time before the axe returns to him automatically.

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Down

Backward

And

Attack 1
Treechopper
Special Moves
If Shao is near his axe, picks it up and swings it horizontally. This counts as rearming him.

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Down

Forward

And

Attack 1
Reverse Treechopper
Special Moves
Shao must be next to his opponent and the axe for this move. He grabs the foe and slams them chest-first onto his axe, then stomps on them, lifts them up with the axe, and slams them back on the ground. This rearms Shao. Holding backward during the move swaps sides.

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Up Close

Down

Forward

And

Attack 2
Axe Quake
Special Moves
Shao magically levitates his axe and then brings it back down on the ground, leaving an energy trail that covers the entire ground. The axe coming back down can also hit the opponent overhead if positioned right.

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Down

Backward

And

Attack 4
War God
Desperation Moves
Shao starts the move by flinging his axe up in the air, which will come down in an effort to strike the opponent and continue the attack. After the Kameo has done their part, Shao will approach, sliding his axe blade along the ground and bringing it up for an axe uppercut that knocks them into the air. He follows them and his them with a knee strike and a rib-shattering axe hit, and after they crash to the ground he lands on their chest.

Stance

And

Block
Spin Cycle
Fatal Moves
Shao knocks the opponent into the air with his glowing axe, then leaps up and grabs them by the wrist, swinging them in a vertical loop so fast that it skins them. He ends by slamming their clean skeleton to the ground.

Backward

Forward

Down

And

Attack 1
Axe-ident
Fatal Moves
Shao slams his glowing axe into the ground, popping the enemy up. He jumps up and grabs them by the legs, slamming their back into his axe blade and out their chest, pulling them through the blade until they are cleaved in half.

Down

Forward

Backward

And

Attack 1
Bear Necessities
Fatal Moves
Shao transforms into a massive grizzly bear. He lunges at the opponent with a claw strike to knock them down, then bites them by the leg to flip them around. He ragdolls them and gnaws at their back a bit before shattering their head with his jaws.

Backward

Down

Down

And

Attack 4