Fighter ID

Dark display theme for Ryu
Mortal Kombat 2
Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat II: Kyūkyoku Shinken

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Fighter Movelists

Baraka
Overhead Toss
Throw Moves
Baraka grabs his foe with both hands and tosses them overhead.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Blade Swipe
Command Moves
Baraka draws his blade and swipes it horizontally.

Backward

And

High Punch
Backhand
Command Moves
Baraka smashes the back of his hand against the foe's face.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Double Kick
String Move
After smashing his knee into the foe, Baraka extends his leg out to deliver a second strike.

Forward

And

High Kick

,

High Kick

Up Close
Chop-Chop Blades
Special Moves
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.

Backward

Backward

Backward

Low Punch
Flying Shard
Special Moves
Baraka scrapes his blades together, causing a friction projectile.

Down

Backward

High Punch
Head Chop
Fatal Moves
Baraka swipes at the foe's neck with his blade, decapitating them.

Backward

Backward

Backward

Backward

High Punch

Up Close
Blade Impale
Fatal Moves
Baraka stabs his blades through the foe's chest and lifts them into the air. They squirm a bit, then slide down the blades.

Backward

Forward

Down

Forward

Low Punch

Up Close
Stage Fatality
Fatal Moves
With a mighty uppercut, Baraka launches his opponent into a dangerous part of the stage to be finished off.

Forward

Forward

Down

High Kick

Up Close
Present For You
Fatal Moves
Baraka holds up his index finger, as if to say "Wait a moment", then he turns around and pulls out a gift-wrapped box.

Up

Forward

Forward

High Kick

Jade
Suplex
Throw Moves
Jade grabs her foe and bends backwards, slamming her foe on the ground.
Elbow
Command Moves
Jade smashes her elbow into her opponent's face.
Fan Throw
Special Moves
Jade flings a fan at her foe.

Jax
Back Crack
Throw Moves
Jax slings his foe over his shoulder and drops from the air, cracking their back.

Block

Up Close

Air Only
Body Slam
Throw Moves
Jax slams his opponent's body on the opposite side of him.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Multi-Slam
Throw Moves
During Body Slam
Mashing increases the number of Body Slams.

Mash

High Punch
Hammer Punch
Command Moves
Jax swings his fist up and over, striking his foe and stunning them.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Ground Pound
Special Moves
Jax strikes the ground with his fist, causing the foe to take damage and stumble if he or she is not in the air.

Hold

Low Kick

,

Release
Sonic Boom
Special Moves
Jax whips his arm, firing off a wave of ki.

Forward

Down

Backward

High Kick
Gotcha Grab
Special Moves
Jax grabs his opponent by the throat and punches them a couple of times. Mashing makes more punches.

Forward

Forward

Low Punch

,

Mash

Low Punch
Head Pop
Fatal Moves
Jax forcefully claps his hands on either side of his foe's head, smashing the head into pieces.

Hold

Low Punch

,

Forward

Forward

Forward

,

Release

Up Close
Arm Rip
Fatal Moves
Jax pulls his foe's arms from their sockets.

Block

Block

Block

Low Punch

(near)
Livin' In A Paper Doll World
Fatal Moves
Jax cuts a string of paper dolls out and proudly presents them.

Down

Down

Up

Up

Low Kick

Johnny Cage
To the Ground
Throw Moves
Johnny grabs his foe and slams them directly to the ground on the other side.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Gym Kick
Command Moves
Johnny performs a close high kick that knocks the opponent into the air.

Forward

And

High Kick

or

Low Kick

Up Close
Palm to the Gut
Command Moves
Johnny strikes his opponent's mid-section with an open palm.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Shadow Uppercut
Special Moves
Johnny leaps up with an uppercut while a trail of green shadows follows him.

Backward

Down

Backward

High Punch
Low Forceball
Special Moves
Johnny lobs a trailing energy sphere at the opponent in a slight arc.

Backward

Down

Forward

Low Punch
Shadow Kick
Special Moves
Johnny slides forward with a kick, trailed by green shadows.

Backward

Forward

Low Kick
High Forceball
Special Moves
Johnny lobs a Forceball that has a higher arc.

Forward

Down

Backward

High Punch
Splits Punch
Special Moves
While performing the splits, Johnny punches out at the opponents crotch.

Low Punch

And

Block
To My Best Fan
Fatal Moves
Johnny autographs a photo of himself and throws it at the screen.

Down

Down

Down

High Kick
Torso Rip
Fatal Moves
Johnny tears his opponent's upper torso from the rest of their body, then forcefully slams it behind him on the ground.

Down

Down

Forward

Forward

Low Punch

Up Close
Deadly Uppercut
Fatal Moves
Johnny Cage crouches in front of his foe and stands quickly, delivering a powerful rising uppercut that knocks the opponent's head off. Holding Down + Low Punch + Block + Low Kick immediately after performing this move will have Johnny uppercut three heads off of the opponent.

Forward

Forward

Down

Up

Up Close

Kintaro
Shokan Roar
Special Moves
Kintaro faces the screen and roars whilst stretching his arms outward.
Scorch Breath
Special Moves
Kintaro shoots a fireball from his mouth.
Teleport Stomp
Special Moves
Kintaro leaps up and off of the screen and comes back down on top of the foe, stomping them into the ground.

Kitana
Suplex
Throw Moves
Kitana grabs her foe and bends backwards, slamming her foe on the ground.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Fan Swipe
Command Moves
Kitana swipes out with her fan horizontally.

Backward

And

High Punch
Elbow
Command Moves
Kitana smashes her elbow into her opponent's face.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Fan Lift
Special Moves
Spinning her fan, Kitana creates a vortex that levitates her foe.

Backward

Backward

Backward

High Punch
Square Wave Punch
Special Moves
Kitana leaps into the air and dashes forward slightly with a punch before returning to the ground.

Forward

Down

Backward

High Punch
Deadly Lips
Fatal Moves
Kitana removes her mask and presses her lips to the opponent's cheek. The opponent's body inflates slowly and eventually detonates.

Hold

Low Kick

,

Forward

Forward

Down

Forward

,

Release

Up Close
Fan Decapitation
Fatal Moves
Kitana swipes her fan at her foe's neck and severs their head from their shoulders.

Block

Block

Block

High Kick

Up Close
Birthday Treat
Fatal Moves
Kitana presents her opponent with a birthday cake.

Down

Down

Down

Up

And

Low Kick

Kung Lao
Headbutt
Command Moves
Kung Lao strikes his foe with his head.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Torpedo Kick
Command Moves
Lao dives down from above with a devastating kick.

Up Forward

,

Down

And

High Kick
Hat Throw
Special Moves
Kung Lao whips his razor-brimmed hat at the foe. Using up or down on the joystick aims the hat after it has left Lao's hand.

Backward

Forward

Low Punch
Wind Teleport
Special Moves
Lao teleports behind his foe.

Down

Up
Whirlwind
Special Moves
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.

Up

Up

Low Kick

,

Mash

Low Kick
Precision Hat
Fatal Moves
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.

Hold

Low Punch

,

Backward

Forward

Release

(far)
Hat Split
Fatal Moves
Lao uses the razor brim of his hat to slice his foe vertically.

Forward

Forward

Forward

Forward

Low Kick

(near)

Liu Kang
Tomoe Nage
Throw Moves
Liu grips his opponent and falls backwards, kicking them away.

Low Punch

Up Close
Rising Flower
Command Moves
Standard issue uppercut while rising from a crouch.

Down

And

High Punch
Forearm
Command Moves
Liu strikes the opponent in the face with his forearms.

High Punch

Up Close
Bicycle Kick
Special Moves
Liu launches forward through the air, pedaling his feet to strike the foe.

Hold

Low Kick

,

Release
Flying Kick
Special Moves
Liu Kang launches forth with foot outstretched.

Forward

,

Forward

And

High Kick
Dragon Fire
Special Moves
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.

Forward

Forward

And

Any Punch
Cartwheel Uppercut
Fatal Moves
Liu performs a cartwheel to get near his opponent, then performs a quick crouch to a rising uppercut, knocking his foe high into the air.

360˚

(near)
Enter the Dragon
Fatal Moves
Liu morphs into a gigantic dragon and bites the opponent's upper torso clean off.

Down

Forward

Backward

Backward

High Kick

Up Close
Disco Monk
Fatal Moves
A disco ball drops from the ceiling, and Liu gets down with his funky self.

Forward

Backward

Backward

Backward

Low Kick

Mileena
Suplex
Throw Moves
Mileena grabs her foe and bends backwards, slamming her foe on the ground.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Elbow
Command Moves
Mileena thrusts her elbow into her opponent's face.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Rolling Thunder
Special Moves
Mileena curls up into a ball and rolls across the ground, injuring the foe upon impact.

Backward

Backward

Down

And

High Kick
Kick From Above
Special Moves
Mileena descends through the stage's floor and reappears in the air to deliver a nasty jump kick.

Forward

Forward

And

Low Kick
Flesh Eater
Fatal Moves
Mileena removes her mask and inhales the opponent into her mouth, then turns around and spits out their bones.

Hold

High Kick

,

Release

Up Close
Green Thumb
Fatal Moves
Mileena drops a seed that instantly sprouts into a flower.

Down

Down

Down

Up

High Kick
Fatal Acupuncture
Fatal Moves
Mileena jabs her opponent with her sai over and over.

Forward

Backward

Forward

Low Punch

Up Close

Noob Saibot
Tomoe Nage
Throw Moves
Noob grabs his opponent and plants a foot in their abdomen, falling backward and flipping them over his head.
Backhand
Command Moves
Noob smashes his opponent in the face with a quick strike using the back of his hand.
Spear
Special Moves
Saibot hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Raiden
Angry Thunder God
Throw Moves
Raiden lifts his opponent up, then slams them almost straight down.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Mini-Uppercut
Command Moves
Raiden delivers a shallow, standing uppercut.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Lightning Shock
Special Moves
Raiden grabs his foe and lifts them up, electocuting them.

Hold

High Punch

,

Release
Flying Thunder God
Special Moves
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.

Backward

Backward

Forward

(air)
Lightning Bolt
Special Moves
Raiden puts his hands together and fires off a bolt of electricity.

Down

Forward

Low Punch
Static Teleport
Special Moves
Raiden uses his electric powers to disappear from one place and reappear elsewhere in the arena.

Down

Up
Thunder Uppercut
Fatal Moves
Raiden ducks down and performs a rising uppercut that blows up his foe. Button must be held for at least 10 seconds.

Hold

High Punch

,

Release

Up Close
Electric Execution
Fatal Moves
Raiden grabs his foe, lifting them up and shocking them repeatedly until they explode.

Hold

Low Kick

,

Release

,

Mash

Block

And

Low Kick

Up Close
Kidd Thunder
Fatal Moves
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.

Down

Backward

Forward

High Kick
Fergality
Fatal Moves [Genesis only]
Raiden's opponent turns into a super-deformed version of Probe Software founder Fergus McGovern. Probe was the developer of the ports of the first two Mortal Kombat games, and Fergus was last seen boosting his ego with his head floating by the moon in The Pit in the first Genesis MK game. Can only be done in "The Armory" stage, and with "Ooh, Nasty!" selected on the secret Test Menu.

Backward

Backward

Backward

Block

Reptile
Tomoe Nage
Throw Moves
Reptile grabs his opponent and plants a foot in their abdomen, falling backward and flipping them over his head.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Backhand
Basic Moves
Reptile smashes his opponent in the face with a quick strike using the back of his hand.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Force Ball
Special Moves
Reptile crouches down and spreads his arms apart vertically, conjuring a slow-moving ball of energy.

Backward

Backward

Two Punches
Acid Spit
Special Moves
Reptile shows his true face and conjures forth an acidic wad of saliva to burn the foe.

Forward

Forward

High Punch
Invisibility
Special Moves
Reptile disappears behind a mushroom cloud, effectively becoming invisible both to player and opponent.

Up

Up

Down

High Punch
Buy a Reptile Doll!
Fatal Moves
Reptile produces a miniature doll of himself and encourages the opponent to purchase it.

Backward

Backward

Down

Low Kick
Babality
Fatal Moves
An explosion occurs and the opponent is regressed to an infant.

Down

Backward

Backward

Low Kick
Stage Fatality
Fatal Moves
With a mighty uppercut, Reptile launches his opponent into a dangerous part of the stage to be finished off.

Down

Forward

Forward

Block

Up Close
Invisible Dismemberment
Fatal Moves
Reptile must first be invisible to use this move. Reptile tears his opponent in half through an unknown method.

Forward

Forward

Down

And

High Kick

Up Close
Head Snack
Fatal Moves [Half-screen]
Reptile lifts his mask, revealing a monstrous lizard face beneath. He turns toward his opponent and lashes out with his tongue, tearing their head clean off. After retracting his tongue, Reptile eats their head with a sickening chomp, then turns to the player and rubs his stomach, declaring that his snack was delicious with a grunt of "Mmm!"

Backward

Backward

Down

And

Low Punch

Scorpion
Airborne Tomoe Nage
Throw Moves
Whilst in the air, Scorpion grabs his opponent and flips them over his head, tossing them across the screen.

Block

Up Close

Air Only
Tomoe Nage
Throw Moves
Scorpion grabs his opponent and plants a foot in their abdomen, falling backward and flipping them over his head.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Backhand
Command Moves
Scorpion smashes his opponent in the face with a quick strike using the back of his hand.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Spear
Special Moves
Scorpion hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Backward

,

Backward

And

Low Punch
Teleport Jab
Special Moves
Scorpion teleports off of the side of the screen and reappears on the other side with a jumping punch.

Down

Backward

High Punch

(air)
Takedown
Special Moves
Scorpion lowers himself to the ground and trips the opponent with his legs.

Forward

Down

Backward

Low Kick
Kunai Cut
Fatal Moves
Scorpion slashes the opponent with a kunai through the throat, then again through the torso, slicing them in half.

Hold

High Punch

Down

Forward

Forward

Forward

,

Release

Up Close
Buy a Scorpion Doll!
Fatal Moves
Scorpion produces a miniature doll of himself and encourages the opponent to purchase it.

Backward

Backward

Down

High Kick
Fire Breath
Fatal Moves
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. "Toasty" version, can be done at any distance.

Down

Down

Up

Up

High Punch
Fire Breath
Fatal Moves
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.

Up

Up

High Punch

(near)

Shang Tsung
Overhead Slam
Throw Moves
Tsung flips his opponent overhead and slams them on the ground.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Elbow
Command Moves
Tsung strikes the opponent with his elbow.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Flaming Skull
Special Moves
Tsung hurls a fireball with a screaming skull in the front.

Backward

Backward

High Punch
Morph (MKII)
Special Moves [Baraka]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.

Down

Down

Down

Low Kick
Morph (MKII)
Special Moves [Jax]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.

Down

Forward

Backward

High Kick
Morph (MKII)
Special Moves [Johnny Cage]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.

Backward

Backward

Down

Low Punch
Morph (MKII)
Special Moves [Kitana]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.

Block

Block

Block
Morph (MKII)
Special Moves [Kung Lao]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.

Backward

Down

Backward

High Kick
Morph (MKII)
Special Moves [Liu Kang]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.

Backward

Backward

Backward

Forward

Forward

Block
Morph (MKII)
Special Moves [Mileena]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game. High Punch must be held for two seconds.

Hold

High Punch

,

Release
Morph (MKII)
Special Moves [Raiden]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.

Down

Backward

Forward

Low Kick
Morph (MKII)
Special Moves [Reptile]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.

Up

Down

High Punch
Morph (MKII)
Special Moves [Scorpion]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.

Up

Up
Morph (MKII)
Special Moves [Sub-Zero (II)]
Tsung has the ability to morph into any other selectable character in the game.

Forward

Down

Forward

High Punch
Inner Ear
Fatal Moves
Tsung squeezes himself into the opponent's body via his or her ear, then bursts out of their body.

Hold

High Kick

,

Release

(near)
Kintaro Morph
Fatal Moves
Shang Tsung morphs into Kintaro and punches his opponent's upper torso off. Low Punch must be held for the entire winning round.

Hold

Low Punch

,

Release
Rainbow Surprise
Fatal Moves
Tsung claps his hands together and spreads them apart, creating a rainbow between them.

Backward

Backward

Down

Forward

High Kick
Soul Stealer
Fatal Moves
Tsung lifts his opponent up with one hand and drains his or her soul from their body, leaving them a lifeless husk.

Up

Down

Up

Low Kick

Up Close

Shao Kahn
Malicious Spear
Special Moves
Kahn crouches down on one knee and tosses a spear at the foe.
Shoulder Charge
Special Moves
Kahn dashes forward and rams his shoulder into the foe.
Ridicule
Special Moves
Kahn busts out a scathing taunt.

Smoke
Tomoe Nage
Throw Moves
Smoke grips his opponent and falls backwards, kicking them away.
Backhand
Command Moves
Smoke smashes his opponent in the face with a quick strike using the back of his hand.
Spear
Special Moves
Smoke hurls a spear attached by rope at his foe. On contact, the victim is reeled in for further damage.

Sub-Zero (II)
Tomoe Nage
Throw Moves
Sub-Zero grips his opponent and falls backwards, kicking them away.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Backhand
Command Moves
Sub-Zero smashes his opponent in the face with a quick strike using the back of his hand.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Ice Slick
Special Moves
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.

Down

Backward

Low Kick
Ice Ball
Special Moves
A burst of ice from the hands. On impact freezes target to allow further damage.

Down

Forward

Low Punch
Ice Grenade
Fatal Moves
Sub-Zero lobs a ball of ice that detonates on impact, blowing up the foe's top torso.

Hold

Low Punch

,

Backward

Backward

Down

Forward

,

Release

(far)
Buy a Sub-Zero Doll!
Fatal Moves
Sub-Zero produces a miniature doll of himself and encourages the opponent to purchase it.

Backward

Backward

Down

High Kick
Deep Freeze
Fatal Moves
Sub-Zero performs a more powerful version of his Freeze Ray that freezes the opponent solid, for a setup to a finishing move.

Forward

Forward

Down

High Kick

(near)