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Mortal Kombat Trilogy
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Fighter Movelists

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

Backward

And

High Punch
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
Vulture Lift
Fatal Moves
Baraka transforms into a vulture and pulls off the opponent's top torso, flying away with it.

Hold

High Punch

,

Forward

Backward

Down

Forward

,

Release
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
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.

Down

Forward

High Kick

Cyrax
Detonator Close
Special Moves
Cyrax fires a bomb from his chest that lands close to him

Hold

Low Kick

,

Backward

Backward

High Kick
Detonator Far
Special Moves
Cyrax fires a bomb from his chest that launches far from him.

Hold

Low Kick

,

Forward

Forward

High Kick
Net
Special Moves
Cyrax fires a green net from his chest that ensnares the opponent and lures them toward him.

Backward

Backward

Low Kick
Air Dash
Special Moves
Cyrax dashes through the air diagonally upward.

Down

Forward

Block
Air Fling
Throw Moves
During Air Dash
Cyrax flings his opponent to the ground

Low Punch

Up Close
Exploding Teleport
Special Moves
Cyrax detonates himself, and reforms on the opposite side of the opponent.

Forward

Down

Block
Stage Fatality
Fatal Moves
Cyrax launches the opponent into another part of the stage to kill them.

Up Close

Run

Block

Run
Self-Destruct
Fatal Moves
Cyrax inputs some commands on his wrist panel, then laughs before he explodes, killing himself and his opponent.

Down

Down

Forward

Up

Run

Up Close
Dread Chopper
Fatal Moves
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.

Down

Down

Up

Down

High Punch
Babality
Fatal Moves
Cyrax poses and his opponent regresses to babyhood.

Forward

Forward

Backward

And

High Punch
The Charleston
Fatal Moves
Cyrax performs an old dance popular in the 1920's.

Run

Run

Run

Up
Shark Week
Fatal Moves
Cyrax transforms into a shark and eats the opponent.

Up

Up

Down

Down

Up Close

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

Low Punch

Up Close
Elbow
Command Moves
Ermac strikes his foe with his elbow.

High Punch

Up Close
Telekinetic Slam
Special Moves
Using his telekinesis, Ermac lifts the foe into the air and slams them back down to the ground.

Backward

Down

Backward

High Kick
Teleport Jab
Special Moves
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.

Down

Backward

High Punch

(air)
Hado-Star
Special Moves
Ermac fires a large, green, star-shaped fireball.

Down

Backward

Low Punch
Telekinetic Massacre
Fatal Moves
Ermac uses his telekinesis to lift and slam the opponent over and over until they explode.

Down

Up

Down

Down

Down

Block

(near)
Hungry Frog
Fatal Moves
Ermac transforms into a frog, leaps up and swallows the opponent whole.

Forward

Forward

Backward

Backward

Low Kick

Up Close
For My Next Trick....
Fatal Moves
Ermac poses and the opponent begins to float. They disappear in an explosion, then Ermac causes another explosion at his feet, revealing a rabbit.

Forward

Forward

Forward

High Punch
Uppercut Decapitation
Fatal Moves
Ermac crouches in front of his foe and stands quickly, delivering a powerful rising uppercut that knocks the opponent's head off.

Run

Block

Run

Run

High Kick

Up Close

Goro
Flaming Fist
Special Moves
Goro throws a punch that sends out a projectile shaped like his fist, with a flaming trail.

Backward

Backward

Backward

Low Punch
Arm Spin
Special Moves
Goro performs a spinning clothesline with all four of his arms.

Backward

Backward

Forward

High Kick
Taunt
Special Moves
Goro faces the camera and stretches his arms outward with a grunt.

Down

Down

Low Kick
Royal Bash
Special Moves
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.

Forward

Forward

High Punch

Up Close

Jade
Staff Lift
Throw Moves
Jade uses her staff to fling her opponent overhead.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Returning Razor-Rang
Special Moves
Jade throws her Razor-Rang straight; if the opponent dodges it, it returns from behind for a second attack attempt.

Backward

Backward

Forward

Low Punch
Razor-Rang
Special Moves
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.

Backward

Forward

Any Punch
Dodging Shadows
Special Moves
Jade becomes temporarily immune to projectiles.

Backward

Forward

High Kick
Low Razor-Rang
Special Moves
Jade throws a Razor-Rang that curves on a downward trajectory.

Backward

Forward

Low Kick
Bad Kitty
Fatal Moves
Jade transforms into a housecat and circles the opponent's body, causing them to spin and explode.

Forward

Down

Forward

Forward

Low Kick
Staff Skewer
Fatal Moves
Jade uppercuts her opponent, and they land horizontally on her staff, stabbing them through the abdomen.

Run

Run

Run

Block

Run

Up Close
Staff Shake
Fatal Moves
Jade grabs her foe with her staff and rapidly shakes it until they explode.

Up

Up

Down

Forward

High Punch

Up Close

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
Overhand Strike
Command Moves
Like Jax's Hammer Punch, only without the stun, and more easily combo-able.

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
Fist Dash
Special Moves
Jax rushes across the screen with his fist out.

Forward

Forward

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
Jump Rope
Fatal Moves
Jax pulls out a jump rope and begins using it.

Low Kick

Run

Run

Low Kick
Jax the Giant
Fatal Moves
Jax grows to gigantic proportions and stomps on the enemy.

Run

Block

Run

Run

Low Kick

(far)
Arm Scissors
Fatal Moves
Jax's arms morph into large blades, and he slices up the foe with them as if they were a giant pair of scissors.

Up

Down

Forward

Up

Block

Up Close
Head Pop
Fatal Moves [Classic Jax]
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
Livin' In A Paper Doll World
Fatal Moves [Classic Jax]
Jax cuts a string of paper dolls out and proudly presents them.

Down

Down

Up

Up

Low Kick

Johnny Cage
Eclipse Kick
Special Moves
A faster, red-trailing version of the Shadow Kick.

Backward

Backward

Forward

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

Down

Down

Down

Low Kick
Backbreaker
Fatal Moves
Johnny lifts his foe up and bends them over his shoulders, causing them to explode.

Down

Down

Forward

Forward

Low Kick

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. In the N64 version, holding Down + Low Punch + Block + Low Kick immediately after performing this move will have Johnny uppercut three heads off of the opponent.

Down

Down

Forward

Forward

Low Punch

Up Close
Kangaroo Kick
Fatal Moves
Johnny transforms into a kangaroo and kicks the opponent off the screen.

Down

Forward

Forward

High Kick
Killer Shadow Kick
Fatal Moves [Nintendo 64 version only]
Johnny performs a Shadow Kick that punts out the opponent's middle.

Down

Down

Forward

Forward

Low Kick

Kabal
Ground Saw
Special Moves
Kabal summons a sawblade on the ground.

Backward

Backward

Backward

Run
Plasma Blast
Special Moves
Kabal fires a purple ball of energy from his mask.

Backward

Backward

High Punch

(air)
Raging Flash
Special Moves
Kabal dashes at the opponent and leaves them spinning in place.

Backward

Forward

Low Kick
Bone Rhino
Fatal Moves
Kabal transforms into a large skeletal rhinoceros-looking creature and rears back on his hind legs, knocking the opponent high into the air with his horn before they come back down with a thud.

Up Close

Hold

High Punch

,

Forward

Forward

Down

Forward
Stage Fatality
Fatal Moves
Use the environment to kill the opponent.

Up Close

Block

Block

High Kick
Respirator
Fatal Moves
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.

Down

Down

Backward

Forward

Block
Soul Scare
Fatal Moves
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.

Run

Block

Block

Block

High Kick

Up Close
Campfire
Fatal Moves
Kabal pulls out a marshmallow and sticks it on his hooksword, then roasts it over an open fire.

Run

Low Kick

Run

Run

Up
Babality
Fatal Moves
Regresses the opponent to babyhood.

Run

Run

Low Kick

Kano
Mid-Air Leg Throw
Throw Moves
Kano, in the midst of a jump, grabs the opponent with his legs and tosses them towards the ground.

Block

Air Only

Up Close
Long Toss
Throw Moves
Kano lifts up his foe and tosses them away from him.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Cannonball
Special Moves
Kano rolls into a ball, launching himself at the opponent. @term=lowkick@ must be held for at least 3 seconds.

Hold

Low Kick

,

Release
Knife Toss
Special Moves
Kano draws a blade and tosses it in a swirling motion toward his foe.

Down

Backward

High Punch
Knife Swipe
Special Moves
Kano draws a blade and slashes it at an upward angle.

Down

Forward

High Punch
Choke
Special Moves
Kano lifts his opponent up and shakes them. In MK2011 he takes them to the ground and strangles them.

Down

Forward

Low Punch
Vertical Cannonball
Special Moves
Kano performs a diagonally vertical cannonball attack.

Forward

Down

Forward

High Kick
Psycho Cannon
Special Moves
Kano performs a cannonball attack that bounces all around the stage.

Forward

Down

Forward

Low Kick
Cannonball
Special Moves [Classic Kano only]
Kano rolls into a ball, launching himself at the opponent. Hold @term=blck@ to delay.

360˚
Arachnophobia
Fatal Moves
Kano transforms into a giant tarantula and squeezes his opponent to death.

Hold

High Punch

,

Block

Block

Block

,

Release

Up Close
Eyebeam
Fatal Moves
Kano fires a laser from his cybernetic eye at the foe, causing them to explode.

Low Kick

Block

Block

High Kick
Bubble Gum
Fatal Moves
Kano pops some gum into his mouth and blows a bubble, which pops on his face.

Low Kick

Run

Run

High Kick
Heart Rip
Fatal Moves [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.

Backward

Down

Forward

Low Punch

Up Close

Kintaro
Shokan Roar
Special Moves
Kintaro faces the screen and roars whilst stretching his arms outward.

Down

Down

Low Kick
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.

Down

Up

Kitana
Frankensteiner
Throw Moves
Kitana flips and grabs her opponent with her legs, then slams them.

Forward

And

Low 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.

Down

Backward

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

Backward

Down

Forward

Forward

High Kick

Up Close
Blowing Bubbles
Fatal Moves
Kitana removes her mask and blows bubbles via a bubble wand.

Down

Backward

Forward

Forward

Low Punch
Fluffy Bunny
Fatal Moves
Kitana transforms into a white rabbit and leaps on the foe, gnawing on them and forcing them offscreen.

Down

Down

Down

Run

Up Close
Elongating Kiss
Fatal Moves
Kitana removes her mask and kisses her opponent on the cheek, causing them to stretch to inhuman proportions, and then explode.

Run

Run

Block

Block

Low Kick

Up Close

Kung Lao
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. For Classic Kung Lao, Using up or down on the joystick aims the hat after it has left Lao's hand.

Backward

Forward

Low Punch
Double Teleport
Special Moves
Lao teleports behind his opponent and then back to his original position.

Down

Down

Up
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.

Forward

Down

Forward

Run

,

Mash

Run
Whirlwind
Special Moves [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.

Up

Up

Low Kick

,

Mash

Low Kick
Flying Shaolin Monk
Special Moves [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.

Backward

Backward

Forward
Hat Boomerang
Fatal Moves
Lao tosses his hat, which slices off the opponent's head, top torso, and then legs while boomeranging back and forth.

Forward

Forward

Backward

Down

High Punch

(near)
Vacuum Whirlwind
Fatal Moves
Lao spins fasts enough to draw the opponent toward him, slicing them up.

Run

And

Block

Run

And

Block

Run

And

Block

Down
Fetch Hat
Fatal Moves
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.

Run

Low Punch

Run

Low Kick
Leopard Massacre
Fatal Moves
Lao transforms into a leopard and mauls his opponent.

Run

Run

Run

Run

Low Kick

Up Close
Precision Hat
Fatal Moves [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.

Hold

Low Punch

,

Backward

Forward

Release

(far)

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

Up Close

Low Punch
Tomoe Nage
Basic Moves
Liu grips his opponent and falls backwards, kicking them away.

Up Close

Low Punch
Elbow
Basic Moves
Liu strikes the opponent with his elbow.

High Punch

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

Down

And

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

Down

Down

Up

Up Close
Teleport Torch
Fatal Moves
Liu teleports to the opponent's position and sets them on fire, incinerating them to death.

Forward

Forward

Down

Down

Low Kick
Shadow Puppet
Fatal Moves
A screen appears and Liu makes a shadow puppet in the shape of the MK Dragon.

Run

Run

Run

Down

And

Run
Arcade Drop
Fatal Moves
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.

Up

Down

Up

Up

Block

And

Run

Mileena
Tomoe Nage
Throw Moves
Mileena grips her opponent and falls backwards, kicking them away.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Rivet Spit
Fatal Moves
Removing her mask, Mileena dumps a cup full of rivets into her mouth and spits them out at the opponent.

Backward

Backward

Backward

Forward

Low Kick

(far)
Butterface
Fatal Moves
Mileena removes her mask and looks into a hand mirror, which breaks.

Down

Down

Backward

Forward

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

Down

Forward

Down

Forward

Low Punch

Up Close
Smelly Skunk
Fatal Moves
Mileena transforms into a skunk and sprays her opponent, who then drops dead.

Forward

Down

Down

Forward

High Kick

Up Close

Motaro
Boss Grip
Throw Moves
Motaro lifts his opponent in the air and smashes them across the screen with his fist.

Forward

Forward

High Punch
Tail Projectile
Special Moves
Motaro fires a large energy ball from his tail.

Down

Backward

High Punch
Teleport
Special Moves
Motaro teleports behind his opponent.

Down

Up

Nightwolf
Fling
Throw Moves
Nightwolf grabs the opponent with one arm and tosses them to the ground on the other side of him.

Forward

And

Low Punch

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

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Reflector
Special Moves
A green, projectile reflecting aura surrounds Nightwolf briefly.

Backward

Backward

Backward

High Kick
Spirit Arrow
Special Moves
Nightwolf conjures up a green bow and fires an arrow at the opponent. In some later games, the arrows could stick in the opponent.

Down

Backward

Low Punch
Rising Tomahawk
Special Moves
Nightwolf performs an upward swipe with a glowing tomahawk.

Down

Forward

High Punch
Thunder Hatchet
Fatal Moves
Nightwolf conducts lightning to his tomahawk and redirects it to the foe, frying them.

Backward

Backward

Down

High Punch

(far)
Raiden Morph
Fatal Moves
A Mortal Kombat II machine falls from the sky as Nightwolf transforms into Raiden.

Run

Run

Run

Run

Down
Divine Light
Fatal Moves
Nightwolf calls down light from the sky, which engulfs the opponent and takes them away.

Up

Up

Backward

Forward

Block

Up Close

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

Block

Up Close

Air Only
Elbow
Basic Moves
Noob hits the opponent with his elbow.

High Punch

Up Close
Shadow Throw
Special Moves
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.

Forward

Forward

And

High Punch
Disable Cloud
Special Moves
Saibot kneels down and fires a cloud at the opponent, which surrounds him or her for several seconds. The Disable Cloud causes the victim to lose the ability to attack or block for the duration of the cloud's effects.

Down

Forward

And

Low Punch
Teleport Slam
Special Moves
Saibot teleports next to his opponent and grabs them by the shoulders, driving their body into the ground.

Down

Up
Turbine Cloud
Fatal Moves
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.

Backward

Backward

Forward

Forward

And

High Kick
Teleport Massacre
Fatal Moves
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.

Down

Down

Up

Up

And

Run

Up Close
Maneating Anteater
Fatal Moves
Saibot transforms into an anteater and inhales the opponent.

Backward

Forward

Backward

Forward

High Kick
Bowl a Spare
Fatal Moves
Some bowling pins fall from the sky and Saibot rolls a bowling ball, hitting some pins but always leaving at least one behind.

Forward

Forward

Backward

High Punch

Raiden
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)
Reverse Lightning
Special Moves
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.

Down

Backward

Low Punch
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
Eel Effects
Fatal Moves
Raiden transforms into an electric eel, then wraps himself around his opponent and shocks them until they explode to pieces. This move must be performed at approximately half-screen.

Down

Forward

Down

High Kick
Electric Pressure
Fatal Moves [Classic Raiden]
Raiden pumps his opponent's head full of electricity, causing it to explode.

Forward

Backward

Backward

Backward

High Punch

Up Close

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

Low Punch

Up Close
Elbow
Basic Moves
Rain strikes his foe with his elbow.

High Punch

Up Close
'Round-the-world Roundhouse
Command Moves
Rain's roundhouse kick knocks the opponent off of one side the screen, causing them to appear on the other side.

Backward

And

High Kick
Shocking Bolt
Special Moves
Rain lifts his hand and summons a bolt of lightning from the sky, in the opponent's general position.

Backward

Backward

High Punch
Water Ball
Special Moves
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.

Down

Forward

High Punch
Baby Elephant
Fatal Moves
Rain transforms into a very small baby elephant and blows his trunk, peeling away the opponent's skin.

Block

Block

Run

Run

Block
Lightning Strikes
Fatal Moves
Rain summons multiple lightning bolts, which blow up the opponent.

Down

Down

Backward

Forward

High Kick
Spring Showers
Fatal Moves
Rain causes raindrops to fall at the opponent's feet, and a few flowers grow there.

Down

Forward

Forward

Forward

Low Punch
Upside-Down Uppercut
Fatal Moves
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.

Forward

Forward

Down

High Punch

Up Close
Brutality
Fatal Moves
Rain pummels his foe with a series of strikes that causes them to explode in a shower of blood and bones.

High Punch

High Punch

Block

Low Kick

High Kick

Block

Low Kick

High Kick

Block

High Punch

Low Punch

Up Close

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

Backward

Backward

Two Punches
Running Serpent
Special Moves
Reptile runs past his opponent, quickly turns around, and elbows them in the back of the head.

Backward

Forward

Low Kick
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
Quick Force Ball
Special Moves
Reptile fires a quicker Force Ball than his standard one.

Forward

Forward

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

Up

Down

High Kick
Engorge
Fatal Moves
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.

Backward

Forward

Down

Block

(near)
Damn Dirty Ape
Fatal Moves
Reptile transforms into a chimpanzee. The opponent becomes frightened and runs offscreen; Reptile gives chase.

Down

Down

Down

Up

High Kick

Up Close
Jack-in-the-Box
Fatal Moves
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.

Down

Forward

Forward

Backward

Kick

Up Close
Babality
Fatal Moves
An explosion occurs and the opponent is regressed to an infant.

Forward

Forward

Backward

Down

Low Kick
Acid Puke
Fatal Moves
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.

Forward

Forward

Up

Up

High Kick

Up Close

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
Axe Strike
Command Moves
Scorpion hits his opponent with a battle axe.

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)
Jack-in-the-Box
Fatal Moves
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.

Backward

Forward

Forward

Backward

Low Kick

Up Close
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. This move must be performed at approximately half-screen.

Down

Down

Up

High Kick
Hand From Hell
Fatal Moves
Scorpion summons a gigantic bony hand from a hole in the ground, which squeezes the opponent and crushes them.

Forward

Forward

Backward

Low Punch
Death Penguin
Fatal Moves
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.

Forward

Up

Up

High Kick

Up Close
Yellow Ninja Brigade
Fatal Moves [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.

Forward

Forward

Down

Up

Run

Up Close

Sektor
Cyber-Arm
Throw Moves
A cybernetic arm comes out of Sektor's shoulder and grabs the foe before flipping them overhead and slamming them on the opposite side.

Low Punch

Up Close
Homing Missile
Special Moves
Sektor fires a missile from his chest that temporarily tracks the opponent.

Forward

Down

Backward

High Punch
Rocket Uppercut
Special Moves
Sektor disappears beneath the ground and reappears with a rising uppercut. In later games, this is accompanied by floating Matrix-style binary.

Forward

Forward

Low Kick

(air)
Chest Missile
Special Moves
Sektor's chest opens up and a missile flies out.

Forward

Forward

Low Punch
Bat Country
Fatal Moves
Sektor transforms into a large purple bat and flies past his opponent, decapitating them.

Forward

Forward

Down

Up

Up Close
Flamethrower
Fatal Moves
Sektor burns the opponent to death with a flamethrower mounted on his wrist.

Forward

Forward

Forward

Backward

Block
Trash Compactor
Fatal Moves
Two platforms shoot out of Sektor's chest - one above the foe, and one below. They together and crush the foe between them.

Low Punch

Run

Run

Block

(near)
Strength Tester
Fatal Moves
A high striker appears and Sektor hits it with a mallet, hitting the bell.

Run

Run

Run

Run

Down

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

Backward

Backward

High Punch
Volcanic Skulls
Special Moves
Tsung summons three Flaming Skulls from the ground. In MK2011, he only fires one skull unless ES'd.

Forward

Backward

Backward

Low Kick
The Cobra Strikes
Fatal Moves
Tsung transforms into a cobra and swallows his opponent whole.

Hold

High Punch

Run

Run

Run

,

Release

(near)
Mystic Spikes
Fatal Moves
Tsung summons a bed of spikes on the opposite side of him, then grabs the opponent and slams them onto the spikes.

Hold

Low Punch

,

Down

Forward

Forward

Down

,

Release

Up Close
Soul Cocoon
Fatal Moves
Tsung levitates his foe and encases them in a green cocoon and absorbs it, dropping their lifeless husk of a body on the ground.

Hold

Low Punch

,

Run

Block

Run

Block

,

Release

Up Close
Joust
Fatal Moves
Tsung morphs into a character from the game Joust and hops away.

Low Kick

Run

Run

Down

Shao Kahn
Pulse Blast
Special Moves
Kahn fires a green, star-like fireball from his mouth.

Backward

Backward

Forward

Low Punch
Laugh
Special Moves
Kahn turns toward the screen and laughs.

Down

Down

High Kick
Ridicule
Special Moves
Kahn busts out a scathing taunt.

Down

Down

Low Kick
Rising Emperor
Special Moves
Kahn leaps into the air to strike with his knee.

Down

Forward

High Punch
Shoulder Charge
Special Moves
Kahn dashes forward and rams his shoulder into the foe.

Down

Forward

Low Punch
Laugh
Special Moves [Nintendo 64 version]
Kahn turns toward the screen and laughs.

Down

Down

Run
Shoulder Charge
Special Moves [Nintendo 64 version]
Kahn dashes forward and rams his shoulder into the foe.

Forward

Forward

High Punch
Hammer Time
Fatal Moves [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.

Forward

Forward

Backward

High Punch

Sheeva
Furious Stomp
Special Moves
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.

Backward

Down

Backward

High Kick
Death From Above
Special Moves
Sheeva leaps off the top of the screen and lands on the opponent.

Down

Up
Human Nail
Fatal Moves
Sheeva pounds her opponent on the head several times, pounding them into the ground.

Forward

Down

Down

Forward

Low Punch

Up Close
Plate Spinner
Fatal Moves
Sheeva turns her back toward the screen and spins plates on sticks on each of her hands.

Forward

Forward

Down

Forward

High Punch
Scorpion's Venom
Fatal Moves
Sheeva transforms into a giant scorpion and stings her opponent, causing them to turn red and explode.

Run

Block

Block

Block

Block

Up Close

Sindel
Royal Flight
Special Moves
Sindel levitates and gains air movement until she is hit or the @term=blck@ is pressed.

Backward

Backward

Forward

High Kick
Soaring Star
Special Moves
A Star Screamer shot diagonally from the air. Can be used whilst flying.

Down

Forward

Low Kick

Air Only
Star Screamer
Special Moves
Sindel fires a bluish fireball from her mouth.

Forward

Forward

Low Punch
Queen Bee
Fatal Moves
Sindel transforms into a large purple wasp and repeatedly stings her opponent off-screen. She then proceeds to reemerge in human form afterwards.

Forward

Forward

Up

High Punch
Skinning Scream
Fatal Moves
Sindel screams and strips her opponent of their flesh.

Run

Block

Block

Run

And

Block

Up Close
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Fatal Moves
Sindel wraps her hair around her opponent and spins them until they explode to pieces.

Run

Run

Block

Run

Block

Up Close
It's Good!
Fatal Moves
Sindel punts a football and throws up her hands to indicate a field goal. In MK Advance, this is changed to a soccer ball.

Run

Run

Run

Run

Run

Up

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

Block

Up Close

Air Only
Spear
Special Moves
Smoke 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
Smoke teleports off of the screen and appears on the other side with his arm outstretched to deliver a mean jab.

Down

Backward

And

High Punch

(air)
Teleport Decapitation
Fatal Moves
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.

Run

Block

Run

Run

High Kick
No Smoking Allowed
Fatal Moves
A sign declaring "NO SMOKING ALLOWED!" falls from the sky. The smoke rings around Smoke disappear.

Down

Forward

Forward

Forward

Run
Smoke Detonation
Fatal Moves
Smoke teleports, and the opponent begins stretching rapidly horizontally and vertically, then he or she explodes.

Forward

Forward

Backward

Run
Porcupine Quills
Fatal Moves
Smoke transforms into a porcupine and fires a bunch of quills at the opponent, causing them to explode.

Forward

Forward

Forward

Backward

High Kick

Smoke (Cyborg)
Air Fling
Throw Moves
Smoke flings his opponent to the ground

Block

Air Only

Up Close
Trident
Special Moves
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.

Backward

Backward

Low Punch
Smokeycut
Special Moves
Smoke disappears beneath the ground and reappears with a rising uppercut.

Forward

Forward

Low Kick

(air)
Darkness
Special Moves
Smoke becomes invisible. Repeating this move or being struck causes him to reappear.

Up

Up

Run
Throat Bomb
Fatal Moves
Using a hydraulic arm from his shoulder, Smoke forces a bomb down the opponent's throat, which detonates inside them.

Hold

Block

And

Run

,

Down

Down

Forward

Up

,

Release
El Toro
Fatal Moves
Smoke transforms into a bull and charges the opponent, knocking them offscreen.

Down

Forward

Forward

Block
Air Horn
Fatal Moves
Smoke blasts an air horn from his chest.

Run

Run

Run

High Kick
Armageddon
Fatal Moves
Smoke fires out a bunch of bombs. The scene cuts to an outer space view of the Earth, which explodes.

Up

Up

Forward

Down

(far)

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

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Elbow
Command Moves
Sonya strikes the opponent with her elbow.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Leg Grab
Special Moves
Sonya performs a handstand and flings her legs toward the opponent, tossing them behind her upon contact.

Down

And

Low Punch

And

Block
Energy Ring Blast
Special Moves
Sonya sends off a pack of energy rings at her foe.

Down

Forward

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

Forward

Backward

High Punch
Krushing Kiss
Fatal Moves
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.

Hold

Block

And

Run

,

Up

Up

Backward

Down

,

Release

(far)
Eagle Pride
Fatal Moves
Sonya transforms into a large green eagle, then lifts their foes up and offscreen. The ground is then showered with blood and bones.

Hold

Low Punch

,

Backward

Forward

Down

Forward

,

Release

Up Close
Kiss of Death
Fatal Moves
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.

Backward

Forward

Down

Down

Run

Stryker
Double Grenade
Special Moves
Stryker lobs two grenades. @term=highpunch@ tosses high, @term=lowpunch@ tosses low.

Backward

Down

Forward

Any Punch
Gun Shot
Special Moves
Stryker rapidly fires his pistol. In Armageddon, he uses a sub-machine gun instead, and he can aim it high or low.

Backward

Forward

High Punch
Grenade
Special Moves
Stryker tosses a grenade at the opponent. @term=highpunch@ tosses one in a high arc, whereas @term=lowpunch@ tosses one with a lower arc.

Down

Backward

Any Punch
Baton Trip
Special Moves
Stryker swings his baton at the opponent's legs and knocks them down.

Forward

Backward

Low Punch
Baton Rush
Special Moves
Stryker rushes at his foe and swings them through the air with his baton. In MK2011 he rolls at them.

Forward

Forward

High Kick
Riot Bomb
Fatal Moves
Stryker straps some dynamite and grenades to his opponent and jumps away, plugging his ears as it detonates.

Down

Forward

Down

Forward

Block

Up Close
Don't Tase Me Bro!
Fatal Moves
Stryker shocks the opponent to death with a taser.

Forward

Forward

Forward

Low Kick

(far)
Crossing Guard
Fatal Moves
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.

Low Punch

Run

Run

Low Punch
Tyrannosaurus
Fatal Moves
Stryker transforms into a t-rex and bites off the opponent's top torso.

Run

Run

Run

Block

(near)

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

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Elbow
Basic Moves
Sub-Zero strikes his foe with his elbow.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Ice Shower
Special Moves
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. Available only in the Nintendo 64 version. Produces an ice shower far from Sub-Zero's location.

Down

,

Backward

,

Forward

And

High Punch
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

And

Low Kick
Ice Shower
Special Moves
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. Available only in the Nintendo 64 version. Produces an ice shower close to Sub-Zero's location.

Down

,

Forward

,

Backward

And

High Punch
Ice Shower
Special Moves
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. Available only in the Nintendo 64 version.

Down

,

Forward

And

High Punch
Slide
Special Moves
Slide across the screen and trip up the opponent.

Backward

Low Punch

Block

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

Down

Forward

And

Low Punch
Ice Clone
Special Moves [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.

Down

,

Backward

And

Low Punch

(air)
Blackout
Fatal Moves
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.

Down

,

Down

,

Down

,

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Ice Stalagmite
Fatal Moves
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.

Down

,

Forward

,

Forward

,

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Jack-in-the-Box
Fatal Moves
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.

Down

Backward

Backward

Forward

And

Low Kick

Up Close

Sub-Zero (II)
Cradle Throw
Throw Moves
Sub-Zero tosses his opponent underhand.

Forward

And

Low Punch

Up Close
Elbow
Command Moves
Sub-Zero strikes the opponent with his elbow.

Forward

And

High Punch

Up Close
Ice Shower
Special Moves
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. Produces an ice shower far from Sub-Zero's location.

Down

Backward

Forward

High Punch
Ice Clone
Special Moves
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.

Down

Backward

Low Punch

(air)
Ice Shower
Special Moves
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. Produces an ice shower close to Sub-Zero's location.

Down

Forward

Backward

High Punch
Ice Shower
Special Moves
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.

Down

Forward

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

Down

Forward

Low Punch
Condensation Breath
Fatal Moves
Sub-Zero exhales a puff of ice crystals, which freezes the opponent. The opponent falls backwards, shattering into many chunks of ice.

Backward

Backward

Down

Backward

Run
Ice Breaker
Fatal Moves
Sub-Zero freezes his opponent as he lifts them overhead, then rips the frozen opponent apart, shattering them.

Block

Block

Run

Block

Run

Up Close
Polar Mauling
Fatal Moves
Sub-Zero morphs into a polar bear and mauls his opponent.

Forward

Up

Up

Up Close
Instant Snowman
Fatal Moves
Sub-Zero blasts a snowman from his hands, from his feet up.

Low Kick

Run

Run

Up