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Mortal Kombat Gold
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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
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

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

Backward

Backward

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

Forward

Forward

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

Down

Down

Forward

Up

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

Up

Up

Forward

Down

Block

Up Close

Fujin
Air Funnel
Special Moves
Fujin summons a whirlwinds that lifts the opponent. In Armageddon, he automatically slams them afterward.

Forward

Down

Forward

High Punch
Gusting Cyclone
Special Moves
Fujin spins around and sucks the opponent in with a whirlwind that surrounds him.

Forward

Down

Low Punch

,

Mash

Low Punch
Crossbow Killing
Fatal Moves
Fujin uses a large funnel to lift the opponent high into the air, then fires at them with his crossbow, causing the foe to explode.

Block

And

Run

Block

And

Run

Block

And

Run

Block

And

Run
Wind Skinner
Fatal Moves
Fujin summons a powerful gust of wind that peels off the opponent's skin.

Down

Forward

Forward

Up

Block

Goro
Furious Stomp
Special Moves
Goro hops up and comes back down to stomp the ground, shaking it and damaging the foe if they are touching it.

Backward

Forward

Down

Down

High Kick
Scorch Breath
Special Moves
Goro shoots a fireball from his mouth.

Forward

Backward

High Punch
Leaping Stomp
Special Moves
Goro leaps up and attempts to stomp on his foe. If this move hits, he stomps on them several times before leaping off.

Forward

Forward

Backward

High Kick

Jarek
Rhino Stomp
Special Moves
Jarek falls backwards and slams the ground with his back, damaging the foe if they are touching the ground.

Backward

Down

Backward

High Kick
Cannonball
Special Moves
Jarek rolls into a ball, launching himself at the opponent.

Backward

Forward

Low Kick
Tri-Blade
Special Moves
Jarek tosses a three-pronged projectile.

Down

Backward

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

Forward

Down

Forward

High Punch
Heart Rip
Fatal Moves
Jarek reaches into his opponent's chest and pulls out their still-beating heart, then holds it high above his head.

Forward

Backward

Forward

Forward

Low Kick

Up Close
Eye Lasers
Fatal Moves
Jarek fires beams from his eyes which slice the opponent's head and then torso off.

Up

Up

Forward

Forward

Block

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

Down

Backward

Low Punch
Fist Missile
Special Moves
Jax fires a missile from his fist.

Down

Forward

Low Punch
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.

Forward

Forward

Down

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

Backward

Forward

Forward

Down

Block

Up Close

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

Backward

Down

Backward

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

Backward

Forward

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

Down

Backward

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

Down

Forward

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

Low Punch

And

Block
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.

Down

Down

Forward

Down

Block

Up Close
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.

Forward

Backward

Down

Down

High Kick

Up Close

Kai
Fire From Above
Special Moves
Kai fires a fireball straight up, which comes back down at the opponent's relative position.

Backward

Backward

High Punch
Handstand
Special Moves
Kai flips onto his hands and fights in a handstand position. Pressing @term=blck@ makes him stand back up on his feet.

Block

And

Low Kick
Handspin
Command Moves
During Handstand
Kai peforms an upside-down spin kick.

Low Punch
Draw Weapon
Special Moves
Draws Kai's weapon, or if it's already drawn, throws it. Default weapon is a Ghurka Knife.

Down

Backward

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

Down

Forward

High Punch
Renegade Kick
Special Moves
Powerful knockdown roundhouse kick.

Down

Forward

Low Kick
Renegade Kick
Special Moves
Powerful knockdown roundhouse kick.

Down

Forward

Low Kick
Downward Fire Blast
Special Moves
Kai fires a fireball at the ground, which comes back up in the opponent's relative position.

Forward

Forward

Low Punch

(air)
Body Tear
Fatal Moves
Kai lifts his opponent above his head and begins pulling, eventually tearing the opponent at the waist before slamming their halves on the ground.

Up

Forward

Up

Backward

High Kick

Up Close
Headshot
Fatal Moves
Kai levitates and hurls a fireball that takes off the opponent's head.

Up

Up

Up

Down

Block

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

Backward

And

High Punch
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
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.

Backward

Down

Forward

Forward

High Kick

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

Forward

Forward

Down

Forward

Low Punch

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.

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. Automatically decapitates (no aiming).

Backward

Backward

Forward

Low Punch

(far)
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)

Liu Kang
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
Fireball
Special Moves
Liu tosses a straight, horizontal fireball at his foe. Functions like his Dragon Fire (@term=highpunch@ throws high and can be done in air, @term=lowpunch@ is low).

Forward

Forward

Any Punch
Detonation Fireball
Fatal Moves
Liu tosses his opponent at the screen and flings a fireball at the them, causing them to explode.

Forward

Down

Down

Up

High Punch

Up Close
Dragon Chewtoy
Fatal Moves
Liu Kang transforms into a dragon and bites down into the opponent, swinging them around in his mouth before slamming them to the ground.

Forward

Forward

Forward

Down

Block

And

Low Kick

And

High Kick

Mileena
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
Sai Barrage
Fatal Moves
Mileena throws a massive amount of sai at her opponent, which stick in the foe.

Backward

Backward

Backward

Forward

Low Kick

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

Forward

Backward

Forward

Low Punch

(far)

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
Somersault Slam
Throw Moves
Saibot snatches his opponent out of the air and somersaults before slamming them to the ground.

Block

Air Only

Up Close
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 block for the duration of the cloud's effects.

Backward

Backward

Forward

Forward

And

High Kick
Eidolic Flame
Special Moves
Saibot summons a forbidden flame that is violet or bluish in color and lobs it at his foe.

Down

Forward

And

Low Punch

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

Down

Up

,

Block

Quan Chi
Somersault Slam
Throw Moves
Quan Chi snatches his opponent out of the air and somersaults before slamming them to the ground.

Block

Air Only

Up Close
Draw Weapon
Special Moves
Draws Quan Chi's weapon, or if it's already drawn, throws it. Default weapon is a Morning Star.

Down

Backward

High Kick
Magnetic Force
Special Moves
Quan Chi poses and takes away the opponent's weapon. In MK4/Gold, this allowed Quan Chi to steal the opponent's weapon. In Armageddon, this simply seals off their Weapon Style from them.

Forward

Backward

High Punch
Body Stomp
Special Moves
Quan Chi teleports and lands on the opponent, tap-dancing on them.

Forward

Down

Low Kick
Slide
Special Moves
Slide across the screen and trip up the opponent.

Forward

Forward

High Kick
Skull Toss
Special Moves
Quan Chi tosses a giant green skull.

Forward

Forward

Low Punch
Beat Down
Fatal Moves
Quan Chi tears his opponent's leg off and beats the tar out of them with it.

Hold

Low Kick

,

Forward

Down

Forward

,

Release

Up Close
Copy Sorcery
Fatal Moves
Quan Chi performs one of the opponent's Fatalities.

Up

Up

Down

Down

Low Punch

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

Down

Backward

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

Down

Up
Draw Weapon
Special Moves
Draws Raiden's weapon, or if it's already drawn, throws it. Default weapon is a Warhammer.

Forward

Backward

High Punch
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.

Forward

Forward

Low Kick

(air)
Electric Execution
Fatal Moves
Raiden grabs his foe, lifting them up and shocking them repeatedly until they explode.

Backward

Up

Up

High Kick

Up Close
Staff of the Thunder God
Fatal Moves
Raiden summons his Lightning Staff and sticks it into the opponent, lifting them up and electrocuting them. The opponent then slides down the staff, and Raiden slams them to the ground.

Down

Up

Up

Up

High Punch

Up Close

Reiko
Phantom Warp
Special Moves
Reiko spins around the opponent to end up behind them.

Backward

Forward

High Kick
Shuriken Cluster
Special Moves
Reiko tosses a large cluster of shuriken at his foe.

Down

Forward

Low Punch
Shadow Grab
Special Moves
Reiko teleports next to his opponent. In MK4/Gold, press @term=blck@ to perform a somersault slamming attack. In Armageddon, the throw is automatic.

Down

Up

,

Block
Shuriken Barrage
Fatal Moves
Reiko tosses many shuriken at the foe, which stick into their body.

Backward

Backward

Down

Down

High Kick
Thrust Kick
Fatal Moves
Reiko kicks the opponent in the chest, knocking it flying while his or her head and arms spin in the air momentarily, before they crash to the ground.

Forward

Down

Forward

Block

And

Low Punch

And

Two Kicks

Up Close

Reptile
Attack Krawl
Special Moves
Reptile crawls across the ground, tripping up the opponent if he strikes them.

Backward

Forward

Low Kick
Dash Palm
Special Moves
Reptile slides forward and stikes with a palm.

Backward

Forward

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

Block

And

High Kick
Acid Bubbles
Special Moves
Reptile spits a wide spray of acid bubbles.

Down

Forward

High Punch
Face Feasting
Fatal Moves
Reptile leaps on his opponent and chews their face off. The opponent screams and falls backward.

Up

And

Two Punches

And

Two Kicks

Up Close
Acid Shower
Fatal Moves
Reptile levitates and pukes a massive amount of acid over the opponent, melting off their skin.

Up

Down

Down

Down

High 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
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)
Fire Breathing
Special Moves
Scorpion pulls off his mask and breathes fire on the foe.

Down

Forward

Low Punch
Scorpion the Scorpion
Fatal Moves
Scorpion transforms into a gigantic scorpion and grabs the foe with his pincers, then stabs his stinger through their chest and tears their torso off.

Backward

Forward

Down

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.

Backward

Forward

Forward

Backward

Block

(near)

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

Forward

Forward

Down

Forward

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.

Forward

Forward

Forward

Backward

Block

(near)

Shinnok
Mimic
Special Moves [Fujin]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Forward

Forward

Backward

High Kick
Mimic
Special Moves [Jarek]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Backward

Backward

Backward

Low Kick
Mimic
Special Moves [Jax]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Forward

Down

Forward

High Kick
Mimic
Special Moves [Johnny Cage]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Down

Down

High Punch
Mimic
Special Moves [Kai]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Forward

Forward

Forward

Low Kick
Mimic
Special Moves [Liu Kang]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Backward

Backward

Forward

High Kick
Mimic
Special Moves [Raiden]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Down

Forward

Forward

High Punch
Mimic
Special Moves [Reiko]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Backward

Backward

Backward

Block
Mimic
Special Moves [Reptile]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Backward

Backward

Forward

Block
Mimic
Special Moves [Scorpion]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Backward

Forward

Low Punch
Mimic
Special Moves [Sonya Blade]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Forward

Down

Forward

High Punch
Mimic
Special Moves [Sub-Zero II]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Down

Backward

Low Punch
Mimic
Special Moves [Tanya]
Shinnok temporarily copies a character's moveset.

Backward

Forward

Down

Block
Hand From Hell
Fatal Moves
Shinnok disappears and a giant skeleton hand comes from the ground and squeezes the opponent, popping their head off. As the hand returns from whence it came, it drags the opponent's body down with it.

Down

Backward

Forward

Down

Run

Up Close
Hands of Hell
Fatal Moves
Shinnok disappears into the ground and two giant skeleton hands appear. The opponent levitates, and the hands clap together, squashing the foe.

Down

Up

Up

Down

Block

Up Close

Sonya Blade
Somersault Slam
Throw Moves
Sonya grabs her opponent with her legs and does a somersault before slamming the opponent to the ground.

Block

Air Only

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
Armed Forces
Special Moves
Sonya fires a purplish ball of energy.

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
Kutting Kiss
Fatal Moves
Sonya blows on her open palm, causing a purplish energy ball to appear and cut her opponent in half.

Down

Down

Down

Up

Run
Scissor Split
Fatal Moves
Sonya grabs her opponent with her legs and lifts them up, then tears them in half.

Up

Down

Down

Up

High Kick

Sub-Zero (II)
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 Ball
Special Moves
A burst of ice from the hands. On impact freezes target to allow further damage.

Down

Forward

Low Punch
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. Sub-Zero automatically slides over to the opponent and uppercuts them.

Backward

Backward

Down

Backward

High Punch
Head Rip
Fatal Moves
Sub-Zero uses amazing strength to tear his opponent's head right off of their shoulders - along with their spine still attached.

Forward

Backward

Forward

Down

High Punch

And

Block

And

Run

Up Close

Tanya
Air Fire Blast
Special Moves
Tanya leaps into the air and flings a fireball down at her foe.

Down

Backward

Low Punch
Twister Kisser
Fatal Moves
Tanya kisses her opponent on the cheek and backs away. The foe's limbs and neck contort in unnatural directions, and they explode.

Down

Down

Up

Down

Block

And

High Punch

Up Close
Neck Breaker
Fatal Moves
Tanya leaps onto her opponent's shoulders and twists three times, breaking the opponent's neck and causing it to wobble unrealistically on their neck.

Down

Forward

Down

Forward

High Kick

Up Close