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Since Mortal Kombat X, players can tear their opponent apart in the middle of the match with Brutalities. This gameplay feature was also available in MK11, and now it’s back with more details to consider in MK1. All MK1 – Mortal Kombat 1 Brutalities are a deadly variation of the character’s normal moves, but you have to unlock them first.
How To Unlock All Mortal Kombat 1 Brutalities
You can unlock the Brutality moves in Mortal Kombat 1 by playing more with your selected kombatant. Every fighter has a Mastery progression system, and you can level them up by simply playing different game modes. The more opponents you defeat and the more finishers you perform with MK1 main and Kameo characters, the faster they reach their maximum level.
Here’s every Mastery rank level that unlocks Brutalities for Mortal Kombat 1/MK1 main and Kameo characters:
Notice: You’ll have the Klassic uppercut Brutality unlocked at the first level for every main character in the game.
Main Kombatants Brutality Unlock Levels in MK1:
- Mastery Rank 3
- Mastery Rank 5
- Mastery Rank 7
- Mastery Rank 10
- Mastery Rank 15
Kameo Fighters Brutality Unlock Levels in MK1:
- Mastery Rank 2
- Mastery Rank 11
MK1 All Brutalities List + Inputs
Once you’ve unlocked the Brutalities in MK1, it is time to execute! Get bloody and kill them off before they get back up. Here are all the Brutalities that you can perform with main and Kameo fighters in Mortal Kombat 1/MK1.
Inputs Guide:
- 1 = Square/X
- 2 = Triangle/Y
- 3 = X/A
- 4 = Circle/B
- F = Forward
- B = Back
- U = Up
- D = Down
Main MK1 Kombatants Brutality List
| Character | Brutalities | Input |
|---|---|---|
| Ermac | 1. We Win 2. Soul Escape 3. Separate Ways 4. Twisted Up 5. Good Old Times | 1. B – F – 1 + Hold D 2. F – B – 3 + Hold D 3. 2 – 1 – L1/LB – Hold D 4. L1/LB – D – D -D 5. B – F – 2 – Hold 2 |
| Peacemaker | 1. Shield of Peace! 2. Boom Boom! 3. What Does That Do? 4. Human Torpedo 5. Wait For It! | 1. L1/LB – D – D – D 2. B – F – 1 – Hold 1 3. 2 – 2 – L1/LB – Hold D 4. B – F – 2 – Hold 4 5. B – F – 1 – Hold 3 |
| Omni-Man | 1. Behind You! 2. Coming Through 3. You Got Boned 4. You Hear That? | 1. L1/LB – Hold L1/LB 2. B – F – 2 – Hold 1 3. F + 4 – 1 – L1/LB – D -D -D 4. B – F – 1 – Hold B |
| Liu Kang | 1. Bleeding Heart 2. Dancing Around 3. Pop Goes The… 4. Just A Nibble 5. Let’s Go For A Ride | 1. L1/LB – F – F – F 2. B – F – 4 – Tap 3 or 4 6 Times 3. 3 – 3 – 3 – Hold F 4. B – F – 3 – Hold D 5. B – F – 3 – Hold U |
| Kung Lao | 1. Spin Cycle 2. Grind Away 3. Grind Away #2 4. Magic Hat 5. Not Holding Back | 1. L1/LB – F – D – B – U 2. D – B – 2 – Rapidly Tap Any Attack Button 3. B – F – 1 – Hold 1 4. D – B – 4 – Hold U 5. 2 – 1 – 2 – 1 – Hold U |
| Johnny Cage | 1. Here’s Johnny 2. Game Over Man 3. You Got Caged 4. Welcome To The Party 5. Hope You’re Insured | 1. L1/LB – D 2. Escape A Throw – L1/LB 3. F – D – B – 2- Hold 2 4. B – D – 1 – Hold – 2 5. B – F – 4 – Hold 4 |
| Kenshi | 1. Where You Going? 2. Out Of Sight 3. Did You See That? 4. See Ya Later 5. Nothing To See Here | 1. L1/LB – D -D -D 2. L1/LB – 1 3. D – B – 4 + R2/RT – Tap 1+2 Six Times. 4. B – F – 2 – Hold B 5. D – B – 4 – Hold B |
| Raiden | 1. That’s A Shocker 2. Overload 3. Inside Out 4. Headed Nowhere 5. Excess Energy | 1. L1/LB + Rapidly Tap 1 or 2 Six Times 2. D -B -3 – Hold U 3. B -F – 3 – Hold D 4. 1 – 2 – 3 – Hold U 5. D – F – 1 |
| Li Mei | 1. Fast Enough For Ya 2. Head Over Heels 3. One Way Ticket 4. Light The Way 5. Head Of Trials | 1. B – F – 4 – Hold B 2. F – 4 – 4 – Hold D 3. D – B – 2 – Hold D 4. B – F – 1 – Hold 2 5. F – 4 – 3 – Hold U |
| Sub-Zero | 1. Absolute Zero 2. Snowball 3. Karbon Kopy 4. Krushed Ice 5. Ability To Freeze | 1. B – F – 3 – D – D -D 2. D – F – 1 3. B – F – 2 – Hold 1 4. 2 – 1 – 2 – Hold D 5. D – F – 4 – Hold 4 |
| Reptile | 1. Damn Tasty 2. Krocodile Done Right 3. Behind You 4. Pop Belly 5. Ready To Pounce | 1. L1/LB – D – D – D 2. B – F – 4 – U – U – U 3. B – F – 2 – Hold 2 4. F – 3 – 2 – Hold – B 5. B + 2 |
| Scorpion | 1. Choke On It 2. Burn For Me 3. Any Way You Slice It 4. Stop Ahead 5. Hot Head | 1. L1/LB – F – D – B – U 2. B – F – 4 – Hold U 3. B – F – 2 – D – D – D 4. B – F – 1 – Hold B 5. D – B – 3 – Hold 1 |
| Smoke | 1. An Eye For An Eye 2. If It Bleeds 3. Don’t Blink 4. Slice And Dice 5. Break A Leg | 1. L1/LB – Hold D 2. B – F – 3 – Hold R2/RT 3. D – B – 2 – Hold U 4. F + 1 – 2 – L1/LB – Hold U 5. F + 1 – 2 – 2 – 4 – Hold 4 |
| Ashrah | 1. Save Me A Slice 2. Nail In The Coffin 3. Half Day? 4. Kutting Korners 5. Light You Up | 1. L1/LB – D – D – D 2. F + 4 – 2 – Hold D 3. 1 – 2 – 2 – Hold U 4. B – F + 2 – Hold D 5. B + 1 – 2 – Hold F |
| Nitara | 1. Embrace The Pain 2. Come Here Often? 3. Taste Of Blood 4. They Come Right Off 5. Something You Are? | 1. B – F + 2 – Rapidly Tap 1, 2, 3, or 4 2. L1/LB – U – U – U 3. B – F + 3 – Hold 3 4. F + 1 – 2 – Hold U 5. B – F + 1 – R2/RT – Hold D |
| Havik | 1. Good To Be Back! 2. Need A Hand? 3. It’s A Twist Off 4. Knocking Around 5. Kablooey | 1. 2 – 2 – Hold D 2. B + 2 – 2 – R2/RT – Hold F 3. L1/LB – F – D – B – U 4. D – B + 1 – Hold U 5. B – F + 3 – Hold F |
| Quan-Chi | 1. Portal of Blood 2. Splat! 3. Skull Yum 4. Happy Feat 5. The Nibbler | 1. L1/LB – Hold D 2. D – B + 4 – D – D – D 3. B – F + 1 – Hold 2 4. B – F + 4 – D -D -D 5. B – F + 1 – R2/RT – Hold 4 |
| Geras | 1. From Another Time 2. Time Will Tell 3. Sand Of Time 4. Just Rip It Off 5. Unstoppable Force | 1. L1/LB – D – D -D 2. D – B + 2 3. 1 – 2 – 2 – L1/LB – Hold F 4. D – F + 4 – Hold D 5. F + 1 – 2 – L1/LB – Hold F |
| Baraka | 1. Nom Nom 2. Empty Inside 3. Old School 4. This Is A Flesh Wound | 1. L1/LB – D -D -D 2. B – F + 3 – Rapidly Tap 1, 2, 3, or 4 3. 2 – 1 – 2 – Hold B 4. F + 3 – Hold D |
| Kitana | 1. Some Off The Top 2. Hit The Fan 3. Where’d You Go? 4. Easy Peasy 5. Kiss It | 1. L1/LB – D -D -D 2. B – F + 1 – Hold B 3. D – B + 2 – Hold D 4. 1 – 1 – 2 – Hold 1 5. F + 1 – 2 – Hold D |
| Mileena | 1. Did That Hurt? 2. Maybe Next Time 3. The Best Part 4. Early Lunch 5. High Roller | 1. L1/LB – D -D -D 2. 2 – 1 – L1/LB – Hold D 3. D – B + 2 + R2/RT – Tap 1 or 2 Six Times 4. B – D + 4 + R2/RT – Hold 4 5. B – D + 4 – Hold U |
| Tanya | 1. Rest In Pieces 2. Hot Head 3. Head Kase 4. Kore Sample 5. Watch This! | 1. L1/LB – Hold U 2. 3 – L1/LB – D – D – D 3. D – F + 1 – Hold F 4. B – F + 4 – Hold D 5. F + 2 – 1 – 1 Hold F |
| Rain | 1. Just A Little Dip 2. Down The Drain 3. Aqua Finished 4. Bubble Head 5. Rainy Day | 1. L1/LB – Rapidly Tap 1, 2, 3, or 4 2. B – F + 4 3. F + 2 – 1 – 3 – Hold B 4. 1 – 1 – 2 – Hold D 5. D – D – U – Hold D |
| Shang Tsung | 1. Bed Of Spikes 2. Stick Around 3. Chomp! Chomp! 4. Fire It Up 5. It Has Ended | 1. L1/LB – Hold U 2. D – B + 3 3. D – F + 1 – Hold B 4. D – F + 1 – Hold 1 (During OLD Form) 5. D – B + 3 – D – D – D (During OLD Form) |
| General Shao | 1. Is That Your Best? 2. Feel My Power 3. Don’t Make Me Laugh 4. It’s Official… You Suck! | 1. L1/LB – D – D – D 2. L1/LB – U – U – U 3. F + 2 – L1/LB – Hold D 4. D – B + 4 – Hold B |
| Sindel | 1. Scream Queen 2. Split Ends 3. That Was Fun! 4. Off With Your Head 5. Lose Something? | 1. L1/LB – D – D – D 2. F + 1 – 3 – Hold B 3. D – F + 4 – Hold U 4. 2 – 4 – 4 – Hold F 5. D – B + 1 – Hold D |
| Reiko | 1. No Turning Back 2. You Had Enough? 3. Does It Sting? 4. Not Even Close 5. There And Back Again | 1. Tap L1/LB Four Times 2. D – B + 3 – D – D – D 3. D – B + 1 – Hold 1 4. F – D – B + 1 – Hold D 5. 1 – 2 – 3 – Hold B |
Kameo Fighters Brutality List in Mortal Kombat 1
| Kameo Fighter | Brutality | Input |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Cage | 1. No One Looking 2. For Johnny | 1. F + L1/LB – D -D 2. D – R1/RB + D + 2 – Hold 2 |
| Darius | 1. Here, Catch | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D |
| Sareena | 1. To A Crisp 2. Release Demon | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D 2. F + R/RB – Hold R1/RB |
| Cyrax | 1. Net Gross 2. Target Destroyed | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D 2. F + R1/RB – Hold B |
| Kano | 1. You Alright, Mate? 2. Knife To Meet You | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D 2. Back + R1/RB – Hold D |
| Sonya Blade | 1. Popping Heads 2. Forget Something? | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D 2. B + R1/RB – Hold R1/RB |
| Sektor | 1. Fire And Forget 2. Low Level Threat | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D 2. F + R1/RB – Hold R1/RB |
| Frost | 1. Pin Kushion 2. Ice’d Out | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D 2. F + R1/RB – Hold R1/RB |
| Jax | 1. Awww, Damn! 2. No Pain, No Gain | 1. F + L1/LB – Hold R1/RB 2. F + R1/RB – Hold R1/RB |
| Khameleon | 1. Kombo Slice 2. Stuck On You | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D 2. R1/RB + Hold U |
| Stryker | 1. Busted 2. It Goes Boom | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D 2. F + R1/RB – Hold R1/RB |
| Scorpion | 1. Well Done 2. Slice Above | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D 2. F + R1/RB – Hold R1/RB |
| Sub-Zero | 1. Big Leg 2. Frost Bite | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D 2. F + R1/RB – Hold R1/RB |
| Kung Lao | 1. Got Head? 2. Razor Burn | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D 2. B + R1/RB – Hold R1/RB |
| Shujinko | N/A | N/A |
| Motaro | 1. What You Get! 2. Hoofing It | 1. D + R1/RB – Hold R1/RB 2. F + R1/RB – Hold R1/RB |
| Goro | 1. Make Up Your Mind 2. Goro Smash | 1. F + L1/LB – D – D 2. F + R1/RB – Hold R1/RB |
| Tremor | 1. Rock Away 2. Leaving So Soon? | 1. F + L1/LB – Hold U 2. U + R1/RB |
Mortal Kombat 1 is currently available to play on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
