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Aside from the gory uppercuts that draw gallons of blood out of the opponent’s body, Mortal Kombat is the one and only fighting game that allows the players to rip the defeated foe apart. Fatalities are the big and bold parts of MK since the 2D era, and Mortal Kombat 1 offers some of the most brutal ways of making sure your online opponent slams his controller against the wall. However, you won’t get all the finishing moves and Fatalities from the go with every character in Mortal Kombat 1, hence why here we’ve listed all of them plus the new Khaos Reigns Animalities so that you can learn and enjoy executing them on your poor opponents.
(This article is updated on 10/2/2024 with all Kombat Pack 1 and 2 characters’ Fatalities after the release of the Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns expansion.)
Mortal Kombat 1: All Fatalities by Character
Before reaching the list and trying out all the Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1, you need to know that every character has 3 finishing moves: Fatality #1, Fatality #2, and an Animality that’s been added with the Khaos Reigns expansion. All the Fatalities are free to gain in the game, however, the second finisher for every character is unlocked through levelling up that certain kombatant.
Notice! Animality finishers are for the main characters only in Mortal Kombat 1, unlocked for free without the need to level up.
For the main characters, you must reach Mastery Level 14 to unlock their second Fatality in Mortal Kombat 1. Play any mode with the kombatants, and they’ll level up with no side objectives to complete. As for the Kameo fighters, they only come with one Fatality move all listed down below.
| Character | Fatality 1 | Fatality 2 | Animality |
| Ashrah | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Down, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Down, Down, Back, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Down, X |
| Baraka | Distance: Close – Back, Forward, Down, Square/X | Distance: Mid – Forward, Back, Down, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Back, Down, Down, Triangle/Y |
| Cyrax | Distance: Mid, Down, Forward, Down, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Back, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Forward, Back, Forward, Back |
| Ermac | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Down, Circle/X | Distance: Mid – Left, Right, Left, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Down, Back |
| General Shao | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Down, Square/X | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Back, Square/X | Distance: Mid – Back, Down, Down, Circle/B |
| Geras | Distance: Mid – Forward, Down, Down, Circle/B | Distance: Close – Down, Forward, Back, Square/X | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Down, Forward |
| Havik | Distance: Close – Down, Forward, Down, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Forward, Back, Down, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Back, Down, Down, X/A |
| Homelander | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Down, X/A | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Back, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Down, Circle/B |
| Johnny Cage | Distance: Close – Forward, Back, Down, Triangle/Y | Distance: Far – Forward, Down, Back, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Back, Forward |
| Kenshi | Distance: Close – Forward, Back, Down, Triangle/Y | Distance: Far – Back, Down, Back, Square/X | Distance: Mid – Down, Down, Down, Square/X |
| Kitana | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Down, Circle/B | Distance: Close – Down, Down, Back, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Down, Down, Forward, Down |
| Kung Lao | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Back, Circle/B | Distance: Close – Back, Down, Down, Cross/A | Distance: Mid – Forward, Back, Down, Triangle/Y |
| Li Mei | Distance: Mid – Forward, Back, Forward, Cross/A | Distance: Close – Back, Forward, Down, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Down, Back, Down, Square/X |
| Liu Kang | Distance: Close – Down, Forward, Back, Circle/B | Distance: Close – Back, Forward, Back, Cross/A | Distance: Mid – Down, Back, Down, Triangle/Y |
| Mileena | Distance: Close – Back, Forward, Back, Square/X | Distance: Close – Down, Forward, Back, Cross/A | Distance: Mid – Forward, Down, Down, Circle/B |
| Nitara | Distance: Mid – Down, Down, Back, Square/X | Distance: Mid – Back, Down, Back, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Forward, Down, Down, X/A |
| Noob Saibot | Distance: Far – Forward, Back, Down, Triangle | Distance: Mid – Down, Down, Forward, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Back, Down, Back, Down |
| Omni-Man | Distance: Close – Down, Down, Back, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Back, X/A | Distance: Mid -Forward, Back, Forward, Down |
| Peacemaker | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Down, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Forward, Back, Forward, Back, Circle | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Back, Down |
| Quan-Chi | Distance: Mid – Forward, Back, Forward, Back, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Back, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Back, Down, Down, Circle/B |
| Raiden | Distance: Close – Back, Forward, Back, Triangle/Y | Distance: Far – Down, Forward, Back, Square/X | Distance: Mid – Down, Back, Down, Circle/B |
| Rain | Distance: Close – Down, Down, Back, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Back, Cross/A | Distance: Mid – Forward, Back, Down, Back |
| Reiko | Distance: Mid – Down, Down, Back, Triangle/Y | Distance: Close – Back, Down, Down, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Forward, Down, Down, Square/X |
| Reptile | Distance: Mid – Forward, Back, Down, Circle/B | Distance: Jump – Forward, Down, Back, Cross/A | Distance: Mid – Down, Down, Back, Circle |
| Scorpion | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Back, R2/RT | Distance: Any – Back, Forward, Back, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Forward, Down, Down, Circle/B |
| Sektor | Distance: Mid – Down, Down, Down, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Forward, Back, Forward, Back, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Back, Forward |
| Shang Tsung | Distance: Close – Back, Down, Down, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Forward, Down, Back, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Forward, Back, Down, X/A |
| Sindel | Distance: Down, Back, Down, Square/X | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Back, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Back, Down, Down, Circle/B |
| Smoke | Distance: Any – Back, Forward, Down, Square/X | Distance: Any – Down, Forward, Back, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Down, R2/RT |
| Sub-Zero | Distance: Close – Forward, Down, Down, Triangle/Y | Distance: Close – Forward, Back, Down, Circle/B | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Down, Forward |
| Takeda | Distance: Mid – Down, Forward, Down, X/A | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Back, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Back, Forward, Back, Down |
| Tanya | Distance: Close – Down, Back, Down, Cross/A | Distance: Jump – Back, Forward, Down, Triangle/Y | Distance: Mid – Down, Back, Down, Back |
All Kameo Fatalities
| Kameo | Fatality |
| Cyrax | Distance: Mid, Forward, Back, Forward, R1/RB |
| Darrius | Distance: Mid, Down, Back, Forward, R1/RB |
| Ferra | Distance: Mid, Down, Forward, Down, R1/RB |
| Frost | Distance: Any, Back, Down, Back, R1/RB |
| Goro | Distance: Close, Back, Forward, Down, R1/RB |
| Janet Cage | Distance: Mid, Forward, Back, Forward, R1/RB |
| Jax | Distance: Far, Down, Forward, Down, R1/RB |
| Kano | Distance: Mid, Back, Down, Forward, R1/RB |
| Khameleon | Distance: Close, Down, Forward, Down, R1/RB |
| Kung Lao | Distance: Mid, Forward, Back, Forward, R1/RB |
| Motaro | Distance: Mid, Forward, Down, Down, R1/RB |
| Movado | Distance: Mid, Back, Down, Down, R1/RB |
| Sareena | Distance: Mid, Back, Down, Down, R1/RB |
| Scorpion | Distance: Mid, Down, Forward, Down, R1/RB |
| Sektor | Distance: Mid, Back, Forward, Back, R1/RB |
| Shujinko | Distance: Mid, Down, Back, Down, R1/RB |
| Sonya | Distance: Far, Back, Forward, Down, R1/RB |
| Stryker | Distance: Mid, Forward, Down, Forward, R1/RB |
| Sub-Zero | Distance: Mid, Forward, Down, Forward, R1/RB |
| Tremor | Distance: Mid, Down, Forward, Back, R1/RB |
Now remember that you only have a few seconds to perform your Fatality in Mortal Kombat 1. So even if you pause the game to read the input and then try executing the move, you might just lose the time. The best you can do is to memorize these and rehearse them in the Practice Fatalities mode.
Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns is available now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
