All Mortal Kombat 1 Fatalities: How to unlock & input a Fatality

Mortal Kombat 1 comes with its own twist on Fatalities, a fight move that is unique to the Mortal Kombat franchise. Here is every Fatality in Mortal Kombat 1, how to unlock them, and every input you need to use for executing them during battles.

Mortal Kombat has become quite a hefty franchise over the last several years and remains famous for its gameplay mechanics and gory combos. While Mortal Kombat 1 is a reboot of the iconic fighting game, it does give players the ability to perform Fatalities, which is a feature that essentially defines the legendary series.

A Fatality is a classic Mortal Kombat move, which involves the winner of the match inflicting a gruesome combo that finishes their opponent off. Every iconic character of the series has a couple of Fatalities in their pocket, along with some other ruthless takedowns.

Here are all the Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1 and how to input them.

• How to do Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1
• How to unlock Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1
• Every Mortal Kombat 1 Fatality
• All Kameo Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1

How to do Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1

In Mortal Kombat 1, Fatalities are performed by inputting a combination of buttons when you’re about to defeat an opponent. When your opponent’s health bar is fully drained at the end of a match, the announcer will shout the iconic lines “Finish Him” or “Finish Her,” signaling they are open for a final blow.

Each fighter has a number of unique Fatalities available, with a specific sequence of buttons that must be hit in order and from the right distance.

We’ve included a step-by-step guide on how to perform a Fatality in Mortal Kombat 1 below:

1. Hop into a match of Mortal Kombat 1.
2. In the final round, whittle down your opponent’s health bar.
3. Wait for the announcer to say “Finish Him” or “Finish Her.”
4. Input the commands for the Fatality you want to perform.
5. Watch as you finish your opponent in style.

If you haven’t memorized the command for each Fatality, and you’re playing offline, you can pause the game and head to the Move List tab to see exactly what you need to do. However, this won’t work in online fights.

How to unlock Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1

Mortal Kombat 1 players need to increase the Mastery level with every character to unlock their second Fatality. All characters have one unlocked Fatality from the start, and players can see it in the Move List section of the pause menu. However, to unlock each character’s second Fatality, players need to “level up” each character by playing Towers, the new Invasions mode, and more.

Each character has a Mastery level players can raise by playing certain game modes. Performing Fatalities, Brutalities, and other special finishing moves will give you more experience points, so keep that in mind when playing those modes. You’ll have to do this with every character, and each character will unlock their second Fatality at a different level, so you just need to grind.

It’s important to note that if you already know the input of the Fatality you’re trying to do, you won’t need to unlock it to trigger it. So, keep reading if you’re interested in knowing all available Fatalities in MK1.

All Mortal Kombat 1 Fatality inputs

Every Mortal Kombat 1 character has two Fatalities, which means there’s a total of 48 Fatalities to discover at the moment. Before we jump into them, we’ve compiled all the commands you’ll need to know to perform them on the different platforms, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch:

Reference	Command
1	Front Punch: Square (PlayStation) / X (Xbox) / Y (Switch) /
2	Back Punch: Triangle (PlayStation) / Y (Xbox) / X (Switch)
3	Front Kick: Cross (PlayStation) / A (Xbox) / B (Switch)
4	Back Kick: Circle (PlayStation) / B (Xbox) / A (Switch)
Kameo	R1 (PlayStation) / RB (Xbox) / R (Switch)
Block	R2 (PlayStation) / RT (Xbox) / ZR (Switch)

Now that you’re ready, here’s a list of every Mortal Kombat 1 Fatality:

Character	Fatality	Input	Distance
Ashrah	Heavenly Light	Down, Forward, Down, 2	Mid
Ashrah	Ashrah Fatality 2	Down, Down, Back, 4	Mid
Baraka	Split Decision	Back, Forward, Down, 1	Close
Baraka	Baraka Fatality 2	Forward, Back, Down, 4	Close
General Shao	Spin Cycle	Back, Forward, Down, 1	Mid
General Shao	General Shao Fatality 2	Down, Forward, Back, 1	Mid
Geras	Sand Storm	Forward, Down, Down, 4	Mid
Geras	Geras’s Fatality 2	Down, Forward, Back, 1	Close
Havik	Atomic Heart	Down, Forward, Down, 4	Close
Havik	Havik Fatality 2	Forward, Back, Down, 2	Close
Johnny Cage	Hollywood Walk of Pain	Forward, Back, Down, 2	Close
Johnny Cage	Johnny Cage Fatality 2	Forward, Down, Back, 4	Mid/Far
Kenshi	Blended	Forward, Down, Down, 2	Close
Kenshi	Kenshi Fatality 2	Back, Down, Back, 1	Mid
Kitana	Royal Blender	Down, Forward, Down, 4	Far
Kitana	Minty Fresh	Down, Down, Back, 4	Close
Kung Lao	Lao’d And Clear	Back, Forward, Back, 4	Mid
Kung Lao	Kung Lao Fatality 2	Back, Down, Down, 3	Close
Li Mei	Roman Candle	Forward, Back, Forward, 3	Close
Li Mei	Happy New Year	Back, Forward, Down, 4	Close
Liu Kang	Double Dragon	Down, Forward, Back, 4	Close
Liu Kang	Liu Kang Fatality 2	Back, Forward, Back, 3	Close
Mileena	Appetizer	Back, Forward, Back, 1	Close
Mileena	A Little to the Left	Down, Forward, Back, 3	Close
Nitara	Vaeternus KomBAT	Down, Down, Back, 1	Mid
Nitara	Nitara Fatality 2	Back, Down, Back, 4	Mid/Far
Omni-Man	Trained Killer	Down, Down, Back, 4	Close
Omni-Man	Like Putty	Down, Forward, Back, 3	Mid
Raiden	The Storm’s Arrival	Back, Forward, Back, 2	Close
Raiden	Raiden Fatality 2	Down, Forward, Back, 1	Mid/Far
Rain	The Red Sea	Down, Down, Back, 4	Close
Rain	Rain Fatality 2	Down, Forward, Back, 3	Mid
Reiko	The Impaler	Down, Down, Back, 2	Mid
Reiko	For the General	Back, Down, Down, 4	Close
Reptile	Indigestion	Forward, Back, Down, 4	Mid
Reptile	Reptile Fatality 2	Forward, Down, Back, 3	Close
Scorpion	Eye-Palling Victory	Down, Forward, Back, Block	Mid
Scorpion	Gang War	Back, Forward, Back, 2	Mid
Shang Tsung	Side Effects	Back, Down, Down, 4	Close
Shang Tsung	Shang Tsung Fatality 2	Forward, Down, Back, 2	Mid
Sindel	Hair Comes Trouble	Down, Back, Down, 1	Mid
Sindel	Sindel Fatality 2	Back, Forward, Back, 2	Mid/Far
Smoke	Hazed and Infused	Back, Forward, Down, 1	Any
Smoke	Smoke Fatality 2	Down, Forward, Back, 2	Any
Sub-Zero	Hairline Fracture	Forward, Down, Down, 2	Any
Sub-Zero	Sub-Zero Fatality 2	Forward, Back, Down, 4	Close
Tanya	Helping Hands	Down, Back, Down, 3	Close
Tanya	Tanya Fatality 2	Back, Forward, Down, 2	Close/Mid

All Kameo Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1

On top of the Mortal Kombat 1 Fatalities for its 23 initial characters, players can also perform Kameo Fatalities. Here are all the inputs for all 15 Kameo Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1:

Character	Fatality	Input	Distance
Cyrax	Annihilation	Forward, Back, Forward, Kameo	Mid
Darrius	Armed and Dangerous	Down, Back, Forward, Kameo	Mid
Frost	Breaking Point	Back, Down, Back, Kameo	Mid
Goro	Prince of Pain	Back, Forward, Down, Kameo	Close
Jax	Big Boot	Down, Forward, Down, Kameo	Far
Kano	Heart Ripper	Back, Down, Forward, Kameo	Mid
Kung Lao	Klean Kut	Forward, Back, Forward, Kameo	Mid
Motaro	Brain Blast	Forward, Down, Down, Kameo	Mid
Sareena	Inner Demon	Back, Down, Back, Kameo	Mid
Scorpion	Toasty!!!	Down, Forward, Down, Kameo	Mid
Sektor	Kompactor	Back, Forward, Back, Kameo	Mid
Shujinko	Five Point Strike	Down, Back, Down, Kameo	Mid
Sonya Blade	Kiss	Back, Forward, Down, Kameo	Mid
Stryker	Safety Vest	Forward, Down, Forward, Kameo	Mid
Sub-Zero	Spine Rip	Forward, Down, Forward, Kameo	Mid

That was every Mortal Kombat 1 Fatality to know about. We’ll be sure to update this page with each new finishing move that’s revealed for Kombat Pack characters, along with the inputs for each one as soon as they’re available.

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