The most disgusting and memorable part of any fight in Mortal Kombat 1 is the brutal Fatality, a finishing move that all characters have, but some of these gore-soaked executions need to be unlocked. When you take down your opponent in this game, you have five short seconds to enter a complex input after hearing the announcer. While each fighter and Kameo comes with one finisher available, the rest must be found.
There are two Fatalities per main roster character and one finisher for every Kameo fighter in Mortal Kombat 1, the secondary combatant that can help you out during a fight. Not to be confused with Brutalities, which are also locked at the start, a Fatality usually consists of three or four motion inputs followed quickly by one button. These sequences are different for every character, making them difficult to remember.
How to Get Every Fatality in Mortal Kombat 1
The easiest way to unlock Fatalities is to input the secret input of the second finisher for a character, progress the Character Mastery gauge, or play the game to meet multiple challenge goals. Every roster fighter in Mortal Kombat 1 encourages you to learn more about how they play with a gauge that increases the more matches you do with them. Almost like leveling up with a character, simply using them enough times unlocks a Fatality.
Challenge goals can range from performing a certain number of kicks or doing a combo of 5 hits or more, which gives you a Fatality for a character if you meet enough of these small objectives. However, by far the best method here is using the hidden input in Fatality Training Mode, where you don’t have to worry about winning a match. Here are all the Fatality inputs for every character:
Character | Fatality #1 Input | Fatality #2 Input |
|---|---|---|
Ashrah | (Mid) Down, Forward, Down, Back Punch | (Mid) Down, Down, Back, High Kick |
Baraka | (Close) Back, Forward, Down, Front Punch | (Close) Forward, Back, Down, High Kick |
General Shao | (Mid) Back, Forward, Down, Front Punch | (Mid) Down, Forward, Back, Low Punch |
Geras | (Mid) Forward, Down, Down, Back Kick | (Close) Down, Forward, Back, Low Punch |
Havik | (Close) Down, Forward, Down, Back Kick | (Close) Forward, Back, Down, High Punch |
Johnny Cage | (Close) Forward, Back, Down, Back Punch | (Far) Forward, Down, Back, High Kick |
Kenshi | (Close) Forward, Down, Down, Back Punch | (Mid) Back, Down, Back, Low Punch |
Kitana | (Far) Down, Forward, Down, Back, Front Punch | (Close) Down, Down, Back, Back Kick |
Kung Lao | (Mid) Back, Forward, Back, Back Kick | (Close) Back, Down, Down, Low Kick |
Li Mei | (Close) Forward, Back, Forward, Front Kick | (Close) Back, Forward, Down, Back Kick |
Liu Kang | (Close) Down, Forward, Back, Back Kick | (Close) Back, Forward, Back, Low Kick |
Mileena | (Close) Back, Forward, Back, Front Punch | (Close) Down, Forward, Back, Front Kick |
Character | Fatality #1 Input | Fatality #2 Input |
|---|---|---|
Nitara | (Mid) Down, Down, Back, Front Punch | (Mid to Far) Back, Down, Back, High Kick |
Raiden | (Close) Back, Forward, Back, Back Punch | (Mid) Down, Forward, Back, Front Punch |
Rain | (Close) Down, Down, Back, Back Kick | (Mid) Down, Forward, Back, Front Kick |
Reiko | (Mid) Down, Down, Back, Back Punch | (Close) Back, Down, Down, High Kick |
Reptile | (Mid) Forward, Back, Down, Back Kick | (Close) Forward, Down, Back, Low Kick |
Scorpion | (Mid) Down, Forward, Back, Block | (Mid) Back, Forward, Back, High Punch |
Shang Tsung | (Close) Back, Down, Down, Back Kick | (Mid) Forward, Down, Back, High Punch |
Sindel | (Mid) Down, Back, Down, Front Punch | (Mid to Far) Back, Forward, Back, High Punch |
Smoke | (Anywhere) Back, Forward, Down, Front Punch | (Any) Down, Forward, Back, High Punch |
Sub-Zero | (Any) Forward, Down, Down, Back Punch | (Close) Forward, Back, Down, High Kick |
Tanya | (Close) Down, Back, Down, Front Kick | (Mid) Back, Forward, Down, High Punch |
Kameo Fighter | Fatality Input |
|---|---|
Cyrax | (Mid) Forward, Back, Forward, Kameo Input |
Darrius | (Mid) Down, Back, Forward, Kameo |
Frost | (Mid) Back, Down, Back, Kameo |
Goro | (Close) Back, Forward, Down, Kameo |
Jax | (Far) Down, Forward, Down, Kameo |
Kano | (Mid) Back, Down, Forward, Kameo |
Kung Lao | (Mid) Forward, Back, Forward, Kameo |
Motaro | (Mid) Forward, Down, Down, Kameo |
Sareena | (Mid) Back, Down, Down, Kameo |
Scorpion | (Mid) Down, Forward, Down, Kameo |
Sektor | (Mid) Back, Forward, Back, Kameo |
Shujinko | (Mid) Down, Back, Down, Kameo |
Sonya | (Mid) Back, Forward, Down, Kameo |
Stryker | (Mid) Forward, Down, Forward, Kameo |
Sub-Zero | (Mid) Forward, Down, Forward, Kameo |
Those who unlock every Fatality in Mortal Kombat 1 have an excellent opportunity to unleash the full carnage offered in the New Era with their favorite returning characters to this ultra-violent franchise.
Mortal Kombat 1
- Franchise:
- Mortal Kombat
- Platform(s):
- Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
- Released:
- 2023-09-19
- Developer(s):
- NetherRealm Studios
- Publisher(s):
- Warner Bros. Games
- Genre(s):
- Fighting, Horror
- ESRB:
- M
- Prequel(s):
- Mortal Kombat 11, Mortal Kombat X, Mortal Kombat (2011), Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Mortal Kombat: Deception, Mortal Kombat 4, Mortal Kombat 3, Mortal Kombat 2, Mortal Kombat
