Mortal Kombat 1 – How to Execute Every Fatality in the Game

Mortal Kombat 1 marks the latest entry in the blood-soaked fighting series, and it looks to deliver a satisfying fresh dose of ultraviolence for longtime fans. In addition to a new tag-team mechanic that lets you pair a main character with a backup “Kameo” fighter, you can look forward to an epic all-new story, regular seasonal updates that will add new Invasion mode missions, and more.

Of course, as with every entry in the series, Mortal Kombat 1 brings back Fatalities and trust me, they’re more gruesome than ever. Every core fighter in MK1 has two Fatalities – one available from the start and one that won’t be added to your move list until you unlock them. Kameo fighters also have a Fatality of their own you have to unlock. That said, you can still do all Fatalities, even if they haven’t been officially unlocked, if you know the right inputs – which we have listed for you below!

Note, as you can see, each Fatality has to be performed a certain distance away from your opponent. If you want to get a better sense of what we mean by “close," "mid," and "far,” just choose Learn from the main menu then pop into Fatalities, and the game will show you the exact ranges you need to be standing at. So, with that said, scroll on to find out how to execute all of Mortal Kombat 1 Fatalities...

Ashrah

• Ashrah Fatality 1 - Down, Forward, Down, Back Punch (Mid)
• Ashrah Fatality 2 - Down, Down, Back, Back Kick (Mid)

Baraka

• Baraka Fatality 1 - Back, Forward, Down, Front Punch (Close)
• Baraka Fatality 2 - Forward, Back, Down, Back Kick (Close)

General Shao

• General Shao Fatality 1 - Back, Forward, Down, Front Punch (Mid)
• General Shao Fatality 2 - Down, Forward, Back, Front Punch (Mid)

Geras

• Geras Fatality 1 - Forward, Down, Down, Back Kick (Mid)
• Geras Fatality 2 - Down, Forward, Back, Front Punch (Close)

Havik

• Havik Fatality 1 - Down, Forward, Down, Back Kick (Close)
• Havik Fatality 2 - Forward, Back, Down, Back Punch (Close)

Johnny Cage

• Johnny Cage Fatality 1 - Forward, Back, Down, Back Punch (Close)
• Johnny Cage Fatality 2 - Forward, Down, Back, Back Kick (Mid to Far)

Kenshi

• Kenshi Fatality 1 - Forward, Down, Down, Back Punch (Close)
• Kenshi Fatality 2 - Back, Down, Back, Front Punch (Mid)

Kitana

• Kitana Fatality 1 - Down, Forward, Down, Back Kick (Far)
• Kitana Fatality 2 - Down, Down, Back, Back Kick (Close)

Kung Lao

• Kung Lao Fatality 1 - Back, Forward, Back, Back Kick (Mid)
• Kung Lao Fatality 2 - Back, Down, Down, Front Kick (Close)

Li Mei

• Li Mei Fatality 1 - Forward, Back, Forward, Front Kick (Close)
• Li Mei Fatality 2 - Back, Forward, Down, Back Kick (Close)

Liu Kang

• Liu Kang Fatality 1 - Down, Forward, Back, Back Kick (Close)
• Liu Kang Fatality 2 - Back, Forward, Back, Front Kick (Close)

Mileena

• Mileena Fatality 1 - Back, Forward, Back, Front Bunch (Close)
• Mileena Fatality 2 - Down, Forward, Back, Front Kick (Close)

Nitara

• Nitara Fatality 1 - Down, Down, Back, Front Punch (Mid)
• Nitara Fatality 2 - Back, Down, Back, Back Kick (Far)

Raiden

• Raiden Fatality 1 - Back, Forward, Back, Back Punch (Close)
• Raiden Fatality 2 - Down, Forward, Back, Front Punch (Far)

Rain

• Rain Fatality 1 - Down, Down, Back, Back Kick (Close)
• Rain Fatality 2 - Down, Forward, Back, Front Kick (Mid)

Reiko

• Reiko Fatality 1 - Down, Down, Back, Back Punch (Mid)
• Reiko Fatality 2 - Back, Down, Down, Back Kick (Close)

Reptile

• Reptile Fatality 1 - Forward, Back, Down, Back Kick (Mid)
• Reptile Fatality 2 - Forward, Down, Back, Front Kick (Close)

Scorpion

• Scorpion Fatality 1 - Down, Forward, Back, Block (Mid)
• Scorpion Fatality 2 -  Back, Forward, Back, Back Punch (Mid)

Shang Tsung

• Shang Tsung Fatality 1 - Back, Down, Down, Back Kick (Close)
• Shang Tsung Fatality 2 - Forward, Down, Back, Front Kick (Mid)

Sindel

• Sindel Fatality 1 - Down, Back, Down, Front Punch (Mid)
• Sindel Fatality 2 - Back, Forward, Back, Back Bunch (Far)

Smoke

• Smoke Fatality 1 - Back, Forward, Down, Front Punch (Any)
• Smoke Fatality 2 - Down, Forward, Back, Back Punch (Any)

Sub-Zero

• Sub-Zero Fatality 1 - Forward, Down, Down, Back Punch (Any)
• Sub-Zero Fatality 2 - Forward, Back, Down, Back Kick (Close)

Tanya

• Tanya Fatality 1 - Down, Back, Down, Front Kick (Close)
• Tanya Fatality 2 - Back, Forward, Down, Back Punch (Mid)

Kameo Fatalities

Cyrax

• Cyrax Kameo Fatality - Forward, Back, Forward, Kameo (Mid)

Darrius

• Darrius Kameo Fatality - Down, Back, Forward, Kameo (Mid)

Frost

• Frost Kameo Fatality -  Back, Down, Back, Kameo (Mid)

Goro

• Goro Kameo Fatality -  Back, Forward, Down, Kameo (Close)

Jax

• Jax Kameo Fatality – Down, Forward, Down, Kameo (Far)

Kano

• Kano Kameo Fatality -  Back, Down, Forward, Kameo (Mid)

Kung Lao

• Kung Lao Kameo Fatality -  Forward, Back, Forward, Kameo (Mid)

Motaro

• Motaro Kameo Fatality -  Forward, Down, Down, Kameo (Mid)

Sareena

• Sareena Kameo Fatality - Back, Down, Back, Kameo (Mid)

Scorpion

• Scorpion Kameo Fatality -  own, Forward, Down, Kameo (Mid)

Sektor

• Sektor Kameo Fatality -  Back, Forward, Back, Kameo (Mid)

Shunjiko

• Shunjiko Kameo Fatality - Down, Back, Down, Kameo (Mid)

Sonya

• Sonya Kameo Fatality -  Back, Forward, Down, Kameo (Mid)

Stryker

• Stryker Kameo Fatality - Forward, Down, Forward, Kameo (Mid)

Sub-Zero

• Sub-Zero Kameo Fatality - Forward, Down, Forward, Kameo (Mid)

Mortal Kombat 1 launches on PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and Switch on September 19, although those who have purchased the premium editions of the game can already play. You can check out more of Wccftech’s Mortal Kombat 1 guides here.

Written by Nathan Birch