How to Perform Finishers in "Mortal Kombat"

In 1992, Midway released "Mortal Kombat," a fighting game that allows players to to perform finishing moves that humiliate the opposing player in a gory display called "Fatalities." To perform a fatality, players must defeat their opponent and wait for the game's announcer to yell "Finish Him!" Then players have a small window of time to input the correct button combination and perform their character's finisher. The player will know a fatality has been successfully executed when the announcer shouts "Fatality!" after the move is finished.

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  Press "Forward," "Forward," "Forward" on the D-Pad or joystick, followed by the "High Punch" button to perform Johnny Cage's "Uppercut Decapitation" fatality. Johnny Cage will then uppercut the opponent, sending the head flying into the air.

• 2

  Press "Back," "Down," "Forward" on the D-Pad or joystick, followed by the "Low Punch" button to perform Kano's "Heart Rip" finisher. Kano will then reach into the opponents chest and rip out his heart. You must be within punching range of your opponent to do this fatality.

• 3

  Press "Forward" on the D-Pad or joystick and rotate the D-Pad or joystick one rotation counter-clockwise to do Lui Kang's "Cartwheel Uppercut" fatality. Lui Kang will butterfly kick the opponent and finish them with an uppercut.

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  Move Raiden to within punching distance of his opponent and press "Forward," "Back," "Back," "Back on the D-Pad or joystick, followed by the "High Punch" button to do his "Lightning Decapitation" finisher. Raiden will then shock the opponent's head until it explodes.

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  Hold the "Block" button and press "Up," "Up," on the D-Pad or joystick to do Scorpion's "Toasty!" fatality. Scorpion will remove his mask and burn the opponent with his fire breath.

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  Press "Forward," "Forward," "Back," "Back" on the D-Pad or joystick, followed by the "Block" button to perform Sonya Blade's "Kiss of Death" fatality. Sonya will then blow a flaming kiss that burns her opponent.

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  Press "Forward," "Down," "Forward" on the D-Pad or joystick, followed by the "High Punch" button to do Sub-Zero's "Spine Rip" finisher. Sub-Zero will proceed to grab the opponent by the head and rip the spine from his body. You must be within punching distance of your opponent for it to connect.