How To Perform Every Fatality In Mortal Kombat X

To say people play Mortal Kombat purely for the fatalities would be unfair and dismissive towards all the great things the series has done with its gameplay. With that being said, the fatalities are noteworthy and famously creative. To coincide with the October 2021 PS Plus release of Mortal Kombat X, we decided to lay out how to do all the fatalities for each character.

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There are 33 characters in all when including the DLC, so that's a lot of gruesome deaths to go through. The button inputs will also take into account the DualShock 4 controller and the Xbox One's gamepad, first showing the PS4 controller's button and then the Xbox. Additionally, all stage fatalities are performed from close range.

Updated January 6, 2024, by Sean Murray: Not enough blood and guts in your victories? This guide has every fatality and stage fatality to ensure your games have the requisite amount of gore for a proper Mortal Kombat game. We've also refreshed this guide with more links to other helpful Mortal Kombat topics.

Alien

Killer Queen	From Close Range - Down, Down, Back, Forward, X/A
Deadly Hybrid	From Midrange - Back, Forward, Down, Forward, Square/X
Stage Fatality	Down, Down, Down, X/A

Bo' Rai Cho

Booze You Lose	From Close Range - Down, Down, Back, Forward, Square/X
Deadly Hybrid	From Close Range - Back, Forward, Down, Triangle/Y
Stage Fatality	Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Triangle/Y

Cassie Cage

Bubble Head	From midrange - Forward, Down, Back, Forward, Square/X
Selfie	From Close Range - Down Forward, Down, Back, Circle/B
Stage Fatality	Down, Down, Back, Forward, Triangle/Y

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D'Vorah

Bug Me	From Midrange - Back, Forward, Back, X/A
Heart Broken	From Close Range - Foward, Back, Forward, Triangle/Y
Stage Fatality	Forward, Forward, Block

Ermac

Inner Workings	From Midrange: Down, Up, Back
Head Out	From Midrange: Forward, Down, Down, Up
Stage Fatality	Down, Up, Down, Down, X/A

Erron Black

Sandstorm	From Mid Range - Down, Back, Forward, Down, Square/X
Six Shooter	From Far Range - Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Triange/Y
Stage Fatality	Down, Down, Down, Circle/B

Ferra/Torr

Better Than One	From Close Range - Foward, Back, Forward, Back X/A
Play Time	From Midrange - Down, Back, Forward, Back, Back
Stage Fatality	Back, Forward, Back, Circle/B

Goro

Peek-a-boo	From Close Range - Back, Forward, Down, Circle/B
Shokan Amputation	From Close Range - Back, Down, Down, Up
Stage Fatality	Down, Down, Down, Down, Square/X

Jacqui Briggs

Blown Out:	From Close Range - Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Triangle/Y
Fist Pump	From Close Range - Forward, Down, Back, Circle/B
Stage Fatality	Down, Forward, Down, Circle/B

Jason Vorhees

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Kill For Mother	From Midrange - Down, Forward, Down, Forward, Triangle/Y
Sleeping Bag	From Midrange - Down, Back, Forward Circle + R2/B+RT
Stage Fatality	Down, Back, Forward, Forward

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Jax Briggs

T-Recks	From Close Range - Forward, Back, Down, Triangle/Y
Jack The Ribber	From Close Range - Down, Back, Forward, Forward
Classic	From Close Range - Forward, Down, Forward, Back, Square/X
Stage Fatality	Down, Forward, Down, Square/X

Johnny Cage

Here's Johnny	From Close Range - Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Square/X
Little Improv	From Midrange - Forward, Back, Forward, Forward
Classic	From Close Range - Forward, Forward, Down, Up
Stage Fatality	Down, Back, Forward, Block

Kano

Head Case	From Close Range - Down, Forward, Down, Back, X/A
Knife To Meet You	From Far Range - Down, Down, Forward, Square/X
Stage Fatality	Up, Up, Back, X/A

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Kenshi

Tele-Copter	From Far Range - Back, Forward, Back, Back
My Puppet	From Far Range - Forward, Down, Back, Up, Square/X
Stage Fatality	Down, Forward, Down, X/A

Kitana

Dark Fan-Tasy	From Midrange - Down, Forward, Back, Forward, Triangle/Y
Splitting Hairs	From Midrange - Back, Forward, Down, Down
Classic	From Close Range - Down, Up, Circle + R2/B+RT
Stage Fatality	Forward, Down, Down, X/A

Kotal Khan

Be Mine	From Close Range - Down, Back, Forward, Square/X
Tight Squeeze	From Close Range - Foward, Back, Forward, Back, Triangle/Y
Stage Fatality	Forward, Down, Back, Square/X

Kung Jin

Target Practice	From Close Range - Down, Forward, Down, Back, Triangle/Y
Pinned Down	From Midrange - Forward, Back, Down, Down Square/X
Stage Fatality	Up, Down, Forward, Circle/B

Kung Lao

Face Grind	From Close Range - Down, Back, Down, Forward Circle/B
Flower Pot	From Close Range - Down, Forward, Down, Back, Square/X
Classic	From Close Range - Forward, Back, Forward, X/A
Stage Fatality	Down, Forward, Down, X/A

Leatherface

Seeing Double	From Close Range: Forward, Back, Down, Square/X
Hook And Sinker	From Close Range: Back, Forward, Down, Forward, Square/X
Stage Fatality	Forward, Back, Down, Up

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Liu Kang

Sore Throat	From Close Range - Down, Down, Back, Forward, Forward
Splitter	From Close Range - Back, Forward, Down, Up
Stage Fatality	Down, Forward, Back, X/A

Mileena

Face Feast	From Close Range - Down, Back, Down, Back, X/A
Tasty Treat	From Close Range - Forward Back, Forward, Back
Classic	From Close Range - Down, Down, Down, Down, Circle/B
Stage Fatality	Down, Down, Down, Square

Predator

Ghostin' Us	From Close Range - Down, Down, Back, Forward, Square/X
Certain Death	From Midrange - Down, Forward, Back, Up
Stage Fatality	Forward, Down, Back, Up

Quan Chi

Mind Game	From Far Range - Forward, Back, Forward, Back, Circle/B
Both Ends	From Close Range - Down, Forward, Back, Forward, Triangle/Y
Stage Fatality	Back, Forward, Down, Triangle/Y

Raiden

Bug Eyes	From Close Range - Foward, Back, Forward, Square/X
Conducting Rods	From Far Range - Down, Forward, Back, Forward, Circle/B
Stage Fatality	Down, Down, Down, Triangle/Y

Reptile

Bad Breath	From Far Range - Down, Forward, Down, Forward, Circle/B
Acid Breath	From Close Range - Down, Down, Back, Forward, Square/X
Stage Fatality	Forward, Down, Down, Block

Scorpion

Stop Ahead	From Midrange - Down, Back, Forward, Triangle/Y
Who's Next	From Midrange - Down, Back, Forward, Up
Classic	From Midrange - Up, Up, Triangle/Y
Stage Fatality	Down, Down, Square/X

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Shinnok

The Grinder	From Midrange - Down, Back, Forward, Down, Up
Flick Trick	From Midrange - Down, Up+R2/RT, Down, Up+R2/RT
Stage Fatality	Down, Back, Forward, Forward

Sonya Blade

Target Marked	From Close Range - Down, Down, Back, Forward, R2/RT
Head Hunter	From Midrange - Forward, Back, Down, Back, Triangle/Y
Classic	From Midrange - Up, Up, Back, Down
Stage Fatality	Back, Forward, Down, Triangle/Y

Sub-Zero

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Chest Cold	From Close Range - Back, Forward, Down, Back, Circle/B
Bed Of Ice	From Close Range - Down, Back, Down, Forward, Circle/B
Classic	From Close Range - Forward, Down, Forward, Triangle/Y
Stage Fatality	Forward, Down, Back, Triangle/Y

Takeda

Whip It Good	From Midrange - Down, Forward, Down, Back, Triangle/Y
Head Cage	From Midrange - Forward, Back, Down, Down, Square/X
Stage Fatality	Up, Up, Up, Down

Tanya

Bloody Boots	From Close Range - Foward, Down, Down, Back, Down
Edenian Drill	From Close Range - Back, Back, Forward, Forward, Circle/B
Stage Fatality	Up, Down, Up, Down, Circle/B

Tremor

Stone Tomb	From Midrange - Down, Back, Forward, Back, X/A
Stalag-Mite	From Midrange - Down, Forward, Back, Forward, Square/X
Stage Fatality	Hold Block, Down, Down, Down, Circle/B

Triborg

Team Work	From Midrange - Forward, Back, Forward, Forward
Death Machine	From Far Range - Forward, Down, Down, Up
Stage Fatality	Down, Down, Up, Block

A collage of images showcasing Kitana, Johnny Cage, Scorpion, and Mileena in Mortal Kombat 1

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