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The roster of Mortal Kombat 1 Fatalities has further expanded, thanks to the arrival of Homelander from The Boys as part of the ongoing DLC expansion Kombat Pack. With this superhero selected you can trigger two fresh Homelander Fatalities on defeated foes, which involve launching them up into the engine of a passing jumbo jet or slicing them to pieces with his laser eyes.
These join other recent additions, including the Ermac Fatalities that present a grisly take on Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man or tear your opponent's soul from the body, which you can use to decimate your rivals locally or via Mortal Kombat 1 crossplay to expand your pool of opponents. If you picked up the extra pack of Seasonal Fatalities when it was available from the Rotating Premium Items store, I've also got the details on how to select and use the special Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Winter finishers from your kollection.
Mortal Kombat 1 Fatalities continue the most well-known tradition of the long-running fighting series – obliterating your opponent in entirely brutal fashion once you've defeated them in regular combat. This latest instalment does not hold back, featuring the usual flurry of limbs and viscera with just a hint of cheeky humor thrown in for good measure, so naturally you'll want to know how to carry out these over-the-top executions and cap off your victories. Follow the explanations below, then check out the complete list of Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1 so you know which moves to enter when the time comes.
Note that Mortal Kombat 1 Brutalities are performed using a different method, which is explained in my separate guide.
How to unlock Mortal Kombat 1 Fatalities
When you get started in Mortal Kombat 1, you'll find that each character has one Fatality shown in their moves list under the Finishers tab. You can level up each character to add a second finishing move to this list with Mortal Kombat 1 unlockables, by playing Ranked, Invasion, or Tower modes with them, but crucially you don't need to unlock a Mortal Kombat 1 Fatality in order to use it (except Seasonal Fatalities) – so follow the sequences I've listed below and you can use both finishers straight away, without having to actually reveal them first.
How to perform Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1
To perform Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1, you need to wear down your opponent's health until the Finish Them prompt appears on screen, then stand at the appropriate distance from them (close, middle, or far away) and enter the correct sequence of moves to pull off your character's finisher. The moves correspond to the following buttons on each platform:
- Front Punch: Square (PlayStation), X (Xbox), Y (Switch)
- Back Punch: Triangle (PlayStation), Y (Xbox), X (Switch)
- Front Kick: X (PlayStation), A (Xbox), B (Switch)
- Back Kick: Circle (PlayStation), B (Xbox), A (Switch)
- Block: R2 (PlayStation), RT (Xbox), ZR (Switch)
- Kameo: R1 (PlayStation), RB (Xbox), R (Switch)
Note that in addition to the individual moves I've listed below, every character can also perform an Easy Fatality by pressing Front Kick + Block, along with an Easy Kameo Fatality by holding Block + Front Punch, as long as you've purchased Easy Fatality Tokens from the Premium Items Store. So, if you don't want to memorise the finishers for each character, this still gives you a simple way to end each victorious match in style if you've got the tokens to pay for it.
Seasonal Fatalities
Originally, the first of the Seasonal Fatalities in Mortal Kombat 1 was released as DLC in October 2023 to coincide with Halloween. Then in December 2023, you could purchase the Seasonal Finishers Kollection from the Rotating Premium Items store for 1,200 Dragon Krystals, but since January 2024 this pack has not been offered for sale. Once bought, any character can perform the three finishers listed below – note that you can only have one Seasonal Fatality assigned to each fighter at a time, so you'll need to go through the Kustomize Fighter option from the main menu then select a character and assign one of these finishers to them:
Fatalities
- (Any) Halloween Finisher: Block (Hold) + Up, Up
- (Any) Thanksgiving Finisher: Block (Hold) + Down, Down
- (Any) Winter Finisher: Block (Hold) + Forward, Forward
Ashrah Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Mid) Heavenly Light: Down, Forward, Down, Back Punch
- (Mid) Threads of Ill Will: Down, Down, Back, Back Kick
Baraka Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Close) Split Decision: Back, Forward, Down, Front Punch
- (Close) Fatality 2: Forward, Back, Down, Back Kick
Cyrax (Kameo) Fatality
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Annihilation: Forward, Back, Forward, Kameo
Darrius (Kameo) Fatality
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Armed & Dangerous: Down, Back, Forward, Kameo
Ermac Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Mid) Vitruvian Maim: Down, Forward, Down, Back Kick
- (Close) Fatality 2: Forward, Back, Forward, Back, Back Punch
Ermac is available as part of the Kombat Pack – if you've purchased it and he's still showing as locked on the character selection screen then you may need to visit your platform's store to manually download him separately.
Frost (Kameo) Fatality
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Breaking Point: Back, Down, Back, Kameo
General Shao Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Mid) Spin Cycle: Back, Forward, Down, Front Punch
- (Mid) Axe-ident: Down, Forward, Back, Front Punch
Geras Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Mid) Sand Storm: Forward, Down, Down, Back Kick
- (Close) Fatality 2: Down, Forward, Back, Front Punch
Goro (Kameo) Fatality
Kameo Fatality
- (Close) Prince Of Pain: Back, Forward, Down, Kameo
Havik Fatalities
Note: You need to complete the Kampaign to unlock Havik
Fatalities
- (Close) Atomic Heart: Down, Forward, Down, Back Kick
- (Close) Fatality 2: Forward, Back, Down, Back Punch
Homelander Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Mid) Winging It: Down, Forward, Down, Front Kick
- (Mid) Fatality 2: Back, Forward, Back, Back Punch
Homelander is available as part of the Kombat Pack – if you've purchased it and he's still showing as locked on the character selection screen then you may need to visit your platform's store to manually download him separately.
Janet Cage (Kameo) Fatality
Janet Cage is another Kameo character released as part of the Kombat Pack – if you've purchased it and she's still showing as locked on the character selection screen then you may need to visit your platform's store to manually download her separately.
Kameo Fatality
- (Close) Killing Blow: Forward, Back, Forward, Kameo
Jax (Kameo) Fatality
Kameo Fatality
- (Far) Big Boot: Down, Forward, Down, Kameo
Johnny Cage Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Close) Hollywood Walk Of Pain: Forward, Back, Down, Back Punch
- (Mid or Far) Fatality 2: Forward, Down, Back, Back Kick
Kano (Kameo) Fatality
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Heart Ripper: Back, Down, Forward, Kameo
Kenshi Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Close) Blended: Forward, Down, Down, Back Punch
- (Mid) Fatality 2: Back, Down, Back, Front Punch
Khameleon (Kameo) Fatality
Khameleon is a Kameo character released as part of the Kombat Pack – if you've purchased it and she's still showing as locked on the character selection screen then you may need to visit your platform's store to manually download her separately.
Kameo Fatality
- (Close) Fantasize: Down, Forward, Down, Kameo
Kitana Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Mid) Royal Blender: Down, Forward, Down, Back Kick
- (Close) Last Kiss: Down, Down, Back, Back Kick
Kung Lao Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Mid) Lao’d And Clear: Back, Forward, Back, Back Kick
- (Close) Ripper: Back, Down, Down, Front Kick
Kung Lao (Kameo) Fatality
Note: You need to reach account level 15 to unlock Kung Lao as a Kameo
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Klean Kut: Forward, Back, Forward, Kameo
Li Mei Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Close) Roman Candle: Forward, Back, Forward, Front Kick
- (Close) Happy New Year: Back, Forward, Down, Back Kick
Liu Kang Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Close) Double Dragon: Down, Forward, Back, Back Kick
- (Close) Spaghettification: Back, Forward, Back, Front Kick
Mavado (Kameo) Fatality
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Katapult: Back, Down, Down, Kameo
Mavado is a Kameo character released as part of the Kombat Pack – if you've purchased it and he's still showing as locked on the character selection screen then you may need to visit your platform's store to manually download him separately.
Mileena Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Close) Appetizer: Back, Forward, Back, Front Punch
- (Close) A Little To The Left: Down, Forward, Back, Front Kick
Motaro (Kameo) Fatality
Note: You need to reach account level 25 to unlock Motaro as a Kameo
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Brain Blast: Forward, Down, Down + Kameo
Nitara Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Mid) Vaeternus KomBAT: Down, Down, Back, Front Punch
- (Mid or Far) Fatality 2: Back, Down, Back, Back Kick
Omni-Man Fatalities
Omni-Man is available as part of the Kombat Pack – if you've purchased it and he's still showing as locked on the character selection screen then you may need to visit your platform's store to manually download him separately.
Fatalities
- (Close) Trained Killer: Down, Down, Back, Back Kick
- (Mid) Fatality 2: Down, Forward, Back, Front Kick
Peacemaker Fatalities
Peacemaker is available as part of the Kombat Pack – as with other DLC fighters, if you've purchased it and he's still showing as locked on the character selection screen then you may need to visit your platform's store to manually download him separately.
Fatalities
- (Mid) Pest Exterminator: Down, Forward, Down, Back Kick
- (Mid) Fatality 2: Forward, Back, Forward, Back, Back Punch
Quan Chi Fatalities
Quan Chi is the second main fighter released as part of the Kombat Pack – if you've purchased it and he's still showing as locked on the character selection screen then you may need to visit your platform's store to manually download him separately.
Fatalities
- (Mid) Pentamagic Trick: Forward, Back, Forward, Back, Back Punch
- (Mid) Fatality 2: Back, Down, Forward, Back, Back Kick
Raiden Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Close) The Storm’s Arrival: Back, Forward, Back, Back Punch
- (Mid or Far) Fatality 2: Down, Forward, Back, Front Punch
Rain Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Close) The Red Sea: Down, Down, Back, Back Kick
- (Mid) Under Pressure: Down, Forward, Back, Front Kick
Reiko Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Mid) The Impaler: Down, Down, Back + Back Punch
- (Close) For The General: Back, Down, Down, Back Kick
Reptile Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Mid) Indigestion: Forward, Back, Down, Back Kick
- (Close) Acid Reflux: Forward, Down, Back, Front Kick
Sareena (Kameo) Fatality
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Inner Demon: Back, Down, Down, Kameo
Scorpion Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Mid) Eye-Palling Victory: Down, Forward, Back, Block
- (Mid) Killer Klones From Netherrealm: Back, Forward, Back, Back Punch
Scorpion (Kameo) Fatality
Note: You need to reach account level 5 to unlock Scorpion as a Kameo
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Toasty!!!: Down, Forward, Down, Kameo
Sektor (Kameo) Fatality
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Kompactor: Back, Forward, Back, Kameo
Shang Tsung Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Close) Side Effects: Back, Down, Down, Back Kick
- (Mid) Fatality 2: Forward, Down, Back, Back Punch
Shujinko (Kameo) Fatality
Note: You need to reach account level 20 to unlock Shujinko as a Kameo
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Five Point Strike: Down, Back, Down, Kameo
Sindel Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Mid) Hair Comes Trouble: Down, Back, Down, Front Punch
- (Mid to Far) Livin' The Scream: Back, Forward, Back, Back Punch
Smoke Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Anywhere) Hazed And Infused: Back, Forward, Down, Front Punch
- (Anywhere) Fatality 2: Down, Forward, Back, Back Punch
Sonya Blade (Kameo) Fatality
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Kiss: Back, Forward, Down, Kameo
Stryker (Kameo) Fatality
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Safety Vest: Forward, Down, Forward, Kameo
Sub-Zero Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Anywhere) Hairline Fracture: Forward, Down, Down, Back Punch
- (Close) Brain Freeze: Forward, Back, Down, Back Kick
Sub-Zero (Kameo) Fatality
Note: You need to reach account level 10 to unlock Sub-Zero as a Kameo
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Spine Rip: Forward, Down, Forward, Kameo
Tanya Fatalities
Fatalities
- (Close) Helping Hands: Down, Back, Down, Front Kick
- (Mid) Top Off: Back, Forward, Down, Back Punch
Tremor (Kameo) Fatality
Tremor was the first Kameo character to be released as part of the Kombat Pack – if you've purchased it and he's still showing as locked on the character selection screen then you may need to visit your platform's store to manually download him separately.
Kameo Fatality
- (Mid) Disembowling Ball: Down, Forward, Back, Kameo
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