Also, since Sheeva turned into a scorpion for her Animality, Scorpion got a penguin transformation. That Fatality was turned into Liu Kang's Animality in UMK3. Some say the precursor to the Animality was Liu Kang's Dragon Fatality from Mortal Kombat II, in which he turned into a dragon and ate the upper half of his opponent. This style of Fatality debuted in Mortal Kombat 3. Animality - This finisher allows the player to morph into an animal and maul or eat their opponent alive.
Then we thought, What if the player could do that to his opponent?" When we watched players react to the Fatalities, we knew we had no choice but to give them more." Other Finishers According to Tobias: "Our first idea was to use them as a finishing move for the final boss, Shang Tsung, who was going to pull out his sword and behead his opponent. The most notable additions were graphic blood effects, more brutal fighting techniques, and especially the fatal finishing moves (this was a novelty as the traditional fighting games ended with the loser simply knocked unconscious and the victor posing for the players).Īccording to Boon, "it started with an idea to enable the player to hit a dizzied opponent at the end of the match with a "free hit", and that idea "quickly evolved into something nasty". While creating Mortal Kombat, Ed Boon and John Tobias started with the idea of Street Fighter II-like system and retained many of its conventions, but tweaked others. In the movie, the word "Fatality" is actually said once by Shang Tsung.įatality-style finishing moves have also appeared in other fighting games from Midway ( Killer Instinct, War Gods, Bio F.R.E.A.K.S., Mace: The Dark Age), and other companies ( Blood Warrior, Tattoo Assassins, Way of the Warrior, Primal Rage, Samurai Shodown IV, Deadliest Warrior: The Game, Eternal Champions), though they are not named as such usually. The number of Fatalities varies depending on the game while characters in Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance had only one, Mortal Kombat 3 and its updates featured as many as four. Every character has their own special Fatality that must be performed at a certain distance from the opponent. For example, in Mortal Kombat 3, one of Sub-Zero's Fatalities requires that he stands close to the opponent and quickly execute Block, Block, Run, Block, Run. Unlike special moves, a Fatality may require certain distances and quick button sequences in order to achieve the desired result. If input correctly, the background will darken, followed by the desired result.
When the announcer says "Finish Him", or "Finish Her" if the opponent is female, the player can choose to kill him or her through a fatality move.
In the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, a Fatality is a special finishing move that can be used against one's opponent at the end of the final match. The elder Sub-Zero performing the Spine Rip Fatality on Scorpion in Mortal Kombat.