Mortal Kombat II - Special Moves
(The following moves are compatible with the Arcade, PC, Sega Genesis, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, SNes, Play Station, PlayStation 2, XBox, Nintendo GameCube, PSP and PlayStation 3 versions of Mortal Kombat II. If some move is available only for a specific version this will be mentioned right after the key combination with an Abbreviation. If you find an error please inform us immediately. If you are looking for a Moves list for other platform take a look right after the section's menu and download your guide.)

Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Johnny Cage, Reptile, Sub-Zero, Shang Tsung, Kitana, Jax, Mileena, Baraka, Scorpion, Raiden

Liu Kang
Special Moves:
High Fireball: F, F, HP (can be performed in air too)
Low Fireball: F, F, LP
Flying Kick: F, F, HK
Bicycle Kick: Hold LK for 4 seconds
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: D, F, B, B, HK (close)
Fatality 2: Hold BL, D, F, Up, B, D, F... (sweep)
Friendship: F, B, B, B, LK
Babality: D, D, F, B, LK
Stage: Hold BL, B, F, F, LK (close)

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Kung Lao
Special Moves:
Teleport: D, Up
Diving Kick: D + HK (in air)
Hat Throw: B, F, LP (Use Up and D to control the hat)
Whirlwind Spin: Up, Up, LK (keep pressing LK to spin longer)
Head butt: HP (close)
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: F, F, F, LK (sweep)
Fatality 2: Hold LP, B, F, release LP (far) - SG
Fatality 2: Hold LP, B, F, release LP (far), control the hat with Up and D so that it hits your opponents neck - A, PC, S32, SS, SN, PSX, PS2, XB, GC, PSP
Friendship: B, B, B, D, HK
Babality: B, B, F, F, HK
Stage: F, F, F, HP (close)

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Johnny Cage
Special Moves:
Drop-Kick: HK or LK (close)
Shadow Kick: B, F, LK
Low Green Bolt: B, D, F, LP
High Green Bolt: F, D, B, HP
Shadow Uppercut: B, D, B, HP
Ball Breaker: LP + BL (close)
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: D, D, F, F, LP (close)
Fatality 2: F, F, D, Up (close), Hold D + LP + LK + BL until Cage performs the move and he will knock off three heads
Friendship: D, D, D, D, HK
Babality: B, B, B, HK
Stage: D, D, D, HK (close)

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Reptile
Special Moves:
Acid Spit: F, F, HP
Slide: B + LP + LK + BL - A, PC, SS, SN, PSX, PS2, XB, GC, PSP
Slide: B + LK + HK - SG, S32
Forceball: B, B, HP + LP
Invisibility: Up, Up, D, HP (using BL)
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: B, B, D, LP (half screen)
Fatality 2: F, F, D, LK (must be Invisible and close)
Friendship: B, B, D, LK
Babality: D, B, B, LK
Stage: D, F, F, BL (close)

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Sub-Zero
Special Moves:
Freeze: D, F, LP
Ground Freeze: D, B, LK
Slide: B + LP + LK + BL - A, PC, SS, SN, PSX, PS2, XB, GC, PSP
Slide: B + LK + HK - SG, S32
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: PART 1 - F, F, D, HK (sweep) PART 2 - When your opponent is frozen, jump into close range and press: F, D, F, F, HP
Fatality 2: Hold LP, B, B, D, F, release LP (far)
Friendship: B, B, D, HK
Babality: D, B, B, HK
Stage: D, F, F, BL (close)

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Shang Tsung
Special Moves:
Flaming Skull: B, B, HP
Two Flaming Skulls: B, B, F, HP
Three Flaming Skulls: B, B, F, F, HP
Morphs:
Liu Kang: B, F, F, BL
Kung Lao: B, D, B, HK
Johnny Cage: B, B, D, LP
Reptile: Hold BL, Up, D, release BL, HP
Sub-Zero: F, D, F, HP
Kitana: BL, BL, BL
Jax: D, F, B, HK
Mileena: Hold HP for 2 seconds and release
Baraka: D, D, LK
Scorpion: Hold BL, Up, Up, release BL
Raiden: D, B, F, LK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: Hold HK for 2 seconds and release it (sweep)
Fatality 2: Up, D, Up, LK (close)
Fatality 3: Hold LP for 25 seconds during the round and release when announcer says "Finish Him/Her!" (sweep)
Friendship: B, B, D, F, HK
Babality: B, F, D, HK
Stage: Hold BL, D, D, Up, release BL, D (close)

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Kitana
Special Moves:
Fan Swipe: B + HP
Fan Throw: F, F, HP + LP (works in air too)
Fan Lift: B, B, B, HP
Flying Punch: F, D, B, HP
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: BL, BL, BL, HK (close)
Fatality 2: Hold LK, F, F, D, F, release LK (close)
Friendship: Hold BL, D, D, D, Up, LK
Babality: D, D, D, LK
Stage: F, D, F, HK (close)

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Jax
Special Moves:
Energy Wave: F, D, B, HK
Ground Pound: Hold LK for 3 seconds, then release
"Gotcha" Grab: F, F, LP (Keep tapping LP for extra hits)
Back Breaker: BL (in air)
Body Slam: Perform a Throw and repeatedly press HP
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: BL, BL, BL, BL, LP (not too close but < sweep)
Fatality 2: Hold LP, F, F, F, release LP (close)
Friendship: D, D, Up, Up, LK
Babality: D, Up, D, Up, LK
Stage: Up, Up, D, LK (close)

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Mileena
Special Moves:
Teleport Kick: F, F, LK
Ground Roll: B, B, D, HK
Sai Throw: Hold HP for 2 seconds and release (can be done in air too)
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: F, B, F, LP (close)
Fatality 2: Hold HK for 3 seconds and release (close)
Friendship: D, D, D, Up + HK
Babality: D, D, D, HK
Stage: F, D, F, LK (close)

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Baraka
Special Moves:
Blade Swipe: B + HP
Double Kick: HK, HK
Blade Spark: D, B, HP
Blade Fury: B, B, B, LP
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: B, B, B, B, HP (close)
Fatality 2: B, F, D, F, LP (close)
Friendship: Up, F, F, HK
Babality: F, F, F, HK
Stage: F, F, D, HK (close)

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Scorpion
Special Moves:
Spear: B, B, LP
Teleport: D, B, HP (can be done in air too)
Air Throw: BL (in air)
Scissors: F, D, B, LK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: Up, Up, HP (sweep)
Fatality 1 "Toasty" Version: D, D, Up, Up, HP (sweep)
Fatality 2: Hold HP, D, F, F, F, release HP (close) - A, PC, SS, SN, PSX, PS2, XB, GC, PSP
Fatality 2: Hold HP for 3 seconds and release it (close) - SG, S32
Friendship: B, B, D, HK
Babality: D, B, B, HK
Stage: D, F, F, BL (close)

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Raiden
Special Moves:
Lightning: D, F, LP
Torpedo: B, B, F (can be done in air too)
Teleport: D, Up
Electric Grab: Hold HP for 5 seconds and release (2-Player Game Only)
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: Hold LK for 3 seconds, then release and tap BL + LK (close)
Fatality 2: Hold HP for 4 seconds, then release (close)
Fergality: B, B, B, BL (stage: Armory only, Oooh Nasty must be on, take a look at Kodes and Secrets for more information ) - SG
Friendship: D, B, F, HK
Babality: D, D, Up, HK
Stage: Up, Up, Up, HP (close)

Abbreviation - Move

B - Back
F - Forward
D - Down
Up - Up
LP - Low Punch
HP - High Punch
LK - Low Kick
HK - High Kick
BL - Block

Abbreviation-Platform

A - Arcade
PC - DOS
SG - Sega Genesis
S32 - Sega 32X
SS - Sega Saturn
SN - Super Nintendo
PSX - PlayStation
PS2 - PlayStation 2
XB - XBox
GC - GameCube
PSP - PlayStation Portable

Dead Pool Fatality
 Hold LP + LK and perform an Uppercut.
For PC:
F, F, F, Uppercut for keyboard and F, F, F, BL for joypad.

Babality and Friendship
Don't use LP and HP during the final round.

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