How to do a fatality and brutality in Mortal Kombat 11

Mortal Kombat is renowned for its signature fatalities and brutalities, which blend over-the-top violence with a touch of dark humor. So here’s how to get a competitive advantage by mastering these iconic finisher moves in Mortal Kombat 11.

With Mortal Kombat 11, Netherrealm Studios returned to basics and decided to emphasize those features that made fans fall in love with the franchise, like fatalities.

Once again featuring OG characters in Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade, the gameplay was slower-paced and relied on close combat – reminiscent of Mortal Kombat 2. 

To prepare you for all the brutal battles in the game, here’s how to unlock and perform a fatality and brutality in Mortal Kombat 11.

How to do a brutality in Mortal Kombat 11

Brutalities are different from fatalities since players can perform a brutality as a round and combo ender. 

There’s a catch, though: players must fulfill a specific match condition to pull off their brutality properly. 

For example, players need to have their final hit come from a toward throw while holding up to perform Sub-Zero’s “Dancing on the Ceiling” brutality. 

Much like fatalities, Mortal Kombat 11 users can what conditions are needed for their brutalities in their selected character’s “move lists” tab.

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How to do a fatality: Step-by-step guide

Players can perform a fatality through a sequence of buttons after totally depleting their opponent’s health bar.

Step 1

• Load up Mortal Kombat 11 and go into a game.

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Step 2

• Select your character of choice.

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Step 3

• Click pause and select the ‘moves list‘ option to learn the sequences you need.

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Step 4

• Next, go to finishing moves, where you will find your available fatalities listed.

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Step 5

• Perform the fatality with the given button with the given button sequence found in-game until the announcer yells: “Finish Him/Her!”

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Mortal Kombat 11 sequence types: Controls

Fatalities have different button sequences depending on the chosen character. The button sequences consist of a combination of the following buttons:

• Front Punch: Square PS4/5, X Xbox One/X|S, Y Switch
• Back Punch: Triangle PS4/5, Y Xbox One/X|S, X Switch
• Front Kick: X PS4/5, A Xbox One/X|S, B Switch
• Back Kick: Circle PS4/5, B Xbox One/X|S, A Switch

The fatality button sequences can also contain directional inputs but those can be done with the d-pad and or joystick, depending on what direction you’re facing your opponent.

During this short window of time, the player will be able to perform their fighter’s fatality. If the player presses the correct button sequence, the combatant will likely rip the enemy’s head off somehow.

Each character in Mortal Kombat 11 has been given unique fatalities based on their aesthetic and gameplay. So, depending on the selected combatant, players are presented with many ways to end their competition brutally. 

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Fatalities are just the cherry on top after defeating your opponent.

All fatalities

Here’s the complete list of every character fatality and how to perform it:

Baraka

Cassie Cage

Cetrion

D’vorah

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Erron Black

Frost

Geras

Jacqui Briggs

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Jade

Jax Briggs

Johnny Cage

Joker

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Kabal

Kano

Kitana

Kollector

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Kotal Kahn

Kung Lao

Liu Kang

Nightwolf

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Noob Saibot

Raiden

Scorpion

Shang Tsung

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Shao Kahn

Sindel

Skarlet

Sonya Blade

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Spawn

Sub-Zero

Terminator T-800

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How to unlock more fatalities and brutalities

If you’re in dire need of more fatalities and brutalities for your favorite fighter, you will be able to find more of these special moves by exploring the Krypt. 

Players can also unlock more fatalities by performing the unlocked moves during a match. Unfortunately, though, players won’t be able to perform locked brutalities in-game to unlock them and will need to buy them in the randomized game store as an alternative. 

That’s all there is to know about performing brutalities and fatalities in Mortal Kombat 11. Check out how to unlock additional characters in Mortal Kombat 11 and how much it costs to unlock every single skin in MK11.