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 a bit different from fatalities. A player can perform a brutality as a round and combo ender. 

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

For example, players will 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 players will be able to find out what conditions are needed for their brutalities in their selected character’s “move lists” tab.

How to do a fatality in Mortal Kombat 11

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

Here is how to perform a fatality in Mortal Kombat 11:

1. Load up Mortal Kombat 11 and go into a game.
2. Select your character of choice.
3. Click pause and select the ‘moves list‘ option to find out the sequences you need.
4. Next, go to finishing moves, and you will find your available fatalities listed here.  
5. Do the sequence for the character until the announcer yells: “Finish Him/Her!”
6. Perform the fatality with the given button sequence found in-game.

Mortal Kombat 11 sequence types: Controls

Fatalities have different button sequences depending on the player’s 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.f

During this short window of time, the player will be able to perform their character’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 your chosen combatant, players are presented with many ways to end their competition brutally. 

All character fatalities in Mortal Kombat 11

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

Baraka

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Food for Thought (close-range)	PS -> Back, Down, Back, Triangle Xbox -> Back, Down, Back, Y Switch -> Back, Down, Back, X
Rock, Paper, Baraka (close-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Cross Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, A Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, B

Cassie Cage

FATALITY	CONTROLS
I < 3 U (mid-range)	PS -> Down, Down, Forward, Circle Xbox -> Down, Down, Forward, B Switch -> Back, Down, Back, A
GirlPower (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Down, Down, Back, Triangle Xbox -> Back, Down, Down, Back, Y Switch -> Back, Down, Down, Back, X

Cetrion

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Maintaining Balance (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Down, Forward, Down, Circle Xbox -> Back, Down, Forward, Down, B Switch -> Back, Down, Forward, Down, A
Good and Evil (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Down, Back, X Xbox -> Back, Down, Back, A Switch -> Back, Down, Back, B

D’vorah

FATALITY	CONTROLS
New Species (close-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Back, X Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, A Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, B
Can’t Die (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Down, Down, Circle Xbox -> Back, Down, Down, B Switch -> Back, Down, Down, A

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Erron Black

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Melted (mid-range)	PS -> Down, Down, Down, Square Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, X Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Y
Death Trap (mid-range)	PS -> Down, Forward, Down, Triangle Xbox -> Down, Forward, Down, Y Switch -> Down, Forward, Down, X

Frost

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Ice Sculpture (close-range)	PS -> Forward, Back, Down, Square Xbox -> Forward, Back, Down, X Switch -> Forward, Back, Down, Y
The Cyber Initiative (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, Circle Xbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, B Switch -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, A

Geras

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Phasing Through Time (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Down, Down, X Xbox -> Back, Down, Down, A Switch -> Back, Down, Down, B
Peeling Back (close-range)	PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Square Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, X Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, Y

Jacqui Briggs

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Spider Mines (mid-range)	PS -> Forward, Back, Forward, X Xbox -> Forward, Back, Forward, A Switch -> Forward, Back, Forward, B
Nothin’ But Neck (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Circle Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, B Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, A

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Jade

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Bow Before Me (any range)	PS -> Down, Down, Forward, Down, Circle Xbox -> Down, Down, Forward, Down, B Switch -> Down, Down, Forward, Down, A
Poll Dance (close-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, Square Xbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, X Switch -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, Y

Jax Briggs

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Coming in Hot (close-range)	PS -> Forward, Down, Forward, X Xbox -> Forward, Down, Forward, A Switch -> Forward, Down, Forward, B
Still Got It (close-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Down, Circle Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Down, B Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Down, A

Johnny Cage

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Mr. Cage’s Neighborhood (close-range)	PS -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, Circle Xbox -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, B Switch -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, A
Who Hired This Guy? (close-range)	PS -> Forward, Down, Forward, Square Xbox -> Forward, Down, Forward, X Switch -> Forward, Down, Forward, Y

Joker

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Party Pooper (mid-range)	PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Triangle Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, Y Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, X
Pop Goes the Mortal (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Down, Back, Square Xbox -> Back, Down, Back, X Switch -> Back, Down, Back, Y

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Kabal

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Road Rash (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, X Xbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, A Switch -> Back, Forward, Down, Forward, B
Hooked (close-range)	PS -> Down, Down, Down, Circle Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, B Switch -> Down, Down, Down, A

Kano

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Last Dance (close-range)	PS -> Forward, Down, Down, Square Xbox -> Forward, Down, Down, X Switch -> Forward, Down, Down, Y
Face Like a Dropped Pie (close-range)	PS -> Back, Down, Forward, Triangle Xbox -> Back, Down, Forward, Y Switch -> Back, Down, Forward, X

Kitana

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Gore-Nado (mid-range)	PS -> Down, Down, Down, Down, Triangle Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, Down, Y Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Down, X
Royal Execution (mid-range)	PS -> Down, Back, Forward, Square Xbox -> Down, Back, Forward, X Switch -> Down, Back, Forward, Y

Kollector

FATALITY	CONTROLS
For the Kollection (close-range)	PS -> Down, Down, Down, Down, Circle Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, Down, B Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Down, A
Head Lantern (close-range)	PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Square Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, X Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, Y

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Kotal Kahn

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Totem Sacrifice (close-range)	PS -> Back, Down, Back, X Xbox -> Back, Down, Back, A Switch -> Back, Down, Back, B
Kat Food (close-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Square Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, X Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Y

Kung Lao

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Headed Nowhere (close-range)	PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Down, Triangle Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, Down, Y Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, Down, X
Meat Slicer (close-range)	PS -> Down, Forward, Down, X Xbox -> Down, Forward, Down, A Switch -> Down, Forward, Down, B

Liu Kang

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Burn Out (close-range)	PS -> Down, Back, Down, Forward, Square Xbox -> Down, Back, Down, Forward, X Switch -> Down, Back, Down, Forward, Y
Belly of the Beast (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Down, Back, Forward, Triangle Xbox -> Back, Down, Back, Forward, Y Switch -> Back, Down, Back, Forward, X

Nightwolf

FATALITY	CONTROLS
War Ritual (close-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Back, Triangle Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Back, Y Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Back, X
Komo-tose (close-range)	PS -> Down, Down, Down, Down, Circle Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, Down, B Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Down, A

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Noob Saibot

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Double Trouble (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Square Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, X Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Forward, Y
Split Decision (close-range)	PS -> Down, Down, Down, Square Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, X Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Y

Raiden

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Alternating Current (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Down, Back, Square Xbox -> Back, Down, Back, X Switch -> Back, Down, Back, B
Direct Current (close-range)	PS -> Down, Forward, Back, X Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, A Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, B

Scorpion

FATALITY	CONTROLS
You’re Next (far-range)	PS -> Back, Down, Down, Square Xbox -> Back, Down, Down, X Switch -> Back, Down, Down, Y
Chain Reaction (far-range)	PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Triangle Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, Y Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, X

Shang Tsung

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Condemned the Damned (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, Square Xbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, X Switch -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, Y
Shoken Reborn (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Back – Circle Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back – B Switch -> Back, Forward, Back – A

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Shao Kahn

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Back Blown Out (close-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, Triangle Xbox -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, Y Switch -> Back, Forward, Down, Down, X
Kahn-Sequences (close-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Square Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, X Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Y

Sindel

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Scream Queen (close-range)	PS -> Down, Down, Down, Forward, Circle Xbox -> Down, Down, Down, Forward, B Switch -> Down, Down, Down, Forward, A
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Square Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, X Switch -> Back Forward, Back, Y

Skarlet

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Bloody Mess (mid-range)	PS -> Forward, Back, Down, X Xbox -> Forward, Back, Down, A Switch -> Forward, Back, Down, B
Heart Kondition (mid-range)	PS -> Down, Down, Forward, Circle Xbox -> Down, Down, Forward, B Switch -> Down, Down, Forward, A

Sonya Blade

FATALITY	CONTROLS
To the Choppa (mid-range)	PS -> Down, Forward, Back, Triangle Xbox -> Down, Forward, Back, Y Switch -> Down, Forward, Back, X
Supply Drop (close-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Down, X Xbox -> Back, Forward, Down, A Switch -> Back, Forward, Down, B

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Spawn

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Rest in Pieces (mid-range)	PS -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, X Xbox -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, A Switch -> Forward, Back, Down, Down, B
Unchained (mid-range)	PS -> Forward, Back, Forward, Circle Xbox -> Forward, Back, Forward, B Switch -> Forward, Back, Forward, A

Sub-Zero

FATALITY	CONTROLS
Ice-Cutioner (mid-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Triangle Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, Y Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, X
Frozen in Time (mid-range)	PS -> Forward, Down, Forward, Circle Xbox -> Forward, Down, Forward, B Switch -> Forward, Down, Forward, A

Terminator T-800

FATALITY	CONTROLS
I’m Back (close-range)	PS -> Back, Forward, Back, Square Xbox -> Back, Forward, Back, X Switch -> Back, Forward, Back, Y
Target Terminated (mid-range)	PS -> Down, Forward, Down, Circle Xbox -> Down, Forward, Down, B Switch -> Down, Forward, Down, A

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How to unlock 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 MK11. Check out how to unlock additional characters in Mortal Kombat 11 and how much it costs to unlock every single skin in MK11.