With MK9 coming closer and closer and Netherrealm slowly showcasing new characters and fatalities, I wondered what other types of finishing moves will be introduced.  Here is a run down on what people can and can’t expect in the new installment of the MK series:

Fatalities

Of course Mortal Kombat is going to be cutting, ripping and pounding people in halves, quarters and bits in the goriest manner.  Going back to MK’s roots, fans have been dying for a GOOD next gen Mortal Kombat game.  With the disappointing finishing moves showcased in MK vs DC in 2008.  Netherrealm heard the cry’s of the fans and are giving fan the M rated title they have been wanting. 

Stage Fatalities.

Introduced in MK 2, characters had a stage-finishing move that would allow them to knock people off cliffs, into pools of acid, and into spikes on the ceiling.  In the trailers already out for MK9, some old stages have been shown such as the acid pool and renowned pit are back.  When the game is released, it will be interesting to see what other stage fatalities players will be able to throw they’re opponent in.

Combination Fatalities

One new feature is the ability to have team fights.  Being able to switch players through out the fight raises the question “Can you do combination fatalities?”.  Just like MvC, performing 2 special moves is better then one. 

Animality

From MK2, characters were able to transform into their animal instinct and finish the opponent that way.  There was a lot of duplicate deaths just with different animals so in order to make this work in this day in age, Netherrealm need to pay a lot more focus on each character.

Babality

I don’t know what the people at Netherrealm were smoking when they came up with this idea.  Having a finishing move that turned you’re opponent into a baby is pretty lame.  Hopefully they scrapped the whole idea and we will never see this again.

Friendship

This was a forum of humiliation where the player would do something goofy and really add an irony to the game.  One of the most memorable is Liu Kang busting a move with a disco ball.  It would be nice to see this back in MK9 adding humor to the game because as silly as it was, it was a good touch.

Brutality

Introduced in Ultimate MK3, it was MK’s version of an ULTRA COMBO from Killer Instinct.  It was just a long set of combos and the opponent blows up.  Lets pray MK9 does not have these finishers in the game.

None-the-less MK9 is going to rock and here’s looking forward to the finishers to come!

Paul Mullin