Mortal Kombat 1 has recently launched a new free content update, Animalities, along with the major Expansion Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns.
NetherRealm Studios’s Mortal Kombat 1 launched a new expansion titled Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. In addition to the expansion update, the developer also released a free content update, which introduced Animalities.
The Animality feature is a finisher move that allows every character to morph into their spirit animals and finish off their defeated opponent. It originally debuted in Mortal Kombat 3 and was also a part of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
The special finisher move has now arrived in Mortal Kombat 1. Players will have a new way to destroy their foes.
How to Perform All Animalities
As of the time of writing this article, there are 32 Animalities in Mortal Kombat 1. Every playable character has a unique Animality that lets them transform into their spirit animal.
Once you defeat an opponent, press the Animality input code during the fatality prompt time to perform Animality finishers. The Animalities are officially classified as Mid-Range.
The table below details how you can perform all Animalities:
Character | Animality Name | Animal | Button Inputs |
Ashrah | NetherRazzle | Alicorn | Back, Forward, Down, X |
Baraka | Tranquill Demise | Porcupine | Back, Down, Down, Triangle |
Cyrax | Buzz Kill | Hornet | Forward, Back, Forward, Back |
Ermac | We Are Locusts | Locusts | Down, Back, Down, Back |
General Shao | Bear Necessities | Bear | Back, Down, Down, Circle |
Geras | Hippo-Kritical | Hippo | Back, Forward, Down, Forward |
Havik | No Laughing Matter | Hyena | Back, Down, Down, X |
Homelander | Let Freedom Wing | Griffin | Back, Forward, Down, Circle |
Johnny Cage | Open the Beaches | Shark | Back, Forward, Back, Forward |
Kenshi | Wolf It Down | Wolf | Down, Down, Down, Square |
Kitana | Royal Nectar | Hummingbird | Down, Down, Forward, Down |
Kung Lao | Ti-Gore | Tiger | Forward, Back, Down, Triangle |
Li Mei | UnBearable | Panda | Down, Back, Down, Square |
Liu Kang | Rising Phoenix | Phoenix | Down, Back, Down, Triangle |
Mileena | Maneater | Praying Mantis | Forward, Down, Down, Circle |
Nitara | Bat’s All, Folks | Bat | Forward, Down, Down, X |
Noob Saibot | See You Later… | Alligator | Back, Down, Back, Down |
Omni-Man | Hail Mary | Hail Mary | Forward, Back, Forward, Down |
Peacemaker | Proud to be Eagly-merican | Eagle | Back, Forward, Back, Down |
Quan-Chi | T-Rekt | T-Rex | Back, Down, Down, Circle |
Raiden | Eelectrifying | Eel | Down, Back, Down, Circle |
Rain | Allergic Reaction | Pufferfish | Forward, Back, Down, Back |
Reiko | Ram-page | Ram | Forward, Down, Down, Square |
Reptile | Feed Me, Syzoth | Venus Flytrap | Down, Down, Back, Circle |
Scorpion | Does It Sting? | Scorpion | Forward, Down, Down, Circle |
Sektor | Horn to be Wild | Rhino | Back, Forward, Back, Forward |
Shang Tsung | With a Twissst | Cobra | Forward, Back, Down, X |
Sindel | Terror-antula | Tarantula | Back, Down, Down, Circle |
Smoke | Killer Kong | Gorilla | Down, Forward, Down, R2 |
Sub-Zero | Mammoth Mash | Wooly Mammoth | Down, Forward, Down, Forward |
Takeda | Ten-Tickles | Octopus | Back, Forward, Back, Down |
Tanya | Kills R Us | Giraffe | Down, Back, Down, Back |
The inputs above are for the PlayStation and go left to right when facing the screen.
- For Xbox : X = A, Circle = B, Triangle = Y, Square = X
- For Switch : X = B, Circle = A, Triangle = X, Square = Y
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