Mortal Kombat 1 All New Animalities Explored

Mortal Kombat 1 has recently launched a new free content update, Animalities, along with the major Expansion Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns.

Mortal Kombat 1 All New Animalities
Mortal Kombat 1 brought back the fan-favorite Animalities (Image via Warner Bros. Games)

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. 

Mortal Kombat 1 Animalities
Every character has their own Animality (Image via Warner Bros. Games)

The table below details how you can perform all Animalities: 

CharacterAnimality NameAnimalButton Inputs
AshrahNetherRazzleAlicornBack, Forward, Down, X
BarakaTranquill DemisePorcupineBack, Down, Down, Triangle
CyraxBuzz KillHornetForward, Back, Forward, Back
ErmacWe Are LocustsLocustsDown, Back, Down, Back
General ShaoBear NecessitiesBearBack, Down, Down, Circle
GerasHippo-KriticalHippoBack, Forward, Down, Forward
HavikNo Laughing MatterHyenaBack, Down, Down, X
HomelanderLet Freedom WingGriffinBack, Forward, Down, Circle
Johnny CageOpen the BeachesSharkBack, Forward, Back, Forward
KenshiWolf It DownWolfDown, Down, Down, Square
KitanaRoyal NectarHummingbirdDown, Down, Forward, Down
Kung LaoTi-GoreTigerForward, Back, Down, Triangle
Li MeiUnBearable PandaDown, Back, Down, Square
Liu KangRising PhoenixPhoenixDown, Back, Down, Triangle
MileenaManeater Praying MantisForward, Down, Down, Circle
NitaraBat’s All, FolksBatForward, Down, Down, X
Noob SaibotSee You Later…AlligatorBack, Down, Back, Down
Omni-ManHail MaryHail MaryForward, Back, Forward, Down
PeacemakerProud to be Eagly-mericanEagleBack, Forward, Back, Down
Quan-ChiT-RektT-RexBack, Down, Down, Circle
RaidenEelectrifying EelDown, Back, Down, Circle
RainAllergic ReactionPufferfishForward, Back, Down, Back
ReikoRam-pageRamForward, Down, Down, Square
ReptileFeed Me, SyzothVenus FlytrapDown, Down, Back, Circle
ScorpionDoes It Sting?ScorpionForward, Down, Down, Circle
SektorHorn to be WildRhinoBack, Forward, Back, Forward
Shang TsungWith a TwissstCobraForward, Back, Down, X
SindelTerror-antulaTarantulaBack, Down, Down, Circle
SmokeKiller KongGorillaDown, Forward, Down, R2
Sub-ZeroMammoth MashWooly MammothDown, Forward, Down, Forward
TakedaTen-TicklesOctopusBack, Forward, Back, Down
TanyaKills R UsGiraffeDown, 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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