Mortal Kombat III FAQ (moves list) for revision 2.0 and 2.1 ROMs only
By: Ratman (rat@rat.org) <---- Send comments/additions/corrections here.
FAQ Revision 23 (July 27, 1995)
Q: If this is a FAQ, then where are the questions and answers?
A: This is really just a list of moves, fatalities, animalities. But
"FAQ" has become a very loose term these days.
Q: Do you know about [insert move/code here]?
A: If it's not in this FAQ, I don't know it. If you have confirmed
it yourself, please tell me! Otherwise don't waste my time.
Q: Did you know you can get a 14 hit with kabal if you....
A: I am not doing combos anymore. Mail cyrax@rat.org
And read the Combo FAQ if you want combos. I only include combos
here for the "pushing buttons in a sequence" combos.
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What's New (changes since the previous revision of the FAQ) -----------------
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-- ADDED
- No new moves. Only corrections. Sorry. :-(
-- CORRECTED
- Sektor's friendship. It is really R-R-R-R-D
- Combo percentages for 2.1
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Distribution ---------------------------------------------------------------
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FTP: rat.org /pub/mk/faqs/mk3rat20.v# (where # is the revision)
the story FAQ (Robocod) /mk3story.v# (where # is the revision)
1 page finisher FAQ (Cyrax) /mk3fin20.v# (where # is the revision)
combo FAQ (Cyrax) /mk3com20.v# (where # is the revision)
WWW: http://rat.org/mk (for the HTML version of this FAQ)
WWW: http://rat.org/mk/mk3rat20.faq (text version. if you want to link it)
WWW: http://rat.org/mk/mk3story.faq (for Robocod's FAQ)
WWW: http://rat.org/mk/mk3fin20.faq (for Cyrax's 1-page finisher FAQ)
WWW: http://rat.org/mk/mk3com20.faq (for Cyrax's combo FAQ)
Mailing list: If you want to be mailed the new revisions of this FAQ
when it comes out, mail to majordomo@lists.mv.net and put
"subscribe mk3faq" in message body. The subject is ignored.
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Quick intro -----------------------------------------------------------------
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Every move I have confirmed myself on revision 2.0/2.1
If you find that a movement that I described in here has been overdone,
like if I say "F-B-F" and the move is really just "B-F", please tell me.
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Other documents -------------------------------------------------------------
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There are other documents (FAQs) out there that fill in things that are
missing from this FAQ.
(See the "Distribution" section to see where to obtain these documents)
- Robocod's story FAQ. Has all the known stories and endings.
He also has descriptions of all he fats, friendships, and animalities.
email: robocod@rat.org Homepage: http://www.rust.net/~robocod
- Cyrax's finisher FAQ. This one page list of moves is great to print out and
bring to the arcade. It is updated at the same time this FAQ is, so the
information is always up to date.
email: cyrax@rat.org
- Cyrax's combo FAQ. Fills in a void left by this FAQ.
- Dandrayan's HTML version of my FAQ. It is also updated at the same time as
this document, so it's a the same information, just more fun to read.
email: dan@rat.org Homepage: http://rgfn.epcc.edu/users/ag123/index.html
URL: http://rat.org/mk
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What's not in here ----------------------------------------------------------
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Rumors: If you want rumors, read the other FAQs. Only stuff that actually
works is in here.
1.0: For 1.0 stuff, I have a seperate FAQ. Read that one.
I have stopped updating the 1.0 FAQ. But I still stand by it.
I don't have 1.0 anymore, so I cannot try anything new on it.
Spoilers: If you want descriptions, see the "Other documents" section above.
Combos: I list 1 per character. For more, see "Cyrax's Combo FAQ" above.
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Key -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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U = Up HP = High Punch HK = High Kick
F = Forward BL = Block
D = Down LP = Low Punch LK = Low Kick
B = Back R = Run
Move (distance): movement
For movement:
"-" means "then"
"+" means "and"
So D-F-HP+LP means Down, then forward, then hit HP and LP at the same time.
Hold button (other thing) more things
So "hold LP (D-F-D-F) HK" means
"Hold LP, then tap D-F-D-F, then let go of LP, then hit HK, release HK"
A word about "Hold button"...
Sometimes you have to hold the button a certain amount of time. If
something doesn't work that involves holding a button, hold it longer.
If something requires UP, it helps to hold block, but it is not necessary.
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Special things --------------------------------------------------------------
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Combos:
- I have listed the "best" combo I know of for each character.
- Only combos that you can start on the ground.
- I have turned the updating of combos over to somone else. An update
will be appearing soon. When? Who knows. Don't ask.
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Friendships/Babalities:
- Don't hit block during the winning round
- You can be anywhere on the screen
- You can do a friendship/babality after a doing a mercy (optional)
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Stage fatalities:
Shao Kahn's Tower
The Subway
The Pit III
(see "Stage:" for each character)
(the distance is always "up close")
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Mercy: Hold RUN (D-D)
This gives your opponent a little bit of energy back after you beat them.
- You have to hold run a certain amount of time. Around 2-3 seconds.
- Your opponent has to have won one round.
- You can be anywhere on the screen except close.
- You have to do this if you want to do an Animality. After the mercy has
been done, and it says "Finish him/her" again, anyone can do an animality.
- You can't do more than one mercy per match.
- You may do any finisher (Fatality, Friendship, Stage or Babality) after
the mercy. This does not mean you HAVE TO do the mercy first.
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Random Select: Just like MK2.
Up-Start at the select screen. The default players have to be selected
for this to work. Shang Tsung for Player 1 and Liu Kang for Player 2.
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VS. screen codes
On the VS screen (in 2 player mode), you can cycle through the 6 symbols by
hitting LP, Block, and LK on both sides. Cycle backwards by hitting UP and
the button. The numbers are the number of times you hit the button.
Key (number is number of times you hit the button):
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0 MK Dragon 5 Lightning Bolt
1 MK Logo 6 Goro
2 Yin-Yang 7 Raiden
3 Number three 8 Shao Kahn
4 Question Mark 9 Skull
100-100 - No Throws
020-020 - No Blocking
987-123 - No Meters (all meters at the top are hidden)
033-000 - Half Energy for Player 1 (start with 1/2 energy every round)
000-033 - Half Energy for Player 2 (start with 1/2 energy every round)
707-000 - Quarter Energy for Player 1 (start with 1/4 energy every round)
000-707 - Quarter Energy for Player 2 (start with 1/4 energy every round)
688-422 - Dark Fighting (screen lights up when you hit)
460-460 - Randper fighting (random morphing)
985-125 - Psycho Kombat (dark, randper, no meters and no blocking combined)
466-466 - Unlimited Run (run meters don't go down after combo/run)
642-468 - Galaga (game over for both players after you play)
Text: (just displays a little message)
282-282 - No Fear (it's a pinball game)
123-926 - No Knowledge that is not power
987-666 - Hold Flippers during casino run (pinball game reference)
Winner Fights: (Winner of 1st round plays a certain character, and
it's game over for the loser)
969-141 - Winner Fights Motaro
769-342 - Winner Fights Noob Saibot
033-564 - Winner Fights Shao Kahn
205-205 - Winner Fights Smoke
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Frosty!!!
Sometimes the guy doesn't say "toasty".
Freeze your opponent while he/she is in danger. To prove this, do the mercy
with sub-zero, then just keep freezing your opponent.
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Ultimate Kombat Codes -------------------------------------------------------
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1-800-COLLECT : Makes you look like an idiot.
1-800-CALLATT : Know the Kode
1-800-PRODIGY : Morphs you into a lamer.
10902-22234 : Enables Smoke to be playable.
1 2 2 4
9 2
0 0 2 3
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Characters (in alphabetical order) ------------------------------------------
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Cyrax
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Close Grenade: Hold LK (B-B-HK)
Far Grenade: Hold LK (F-F-HK)
Net: B-B-LK
Teleport (can do in air): F-D-BL
Air throw (while you on ground, and victim in air): D-F-BL
Then LP to throw.
Fatality (anywhere): D-D-U-D-HP
Fatality (close): D-D-F-U-R
Animality (close): U-U-D-D
Friendship: R-R-R-U
Babality: F-F-B-HP
Stage: R-BL-R
Best Combo: HP-HP-HK-HP-HK-B+HK (30% 6-hit)
Jax
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1 Missile: B-F-HP
2 Missiles: F-F-B-B-HP
Gotcha Grab: F-F-LP (tap LP to keep punching)
Backbreaker (in air): BL
Quad Slam (after starting a throw): tap HP
Ground Pound: Hold LK
Dashing Punch: F-F-HK
Fatality (close): Hold BL (U-D-F-U)
Fatality (far): R-BL-R-R-LK
Animality (close): Hold LP (F-F-D-F)
Friendship: LK-R-R-LK
Babality: D-D-D-LK
Stage: D-F-D-LP
Best Combo: HK-HK-D+HP-HP-BL-LP-B+HP (33% 7-hit)
Kabal
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Top Spin: B-F-LK
Eye Spark (can do in air): B-B-HP
Ground Saw: B-B-B-R
Fatality (outside sweep): D-D-B-F-BL
Fatality (close): R-BL-BL-BL-HK
Animality (close): Hold HP (F-F-D-F)
Friendship (anywhere except closer than sweep): R-LK-R-R-U
Babality: R-R-LK
Stage: BL-BL-HK
Best Combo: LK-LK-HP-HP-D+HP-jump kick-eye spark 7-hit 45%[2.0] 40%[2.1]
Kano
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Knife Throw: D-B-HP
Knife Uppercut: D-F-HP
Cannon Ball: Hold LK
Grab and Shake: D-F-LP
Throw (in air): BL
Fatality (close): Hold LP (F-D-D-F)
Fatality (sweep): LP-BL-BL-HK
Animality (close): Hold HP (BL-BL-BL)
Friendship: LK-R-R-HK
Babality: F-F-D-D-LK
Stage: U-U-B-LK
Best Combo: HP-HP-D+LP-D+HP-jump kick-knife slash (37% 6-hit)
Kung Lao
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Hat Throw: B-F-LP
Teleport: D-U
Flying Kick (in air): U-D-HK
Spin: F-D-F-R (tap R)
Fatality (anywhere): R-BL-R-BL-D
Fatality (inside sweep, but not up close): F-F-B-D-HP
Animality (close): R-R-R-R-BL
Friendship (over sweep): R-LP-R-LK
Babality: D-F-F-HP
Stage: D-D-F-F-LK
Best Combo: HP-LP-HP-LP-LK-HK-B+HK (34% 7-hit)
Liu Kang
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High Fireball: F-F-HP
Low Fireball: F-F-LP
Flying Kick: F-F-HK
Bicycle Kick: Hold LK
Fatality (anywhere): F-F-D-D-LK
Fatality (anywhere): U-D-U-U-BL+R
Animality (sweep): D-D-U
Friendship: R-R-R-D+R
Babality: D-D-D-HK
Stage: R-BL-BL-LK
Best Combo: HP-HP-BL-LK-LK-HK-LK (36% 7-hit)
Nightwolf
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Arrow: D-B-LP
Hatchet Uppercut: D-F-HP
Shadow Shoulder: F-F-LK
Glow (reflects missiles): B-B-B-HK
Fatality (close): U-U-B-F-BL
Fatality (far): B-B-D-HP
Animality (close): F-F-D-D
Friendship (anywhere outside sweep): R-R-R-D
Babality: F-B-F-B-LP
Stage: R-R-BL
Best Combo: LK-HP-HP-LP-hatchet-hatchet-HK (41% 7-hit)
Sektor
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Teleport+Uppercut (can do in air): F-F-LK
Missile (dumb): F-F-LP
Missile (smart): F-D-B-HP
Fatality (sweep): LP-R-R-BL
Fatality (over half screen): F-F-F-B-BL
Animality (close): F-F-D-U
Friendship (half screen): R-R-R-R-D
Babality: B-D-D-D-HK
Stage: R-R-R-D
Best Combo: HP-HP-HK-HK-B+HK (26% 5-hit)
Shang Tsung
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1 Fireball: B-B-HP
2 Fireballs: B-B-F-HP
3 Fireballs: B-B-F-F-HP
Volcanic Eruption: F-B-B-LK
Morphs
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Cyrax: BL-BL-BL
Jax: F-F-D-LP
Kabal: LP-BL-HK (have to do it fast)
Kano: B-F-BL (have to do it fast)
Kung Lao: R-R-BL-R
Liu Kang: F-D-B-U-F
Nightwolf: U-U-U
Sektor: D-F-B-R
Sheeva: Hold LK(F-D-F) or F-D-F-LK-LK
Sindel: B-D-B-LK
Sonya: D+R+LP+BL
Stryker: F-F-F-HK
Sub-Zero: F-D-F-HP
Fatality (close): Hold LP (D-F-F-D)
Fatality (close): Hold LP (R-BL-R-BL)
Animality (sweep): Hold HP (R-R-R)
Friendship: LK-R-R-D
Babality: R-R-R-LK
Stage: U-U-B-LP
Best Combo: LK-HP-HP-LP-B+HK (27% 5-hit)
Sheeva
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Teleport Stomp: D-U
Stomp: B-D-B-HK
Fireball: D-F-HP
Fatality (close): F-D-D-F-LP
Fatality (close): Hold HK (B-F-F)
Animality (close): R-BL-BL-BL-BL
Friendship: F-F-D-F-pause-HP (pause is to prevent fireball. Or you can
Hold HP(F-F-D-F) release HP, then hit HP.)
Babality: D-D-D-B-HK
Stage: D-F-D-F-LP
Best Combo: HP-HP-LP-HK-HK-LK-B+HK (42% 7-hit)
Sindel
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Fireball: F-F-LP
Fireball (in air): D-F-LK
Fly: B-B-F-HK
Scream: F-F-F-HP
Fatality (sweep): R-R-BL-R-BL
Fatality (close): R-BL-BL-R+BL
Animality (anywhere): F-F-U-HP
Friendship: R-R-R-R-R-U
Babality: R-R-R-U
Stage: D-D-D-LP
Best Combo: HK-HP-HP-D+HP-jump kick-air fireball (40% 6-hit)
Smoke (see "Ultimate Kombat Code" section above for how to enable smoke)
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Harpoon: B-B-LP
Teleport+Uppercut (can do in air): F-F-LK
Invisibility: U-U-R (do while invisible, and you will reappear)
Throw (in air): BL
Fatality (across screen): U-U-F-D
Fatality (sweep): Hold R+BL (D-D-F-U)
Animality (outside sweep): D-F-F-BL
Friendship (across screen): R-R-R-HK
Babality: D-D-B-B-HK
Stage: F-F-D-LK
Best Combo: HP-HP-LK-HK-LP (24% 5-hit)
Sonya
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Energy rings: D-F-LP
Leg Grab: D+LP+BL
Square Wave Punch: F-B-HP
Bicycle Kick: B-B-D-HK
Fatality (more than half screen): Hold BL+RN (U-U-B-D)
Fatality (anywhere): B-F-D-D-R
Animality (close): Hold LP (B-F-D-F)
Friendship: B-F-B-D-R
Babality: D-D-F-LK
Nudeality: ftp://rat.org/pub/mk/images/kerri/kerrihos.jpg
Stage: F-F-D-HP
Best Combo: HK-HK-HP-HP-LP-B+HP (31% 6-hit)
Stryker
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High Grenade: D-B-HP
Low Grenade: D-B-LP
Baton Trip: F-B-LP
Baton Toss: F-F-HK
Fatality (close): D-F-D-F-BL
Fatality (a tiny bit closer than full screen): F-F-F-LK
Animality (sweep): R-R-R-BL
Friendship: LP-R-R-LP
Babality: D-F-F-B-HP
Stage: F-U-U-HK
Best Combo: LK-HP-HP-LP-jump kick-baton throw (50% 6-hit)
(works best against Nightwolf and robot ninjas)
Sub-Zero
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Freeze: D-F-LP
Ice Shower: D-F-HP
Ice Shower (in front): D-F-B-HP
Ice Shower (behind): D-B-F-HP
Ice Statue: D-B-LP
Slide: B+LP+BL+LK
Fatality (close): BL-BL-R-BL-R
Fatality (outside of sweep): B-B-D-B-R
Animality (close): F-U-U
Friendship: LK-R-R-U
Babality: D-B-B-HK
Stage: B-D-F-F-HK
Best Combo: HP-HP-LP-LK-HK-B+HK 6-hit 30%[2.0] 23%[2.1]
HP-HP-LK-HK-B+HK 5-hit 26%[2.1]
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Credits ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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- All the _REAL_ confirmations in alt.games.mk and alt.games.mk.mk3
- Antony Espindola for being such a bloke and helping me with distribution
and my English (after all, he's in England!)
- Shaokahn on IRC for numerous stuff. Always hardcore, and doesn't spread BS.
- kennerson@hal.lamar.edu for coming up with the 1-800-COLLECT joke.
I can't believe how many people actually thought it was real.
- Xben for Cyrax's babality, Kung Lao's hat fatality, Kabal's friendship,
and Sheeva's friendship. Good source if you can put up with him.
- fearless@ix.netcom.com for Sektor's crusher fatality.
- OPAQUE333@aol.com for Sheeva's babality.
- grinch@eideti.com for Kano and Jax's friendships, Sindel's animality.
- JAyton@aol.com for simplifying Kung Lao's blender fatality for me.
- ABertol951@aol.com for Kano's animality.
- jarema@interaccess.com for Smoke's babality.
- josh@bdt.com for Stryker's babality.
- everybody who emailed me with additions, corrections and simplifications.
