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Who has the best fatality in Mortal Kombat?

HiLife

HiLife

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Oct 25, 2017
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Well. That trailer came out and like a lot of other MK fans, I'm also hyped for this cheese to release in April. And with anything relating to MK, finishers are going to be the talk of the town. I'd do a poll but making one that consists of 50+ characters is silly. It doesn't have to be "iconic" necessarily (Liu Kang = dragon, Kano's heart rip) but rather something you thought was so ridiculous it just sticks with you more than others.

Who do you feel has your favorite?

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Honestly it creeped out when I was younger especially with the music that accompanies fatalities, but it was also one of the things that drew me towards Scorpion and his lore (undead specter, head on fire because why not, etc).
 
Weiss

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No but seriously, the best Fatalities are either quick and hella cool, or they draw it out until the victim dies so it's like this extra amount of dirt getting rubbed into their faces. MK9 and especially onward the Fatalities just became really gross and often involved mutilating the body after they're dead, so what's the damn point? The Brutalities better captured the humiliating "you got served!" feel of older fatalities.

Love the Deadly Alliance ones.

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Mdot

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Oct 25, 2017
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Sub Zero's spine rip still has a special place in my heart. Less light hearted and over the top than the fatalities are today; it just seemed so brutal, straight to the point, and the photo realism at the time was very graphic.
 
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HiLife

HiLife

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'll also throw this in the mix. Sorry. Can't find a gif. Fuck a head rip (still a classic). He pulled the whole skeleton out. Lmao.

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Edit: nvm somebody else got it. Yup. Shit is hard.

My third would be Sektor's scarecrow.

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vatstep

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Oct 25, 2017
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These are two of my favorites. I can still remember seeing the first one in the arcade for the first time.



 
Osu 16 Bit

Osu 16 Bit

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Oct 27, 2017
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I love all kinds. The serious ones that make you squirm, the goofy ones with a million rib cages, and the total non sequitur like Jax growing in size. It's all fun.

My top 3
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Fright Zone

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Dec 17, 2017
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Kung Lao's hat slice where they fall in two vertical halves was so gruesome at the time. The MK2 fatalities had the biggest impact on me: Reptile's head eating, Jax's arm rip, Liu's dragon.

In the modern games Noob's where he and his shadow rip them in half stands out for being particularly hard to stomach, and Cassie's selfie fatality is great.
 
DrFunk

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Oct 25, 2017
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Jax's arm rip
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Baraka's 10 second fatality in MK2

Fuck it, MK2 had the best fatalities
 
Osu 16 Bit

Osu 16 Bit

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Kung Lao's MK II vertical slice is perfect in every way. It's art. The slice looks cool, there is a slight beat where the opponent pauses as blood sprays out before they drop to their knees. It gives you just a second to realize what is about to happen. The banana split looks incredibly detailed and gruesome and is a totally unique animation. The audio is tremendous, it uses the most blood curdling scream in the game. Then you add the overall choreography of MK II, with the announcer, the blood dripping from the Fatality logo, and the creepy moaning stinger music. So good.

There's a reason none of those 90's clones with violence went anywhere. It's not just that MK had gore, it was how it was presented.
 
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HiLife

HiLife

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Oct 25, 2017
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Noob's MK9 was definitely brutal but I think the first one to make me physically squirm was Ermac's in MKX. Seriously. Most fatalities I've seen throughout the decades was more like, "This is so over the top...do it again lol"

But his shit in MKX left me feeling like I had to wash my hands. I think it was mostly the sound of his intestines getting pulled.

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Tuorom

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Oct 30, 2017
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Yes definitely unforgettable, it's just so perfect for MK.

Mdot said:
Sub Zero's spine rip still has a special place in my heart. Less light hearted and over the top than the fatalities are today; it just seemed so brutal, straight to the point, and the photo realism at the time was very graphic.
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Yes the MK1 fatalities are just simple but effective. The spine rip, heart rip, uppercut decapitation (and he throws the shades on).
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The spine rip in Shaolin Monks has stuck with me because of that extra heave he has to give

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RM8

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This one's just so mean.

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Was it really necessary to smash his head against the floor if he was going to turn him into popcorn chicken anyway?
 
vatstep

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Oct 25, 2017
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Osu 16 Bit said:
Kung Lao's MK II vertical slice is perfect in every way. It's art. The slice looks cool, there is a slight beat where the opponent pauses as blood sprays out before they drop to their knees. It gives you just a second to realize what is about to happen. The banana split looks incredibly detailed and gruesome and is a totally unique animation. The audio is tremendous, it uses the most blood curdling scream in the game. Then you add the overall choreography of MK II, with the announcer, the blood dripping from the Fatality logo, and the creepy moaning stinger music. So good.

There's a reason none of those 90's clones with violence went anywhere. It's not just that MK had gore, it was how it was presented.
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This is a perfect post. There's just something about the announcer, the FATALITY text, the accompanying stinger, etc – it's a feeling that no other MK game has matched. It's absolutely the series at its most iconic, and I would even say its darkest.
 
Stuggernaut

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Oct 28, 2017
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MK2 Arcade was the best... just the sound quality alone was awesome. I remember crowds of people around it too showing off all the hidden stuff. Good times.



Note, whoever made that video loves watching Baraka die lol
 
Coi

Coi

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Oct 27, 2017
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Kung Lao vertical slice from MKII and Noob's Make a Wish from MK9
There's something really violent and horrifying in cutting a person vertically. It's one of the principles of horror, the unsettling and uncommon.
 
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