Mortal Kombat 4 – Complete Kombatant Guide
Story
Thousands of years ago, the fallen elder god Shinnok threatened all realms. I fought to stop him, plunging the Earth into centuries of darkness. After Shao Kahn's defeat by the Earthwarriors, Shinnok escapes from the Netherealm. The battle now begins again, and mortals have a chance to win.
Mortal Kombat 4 Animations
MK Animations (opens in a new window)Release Date: October 15, 1997
Character Select Screen
Key
LP = Low Punch
HP = High Punch
LK = Low Kick
HK = High Kick
BLK = Block
RUN = Run
F = Forward
B = Back
D = Crouch
U = Jump
Kombatants
Johnny Cage
- Weapon Attack: F.D.F.LK (Machete)
- Weapon Throw: F.D.F.LK
- Shadow Kick: B.F.LK
- Shadow Uppercut: B.D.B.HP
- High Fireball: D.F.HP
- Low Fireball: D.B.LP
- Split Punch: BLK+LP
- Fatality 1: F.B.D.D+HK
- Fatality 2: D.D.F.D+BLK
- Spike Fatality: B.F.F+LK
- Fan Fatality: D.F.F+HK
Fujin
- Weapon Attack: B.B.LP (Crossbow)
- Weapon Throw: B.B.LP
- Whirlwind Spin: F.D (Hold LP)
- Dive Kick (Air): D+LK
- Tornado Lift: F.D.F.HP
- Slam: B.F.D.LK (after Tornado Lift)
- Rising Knee: D.F.HK
- Fatality 1: RUN+BLK (5 times)
- Fatality 2: D.F.F.U+BLK
- Spike Fatality: B.F.B+HP
- Fan Fatality: D.D.D+HK
Jarek
- Weapon Attack: F.F.HP (Cleaver)
- Weapon Throw: F.F.HP
- Cannonball Roll: B.F.LK
- Ground Shaker: B.D.B.HK
- Tri-Blade: D.B.LP
- Vertical Roll: F.D.F.HP
- Fatality 1: F.B.F.F+LK
- Fatality 2: U.U.F.F+BLK
- Spike Fatality: B.F.F+LP
- Fan Fatality: F.D.F+HK
Jax
- Weapon Attack: D.F.HP (Spiked Club)
- Weapon Throw: D.F.HP
- Ground Wave: F.F.D.LK
- Dash Punch: D.B.LP
- Backbreaker: BLK (in air)
- Fireball: D.F.LP
- Multi-Slam: LP (RUN+BLK+HK), (HP+LP+LK), (HP+BLK+LK), (HP+LP+HK+LK)
- Fatality 1: F.F.D.F+Release LK (hold LK 3 sec)
- Fatality 2: B.F.F.D+BLK
- Spike Fatality: F.F.B+HP
- Fan Fatality: F.F.B+LK
Kai
- Weapon Attack: D.B.LP (Scimitar)
- Weapon Throw: D.B.LP
- Falling Fireball: B.B.HP
- Rising Fireball: F.F.LP (also in air)
- Air Fist: D.F.HP
- Super Roundhouse: D.F.LK
- Handstand Attack: BLK+LK (hold LP spin, kicks)
- Fatality 1: U.F.U.B+HK (hold BLK)
- Fatality 2: U.U.U.D+BLK
- Spike Fatality: B.F.D+HK
- Fan Fatality: F.F.D+BLK
Liu Kang
- Weapon Attack: B.F.LK (Sword)
- Weapon Throw: B.F.LK
- High Fireball: F.F.HP (also in air)
- Low Fireball: F.F.LP
- Flying Kick: F.F.HK
- Bicycle Kick: Hold LK for 3 sec, then release
- Fatality 1: F.F.F.D+HK+LK+BLK
- Fatality 2: F.D.D.U+HP
- Spike Fatality: F.F.B+HK
- Fan Fatality: F.F.B+LP
Quan Chi
- Weapon Attack: D.B.HK (Spiked Mace)
- Weapon Throw: D.B.HK
- Air Throw: BLK (in air)
- Tele-Stomp: F.D.LK
- Flying Skull: F.F.LP
- Slide Kick: F.F.HK
- Weapon Steal: F.B.HP
- Fatality 1: F.D.F+Release LK (hold LK 5 sec)
- Fatality 2: U.U.D.D+LP
- Spike Fatality: F.F.B+LK
- Fan Fatality: F.F.D+HP
Raiden
- Weapon Attack: F.B.HP (Maul)
- Weapon Throw: F.B.HP
- Torpedo: F.F.LK (also in air)
- Teleport: D.U
- Lightning Bolt: D.B.LP
- Fatality 1: F.B.U.U+HK (hold BLK)
- Fatality 2: D.U.U.U+HP
- Spike Fatality: F.F.D+LP
- Fan Fatality: D.F.B+BLK
Reiko
- Weapon Attack: D.B.HP (Spiked Club)
- Weapon Throw: D.B.HP
- Teleport Slam: D.U (BLK close)
- Circular Teleport: B.F.LK
- Flip Kick: B.D.F.HK
- Shurikens: D.F.LP
- Fatality 1: F.D.F.LP+BLK+HK+LK
- Fatality 2: B.B.D.D+HK
- Spike Fatality: F.F.D+LK
- Fan Fatality: D.D.B+LP
Reptile
- Weapon Attack: B.B.LK (Battleaxe)
- Weapon Throw: B.B.LK
- Axe Spin: B (hold HP)
- Acid Spit: D.F.HP
- Dashing Punch: B.F.LP
- Invisibility: BLK+HK
- Super Krawl: B.F.LK
- Fatality 1: U (hold HP+HK+LP+LK)
- Fatality 2: U.D.D.D+HP
- Spike Fatality: D.D.F+HK
- Fan Fatality: D.F.F+LP
Scorpion
- Weapon Attack: F.F.HK (Sword)
- Weapon Throw: F.F.HK
- Sword Spin: D+LP
- Spear: B.B.LP
- Teleport Punch: D.B.HP (also in air)
- Air Throw: BLK
- Breathe Fire: D.F.LP
- Fatality 1: B.F.F.B+BLK
- Fatality 2: B.F.D.U+HP
- Spike Fatality: B.F.F+LK
- Fan Fatality: F.D.D+LK
Shinnok
- Weapon Attack: B.F.LP (Halberd)
- Weapon Throw: B.F.LP
- Fatality 1: D.B.F.D+RUN
- Fatality 2: D.U.U.D+BLK
- Spike Fatality: D.F.B+HP
- Fan Fatality: D.D.F+HK
- Special Attacks: Cage, Jarek, Kai, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Fujin, Raiden, Reiko, Reptile, Liu Kang, Jax, Sonya, Tanya, Quan Chi
Sonya
- Weapon Attack: F.F.LK (Spinning Blade)
- Weapon Throw: F.F.LK
- Fireball: D.F.LP
- Leg Grab: D+LP+BLK
- Square Wave Punch: F.B.HP
- Vertical Bicycle Kick: B.B.D.HK
- Air Throw: BLK
- Front Flip Kick: B.D.F.LK
- Fatality 1: D.D.D.U+RUN (hold BLK)
- Fatality 2: U.D.D.U+HK
- Spike Fatality: F.D.F.HP
- Fan Fatality: D.B.B.HK
Sub-Zero
- Weapon Attack: D.F.HK (Ice Wand)
- Weapon Throw: D.F.HK
- Wand Freeze: B+LP
- Ice Blast: D.F.LP
- Ice Clone: D.B.LP
- Slide: LP+BLK+LK
- Fatality 1: F.B.F.D.HD+BLK+RUN
- Fatality 2: B.B.D.B+HP
- Spike Fatality: D.D.D+LK
- Fan Fatality: D.U.U+Release BLK+HK
Tanya
- Weapon Attack: F.F.HK (Boomerang)
- Weapon Throw: F.F.HK
- Fireball: D.F.HP
- Air Fireball: D.B.LP (in air)
- Split Kick: F.D.B.LK
- Corkscrew Kick: F.F.LK
- Fatality 1: D.D.U.D+HP+BLK
- Fatality 2: D.F.D.F+HK
- Spike Fatality: F.F.F+LP
- Fan Fatality: B.F.D+HP
Alternative Costumes
Hold Start, then press:
LP+HP+HK Fujin
HK+HP+RN Jarek
RN+LP+BL Jax
RN+LP+LK Johnny Cage
HP+BL+LK Kai
HK+BL+LK Liu Kang
HP+RN+HK Quan Chi
LP+BL+HK Raiden
RN+HP+LK Reiko
LP+BL+LK Reptile
HP+HK+BL Scorpion
HP+BL+LP Shinnok
LK+HP+RN Sonya
RN+BL+HP Sub-Zero
HK+LK+HP Tanya
Kombat Kode
Kode 1: 111-111 Free Weapon [One weapon falls onto stage]
Kode 2: 100-100 Throwing Disabled [No Throws or Bone Breakers]
Kode 3: 444-444 Armed and Dangerous [Characters start with weapons drawn]
Kode 4: 666-666 Silent Kombat [No music]
Kode 5: 050-050 Explosive Kombat [Last hit makes loser explode]
Kode 6: 222-222 Random Weapons [Characters pull out a random weapon]
Kode 7: 123-123 No Power [Start off with a little bit of energy]
Kode 8: 555-555 Many Weapons [Weapons drop all over stage]
Kode 9: 333-333 Randper Kombat [Randomly change into another character]
Kode 10: 001-001 Unlimited Run [Unlimited Run Meter]
Kode 11: 002-002 Weapon Kombat [Players never drop weapons]
Kode 12: ???-??? ??? [???]
Kode 13: 012-012 Noob Saibot Mode [Does nothing, as of now]
Kode 14: 020-020 Red Rain [Blood rains on Mountains Stage]
Kode 15: 010-010 Max Damage Disabled [No Max Damage]
Kode 16: 110-110 ??? [No Throws and Max Damage Limit]
Kode 17: 011-011 ??? [Play on Goro's Lair Stage]
Kode 18: 022-022 ??? [Play on Furnace Stage]
Kode 19: 033-033 ??? [Play on Elder Gods Stage]
Kode 20: 044-044 ??? [Play on Tomb Stage]
Kode 21: 055-055 ??? [Play on Mountains Stage]
Kode 22: 066-066 ??? [Play on Reptile's Stage]
Kode 23: 101-101 ??? [Play on Shaolin Temple Stage]
Kode 24: 202-202 ??? [Play on Living Forest Stage]
Kode 25: 303-303 ??? [Play on Prison Stage]
Secrets
- Play as Goro: Pick the invisible icon at the bottom of the character selection screen. Press Up(3), Left to highlight Shinnok's icon, then press Run + Block until gameplay begins.
- Meat (Hidden Character): Finish the game in team mode. Play again as the character you beat the game with. You will be Meat. Meat can execute all the moves of the selected character.