The complete UMK3 guide: characters, moves, fatalities, story, hidden kombatants, finishers, and more.
Platforms
Arcade, Super Nintendo, PC, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Sega Master System, Game Gear, PlayStation, Game Boy.
Also available on PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox (Midway Arcade Treasures 2), PSP (Extended Play), and PC (Deluxe Edition).
Release Dates
Arcade: April 1, 1995
SNES: 1995
PC: 1995
Sega Genesis: 1995
Sega Saturn: 1996
Master System: 1996
Game Gear: 1996
PlayStation: Nov 1995
Game Boy: 1995
Playable Kombatants
14 fighters (Arcade & SNES): first 3 rows of the select screen, excluding Smoke.
Character Select Grid
Hidden Characters & Bosses
Hidden Playable: Smoke (all versions)
Hidden Non-Playable: Noob Saibot (Arcade)
Sub-Boss: Motaro
Final Boss: Shao Kahn
Finishers
Each fighter has 2 Fatalities, an Animality, Babality, Friendship, and 3 Stage Fatalities.
Additional move: Mercy (Hold Run, press Down x3, release Run in Round 3) gives the opponent a small health restore.
Guidelines
Friendship: Do not block in the winning round.
Babality: Same condition as Friendship.
Animality: Must perform a Mercy first, then defeat opponent again and execute combo during second “Finish Him/Her!”.
Story
You have been chosen to represent Earth in Mortal Kombat. Be warned: although your soul is protected from Shao Kahn’s evil, your life is not. With Sindel reborn on Earth, Shao Kahn invades, merging Earth with Outworld. He steals human souls, sparing only Earth’s chosen warriors. Raiden cannot interfere. Now Earth’s fate depends on the surviving kombatants.
Meanwhile:
Sonya Blade goes missing; Jax rescues her but Kano escapes.
The Lin Kuei create cyber-assassins; Sub-Zero refuses and is marked for death.
Liu Kang and Kung Lao begin training new Shaolin warriors, but the Outworld invasion interrupts.
Shang Tsung
Special Moves:
Single Fireball: B, B, HP
Double Fireballs: B, B, F, HP
Triple Fireballs: B, B, F, F, HP
Triple Ground Fireballs: F, B, B, LK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: Hold LP, D, F, F, D (close)
Fatality 2: Hold LP, R, BL, R, BL (close)
Animality: Hold HP, R, R, R, release HP (sweep)
Babality: R, R, R, LK
Friendship: LK, R, R, D
Stage: Up, Up, B, LP
Morphs:
Cyrax: BL, BL, BL
Jax: F, F, D, LP
Kabal: LP, BL, HK
Kano: B, F, BL
Kung Lao: R, R, BL, R
Liu Kang: D, B, Up, F, D (360° forward)
Nightwolf: Up, Up, Up
Sektor: D, F, B, R
Sheeva: F, D, F, LK
Sindel: B, D, B, LK
Sonya: D + R + LP + BL
SG, SN
Sonya: R + BL + LP
Stryker: F, F, F, HK
Sub-Zero: F, D, F, HP
Smoke: D, B, B, LP
: Sindel
Special Moves:
Fireball: F, F, LP
Air Fireball: D, F, LK (while jumping or floating)
Wave Dizzy: F, F, F, HP
Float: B, B, F, HK (Press BL to land)
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: R, R, BL, R, BL (sweep)
Fatality 2: R, BL, BL, R + BL (close)
Animality: F, F, Up, HP (close)
Babality: R, R, R, Up
Friendship: R, R, R, R, R, R, Up
Stage: D, D, D, LP
Jax
Special Moves:
Bionic Rush: F, F, HK
Single Shot: B, F, HP
Double Shot: F, F, B, B, HP
Ground Smash: Hold LK for 3 seconds, then release
Gotcha Grab: F, F, LP
Backbreaker: BL (in air)
Quadruple Slam: Tap HP after throw while keep holding LP
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: Hold BL, Up, D, F, Up, release BL (close)
Fatality 2: R, BL, R, R, LK (full screen)
Animality: Hold LP, F, F, D, F, then release LP (close)
Babality: D, D, D, LK
Friendship: LK, R, R, LK (outside sweep)
Stage: D, F, D, LP
Kano
Special Moves:
Knife Throw: D, B, HP
Knife Uppercut: D, F, HP
Roll: Hold LK for 3 seconds, then release
Strangle Grab: D, F, LP
Air Throw: BL (in air)
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: Hold LP, F, D, D, F, release LP (close)
Fatality 2: LP, BL, BL, HK (sweep)
Animality: Hold HP, BL, BL, BL, release HP (close)
Babality: F, F, D, D, LK
Friendship: LK, R, R, HK (outside sweep)
Stage: Up, Up, B, LK
Liu
Kang
Special Moves:
High Fireball: F, F, HP - can be done in air too
Low Fireball: F, F, LP
Flying Kick: F, F, HK
Bicycle Kick: Hold LK for 3 seconds, then release
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: F, F, D, D, LK
Fatality 2: hold BL, Up, D, Up, Up, release BL, BL + R
Animality: D, D, Up (sweep)
Babality: D, D, D, HK
Friendship: R, R, R, D + R
Stage: R, BL, BL, LK
Sonya
Special Moves:
Energy Rings: D, F, LP
Flying Punch: F, B, HP
Leg Grab: D + LP + BL
Bicycle Kick: B, B, D, HK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: Hold BL + R, Up, Up, B, D (half screen)
Fatality 2: B, F, D, D, R (half screen)
Animality: Hold LP, B, F, D, F, release LP (close)
Babality: D, D, F, LK
Friendship: B, F, B, D + R
Stage: F, F, D, HP
Smoke
Special Moves:
Harpoon: B, B, LP
Teleport Uppercut: F, F, LK - can be done in air too
Air Throw: BL (in air)
Invisibility: Hold BL, Up, Up, R
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: Hold BL, Up, Up, F, D (full screen)
Fatality 2: Hold R + BL, D, D, F, Up (sweep)
Fatality 2: Hold BL, D, D, F, Up (sweep)
Animality: D, F, F, BL (full screen)
Babality: D, D, B, B, HK
Friendship: R, R, R, HK (full screen)
Stage: F, F, D, LK
Sub
Zero
Special Moves:
Ice Blast: D, F, LP
Ice Clone: D, B, LP (can be done in air too)
Ice Shower:
Front: D, F, B, HP
Over: D, F, HP
Behind: D, B, F, HP
Slide: B + LP + BL + LK
Slide: B + LP + BL or B + BL + LK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality1: B, B, D, B, R (sweep)
Fatality2: BL, BL, R, BL, R (close)
Animality: hold BL, F, F, Up, Up, release BL (close)
Babality: D, B, B, HK
Friendship: LK, R, R, Up
Stage: B, D, F, F, HK
Cyrax
Special Moves:
Far Bomb Toss: Hold LK, F, F, HK
Near Bomb Toss: Hold LK, B, B, HK
Teleport: F, D, BL - can be done in air too
Green Net: B, B, LK
Air Throw: D, F, BL (Cyrax will become airborne.), LP - to throw
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: D, D, Up, D, HP (close)
Fatality 2: D, D, F, Up, R (close)
Animality: Up, Up, D, D (close)
Babality: F, F, B, HP
Friendship: R, R, R, Up
Stage: R, BL, R
Sektor
Special Moves:
Missile: F, F, LP
Heat Seeking Missile: F, D, B, HP
Heat Seeking Missile: D, B, HP - SG
Teleport Punch: F, F, LK (can be done in air too)
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: LP, R, R, BL (sweep)
Fatality 2: F, F, F, B, BL (more than half screen)
Animality: F, F, D, Up (close)
Babality: B, D, D, D, HK
Friendship: R, R, R, R, D (half screen)
Stage: R, R, R, D
Nightwolf
Special Moves:
Shoulder Ram: F, F, LK
Arrow Shot: D, B, LP
Hatchet Swipe: D, F, HP
Projectile Reflection: B, B, B, HK
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: Hold BL, Up, Up, B, F, release BL, BL (close)
Fatality 2: B, B, D, HP (sweep)
Animality: F, F, D, D (close)
Babality: F, B, F, B, LP
Friendship: R, R, R, D (sweep)
Stage: R, R, BL
Sheeva
Special Moves:
Ground Stomp: B, D, B, HK
Fireball: D, F, HP
Teleport Stomp: D, Up
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: F, D, D, F, LP (close)
Fatality 2: Hold HK, B, F, F, release HK (close)
Animality: R, BL, BL, BL, BL (close)
Babality: D, D, D, B, HK
Friendship: F, F, D, F, start, HP
Stage: D, F, D, F, LP
Kung
Lao
Special Moves:
Hat Throw: B, F, LP
Diving Kick: D + HK (in air)
Spinning Shield: F, D, F, R
Teleport Attack: D, Up
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: R, BL, R, BL, D
Fatality 2: F, F, B, D, HP (close)
Animality: R, R, R, R, BL (close)
Babality: D, F, F, HP
Friendship: R, LP, R, LK (past sweep)
Stage: D, D, F, F, LK
Kabal
Special Moves:
Tornado Spin: B, F, LK
Fireball: B, B, HP (can be done in air too)
Ground Razor: B, B, B, R
Finishing Moves:
Fatality 1: D, D, B, F, BL (sweep)
Fatality 2: R, BL, BL, BL, HK (close)
Animality: Hold HP, F, F, D, F, then release HP (close)
Babality: R, R, LK
Friendship: R, LK, R, R, Up
Stage: BL, BL, HK
Motaro
Special Moves:
Fireball: D, B, HP
Toss: F + LP (close)
Sweep: B + LK
Grab and Smack: F, F, LP
Teleport: D, Up
Shao Kahn
Special Moves:
Hammer: B, F, HP
Fireball: B, B, F, LP
Shoulder: F, F, LP
Upwards Shoulder: F, F, HP
Insult: D, D, LK
Laugh: D, D, HK
Secrets
Smoke: To unlock Smoke, enter this Ultimate Kombat Code after the Game
Over screen:
1-0-9-0-2-2-2-2-3-4
(From left to right) The following buttons control each box:
Player 1: High Punch, Low Punch, Block, Low Kick, High Kick - Player 2: High
Punch, Low Punch, Block, Low Kick, High Kick.
