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'''''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3''''' is a fighting game and update to ''[[Mortal Kombat 3]]'', originally released in arcades by [[Midway Manufacturing]] in 1995. The following year, it was ported to the [[Sega Saturn]] by [[Eurocom Entertainment Software]], which was published by [[Williams Entertainment]] in the United States and by [[GT Interactive Software]] in Europe.
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==Story==
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Weary of continuous losses in tournament battle, Shao Kahn, who lost to Liu Kang in the Outworld tournament in the previous game, enacts a 10,000-year-old plan. He would have his Shadow Priests, led by Shang Tsung, revive his former Queen Sindel, who unexpectedly died at a young age. However, she would not be revived in the Outworld, but in Earthrealm. This would allow Shao Kahn to cross the boundary lines and reclaim his queen. When Sindel is reincarnated in Earthrealm, Shao Kahn reaches across the dimensions to reclaim her, and as a result, Earthrealm gradually becomes a part of Outworld, stripping billions of their souls. Only a few are spared, protected by Rayden. He tells them that Shao Kahn must be stopped, but he cannot interfere; due to his status, he has no power in Outworld, and Earthrealm is partially merged with Outworld. Shao Kahn has unleashed extermination squads to kill any Earthrealm survivors. Rayden's protection only extends to the soul, not to the body, so his chosen warriors have to fight the extermination squads and repel Shao Kahn.
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==Gameplay==
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{{ScreenThumb|UMK3 Saturn US SelectFighter.png|width=200|Select Your Fighter}}
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{{ScreenThumb|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Versus.png|width=200|Kombat Kodes}}
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The game is an update of ''[[Mortal Kombat 3]]'' with new characters, stages, and gameplay modes. The male and female ninja characters Reptile, Kitana, Jade, and Scorpion return after being absent from the previous entry. To balance the gameplay, some characters were given new moves and some existing moves were altered. Some characters were given extra combos, and some combos were made to cause less damage. Chain combos can be started by using a jump punch (vertical or angled) or a vertical jump kick, which creates more opportunities to use combos. Combos that knock opponents in the air no longer send the opponent to the stage above in multi-layered stages; only regular uppercuts do this.
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Characters move with {{left}} and {{right}} and crouch with {{down}}. They jump with {{up}} and flip back and forth with {{upleft}} and {{upright}}. All characters have punches and kicks that can either be aimed high or low. Characters perform a low punch with {{A}}, a high punch with {{X}}, a low kick with {{C}}, and a high kick with {{Z}}. Characters can run by holding {{B}}; they can only run forwards. The Run meter is drained both by running and by performing combos, but the meter replenishes quickly if not used for a second. Characters block by holding {{Y}}. Blocking can be done while standing or crouching. Some attacks cannot be blocked while standing (such as sweeps). All attacks do a small amount of damage even when blocked.
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Each character has two Fatalities, an Animality, a Friendship, and a Babality. To perform an Animality, the player must first perform a Mercy, which restores a tiny amount of the opponent's health bar after winning two rounds. Four stages have stage-specific Fatalities.
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===Modes===
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{{ScreenThumb|UMK3 Saturn US ChooseYourDestiny.png|width=200|Choose Your Destiny}}
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In the main arcade mode, the player can choose any character. Then the player chooses a "tower" of opponents to face (Novice, Warrior, Master, or Champion), with the more difficult towers having more opponents. Every tower ends with an endurance match (or two endurance matches in the Champion tier) and two final matches against the bosses Motaro and Shao Kahn. In the endurance matches, which return from the first ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', the player must defeat two opponents in each round rather than only one. At any point during gameplay, a second player can challenge the first by pressing {{Start}} on a second control pad, with the winner continuing in the tournament.
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There are also two multiplayer modes: a two-on-two mode and an eight-player tournament mode. In the two-on-two mode, two players choose two characters each and fight. After a character is eliminated, the player's second character jumps into the battle. A round is decided when both of a player's characters are defeated, and matches are played to the best of three rounds. The tournament mode is a bracketed tournament in which up to eight different players (with odd-numbered players using the first control pad and even-numbered players using the second control pad) can compete. Shao Kahn's Lost Treasures, which are ten selectable prizes, are introduced after either the main game or the eight-player tournament are completed.
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The game has five difficulty settings for computer-controlled opponents (Very Easy, Easy, Medium, Hard, and Very Hard).
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===Characters===
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{{MoveListNote|legend=MortalKombat3}}
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All characters can perform roundhouse kicks with {{left}}+{{HighKick}} (which knock the opponent across the screen), leg sweeps with {{left}}+{{LowKick}} (which cause the opponent to fall down), and uppercuts with {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} (which knock the opponent high into the air). Throws are performed by pressing {{LowPunch}} when next to the opponent.
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If the match goes to three rounds, players can offer defeated opponents Mercy as an alternative to a finishing move by pressing {{hold|{{Run}}|{{down}} {{down}} {{down}}}}. This allows the other player to recover a sliver of health and continue fighting.
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Fatalities often require being a certain distance from the opponent in order to execute. Each character has a special button combination for performing stage-specific Fatalities. Friendships and Babalities can only be performed if the player does not block during the final round. Animalities can only be performed if the player grants the opponent Mercy first.
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====Playable====
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The entire cast of ''[[Mortal Kombat 3]]'' returns. The game adds back the palette-swapped male and female ninjas from ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]'': Scorpion, Reptile, Kitana, and Jade. Classic Sub-Zero, Human Smoke, and Mileena are added as hidden characters.
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Kitana
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=0|crop_y=0}}
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| desc=A princess of the realm of Edenia. After killing Mileena, Kitana is accused of treason. She now attempts to reach Queen Sindel to warn her of their true past.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Fan Throw | {{right}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}}+{{HighPunch}} | Kitana throws a spinning fan like a sawblade. This move can be done in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fan Lift | {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Kitana spins her fan at the air, generating waves that can catch and lift opponents.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Square Wave Punch | {{down}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Kitana jumps into the air and shoots across the screen with her fist extended.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 23% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{left}}+{{LowPunch}} {{right}}+{{HighPunch}} | 25% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{left}} {{down}} {{right}} {{right}}+{{HighKick}} (close) | Kitana decapitates her opponent with a fan.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Block}} {{LowKick}} (close) | Kitana gives her opponent a "kiss of death," which causes their body to stretch and explode.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{right}} {{down}} {{down}} {{LowKick}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{Run}} (sweep distance) | Kitana transforms into a bunny and attacks her opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{HighKick}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{down}} {{left}} {{right}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} | Kitana removes her mask and blows bubbles at her opponent through a wand.}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Reptile
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=35|crop_y=0}}
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| desc=A reptilian creature who takes the form of a human ninja. As one of Shao Kahn's most trusted servants, Reptile assists Jade in the hunt for Kitana, but he has secret orders to kill her if necessary.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Acid Spit | {{right}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Reptile takes his mask off and spits a gob of acid.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Slide | {{left}}+{{Block}}+{{LowPunch}}+{{LowKick}} | Reptile slides forward with a leg sweep.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Slow Force Ball | {{left}} {{left}} {{LowPunch}}+{{HighPunch}} | Reptile conjures a slow-moving force ball that moves across the screen and knocks the opponent down.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fast Force Ball | {{right}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}}+{{HighPunch}} | Reptile conjures a fast-moving force ball that moves across the screen and knocks the opponent down.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Invisibility | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{down}}}} {{HighKick}} | Reptile makes himself invisible until he is attacked.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Reverse Elbow | {{left}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} | Reptile runs through his opponent, then turns around and hits his opponent with an elbow strike.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{down}}+{{LowPunch}} | 18% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 21% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 24% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{down}} {{Block}} (half screen away) | Reptile removes his mask, revealing his reptilian head, and uses his tongue to eat his opponent in segments.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{right}} {{right}} {{up}} {{up}}}} {{HighKick}} (sweep distance) | Reptile removes his mask, revealing his reptilian head, and vomits acid that dissolves his opponent into a pile of bones.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{Block}} {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Block}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{left}} {{HighKick}} (close) | Reptile unwinds a lizard jack-in-the-box.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{up}} {{HighKick}} (close) | Reptile transforms into an ape and chases his opponent off-screen.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{right}} {{right}} {{left}} {{down}} {{LowKick}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Sonya Blade
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=70|crop_y=0}}
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| desc=A special forces soldier who disappeared after the first tournament. She was rescued by Jax, and the two prepare for Shao Kahn's invasion after failing to convince the government of the threat.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Sonic Rings | {{down}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} | Sonya throws sonic rings across the screen.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Leg Grab | {{down}}+{{Block}}+{{LowPunch}} (sweep distance) | Sonya does a handstand and uses her legs to grab and slam her opponent against the ground.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Square Wave Punch | {{right}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Sonya jumps into the air and shoots across the screen with her fist extended.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Rising Bicycle Kick | {{left}} {{left}} {{down}} {{HighKick}} | Sonya flies diagonally upward while kicking multiple times, resembling pedaling a bicycle.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{left}}+{{HighPunch}} | 22% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{left}}+{{HighPunch}} | 31% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{left}}+{{HighPunch}} | 27% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{HighKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{up}}+{{LowPunch}} | 23% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 5 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{up}}+{{LowPunch}} | 18% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 6 | {{HighKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{up}}+{{HighPunch}} | 23% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 7 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{up}}+{{LowPunch}} | 27% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 8 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 19% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{hold|{{Run}}+{{Block}}|{{up}} {{up}} {{left}} {{down}}}} (half screen away) | Sonya blows a kiss that crushes her opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{left}} {{right}} {{down}} {{down}} {{Run}} (full screen away) | Sonya blows a kiss that incinerates her opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{HighPunch}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{hold|{{LowPunch}}|{{left}} {{right}} {{down}} {{right}}}} (close) | Sonya transforms into a hawk and flies away with her opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{left}} {{right}} {{left}} {{down}}+{{Run}} | Sonya grows a field of flowers.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{down}} {{right}} {{LowKick}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Jax (Major Jackson Briggs)
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=105|crop_y=0}}
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| desc=A special forces soldier. He fitted both of his arms with bionic implants in preparation for the impending Outworld invasion.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Dash Punch | {{right}} {{right}} {{HighKick}} | Jax dashes forward at high speed with his fist extended.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Single Shot | {{left}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Jax shoots a fireball across the screen.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Double Shot | {{right}} {{right}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Jax shoots two successive fireballs across the screen, one low and one high.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Ground Pound | Hold {{LowKick}} for 3 seconds and release | Jax punches the ground, causing an opponent on the ground to lose balance.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Gotcha Grab | {{right}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} (close) | Jax grabs his opponent by the throat and punches twice.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Back Breaker | {{Block}} in midair (close) | Jax grabs his opponent in midair, drops to the ground, and snaps the opponent's back on his shoulder.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Body Slam | {{HighPunch}} during throw | Jax slams his opponent against the ground. This move can be done multiple times by pressing {{HighPunch}} repeatedly.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 19% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{Block}} {{LowPunch}} {{left}}+{{HighPunch}} | 27% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{Block}} {{LowPunch}} {{left}}+{{HighPunch}} | 33% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{down}} {{right}} {{up}}}} (close) | Jax changes his arms into blades and dices his opponent with them.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{LowKick}} (full screen away) | Jax grows to humongous size and stomps his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{down}} {{right}} {{down}} {{LowPunch}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{hold|{{LowPunch}}|{{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{right}}}} | Jax transforms into a lion and mauls his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{LowKick}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{LowKick}} (outside sweep distance) | Jax uses a jump rope.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{LowKick}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Nightwolf
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=140|crop_y=0}}
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| desc=A Native American historian who uses his shaman magic to protect his tribe's land against the Outworld invasion.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Spirit Arrow | {{down}} {{left}} {{LowPunch}} | Nightwolf shoots an arrow across the screen at his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Tomahawk Swipe | {{down}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Nightwolf swipes his hatchet in front of him.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Shoulder Charge | {{right}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} | Nightwolf charges while ramming his shoulder.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Spirit Shield | {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HighKick}} | Nightwolf glows, reflecting projectiles that hit him back toward their caster.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 19% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{down}} {{right}}+{{HighPunch}} | 23% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{HighKick}} | 22% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{LowKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{down}} {{right}}+{{HighPunch}} | 28% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 5 | {{HighKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{HighKick}} | 27% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{up}}}} {{left}} {{right}} {{Block}} (close) | Nightwolf calls down a column of light that disintegrates his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{left}} {{left}} {{down}} {{HighPunch}} (half screen away) | Nightwolf uses his hatchet to call a strike of lightning on his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Block}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{down}} (close) | Nightwolf transforms into a wolf and mauls his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{down}} (half screen away) | Nightwolf transforms into Rayden as a ''Mortal Kombat II'' arcade machine falls behind him.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{right}} {{left}} {{right}} {{left}} {{LowPunch}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Jade
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=175|crop_y=0}}
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| desc=A close friend of the renegade princess Kitana. After Kitana killed her evil twin Mileena and escaped from Outworld to Earth, Jade was appointed by the emperor Shao Kahn to find and bring her back alive.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Razor-Rang (Straight) | {{left}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} | Jade throws a Razor-Rang straight across the screen.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Razor-Rang (Upward) | {{left}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Jade throws a Razor-Rang that arcs upward.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Razor-Rang (Downward) | {{left}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} | Jade throws a Razor-Rang that arcs downward.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Projectile Shield | {{left}} {{right}} {{HighKick}} | Jade flashes and projectiles pass harmlessly through her (recalling her immunity to projectiles in ''Mortal Kombat II'').}}
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{{MoveListRow | Shadow Kick | {{down}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} | Jade dashes forward while kicking.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Return Razor-Rang | {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} | Jade throws a Razor-Rang straight across the screen. It returns to Jade like a boomerang if the opponent ducks or dodges it (but only if the opponent is human).}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{down}}+{{LowPunch}} {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} | 22% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 23% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{down}}+{{LowPunch}} {{LowKick}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 25% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{up}}}} {{down}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} (close) | Jade stabs her opponent with her staff and flays them by aggressively shaking them.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Run}} (close) | Jade uppercuts her opponent into the air, then catches them by impaling them on her staff.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{left}} {{right}} {{down}} {{Run}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} (close) | Jade transforms into a kitten and pounces her opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{left}} {{down}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HighKick}} | Jade hops on her staff like a pogo stick.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{down}} {{right}} {{down}} {{HighKick}}}}
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}}
 +
}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Scorpion
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=210|crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Scorpion escapes from Earth's hell after Shao Kahn's failed attempt at stealing the souls of Earthrealm. He eventually joins the struggle against Outworld.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Spear | {{left}} {{left}} {{LowPunch}} | Scorpion throws a spear across the screen, then uses it to pull his opponent toward him. The opponent is momentarily stunned.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Teleport Punch | {{down}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Scorpion teleports to the other side of the screen, flying in with a punch. This move can be done in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Air Throw | {{Block}} in midair (close) | Scorpion grabs and throws his opponent in midair.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 24% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{LowKick}} | 23% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{up}}+{{LowPunch}} | 18% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{down}} {{down}} {{up}}}} {{HighKick}} (half screen away) | Scorpion removes his mask, revealing a demonic skull, and incinerates his opponent with his fire breath.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{up}} {{Run}} | Scorpion transports his opponent to his lair, where a gang of Scorpions run toward the opponent and the screen turns black as violent sound effects play.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{right}} {{up}} {{up}}}} {{LowPunch}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{right}} {{up}} {{up}}}} {{HighKick}} | Scorpion transforms into a penguin and lays an explosive egg at his opponent's feet.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{left}} {{right}} {{right}} {{left}} {{LowKick}} (close) | Scorpion unwinds a demonic jack-in-the-box.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
 +
| title=Kano
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=245|crop_y=0}}
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| desc=A criminal thought to have been killed in the first tournament. He convinces Shao Kahn to spare his soul before the Outworld invasion, proposing to teach Kahn's warriors how to use Earth's weapons.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Knife Throw | {{down}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Kano throws a knife across the screen.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Knife Uppercut | {{down}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Kano slices upward in front of him with a knife.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Cannonball | Hold {{LowKick}} for 3 seconds and release | Kano hurls himself toward his opponent like a flying cannonball.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Upwards Cannonball | {{DPF}} {{HighKick}} | Kano hurls himself diagonally upwards like a flying cannonball.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Strangle Grab | {{down}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} (close) | Kano grabs and strangles his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Air Kick | {{Block}} in midair (close) | Kano grabs and kicks away his opponent in midair.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighKick}} {{LowPunch}} | 15% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{down}}+{{LowPunch}} {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} | 19% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 23% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{left}}+{{LowPunch}} | 18% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 5 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{down}}+{{LowPunch}} {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} | 22% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 6 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 26% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{hold|{{LowPunch}}|{{right}} {{down}} {{down}} {{right}}}} (close) | Kano rips his opponent's skeleton out from their mouth.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{LowPunch}} {{Block}} {{Block}} {{HighKick}} (sweep distance) | Kano uses his eye laser to cause his opponent to explode.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{up}} {{left}}}} {{LowKick}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{hold|{{HighPunch}}|{{Block}} {{Block}} {{Block}}}} (close) | Kano transforms into a giant tarantula and constricts his opponent with his legs.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{LowKick}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{HighKick}} | Kano blows a bubble with bubblegum.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{down}} {{LowKick}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
 +
| title=Sub-Zero
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=105|crop_y=44}}
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| desc=A ninja, once a member of the Liu Kuei clan. He is now hunted by cybernetic assassins from his former clan after escaping their betrayal.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Ice Blast | {{down}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} | Sub-Zero shoots a burst of ice across the screen, freezing his opponent on contact. Hitting an already frozen opponent "backfires" and freezes Sub-Zero while unfreezing his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Ice Clone | {{down}} {{left}} {{LowPunch}} | Sub-Zero spawns an ice clone that freezes his opponent on contact. This move can be done in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Ice Shower (close) | {{down}} {{right}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Sub-Zero shoots ice into the air, which falls in front of him.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Ice Shower (far) | {{down}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Sub-Zero shoots ice into the air, which falls at the far end of the screen.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Ice Shower (behind) | {{down}} {{left}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Sub-Zero shoots ice into the air, which falls behind him.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Slide | {{left}}+{{Block}}+{{LowPunch}}+{{LowKick}} | Sub-Zero slides forward with a leg sweep.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowKick}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 26% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 18% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 19% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{left}}+{{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 23% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 5 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 22% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{left}} {{left}} {{down}} {{left}} {{Run}} (sweep distance) | Sub-Zero blows ice breath, turning his opponent into an ice statue that falls over and shatters into many pieces.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{Block}} {{Block}} {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Run}} (close) | Sub-Zero holds his opponent over his head, freezing them and then pulling them apart.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{left}} {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HighKick}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{right}} {{right}} {{up}} {{up}}}} (close) | Sub-Zero transforms into a polar bear and pounces his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{LowKick}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{up}} (close) | Sub-Zero covers himself in a giant snowman.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HighKick}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
 +
| title=Sektor
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=140|crop_y=44}}
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| desc=Unit LK-9T9, the first of three prototype cybernetic ninjas built by the Lin Kuei. He was once a human assassin but volunteered to be turned into a cyborg because of his loyalty to the clan.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Missile | {{right}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} | Sektor shoots a missile across the screen.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Heat-Seeking Missile | {{right}} {{down}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Sektor shoots a missile that seeks his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Teleport Uppercut | {{right}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} | Sektor teleports to the other side of his opponent, reappearing with an uppercut.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} | 15% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 22% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 26% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{down}}+{{LowPunch}} | 18% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{LowPunch}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Block}} (sweep distance) | Sektor crushes his opponent in a press that comes out from his chest.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{right}} {{right}} {{right}} {{left}} {{Block}} (half screen away or farther) | Sektor incinerates his opponent with a wrist-mounted flamethrower.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{down}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{up}} (close) | Sektor transforms into a giant bat that decapitates his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{down}} | Sektor hits a carnival high striker with a hammer.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{left}} {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{HighKick}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
 +
| title=Sindel
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=175|crop_y=44}}
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| desc=Shao Kahn's wife and the Queen of Outworld before her death 10,000 years ago. She has been reborn on Earth.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Fireball | {{right}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} | Sindel disgorges a fireball from her mouth.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Air Fireball | {{down}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} in midair | Sindel belches a fireball downward in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Banshee Scream | {{right}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Sindel screams, causing waves to appear that stun opponents and pull them toward her.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Levitate | {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{HighKick}} | Sindel hovers in the air. She can move in any direction using the D-Pad or land with {{Block}}. She cannot use her normal attacks but can cast her Air Fireball while hovering.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} | 19% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{HighKick}} | 25% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} | 27% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{HighKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{HighKick}} | 33% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 5 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 19% damage}}
 +
}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Run}} {{Block}} (sweep distance) | Sindel entangles her opponent with her hair, then spins the opponent around like a tornado.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Block}} {{Run}}+{{Block}} (close) | Sindel emits a horrific scream that flays her opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{LowPunch}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{right}} {{right}} {{up}} {{HighPunch}} (close) | Sindel transforms into a giant hornet and repeatedly stings her opponent.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{up}} | Sindel kicks a field goal with a ball.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{up}}}}
 +
}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
 +
| title=Kurtis Stryker
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=210|crop_y=44}}
 +
| desc=A riot control police officer and the lone survivor of a major city after Shao Kahn's invasion.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Low Grenade | {{down}} {{left}} {{LowPunch}} | Stryker throws a grenade in a low arc across the screen.}}
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{{MoveListRow | High Grenade | {{down}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Stryker throws a grenade in a high arc across the screen.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Baton Trip | {{right}} {{left}} {{LowPunch}} | Stryker dashes across the screen and uses his baton to sweep his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Baton Toss | {{right}} {{right}} {{HighKick}} | Stryker leaps across the screen and uses his baton to toss his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Rapid Fire Gun | {{left}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Stryker kneels and fires his gun, which hits nearby opponents.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} | 18% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} | 23% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{LowPunch}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 23% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 19% damage}}
 +
}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{down}} {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{Block}} (close) | Stryker straps explosives to his opponent's chest, which explode.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{right}} {{right}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} (full screen away) | Stryker electrocutes his opponent with his taser.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{right}} {{up}} {{up}}}} {{HighKick}} (close)}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Block}} (sweep distance) | Stryker transforms into a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' and eats his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{LowPunch}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{LowPunch}} | Stryker acts as a crossing guard as a dog pulls a wagon carrying baby versions of Sub-Zero, Sindel, and Jax across the screen.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}}}}
 +
}}
 +
}}
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{{InfoRow|
 +
| title=Cyrax
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=245|crop_y=44}}
 +
| desc=Unit LK-4D4, the second of three prototype cybernetic ninjas built by the Lin Kuei. Like the other cyborgs, he has been programmed to find and terminate the rogue ninja Sub-Zero.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Near Bomb Toss | {{hold|{{LowKick}}|{{left}} {{left}} {{HighKick}}}} | Cyrax drops a bomb from his chest that hits the ground near him and explodes after a moment.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Far Bomb Toss | {{hold|{{LowKick}}|{{right}} {{right}} {{HighKick}}}} | Cyrax drops a bomb from his chest that hits the ground far from him and explodes after a moment.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Green Net | {{left}} {{left}} {{LowKick}} | Cyrax shoots a net from his chest that grabs and pulls his opponent closer to him.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Teleport | {{right}} {{down}} {{Block}} | Cyrax explodes, then reconstitutes on the other side of his opponent.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Air Throw | {{down}} {{right}} {{Block}} in midair (close) to grab, {{LowPunch}} to throw | Cyrax grabs and throws his opponent in midair.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} | 18% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 19% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 30% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{down}} {{down}} {{up}} {{down}}}} {{HighPunch}} (close) | Cyrax flies using a helicopter blade on his head and dives onto his opponent.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{down}} {{down}} {{right}} {{up}}}} {{Run}} (close) | Cyrax self-destructs, killing himself as well as his opponent.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Run}} (close)}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{up}} {{down}} {{down}}}} (close) | Cyrax transforms into a shark and devours his opponent.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{up}} | Cyrax dances the Charleston.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{right}} {{right}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}}}}
 +
}}
 +
}}
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{{InfoRow|
 +
| title=Kung Lao
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=0|crop_y=88}}
 +
| desc=A Shaolin monk. His plans to reform the White Lotus Society are disrupted by Shao Kahn's invasion. Alongside Liu Kang, he embarks on a journey to end Shao Kahn's treachery.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Hat Throw | {{left}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} | Kung Lao throws his hat like a discus.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Bullet Kick | {{down}}+{{HighKick}} before the apex of a jump | Kung Lao drops diagonally in a kick.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Whirlwind Spin | {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{repeat|{{Run}}}} | Kung Lao spins in place, doing damage at his sides. He spins longer if {{Run}} is pressed repeatedly.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Teleport | {{down}} {{up}} | Kung Lao flies into the air and reappears behind his opponent. This move can be followed up by {{HighPunch}} or {{HighKick}} to attack before landing.}}
 +
}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{LowKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 19% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{LowKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 34% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 18% damage}}
 +
}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Run}} {{Block}} {{down}} | Kung Lao spins in place, pulling his opponent in like a vortex.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{right}} {{right}} {{left}} {{down}} {{HighPunch}} (close) | Kung Lao throws his hat, which slices his opponent into multiple pieces.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{down}} {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} (close)}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Block}} | Kung Lao transforms into a cheetah and pounces his opponent.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{Run}} {{LowPunch}} {{Run}} {{LowKick}} (outside sweep distance) | Kung Lao throws his hat and a dog runs to fetch it.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}}}}
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
{{InfoRow|
 +
| title=Kabal
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=35|crop_y=88}}
 +
| desc=An unknown warrior who is kept alive by respirators. He is thought to be a survivor of an attack by Shao Kahn's extermination squads. He fights with two hook swords.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Plasma Blast | {{left}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Kabal throws a fireball across the screen. This move can be done in midair.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Tornado Spin | {{left}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} | Kabal dashes through his opponent, causing the opponent to spin in place like a tornado.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Ground Saw | {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{Run}} | Kabal summons a sawblade that appears under his opponent.}}
 +
}}
 +
{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} | 13% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{LowKick}} {{LowKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} | 15% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 25% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{down}}+{{LowPunch}} {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} | 17% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 5 | {{LowKick}} {{LowKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{down}}+{{LowPunch}} {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} | 17% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 6 | {{LowKick}} {{LowKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 18% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 7 | {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 18% damage}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Combo 8 | {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 24% damage}}
 +
}}
 +
{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
 +
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{down}} {{down}} {{left}} {{right}} {{Block}} (sweep distance) | Kabal inflates his opponent's head until it explodes.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Block}} {{Block}} {{HighKick}} (close) | Kabal removes his mask and terrifies his opponent with his frightful visage.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{Block}} {{Block}} {{HighKick}} (close)}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{hold|{{HighPunch}}|{{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{right}}}} | Kabal transforms into a skeletal rhinoceros and rams his opponent.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{Run}} {{LowKick}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{up}} | Kabal roasts a marshmallow on a hook sword.}}
 +
{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{LowKick}}}}
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
{{InfoRow|
 +
| title=Sheeva
 +
| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=70|crop_y=88}}
 +
| desc=Sindel's personal protector, chosen by Shao Kahn. She is a Shokan, like Goro and Kintaro.
 +
{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Fireball | {{down}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Sheeva throws a fireball across the screen with her arms.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Ground Stomp | {{left}} {{down}} {{left}} {{HighKick}} | Sheeva jumps and stomps down with great force, damaging opponents standing on the ground.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Teleport Stomp | {{down}} {{up}} | Sheeva jumps off the screen, reappearing above her opponent's head and falling with a stomp.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{right}}+{{HighPunch}} | 25% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 27% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 42% damage}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{releasesMD
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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| md_date_eu=1996-11-28
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{right}} {{down}} {{down}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} (close) | Sheeva pounds her opponent into the ground with her four arms.}}
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| md_code_eu=T-81616-50
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{hold|{{HighKick}}|{{left}} {{right}} {{right}}}} (close) | Sheeva pulls her opponent down to the ground.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{down}} {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} (close)}}
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| md_date_us=1996-10{{fileref|GamePro US 096.pdf|page=76}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Block}} {{Block}} {{Block}} (close) | Sheeva transforms into a giant scorpion and stings her opponent.}}
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| md_code_us=T-97146
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{Start}}+{{HighPunch}} | Sheeva spins plates on each of her four arms.}}
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| md_date_br=1996-10{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/19980625194847/http://www.tectoy.com.br/releases/index.htm}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{down}} {{left}} {{HighKick}}}}
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| md_code_br=047240
 
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| md_date_pt=1996
 
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| md_code_pt=MDJAK0402
 
 
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| pegi=18
 
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{{stub}}'''''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3''''' is an update to ''[[Mortal Kombat 3]]'', adding extra characters and stages as well as tweaking some of the gameplay. As well as appearing in the arcades, it was brought first to the [[Sega Saturn]] and then to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. More recently it has been re-released for the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Xbox Live Arcade]].
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Shang Tsung
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=105|crop_y=88}}
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| desc=Shao Kahn's lead sorcerer. Despite his multiple failures trying to deliver Earth to his master Shao Kahn, the scheming sorcerer has convinced Kahn to grant him more power than ever before.
  
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==Versions==
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As in the first game, Shang Tsung is able to morph into any of the playable characters, retaining their moves. The game has an option to allow Shang Tsung to morph into any character (which usually requires pausing gameplay to load the character from the disc), to morph only into his opponent (which has no load time), or to disable morphs entirely. By default, Shang Tsung can only morph into his opponent. Hidden characters must be unlocked first before Shang Tsung can morph into them.
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===Mega Drive version===
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{{MoveListTable |
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The Mega Drive version takes a hit in terms of graphical quality, but still provides extras not seen in the arcade original. Like the SNES port, Rain and Noob Saibot are made playable characters along with bosses Motaro and Shao Kahn. Mileena, Ermac and Classic Sub-Zero are playable without any need of codes. Shang Tsung can morph into Robot Smoke, Noob Saibot, and Rain, which is not possible in the arcades.
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{{MoveListRow | Single Flaming Skull | {{left}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Shang Tsung shoots a flaming skull from his hands.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Double Flaming Skulls | {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Shang Tsung shoots two successive flaming skulls from his hands.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Triple Flaming Skulls | {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Shang Tsung shoots three successive flaming skulls from his hands.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Volcanic Skulls | {{right}} {{left}} {{left}} {{LowKick}} | Shang Tsung summons three fireballs, one a time, from the ground underneath his opponent.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Morphs |
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{{MoveListRow | Cyrax | {{Block}} {{Block}} {{Block}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Ermac | {{down}} {{down}} {{up}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Jade | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{down}}+{{Block}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Jax | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{LowPunch}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Kabal | {{LowPunch}} {{Block}} {{HighKick}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Kano | {{left}} {{right}} {{Block}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Kintaro | Hold {{LowPunch}} for 3 seconds and release}}
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{{MoveListRow | Kitana | {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{Run}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Kung Lao | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Run}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Liu Kang | {{hold|{{Block}}|D-Pad in a 360° rotation clockwise}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Mileena | {{Run}} {{Block}} {{HighKick}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Nightwolf | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{up}} {{up}}}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Reptile | {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Block}} {{HighKick}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Scorpion | {{down}} {{down}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Sektor | {{down}} {{right}} {{left}} {{Run}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Sheeva | {{hold|{{LowKick}}|{{right}} {{down}} {{right}}}} or {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} {{LowKick}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Sindel | {{left}} {{down}} {{left}} {{LowKick}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Smoke (Cyborg) | {{left}} {{left}} {{down}} {{LowKick}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Sonya | {{down}}+{{Run}}+{{Block}}+{{LowPunch}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stryker | {{right}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HighKick}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Sub-Zero | {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}}}}
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{{MoveListRow | Sub-Zero (Classic) | {{Block}} {{Block}} {{Run}} {{Run}}}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 22% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 19% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{LowKick}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowPunch}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 27% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{hold|{{LowPunch}}|{{Run}} {{Block}} {{Run}} {{Block}}}} (close) | Shang Tsung steals his opponent's soul.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{hold|{{LowPunch}}|{{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{down}}}} (close) | Shang Tsung raises a bed of spikes and slams his opponent into it.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{up}} {{left}}}} {{LowPunch}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{hold|{{HighPunch}}|{{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}}}} (sweep distance) | Shang Tsung transforms into cobra and devours his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{LowKick}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{down}} | Shang Tsung morphs into the main character of the 1982 [[Williams]] arcade game ''Joust'', a knight riding an ostrich, and rides away.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{LowKick}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Liu Kang
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=140|crop_y=88}}
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| desc=A Shaolin monk. As the Shaolin Champion, he finds himself the prime target of Shao Kahn's extermination squads.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | High Fireball | {{right}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Liu Kang shoots a fireball while standing. This move can be done in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Low Fireball | {{right}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} | Liu Kang shoots a fireball while crouching.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Flying Kick | {{right}} {{right}} {{HighKick}} | Liu Kang launches himself across the screen in a kicking pose.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Bicycle Kick | Hold {{LowKick}} for 3 seconds and release | Liu Kang flies across the screen while kicking multiple times, resembling pedaling a bicycle.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{left}}+{{LowPunch}} | 13% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} | 22% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{LowKick}} {{LowKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} | 25% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{Block}} {{LowKick}} {{LowKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} | 28% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{down}} {{LowKick}} | Liu Kang disappears and his opponent bursts into flames.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{down}} {{up}} {{up}}}} {{Run}}+{{Block}} | Liu Kang disappears and a ''Mortal Kombat'' arcade machine falls on his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Block}} {{LowKick}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{down}} {{down}} {{up}} (sweep distance) | Liu Kang transforms into a dragon and bites his opponent in half, similar to his ''Mortal Kombat II'' Fatality.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{down}}+{{Run}} | Liu Kang recreates the ''Mortal Kombat'' dragon on a projector screen using hand puppetry.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{HighKick}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Smoke
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=175|crop_y=88}}
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| desc=Unit LK-7T2, the last of three prototype cybernetic ninjas built by the Lin Kuei. Smoke was captured and turned into a cyborg while his friend Sub-Zero escaped.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Harpoon | {{left}} {{left}} {{LowPunch}} | Smoke launches a harpoon from his chest, then uses it to pull his opponent toward him. The opponent is momentarily stunned.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Teleport Uppercut | {{right}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} | Smoke teleports to the other side of his opponent, reappearing with an uppercut.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Invisibility | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{up}}}} {{Run}} | Smoke makes himself invisible until he is attacked.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Air Throw | {{Block}} in midair (close) | Smoke grabs and throws his opponent in midair.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowPunch}} | 26% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowPunch}} | 19% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} | 18% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{left}}+{{LowPunch}} | 18% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{up}} {{right}} {{down}}}} (full screen away) | Smoke drops a pile of bombs from his chest, which explode and destroy the entire planet.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{hold|{{Run}}+{{Block}}|{{down}} {{down}} {{right}} {{up}}}} (sweep distance) | Smoke drops a bomb into his opponent's mouth.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{LowKick}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{Block}} (full screen away) | Smoke transforms into a bull and gores his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{HighKick}} (full screen away) | Smoke blasts an air horn that comes out of his chest.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{down}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HighKick}}}}
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}}
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}}
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}}
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====Bosses====
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Motaro
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| sprite={{sprite|MKT Saturn Sprite Portraits.png|3|crop_width=32|crop_height=37|crop_x=192|crop_y=111}}
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| desc=A Centaurian chosen by Shao Kahn to lead his extermination squads. He is the game's penultimate boss.
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Shao Kahn
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| sprite={{sprite|MKT Saturn Sprite Portraits.png|3|crop_width=32|crop_height=37|crop_x=160|crop_y=111}}
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| desc=The evil Emperor of Outworld, who wishes to conquer Earthrealm by any means. He is the game's ultimate antagonist and final boss.
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}}
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}}
  
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Brutalities are also included in this version. Nightwolf has his Red shadow shoulder move from ''[[Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]'' and this version contained a rendition of ''Pong'' entitled "MK4".
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====Hidden====
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Hidden content}}
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Mileena, Ermac, and Classic Sub-Zero are selectable using cheat codes. Human Smoke can be played by selecting Cyborg Smoke and inputting a special button combination at the beginning of the first round.
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Mileena
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=0|crop_y=44}}
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| desc=A grotesque clone of Kitana. After she was killed by Kitana, Mileena was brought back to life by Shao Kahn to help him defeat Earth's warriors with her combat skills and a mind-reading connection to her sister.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Sai Throw | Hold {{HighPunch}} for 2 seconds and release | Mileena throws a pair of sai across the screen. This move can be done in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Teleport Kick | {{right}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} | Mileena disappears, then drops from the air in front of her opponent while kicking.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Ground Roll | {{left}} {{left}} {{down}} {{HighKick}} | Mileena rolls quickly along the ground, knocking over her opponent on impact.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{up}}+{{LowPunch}} {{down}}+{{LowPunch}} | 22% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{up}}+{{LowKick}} {{up}}+{{HighKick}} | 23% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{up}}+{{LowKick}} {{up}}+{{HighKick}} | 30% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{QCF}}+{{LowKick}} | 24% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 5 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{QCF}}+{{LowKick}} | 16% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{LowKick}} (full screen away) | Mileena swallows a cup full of nails, then spits them at her opponent like a machine gun.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{down}} {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} (close) | Mileena swallows her opponent, then spits out a pile of bones.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{LowPunch}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{right}} {{down}} {{down}} {{right}} {{HighKick}} | Mileena transforms into a skunk and sprays her opponent with a poisonous stench.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{down}} {{down}} {{left}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Mileena removes her mask and looks at her face in a mirror, which shatters it.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Ermac
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=35|crop_y=44}}
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| desc=A mysterious warrior that exists as a life force of the souls of dead Outworld warriors in Shao Kahn's possession.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Fireball | {{down}} {{left}} {{LowPunch}} | Ermac shoots an explosive fireball across the screen.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Teleport Punch | {{down}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Ermac teleports to the other side of the screen, flying in with a punch. This move can be done in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Telekinetic Slam | {{left}} {{down}} {{left}} {{HighKick}} | Ermac telekinetically lifts his opponent, then slams them into the ground. This move only works if the opponent is closer than half the screen away but farther than sweep distance.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighKick}} {{LowPunch}} | 15% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 23% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{left}}+{{LowPunch}} {{down}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} | 19% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{left}}+{{LowPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{LowKick}} | 24% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{HighKick}} (close) | Ermac does an uppercut that decapitates his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{down}} {{up}} {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{Block}} (sweep distance) | Ermac levitates and slams his opponent into the ground repeatedly until they explode.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{LowKick}}  (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Animality | {{right}} {{right}} {{left}} {{left}} {{LowKick}} (close) | Ermac transforms into a frog and bites his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{right}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} | Ermac levitates his opponent, then turns them into a rabbit.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{down}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Sub-Zero (Classic)
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| sprite={{sprite|Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn, Characters.png|3|crop_width=35|crop_height=44|crop_x=70|crop_y=44}}
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| desc=A Lin Kuei ninja with cryogenic powers. Having been seemingly killed in the first game, Sub-Zero mysteriously returns to again attempt the assassination of Shang Tsung.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Deep Freeze | {{down}} {{right}} {{LowPunch}} | Sub-Zero shoots a burst of ice across the screen, freezing his opponent on contact. Hitting an already frozen opponent "backfires" and freezes Sub-Zero while unfreezing his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Ground Freeze | {{down}} {{left}} {{LowKick}} | Sub-Zero shoots ice at the ground in front of him, which causes his opponent to slip uncontrollably if walked on.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Slide | {{left}}+{{Block}}+{{LowPunch}}+{{LowKick}} | Sub-Zero slides forward with a leg sweep.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} {{right}}+{{LowKick}} | 26% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} {{right}}+{{LowKick}} | 19% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{down}}+{{LowPunch}} {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} | 22% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality | {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} (close) | Sub-Zero grabs his opponent's head, and the screen turns black.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}} (close)}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Smoke (Human)
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| sprite={{sprite|Mortal Kombat Trilogy Saturn, Hidden Portrait.png|2}}
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| desc=An assassin working for the Lin Kuei who was captured and turned into a cyborg. His human form, similar to his original appearance in ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]'', can be played with a cheat code.
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{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Spear | {{left}} {{left}} {{LowPunch}} | Smoke throws a spear across the screen, then uses it to pull his opponent toward him. The opponent is momentarily stunned.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Teleport Punch | {{down}} {{left}} {{HighPunch}} | Smoke teleports to the other side of the screen, flying in with a punch. This move can be done in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Air Throw | {{Block}} in midair (close) | Smoke grabs and throws his opponent in midair.}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Chain combos |
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 1 | {{HighKick}} {{LowPunch}} | 15% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 2 | {{HighKick}} {{down}}+{{LowPunch}} {{down}}+{{HighPunch}} | 18% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 3 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{up}}+{{LowPunch}} | 19% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 4 | {{HighPunch}} {{HighPunch}} {{HighKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 24% damage}}
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{{MoveListRow | Combo 5 | {{HighKick}} {{HighKick}} {{LowKick}} {{left}}+{{HighKick}} | 23% damage}}
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}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality | {{Run}} {{Block}} {{Run}} {{Run}} {{HighKick}} (close) | Smoke does an uppercut that decapitates his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{right}} {{up}} {{up}}}} {{LowPunch}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListRow | Babality | {{down}} {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{HighPunch}}}}
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}}
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}}
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{{InfoRow|
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| title=Noob Saibot
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| sprite={{sprite|Mortal Kombat Trilogy Saturn, Hidden Portrait.png|2}}
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| desc=A dark, silhouetted warrior. He still uses a blackened version of Kano's sprite in this version of the game, despite being a blackened Lin Kuei ninja in the arcade version of the game. He has no special moves but uses some of Kano's combos. He can be fought using a code.
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}}
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}}
  
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Animalities and Mercies were removed, reducing the number of finishing moves. (however, Kabal still has his animality combination coded and if executed, it causes lots of random glitches.) Shao Kahn's treasure chest has only 10 boxes instead of 12, and the announcer no longer says the characters' names. Most of the levels seen in ''Mortal Kombat 3'' are missing, including The Balcony and The Street, so uppercutting in the Subway and Soul Chamber does not take the player to the level above. Although the Bell Tower has been removed, the Stage Fatality is still in the code and executable.
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===Stages===
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The game features several new backgrounds: Kahn's Kave, Jade's Desert, River Kombat, Scorpion's Lair, the Lost World, and Noob's Dorfen. The Bank has been removed.
  
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Another leftover from MK3 that wasn't totally deleted was code data for the 'Endurance Mode', which is still accessible through a [[Game Genie (Mega Drive)|Game Genie]] code. Sheeva has been removed, although her sound clips are still available in the sound test. Sonya's Friendship from ''Mortal Kombat 3'' is used, as opposed to her Friendship from the arcade version of UMK3.
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Motaro is fought in Kahn's Tower and Shao Kahn is fought in the Pit 3. The Subway, Bell Tower, Pit 3, and Scorpion's Lair stages have stage-specific Fatalities. Two stages can be accessed by uppercutting an opponent through the ceiling of another stage: the Street is above the Subway and Kahn's Kave is above Scorpion's Lair.
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Scorpion's "Flaming Hand" Fatality is different too: he takes the opponent back to the Scorpion's Lair stage, where they just catch on fire and explode. Kitana's Kiss of Death only inflates heads with the same effect as Kabal's "Air Pump" Fatality. Rain and Noob were given a Brutality, but no other finishing moves. Human Smoke shares Scorpion's combos, rather than having unique ones and in Stryker's friendship, the running characters are replaced by dogs.
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==History==
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===Release===
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A Japanese Saturn version was planned, but cancelled. This version was set to be published by [[SoftBank]]{{magref|ssmjp|1996-15|149}}.
  
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On the Mega Drive, ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' is generally seen as closer to the original arcade game than its Super NES counterpart when it comes to gameplay and content. The Super NES has the advantage of higher quality audio and more colourful (if lower resolution) graphics, though some stages lack parallax scrolling, or are omitted from the game due to cartridge space or time restraints.
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As with previous games in the series, ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' was banned in Germany on launch. The ban would not be overturned until 2005.
  
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===Legacy===
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Curiously, the Saturn version is less accurate, being closer to ''Mortal Kombat 3'' in design, dropping many ''Ultimate'' features.
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''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' skipped the [[PlayStation]], which instead received an enhanced version, ''[[Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]'', in 1996 with additional characters, moves, and stages. A Saturn port was released the following year.
  
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"The Bank" level that was present in MK3 but was missing from the arcade UMK3 returns. Shang Tsung was given a morph for the Robot Smoke, which was not possible in the arcades. The secret characters can be unlocked via a secret options screen, eliminating the need to enter three separate Kombat Kodes to unlock them, which is useful as there is no save system. The Kombat Kodes (to unlock the secret characters) were shortened to have six slots instead of ten (probably in order to allow it to be performed with only one controller), but this method is still slower than entering one code to access the secret options screen.
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Shang Tsung was given a morph for the Cyborg Smoke, which was not possible in the arcades. The secret characters can be unlocked via a secret options screen, eliminating the need to enter three separate Kombat Kodes to unlock them, which is useful as there is no save system. The Kombat Kodes (to unlock the secret characters) were shortened to have six slots instead of ten (probably in order to allow it to be performed with only one controller), but this method is still slower than entering one code to access the secret options screen.
  
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There are a few new Kombat Kodes, but several that were present in the arcade release no longer work in the Saturn version. Noob Saibot is a shadow Kano as in MK3, not a black ninja as in the arcade version of UMK3. Since the arcade intro is missing, Rain does not appear in the game, yet the message Kombat Kode "Rain can be found in the Graveyard" can still be displayed.
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There are a few new Kombat Kodes, but several that were present in the arcade release no longer work in the Saturn version. Noob Saibot is a shadow Kano as in ''[[Mortal Kombat 3]]'', not a black ninja as in the arcade version of ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3''. Since the arcade intro is missing, Rain does not appear in the game, though the Kombat Kode message "Rain can be found in the Graveyard" can still be displayed.
  
 
Loading times cause the "Supreme Demonstration" mode to take almost 30 minutes to complete.
 
Loading times cause the "Supreme Demonstration" mode to take almost 30 minutes to complete.
  
 
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*'''Software:''' Ed Boon
 
*'''Software:''' Ed Boon
 
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*'''Many Thanks Go To:''' Hugh Binns, Adrian Mannion, David Schwartz, Greg Miller, Mark May, Mark Guidarelli, Scott Patterson, Rob Atesalp
 
*'''Many Thanks Go To:''' Hugh Binns, Adrian Mannion, David Schwartz, Greg Miller, Mark May, Mark Guidarelli, Scott Patterson, Rob Atesalp
 
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*'''[[Williams Entertainment]] Testing:''' Peter Chang, Steve Kramer, J.R.Salazar, Will Shen, Jason Shigenaka, John Stookey, John Ubalde, Eddie Fe
 
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For the Sega Mega Drive game, see Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Mega Drive).

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Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Williams Entertainment (US)

GT Interactive Software (EU)

Developer:
Distributor: Halifax (IT), Ecofilmes (PT), Sega-Ozisoft (AU), Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: Midway Manufacturing
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Genre: Fighting

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
US 		$59.9959.99[4] T-9701H
ESRB: Mature
Sega Saturn
EU 		T-25403H-50
BBFC: Suitable for 15 years and over (15)
Sega Saturn
DE 		T-25403H-50
USK: 18
Sega Saturn
PT 		STJGT0209
Sega Saturn
UK 		£44.9944.99[6] T-25403H-50
BBFC: Suitable for 15 years and over (15)
Sega Saturn
IT
Sega Saturn
PL 		219zł219
Sega Saturn
AU 		FULT07SSC
OFLC: MA15
Sega Saturn
BR
Tectoy: 18+
Non-Sega versions

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting game and update to Mortal Kombat 3, originally released in arcades by Midway Manufacturing in 1995. The following year, it was ported to the Sega Saturn by Eurocom Entertainment Software, which was published by Williams Entertainment in the United States and by GT Interactive Software in Europe.

Story

Weary of continuous losses in tournament battle, Shao Kahn, who lost to Liu Kang in the Outworld tournament in the previous game, enacts a 10,000-year-old plan. He would have his Shadow Priests, led by Shang Tsung, revive his former Queen Sindel, who unexpectedly died at a young age. However, she would not be revived in the Outworld, but in Earthrealm. This would allow Shao Kahn to cross the boundary lines and reclaim his queen. When Sindel is reincarnated in Earthrealm, Shao Kahn reaches across the dimensions to reclaim her, and as a result, Earthrealm gradually becomes a part of Outworld, stripping billions of their souls. Only a few are spared, protected by Rayden. He tells them that Shao Kahn must be stopped, but he cannot interfere; due to his status, he has no power in Outworld, and Earthrealm is partially merged with Outworld. Shao Kahn has unleashed extermination squads to kill any Earthrealm survivors. Rayden's protection only extends to the soul, not to the body, so his chosen warriors have to fight the extermination squads and repel Shao Kahn.

Gameplay

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Select Your Fighter

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Kombat Kodes

The game is an update of Mortal Kombat 3 with new characters, stages, and gameplay modes. The male and female ninja characters Reptile, Kitana, Jade, and Scorpion return after being absent from the previous entry. To balance the gameplay, some characters were given new moves and some existing moves were altered. Some characters were given extra combos, and some combos were made to cause less damage. Chain combos can be started by using a jump punch (vertical or angled) or a vertical jump kick, which creates more opportunities to use combos. Combos that knock opponents in the air no longer send the opponent to the stage above in multi-layered stages; only regular uppercuts do this.

Characters move with Left and Right and crouch with Down. They jump with Up and flip back and forth with Up-left and Up-right. All characters have punches and kicks that can either be aimed high or low. Characters perform a low punch with A, a high punch with X, a low kick with C, and a high kick with Z. Characters can run by holding B; they can only run forwards. The Run meter is drained both by running and by performing combos, but the meter replenishes quickly if not used for a second. Characters block by holding Y. Blocking can be done while standing or crouching. Some attacks cannot be blocked while standing (such as sweeps). All attacks do a small amount of damage even when blocked.

Each character has two Fatalities, an Animality, a Friendship, and a Babality. To perform an Animality, the player must first perform a Mercy, which restores a tiny amount of the opponent's health bar after winning two rounds. Four stages have stage-specific Fatalities.

Modes

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Choose Your Destiny

In the main arcade mode, the player can choose any character. Then the player chooses a "tower" of opponents to face (Novice, Warrior, Master, or Champion), with the more difficult towers having more opponents. Every tower ends with an endurance match (or two endurance matches in the Champion tier) and two final matches against the bosses Motaro and Shao Kahn. In the endurance matches, which return from the first Mortal Kombat, the player must defeat two opponents in each round rather than only one. At any point during gameplay, a second player can challenge the first by pressing  START  on a second control pad, with the winner continuing in the tournament.

There are also two multiplayer modes: a two-on-two mode and an eight-player tournament mode. In the two-on-two mode, two players choose two characters each and fight. After a character is eliminated, the player's second character jumps into the battle. A round is decided when both of a player's characters are defeated, and matches are played to the best of three rounds. The tournament mode is a bracketed tournament in which up to eight different players (with odd-numbered players using the first control pad and even-numbered players using the second control pad) can compete. Shao Kahn's Lost Treasures, which are ten selectable prizes, are introduced after either the main game or the eight-player tournament are completed.

The game has five difficulty settings for computer-controlled opponents (Very Easy, Easy, Medium, Hard, and Very Hard).

Characters

Note: Move lists assume that the character is facing right. When facing left, Left and Right should be reversed.

P Any punch button
 LP  Low punch
 HP  High punch
K Any kick button
 LK  Low kick
 HK  High kick
 BL  Block
 RN  Run

All characters can perform roundhouse kicks with Left+ HK  (which knock the opponent across the screen), leg sweeps with Left+ LK  (which cause the opponent to fall down), and uppercuts with Down+ HP  (which knock the opponent high into the air). Throws are performed by pressing  LP  when next to the opponent.

If the match goes to three rounds, players can offer defeated opponents Mercy as an alternative to a finishing move by pressing HOLD  RN Down Down Down. This allows the other player to recover a sliver of health and continue fighting.

Fatalities often require being a certain distance from the opponent in order to execute. Each character has a special button combination for performing stage-specific Fatalities. Friendships and Babalities can only be performed if the player does not block during the final round. Animalities can only be performed if the player grants the opponent Mercy first.

Playable

The entire cast of Mortal Kombat 3 returns. The game adds back the palette-swapped male and female ninjas from Mortal Kombat II: Scorpion, Reptile, Kitana, and Jade. Classic Sub-Zero, Human Smoke, and Mileena are added as hidden characters.

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 Kitana
A princess of the realm of Edenia. After killing Mileena, Kitana is accused of treason. She now attempts to reach Queen Sindel to warn her of their true past.
Move list
Name Command Description
Fan Throw Right Right  LP + HP  Kitana throws a spinning fan like a sawblade. This move can be done in midair.
Fan Lift Left Left Left  HP  Kitana spins her fan at the air, generating waves that can catch and lift opponents.
Square Wave Punch Down Left  HP  Kitana jumps into the air and shoots across the screen with her fist extended.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HK   HK   LK  Left+ HK  23% damage
Combo 2  HP   HP  Left+ LP  Right+ HP  25% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Left Down Right Right+ HK  (close) Kitana decapitates her opponent with a fan.
Fatality 2  RN   RN   BL   BL   LK  (close) Kitana gives her opponent a "kiss of death," which causes their body to stretch and explode.
Stage Fatality Right Down Down  LK  (close)
Animality Down Down Down Down  RN  (sweep distance) Kitana transforms into a bunny and attacks her opponent.
Babality Right Right Down Right  HK 
Friendship Down Left Right Right  LP  Kitana removes her mask and blows bubbles at her opponent through a wand.
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 Reptile
A reptilian creature who takes the form of a human ninja. As one of Shao Kahn's most trusted servants, Reptile assists Jade in the hunt for Kitana, but he has secret orders to kill her if necessary.
Move list
Name Command Description
Acid Spit Right Right  HP  Reptile takes his mask off and spits a gob of acid.
Slide Left+ BL + LP + LK  Reptile slides forward with a leg sweep.
Slow Force Ball Left Left  LP + HP  Reptile conjures a slow-moving force ball that moves across the screen and knocks the opponent down.
Fast Force Ball Right Right  LP + HP  Reptile conjures a fast-moving force ball that moves across the screen and knocks the opponent down.
Invisibility HOLD  BL Up Down  HK  Reptile makes himself invisible until he is attacked.
Reverse Elbow Left Right  LK  Reptile runs through his opponent, then turns around and hits his opponent with an elbow strike.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP  Down+ LP  18% damage
Combo 2  HK   HK  Left+ HK  21% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP   HK  Left+ HK  24% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Left Left Right Down  BL  (half screen away) Reptile removes his mask, revealing his reptilian head, and uses his tongue to eat his opponent in segments.
Fatality 2 HOLD  BL Right Right Up Up  HK  (sweep distance) Reptile removes his mask, revealing his reptilian head, and vomits acid that dissolves his opponent into a pile of bones.
Stage Fatality  BL   RN   BL   BL  (close)
Friendship Down Right Right Left  HK  (close) Reptile unwinds a lizard jack-in-the-box.
Animality Down Down Down Up  HK  (close) Reptile transforms into an ape and chases his opponent off-screen.
Babality Right Right Left Down  LK 
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 Sonya Blade
A special forces soldier who disappeared after the first tournament. She was rescued by Jax, and the two prepare for Shao Kahn's invasion after failing to convince the government of the threat.
Move list
Name Command Description
Sonic Rings Down Right  LP  Sonya throws sonic rings across the screen.
Leg Grab Down+ BL + LP  (sweep distance) Sonya does a handstand and uses her legs to grab and slam her opponent against the ground.
Square Wave Punch Right Left  HP  Sonya jumps into the air and shoots across the screen with her fist extended.
Rising Bicycle Kick Left Left Down  HK  Sonya flies diagonally upward while kicking multiple times, resembling pedaling a bicycle.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP   LP  Left+ HP  22% damage
Combo 2  HK   HK   HP   HP   LP  Left+ HP  31% damage
Combo 3  HK   HP   HP   LP  Left+ HP  27% damage
Combo 4  HK   HP   HP  Up+ LP  23% damage
Combo 5  HP   HP  Up+ LP  18% damage
Combo 6  HK   HP   HP  Up+ HP  23% damage
Combo 7  HK   HK   HP   HP  Up+ LP  27% damage
Combo 8  HK   HK  Left+ HK  19% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 HOLD  RN + BL Up Up Left Down (half screen away) Sonya blows a kiss that crushes her opponent.
Fatality 2 Left Right Down Down  RN  (full screen away) Sonya blows a kiss that incinerates her opponent.
Stage Fatality Right Right Down  HP  (close)
Animality HOLD  LP Left Right Down Right (close) Sonya transforms into a hawk and flies away with her opponent.
Friendship Left Right Left Down+ RN  Sonya grows a field of flowers.
Babality Down Down Right  LK 
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 Jax (Major Jackson Briggs)
A special forces soldier. He fitted both of his arms with bionic implants in preparation for the impending Outworld invasion.
Move list
Name Command Description
Dash Punch Right Right  HK  Jax dashes forward at high speed with his fist extended.
Single Shot Left Right  HP  Jax shoots a fireball across the screen.
Double Shot Right Right Left Left  HP  Jax shoots two successive fireballs across the screen, one low and one high.
Ground Pound Hold  LK  for 3 seconds and release Jax punches the ground, causing an opponent on the ground to lose balance.
Gotcha Grab Right Right  LP  (close) Jax grabs his opponent by the throat and punches twice.
Back Breaker  BL  in midair (close) Jax grabs his opponent in midair, drops to the ground, and snaps the opponent's back on his shoulder.
Body Slam  HP  during throw Jax slams his opponent against the ground. This move can be done multiple times by pressing  HP  repeatedly.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HK   HK  Left+ HK  19% damage
Combo 2  HP   HP   BL   LP  Left+ HP  27% damage
Combo 3  HK   HK  Down+ HP   HP   BL   LP  Left+ HP  33% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 HOLD  BL Up Down Right Up (close) Jax changes his arms into blades and dices his opponent with them.
Fatality 2  RN   BL   RN   RN   LK  (full screen away) Jax grows to humongous size and stomps his opponent.
Stage Fatality Down Right Down  LP  (close)
Animality HOLD  LP Right Right Down Right Jax transforms into a lion and mauls his opponent.
Friendship  LK   RN   RN   LK  (outside sweep distance) Jax uses a jump rope.
Babality Down Down Down  LK 
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 Nightwolf
A Native American historian who uses his shaman magic to protect his tribe's land against the Outworld invasion.
Move list
Name Command Description
Spirit Arrow Down Left  LP  Nightwolf shoots an arrow across the screen at his opponent.
Tomahawk Swipe Down Right  HP  Nightwolf swipes his hatchet in front of him.
Shoulder Charge Right Right  LK  Nightwolf charges while ramming his shoulder.
Spirit Shield Left Left Left  HK  Nightwolf glows, reflecting projectiles that hit him back toward their caster.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HK   HK  Left+ HK  19% damage
Combo 2  HP   HP   LP  Down Right+ HP  23% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP   LP   HK  22% damage
Combo 4  LK   HP   HP   LP  Down Right+ HP  28% damage
Combo 5  HK   HP   HP   LP   HK  27% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 HOLD  BL Up Up Left Right  BL  (close) Nightwolf calls down a column of light that disintegrates his opponent.
Fatality 2 Left Left Down  HP  (half screen away) Nightwolf uses his hatchet to call a strike of lightning on his opponent.
Stage Fatality  RN   RN   BL  (close)
Animality Right Right Down Down (close) Nightwolf transforms into a wolf and mauls his opponent.
Friendship  RN   RN   RN  Down (half screen away) Nightwolf transforms into Rayden as a Mortal Kombat II arcade machine falls behind him.
Babality Right Left Right Left  LP 
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 Jade
A close friend of the renegade princess Kitana. After Kitana killed her evil twin Mileena and escaped from Outworld to Earth, Jade was appointed by the emperor Shao Kahn to find and bring her back alive.
Move list
Name Command Description
Razor-Rang (Straight) Left Right  LP  Jade throws a Razor-Rang straight across the screen.
Razor-Rang (Upward) Left Right  HP  Jade throws a Razor-Rang that arcs upward.
Razor-Rang (Downward) Left Right  LK  Jade throws a Razor-Rang that arcs downward.
Projectile Shield Left Right  HK  Jade flashes and projectiles pass harmlessly through her (recalling her immunity to projectiles in Mortal Kombat II).
Shadow Kick Down Right  LK  Jade dashes forward while kicking.
Return Razor-Rang Left Left Right  LP  Jade throws a Razor-Rang straight across the screen. It returns to Jade like a boomerang if the opponent ducks or dodges it (but only if the opponent is human).
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP  Down+ LP  Down+ HP  22% damage
Combo 2  HK   HK   LK  Left+ HK  23% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP  Down+ LP   LK   HK  Left+ LK  Left+ HK  25% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 HOLD  BL Up Up Down Right  HP  (close) Jade stabs her opponent with her staff and flays them by aggressively shaking them.
Fatality 2  RN   RN   RN   BL   RN  (close) Jade uppercuts her opponent into the air, then catches them by impaling them on her staff.
Stage Fatality Left Right Down  RN  (close)
Animality Right Down Right Right  LK  (close) Jade transforms into a kitten and pounces her opponent.
Friendship Left Down Left Left  HK  Jade hops on her staff like a pogo stick.
Babality Down Down Right Down  HK 
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 Scorpion
Scorpion escapes from Earth's hell after Shao Kahn's failed attempt at stealing the souls of Earthrealm. He eventually joins the struggle against Outworld.
Move list
Name Command Description
Spear Left Left  LP  Scorpion throws a spear across the screen, then uses it to pull his opponent toward him. The opponent is momentarily stunned.
Teleport Punch Down Left  HP  Scorpion teleports to the other side of the screen, flying in with a punch. This move can be done in midair.
Air Throw  BL  in midair (close) Scorpion grabs and throws his opponent in midair.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP   HK  Left+ HK  24% damage
Combo 2  HK   HK   LK   LK  23% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP  Up+ LP  18% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 HOLD  BL Down Down Up  HK  (half screen away) Scorpion removes his mask, revealing a demonic skull, and incinerates his opponent with his fire breath.
Fatality 2 Right Right Down Up  RN  Scorpion transports his opponent to his lair, where a gang of Scorpions run toward the opponent and the screen turns black as violent sound effects play.
Stage Fatality HOLD  BL Right Up Up  LP  (close)
Animality HOLD  BL Right Up Up  HK  Scorpion transforms into a penguin and lays an explosive egg at his opponent's feet.
Friendship Left Right Right Left  LK  (close) Scorpion unwinds a demonic jack-in-the-box.
Babality Down Left Left Right  HP 
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 Kano
A criminal thought to have been killed in the first tournament. He convinces Shao Kahn to spare his soul before the Outworld invasion, proposing to teach Kahn's warriors how to use Earth's weapons.
Move list
Name Command Description
Knife Throw Down Left  HP  Kano throws a knife across the screen.
Knife Uppercut Down Right  HP  Kano slices upward in front of him with a knife.
Cannonball Hold  LK  for 3 seconds and release Kano hurls himself toward his opponent like a flying cannonball.
Upwards Cannonball Right Down Down-right  HK  Kano hurls himself diagonally upwards like a flying cannonball.
Strangle Grab Down Right  LP  (close) Kano grabs and strangles his opponent.
Air Kick  BL  in midair (close) Kano grabs and kicks away his opponent in midair.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HK   LP  15% damage
Combo 2  HK  Down+ LP  Down+ HP  19% damage
Combo 3  HK   HK   LK  Left+ HK  23% damage
Combo 4  HP   HP  Left+ LP  18% damage
Combo 5  HP   HP  Down+ LP  Down+ HP  22% damage
Combo 6  HP   HP   HK   LK  Left+ HK  26% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 HOLD  LP Right Down Down Right (close) Kano rips his opponent's skeleton out from their mouth.
Fatality 2  LP   BL   BL   HK  (sweep distance) Kano uses his eye laser to cause his opponent to explode.
Stage Fatality HOLD  BL Up Up Left  LK  (close)
Animality HOLD  HP  BL   BL   BL  (close) Kano transforms into a giant tarantula and constricts his opponent with his legs.
Friendship  LK   RN   RN   HK  Kano blows a bubble with bubblegum.
Babality Right Right Down Down  LK 
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 Sub-Zero
A ninja, once a member of the Liu Kuei clan. He is now hunted by cybernetic assassins from his former clan after escaping their betrayal.
Move list
Name Command Description
Ice Blast Down Right  LP  Sub-Zero shoots a burst of ice across the screen, freezing his opponent on contact. Hitting an already frozen opponent "backfires" and freezes Sub-Zero while unfreezing his opponent.
Ice Clone Down Left  LP  Sub-Zero spawns an ice clone that freezes his opponent on contact. This move can be done in midair.
Ice Shower (close) Down Right Left  HP  Sub-Zero shoots ice into the air, which falls in front of him.
Ice Shower (far) Down Right  HP  Sub-Zero shoots ice into the air, which falls at the far end of the screen.
Ice Shower (behind) Down Left Right  HP  Sub-Zero shoots ice into the air, which falls behind him.
Slide Left+ BL + LP + LK  Sub-Zero slides forward with a leg sweep.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP   LK   HK  Left+ HK  26% damage
Combo 2  HP   HP  Left+ HK  18% damage
Combo 3  HK   HK  Left+ HK  19% damage
Combo 4  HP   HP   LP  Left+ LK  Left+ HK  Left+ HK  23% damage
Combo 5  HP   HP   LP  Left+ HK  22% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Left Left Down Left  RN  (sweep distance) Sub-Zero blows ice breath, turning his opponent into an ice statue that falls over and shatters into many pieces.
Fatality 2  BL   BL   RN   BL   RN  (close) Sub-Zero holds his opponent over his head, freezing them and then pulling them apart.
Stage Fatality Left Down Right Right  HK  (close)
Animality HOLD  BL Right Right Up Up (close) Sub-Zero transforms into a polar bear and pounces his opponent.
Friendship  LK   RN   RN  Up (close) Sub-Zero covers himself in a giant snowman.
Babality Down Left Left  HK 
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 Sektor
Unit LK-9T9, the first of three prototype cybernetic ninjas built by the Lin Kuei. He was once a human assassin but volunteered to be turned into a cyborg because of his loyalty to the clan.
Move list
Name Command Description
Missile Right Right  LP  Sektor shoots a missile across the screen.
Heat-Seeking Missile Right Down Left  HP  Sektor shoots a missile that seeks his opponent.
Teleport Uppercut Right Right  LK  Sektor teleports to the other side of his opponent, reappearing with an uppercut.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HK   HK  15% damage
Combo 2  HP   HP   HK  Left+ HK  22% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP   HK   HK  Left+ HK  26% damage
Combo 4  HP   HP  Down+ LP  18% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1  LP   RN   RN   BL  (sweep distance) Sektor crushes his opponent in a press that comes out from his chest.
Fatality 2 Right Right Right Left  BL  (half screen away or farther) Sektor incinerates his opponent with a wrist-mounted flamethrower.
Stage Fatality  RN   RN   RN  Down (close)
Animality Right Right Down Up (close) Sektor transforms into a giant bat that decapitates his opponent.
Friendship  RN   RN   RN   RN  Down Sektor hits a carnival high striker with a hammer.
Babality Left Down Down Down  HK 
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 Sindel
Shao Kahn's wife and the Queen of Outworld before her death 10,000 years ago. She has been reborn on Earth.
Move list
Name Command Description
Fireball Right Right  LP  Sindel disgorges a fireball from her mouth.
Air Fireball Down Right  LK  in midair Sindel belches a fireball downward in midair.
Banshee Scream Right Right Right  HP  Sindel screams, causing waves to appear that stun opponents and pull them toward her.
Levitate Left Left Right  HK  Sindel hovers in the air. She can move in any direction using the D-Pad or land with  BL . She cannot use her normal attacks but can cast her Air Fireball while hovering.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP  Down+ HP  19% damage
Combo 2  HP   HP   LP   HK  25% damage
Combo 3  HK   HP   HP  Down+ HP  27% damage
Combo 4  HK   HP   HP   LP   HK  33% damage
Combo 5  HK   HK  Left+ HK  19% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1  RN   RN   BL   RN   BL  (sweep distance) Sindel entangles her opponent with her hair, then spins the opponent around like a tornado.
Fatality 2  RN   BL   BL   RN + BL  (close) Sindel emits a horrific scream that flays her opponent.
Stage Fatality Down Down Down  LP  (close)
Animality Right Right Up  HP  (close) Sindel transforms into a giant hornet and repeatedly stings her opponent.
Friendship  RN   RN   RN   RN   RN   RN  Up Sindel kicks a field goal with a ball.
Babality  RN   RN   RN  Up
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 Kurtis Stryker
A riot control police officer and the lone survivor of a major city after Shao Kahn's invasion.
Move list
Name Command Description
Low Grenade Down Left  LP  Stryker throws a grenade in a low arc across the screen.
High Grenade Down Left  HP  Stryker throws a grenade in a high arc across the screen.
Baton Trip Right Left  LP  Stryker dashes across the screen and uses his baton to sweep his opponent.
Baton Toss Right Right  HK  Stryker leaps across the screen and uses his baton to toss his opponent.
Rapid Fire Gun Left Right  HP  Stryker kneels and fires his gun, which hits nearby opponents.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP   LP  18% damage
Combo 2  HK   HP   HP   LP  23% damage
Combo 3  HK   LK  Left+ LP  Left+ HK  23% damage
Combo 4  HK   LK  Left+ HK  19% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Down Right Down Right  BL  (close) Stryker straps explosives to his opponent's chest, which explode.
Fatality 2 Right Right Right  LK  (full screen away) Stryker electrocutes his opponent with his taser.
Stage Fatality HOLD  BL Right Up Up  HK  (close)
Animality  RN   RN   RN   BL  (sweep distance) Stryker transforms into a Tyrannosaurus rex and eats his opponent.
Friendship  LP   RN   RN   LP  Stryker acts as a crossing guard as a dog pulls a wagon carrying baby versions of Sub-Zero, Sindel, and Jax across the screen.
Babality Down Right Right Left  HP 
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 Cyrax
Unit LK-4D4, the second of three prototype cybernetic ninjas built by the Lin Kuei. Like the other cyborgs, he has been programmed to find and terminate the rogue ninja Sub-Zero.
Move list
Name Command Description
Near Bomb Toss HOLD  LK Left Left  HK  Cyrax drops a bomb from his chest that hits the ground near him and explodes after a moment.
Far Bomb Toss HOLD  LK Right Right  HK  Cyrax drops a bomb from his chest that hits the ground far from him and explodes after a moment.
Green Net Left Left  LK  Cyrax shoots a net from his chest that grabs and pulls his opponent closer to him.
Teleport Right Down  BL  Cyrax explodes, then reconstitutes on the other side of his opponent.
Air Throw Down Right  BL  in midair (close) to grab,  LP  to throw Cyrax grabs and throws his opponent in midair.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP   LP  18% damage
Combo 2  HK   HK  Left+ HK  19% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP   HK   HP   HK  Left+ HK  30% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 HOLD  BL Down Down Up Down  HP  (close) Cyrax flies using a helicopter blade on his head and dives onto his opponent.
Fatality 2 HOLD  BL Down Down Right Up  RN  (close) Cyrax self-destructs, killing himself as well as his opponent.
Stage Fatality  RN   BL   RN  (close)
Animality HOLD  BL Up Up Down Down (close) Cyrax transforms into a shark and devours his opponent.
Friendship  RN   RN   RN  Up Cyrax dances the Charleston.
Babality Right Right Left  HP 
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 Kung Lao
A Shaolin monk. His plans to reform the White Lotus Society are disrupted by Shao Kahn's invasion. Alongside Liu Kang, he embarks on a journey to end Shao Kahn's treachery.
Move list
Name Command Description
Hat Throw Left Right  LP  Kung Lao throws his hat like a discus.
Bullet Kick Down+ HK  before the apex of a jump Kung Lao drops diagonally in a kick.
Whirlwind Spin Right Down Right  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  Kung Lao spins in place, doing damage at his sides. He spins longer if  RN  is pressed repeatedly.
Teleport Down Up Kung Lao flies into the air and reappears behind his opponent. This move can be followed up by  HP  or  HK  to attack before landing.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  LK   LK  Left+ HK  19% damage
Combo 2  HP   LP   HP   LP   LK   LK  Left+ HK  34% damage
Combo 3  HP   LK  Left+ HK  18% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1  RN   BL   RN   BL  Down Kung Lao spins in place, pulling his opponent in like a vortex.
Fatality 2 Right Right Left Down  HP  (close) Kung Lao throws his hat, which slices his opponent into multiple pieces.
Stage Fatality Down Down Right Right  LK  (close)
Animality  RN   RN   RN   RN   BL  Kung Lao transforms into a cheetah and pounces his opponent.
Friendship  RN   LP   RN   LK  (outside sweep distance) Kung Lao throws his hat and a dog runs to fetch it.
Babality Down Right Right  HP 
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 Kabal
An unknown warrior who is kept alive by respirators. He is thought to be a survivor of an attack by Shao Kahn's extermination squads. He fights with two hook swords.
Move list
Name Command Description
Plasma Blast Left Left  HP  Kabal throws a fireball across the screen. This move can be done in midair.
Tornado Spin Left Right  LK  Kabal dashes through his opponent, causing the opponent to spin in place like a tornado.
Ground Saw Left Left Left  RN  Kabal summons a sawblade that appears under his opponent.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP  Down+ HP  13% damage
Combo 2  LK   LK   HP   HP  Down+ HP  15% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP   HK  Left+ HK  25% damage
Combo 4  HP   HP  Down+ LP  Down+ HP  17% damage
Combo 5  LK   LK   HP   HP  Down+ LP  Down+ HP  17% damage
Combo 6  LK   LK   HP   HP   HK  Left+ HK  18% damage
Combo 7  HK   LK  Left+ HK  18% damage
Combo 8  HK   LK   HK  Left+ HK  24% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Down Down Left Right  BL  (sweep distance) Kabal inflates his opponent's head until it explodes.
Fatality 2  RN   BL   BL   BL   HK  (close) Kabal removes his mask and terrifies his opponent with his frightful visage.
Stage Fatality  BL   BL   HK  (close)
Animality HOLD  HP Right Right Down Right Kabal transforms into a skeletal rhinoceros and rams his opponent.
Friendship  RN   LK   RN   RN  Up Kabal roasts a marshmallow on a hook sword.
Babality  RN   RN   LK 
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 Sheeva
Sindel's personal protector, chosen by Shao Kahn. She is a Shokan, like Goro and Kintaro.
Move list
Name Command Description
Fireball Down Right  HP  Sheeva throws a fireball across the screen with her arms.
Ground Stomp Left Down Left  HK  Sheeva jumps and stomps down with great force, damaging opponents standing on the ground.
Teleport Stomp Down Up Sheeva jumps off the screen, reappearing above her opponent's head and falling with a stomp.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP   LP  Right+ HP  25% damage
Combo 2  HK   HK   LK  Left+ HK  27% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP   LP   HK   HK   LK  Left+ HK  42% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Right Down Down Right  LP  (close) Sheeva pounds her opponent into the ground with her four arms.
Fatality 2 HOLD  HK Left Right Right (close) Sheeva pulls her opponent down to the ground.
Stage Fatality Down Right Down Right  LP  (close)
Animality  RN   BL   BL   BL   BL  (close) Sheeva transforms into a giant scorpion and stings her opponent.
Friendship Right Right Down Right  START + HP  Sheeva spins plates on each of her four arms.
Babality Down Down Left  HK 
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 Shang Tsung
Shao Kahn's lead sorcerer. Despite his multiple failures trying to deliver Earth to his master Shao Kahn, the scheming sorcerer has convinced Kahn to grant him more power than ever before.

As in the first game, Shang Tsung is able to morph into any of the playable characters, retaining their moves. The game has an option to allow Shang Tsung to morph into any character (which usually requires pausing gameplay to load the character from the disc), to morph only into his opponent (which has no load time), or to disable morphs entirely. By default, Shang Tsung can only morph into his opponent. Hidden characters must be unlocked first before Shang Tsung can morph into them.

Move list
Name Command Description
Single Flaming Skull Left Left  HP  Shang Tsung shoots a flaming skull from his hands.
Double Flaming Skulls Left Left Right  HP  Shang Tsung shoots two successive flaming skulls from his hands.
Triple Flaming Skulls Left Left Right Right  HP  Shang Tsung shoots three successive flaming skulls from his hands.
Volcanic Skulls Right Left Left  LK  Shang Tsung summons three fireballs, one a time, from the ground underneath his opponent.
Move list (Morphs)
Name Command Description
Cyrax  BL   BL   BL 
Ermac Down Down Up
Jade Right Right Down Down+ BL 
Jax Right Right Down  LP 
Kabal  LP   BL   HK 
Kano Left Right  BL 
Kintaro Hold  LP  for 3 seconds and release
Kitana Right Down Right  RN 
Kung Lao  RN   RN   BL   RN 
Liu Kang HOLD  BL D-Pad in a 360° rotation clockwise
Mileena  RN   BL   HK 
Nightwolf HOLD  BL Up Up Up
Reptile  RN   BL   BL   HK 
Scorpion Down Down Right  LP 
Sektor Down Right Left  RN 
Sheeva HOLD  LK Right Down Right or Right Down Right  LK   LK 
Sindel Left Down Left  LK 
Smoke (Cyborg) Left Left Down  LK 
Sonya Down+ RN + BL + LP 
Stryker Right Right Right  HK 
Sub-Zero Right Down Right  HP 
Sub-Zero (Classic)  BL   BL   RN   RN 
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP   LP  Left+ HK  22% damage
Combo 2  HK   HK  Left+ HK  19% damage
Combo 3  LK   HP   HP   LP  Left+ HK  27% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 HOLD  LP  RN   BL   RN   BL  (close) Shang Tsung steals his opponent's soul.
Fatality 2 HOLD  LP Down Right Right Down (close) Shang Tsung raises a bed of spikes and slams his opponent into it.
Stage Fatality HOLD  BL Up Up Left  LP  (close)
Animality HOLD  HP  RN   RN   RN  (sweep distance) Shang Tsung transforms into cobra and devours his opponent.
Friendship  LK   RN   RN  Down Shang Tsung morphs into the main character of the 1982 Williams arcade game Joust, a knight riding an ostrich, and rides away.
Babality  RN   RN   RN   LK 
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 Liu Kang
A Shaolin monk. As the Shaolin Champion, he finds himself the prime target of Shao Kahn's extermination squads.
Move list
Name Command Description
High Fireball Right Right  HP  Liu Kang shoots a fireball while standing. This move can be done in midair.
Low Fireball Right Right  LP  Liu Kang shoots a fireball while crouching.
Flying Kick Right Right  HK  Liu Kang launches himself across the screen in a kicking pose.
Bicycle Kick Hold  LK  for 3 seconds and release Liu Kang flies across the screen while kicking multiple times, resembling pedaling a bicycle.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP  Left+ LP  13% damage
Combo 2  HK   LK   HK   LK  22% damage
Combo 3  HP   LK   LK   HK   LK  25% damage
Combo 4  HP   HP   BL   LK   LK   HK   LK  28% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Right Right Down Down  LK  Liu Kang disappears and his opponent bursts into flames.
Fatality 2 HOLD  BL Up Down Up Up  RN + BL  Liu Kang disappears and a Mortal Kombat arcade machine falls on his opponent.
Stage Fatality  RN   BL   BL   LK  (close)
Animality Down Down Up (sweep distance) Liu Kang transforms into a dragon and bites his opponent in half, similar to his Mortal Kombat II Fatality.
Friendship  RN   RN   RN  Down+ RN  Liu Kang recreates the Mortal Kombat dragon on a projector screen using hand puppetry.
Babality Down Down Down  HK 
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 Smoke
Unit LK-7T2, the last of three prototype cybernetic ninjas built by the Lin Kuei. Smoke was captured and turned into a cyborg while his friend Sub-Zero escaped.
Move list
Name Command Description
Harpoon Left Left  LP  Smoke launches a harpoon from his chest, then uses it to pull his opponent toward him. The opponent is momentarily stunned.
Teleport Uppercut Right Right  LK  Smoke teleports to the other side of his opponent, reappearing with an uppercut.
Invisibility HOLD  BL Up Up  RN  Smoke makes himself invisible until he is attacked.
Air Throw  BL  in midair (close) Smoke grabs and throws his opponent in midair.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP   LK   HK   LP  26% damage
Combo 2  HK   HK   LP  19% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP   HK  18% damage
Combo 4  HP   HP  Left+ LP  18% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 HOLD  BL Up Up Right Down (full screen away) Smoke drops a pile of bombs from his chest, which explode and destroy the entire planet.
Fatality 2 HOLD  RN + BL Down Down Right Up (sweep distance) Smoke drops a bomb into his opponent's mouth.
Stage Fatality Right Right Down  LK  (close)
Animality Down Right Right  BL  (full screen away) Smoke transforms into a bull and gores his opponent.
Friendship  RN   RN   RN   HK  (full screen away) Smoke blasts an air horn that comes out of his chest.
Babality Down Down Left Left  HK 

Bosses

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 Motaro
A Centaurian chosen by Shao Kahn to lead his extermination squads. He is the game's penultimate boss.
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 Shao Kahn
The evil Emperor of Outworld, who wishes to conquer Earthrealm by any means. He is the game's ultimate antagonist and final boss.

Hidden

Main article: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Saturn)/Hidden content.

Mileena, Ermac, and Classic Sub-Zero are selectable using cheat codes. Human Smoke can be played by selecting Cyborg Smoke and inputting a special button combination at the beginning of the first round.

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 Mileena
A grotesque clone of Kitana. After she was killed by Kitana, Mileena was brought back to life by Shao Kahn to help him defeat Earth's warriors with her combat skills and a mind-reading connection to her sister.
Move list
Name Command Description
Sai Throw Hold  HP  for 2 seconds and release Mileena throws a pair of sai across the screen. This move can be done in midair.
Teleport Kick Right Right  LK  Mileena disappears, then drops from the air in front of her opponent while kicking.
Ground Roll Left Left Down  HK  Mileena rolls quickly along the ground, knocking over her opponent on impact.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP  Up+ LP  Down+ LP  22% damage
Combo 2  HK   HK  Up+ LK  Up+ HK  23% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP   HK   HK  Up+ LK  Up+ HK  30% damage
Combo 4  HP   HP   HK   HK  Down Down-right Right+ LK  24% damage
Combo 5  HK   HK  Down Down-right Right+ LK  16% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Left Left Left Right  LK  (full screen away) Mileena swallows a cup full of nails, then spits them at her opponent like a machine gun.
Fatality 2 Down Right Down Right  LP  (close) Mileena swallows her opponent, then spits out a pile of bones.
Stage Fatality Down Down Down  LP  (close)
Animality Right Down Down Right  HK  Mileena transforms into a skunk and sprays her opponent with a poisonous stench.
Friendship Down Down Left Right  HP  Mileena removes her mask and looks at her face in a mirror, which shatters it.
Babality Down Down Right Right  HP 
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 Ermac
A mysterious warrior that exists as a life force of the souls of dead Outworld warriors in Shao Kahn's possession.
Move list
Name Command Description
Fireball Down Left  LP  Ermac shoots an explosive fireball across the screen.
Teleport Punch Down Left  HP  Ermac teleports to the other side of the screen, flying in with a punch. This move can be done in midair.
Telekinetic Slam Left Down Left  HK  Ermac telekinetically lifts his opponent, then slams them into the ground. This move only works if the opponent is closer than half the screen away but farther than sweep distance.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HK   LP  15% damage
Combo 2  HK   HK   LK  Left+ HK  23% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP  Left+ LP  Down Right  LP  19% damage
Combo 4  HP   HP  Left+ LP   HK  Left+ LK  24% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1  RN   BL   RN   RN   HK  (close) Ermac does an uppercut that decapitates his opponent.
Fatality 2 Down Up Down Down Down  BL  (sweep distance) Ermac levitates and slams his opponent into the ground repeatedly until they explode.
Stage Fatality  RN   RN   RN   RN   LK  (close)
Animality Right Right Left Left  LK  (close) Ermac transforms into a frog and bites his opponent.
Friendship Right Right Right  HP  Ermac levitates his opponent, then turns them into a rabbit.
Babality Down Down Left Left  HP 
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 Sub-Zero (Classic)
A Lin Kuei ninja with cryogenic powers. Having been seemingly killed in the first game, Sub-Zero mysteriously returns to again attempt the assassination of Shang Tsung.
Move list
Name Command Description
Deep Freeze Down Right  LP  Sub-Zero shoots a burst of ice across the screen, freezing his opponent on contact. Hitting an already frozen opponent "backfires" and freezes Sub-Zero while unfreezing his opponent.
Ground Freeze Down Left  LK  Sub-Zero shoots ice at the ground in front of him, which causes his opponent to slip uncontrollably if walked on.
Slide Left+ BL + LP + LK  Sub-Zero slides forward with a leg sweep.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HP   HP   LK  Left+ HK  Right+ LK  26% damage
Combo 2  LK  Left+ HK  Right+ LK  19% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP  Down+ LP  Down+ HP  22% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality Down Down Down Right  HP  (close) Sub-Zero grabs his opponent's head, and the screen turns black.
Stage Fatality Right Down Right Right  HP  (close)
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 Smoke (Human)
An assassin working for the Lin Kuei who was captured and turned into a cyborg. His human form, similar to his original appearance in Mortal Kombat II, can be played with a cheat code.
Move list
Name Command Description
Spear Left Left  LP  Smoke throws a spear across the screen, then uses it to pull his opponent toward him. The opponent is momentarily stunned.
Teleport Punch Down Left  HP  Smoke teleports to the other side of the screen, flying in with a punch. This move can be done in midair.
Air Throw  BL  in midair (close) Smoke grabs and throws his opponent in midair.
Move list (Chain combos)
Name Command Description
Combo 1  HK   LP  15% damage
Combo 2  HK  Down+ LP  Down+ HP  18% damage
Combo 3  HP   HP  Up+ LP  19% damage
Combo 4  HP   HP   HK  Left+ HK  24% damage
Combo 5  HK   HK   LK  Left+ HK  23% damage
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality  RN   BL   RN   RN   HK  (close) Smoke does an uppercut that decapitates his opponent.
Stage Fatality HOLD  BL Right Up Up  LP  (close)
Babality Down Left Left Right  HP 
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 Noob Saibot
A dark, silhouetted warrior. He still uses a blackened version of Kano's sprite in this version of the game, despite being a blackened Lin Kuei ninja in the arcade version of the game. He has no special moves but uses some of Kano's combos. He can be fought using a code.

Stages

The game features several new backgrounds: Kahn's Kave, Jade's Desert, River Kombat, Scorpion's Lair, the Lost World, and Noob's Dorfen. The Bank has been removed.

Motaro is fought in Kahn's Tower and Shao Kahn is fought in the Pit 3. The Subway, Bell Tower, Pit 3, and Scorpion's Lair stages have stage-specific Fatalities. Two stages can be accessed by uppercutting an opponent through the ceiling of another stage: the Street is above the Subway and Kahn's Kave is above Scorpion's Lair.

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Kahn's Kave
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Jade's Desert
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River Kombat
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Scorpion's Lair
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The Lost World
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The Bell Tower
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The Bridge
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The Graveyard
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Kombat Temple
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Noob's Dorfen
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The Pit 3
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The Rooftop
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Soul Chamber
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The Street
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The Subway
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Kahn's Tower
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History

Release

A Japanese Saturn version was planned, but cancelled. This version was set to be published by SoftBank[7].

As with previous games in the series, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 was banned in Germany on launch. The ban would not be overturned until 2005.

Legacy

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 skipped the PlayStation, which instead received an enhanced version, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, in 1996 with additional characters, moves, and stages. A Saturn port was released the following year.

Versions

Shang Tsung was given a morph for the Cyborg Smoke, which was not possible in the arcades. The secret characters can be unlocked via a secret options screen, eliminating the need to enter three separate Kombat Kodes to unlock them, which is useful as there is no save system. The Kombat Kodes (to unlock the secret characters) were shortened to have six slots instead of ten (probably in order to allow it to be performed with only one controller), but this method is still slower than entering one code to access the secret options screen.

There are a few new Kombat Kodes, but several that were present in the arcade release no longer work in the Saturn version. Noob Saibot is a shadow Kano as in Mortal Kombat 3, not a black ninja as in the arcade version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Since the arcade intro is missing, Rain does not appear in the game, though the Kombat Kode message "Rain can be found in the Graveyard" can still be displayed.

Loading times cause the "Supreme Demonstration" mode to take almost 30 minutes to complete.

Production credits

UMK3 Cast of Characters
  • Kano and Kabal: Richard Divizio
  • Sonya: Kerri Hoskins
  • Jax: John Parrish
  • Kitana: Becky Gable
  • Kung Lao: Tony Marquez
  • Stryker: Michael O'Brien
  • Nightwolf and Sektor: Sal DiVita
  • Sub-Zero and Shang Tsung: John Turk
  • Sindel: Lia Montelongo
  • Liu Kang: Eddie Wong
  • Cyrax and Smoke: Sal DiVita
  • Scorpion and Reptile: John Turk
  • Kitana and Jade: Becky Gable
  • Ermac: John Turk
  • Mileena: Becky Gable
  • Shao Kahn: Brian Glynn
Ultimate MK3 Design Team:
  • Software: Ed Boon
  • Graphics: John Tobias, Steve Beran, Tony Goskie, Dave Michicich, John Vogel
  • Sounds and Music: Dan Forden
Ultimate MK3 Saturn Development Team:
  • Producer and Programming: Mark Hetherington
  • Hardware Code: Paul Bates
  • Programming: Dave Pridmore
  • Sound and Music: Neil Baldwin
  • Steve Richie as The Voice of Shao Khan
  • Grunts, Screams, Groans and Gibberish: Jon Hey, Peg Burr, Dan Forden, Ann Mazza, Vince Pontarelli, Ed Boon
  • Eurocom Entertainment Testing: Richard Moody, Kevin Holt
  • Many Thanks Go To: Hugh Binns, Adrian Mannion, David Schwartz, Greg Miller, Mark May, Mark Guidarelli, Scott Patterson, Rob Atesalp
  • Packaging and Print Material: Debbie Austin, Steve High, Shawn Murphy, Dave Young
  • Product Manager: Brian Johnson
  • Williams Entertainment Testing: Peter Chang, Steve Kramer, J.R.Salazar, Will Shen, Jason Shigenaka, John Stookey, John Ubalde, Eddie Fe
  • Special Thanks: Michael Rubinelli, Michael Gottlieb
Source:
In-game credits
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn credits.pdf
[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Saturn)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #82: "May 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Next Generation (US) #18: "June 1996" (1996-05-21)
also published in:
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Print advert in Ultra Game Players (US) #93: "January 1997" (1996-12-31)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #8: "June 1996" (1996-05-22)
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Print advert in Playmag (FR) #4: "Juin 1996" (1996-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Blue Jean (TR) #03/97: "Mart 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Gameshow (TR) #30: "Eylül 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • Gameshow (TR) #31: "Ekim 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №43, p40/41
Sega Saturn
 90
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
91
[10]
Consoles + (FR)
96
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
86
[13]
Freak (IL)
89
[14]
Gambler (PL)
85
[15]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
82
[16]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
73
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[17]
Joypad (FR)
80
[18]
Maximum (UK)
75
[19]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
73
[20]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
93
[6]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[21]
Player One (FR)
90
[22]
Secret Service (PL)
90
[23]
Sega News (CZ)
86
[24]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
93
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
91
[26]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
81
[27]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[28]
Sega Saturn
 83
Based on
21 reviews

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Saturn)

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
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Manual
Saturn, IT
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Cover
Saturn, PT
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, AU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, BR
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Cover

Technical information

Main article: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Saturn)/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
459,025,728 1996-06-06 CD-ROM (US) T-9701H V1.006
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
459,042,192 1996-06-07 CD-ROM (EU) T-25403H-50 V1.007
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
459,053,952 1996-08-04 CD-ROM (EU) T-25403H-50 V2.000 (Rev A)
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1996-02-07 Page

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sega-saturn.com/saturn/other/june-n.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-06-06 05:51)
  2. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/10dWSDzl-Eg/m/fuBFo0_nYCIJ
  3. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/mWd1tfu0z2Q/m/j1eryuvwWXYJ
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 6 June 1996" (US; 1996-05-04), page 60
  5. ↑ File:LeicesterMercury UK 1996-07-20 16.jpg
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mean Machines Sega, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-03), page 60
  7. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-15 (1996-09-13)" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 149
  8. ↑ File:Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Saturn credits.pdf
  9. ↑ GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 69
  10. ↑ 576 KByte, "Szeptember 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 20
  11. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 93
  12. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-09), page 72
  13. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 20
  14. ↑ Freak, "9/96" (IL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
  15. ↑ Gambler, "8/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 32
  16. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 6: June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 21
  17. ↑ GamePro, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 68
  18. ↑ Joypad, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 74
  19. ↑ Maximum, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-04-27), page 126
  20. ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 85
  21. ↑ Next Generation, "July 1996" (US; 1996-06-18), page 80
  22. ↑ Player One, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 94
  23. ↑ Secret Service, "Październik 1996" (PL; 1996-10-01), page 27
  24. ↑ Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 12
  25. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-05-09), page 40
  26. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-22), page 66
  27. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 38
  28. ↑ VideoGames, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 63


Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Saturn)

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Sega Saturn
Prototypes: 1996-02-07



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Mortal Kombat games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Mortal Kombat (1993) | Mortal Kombat II (No results?) | Mortal Kombat 3 (1995) | Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)
Sega Master System
Sega Game Gear
 Mortal Kombat (1993) | Mortal Kombat II (1994) | Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)
Sega Mega-CD
 Mortal Kombat (1994)
Sega 32X
 Mortal Kombat II (No results?)
Sega Saturn
 Mortal Kombat II (No results?) | Mortal Kombat 3 (unreleased) | Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996) | Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1997)
Sega Dreamcast
 Mortal Kombat Gold (1999)
Unlicensed Mortal Kombat games for Sega systems
Mortal Kombat 5 (1999)
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