The beloved gameplay feature of Animalities has made a comeback in Mortal Kombat 1 with the recent launch of the Khaos Reigns DLC. Fortunately, base game players do NOT need to purchase the new expansion to access the new finishing moves; these are available through the latest content update.
This comprehensive guide lists all 32 Animalities along with their respective button input combinations for various console controllers, assuming the player is on the left facing right.
Animality Button Input Combos
| CHARACTER | ANIMALITY | CREATURE | PLAYSTATION BUTTON INPUT | XBOX BUTTON INPUT | SWITCH BUTTON INPUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashrah | NetherRazzle | Winged Unicorn/Alicorn | Back, Forward, Down, X | Back, Forward, Down, A | Back, Forward, Down, B |
| A blessing | Tranquil Demise | Porcupine | Back, Down, Down, Triangle | Back, Down, Down, Y | Back, Down, Down, X |
| Cyrax | Buzz Kill | Hornet/Wasp | Forward, Back, Forward, Back | Forward, Back, Forward, Back | Forward, Back, Forward, Back |
| Ermac | We Are Locusts | Locust Swarm | Down, Back, Down, Back | Down, Back, Down, Back | Down, Back, Down, Back |
| General Shao | Bear Necessities | Bear | Back, Down, Down, Circle | Back, Down, Down, B | Back, Down, Down, A |
| Good | Hippo-Kritical | Hippopotamus | Back, Forward, Down, Forward | Back, Forward, Down, Forward | Back, Forward, Down, Forward |
| Hawk | No Laughing Matter | Hyena | Back, Down, Down, X | Back, Down, Down, A | Back, Down, Down, B |
| Homelander | Let Freedom Wing | Griffin | Back, Forward, Down, Circle | Back, Forward, Down, B | Back, Forward, Down, A |
| Johnny Cage | Open The Beaches | Shark | Back, Forward, Back, Forward | Back, Forward, Back, Forward | Back, Forward, Back, Forward |
| Frequently | Wolf It Down | Wolf | Down, Down, Down, Square | Down, Down, Down, X | Down, Down, Down, Y |
| Kitana | Royal Nectar | Hummingbird | Down, Down, Forward, Down | Down, Down, Forward, Down | Down, Down, Forward, Down |
| Kung Lao | You-Gore | Tiger | Forward, Back, Down, Triangle | Forward, Back, Down, Y | Forward, Back, Down, X |
| Li Mei | UnBearable | Giant Panda | Down, Back, Down, Square | Down, Back, Down, X | Down, Back, Down, Y |
| Liu Kang | Rising Phoenix | Phoenix | Down, Back, Down, Triangle | Down, Back, Down, Y | Down, Back, Down, X |
| Mileena | Maneater | Mantis | Forward, Down, Down, Circle | Forward, Down, Down, B | Forward, Down, Down, A |
| Late | Bat’s All Folks | Giant Bat | Forward, Down, Down, X | Forward, Down, Down, A | Forward, Down, Down, B |
| Noob Saibot | See You Later… | Alligator | Back, Down, Back, Down | Back, Down, Back, Down | Back, Down, Back, Down |
| Omni-Man | Hail Mary | Hail Mary | Forward, Back, Forward, Down | Forward, Back, Forward, Down | Forward, Back, Forward, Down |
| Peacemaker | Proud To Be Eagly-merican | Eagle | Back, Forward, Back, Down | Back, Forward, Back, Down | Back, Forward, Back, Down |
| Quan Chi | T-Rect | Skeletal Tyrannosaurus Rex | Back, Down, Down, Circle | Back, Down, Down, B | Back, Down, Down, A |
| Raiden | Eelectrifying | Electric Eel | Down, Back, Down, Circle | Down, Back, Down, B | Down, Back, Down, A |
| Rain | Allergic Reaction | Pufferfish | Forward, Back, Down, Back | Forward, Back, Down, Back | Forward, Back, Down, Back |
| Reiko | Ram-Page | Ram | Forward, Down, Down, Square | Forward, Down, Down, X | Forward, Down, Down, Y |
| Reptile | Feed Me, Syzoth | Venus Flytrap | Down, Down, Back, Circle | Down, Down, Back, B | Down, Down, Back, A |
| Scorpion | Does It Sting? | Scorpion | Forward, Down, Down, Circle | Forward, Down, Down, B | Forward, Down, Down, A |
| Sector | Horn To Be Wild | Rhinoceros | Back, Forward, Back, Forward | Back, Forward, Back, Forward | Back, Forward, Back, Forward |
| Shang Tsung | With A Twissst | Cobra | Forward, Back, Down, X | Forward, Back, Down, A | Forward, Back, Down, B |
| Sindel | Terror-antula | Tarantula | Back, Down, Down, Circle | Back, Down, Down, B | Back, Down, Down, A |
| Smoke | Killer Kong | King Kong/Gorilla | Down, Forward, Down, R2 | Down, Forward, Down, RT | Down, Forward, Down, ZR |
| Sub-Zero | Mammoth Mash | Mammoth | Down, Forward, Down, Forward | Down, Forward, Down, Forward | Down, Forward, Down, Forward |
| Takeda | Ten-tickles | Kraken | Back, Forward, Back, Down | Back, Forward, Back, Down | Back, Forward, Back, Down |
| ask | Kills R Us | Giraffe | Down, Back, Down, Back | Down, Back, Down, Back | Down, Back, Down, Back |
These are the button combinations for all 32 Animalities in Mortal Kombat 1, available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
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