Complete Guide to Mortal Kombat 1 Animalities: Character-Specific Controller Inputs

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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