"Ouch." That's what many gamers say whenever they see a Mortal Kombat fatality. IGN has counted down the seven most brutal ones in the franchise's history.
"Finish him/her!"
Fatalities put the Mortal Kombat (MK) franchise on the map. While Street Fighter's popularity sky rocketed due to interesting characters and a glitch that is known today as combos, the violence of MK made Ed Boon an icon in the gaming industry. Boon is the co-creator of MK, a title he shares with John Tobias.
IGN has dished out a list of the seven most brutal MK fatalities from their prospective. The fatalities on this list date back to the very first MK title. You can see the list below.
- Kano’s Heart Rip (MK1)
- Stryker’s Animality (MK3)
- Noob’s Split (MK9)
- Kung Lao’s Sawblade (MK9)
- Shang Tsung’s Head-Rip (MK9)
- Smoke’s World-Destroying Bomb (MK3)
- Sub-Zero’s Spine Rip (MK1)
