Palmer's Top 40 Mortal Kombat Fatalities

Heroic Palmer ranks the Top 40 Fatalities from Mortal Kombat games on September of 2008

Introduction
im bored as hell and with me being out of work a little while longer either im going to have to start doing stuff here, start complaining a lot, or start playing games.

guess which one i picked!

i was originally only going to make this 20 but rewatching all the fatalities from each game made me realize i actually like the mass majority of them. 20 became 30, 30 became 35, 35 became 37, then i forgot about classic characters and new people from all the different MK3 games that exist -_- So i ended up with 40 in the end.

Number 40 should be up soon i wanna get them all in order and find vids of each of them so that might take awhile -_-

The List
40. Jarek's Eye Laser http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G6sNGbWadA

I don't think i hate any fatality i have on this list to be quite honest as despite being on the bottom of list it is still one of my favs. Most fatalities aren't unique as they will use one idea and recycle it throughout various games and characters. This one is no different as Kano was the first to have a fatality like this (and i like his as well) Jarek's uses his heat beam eyes to dismantle his opponent's torso and head. Just the head or the body would have been fine but the extra decay of human flesh is always nice :D. Easily one of the best in MK4.

39. Shinnok's Hand Crusher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3De3RN4TSQI

Not much to this one as you can see from the vid. I would love to say that this one was original like the previous one (they both aren't) but it is one of the top 2 fatalities involving hands (there are only 3 that i remember that involve demon hands from the underworld seriously where do those hands come from -_-)! Shinnok makes his victim rise and two hands emerge from the abyss and they pretend that they are swatting a bug by crushing it by placing their palms together. Unfortunately just like a killing a fly with your hands some residue is left (in this case blood and guts :D). His other fatality is slightly better.

38. Shinnok's Head Pop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9UNUWxKCBE

The best "hand" fatality. Shinnok summons his hand of the undead and it grabs his foe and it squeezes them so tight to the point where their head pops off. Its deadly and funny at the same time :D

37. Reiko's Body Kick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI0ZshWKvmc

If you haven't noticed im naming these myself -_-. I think im doing a good job considering i believe most of these don't have names and if they do that is news to me! Anyways the beauty of this fatality is that Reiko kicks his opponent in the chest (chest/torso region) so hard that it flies away and it causes the foe's arms and head to spin in place in midair (which is awesome imho). Its also quite humorous to me and if you can't laugh at death (especially fictional ones) then well you are lame.

36. Quan Chi's Leg Beat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RbEZ7GtO74

If i did a top 5 funniest fatalities this one would take the cake. Most fatalities instantly kill whomever they are done to. With Quan Chi's Leg Beat they don't die outright but it is assumed that they do die due to blood loss from losing a leg also....because Quan Chi beat their ass with their own leg for what it seems like forever. I mean if they could show what would happen 5 minutes after anyone's fatality, his might the only one still continuing. Easily the best unique fatality from MK4 imho (only one other even comes close). Next one isn't a MK4 fatality though i promise!

35. Li Mei's Pressure Pointer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCXqgZJZDQk

Well to me (im probably wrong) this fatality is quite interesting. Li Mei seems to hit all of the opponents pressure points in rapid succession then they just explode xD. Seriously it makes no sense but visually it is a very enjoyable fatality if that really is the premise for it. I mean otherwise just touching people in random spots and hoping they explode is NO GOOD!

34. Li Mei's Home Run http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C72BK79fWaw

I don't know why i named this home run. Oh well. Anyways, Li Mei uppercuts her foe's head clean off and predicts the exact moment it will be in her field of attack and kicks it straight at the opponent's body causing it to explode (she likes to make people explode for some reason). The little stance she does at the end adds to the sexiness of the fatality imho which is one thing Deception and Deadly Alliance capitalized on imho. Having fatality winning stances should have be present since the first MK but better late than never. Isn't Li Mei's best fatality but i like pretty much all of hers.

33. Li Mei's Tenderizer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-HjPM2F3VM

Li Mei is the only character to have all of her fatalities on the list (which might not be that surprising since she has been in only two games). I just like all hers but this one is easily her best (even though all 3 of them really don't make any sense at all but are all visually appealing imo). Anyways she jabs her foot hard into the victim's stomach and pulls it out then, somehow that softens them up to the point where she can easily destroy her foe's head by kicking it. The head doesn't fly off either, it is pulverized. Im guessing the kick to the torso played some significance, otherwise what would be the point of it -_-. Fatalities shouldn't have any speculation into what they are trying to accomplish!

32. Hotaru's Body Slam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8ihJG14nfY

Hotaru is actually one of my new favorite characters from MKD and as much as i would like to include both of his fatalities i couldn't. MKD really went all out with fatalities as people's own body parts were used against them and just a bunch of other craziness. This one is actually pretty tame compared to most of them as victims to fatalities seem to actually suffer as most of the fatalities were not outright deaths. Well back to Hotaru, in his fatality he "slams" the opponent's body three times. The first two are just to soften them up as the last slam makes the foe explode into a sea of blood and their own limbs. Sexy. His other one isn't even that great but i do like the way he goes about it (as well as his victory stance). Like i said having victory stances and fatality only stances was one of the greatest improvements make to MK imo.

31. Dairou's Body Crusher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca-jaQCBHB0

omg people picking him online all the time just to get wins which is kind of pathetic imo but besides that i just don't like him. Bad name, bad look, don't remember much of his story but i could ignore all his faults to look at the beauty of one of his fatalities enough for it to place on this list. Dairou grabs the arms of his foe (i need new words for dying people im using victim, foe, and opponents too much -_-). and places his foot in their back and forces them onto the ground then places enough force in the opponent's back with his foot and pulls their arms hard enough to the point where the victim's body tears apart gruesomely. Its quite awesome :D. His other one is good too but they went too crazy with using people's own body parts to kill them with in Deception and therefore a lot of them lost their uniqueness and to me that lessens my love for them.

30. Sub Zero's Ice Grenade http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XDyZnY83uE

A Sub-Zero fatality this early? Yeah im surprised too! But its not like every single Sub-Zero fatality made the list so it should be happy it's here at all! Sub-Zero throws a ball of ice at his opponent and half of their body explodes hence the name Ice Grenade. Now if it was a real grenade why doesn't Sub-Zero utilize them in his movesets ever? I don't like fatalities that make characters seem like they have moves or skills or abilities that they really don't have. This is one of them (a few other that i know of that probably didn't make the list). However it is still an awesome fatality.

29. Sindel's Screamer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUCJInEjSeU

Pretty much her signature fatality as she has had it in every game she has been in as far as I'm concerned. I like both versions but the MKD version (the one in the youtube link) is my favorite. In this version she focuses her vocal talent on certain body parts until the strength of her screams breaks that part away from the opponent's body. IIRC, she does legs first, then arms, then head and torso. It's nice. It's not my favorite fatality of hers (which is next) but she has had some of the better consistent fatalities among her peers.

28. Sindel's Weapon Twirl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EhWJeSgvKk

Probably the best weapon based fatality since weapons were introduced (i would only put one higher and i did). Sindel knocks the foe up in the air and twirls her weapon round and round when it stops the opponent is dead! But it takes awhile actually and that is the fun part! The victim bounces up and down on the weapon and the really really sharp part of the weapon starts to create a massacre as it cuts off various part of their bodies. I was so happy she got really awesome fatalities this time around. Made me main her in Deception :D

27. Sonya's Pink Cloud of Death http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVMb3H8IYEY&feature=related

Sonya never got that much variety in her fatalities but whenever she did it ends up being one of my favorites. This is one of them. Though it doesn't differ that much from the kiss of death (as it is still a kiss of fatality) what it does to the opponent is much different for the other incarnations. Sonya does a blows a little kiss and a huge pink cloud flies towards the foe and it kind of entraps them. Then they just explode 0_0. Seems the cloud crushes the opponent due the amount of pressure it releases upon the victim. It is really an interesting fatality and i wish Sonya had more variety in her finishing moves.

26. Reptile's Head Snatch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSd9RTzwzBs

Apparently Reptile and Milenna are the only people who eat in MK games (well Havik too and maybe Nitara). Reptile takes off his mask to reveal a person ( seriously doubt it is a person maybe he really is a reptile... i actually never looked that up i should pay more attention to story -_-). with a green face. He extends his long ass tongue and it latches onto the opponents head. Then he yanks it back with the victim's head and eats it. The little sound effect he makes afterwards and rubbing his belly makes the fatality what it is.....sexy. More of them need to be that playful. In fact in MKDA he has a similar fatality but it is a combination of head snatch and acid bath but no stomach rubbing or mmmm sounds effects </3. For shame Midway for shame.

25. Jade's Spear Flip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAbKiPqeq-I

imho Jade is another character that has had great fatalities in every game she has been in (sans MKA for obvious reasons -_-). What makes this one so great is that you think that it is over (well i did) but its not! Btw this is the best weapon fatality post MK4. Jade thrusts her spear into the opponent's head. That alone is good enough for me <3, but then she obviously wants her spear back so she grabs on both ends of it and flips with it causing the spear to separate the victim's head from its body. Then she does a little victory stance that properly shows off the foe's head like its some sort of sick trophy :D. gg Jade gg.

24. Sub Zero's Blackout http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it8oF194gnY

Very few fatalities leave mystery surrounding on what happens to the victim. This is the only one i like. Sub-Zero grab his foe's face (either the whole head or his eyes it is really uncertain) and the screen turns black and all you hear is a scream ^_^. To me he either yanks their eyes out or he rips their face off but it really isn't certain. However i saw a vid that actually reveals what he does due to the screen not turning black when he preforms this fatality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LbU9z3O_3o

He doesn't do a damn thing. In fact they don't even die. WTF Midway? That is just really lazy. You just knew someone was going to find out what really happen and to find out he is nothing is really a cop out. In fact it makes me want to remove this fatality off the list completely but i'll just pretend i never saw it :D. My mind tells me its a great fatality!

23. Sub Zero's Glacier http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhRXR5kbTyU&feature=related

Simple fatality, almost average ranking on the list (even though i love them all). Sub-Zero uppercuts his opponent and creates a sharp block of solid ice. They just happened to land on it and bleed to death. I would be hilarious if they missed or if they dodge it somehow and beat up Subby and threw him on it. That doesn't happen though </3. Still love it though :D

22. Liu Kang's Fireball http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo5CAFz8TpM

This one is very interesting to me. Liu Kang seems to summon energy from the opponent (heat energy i assume) and focuses it in his hands. Then he lets a fireball fly and well lets just say the victim doesn't survive the attack </3. Best to do this will Liu's Kang alternate costume. Just doesn't look right coming from Zombay Kang imo.

21. Jade's Impaler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pq7_Q3tOQE

Much like Sub Zero's Glacier it is quite simple but quite deadly. Jade uppercuts her foe and sticks out her spear. The opponent falls straight on it getting impaled. However this fatality raises a few questions unlike Sub Zero's Glacier. How is Jade able to hold up the opponent's body and the spear at the same time? Where exactly is she hiding this spear? Why wasn't she playable in MK2? All these questions need to be answered!

20. Scorpion's Spear Dismemberment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk4ohbkN67I

Like i mentioned in MKD, fatality almost never kill the opponent outright and this one is one of the most brutal ones imho that doesn't. Scorpion uses his spear to rip off the opponent's arm, then he uses it to remove their leg, then while they are riving in pain and begging for mercy, Scorpion breaks their neck. The last part is kind of meh hence the kind of low placement, but it is easily one of Scorpion's best fatalities :D

19. Sonya's Kiss of Death http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoYLQPu5AOg

Sonya has had plenty Kiss of Death fatalities (hell it even extended to other characters actually having it and actually kissing opponents). She never actually kisses them. Sonya isn't a slut <3. Anyways she has pretty much had a KoD fatal in every game but MKA that she has been in (4 games i believe). The one in the youtube link is easily her best one imho. The other ones usually just ignite the opponent and leaves their skeleton on the ground or their ashes or she jumps on them and their head pops off (yes i actually do love that one as well DeathChicken ^_^). However with this one, the energy she creates from her lips cuts the opponent into two. The surprise element is what got me to love this fatality. I mean after seeing 2 KoD fatals that didn't do anything but incinerate, it was a big WTF when viewing this one. I could watch this one all day and not good bored. gg Midway.

18. Rain's Lightning Strike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkMW-2ZIjq8

my fourth favorite ninja (ermac is third)! His form of a fireball was so broken in the MK3 games as the AI seem to never understand how to avoid it (same with Noob's fireball). Plus Super-Roundhouse kick is made of all kinds of win. Anyways on the the fatality. Rain summons numerous lightning bolts to strike his opponent. Eventually the foe's body can't hold up to all the immense power and it explodes. Nice. One of the few fatalities i would leave virtually untouched which imho proves how good a fatality is. So many of these could be a lot better imho.

17. Raiden's Lightning Rod http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLsmug0s0CA

A fatality that gets better everytime i see it. Since it exists in like 5 different forms -_-. There is the bloodless version, the regular version, the ultra bloody version, the MK3 version, and any of its variations. The MK3 version is the best and the bloodiest, however finding that version on youtube was impossible for me. If only i knew how to upload vids and if i had a recording device and if i wasn't lazy >_>. For this fatality (which i have no idea why i named it lightning rod) Raiden uses his electrical powers and focuses all his powers towards the opponent's head. Then the immense power of the lightning causes the foe's head to explode. Hawts :D. Finally a fountain of blood gushes out from the place where their brain and eyes and ears and other necessities for living was previously ^_^. One of the few classics that improved with time.

16. Sub Zero's Fastball http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJH5XHgbjXc

There have been very few games in which Sub-Zero hasn't had a fatality that hasn't involved him freezing his opponent one way and doing something to their body in another.(except MK1 and actually in one version he does use his ice powers and of course MKA). In this one, he freezes the opponent's entire body then briskly walks over to them and detaches their head :D. Then he does an ice slide back (to pick up speed and power) then a ice slide forward and bam! BAM BAM BAM! Sorry had a Emeril moment >_<. He releases their head at full speed towards the victim's body and of course at that speed there really isn't much to the imagination to consider what happens unfortunately ^_^. One of Subby's better fatalities.

The Top 15!

Now all the fatalities up to this point i really love it will be damn near impossible for any new fatality to even touch these in greatness.

15. Johnny Cage's I Got Your Brain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=931_4UjLh1I

Sadly this is the only Cage fatality to make the list. It isn't that he has bad ones. It is just they recycle his way too much throughout the games and even other characters has similar fatalities that he has had. This is easily his most unique ones and it just happens to be his best imho. Johnny Cage punches his opponent in the gut (a nut punch would have made this fatality even better). The victim falls to his/her knees and he forces his hand inside their head. Guess what he pulls out. Well i already kind of spoiled it with the name but that doesn't lessen the awesomeness of this fatality :D. If only he was in Deception </3. Well most people who weren't in both MKDA and MKD got at least one decent fatality imo. Its a shame one of the original characters doesn't get as much love as some of the later ones.

14. Shang Tsung's Soul Stomp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-pZHMhd_80

Just like many others, Shang Tsung has a unique characteristic about him and it is often utilized in his fatalities. He can steal people's souls and add them to his powers ^_^. Too bad he only utilizes it in a couple of games as a power that isn't a fatality (<3 MK and MK3). Another guy with a signature finisher :D. For this one, Shang apparently gains the ability of telekinesis, as he uses his mind...or something to lift his opponent and slam them repeatedly. As he is crushing the victim's body, little by little their soul is sapped into Shang Tsung. Then to finish them off, Shang Tsung stomps on the foe releasing the remainder of their soul onto him. His little victory stance he does during said fatality makes it the great spectacle that it is. That man is a man about getting his souls by any means!

13. Frost's Freeze and Kick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxnwvYsb5wI

Female Sub-Zero! How come we didn't get a female Scorpion?!?!?!? No Tanya doesn't count. I don't care if they share the same color scheme! Anyways, just like Sub-Zero she has the power to freeze and freeze she does. In fact she has a similar fatality to Sub-Zero except imho it is better than some of his versions of it. She freezes the foe that delivers a sexy kick and ends with a badass pose. The pose is what sets it off imho, well besides the whole kicking off half of the opponent's body :D. To bad that is her only fatality. Why wasn't she in Deception?!?!?!?

12. Sonya's Leg Split http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNXH830xBbE

one of the few good things to come out of MK4 besides the introduction of weapons (though they weren't utilized well till MKDA/MKD). Sonya might be the only person in MK4 that had two good fatalities which is a great achievement considering how much i hated that game. In this finisher, Sonya uses one of her signature moves to pick up the opponent with her legs, then she just splits them in half. Considering that this fatality doesn't even seem plausible in real life, it is amazing how they achieved it at all. I mean how can you lift someone with your legs and at the same time cut them in half? I mean she must have some knives or something hidden in her shoes. Great fatality :D.

11. Raiden's Electrocution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_900CBgKrCU

I want to rank this higher i really do. This is a classic Raiden fatality amped up to the point where it is almost unrecognizable to his MK2 one. They turned this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2QIK9gyyzI into that. I really wish they would redo a lot of old fatalities, especially some of the MK2 and 3 ones as i find most of those to be my favorites. In this fatality, Raiden forces his hands inside of the opponent's body and lifts them above his head. Then he uses his powers to shock them into submission and into destruction. Easiest the best MKDA fatality imo.

10. Baraka's Slice and Dice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUOC_bL7uY4

Despite being one of my favorite characters, Baraka has always gotten mediocre fatalities. In MK2, he had a head decapitation fatality (new and original fatality lolz) and another where he impales his victim with his blade and hangs them out to dry (or at least hangs them up in the air till they stop moving). Considering the type of character he is, they could have done a lot better. Then MKD comes out and Baraka comes back onto the scene and he gets a godly finisher (even though someone else has an eerily similar one). For this one, Baraka hacks at various parts of his opponent's body. Then he sticks his wolverine-like weapon into the foe's torso and yanks it, leaving the other body parts that he slashed at to be left behind. It is a very enjoyable fatality. His other one sucks ass however and is even worst than his MK2 fatalities. I hope he has a decent one in MK vs DC if he is in fact guaranteed to be in the game.

9. Ermac's Teleslam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsO56ZomV6c&feature=related

Ermac! I actually really like all the ninjas (all of them that aren't female....or robotic). They are have unique moves and combos (as do the female and robotic varieties but i don't like them as much) and Ermac's signature move > most of the ninjas (except maybe Scorp and Subby). Having telekinesis is one of the few powers from the game i would actually want to have. For this fatality, Ermac uses his special powers over and over and over again slamming the opponent up and down and up and down and up and down with his mind. I could honestly see myself doing this to someone if i was able to and that is what makes some of this finishers great, realism. I mean who would want the power to kill someone through kisses? Not this guy (points to self)!

8. Scorpion's Spearhead Pull http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilc3QAAkMFA

I might have said Raiden's Electrocution fatality was the best MKDA fatality (and for the most part it is) but then this one still exists. I was so very very shocked to learn that Scorpion finally had a fatality that involved his spear (the MK2 one doesn't count it was close up spear action)! Long action spear action involving death makes you feel all good inside ^_^. Scorpion does his classic get over here but instead of attacking the foe's chest region with his spear he goes for victim's head and instead of easily pulling their body near him to combo them up, he yanks on the spear that went through the opponent's head, hard. So hard in fact that he yanks it off and leaves it in pieces. Easily gives Raiden's MKDA Electrocution fatal major competitive as the best MKDA fatal.

7. Jade's Shake and Bake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz-XVuwQnRM

Besides Classic Sub-Zero, Jade might be the only character to have two well-received fatalities in MK3 imo. For this one, Jade impales her spear into the opponent's torso region, the she starts to shake them up and down with it. The screaming is the best part of the fatality ^_^. Then they just explode >_<. Honestly it makes absolutely no sense and that is one of my favorite parts about it. Despite being impossible to do my any human im such, it is a pretty high ranking finsher for me. I'm still waiting for the day Mileena and Kitana get decent fatals. I doubt i'll still be alive before that happens!

6. Sub Zero's Leg Crusher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3ixAML6aHQ

Hello thar best MKD fatality! Omg, when i first saw this fatality my mouth was like open for days. Well maybe not days, but omg. This is easily one of the best and most creative fatalities ever made. I never thought they would ever even approach something like this. It involves torture, pain, agony, begging (^_^) and unlike Scorpion's Spear Dismemberment it has a happy ending for all :D. Sub Zero freezes the bottom half of his opponent's legs, sizes them up with a sexy stance, then performs a sweep kick that obliterates their legs. While they are trying to crawl away from Sub-Zero with the only thing they can (their arms), he slowly approaches the victim, steps on their chest/neck hard, and the foe's head flies off. Its just so delightfully tortuous and it makes me wish more fatalities where even close to taking the approach this one took. I know MK vs DC doesn't seem to be focuses that much on fatals but i really hope they can maybe break at least my top 30.

5. Jax's Head Smash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9bppctk6hg

Had to have at least one Jax fatality ^_^. He actually has pretty decent ones as this is his most notable one imho. Jax crushes the opponent's head with his bare hands. The amount of power you have to do that is astounding imho. The version i prefer is the one MK2 Jax does in MK3. So much damn blood :D Makes it all the more better. They ruined him when he got metal arms. Wtf were they thinking. Well at least he got one good fatality out of those arms.

4. Sektor's Compactor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpVOXYlHd7Y

Best MK3 fatality as far as im concerned (only one other comes close and is next actually). For the most part, the robot ninjas have had crappy fatalities and considering they are robots, they should have superb fatalities. This is the only outstanding robot fatality. Sektor using his robot parts and sends out a compactor that happens to be tall enough to go above every character (good thing no one is freakishly tall). Then it does what a compactor does best...crushes things :D. They aren't usually used for human bodies but looks like Midway made a very sexy exception. So im going to consider Sektor part sink, or part garbage truck ^_^. Cyrax has a similar fatality in MKDA and i would have had it on the list but i kinda consider it to be similar to this Sektor's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9AlXAUnzDY

Both are very enjoyable and show the potential of robots having finishers!

3. Sub-Zero's Ice Breaker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_SNu4G399g

Awww this fatality <3. Its funny that no matter who you play against in MK, everyone seemed to pick Sub-Zero. Whenever i saw someone play MK3 in the arcades, they picked Sub-Zero. When i played my bros and friends in MK3, they picked Sub-Zero, when i played random people and friends on UMK3 on XBL, they always picked Sub-Zero and no matter what everyone always did this fatality. Besides the other two finishers on the list, this might be the only one i never tire of watching. Block, Block, Run, Block, Run! I'll never forget that sequence of buttons! For this fatality, Sub-Zero lifts his opponent over his head while at the same time freezing their entire body. Then with his heads, he rips through solid ice, tearing the victim's body in half leaving a mess of ice and guts behind. Its quite beautiful <3. Still the best Sub-Zero fatality of all time.

2. Scorpion's Spear Cutter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewNITkVX2yg

This fatality was really ahead of his time. Like i've mentioned up until MKD, most fatalities just killed your opponent's outright. This was pretty the first one that didn't. This fatality still shocks me how good it is and how well it has held up over the years. Even if they tried to redo it in a later game i don't think they could ever achieve the same result in my eyes. Scorpion pulls out his spearhead and slits the throat of his foe. That would be enough for me, however, after that while the foe is still trying to recover from the attack, he cuts their body in half. Seriously to witness this still after so many years makes me think of when i first saw it and was so amazed by it. For the most part that feeling hasn't changed as it is still one of my favorite fatality since i've seen it. I feel the same about my number one pick as well.

1. Kung Lao's Hat Slicer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5uS_Y_FTyI

This one really doesn't even deserve a write-up. Just watch the video. If this one isn't at least your top 10 then you must not like fatalities the way i do. Yes their are some that are just funny or some that just make you go wtf but this one is as simple as it gets and what it does is as effective as it is deadly. Now Kung Lao is my favorite character and i love how he uses a hat as a waepon. He also has the best winning stances, a cool look, great fighting stance, etc etc i could go on. This doesn't affect the fatality in any way. I mean my least favorite character could have this finisher and i would probably see them in a new light. Its just that good. Seeing this as young as i was made me love MK games and it is probably the reason i still love them even though i hardly play them any more ever but that is a whole nother issue. I play fighting games for fighting now and as much as i hate to admit it, i only play MK games now for fatalities. That is the main reason i never even tried to play MKA. Despite having every character every in the MK universe w/o characters having unique fatalities i feel like it is not even worth playing. That and MK fighting engine hasn't been that great since MK3. MK4 was the downfall of those games and MKDA did pick it up but it will never approach the greatness of MK2 and MK3. MK2 was really the best combination of fighting and finishers imho and as you see all of my favorite characters came from that game and my top two finishers as well. I really do hope MK vs DC instills some of the old love i had for these games. Anyways sorry for the rant, onto the greatest fatality ever made!

Kung Lao takes off his hat, swipes it down horizontally along the opponent's body and seconds later they fall to pieces. Its funny as i kind of though that is what humans looked liked on the inside for a long time -_-. Thank god for going to school >_<. Hats owning people ftw! The execution of this fatality is what makes it great imho. Its just how he does it. I don't know how to really describe it but i really like it. Just really makes me love Kung Lao more than i already do. That is really one of the few requirements to become one of my favorite MK combatants. Have decent finishers and of course be relevant to the story some what and be somewhat interesting. Almost none of the MKD characters are like that imo unfortunately. I really want to love some of them too. Anyways i don't know where all this came from -_-. Guess doing this list made me reevaluate some things. BEST. FATALITY. EVAR!

Special: Palmer's Top Five Mortal Kombat Characters!
5. Sonya

favorite MK chick (Sindel is next). Always has interesting moves and fatalities and is fun to use

4. Scorpion

in most fighting games that have a main character rivalry i then to favor both characters hence Scorpion's placement. He has decent fatals as well and the legendary spear move!

3. Sub-Zero

easily one of the most interesting characters storyline wise, and my favorite ninja. Ice > Fire! Also freeze things is fun and he has great fatalities compared to Scorpy

2. Baraka

zomg he has spikes in his hand that makes him automatically cool zomg. Srsly, Baraka is the best designed MK combatant imo (number 1 is a decent second) and i love his fighting style, his weapons, his winning stances, and (despite how sucky some of them are) his fatals. Story is a bit lacking compared to most but that doesn't lessen my love for him. Its a fighting game after all -_-

1. Kung Lao

Wears a hat that he kicks ass with, what more could you want out of a character? Good look, awesome fighting style (especially in MK3 best 7 hit combo), good variety of moves, cool fatals, the list goes on and on and on. Sadly only one of his fatals made it though despite him being my favorite character. He was my favorite character since i heard about him in MK1 however MK2 is what sealed the deal. MK3 made me love him more, and Shaolin Monks put him up there for life <3.

Special: Palmer's Top 10 Hara Kiris
I really only wanted to make this five but i felt that some of the others should be included (that and i had 6 and wanted either 5 or 10 -_-)

10. Darrius http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owMHZxVblLU crushes his own head ^_^

9. Jade http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cib3YzMC1cY decapitates herself with her boomerang

8. Sub-Zero http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq174oWkvOM turns himself into an Ice Jesus -_- wonder whose sins he is dying for

7. Shao Kahn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eTIE4BmXg8 throws his colossal hammer up in the air guess where it lands guess!

6. Li Mei http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5o_CtBBQ2k similar to Shao Kahn's but leaves herself in a very compromising position afterwards >_<

5. Kenshi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U871Sm1LGI0 traditional samurai hara-kiri

4. Ermac http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u15wD-wKSk what a great way to induce a headache!

3. Havik http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0elnroxnKw presents his head to the audience

2. Dairou http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ez6pcvbDjs breaks his knees

1. Sindel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvwwLzR_NNY backflip that goes awfully right :D

Special: Palmer's Top 5 Animalities
5. Scorpion turns into a penguin and lays an egg -_- that explodes >_<

4. Sheeva turns into a scorpion (wtf why not Scorpion being a scorpion) hit the opponent with her tail (which should poison them i guess) then they explode (wtf)

3. Kung Lao turns into a jaguar or a leopard :D attacks the opponent's throat with his mouth ^_^

2. Nightwolf turns into a wolf ^_^ attacks the opponent's crotch -_-

1. Kano turns into a tarantula ugh squeezes the foe and bites them with its fangs augh