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The Mortal Kombat 3 FAQ
By Derek Verbeeck
Sixth Revision - May 5, 1995
*UPDATED WEEKLY*
All information regarding Mortal Kombat 3, including
Characters, Character Bios, are registered trademarks of Midway.
This document is trademarked by Derek Verbeeck (c) 1995.
Use of this document in commercial publication is strictly prohibited without
express written permission of the author.
Free distribution of this FAQ is permitted,
providing it is not altered in any way.
E-Mail can be sent to me at: dverbeeck@ns.pb.net
*------------*
!Introduction!
*------------*
Welcome to the FAQ for Mortal Kombat III. This file is updated weekly. To
obtain a copy of this FAQ, ftp to: ftp.netcom.com. The latest revision can be
found in the directory "pub/vi/vidgames/faqs". If you have any additions,
please send them to me. Several moves and fatalities have changed since the
prototype release, so make sure you read them over. Also note that since I don't
use every character, some moves may not work, or may be slightly different. If
you have a correction for me, please let me know.
*-----*
!Story!
*-----*
Five hundred years ago, Shang Tsung was banished to the Earth realm by
his master Shao Khan. There he was to open up a gateway for his master, by
upsetting the Earth realm's natural balances. Tsung dominated the Mortal
Kombat tournament, and was almost finished when his rule came to a smashing
end at the hands of Liu Kang, a Shaolin monk.
Tsung returned to the Outworld a shame. He had failed his master, and his
trusted pupil Goro had perished. Desheviled and vengeful, Tsung devised a new
plan, which he told his master. Khan was delighted by this idea, and spared
Tsung's life. Khan would have no failures this time. Khan swiftly defeats his
opponents, and sets his sights once again on Earth. Shao Khan quickly begins to
take souls from the population of Earth, except for a few, chosen by Raiden to
protect the Earth Realm. Each warrior has their own reason to be alive, and now,
with the battle lines drawn, the Kombat Kontinues..............
(Story by Derek Verbeeck, based on events in MK 1&2)
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!Bug Report!
*----------*
This section is a listing of bugs encountered in MK3.
1. At certain times, when Cyrax gets finished, he turns turns Sektor's color.
[4/30]
2. I was playing Sonya vs. the Cpu Sonya, and when she won, she glitched out,
rapidly going through her dizzy animation.
[4/30]
3. When using Sub Zero, I was fighting against him, and I used an Ice Clone to
freeze him in the air. When I attempted to follow it up with an uppercut, I
froze up for about five seconds, until the other Sub Zero thawed and fell.
*---------*
!Moves Key!
*---------*
While reading this FAQ, you may refer to this key to translate some things
you may not recognize. (The moves are listed in a format similar to that of the
MK2 faq.)
Quarter Circle Towards: Move the joystick from the Down position to the Towards
position.
Quarter Circle Away: Move the joystick from the Down position to the Away
position.
Half Circle Away: Move the joystick from the Towards position to the Away
position.
Half Circle Towards: Move the joystick from the Away position to the Away
position.
Down - Up: Move the joystick from the Down position to the Up position.
Charge [B] (X): Hold the specified button [B] for X seconds.
Hold: Hold the specified button(s) while performing the move.
Release: Release the button you held during the maneuver.
Fatality: When you have beaten your opponent the best two out of three, you can
do him/her in the old MK way!
The Pit III Fatality: The motion to uppercut your opponent into the Pit III is
the same for all kombatants. Your opponent will fall into
the Pit, where they land on spinning blades, and are.....
*DICED,MINCED*...........The Point of view for the Pit
this time around, is the same as MK1. (You see them fall
from the side.)
Pit III Uppercut: Three Towards - Run
This move can now be done in The Subway as well.
Mercy: If you don't want to finish your opponent quite yet, you can grant them
Mercy! This gives them some extra energy, so you can beat each other
around a bit more. This move is also the same for each character.
Mercy, however, can only be granted in the third round.
Mercy: Four Down - Run
Animality: To perform an Animality, you must use all kicks during the final
round, and grant your opponent mercy during the final round.
Then, when it again says 'Finish Him!/Her!' you must perform the
character's animality.
Battle Ascension: In certain Kombat Zones, such as "The Subway", if you clip
your opponent with an uppercut, they go flying up through
the ceiling, and you follow. You then continue the match on
the streets.
Subway Fatality: In "The Subway" you can knock your opponent onto the tracks,
where they are subsequently run over by a passing train. Use
the same Joystick motion as the Pit III Fatality.
Kahn's Tower Fatality: In "Kahn's Tower", you can uppercut your opponent so
that they will come crashing down on the floor. They
will then go through the next six floors, landing on
spikes in the basement. Use the same motion as the
Pit 3 Fatality.
Random Selection: In order to randomly select a character, you must push Up
on the joystick at the same time you press start.
Galaga: Yes! In Mortal Kombat 3, there is a hidden game, as in Part Two. This
time around, both Kombatants will automatically enter a game of Galaga
at Battle 100!
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!Individual Characters!
*---------------------*
-Sub Zero-----------------------------------------------------------------------
The ninja returns unmasked. Betrayed by his own clan, the Lin Kuei, he breaks
sacred codes by leaving, and is marked for death. But, unlike the ninja, his
persuers come as machines. He must not only defend Earth from the Outworld
menace, but elude these assassins.
Actor:John Turk
Ice Blast: Quarter Circle Towards - Low Punch
Ice Shower: Quarter Circle Towards - High Punch
Ice Clone: Quarter Circle Back - Low Punch
Slide: Back + Low Punch + Block + Low Kick
Fatality 1: Down - Towards - Away - High Kick [Sweep Distance]
(Sub-Zero blows mist at his victim, which freezes them, before
they topple over and crumble.)
Fatality 2: Down - Towards - Down - Towards - Low Punch [Close]
(Sub-Zero raises his opponent high over his head, then freezes
them as he breaks him/her over his knee.)
Animality: Hold Block - Two Up [Close]
(Sub-Zero morphs into a Polar Bear, and starts tearing at his
opponent.)
Sub-Zero discovers Smoke, the third cyborg ninja. Sub-Zero and Smoke were close
during their days in the clan. Smoke helps Sub-Zero defeat Sektor and Cyrax,
along with Kahn's forces. Sub-Zero returns Smoke's human form, and they both
return to the shadows.
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-Sonya Blade--------------------------------------------------------------------
Sonya disappears in the first tournament, but is later rescued by Jax. After
returning to Earth, she and Jax try to warn the government of the looming
Outworld menace. Disbelieved, they watch helplessly as Shao Khan begins his
invasion.
Actress:Kerri Hoskins
Energy Rings: Quarter Circle Towards - Low Punch
Angular Bicycle Kick: Two Back - Down - High Kick
Square Wave Punch: Towards - Back - High Punch
Leg Grab: Down + Low Punch + Block
Fatality 1: Three Down - Towards - Low Kick [Anywhere]
(Sonya performs her old MK1 fatality, blowing a deadly kiss to her
opponent.)
Animality: Hold Low Punch - Two Away - Two Towards - Release
(Sonya morphs into a hawk and mangles her opponent.)
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-Liu Kang-----------------------------------------------------------------------
After the Outworld invasion, Liu Kang finds himself the prime target of Kahn's
extermination squads. He is the Shaolin champion and has thwarted Kahn's schemes
in the past. Of all the humans, Kang poses the greatest threat to Shao Kahn's
rule.
Actor: Eddie Wong
High Fireball: Two Towards - High Punch
Low Fireball: Two Towards - Low Punch
Flying Kick: Two Towards - Low Kick
Bicycle Kick : Charge Low Kick (3)
Fatality 1: Three Towards - Away - Towards - Low Kick [Anywhere]
(Liu Kang disappears, and at the same time, a column of flame
erupts over his opponent's body.)
Fatality 2: Hold Block - Three Up - Release - Block + Run [Anywhere]
(Liu Kang disappears, and a Mortal Kombat I machine falls on top
of his opponent.)
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-Jax----------------------------------------------------------------------------
After failing to convince his superiors of the coming Outworld menace, Jax
begins to covertly prepare for the future battle with Khan's minions. He fits
both arms with indestructible implants. This is a war Jax is prepared to win.
Actor: John Parrish
Ground Slam: Charge Low Kick (4)
Double Missile: Two Towards - Two Back - High Punch
Single Missile: Away - Towards - High Punch
Running Shoulder Slam: Two Towards - High Kick
Fatality 1: Hold Block - 360 Degrees Towards - Release
(Jax's arms morph into sharp-edged blades, and he proceeds to dice
his opponent. When he is done, they hang in the air momentarily,
before splattering to the ground.)
Fatality 2: Run - Run - Run - Block - Low Kick
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-Shang Tsung--------------------------------------------------------------------
Tsung is Kahn's lead sorceror. He once fell out of favor with his emperor after
failing to win the Earth Realm by tournament battle. But, the ever scheming
Tsung is instrumental in Kahn's conquest of Earth. He has now been granted more
power than ever.
Actor:John Turk
Volcanic Eruption: Two Towards - Two Back - Low Kick
Skulls: Two Back - High Punch (1)
Two Back - Towards - High Punch (2)
Two Back - Two Towards - High Punch (3)
Morphs:
Sindel: Back - Down - Back - Low Kick
Jax: Two Towards - Down - Low Punch
Kano: Towards - Away - Towards - Block
Liu Kang: 360 motion
Stryker: Three Towards - High Kick
Sub-Zero : Towards - Down - Towards - Low Punch
Cyrax: Three Block
Sektor: Down - Towards - Away - Run
Nightwolf: Three Up
Sheeva: Towards - Down - Towards - Low Kick
Sonya Blade: Run + Low Punch + Block
Kung Lao: Run - Run - Block - Run
Kabal: Low Punch - Block - High Kick
Fatality 1: Hold Low Punch - Down - Towards - Down - Towards - Release
(Tsung raises a bed of spikes from the floor, and knocks his
opponent onto it.)
Once again serving as Kahn's right hand man, Tsung is assigned to hunt down
the rogue Earth warriors. he realizes that Kahn will take his soul once it is
done, and so he kills Shao Kahn as well as Motaro. Tsung then proceeds to take
all of the souls, and control of the Earth.
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-Kung Lao-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Actor:Anthony Marquez
Hat Throw: Away - Towards - Low Punch
Teleport: Down - Up
Diving Kick: Down + High Kick
(Is Kung Lao in MK3 for any reason? He has no character bio, no finishing moves
and I have yet to see an ending......Can someone enlighten me?)
Fatality 1: Four Down - Run+Block [Sweep]
(Kung Lao goes into his spin move. It glows larger, and larger,
and sucks his opponent in. Body parts come flying out.)
Animality: Run-Run-Run-Run-Block-Block [Anywhere]
(Kung Lao morphs into a Leopard, and gores his opponent.)
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-Kano---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kano is thought to have been killed in the first tournament. Instead, he is
found alive in the Outworld, where he once again eludes capture by Sonya.
Before the invasion begins, Kano convinces Shao Khan to spare his soul,
because Kano can teach Khan's army to use Earth weapons.
Actor:Richard Divizio
Knife Throw: Down - Away - High Punch
Cannonbal: Charge Low Kick (3)
Knife Uppercut: Down - Towards - High Punch
Grab & Bite: Half Circle Towards - Low Punch
Air Throw: Block
Fatality 1: Three Towards - Down - Low Punch
(Kano pulls his opponent's skeleton out of their mouth.)
Animality: Hold High Punch - Three Towards - Release High Punch
(Kano morphs into a spider and sucks the life from his victim.)
After destroying all of Kahn's minions with a stolen weapon, the former Black
Dragon member attempts to take control of all of the souls Kahn has collected.
The souls however, revolt, catching Kano unprepared. Without the magic of Kahn's
dark sorcerors, Kano cannot control the souls and it is believed he suffered a
violent death at their hands.
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-Sektor-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sektor is actually the code name for unit LK-989. He was the first of three
prototype cybernetic ninjas created by the Lin Kuei. Sektor was once a human
assassin trained by the Lin Kuei. He volunteered for automation because of
his loyalty to the clan. Sektor survives the outworld invasion because he has
no soul to take.
Actor:Sal DiVita
Heat Seeker: Half Circle Away - High Punch
Straight Missile: Two Towards - Low Punch
Teleport: Two Towards - Low Kick
Fatality 1: Three Back - High Kick
(Sektor's chest opens up to reveal a large crushing machine, which
then smashes the victim.)
Animality: Three Down - Up
(Sektor morphs into a bat, and flies off the screen. When he flies
back on, he decapitates his opponent.)
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-Stryker------------------------------------------------------------------------
When the Outworld portal opens up over a large city in North America, panic
and chaos rage out of control. Kurtis Stryker was the leader of the riot
control brigade when Shao Khan began taking souls. He finds himself the lone
survivor of a city once populated by millions.
Actor: Michael O'Brien
Long Range Grenade: Half Circle Away - High Punch
Short Range Grenade: Half Circle Away - Low Punch
Nightstick Throw: Two Towards - High Kick
Nightstick Trip: Towards - Away - Low Punch
Fatality 1: Down - Towards - Down - Towards - Block
(Stryker turns his back to the players. When he turns back, there
is a time bomb strapped to his opponent's back. Stryker then holds
his ear's as his opponent explodes.)
Fatality 2: Four Towards - Low Kick
(Stryker fires a cord at his opponent, electrocuting him/her.)
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-Sheeva-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sheeva was hand picked by Shao Kahn to serve as Sindel's personal protector.
She becomes suspicious of Shao Kahn's loyalty towards her race of Shokan when
he places Motaro as the leader of hi extermination squads. In the Outworld,
Motaro's race of centaurians are the natural enemy of Shokan.
Actress:Claymation
Leaping Stomp: Down - Up
Fireball: Quarter Circle Towards - High Punch
Ground Stomp: Away - Down - Away - High Kick
Fatality 1: Hold Low Kick + High Kick - Three Towards - Release
(Sheeva grabs her opponent by each shoulder, and rips off their
skin like clothing.)
Fatality 2: Three Towards - Low Punch
(Sheeva pounds her opponent into the ground.)
Sheeva discovers Kahn's treacherous plots against the Shokan race. Kahn has
given vital information to Motaro's race on how to defeat the Shokan. Motaro
and Kahn plan to enslave the Shokan race. Outraged, Sheeva kills them both,
and returns her race's lost nobility.
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-Cyrax--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cyrax is unit LK-44, the second of three prototype cybernetic ninjas built
by the Lin Kuei. He was trained by the Lin Kuei, and his last command is to
find and terminate the rogue ninja Sub Zero.
Actor:Sal DiVita
Energy Net: Three Back - Low Kick
Exploding Teleport: Two Towards - Low Kick
Long Range Bomb: Hold Low Kick - Two Towards - High Kick - Release
Short Range Bomb: Hold Low Kick - Two Back - High Kick - Release
Fatality 1: Three Up - Down - High Punch
(Cyrax decimates his opponent with a rotor blade.)
Fatality 2: Hold Block - 360 Degress Towards - Release Block - Run
(Cyrax self destructs, Predator style, taking his opponent with
him.)
Animality: Three Down - Up
(Cyrax morphs into a shark, and eats his opponent.)
*Due to a glitch in the Official 1.0 Release, Cyrax cannot perform
a Mercy. In order to due his Animality, you must use Shang Tsung,
show Mercy, and morph into Cyrax, then perform the Animality.*
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-Kabal--------------------------------------------------------------------------
As a chosen warrior, his identity is a mystery to all. It is believed he is
a survivor of an attack by Shao Khan's extermination squads. As a result, he
is horribly scarred, kept alive only by artificial respirators and a rage
to end Shao Khan's conquest.
Actor:Richard Divizio
Fireball: Two Back - High Punch
^Can now be done while airborne.^
Tornado Spin: Away - Towards - Low Kick
Spinning Blade: Thrre Back - Run
Fatality 1: Two Back - Towards - Down - Block
(Kabal fires a hose into his opponent, who's head then inflates.
They then proceed to float off of the screen. A loud blast can be
heard before body parts fall onto the screen.)
Animality: Charge High Punch (3)
(Kabal morphs into a strange-looking skeletal beast with horns, and
rams his opponent.)
Kabal was once a member of the Black Dragon gang, alongside Kano. He wishes to
repay his debt to society by doing good. Kabal now gives crime's inner circle
something to fear.
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-Sindel-------------------------------------------------------------------------
She once ruled the Outworld at Shao Khan's side as his queen. Now, 10,000 years
after her untimely death, she is reincarnated on Earth.
Actress: Lia Montelongo
Scream: Three Towards - High Punch
Float: Three Away - High Kick
Air Fireball: Half Circle Towards - Low Kick
Fireball: Two Towards - Low Punch
Fatality 1: Three Towards - Low Punch
(Sindel screams at her opponent, destroying most of her victim's
flesh. A pile of bones is left afterwards.)
Animality: Two Towards - High Punch
(Sindel morphs into a large wasp. She lifts her opponent up, and
flies off of the screen, stinging them to death.)
Sindel was never Shao Kahn's wife. In truth, she is Kitana's mother, the wife
of the Outworld's true king.
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-Nightwolf----------------------------------------------------------------------
Works as a historian and preserver of his people's culture. When Khan's
portal opens over North America, Nightwolf uses hs shaman's magic to protect
his tribe's sacred land. This area becomes a vital threat to Khan's invasion
of the Earth.
Actor:Sal DiVita
Shoot Arrow: Half Circle Away - Low Punch
Hatchet Uppercut: Half Circle Towards - High Punch
Shield Aura: Three Towards - High Kick
Shadow Shoulder Ram: Three Towards - Low Kick
Fatality 1: Down - Two Towards - High Kick
(Nightwolf uses the light of the moon to disentegrate his victim.)
Fatality 2: Three Back - High Punch
(Nightwolf calls on the power of Raiden, who channels his power
through Nightwolf's hatchet to electrocute his opponent.)
Animality: Hold Block - Three Down - Release
(Nightwolf morphs into a wolf, and gores his opponent.)
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*---------*
!Game Play!
*---------*
There is one MAJOR addition to the Mortal Kombat game engine, this being the
"RUN" button. When you press this button, your character will speed up while
moving towards his/her opponent. This allows you to dash in and attack your
opponent. You cannot, however, Run while walking backwards.
Random selection is present in MK3, and is done in the same manner as MK2,
simply hold Up + Start, while your selector is in your corner (Top Left for
Player One, Top Right for Player Two).
*------*
!Bosses!
*------*
--Motaro-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Motaro is a member of a centaurian race that is the natural enemy of Shokan,
Sheeva's race. He was chosen to be the leader of Shao Kahn's exterimination
squads.
--Shao Kahn---------------------------------------------------------------------
Shao Kahn is emperor supreme of the Outworld, and has now almost taken over the
Earth Realm.
*------------*
!Kombat Codes!
*------------*
This section of the FAQ deals with the so-called "Lock Sequence" codes that you
can enter on the versus screen.
Each player controls the three boxes on their side of the screen.
Low Punch: 1st Box
Block: 2nd Box
Low Kick: 3rd Box
Simply hit the respective button until your chosen box changes to the symbol
you want it to be.
MK - Dragon - Dragon - MK - Dragon - Dragon
Disable Throwing
Dragon - Yin Yang - Dragon - Dragon - Yin Yang - Dragon
Disable Blocking
Skull - Shao Kahn - Raiden - MK - Yin Yang - 3
The Energy bars are invisible.
Dragon - Dragon - MK - Dragon - Dragon - MK
Dark Fighting
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!Hidden Characters!
*-----------------*
This is where to find out how to use and/or fight against certain Hidden
Characters.
Usable:
Smoke (RUMORED): In order to use Smoke, you must supposedly use Random Selection
and be very lucky. Once in a while, the selector will land on the Dragon Symbol,
allowing you to use Smoke.
Actor: Sal DiVita (Assuming he is a palette swapped Sektor.)
Smoke is a member of the Lin Kuei clan, he was automated against his will, and
secretly aids Sub-Zero in his battle against Sektor and Cyrax.
Spear Throw: Two Back - Low Punch
Invisibility: Hold Block - Two Up - Down - Release - High Punch
Fightable:
Noob Saibot: It is not known how to fight Saibot, his existience remains a
rumor.
Actor: Richard Divizio
Noob Saibot is not a ninja, as in MK2. He is now a shadowy version of someone
that appears to be Kano.
*------*
!Combos!
*------*
Welcome to the Combos Section. This new addition to the FAQ will detail combos
for each character, as well as general playing hints for each one. There are two
types of combos in Mortal Kombat 3. These are Chain Combos, and Hyper Combos.
Chain Combos are those that involve several attacks chained together. Hyper
Combos occur when you press several buttons for normal attacks in a row.
=Sektor=
High Punch - High Punch - High Kick - Low Kick - High Punch
=Sub-Zero=
High Punch - High Punch - Low Punch - Low Kick - High Kick - Roundhouse
Jump Kick - Ice Shower - Turn Around Kick
Ice Blast - Jump Kick - Slide
Ice Blast - Jump Kick - Uppercut - Slide
=Sindel=
=Kabal=
High Punch - High Punch - Uppercut - Jump Kick - Fireball
Low Kick - Low Kick - High Punch - High Punch - Low Punch - Jump Kick - Fireball
=Liu Kang=
=Shang Tsung=
=Kung Lao=
=Cyrax=
High Punch - High Punch - High Kick
Energy Net - Long Range Bomb - Uppercut
=NightWolf=
=Jax=
=Sonya=
=Kano=
=Sheeva=
=Stryker=
*-------*
!Credits!
*-------*
Derek Verbeeck.....................dverbeeck@ns.pb.net
James Simmons......................jsimmons@nether.net
John Coleman.......................coleman@hopwood.lynchburg.edu
Peter Momot........................mkombat@ripco.com
Chris Caniano......................ccaniano@csws15.ic.sunysb.edu
Robocod............................robocod@aol.com
Jenn Dolari........................dolari@alamo.net
Thanks also go to the staff and Kerry, Mani,
and the other guys at Time Out! in Sunrise Mall,
Massapequa Park, Long Island, New York
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!Derek Verbeeck - dverbeeck@ns.pb.net !
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"All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the
dark veil." - Disraeli
