The number of Fatalities varies depending on the game while characters in Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance had only one, Mortal Kombat 3 and its updates featured as many as four.
Every character has their own special Fatality that must be performed at a certain distance from the opponent.
For example, in Mortal Kombat 3, one of Sub-Zero's Fatalities requires that he stands close to the opponent and quickly execute Block, Block, Run, Block, Run. Unlike special moves, a Fatality may require certain distances and quick button sequences in order to achieve the desired result. If input correctly, the background will darken, followed by the desired result. When the announcer says "Finish Him", or "Finish Her" if the opponent is female, the player can choose to kill him or her through a fatality move.
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In the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, a Fatality is a special finishing move that can be used against one's opponent at the end of the final match. The elder Sub-Zero performing the Spine Rip Fatality on Scorpion in Mortal Kombat.