- In Mortal Kombat 1, you perform brutality right when your opponent's health is almost empty in the last round.
- Every character has a universal brutality, with specific conditions attached to it. Once they are fulfilled, you can finish the round by performing it.
- Mortal Kombat 1 also lets you unlock more brutality per character and kameos by increasing their mastery level.
Any gamer worth their salt knows about Mortal Kombat 1 and its famous fatality screens. And while that is an amazing way to end a match, did you know you can also dabble in MK1 brutalities? If you’ve already chanced upon brutalities and want to learn how to do them this one’s for you. So with that, let’s begin learning how to perform brutalities in Mortal Kombat 1.
How to Perform a Mortal Kombat 1 Brutality
Unlike fatalities, Brutality in Mortal Kombat 1 is only done when the match is nearing its end. The move is tied to a round-finishing combo. Furthermore, Brutalities in Mk1 require the enemy’s health bar to be at a certain level or lower.
All Mortal Kombat 1 characters come with one Brutality: The Klassic. This can be performed by your characters D+2 button combination. The Klassic is a simple yet deadly uppercut. However, each character’s Klassic has different conditions for performing them.
So how to perform an MK1 Brutality? Head on over to the Moves and then under the Finishers list. You will see the Mk1 Brutality below the Fatalities. Once there, choose the one you want and go to its advanced view.
Once you’re there, you will need to learn certain conditions and the button combo itself. So while some MK1 Brutalities might require you to hold a button, others might need some quick pressing. Once you master this song and dance, you should effortlessly be able to perform a Brutality in MK1.
How to Unlock Brutalities in Mortal Kombat 1
Fortunately, you aren’t stuck with just one brutality in the game. To unlock additional Brutalities in Mortal Kombat 1, you must level up your characters. Each MK1 character has a mastery bar, filling up the more matches you win or the more you play a character.
As you progress and level up, you will unlock character items for customization and even brutalities. Once you unlock a brutality, you’ll need to head over to the Customize menu and assign that brutality to your character. If you want to earn experience and unlock Brutalities in MK1 quicker, here are a few things you can do:
- Play minigames: In MK1, there are a few minigames that you can play to earn experience for your character.
- Finish online matches with brutalities and fatalities: You get more mastery points if you finish matches with fatalities in-game. So, whenever you get the chance, use the Klassic brutality or even your character fatality.
- Win matches with flawless victories: The game also rewards players for finishing with flawless victories. So, try to keep flawless health and win against your opponents.
And that is how you perform brutalities in Mortal Kombat 1. So were you able to unlock more MK1 Brutalities? Let us know in the comments below!
