You have been chosen to represent Earth in Mortal Kombat. Be warned. Although your souls are protected against Shao Kahn’s evil; your lives are not. I cannot interfere any longer as your Earth is now ruled by the Outworld Gods.
These are the words of Raiden.
For centuries Earth has used Mortal Kombat to defend itself against the Outworld’s Emeperor Shao Kahn. But, Kahn becomes frustrated by failed attempts at taking Earth through tournament battle. He enacts a plan which began 10,000 years ago.
During this time Kahn had a Queen. Her name was Sindel and her young death was unexpected. Kahn’s Shadow priests, lead by Shang Tsung, make it so Sindel’s spirit would someday be reborn: Not on the Outworld but on the Earth Realm itself.
This unholy act gives Shao Kahn to step through the dimensional gates and reclaim his Queen. Thus enabling him to finally seize the Earth Realm. Upon breaching the portal into Earth, Shao Kahn slowly transforms the planet into a part of the Outworld itself. Kahn strips the Earth of all human life: Claiming every soul as his own.
But there are souls which Kahn cannot take. These souls belong to the warriors chosen to represent Earth in a new Mortal Kombat. The remaining humans are scattered through out the planet. Shao Kahn sends an army of fierce Outworld warriors to find and eliminate them.
After the first tournament Sonya Blade turned up missing. Jax then embarked on a rescue mission into the Outworld. He found Sonya being held captive with her nemesis Kano. In freeing Sonya, Jax also frees Kano. Kano then uses the chance to escape arrest.
The ultimate advancement in Lin Kuei technology comes with the creation of the first cyber-assasin. They begin converting their human ninjas into soulless machines. But Sub-Zero refuses to take part and is marked for death by his own clan.
After winning the first Mortal Kombat and escaping from the Outworld, Liu Kang looks to the future. He begins training a new generation of shaolin alongside Kung Lao. But nothing could prepare them for the unexpected Outworld invasion…
Mortal Kombat 3 is the third installment in the Mortal Kombat series, released in 1995. It was updated into Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and then later Mortal Kombat Trilogy. MK3 introduced many game play additions that would pave the way for future installments. These include, a comboing system, the run button, level transitions, mercies and animalities.
Cyrax
Special Moves
Far Bomb Toss: Hold LK, F, F, HK
Near Bomb Toss: Hold LK, B, B, HK
Teleport: F, D, BL
Green Net: B, B, LK
Air Run: (When you are on ground, and victim is in air) D, F, BL (When your near the victim in mid air press B+LP to throw.)
Finishers
Helio slash: D, D, Up, D, HP (close)
Last request: D, D, F, Up, R (close)
Animality: Up, Up, D, D (close)
Babality: F, F, B, HP
Friendship: Rn, Rn, Rn, Up
Brutality: HP, HK, HP, HK, HK, HP, HK, HP, HK, LK, LP
Pit: Rn, BL, Rn
Combos
Throw, B+HK, Air throw (30%)
HK, HK, B+HK (19%)
Throw, LP, jump kick, sweep (31%)
HP, HP, HK, HP, HK, B+HK (30%)
Net, jump, HP, HP, HP, HK, HP, HK, B+HK (40%)
Ermac
Special Moves
Telekinetic Slam: B, D, B, HK
Green Blast: D, B, LP
Teleport Punch: D, B, HP
Finishers
Head punch: RN, BL, RN, RN, HK (Close)
Bloody slam: D, U, D, D, D, BL (Sweep)
Brutality: HP, HP, LP, BL, HK, LK, BL, HP, LP, LK, HK
Pit: Rn, Rn, Rn, Rn, LK
Combos
HK, LP (15%)
HK, HK, LK, B+HK (23%)
HP, HP, B+LP, D, F, LP (19%)
HP, HP, B+LP, HK, B+LK (24%)
HK, teleport, slam, HP, jumpkick, teleport, sweep (41%)
Jade
Special Moves
High Boomerang: B, F, HP
Mid Boomerang: B, F, LP
Low Boomerang: B, F, LK
Projectile Invincibility: B, F, HK
Shadow Kick: D, F, LK
Finishers
Shake em up: Hold BL, Up, Up, D, F, HP (close)
Shishkabob: Rn, Rn, Rn, BL, Rn (close)
Animality: F, D, F, F, LK (close)
Babality: D, D, F, D, HK
Friendship: B, D, B, B, HK
Brutality: HP, LK, HP, LP, HK, HK, LK, BL, BL, HP, HK
Pit: B, F, D, Rn
Combos
HP, HP, D+ LP, D+HP (22%)
HK, HK, LK, B + HK (23%)
HP, HP, D+LP, LK, HK, B+LK, B+HK (25%)
Jax Briggs
Special Moves
Rocket: B, F, HP
Double Rocket: F, F, B, B, HP
Blur punch: F, F, HK
Gotcha grab: F, F, LP (tap LP)
Earthquake: Hold LK
Quad throw: LP(close)(tap HP)
Backbreaker: BL in air
Finishers
Mincer: (Hold BL) U, D, F, U (close)
Giant: RN, BL, RN, RN, LK (far)
Friendship (jump rope): LK, RN, RN, LK
Brutality: HP, HP, HP, BL, LP, HP, HP, HP, BL, LP, HP
Babality: D, D, D, LK
Pit: D, F, D, LP
Combos
HK, HK, B+HK (19%)
HP, HP, BL, LP, B+HP (24%)
HK, HK, D+HP, HP, BL, LP, B+HP (33%)
Kabal
Special Moves
Dash Spin: B, F, LK
Fireball: B, B, HP (in air too)
Ground Saw: B, B, B, Rn
Finishers
Inflato-head: D, D, B, F, BL (far)
Mask off: Rn, BL, BL, BL, HK (close)
Animality: Hold HP, F, F, D, F, (close)
Babality: Rn, Rn, LK
Friendship: Rn, LK, Rn, Rn, Up (outside sweep)
Brutality: HP, BL, LK, LK, LK, HK, LP, LP, LP, HP, LP
Stage: BL, BL, HK
Combos
HP, HP, D + HP (13%)
LK, LK, HP, HP, D+HP (15%)
HP, HP, HK, B+HK (25%)
HP, HP, D + LP, D+HP (17%)
LK, LK, HP, HP, D+LP, D+HP (17%)
LK, LK, HP, HP, HK, B+HK (18%)
HK, LK, HK, B+HK (24%)
Kano
Special Moves
Knife Throw: D, B, HP
Knife Uppercut: D, F, HP
Ball Roll: Hold LK for 3 sec
Upwards Ball Roll: F, D, F, HK
Grab and Shake: D, F + LP
Air Take Down: BL (in air)
Finishers
Skeleton Rip: Hold LP, F, D, D, F, release LP (close)
Eye Laser: LP, BL, BL, HK (sweep)
Animality: Hold HP, BL, BL, BL (close)
Babality: F, F, D, D, LK
Friendship: LK, R, R, HK
Brutality: HP, LP, BL, LP, HP, BL, HK, LK, BL, HK, LK
Pit: Up, Up, B, LK
Combos
HK, LP (15%)
HK, D + LP, D + HP (19%)
HK, HK, LK, B + HK (23%)
HP, HP, B + LP (18%)
HP, HP, D + LP, D + HP (22%)
HP, HP, HK, LK, B + HK (26%)
Kitana
Special Moves
Fan Lift: B, B, B, HP
Fan Toss: F, F, HP+LP (done in air)
Air Punch: D, B, HP
Finishers
Inflate kiss: Rn, Rn, BL, BL, LK (close)
Head chop: B, D, F, F, HK (close)
Animality: D, D, D, D+Rn (between close and sweep)
Babality: F, F, D, F, HK
Friendship: D, B, F, F, LP
Brutality: HP, HP, BL, HK, BL, LK, BL, BL, LP, BL, HP, BL
Pit: F, D, D, LK
Combos
HK, HK, LK, B+HK (23%)
HP, HP, B+LP, F+HP (25%)
Late jump punch, fans, run, HP, HP, B+LP, F+HP (36%)
Kung Lao
Special Moves
Hat Throw: B, F, LP
Diving Kick: D, HK (in air)
Spinning Shield: F, D, F, Rn (Mash Rn)
Teleport: D, Up
Finishers
Dismemberment: Rn, BL, Rn, BL, D
Blender: F, F, B, D, HP (inside sweep)
Animality: Rn, Rn, Rn, Rn, BL (close)
Babality: D, F, F, HP
Friendship: Rn, LP, R, LK (past sweep)
Brutality: HP, LP, LK, HK, BL, HP, LP, LK, HK, BL, HP
Stage: D, D, F, F, LK
Combos
LK, LK, B+HK (19%)
HP, LP, HP, LP, LK, LK, B+HK (34%)
HP, LK, B+HK (18%)
Liu Kang
Special Moves
FireBall: F, F, HP
Low Fireball: F, F, LP
Flying Kick: F, F, HK
Bicycle Kick: Hold LK 3 sec, release
Finishers
Inner fire: F, F, D, D, LK (anywhere)
MK2 machine drop: U, D, U, U+RN+BL (anywhere)
Friendship (picture show): RN, RN, RN (hold)+D
Brutality: HP, LP, HP, BL, LK, HK, HK, LK, HK, LP, HP
Babality: D, D, D, HK
Pit: RN, BL, BL, LK
Combos
LK, LK, HK, LK (22%)
HP, LK, LK, HK, LK (25%)
Jump, HP, HP, HP, B+LP, jump kick, flying kick (27%)
HP, HP, BL, LK, LK, HK, LK (29%)
Mileena
Special Moves
Sai Throw: Hold HP for 2 sec
Air Kick: F, F + LK
Ground Roll: B, B, D, HK
Finishers
Nail spit: B, B, B, F, LK (full screen)
Bone spit: D, F, D, F, LP (close)
Animality: F, D, D, F, HK (close)
Babality: D, D, F, F, HP
Friendship: D, D, B, F, HP
Brutality: HP, LP, LP, HP, BL, HK, LK, HK, BL, HP, LP
Pit: D, D, D, LP
Combos
HP, HP, U+LP, D+LP (22%)
HK, HK, Up LK, Up+HK (23%)
HP, HP, HK, HK, U+LK,
U+HK (30%)
HP, HP, HK, HK, D-F +LK (24%)
HK, HK, D-F + LK (16%)
Nightwolf
Special Moves
Shadow Shoulder: F, F, LK
Red Shadow Shoulder: B, B, F, HK
Arrow Shot: D, B, LP
Hatchet Swipe: D, F, HP
Projectile Reflection: B, B, B, HK
Finishers
Disappearance: Hold BL, Up, Up, B, F, release BL, BL (close)
Lightning strike: B, B, D, HP (sweep)
Animality: F, F, D, D (close)
Babality: F, B, F, B, LP
Friendship: Rn, Rn, Rn, Rn+D (sweep)
Brutality: HP, HP, HK, LK, LK, BL, BL, LP, LP, HP, HK
Pit: Rn, Rn, BL
Combos
HK, HK, B + HK (19%)
HP, HP, LP, D, F + HP (23%)
HP, HP, LP, HK (22%)
LK, HP, HP, LP, D, F + HP (28%)
HK, HP, HP, LP, HK (27%)
Jump HP, HP, HP, LP ,D F+HP, jump kick, sweep (52%)
Noob saibot
Special Moves
Clone Throw: F, F, HP
Teleport Slam: D, Up
No Block Ball: D, F, LP
Finishers
Babality: F, F, F, LP
Brutality: HP, LK, LP, BL, LK, HK, HP, LP, BL, LK, HK
Pit: D, F, BL
Combos
LK, LK, LK, LK (23%)
HP, HP, LP, HK (22%)
Rain
Special Moves
Lightning: B,B,HP
Blue bubble: D,F,HP
Power Kick: B+HK
Finishers
Babality: F, B, B, HP
Brutality: HP, HP, BL, LK, HK, BL, LK, HK, BL, HP, LP
Stage: F, D, F, LK
Combos
HP, HP, LP, HP (22%)
HK, HK, LK, HK, B + HK (29%)
HK, HK, LP, HP (21%)
Reptile
Special Moves
Acid Spit: F, F, HP
Fast Force Ball: F, F, HP + LP
Slow Force Ball: B, B, HP + LP
Invisibility: Up, D, HK
Reverse Elbow: B, F, LK
Slide: B + LP + BL + LK
Finishers
Tongue food: B, B, F, D, BL (outside sweep)
Acid loogie: Hold BL, F, F, Up, Up, release, HK (close)
Animality: D, D, D, Up, HK (close)
Babality: F, F, B, D, LK
Friendship: D, F, F, B, HK (close)
Brutality: HP, BL, HK, HK, BL, HP, LP, LK, LK, BL, LP
Pit: BL, R, BL, BL
Combos
HP, HP, D + LP (18%)
HK, HK, B + HK (21%)
HP, HP, HK, B + HK (24%)
HP, HP, D+LP, fast orb, uppercut (34%)
Orb, HP, fast orb, uppercut, slide (33%)
Scorpion
Special Moves
Spear: B, B, LP
Teleport Punch: D, B, HP
Air Throw: BL (in air)
Finishers
Toasty!: D, D, Up, HK (past sweep)
Hotter than…: F, F, D, Up, R (close)
Animality: F, Up, Up, HK (close)
Babality: D, B, B, F, HP
Friendship: B, F, F, B, LK (close)
Brutality: HP, HP, BL, HK, HK, LK, HK, HP, HP, LP, HP
Pit: F, Up, Up, LP
Combos
HP, HP, HK, B+HK (24%)
HK, HK, LK, LK (23%)
HP, HP, U + LP (18%)
Sektor
Special Moves
Missile: F, F, LP
Heat Seeking Missile: F, D, B, HP
Heat Seeking Missile: D, B, HP
Teleport Punch: F, F, LK (air)
Finishers
Smasher: LP, Rn, Rn, BL (sweep)
Flamethrower: F, F, F, B, BL (far)
Animality: F, F, D, Up (close)
Babality: B, D, D, D, HK
Friendship: Rn, Rn, Rn, Rn, D (half screen)
Brutality: HP, HP, BL, BL, HK, HK, LK, LK, LP, LP, HP
Stage: Rn, Rn, Rn, D
Combos
HK, HK (15%)
HP, HP, HK, B+HK (22%)
HP, HP, HK, HK, B+HK (26%)
HP, HP, D+LP (18%)
Shang Tsung
Special Moves
Fireball: B, B, HP
Double: B, B, F, HP
Triple: B, B, F, F, HP
Upward Fire: F, B, B, LK
Morphs
Sektor: D, F, B, RN
Sonya: D+RN+LP+BL
Kano: B, F+BL
Jax: F, F, D, LP
Kung Lao: RN, RN, BL, RN
Liu Kang: B, U, F, D
Sub-Zero: F, D, F, HP
Nightwolf: U, U, U
Stryker: F, F, F, HK
Kitana: F, D, F, RN
Reptile: RN, BL, BL, HK
Scorpion: D, D, F, LP
Jade: F, D, D, BL
Mileena: RN, BL, HK
Ermac: D, D, U
Classic Sub: BL, BL, RN, RN
Cyrax: BL, BL, BL
Kabal: LP, BL, HK
Sindel: B, D, B, LK
Finishers
Smasher: LP, Rn, Rn, BL (sweep)
Flamethrower: F, F, F, B, BL (far)
Animality: F, F, D, Up (close)
Babality: B, D, D, D, HK
Friendship: Rn, Rn, Rn, Rn, D (half screen)
Brutality: HP, HP, BL, BL, HK, HK, LK, LK, LP, LP, HP
Pit: Rn, Rn, Rn, D
Combos
HK, HK, B+HK (19%)
Upward fire, D+HP (36%)
HP, HP, LP, B+HK (22%)
HK, HP, HP, LP, B+HK (27%)
Sheeva
Special Moves
Teleport Stomp: D, U
Fireball: D, F, HP
Ground Stomp: B, D, B, HK
Finishers
Skin Rip: (Hold HK) B, F, F (Release) (Close)
Ground Pound: F, D, D, F, LP (Close)
Animality: RN, BL, BL, BL, BL (close)
Babality: D, D, D, B, HK
Friendship: F, F, D, F, HP
Brutality: HP, LP, BL, LK, HK, BL, HK, LK, BL, LP, HP,
Pit: D, F, D, F, LP
Combos
HP, HP, LP, F+HP (?)
HK, HK, LK, B+HK (?)
HP, HP, LP, HK, HK, LK, B+HK (?)
Sindel
Special Moves
Fireball: F, F, LP
Air Fireball: D, F, LK
Scream: F, F, F, HP
Float: B, B, F, HK (press BL to land
Finishers
Hair spin: Rn, Rn, BL, Rn, BL (sweep)
Scream: Rn, BL, BL, Rn+BL (close)
Animality: F, F, Up, HP (close)
Babality: Rn, Rn, Rn, Up
Friendship: Rn, Rn, Rn, Rn, Rn, Up
Brutality: HP, BL, LK, BL, LK, HK, BL, HK, LK, BL, LP, LP
Pit: D, D, D, LP
Combos
HP, HP, D+HP (19%)
HP, HP, LP, HK (25%)
HK, HP, HP, D+HP (27%)
HK, HP, HP, LP, HK (33%)
HK, HK, B+HK (19%)
Smoke
Special Moves
Spear: B, B, LP
Invisible: U, U, RN
Teleport Punch: F, F, LK
Air throw: BL (in air)
Finishers
Armageddon: U, U, F, D (far)
Eat a bomb: (RN+BL) D, D, F, U (1/2 screen)
Friendship: RN, RN, RN, HK
Brutality: HP, LK, LK, HK, BL, BL, LP, LP, HP, BL, BL
Babality: D, D, B, B, HK
Pit: F, F, D, LK
Combos
HP, HP, HK (18%)
HP, HP, LP (18%)
HK, HK, LP (19%)
Spear, HP, HP, LK, HK, LP (31%)
Sonya Blade
Special Moves
Energy Rings: D, F, LP
Wave Punch: F, B, HP
Bicycle Kick: B, B, D, HK
Leg Throw: D+LP+B
Finishers
Kiss of death: Hold BL + R, Up, Up, B, D (half screen)
Purple bubble: B, F, D, D, R (more than half screen)
Animality: Hold LP, B, F, D, F, release LP (close)
Babality: D, D, F, LK
Friendship: B, F, B, D + R
Brutality: HP, LK, BL, HP, LK, BL, HP, LP, BL, HK, LK
Pit: F, F, D, HP
Combos
HP, HP, LP, B + HP (22%)
HK, HK, HP, HP, LP, B + HP (31%)
HK, HP, HP, LP, B + HP (27%)
HK, HP, HP, U + LP (23%)
HP, HP, U + LP (18%)
HK, HP, HP, U + HP (23%)
HK, HK, HP, HP, U + LP (27%)
HK, HK, B + HK (19%)
Stryker
Special Moves
Rushing Attack: F, F, HK
Baton Takedown: F, B, LP
Low Grenade: D, B, LP
High Grenade: D, B, HP
Gun: B, F, HP
Finishers
Time Bomb: D, F, D, F, BL (close)
Laser: F, F, F, LK (full screen)
Animality: Rn, Rn, Rn, BL (sweep)
Babality: D, F, F, B, HP
Friendship: LP, Rn, Rn, LP
Brutality: HP, LP, HK, LK, HP, LP, LK, HK, HP, LK, LK
Pit: F, Up, Up, HK
Combos
HP, HP, LP (18%)
HK, HP, HP, LP (23%)
HK, LK, B+LP, B+HK (23%)
HK, LK, B+HK (19%)
Classic Sub Zero (Bi Han)
Special Moves
Freeze: D, F, LP
Ground Freeze: D, B, LK
Slide: B + LP + BL + LK
Finishers
Head rip: D, D, D, F, HP (close)
Brutality: HP, LP, HP, BL, LK, LK, HK, HK, LP, HP, LP
Pit: F, D, F, F, HP
Combos
HP, HP, LK, B+HK, F+LK (26%)
LK, B+HK, F+LK (19%)
HP, HP, D+LP, D+HP (22%)
Sub Zero (Kuai Liang)
Special Moves
Ice Blast: D, F, LP
Ice Clone: D, B, LP
Shower Front: D, F, B, HP
Shower Over: D, F, HP
Shower Behind: D, B, F, HP
Slide: B+LP+BL+LK
Finishers
Ice breath: B, B, D, B, Rn (½ screen)
Icebreaker: BL, BL, Rn, BL, Rn (close)
Animality: F, F, Up, Up (close)
Babality: D, B, B, HK
Friendship: LK, LK, Rn, Rn, Up
Brutality: HP, LK, HK, LP, HP, HK, HK, HP, HP, LP, HP
Stage: B, D, F, F, HK
Combos
HP, HP, LK, HK, B + HK (26%)
HP, HP, B+HK (18%)
HK, HK, B+HK (19%)
HP, HP, LP, B+LK, B+HK, B+HK (23%)
HP, HP, LP, B + HK (22%)
Kombat Kodes
These codes can be set for 2-player games only. At “VS” screen, each player’s LP, BL, and LK buttons set the boxes at the bottom center of the screen. Symbols will be referred to as numbers instead here.
0=Dragon 1=MK 2=Yin-Yang 3=”3″ 4=Question mark
5=Lightning 6=Goro 7=Raiden 8=Shao Kahn 9=Skull
Left player controls slots #1, #2, #3 (HP, LP, LK)
Right player controls slots #4, #5, #6 (HP, LP, LK)
Tap button to go up 1 symbol, hold up to go down 1 symbol
(can go from 0 to 9 this way)
BE QUICK YOU ONLY HAVE SIX SECONDS TO DO THESE!
| Player 1 | Player 2 | Description | Player 1 | Player 2 | Description |
| 033 | 033 | 1/2 HALF ENERGY | 020 | 020 | BLOCKING DISABLED |
| 707 | 707 | 1/2 QUARTER ENERGY | 205 | 205 | WINNER FIGHTS SMOKE |
| 445 | 445 | Timer Disabled | 769 | 342 | WINNER FIGHTS NOOB |
| 012 | 345 | One Button Brutalites (Press HP) | 969 | 141 | WINNER FIGHTS SHAO KAHN |
| 944 | 944 | One button fatalities HP: fatal 1 LP: fatal 2 LK: Friendship RN: babality BL: Pit | 033 | 564 | WINNER FIGHTS MOTARO |
| 955 | 955 | Extended Fatality Timeframe | 460 | 460 | RANDPER KOMBAT |
| 788 | 322 | FAST UPPERCUT RECOVERY | 820 | 028 | Fight at PIT III |
| 044 | 440 | NO POWER – One hit kills | 343 | 343 | Fight on the Roof |
| 300 | 300 | No music | 221 | 557 | Uppercut changes stage every time |
| 012 | 012 | Health recovery | 120 | 120 | Credit screen before fight |
| 100 | 100 | THROWING DISABLED | 989 | 898 | 8-man tournament with random characters |
| 010 | 010 | THROWING ENCOURAGED | 999 | 995 | In-close combos disabled |
| 191 | 191 | Hyper speed | 432 | 234 | Minimal damage |
| 091 | 293 | Sweeping disabled | 449 | 449 | Invisible fighters |
| 985 | 125 | Psycho kombat | 987 | 123 | No powerbars |
| 642 | 468 | Play hidden game | 688 | 422 | Dark fighting |
| 666 | 444 | Fight at Scorpion’s Lair | 330 | 033 | Fight at Jade’s Desert |
| 466 | 466 | Unlimited running | 002 | 003 | Fight at the River |
| 004 | 700 | Fight at Kahn’s Kave | 987 | 666 | STUPID ON SCREEN MESSAGE |