Animality

An Animality is a finishing move from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. It has appeared only in Mortal Kombat 3, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat Trilogy. In addition to Fatalities, Animalities were used to kill an opponent following a victorious match-up. It is a unique finishing move, in that the character turns into an animal to kill their opponent. Animalities from Mortal Kombat 3 were shown as the character morphing into a glowing animal of a certain color; while in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat Trilogy, the extra added characters' Animalities were shown as the character disappearing in a blaze of fire, and showing up as a cartoonish, (sometimes realistic) animal of realistic colors, (unlike the glowing, single colors from MK3's). Some characters turn into animals related to their own character persona, while others are totally irrelevant.

Animalities were dropped following Mortal Kombat 3. A brief Animality also appears in Shaolin Monks, in which Liu Kang turns into a dragon.

Notable Animalities

 * Baraka: vulture
 * Cyrax: shark
 * Ermac: frog
 * Human Smoke: porcupine
 * Jade: cat
 * Jax: lion
 * Johnny Cage: kangaroo
 * Kabal: rhinoceros skeleton
 * Kano: spider
 * Kitana: rabbit
 * Kung Lao: jaguar
 * Liu Kang: dragon
 * Mileena: skunk
 * Nightwolf: wolf
 * Noob Saibot: anteater
 * Rain: elephant
 * Raiden: eel
 * Reptile: monkey
 * Scorpion: penguin
 * Sektor: bat
 * Shang Tsung: cobra
 * Shao Kahn: hydra (only in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation movie)
 * Sheeva: scorpion
 * Sindel: wasp
 * Smoke (robot): bull
 * Sonya Blade: hawk
 * Kurtis Stryker: dinosaur
 * Sub-Zero: polar bear

External link

 * El Reino de Mortal Kombat - Page containing lots of fake Mortal Kombat images, including Ermac's one. (In Spanish)