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Mk1 (Mortal Kombat 1) Scorpion

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There are two versions of Sub-Zero. Both are siblings, Bi-Han, the older brother, and Kuai Liang, the younger brother. Kuai Liang.

They are both blue-clad warriors who have, at various times, using the codename “Sub-Zero”, and both are part of the Lin Kuei. They’re descendants of Cryomancers, the exiled Edenian race that can produce and manage Ice.

A complete guide on Scorpion Fatality, Scorpion Brutal attack controls, Combos, and Basic Attacks for devices such as Shortand, Xbox, PS, and Nintendo.

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Mk1 (Mortal Kombat 1) Scorpion Complete Basic And Special Controls

General Inputs
Shorthand	Mortal Kombat Command
F	Forward
B	Back
U	Up
D	Down
FD	Forward + Down
FU	Forward + Up
BD	Back + Down
BU	Back + Up
Shorthand	Mortal Kombat Command	PS Button	Xbox Button	Nintendo Switch Button
1	Front Punch	Square	X	Y
2	Back Punch	Triangle	Y	X
3	Front Kick	X	A	B
4	Back Kick	Circle	B	A
L1	Throw	L1	LB	L
L2	Switch Stance	L2	LT	ZL
R1	Kameo	R1	RB	R
R2	Amplify Special	R2	RT	ZR

MK1 Scorpion Fatality

Name	Input
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
(Mid) Eye-Palling Victory	D, F, B, R2	Down, Down, Back, Circle	Down, Down, Back, B	Down, Down, Back, A
Easy Fatality	3 + R1	X + R1	A + RT	B + ZR
(Mid) Gang War	B, F, B, 2	Back, Forward, Back, Triangle	Back, Forward, Back, Y	Back, Forward, Back, X

MK1 Scorpion Brutal Attack

Name	Input
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
The Klassic	D + 2	Down + Triangle	Down + Y	Down + X

MK1 Scorpion Basic Attacks

Name	Input				Damage	Block Type
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Seared Strike	1	Square	X	Y	20	High
Whiplash	1, 2	Square, Triangle	X, Y	Y, X	30	High
Hell’s Hook	1, 2, 2	Square, Triangle, Triangle	X, Y, Y	Y, X, X	70	Overhead
Hard Knuckles	D + 1	Down + Square	Down + X	Down + Y	2	Mid
Spear Strike	2	Triangle	Y	X	3	High
Inner Pain	2, 1	Triangle, 1	Y, X	X, Y	3	Mid
Deadly Assassin	2, 1, 2	Triangle, 1, Triangle	Y, X, Y	X, Y, X	7	Mid
Swiping	B + 2	Back + Triangle	Back + Y	Back + X	7	High
Rising Kunai	D + 2	Down + Triangle	Down + Y	Down + X	14	High
Front Kick	3	X	A	B	5	High
Shirai Who	3, 3	X, X	A, A	B, B	3	Mid
Krackjaw	3, 3, 3	X, X, X	A, A, A	B, B, B	5	Mid
Heavy Knee	F + 3	Forward + X	Forward + A	Forward + B	5	High
Raising Hell	F + 3, 1	Forward + X, Triangle	Forward + A, Y	Forward + B, X	5	High
Sweeping Scorpion Tail	B + 3	Back + X	Back + A	Back + B	5	Low
Charred Heel	D + 3	Down + X	Down + A	Down + B	2	Low
Side Kick	4	Circle	B	A	7	High
Sweeping Predator	B + 4	Back + Circle	Back + B	Back + A	7	Low
Falcon Dragon	F + 4	Forward + Circle	Forward + B	Forward + A	5	High
Metasoma	D + 4	Down + Circle	Down + B	Down + A	3	Low
Scorpion Aerial Attacks (D – B – 1)
Quick Slice	FU + 1	Forward + Up + Square	Forward + Up + X	Forward + Up + Y	5	Overhead
Burning Fist	FU + 1, 1	Forward + Up + Square, Square	Forward + Up + X, X	Forward + Up + Y, Y	3	Overhead
Inner Flame	FU + 1, 1, 1	Forward + Up + Square, Square, Square	Forward + Up + X, X, X	Forward + Up + Y, Y, Y	7	Overhead
Get Over There	FU + 1, 1, 2	Forward + Up + Square, Square, Triangle	Forward + Up + X, X, Y	Forward + Up + Y, Y, X	3	Overhead
Flipping Out	FU + 1, 1, 4	Forward + Up + Square, Square, Circle	Forward + Up + X, X, B	Forward + Up + Y, Y, A	3	Overhead
Swinging Kyo	FU + 1, 2	Forward + Up + Square, Triangle	Forward + Up + X, Y	Forward + Up + Y, X	7	Overhead
Krushing Kunai	FU + 1, 3	Forward + Up + Square, X	Forward + Up + X, A	Forward + Up + Y, B	7	Overhead
Burning Spear	FU + 2	Forward + Up + Triangle	Forward + Up + Y	Forward + Up + X	5	Overhead
Demonic Slam	FU + 2, 1 + 3	Forward + Up + Triangle, Square + X	Forward + Up + Y, X + A	Forward + Up + X, Y + B	N/A	N/A
Deadly Sting	FU + 2, 4	Forward + Up + Triangle, Circle	Forward + Up + Y, B	Forward + Up + X, A	7	Overhead
Tactical Tabi	FU + 3 or FU + 4	Forward + Up + X or Forward + Up + Circle	Forward + Up + A or Forward + Up + B	Forward + Up + B or Forward + Up + A	7	Overhead
Scorpion Throws Attacks (D – B – 1)
Shove	F + L1 or F + 1 + 3	Forward + L1 or Foward + Square + X	Forward + LB or Forward + X + A	Forward + L or Forward + Y + B	130	Throw
Fire Drop	L1 or 1 + 3	L1 or Square + X	LB or X + A	L or Y + B	110	Throw
Scorpion Breakers Attacks (D – B – 1)
Kombo Breaker	F + R2	Forward + R2	Forward + RT	Forward + ZR	N/A	N/A
Scorpion Taunts (D – B – 1)
	D, D, D, D	Down, Down, Down, Down	Down, Down, Down, Down	Down, Down, Down, Down,	N/A	N/A

MK1 Scorpion Special Moves

Name	Input				Damage	Block Type
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Spear	B, F, 1	Back, Forward, Square	Back, Forward, X	Back, Forward, Y	3	High
Enhanced Spear	B, F, 1 + R2	Back, Forward, Square + R2	Back, Forward, X + RT	Back, Forward, Y + ZR	5	Mid
Blazing Charge	B, F, 2	Back, Forward, Triangle	Back, Forward, Y	Back, Forward, X	3	Mid
Enhanced Blazing Charge	B, F, 2 + R2	Back, Forward, Triangle + R2	Back, Forward, Y + RT	Back, Forward, X + ZR	5	Mid
(Air) Kyo Snag	B, F, 2	Back, Forward, Triangle	Back, Forward, Y	Back, Forward, X	7	Unblockable
(Air) Enhanced Kyo Snag	B, F, 2 + R2	Back, Forward, Triangle + R2	Back, Forward, Y + RT	Back, Forward, X + ZR	7	Unblockable
(Air Close) Kyo Snag	D, B, 2	Down, Back, Triangle	Down, Back, Y	Down, Back, X	7	Unblockable
(Air Close) Enhanced Kyo Snag	D, B, 2 + R2	Down, Back, Triangle + R2	Down, Back, Y + RT	Down, Back, X + ZR	7	Unblockable
Twisted Kyo	D, B, 2	Down, Back, Triangle	Down, Back, Y	Down, Back, X	2	Mid
Enhanced Twisted Kyo	D, B, 2 + R2	Down, Back, Triangle + R2	Down, Back, Y + RT	Down, Back, X + ZR	3	Mid
Flame-Port	D, B, 3	Down, Back, X	Down, Back, A	Down, Back, B	5	High
Enhanced Flame-Port	D, B, 3 + R2	Down, Back, X + R2	Down, Back, A + RT	Down, Back, B + ZR	5	High
(Air) Flame-Port	D, B, 3	Down, Back, X	Down, Back, A	Down, Back, B	5	High
(Air) Enhanced Flame-Port	D, B, 3 + R2	Down, Back, X + R2	Down, Back, A + RT	Down, Back, B + ZR	5	High
Devouring Flame	B, F, 4	Back, Forward, Circle	Back, Forward, B	Back, Forward, A	6	Low
Enhanced Devouring Flame	B, F, 4 + R2	Back, Forward, Circle + R2	Back, Forward, B + RT	Back, Forward, A + ZR	6	Unblockable
Scorpion Fatal Blow (D – B – 1)
Spear And Seared	L2 + R2	L2 + R2	LT + RT	ZL + ZR	350	Mid

That’s all controls of Scorpion MK1 (Mortal Kombat 1) for now. Scorpion keep yourself updated to save this page as a bookmark.

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