Kung Lao possesses similar abilities similar to Liu Kang when it regards strength, agility, and martial arts. But, they aren’t the most effective weapons. Lao’s weapon of choice is a hat with sharp edges that he wears every time. 

The hat is typically used to deliver deadly and amputating blows, mostly for decapitation. Lao seems to have complete control over his hat since the hat can be thrown while it is moving in circular directions rather than straight ahead. 

The hat is also believed to possess supernatural powers, in that, no matter the distance he throws it or the place it’ll end at the hat will return to Lao’s head as a quick Boomerang. It appears that he also has some teleportation abilities in addition.

A complete guide on Kang Lao Fatality, Kang Lao Brutal attack controls, Combos, and Basic Attacks For different devices such as Shortand, Xbox, PS, and Nintendo.

Mk1 (Mortal Kombat 1) Kang Lao 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 Kung Lao Fatality

Name	Input
	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
(Mid) Lao’d And Clear	B, F, D, 4	Back, Forward, Down, Circle	Back, Forward, Down, B	Back, Forward, Down, A
Easy Fatality	3 + R1	X + R1	A + RT	B + ZR
(Close) Kung Lao Fatality 2	B, D, D, 3	Back, Down, Down, X	Back, Down, Down, A	Back, Down, Down, B

MK1 Kung Lao Brutal Attack

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

MK1 Kung Lao Basic Attacks

Name	Input				Damage	Block Type
	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Bare Knuckles	1	Square	X	Y	20	High
Dragon Scales	1, 2	Square, Triangle	X, Y	Y, X	50	Mid
Punishing Palm	1, 2, 1	Square, Triangle, Square	X, Y, X	Y, X, Y	50	Mid
Shaolin Strike	B + 1	Back + Square	Back + X	Back + Y	20	High
Sweep The Foot	B + 1, 4	Back + Square, Circle	Back + X, B	Back + Y, A	70	Low
Crushing Palm	D + 1	Down + Square	Down + X	Down + Y	20	Mid
Open Palm	2	Triangle	Y	X	30	High
Body Blows	2, 1	Triangle, Square	Y, X	X, Y	30	Mid
Madam El-Bo	2, 1, 2	Triangle, Square, Triangle	Y, X, Y	X, Y, X	50	Mid
Eight Trigram Palm	2, 1, 2, 1	Triangle, Square, Triangle, Square	Y, X, Y, X	X, Y, X, Y	70	Mid
Heavy Chops	B + 2	Back + Triangle	Back + Y	Back + X	50	Mid
Human Weapon	B + 2, 4	Back + Triangle, Circle	Back + Y, A	Back + X, B	70	Mid
Downward Slice	F + 2	Forward + Triangle	Forward + Y	Forward + X	50	Overhead
Rising Chi	D + 2	Down + Triangle	Down + Y	Down + X	140	High
Double Down	3	X	A	B	116.50	High
Knee Buckle	B + 3	Back + X	Back + A	Back + B	50	Mid
Focused Footsies	B + 3, 3	Back + X, X	Back + A, A	Back + B, B	70	Low
Monastery Mixup	B + 3, 4	Back + X, Circle	Back + A, B	Back + B, A	70	Overhead
Dip One’s Woes	F + 3	Forward + X	Forward + A	Forward + B	50	High
Leg Day	F + 3, 3	Forward + X, X	Forward + A, A	Forward + B , B	50	High
One More Time	F + 3, 3, 3	Forward + X, X, X	Forward + A, A, A	Forward + B , B, B	50	Mid
Flick Kick	Down + 3	Down + X	Down + A	Down + B	20	Low
Spinning Heel	4	Circle	B	A	70	High
Get Back	4, 4	Circle, Circle	B, B	A, A	70	Mid
Shaolin Spin	B + 4	Back + Circle	Back + B	Back + A	70	Low
Monk Drop	F + 4	Forward + Circle	Forward + B	Forward + A	90	High
Step Kick	D + 4	Down + Circle	Down + B	Down + A	30	Low
Kung Lao Aerial Attacks (D – B – 1)
Clam Palm	FU + 1	Forward + Up + Square	Forward + Up + X	Forward + Up + Y	50	Mid
Quick Fist	FU + 1, 2	Forward + Up + Square, Triangle	Forward + Up + X, Y	Forward + Up + Y, X	28.50	Mid
Hinge Kick	FU + 1, 2, 4	Forward + Up + Square, Triangle, Circle	Forward + Up + X, Y, B	Forward + Up + Y, X, A	70	Mid
Bloody Brim	FU + 2	Forward + Up + Triangle	Forward + Up + Y	Forward + Up + X	70	Mid
Broken Toe	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	70	Mid
Split Kick	FU + 3, 4	Forward + Up + X, Circle	Forward + Up + A, B	Forward + Up + B, A	22.50	Mid
Spinning Finish	FU + 3, 4, 3	Forward + Up + X, Circle, X	Forward + Up + A, B, A	Forward + Up + B, A, B	90	Mid
Kung Lao 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
Countless Blows	L1 or 1 + 3	L1 or Square + X	LB or X + A	L or Y + B	110	Throw
Kung Lao Breakers Attacks (D – B – 1)
Kombo Breaker	F + R2	Forward + R2	Forward + RT	Forward + ZR	N/A	N/A
Kung Lao 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 Kung Lao Special Moves

Name	Input				Damage	Block Type
	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Buzzsaw	B, F, 1	Back, Forward, Square	Back, Forward, X	Back, Forward, Y	70	High
Enhanced Buzzsaw	B, F, 1 + R2	Back, Forward, Square + R2	Back, Forward, X + RT	Back, Forward, Y + ZR	100	High
Hat Toss	D, B, 1	Down, Back, Square	Down, Back, X	Down, Back, Y	60	Mid
Enhanced Hat Toss	D, B, 1 + R2	Down, Back, Square + R2	Down, Back, X + RT	Down, Back, Y + ZR	90	Mid
Direct Up	Hold U	Hold Up	Hold Up	Hold Up	N/A	N/A
Direct Down	Hold D	Hold Down	Hold Down	Hold Down	N/A	N/A
Shaolin Shimmy	B, F, 2	Back, Forward, Triangle	Back, Forward, Y	Back, Forward, X	111	Mid
Enhanced Shaolin Shimmy	B, F, 2 + R2	Back, Forward, Triangle + R2	Back, Forward, Y + RT	Back, Forward, X + ZR	142	Mid
Kung-Kussion	D, B, 2	Down, Back, Triangle	Down, Back, Y	Down, Back, X	80	Mid
Enhanced Kung-Kussion	D, B, 2 + R2	Down, Back, Triangle + R2	Down, Back, Y + RT	Down, Back, X + ZR	80	Mid
Shaolin Spin	U, U, 3	Up, Up, X	Up, Up, A	Up, Up, B	70	Mid
Enhanced Shaolin Spin	U, U, 3 + R2	Up, Up, X + R2	Up, Up, A + RT	Up, Up, B + ZR	110	Mid
Extended Shaolin Spin	Hold 3	Hold X	Hold A	Hold B	N/A	N/A
(During Extend) Move	Hold B or Hold F	Hold Back or Hold Forward	Hold Back or Hold Forward	Hold Back or Hold Forward	N/A	N/A
(During Extend) Cancel	D, D	Down, Down	Down, Down	Hold Back or Hold Forward	N/A	N/A
Soaring Monk	D, B, 4	Down, Back, Circle	Down, Back, B	Down, Back, A	60	High
Enhanced Soaring Monk	D, B, 4 + R2	Down, Back, Circle + R2	Down, Back, B + RT	Down, Back, A + ZR	60	High
(Air) Dive Kick	D, B, 4	Down, Back, Circle	Down, Back, B	Down, Back, A	60	High
(Air) Enhanced Dive Kick	D, B, 4 + R2	Down, Back, Circle + R2	Down, Back, B + RT	Down, Back, A + ZR	60	High
Kung Lao Fatal Blow (D – B – 1)
Practiced And Perfected	L2 + R2	L2 + R2	LT + RT	ZL + ZR	350	Overhead