MK1 (Mortal Kombat 1) Kenshi

Kenshi is a rogue swordsman from an Eurasian background who is gifted with psychokinetic abilities and has a fervent hatred for the wicked sorcerer known as Shang Tsung whose lies had led to Kenshi’s reincarnation. After his debut in 2002’s Mortal Kombat:

Deadly Alliance He has been featured in the storyline of the series by opening the way to free Ermac from Outworld the emperor Shao Kahn’s rule, joining his fellow members of the Special Forces alongside Jax and Sonya Blade. He is also attempting to take down Mavado as well as his Red Dragon faction, along with collaborating with other characters like Sub-Zero as well as Johnny Cage.

A complete guide on Kenshi Fatality, Kenshi Brutal attack control, Combos, and Basic Attacks on different devices such as Shortand, Xbox, PS, and Nintendo.

Table of Contents

General Controls

General Inputs
Shorthand	Mortal Kombat Kenshi Commands
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

Kenshi Fatality Controls

Name	Input
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Blended	D – D – 4	D – D – Circle	D – D – B	D – D – A
(Mid) Kenshi Fatality 2	B, D, B, 1	Back, Down, Back, Square	Back, Down, Back, X	Back, Down, Back, Y

Kenshi Brutal Attack

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

Kenshi Movement Control List

Kenshi Basic Attacks

Name	Input				Damage	Block Type
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Sheath Slap	1	Square	X	Y	30	High
See No Evil	1, 4	Square, Circle	X, B	Y, A	30	Low
Blind Sided	1, 4, 1	Square, Circle, Square	X, B, X	Y, A, Y	50	Mid
Belly Buster	D+ 1	Down + Square	Down + X	Down + Y	20	Mid
Silent Palm	2	Triangle	Y	X	30	High
Gut Check	2, 1	Triangle, Square	Y, X	X, Y	30	Mid
Tamahag-Pain	2, 1, 2	Triangle, Square, Triangle	Y, X, Y	X, Y, X	50	Mid
Spirit Strike	D + 2	Down + Triangle	Down + Y	Down + X	50	Mid
Silencing Souls	D + 2, 2	Down + Triangle, Triangle	Down + Y, Y	Down + X, X	70	Overhead
Dark Ritual	F + 2	Forward + Triangle	Forward + Y	Forward + X	50	Mid
Slice N’ Dice	F + 2, 2	Forward + Triangle, Triangle	Forward + Y, Y	Forward + X, X	50	Mid
Pinned	F + 2, 2, B + 2	Forward + Triangle, Triangle, Back + Triangle	Forward + Y, Y, Back + Y	Forward + X, X, Back + X	70	Overhead
Spirit Away	F + 2, 2, D + 2	Forward + Triangle, Triangle, Forward + Triangle	Forward + Y, Y, Forward + Y	Forward + X, X, Forward + X	70	Mid
Deep Stab	F + 2, 2, D + 2	Forward + Triangle, Triangle, Down + Triangle	Forward + Y, Y, Down + Y	Forward + X, X, Down + X	70	Overhead
Rising Fist	D + 2	Down + Triangle	Down + Y	Down + X	140	High
High Kick	3	X	A	B	50	High
Sneaky Sneaker	D + 2	Down + X	Down + A	Down + B	20	Low
Face Breaker	4	Circle	B	A	70	High
Heighten Senses	4, 4	Circle, Circle	B, B	A, A	70	Overhead
Achilles Cutter	B + 4	Back + Circle	Back + B	Back + A	70	Low
Sweeping Heel	D + 4	Down + Circle	Down + B	Down + A	30	Low
Kenshi Sento Stance (D – B – 1)
Disable Spirit Action (While Held)	Hold R1	Hold R1	Hold RB	Hold R	N/A	N/A
Brutal Bow	1	Square	X	Y	2	High
Off Balance	1, 2	Square, Triangle	X, Y	Y, X	3	Mid
Blind Justice	1, 2, 2	Square, Triangle, Triangle	X, Y, Y	Y, X, X	5	Mid
Five Rings Slash	B + 1	Back + Square	Back + X	Back + Y	30	Low
Transcending Cut	B + 1, 2	Back + Square, Triangle	Back + X, Y	Back + Y, X	5	Mid
Quick Laceration	2	Triangle	Y	X	3	High
Don’t Blink	2, 1	Triangle, Square	Y, X	X, X	3	Mid
Impaler	B + 2	Back + Triangle	Back + Y	Back + X	70	Overhead
Upper Slice	F + 2	Forward + Triangle	Forward + Y	Forward + X	5	Mid
Fading Light	F + 2, 2	Forward + Triangle, Triangle	Forward + Y, Y	Forward + X, X	5	Mid
Lost Way	F + 2, 2, 1	Forward + Triangle, Triangle, Square	Forward + Y, Y, X	Forward + X, X, Y	7	Low
Rising Blade	D + 2	Down + Triangle	Down + Y	Down + X	14	High
Hammering Heel	3	X	A	B	5	High
Tibia Tapper	F + 3	Forward + X	Forward + A	Forward + B	5	Low
Bad Feelings	F + 3, 2	Forward + X, Triangle	Forward + A, Y	Forward + B, X	7	Mid
Gutted	D + 3	Down + X	Down + A	Down + B	2	Low
Chest Cracker	4	Circle	B	A	7	High
Down The Middle	4, 2	Circle, Triangle	B, Y	A, X	3	Overhead
Get Back	4, 2, 1	Circle, Triangle, Square	B, Y, X	A, X, Y	7	Mid
Cut Down	B + 4	Back + Circle	Back + B	Back + A	7	Low
Double Tap	Forward + 4	Forward + Circle	Forward + B	Forward + A	5	Mid
Painful Poke	Down + 4	Down + Circle	Down + B	Down + A	3	Low
Kenshi Aerial Attacks (D – B – 1)
Quick Swipe	FU + 1	Forward + Up + Square	Forward + Up + X	Forward + Up + Y	50	Mid
Bleeding	FU + 1, 2	Forward + Up + Square, Triangle	Forward + Up + X, Y	Forward + Up + Y, X	27	Overhead
Spirit Spike	FU + 1, 2, 2	Forward + Up + Square, Triangle, Triangle	Forward + Up + X, Y, Y	Forward + Up + Y, X, X	90	Overhead
Hilting Flower	FU + 2	Forward + Up + Triangle	Forward + Up + Y	Forward + Up + X	50	Mid
Blooming Blade	FU + 2, 2	Forward + Up + Triangle, Triangle	Forward + Up + Y, Y	Forward + Up + X, X	27	Overhead
Booted	FU + 2, 2, 4	Forward + Up + Triangle, Triangle, Circle	Forward + Up + Y, Y, B	Forward + Up + X, X, A	70	Overhead
Flying Boot	FU + 3 or FU +4	Forward + Up + X or Foward + Up + Circle	Forward + Up + A or Foward + Up + B	Forward + Up + B or Foward + Up + A	70	Mid
Sento Aerial Attacks (D – B – 1)
Quick Slice	FU + 1	Forward + Up + Square	Forward + Up + X	Forward + Up + Y	5	Overhead
Losing Blood	FU + 1, 1	Forward + Up + Square, Square	Forward + Up + X, X	Forward + Up + Y, Y	3	Overhead
Deep Cuts	FU + 1, 1, 2	Forward + Up + Square, Square, Triangle	Forward + Up + X, X, Y	Forward + Up + Y, Y, X	7	Overhead
Upper Gash	FU + 2	Forward + Up + Triangle	Forward + Up + Y	Forward + Up + X	5	Overhead
Treated	FU + 2, 3	Forward + Up + Triangle, X	Forward + Up + Y, A	Forward + Up + X, B	3	Overhead
Falling Apart	FU + 2, 3, 4	Forward + Up + Triangle, X, Circle	Forward + Up + Y, A, B	Forward + Up + X, B, A	7	Overhead
Foot Frenzy	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
Kenshi 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
Deep Tissue	L1 or 1 + 3	L1 or Square + X	LB or X + A	L or Y + B	110	Throw
Kenshi Breakers Attacks (D – B – 1)
Kombo Breaker	F + R2	Forward + R2	Forward + RT	Forward + ZR	N/A	N/A
Kenshi Taunts (D – B – 1)
	D, D, D, D	Down, Down, Down, Down	Down, Down, Down, Down	Down, Down, Down, Down,	N/A	N/A

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