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176. Whos Next? (Scorpion, MKX)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmfrRXwxMLs
This fatality starts the same way as Scorpions Deadly Alliance fatality, but after the head is pulled off, the fatality continues with Scorpion pinning the severed head to a rock behind him. How kind of Tremor to help set up that rock for Scorpion, hes a real bro! Again, Scorpion yelling Get over here! would have elevated this further.

175. Home Run (Shao Kahn, MKD)
174. Home Run (Shao Kahn, MK9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzSVq5FhlkY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAKSkrLg9dQ
Both of these have the same idea of Shao Kahn knocking his opponent into the air, then smacking them with his hammer, with explosive results. Of the two, I prefer the MK9 version because holding his opponent up by the neck then throwing them feels more in-character for the Emperor of Outworld, because it gives a greater sense of his power. That said, the Deception version does have a better scream, along with the entire body exploding, so the gap between them isnt too big.

173. Rip Off (Mileena, MK9)
172. Torso Rip (Kira, MKD)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5j0dbI74nU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDreG2xz_dg
Unlike her Black Dragon partner in crime Kobra, who copied his fatality from Kano, Kira had hers copied by Mileena later on. Pinning the opponents feet to the floor so that they cant escape the next attack is an excellent idea, so its easy to see why it was brought back for another character. While Shao Kahns Deception and MK9 due just above saw the MK9 version triumph, this time Deception comes out on top, because of the opponent begging for mercy as Kira approaches to land the finishing blow.

171. Good and Evil (Cetrion, MK11)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWxWLriELwA
There must be an Asuras Wrath fan on staff at NetherRealm, as this fatality brings it to mind with Cetrion growing to a planet-dwarfing giant. The first part, where she crushes the opponent in some rocks, isnt great at first, but the second part with the stomp makes you realize that these earlier attacks arent meant to kill the opponent, but to stall them as Cetrion grows. Once shes big enough, Cetrions mouth laser is far too powerful for the weakened opponent to hold back. If Gongen Wyzen had tried that instead of the finger poke of doom, maybe he would have won, but people wouldnt still remember Asuras Wrath a decade after its release in that case, so Im glad he didnt.