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160. Chest Laser (Hsu Hao, MKDA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLUiNcmgFZQ
There are many reasons Hsu Hao is the most hated Mortal Kombat character of all time. Im not sure anyone could tell you what those reasons are at this point, when the hatred has metastasized into He just is, but I can tell you his fatality isnt one of those reasons. The way he rears back and shakes while firing the laser makes it feel really powerful, like hes struggling to contain the recoil, and this is the first fatality in the series where the opponent is cut in half and the top half pulls itself away in a vain attempt at escaping. If there are any based and Red(Dragon)Pilled Hsu Hao enjoyers reading this, make the most of this W, you dont get many! I think the last one was when he joined the Suicide Squad in Jokers MK11 ending, and wasnt the shmuck whos only on the team to demonstrate the bombs arent a bluff.

159. Head Kabob (Jade, MKD)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjFBx9O_xPY
Jade usually attacks the opponents body for her fatalities, so this one makes for a change of pace. The staff is used in several different ways, first to impale the head, then as leverage to rip it off. The second part is what makes this fatality so well suited to Jade. Keeping the head on the staff instead of removing it is the cherry on top.

158. Identity Theft (Shang Tsung, MK9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9g-_wz9pQw
Both of Shang Tsungs fatalities in MK9 were borrowed from other characters. While I preferred Jokers fatality to Shang Tsungs version of it, this is superior to Liu Kangs Deception fatality. Intentionally or not, Liu Kangs version goes for comedy between his head appearing on the opponents body and the Liu Kang noises he makes, whereas this version takes the concept more seriously, with the opponent trying to resist Shang Tsungs influence on them, and him not appearing inside of them when the head comes off. Fun fact: Shang Tsung uses this on Stryker in Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms.

157. Totem Sacrifice (Kotal Kahn, MK11)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78tWcco1tWg
Kotal Kahn continues his Aztec influences with this fatality, as he summons a sacrificial altar. That may have taken too long, and Kotals an impatient guy, so hes content to ruthlessly kick the opponents head until it breaks off of the back of the altar. The second part with the giant stone head is a fun climax that adds on to a fatality that could have been a little too basic without it.

156. Kiss of Deceit (Tanya, MK4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8ZZQI7ViaM
Ive mentioned before that I liked the crunching bone sound effects on Kitanas kiss fatality. This version takes that and builds the whole fatality around it, as Tanya gives her opponent a particularly severe form of boneitis, that causes the sufferer to explode when theyve contorted too much. He may regret that he has boneitis, but the 80s Guy should count himself lucky that he didnt have this strain of the disease.