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140. Brutality (Li Mei, MKD)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GedxnzUWJYY
This is a throwback to the old school brutalities from back in MK3, where the opponent would explode after a 10 hit combo. Luckily, this is much easier to input than those were! Its also ideal for Fist of the North Star references. I can just imagine Li Mei saying Omae wa mou shindeiru.

139. Five Point Strike (Shujinko, MK1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWygWAb8_I4
From one reference to another, Shujinko has watched Kill Bill and learned how to use the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique. Its fitting that one of Mortal Kombats old masters should use the technique of another old master in fiction. Shujinko isnt the only one to use this technique, as its also Liu Kangs throw. I love the disdainful beard stroke Shujinko ends on.

138. It Takes Guts (Kabal, MK9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0LjBycTWcA
After the opening disembowelling, it seems theres going to be more to this one, but there isnt really. Kabal places his hookswords down, and the opponent falls onto them. That said, the opponent sliding down the hookswords in the background as Kabal poses in the foreground keeps this from being a disappointment. This is one of those occasions where the anticlimax is played for laughs thanks to the timing of the sequence.

137. Reverse Rip (Kintaro, MK9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQdz2DG71vI
This feels slightly reminiscent of Dairous bending over backwards fatality. Like that one, this doesnt go the way I was expecting either, as Kintaro pulls off his opponents arms and head while bending them. Kintaro probably wouldnt be too pleased that he also has the fine motor skills Goro does in being able to pull the head apart into smaller pieces. Dont worry Kintaro, Goro doesnt have flame breath or tiger stripes, he can never take that away from you! Mileenas scream here is one of those ones that make me feel bad for the character on the receiving end of the fatality. Reptile in MK1 is another big one, which makes it all the worse that fatality videos tend to use him because he has green blood to get around demonetisation rules.

136. Buzzkill (Cyrax, MK9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnOhO3IMgUY
While there have been a couple of fatalities before where the opponent gets slashed several times before a final attack causes them to fall apart, what makes this one is the buzz saw Cyrax uses. Its just plain cool, even before taking into account that he transforms his arm into the saw. The saw making its revving noises, that get deeper as it meets with the resistance of the opponents body and cuts through it, is what lifts this above similar takes on this idea. If Cyraxs human costume uses this fatality, the animation is slightly different, as he will have the blade attachment on his arm instead of transforming it, and the saw is larger with a different design.