Mortal Kombat 9/Ermac

Ermac

As punishment for resisting Shao Kahn’s claim to the realm of Edenia, the souls of the vanquished were torn from their bodies and fused together to form the being now known as Ermac. Bent to Shao Kahn’s will, Ermac is his foremost enforcer. The essences of so many souls bound together give Ermac immense telekinetic power--an advantage that will destroy Earthrealm’s resistance to Shao Kahn’s rule.

Moves

Basic Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Front Punch

fp

3%

high bufferable

Back Punch

bp

5%

high bufferable

Front Kick

fk

5%

high bufferable

Back Kick

bk

7%

high bufferable

Crouching Front Punch

d + fp

2%

high bufferable

Crouching Back Punch

d + bp

12%

high uprcut

Crouching Front Kick

d + fk

1%

low bufferable

Crouching Back Kick

d + bk

3%

low bufferable

Angled Jumping Punch

during angled jump, fp or bp

4%

med

Angled Jumping Kick

during angled jump, fk or bk

7%

high knockdown

Straight Up Jumping Punch

during straight up jump, fp or bp

5%

med groundbounce

Straight Up Jumping Kick

during straight up jump, fk or bk

5%

med knockdown

Command Normals

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Back Fist

f + fp

5%

high bufferable

Wind Strikes

b + fp

3% + 2

high + high ; 2nd hit: bufferable

Fist Smash

f + bp

9%

high knockdown

Psychic Palm

b + bp

3% / 7% / 9% / 11%

Hold bp to charge up; 4 levels of charge; high / high / high / unblockable ; All levels: bufferable ; 4th level: crumple

Quick Kick

b + fk

3%

high bufferable knockdown

2-hit Kick

f + bk

3% + 5%

low + high

Low Leg

u + bk

9%

med knockdown

Sweep

b + bk

7%

low sweep

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Throw (Away)

b or n + fp + fk

1% + 5% + 6%

throw

Throw (Towards)

f + fp + fk

1% + 5% + 6%

throw

Kombo Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Ermac Rush

fp --- bp --- fp

3% --- 3% --- 5%

high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable

Mysterious Mash

f + fp --- fp --- bk

5% --- 3% --- 5%

high --- high --- high ; 1nd and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: knockdown but comboable

Fusion

b + fp --- fp --- bk

3% + 2% --- 3% --- 8%

high + high --- high --- high ; 2nd hit and 3rd hit and 4th hit: bufferable ; 4th hit: knockdown but comboable

We Win

b + fp --- bp --- f + fp

3% + 2% --- 3% --- 6%

high + high --- high --- high ; 2nd hit: bufferable ; 3rd and 4th hit: knockdown ; 4th hit cannot be performed unless 3rd hit connects; comboable

Nether Pain

bp --- bp

5% --- 7%

high --- high ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable

Psychic Strikes

b + bp --- b + fp

3% / 7% / 9% / 11% --- 9%

Hold bp to charge up 1st hit; 4 levels of charge; high / high / high / unblockable --- high ; 1st hit all levels and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 1st hit 4th level: crumple ; 2nd hit: knockdown ; 2nd hit cannot be performed unless 1st hit connects

Lost Souls

b + bp --- fp --- f + bp

3% / 7% / 9% / 11% --- 3% --- 5%

Hold bp to charge up 1st hit; 4 levels of charge; high / high / high / unblockable --- high --- high ; 1st hit all levels and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable ; 1st hit 4th level: crumple ; 2nd and 3rd hit: knockdown ; 2nd hit cannot be performed unless 1st hit connects

Relinquish

fk --- fk

5% --- 7%

high --- high ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable

Surrender

fk --- fp --- bp

5% --- 3% --- 6%

high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable

Disoriented

b + fk --- bk

3% --- 7%

high --- high ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 1st and 2nd hit: knockdown

Controlled Chaos

f + bk --- b + bp

3% + 5% --- 8%

low + high --- high ; 3rd hit: knockdown

Fast Tags

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Breakdown

Fist Smash --- tg

N/A

Brain Freeze

Psychic Palm --- tg

N/A

Only works with level 4 Psychic Palm

Mind-Blowing

We Win --- tg

N/A

Tag Kombos

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Clear Your Mind

f + fp --- fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Subconscious

b + fp --- fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Lucidity

fk --- fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Tag Kombo Attack

Attack from Teammate's Tag Kombo

5%

high knockdown

Tag Specials

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Tag Assist

d , b + tg

8%

Performs Force Port ; high

Tag Attack

d , f + tg

6% + 5%

Performs Focus Ball ; high + high

Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Force Ball

d , b + bp

8%

high

Airblast

in air, d , b + bp

8%

high

Force Port

d , b + bk

8%

high airok wkup

Force Lift

d , b + fp

1% + 4%

high + unblockable ; launcher wkup ; 2nd time used in combo: flatten

Hover Slam

d , d , u

8%

Hold bl to delay; unblockable wkup ; Can perform Airblast or Force Port while delaying by performing bp / bk , d , b (glitch?)

Force Push

b , f + fp

6% + 5%

high + high ; flatten wkup

Enhanced Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Focus Ball

d , b + bp + bl

6% + 5%

high + high

Force Blast

in air, d , b + bp + bl

12%

high

Teleport

d , b + bk + bl

5% + 6%

high + high ; 2nd hit: flatten ; airok wlup

Telelift

d , b + fp + bl

1% + 5% + 3%

high + unblockable + unblockable ; launcher wkup ; 2nd time used in combo: flatten

Levitate Smash

d , d , u + bl

8%

Hold bl to delay ; unblockable wkup ; Can perform Airblast or Force Port while delaying by performing bp / bk , d , b (glitch?)

Telepush

b , f + fp + bl

6% + 3% + 6%

high + high + unblockable ; flatten wkup

X-Ray Attack

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Cannonball Slam

fk + bk + bl

5% + 15% + 15%

1st hit: high ; flatten

Finishing Moves

Fatality

Kode

Distance From Opponent

Mind Over Splatter

d u d d + bl

Jump

Pest Control

f b f d + bk

Jump

Stage Fatality

d u d d + fk

Varies

Babality

d d b d + bp

Jump

Move Analysis

Basic Attacks

N/A

Command Normals

2-Hit Kick and Low Kick

Use these to mix up opponents since one is low-high and the other is Mid. Ermac gets advantage after 2-Hit Kick. Both safe on block

Kombo Attacks

2 hit jab string. Safe on block.

Safe on block. If crouched without block can be punished by uppercut.

+ , ,

Launcher. Safe on block.

Special Attacks

Force Push

Best punisher tool. Relatively safe outside of sweep range and chips well. Use it to punish any forward movement or jumps.

Teleport Punch

Good for punish in projectile wars. After a hit you can get a free jump for mixups. Punishable on block.

Force Lift

Punishable on block up close and sweep range. Where combos come from. Try to air to air fish with jump punch and when you land you can get a Force Lift in. Can be used as anti-air when timed correctly.

Enhanced Special Attacks

Enhance Telepush

Flattens opponent on hit so you can go in for mixups.

X-Ray Attack

N/A

Basic Strategy

N/A

Advanced Strategy

N/A

Combos

Bread and Butters

4-Hits: + Force Port Dash Uppercut

6-Hits: Force Lift Dash Force Ball

7-Hits: Force Lift Force Port Force Push

Jump-in Combos

12-Hits: Jump in Punch Force Lift Jump Punch Force Port Dash Force Lift

14-Hits: Jump in Punch Fusion Force Lift Jump Kick Force Port Jump Kick Force Port crouch Force Push

Combos With Enhanced Specials

9-Hits: + + Dash Force Lift Jump Punch Enhanced Teleport

15-Hits: + + Teleport Dash Force Lift Jump Punch Force Port crouching Telepush

Combos With X-Ray Attacks

• N/A

Corner-Only Combos

• N/A

Style

• Telekinesis lockdown and punishing

Matchups

N/A