Mortal Kombat 9/Liu Kang

Liu Kang

Orphaned at a very young age, Liu Kang was raised by Shaolin monks, who taught him the way of the spiritual warrior. They soon recognized his potential as a contender for the Mortal Kombat tournament and rigorously trained him for this task. Raiden, too, understood that Liu Kang was Earthrealm's best hope for freedom and introduced him to Master Bo' Rai Cho to further his development. Once fully trained, Liu Kang bested all challengers and earned the high honor of representing the Shaolin in the Mortal Kombat tournament. He and Raiden then embarked on their fateful journey to Shang Tsung's island to compete in this pivotal kontest.

Moves

Basic Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Front Punch

fp

3%

high bufferable

Back Punch

bp

3%

high bufferable

Front Kick

fk

5%

high bufferable

Back Kick

bk

9%

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

Face Jab

f + fp

5%

high bufferable

Strong Fist

b + fp

7%

high bufferable knockdown

Knee Bash

f + bp

5%

high bufferable

Gut Strike

b + bp

5%

high bufferable

Shaolin Heel

f + fk

7%

med

Knee Kick

b + fk

5%

low bufferable

Shin Kick

f + bk

3%

low bufferable

Sweep

b + bk

3%

low sweep

Dragon Stance

d , b + bp

N/A

Final Act

during Dragon Stance, fp

7%

high launch

Fist Of Death

during Dragon Stance, bp

9%

high flatten

Shaolin Flip

during Dragon Stance, fk

14%

med flatten

Moon Sweep

during Dragon Stance, bk

7%

low sweep

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Throw (Away)

b or n + fp + fk

12%

throw

Throw (Towards)

f + fp + fk

12%

throw

Kombo Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Three Fists

fp --- fp --- fp

3% --- 2% --- 5%

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

Death Fist

fp --- fp --- bp

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

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

Immortal Dragon

fp --- bp --- b + fp

3% --- 2% --- 5%

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

Blazing Blasts

f + fp --- bp --- fp

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

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

Fierce Tiger

bp --- fp --- fk

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

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

Showdown

f + bp --- bk

5% --- 7%

high --- high ; 1st hit: bufferable

Launching Fury

b + bp --- b + fk

5% --- 5%

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

Backdown

b + bp --- fk

5% --- 5%

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

Lotus Flurry

fk --- fk --- bk

5% --- 2% --- 6%

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

Final Act

b + fk --- fp --- bp

5% --- 2% --- 6%

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

Krushing Kombo

f + bk --- fk

3% --- 5%

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

Fast Tags

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Shaolin Spirit

Immortal Dragon --- tg

N/A

Sets up combo for partner

Dragon's Bite

Final Act --- tg

N/A

Next Time

fp --- tg

listed in the movelists, but doesn't seem to work

Shaolin Step

Fierce Tiger --- tg

Sets up combo for partner

Tag Kombos

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Fist Swaps

fp --- fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Step In

fp --- bp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Friendly

f + fp --- bp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Dragon Dance

bp --- fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Twin Lotus

fk --- fk --- tg

Based on Teammate

Harm-Onious

b + fk --- fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Tag Kombo Attack

Attack from Teammate's Tag Kombo

7%

med groundbounce

Tag Specials

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Tag Assist

d , b + tg

11%

Performs Low Fireball ; low

Tag Attack

d , f + tg

13%

Performs Flying Dragon Kick ; high knockdown

Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

High Fireball

b , f + fp

7%

high airok

Low Fireball

b , f + fk

7%

low wkup

Flying Dragon Kick

b , f + bp

7%

high knockdown wkup

Bicycle Kick

b , b , f + bk

2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2%

All hits high ; knockdown wkup

Parry

d , b + fp

8%

Does not counter low attacks ; unblockable knockdown wkup

Enhanced Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

High Dragon Fire

b , f + fp + bl

11%

high airok

Low Dragon Fire

b , f + fk + bl

11%

low wkup

Flame Dragon Kick

b , f + bp + bl

13%

high knockdown wkup , has armor *patch*

Bicycle Steps

b , b , f + bk + bl

2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2%

All hits high ; knockdown wkup , has armor *patch*

Burning Parry

d , b + fp + bl

8%

Does not counter low attacks ; unblockable launch wkup

X-Ray Attack

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Chin Up

fk + bk + bl

30%

1st and 2nd hit: med ; launch

Finishing Moves

Fatality

Kode

Distance From Opponent

Fatality 1

f b d d + fk

Sweep

Fatality 2

d d f d + bk

Jump

Stage Fatality

d f b + fk

Varies

Babality

d d d + bk

Jump

Move Analysis

Basic Attacks

N/A

Command Normals

N/A

Kombo Attacks

N/A

Special Attacks

N/A

Enhanced Special Attacks

N/A

X-Ray Attack

N/A

Basic Strategy

N/A

Advanced Strategy

N/A

Combos

Bread and Butters

34%: Midscreen: , , Dash + , , Dash + , Bicycle Kicks

37%: Midscreen: , , + Dash + , , Dash + , , Dash + , Bicycle Kicks

41%: Midscreen: + , , Dash + , , Dash + , , Dash + , Bicycle Kicks

Jump-in Combos

• N/A

Combos With Enhanced Specials

41%: Midscreen: Burning Parry walk forward + , , Dash + , , Dash + , Bicycle Kicks

Combos With X-Ray Attacks

49%: + , , Dash + , Xray walk forward + , Bicycle Kicks

Corner-Only Combos

42%: + , , x4 + Low Fireball

Style

• Well-rounded. Good with mixups and frame traps.

Matchups

N/A