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 knockdown
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
1% + 2% + 2% + 3% + 4%
throw
Throw (Towards)
f + fp + fk
1% + 2% + 2% + 3% + 4%
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: knockdown
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 , f + tg
11%
Performs Low Fireball ; low
Special Attacks
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
High Fireball
b , f + fp
7%
high airok
Low Fireball
b , f + fk
7%
low
Flying Dragon Kick
b , f + bp
7%
high knockdown
Bicycle Kick
b , b , f + bk
2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2%
All hits high ; knockdown
Parry
d , b + fp
8%
Does not counter low attacks ; unblockable knockdown
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
Flame Dragon Kick
b , f + bp + bl
13%
high knockdown
Bicycle Steps
b , b , f + bk + bl
2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2%
All hits high ; knockdown
Burning Parry
d , b + fp + bl
8%
Does not counter low attacks ; unblockable launch
Wake Up Moves
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
Low Fireball
b , f + fk
7%
low
Flying Dragon Kick
b , f + bp
7%
high knockdown
Bicycle Kick
b , b , f + bk
2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2% + 2%
All hits high ; knockdown
Parry
d , b + fp
8%
Does not counter low attacks ; unblockable knockdown
X-Ray Attack
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
Chin Up
fk + bk + bl
6% + 4% + 9% + 11%
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
41%: Midscreen: + , , Dash + , , Dash + , , Dash + , Bicycle Kicks
Jump-in Combos
- N/A
Combos With Enhanced Specials
- N/A
Combos With X-Ray Attacks
- N/A
Corner-Only Combos
- N/A
Style
- N/A
Matchups
N/A