The Mortal Kombat series has been around since the ’90s and is one of the biggest, most successful fighting game franchises in history. A lot of this success is a direct result of consistent gameplay improvements, popular characters, and some truly wild lore. But it also can’t be ignored that Mortal Kombat’ s deadly and famous fatalities, which players can pull off at the end of some matches if they input a tricky series of button presses quickly, are a big reason it is still around decades later. These deadly moves sparked a lot of controversy when  MK  first exploded onto the scene, and also got a lot of people talking about and eventually playing the series. In 2026, these finishers remain popular on YouTube and TikTok. People love watching their favorite characters kill (or be killed) in all sorts of horrific ways. Developer NetherRealm knows this, which is why it will take you over an hour and a half to watch this compilation of all of the fatalities from just the last four games.…