Kitana is a playable character in Mortal Kombat 1. First appearing as a playable character in Mortal Kombat 2, she is a member of the realm of Edenia that joins Earthrealm in Mortal Kombat.
An assassin who is able to use deadly fans to slice and dice any who stand in the way, Kitana can use her weapons to attack at close or long range to fight reliably in different situations and distances.
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| Kitana Finishers | Kitana Move List |
|---|---|
| Fatalities | Basic Attacks |
| Brutalities | Special Moves |
| General Inputs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorthand | Mortal Kombat Command | |||
| F | Forward | |||
| B | Back | |||
| U | Up | |||
| D | Down | |||
| FD | Forward + Down | |||
| FU | Forward + Up | |||
| BD | Back + Down | |||
| BU | Back + Up | |||
| Shorthand | Mortal Kombat Command | PS Button | Xbox Button | Nintendo Switch Button |
| 1 | Front Punch | Square | X | Y |
| 2 | Back Punch | Triangle | Y | X |
| 3 | Front Kick | X | A | B |
| 4 | Back Kick | Circle | B | A |
| L1 | Throw | L1 | LB | L |
| L2 | Switch Stance | L2 | LT | ZL |
| R1 | Kameo | R1 | RB | R |
| R2 | Amplify Special | R2 | RT | ZR |
Kitana Fatalities
| Name | Input | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorthand | PlayStation | Xbox | Switch | |
| Royal Blender | D - D - 4 | D - D - Circle | D - D - B | D - D - A |
| (Close) Minty Fresh | D, D, B, 4 | Down, Down, Back, Circle | Down, Down, Back, B | Down, Down, Back, A |
Kitana Brutalities
| Name | Input | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorthand | PlayStation | Xbox | Switch | |
| The Klassic | D + 2 | D + Triangle | D + Y | D + X |
Kitana's MK1 move list is broken up into Basic Attacks and Special Moves. See the shorthand inputs below.
Kitana Basic Attacks
| Name | Input | Damage | Block Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorthand | PlayStation | Xbox | Switch | |||
| Side Slice | 1 | Square | X | Y | 20 | High |
| Limitless | 1, 1 | Square, Square | X, X | Y, Y | 30 | Mid |
| Rising Up | 1, 1, 2 | Square, Square, Triangle | X, X, Y | Y, Y, X | 70 | Mid |
| Wind Damage | 1, 4 | Square, Circle | X, B | Y, A | 70 | Low |
| Fancy Strike | B + 1 | Back + Square | Back + X | Back + Y | 30 | High |
| Who Runs The World | B + 1, 4 | Back + Square, Circle | Back + X, B | Back + Y, A | 70 | High |
| Royal Bow | F + 1 | Forward + Square | Forward + X | Forward + Y | 30 | Mid |
| Twisted Edenian | F + 1, 2 | Forward + Square, Triangle | Forward + X, Y | Forward + Y, X | 97.50 | Mid |
| Side Swipe | D + 1 | Down + Square | Down + X | Down + Y | 20 | Mid |
| Rising Fan | 2 | Triangle | Y | X | 30 | High |
| Step Off | 2, 4 | Triangle, Circle | Y, B | X, A | 50 | Mid |
| The Comeback | 2, 4, 1, 2 | Triangle, Circle, Square, Triangle | Y, B, X, Y | X, A, Y, X | N/A | N/A |
| Unbreakable | 2, 4, 2 | Triangle, Circle, Triangle | Y, B, Y | X, A, X | 70 | Mid |
| Step N' Stab | F + 1 | Forward + Square | Forward + Y | Forward + X | 50 | Mid |
| Heavy Is The Krown | F + 1, 4 | Forward + Square, Circle | Forward + Y, B | Forward + X, A | 70 | Mid |
| Tantalizing Twirl | D + 1 | Down + Square | Down + Y | Down + X | 140 | High |
| High Heel | 3 | X | A | B | 50 | High |
| Knee Check | B + 3 | Back + X | Back + A | Back+ B | 50 | Low |
| Finishing Touch | B + 3, 3 | Back + X, X | Back + A, A | Back+ B, B | 70 | Low |
| Booty Bump | B + 3, 4 | Back + X, Circle | Back + A, B | Back+ B, A | 50 | High |
| Simple Kommand | B + 3, 4, 3 | Back + X, Circle, X | Back + A, B, A | Back+ B, A, B | 70 | Mid |
| Stiletto Strike | D + 3 | Down + X | Down + A | Down + B | 20 | Low |
| Pretty Kick | 4 | Circle | B | A | 50 | High |
| Edenian Dance | 4, F + 3, 3 | Circle, Forward + X, X | B, Forward + A, A | A, Forward + B, B | N/A | N/A |
| Head Over Heels | 4, F + 3, 3, 4 | Circle, Forward + X, X, Circle | B, Forward + A, A, B | A, Forward + B, B, A | N/A | N/A |
| Sweeping Fan | B + 4 | Back + Circle | Back + B | Back + A | 70 | Low |
| Heel Spin | D + 4 | Down + Circle | Down + B | Down + A | 30 | Low |
| Kitana Aerial Attacks (D - B - 1) | ||||||
| Straight Stab | FU + 1 | Forward + Up + Square | Forward + Up + X | Forward + Up + Y | 50 | Mid |
| Quick Kut | FU + 1, 1 | Forward + Up + Square, Square | Forward + Up + X, X | Forward + Up + Y, Y | 63 | Overhead |
| Tail Spin | FU + 1, 1, 2 | Forward + Up + Square, Square, Triangle | Forward + Up + X, X, Y | Forward + Up + Y, Y, X | 90 | Overhead |
| Fanning Out | FU + 2 | Forward + Up + Triangle | Forward + Up + Y | Forward + Up + X | 50 | Mid |
| Fan Slam | FU + 2, 1 | Forward + Up + Triangle, Square | Forward + Up + Y, X | Forward + Up + X, Y | 27 | Overhead |
| Toe Tap | FU + 3 or FU + 4 | Forward + Up + X or Forward + Up + Circle | Forward + Up + A or Foward + Up + B | Forward + Up + B or Foward + Up + A | 70 | Mid |
| Flipping Out | FU + 3, 4 | Forward + Up + X, Circle | Forward + Up + A , B | Forward + Up + B, A | 76.08 | Overhead |
| Kitana Throws Attacks (D - B - 1) | ||||||
| Shove | F + L1 or F + 1 + 3 | Forward + L1 or Foward + Square + X | Forward + LB or Forward + X + A | Forward + L or Forward + Y + B | 130 | Throw |
| Talk To The Fan | L1 or 1 + 3 | L1 or Square + X | LB or X + A | L or Y + B | 110 | Throw |
| Kitana Breakers Attacks (D - B - 1) | ||||||
| Kombo Breaker | F + R2 | Forward + R2 | Forward + RT | Forward + ZR | N/A | N/A |
| Kitana Taunts (D - B - 1) | ||||||
| D, D, D, D | Down, Down, Down, Down | Down, Down, Down, Down | Down, Down, Down, Down, | N/A | N/A | |
Kitana Special Moves
| Name | Input | Damage | Block Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorthand | PlayStation | Xbox | Switch | |||
| Fan Toss | B, F, 1 | Back, Forward, Square | Back, Forward, X | Back, Forward, Y | 80 | High |
| Enhanced Fan Toss | B, F, 1 + R2 | Back, Forward, Square + R2 | Back, Forward, X + RT | Back, Forward, Y + ZR | 100 | High |
| (Close) Enhanced Fan Toss | B, F, 1 + R2, B | Back, Forward, Square + R2, Back | Back, Forward, X + RT, Back | Back, Forward, Y + ZR, Back | 100 | High |
| (Far) Enhanced Fan Toss | B, F, 1 + R2, F | Back, Forward, Square + R2, Forward | Back, Forward, X + RT, Forward | Back, Forward, Y + ZR, Forward | 100 | High |
| (Air) Fan Toss | B, F, 1 | Back, Forward, Square | Back, Forward, X | Back, Forward, Y | 80 | High |
| Fan-Nado | D, B, 1 | Down, Back, Square | Down, Back, X, | Down, Back, Y | 70 | High |
| (Close) Fan-Nado | D, B, 1, B | Down, Back, Square, Back | Down, Back, X, Back | Down, Back, Y, Back | 70 | High |
| (Far) Fan-Nado | D, B, 1, F | Down, Back, Square, Forward | Down, Back, X, Forward | Down, Back, Y, Forward | 70 | High |
| (Air) Fan-Nado | D, B, 1 | Down, Back, Square | Down, Back, X, | Down, Back, Y | 70 | High |
| (Air Close) Fan-Nado | D, B, 1, B | Down, Back, Square, Back | Down, Back, X, Back | Down, Back, Y, Back | 70 | High |
| (Air Far) Fan-Nado | D, B, 1, F | Down, Back, Square, Forward | Down, Back, X, Forward | Down, Back, Y, Forward | 70 | High |
| Princess Pirouette | D, F, 2 | Down, Forward, Triangle | Down, Forward, Y | Down, Forward, X | 90 | Mid |
| Enhanced Princess Pirouette | D, F, 2 + R2 | Down, Forward, Triangle + R2 | Down, Forward, Y + RT | Down, Forward, X + ZR | 120.00001 | Mid |
| Square Wave | D, B, 2 | Down, Back, Triangle | Down, Back, Y | Down, Back, X | 70 | Mid |
| Enhanced Square Wave | D, B, 2 + R2 | Down, Back, Triangle + R2 | Down, Back, Y + RT | Down, Back, X + ZR | 70 | Mid |
| (Air) Square Wave | D, B, 2 | Down, Back, Triangle | Down, Back, Y | Down, Back, X | 70 | Mid |
| (Air) Enhanced Square Wave | D, B, 2 + R2 | Down, Back, Triangle + R2 | Down, Back, Y + RT | Down, Back, X + ZR | 70 | Mid |
| Fancy Flick | D, B, 3 | Down, Back, X | Down, Back, A | Down, Back, B | 80 | Mid |
| (Close) Fancy Flick | D, B, 3, B | Down, Back, X, Back | Down, Back, A, Back | Down, Back, B, Back | 80 | N/A |
| (Far) Fancy Flick | D, B, 3, F | Down, Back, X, Forward | Down, Back, A, Forward | Down, Back, B, Forward | 80 | N/A |
| Enhanced Fancy Flick | D, B, 3 + R2 | Down, Back, X + R2 | Down, Back, A + RT | Down, Back, B + ZR | 100 | Mid |
| (Close) Enhanced Fancy Flick | D, B, 3 + R2, B | Down, Back, X + R2, Back | Down, Back, A + RT, Back | Down, Back, B + ZR, Back | 80 | N/A |
| (Far) Enhanced Fancy Flick | D, B, 3 + R2, F | Down, Back, X + R2, Forward | Down, Back, A + RT, Forward | Down, Back, B + ZR, Forward | 80 | N/A |
| Wind Bomb | B, D, F, 4 | Back Down, Forward, Circle | Back Down, Forward, B | Back Down, Forward, A | 75 | Mid |
| (Close) Wind Bomb | B, D, F, 4, B | Back Down, Forward, Circle, Back | Back Down, Forward, B, Back | Back Down, Forward, A, Back | 75 | Mid |
| (Far) Wind Bomb | B, D, F, 4, F | Back Down, Forward, Circle, Forward | Back Down, Forward, B, Forward | Back Down, Forward, A, Forward | 75 | Mid |
| (Very Far) Wind Bomb | B, D, F, 4, U | Back Down, Forward, Circle, Up | Back Down, Forward, B, Up | Back Down, Forward, A, Up | 75 | Mid |
| Kitana Fatal Blow (D - B - 1) | ||||||
| Stepping Up | L2 + R2 | L2 + R2 | LT + RT | ZL + ZR | 350 | Mid |
