A long-standing gameplay feature of the Mortal Kombat series, Animalities finally returns in Mortal Kombat 1 with the release of the Khaos Reigns DLC. Fortunately, ownership of the new expansion is NOT required for MK1 base game players to enjoy the new finishing moves, and is available via the latest content update instead.
This Mortal Kombat 1 guide is a complete listing of all 32 Animalities, and their button input combos for each console controller, based on the player being on the left and facing right.
Animality Button Input Combos
| CHARACTER | ANIMALITY | CREATURE | PLAYSTATION BUTTON INPUT | XBOX BUTTON INPUT | SWITCH BUTTON INPUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashrah | NetherRazzle | Winged Unicorn/Alicorn | Back, Forward, Down, X | Back, Forward, Down, A | Back, Forward, Down, B |
| Baraka | Tranquil Demise | Porcupine | Back, Down, Down, Triangle | Back, Down, Down, Y | Back, Down, Down, X |
| Cyrax | Buzz Kill | Hornet/Wasp | Forward, Back, Forward, Back | Forward, Back, Forward, Back | Forward, Back, Forward, Back |
| Ermac | We Are Locusts | Locust Swarm | Down, Back, Down, Back | Down, Back, Down, Back | Down, Back, Down, Back |
| General Shao | Bear Necessities | Bear | Back, Down, Down, Circle | Back, Down, Down, B | Back, Down, Down, A |
| Geras | Hippo-Kritical | Hippopotamus | Back, Forward, Down, Forward | Back, Forward, Down, Forward | Back, Forward, Down, Forward |
| Havik | No Laughing Matter | Hyena | Back, Down, Down, X | Back, Down, Down, A | Back, Down, Down, B |
| Homelander | Let Freedom Wing | Griffin | Back, Forward, Down, Circle | Back, Forward, Down, B | Back, Forward, Down, A |
| Johnny Cage | Open The Beaches | Shark | Back, Forward, Back, Forward | Back, Forward, Back, Forward | Back, Forward, Back, Forward |
| Kenshi | Wolf It Down | Wolf | Down, Down, Down, Square | Down, Down, Down, X | Down, Down, Down, Y |
| Kitana | Royal Nectar | Hummingbird | Down, Down, Forward, Down | Down, Down, Forward, Down | Down, Down, Forward, Down |
| Kung Lao | Ti-Gore | Tiger | Forward, Back, Down, Triangle | Forward, Back, Down, Y | Forward, Back, Down, X |
| Li Mei | UnBearable | Giant Panda | Down, Back, Down, Square | Down, Back, Down, X | Down, Back, Down, Y |
| Liu Kang | Rising Phoenix | Phoenix | Down, Back, Down, Triangle | Down, Back, Down, Y | Down, Back, Down, X |
| Mileena | Maneater | Mantis | Forward, Down, Down, Circle | Forward, Down, Down, B | Forward, Down, Down, A |
| Nitara | Bat’s All Folks | Giant Bat | Forward, Down, Down, X | Forward, Down, Down, A | Forward, Down, Down, B |
| Noob Saibot | See You Later… | Alligator | Back, Down, Back, Down | Back, Down, Back, Down | Back, Down, Back, Down |
| Omni-Man | Hail Mary | Hail Mary | Forward, Back, Forward, Down | Forward, Back, Forward, Down | Forward, Back, Forward, Down |
| Peacemaker | Proud To Be Eagly-merican | Eagle | Back, Forward, Back, Down | Back, Forward, Back, Down | Back, Forward, Back, Down |
| Quan Chi | T-Rekt | Skeletal Tyrannosaurus Rex | Back, Down, Down, Circle | Back, Down, Down, B | Back, Down, Down, A |
| Raiden | Eelectrifying | Electric Eel | Down, Back, Down, Circle | Down, Back, Down, B | Down, Back, Down, A |
| Rain | Allergic Reaction | Pufferfish | Forward, Back, Down, Back | Forward, Back, Down, Back | Forward, Back, Down, Back |
| Reiko | Ram-Page | Ram | Forward, Down, Down, Square | Forward, Down, Down, X | Forward, Down, Down, Y |
| Reptile | Feed Me, Syzoth | Venus Flytrap | Down, Down, Back, Circle | Down, Down, Back, B | Down, Down, Back, A |
| Scorpion | Does It Sting? | Scorpion | Forward, Down, Down, Circle | Forward, Down, Down, B | Forward, Down, Down, A |
| Sektor | Horn To Be Wild | Rhinoceros | Back, Forward, Back, Forward | Back, Forward, Back, Forward | Back, Forward, Back, Forward |
| Shang Tsung | With A Twissst | Cobra | Forward, Back, Down, X | Forward, Back, Down, A | Forward, Back, Down, B |
| Sindel | Terror-antula | Tarantula | Back, Down, Down, Circle | Back, Down, Down, B | Back, Down, Down, A |
| Smoke | Killer Kong | King Kong/Gorilla | Down, Forward, Down, R2 | Down, Forward, Down, RT | Down, Forward, Down, ZR |
| Sub-Zero | Mammoth Mash | Mammoth | Down, Forward, Down, Forward | Down, Forward, Down, Forward | Down, Forward, Down, Forward |
| Takeda | Ten-tickles | Kraken | Back, Forward, Back, Down | Back, Forward, Back, Down | Back, Forward, Back, Down |
| Tanya | Kills R Us | Giraffe | Down, Back, Down, Back | Down, Back, Down, Back | Down, Back, Down, Back |
Those are the button input combos for all 32 Animalities in Mortal Kombat 1 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.