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REPTILE
Mortal Kombat 9

REPTILE

Unlock Reptile's full potential in Mortal Kombat 9! Discover all his special moves, combos, enhanced attacks, X-Ray, and fatalities with this comprehensive guide.

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Unlock Reptile's full potential in Mortal Kombat 9! Discover all his special moves, combos, enhanced attacks, X-Ray, and fatalities with this comprehensive guide.

Reptile, the last survivor of his race from the destroyed realm of Zaterra, now calls Outworld home. Shao Kahn utilizes his stealth mastery for espionage and eliminating enemies. Driven by the loss of his home, Reptile's self-pity fuels his aggression, leading him to inflict suffering and death in his quest to restore his realm.

This guide details Reptile's move set in Mortal Kombat 9, including his basic attacks, combos, special moves, enhanced attacks, X-Ray move, and finishing moves.

Basic Attacks

  • Uppercut — Down + [BP]
  • Reptile Smash — Forward + [BP]
  • Low Swipe — Back + [FP]
  • Hop Kick — Forward + [FK]
  • Sweep — Back + [BK]

Combos

  • Cold Blooded — [FP], [BP], [BK]
  • Carnivore Bash — [FP], [BP], [BP], [FP]
  • Deadly Venom — [FP], [BP], Back + [FP]
  • Just Hatched — [BP], Forward + [FK]
  • Hybrid Blast — [BP], [BK] + [FK]
  • Bybrid Crush — [BP], Forward + [FK], [BP] + [FP]
  • Evolution — Forward + [BP], Back + [FP]
  • Amphibian Charge — [FK], [BP], [FP]
  • Slithered — [FK], [BP], Back + [BK]
  • Swamp Strikes — Forward + [FK], [BP] + [FP]

Fast Tag

  • Carnivorous — [FP], [BP], [BP], [FP], Tag
  • Nocturnal — Forward + [BP], Back + [FP], Tag
  • Aquatic — [FK], [BP], [FP], Tag
  • Shredding Skin — Back, Forward, [BP] + Block, Tag (Uses one bar of Super)

Tag Combos

  • Toxic — [FP], [BP], Tag
  • Ravenous — [FP], [BP], [BP], Tag
  • Anguish — [FK], [BP], Tag

Special Moves

  • Slow Force Ball — Back, Back, [FP]
  • Fast Force Ball — Back, Back, [FK]
  • Slide — Back, Forward, [BK]
  • Acid Hand — Down, Back, [BP]
  • Invisibility — Down, Up, [BK]
  • Acid Spit — Down, Forward, [FP]
  • Elbow Dash — Back, Forward, [BP]

Enhanced Attacks (Requires one bar of Super)

  • Slow Mega Ball — Back, Back, [FP] + Block
  • Fast Mega Ball — Back, Back, [FK] + Block
  • Slime Trail — Back, Forward, [BK] + Block
  • Reptilian Hand — Down, Back, [BP] + Block
  • Vanish — Down, Up, [BK] + Block
  • Acid Stream — Down, Forward, [FP] + Block
  • Reptilian Elbow — Back, Forward, [BP] + Block

X-Ray Move

  • Tricky Lizard — Flip Stance + Block (Requires full Super bar)

Finishing Moves

  • Acid Yak — Forward, Forward, Down, Up, [FK] (Stand in sweep distance. Reptile forces open his opponent's mouth and vomits acid down his opponent's mouth. As his opponent is spitting the acid back up he rips out their stomach and esophagus.)
  • Weight Loss — Down, Down, Forward, Back, [FP] (Stand in sweep distance. Reptile goes invisible and slashes his opponent's throat and abdomen. He reappears and shoves a glowing ball of energy in the opponent's abdomen, which explodes.)
  • Stage Fatality — Forward, Down, Down, Block
  • Babality — Back, Forward, Back, Down, [FK] (Baby Reptile hatches out of an egg and spits up everywhere, laughing)
  • Klassic Fatality — Back, Back, Forward, Down, Block (Stand in jumping distance. Reptile removes his mask to reveal a reptilian head. He shoots his tongue at his opponent's head. He retracts his tongue, pulling his opponent's head off and back into his mouth, devouring it.)

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