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SUB-ZERO
Mortal Kombat 9

SUB-ZERO

Learn all of Sub-Zero's moves, combos, special attacks, enhanced moves, X-Ray, and fatalities in Mortal Kombat 9. Master the Lin Kuei assassin's ice powers.

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Learn all of Sub-Zero's moves, combos, special attacks, enhanced moves, X-Ray, and fatalities in Mortal Kombat 9. Master the Lin Kuei assassin's ice powers.

An assassin of the Lin Kuei clan, Kuai Liang commands the power of ice and cold. Though his codename is Tundra, he has now assumed the mantle of Sub-Zero to honor his brother after Bi-Han's mysterious death. With the help of his fellow Lin Kuei Smoke, Sub-Zero tirelessly hunts the one who killed his brother.

Basic Moves:

  • Swipe Uppercut - Down + [BP]
  • Force Claws - Back + [BP] (hold)
  • Big Leg - Forward + [BP]
  • Sweep - Back + [BK]

Combos:

  • Frosty - [FP], [FP], [FP]
  • Cold Feet - [FP], [FK], Forward + [BK]
  • Artic Blast - [FP], [FK], Back + [BK]
  • Ice Pick - Back + [FP], [BP], [FP]
  • Ice Cold - Back + [FP], [BP], [BK]
  • Frost Bitten - [BP], [FP], [BP]
  • Ices Up - [BP], [FP], [BK]
  • TUndra Shoo - [FK] + [BK], [FP] + [BP]
  • Winter Blade - [BP], [BP], [BP]
  • Cold Steel - [BP], [BP], [BK]
  • Chill Out - [FK], Forward + [BK]

Fast Tag:

  • Absolute Zero - [BP], [FP], Tag

Tag Combos:

  • Freezer Burn - [FP], [FK], Tag
  • Arctic Assault - Back + [FP], [BP], Tag
  • Ability to Freeze - [BP], [BP], Tag

Special Moves:

  • Iceball - Down, Forward, [FK]
  • Slide - Back, Forward, [BK]
  • Ice Clone - Down, Back, [FP]
  • Ice Puddle - Down, Back, [FK]

Enhanced Attacks (Requires one bar of Super):

  • Ice Beam - Down, Forward, [FK] + Block
  • Power Slide - Back, Forward, [BK] + Block
  • Ice Statue - Down, Back, [FP] + Block
  • Ground Freeze - Down, Back, [FK] + Block

X-Ray Move (Requires full Super bar):

  • Deep Freeze - Flip Stance + Block

Finishing Moves:

  • Have an Ice Day - Back, Forward, Down, Forward, [BK] (Sub-Zero freezes his opponent up to their waist, then proceeds to pull their upper half off.)
  • Spinal Smash - Down, Back, Down, Forward, [BP] (Sub-Zero reaches in and pulls out his opponent's spine and skull. He freezes his opponent and with a swine, shatters them with their own spine. Stand in sweep distance.)
  • Stage fatality - Forward, Down, Back, [BP]
  • Babality - Down, Back, Down, [BK] (Baby Sub-Zero wets himself, which freezes on the ground and causes him to slip.)
  • Klassic Fatality - Forward, Down, Forward, [BP] (Sub-Zero grabs his opponent by the neck and pulls their head and spine off. Stand close.)

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