RATE THE FINISHER: Mortal Kombat 2 - Finishers/Friendships

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[@CheapPopMan]

I always thought Baraka's Impale Fatality was really creepy. He just impales you and as you slide down, he looks into your eyes as you bleed out and die. Looking at it from that angle, it's simple, sure, but imagine his face being the last thing you ever see, dying in complete terror at that sinister grin. Sometimes simple is best.

[@JockyCGE]

Jesus.

[@fabiosonhandogrande1697]

Especially if you know what tarkatans are and do

[@dagoss1]

Jax’s fatality in this game is very ironic

[@matthewshadow9440]

SavageDaggs but sucks

[@mr.checkyourself4672]

All the fatalities were simple

[@Loffter]

armronic

[@CeeWorld69]

Mr. Check Yourself no they’re not, when this game came out it blew everyone’s mind

[@mr.checkyourself4672]

@@CeeWorld69 I didn't mean simple in a negative way kid

[@vermillion8827]

Kung Lao's shaolin monks fatality where he pulls out a rabbit and beats you with it is a 10/10

[@MonkeySharkPro]

that's a thing?!

[@DavidAKJohnson]

If this isn't in a fatality in MK11, I'm going to be disappoint

[@AKnumber24]

Haha, I forgot all about that one. Definitely 10/10

[@peeweewallabowski7084]

Haha thats so dumb. The other one where he throws it at you and the rabbit goes full Holy Grail on you is also hilarious 😂

[@truindividual]

@@peeweewallabowski7084 yes! Lol

[@NickelAntonius]

Johnny Cage: a Friendship so awesome, it became a Fatality.

[@JonesDylan874]

And his outro in MKX.

[@ProxyDoug]

Kung Lao's Friendship became a fatality in Shaolin Monks as well. He straight up beats the crap out of you with the rabbit.

[@russelldoty2743]

@@ProxyDoug Or the rabbit attacks you on its own and eats your head off.

[@ElifSinim]

It's also a Babality in MK9

[@joshuagorski9452]

Which game was that a fatality in?

[@BIGNASTY1234556]

What made Liu kangs flipping uppercut fatality interesting was the concept because he's a Shaolin monk and he doesn't kill (even though he eats you) it was probably a call back to mk1

[@kuma1388]

I remember the first time I saw the dragon fatality at the arcade. That shit blew my mind

[@marche800]

Kung Lao pulling a rabbit out of his hat is hilarious. Honestly I wish Friendships would come back, they're hilarious.

[@adihlmanwa7898]

I wouldn't mind seeing Friendships again, if MK9 can have Babalities then I don't see why not.

[@cheatsykoopa98]

since now characters talk friendly to each other before each fight it would be funny if they did like, scorpion and quan chi are enemies and it wouldnt make sense, but cassie and johnny are family and they would never hurt each other like that anyway (unless they are possessed by a blood god like in the comics lmao)

[@ozbowler3564]

your wish came true

[@wendolynsaurio2426]

They did came back

[@gatsu6906]

Oz bowler these comments are so stupid. he knows

[@seiryu265]

7:17: FATALITY... MAX Wins.

[@darkstardarin]

JC: "Yo Raiden, check this out!" *does Triple Uppercut Fatality* Raiden: "Excellent, observe mine." *blows up entire body*

[@AnthonyKusanagi101]

I want to see that man

[@speedy932key4]

I hope he reacts to the fatalities in MK shaolin monks. I don't see many people cover that game

[@ShenZxro]

RetroAlchemist18 2000 I don’t even think max has ever played shaolin monks on the channel

[@speedy932key4]

@@ShenZxro I don't think he has either,but think he should. That game is a lot of fun and the fatalities in it are pretty good too

[@camwilson2583]

Exactly that's a least a top 5 mk game

[@thecrimsonking-3326]

Hell Kung Lao’s fatality from Shaolin monks was used in mk 9 and it’s still the most brutal thing I’ve seen

[@Slappaccino]

Meh. The game was ok for an MK spinoff (considering the others have been hilariously bad) but it's nothing to write home about.

[@Lunar-Bird]

7:15 I felt Steve soul left his body at that very moment he threw it on the ground

[@Goronian]

When I was a little kid, I had an obscure Russian gaming magazine that had all the moves for MKII on the Genesis and finishing moves all had little commentaries. The Kitana one was "beats all your teeth out, then bakes you a cake with nuts". To this day that is literally the only thing I remember from there.

[@theungreatkahli]

I remember in a magazine from that time it showed Baraka’s friendship and said something like, “This is for when the scars heal.”

[@PatheticApathetic]

“Why is it so childish, though?” A MasterClass in missing the point

[@leonardvole9760]

Now, they might have decided to put in friendships due to the outcries of the violence, but according to Daniel Pesina, the first Friendship came from the first Sonya actress, Elizabeth Malecki, whom didn't want to do anything violent. She asked John Tobias, "What if Sonya gave a flower instead of killing them?" They thought that was hilarious, and this ultimately led to the first Kiss of Death Fatality, but she inadvertently created the first Friendship before they even decided to put them in the second game.

[@kevblucole]

8:50 Liu Kang's pants turned blue during Shang Tsung's second fatality

[@tonyinfinite5174]

Pants are lot less red without the soul apparently ah the memories never noticed that at all in the arcades

[@WutTheDeuceGaming]

17:02 Holy shit, that Lao combo is ridiculous. 4 hits, 80% damage. All the hours I've played MKII, I never knew he could even do that.

[@PhilliesDude2k20]

That sh!t is broken

[@ofearghailthefearless6481]

I know if I was playing this game with Max and he chose Kung Lao, I would be fucked since he knows how to do that unofficial combo

[@irina1296]

I adore Friendships. I really miss it

[@RyuGuitarFreak]

Imagine them doing nowadays with amazing cutscenes.

[@comandantety]

hey!

[@realmjumper8154]

Then I suppose you’ll be happy to know they’re back in 11

[@omega902]

Why can’t we be friends why can’t we be friends

[@TypetwoAbsolute]

8:11 - *Thanos starts to sweat*

[@piecheese1214]

14:49 "Here Jax, have a kid. Instead of killing you, I'm going to give you a large financial burden. Isn't that nice of me? You're gonna have to find a real job too, because competing in death tournaments won't set a good example for your new son."

[@connerwine8257]

Kids aren't financial burdens and Jax has a damn daughter lol

[@RRViper7777]

One of the fun things was Shang Tsung had the ability to do any character's Fatalities, providing you had the time to transform during the Fatality time frame. A favorite of mine was a combination of Sub Zero/ Scorpion. Sub Zero's first half of deep freezing the opponent could reset the Fatality timer, so with Shang Tsung transformed to Sub Zero, I'd continue the first part until he transformed back. After that was the transformation to Scorpion and his torching Fatality for the equivalent of an implosion. And since the torch fatality had a version that could be anywhere on screen, you didn't have to worry about range afterward. Good stuff.

[@theungreatkahli]

That’s a favorite of mine to do. I have one guy on my friends list for PS3, and we still play the Arcade Kollection. We’d call that one toasty ice. lol I also would like to freeze them and do Kung Lao’s hat slice.

[@BagofBonesJAW]

If Johnny’s first one is a 5, then his second is a 15. Five for each head

[@PsychoCrusher46]

You know what, these animations aged pretty well. Plus I would raise Baraka's fatality an 8/10 because I like to look at it as he wants to see you slowly impaled in agony.

[@MaxBiggs]

I was a dumb kid that held down buttons when I didn't need to, but that led to discovering Shang Tsung's secret fatality after beating my older brother, followed immediately by the both of us freaking the fuck out. One of the best days of my childhood 😂 Also how I discovered the secret Acclaim intro (on the SNES version). Having this stuff happen to you before the internet took off was wild.

[@theungreatkahli]

Oh yeah, where Kintaro would stomp on the logo. I remember that too. A bygone era for sure. Glad others are still around to remind people of that.

[@charleslee8313]

Kung Lao had the best fatality (Splitting Headache) and the best friendship, which both involved the hat. That took skills.

[@thehairylarry]

No one: Maximilian after every fatality: *OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH*

[@whenyounutinhermouthandshe]

No one asked.

[@thebatman68]

@@whenyounutinhermouthandshe I asked

[@thehairylarry]

@@whenyounutinhermouthandshe No one asked you... 🙂

[@hubbival7325]

this intro is so sick. whoever did this is talented.

[@tobi2960]

no one can deny that the best Rate the Super are the ones where Max is with the doods

[@zhaoyun255]

17:01 THAT'S A LOTTA DAMAGE. Have a LITTLE SOME MORE!!!!!

[@kildaver]

If you're not the Kung Lao player, and that happens, you turn around and walk away. You don't even show your frustration, disgust, or sadness, you just *leave.*

[@truindividual]

Thats a wall combo in 93!

[@truindividual]

@@kildaver shake that person's hand and leave. Hold the L

[@gamingdemon12]

zhaoyun255 have a little some more. Grammar -_-

[@zhaoyun255]

@@gamingdemon12 PHIL HAS GONE TOO FAR, he SNIFFS TOO MUCH FLEX GLUE, and now, all he is seeing is MARTIANS!!!!

[@spazworrier]

7:17 Max performed a fatality on Steve's heart.

[@strtfghtr88]

Decades later and you can still see all the polish put into this game

[@HelterSeltzer_the_one]

I love that in Injustice 2 there was a Kid Thunder reference lol

[@KageDaiki]

13:27 This gave me an idea of making a kitana plushie.

[@skinc4rver]

8:12 is a big spoiler for how the final fight against Thanos in Endgame will turn out.

[@wilsonbetz145]

Kitana's friendship was giving her opponent "a piece of her cake"

[@theungreatkahli]

Liu Kang would’ve loved that.

[@Denizu]

I can't stomach too much gore, but out of morbid curiosity I wanted to see some fatalities, but only the old ones are not realistic enough for me. So I appreciate the rate the finishers on the older games! ^^

[@rinmorinai]

Late I know but I think we need to come up with a way to be able to view the newer fatalities in this graphical format so people who have trouble watching gore can enjoy the newer fatalities without the gory bits.

[@Denizu]

@@rinmorinai while that would be nice, sometimes you just gotta accept that you won't be able to experience everything. That's ok, there's plenty of other fun stuff to see

[@Phillyjoe2]

14:27 It's all about that Liu Kang friendship! 10/10 🤣

[@nick-playercharacter8583]

That Baraka friendship is what taught me to love Mortal Kombat.

[@javodey]

14:14 "I'd frame that." -Johnny Cage, 1993

[@JamBadguy]

Can you do a rate the super for Skullgirls?

[@andrecarvalho6691]

Sadly Max doesn't like Skullgirls afaik. A shame, that game is beautiful

[@JamBadguy]

@@andrecarvalho6691 pretty sure he does like it... he did a handful of videos on them.

[@REDIVY78]

He liked the game,just hated the art style

[@dbabaganoosh]

hahaha the noise Steeb makes when he tries the high five LOL

[@Jay_Rodimus]

14:52 "Don't talk to me or my son ever again"

[@Axeblade3]

7:16 Kenny expressing how we feeling in that moment

[@tarekatorr]

Honestly, am I the only one who wants to see a Mashup fighting game in the style of Max's intro? That shit would be siiiiick!

[@user-dj2sz8qn1w]

Shang Tsungs Kintaro fatality is an 11/10.

[@ofearghailthefearless6481]

That’s a really impressive trick Dood did with Kung Lao

[@EdwardRichtofen_115]

3:44 if he puts his trophy there, it'll be a literal stand for his trophy. GET IT?! Since the legs are still standing!!! See ya'll next week!

[@The_Kiosk]

17:01 we need more of this.

[@MegaTomPlays]

Max's face at 17:05 is priceless

[@Jhylla81]

I think they should've switched Jax and Baraka's Friendships. It makes more sense for Baraka to make paper dolls and you could put a jack in the box for Jax's Friendship to make a Jax in the box joke.

[@the_NNPW]

11:11 “I mean what are they going to do, give him metal arms on them afterwards?” Killed me.

[@robokid3334]

Hello therw

[@robokid3334]

There

[@robokid3334]

I can't spell

[@kevinnorwood8782]

Liu Kang's Dragon fatality is ALWAYS an automatic 10/10.

[@DrunkenRetroGamer]

Sub Zero ripping off the head and spine was Bi-Han who was inherently evil and became Noob Saibot. This Sub Zero is his brother. Lore dude, lore!

[@xWagnerPlaguesx]

5:55 The bus driver uppercut lol YOU GOIN TO JAIL NOW

[@deadpoolgames1]

i like the one drop of blood when you do fatality in this game and i like how blood drop from fatality letters and stays on the ground on some consoles blood doesnt stay on ground

[@AyEmEl]

The highfive tension in this video *kils* me.

[@taylorveldhuis8269]

Ah friendship friendship again? 🤣

[@r.a.p.2276]

4:45 out of all the stages they do reptile's tasty meal fatality, they do it on the only one that has a glitch when performed. perfect

[@juansoto321]

Rate the Super: Mortal Kombat 9 Babalities

[@anangrytexan2244]

I love how the immediate reaction to the "Toasty" was to try to Toasty Boost. 11:25

[@devilking666]

at 7:18 max literally reacted to Steve's shoulder movement immediately......Max reaction dps must always be on point

[@terrentoetag14]

That Kung Lao Kombo was insane.

[@gospel_spreader2283]

Nobody : Max's intro : LETS GOOOOOOOOO

[@demonpal1402]

Oh man I have been hoping they would do this! Cant wait for the rest of the legacy videos!

[@Enrique-lk1nx]

Why not do Rate The Super Injustice 2?

[@dalethechipmunk3873]

*FINISHING MOVES*

[@asianguy5028]

7:16 top 10 anime betrayals

[@rcblazer]

That Kung Lao juggle combo is insane! I agree that Mileena had the weakest Friendship of them all, and that The Pit 2 is the best stage Fatality ever!

[@derpderpgaming9860]

I think he has the best intro

[@reesebynumgames5964]

Jax's Head Clap and Arm Rip is an combination and both was used in his Smash and Grab Fatality

[@calcarTV]

'she's like an owl' XD doesnt give a hoot.

[@geediddi6007]

I swear you have the best intro on KZbin

[@SatisfactoryBro]

Honestly, it was the fact that Max didn't look at him to dodge the high five that was amazing.

[@TaeInfinite]

All these years of playing fight games, Max learned Ultra Instinct .

[@The_Froggyy]

7:17 Most gruesome Fatality

[@notsogreatsword1607]

I couldn't figure out what i was doing when Raiden would trigger the fatality sound and darkened screen but not actually pull it off. My brother and I never figured it out. Can't wait to tell him

[@Strummie]

In the Deadpool stage, the stage Fatality actualy says “Foul ball.”

[@deception2938]

Everytime I watch max I go and play a fighting game deadass

[@oam24799]

15:52 IMAGINATION 😂

[@ACrazedGaming]

I swear you have one of the best intros on youtube

[@keithvaskelionis7861]

The Christmas story reference was spot on.... legs are still there make a lamp 😂

[@kingvern100]

max if want to see some of the best fatalities from liu kang and kung lao you have to rate mk shaolin monks with the doods

[@gahenk]

In my opinion, Kung Lao has always had the nastiest fatalities in each game. Whether it’s straight up tearing shit up to the anxiety attack he gave me in mk x with the head on the blade. I love him as a character

[@LeonJohnson-yi3hg]

Yes Lao is a great character and an mk staple

[@gamerboyQ16]

17:02 thats why many people called kung lao "the cheese"

[@ShenZxro]

MK11 is looking to be an amazing game and I can’t wait for him to rate the fatals there

[@robsonpommer7464]

This Jax looks like a buffed Sonic Fox!

[@orlanzo2621]

Man as a kid Shang Tsung's soul steal always scared me the most.

[@AbelGomez1987]

you know what should have happened... When Kid Thunder was summoned, he should have then did the epic uppercut fatality that Raiden did ;))

[@HowdyItsMarc]

Love your vids max

[@ShadowStar-wo8vi]

6:57 That is a lethal snowball.

[@DrFatihD]

7:17 Steve whiff punished.

[@shaggydee91]

The Johnny Cage friendship is amazing

[@janetho7267]

Maximilian dood haves the best fatality in the game. Have you seen that hand action?!

[@dr.platinum2336]

Did you know that if you do liu kang's 2nd fatality on the pit stage if causes a stage fatality

[@adihlmanwa7898]

I've never been able to get it to work with a pit in MK2 except maybe the Deadpool.

[@adihlmanwa7898]

Then again that may have been a glitched variation of Sub-Zeros.

[@dr.platinum2336]

@@adihlmanwa7898 yea probably

[@martian78]

MK11 Noob’s fatality is similar to Shang Tsung’s. They both enter the body then pop out!

[@dysontyronetd]

10:06 ooh shit

[@ninthpayloader0465]

Lu Kang is the only character in MK 1 and 2 that has a fatality that doesn’t kill the opponent. He’s a monk and only kills when needed.

[@ShadowStar-wo8vi]

1:10 This should have ended with Baraka cutting his upper half off.

[@mirandamalone6060]

Despite not being realistic and as sickening as the newer fatalities, I still get hyped by these. Not sure if bc they’re classics, you need to put in more work for some, or because they seem to be more comedic

[@tywukong4582]

Kung Lao actually has a Corner to Corner infinate if you punish a neutral jump with a tornado spin

[@johnodaz1273]

Top notch video guys :-D. Brings back so many memories.

[@screenwriterdave]

I wonder if they know that Sub-Zero can super freeze you, and if you hold lp, lk and down after putting the uppercut inputs in, then he knocks you into the acid pit while you're frozen.