Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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#mortalkombat #netherrealm #playstation5
General Shao's moveset. He's not Kahn in Mortal Kombat 1's storyline and doesn't have his iconic hammer yet. Shao plays kompletely different now and several of his classic moves can now be done by Reiko instead, which means I can't main him anymore. He's not too complicated. He's mid-ranged with his axe and low range without it. His Power Strike (D, F Circle) temporarily gets his axe stuck in the ground so he has to fight with his bare fists. The axe can be called back before timeout with D, F Circle which sadly doesn't hit opponents. While the axe is stuck on the ground, Shao can use a low full screen Axe Quake (D, B Circle) which is less predictible for opponents when the axe isn't on-screen. The Tree Chopper throw (D, F Triangle) only works when close to the axe. Axe moves can temporarily be buffed with Dark Energy (D, F Square). Devastator (D, B X) is an anti-air throw with an axe. Without an axe, it doesn't connect into a throw. That's basically it.

0:00 Intro
0:18 Basic Moves
1:26 Basic Moves no Axe
2:17 Arial Basic Moves
2:42 Arial Basic Moves no Axe
3:07 Special Moves
5:06 Xray
5:28 Brutalities
6:54 Fatalities
7:45 Outro

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