Biography
Preservation
War Chief of the nomadic Tarkatan tribe, a carnivorous people considered subhuman by the Outworld Empire. Baraka dutifully serves Shao Kahn to preserve his tribe’s way of life, who roam the harsh Wastelands, meat carts in tow, consuming everything and everyone in their path.
Basic Attacks
Spiked Cross
1
Low Stab
Down + 1
Straight ShankRequires Baraka Barrage
Down + Forward + 1
Warrior Strike
2
Lunging Blades
Back + 2
Blade Swipe
Forward + 2
Rising BladesTriggers if attack counters or punishes a high attack
Down + 2
Hinge Kick
3
Foot Stomp
Back + 3
Low Poke
Down + 3
Low ShankRequires Baraka Barrage
Down + Forward + 3
Big Leg
4
Leg Chop
Back + 4
Knee Lunge
Forward + 4
Side Kick
Down + 4
Jumping Attacks
Hangry Jab
1
Sinister ShankRequires Baraka Barrage
Down + 1
Sinister Slice
2
Dropkick
3 / 4
Hop Attacks
Bladed Doom
Up, 1 / Up, 2
Karbrac Kick
Up, 3 / Up, 4
Getup Attacks
Fatal Strike
Up + 2
Karbrac Stab
Up + 3
Flawless Block Attacks
Fatal Strike
Up + 2
Karbrac Stab
Up + 3
Throws
Toward ThrowTriggers if opponent failed to escape the previous throw
Forward + TH / Forward + 1 + 3
Back ThrowTriggers if opponent failed to escape the previous throw
TH / 1 + 3
Roll Escapes
Forward Roll Escape
Forward + ST
Away Roll Escape
Back + ST
Air Escape
Breakaway
Down + BL
Kombo Attacks
Easy Kill
1, 1
Mangled
1, 1, 2
Bloodthirsty
1, 2
Outworld BashTriggers if kombo is a punish
1, 2, 2
Splintered
2, 1 + 3
Painful Swipes
Forward + 2, 1
Bloody Mess
Forward + 2, 1, 2
Tarkatan Rush
Back + 3, 1
Cutting Loose
Back + 3, 1, 2
Doom KicksTriggers if kombo is a counter or punish
Forward + 4, 4
Special Moves
Blade Spark
Down, Back + 1
Amplify
AMP
Blade ChargeTriggers if opponent blocks late
Back, Forward + 2
Throw Away
(Hold Back)
Blood LungeTriggers if opponent is hit during a Roll Escape
Back, Forward + 2
Chop Chop
Down, Back + 3
Extend
(Tap 3 rapidly)
Amplify
AMP
Further Amplify
AMP
Spine Burst
Down, Back + 3
Leg Kabob
Back, Forward + 4
AmplifyTriggers if opponent is stand blocking
AMP
Throw Away
AMP, (Hold Back)
GuttedTriggers in a kombo of 9 hits or more
Back, Forward + 4
Amplify
AMP
Baraka-Serker
Back, Forward + 3
AmplifyRequires Blade ChargeTriggers if opponent blocks late
AMP
War Banner
Down, Back + 4
War Banner Bash
Down, Back + 4
Staked
Down, Back + 4
War Banner Charge
Back, Forward + 3
Cancel
Down, Down
Fatal Blow
Skewered
ST + BL
Friendship
Nailed It
Back, Forward, Down, Down + 1
Fatalities
Food for Thought
Back, Down, Back + 2
Rock, Paper, Baraka
Back, Forward, Back + 3
Stage Fatality
Forward, Forward, Down + 4