How to use cameo fighters in Mortal Kombat 1

Cameo is the most important innovation new part of the Mortal Kombat series. Now in almost every battle you have an assistant who appears at some point in the battle and delivers an extra blow. In this guide we explain how this mechanism works and whether it can be disabled.

Before the start of the battle, in addition to the main fighter, you can choose a cameo character. It cannot be controlled directly. A single button is responsible for all its actions: R1 (on PS5), RB (on Xbox) R (on Nintendo Switch) and “;” (on a PC keyboard). The use of cameos can be used not only as a standalone attack, but also as part of a combo. Furthermore, the techniques will be unique for each fighter. We will talk about it in thematic guides.

You can only use cameo if you have enough energy. This is indicated by a circle around the icon with the image of the second character in the upper left or right corner of the screen.

A cameo hero can be called only if the photo with his image is brightly lit. If you try to use a cameo while you’re out of energy, you’re guaranteed to interrupt your own combo chain and leave yourself open to an enemy attack.

Also note that each cameo fighter has their own unique moves. Sonya Blade uses energy waves, Goro hits opponents with four hands, and so on. The use of additional fighters makes the gameplay of Mortal Kombat 1 more variable. The number of possible character combinations exceeds several hundred. For example, Scorpio’s attack throws back enemies, and using Sonya’s cameo you can instantly strike with an energy wave and guarantee massive damage to the enemy.

Cameo fighters have their own fatalities. You can learn more about it in our guide to completing moves.

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As expansions are released, the number of cameo fighters will increase.

No. All main battles in the single and story modes take place with the help of cameo fighters. Exceptions are individual battles in the story campaign and the challenge tower.