| Basic Moves |
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Elbow |
 + (close) |
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| Liu strikes the opponent with his elbow. |
| Special Moves |
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Bicycle Kick |
(hold) ,(release) |
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| Liu launches forward through the air, pedaling his feet to strike the foe. |
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Turbo Bike Kick |
(hold), ,(release) |
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| A faster Bicycle Kick with a red shadow trail. |
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Flying Kick |
,+ |
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| Liu Kang launches forth with foot outstretched. |
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Dragon Fire |
+ |
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| Liu Kang tosses a fireball that has a dragon head-shaped end. @term=highpunch@ tosses a high Dragon ... |
| Fatal Moves |
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Enter the Dragon |
  (close) |
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| Liu morphs into a gigantic dragon and bites the opponent's upper torso clean off. |
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Teleport Torch |
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| Liu teleports to the opponent's position and sets them on fire, incinerating them to death. |
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Shadow Puppet |
 + |
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| A screen appears and Liu makes a shadow puppet in the shape of the MK Dragon. |
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Arcade Drop |
 + |
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| A MK1 arcade machine drops on the opponent, crushing them. In MK3/UMK3/Trilogy, Liu teleports before ... |
| Command Moves |
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Rising Flower |
+ |
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| Standard issue uppercut while rising from a crouch. |