Mercy

The Mercy was a mechanic that was introduced in Mortal Kombat 3 where the winner of the match could show mercy to the loser at the end of the match, which resulted in the loser receiving a small part of their health back which they could use to fight the winner further.

Overview
A Mercy could only have only been done if the winner won the third round of the match. After that, the winner would have to go past-half screen, hold the run button, press down 3 times, and then release the run button. After this the mercy sign would appear and the narrator would say 'character shows mercy', and the loser of the match gains a small bit of health back. If the winner proceeded to beat their opponent again, he would get the opportunity to perform an Animality on their opponent.

Appearances

 * Mortal Kombat 3
 * Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
 * Ultimate Mortal Kombat
 * Mortal Kombat Advance
 * Mortal Kombat Trilogy
 * Mortal Kombat 11