Talk:Liu Kang vs. Ryu/@comment-27582488-20160625151730/@comment-5035900-20160626031157

Liu Kang turning into a dragon and dropping arcade cabinets from the sky do effect the battle quite a bit, but to offer a quote of mine from Taki vs. Mileena:

"...it’s kind of a given that your super murder move works best when your foe’s, you know, dazed and pretty much already beaten."

It all boils down to a theory/idea I hold in which fatalities can be performed at any time really, but aren't particularly effective when facing an uninjured or untired opponent who can either avoid or even counter them. It's why, say, Liu Kang's aerial fireball fatality from MK4 didn't work on Ryu early on in the fight: because he was well enough to stop the killing blow from hitting him.

So on a beaten and exhausted foe? Fatalities are super-effective. Otherwise it's somewhat of a wasted exertion of energy and power that'd be better served wearing the opponent down to better guarantee landing the move without any issues.