Liu Kang

A character in Mortal Kombat. He has lots of good moves and is a good character for a beginner to start with. He can shoot fireballs both low and high, do flying kicks both low and high, and do a move where he flys accross the screen flailing his legs (called a bicycle kick). For one of his finishing moves, he turns into a dragon and eats his opponent.

These are the moves for Mortal Kombat 2. Only some of the special moves, and none of the finishing moves, are applicable to other MK games.

Special moves
Flying kick: Forward, Forward, High Kick
Bicycle kick: Hold Low Kick for 3+ seconds, then release
Fireball: Forward, Forward, High Punch (can be executed in mid-air; faster that way too)
Low Fireball*: Forward, Forward, Low Punch

Finishing Moves
Dragon: Standing about one step away: Down, Forward, Back, Back, High Kick
Cartwheel Uppercut: Standing about two steps away: Rotate the controller 360 degrees, starting from Back
Babality**: Down, Down, Forward, Back, Low Kick
Friendship** (Disco dance): Forward, Back, Back, Back, Low Kick
Dead Pool: Hold Low Punch and Low Kick, then approach the victim and press Down and High Punch
Kombat Tomb/Pit II: Down, Back, Forward, Forward, Low Kick

* While executing this move, the fact that you're crouching prevents you from being hit by certain projectiles
** Of course, you cannot do a babality or friendship if you've done any punching in the winning round