Cheats and Secrets for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe on PS3

Introduction and Game Plot

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe for PlayStation 3 mixes Mortal Kombat fighters with DC Comics heroes and villains. This page lists the characters and costumes to unlock. Darkseid is obtained by completing the DC story and Shao Kahn by completing the Mortal Kombat story, in both cases with a specific button on character select; the way to obtain alternate costumes is as follows.

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Characters and Basic Tricks

Play as Darkseid: complete the DC story mode, then press RB on the character select screen. Darkseid has no Fatality or Heroic Brutality.
Play as Shao Kahn: complete the Mortal Kombat story mode, then press RB on the character select screen. He also has no Fatality.
Alternate costumes: on the character select screen press Start when you choose a character.
Ice counter (Sub-Zero): press X (2), Down, Back, X. The game treats the opponent's backward throw as an attack and counters it: at the right angle you miss him and can perform another move while he is still frozen.

Character Moves and Fatalities

Buttons: X, Y, A, B. Fatalities are performed at close range (close) or one step away (far) as indicated.

Baraka: Sharp Spark (Down, Back, X), Blade Cyclone (Down, Forward, B), Chop Chop Blades (Back x2, A). Fatality: Stab Slam (Back, Forward, Down, Forward, X, close); Chest Stab (Forward x2, Down x2, A, close).
Jax: Gun Runner (Back x2, X), Power Fist (Down, Back, Y), Rocket Blast (Down, Back, A), Ground Pound (Down x2, B). Fatality: Head Smash (Back, Forward x2, Back, Y, close); Machine Gun (Forward x2, Back x2, A, close).
Kano: Kano Ball (Back, Forward, B), Brutal Throw (Down, Forward, X), Knife Toss (Down, Back, X), Eye Laser (Back x2, X). Fatality: Knife Throw (Back, Down, Back, Forward, X, far); Flip Stomp (Down x2, Forward, Back, B, far).
Kitana: Bladed Fans (Forward x2, X), Mystical Teleportation (Down, Back, X), Rolling Fury (Down, Forward, B). Fatality: Fan Throw to the Head (Back x2, Forward, X, close); Kiss of Death (Forward, Down x2, Back, A, close).
Liu Kang: High Dragon Fire (Forward x2, X), Flying Dragon Kick (Forward x2, Y), Bicycle Kick (Back x2, Forward, B). Fatality: MK1 Arcade Drop (Forward, Back, Down x2, A, close); Head Stomp (Down x2, Forward, Down, B, far).
Raiden: Lightning Bolt (Down, Back, X), Energy Teleport (Down, Back, A), The Superman (Forward x2, B). Fatality: Ground Slam (Down, Forward, Down, Up, Y, far); Electrocution (Back, Forward x2, Down, B, far).
Scorpion: Spear (Back x2, X), Fiery Teleport (Down, Back, A), Hell Fire (Down, Back, Y). Fatality: Toasty! (Down x3, B, close); Lava Pool (Forward x2, Back, Down, A, close).
Shang Tsung: Skull Fire (Back x2, Y), Soul Steal (Down, Back, A), Body Switch (Down, Back, Forward, X). Fatality: Back Breaker (Back, Down, Forward, A, close); Morph (Down x2, Forward x2, Y, close).
Shao Kahn: Shoulder Charge (Forward x2, B), Energy Shield (Down, Back, A), Pulse Blast (Back x2, X), Hammer Smash (Back, Forward, Y).
Sonya: Ring of Doom (Down, Forward, X), Deadly Kiss (Down, Back, X), Bicycle Kick (Down, Back, B). Fatality: Kiss of Death (Down x2, Back, Forward, X, close); Neck Breaker (Down, Back, Forward x2, B, far).
Sub-Zero: Ice Nugget (Down, Back, Y), Icy Freeze (Down, Forward, A), Tombstone Teleport (Down, Back, A). Fatality: Freeze Kick (Back x2, Down, Back, B, close); Freeze Slam (Back, Forward, Down, Forward, Y, close).
Batman: Batarang (Down, Forward, X), Smoke Capsule (Down, Back, Y), Leaping Shadow Kick (Down, Forward, B). Heroic Brutality: Bat Swarm (Down, Back, Forward x2, B, close); Grappling Hook (Down x3, Up, then A).
Captain Marvel: Power of Zeus (Down, Back, X), Strength of Hercules (Back, Forward, Y), Achilles Bolt (Down, Back, A). Brutality: Slam & Stomp (Down, Forward, Back, Forward, X, close).
Catwoman: Whip Sting (Down, Back, X), Lasso Grip (Back, Forward, Y), Nine Lives (Down, Back, B). Brutality: Neck Breaker (Down, Back, Down, Forward, Y, close).
Darkseid: Omega Beam (Back x2, X), Omega Tremor (Down x2, B), Omega Force (Down, Back, A).
Deathstroke: Close Flash Bomb (Down x2, A), Pistol Shot (Back, Forward, X), Lunging Stab (Back, Forward, Y). Brutality: Gunshot (Forward x2, Down, Forward, Y, close).
The Flash: Fast Escape (Down, Back, A), Super Supercut (Down, Back, Y), Around the World (Back, Forward, B). Brutality: Flashy Beat Down (Back x2, Forward x2, B, close).
Green Lantern: Summoned Hand Grip (Down, Back, X), Judgment Hammer (Back x2, A), Wall Barrier (Back, Forward, B). Brutality: Orb Squeeze (Forward, Back, Down, Back, A, close).
The Joker: Laughing Fist (Down, Back, A), Bombs Away (Forward x2, B), Magic Trick (Down, Back, B). Brutality: Gunshot (Forward, Back, Forward, X, close).
Lex Luthor: Target Practice (Down, Back, X), Powered Palms (Down, Forward, Y), LexCorp Rocket (Down, Back, A). Brutality: Body Twist (Down, Forward, Down, Back, Y, close).
Superman: Heat Vision (Back x2, X), Ice Breath (Down, Forward, A), Ground Tremor (Down x2, B). Brutality: Ground Pound (Down x2, Forward x2, X, close).
Wonder Woman: Wondrous Spin (Down, Back, B), Divine Princess (Down, Forward, Y), Handstand Burst (Down, Back, A). Brutality: Lasso Slam (Up, Back, Down, Forward, X, close).

Easy Trophies

Combo Champion: with Sonya, perform the Bicycle Kick on an opponent to get 10 hits each time. Alternatively, with Flash press Back, Forward, Y at the start of the fight: it charges the opponent with a series of punches, an 11-hit combo.
MK Arcade Champion and DC Arcade Champion: you must complete Arcade with all the characters. To go faster, when you reach Dark Kahn press Start and choose another character who hasn't completed the mode yet; defeat Kahn to complete it. You can also set the difficulty to Very Easy.

Rewards and Trophies

Platinum: unlock all the rewards.
Gold: The Ultimate Evil (both stories), The Finisher (all the Fatalities and Heroic Brutalities), Arcade Master (Arcade at the highest difficulty without continues), Supreme Champion (all the Kombo challenges).
Silver: DC Arcade Champion, MK Arcade Champion, Relentless! (100 chat matches).
Bronze: Worlds Remade (MK story), Universe Reborn (DC story), The Competitor (200 Versus matches), Fatality!, Heroic Brutality!, The Pugilist (Klose Kombat), Free Fallin' (Free-Fall transition), Humiliation (perfect victory online), each character's Kombo challenges.
Secret (Bronze): Omega Effect (Darkseid Kombo challenge), Emperor of Outworld (Shao Kahn Kombo challenge), Super Moves Master (all Super and Pro Moves).