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A Friendship is a Finishing Move introduced in '' Mortal Kombat II '' in order to soften the violence and the controversy that surrounded the Fatality in the original '' Mortal Kombat ''. Friendships allowed players to perform an act of friendship and goodwill towards their opponent rather than kill them after winning the match. This included giving a present, blowing bubbles, and turning into a snowman. To perform a Friendship, when the opponent is defeated, the player must perform a special button combination for their character and have won that round using only High or Low Kick. In '' Mortal Kombat 3 '' and its updates, '' Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 '' and '' Mortal Kombat Trilogy '', the player had to win the round without using Block. Whenever a Friendship was performed in ''MKII'', the announcer (the voice of Shao Kahn) was heard incredulously muttering, "Friendship. ''Friendship?''" while large, multicolored balloon letters would wiggle on the screen stating the name of the finishing move. When Friendships returned in ''MK3'' and its updates, the announcer responded, "Friendship. ''Friendship, again?''" in disbelief that such a thing would reappear in another game. It is generally accepted that the introduction of Friendships to the ''Mortal Kombat'' series was intended to mock the parental outcry that the game was too violent, similar to Babalities . However, they were dropped from later games as the series returned to its dark roots. They appeared in ''Mortal Kombat II'', '' Mortal Kombat 3 '', and '' Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 ''. Notable Friendships
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