How to Unlock Floyd in Mortal Kombat 1: All 37 Floyd Klues Explained

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Beyond the intense battles it’s known for, the Mortal Kombat series is also celebrated for its hidden characters and fights. Interestingly, several characters from the current lineup originally appeared as concealed fighters – popular choices like Smoke, Jade, and Noob Saibot among them. Given this history, it’s not shocking to discover that Mortal Kombat 1 also boasts a secret fighter of its own.

In the game Mortal Kombat 1, named after the British rock band Pink Floyd, players can find a pink ninja character called Floyd if they manage to complete a sequence of puzzling tasks. Defeating this mysterious character unlocks some fantastic prizes. The game unfortunately doesn’t provide instructions on how to do this, so it’s up to the gaming community to figure out these challenges on their own.

This guide wouldn’t exist without the contributions of @thethiny and other helpful individuals who assisted in data mining and solving the puzzles necessary to unveil the secrets behind the Floyd fight.

How to Unlock Floyd in MK1

To reveal the hidden Floyd fight in Mortal Kombat 1, gamers must accomplish a total of ten tasks from the list provided (which contains 37 tasks). The specific tasks you’ll need to complete are selected randomly for each player, as there seems to be no consistency in the selection. At this point, it appears that the only method to reset your challenges is by either losing against or defeating Floyd, resulting in ten new tasks being chosen at random. Unfortunately, there’s currently no way of knowing which tasks are active during gameplay.

Occasionally, Floyd might make an appearance during tower battles, offering clues to the players. However, it’s important to note that these clues may not necessarily relate to the ongoing challenges they are currently facing.

It’s great news that you can finish all 37 tasks in approximately an hour, and it’s even better that you can do this with a friend using two controllers in the 2-player versus mode. While it’s possible to tackle multiple challenges within a single fight, it might get tricky to keep count of how many tasks have been completed, so it would be wise to concentrate on completing one challenge at a time for easier tracking.

Once you’ve conquered the challenge or after winning the battle where it was achieved, the word “Floyd” will materialize on the left portion of your screen and a guitar melody will sound off. A short while following players finishing their tenth Floyd challenge, they’ll be instantly transported into a fight with Floyd and given three opportunities to defeat him in a best-of-three match. It’s important to remember that player two can also accomplish Floyd challenges, so you should disregard any “Floyd” messages that show up on the right side of your screen when counting.

As a gamer, I’d recommend taking on all the Floyd-related challenges with each character before tackling the actual fight, since it makes strategic sense to get familiar with each character’s unique skills in these challenges first, and then switch to your preferred character for the universal ones.

Klues for Unlocking Floyd in Mortal Kombat 1

# Challenge Solution
1 Total Disrespect Win a fight after taunting exactly four times. Mortal Kombat 1 taunts can be performed by pressing Down on the D-pad four times.
2 Jumping Gets You Nowhere Win a fight without jumping.
3 Klean Sweep Win a fight after performing exactly 13 sweeps. Players can perform a sweep by pressing Back + Back Kick (Circle on PlayStation, B on Xbox, or A on Switch).
4 Get Over Here Already Perform one of Scorpion’s Fatalities at the end of a fight. His Animality should also work.
5 Flipping Out Win a fight after flipping stance exactly 16 times. Players can flip stance by pressing L2 (PlayStation), LT (Xbox), or L (Switch)
6 Up & Away Win a fight after performing exactly five uppercuts.
7 No Elder God Get the first hit while playing against Raiden.
8 I Make the Rules Achieve a flawless victory while playing as Liu Kang.
9 No Luna Achieve a double flawless victory while playing against Reptile.
10 Fire & Ice Perform a 400+ damage combo while playing as Scorpion with Sub-Zero as the Kameo. The easiest way to achieve this is by chaining Sub-Zero’s Forward + Kameo attack into a Fatal Blow and then spamming buttons during the Fatal Blow to increase the damage.
11 Ice & Fire Perform a five-hit combo while playing as Sub-Zero with Scorpion as the Kameo. The easiest way to achieve this is by spamming Back + Back Punch (Triangle on PlayStation, Y on Xbox, or X on Switch).
12 Perfect Kouple Achieve a double flawless victory while playing as Johnny Cage with Sonya Blade as the Kameo.
13 Get the Horns While playing as General Shao with Motaro as the Kameo, trigger a Fatal Blow and then quickly spam the Kameo button so that Motaro lands the first blow.
14 Hip Hop 4 Ever Win a fight after jumping exactly 22 times.
15 Yeet!!! Win a fight after performing exactly seven throws. Kameo throws do not count towards this total.
16 This is Where You Fall Down Lose to Johnny Cage with less than nine seconds left on the clock.
17 Timed Out Lose a fight by running out of time.
18 You Suck Lose to General Shao in the final round of a fight when his health is below ten.
19 I’m Down Too Win a fight using only uppercuts, being sure to finish with the Klassic Brutality.
20 Fists of Fury Win a fight using only punches.
21 Kicking It Win a fight using only kicks.
22 Sans Jade Win a fight using only front kicks (X on PlayStation, A on Xbox, or B on Switch).
23 Losing is Winning Lose a fight without touching any buttons.
24 Keep Kalm & Finish In a best-of-three fight, lose the first round without touching any buttons and then win the second and third rounds.
25 Demonic Duo While playing as Ashrah with Sareena as the Kameo, keep getting hit until the meter is full and then use enhanced attacks to empty all three bars. Players should be sure that none of these attacks land so that Ashra’s meter is completely empty afterward. After that, perform Sareena’s Jataaka’s Blessing Kameo move by pressing Kameo + Down.
26 Frosty!!! While playing as Sub-Zero with Sub-Zero as the kameo, perform all of Kameo Sub-Zero’s freeze attacks against Sub-Zero (Kameo + Down and then get hit to freeze the other fighter, Kameo + Down followed by Kameo + Forward for freeze then throw, and Kameo + Down then Kameo + Back to freeze and cancel).
27 Toasty!!! While playing as Scorpion with Scorpion as the Kameo, use Kameo Scorpion’s Aura of Flame attack three times against Scorpion. Players should make sure to set both fighters on fire each time they use Auro of Flame.
28 Ka Ballin Land seven of Mileena’s Roll attack. Players can perform Roll by pressing Back + Down + Back Kick (Circle on PlayStation, B on Xbox, or A on Switch).
29 Hat Trick While playing as Kung Lao with Kung Lao as the Kameo, hit the other fighter with every hat attack (Buzzsaw, Air Buzzsaw, Hat Toss, Kameo Orbiting Hat, and Kameo Buzz Saw). All five hat attacks need to land.
30 Fatal Finish Perform a Fatality with five different characters.
31 You Finish Yet??? Perform five Fatalities with the same character.
32 Inner Beast Perform two Animalities with the same character.
33 Shaolin Monks Complete any tower using Liu Kang and Kung Lao as the Kameo, then finish a versus fight. The tower in question will need to be selected from the Klassic section of the Towers menu rather than Towers of Time.
34 Door Buster Complete Baraka’s Test Your Might challenge in the Trapped episode of Chapter 5 of the main story and then finish a versus fight. Players should make sure that the Story Test Your Might option is set to On in the accessibility section of the settings menu.
35 Climb the Pyramid Replay Chapter 15 of the main Mortal Kombat 1 story and then finish a versus match.
36 Challenge Accepted Earn 20 points by completing challenges in Towers of Time. Points gained from completing towers do not count towards this total.
37 Quest Keeper Complete two Daily Challenges and then finish a versus fight.

How to Beat Floyd in Mortal Kombat 1

To outsmart Floyd, it’s crucial that you select your primary character as soon as the fight starts. Before engaging, it would be wise to accomplish character-specific tasks first and then handle generic ones with your main. Additionally, attempting to block the initiation of his combos is advisable whenever feasible. Moreover, seize opportunities when he pauses for taunts. Remember, Floyd is one of the most challenging opponents in the game, so be prepared for multiple tries to perfect his movement patterns.

Rewards for Beating Floyd in MK1

As a gamer, I get three chances to take down Floyd in this game. If I manage to beat him, I’ll unlock the stunning Sunset stage from the Mortal Kombat 1 announcement trailer, some exclusive Floyd Kombat Cards, and a slew of Floyd-inspired skins for several of the game’s ninja characters. However, if I fail, I’ve got to start all over again, tackling a fresh set of challenges from the list provided, in order to reengage the Floyd fight and give it another go.

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2025-01-28 20:44