Clown and Fatality

Clown

Clown noun - A comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior.

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Fatality and clown are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fatality" instead a noun "Clown".

Nearby Words: clowning, clownish, clownery, clow

Fatality noun - A person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed.

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Clown and fatality are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clown" instead a noun "Fatality".

Nearby Words: fatal, fatalistic, fatalism, fatally, fatalist

old	old clown	old fatality
complete	complete clown	complete fatality
certain	certain clown	certain fatality
original	original clown	original fatality
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, large, infamous, black.

In one of his Fatalities for Mortal Kombat 9 Shang Tsung turns into a Monster Clown before killing his opponent, a direct reference to what the Joker does for his Fatality in Mortal Kombat vs.

Source: Monster Clown
In Mortal Kombat 9, Shang Tsung's first fatality has him transform into a Monster Clown and blast the top of his opponent's head off with a gun.

Source: Discontinuity Nod
In fact, Midway brought back Joker's Fatality in Mortal Kombat 9, completely uncut, as one of Shang Tsung's Fatalities (the only change being that he transforms into a generic Monster Clown beforehand).

Source: Bowdlerise / Video Games

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