I haven't really put time into ermac like I should but his first fatality is quite difficult .

Don't hold block, usually helps.

his fatalities are very hard. You need to jump straight up and input the fatality command as he's on the way down. Holding block won't work, even if you release it just before the final input, since it just makes him jump. The idiot who programmed his fatalities needs to find a new job.

I can do it with block!
But you need to let go of the block before pressing the last UP... Not at the same time... The timing is weird!

Fatalities with Up inputs have always worked that way. I can pull off Ermac's fatality without any problem. My brother, playing the game for the first time, pulled it off in one try.

Just make sure you hold block on the up input and let it go right before you press the last button

Hey man. Cool. that's an amazing achievement. I did too, so sadly there's no medals or trophies to send him.

I never said I couldn't pull it off with block - it's EASIER to do it by jumping straight up first - the timing with releasing block versus just inputting it on the way down is very different.

Well you said it was "very hard" and was angry at the programmer, so I assumed you meant that you had a lot of problems with it and I just wanted to point out the programming was fine and it wasn't hard to pull off when done with good timing.