Johnny Cage (Mortal Kombat)

Johnny Cage is a protagonist and playable character from the fighting video game series Mortal Kombat. He was portrayed by Andrew Bowen.

Why You Got Caged

 * 1) Johnny Cage provides a good amount of levity in a brutal fighting video game series. He is also the comic relief of the 1995 film. Because of that, Johnny Cage is a fan favorite among Mortal Kombat players.
 * 2) Johnny Cage had memorable special moves and fatalities such as where he can throw his $500 sunglasses towards his enemy or hits his opponent in the nuts.
 * 3) Andrew Bowen, Joel McHale and Linden Ashby did a great job portraying Johnny Cage. Ashby returned to voice Cage for a DLC skin in 11.
 * 4) Based on his initials and physique, he is inspired by famed action movie star Jean Claude Van Damme. Van Damme will lend his likeness to a skin for Johnny in MK1.
 * 5) He is very quotable with lines such as “Who hired those guys?”, “Here’s Johnny!” and “Those were $500 sunglasses.”
 * 6) Johnny had excellent chemistry with Sonya Blade and started having a daughter named Cassie Cage.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) In Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, he only appears at the very beginning and was quickly killed off.
 * 2) He was initially going to be the protagonist of the 2021 movie but was replaced by Cole Young during pre-production. Luckily, he will appear in the sequel.

Trivia

 * Johnny Cage was originally the protagonist of a video game based on the film Bloodsport. It was retooled into Mortal Kombat due to licensing rights.