Johnny Cage

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Johnny Cage is a male video game character who features in Mortal Kombat.

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Biography

Original Timeline

Jonathan Carlton was a male human born in the modern age in Earthrealm. By adulthood, he came to be an actor where he took the stage name of Johnny Cage and had trained in martial arts. He became a current box-office champ and star of such movies as Dragon Fist and Dragon Fist II as well as the award-winning Sudden Violence.

He then decided to join the Mortal Kombat tournament where he boarded a ship at the harbor that would take him to Shang Tsung's island, along with his agent and personal secretary. Both were fearful about his security, and tried to convince him to not attend the tournament. Cage, however, said that no one would even touch him. After he boarded the ship, Cage was harassed by the Black Dragon leader known as Kano and his allies. A fellow Shaolin Monk named Liu Kang managed to help Cage, beating several of the thugs, while the superstar attacked a distracted Kano, knocking him down with a Shadow Kick. After the brawl, Cage and Kang presented each other. Arriving at the island, Cage joined forces with Liu Kang and Sonya, a member of the United States Special Forces, and during the tournament, they became great friends. Johnny, Liu Kang and Sonya formed an alliance to protect Earthrealm and they were mentored by the Thunder God, Raiden. During the final battle between Liu Kang and Shang Tsung, Johnny teamed up with Sonya and Kano to fight Goro near the pit. When Shang Tsung's island fortress began to crumble because of his defeat at the hands of Liu Kang, Raiden saved Johnny and dropped him off at a boat that belonged to the Special Forces Agency near the island. There, he met Major Jackson Briggs and was interrogated by him on the whereabouts of Sonya. Johnny told Jax all about the events on the island, but the major didn't believe him. After Johnny was set free, he made the movie Mortal Kombat, based on his experiences.

Due to a recording from Sonya received by the U.S. Special Forces, Jax realized that Cage's version of the history was true and the Major went to meet with the superstar once more to personally apologize for disbelieving him. Not long after that, Cage was shooting a commercial and was suddenly attacked by a revitalized Shang Tsung, Kintaro, Baraka, Kitana, Mileena, and Jade. At the same time that Jax arrived in the set, Cage was violently blasted through the wall right in front of him. Jax managed to help him fight against the invaders, taking on the mighty Shokan, Kintaro. They were later joined by the other Earthrealm warriors who helped them fight the horde off. Raiden appeared, put an end to the fight, and Shang Tsung proposed a new Mortal Kombat tournament. Once again, Johnny reunited with his allies to protect Earthrealm, traveling into Outworld. Eventually, Liu Kang challenged Shao Kahn, proving again that he was the true champion of Mortal Kombat; Kang defeated the emperor within inches of his life.

After his defeat at the hands of Liu Kang, Shao Kahn led a massive invasion against Earthrealm in order to take this realm by force. During Shao Kahn's invasion, Cage came to be killed by an Outworld extermination squad led by Motaro. However, his path to the afterlife was blocked by a merger between Earth and Outworld. This led to his soul taking possession of his body one again allowing him to re-join friends to fight for the survival of Earthrealm. After Shao Kahn’s defeat at the hands of Liu Kang, Johnny’s soul was free to leave to a higher place. Johnny watched from the heavens as the events unfolded and the fallen Elder God Shinnok attack Earthrealm. Johnny Cage sought out Raiden so that he could restore his deceased soul; the restoration of Johnny's soul allowed him to fight alongside the Earthrealm defenders once more and to help defeat Shinnok. After the defeat of Shinnok, it appeared as though Raiden’s revival of Cage was permanent as he did not ascend back to the heavens but instead remained on Earth.

He then began work on "Mortal Kombat: The Death of Johnny Cage" where his character repeatedly died and was resurrected.

Reboot Timeline

During the Armageddon, Shao Kahn ultimately won where all of creation faced destruction but during the last moments of Raiden he managed to his past experiences back to his younger self. This created a change in the timeline as the younger Raiden was guided by the scattered visions of the future where he sought to avert this dark future.

At some point, the couple came to have a daughter that they named Cassie Cage.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Johnny Cage was an American action movie star with a bare muscular build with tight pants and his trademark sunglasses. It was noted that his stage name was Johnny Cage (Japanese: ジョニー・ケイジ, Jonī Keiji).

Most think of Johnny Cage as nothing than than a glory-seeking Hollywood actor.

In the new timeline, he came to marry Sonya Blade with the two having a daughter named Cassie Cage. However, the two later came to be divorced though they still were on good terms with one another.

During his acting work, he came to be acquainted with Charles "Chuck" Golden who was also known as Mokap. A former martial arts teacher on the North side of Chicago, the man commonly referred to as Mokap was called upon by Johnny Cage to do some motion capture work for his new movie "Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance". Mokap was flown to Hollywood to begin his first session, which consisted mainly of the Crane and Snake styles. Although many other martial artists were used, Mokap was brought in repeatedly for his vast knowledge of fighting techniques.

Powers and abilities

Johnny Cage was seemingly born an ordinary human being with not special inherent abilities. According to one account though, Cage was descended from a Mediterranean cult that bred warriors for the gods: warriors with special abilities. One of these was the ability to propel himself forward and increase the strength of his blows.

Though air-headed and superficial demeanor, Johnny Cage was shown to be a strong and agile warrior who showed excellent fighting techniques during battle. After long periods of training with various masters of martial arts, he came to master several fighting styles such as Karate. A martial arts superstar trained by great masters from around the world.

Notes

  • Johnny Cage was created by Ed Boon, John Tobias and Daniel Pesina where he made his first appearance in Mortal Kombat (1992).
  • The character was said to be modelled after the Belgian actor, Jean-Claude Van Damme.
  • According to martial artist Daniel Pesina, who portrayed Cage in the original game and the 1993 sequel Mortal Kombat II, the character was additionally modelled after Danny Rand from the Power Man and Iron Fist comic series by Marvel Comics.
  • During a Kombat Kast, it was revealed that Johnny Cage was the characters stage name and that his real name was Jonathan Carlton.

In other media

Television

Films

  • In Mortal Kombat, Johnny Cage appeared in the setting of the 1995 live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Linden Ashby.
  • In Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, Johnny Cage appeared in the setting of the 2020 animated film where he was voiced by actor Joel McHale.

Other

Appearances

  • Mortal Kombat: (1992)
  • Mortal Kombat: Armageddon:
  • Mortal Kombat 9:
  • Mortal Kombat X:
  • Mortal Kombat 11:

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