Johnny Cage

Current Battle: Johnny Cage vs. Jax

Alignment: Earth

Special Moves Shadow Kick - (r, m, 4, 2, opponent is knocked back and falls) Shadow Uppercut - (h, h, 3, 4, airborne attack, +1 speed against other airborne attacks, opponent is knocked back and falls) Green Bolt - (r, can be thrown mid or high, 4, 2) Groin Punch - (h, l, 3, 2, follow-up; cannot be used against female kombatants)	Starting Weapon: Scimitar
	Kounter Move: Shadow Kick

Johnny Cage is a martial arts movie superstar. Before he ever heard of Mortal Kombat, Cage was making blockbuster action movies and gaining worldwide fame. His flashy fighting style and unique charm were making him one of the most loved action stars in Hollywood. However, the more famous Johnny Cage got, the more he came under fire from the tabloids. Rumors started to circulate that Johnny Cage was a fake. People were speculating that Cage's stylish moves were just all the result of stunt doubles, elaborate camera tricks, and computer generated images. Soon the rumors were being printed as fact, and soon the story was in every newspaper in America. Cage was furious, he'd had years of martial arts training and the papers were saying he didn't even know how to throw a punch. About this time, Cage recieved an invitation to a tournament called Mortal Kombat. Cage didn't pay much attention to the details of the tournament, he was out to fix the bruises to his reputation and his ego, so he decided to compete to prove that he's the real thing. When he got there, he found himself in a tournament that was to decide the fate of the world, at which a huge creature named Goro was the champion. Cage didn't win the tournament, but took high standing in it. After coming back, he starred in the hugely successful Mortal Kombat movie. Cage's popularity soared. To keep his superstar status strong, he followed Liu Kang into Outworld to Shao Kahn's tournament. Cage helped battle the Outworld warriors and returned home with the inspiration for a sequel to his hit movie. During filming of the movie, though, Shao Kahn began his invasion of the Earth realm. Johnny Cage was one of the chosen warriors whose souls were protected from Kahn's magic, but his life was taken by one of the extermination squads. Cage's death was mourned by his friends as well as his fans. But as the new tournament with Shinnok begins, Rayden is able to resurrect Cage due to a loophole in the rules of Mortal Kombat. He is once again able to fight alongside the Earth warriors for the fate of the realm, and for his own ego.