{"id":37318,"date":"2023-09-28T15:36:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1898125"},"modified":"2023-09-28T17:48:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:48:33","slug":"mk1-johnny-cage-best-moves-combos-fatalities-brutalities","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/mk1-johnny-cage-best-moves-combos-fatalities-brutalities\/","title":{"rendered":"MK1 Johnny Cage: Best moves, combos, fatalities & brutalities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you’re Cage or Van Damme, move like a movie star! <\/p>

By Ben Huxley\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 28 September 2023 at 13:36 PM<\/p>

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In a dream come true for both devs and fans, Jean-Claude Van Damme is finally making an appearance in a Mortal Kombat game.<\/p>\n

And what\u2019s cooler, he\u2019s voicing a skin of the character for which he was the inspiration \u2013 Johnny Cage.<\/p>\n

Speaking of whom, how does everyone\u2019s favourite movie star kombatant fare in Mortal Kombat 1? Apart from having a badass skin, how effective are his moves and how entertaining his fatalities?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look. We\u2019ll list our favourite Johnny Cage moves below, which you can use as either the man himself \u2013 or Van Damme.<\/p>

Best Scorpion moves in MK1<\/strong><\/h2>\n
As we did for our Scorpion moves list<\/a>, let\u2019s break down Cage\u2019s moves into sections. These will work regardless of the platform, and we\u2019ll use a universal move language.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s get started by listing the basics:<\/p>\n
Core Johnny Cage moves in MK1<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Plot Fist<\/strong> \u2013 Front Punch<\/li>\n
Breaking<\/strong> Backhand<\/strong> \u2013 Forward + Front Punch<\/li>\n
Rough<\/strong> House<\/strong> \u2013 Front Punch, Front Punch<\/li>\n
Talk<\/strong> to<\/strong> the<\/strong> Hand<\/strong> \u2013 Back Punch<\/li>\n
Reading<\/strong> Shoe<\/strong> \u2013 Front Kick<\/li>\n
John<\/strong> Kick<\/strong> \u2013 Back Kick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Basic Johnny Cage combos in MK1<\/strong><\/h3>\n
And now for the most entertaining moves from the movie maestro! Some of these might take a while to master, but it\u2019ll be worth it. Where\u2019s the fun in playing as Cage if you\u2019re not showing off?<\/p>\n
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Donkey<\/strong> Kick<\/strong> \u2013 Down + Back Kick<\/li>\n
My Own Publifist<\/strong> \u2013 Back Punch, Front Punch<\/li>\n
Foot<\/strong> Loosey<\/strong> Goosey<\/strong> \u2013 Back Punch, Front Punch, Back Kick, Back Kick<\/li>\n
Toe Tap<\/strong> \u2013 Up + Forward + Front Kick or Up + Forward + Back Kick<\/li>\n
Dunking<\/strong> on<\/strong> Haters<\/strong> \u2013 Back Punch, Front Punch, Back Punch<\/li>\n
Legbanged RedemptShin<\/strong> \u2013 Back Punch, Front Punch, Back Kick<\/li>\n
Wombo Kombo<\/strong> \u2013 Throw or Front Punch + Front Kick<\/li>\n
Elbow<\/strong> Before<\/strong> Me<\/strong> \u2013 Forward + Front Kick, Back Punch<\/li>\n
Enhanced Ball Buster<\/strong> \u2013 Away, Down, Front Punch + Block<\/li>\n
Enhanced Throwing Shade<\/strong> \u2013 Forward, Down, Away, Back Punch + Block<\/li>\n
Air Goring<\/strong> \u2013 Up + Forward + Back Punch, Back Kick<\/li>\n
On<\/strong> the<\/strong> Chin<\/strong> \u2013 Forward + Front Kick, Back Punch, Front Punch<\/li>\n
Style Points<\/strong> \u2013 Forward + Front Kick, Front Punch<\/li>\n
Wowing Out<\/strong> \u2013 Forward, Down, Away, Back Kick<\/li>\n
Air<\/strong> Blood<\/strong> \u2013 Up + Forward + Front Punch, Back Punch, Back Kick<\/li>\n
Face X<\/strong> \u2013 Up + Forward + Back Punch<\/li>\n
Star<\/strong> Wrecked<\/strong> \u2013 The Final Footier: Up + Forward + Back Punch, Back Kick, Back Kick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nJohnny Cage fatalities in MK1<\/strong><\/h3>\nCage, like all kombatants, has two fatalities (check out the whole lot here<\/a>). You start off with one, and the combo for the second will be revealed to you after a bit of grinding.<\/p>\n
But if you can\u2019t wait that long, here\u2019s both<\/em> combos (but we won\u2019t give away the second\u2019s name \u2013 let that be a surprise):<\/p>\n
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Hollywood<\/strong> Walk<\/strong> of<\/strong> Pain<\/strong> \u2013 Forward, Away, Down, Back Punch<\/li>\n
Second<\/strong> Fatality<\/strong> \u2013 Forward, Down, Back, Back Kick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Johnny Cage brutalities in MK1<\/h3>\n
And we\u2019ll finish with the brutalities! If we learn of any more cool moves, we\u2019ll update this very page.<\/p>\n
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The Klassic<\/strong> \u2013 Down + Back Punch<\/li>\n
Here\u2019s Johnny<\/strong> \u2013 Left, Right, Left, Right, Front Punch<\/li>\n<\/ul>