Johnny Cage

Johnny Cage
Mortal Kombat character
Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat X (2015)
First game	Mortal Kombat (1992)
Created by	Ed Boon and John Tobias
Designed by	John Tobias (early games) Mark Lappin (MK:SM) Atomhawk Design (MK2011) Susan Mazer (The Journey Begins) Ha Nguyen (first film) Jennifer L. Parsons (Annihilation) Christine Cover-Ferro (Rebirth) Allisa Swanson (Legacy s.1) Lisa Tomczeszyn (Legacy s.2)
Voiced by	Jeff Bennett (The Journey Begins) Robert Keting (MK:DA) Jeff Pilson (MK2011) Andrew Bowen (MKX)
Motion capture	Carlos Pesina (MK:D) Chris Mathews (MK2011)
Portrayed by	Daniel Pesina (MK, MKII) Chris Alexander (MKT) Linden Ashby (first film) Chris Conrad (second film) Jeff Durbin (Live Tour) Matt Mullins (Rebirth, Legacy s.1) Casper Van Dien (Legacy s.2)
Fictional profile
Origin	Venice, California (Earthrealm)
Fighting styles	Jeet Kune Do (MK:DA) Shotokan & Shōrin-ryū karate (MK:DA, MK:A)
Weapon	Scimitar (MK4, MKG) Nunchaku (MK:DA, MK:A) Brass Knuckles (MK:X)

Johnny Cage is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise. He debuted as one of the series' original seven characters in the first Mortal Kombat, and has since become a staple of the series. Created as a parody of martial arts actor and famous karate practitioner Jean-Claude Van Damme, Cage is a cocky and overconfident martial arts film actor who provides the comic relief of the franchise. He became a more layered character in Mortal Kombat X, which introduced his and Sonya Blade's daughter Cassie Cage.

Cage has featured extensively in alternate series media including the two feature films, the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series, comic books, and official series merchandise. General and critical reception of the character has been mostly positive for multiple factors such as his role in the series, his characterization, gameplay, and Fatality finishing moves.

Johnny Cage, birth name John Carlton, is a martial artist and actor who enters Shang Tsung's Mortal Kombat tournament simply to prove that he does not rely on special effects in his films, and is the lone character therein who does not share a past history with any of the game's other characters. In the 1993 sequel Mortal Kombat II, Cage disappears from the set of his latest film after following Liu Kang into Outworld, where he joins forces with his fellow warriors who fight in a second tournament in an attempt to protect Earth against evil Outworld emperor Shao Kahn.

Cage did not reappear in the regular series continuity until 1996's Mortal Kombat Trilogy, in which he was killed by Kahn's forces invading Earth. He is, however, shortly after revived so he can help his former comrades defeat Kahn. In Mortal Kombat 4 (1997), Cage is allowed to continue his life after Raiden accommodates his request for his revival, and reunites with his friends once again in order to defeat the forces of the disgraced Elder God Shinnok, who plans to initiate a war between the realms.