History Characters / MortalKombatJohnnyCage

** He also claims that he has a [=PhD=] in ''quantum mechanics'' when Geras tells him that he wouldn't understand the hourglass.

* InkSuitActor: His Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme alternate skin is based upon how he looked in his prime in films like ''Film/{{Bloodsport}}'', ''Film/KickBoxer'' and ''Film/UniversalSoldier''.

Individual Characters: [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion I (Hanzo Hasashi)]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero I/Noob Saibot (Bi-Han)]] | [=Johnny Cage=] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKano Kano]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II/Scorpion II (Kuai Liang)]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn/General Shao]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatQuanChi Quan Chi]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKotalKahn Kotal Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKronika Kronika]]-]]]

* InnocentlyInsensitive: When Johnny gushes about how good [=CageCon=] visitors are at cosplaying as tarkatans, Baraka takes offense, thinking they do that to ''mock'' those sharing his affliction (he also seems to misunderstand [=CageCon=] as a cult, calling the cosplayers Johnny's "followers").

* InnocentlyInsensitive: When Johnny gushes about how good CageCon visitors are at cosplaying as tarkatans, Baraka takes offense, thinking they do that to ''mock'' those sharing his affliction (he also seems to misunderstand CageCon as a cult, calling the cosplayers Johnny's "followers").

-->'''Johnny''': ''Don't you still owe me some sunglasses?''
-->'''Goro''': Here'' is what you are [[{{Revenge}} "owed"]].''

--> '''Johnny''': Grandpa.
--> '''Shinnok''': I’ll rip your ''insolent'' tongue from—
--> '''Johnny''': Yeah yeah, shut up.

--> ''"You just got ''Caged''!"''

--> '''Johnny Cage:''' Fans think my moves are all wire work and special effects. Truth is... ''[[IAmTheNoun I am the special effects.]]''

-->'''Kitana:''' ''I have bested you before.''
-->'''Johnny Cage:''' ''I was being nice, those... ten times.''

---> '''Johnny:''' [[Film/{{Braveheart}} Every man dies, but not every man really]] ''lives.''

--> '''Sonya:''' You are begging to be punched in the face.\\

--> ''"Ohh... freak."''

--> ''"You got ''Caged''!"''

* WhiteDwarfStarlet: His chapter opens with him as the lead of the film ''Temple of Katara Vala''. After filming is complete, he tries pitching a movie tetralogy and a streaming series to the director only to be turned down. Cris pulls him aside and tells Johnny that he only got the part because the director owed him a favor and that his career isn't what it used to be and that he's flat broke, not helped by Johnny constantly purchasing various frivolties.

* ActorAllusion: By [=MK1=], Johnny shares Daniel Pesina's knowledge of martial arts lore in-universe. He is completely aware of Sento's history and Kenshi's clan.

* ActorAllusion: By MK1, Johnny shares Daniel Pesina's knowledge of martial arts lore in-universe. He is completely aware of Sento's history and Kenshi's clan.

* IHatePastMe: Has [[JustForPun shades]] of this when he runs into his younger self in ''11''. Johnny is fully aware of what an egotistical asshole he used to be, and the older and far more mature Cage Senior is incredibly frustrated with his younger self's ArrogantKungFuGuy attitude, even referring to him as his evil twin. In Johnny's story chapter, young Johnny even ends up being his first opponent after his movie-star entitlement and disrespect leads him to go too far and make a embarrassing crude remark about Sonya.

* BenevolentBoss: In a pre-kombat dialogue, when Havik claims that Johnny is as bad as Seido's oppressors, Johnny retorts by saying that the best boss in Hollywood and that people love him.

* WorldsStrongestMan: [[spoiler: Comes full circle if he is chosen by the player in the story ending. While not confirmed to be canon, there are a lot of unique Cage-oriented themes in the final battle and cutscene regardless of whoever the player picked, [[StoryBranchFavoritism making him seem to be the legitimate choice for the grand finale]].]]

Individual Characters: [[Characters/MortalKombatHanzoHasashi Scorpion I (Hanzo Hasashi)]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatBiHan Sub-Zero I/Noob Saibot (Bi-Han)]] | [=Johnny Cage=] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKano Kano]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatLiuKang Liu Kang]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatRaiden Raiden]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShangTsung Shang Tsung]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKuaiLiang Sub-Zero II/Scorpion II (Kuai Liang)]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKitana Kitana]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatMileena Mileena]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShao Shao Kahn/General Shao]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatShinnokAndQuanChi Shinnok and Quan Chi]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKotalKahn Kotal Kahn]] | [[Characters/MortalKombatKronika Kronika]]-]]]