Am I wrong for missing megalomaniac Johnny Cage? The whole Special Forces advisor schtick is so incredibly forced.

Heres to hoping with the timeline chaos that we get split personalities of cage as a cocky arrogant young cage and a more matured older cage with a little splash of deadpool humor.

I like both. It gives him more depth. He CAN be arrogant and self-absorbed at times but when things go to hell he's also the guy who's gonna step up in a big way. It was supposed to be his character in the first two games, was his arc in Armageddon, and was fully realized in MK9-MKX. Without Liu Kang or even Kung Lao alive to lead and be Earthrealm's Champion, someone needs to step up and show other realms that we won't roll over and be conquered without making almost not worth the losses they'll suffer. That champion is Johnny "I'll punch a god in the dick if I have to" Mother F'N Cage, lmao. With Sonya for backup...

No because that is your preference.

I like the MKX protrayal however. It gives him more character depth than the one note self before then. It was akin to seeing Scorpion change from the vengeful spectre to a more a deep Shirai Ryu leader.

It just isn't MK without good ole' Johnny.

Nah, you're not wrong - it's just your preference. Personally, his MKX depiction was my favorite to date. He matured because he's older and a parent, but he was still a cheeky arsehole at heart.

I love any and every Cage. An MK game isn’t complete without him. I hope he’s playable.

I will be really happy to see Johnny Cage in this game. I am personally a fan of the classic characters first and foremost, and Johnny Cage's reveal will really complete the roster for me.

From what I have seen, I am not too crazy about his costume so far. It isn't bad, it just looks really similar to his MKX primary, just with a different color palette. It is similar with Sonya and Kano's primaries.

That being said I am sure he will have some more interesting alts. I would like to see more color on him; i feel like he should have his blue belt and wrist guards instead of the white belt and arm bandages. I would also like to see a more decked out version of his look similar to what he had in Deadly Alliance. And of course the tuxedo look should be in every game.

As for his personality, I do like his more mature MKX version. He's still snarky and humorous, but he feels like a more genuine character there. For his younger version, maybe something between MK9 and MKX would work really well.

Sure it is. Just look at Mortal Kombat 3, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Mortal Kombat Deception.

I'll be honest, though. I'm a little biased given I've never really cared much for Johnny Cage. However, if I had to choose, I'd rather have him than Sonya. I've been sick of her for nearly 20 years. lol

A lot of love for Johnny in here. Heck, he was the character I mostly played as during MK1-2.

But, I still don't see the point in having Sonya+Johnny and Cassie playable at the same time. The character slots are always so limited / highly contested it pains me that characters like Rain, Noob, Fujin, etc get left out while Johnny and Sonya are essentially in there twice.

I guess since Earthrealm is always the focus of the story, the main Earthrealmers always have to be there.

I think it's because Johnny and Sonya are still much beloved characters and they are still relevant plot-wise. Not to mention that Cassie's gameplay is a lot different than both of her parents', she uses the green energy differently than Johnny, and Sonya has started adopting more technological moves like drones and turrets while Cassie retains the more traditional special forces related moveset.

Really if you took out the bloodline and family name, you'd have three pretty distinct characters

Nope.

It's Mokap. My prayers have been answered.

Even MK vs DCU?

TBH, does MK vs DC ever really count?

Boon's opinion on certain forum topics?

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Pffft never liked him and never will but it’s pretty much a forgone conclusion that he will be in every MK game from now until eternity so just get his reveal over with and get on to more interesting and unexpected characters!

Having Cassie, Johnny and Sonya on the roster again is buns.

NRS needs to write in the following development for the trio:

Johnny is “special” but he has never grown to his full potential in canon. His mk9 ending is the true potential of his powers... yet he stays his nut punching self even after taking the mantle of greatest Earthrealm warrior from Liu. (This is fine, after all the character is beloved for his classic moveset, can’t really be changing it too much)

BUT Cassie, from a development standpoint, is the perfect vessel to fully transform into the true potential superhuman (green whatever shit) that Johnny never could... thus developing the characters story arc and diversifying her moveset from her ma and pa.

Well... i am not really looking forward to him. Even if I think they did a good job with him in MKX but after two games with him i think he could take a break. If NRs would gave him the background with the order realm to control his new powers and bring Havik back as his opponent... it would be more interesting for me.

I hope this is a screenshot from a win pose. If I don't get a fatality I would love to break the camera and flip you off. Classic MK disrespect.

I agree except I didn't really like MKX Johnny. In terms of story and design I didn't hate it but I did not like the way he played. I used a good chunk of Johnny in MK9 and tried to get used to MKX Johnny and couldn't do anything with him.

Granted, I accept that it's just because he didn't mesh with me for some reason or another and that is pure opinion. I think a lot of people liked his gameplay.

Yeah.

Most likely this is his victory pose.

Or the conclusion of a Fatality.