MK info: Johnny Cage

JOHNNY CAGE

Appearances: Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Mortal Kombat 4/Gold, MK: Deadly Alliance/Tournament Edition, MK: Shaolin Monks, MK: Armageddon
Realm of Origin: Earthrealm
Species: Human
Alignment: Good

Fighting styles:

Jeet Kune Do (MK:DA)

Karate / Shorin-Ryu (MK:DA, MK:A)
Weapons:
Broadsword (MK4, MKG)

Nunchaku (MK:DA, MK:A)

Johnny Cage, real name John Carlton, is a movie star who is an expertise at martial arts, and made his debut in the first Mortal Kombat game. Although he is a primary character in the Mortal Kombat series, he's more of a stab at comic relief in contrast to the stoicism of Liu Kang. He jokes around a lot and can be a little full of himself every now and then. Nevertheless, his skills are nothing to joke about, and he is a good friend to Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Sonya Blade.
In interviews during the development of Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks it was stated by Ed Boon and several other staff members that Johnny Cage is indeed considered the comic relief character of Mortal Kombat. This is also noticeable throughout the series as Cage as often been the root of many jokes by the team working on the series (such his MK4 ending and his storyline in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance).

Signature moves

Green Orb / Plasmic Fireball

Cage throws a green fireball into the air, which leaps through the air before curving down towards the ground until it hits the opponent. In the games preceding Deadly Alliance, this move had a variation, in which Cage throws the fireball on a higher arc. (MKII, MKT, MK4, MKG, MK:DA, MK:SM, MK:A)

Shadow Kick

Cage would slide across the floor, connecting with a kick to the torso of his opponent. As its name implied, he left a green trailing image of himself, or a red trailing image as seen in MK II and MK Trilogy. However in Deadly Alliance and on, he just leaves a trail of green behind him. (all games)

Split Punch /Sliding Uppercut/ Ball Breaker

One of Cage's most memorable moves where he does a split and punches the opponent in the groin. This only worked on male fighters, except in Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, where he is able to do the move on Kitana. In Deadly Alliance and on, Cage can do a modified version of this when instead of punching the groin, he rises up with a surprise uppercut with his punching arm a glowing green. (MK, MKII, MK4, MKG, MK:DA, MK:SM, MK:A)

Shadow Uppercut
Cage would leap into the air and deliver an uppercut which launched his foe into the air, this would also leave a green trailing image of himself. (MKII, MKT, MK4, MKG, MK:SM)