The Most Misunderstood Character in Mortal Kombat!

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

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[@aSTROnomical_8]

You having a throwback blasphemousHD clip is hilarious

[@christianrapper]

Johnny Cage’s fight in the first cartoon and mk9 made a lot of sense. He saw a literal monster for the first time. As far as he knew before that monsters weren’t real. I don’t care how good of a fighter you are. You aren’t fighting a monster. What makes no sense is Sonya and Jax just accepting this stuff as real when she has never encountered this kind of stuff before.

[@romantheblack-cat]

Do they have ones you can wear while having regular glasses on?

[@Top1Awesome]

Red light

[@mehmetsimsek4794]

I dont aggree with you on johnny cage's representation. Yes he was first fighter then actor. But his reaction to Baraka and thinking he is acting not fighting is not because he cant seperate the two. Dude, he was fighting a guy with blades coming out of his arms, sharp and long teeths, weird face. And in both the game story mode and animations it was clearly stated that he was seeing non-human characters and supernatural things for the first time. He jokes about Raiden's costume, he jokes about Raiden being a god he thinks they are wearing costumes and they are on a film set.. He jokes about Shang's Tsung's age. What would you think if you see a man with four arms in the street?You would look for a camera too. That is why despite being a martial artist and just making a real fight he still thinks Baraka was acting and he talks about manager. He didnt even think Sonya was a real soldier until she fights. So for me it was very logical to see him act like that

[@emperorjoker9240]

I think a lot of people forget the whole purpose of him joining the tournaments in the first place and that was to prove that he could actually fight and that all his moves were real.

[@brendanmidkiff5290]

My exact thoughts, If he has to join a tournament in order to prove he can fight how would he be a decorated martial artist?

[@xsoultillerx]

@@brendanmidkiff5290 the closest thing we got to cage's career as a fighter was MK leacy but even then he was more famous for his role in power rangers.

[@KidBowsur]

​@@brendanmidkiff5290there's probably still people that think Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee couldn't fight. Same idea you stay thinking they're just actors

[@beastwarsFTW]

That and find inspiration for his next movie. Johnny also writes, directs, and other important bits in his movies. He's a genius that studies other fighters and knows how to predict their moves along with knowing how to get under their skins. He may act the fool but he knows what he's doing most of the time.

[@captaink1dd222]

​@brendanmidkiff5290 because hes decendent of a tribe that raised " warriors of god" so he was a martial arts master from birth with narcissism

[@Animeaddiction]

According to MK lore, after Sonya tells Johnny that she's pregnant, Johnny puts his entire Hollywood career on hold for several years, in order to not only marry Sonya but also to help raise his daughter Cassie. As a result, Sonya and Johnny's personality do a complete 180. Sonya began focusing so much on her work that she began neglecting her role as a mother and wife. She even missed Cassie's first birthday. On the other hand, Johnny embraced his role as a husband and father, and devoted his time to his family. Having to raise Cassie mostly on his own, also allowed Johnny to gain more humility and maturity. And he definitely didn't want Cassie to be raised the same way he was. "Dad was an asshole! Hollywood made US an even bigger one!"

[@Soldierboytrey]

Yeah, NRS screwed over alot of characters but they didn’t miss a beat with Johnny Cage. He is easily the best modern character and I really like that they went along with the Johnny Cage/ Sonya Blade romance from the MK movie

[@Animeaddiction]

@walterswhite5544 In MK11, we get one of the most upbeat noncanon endings that I really wish was canon. Johnny's younger self wanted to be like his older self and even went back in time to save Sonya from her tragic end.

[@xsoultillerx]

my favorite part about sonya is that it's implied in their interactions that she abused cassie when she was a kid which probably explains why johnny was able to get full custody in the divorce.

[@Soldierboytrey]

@@xsoultillerx no she just neglected Cassie and Johnny because all of Earthrealm’s negotiations and protection was up to her and Raiden because Liu Kang died. She didn’t abuse Cassie she just didn’t have time for her explained in MKX’s story and the comics. Johnny got custody because he was always there. Kind of a gender swap of the dad always working and the wife left to raise the kids

[@xsoultillerx]

@@Soldierboytrey no really in MK11 one of their fight interactions cassie brings up how sonya would just randomly attack her as a kid.

[@thebrownbaldy]

I definitely agree about Johnny Cage, quickly how ppl forget he's legit AF. I mean in MKX after Liu Kang and Kung Lao became revenants Cage was the obvious choice to be the series next MC.

[@jordeneyermann]

Johnny Cage saves the day.

[@bruceborden9775]

Still doesnt state how it makes any sense when he constantly got bullied in the old timeline

[@mikaelamonsterland]

he was also one of very few characters that didn't get killed in mk9

[@lastmanstanding7155]

@@bruceborden9775 so does liu kang. But nobody denies that he's legit.

[@bruceborden9775]

@@lastmanstanding7155 he was an orphan who trained his whole life as a shaolin monk,, he was basically groomed to be the champion of mortal kombat so idk wtf you talking about😂 johnny cage was just some actor from hollywood

[@TheChildofAuraReborn]

Even though he wasn’t a movie star in MKX, MK9 and MKX had the most well-rounded portrayals of Johnny Cage’s personality. The humor in his character didn’t come from having him constantly getting his ass kicked, it came from him being flashy, pompous, but still having pride in his own skill. His line, “I AM the special effects!” is supposed to illustrate how important backing up his talk with actual skill is. And in MKX, we see that despite being the show-off celebrity, he was the family man who did most of the parenting to Cassie and cared about Sonya enough to be mad that she refused to balance work and family. The movie just shits all over his character for a cheap way out of writing decent comedy by making him a clown. Johnny Cage may not be underrated, but he’s definitely misrepresented.

[@flowrepins6663]

his original story he is one of the best fighters of the world and so food that people tought his moves were special effects but were real. so he went to fight in mortal kombat to show he is real. thats the special effect meaning maybe a reference to bruce lee that was so fast he has to slow his moves so they appeared on screen...

[@flowrepins6663]

cage is the reason mortal kombat even exists cause ot was suppose to be a game based on van damme movie. blood sport maybe and johnny cage is based on van damme..jean claude didnt want to so it so they made mk isntead

[@ac833]

Johnny's motivation in the first live action movie was the best interpretation. He went to the tournament because he was tired of being clowned on about being "fake"

[@nemesis3587]

The one really got his character is first MK movie. It really made Johnny Cage fan favorite. When they killed him in second movie at the start, I absolutely devestated. My favorite died at the beginning of the movie and I watched it on cinema (wow a fatal blow for me). NRS actually did a great job with him. MK9 opened up his new journey and MKX perfected it. Making his character right pairing him Sonya and having a daughter is enough for me enjoying MKX's story. But somehow writers of animation movies completely saw his character wrong. How they screwed up that is beyond belivable, at least play some games writers.

[@ayrtonjoga]

Johnny from the first MK movie is my favorite version of him He's just a regular guy in the middle of a mystical world of brutal fighting, but he's not an idiot and is actually a great fighter, he killed Scorpion and Goro which is *very* impressive and proves he's a fighter who does a bit of acting, not the opposite

[@nemesis3587]

@@ayrtonjoga Maybe first movie is weird and changed some story (how Scorpion and Sub Zero handled and Goro defeated by Johnny Cage not Liu Kang) but it was entertaining. Linden Ashby nailed his character, how he proved himself against Goro, even Shang Tsung challenged him first. It was a great movie.

[@ayrtonjoga]

@@nemesis3587 Yeah I agree, the movie's lack of violence and way of managing some characters helped him too much But I really like his personality in the movie because he's not annoying or spoiled, he is snarky but takes things seriously when needed and was a competent fighter

[@Rising_Light]

I was 7 years old and I wanted to go home from the theater when they killed Cage.

[@nemesis3587]

@@Rising_Light They didn't even revive him at the ending, I literally waited with hope he came back someway but nope, he died and never mentioned. Screw this.

[@DWolf2099]

What's weird too is that in Scorpion's Revenge when they introduce Johnny you see his tournament trophies and a picture of him and his trainer. Maybe he's been so Hollywood he kinda lost his Killer Instinct?

[@flowrepins6663]

the story of the character he was one of the best fighters and people tought his real moves were special effects so he went to mk to show he is real. his real story jc the reason.mk exists is jean claude van damme but he quitted

[@Deathmare235]

That’s how I saw Johnny Cage but in the animated movies he completely lost it

[@flowrepins6663]

@@Deathmare235 jc= jean claude, mk was suppose to be based on his movie blood sport. ironic van damme was karate champion but his movie is based on frank dux that is a phony fake master. so is a real master as an actor playing the fake master. still a good movie though

[@MikeDeeJackson]

Johnny Cage has been considered the comic relief officially since MK4. He always had a funny personality at times but after that game, they went all out with it. People look at Johnny more for being funny than his skills these days. Similar to Paul Phoenix in Tekken. He was once on par with Kazuya but after a few games, he's considered a goofball.

[@thesun5275]

I saw both during MK9. Like him thinking it was all show at first and then proving himself to be extremely capable despite being shown shit just got real. He was funny but still had heart

[@andrewjacob8087]

They way Johnny Cage was portrayed in the animation film was absolutely disgusting they made him look like a idiot and didn't even show his shadow energy at all. He is the only reason why I have became a mortal Kombat fan.

[@shawnswint1521]

I Couldn't Agree more with this Statement. The Animated Johnny Cage Made you Wish he got Killed Off. Whereas The Video Game Johnny Cage was Far Better. He Starts off as an Arrogant Prick, But it was His Relationship with Sonya that Causes him to Evolve from that. Especially When Both he & Sonya have a Daughter named Cassie.

[@katymbeke8400]

@@shawnswint1521 Nah, he was so relatable as an arrogant pr*** in the games.

[@Knives.424e]

@@katymbeke8400 nah that’s on you💀 ( jk ✌️)

[@underrated7312]

​@@katymbeke8400well I mean that's what women like so🤷

[@katymbeke8400]

@@underrated7312 I'm just saying, if I randomly get pulled into a death tournament I would like to make a few jokes before I die. I wanna go out happy.

[@Speculativedude]

Even in the first MK movie back in the day, he got annoyed when people were calling him a fraud and entered the tournament (when tricked by Shang Sung) to prove he wasn't a fraud. Yes he's cocky, but that is because he know he really is a great fighter, and enjoys showing off his skills

[@tafua_a]

Also, in that movie he kills Goro. Johnny Cage in that movie is as good as the Outworld's MK Champion, and I think he's never been that badass until MKX.

[@Dinker27]

Quite a bit of dialogue between 10 and 11 suggests to me that amid all that Hollywood glitz and glamor that his agent was one of the few people who genuinely had his back. The intro with Kano is just *chef's kiss* In some of his endings, I also got the impression that he's a very self-motivated person when he has a proper path to go on (with Raiden training him in one game ending). Since he was already a fighter before being an actor, he's already the quite the perfectionist and has had to discern between who was friend or foe in Hollywood. Kinda wish that the writers wouldn't make him so dumb. Also Raiden in the new movies just letting JC get snicker-snackered because "it was amusing"? Come on, man. >8( He's one of my favorites, so that intro clip gave me psychic damage. 😭

[@rippererd1934]

Johnny Cage has always been and always will be my favorite Mortal Kombat character. He's just a classic! (Plus his fatalities in MK11 are easily the best in the game)

[@vgautamkrishna5197]

And the funniest

[@andrewprofitt6898]

It's weird how JC is easily the most practical lead but they push squares like Lui Kang Raiden Subzero Scorpion nonsense.

[@deshawnsanders8406]

Facts! He’s such a fun character and only says what the audience is thinking In most scenarios

[@luzinaldoalbuquerque3513]

"WHO HIRED THIS GUY WHAT THE FU**"

[@Las3Ms_]

This is exactly how I felt lately with this movie and MK 11, Pretty much is making Johnny regress and not giving him the proper respect he deserves.

[@Deathmare235]

Mk11 is giving him respect though

[@andrewprofitt6898]

@@Deathmare235 WE WANT MORE RESPECT!

[@triggerfairy4070]

MK11 shows the difference between Young johnny and mature johnny well

[@yunehversomi1458]

I think when injecting humour into a character or setting, it’s important not to overdo it and have a decent balance of serious and silly. Otherwise a comedic character can come off more like a joke character that’s impossible to take seriously. Like how John McClane from Die Hard has enough personality to liven a up a dire situation but still be credible as an action movie lead you can root for.

[@justrandomstuff6828]

I love grown man Johnny Cage, i love when brash characters grow to be smarter or even wiser, but gotta stay in character, that is indeed important

[@rheyshassell585]

If you notice though that the fighter side of Johnney Cage surfaces when he is older where as in the movies and games such as mk11 and mk9 he is inexperienced meaning he gets better with age

[@Deathmare235]

Guess it’s cause he was fresh out of the frying pan I mean he’s probably a better fighter in mkx than before since he’s apart of special forces

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

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[@DavidShgo]

Just did.)

[@derekmaullo2865]

No one cares about your likes at the end,bud

[@hattoripool1533]

I guess this eplains why Johnny Cage was using Nunchucks in the older Mortal Kombat games. How come we barely see this side of Johnny Cage?

[@schemar17]

Blame the writers

[@notsyzagts7967]

Because the real life guy didn't use weapons a lot either. What made you think it should be normal, if Claude himself wasn't big on that?

[@aaronrowell6943]

That is something you're right that people get a little too caught up on is the comic relief side of Johnny and they seem to forget that he is a legit martial artist who is able to hold his own against God's demons and monsters. Arguably when he was killed anytime he he's usually the one that gets killed and whenever he dies it's always till like some of the most powerful beings in the universe. As much as people trash the movie version of Johnny Cage from 1995 he might be the most accurate version that's what's kind of funny in all this. The most accurate is definitely MKX and I can see why everybody really likes him and MKX it might be the perfect Johnny Cage but they do show that he is a martial artist first in the 1995 movie who people have lost respect for his fighting ability that's his whole motivation and he does defeat goro even if it is by cheating technically

[@DPProductionz]

Who trashes the movie version of Johnny Cage? Linden Ashby was one of the best performances in that movie.

[@aaronrowell6943]

@@DPProductionz you got to always account for there's somebody out there who thinks that he was the worst part of the movie. Not every joke lands but he is pretty much the definitive Johnny Cage up to this point aside from maybe MK9

[@ansongordon-creed4047]

MK9 used Johnny as an audience surrogate: he was the player character in the first chapter so the audience could get acclimated to the world, just like Johnny was. His relationship with Sonya was about Johnny learning to be serious and Sonya lightening up and learning to trust. He had serious character development in the netherrealm games.

[@ThisChannel05]

I think a reasonable excuse for this depiction of JC would be the outlandish otherworldly look of the fighters and setting he’s surrounded by. I can imagine JC connecting the dots more easily in a grounded setting. With that said, the writers could have done more to show this or anything relaying that he thinks everything’s fake.

[@tafua_a]

I think that, realistically, JC would think that Baraka is some kind of crazed extra that wants to fight him to get attention or something

[@thomasr465]

love how you refer to Kylie Minogue as "The Cammy Actress" when she's one of the most famous Australian pop stars of all time and exceedingly more famous than the johnny cage actor

[@notsyzagts7967]

Maybe not so much these days. Every stars' power begins to fade after a while. Think about how much exposure each person gets on a regular basis in current times. The playing field may be more level than you think.

[@marksunboxingzone]

I mean.... maybe back then but nowadays she pretty much is 'the Cammy actress'.

[@syph4308]

Not worse than Van Damme was a great fighter before to be actor. He was a ballet dancer not a professional fighter, he practiced a lot of martial arts and with flexibility from his ballet practice, had some visual skills than nobody have at this time, he goes to hollywood with his best friend (Tang Po in Bloodsport) to be famous. He never was a champion, he is really like Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat, very cocky and steven seagall is too. I don't want to minimize what Van Damme did, for a little Belgian to be famous as martial artist and a worldwide known actor is incredible, but don't make him a champ in a ring, he was not. (Chuck Norris, Dolf Lundgren, etc were fighters before, this part is right)

[@nabilahmed579]

He got the best character growth in the new mk timeline and acc got respected surprisingly enough

[@maylabrown4584]

Johnny Cage will always be The True Chosen One in my eyes. It should have been him, and if not, then he should have been the Second Chosen One after Liu Kang's fall not Cassie Cage of all people smh

[@nabueso81]

MKX writers dropped the ball there, that game was perfect to let Johnny be the hero for once, be the hero that Raiden saw in the previous game.

[@Roman_the_black_cat]

​@@nabueso81He was...in the intro cutscene 😂

[@bigcatclassics6759]

I could not of been more disgusted w/ Johnny Cage's portrayal in these animated films last 2yrs. Yes - the inaccuracies were awful... But he was more hateable than any character ever made! The constant corny, witty 1-line jokes that saturated his dialogue. The gimmick of "he thinks this is still a movie set". Whole thing was terrible.

[@s3phronart460]

Johnny Cage is my favourite MK character i like the idea of how this funny,cocky jerk like character is revealed to be a kickass figher nut the only issue i have with him is how his powers how do they work? Johnny says he could only use them when his family is in danger( same with Cassie) Yet both of them canonically use their powers over and over again

[@_blooky5970]

Mk9 talks about his powers and what they are I think, I to am also confuse and just use that

[@sheikhu1039]

Unfortunately mortal Kombat has an inconsistency issue in these regards

[@xenoshadow7575]

So what a piece together on this is that they can kind of use the attack to only like boost some of their original attacks like their kicks and whatever but it's true power is supposed to be against the elder gods when Johnny Cage and Cassie cage fought shinnok they both won due to their green ability which is kind of like a kryptonite to the elder gods or at least that's what it seems like since there's no way realistically that Johnny Cage or Cassie would beat shinnok but besides that they're magic green stuff is only there to slightly boost their original attacks like kicks and stuff and for projectiles like the green ball that Johnny Cage throws

[@lastmanstanding7155]

It's probably similar to liu kang's fire ability. I chose to view it like it's part of them or like their spirit. Like maybe their chi and they are able to harness it naturally. That's why Johnny can throw it too.

[@YATS_EDG3RUNNER19-O_o]

Mk 11s arcade ending for Johnny did so much justice to the legend that he is

[@mfundo6619]

I was so annoyed when they nerfed his plus frames in MK11, but I never dropped my boy and I still use him even today

[@ladyphoenixgrey3923]

Johnny Cage has always been my favorite and I gotta say I felt like IX got it closest to Ashby's portrayal from the movie - which we all know set the tone for what we expected for so many of our favs. MKIX just felt like the perfect blend of a fighter who got lost in the celebrity of the new lifestyle. And we get to watch him be brought back to reality and his roots of being a fighter. Could just be me, but I love his personality in IX. Dang...both IX and X did him aight.

[@pseudodidact3956]

I’m not so sure that his Hollywood persona is *super* secondary. Though I agree that the WB cartoons took it way too far. I mean, in almost all of his Midway ladder endings, he’s capitalized on the things he’s went through in the tournaments. He straight up died off screen in MK3, and when he miraculously came back to life in MK4, he gave an asshole Oscar speech. He’s never been a total 100% taken serious badass in the OG timeline. However, personality wise, he is my favorite character.

[@AmondoDazz]

lol I love that Blast was in the beginning

[@hattoripool1533]

I didn’t think I would see Blastmoushd on your channel

[@kingsman5121]

The best written character in nrs history

[@picklerick2.05]

Uuuuuummmm. Probably Shao Kahn.

[@kingsman5121]

@@picklerick2.05 not even close I was describing Johnny cage in the nrs games

[@wildcard9623]

@@kingsman5121 maybe not Johnny I'd probably go with scorpion And sub zero, can't have one with other qnd when I think of normal kombat there the first 2 of five that come to my mind

[@gloriouss6352]

@@picklerick2.05 nope the second he lost to kitana and nearly died was when his character got trashed. Anybody can now beat him as long as it fits the story they wanna create.

[@nabilahmed579]

@@picklerick2.05 that’s clearly bs as there is still a lot of problems with him even with aftermath

[@marksunboxingzone]

One thing you forgot to mention was that Johnny's reason for entering the tournament was to prove to people that he was a real fighter and it wasn't just Hollywood magic. More proof he was always a fighter first.

[@melvinfrooks]

This aged like fine wine. One year later, JCVD skin for Johnny Cage in MK1.

[@terrykyoki5953]

I love this video. Finally someone to put my favorite character on the map the proper way. Well explained 👏🏾 hopefully writers follow up on this

[@Markjima]

johnny cage has been my favorite character since the first mk movie and seeing him mistreated for so long hurts

[@Markjima]

typo: not for so long he was handled well in mk9 and mk10 (sonya doesnt deserve johnny btw i’ll stand on that hill forever) but this movie just blows on his character

[@TylerPKegger]

TrueUnderDawg is the REAL misunderstood guy, that’s why he’s an underdog! ❤️

[@dommoore6180]

Glad somebody made this video, been thinking they get Johnny wrong 90% of the time for years now. It's a little frustrating how the more one note characters and the slightly more shallow characters (imo) get more attention (ahem Scorpion) whilst characters like Johnny get misrepresented, Kuai Liang is side lined hard most the time, Mileena is misrepresented, Kung Lao just isn't Kung Lao anymore, etc.

[@dirtykirby2119]

I love the BHD intro

[@littlevendra]

Did you just call Kylie Minogue “the Cammy actress”? 😂

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Unless you're really into the Australian pop scene, that's all she would be to people.

[@JRProductions1203]

I find it hilarious that people like to say that Animated Movies are superior to Live action Movies, and yet have a Worst version of Johnny Cage compared to the live action ones. 😅🤦

[@blackandpowerful]

Thank you, I was saying the saying the same thing for years. The original JC wasn't that clownish like how he is now, it took Mortaro and an undefeated army to kill him. The writers focus too much on Johnny being the comic relief and it got people thinking he's not capable of beating fighters like Subzero and Scorpion.

[@killingbrothers2292]

"Blue light is dangerous" has it in his background for the ad

[@kevp6488]

Want to visit a hospital today? Take a shot every time you hear "Fighter first, actor second"

[@konajohnson6182]

Love the BHD intro, that clip worked so well. He’s so damn funny!! 😂

[@UnsleeperAgent]

Can we get a TMNT video? I know it would be long because of 4 turtles, but they also have similar moves differing from each one. I also would like to know your fav turtle to play and why, ps-love the content, and always stay an underdawg!

[@hattoripool1533]

How does Johnny Cage’s magical powers work? Is it like a ki thing where he can use it whenever he wants can only just shoot energy attacks and enhance his strength or can he use it in more creative ways? Cause I remember hearing that the green energy only works when a persons love ones are in danger yet he seems to use it when that isn’t the case

[@maylabrown4584]

It's a source of energy that we never get any concrete answer of the source of, all that's known is that it is divine-adjacent as he descends from a cult that created warriors for the Gods (which is hinted to be The Elder Gods). That's why he was able to repel Shinnok's Elder God Magic despite being a Mortal, something that Liu Kang couldn't even do despite being the Chosen One when he fought Raiden in MK9.

[@hattoripool1533]

@@maylabrown4584 I know but it’s been said that it only works when a Persons love ones are in danger yet we consistently see Johnny use it when none of his loved ones are around

[@maylabrown4584]

@@hattoripool1533 Oh you mean the Green Armor? Yeah that ability only activates once a Green Glow User has something they love in danger, Johnny's activated it to defend Sonya and Cassie to defend Johnny and defeat Shinnok. Additionally, it seems to react to an adversarial divine force, rather than any force in general. It's a pretty OP ability, which is why Johnny should have been the one to beat Shinnok, since it allows for almost complete invulnerability against divine energies. If Johnny learned how to control it, he likely could have been unaffected by the likes of Cetrion, Geras and even Kronika herself for the most part. He would have been the perfect person to fight Onaga too.

[@schemar17]

@@maylabrown4584 nah It only works against elder gods that's why he lost to shao kahn

[@hattoripool1533]

@@maylabrown4584 yeah but we’ve seen Johnny use it without that requirement

[@theoutlawking9123]

Battle for the Realms was complete feminist garbage, the women had to look better than the men. Sonya is nowhere near Johnny's level and Jax is literally a Cyborg so she can't touch him either. Matter of fact, I'd go as far as to say that when johnny gets serious and if written correctly, he's on Liu Kang's level as a fighter.

[@dr3wmedia667]

Agreed!

[@gloriouss6352]

Yup MK is now PC. And how Kitana beat shao Khan in MK11...

[@theoutlawking9123]

@@gloriouss6352 At least they corrected that with the Aftermath expansion, but yeah, MK12 better come correct!

[@gloriouss6352]

@@theoutlawking9123 Nah it wasn't corrected they made khan look good cuz u were playing as him. That L to kitana can't be corrected. But I think MK12 story will be entertaining but I doubt it'll make sense just like mk11 made no sense.

[@schemar17]

@@theoutlawking9123 in battle of the realms sonya landed hits on shao kahn but not kung lao?

[@For_The_Horde]

I agree 100% I really grew to love Cage in MKX. Dude is a great fighter and all the fans who hated how he defeated Shinnok are crazy it didn't bother me at all. Cage was picked by Raiden as a hero in MK9 and it finally paid off.

[@originalxbox9924]

Johnny Cage is based off of Jean Claude Van Damme, Liu Kang is based off of Bruce Lee, Raiden and Shang Tsung are based off of the villain characters from the movie "Big trouble in little China", and Sonya is based off of Cynthia Rothrock. Goro, Kintaro, and Motaro are based off of Indian or Greek mythology. Gotta love Johnny Cage, he's the funny guy. It's awesome to see the original MK characters grow, change, and develop over the decades. Let's hope we get to see MK12 in the near future

[@animationdude9]

I’m glad someone’s calling out this bullshit scene. If Johnny freaking cage was attacked by some musclebound freak with weapons he would *salivate* at the idea of getting _all of that_ on video! Then proceed to upload that shit to World Star to further fuel his fame and legitimacy as a Ex-Professional Face Puncher! Golden opportunity freaking wasted!

[@lordronn472]

Underdawg: ''I don't think the writers understand Johnny Cage very well'' Me: ''I don't think those writers undersstand and respect the MK franchise very well''

[@gloriouss6352]

Yup they just do whatever now with 0 thought of the old games. This is why I hate when new developers takeover a project that already started.

[@lordronn472]

@@gloriouss6352 The head writer is terrible

[@schemar17]

@@lordronn472 these these same writers that made cassie beat shinnok

[@lordronn472]

@@schemar17 which I do not think was that smart either

[@gloriouss6352]

@@schemar17 yeah that was worst. He was a OP version of Shinnok too. Makes 0 sense

[@damianstarks3338]

The only thing I like about Johnny Cage is his ability to fight that’s it. But your analysis of Johnny Cage is spot on by the way.

[@jakedasnake0764]

Johnny is the best

[@Audreyana]

@@jakedasnake0764 -at being a flop

[@jakedasnake0764]

@@Audreyana how he’s just the best

[@ymd2516]

@6:45 I legit burst out laughing as that was the first time I heard anyone call Kylie Minogue “The Cammy actress from Street Fighter” 😂 😂 😂

[@mitchellwright8771]

DAMN TRUE DAWG!!! IM SO GLAD U HIT ON THIS. I GET AGG WHEN CAGE ACTS SOOOO HOLLYWOOD WEN IT GETS REAL

[@13THMoonligHT]

5:19 hmmm... Jean Claude Vandame is undoubtedly one of the strongest humans in the world but in real life Baraka is not a human, so...

[@YoungMoneyMunch1]

Loved the BHD intro, wish he got more recognition. Was easily better than 99.9% of reaction channels between 2014-2018

[@reda7779]

So glad i found this channel a few days ago, now it's my favourite KZbin channel of all time

[@deadknight1402]

Yo, will you make a Motaro video at some point? That guy has been dissed more than anyone else at this point, and is in envy of Reptile, Kung Lao, and Goro.

[@kindmusician333]

I love how you added Blastphamous HD in the beginning lol

[@arrownoir]

The character with the most underserved push “ahem, the bug lady “.

[@fidel0666]

Johnny should still be cocky and funny but he should absolutely be confident in his skills and eager to fight. Maybe the writers are always trying to nerf him so that he isn't so cool that he overshadows everyone else. I enjoyed Johnny from the old 90s movie. He went to the tournament to prove himself and critics he wasn't a fake. He defeated Scorpion and Goro. His character was treated with respect.

[@AvrgeGamr]

What I like about Johnny Cage is that he spent this entire franchise questioning everything he saw from Raiden throwing Lightning to Baraka's blades. Yet nobody around him questioned how he's able to throw energy orbs and Shadows Kicks.😂😂😂😂

[@mcleod56ify]

I did enjoy the mkx story cause they did Johnny so much justice

[@Rising_Light]

This completely sums up all the problems I've had with his character but could never explain. He's always been my favorite but it never made sense the way he was portrayed.

[@TaillessSwagger]

I love the classic bhd reference, dude was the goat of reaction videos when he was in his prime

[@Zaden_KT]

I think many of the Netherealm era misunderstand most of the characters XD

[@justinwalker2460]

Don't forget that Johnny Cage was a fighter first and an actor afterwards lol 😆

[@HeismanJax]

That “bad writing, blue lighting” line was a bar, too bad my vision is already bad and my prescription glasses offer blue light protection

[@baythagod]

I was so hoping you said “all bets are off” the third time, would’ve been a flawless string of words that make great sense.

[@helpimlostatwalmart3443]

0:19 I've never noticed how much the boys felt that hit lmao

[@kristalewis5869]

Unpopular opinion here but i never liked him and sonya together. I felt that was kind of a cheap move and typical. And they never really had chemistry. And they had to completely change the characters to fit that narrative. Which sucks. I never really saw sonya as a settling down type and honestly johnny cage should have gotten character development without a relationship tied to him. Johnny cage should stay a simple concept of a Hollywood hotshot trying to prove his worth. Period. No special treatment or bullshit plot device. Despite being a game based around asian cinema,martial arts and culture. There is very little of that genuinely shown in mk lore. Which is very suspicious. Game aside the lore is so damn messed up at this point it feels like a dcu movie and not mortal kombat and what it was supposed to be. Johnny cage deserves better. Hell a lot of characters do.

[@azurewriter8347]

JC was already my third favorite MK character. If we had a different story about him following the whole idea that he's a fighter before and actor, he might've been my favorite

[@Gabbenna]

I feel like eveytime I watch ur vids that u have like 1.1million followers and then I check u have 340k ur underrated honestly

[@studmuffin6630]

Great job on the video my dude. I feel like the Best version of Johnny Cage is in MKX. I like how he is kind of like Deadpool and not made out to be like a complete idiot they did so the him in the anime mk movies.

[@339gabriel]

Hey man thanks for the glasses. This is boretty big help

[@Matt_Underwood]

Take a shot everytime TrueUnderdog says: Johnny Cage is a fighter first, and an actor second.

[@jamesellis5320]

Remember, alcohol poisoning is real

[@HeartLxss-lo1uw]

I like the blastphamoushd edits you put in the beginning

[@T1waveyy]

Wait so is Johnny Cage a fighter first or an actor first?

[@SilvaTishar]

To see BHD in a damn UnderDawg video... definitely not expected.

[@aloejuice5800]

You already know why Im in the comment section. And I love to see it. Still aint tired of "Your Sunset"

[@KennyMcCormic0]

They did him Dirty on that movie!

[@ThunderBeam707]

Take a shot every time UnderDawg says Jean-Claude Van Damme.

[@yaladhotshot3805]

I relate to this so much. This film hurt me in ways I've never felt

[@Nomorepls2]

Nice way to plug ad. It caught me off guard lol

[@bignorm8586]

You hit this one right on the nail man perfect video you got this right man he was a fighter first then he was an actor I definitely agree 100% dude great great video

[@mcfry13]

How do you feel about his portrayal in the original live action movie and Mortal Kombat Legacy webisode? Those 2 felt the most iconic and true to character I've ever seen and cemented Johnny as my favorite MK character of all time.

[@24five93]

i love the work that goes into these videos

[@RAIDENSCHANNEL]

Jean Claude van damn def needs to voice actors for next jc in the next game

[@Skibodo_edits]

My phone redmi 11 has a reading mode that makes screen a little bit orange then blue

[@logie9672]

John Claude Van Damn is one hell of a fighter hes only officially lost 5 times

[@ArchangelSteve]

"The Cammy actress"? Bro, you put some fucking RESPECT on the name Kylie Minogue!

[@peppermintpsaki1157]

2:46 It’s the same kind of irony as Patrick Stewart getting hired to shill for National rental car and NOT Enterprise that makes me doubt whether there really is any semblance of order to the universe. 😜

[@sabrina_thelich6088]

I love his interactions with his younger self in MK11

[@EGLately]

I’ve been waiting for this video! Cage has easily been my favorite MK character since the beginning, and I hate how they have made him look. Even Raiden said in one of the movies (I forget which one) if he were to focus on just fighting he would be stronger than Lu Kang. I get that he needs to be the comedian but he also needs to be as strong as he is funny. Well done! MK X was my favorite game for this reason.

[@Oni_Anbu]

You should make a series of the most misunderstood characters

[@CarlosVasquez-xf8nx]

There’s also the fact is that Johnny literally went to the Mortal Kombat island tournaments to prove to the world that he is a legit fighter and he’s not some hack

[@burlychip44]

steven Seagal kinda feels like the IRL Hercule after the whole Van Damme thing.