Johnny Cage

"Fans think my moves are all wirework and special effects. Truth is... I am the special effects."

- Johnny Cage

Jonathan Carlton, AKA Johnny Cage, is a protagonist from the Mortal Kombat series. He will appear in the 111th episode of Death Battle, Johnny Cage VS Captain Falcon, where he will fight against Captain Falcon from the F-Zero series.

History
John Carlton, commonly known as Johnny Cage is a Hollywood movie star that decided in both timelines to participate in the Mortal Kombat tournament to prove himself as a fighter. In the original timeline, he was killed in the Battle of Armageddon while he and the rest of the Forces of Light were battling the Forces of Darkness. In the current timeline, he survived the Invasion of Earthrealm after Raiden had defeated Shao Kahn and eventually married Sonya Blade. However, after their daughter, Cassie was born, Johnny and Sonya split up due to her mostly focusing on her work and spending less time with her family.

Trivia

 * Johnny is the eighth Mortal Kombat character to appear in Death Battle, after Shang Tsung, Raiden, Shao Kahn, Sektor, Scorpion, Sonya Blade and Sub-Zero.
 * He’s the second Mortal Kombat character whose name doesn’t start with S, after Raiden.
 * Johnny is the seventh Fighting Game character to fight against a non-Fighting Game character, after Zangief, Riptor, Raiden, Blanka, Nightmare and Dan Hibiki.
 * He is the second Mortal Kombat character to do so, after Raiden.