All the things comes full circle as Jean-Claude Van Damme prepares to affix the lineup of Mortal Kombat 1. The inspiration for Johnny Cage is now a pores and skin for the character, and he’s on show in a brand new trailer. Van Damme offered his likeness and voice for the pores and skin, which lets him hearth off quips with the klassic kast. 

After buying and selling blows that make Bloodsport appear tame, Van Damme closes out the clip with a brutal finisher. It’s solely applicable that mentioned finisher is delivered to Johnny Cage. Fairly the grotesque worth to pay for a life within the copycat highlight. The video is age-restricted on YouTube, so that you’ll have to click on by to observe. 

Splits Determination

The very existence of the Mortal Kombat collection could be traced again to JCVD. Co-creator Ed Boon needed a fighter with Van Damme on the heart of it, however the motion movie star declined. Thus, the notoriously gory, unique fighter that also has us all double-checking our spelling of fight was born.

The Jean-Claude Van Damme character pores and skin for Johnny Cage can be accessible as a part of the Kombat Pack. As beforehand detailed, you will get that pack within the Premium Version and Kollector’s Version variations. Van Damme can be launched alongside six new early entry DLC characters, together with Quan Chi, Ermac, Takeda Takahashi, Peacemaker, Omni-Man, and Homelander. There may even be 5 new Kameo Fighters, all of which can be accessible post-launch. The Van Damme pores and skin can be usable at launch, so begin practising your splits now.

Mortal Kombat 1 hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X|S, Nintendo Change, and PC by way of Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer on September 14, 2023.  

Joseph Luster

Joseph has been writing about video games, anime, and films for over 20 years and loves eager about instruction manuals, discovering obscure platformers, and dreaming up a world the place he truly has area (and time) for a retro recreation assortment.

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