This Is How Jean-Claude Van Damme Looks in Mortal Kombat 1

Bloodsport

by Sammy Barker
Fri 8th Sep 2023

Here he is, then – Jean-Claude Van Damme as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 1. Despite the Belgian actor famously playing Guile in the live action Street Fighter movie, Cage has always been inspired by the Hollywood star, and he’ll finally feature as the character in the reboot’s Premium Edition, which includes access to the first Kombat Pack.

As is always the case with NetherRealm Studios, it’s not cut any corners here. You can hear the character has unique voice lines for every entrance, and there’s even a new Fatality that we haven’t seen before. Are you impressed with this cameo, and will you be paying extra to unlock this star-studded skin? Let us know in the comments section below.

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As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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Voltan
Fri 8th Sep 2023

They really went all out with that fatality...

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Keyblade-Dan
Fri 8th Sep 2023

He needs the dance from Kickboxer as a FRIENDSHIP 😂

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rjejr
Fri 8th Sep 2023

@NinjaNicky Concur. Maybe they found some pic of him before he hit puberty to model it on, so it really does look like him in his early teens, but we all know him as a 30 year old. He was born in 1960 and his biggest movies I'd argue are from '88 to '95 when he was 28 - 35 years old.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000241/

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TheFakulty
Fri 8th Sep 2023

Face looks nothing like him

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Danloaded
Fri 8th Sep 2023

Yeh definitely doesnt look like van damme buti love that fatality

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Cyrus29
Fri 8th Sep 2023

Big fan of jcvd. Would have been nice to see the brilliant split kick move from jcvd. It should be in the game shouldn’t it really.

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The_Wailing_Doom
Fri 8th Sep 2023

That looks really good!

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BusyOlf
Fri 8th Sep 2023

I’ll be disappointed if there’s no special move where two large Volvo trucks appear by his sides

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Juanalf
Fri 8th Sep 2023

"Are you impressed with this cameo"

I'm not it doesn't even slightly look like him, why didn't they put the same amount of detail they put for Arnold and Stallone? Those looked exactly like them down to the pimples and scars

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Deadlyblack
Fri 8th Sep 2023

@Juanalf I think because this is just a skin for Johnny Cage, whereas Arnold and Stallone were full on DLC characters.

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SonOfPSXDave
Fri 8th Sep 2023

I remember that the original Mortal Kombat was based around ol' VanDam, but his manager at the time convinced him that staring in a videogame was childish, how things have changed.

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Pimpernel
Fri 8th Sep 2023

@Cyrus29 i not sure which move you mean. I see splits and punch in testicle move. That from Bloodsport.

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Korgon
Fri 8th Sep 2023

It doesn't really look like him but oh well. I appreciate the classic Johnny Cage look he is sporting. It looks so out of place with the rest of the cast!