Mortal Kombat 1 Trailer Highlights Jean-Claude Van Damme Skin
History has a way of “working itself out” regarding big desires for certain video game properties. For example, many Nintendo fans know that a certain “key wielder” was a long-time request for a certain fighting game, and then, right at the end, Sora was announced in a trailer that broke the internet. But that’s not the only fighting game with a “wish list.” Ed Boon has said for his series that he’s been trying for decades to get Jean-Claude Van Damme into the game, and thanks to Mortal Kombat 1, we finally got him.
Yesterday, a small teaser for Jean-Claude’s skin for Johnny Cage was shown off. But today, a full-on trailer was released, highlighting JCVD’s look and voice alongside Johnny Cage’s moves. For those paying attention, the outfit JCVD’s skin is wearing refers to the original game, as that was one of Johnny’s original gear looks. Remember, JCVD was the original inspiration for the franchise and was even supposed to be named after him. When that didn’t happen, they decided to make Johnny Cage in reference to him, complete with the actor backstory, legendary moves, and, yes, doing the splits and punching someone in “no man’s land.” Enjoy the trailer below:
After 30 years we finally got @JCVD as Johnny Cage!
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