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Mk1 (Mortal Kombat 1) Jonny Cage

Bygametierlist.com July 22, 2025July 22, 2025

Johnny grows considerably over the stage that he appears in Mortal Kombat X and loses a lot of his arrogance and quick–sightedness. Through this process, Johnny develops into a solid, serious, well-rounded persona, but his inclination to laugh is still evident.

This persona is maintained throughout Mortal Kombat 11, complemented by the appearance of his former self, who has the same previous cockiness as well as his bold characteristics. Within the Aftermath expansion, an earlier Johnny Cage becomes serious during his battles against Sindel and Shao Kahn.

A complete guide on Jonny Cage’s Fatality, Jonny Cage’s Brutal attack control, Combos, and Basic Attacks on devices such as Shortand, Xbox, PS, and Nintendo.

Table of Contents

Mk1 (Mortal Kombat 1) Jonny Cage Movements and Attacks List

General Inputs
Shorthand	Mortal Kombat Command
F	Forward
B	Back
U	Up
D	Down
FD	Forward + Down
FU	Forward + Up
BD	Back + Down
BU	Back + Up
Shorthand	Mortal Kombat Command	PS Button	Xbox Button	Nintendo Switch Button
1	Front Punch	Square	X	Y
2	Back Punch	Triangle	Y	X
3	Front Kick	X	A	B
4	Back Kick	Circle	B	A
L1	Throw	L1	LB	L
L2	Switch Stance	L2	LT	ZL
R1	Kameo	R1	RB	R
R2	Amplify Special	R2	RT	ZR

MK1 Johnny Cage Fatality

Name	Input
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
(Close) Hollywood Walk Of Pain	F, B, D, 2	Forward, Back, Down, Square	Forward, Back, Down, Y	Forward, Back, Down, X
Easy Fatality	3 + R2	X + R2	A + RT	B + ZR
(Mid/Far) Johnny Cage Fatality 2	F, D, B, 4	Forward, Down, Back, Circle	Forward, Down, Back, B	Forward, Down, Back, A

Mk1 Johnny Cage Brutal Attack

Name	Input
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
The Klassic	D + 2	Down + Triangle	Down + Y	Down + X

MK1 Johnny Cage General Attacks

Name	Input				Damage	Block Type
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Plot Fist	1	Square	X	Y	20	High
Rough House	1, 1	Square, Square	X, X	Y, Y	30	Mid
Knuckle Under The Buckle	1, 1, 2	Square, Square, Triangle	X, X, Y	Y, Y, X	70	Mid
Kontacted Kick	1, 1, 4	Square, Square, Circle	X, X, B	Y, Y, A	90	High
Breaking Backhand	F + 1	Forward + Square	Forward + X	Forward + Y	30	High
Elbow’s World	F + 1, 2	Forward + Square, Triangle	Forward + X, Y	Forward + Y, X	30	Mid
Under The Table	F + 1, 2, 3	Forward + Square, Triangle , X	Forward + X, Y, A	Forward + Y, X, B	70	Mid
Back To The Footure	F + 1, 2, 3, 4	Forward + Square, Triangle , X, Circle	Forward + X, Y, A, B	Forward + Y, X, B, A	72.50	Overhead
The Bee’s Knees	D + 1	Down + Square	Down + X	Down + Y	20	Mid
Talk To The Hand	2	Triangle	Y	X	30	High
My Own Publifist	2, 1	Triangle, Square	Y, X	X, Y	30	Mid
Dunking On Haters	2, 1, 2	Triangle, Square , Triangle	Y, X, Y	X, Y, X	70	Overhead
Legbanded RedemptShin	2, 1, 4	Triangle, Square , Circle	Y, X, Y	X, Y, X	50	Low
Foot Loosey Goosey	2, 1, 4, 4	Triangle, Square , Circle, Circle	Y, X, Y, Y	X, Y, X, X	70	Overhead
Gutbusters	B + 2	Back + Triangle	Back + Y	Back + X	50	Mid
Charge Gutbuster	Hold 2	Hold Triangle	Hold Y	Hold X	N/A	N/A
Upper-Krust	D + 2	Down + Triangle	Down + Y	Down + X	140	High
Reading Shoe	3	X	A	B	50	High
Pow	3, 3	X, X	A, A	B, B	70	Overhead
Footless	B + 3	Back + X	Back + A	Back + B	50	Mid
Dizzy Knee	F + 3	Forward + X	Forward + A	Forward + B	50	Mid
Elbow Before Me	F + 3, 2	Forward + X, Triangle	Forward + A, Y	Forward + B, X	30	Mid
On The Chin	F + 3, 2, 1	Forward + X, Triangle, Square	Forward + A, Y, X	Forward + B, X, X	50	Mid
Style Points	F + 3, 4	Forward + X, Circle	Forward + A, B	Forward + B, A	70	Overhead
Ankle Of The Covenant	D + 3	Down + X	Down + A	Down + B	20	Low
John Kick	4	Circle	B	A	70	High
Cagenado	4, 4	Circle, Circle	B, B	A, A	70	High
Sweep The Leg	B + 4	Back + Circle	Back + B	Back + A	70	Low
Flipper	F + 4	Forward + Circle	Forward + B	Forward + A	70	Overhead
Donkey Kick	Down + 4	Down + Circle	Down + B	Down + A	30	Low
Johnny Cage Aerial Attacks (D – B – 1)
Sky Die	FU + 1	Forward + Up + Square	Forward + Up + X	Forward + Up + Y	50	Mid
Private Jet	FU + 1, 2	Forward + Up + Square, Triangle	Forward + Up + X, Y	Forward + Up + Y, X	27	Overhead
Air Blood	FU + 1, 2, 4	Forward + Up + Square, Triangle, Circle	Forward + Up + X, Y, B	Forward + Up + Y, X, A	30	Overhead
Face X	FU + 2	Forward + Up + Triangle	Forward + Up + Y	Forward + Up + X	50	Mid
Air Goring	FU + 1, 4	Forward + Up + Triangle, Circle	Forward + Up + Y, B	Forward + Up + X, A	28.50	Overhead
Star Wrecled: The Final Footier	FU + 2, 4, 4	Forward + Up + Triangle, Circle, Circle	Forward + Up + Y, B, B	Forward + Up + X, A, A, A	70	Overhead
Toe Tap	FU + 3 or FU + 4	Forward + Up + X or Foward + Up + Circle	Forward + Up + A or Foward + Up + B	Forward + Up + B or Foward + Up + A	130	Throw
Johnny Cage Throws Attacks (D – B – 1)
Shove	F + L1 or F + 1 + 3	Forward + L1 or Foward + Square + X	Forward + LB or Forward + X + A	Forward + L or Forward + Y + B	130	Throw
Hands Off	L1 or 1 + 3	L1 or Square + X	LB or X + A	L or Y + B	N/A	N/A
Wombo Kombo	L1 or 1 + 3	L1 or Square + X	LB or X + A	L or Y + B	110	Throw
Hands Off	L1 or 1 + 3	L1 or Square + X	LB or X + A	L or Y + B	N/A	N/A
Johnny Cage Breakers Attacks (D – B – 1)
Kombo Breaker	F + R2	Forward + R2	Forward + RT	Forward + ZR	N/A	N/A
Johnny Cage Taunts (D – B – 1)
	D, D, D, D	Down, Down, Down, Down	Down, Down, Down, Down	Down, Down, Down, Down,	N/A	N/A

MK1 Johnny Cage Special Attacks

Name	Input				Damage	Block Type
Name	Shorthand	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Ball Buster	B, D, 1	Back, Down, Square	Back, Down, X	Back, Down, Y	70	Mid
Enhanced Ball Buster	B, D, 1 + R2	Back, Down, Square + R2	Back, Down, X + RT	Back, Down, Y + ZR	70	Mid
Ball Buster (Hyped)	B, D, 1 + L2	Back, Down, Square + L2	Back, Down, X + LT	Back, Down, Y + ZL	N/A	N/A
Show Off	D, B, 1	Down, Back, Square	Down, Back, X	Down, Back, Y	N/A	N/A
Extend Show Off	Hold 1	Hold Square	Hold X	Hold Y	N/A	N/A
Enhanced Show Off	D, B, 1 + R2	Down, Back, Square + R2	Down, Back, X + RT	Down, Back, Y + ZR	N/A	N/A
Throwing Shade	F, D, B, 2	Forward + Down + Back, Triangle	Forward + Down + Back, Y	Forward + Down + Back, X	70	Mid
Enhanced Throwing Shade	F, D, B, 2 + R2	Forward + Down + Back, Triangle + R2	Forward + Down + Back, Y + RT	Forward + Down + Back, X + ZR	90	Mid
Throwing Shade (Hype_	F, D, B, 2, L2	Forward + Down + Back, Triangle, L2	Forward + Down + Back, Y, LT	Forward + Down + Back, X, ZL	N/A	N/A
Rising Star	D, B, 3	Down, Back, X	Down, Back, A	Down, Back, B	70	Mid
Enhanced Rising Star	D, B, 3 + R2	Down, Back, X + R2	Down, Back, A + RT	Down, Back, B + ZR	70	Mid
Rising Star (Hype)	D, B, 3 + L2	Down, Back, X + L2	Down, Back, A + LT	Down, Back, B + ZL	N/A	N/A
Shadow Dash	D, F, 3	Down, Forward, X	Down, Forward, A	Down, Forward, B	N/A	N/A
Enhanced Shadow Dash	D, F, 3 + R2	Down, Forward, X + R2	Down, Forward, A + RT	Down, Forward, B + ZR	N/A	N/A
Extended Shadow Dash	L2	L2	LT	ZL	N/A	N/A
Shadow Kick	B, F, 4	Back, Forward, Circle	Back, Forward, B	Back, Forward, A	80	High
Enhanced Shadow Kick	B, F, 4 + R2	Back, Forward, Circle + R2	Back, Forward, B + RT	Back, Forward, A + ZR	110	High
Shadow Kick (Hyped)	B, F, 4, L2	Back, Forward, Circle, L2	Back, Forward, B, LT	Back, Forward, A, ZL	N/A	N/A
Hype	F, D, B, 4	Forward, Down, Back, Circle	Forward, Down, Back, B	Forward, Down, Back, A	N/A	N/A
Wowing Out	F, D, B, 4	Forward, Down, Back, Circle	Forward, Down, Back, B	Forward, Down, Back, A	N/A	N/A
Johnny Cage Fatal Blow (D – B – 1)
That’s All Folks	L2 + R2	L2 + R2	LT + RT	ZL + ZR	350	Mid
Or Is It?	L2 + R2	L2 + R2	LT + RT	ZL + ZR	N/A	N/A
Shadow Dash	D, F, X	Down, Forward, X	Down, Forward, A	Down, Forward, B	110	High

That’s all controls of MK1 (Mortal Kombat 1) Johnny Cage for now. keep yourself updated to save this page as a bookmark.

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