Mortal Kombat 1 director Ed Boon appeared on the YouTube present Scorching Ones, providing followers their first have a look at Johnny Cage’s Jean-Claude Van Damme pores and skin in motion. The pores and skin shall be accessible for gamers who buy MK1’s particular editions as a part of Kombat Pack DLC.
Van Damme’s look as Mortal Kombat 1’s Johnny Cage has been a long time within the making
The Van Damme pores and skin has already earned numerous reward, with followers noting shut resemblance between the actor and the character.
Talking to Scorching Ones, Boon revealed that he’s been making an attempt to get in contact with Van Damme for many years. Again when he was in his 20s, he contacted the actor’s representatives however didn’t obtain a response, presumably as a result of video video games didn’t precisely appeal to as a lot consideration from the leisure trade as they do now.
“We tried numerous instances. We referred to as his folks, and we’re like, ‘We wish to make a recreation based mostly on Van Damme,’” Boon recalled. “This time we hit the lottery and we bought him, and we even have his voice, and he’s going to be the Johnny Cage character.” Boon stated that this was the “absolute full circle second” for him.
Mortal Kombat 1 will launch on September 19, with early entry kicking off on the 14th.