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Johnny Cage

There is no greater martial arts movie star than Johnny Cage. Films such as "Dragon Fist", "Time Smashers" and "Citizen Cage" have made him one of the most highly paid actors in Hollywood. But there is more to Johnny than even he knows. He is a descendant of an ancient Mediterranean cult who bred warriors for the gods -- warriors who possessed power beyond that of mortals. This legacy has made Johnny Cage a star. More important, it will aid him in the battle to come.

Moves

Basic Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Front Punch

fp

3%

high bufferable

Back Punch

bp

5%

high bufferable

Front Kick

fk

7%

high bufferable

Back Kick

bk

5%

high bufferable

Crouching Front Punch

d + fp

2%

high bufferable

Crouching Back Punch

d + bp

12%

high uprcut

Crouching Front Kick

d + fk

1%

low bufferable

Crouching Back Kick

d + bk

3%

low bufferable

Angled Jumping Punch

during angled jump, fp or bp

4%

med

Angled Jumping Kick

during angled jump, fk or bk

7%

high knockdown

Straight Up Jumping Punch

during straight up jump, fp or bp

5%

med groundbounce

Straight Up Jumping Kick

during straight up jump, fk or bk

5%

med knockdown

Command Normals

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Charge Palm

b + bp

3% / 5% / 7% / 9% / 11% / 11%

Hold bp to charge up; 6 levels of charge; med / med / med / med / med / unblockable ; level 6: crumple . Dash cancelable

2-Hit Elbow

f + bp

5% + 9%

1st and 2nd hit: bufferable

Pop Up

b + fk

5%

high launch

Rising Knee

f + fk

3%

high bufferable

Axe Kick

f + bk

9%

med groundbounce

Sweep

b + bk

7%

low sweep

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Throw (Away)

b or n + fp + fk

1% + 2% + 2% + 3% + 4%

throw

Throw (Towards)

f + fp + fk

1% + 2% + 2% + 3% + 4%

throw

Kombo Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Out Take

fp --- fp --- fp

3% --- 3% --- 5%

high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable

Show Time

fp --- fp --- f + fp

3% --- 3% --- 6%

high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable

Stand In

fp --- fp --- bk

3% --- 3% --- 8%

high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable

Cross Cutting

fp --- fk --- bp

3% --- 5% --- 8%

high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd: bufferable ; 3rd hit: knockdown

Widescreen

bp --- fp --- f + bp

5% --- 3% --- 8%

high --- high --- med ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: groundbounce

Director's Cut

bp --- fp --- b + bk

5% --- 3% --- 5%

high --- high --- low ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable

Take Two

f + fk --- bp

3% --- 7%

high --- high ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable

Money Shot

bk --- bk

5% --- 7%

high --- high ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable

That's The Ticket

f + fk --- fk --- b + fk

3% --- 3% + 6% --- 4%

high --- high + high --- med ; 1st and 3rd and 4th hit: bufferable

Fast Tags

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Cliffhanger

Charge Palm (fully charged) --- tg

N/A

Sets up combo for partner

Fade Out

Axe Kick --- tg

N/A

Sets up combo for partner

Bootleg

Pop Up --- tg

N/A

Sets up combo for partner

Stunt Double

Widescreen --- tg

N/A

Sets up combo for partner

Tag Kombos

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Cameo

fp --- fk --- tg

Based on Teammate

Double Feature

bp --- fp --- tg

Based on Teammate

Stand In

f + fk --- fk --- tg

Based on Teammate

Tag Kombo Attack

Attack from Teammate's Tag Kombo

9%

med groundbounce

Tag Specials

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Tag Assist

d , b + tg

4% + 8%

Performs Double Low Ball ; high + high

Tag Attack

d , f + tg

12%

Performs Eclipse Kick ; high

Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Low Forceball

d , f + bp

8%

high

High Forceball

d , b + bp

8%

high

Flipkick

d , b + fk

9%

high knockdown wkup

Shadow Kick

b , f + bk

8%

high flatten wkup

Nut Punch

b , d + fp

11%

high wkup

Enhanced Special Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Double Low Ball

d , f + bp + bl

4% + 8%

high + high

Double High Ball

d , b + bp + bl

4% + 8%

high + high

Ultra Flipkick

d , b + fk + bl

5% + 4% + 4% + 4%

high + high + high + high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd and 4th hit: knockdown

Eclipse Kick

b , f + bk + bl

12%

flatten , goes thru projectiles , has armor *patch*

Nutcracker

b , d + fp + bl

15%

high

X-Ray Attack

Name

Command

Damage

Notes

Ball Buster

fk + bk + bl

5% + 7% + 9% + 16+

counter groundbounce

Finishing Moves

Fatality

Kode

Distance From Opponent

Fatality 1

f f b d + fk

Close

Fatality 2

d f d f + bk

Sweep

Stage Fatality

d b f + bl

Varies

Babality

f b f + bk

Jump

Move Analysis

Basic Attacks

Sweep

Frame advantage when blocked.

Uppercut

Fast uppercut speed. His uppercut range extends to cover over the top of his head and slightly behind him. From up close use it as anti air or versus cross up.

Command Normals

Rising Knee

Mid and fairly safe.

Axe Kick

Frame advantage on block. Mid launches if hit.

Pop Up

Mid launcher. Fairly safe but some can punish.

Kombo Attacks

Widescreen

Safe on block mid. Launches. Mix this up with Directors Cut string since it has a low ender.

Money Shot

Hits crouchers. On standing hit you have some advantage. Safe on block.

Cross Cutting

Advantage on hit.

That's The Ticket

Good mixup string, advantage on hit. Last hit overheads. Safe on block.

Special Attacks

Shadow Kick

Very fast special. Check people with it often. Punishable by block or crouching. Enhance goes thru projectiles and is fullscreen.

Flip Kick

Very fast special. Good anti-air and wakeup. Can be punished with a very fast special or fast uppercut.

Enhanced Special Attacks

Nutpunch

Has invincible frames. Still unsafe on block.

Double Low Ball

At up-close and on stand block Double Low Ball gives you frame advantage. Use this for mixup opportunity.

X-Ray Attack

Cage's Xray is a parry that will catch 99% of the moves in the game including up close projectiles. You can even parry other Xrays. VERY few Xrays actually beat Cage's. Some say that saving for Xray is crucial because it changes the tempo of the fight. Opponents have to be careful on what they do or they might catch the parry.

Beware that a whiffed parry is extremely punishable, so it's a gamble.