Mortal Kombat 1/Janet Cage (Kameo)

Janet Cage (Kameo)
Base Health	±0
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Introduction

"A martial arts superstar trained by great masters from around the world, Cage uses her talents on the big screen. Box-office champ and star of such movies as Dragon Fist and Dragon Fist II as well as the award-winning Sudden Violence." - Mortal Kombat (1992) in an alternate timeline?

Janet Cage, an alternate version of Johnny Cage from another timeline wielding a moveset inspired by his incarnation from the 1992 original, is a rushdown/puppet archetype that specializes in kombo extension, as well as pressure with a slight focus on space control (especially with her “Stunt Double” stance that allows any character to act as a “puppet character”).

Strengths

Weaknesses

Returning Character: Janet's moveset works well with the majority of characters as it has many options that are universally useful and as such a lot of characters run her as their Kameo Of Choice
Extra Screentime: Janet's "Hop Punch" and "Hop Skip Punch" are the quintissential combo extender ambushes as they keep the opponent in the air for a long timer and rack up damage quickly
Acting Range: Janet's varied moveset allows a low skill floor and high skill ceiling
Reliable: Janet's recharges outside of Stunt Double are quicker than average and consistent, letting the player adapt consistently to when she's not available

Trying Too Hard: Mime Time and Stunt Double sport large recovery, meaning you might need to cut combos short to set then up
Doesn't Add To The Plot: There is no way for Janet to add extra HitAdv or BlockAdv to your moves with a normal Ambush, a feature highly valuable in Rushdown Kameos

Kameo Moves

Krotch Destroyer

Summon

k

"DING!"

File:MK1 Kameo Janet Cage k hitbox.png

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K

Krotch Destroyer

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
23	10	18	0	60	17.5	M	+34	-6	-6	0.5 Kameo Meter

- Has invulnerability when performed as a Getup or Reversal

Janet's "Nut Punch" attack, Restands the opponent on an Airborne Hit and is primarily used as a combo ender due to its high Hit Advantage, useful for characters with strong Overhead-Low mixups like Noob Saibot or Havik

Better than most Kameo Reversals because of Janet's low hurtbox on startup, range and its safety On Block, useful against mid ranged attacks like the ones in Ferra's Torr Stance

Mime Time

Summon

u+k

File:MK1 Kameo Janet Cage uk hitbox.png

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U+K

Mime Time

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
25	45	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 Kameo Meter, 0.05 Per Second

- Absorbs Attacks (can take up to 9% damage before retreating)

- Hold Kameo To Extend Duration (Last 10 seconds, drains 0.05 Kameo Meter per second)

- Retreats After 45 Frames (0.75 seconds) Without Holding

Janet puts herself between the Point Character and their opponent acting as a temporary wall until she retreats, she can tank either 3 attacks or a single attack that does >9% damage before going away, that or she automatically goes away after 0.75-10 seconds

Because of it being a Summon it can be hard to use in neutral, making it mainly useful for characters that can put the opponent behind Janet to temporarily trap them in a makeshift corner, it can also be used to limit movement in the actual corner as it would not allow the opponent to dash or attack through

Useful with characters like Quan Chi, Geras, Noob Saibot and Cyrax

Hop Punch

Ambush

b+k, b+k, b+k

File:MK1 Kameo Janet Cage fk hitbox.png

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F+K/B+K

Hop Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
20	12	-	-	50	-	Air	+59/89/119	-	-	0.5 Kameo Meter

- Repeat Input During Startup to Repeat Attack Up To 2 More Times

"Close" version of Janet's only Ambush, extends combos and can be used in setups because of it's long juggle time, Triple version is used to combo off Throws and Synchronized Attacks while the Single and Double versions are used to minimize Janet's time on screen for better repeated use possibilities

To repeatedly do the move you must input Back+Kameo alongside every jump Janet does, only hits Airborne opponents

Hop Skip Punch

Ambush

f+k, f+k, f+k

File:MK1 Kameo Janet Cage fkk hitbox.png

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F+K, F+K, F+K

Hop Skip Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Chip	Guard	On Hit	On Block	On Flawless Block	Cost
20	35	-	-	40	-	Air	+59/89/119	-	-	0.5 Kameo Meter

- Repeat Input During Startup to Repeat Attack Up To 2 More Times

"Far" version of Janet's only Ambush, extends combos and can be used in setups because of it's long juggle time, Triple version is used to combo off Throws and Synchronized Attacks while the Single and Double versions are used to minimize Janet's time on screen for better repeated use possibilities

To repeatedly do the move you must input Back+Kameo alongside every jump Janet does, only hits Airborne opponents

Stunt Double

Summon

d+k