Ahead of the launch of Mortal Kombat 1 later this month, sequence co-creator Ed Boon has been doing the press rounds to advertise this new entry. Surprisingly, he is proven up on the YouTube present ‘Hot Ones’, the place company do a scorching sauce problem whereas answering questions on a specific topic.
As a part of this look, Mortal Kombat followers have been given a “first look” on the Jean-Claude Van Damme pores and skin for Johnny Cage. Boon notes the way it’s the “absolute full circle second” for the Mortal Kombat sequence to have the ability to get this well-known martial artist and actor within the recreation:
Ed Boon: “When we made the very first recreation our authentic intention was to make Van Damme the arcade recreation, we really needed to see Van Damme, and once more Bloodsport was massive and Universal Soldier I feel it was, so we known as his folks and we’re like we wish to make a recreation primarily based on Van Damme, and I do not know if he declined or it simply by no means bought to him or one thing like that however once more this a few 20 something-year-old youngsters who needed to make a online game, I might see how Van Damme would go “no, no we’re not doing this”… so we tried a lot of occasions going backwards and forwards with him, this time we hit the lottery and we bought him and we even have his voice and he is gonna be the Johnny Cage character…”
If you wish to see this full reveal on the Hot Ones’ YouTube episode, you’ll be able to catch it across the 5:50 mark of the video.
Boon’s look on Hot Ones follows yesterday’s reveal of Megan Fox because the Outworld vampire Nitara. You can be taught extra about this returning character and Megan’s involvement in Mortal Kombat 1 in our earlier protection right here on Nintendo Life:
