The Stunt Man is a minor character encountered in Johnny Cage's Challenge Tower in the 2011 video game Mortal Kombat. Another Stunt Man, Jim, also makes an appearance in Mortal Kombat 11 as one of Johnny Cage's abilities.
About the Stunt Men[]
Mortal Kombat (2011)[]
The Stunt Man appears to be jealous of the fact that Cage is always in the spotlight. He is so desperate for a lead role that he attempts to defeat Cage on two occasions in the Challenge Tower for tabloid recognition and a chance to star in Cage's movie.
He appears in two challenges: Challenge 13 "'Hey Jerk" and Challenge 14 "Round Two". He also makes a few small cameo appearances during Story Mode firstly among the dead combatants following the Battle of Armageddon, then behind Johnny Cage when he is challenged to fight Cyrax as well as at the coliseum among the combatants waiting to be called to fight.
Mortal Kombat 11[]
The Stunt Double from MK11
Jim the Stunt Double from MK11 appears to at least slightly resemble Johnny. Wearing clothes very similar to Johnny's MK4 appearance, but with boxing tape wrapped around his fists, having a a poorly drawn "Johnny" tattoo on his chest seemingly made using a marker, as well as visibly lighter shade of hair, similar to Johnny's hair color as seen in both Deadly Alliance and Armageddon.
Some of Johnny's abilities concerning the Stunt Double include; "Jim" running across the screen then deck Johnny's opponent with a massive clothesline or put them in a Full Nelson to give Johnny a chance to get a free hit. The stunt double is also used for the Team Cage Brutality.
Trivia[]
- In the comic Mortal Kombat: Collector's Edition published by Midway, when on Shang Tsung's ship, Kano picked a fight with Johnny Cage, mocking him that he got no stunt men onboard, while Johnny replied "I do my own stunts!"
- Stunt Man's move set seems to be the same as other Challenge Tower characters Director and Ruutuu, none of which possess a listed special move.
- They also all share Sub-Zero's grunts and Jax's fighting stance.
- Prior the introduction of Jim, Jimmy Cage from Mortal Kombat: Federation of Martial Arts is said to bare a "striking resemblance" to the actor, but hides a "deadly secret".
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