Here's first Mortal Kombat 1 footage of Jean-Claude Van Damme as Johnny Cage

First footage of Jean-Claude Van Damme as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 1 revealed
Appears in video with Ed Boon eating spicy wings on First We Feast's Hot Ones
Boon shares backstory of failed Van Damme game leading to creation of Mortal Kombat
Van Damme's cameo brings series full circle decades later
Part of launch day Kombat Pack DLC on September 19th

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