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The strongest Xrays are actually Liu Kang and Johnny Cage's because after they do it they could continue it with their highest damage juggle so it nets about 55% in the end. Kano's does a solid 41% but afterward he can't do anything and you could jump away from it on reaction if thrown out randomly. It's great to use when the opponent is waking up though. That's when it becomes awesome.
 
NothingRhymesWithCircus said:
The strongest Xrays are actually Liu Kang and Johnny Cage's because after they do it they could continue it with their highest damage juggle so it nets about 55% in the end. Kano's does a solid 41% but afterward he can't do anything and you could jump away from it on reaction if thrown out randomly. It's great to use when the opponent is waking up though. That's when it becomes awesome.
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I just hate it though because it looks like it does more on your health bar. I'm like WTF. Yeah it's good, I won't like, just sooo annoying damage wise
 
Kano: 9

possitive
-frame traps like a mofo
-untechable knockdowns into safe mixups
-zones well vs characters that have problems vs a good projectile
-down ball prevents better zoners to keep him out
-sex appeal like a mofo
 
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NothingRhymesWithCircus said:
Kano: 9

possitive
-frame traps like a mofo
-untechable knockdowns into safe mixups
-zones well vs characters that have problems vs a good projectile
-down ball prevents better zoners to keep him out
-sex appeal like a mofo
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i have been searching for frame traps (as its a subject i myself am not too knowledgeable on) for my guide and ive yet to find a post ANYWHERE saying he has frame traps, ive found posts saying he in fact doesnt tho lol. im not telling you to spill your guts cuz i know you want to keep your secrets for some tourneys and thats fine, but some day...some day. wish i was good enough in practice mode to figure this stuff out.
 
Even though I really hate Kano, I can't let my biases play in this tier list. I'm going to my honest answer.

Kano gets a 9.5 for me
+Great specials(fast recovery on balls)
+Projectiles are fast
+x-ray is great
+great combos and mixups
Top tier for sure.

+Xrays are good
 
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The next character available for ranking is Johnny Cage!
 
Thirteenthorder said:
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The next character available for ranking is Johnny Cage!
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Cage: 8.5

Great at short range, but if you keep away from him, he has not much to do, to go full screen he has to use a meter bar and perfom an enhanced shadow kick, also the projectiles are slow and have a weird curve. I dont like him, he is pretty generic and boring to me, but he is a good character.
 
Johnny Cage would definetally be a 9.

Positives:
~Easy dial-a-kombos
~Easy 8-11 hit kombos
~X-Ray kan go 52 percents if you kombo after it
~Anti-Air Special Flip Kick and an Armored EX NutPunch. Without Armor, it still dodges uppercuts
~Great over heads, has it in 4 kombos, one to do a 9 hit.
~Instead of an uppercut, he can B+3 and do a 9 hit or more kombo EVERY TIME. So if you block a teleport....BAM! he gets hurt. This gives a great advantage.

So-So:
~Mix ups, he doesn't have much low hits in his kombos. Only one kombo.
~Zoning, he can zone soso. With his EX Shadow Kick and his High and Low Energy Balls

Bad:
~His projectile game, he has High and Low balls but they are fairly slow
 
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@ armon24 his 2, 1, b4, might be his only low mixup but its seriously overlooked since you can keep pressure on after executing it with your primary bnbs or frame trap kombos cause johnny is hellla fast.

JOOHHHNYYYYY CAGGEEEE = 9.3
 
Johnny Cage is a solid 8.5. He's far and away the best pure rushdown character in the game. His frame traps are good, his Flip Kick is crazy-safe and great on wake-up, and his having full-meter really changes the flow of the match. His Shadow Kick is great, so fast, and when you give it a bar of meter it can go full-screen as well as cut through a projectile to help close distance. His Nut Punch is a fantastic way to end combos, leaving the opponent nearly fully upright and waiting for the next combo. Force Balls aren't the greatest zoning tool in the game, but they work in a pinch and tacking EX Force Ball to the end of a string offers huge frame advantage. His X-Ray is a game changer. Not only can it make the opponent hesitant to pull the trigger up close (it even counters point-blank projectiles), but if it does land it can easily be combo'd out of for 50+% damage. His mix-ups aren't fantastic, but his Miami Vice alternate costume more than makes up for that lol.

His biggest problem is keepaway games. He simply cannot keep up in a projectile war with a number of characters (Sub-Zero, Reptile, Kabal) and if he wants to close distance against a strong zoner, he's going to have to burn meter to do it. Keep Cage away or it's lights out.
 
Johnny Cage ..... funniest character in the demo, and , with the game released, still funny and cool to use ! hehe XD

Johnny is one of my backup characters, I see only the far distance, full screen, as his weak game, despite that, he has not enough flaws to concern about it ....

Johnny boy has decent speed, insane rushdown pressure game, strategic X-Ray (if used correctly), insane corner pressure, and , some very good frame advantage hits .....

I could give JC a 9, but, I have to see yet some very good Johnny Cage make the top 8 in a Tournament, and put some fear in competition there .... so, maybe Evo ? hehe XD

For now, gonna consider him as a solid 8.5, because Johnny can have some hard time against high level Kano and Sub-Zero, when they are well played.
 
I'd give Johnny a 7.5.
+Great rushdown
+X-Ray has potential to be the most damaging in the game
+Excellent corner pressure
-Poor zoning
-Even worse anti-zoning
 
Johnny Cage - 8

He has always been my favorite character because i always thought he was hilarious. Johnny cage is amazing at what he does but i have always thought he was a one trick pony. He is pretty zoneable but has so many tools for what he gets close to ensure the ass kicking continues. I have fought johnny cage players i have been completely unable to defeat before and his combos are crazy good
 
Why are people passing? You're not voting on if you like them or not or by how people play them. You vote on what they have on the game.

Anyways I'd give Johnny an 8.5.

+ His rushdown is great.
+ His x-ray is strong, and can be random, so hard to counter if not paying attention.
+ Ex-moves are great when trying to close the distance against projectile spam.
+ His wake up flash kick is good.

- Bad zoning, projectiles too slow.
- A little harder to juggle with
- If you don't have meter, it's hard to close the distance between you and a zoner.
 
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