A fantasic mirror- Cage vs Cage is a match where you will almost definitely see some in-close combat.
Cage works wonders up close. Though vs himself, it is a little harder than usual to apply jab.
Here are some tips that you can apply to improve your results in Cage mirrors:
DO's:
- Expect your opponent to jump at you. Cage has no teleport or slide in which to get close to you. His walk is very slow as well, so often Cage takes to the sky. When he does, anti-air him with a HK, uppercut, or straight up jump kick.
- Shadow kick from crouch. It comes out instantly and will usually catch your opponent. If not, it's generally surprising enough that you don't eat an uppercut as punishment.
- Mix up high and low green ball projectiles from afar. Especially if you are one hit away from winning.
- Be aggressive up close. Use crossover kicks to keep your opponent defensive. Crouch punches, low toes, ballbreakers, shadow kicks... the list goes on. You can serve up some nasty CQC on a plate. Just be mindful your mirror can do the same to you!
DON'T's:
- Don't throw green balls from within sweep distance. Cage can duck and shadow kick you.
- Avoid jumping a ton, as Cage has lots of reliable anti-airs.
- Using the ballbreaker in a predictable manner, will get you slaughtered. It's best snuck in on occasion, or done when you duck a shadow kick from Cage.
- Randomly doing the rising uppercut and HOPING it will connect, is a sure-fire way to die fast. Only use it as a surprise tactic up close. Cage's HK and uppercut are much more reliable anti-airs.
JOHNNY CAGE STATS (according to mortal_jason):
Tier Rank: 10
Best Special: Shadow Kick
Worst Special: Rising Uppercut
Best Normal: Straight Up Jump Kick
Worst Normal: Roundhouse
Awesome Cage Players To Youtube:
real_talk718, ProjectilePoint, Bily_Bats1427