Johnny Cage’s signature low strike in the Mortal Kombat games is called the Nut Punch.
The move is a comedic attack aimed at an opponent’s groin. It became one of Johnny Cage’s defining special moves from the earliest Mortal Kombat games and reflects the character’s presentation as a boastful action-film star who mixes showmanship with irreverent humor.
Johnny Cage also uses the Shadow Kick and Forceball, but those attacks have different functions and names. The Nut Punch is particularly recognizable because it can interrupt an opponent and became a recurring part of Cage’s move set across multiple installments.
Johnny Cage was inspired by martial-arts and action-film performers, but the character is fictional. His original concept was associated with a Jean-Claude Van Damme-inspired movie-star archetype, while later versions developed an independent identity within the Mortal Kombat story.