User blog comment:Long hoang/MK10 story designer/@comment-2195697-20110819012023/@comment-2195697-20110819021610

That's always been an appealing thing to me about Johnny: He has, arguably, some of the most potential amongst all of the Earthrealm warriors. In his Armageddon and MK9 endings, he basically gains ultimate power and becomes a warrior of good. But the idea that, no matter what, his true potential cannot be reached because everything gets in his way, or he never is quite in the right place or time, to me, is a very human thing. The idea that one must accept their place in life, even if it is not as great as ones ambitions had originally hoped for, is a very human thing. My idea for Johnny's sacrifice would have him realize these things, and accept it, putting his life on the line for his friends (my scenario is that they are heavilly wounded from a previous attack and need to escape through a portal to Earthrealm or something).

Johnny has always been my favorite character, so normally I'm against him dieing, but in this case it would be a worthy, honorable death and would skyrocket his characterization, both past and present, into the stars.