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    Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Johnny Cage Wins – FATALITY Edition

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    Back in my college days, my roommate Otter Disaster used to work at the local arcade in the mall, allowing us access to the latest incarnations of the Mortal Kombat franchise as they arrived (as well as some scary older games that always smelled like melted plastic.)  In retrospect, that might be the origins of my fascination with the “Finishing Move,” as it pretty much predates my twin obsessions of wrestling and Super Sentai/Power Rangers.  I always like it when Spider-Man does that cool “swing in and kick with both feet” maneuver and Superman is never cooler for me than when he does the Raiden fists-out flying attack.  Even Elvis had his signature karate kick while onstage, a true moment of awesome (especially as his weight increased in later years…

    The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) knows the bottom line, but doesn’t understand what the ice cream store has to do with it, asking: What’s the coolest ‘Finishing Move’ in pop culture history?

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    3. Sydness on

      It always comes back to Voltron for me, because it was the first one I remember seeing. He generates the Blazing Sword from his Lion Hands which then slices giant beasts in half. That sentence alone brings enough awesome for me to want to punch a camel in the face. Heck, having Lion heads for hands was awesome.

      That said, my favorite move that isn’t a finishing move is when the Power Rangers pose as a group and an explosion randomly appears behind them. They should use that tactic in battle. Face away from their enemy and pose would win the battle every time. If they ever did that it would instantly become my new favorite finisher.

      • Alisha Mynx on

        It doesn’t work. In many team-up episodes (including the one where the Power Rangers team up with TMNT) the explosion happened before the battle, and a battle still took place.

        I’ve come the the conclusion that monsters have special contacts that prevent them from being blinded, like some of those glasses that darken when the sun gets brighter.

    9. Waldo Butters on

      SPOILERS: When Ultraman flew a kilometer into the air and came down with both feet onto Mechagodzilla’s spine in Ready Player One.

    11. Michael on

      Let’s see:
      Pro Wrestling:

      – Jushin Liger’s Fisherman Buster.
      – The Great Muta/Keiji Muto’s Moonsault.
      – Super Delfin’s Swinging DDT.
      – Black Tiger 2 (Eddie Guerrero)’s Black Tiger Bomb.
      – The Hurricane’s Hurrichokeslam.
      – Special mention to Jimmy Superfly Snuka for his splash on Don Muraco from the top of a cage.
      – Arn’s Spinebuster is good stuff.

      Kamen Rider:

      – Kamen Rider W’s Joker Grenade, Metal Branding, and Metal Twister.
      – Kamen Rider Meteor’s Jupiter Hammer.
      – Kamen Rider Fourze’s Limit Break with the Pen module was all kinds of funny.

    17. Cat Halo on

      In wrestling: The Rock bottom has a devastating simplicity. The Dudley Boyz’ 3D was brilliant too. Brock’s F5 IS impact!
      In life: A swift kick to the nuts will always stop you in your tracks!
      Oh… And Chuck Norris!!