Jax was also originally conceived as simply a kickboxer, but the idea was scrapped due to potential similarities to Balrog and Sagat from the Street Fighter series. His original name was going to be " Kurtis Stryker" and Midway later recycled that name to create a new character in Mortal Kombat 3. However, since there were no female characters in the original roster at the time, Sonya was created and she inherited his story line of pursuing Kano and entrapment on Shang Tsung's island. Jax was originally conceived as a character prior to Sonya's creation and possessed her scenario for the first Mortal Kombat.
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The character was inspired by the American Ninja series character Kurtis Jackson, portrayed by Steve James. He was then rushed back to Earthrealm by Sonya to be fitted with entire cybernetic arms instead of mere implants. Jax's first chronological adventure was actually depicted in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, in which he chases after the escaped Kano and several other Black Dragon members, aided by a fellow Special Forces operative Gemini.Īs one of the many changes in canon the 2011 reboot Mortal Kombat game brought, Jax's human arms were obliterated psychically by Ermac in Outworld. In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Sonya sends Jax to lead a team of Special Forces to search for survivors after destroying Sektor's Tekunin Warship, but they later vanish and are captured by the Tekunin. After the Dragon King Onaga defeats Raiden and the Alliance, he resurrected Raiden and the dead Earthrealm heroes as his slaves, but Ermac and the spirit of Liu Kang later break his mind control. During the final attack against the Deadly Alliance, Jax and his allies are killed by the Alliance's Tarkatan warriors. On his way to Tsung's palace, Jax finally catches up with Hsu Hao and kills him by ripping out his artificial heart implant. Jax has a score to settle with him while Hsu Hao was sent by Mavado to kill Shang Tsung. In Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, the OIA's underground facility is destroyed by Hsu Hao, who reveals himself to be part of the Red Dragon clan.
While returning to Earthrealm, Jax and Sonya find Cyrax malfunctioning in a desert the two bring the cyborg back to the OIA headquarters, where they restore Cyrax's humanity. Jax catches up with Jarek, grabs him and drops him off the cliff. After Shinnok's defeat, Jax witnesses Jarek trying to kill Sonya while the two are on the edge of the cliff. In Mortal Kombat 4, he joins the Earthrealm heroes and successfully stops Shinnok and his forces from entering Earth. When Shao Kahn invades Earthrealm in Mortal Kombat 3, Jax prepares for battle by fitting his arms with bionic implants, and after helping foil Kahn's attempt to permanently claim Earth as his own, he and Sonya found the Outer World Investigation Agency (OIA), which specializes in exploring and mapping other realms, as well as the destruction of interdimensional portals that could lead to Earth. Jax is an African-American United States Special Forces major who first appears in Mortal Kombat II to find and rescue his partner Sonya Blade from Outworld and bring Kano into custody, a mission he successfully completes, although Kano soon escapes. He was also the protagonist of the action-adventure game Mortal Kombat: Special Forces and one of the eleven characters representing the Mortal Kombat universe in the crossover game Mortal Kombat vs. Jax debuted in Mortal Kombat II in 1993, appearing in every game in the main Mortal Kombat series since then. Jackson "Jax" Briggs is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat series. #REDIRECT Template:Mortal Kombat character Hakim Alston, Shah Alston, Tyrone Wiggins ( Live Tour) A concept art for Jax in the 2011 Mortal Kombat (alternate costume)