
When Outworld emperor Shao Kahn invades Earthrealm in Mortal Kombat 3 (1995), Jax is among the thunder god Raiden's chosen warriors to help save Earthrealm preparing for battle by fitting his arms with metallic bionic implants. Though he succeeds in rescuing Sonya, Kano manages to evade capture. Jax's first game appearance came in Mortal Kombat II (1993), where he is on a mission to find his Special Forces partner, Lieutenant Sonya Blade, who had gone missing in Outworld while attempting to apprehend Kano.

Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs makes his first chronological appearance in the 2000 action-adventure game Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, in which he attempts to stop Kano and the Black Dragon crime organization from stealing an artifact capable of opening portals to other realms. Reception to the character has been generally positive for his appearance and special moves.Īppearances Mortal Kombat games He is also depicted as a primary hero in various related media, including the 1996 animated series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, the 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, and the 2011 web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. In the games, Jax is first depicted as the commanding officer of Special Forces operative Sonya Blade and subsequently becomes one of the warriors defending Earthrealm from various threats. The character is distinguished by his metal bionic arms, which he first received in Mortal Kombat 3 (1995), and his abilities are based around his upper-body strength. Introduced in Mortal Kombat II (1993) as the leader of a Special Forces unit, he became a mainstay of the series, including as the protagonist of the action-adventure spin-off Mortal Kombat: Special Forces (2000). Jackson "Jax" Briggs is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Machine Gun ( MK:DA, MK:A, MKvs.DCU, MK9, MKX) John Parrish ( MKII, MK3, UMK3, MKT, MK4, MKG, MKA) īionic Arms ( MK3, UMK3, MKT, MK4, MKG, MK:DA, MK:A, MKvs.DCU, MK9, MKX, MK11) Reception to the character has been generally positive for his appearance and special moves.John Tobias ( MKII, MK3, UMT3, MKT, MK4, MKG, MK:SF)

John Tobias ( MKII, MK3, UMT3, MKT, MK4, MKG, MK:SF)
