Berserk Button: Finding out that Jacqui is joining the Special Forces really pissed him off royally.Also use to differentiate who is the future Jax. Badass Beard: Sports this at the story of 11.Cue Charge! theme as he hits the head, releasing a skull using an arm as a bat and the skull flies to the camera. Batter Up!: His Fatality in 11, "Still Got It", where Jax severed an arm using his metal arms, chucks the head flying up.Bald of Evil: During his unwitting tenure in Quan Chi's Netherrealm army as a revenant.His depiction in Annihilation also fits this trope. Bald of Awesome: In his appearance in MK vs.9 went with the replacement route, as he had his arms ripped off by Ermac. It was not explained if they were mere upgrades or actual replacements.
In the Scorpion's Revenge continuity, he gets the arms ripped out by Goro.He himself has a few fatalities that involve this, most notably his Klassic fatality in X. An Arm and a Leg: We find out in 9, at least as far as that timeline is concerned, he gains his cybernetic arms due to Ermac destroying both of his original ones.All-American Face: He even pulls out the American flag and wraps it around him in his MK9 win pose!.Another Jax is brought back from the past due to Kronika's machinations and is far from pleased at what his future self has done. His time as a revenant, combined with the stress of losing his original arms, losing his wife to sickness, having PTSD, and his fear of losing Jacqui, resulted with him making a deal with Kronika in hopes of a better world where Jacqui won't have to fight anymore. Unfortunately, his life didn't get better, even after being discharged honorably in Mortal Kombat 11. He, like his friends, was eventually found by Onaga and revived as a mindless drone. Afterward, he was among the group of warriors who made a final stand against the Deadly Alliance of Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, but was unfortunately killed in the ensuing fight along with the rest of his allies. Jax tracked him in Outworld and killed the Red Dragon member. Years later, trouble would occur again, as not only were agents Kenshi and Cyrax lost in Outworld, but the OIA underground facility was nuked into oblivion by the traitor Hsu Hao. Returning with him to their home base, they restored his humanity and gained a new ally.
After briefly assisting Raiden in the defeat of Shinnok in Edenia, Jax and Sonya found the Lin Kuei cyborg Cyrax, malfunctioning and trapped in a desert. When Kahn come to Earth, Jackson Briggs was ready for it.Īfter Shao Kahn's attempt at claiming Earthrealm failed, Jax became the commanding officer of the Outer World Investigation Agency the OIA was not only assigned to explore and map other realms, but were also committed to the destruction of portals that could lead to Earth. Jax began to prepare for the imminent conflict, and donned himself bionic implants. He was successful in freeing Sonya, but not only did Kano escape once more, the Earth government did not believe the Major's warnings. Here, Jax soon came to learn of the Emperor Shao Kahn's plans for Earthrealm. Afterwards Jax traveled into Outworld to compete in the next tournament along with the Earthrealm warriors in hopes of finding Sonya and Kano. Jax found the actor fighting a horde of Tarkatans led by Kintaro he helped fight off the intruders until the other Earthrealm warriors showed up to help. However, after receiving a video signal from Sonya herself, he visited Johnny at a commercial shoot with the intent to apologize to Cage for not believing him. He confronted Johnny Cage about the tournament, but at first didn't believe Cage's claims. Following the events of Mortal Kombat, Briggs went in search of both the escaped Kano and Lt. Kano was captured, but the criminal escaped at a later date. He almost succeeded: after disposing of the rest of their members, Jax faced the clan's leader Kano and beat him in combat. Prior the start of the series, Jax was a member of the Special Forces and was dedicated to the dismantling of the Black Dragon Clan.