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Jax
Parent
Jacqui Briggs
Child
Ermac
Champion
Jax
Challenger
Ermac telekinetically ripped Jax' arms off, forcing him to get cybernetic replacements.

Games
Kombat Kontinues
Mortal Kombat 2
Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat II: Kyūkyoku Shinken Storyline
His real name is Maj. Jackson Briggs, leader of a top U.S. Special Forces Unit. After receiving a distress signal from Lt. Sonya Blade, Jax embarks on a rescue mission. One that leads him into a ghastly world where he believes that sonya is still alive.
The Wrath of Kahn
Mortal Kombat Trilogy Storyline
After failing to convince his superiors of the coming Outworld menace, Jax begins to covertly prepare for future battle with Kahn's minions. He outfits both arms with indestructible bionic implants. This is a war Jax is prepared to win.
MK Trilogy Endings
Mortal Kombat Trilogy Storyline
The second time Jax battles the forces of Shao Kahn he comes prepared. Thought to be the strongest man on Earth he has no problem proving it: first by beating Kahn's armies then by defeating the emperor himself. When the world reverts back to normal Jax and Sonya start the Outer World Investigation Agency. Jax runs the exploratory division which learns to open portals through science rather than magic. He leads the first expedition into a mysterious new realm.
A New Dimension of Kombat
Mortal Kombat Gold Storyline
When Sonya disappears while tracking the last living member of the Black Dragon, Major Jackson Briggs heads after her. He soon finds that Sonya's mission has led her into a battle with the forces of an evil elder god. This is a battle they must win or their own world will crumble at the hands of Shinnok.
Return of the Dragon King
Mortal Kombat: Deception Storyline
Due to his military successes, Jax has climbed the ranks of the Special Forces Outerworld Investigation Agency. To aid him in the fight against invasion from other realms, he has replaced his own arms with mechanical ones. He was last seen in Outworld hunting the Red Dragon member, Hsu Hao.
MK Armageddon Endings
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Storyline
When Jax absorbed the power of Blaze, the cybernetics in his arms grew and permeated his entire body. He was transformed into a full cyborg.

He became aware of a controlling neural chip that had been implanted in his brain by Sektor. Enraged, Jax defeated Sektor and claimed leadership of the cyborg ninja clan, the Tekunin.

It is unknown if he will ever return to the Special Forces.
Worlds Collide
Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe Storyline
A decorated soldier and formidable warrior, Jax found that he could enhance his strength and fighting ability through technology. Replacing his arms with cybernetics, he has become a juggernaut in the fight to protect Earthrealm. After the emperor Shao Kahn's invasion, Jax realized that the military was unprepared for threats from other realms. He and his partner, Sonya Blade, formed a division of the Special Forces tasked with monitoring threats not from this world. The Outworld Investigation Agency will soon face its first crisis.
Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe Endings
Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe Storyline
Badly injured in the melee with the otherworldly invaders, Jax knew he must enhance his cybernetics to save his own life.

He underwent massive anatomical restructuring, replacing most of his body with mechanized, fully-armored versions. Jax is now more powerful than ever, but at the cost of his humanity.
Kombat Rebooted
Mortal Kombat (2011)
Mortal Kombat 9 (fan name) Storyline
A decorated member of the U.S. Special Forces and a formidable close-kombat warrior, Major Jackson Briggs' current mission is to bring down the notorious criminal organization known as the Black Dragon. With Lieutenant Sonya Blade, he has seized many of their weapons caches. But when a trusted informant, Kano, was revealed to be a high-ranking member of the Black Dragon, Jax made Kano's capture his priority. Kano has gotten the better of Jax thus far, leading the Special Forces into numerous deadly ambushes. Jax and Sonya finally cornered Kano on an uncharted island but were overpowered by the island's inhabitants. They have now been forced into a sadistic ritual of bloody kombat.
Ermac
Champion
Jax
Challenger
Ermac telekinetically ripped Jax' arms off, forcing him to get cybernetic replacements.
Duty
Mortal Kombat 11 Storyline
Cyber-enhanced officer of the Special Forces. Jax Briggs lost both arms in the line of duty, but he came back to the battlefield twice as strong thanks to cybernetic upgrades. Even with that power, Jax’s sacrifices burden him. He soldiers onward, honorbound to protect Earthrealm.
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