JAX

Real Name: Jackson Briggs

Class: Human cyborg

Occupation: U.S. Special Forces agent

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: Jacqui Briggs (daughter), Vera Briggs (wife)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile, Earthrealm

First Appearance: (DC Comics) Mortal Kombat X #3 (January, 2015)

Powers: Jax was a skilled soldier and hand-to-hand combatant. Jax had cybernetic arms that granted him superhuman strength.

History: (Mortal Kombat X #16, 20) - Raiden resurrected Jax, and entrusted him with a Kamidogu dagger that kept Shinnok banished to limbo. Reiko approached Jax after kidnapping his daughter Jacqui, and offered to trade her for the dagger. Reiko and Jax battled, but Jax was forced to surrender the Kamidogu when Reiko threatened to crush his wife's neck. Jax was still recovering when Raiden came looking for the dagger, and Raiden assured Vera that Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage were on a mission to rescue Jacqui.

Comments: Created by John Tobias.

Jax was a character from the Mortal Kombat video game series, first appearing in Mortal Kombat II. This entry covers only Jax's DC appearances. For a full history of the character see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jax_(Mortal_Kombat).

Mortal Kombat X was a digital comic later rereleased in print form. Jax’s appearances in the digital Mortal Kombat X #3, 16, 20, 34 correspond to the print Mortal Kombat X #1, 6, 7, 12.

Jax had a cameo in Mortal Kombat X #3.