Jax Briggs

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Franchise
Mortal Kombat™
gender
Male

Games

Assist Character

Mortal Kombat™ 1

(2023) as
Jax Briggs
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Availability
Base Roster
Voice Actor
Thierry Desroses
French
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Main Character

Mortal Kombat™ 11

(2019) as
Jax Briggs
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Availability
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SummaryDuty
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Bio (website): 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.

Mortal Kombat X

(2015) as
Jax
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Availability
Base Roster
115 Moves & CombosAll Mortal Kombat X Characters

Bio: Thirty years ago, Jax was the C.O. of a secret Special Forces unit that got caught up in the Mortal Kombat tournament and the subsequent invasion of Earthrealm by Shao Kahn and Outworld. Although Earthrealm was victorious, Jax died in the fighting. Jax's soul was confiscated by the Netherrealm sorcerer Quan Chi. Jax was recreated as a vengeful undead.warrior and forced to fight against his home world when Netherrealm attacked Earthrealm. Soon after Netherrealm's defeat, Jax was freed of Quan Chi's influence and returned to life. He decided not to reactivate his military status, however, due to the trauma he suffered. Though he reluctantly serves as a comsultant as a favor to his best friend, General Sonya Blade, Jax prefers the quiet life with his family. His stress has been increased in recent years due to his daughter Jacqui’s enlistment in the Special Forces - and her membership in a secret team not unlike the one he himself led...

Mortal Kombat™

(2011) as
Jax
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Bio (in-game): 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.

Mortal Kombat® Armageddon™

(2006) as
Jax Briggs
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Mortal Kombat™ Deadly Alliance™

(2002) as
Jax Briggs
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Availability
Base Roster
About
StatusSpecial Forces
AlignmentGood
Weight350 lbs.
Height6' 8"
Fight StylesMuay Thai, Judo, Tonfa
Difficulty2
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Bio (manual): Special Forces Agent Jackson Briggs searches for the one responsible for the destruction of the Outerworld Investigation Agency.

Bio (in-game): Jax spent most of his time in the heavily fortified underground facilities of the Outerworld Investigation Agency. From an enormous underground chamber, Jax would send his agents to other realms by way of man-made inter-realm portals. Two of his agents, the cyborg ninja Cyrax and the rogue swordsman Kenshi, had been assigned to the realm of Outworld - a domain of strange creatures and maniacal sorcerers. Jax would soon be reminded of just how dangerous a threat to Earth that realm could be.

Mortal Kombat 4

(1997) as
Jax Briggs
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Mortal Kombat 3

(1995) as
Jax
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Bio (in-game): In failing to convince his superiors of the coming Outworld invasion, Jax prepares covertly for the future battle with Kahn's minions. He fits both arms with indestructible bionic implants. This is a war Jax is prepared to win.

Mortal Kombat II

(1993) as
Jax
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Availability
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Bio: 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.

Crossover Character

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

(2008) as
Jax Briggs
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Bio (in-game): 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 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 Outerworld Investigation Agency will soon face its first crisis.