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Jade is a major character in the Mortal Kombat franchise, who is a patriotic Edenian, as well as the bodyguard and best friend of Kitana. She serves as a minor antagonist of Mortal Kombat II, a major character of Mortal Kombat 3 and Deception, and a minor character of Armageddon.
She was portrayed by Katalin Zamiar in Mortal Kombat II and Becky Gable in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
History[]
Jade first appeared in the Mortal Kombat tournament held by Shao Kahn, where it is assumed she was spying on the events unfolding for her then Emperor.
Like Kitana, Jade's origins were not from Outworld. She originated from the realm of Edenia, a realm conquered many years ago by the emperor, Shao Kahn. A longtime ally of the Edenian crown, and a close friend to Princess Kitana, Shao Kahn had her trained to be a proficient and formidable assassin under his command.
Unlike most characters in the games Jade has her own stage in the game series called Jade's desert which is located in Outworld. The desert came from her ancient home world of Edenia and somehow became apart of Outworld, Jade owns the desert and makes it her home.
Mortal Kombat II[]
Jade made her first appearance in this game as a secret character. She is a heroine under Shao Kahn's control and was sent to spy on the events happening in the tournament. She watches each fight without being seen the only time Jade is noticed spying on the fighters is in the living forest. Jade shows up in the middle of the background during some of fights telling the kombat competitors what they have to do in order for them to face her later on. Jade gives some clues to help the kombatants so she can get her chance to fight.
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3/Trilogy[]
During the Earthrealm invasion by Shao Kahn's army, Kitana was sentenced to death after pleading guilty for treason and murdering Mileena during the events of the second tournament. She escaped Outworld and fled to Earthrealm. Enraged, Shao Kahn appointed Jade and Reptile to venture into Earthrealm and capture the princess. Jade was assured that Kahn wanted Kitana back alive, but Reptile was secretly told to bring Kitana back by any means necessary including death.
The two ventured into Earth to find Kitana. However, Jade found herself torn between loyally carrying out Kahn's orders and betraying her friend. She ultimately decided to help Kitana and thwarted Reptile's assassination attempt. With his defeat, the path was cleared for the two women to join Raiden and his Earthrealm combatants in the battle against Shao Kahn and his forces. Of immediate importance, however, was Kitana's personal mission to reach and warn the resurrected Queen Sindel about their true past together. Jade's assistance made that possible, with Sindel's memories recovered, she turned against the emperor. Shortly afterward, Shao Kahn was defeated by Liu Kang and Kitana went on to free Edenia from Outworld.
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance[]
While unseen in the game itself, Jade attempted to join Kitana and her allies in the battle against the Deadly Alliance, but had arrived too late to Shang Tsung's Palace, and found her friend's body lying on the ground with the other Earthrealm warriors.
Mortal Kombat: Deception[]
Heartbroken, Jade knelt beside her fallen friend's side and noticed a large creature approaching. She then hid in the nearby shadows and watched as Onaga, the Dragon King, resurrected the bodies of Kitana and her fallen friends. The spell allowed Onaga to control the warriors, and he ordered his new recruits to regroup in the Living Forest. Jade followed the resurrected warriors in secret, only to discover that they had already invaded Edenia and held Queen Sindel prisoner. Finding her Queen guarded by the resurrected Kitana, Jade attacked Kitana and managed to trap her in a cage of her own while she freed Sindel. Kitana then began shouting for the guards to capture them, forcing Jade and Sindel to flee to the portal into Outworld. Before they went through the portal, Jade caught a glimpse of the traitor, Tanya, standing next to Onaga.
In the Konquest mode, set in the past, Jade was leading the Edenian Resistance and seeking Rain. She encountered Shujinko during his quest, who had himself encountered Rain, and he told her that Rain was seeking a hiding place. Jade asked him to lure him to a cave where they would ambush him. Thus she managed to defeat Rain before he knew what was happening. In return, she gave Shujinko a gift of Koins as payment.
In the present, along with Sindel in Outworld, Jade made it her personal mission to assist her Queen in rescuing Kitana from the Dragon King's spell and to seek justice against Tanya, who had betrayed Edenia once again. After Ermac and the spirit of Liu Kang successfully managed to free Kitana, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kung Lao and Sonya Blade from Onaga's influence, Onaga was soon incapacitated by Nightwolf's Sin Eater ritual, temporarily quelling any imminent danger to the realms.
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon[]
Unbeknownst to the heroes, was that a new, more fatal threat, was soon approaching. The fabrics of the realms was beginning to tear apart as the warrior's all grew stronger, which would result in Armageddon. To prevent this, an Edenian half god known as Taven needed to defeat the firespawn, Blaze, and claim Blaze's power to nullify the strength of the warriors. But word had spread of Blaze's power, and the Forces of Darkness sought to acquire it.
Jade joined the Forces of Light in an attempt to stop the Forces of Darkness efforts in defeating Blaze the firespawn. Last seen in battle fighting Tanya, she was eventually killed along with almost all the other kombatants, leaving Raiden alone to deal with an all powerful Shao Kahn who eventually killed him and brought Armageddon to all the realms. In her non canon ending, Jade defeated Blaze and was granted godlike abilities. Jade was compelled to split the Pyramid of Argus open and suck the entirety of the Forces of Darkness within it to be sealed for all eternity, an act that marked her as a hero to Edenia.
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Trivia[]
- In Mortal Kombat II, Jade occasionally drops down during a match and gives clues on how to reach her just as Reptile did in Mortal Kombat. One of her clues is a reference to the Ermac rumors from Mortal Kombat.
- Also in Mortal Kombat II Jade leaves a clue saying "Chun who?" which was a jab at Street Fighter's Chun-Li.
- Jade is the first hidden female character in the series. The first male being Reptile.
- In the Arcade and SNES versions of Mortal Kombat II, Jade's hair is brown, but all other versions have black hair.
- In the Arcade and SNES versions of Mortal Kombat II, Jade's Steel Fans are bronze/silver, but all other versions are silver.
- In the Sega Saturn, Sega Genesis and Amiga versions of Mortal Kombat II, Jade's skin is white.
- Jade is the only character in MK with an arena named after her: Jade's Desert, but it's unclear why it is named after her.
- In the Sega Genesis version of UMK3, Jade's fighting stance is a version of Mileena.
- In the SNES version of UMK3, Jade's fighting stance is a version of Kitana.
- In Mortal Kombat: Deception's Konquest Mode, Jade asks Shujinko to bring Rain to the Edenian Freedom Fighters, and in completing this, she defeats him. Afterward, however, she still asks Shujinko to bring him to her.
- In early versions of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Long Fist was supposed to be her unarmed fighting style.
- In Mortal Kombat: Deception and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Jade's staff does not emit a purple glow like in the other games she appeared in.
External Links[]
- Jade on the Villains Wiki
- Jade on the Mortal Kombat Wiki
