Jade (Mortal Kombat)

"This will be easy!"

- Jade's Mortal Kombat (2011) Battle Cry

Jade is a character in the Mortal Kombat video game series, and she is usually a hero but in Mortal Kombat 9 she played an antagonistic role albeit not intentional throughout a quarter of the story. She also had a villainess role in the movie Mortal Kombat Annihilation and her role being more evil and sadistic contrasting her caring and loyal attitude in the games.

One of the things Jade has that not to many other characters have is her own stage Jade's desert found in outworld. It was was once part of ancient Edenia after it some how came to outworld Jade became owner of the desert which became her home.

Biography
Jade is a false antagonist who made her first appearance in the Mortal Kombat tournament held by Shao Kahn spying on events for the emperor. She is a hero under the emperors control having no clue of his true intentions.

Mortal Kombat II
This was Jade's first appearance in the Mortal Kombat series she appears as a secret fighter. She is a false antagonist who really a hero working Emperor Shao Kahn around this time. Jade teleports into kombats standing in between two fighters giving them clues on how they can find her and face her. She stands in the background holds her fans bends and gives clues like "I am called Jade." or "I will meet in Goro's lair." to help them reach her. While appearing to give clues Jade was also secretly spying on the fights through out most of them she is unseen and is only noticed in the Living Forest sticking her head out from behind a tree.

Mortal Kombat Trilogy
During Sho Khan's invasion of Earthrealm Kitana was to be executed for treason and killing Mileena, But she escaped to Earthrealm; the emperor who was angry about this appointed Jade and Reptile to search Earthrealm for Princess Kitana and to capture her. Jade was told that Emperor Khan wanted Kitana back alive, but Reptile was told to bring Kitana back by any means necessary and tried to keep the plan a secret.

When they finally found her Jade was torn between her loyalty to Shao Khan and Kitana. Because of her loyalty and strong will she decided to help Kitana and stop Reptile from killing her dear friend. Both of them joined Raiden and his allies. Unknown to Jade, Kitana was on a mission resurrect her mother when Queen Sindel returned she helped Jade regain her memories. She remembered that she is Edenian and not an Outerworlder.

Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance
Even though Jade was not under the emperors control anymore and made her choice to side with the the heroes of Earthrealm she hadn't fully made her choice yet during this time. Jade did not take part of anything during the Deadly Alliance by the time she made her choice she had arrived too late the heroes were killed by the dragon king Onaga along with her friend Kitana. Jade hid out of sight when she noticed Onaga coming; Jade knew she couldn't face him yet because she is an assassin, she works best unseen so she waited until the time of Mortal Kombat Deception to help the good guys and defeat Onaga.

Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks
Although she is usually a heroine in the Mortal Kombat series in Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks she is a villain here. Jade was an unwilling baddie brainwashed by a spell used on her to make her evil.

She, Mileena and Kitana worked together but when Liu Kang tried to help free Kitana from the spell both Jade and Mileena fought against him. Liu Kang, Jade and Mileena battled each other while Kitana was trapped in a forcefield during the fight Liu Kang used the same traps on Kitana's best friend and her half-sister to defeat them. He trapped them in cages and used the fire and spike traps to hurt them when the fight was almost over Liu Kang knocked Mileena out and stabbed Jade in the eyes with two daggers.

After Kitana was rescued and back to normal Kung Lao noticed that Mileena was still alive and only unconscious unlike Jade. Kitana noticed that her longtime friend was dead and was sad but also angry at Liu Kang. When Mileena regained consciousness she noticed Jade was dead she told them Shao Kahn's plan and how they brainwashed Jade. Kitana still feeling upset about Jade's death was now angry with her stepfather instead.

Kitana told Jade's corpse that she doesn't blame her childhood friend she blames her father, Kitana then mentioned that Reptile must be with Mileena. Kitana's half-twin sister then escaped the heroes they went after her; Mileena, took the daggers from Jade's eyes and left her body in the spot where she died.

Mortal Kombat Battlewave
Jade has also had another villain role in the Battlewave comics. The Edenian assassin and Smoke were sent by Shao Kahn to kill an injured Jax Briggs while he was resting in a hospital. But Jax woke up and defeats the two assassins.

After their failure Shao Kahn sent Jade and Smoke to kill Johnny Cage and Jax while the two heroes were on a plane. Johnny and Jax defeated Smoke but by then Jade's plan succeeded the plan was damaged she grabbed a parachute and left the heroes to their demise. Later Smoke and Jade are shown at Shao Kahn's wedding as the emperor tries to take Sonya Blade as his bride. The heroes eventually show up to stop Shao Kahn and his minions as the heroes and villains clash with each Kitana faces off her close friend Jade.

Mortal Kombat 9
Jade plays a minor antagonist role(unintentionally) at the beginning and end of the Games.Although she becomes the noble hero and caring one after breaking away from Shao Kahn's clutches and joining the good side. She tries to stop Sonya Blade and Jax Briggs from fleeing with Kitana but is finally knocked out by Sonya. Later, she trades blows with Jax, Raiden and Johnny in the armory of the palace but is eventually defeated and knocked out by the special agent.

When Kitana tries to go to a place where she was forbidden to go, Jade Tries to stop her but she can not do anything against the princess Edenien and is knocked-out. After many defeats Jade decides to use her true skills in combat since she was mostly holding back during previous fights. After Kitana was captured, Jade knew she had to save her with Jade being more tactical. Jade, Successfully gets past all the guards and defeats Baraka easily by beating him while also humiliating him and takes on the noble Sheeva. After defeating her Jade warns Raiden of Kitana's capture. At this point Jade is with the good side and was relinquished from Shao kahn's rules. Now on the side of good like the previous timeline, Jade becomes more revealing and takes of her mask to honor and not hide her identity anymore from her now best friends. When Jade is killed by Sindel she is then resurrected by the sorcerer Quan Chi and transformed into stooge by him. She is finally summoned by the sorcerer to confront Raiden but the god of thunder flees before even fighting. She is no longer seen during the rest of the game.

In her arcade ending before she has her heart ripped out by Sindel Jade enters a strange realm and meets a mysterious woman who tells her she most re-image Shao Kahn's death the woman possesses Jade she then wakes up in Earthreal.

Mortal Kombat X
Unlike the other fallen heroes who were turned into undead revenants by Quan Chi Jade was nowhere to be seen. Jade was only seen as a spirit in Kitana's semi-canonical (Kitana did become Netherrealm co-ruler) arcade ending trying to help her best friend. How did she manage to free herself, if she did, from Quan Chi remains mystery.

Although Jade is not a playable character, doesn't have a main part and is not with the with other Revenants in the game there are a few things about the character. Her spirit appears in an arcade ending Kitana also uses Jade's staff to honor her friend. Jade is also a boss is the Mortal Kombat X Mobile game app. Although Jade is a boss in the video game app she is not listed as being on either side hero or villain so where she stands during this is unknown.

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Jade appears as a supporting antagonist in the film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. She first reveals herself when she fights Liu Kang, after the latter searches for his inner Animality. When the fight is over, she offers to help Liu defeat Shao Kahn and save Princess Kitana.

Jade was sent by Shao Kahn to seduce Liu Kang and make him forget all about Kitana and than kill him. When that plan fails she tries to kill him in a fight after failing to do so she lies saying that it was just another test. Jade lies again telling him that she is an ally Liu Kang believes and unknowingly decides to follow her to the Temple of the Elder Gods where the emperor Outworld has ambush waiting. Along the way Jade and Liu Kang meet up with the Earthrealm warriors; Liu, introduces Jade to them but Kitana and Sonya don't trust her.

After freeing Kitana and capturing Sindel the heroes try to free the Edenian queen from Shao Khan's control inside the Elder Gods Temple. The Plan fails as Kitana's mother is mocking them, than a smiling Jade eventually relives that she had been working for Shao Kahn the whole time. Liu Kang tells Jade that she will die for lying to them, the female assassin gets scared after hearing this and watches in fear as the ambush fails. Sindel uses her powers to escape and Jade being an assassin sneaks out of the temple with no one noticing until after she had already left.

Later, Shao Kahn is upset with Jade because of her incompetent failure, the female assassin told him that she followed all his plans and carried out every order. Though she did succeed in earning the heroes trust and luring them into a trap she failed to kill them which was something Shao Kahn wouldn't forgive her for. Jade tells him that she and Sindel couldn't defeat the heroes even though Jade told the truth Shao Kahn would rather have them die trying to fight the Earthrealm heroes rather runaway. Sindel comes to Jade's defense but the emperor stops her, he turns back around to Jade and decides to have her killed as punishment for her failure.

Personality
Jade's personality is a Scorpio which is revealed in her Girls Gone Wired video. Scorpio's are loyal, strong willed, honest, determined, caring, brave, devoted, they have great memories, selfless, dependable, easy to please, they have self-control, passionate and strong. They don't like being provoked, insulted, conflict or drama. They are fine on the outside but they keep their chaos hidden inside. However when they let their anger out they quickly get over it but they never forget it. A Scorpio knows when a person is hiding something and brings it into the light when they sense the darkness, anger, rage and negative energy in side a person. A Scorpio wants the same respect that they give to others.

Even when a Scorpio is upset with their friends, they are still loyal and forgiving to their friends of course they don't forget but they never give up on them. But they are also not blindly loyal they know when not to follow there with somethings. Jade is beautiful just like all Scorpio's she likes fighting in tournaments for fun because a Scorpio likes action. While Scorpios are respectful, kind, loving, trustworthy to their friends they are also secretive, sassy, sarcastic and suspicious of people that they don't know.

Jade has shown her sarcastic, sassy, self-assured side to her enemies and in her Girls Gone Wired video. Jade is mysterious, observant, strategic like many assassins and Scorpios. Her zodiac sign is also known for its mischievous, confident, proud, tough love, compassion, stubborn, private, energetic, empathetic and ambitious characteristics.

Powers and Abilities
Jade is a member of the Edenian people she therefore possesses like her fellows a very long life as well as some magical power. She can use a sort of aura to increase her power or that of her weapons.

Being the bodyguard of Kitana, Jade mastery of numerous techniques of combat and also was trained to spy and assassination. She mainly fights with a metal stick and a kind of boomerang equipped of blades named Razorang. Proving to be excellent in both she is capable of throwing a Razorang and catching them without looking amazingly. Her staff skills are beyond adequate being able to do tricks and combos that can be proved deadly to her opponents. Her most notable trait is her ability to glow green making her attacks not only stronger but she's able to go through projectiles unscathed.

Her skills in hand-to-hand aren't on par with kitana's, but Jade is still capable of being deadly when using it. She's been shown to do excellent kicks and roundhouses to damage her opponents defenses and does strong jabs to the face to stun her opponents.

Quotes
"You are an excellent guard dog Baraka. But you must learn to heel."

- Jade before confronting Baraka

"Good boy."

- Jade after defeating Baraka

"You make this to easy."

- Jade to Baraka

"Not much of a jailor, are you?"

- Jade after confronting Sheeva

"Jade has eanred a reputation as an agile and stealthy warrior."

- Jade's bio in Mortal Kombat (2011)

"We have different concepts of honor Shaokan!"

- Jade before confronting Sheeva

"Following you still. I know where you're going. I am ordered to prevent you from going there."

- Jade to her dear friend Kitana

"I have never seen your father this angry with. You are a princess. He expects more from you than this."

- Jade talking to Kitana about her stepfather Shao Kahn

"Turn back."

- Jade asking Kitana to listen to her

"When the renegade princess Kitana makes her escape into the unknown regions of Earth, Jade is appointed by Shao Kahn to bring his daughter back alive. Once a close friend of the Princess, Jade is forced with the task of betraying her friend or disobeying her Emperor."

- Jabba's biography in Unlimited Mortal Kombat

"It is not over yet."

- Jade in Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks

"I'm coming back for you."

- Jade in Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks

"Prepare yourself."

- Jade in Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks

"I'll get you out."

- Jade trying to free Kitana

"Take care of him while I free her."

- Jade to Mileena about rescuing Kitana

"Get me out of here."

- Jade angrily screaming and shouting to Mileena

"I am more of a sister to Kitana than you."

- Jade after defeating Mileena

"I will meet you in Goro's lair."

- Jade in Mortal Kombat II

"One day we will fight."

- Jade in Mortal Kombat II

"Restrict yourself."

- Jade in Mortal Kombat II

"You must keep your eyes open -- for the finishing blow."

- Jade before knocking Baraka out

"I did not wish to do that."

- Jade after defeating Smoke

"That was tough. Now I'm ready for some real competition! Here write this down. I'm 36, 24, 36. And I'm a Scorpio, got it? Winning Girls Gone Wired isn't just about a pretty face. You think Pamela Anderson could high-kick a guy into rotating saw-blades? I've got the brains, the brauns, and the polygons to win this thing! If I have to break everyone of you in half to do it. So vote for me Jade"

- Jade in her Girls Gone Wired video

"After years of rigorous training in the art of kombat, Shao Kahn award her the position of Bodyguard to Princess Kitana. Over centuries she and Kitana have become close friends, which makes Jade's secret orders from Shao Kahn painful to accept: Should Kitana's loyalty falter, Jade must kill her friend."

- Jade's biography

"The armory is restricted. You will leave now."

- Jade to Jax, Johnny and Raiden

Trivia

 * Jade's race varies from game to game. She is normally African, but has on occasion been Asian as well, notably in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation