Jarek

Jarek is a member of the Black Dragon criminal organization and a villain from the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games.

Mortal Kombat Special Forces
Jarek was one of the Black Dragon members imprisoned in a detention facility of the U.S. Special Forces. He and the others were freed by Kano and told them he wanted to reform the Black Dragon. However he really wanted the group to just slow down any members of the Special Forces sent after him. Jarek was sent to a downtown office that the Black Dragon used as a front for their activities. He soon found himself confronted by Jax, who defeated him and brought him back into custody.

Mortal Kombat 4
Jarek was able to escape after learning that Kano had apparently died and was thought to be the last of the Black Dragon. Sonya and Jax pursued him, determined to get rid of the Black Dragon clan forever, but they stopped this pursuit after Shinnok's invasion began. Jarek agreed to help them deal with this new threat, but refused to turn himself in afterwards. He confronted Sonya on a cliff, but ended up falling off the cliff, apparently to his death. However Jarek survived by driving his weapon into the side of the cliff, which slowed his fall enough so that he escaped only with grave injuries.

Mortal Kombat Armageddon
Jarek used the belief that he had died to go into hiding and began studying new fatality techniques that he could use for vengeance. However the difficulties of his injuries were causing him endless frustration and eventually, he wanted to kill everyone. Jarek was found by Quan Chi, who made him a offer, assist his Forces of Darkness and he would receive the ability to increase the strength and capabilities of his fatalities, as well as the chance to face his enemies. Jarek agreed and headed to Edenia to take part in the final battle.

In his ending, Jarek's defeat of Blaze resulted in the chi of the other warriors flowing through the firespawn and into him. He began feeling as if Death itself was guiding his actions and sealed off the crater. Jarek then let loose a storm of fatalities and killed each of the kombatants with one of their signature fatalities.

Abilities
Jarek is skilled fighter and has the ability to perform Kano's cannonball attack, but he also had a vertical version of it. He could also stomp to create a small but powerful tremor and used a rope that allowed him to lasso an opponent or anchor himself to the ground while he flies at his opponent. Jarek could also shoot a laser out of his eye to perform one of Kano's fatalities, but there is no explanation as to how he does this. He also had a star shaped blade that he uses as a throwing weapon.

Trivia

 * In early versions of Armageddon, Jarek was going to have the Leaf Blades as his weapon.


 * Jarek used the Dragon fighting style in Armageddon that Sub-Zero had for Deadly Alliance and Deception.


 * Jarek is the only playable member of the Black Dragon whose name does not begin with "k".