Jax (Second Timeline)

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|-|Kronika's Recruit=
|-|Revenant=
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==Summary==
Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs is a character introduced in Mortal Kombat 2 as a capable fighter in the use of martial arts and weaponry. In the original timeline, he was the leader of a top US special forces unit that entered in the tournament in order to save Sonya Blade, while in the current one he is a decorated member of the U.S. Special Force that was caught up in the Mortal Kombat tournament and the subsequent invasion of Earthrealm by Shao Kahn.
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.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Jackson "Jax" Briggs
Origin: Mortal Kombat
Gender: Male
Age: 28 (starting from MK2), in his 50s in MKX
Classification: Human, Leader of the Outworld Investigation Agency (In the Original timeline) | Undead (Formerly in the Current timeline)
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Human=Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Possesses superhuman strength allowing him to crush skulls, break skeletons, pull limbs off, make earthquakes, etc..), Martial Arts (Judo, Muay Thai, Boxing, Wrestling), Weapon Mastery (Wields tonfas, daggers, snipers, SMGs, assault rifle, handgun, shotguns, grenade launchers, rocket launchers), Cyborgization (Partial, wears bionic arms), Stealth Mastery (Canonically killed Hsu Hao with an ambush), Acrobatics (Exercises enhanced condition. Can leap far distances, perform dash moves, etc.), Energy Projection (Can shoot purple energy waves), Limited Explosion Manipulation (Can generate explosions with rockets, grenades and remote bombs), Electricity Manipulation and Paralysis Inducement (Can charge his arms with electricity and use it as a taser), Vibration Manipulation (Can create shockwaves), Vehicular Mastery (Skilled car driver), Fire Manipulation, Heat Manipulation and Damage Boost (His arms can gain heat, allowing him to shoot fireballs and gain damage), Resistance to Soul Manipulation and Mind Manipulation (Able to wear Kronika's crown without having his soul taken into it. The crown's also too dangerous for frail human minds)
|-|Revenant=All previous abilities, as a Revenant he gains: Self-Sustenance (Type 2), Immortality (Types 1 & 7), Immunity to Soul Manipulation (Lacks a soul)
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Attack Potency: Small Building level (As a Revenant, he defeated Sonya Blade and fatally wounded Johnny Cage. Stated to be twice as strong with further upgrades to his arms from Jacqui and Kronika. Sent multiple demons flying with a Ground Pound)
Speed: Peak Human movement speed with Hypersonic reactions and combat speed
Lifting Strength: Class 50 (As a Revenant, he one of Cyber Sub-Zero's arms with Revenant Smoke. His human self should be stronger than his revenant counterpart)
Striking Strength: Small Building level (After receiving more upgrades to his bionic arms, clashed fists with his future counterpart)
Durability: Small Building level (Took hits from Reiko. Immortality made him hard to kill as a Revenant)
Stamina: High, higher as a Revenant.
Range: Standard melee range. Tens of meters with projectiles.
Standard Equipment: Bionic arms, submachine gun, M72 LAW launcher, M79 Thumper (loaded with grenades or shotgun shells), sticky bombs, lighter, cigars
*Optional Equipment: Assault rifle, sidearm, sniper rifle
*Can Create/Summon:
Intelligence: Gifted (Leader of the OIA, helped develop cross-dimensional technology, skilled combatant, and a competent tactician and scientist, also utilized his smarts to restore Cyrax's free will in the Original Timeline)
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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|-|Basic Attacks/Kombos=
*Head Slammer: Jax stretches out his arm and performs a hammerfist.
**The attack can be delayed, boosting its damage the longer he delays the attack before striking.
*Quick Trip: Jax does a semi-circular low kick to the shins, tripping the opponent down.
*Field Grade: Jax does a one-two combo and breaks the opponent's knees with an oblique kick.
**Chain Of Command: Same combo, but he feints the kick by lifting his knee. Great for catching an opponent who anticipates this move.
*Advance Force: Jax does a one-two combo and an axe kick.
**Code Of Conduct: Ditto, but he throws a middle kick instead.
*Elite Smash: Jax slams a hammerfist down and throws a push kick.
*The Briggs: Jax does a one-two combo in a crouching position.
*Payload: Jax rushes forward with 3 uppercuts with the third one launching the opponent. He jumps up after them and slams his fist down on them.
*All Out Assault: Jax does a high side kick into a roundhouse kick.
**Armed Forces: The second kick is replaced with an uppercut.
*Warfighter: Jax stomps the opponent's foot and turns around to smash them with his elbow.
**W.M.D.: The elbow strike is replaced with a push kick.
*Jammer: Jax lunges forward with a knee strike and grabs them to perform a spinning powerbomb.
*Power Punch: Jax rushes forward while ducking and hops up with an uppercut.
*Ground Smash: After hopping up, Jax slams his hammerfists down.
*Krushing Backhand: While recovering from a knockdown/successfully blocking an attack, Jax counters by performing a spinning backhand.
*Ground Slam: While recovering from a knockdown/successfully blocking an attack, Jax counters back by performing a faster version of his Ground Pound.
*Active Duty: Jax does a one-two combo (stepping forth before the 2nd hit) and turns around to swing his elbow at the opponent.
*Quick Drill: Jax throws a jab while crouched and rises up with an uppercut.
*Get In Line: Jax throws two hook punches with the same arm and crouches down into a low back kick.
**Major Force: The kick is replaced with a punch that forces the opponent to kneel, allowing him to pummel their skull with three punches.
**Armed And Dangerous: Extremely punchy combo. Uses the first 2 hits of Get In Line followed by two uppercuts to the gut and chin, then a hook punch into a haymaker. The combo ends with a superman punch.
*Breakdown: Jax steps forward with a hook punch and throws a crescent punch.
**Standing Strong:: Replaces the second hit with a 3 hit punch attack similar to the last part of his Major Force combo.
*Sleep, Bitch: Jax hops forth with a semi-circular low kick and an uppercut to the gut which launches the opponent. He grabs them and performs a brainbuster.
*America Strong: Jax does a two side kicks (hopping forth before doing the second one) and throws a crescent punch.
**Get Some: Adds a 3 hit punch attack similar to the last part of Major Force after the kicks.
*Get Outta Here: Jax lunges towards the opponent with a knee strike and throws a mid-air superman punch.
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*Energy Wave: Jax fires a crescent wave of purple energy from his fists.
*Ground Pound: Jax slams his energy infused fist into the ground, creating a massive shockwave.
*Dash Punch: Jax dashes through the air with a punch.
**It can be directed downwards, turning the straight punch into an overhead punch.
*Major Pain: Jax jumps into the air with his knee first, striking opponents on the way up.
*Gotcha Grab: Jax's signature move. He lifts the opponent by the throat and says "Gotcha!" before Jax punches their face multiple times which knocks them away with the last hit.
**Pound Town: Jax punches the opponent's face.
**Gut Buster: Jax steps forward and punches the opponent's gut.
**Lay Down: Jax slams his opponent to the floor behind him.
**Get Outta My Face: Jax throws his opponent away from him.
*L.A.W. Rocket: Jax crouches down and fires a powerful RPG from his L.A.W. launcher.
**He may delay or cancel the attack before firing the weapon.
*Machine Gun: Jax fires a fully automatic burst from his submachine gun.
*Up Machine Gun: Ditto, but he aims upwards before doing the attack.
*Super Gotcha: A more powerful and versatile version of Gotcha Grab.
*(Air) Drill Slam: While airborne, Jax performs a crashing Ground Pound.
*Quad Grab (MKX): A command grab where Jax lifts and slams the opponent twice like a ragdoll.
**He may throw the opponent up to five times for more damage.
*(Air) Back Breaker: While airborne, Jax grabs an airborne opponent with a mid-air gorilla press before landing with a backbreaker.
*Stiff Armed: Jax rushes forward with an elbow strike and lunges forth with a palm strike.
**Instead of a palm strike, he can grab the opponent and hit their head with the butt of his Thumper and fire it on their chest.
*Thumper: Jax equips his Thumper launcher and fires a single grenade shot.
*Heat Missile: Jax shoots a fireball from his heated bionic arms.
*Heating Up: Jax clashes his bionic arms together, generating heat in them.
*Duck And Weave: Jax enters a boxing stance, widening his stance and slightly bending his body to evade attacks. He then throw a spinning back fist, spinning uppercut, or his Ripped attack.
**Jax can delay the attack which keeps himself in the current stance, or cancel it.
**Rag Dollin': Jax grabs the opponent's by the leg and throws them to the other side.
*Quad Grab (MK11): Jax grabs the opponent and does a gorilla press slam. From there, he can perform multiple wrestling throws.
**Underhook Slam: Jax hooks his arms under their shoulder and lifts them up as he turns around to slam them down.
**Power Bomb: Jax grabs them by the midsection, holding them upside down, and slams them down on their back.
**Belly To Belly Suplex: Jax grabs them and falls to his back, slamming their back to the floor.
*Buckshot: Jax fires a close range buckshot blast from his Thumper.
*Lethal Clap: Jax steps forward and claps his hands, releasing a burst of energy.
**He may perform a more powerful clap once his arms are fully heated, releasing a fiery explosion. This uses up all of his arm heat.
*Briggs Barricade: Jax enters a blocking stance, absorbing incoming projectiles. Blocked projectiles will heat up his arms, allowing him to use it in various attacks.
*Ripped: Jax swings forward with a massive double axe handle punch.
**After performing the attack, he can enhance it with an uppercut.
*Burning Hammer: Jax leaps up to an airborne opponent and puts them in a fireman's carry before slamming them down headfirst.
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*Jax grabs the opponent's shoulder and punches them in the gut and twice in the face which knocks them away.
*Jax grabs the opponent by the neck and slams their face into his knee before slamming the back of their head with a brutal elbow strike.
*Jax grabs them by the neck and performs a rear naked choke that suffocates them within seconds and tosses them away.
|-|Brutalities=
*Ragdoll: Jax grabs the opponent and proceeds to slam them on the ground repeatedly until their arms and legs become skeletonized.
*Gotcha Down: Jax does a "Gotcha Grab and punches his opponent repeatedly until their head is obliterated with one final punch.
*Ground Breaking: Jax slams the ground hard enough to create a shockwave that destroys his opponent's shins.
*Sledge Hammer: Jax performs a Dash Punch that obliterates the opponent's torso.
*The Klassic: Jax does an uppercut, but it decapitates them with their spine intact.
*Slow Clap:
|-|Super Moves=
*X-Ray (Briggs Bash): Jax grabs the opponent, and if it connects, flips his opponent into the air, then brings them down for two backbreakers: one on his knee that breaks their organs and femurs, and another on his back that breaks their spine and ribs.
*X-Ray (Bring It): Jax slams his fists down on the opponent, stunning them. He then grabs them by the midsection, leaps into the air and powerbombs them into the ground with tremendous force, smashing their ribs. He shifts his grip, hooking their thighs and delivers a wheelbarrow suplex that breaks the opponent's spine.
*Fatal Blow (Honorable Discharge): Jax performs a Dash Punch that staggers the opponent. If it connects, he rapidly pummels their face five times before sending them flying with another Dash Punch. He catches up to them and punches their gut six times, the last one causing them to spit blood. He then does a Lethal Clap on the sides of their head and shoots them in the face with a loaded Thumper and a cocked eyebrow.
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==Gallery==
File:Jax Classic.png|Original Timeline Jax.
File:Jax versus.png|MK9 Jax. 
File:Jax MKX.png|Revenant Jax.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
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