Jade (Mortal Kombat)

Jade is one of the many heroines in the Mortal Kombat franchise. She first appeared as a secret, unplayable character in Mortal Kombat II and first became playable in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
==History==
=== Original Timeline ===
===Mortal Kombat (2011)===
Jade appears in Mortal Kombat (2011), first seen with other warriors during the tournament held by Shang Tsung. Most of the time Jade is in the sidelines but becomes more important later on. She and Kitana try to stop Jax and Sonya Blade from escaping but are defeated. Jade later fights Jax after trespassing with Johnny and Raiden but is again defeated. After Shao Kahn is disappointed by his daughter Kitana (not really his daughter) Kitana angered and upset argues with Jade about her rank as a princess and how her unrelated father should think of her, but Jade insists they talk later once Kitana has calmed down.
After Kitana's capture Jade feels the need to be the one to save her. She confronts Baraka and defeats him easily and the person guarding Kitana, Sheeva. As Jade is ready to release Kitana, Kitana apologizes for acting blunt but Jade insists that everything is fine but she could not free her due to cavalry arriving so she escaped and tries to alert Raiden about Kitana's capture. Jade encounters the deadly Mileena and the two fight with Jade winning. Smoke comes and mistakes her for Mileena but Jade tries to correct him but they fight with Jade defeating him. 
After giving information about Kitana's capture they rescue her and later they all meet back up to try to change the future and stop Shao Kahn Jade also changed her costume and takes her mask off.
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After Liu Kang and Raiden leave to go speak with the elder gods they are ambushed by the Lin Kuei cyborgs but they successfully defeat them all. While they think it's over they are encountered by Sindel. During the fight Sindel takes most of the warriors out quick and easy with Jade and Kitana the last two, with Jade getting her heart ripped out and dies. She is later on resurrected.
===Mortal Kombat (2011) Ending===
Before Jade's death at the hands of Sindel in arcade ladder challenge after her battle with Shao Kahn Jade became unconscious and found her self walking up in an unknown realm. Jade approached a lone figure she saw in the distance the figure was a woman. She didn't reveal her name, but spoke with regal authority. Through the minds of countless mortals, the woman had been watching events as they unfolded for centuries. She informed Jade that Shao Kahn's death was an out come that must be re-imaged. Jade was defenseless as the woman possessed her body she returned to Earthrealm with the mysterious woman.
===Mortal Kombat X===
Jade is the only slain hero from the previous game who does not appear as a revenant in the service of Quan Chi. This is because Jade is already under someone else's control. She does appear in Kitana's arcade ending as a ghostly figure reaching out to her Revenant friend trying to help regain her nature.
===Mortal Kombat 11===
While Revenant Jade is a supporting antagonist, a Time-displaced Jade from before her death is brought into the present by Kronika There she reunited with her partner Kotal, who had become Kahn by this time, and was delighted to see him again. Afterwards, she told Kitana and Raiden that Shao Kahn had been traced to the Lost Hive of the Kytinn. She urged Kitana to convince Sheeva and the Shokan to join them against Shao's forces. 
While riding to the Lost Hive, Jade and Kotal caught up, with her asking if he had ever taken another lover as Kahn, which he denied as he valued her most of all as She's The Only Good Thing That has Ever Happened to Him. After being ambushed, Jade found herself facing her revenant counterpart, and was disgusted by what she had become, managing to defeat her and D'vorah. Infiltrating the Tarkatan War Camp, Jade discovers Kotal Kahn's hardened heart when he wants to execute all the Tarkatans without exception, forcing Jade to confront her love from another time. After knocking out Kotal, she is captured by Shao Kahn and tortured by Skarlet before being rescued by Kitana, Liu Kang, and Kung Lao.
She is then part of Kitana's forces invading the Outworld arena to prevent Kotal from being executed. Although Shao Kahn is defeated, the evil emperor had time to smash Kotal's spinal column but Jade assures An Crippled Kotal that he is not helpless while She's Still Willing to Stay By His Side. She later participates in the takeover of Fort Kronika but the Titan reverses time at the height of the battle, wiping out Jade. In her semi-canon ending, Jade defeated Kronika, but was torn between Kitana and Kotal, until she followed Kotal's advice to follow her heart. She found herself creating a New Era for Edenia where it was never invaded by Outworld. While Jade and Kitana enjoyed a happy childhood, she would discover that she had Kronika's power, and as an adult would ascend to godhood and defeat Shinnok and Cetrion, allowing the Realms to know peace. 
====Aftermath====
Jade reappears in the follow-up DLC Aftermath where she crosses paths with Sheeva, Shang Tsung, Fujin and Nightwolf as they travel to the Chamber of Souls to resurrect Sindel. Having no faith in the evil Sorcerer and She Said Kotal is in the Soul Chamber and Is Using it to Mend His Broken Spine After the Fight against Shao Kahn and Jade refuses to let the quartet pass and ends up fighting Sheeva but Queen Sheeva is able to defeat her.
Jade's last appearance is during the crossing for Kronika's Ford but due to Shang Tsung's machinations, the normal flow of events is completely altered. The ship on which Jade is standing, Kotal (who in this timeline is healed enough to participate in the battle but is Still Not Strong enough to Deal with Shao Kahn and Shao Kahn Ultimately Killed Him), Kung Lao, Liu Kang and Kitana is stormed by Shao Kahn and Sindel as well as their minions Shokans. Jade confronts the Shokans as best she can before being confronted by Sindel and then helplessly witnessing Kotal's death at the hands of Shao Kahn before Sindel slams her through the hull.
=== New Era ===
The version of Jade in the New Era is mentioned to be a Countess, and Lord Liu Kang advises Kitana to keep her close, as she would be vital for her future. 
==Personality==
Jade's confident, self-assured and sassy personality was first thoroughly portrayed in her Girls Gone wired campaign video she made. Always known for her loyalty to Kitana, she has proven herself to be dependable, sincere and devoted friend to the princess. She is sarcastic, patronizing and cocky towards her opponents and incredibly ruthless towards those who she considers a personal enemy.
Jade knows how beautiful she is and like to show it off by doing a pole dance with her staff after she wins a fight. She is not ashamed of her looks this is revealed in her Girls Gone Wired video were she talks about her measurements (36, 24, 36) and reveals that she is a Scorpio. A Scorpio is a person who has self-control, they are passionate, determined, loving, strong, brave, honest, caring, easy to please, strong willed, independent, loyal, devoted, secretive and suspicious of strangers, they don't like drama, being lied to, conflict or like being provoked, they never forget a favor or an insult. They still care for the people colse to them even when those people upset them. A Scorpio smiles on the outside but hides their pain on the inside but even though they hide the pain and never forget it they quickly recover from it and dust it off.
They may not trust people they don't know but when a Scorpio gets to know the person better or that knows the Scorpio better they become less secretive even though they can be mysterious and have an unbreakable bond it is difficult for them to trust a suspicious, secretive, shifty and shady person. They have sense if someone can be trusted or if they can't a Scorpio not only senses it but wants their friends to show as much kindness, devotion, determination, loyalty, love, passion, strength, honesty and caring as the Scorpio does. While a Scorpio is loyal to the end but not blindly loyal they know when they need time away from their friends and people Scorpio's prefer to be alone depending on what they go through determines on how long they will separate themselves from others but that doesn't mean that the Scorpio ever gives up on the ones they care about.
A Scorpio can sense the darkness, negative energy, anger, the monster and rage locked away inside a heart. A Scorpio not only senses it but finds away to bring it out of that person and into the light. They also turn the bad negative dark situation into a good nice positive situation.
In Mortal Kombat Armageddon, unlike many of the other characters, Jade did not care about the god like powers of Blaze that was bestowed on the person who beat him. Jade never battled Blaze and never used his powers she was celebrated as a hero for her choice.
Her loyalty for Kitana is so strong that in Mortal Kombat X when her best friend has fallen and become a revenant Jade reaches out to Kitana as a spirit trying to help the princess. She is loyal to her best friend and was loyal to Shao Kahn however she is not blindly loyal she stopped falling Shao Kahn when Jade realized he was wrong. Jade talks to Baraka about his loyalty blinding him unlike Baraka Jade notices and doesn't let her loyalty blind her to what is right and wrong.
Because of Jade's skills as a fighter and her good personality she teleports into kombats during some matches in Mortal Kombat II giving clues to fighters. Clues that they don't notice but she does. The clues help the kombatants so they can reach Jade who wants them to come to her. More about Jade's zodiac sign the Scorpio they are known to be mysterious, private, observant, ambitious, focused and confident but not overly confident. They are also sarcastic, sassy and are self-assured towards those who are an enemy.
Jade has romantic feelings with her lover, One of Shao Kahn's Generals, and the Former Emperor of Outworld, Kotal Kahn. They were separate after Shao Kahn betrayed his general but kept him alive in Shang Tsung's experiment until he was freed after Shao Kahn's death.
==Powers and Abilities==
When she was first introduced in MKII, Jade was the only secret character to possess an outright special ability, such as an absolute immunity to projectile attacks. Any projectiles thrown at her would fly harmlessly pass her. Aside from that, her style of combat was identical to that of Kitana's, wielding a pair of copper fans during game play. Throughout the Mk series Jade mainly uses her staff during combat and she's highly skilled at it; she's capable of doing special attacks with it, an example being some of her command grabs or using it while she's airborne. Her staff is designed to extend or retract while in battle, it can also glow when she glows. Another weapon of choice is Jade's trusty razor boomerangs, she's highly trained in using them, even being able to throw and retrieve her boomerangs without injuring herself. While Jade rarely uses hand-to-hand, she mixes up some of her kicks along with her staff combos; primarily Taekwondo and Fan Zi martial arts.
=== Powers ===
* Edenian Physiology: The lifelong friend of Princess Kitana, she serves as both one of Shao Kahn's assassins and spies, and as the personal bodyguard of Kitana. As an Edenian, she possesses abilities similar to Kitana, Rain, Tanya, and Sindel.
** Superhuman Strength: Jade is shown to be strong enough to defeat Shokan, like Sheeva and take on the likes of her lover, Kotal Kahn. She is also known to be holding her own against Shao Kahn before she was later defeated.
** Superhuman Speed: Jade's speed is beyond incredible. She is able to run at about 9 m/s and is able to match Mileena's incredible speed.
** Superhuman Agility
** Superhuman Reflexes: Jade's reflexes surpass many other Outworlders.
** Superhuman Stamina: Jade can fight for a long period of time without showing any signs of exhaustion.
** Superhuman Durability
** Superhuman Endurance: Jade can tolerate large amounts of pain and can still fight. She has endured powerful punches from an empowered Sindel before she ripped out her stomach.
** Superhuman Senses: Jade has incredible senses that she is able to sense anyone's presence when they're using stealth.
** Longevity: Jade's lifespan is immense and it is unknown how long she can live for.
* Magic: Like all other Edenians, Jade also has magic based abilities. She can unleash a powerful and fast kick when covered with green energy. She can also cover herself with an aura to cause all projectiles to miss her.
** Flashing Aura
** Green Energy
* Teleportation: Jade can also teleport in a flash of green light.
=== Abilities ===
* Master Martial Artist: Having thousands of years of experience, she is known to be a very proficient martial artist. Although she prefers to use her Bo in combat, she is still more than capable in unarmed combat. She has bested the likes of Baraka, Sheeva, Mileena, Smoke, her Revenant self, D'Vorah, Kollector, and Kotal Kahn.
** Bojutsu
** Fan Zi
** Kuo Shou
* Master Acrobat: She is extremely skilled in acrobatics. She is very agile and is capable of flipping continuously. Jade is also capable of leaping great distances. 
* Weapon Mastery: She prefers to use weapons in combat. Jade uses her magical bow and cyclone thrower in combat.
* High Intelligence: Jade is a very keen strategist that she is able to figure out ways to defeat her opponents and suggests to Kotal Kahn to infiltrate the Tarkatan War Kamp undetected with a few of his best soldiers.
* Stealth: As one of Shao Kahn's spies, she is a master of stealth like Kitana.
* Indomitable Will: Jade has an unbreakable spirit that she would do anything to defend her best friend from anyone who would harm her. She is also determined to do whatever it takes to make Outworld a better realm for all Outworlders.
== Paraphernalia ==
* Jade's Bo
* Cyclone Thrower/Razor Rang
* Steel Fans
==Appearance==
Jade is a beautiful woman who has dark brown skin and black hair. During earlier Mortal Kombats she would wear similar clothes like Kitana the only exception is her green color. During Mortal Kombat 9, Jade has more different features but still keeping green as her color. Her original costume consists of a green mask with green hand guards that reaches just under her elbows with a golden arm bracelet on her right arm. She has golden chains on both her thighs to keep her green cloth stable around the waist, the top of the green cloth is divided by black strings similar to Kitana but looser revealing ample cleavage, her cloth is wrapped around her back she wears black knee high boots with emeralds embedded in them.
In her alternate costume she removes her mask and now her hair is tied in multiple knots with her hair not framing over her right eye anymore, she now consist of a different bra which is connected by a gold chain around her neck. Her midriff is more exposed revealing abs and more muscle with another chain around the waist keeping the cloth in front stable, her boots are mostly green now with golden indents instead of emeralds.
==Quotes==
==Trivia==
*Jade was a representative of Mortal Kombat in Video Game Vixens - a special four-part TV show on G4 that features what they consider to be "the sexiest female video game characters of the year."
*In the 1995 movie Mortal Kombat, Jade was scheduled to face off against Sonya in a secret area of the island that was slated to be a hidden Easter egg in the DVD version of the movie; but the scene was later scrapped due to time constraints. However, she does appear in the novelization of the film.
*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 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Jax had a slight romantic interest in her.
*In her Girls Gone Wired video Jade reveals not only her measurements (36, 24, 36) but also that she is a Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 22).
*In early versions of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Long Fist was supposed to be her unarmed fighting style.
*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 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.
*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.
*Her Babality in MK 2011 possibly is a parody of her Hara-Kiri in Mortal Kombat: Deception.
*In MK 2011, her X-Ray Attack along with Sindel, Quan Chi, and Jax are the only ones that do not make the opponent bleed.
*In MK 2011, Jade's skin tone has a noticeably lighter color in her early renders, however in actual gameplay her skin tone is that of her original appearances.
*Jade is the first hidden female character in the series. The first male being Reptile.
*In the Sega Saturn, Sega Genesis and Amiga versions of Mortal Kombat II, Jade's skin is white.
*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.
*Jade, along with Kitana and Sub-Zero is the only character to have 2 Klassic Costumes.
*In MK 2011, Jade, along with Mileena, Sub-Zero and Kitana have the most costumes with a total of 4 while everyone else has either 2 or 3.
*In Mortal Kombat: Deception and Mortal Kombat: Armaggedon, Jade's staff doesn't emit a purple glow like in the other games she appeared in.
*In the Story Mode of MK 2011, when Sindel enters the Cathedral screaming, Jade is seen in her alternate costume, holding her MK:D staff. But when you choose her alternate costume the staff is not seen in gameplay.
*Jade's name correlates to the Color green; she wears green to fit the symbolism of her name.
*Although her fate was unknown in Aftermath, Jade was still alive as her Revenant had not been erased from existence.
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