The latest addition to the Mortal Kombat line-up of âkombatantsâ is an old favorite. Jax, the cybernetically armed special forces operative who always has brain matter under his fingernails, will return.
Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon confirmed the inclusion of Jax in last nightâs episode of GameTrailers TV, calling him âbigger, more bad-ass then everâ and armed with âan insane fatality.â The fighter first appeared in Mortal Kombat II. First footage of Jax in action shows off familiar moves, like his ground pound and grabs, plus a stage set in a subway that has an environment fatality that must be seen to fully appreciate.
One of Jaxâs finishing moves, Boon says, is a combination of his MKII fatalitiesâone, a head-popping clap, the other an arm-ripping death sentence. Weâre hoping Boon mixed up the order in his description of how those combine, because weâd much rather see Jax rip Johnny Cageâs arms off, then crush his skull with his own dismembered limbs.
Jax joins Cyrax, Johnny Cage, Kitana, Kung Lao, Mileena, Nightwolf, Raiden, Reptile, Scorpion, Sektor, Shao Kahn, and Sub-Zero in the list of confirmed characters making the leap to 2011âs Mortal Kombat.
