Jade - Good or Evil?
Jade - Good or Evil?
A lot of people tend to talk about Kitana, and whether she should act more good or evil during this timeframe.
Well, I'm surprised more people haven't brought up Jade. While we all know Jade is a hero, or ultimately ends up as a do-gooder, she actually didn't start that way. At all.
Unlike Kitana, where Kitana started off mysterious, but still good, Jade didn't start off good at all. She was a bad guy. She was evil all throughout MK2, and most of MK3. She only sided with her friend Kitana towards the end of MK3.
Let's look at the facts, shall we?
- Unlike Kitana, we don't know how old Jade was when Kahn took over Edenia, but Jade either was very young, or could possibly have been born under Kahn's rule. Either way, she grew up knowing nothing but the rule of Kahn.
- Unlike Kitana, Jade isn't one of Kahn's "daughters", but he chose her anyway as one of his personal assassins, and was close enough to her to trust her personally with finding and fetching Kitana once she ran away. Jade had obviously proven her loyalty to him in the past.
- Jade served Kahn faithfully, and MK3 doesn't paint Jade as a heroine that immediately turned against him. Instead, she was full of conflict. She didn't know which side to pledge her allegiance to. Her entire life had been in the service of Kahn, but suddenly her best friend becomes a traitor on the run and she's tasked with tracking her down. When she made her decision to join Kitana's rebellion, she didn't do so lightly.
- Unlike Kitana, who uncovered the truth of her birth and had a legitimate reason to rebel against Kahn (killing her father, enslaving her people, driving her mother to suicide), there was no indication that Jade had any personal grudge against Kahn. She was friends with Kitana, and that friendship was enough to sway her, but if Kitana never jumped ship, it's doubtful Jade ever would have followed her.
It's reasonable to assume that Jade, even more so than Kitana, would be a darker and less "heroic" individual, especially considering she spent thousands of years personally hunting down and executing anyone that got in the way of her emperor. She's got blood on her hands, and the series never really stopped to explore that part of her. Jade, as great as she is, was never really characterized by anything more than a hanger-on to Kitana's story and a possible rival of Tanya, but this game is a great way to show just WHY Kahn chose Jade to serve alongside his two daughters, how and why Kitana and Jade became such close friends, and even perhaps why Jade and Tanya ultimately ended up as rivals when they very well could have been friends prior to Tanya's betrayal (which is interesting since Jade herself is a traitor).
So, ultimately, this game has a lot of ground to cover for Jade. She ends up good by the end (provided nothing gets changed by Raiden's meddling), but she doesn't start out that way. Jade was ruthless and as cold-blooded as Mileena ever was (if not quite so psychotic), and she had to struggle to break her allegiance to Kahn for the sake of her friend. Until that point, however, she was proudly serving on the wrong side, no different than Sheeva, Baraka, or Reptile.
Anyone have their own thoughts on how Jade should be presented, whether in a more heroic light or with more of a tainted past outlook?
Well, I'm surprised more people haven't brought up Jade. While we all know Jade is a hero, or ultimately ends up as a do-gooder, she actually didn't start that way. At all.
Unlike Kitana, where Kitana started off mysterious, but still good, Jade didn't start off good at all. She was a bad guy. She was evil all throughout MK2, and most of MK3. She only sided with her friend Kitana towards the end of MK3.
Let's look at the facts, shall we?
- Unlike Kitana, we don't know how old Jade was when Kahn took over Edenia, but Jade either was very young, or could possibly have been born under Kahn's rule. Either way, she grew up knowing nothing but the rule of Kahn.
- Unlike Kitana, Jade isn't one of Kahn's "daughters", but he chose her anyway as one of his personal assassins, and was close enough to her to trust her personally with finding and fetching Kitana once she ran away. Jade had obviously proven her loyalty to him in the past.
- Jade served Kahn faithfully, and MK3 doesn't paint Jade as a heroine that immediately turned against him. Instead, she was full of conflict. She didn't know which side to pledge her allegiance to. Her entire life had been in the service of Kahn, but suddenly her best friend becomes a traitor on the run and she's tasked with tracking her down. When she made her decision to join Kitana's rebellion, she didn't do so lightly.
- Unlike Kitana, who uncovered the truth of her birth and had a legitimate reason to rebel against Kahn (killing her father, enslaving her people, driving her mother to suicide), there was no indication that Jade had any personal grudge against Kahn. She was friends with Kitana, and that friendship was enough to sway her, but if Kitana never jumped ship, it's doubtful Jade ever would have followed her.
It's reasonable to assume that Jade, even more so than Kitana, would be a darker and less "heroic" individual, especially considering she spent thousands of years personally hunting down and executing anyone that got in the way of her emperor. She's got blood on her hands, and the series never really stopped to explore that part of her. Jade, as great as she is, was never really characterized by anything more than a hanger-on to Kitana's story and a possible rival of Tanya, but this game is a great way to show just WHY Kahn chose Jade to serve alongside his two daughters, how and why Kitana and Jade became such close friends, and even perhaps why Jade and Tanya ultimately ended up as rivals when they very well could have been friends prior to Tanya's betrayal (which is interesting since Jade herself is a traitor).
So, ultimately, this game has a lot of ground to cover for Jade. She ends up good by the end (provided nothing gets changed by Raiden's meddling), but she doesn't start out that way. Jade was ruthless and as cold-blooded as Mileena ever was (if not quite so psychotic), and she had to struggle to break her allegiance to Kahn for the sake of her friend. Until that point, however, she was proudly serving on the wrong side, no different than Sheeva, Baraka, or Reptile.
Anyone have their own thoughts on how Jade should be presented, whether in a more heroic light or with more of a tainted past outlook?
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I want Jade to be evil in this game starting off and I want it to be shown why she was evil and what she did as Kahn's personal assassin. I also want them to show how Jade felt being abducted at a young age and how it drove her to be evil and dark and what could possibly make her one to change to be good besides Kitana being her childhood friend. Screw that I want the rage in Jade to come out and the fierceness to be displayed!!!!! Jade needs to grab this game by the balls and show it whose boss. :) So in more simpler words basically if Jade does ultimately become good in this game then show us the steps she went through to get to where she is in the current state of the game.
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Hmmm i think Jade should be Neutral in this game, that would make more sense due to the timeframe this game is set at. :]
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Hmmmm this was a very interesting topic.
I see Jade being caught in a real predicament because since her are Kitana are like best friends I can see her wanting to not harm Kitana but at the same time she wants to be loyal to Shoa Kahn so she will not be dubbed a traitor as well.
I can already picture a fight between them where Jade is like "Don't make me do this" or pretty much anything along those lines.
I might be thinking too deep on this one, but I can see Shao Kahn purposely sending Jade after Kitana instead of Mileena, because lets face it Mileena would want nothing more than getting Kitana herself. Shao Kahn is not just powerful , but he's smart becuase he knows that putting Jade in a tough position will be a true test of her loyalty.
But as Garlador said I could see her not jumping to the good side right away, but I think she will eventually joining.
I see Jade being caught in a real predicament because since her are Kitana are like best friends I can see her wanting to not harm Kitana but at the same time she wants to be loyal to Shoa Kahn so she will not be dubbed a traitor as well.
I can already picture a fight between them where Jade is like "Don't make me do this" or pretty much anything along those lines.
I might be thinking too deep on this one, but I can see Shao Kahn purposely sending Jade after Kitana instead of Mileena, because lets face it Mileena would want nothing more than getting Kitana herself. Shao Kahn is not just powerful , but he's smart becuase he knows that putting Jade in a tough position will be a true test of her loyalty.
But as Garlador said I could see her not jumping to the good side right away, but I think she will eventually joining.
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LOVE this topic.
I personally think it'd be great to have her as an evil, but ultimately conflicted character. There is a lot of room to give her character life and reason. As you said, the only real reason she had for leaving Khan was to join her best friend.
THAT, however, brings to mind several questions.
1.) Was she ever that loyal to Khan in the first place? Did she have emotional/moral qualms? If she was THAT loyal, a best friend wouldn't have changed her IMO. It'd be interesting to note exactly WHAT made Jade become Kitana's best friend. Best friendships are formed out of common ground, but also I find they come from a certain adversity. That'd be awesome to flesh out. I like XiahouDun's take on it when Kitana saves her from rapists.
2.)Should she be characterized as more neutral from the outset because of my aforementioned point?
3.)How can the plot twist so dramatically since Raiden is going back in time? Can she indeed stay "evil/conflicted" and it have a better outcome for the Good side?
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I personally think it'd be great to have her as an evil, but ultimately conflicted character. There is a lot of room to give her character life and reason. As you said, the only real reason she had for leaving Khan was to join her best friend.
THAT, however, brings to mind several questions.
1.) Was she ever that loyal to Khan in the first place? Did she have emotional/moral qualms? If she was THAT loyal, a best friend wouldn't have changed her IMO. It'd be interesting to note exactly WHAT made Jade become Kitana's best friend. Best friendships are formed out of common ground, but also I find they come from a certain adversity. That'd be awesome to flesh out. I like XiahouDun's take on it when Kitana saves her from rapists.
2.)Should she be characterized as more neutral from the outset because of my aforementioned point?
3.)How can the plot twist so dramatically since Raiden is going back in time? Can she indeed stay "evil/conflicted" and it have a better outcome for the Good side?
VEDDY INTERESTING.
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If you've seen my Jade-ranting thread, you will be able to read my theory about Jade's past. I like the idea of Jade being a young combatant in the Edenian MK when Kahn first attempted to merge Edenia with Outworld, and that she joined Kahn so she would be able to protect Kitana. Their close friendship is what makes Jade's personality. She chose to fight against the one she's killed for in so many millenia and aid her best friend in obtaining what was seemingly an impossible dream.
I think what gives Jade the hope of Kitana's dream becoming reality is Kitana herself. Kitana's faith in the Earthrealm warriors, more specifically Liu Kang who is the chosen one to defeat Shao Kahn, is what gives Jade reason to believe in her. And that she finds out that Kahn has told Reptile to kill Kitana on sight is what convinces Jade to also aid Kitana.
I don't think Jade is one of the good guys as such. She follows what she believes in. And she believes in Kitana and therefore helps her fighting for Edenia.
Though an evil Jade sounds cool, I don't think Jade would ever go against Kitana and attempt to kill her.
I think what gives Jade the hope of Kitana's dream becoming reality is Kitana herself. Kitana's faith in the Earthrealm warriors, more specifically Liu Kang who is the chosen one to defeat Shao Kahn, is what gives Jade reason to believe in her. And that she finds out that Kahn has told Reptile to kill Kitana on sight is what convinces Jade to also aid Kitana.
I don't think Jade is one of the good guys as such. She follows what she believes in. And she believes in Kitana and therefore helps her fighting for Edenia.
Though an evil Jade sounds cool, I don't think Jade would ever go against Kitana and attempt to kill her.
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Though an evil Jade sounds cool, I don't think Jade would ever go against Kitana and attempt to kill her.
Though an evil Jade sounds cool, I don't think Jade would ever go against Kitana and attempt to kill her.
I actually imagined that Jade had every single intention on tracking Kitana down and "talking sense into her" about betraying Kahn. After all, Kahn told her to retrieve his daughter alive, hoping that Kitana's best friend could convince her to give up her struggle, and Reptile was his back-up if that failed. Jade was going to be the one to convince Kitana to change sides, but Jade ended up being the one to change sides... though I like to imagine there was a very powerful confrontation. (as mentioned above, a sort of "don't make me do this" type of ordeal). If the roles were reversed, and Jade didn't listen to Kitana's reasons or believe her, would Kitana have been up to killing her best friend for the sake of her rebellion?
Even then, Jade isn't above attacking her friend, maybe not with the intention to kill but to incapacitate. In Deception, when Kitana was brainwashed by Onaga, Sindel couldn't bear to fight her own daughter and submitted to imprisonment. Jade didn't have such qualms and openly attacked her friend to free the Queen, succeeding in doing so, trapping her best friend, and leaving Kitana screaming and yelling after them as they fled.
Jade always feels like a woman full of conflict, making hard choices she wished she didn't have to make. But, as you mention, she believed in Kitana's "vision" of a freed Edenia, and once convinced of this she dedicated all her efforts towards making it happen and keeping her liberated homeland safe.
I still wonder how her lifestyle affects her judgment and decisions though. Kitana paves the way, but without Kitana there Jade would be far more easy to manipulate and mislead. Or Jade herself just might gravitate towards a different path. Kitana is her focus, and Kitana's dream becomes her dream... but I wonder just how "free" her thinking is. I would love to see Tanya confront her, telling her "I follow my own dreams. My ambitions are my own, but you... you have none of your own. You're a follower, and nothing more." Which may or may not be true...
We know what Kitana wants. We know what Mileena wants. But what does Jade want? After she frees her homeland and joins Kitana, then what? What is her goal? What are her dreams? What does she desire? The same problem faced KItana when Kitana succeeded at everything she set out to do; the conflict was gone. Edenia was saved. All was roses and wine until the Deadly Alliance and Onaga.
Personally, I want to see what Jade would be like without her crutches, stripped of her homeland and her friendship to Kitana, and this new game is a great opportunity to show that off. She has no homeland other than Outworld. Her closest friend has betrayed her home and emperor. She is left to her own vices. If Kitana didn't have a REASON to rebel, and Jade felt she was just after power and staging a coup of Kahn's reign, would she still go along with it? We don't know Jade's thought process here... we just know what her decision was, yet we don't know WHY she made that decision.
And knowing WHY Jade believes in Kitana and chooses her over Kahn is the most important part of who Jade is. I want, and need, to see this.
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I've always liked Jade. Move wise, story wise, you name it.
My expectations of her in THIS game -
Garlador hit most of the points I'm interested in.
I just want to see an epic battle between Kitana and Jade. I had imagined Reptile and Jade tag teaming Kitana when it was least expected. During the battle, I'd think Jade would have A LOT going on inside. Has anyone seen Hero with Jet Li? This.
Something along those lines. Kitana fights valiantly, but naturally is overpowered. But alas, in the grim grip of death, just as Reptile is about to finish off Kitana, Jade realizes what is most important to her. Bam, Jade is good. :) I know I'm no writer, but It'd be interesting to witness this sort of struggle. (You can practically feel the pain and regret Flying Snow/Jade is feeling.)
My expectations of her in THIS game -
Garlador hit most of the points I'm interested in.
It's reasonable to assume that Jade, even more so than Kitana, would be a darker and less "heroic" individual, especially considering she spent thousands of years personally hunting down and executing anyone that got in the way of her emperor. She's got blood on her hands, and the series never really stopped to explore that part of her. Jade, as great as she is, was never really characterized by anything more than a hanger-on to Kitana's story and a possible rival of Tanya, but this game is a great way to show just WHY Kahn chose Jade to serve alongside his two daughters, how and why Kitana and Jade became such close friends, and even perhaps why Jade and Tanya ultimately ended up as rivals when they very well could have been friends prior to Tanya's betrayal (which is interesting since Jade herself is a traitor).
I just want to see an epic battle between Kitana and Jade. I had imagined Reptile and Jade tag teaming Kitana when it was least expected. During the battle, I'd think Jade would have A LOT going on inside. Has anyone seen Hero with Jet Li? This.
Something along those lines. Kitana fights valiantly, but naturally is overpowered. But alas, in the grim grip of death, just as Reptile is about to finish off Kitana, Jade realizes what is most important to her. Bam, Jade is good. :) I know I'm no writer, but It'd be interesting to witness this sort of struggle. (You can practically feel the pain and regret Flying Snow/Jade is feeling.)
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I would love to learn more about Jade as a character. As said, my thoughts about Jade are merely theories. And you come with some very valid points about her as a character. She is indeed a follower from what we've seen so far, she is the "sidekick" so to speak, the secondary character. And though she is my favourite character and I see so much potential in her, that potential hasn't been tapped in much.
In all honesty, I don't think we will ever get these answers. The MK team has always played favourites and expanded on the popular characters' storylines which has left many other characters behind. Sadly, Jade is one of them.
In all honesty, I don't think we will ever get these answers. The MK team has always played favourites and expanded on the popular characters' storylines which has left many other characters behind. Sadly, Jade is one of them.
NRS may play favorites with Scorpion and Sub-Zero, but Jade wins the hearts of the fans, geeks, and casuals rather handily. I mean, she can high-kick a guy into rotating saw blades, and she's 36-24-36!
And she's a SCORPIO!
I think NRS is smart enough not to let a hot property like Jade go to waste.
And she's a SCORPIO!
I think NRS is smart enough not to let a hot property like Jade go to waste.
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Garlador Wrote:
NRS may play favorites with Scorpion and Sub-Zero, but Jade wins the hearts of the fans, geeks, and casuals rather handily. I mean, she can high-kick a guy into rotating saw blades, and she's 36-24-36!
And she's a SCORPIO!
I think NRS is smart enough not to let a hot property like Jade go to waste.
NRS may play favorites with Scorpion and Sub-Zero, but Jade wins the hearts of the fans, geeks, and casuals rather handily. I mean, she can high-kick a guy into rotating saw blades, and she's 36-24-36!
And she's a SCORPIO!
I think NRS is smart enough not to let a hot property like Jade go to waste.
I love you. XD
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If only the games actually delved into it's characters as much as I see some people on here do. If only the characters were fleshed out more, and explained further. One can only hope we'll get a better sense of what characters back stories are, what makes up their personalities and character traits, give them a story arc, and then NRS actually sticks to it and keeps it consistent.
That's a lot to ask...
That's a lot to ask...
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blackcyborg Wrote:
If only the games actually delved into it's characters as much as I see some people on here do. If only the characters were fleshed out more, and explained further. One can only hope we'll get a better sense of what characters back stories are, what makes up their personalities and character traits, give them a story arc, and then NRS actually sticks to it and keeps it consistent.
That's a lot to ask...
If only the games actually delved into it's characters as much as I see some people on here do. If only the characters were fleshed out more, and explained further. One can only hope we'll get a better sense of what characters back stories are, what makes up their personalities and character traits, give them a story arc, and then NRS actually sticks to it and keeps it consistent.
That's a lot to ask...
Well, Mortal Kombat has always been full of interesting stories and mythos compared to other fighting games. When it comes to interesting storytelling, fighting games seem to be in the short end, but I think that Mortal Kombat has always been good at it. True, some characters haven't been explored as much as we'd like, but overall, I think Mortal Kombat has one of the most interesting stories. Some RPG's have less interesting stories than MK, and they are supposed to be all about the story!
Street Fighter, Tekken, Dead or Alive, Soul Calibur... They all have storylines, but they tend to be rather stale without much evolvement, if any.
Of all fighting games out there, I think Mortal Kombat could be an excellent RPG or maybe even an MMORPG! Yes, Shaolin Monks went there and failed somewhat due to being quite non-canon about certain things and even fucked up some of the characters, however, it was still an interesting game, both gameplay and story wise. Why they felt like fucking up the original story I will never understand though.
Anyways, my point is, it is not the lack of storyline that's MK's problem. It's how they deal with it that seems to be the issue. If they could take each character and make them a great storyline that would explain them as characters for us to experience through the game or in some other way (the character vignettes seem to fulfill that purpose quite well), then we wouldn't feel like they favourize certain characters over others and we as fans would be pleased to see our own favourites having their stories told.
Personally, I would love to see a vignette for each character in the game. I wonder if that will happen though.
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Personally, I would love to see a vignette for each character in the game. I wonder if that will happen though.
Personally, I would love to see a vignette for each character in the game. I wonder if that will happen though.
I sure hope so. I mean, what else are they to put in the Krypt? I'm sure concept art is going to be covered by that art book.
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Jades a SCORPIO? :o She must be the most competitive of Shao Kahns assassins :]
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Mileenaownz12345 Wrote:
Jades a SCORPIO? :o She must be the most competitive of Shao Kahns assassins :]
Jades a SCORPIO? :o She must be the most competitive of Shao Kahns assassins :]
She will break everyone in half to win... so yeah, I believe she is. ;P
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She don't look evil.
But I'd love it if she betrayed that bitch Kitana
But I'd love it if she betrayed that bitch Kitana
I think Jade should remain a loyal friend to Kitana, not becoming another traitor ninja from Edenia, and show what was her purpose in Living Forest. From there we could see her true purposes and some of the future storyline. I'm glad she made it to the game, Jade's a good character.
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I was just thinking about this the other day. Jade might be conflicted, but she's still a killer-nothing going to change that. As the personal assassin of a tryanical warlord, no amount of changing sides is going to convince me that's she "good" in the steorotypical sense. Lets not kid otherselves either, Kitana's just as tainted as Jade even with her discovery of heritage. That doesn't change their personalities(or lack thereof, half of Vogel's bio voices sound alike) or their past.
MK is one of the few stories where I can't find sympathy or bend the perspective of morality from an objective standpoint. They never once questioned anything from Kahn up until MK2. Now keep in mind this just speculation. We truly don't know enough to create any definite analysis or inferring from the maybe six to seven pages worth of bios and endings MK has for each character. That's not alot of information.
Jade's an aggressive and unforgiving person. Her MKD ending where she used that Tarkatan essence to massacre Tanya(albeit justified from her perspective) was brutal and hardcore. She a militant type of person, willing to do anything to defend her homeland, but that doesn't make her good.
I'd put Jade neutral at best with regards to her own personal morality, and "good" only due to siding with and association with the Forces of Light.
MK is one of the few stories where I can't find sympathy or bend the perspective of morality from an objective standpoint. They never once questioned anything from Kahn up until MK2. Now keep in mind this just speculation. We truly don't know enough to create any definite analysis or inferring from the maybe six to seven pages worth of bios and endings MK has for each character. That's not alot of information.
Jade's an aggressive and unforgiving person. Her MKD ending where she used that Tarkatan essence to massacre Tanya(albeit justified from her perspective) was brutal and hardcore. She a militant type of person, willing to do anything to defend her homeland, but that doesn't make her good.
I'd put Jade neutral at best with regards to her own personal morality, and "good" only due to siding with and association with the Forces of Light.
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Thinking about it, she's not very different from Tanya.
She's very much into what she believes and stops at nothing to accomplish it. The one difference about Jade is that she's consistent, which is what seperates the two. You know...the more we talk about the characters the MORE I realize how untapped and rich the MK story is. It's actually awesome. Just needs fleshing.
She's very much into what she believes and stops at nothing to accomplish it. The one difference about Jade is that she's consistent, which is what seperates the two. You know...the more we talk about the characters the MORE I realize how untapped and rich the MK story is. It's actually awesome. Just needs fleshing.
I definitely want some canon clarification on this story. The only canon facts we have are that Shao Khan took over Edenia when Kitana was a baby, Sindel killed herself and Shao Khan adopted Kitana and raised her as his own daughter. When and how did Kitana learn about her origins? What was her reaction when she found out Khan wasnt really her father? If Mileena was created as a teen or young adult, how was she explained and introduced to Kitana and Jade? Why did Shao Khan decide to kidnap Jade in his invasion of Edenia? Another canon fact is that Jade and Kitana are childhood best friends, and were trained as Khan's personal assassins, this also implies that Kitana and Jade were his assassins long before Mileena was around. Kitana was just as evil, having blood on her hands as well. She chose to redeem herself from all the evil she committed while loyal to Khan by rebelling against him. Also, if Khan had to create Mileena to keep an eye on Kitana when he grew suspicious of her actions, then it also shows that even Khan thought Jade would have been too loyal to her friendship with Kitana that he couldnt ask her of this task, or he was afraid Jade would have found out about Edenia as well. I have never liked Kitana, Jade, Sindel being "good guys" I think they would be much more interesting if they were evil, if not evil, then neutral, but more Evil. I would like to see them fighting for Edenia and only for Edenia, no Earthrealm allies, Maybe this time Kitana/Jade/Sindel decide to take over Eathrealm and go to war with Outworld. Also, Why did Kitana decide to rebel anyway? She was a baby when the Outworld invasion happened and obviously had no memory of Sindel or Jerrod, because she thought Shao Khan was her father her entire life, so Why rebel and fight for something that she never even knew? I will say this though, Jade and Kitana should stay friends and loyal to each other, they should be the "mean girls" the "bad bitches" of Mortal Kombat.
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i've always imagned it as jade is actually a rebel and is in charge of a resistance movement but noone knows it's her, she actually wants an opurtunity to betray kahn and does it as revenge, her and kitana planned it, kahn sends in mileena as well to help, and then you get a tag battle. i'm ready to be critisized for not following mk3 storyline to the letter
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I'd say Jade can be quite the bitch when she wants to. I mean, she chose the most painful death imaginable for Tanya in her Deception ending, it goes to show she can be a ruthless bitch when needs be. Although not Canon, I see her Armageddon ending as a bit of an insight into Jade's virtuous nature though. I mean, of all the wishes she could have had upon defeating Blaze, the one thing she wanted most was to seal the forces of Darkness away in Argus's Pyramid.
She could easily have made herself far more powerful than either Kitana or Sindel if she desired to, but had she beaten Blaze her only wish was to be forever remembered as a hero who saved Edenia. There was even reference to this idea in her UMK3 ending, so I'd like to gather from her endings that Jade is a woman who will do anything to uphold peace and stability, even if she needs to play dirty to do so.
I hope in this game we do get to see her emotions torn at the choice of serving Khan or betraying him, I want her to show why she fights and what her dreams are. Ultimately, I want a look into the mind of the most mysterious female in the franchise!
She could easily have made herself far more powerful than either Kitana or Sindel if she desired to, but had she beaten Blaze her only wish was to be forever remembered as a hero who saved Edenia. There was even reference to this idea in her UMK3 ending, so I'd like to gather from her endings that Jade is a woman who will do anything to uphold peace and stability, even if she needs to play dirty to do so.
I hope in this game we do get to see her emotions torn at the choice of serving Khan or betraying him, I want her to show why she fights and what her dreams are. Ultimately, I want a look into the mind of the most mysterious female in the franchise!
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I agree that JADE will probably be a little darker...but ultimately i predict that she will end up the same way...alongside KITANA.
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