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About Jarek

First debuting as a playable character in Mortal Kombat 4, Jarek was depicted as the brutish and short-tempered second-in-command of the Black Dragon clan.^[1] In the games, he initially utilized special moves and fatalities popularized by Kano, a trait later explained by stating that Jarek was once a student of his.^[1][2] He would later gain his own unique moveset in Armageddon. Mortal Kombat 4 (1997) was the last game in the Mortal Kombat series to have an arcade version. ... Second in Command is a 2006 action film directed by Simon Fellows, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. ... The Black Dragon is a faction in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Kano is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

Storyline

Jarek made his first chronological appearance in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. Kano freed him and other Black Dragon members from a United States Special Forces detention facility. Kano had proposed to reform the Black Dragon clan, but in reality merely wished to use them to slow down any Special Forces agents who may have followed him. Jarek was stationed as head of security at a downtown office which the clan was using as a front for their activities.^[2] While there, he was confronted by Major Jackson Briggs on the building's helipad. Jarek was soon defeated and brought back into custody. Major Jackson Briggs, better known as Jax, is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... An Atlas Oryx helicopter touches down on a helipad onboard the High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) ship. ...

Shortly before the events of Mortal Kombat 4, Jarek was able to escape to Edenia after learning of Kano's apparent death.^[1] Now thought to be the last surviving member of the Black Dragon, he was pursued by Sonya Blade and Jax who were seeking to destroy the last remnants of the clan forever. However, seeing that all of humanity was faced the threat of Shinnok's invasion during this period, they decided to focus their attention on the new threat, and Jarek agreed to help his sworn enemies defeat this common foe.^[3] After the destruction of Shinnok's forces, he resisted allowing himself to be turned over to the Special Forces. The encounter concluded with Jarek being dropped off a cliff by Jax.^[4] Mortal Kombat 4 (1997) was the last game in the Mortal Kombat series to have an arcade version. ... Sonya Blade is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting games series. ... Shinnok is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon reveals that he survived this brush with death by driving his weapon into the ravine side, slowing down his fall enough so that he only ended up gravely injured. Using his presumed demise as a cover, Jarek went into hiding and began to master new fatality techniques in order to exact revenge on his adversaries. However, he became frustrated with the difficulties that his injuries befell him, and soon he wished to do nothing more than to kill everyone. Quan Chi found Jarek and promised him that, in return for aiding the side of the Forces of Darkness, the sorcerer would give him the ability to enhance the strength and capabilities of his fatalities, and he would be given a chance to challenge all of his foes at once. Jarek agreed and headed into Edenia to take part in the final battle.^[5] Quan Chi is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

In Jarek's Armageddon ending, he defeats Blaze, and the chi from all the other warriors begins to flow through the firespawn and funnel into him. He starts to feel as if Death itself were guiding his actions. Sealing off the crater, Jarek begins to perform the other fighters' own signature fatalities on them, eventually finishing them all.^[6] Blaze is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... A Western depiction of Death as a skeleton carrying a scythe. ...

Combat characteristics

Jarek in Mortal Kombat 4

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Signature moves

• Tri-Blade: Jarek throws a star-shaped exotic blade at his opponent. (MK4, MKG)
• Cannonball Roll: Jarek crunches himself to a ball and hurls himself to his opponent. Jarek also had a vertical version of this attack in which he launched himself upwards. This move was borrowed from Kano. (MK4, MKG)
• Rhino Stomp: Jarek slams his body to ground, creating a small tremor and damaging the opponent. (MK4, MKG, MK:A)
• Lasso Snatch: Jarek snatches a lasso towards the enemy, and if it connects, he brings the enemy over his body and slams him down, making him bounce. (MK:A)
• Tricky Switch: Jarek attempts to grab the enemy, and if successful, he will push him to his side and then kick his back. (MK:A)
• Flying Legs: Anchoring himself to the ground with his rope, Jarek impulses himself feet-first towards his opponent. (MK:A)

Appearances in other media

Comic books

Jarek makes a small appearance in the official Mortal Kombat 4 comic that was distributed with some versions of the game. In it, Sonya had tracked him down to the city of Shanghai. After being confronted on a rooftop, Jarek is able to evade Sonya's clutches and escapes on his motorcycle.^[7] For other uses, see Shanghai (disambiguation). ...

Character development

Jarek's facial appearance was based on Mortal Kombat character designer and modeler Herman Sanchez.^[1] Because Jarek had the same moves as Kano, many fans angrily claimed that he is simply Kano in Mortal Kombat 4^{[citation needed]}. This holds some truth since the development team began making 3D models of existing MK fighters and then decided they needed to add some new people as well. Jarek was designed to be the "Kano character."^[1] This explains why he shares so many moves with him. The same holds true for Reiko (originally Noob Saibot) and Tanya (originally Kitana). However, Tanya and Reiko had their own original moves, while Jarek only had two (the Tri-Blade and the Rhino Stomp). It is also notable that Jarek is often compared with Kira. The main reason for their comparison is that both are Black Dragon clan members who used moves from Kano. Unlike Jarek, however, Kira has her own set of fatalities and shared some of Sonya's moves as well. In MK4, Jarek was assigned Kano's fatalities, but without an artificial eye like Kano's, he had no viable reason to shoot lasers from his own eyes. This was left anyway and never explained. In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Jarek was finally given his own set of moves, thus making him unique from Kano. Kano is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Reiko is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Noob Saibot is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Tanya is a character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Kitana (or Princess Kitana by title) is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Kira is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Sonya Blade is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting games series. ...

The Krypt in Armageddon includes several pieces of concept art relating to Jarek. A sketch of his Lasso Snatch move drawn by Ed Boon reveals that this rope throw was influenced by Scorpion's spear technique.^[8] Two possible weapon stances are also shown: one with Jarek holding two leaf swords^[9] and the other with him holding two kick axes.^[10] The leaf blades were dropped as they did not fit Jarek's unrefined look.^[9] In the finished game, he only uses one kick axe. Ed Boon, on a G4TV interview Ed Boon (born March 30, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois), along with John Tobias is a co-creator of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ... Scorpion is a video game character appearing in the Mortal Kombat video game series. ...

Game information

Jarek appeared as the boss of the third level in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. He had the ability to throw blades, taunt, and fire an orb that paralyzed the player if shot. He also makes a cameo appearance in Mortal Kombat: Deception's Konquest mode. In it, Jarek can be found in the Netherealm searching for Oni teeth in order to prove his worth to the Black Dragon clan.^[11] However, he simply pays the player as Shujinko to find these for him. Jarek also appears in Armageddon's Konquest mode during the first training obelisk, representing a generic enemy that the player must fight.^[12] Flag Ship from the video game Gorf A boss is an enemy-based challenge in video games that, once encountered, stops the games progression until the player is able either to surmount the enemy or is thwarted by it. ... Mortal Kombat: Deception is the latest game in the controversial and bloody Mortal Kombat video game series by Midway. ... Shujinko is a video game character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. ...

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