The Curious Case of Jacqui Briggs' Mother

[MileenaKitana3some]

Lol I'm not going to get into this debate with you. Jax is not gay, point blank. I'm not sure where you even got that idea from. I get that you probably want some character in the series to be gay and that's fine but don't try and push that on the developers or anyone on the forum.

I wasn't "pushing" anything on anyone, so not sure where you get that from (and I'm not sure why it would be wrong for request a gay character from the developers or who you are to tell me not to do it - it's their prerogative whether to listen). It's not an insult if Jax were actually gay and Jacqui were adopted. It would actually be an interesting dynamic to add to the lore. Like someone said in an earlier thread, this is 2015. All that said, it's most likely Gemini.

 

[reikoiskahn]

The "lame" part was a response to p.W post, not the Tanya stuff. I would have zero issues with Tanya being Jacqui mother. Also, Ruby was intended to be Jade, so if they wanted to go with that angle, they would probably use Jade and not bring back ruby lol. Actually, when I think about Ruby was Kitana's friend, but betrayed her to join Shao Kahn. That's very Tanya like.




Yeah that's true, but they could also keep her just as insignificant alive, lol. I would just like a name and face to attach to Jacqui mom. She doesn't have to play a bigger role than that for me.

Yeah, Ruby was an alright character. A few mugen games had her as a playable character. I'm sure the download files are still available, if you look for them. I never knew Ruby was intended to be Jade, though, man. How'd you come to that conclusion? Did Boon state that or something?

Really hope that NRS doesn't throw us a curve ball and do something super random like making Li Mei's boring ass the mother, lol. I would rather have not known who the mother was if that turned out to be the case....

 

[reikoiskahn]

Why the Jade assumptions again? Cause they're both dark skinned? Get out of here with that bologna.

My money's either on Sonya or some random Earthrealm woman. I don't see her mom being too important if it isn't Sonya.

I think that's the reason, Snow. Jacqui has that light brown complexion so people would assume, if it is a character we already know, it is between those two. Gotcha!, however, as well as another user, tied it back to the second movie having a slight romantic allusion to Jax and Jade. I'm still hoping it is Tanya, though, to be frank.

I always wanted Sonya and Jax to get together back when I first started playing the games but they made Sonya get knocked up by that loudmouth, Cage.

 

[Snow]

I think that's the reason, Snow. Jacqui has that light brown complexion so people would assume, if it is a character we already know, it is between those two. Gotcha!, however, as well as another user, tied it back to the second movie having a slight romantic allusion to Jax and Jade. I'm still hoping it is Tanya, though, to be frank.

I always wanted Sonya and Jax to get together back when I first started playing the games but they made Sonya get knocked up by that loudmouth, Cage.

Pfffff

Sorry, sorry, I won't say anything.

As for the Jade theory, that's like saying Kenshi had Takeda with Kitana because they're both Asian/resemble Asian features. It's practically baseless.

Also like Kitty said earlier in the thread, the two have had little to no interaction in THE GAME. I don't really care what happened in the movie. Also there was little to no "romantic" connection there either. He was just making a cheesy sexual one liner about her legs being powerful. That's it.

Honestly guys.

 

[reikoiskahn]

Pfffff

Sorry, sorry, I won't say anything.

As for the Jade theory, that's like saying Kenshi had Takeda with Kitana because they're both Asian/resemble Asian features. It's practically baseless.

Also like Kitty said earlier in the thread, the two have had little to no interaction in THE GAME. I don't really care what happened in the movie. Also there was little to no "romantic" connection there either. He was just making a cheesy sexual one liner about her legs being powerful. That's it.

Honestly guys.

Lol Well, Takeda's mother was named in the comics, though, so that might not be the best example. I forget her name but I know she's a Thai woman. I see your point but hey, can't blame us for wanting to put a face to the relationship. I like Jacqui so the more fleshed out she is, the better. It would be great to learn all I can about her, whether before the game or after.

 

[reikoiskahn]

I have reason to believe that Jacqui's mother is native to Earthrealm. My theory is, if the mother is Edenian, then the offspring would inherit an Edenian lifespan, and if THAT is the case, then the offspring would probably still be an infant at age 25.

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The only thing is: I don't know if the half human part of her would cancel out the Edenian powers/ life span.

 

[Taj Gill]

The more I look at Jacqui, the more I agree with [MENTION=17968]Cryo[/MENTION]. She doesn't really have Black facial features. The only thing that gives it away are the cornrows. She has white/latina features.

 

[reikoiskahn]

The more I look at Jacqui, the more I agree with [MENTION=17968]Cryo[/MENTION]. She doesn't really have Black facial features. The only thing that gives it away are the cornrows. She has white/latina features.

Well, if you think about it, depending on where a person comes from...they can be black but have different features. For example, there was a girl in one of my classes who was from Somalia. She didn't have what people would consider traditional black features but she was still, technically, African American. Her skin was very dark but the texture of her hair and shape of her nose were different. The same goes for some people I met while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. Those people aren't African American, I know, but there's a lot of African ancestry in the country, as well as other things. The point I'm trying to make is that we shouldn't put too much stock in Jacqui's features because we don't know where the black in her comes from. If nothing else, the point could be argued that NRS is just bad at conveying ethnicity in characters.

 

[kadell]

I believe her mother will be as unimportant as Takeda's mother. Seeing how they both seem close, I'm betting her mother dies in the comics as well.

 

[Wretchedest]

Definitely the other father is either Sektor or Stryker. Mixed a tail and gave it to a surrogate. If the father is Stryker than we can narrow it down to Jade or maybe MK4 Tanya but its looking like they just hired someone off of craigslist.

 

[reikoiskahn]

Definitely the other father is either Sektor or Stryker. Mixed a tail and gave it to a surrogate. If the father is Stryker than we can narrow it down to Jade or maybe MK4 Tanya but its looking like they just hired someone off of craigslist.

Thanks for your input.

 

[MileenaKitana3some]

Well, if you think about it, depending on where a person comes from...they can be black but have different features. For example, there was a girl in one of my classes who was from Somalia. She didn't have what people would consider traditional black features but she was still, technically, African American. Her skin was very dark but the texture of her hair and shape of her nose were different. The same goes for some people I met while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. Those people aren't African American, I know, but there's a lot of African ancestry in the country, as well as other things. The point I'm trying to make is that we shouldn't put too much stock in Jacqui's features because we don't know where the black in her comes from. If nothing else, the point could be argued that NRS is just bad at conveying ethnicity in characters.

No, if she were Somalian, this would "technically" make her African, not African American.

 

[Tarkatan Trash]

No, if she were Somalian, this would "technically" make her African, not African American.

Dual citizenship...especially since her father is US Military.

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[MileenaKitana3some]

Dual citizenship...especially since her father is US Military.

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Was speaking about his classmate, not the fictional Jacqui character.

 

[Tanya4eva]

The more I look at Jacqui, the more I agree with @Cryo. She doesn't really have Black facial features. The only thing that gives it away are the cornrows. She has white/latina features.

This statement is OFF! Black people come in different shapes,sizes and shades. In 2015, there is no set look to "black features" There are whites that have broader noses, thicker lips and curly to kinky hair and are not black.
Latin features range from celia cruz, and Anderson silva to lyoto machida and rosario dawson. all considered coming from a latin/hispanic background and very different in looks.

 

[MileenaKitana3some]

This statement is OFF! Black people come in different shapes,sizes and shades. In 2015, there is no set look to "black features" There are whites that have broader noses, thicker lips and curly to kinky hair and are not black.
Latin features range from celia cruz, and Anderson silva to lyoto machida and rosario dawson. all considered coming from a latin/hispanic background and very different in looks.

Exactly. Plus, ya know, this is a video game. Trying to decipher a character's ethnic origin and parentage out of something that was rendered on a computer for a fantasy world is quite funny.

So I guess what I'm saying is... carry on?

 

[Lycan212]

I am hoping for Gemini, since there was a romantic undertone in the game. Also I am a fan of new characters, even though she was technically in a game, I hope its her since we never saw her and she would be new.

 

[Xenon]

According to forum logic, it cannot be some generic woman who gets one shot in the comics. No it has to be someone like Jade (LOL) or Tanya (???). I guess Takeda's mother was actually Kitana, because well...they're white...????

 

[Vassil01]

The mother will be identified in the comics and she's significant to Jacqui's birth, but I could imagine her dying along the way, making it just Jax and Jacqui left.

Like Takeda's mother? I don't think they'll repeat that. I mean, they can but they already did it once, so....

 

[Taj Gill]

This statement is OFF! Black people come in different shapes,sizes and shades. In 2015, there is no set look to "black features" There are whites that have broader noses, thicker lips and curly to kinky hair and are not black.
Latin features range from celia cruz, and Anderson silva to lyoto machida and rosario dawson. all considered coming from a latin/hispanic background and very different in looks.

Ugh, I really didn't want to go deeper, but you leave me no choice.

Due to Jax's appearance in the game, it's safe to acknowledge that he is of the "African American" Black race. According to the United States Census, this constitutes as "a person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. The Black racial category includes people who marked the "Black, African Am., or Negro" checkbox. It also includes respondents who reported entries such as African American; Sub-Saharan African entries, such as Kenyan and Nigerian; and Afro-Caribbean entries, such as Haitian and Jamaican."

With that said, here is an example of a male, like Jax, that fits that mould:

Now, let's take the offspring of a couple where both the mother and father fit that mould:

Here's another:

Now, lets take the offspring of an African American and another race. Here's what you'd get: (African American and Louisiana Creole)

Another: (African American and Caucasian)

By looks, what would you attribute Cassie to more?

I never once said that Cassie is not black, but at the same time her features make her look like she's of mixed race, not FULL AFRICAN AMERICAN, as defined above. Again, that doesn't mean she's not "black", but at the same time, she doesn't look fully "African American".