Like her father, Jax, Specialist Jacqueline Sonya ("Jacqui") Briggs has dedicated her life to soldiering, and excels at it. Unlike Jax, Jacqui does not have her father's approval regarding her decision to join a secret Special Forces offshoot. After Jax's horrific experiences as a revenant in the service of Quan Chi, he wants to protect his daughter from a similar fate. Jacqui loves her father but yearns to help Earthrealm in its fight against hostile realms. A part of her wants revenge on those who hurt Jax.
After his incursion into Earthrealm, Kotal Kahn had become a prime target of Special Forces surveillance.
Jacqui Briggs was assigned to monitor his activity.
Jacqui followed Kotal Kahn to an equatorial jungle, where he entered a hidden pyramid.
Inside he retrieved a glowing crystal skull.
Jacqui attacked the emperor and raced away with the object.
Jacqui was praised for her work--but couldn't help thinking her interference was what Kotal Kahn had wanted all along...
While we knew right away that Cassie Cage would have a unique blend of her parent's personalities and traits, Jacqui went through a lot of iterations before we decided that she would be close to her father in personality, vocation and interest in robotic accessories.
While some early sketches show a rebellious, clearly non-military character, Jacqui eventually became an army brat who followed her father into the Special Forces, using power gloves to give her a similar fighting style.
The gloves themselves went through a lot of iterations in terms of size and add-on weaponry before we found the right balance that made her look formidable without being too clunky.