Jade was slated to make a single-episode appearance in the 1996 animated series "". Threshold Entertainment, the series' producers, had published a guide for its writers prior to production that contained brief biographies of series characters shortlisted for inclusion in the show. Jade's role in the guide was that of "a childhood friend of Kitana's but also works for Kahn at times. She is alluring, mysterious and exotic, yet she cannot be trusted. She use[s her beauty to lure her unsuspecting prey." However, Jade was ultimately converted by Threshold into an original character renamed Ruby.