In "Mortal Kombat II", Jade (described therein as "an undiscovered warrior from Mortal Kombat One") used Kitana's weapons, in particular her "Fan Throw", but was extremely fast and immune to projectile attacks. With her "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3" debut, Jade's primary weapon became a magical steel bō staff (changed to a spear only for "Deception" and additionally telescopic in "MK2011"), which was also used in her Fatalities, mostly for impaling her opponents. Her projectile attack in the game was a three-pronged boomerang that players could shoot in three different forward directions through varying joystick and button combinations. Jade's body-propel attack, a kick that sees her encased in a smoking green glow, is a variant of Johnny Cage's Shadow Kick. "Sega Saturn Magazine's" guide to "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3" described her specials as leading into "some devastating combo attacks," adding that she was especially hard to win against as the CPU-controlled opponent.