Jack was born a prince to his father's land, in an era greatly resembling Japan's Edo Period in appearance, albeit with culture closer to the Nara and Heian periods.
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The Premiere Movie Part I: The Beginning Adopting a name for the first time, "Jack", Jack fights the forces of Aku for the following fifty years, as he attempts to both destroy Aku in the future and find his way back to the past to destroy Aku there. Seconds before he can destroy Aku, the samurai is cast by him into the far future, in which Aku reigns supreme. After reuniting with his mother and grandmother as an adult, he leaves to destroy Aku using his father's sword.
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Cartoon Network executive Mike Lazzo recalled Tartakovsky pitching him the series with Phil LaMarr as Jack as the main character: "He said, 'Hey, remember David Carradine in Kung Fu? Wasn't that cool?' and I was like, 'Yeah, that's really cool.' That was literally the pitch." Cartoon Network billed as a series "that is cinematic in scope and that incorporates action, humor, and intricate artistry." Storylines Īfter his father was captured and lands taken over by the demon lord Aku, the child who would become known as "Samurai Jack" was taken in and raised as a samurai by several tribes in order to wield his family's sword against Aku. Similarly, the episode "Jack and the Spartans" was specifically inspired by Miller's graphic novel 300 that retold the Battle of Thermopylae. Thematic and visual inspirations come from Frank Miller's comic book series Rōnin, including the premise of a master-less samurai warrior thrown into a dystopic future in order to battle a shape-shifting demon. The show is meant to evoke 1970s cinematography, as well as classic Hollywood films such as Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia ( 46:44) and Spartacus. The basic premise of Samurai Jack comes from Tartakovsky's childhood fascination with samurai culture and the bushido code, ( 42:56) as well as a recurring dream where he'd wander a post-apocalyptic Earth with a samurai sword and travel the world fighting mutants with his crush. Samurai Jack, as a character, was originally conceived by the series creator Genndy Tartakovsky. Introduced as a Japanese prince raised since youth as a samurai warrior under numerous teachers in a variety of skills to destroy the demon Aku with his divinely crafted sword seconds before he can kill Aku, he is sent eons into the future by Aku to where Aku's future self rules all of Earth unopposed adopting the name "Jack", Jack makes it his mission to find a way back to his time and prevent Aku's apocalyptic dystopia. He is voiced by Phil LaMarr and was created by Genndy Tartakovsky.
The most powerful beings on this verse are deities such as Zeus, Cronus, Vishnu, Ra, Odin or The Nameless Evil, who can reach up to Multi-Solar System Level.Samurai Jack, sometimes addressed as The Samurai or simply Jack, is a sobriquet adopted by the title character of the Cartoon Network/ Adult Swim animated television series Samurai Jack (2001–2004 2017). The power of the verse increases drastically by including Aku, the shapeshifting antagonist of the series, who can reach Country Levelos Attack Potency, as well as also being Relativistic+, having Massively FTL+ travel speed and possessing several haxes, such as Regeneration, Teleportation, Precognition, Time Manipulation, Elemental Manipulation, Sealing, BFR, Reality Warping, Mind Manipulation, Curse Manipulation, etc. Most characters are around Town Level by scaling from Jack, Mad Jack and The Scotsman, as well as reaching Relativistic+ speeds by scaling from Jack's light dodging feat. The series has garnered critical acclaim, and won eight Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Animated Program, as well as six Annie Awards and an OIAF Award. Jack quests to travel back in time and defeat Aku before he can take over the world.Īll episodes of Samurai Jack are directed by Tartakovsky, usually in collaboration with others. The series follows "Jack", an unnamed samurai sent through time to a dystopian future ruled by the tyrannical shape-shifting demon Aku. Samurai Jack is an American action-adventure animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network/Adult Swim.
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