Considering he was trained to be a samurai albeit with learning so many other martial disciplines throughout the world, death is a mere incident to the samurai. They even expected to die a violent death at some point during their careers as samurai.
@@Strawberry92fsNo, without fear there is no courage. Bravery literally is a lack of fear. Courage is to fight that fear head on, and not let yourself be dominated by it.
@@thomasmiller4710 Mako brought so, so much to the Aku character. Anyone who has never seen "The Sand Pebbles" (1966) would be treated to an excellent performance by Mako (in only his second credited film role and winning an Oscar for it.)
He could have simply stabbed jack with his own hand/spikes, instead of nonverbally gloating by trying to use his own sword. Aku did in fact gloat, he just did it without speaking.
@@mohxevhoddrest2519 Actually, I don't think there was any internal gloating. Aku was trying his best to kill Jack as seriously as possible, but subconsciously chose to use his own sword because it would be a cruel irony.
the timing and delivery of aku's "HOW" is so much more hilarious and relatable than other reactions to plot armor. like he's dazed that 2 plus 2 just doesn't add up to 4 anymore, and the sudden reality that his life is now at stake because of it just reboots his brain. even his fire had gone out. i don't know, it just feels like how an actual human would react to being robbed that hard.
As a kid, this scene was horrifying. At first, i thought this can't be the end, but then i saw the horror on jacks face... This show was ahead of its time. A true masterpiece.
Something my Dad always told me is that villains never see their own loss as a possibility. Once they do, they panic like cowards. Aku was a FANTASTIC villain!
@@yueshijoorya601because they truly believe that with all their power, all their strength, and even their minds, that they are unbeatable. They wouldn't do evil shit otherwise. If they were that smart, strong, and powerful, they could rule/win/control everything without evil stuff.
@@thunderspark1536 I don't know if you're his dad, but I'll humour you. So you're saying those who lack ability cannot be villains? Only those who do will commit evil? And you believe it only takes smarts and strength to "control everything? And villains only aim to "rule/win/control"?
@@yueshijoorya601 Villains like Aku I mean. The stereotypical bad guy bad guy who seeks to rule the world, beat the hero, or control everyone. Those people with lots of power, lots of strength and ability tend to overestimate themselves even against weak enemies. Palpy, aku, even hitler thought he was the hottest shit on the block. It happens to normal people too, but as they say, power corrupts. And not always in ways beneficial to the one with the power. An recent example is actually elon musk buying twitter. He could have paid a fine to get out of the deal, but his own hubris and refusal to accept that he made a mistake led to his overbuying.
I like to think that for just that moment, Aku was afraid Jack was literally invincible, hence his guard being down so much that Jack was able to escape. Honestly given how much he's survived, I can't blame Aku there. That would be in the back of my head too.
That's the difference between Samurai Jack and action cartoons. The enemies go for the kill right away, no stalling, no big speech, just go for the kill. For example, any enemy with a gun would use it right away in Samurai Jack, it's just that Jack is that good, without being overpowering
I swear, they did a perfect job with Aku. Instead of going with the "evil all powerful god" they went with "a particularly ordinary bad guy who happened to get extreme powers" for his personality, and it was hilarious.
I love how in seconds this scene goes from dark and terrifying to straight comedy. The eyebrows going out and Aku just poking like a small child is hilarious
After Season Five, this scene makes me laugh so hard. Aku HAD the sword. For one moment he had the very thing that was a threat to him. He could've easily taken it, and left. Locked it away forever. For one moment..Aku COULD'VE won.
@@farcicalgaminghd2169 In fairness, he might've missed if he tried. The smaller the target the harder it is to hit it. And Aku has good reflexes himself.
Two details emphasize how significant this moment is: Aku's eyes gain those extra inner rings when he's about to stab Jack, so for a moment, he loses any trace of his cartoonish/comical aspect and looks legitimately evil and murderous; and then, when his eyebrows are extinguished, indicating that he is completely and utterly stymied, paralyzed, baffled. These two visuals never appeared in any other SJ episode.
I always found it incredibly funny that despite Aku being robbed of victory on the cusp of his greatest triumph of all time, it's Jack's expression that seems more shocked and disbelieving at 0:39.
I'd like to imagine that reaction means "aku you have the only thing capable of killing you in your hands, and the only person willing to kill you at your mercy, how could you fu*$ this up?! I'm literally trapped, and incapable of fighting back, wtf?!"
Temu Temacular yeah but remembering he gave an explanation of why he isn’t a rotting body yet, it’s clear that jack knows that the sword would never hurt him (and it would be awhile till he kills somebody) so there’s almost no reason to keep up some sort of charade
@@ikoniful3984 1. Fu**ing with aku would be reason enough for me personally 2. He completely forgot that the sword wouldnt kill him by his own admission
This is an incredible show, depicting a person's internal struggle to keep their purity and do good while battling their inner demon that seeks to corrupt them to do evil. Jack is the good pure human and Aku is the inner demon that constantly battles him for supremacy, that in the end shows Aku could never win against Jack by using the weapon forged through hard work and good intentions because it is the extension of Jack's good character and strong determination. The show is about explaining that your inner demons can never truly hurt or defeat you since they have to use your own weapons to do it, they can only try to convince you to give up and defeat yourself before you decide to fight back.
@@gosukuma9369 I had that exact experience over 12 years ago, playing Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories I was struggling extremely hard against the last Repliku fight, because I was supposed to use 0 cards but forgot they completely existed. I ended up grinding up to over level 70 over several years (even after KH2 came out), and finally managed to beat him without 0 cards with almost empty health... Only to immediately fight Larxene after, who annihilated me in seconds due to my low health. Needless to say, I put it down for years.
You mean like Gill from SFIII Third Strike with his stupid resurrection Although if you have meter for your own super, you can kill him before he fully heals
I love how in the beginning moments when Aku thought he had him, Aku doesn’t even say anything. He realizes the opportunity and goes for it. Wow this is one of my favorite scenes.
I remember watching this episode on the air on CN back in the day, great episode. Served as a reminder to the audience that, yeah Aku is an evil Demonic omnipotent being. Then when he had Jack beaten, I really thought "Omg this is the end...". Then the sword bounces and Aku's reaction. I could not stop laughing. Bravo to Gendy and the writers, they had me worried, gripped and scared for Jack only to end it all with rib-hurting laughter at Aku's 'epic fail'. XD
I like how aku just kept trying to stab Jack with his sword even though he just saw it didn't work. Such a serious episode yet keeps that funny factor at times
The voice acting is so good here! You can feel the genuine fear in Aku's voice as he's getting slashed! Man I miss these kinds of cartoons from my childhood!
Gennedys ability to build tension to a deafening degree only to break it in either the most exhilarating or absolutely hilarious way possible is uncanny.
This does make sense because never does Jack use the sword to intentionally kill something good with it. While in Season 5 there were those 3 sheep/rams that he killed, but he did it unknowingly. Also, whenever Jack is shown hunting, he never uses the sword. He always may use spears for hunting fish or maybe other weapons for other animals, but never his sword. Even if this is "plot armor", the creators at least can back it up.
Also every time that Jack has come across innocent animals corrupted by Aku he's never killed them, he merely fought them off until he could break the curse. When he killed the ram's he did it out of rage and frustration that Aku had destroyed all the time portal's. He let his morality slip and fall into darkness and he needed to repent before he could take up the honourable cause of destroying Aku.
it says it cannot be used by evil for evil, but i suppose if jack is using it to kill then that would be a good person using it for evil. however, since good has now killed, it can no longer be wielded by jack.
@Pro Token420 Yeah, I was about to point that out. The Katana is a warrior's weapon and should be treated with the highest honors and given nothing but respect. The sword is to protect it's wielder and defeat all that challenge it. Using it to hunt animals for food/ sport is serious disrespect for it's purpose. It's like asking Gordon Ramsay to make you a hot pocket in the microwave. On top of that, it's insulting to the sword that you'd use it for a task that any other weapon could accomplish.
It also made sense *why* he lost the sword. He didnt essentially became evil after killing those cursed rams during desperation. Jack *felt* he was unworthy of the sword. *Believed* he was no longer worthy of such weapon. Which is why he couldnt find the sword for decades to come. He never got over the dishonorable deed he had commited.
Between his eyebrows going out and turning into a mouse, you have one of the funniest moments of the entire series after one of its most nightmarish episodes.
@@NCRVeteranRanger the fact that Aku's flaming eyebrows hilariously disappeared truly signified he was in complete shock his brain stopped functioning.
The way Aku says "HOOOWWW!! HOOWWW!!?" is me when I make my way through the enemies blind spot and in a complete hidden spot yet still get killed the moment I stay still
at one side I understand as to why Aku tried to stab Jack with the katana. that would not only have made Aku the forever-winner, it would have also humiliated Jack. on the other side, I can't believe how dumb Aku was: right after the first failed attempt, I would have fled the scene with the katana and hid it somewhere on a far planet, surrounded by and camouflaged with darkest magic.
Bug spray? Why would I have bug spray just lying around. The hell do you think I am? Batman? Unless you live in Australia where mankind is at war with bugs, or you have a major infestation, bug spray is a major overkill. Toilet paper has a 99% success-rate thank you.
I love how the lore was kept consistent here "In the hand of evil, it can never harm an innocent" So when Jack uses it to kill a harmless animal outta pure rage, he wasn't 'evil' so his strike still managed to cause harm but also still abandoned Jack as he still hurt something that didn't deserve it.
Especially interesting is that Jack has been enganged in battle with Aku for so long that, here, he admitted to have forgotten the origin of the sword. Just goes to point how long Jack's struggle to bring down Aku is.
One way to think of it is that Jack didnt think he was totally innocent. His grief and pain washed a way when he remembered and realized that the sword cannot harm the innocent.
I howled with laughter at this scene. This scene was very important because it really does draw home in Season 5 that the sword truly is the only thing that can defeat Aku and this sword is so powerful that it can't even kill Jack
The first time I saw this, I expected this to end with the classic hero-breaks-free-after-villain-starts-monologuing route. But Aku doesn't take any chances and it's enough for him for Jack to know he was killed by his own sword.
Funny how Aku could have won if he tossed the sword away and just stabbed him with his finger. But Aku couldn't pass up the opportunity to give the Samurai an ironic death.
I love how Jack accepts his death so peacefully, I love even more how he looks at aku like “ I was also expecting to be stabbed”
Samurai meditated about death daily. They had no fear of death
Considering he was trained to be a samurai albeit with learning so many other martial disciplines throughout the world, death is a mere incident to the samurai. They even expected to die a violent death at some point during their careers as samurai.
they're legit on the same wavelength for a moment
@@williamwright4678 Without fear there is no Bravery.
@@Strawberry92fsNo, without fear there is no courage.
Bravery literally is a lack of fear.
Courage is to fight that fear head on, and not let yourself be dominated by it.
It’s true the sword can’t harm the innocent, but having rock hard -abs- pecs doesn’t hurt either.
Speedwagon agrees
@@dredvax holy shit is that a JoJo reference?
You could grind meat on those
@@RYCKroll Hi Frieza
But.... He stabbed the sternum I believe.
That “HOW” Aku says after Jack grabs the sword back is the most realistic reaction I’ve ever seen it always makes me laugh I love this show
I have the same reaction when losing, particularly a game
@@PrinceFloof LITERALLY
Me in any competitive multiplayer game
Sounds like an Asian e-Sports caster.
Reminds me of Caleb city
I just love how seamlessly Aku can alternate between being hilarious and menacing.
Considering how aku is Japanese satan I can believe it’s a natural gift.
We owe Mako a lot, friend. Iroh had the same power.
@@thomasmiller4710 Mako brought so, so much to the Aku character. Anyone who has never seen "The Sand Pebbles" (1966) would be treated to an excellent performance by Mako (in only his second credited film role and winning an Oscar for it.)
I love those cute Asian nips on Jack 😏🥵
Same voice actor as uncle iroh, he is a master at that stuff
The fact that he proceeded to stab him a few more times killed me on the inside
With sparks and all that haha.
well its a cartoon villain, so it would be more shocking if he didn't try repeatedly
I just love the sound effect
Wise One1494 tbh I think any villain or hero would so close yet so far
Yep
*”I like to think that the fact that Aku’s “GREAT FLAAAAAMINGG EYEBROWS” went out is a sign that his brain stopped functioning for a second”*
Aku.exe has stopped responding. 😹
Funny cuz in season 5 he puts them on when he wake up 😂😂😂😂😂😭
*Jesus Christ is Lord & He’s coming soon. Don’t take that vaccine* ‼️🙏🏽
Great little red refference.
Aku.exe has stopped working lol
Love how Aku gets to work.
No speeches, no gloating, raises the sword an goes for the kill as soon as he realizes he's fully caught Jack.
Well, remember, those things destroyed Emperor Palpatine in the end.
He could have simply stabbed jack with his own hand/spikes, instead of nonverbally gloating by trying to use his own sword.
Aku did in fact gloat, he just did it without speaking.
@@RazorO2Productions Nah, Darth Sidious didn’t have a hand in how he was destroyed. It was Luke turning Vader.
@@mohxevhoddrest2519 Actually, I don't think there was any internal gloating. Aku was trying his best to kill Jack as seriously as possible, but subconsciously chose to use his own sword because it would be a cruel irony.
@@sparkshark789It is gloating 100%, probably along the lines of “Death by your own weapon and the one thing that can harm me”
I like how Aku screams "HOW HOW" Like he's in a lobby where someone turned on god mode. Everything Aku does is comedic genius
Very underrated show. Classic & Epic. Always be one of my favorites.
Reminds me of Caleb city
Also would fit Voldemort or White Witch’s surprise to seeing Harry or Aslan alive.
Aku went from bloodlust, to incomprehension, to mindless panic XD
lol
0:30 shows this perfectly.
Haha ha
The 3 stages of WTF
Then to rat
I like how Jack's initial reaction was shock, but then after Aku tried stabbing him a dozen times he was just horrified that Aku kept trying
He’s like “dude what the fuck?”
HOW...??!!!!! *HOWWWWWWWW!?!???!!?!?*
Red Crewmate hey guys vote red he did be sus tho ngl
@@arthurmorgan5887 damn you right, gotta vote red
M.T.M. Nkosi vote red
the timing and delivery of aku's "HOW" is so much more hilarious and relatable than other reactions to plot armor.
like he's dazed that 2 plus 2 just doesn't add up to 4 anymore, and the sudden reality that his life is now at stake because of it just reboots his brain. even his fire had gone out.
i don't know, it just feels like how an actual human would react to being robbed that hard.
RDCworld-level reaction
@@blefyplayswowableExcept this is funny.
It ain't "plot armor"
As a kid, this scene was horrifying. At first, i thought this can't be the end, but then i saw the horror on jacks face...
This show was ahead of its time. A true masterpiece.
Something my Dad always told me is that villains never see their own loss as a possibility. Once they do, they panic like cowards. Aku was a FANTASTIC villain!
And one of the funniest villains ever.
But why is that a trait of villains? There's a disconnect there.
@@yueshijoorya601because they truly believe that with all their power, all their strength, and even their minds, that they are unbeatable. They wouldn't do evil shit otherwise. If they were that smart, strong, and powerful, they could rule/win/control everything without evil stuff.
@@thunderspark1536 I don't know if you're his dad, but I'll humour you.
So you're saying those who lack ability cannot be villains? Only those who do will commit evil? And you believe it only takes smarts and strength to "control everything? And villains only aim to "rule/win/control"?
@@yueshijoorya601 Villains like Aku I mean. The stereotypical bad guy bad guy who seeks to rule the world, beat the hero, or control everyone. Those people with lots of power, lots of strength and ability tend to overestimate themselves even against weak enemies. Palpy, aku, even hitler thought he was the hottest shit on the block. It happens to normal people too, but as they say, power corrupts. And not always in ways beneficial to the one with the power. An recent example is actually elon musk buying twitter. He could have paid a fine to get out of the deal, but his own hubris and refusal to accept that he made a mistake led to his overbuying.
As a kid this freaked me out I thought "Holy shit, Aku is going to kill Jack with his own sword!" tention was real then this happened. lol
Then laughed at 0:30 while sayin wha
Same here I was so scared my favorite hero was gonna die and then laughed just like Oathkeeper said.
Kids? This is only three years old.
Mako Ent no bro this particular episode came out in 2002
@@sdmiii1102 Remaster of the old series fromt his video then? It looks great.
0:34 I love Aku repeatedly trying to stab Jack ineffectually while Jack just stares up at him in horror at how hard he's trying to kill him.
I like to think that for just that moment, Aku was afraid Jack was literally invincible, hence his guard being down so much that Jack was able to escape.
Honestly given how much he's survived, I can't blame Aku there. That would be in the back of my head too.
Probably explains the question of why Aku didn’t shapeshifting spikes to kill Jack instead.
Love that Aku went for the kill immediately after catching Jack. No long speech or other form of stalling to give him time to escape
He’s already done that plenty of other times
@@juliandavidhoffer2022 I mean yeah. Most other villains in shows don’t though
@@thewindowtree2834 most episodic villains aren’t really evil. They are just cartoon villains. Aku was pure evil.
That's the difference between Samurai Jack and action cartoons. The enemies go for the kill right away, no stalling, no big speech, just go for the kill. For example, any enemy with a gun would use it right away in Samurai Jack, it's just that Jack is that good, without being overpowering
And then in the finale he did exactly what you complimented him for not doing, which is why he lost
0:43 when someone beats you in a game with 1% HP by shear luck...
Legit every dark soul 1 and 3 boss
The Wooden Bear don’t forget bloodborne
Team Fortress 2 and random critical hits.
Yeah Aku got robbed
Dissidia 012
The way Aku kept trying like "isn't this supposed to be how stabbing works?" totally got me out of guard
I swear, they did a perfect job with Aku. Instead of going with the "evil all powerful god" they went with "a particularly ordinary bad guy who happened to get extreme powers" for his personality, and it was hilarious.
When a secondary villain becomes the main villain.
Kudos to the team for managing to end one of the tensest and fear-inducing episodes in the entire series with one of the funniest endings imaginable
So true it was INTENSE. I remembered I was freaking out of my mind when I saw the episode
0:33 When you can't get that last piece of pasta on the plate with your fork
That just killed me dude
@@Rafaeleao2 CDI Zelda: good
That's why I use a bowl
True dat
Here, have this like.
I love how in seconds this scene goes from dark and terrifying to straight comedy. The eyebrows going out and Aku just poking like a small child is hilarious
1:38 Gotta take a moment to appreciate each of those graves has a unique silhouette. Backgrounds in this show are works of art in of themselves
After Season Five, this scene makes me laugh so hard.
Aku HAD the sword. For one moment he had the very thing that was a threat to him.
He could've easily taken it, and left. Locked it away forever.
For one moment..Aku COULD'VE won.
Not to mention he could have turned his finger into a sharp spear and ended Jack instead of using the sword.
It was his own sadism that was his undoing.
If i was aku i also had done same killing jack with his own sword to increase my already huge ego
And like every classic pro wrestling heel, he was dumb, and that's why good triumphed in the end.
How would you react when a weapon that is so strong just pings off of your enemy
I'd be in shock too
The fact that Aku transformed into a chinchilla to save himself at 1:30 was a humiliating defeat, I’m sure he acknowledged that.
I think that's a gerbil...
I've always assumed it was a mouse.
I like how you sirs are debating about what rodent form used Aku. Samurai Jack fans are learned gentlemen indeed 🧐
In the time that he dramatically swears revenge, jack could’ve curb stomped him
@@farcicalgaminghd2169 In fairness, he might've missed if he tried. The smaller the target the harder it is to hit it. And Aku has good reflexes himself.
Two details emphasize how significant this moment is: Aku's eyes gain those extra inner rings when he's about to stab Jack, so for a moment, he loses any trace of his cartoonish/comical aspect and looks legitimately evil and murderous; and then, when his eyebrows are extinguished, indicating that he is completely and utterly stymied, paralyzed, baffled. These two visuals never appeared in any other SJ episode.
The four “ting ting ting tings” had me rollling 😂
Yep lol and his eyes when he realized that he can’t stab him😂
“It cannot harm me, but it CAN harm YOU” was such a badass line
**drums intensifies**
Aku learned first hand the horror and agony that is...... *The Uno Reverse Card*
@@Sonichero151HOW? HOW?!
I always found it incredibly funny that despite Aku being robbed of victory on the cusp of his greatest triumph of all time, it's Jack's expression that seems more shocked and disbelieving at 0:39.
To be fair he was getting ready to die and give up everything he's had given his all for
I'd like to imagine that reaction means "aku you have the only thing capable of killing you in your hands, and the only person willing to kill you at your mercy, how could you fu*$ this up?! I'm literally trapped, and incapable of fighting back, wtf?!"
I like 0:33 better )8[
Temu Temacular yeah but remembering he gave an explanation of why he isn’t a rotting body yet, it’s clear that jack knows that the sword would never hurt him (and it would be awhile till he kills somebody) so there’s almost no reason to keep up some sort of charade
@@ikoniful3984 1. Fu**ing with aku would be reason enough for me personally
2. He completely forgot that the sword wouldnt kill him by his own admission
This is an incredible show, depicting a person's internal struggle to keep their purity and do good while battling their inner demon that seeks to corrupt them to do evil.
Jack is the good pure human and Aku is the inner demon that constantly battles him for supremacy, that in the end shows Aku could never win against Jack by using the weapon forged through hard work and good intentions because it is the extension of Jack's good character and strong determination.
The show is about explaining that your inner demons can never truly hurt or defeat you since they have to use your own weapons to do it, they can only try to convince you to give up and defeat yourself before you decide to fight back.
I used to be terrified of Aku as a small child. Somehow, that lingers whenever he behaves menacingly.
0:31 when you finally beat a boss and for some reason he generate all his health.
I got a better one for you,
When you think you finally beat the boss but then it have next phase
@@gosukuma9369
I had that exact experience over 12 years ago, playing Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
I was struggling extremely hard against the last Repliku fight, because I was supposed to use 0 cards but forgot they completely existed. I ended up grinding up to over level 70 over several years (even after KH2 came out), and finally managed to beat him without 0 cards with almost empty health...
Only to immediately fight Larxene after, who annihilated me in seconds due to my low health. Needless to say, I put it down for years.
Genichiro pls
You mean like Gill from SFIII Third Strike with his stupid resurrection
Although if you have meter for your own super, you can kill him before he fully heals
HOW,HOOOW?!?!
I love how in the beginning moments when Aku thought he had him, Aku doesn’t even say anything. He realizes the opportunity and goes for it. Wow this is one of my favorite scenes.
I remember watching this episode on the air on CN back in the day, great episode. Served as a reminder to the audience that, yeah Aku is an evil Demonic omnipotent being. Then when he had Jack beaten, I really thought "Omg this is the end...".
Then the sword bounces and Aku's reaction. I could not stop laughing.
Bravo to Gendy and the writers, they had me worried, gripped and scared for Jack only to end it all with rib-hurting laughter at Aku's 'epic fail'. XD
I just love the fact that for a brief moment, both Aku and Jack were just...speechless.
0:39 Even Jack was like "What the hell?!"
100th thumbs up and Aku's reaction is still funnier.
Aku: *tries to kill jack with his sword*
Jack: *doesn't die*
Aku: HOW HOW, THIS MAN IS HACKING
Aku: NAH IM LEAVING THIS MANS A HACKER
Jack: mad cuz bad lol
*player reported*
@@zay_rat8942 damn bro you're aku? Google translate revealed your true identity!
Jack: ez
Aku:*Tries stab Jack*
Jack:*immune to sword*
Aku:HOW HOW?!?!
Jack:Skill issue
Love how jack just looks up at him after it fails like "i'm just as surprised as you are honestly"
0:43
When this hasn’t been turned into a meme yet
"How?!?HOOOOOW!?!"
Because it can only be used for good.
@@samuel90pogi aren't memes good ?
Literally everyone in the comments just made a meme of it
E X T R A T H I C C
0:42 when you head shot someone in game but they survive and kill you instead...
Lag, it has a name
@@j0hnc00 its not lag you idiot its more health
You got to love that moment of awkward silence
Jack: did you miss?
Aku: how could I miss!? I literally have you nailed to the ground!
The face he makes at 0:34 while trying again makes it so hilarious
I like how aku just kept trying to stab Jack with his sword even though he just saw it didn't work. Such a serious episode yet keeps that funny factor at times
The way they just look at each other like “you seeing this shit too bruh!?”
These two have the best hero villain relationship
Reminds me of that "You need a lift?" scene
That sword became an ass kicking weed whacker. I mean an “Aku whacker.”
"This usually works."
"Well performance issue arent uncommon. One out of five..."
0:45 - Samurai Jack is holding his sword in his right arm.
0:48 - switches to Left arm.
Left arm* right arm* you got it flipped
ZaTrapu what no?
@@ZaTrapu no from our perspective it looks like that, but he’s holding it from his right arm at 0:45 from his perspective and left at 0:48
@@ZainIsInPain yeah I forgot
0:43
The voice acting is so good here! You can feel the genuine fear in Aku's voice as he's getting slashed! Man I miss these kinds of cartoons from my childhood!
When Mako Iwamatsu passed away, it wasn't the same.
@@devinreis5811 Yes it was, stop shitting on his replacement who did a perfect job.
@@Bacxaber Greg Baldwin didn't do a bad job filling the shoes of a fellow former SNL cast member.
Both are and were men with a wonderful voice acting talent. piridiot
Baldwin was great but you can’t just replace Mako. Mako was a truly unique voice talent that was lost.
0:09-0:11 That look in Aku's eyes almost gave me nightmares when I first saw it
I like that Jack accepted death with dignity and stopped struggling for a moment
Gennedys ability to build tension to a deafening degree only to break it in either the most exhilarating or absolutely hilarious way possible is uncanny.
This does make sense because never does Jack use the sword to intentionally kill something good with it. While in Season 5 there were those 3 sheep/rams that he killed, but he did it unknowingly. Also, whenever Jack is shown hunting, he never uses the sword. He always may use spears for hunting fish or maybe other weapons for other animals, but never his sword. Even if this is "plot armor", the creators at least can back it up.
Also every time that Jack has come across innocent animals corrupted by Aku he's never killed them, he merely fought them off until he could break the curse. When he killed the ram's he did it out of rage and frustration that Aku had destroyed all the time portal's. He let his morality slip and fall into darkness and he needed to repent before he could take up the honourable cause of destroying Aku.
it says it cannot be used by evil for evil, but i suppose if jack is using it to kill then that would be a good person using it for evil. however, since good has now killed, it can no longer be wielded by jack.
There was an episode where Jack was posessed by Aku and killed a robot who did nothing bad to Jack. I believe it was with the sword.
@Pro Token420 Yeah, I was about to point that out. The Katana is a warrior's weapon and should be treated with the highest honors and given nothing but respect. The sword is to protect it's wielder and defeat all that challenge it. Using it to hunt animals for food/ sport is serious disrespect for it's purpose. It's like asking Gordon Ramsay to make you a hot pocket in the microwave. On top of that, it's insulting to the sword that you'd use it for a task that any other weapon could accomplish.
It also made sense *why* he lost the sword.
He didnt essentially became evil after killing those cursed rams during desperation.
Jack *felt* he was unworthy of the sword. *Believed* he was no longer worthy of such weapon.
Which is why he couldnt find the sword for decades to come. He never got over the dishonorable deed he had commited.
Just wanna say I had never seen this but the mouth animations are animated so well that i knew Jack said "forgive me father" without the sound on.
aku's reactions literally carried him as the bad guy. they were both always so close!! loved this show from start to finsish
0:28 The literal definition of “NOPE”.
Denied
Uno reverse
Denied
Sike
Surprise Motherf"er
**When you try to mine obsidian with an iron pickaxe**
Still possible just takes ages
Trying to mine bedrock with a stick
Chair Ragdoll Superman Punch: m.czcams.com/video/hSh6TE9lTrk/video.html
that hole aku makes to stab him directly in the heart is absolutely horryfing, i cant really explain why, just makes you feel disgustingly trapped
Between his eyebrows going out and turning into a mouse, you have one of the funniest moments of the entire series after one of its most nightmarish episodes.
Alternative universe:
Sword:doesn't harm Jack*
Aku:Kills Jack with laser eyes*
THE END
True tho why did he not kill him with his laser eyes or maby he forgot about his body while he stabbed Jack????
@@miltonbrito26 Probably the sheer shock was enough to stall him.
@@NCRVeteranRanger the fact that Aku's flaming eyebrows hilariously disappeared truly signified he was in complete shock his brain stopped functioning.
He be hitting his hand his laser eyes are to big and not pin point accurate
😂
HOW!? HOW???!!! Lmao best scene
That was my reaction when Trump won!
Deji Adeleye I had to deal with 8 years of Obama’s bullshit. You can do 4 or 8 years of trump.
When my friend kills me with a combo I didnt think he could pull off
Let's turn it into a meme
I am so late to continue the series
I'm finally on S3!
The way Aku says "HOOOWWW!! HOOWWW!!?" is me when I make my way through the enemies blind spot and in a complete hidden spot yet still get killed the moment I stay still
I like to believe that Mako recorded the mouse line at the end with nothing but the pure skill of his voice.
INSANE SKILL 😂
Aku's reaction is so good. He's in utter shock. It's literally how everyone would react
0:35 When you try to scoop out the ice cream but it hasn't thawed enough yet
at one side I understand as to why Aku tried to stab Jack with the katana. that would not only have made Aku the forever-winner, it would have also humiliated Jack. on the other side, I can't believe how dumb Aku was: right after the first failed attempt, I would have fled the scene with the katana and hid it somewhere on a far planet, surrounded by and camouflaged with darkest magic.
As another comment said, Aku's *GREAT FLAMING EYEBROWS* extinguishing was Aku's Brain blue screening
I will forever love when a hero and villain are united in equal confusion and share a "YOU SEE THIS, RIGHT?" look XD
AKU's reaction was both priceless and accurate.
0:08 When you finally manage to sneak up on the fly you've been chasing around the house for 30 minutes
0:43 But then the fly manages to fly through the fly swatter
I LOVE akus genuine shock in this scene, it's one of my top favorite scenes with him. Mako did such a fantastic job with this character my god
Aku: I'm confused.
Jack: You're confused? I'M confused, bro!
*Me:* About to squash a bug with some toilet paper.
*Bug:* Gets away unharmed.
*Me:* How!? HOW!!!!??
Cause it’s fucking paper
Maybe it's because you're an idiot and you should've used bug spray
Bug spray? Why would I have bug spray just lying around. The hell do you think I am? Batman?
Unless you live in Australia where mankind is at war with bugs, or you have a major infestation, bug spray is a major overkill. Toilet paper has a 99% success-rate thank you.
@@The_Moe_Szyslak_Exp_feat_Homer In a world with spiders, only 100% is acceptable. If that spider lives, so does the chance of revenge.
Maybe it was a cockroach
0:34 😂 the best Aku moment I've ever seen.
1:32 🤣🤣🤣
I laughed so hard man
Cartoon Network was soooo good back in my days
I love how the lore was kept consistent here
"In the hand of evil, it can never harm an innocent"
So when Jack uses it to kill a harmless animal outta pure rage, he wasn't 'evil' so his strike still managed to cause harm but also still abandoned Jack as he still hurt something that didn't deserve it.
I love the pure evil, unadulterated, unfathomable *bloodlust* in Aku's eyes @ 0:10 when he's about to kill Jack
And then the despair and hilarious confusion of what happened next hahah
0:35 gets me everytime 💀
Hahahahahaha me tooo lmfaooo
The zoomoutttttt
Aku always had the best reactions 🤣
Aku sounded like he trying to get that 5th kill for a bloodthirsty but died. “HOWW?? HOWWWW” 😂
This is die hard funny🤣🤣🤣🤣
Especially interesting is that Jack has been enganged in battle with Aku for so long that, here, he admitted to have forgotten the origin of the sword. Just goes to point how long Jack's struggle to bring down Aku is.
Aku: **tries to stab Jack**
Sword: *That's illegal*
Also Aku: NANI!!!
Wrong made
@@julia-du1eg hm?
Kinda makes Aku feel silly knowing that he could’ve just shaped his arm to a blade and stabbed him…but he wanted the poetic ending
One way to think of it is that Jack didnt think he was totally innocent. His grief and pain washed a way when he remembered and realized that the sword cannot harm the innocent.
I howled with laughter at this scene. This scene was very important because it really does draw home in Season 5 that the sword truly is the only thing that can defeat Aku and this sword is so powerful that it can't even kill Jack
1:30 It’s a mouse.🐁 😆
The first time I saw this, I expected this to end with the classic hero-breaks-free-after-villain-starts-monologuing route. But Aku doesn't take any chances and it's enough for him for Jack to know he was killed by his own sword.
Love how Aku as he's running backwards, he looks like he's one of those guys in movies one stilts as the stilts are cut bit by bit
aku's facial expressions are worth gold. the frustration in the reapeated stabbing xD
1:09 Samurai Jack, the human lawnmower.
Lol
me: shreds paper
The paper:
1:04
I too own paper that turns into a chinchilla
And committed mass genocide
I too have a piece of paper that can only be harmed by a magic sword and tries to kill me as I cut away at it
@@HogBurger 🗿
Or Japanese Paper
Funny how Aku could have won if he tossed the sword away and just stabbed him with his finger. But Aku couldn't pass up the opportunity to give the Samurai an ironic death.
love how Jack and Aku look at each other for answers. Those two have a bond you can also see when Aku challenges Jack to a duel
Sword: umm no
0:43 When you die to an across the map Throwing Knife at the start of the round.
that's one of the most unique swords ever! it's not only aku's one and only weakness but it also depends on WHO is wielding the thing
Aku was having ping spikes before the first gamers were even born.
If he had resisted the "death by your own weapon" gig, Aku would have killed Jack here. o-o
0:43 aku calling out hacks
Samurai Jack had the perfect amount of comedy.
The pure terror on Aku's face brings me so much joy