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So begins the introductory sequence to this cartoon from [[Genndy Tartakovsky]], creator of ''[[Dexter's
[[Named by Democracy|Inspired]] by some jive-talking locals to adopt the alias "Jack", the samurai now wanders the world, fighting the machinations of Aku (and other evildoers) and trying to find a way home.
Supposedly, Genndy intended to finish off the story with [[The Movie|a movie]], but in any case, Cartoon Network called it a day after 52 episodes, and instead of its expected [[Grand Finale]], it ended on an episode about Jack carrying a baby around. Over a decade later, however, the show's still strong fan following persuaded Cartoon Network to revive the series for a fifth and final 10 episode season, essentially the [[Grand Finale]] movie split into ten 25 minute sections. The season was aired on the [[Toonami]] block of CN's [[Adult Swim]] for being [[Darker and Edgier]] and aimed at a more mature audience, and saw the completion of Jack's journey after his fated final showdown with Aku, with the series finally ending [[Bittersweet Ending|on a bittersweet note.]]
Noteworthy for its outline free style, impressive action sequences, and long stretches without dialogue. In the final season particularly, the show took unusual stylistic risks, such as the episode in which Jack fights a [[Ninja]] entirely in light and shadow.
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* [[
▲* [[Zero-Percent Approval Rating]]: Played straight most of the time, but subverted in that Aku seems to be aware of it, and made a rather clumsy attempt to get children to like him in the episode "Aku's Fairy Tales". The rest of the time - seeing as almost nothing can hurt him - he doesn't care. It wasn't always quite down to zero percent though, Jack's largely to blame for people thinking there could be anything besides Aku's rule.
* [[Action Girl]]: The Scotsman's wife; she ''single-handedly'' beats an army both her husband and Jack -- two of the greatest warriors ''ever'' -- had trouble fighting, and starts off said fight by ''[[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|punching a god in the gut]]''. Just because said god [[Berserk Button|called her fat]]. Did I mention that she was entirely unarmed?
** She is also one of few people Jack, without question,
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: The Scotsman gets some focus in XLV and XLVI ("Scotsman Saves Jack"). X9 in "Tale of X9".
* [[Author Existence Failure|Actor Existence Failure:]] [[Mako|Mako Iwamatsu]] ([[Big Bad|Aku's]] [[Large Ham|Voice Actor]]), passed away in 2006, leaving [[The Movie]] in a bit of a lurch (especially since there were [[No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup|only two primary cast members in the first place]].)
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* [[Baleful Polymorph]]: One episode saw Jack transformed into a chicken after accidentally bumping into a foul-tempered wizard on the street. He was then swept up and placed into a cockfighting match, but proceeded to kick all kinds of (chicken-sized) robot nonetheless.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Several characters have fallen into this:
** The Scotsman's wife
** Also, the wizard from "Chicken Jack" seems to fly off the handle pretty quickly if you bump into him and accuse him of not watching his way.
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: Or rather, '''[[Large Ham|GREAT]] [[Incendiary Exponent|FLAMING]] [[Memetic Mutation|EYEBROWS]]!!'''
* {{spoiler|[[Bittersweet Ending]]}} To the entire series in both a story and meta sense: {{spoiler|As far as story-wise, Jack DOES succeed in going back to the past thanks to Ashi's help, and he DOES succeed in killing off Aku once and for all and saving the universe and billions upon BILLIONS of lives, but what does he get for his trouble? Without Aku's existence in the future, Ashi ceases to exist. She dies in Jack's arms as they were about to be married... She doesn't even reach the alter. From there, Jack wanders to a forest and is clearly heartbroken. He sits under a tree and mourns her. Then a single ladybug lands on him and seems to cheer him up at least a little. The end.}} Now for the meta sense. {{spoiler|THAT is how the series as a whole ends. After ALL Jack has done, after ALL he's lost, after ALL he's been put through, THAT is how it ends for him. [[Adaptation Decay|In a rushed 22 minute episode from a 10 episode season set 50 years after the original. Genndy is likely going to face some serious flak for this.]]}} {{verify}}
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: The Scotsman. Da Samurai to a lesser extent, [[
* [[Brawn Hilda]]: The Scotsman's wife.▼
* [[Bottomless Magazines]]: There were three superhuman archers that never leave their tower and actually made it ''rain arrows'' for almost a minute.
▲* [[Brawn Hilda]]: The Scotsman's wife {{spoiler|and his many... many... many... daughters.}}
* [[Carnival of Killers]]: A lot of episodes usually feature bounty hunters contracted to take out Jack.
* [[Catfolk]]: There is a race of lion-people who are [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Proud Warrior Race Guys]]. They are commissioned by Aku to hunt Jack and {{spoiler|succeed in doing so, only to let him go out of respect}}.
* [[The Comically Serious]]: Jack. He has yet to crack a joke, although (funny) [[You Fight Like a Cow|insults]] are frequent. This is what makes certain bizarre episodes like an [[Alice in Wonderland]] [[Homage]] where Jack ends up [[Wholesome Crossdresser|crossdressing.]]
** Except for the episode where he fights the stone viking.
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[Spiked ceiling starts to lower]
'''Jack:''' A fool I be! }}
** Or in "The Scotsman Saves Jack, Part 2." After Jack's memories are restored following his [[Surfer Dude]] amnesia:
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'''Scotsman:''' Ah, don't mention it. So, how ya been?
'''Jack:''' ''(in surfer voice)'' Like totally cool.
'''Scotsman:''' What?!
''(they laugh)'' }}
** Or in "Jack vs Mad Jack", Jack delivers a deadpan line after being attacked by a cross between [[Star Wars|Chewbacca]] and Domo-Kun in such a manner, it's almost impossible to think how he could have said it with such a straight face.
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'''Jack:''' ''(he stands over him)'' Looks like there will be no money for you, crazy round man. }}
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: Aku, as evidenced any time anyone ever trusts Aku, such as the fish people, the scientist who makes the assassin robots, and Jack himself when they duel.
** The married cowboy couple that attack Jack. It is implied they [[Slap Slap Kiss|love
* [[Cowboy Episode]]: Episode XXIX is set on a train, where Jack is pursued by a ([[Slap Slap Kiss|married]]) couple of bounty hunters.
** ''"The order says a hundred feet, woman! A hundred feet!"''
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* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Although hero and villain alike ordinarily suffered from [[Contractual Genre Blindness]], one episode started with a hilarious subversion - Aku confronts Jack, and then explains ''exactly'' how this confrontation is going to play out. Then he suggests that they end the endless cycle with a final duel. [[Schmuck Bait|Of course,]] it's a trap. [[Ping-Pong Naivete|Less predictably,]] Jack knows it's a trap. [[Battle of Wits|However,]] Aku knows Jack knows it's a trap... but [[I Know You Know I Know|he doesn't know]] that Jack knows that Aku knows that Jack knows that it's a trap. Or... something like that.
* [[Dark Action Girl]]: Ikra in "The Warrior Woman" ([[Paper-Thin Disguise|who is obviously Aku]]). They get along remarkably well until she manages to pry the [[Idiot Ball]] out of his hands.
** Josephine Clench, a [[Southern Belle]] turned bounty hunter whose weapons included a very dangerous [[Parasol of Pain|parasol]] and [[Guns Akimbo|two guns]] hidden under her poofy dress.
** Also Mira, a [[Badass Princess|princess]] who lead a group of bounty hunters against Jack, and was so skilled with a sword she could [[Implausible Fencing Powers|slice a single drop of water in half]].
* [[Daylight Horror]]: Aku was born/freed on a sunny day.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: "Silently, I hoped."
* [[Death Seeker]]: The Norse warrior [[Who Wants to Live Forever?|cursed with immortality]] by Aku. As a follower of the Norse religion, he needs to die in glorious battle to join his people in the afterlife, something forever denied to him due to his immortality. Not ''quite'' immortality, but being placed in a nigh-unbreakable crystal prison, from which he cannot attack or be harmed, really makes it hard to die in combat.
* [[Disney Death]]: Jack believes that he has failed to save the kids that were under the control of the Dominator and that they have all perished from electrocution. Fortunately, they have not. However, Jack believes that he failed to save the day big time and decides to submit himself to the phantom so that he can commit seppuku (AKA suicide).
* [[The Drifter]]: Jack. He once came across the lands he called home as a child; he was nostalgic for awhile... then [[Walk the Earth|moved on]].
* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]/[[Fan Yay]]: Studmuffiny Jack frequently getting his [[Stripperiffic|clothes ripped off]] in battle (though this happened more in later seasons than it did in season one).
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* [[Evil Knockoff]]: Mad Jack.
* [[Evil Overlord]]: Aku.
* [[Expy]]: The "crazy round man" in "VIII" greatly resembles Domo-Kun.{{context}} <!-- MOD: Who or what is "Domo-Kun"? -->
** The thief in one episode looks like [[Lupin
** The lion-like hunters in one episode evoke the [[Predator
* [[Eye Beams]]: Aku seems to have a whole range of abilities stemming from those awesome peepers; thus far, abilities include force blasts, ''incendiary'' force blasts, alchemy, summoning, teleportation, transformation, necromancy, and general spellcasting. Basically, whenever Aku's [[Affably Evil|feeling lazy]], he'll just use his eyes.
** There's also the giant sun guardian dude (presumably the Egyptian god Ra or Horus), who zaps away the three minions of Set with no trouble.
* [[Fairy Sexy]]: The fairy Jack rescues in "Jack Tales." The Spring Maiden from "Four Seasons of Death" is a [[Light Is Not Good|significantly]] [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|more]] [[Stepford Smiler|sinister version.]]
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* [[Forged by the Gods]]: Jack's sword was forged by the chief deities of multiple religions using {{spoiler|the pure spirit of his father}}, making it the only weapon able to kill Aku.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: One of the more prominent examples of this is in "Jack, the Monks, and the Ancient Master's Son" where he chooses to save the lives of two monks instead of entering the portal to the past and preventing thousands of years of Aku's rule.
* [[If You Want Something Done Right, Do it Yourself]]: In the ''Jack Vs Aku'' episode, after countless of countless robot assassins failed to kill the "foolish samurai". Aku then decides to get rid of Jack himself.
{{quote|"Guess it's true what they say, if you want something done, you gotta do it yourself..."}}
* [[Jerkass]]: Lots of characters, most notably Aku himself. It actually cost him victory at least twice (most notably when he pulled the standard "Agree not to harm someone/thing if you do X for me, then do it anyway" with the scientist who made his assassin robots, who then gave Jack the means to destroy them.)
* [[Jive Turkey]]: 'Da Samurai' is an unabashed parody of this trope.
* [[Just One Man]]: "Jack and the Three Blind Archers"
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* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: Although his status as a normally [[Laughably Evil|funny guy]] is remarked below, Aku is in some episodes loyal to his title as "the master of darkness", most noticeably in "Jack and The Lava Monster" and "Tale of X9".
* [[Laughably Evil]]: Aku, also [[Faux Affably Evil]]. He's one of the few genuinely, irredeemably evil villains who can come across as funny while simultaneously being threatening.▼
* Also, [[Enemy Without|Mad Jack]] and [[Necromancer|Demongo]] both qualify as well, as they lack the common [[Laughably Evil]] trait shared by Aku's other minions, and came very close to offing Jack. Bonus points to Mad Jack, as his episode began with Jack facing several wacky [[Bounty Hunter]]s, [[Mood Whiplash|until he showed up]].
* [[Large Ham]]: Aku (just listen to the opening monologue). The late voice actor Mako makes this a crowning example of Large Ham done ''right''.
** The Scotsman. Despite the fact he is only in a few episodes, he counts.
** The '''SAH-MUH-RHAI''' deservers a mention.
▲* [[Laughably Evil]]: Aku, also [[Faux Affably Evil]]. He's one of the few genuinely, irredeemably evil villains who can come across as funny while simultaneously being threatening.
* [[Made of Iron]]: Jack.
* [[Made of Plasticine]]: The robots are made of a material which can be easily cut, kicked or even punched through.
** Averted with the assassin robots, which are invincible until their creator [[Power Fist|upgrades Jack]].
* [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]]: Ikra. Memorably subverted, when {{spoiler|the daughter is Aku in disguise}}.
** However [[Evil Is Sexy]] was in full effect.
* [[Martial Pacifist]]: Jack.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Aku" is the Japanese word for "evil".
* [[Mecha-Mooks]]: To get past censoring, most enemies Jack encounters are machines. Some baddies he fights don't even look like robots until he slashes them open.
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in the ''[[Duck Dodgers]]'' episode "Samurai Quack":
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'''[[The Cameo|Gennedy Tartakovsky]]:''' Stop! Not a robot! Not a robot!
'''Dodgers:''' ''[pauses]'' You're lucky I didn't cut you to ribbons.
'''Tartakovsky:''' [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|Not with a Y-7 Rating, you won't.]] }}
* [[Morality Pet]]: Lulu...sweet thing.
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* [[Ninja]]: Jack fought a robotic ninja assassin called Shinobi in one episode.
* [[No Name Given]]: Jack's real name is never revealed.
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* [[Noir Episode]]: "Tale of X9"
* [[Obviously Evil]]: Aku. Huge [[Dark Is Evil|black]] figure with [[Spikes of Villainy|spikes for shoulders]], chevron-like horns, [[Fangs Are Evil|a quite unusual set of teeth]] and [[Unusual Eyebrows|GREAT FLAMING EYEBROWS!]]
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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The Scotsman and Jack, respectively.
* [[Samurai]]: Obviously, but also a very specific example. In the third episode, Jack takes on the full samurai mantle against an oncoming horde: longbow, spears, katana, and full "splint" armor, riding atop the closest thing to a warsteed available. As the episode's battle progresses, he slowly gets pared down to the essentials: a [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana,]] the badass wielding it and [[Symbolic Blood|lots and lots of oil.]]
* [[Really 700 Years Old]]: Jack and Aku have been going at it since the days of medieval Japan, after all. Meanwhile, Aku is a tiny piece of a larger [[Eldritch Abomination]] killed by the gods Odin, Ra, and Vishnu.
* [[Rock of Limitless Water]]
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: Princess Mira. Her true gender is not revealed until she takes her helmet off.
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Da Samurai. His brief encounter with Jack sets him down the right path though.
* [[Space Jews]]: In one episode Jack encounters an alien race with large noses who wear what look suspiciously like yamurkles, and are being mistreated in horrible conditions by cold, uncaring oppressors who believe they are naturally superior to other races. [[Those Wacky Nazis|Remind you of anything?]]
* [[The Stoic]]: Jack, though he does slip into being [[Not So Stoic]] every so often. Also, [[Generation Xerox|Jack's father, a.k.a. the emperor of Jack's home village.]]
* [[The Unintelligible]]: Seems to be a staple of Genndy's, but specifically in "Jack and the Scotsman", we have the redneck boss pig, "BLA-BABADUGORBLUBURDEERBLAGOLBADU!!!" Brilliantly performed by the VA in that it almost sounds like he's actually saying something, as opposed to just speaking gibberish.
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=== General Tropes Include: ===
* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: the snake arrow in "Jack and the Hunters"
* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: Most of the swords and other bladed weapons are capable of cutting through robots made of metal easily. Of course Jack's blade is supernatural in origin, able to cut through anything. In one episode, he found that his strength wasn't enough to defeat a series of [[Elite Mook|Elite Mooks]] but all he needed was a [[Powered Armor]] arm to give his sword the needed cutting power.
** Not all of them. the gauntlet ran out of power before Jack could destroy the sword-wielding leader. Only by calling upon the spirits of his ancestors for help in making his Absurdly Sharp Blade go [[Up to Eleven]] was Jack able to beat it.
* [[After the End]]
** [[Forgotten Realms|"The world was doomed, but it kept running anyway."]]
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* [[Arrow Catch]]: Jack does this in "Jack and the Hunters", although it's soon revealed the arrow is actually a snake!
** He also does it again in the first episode... to Robin Hood no less.
* [[Art Evolution]]: Jack's eyes, chin, and face have way more noticeable outlines in the first seven to eight episodes, which give his face a more jagged, crude, and nasty appearance.
* [[Art Shift]]: At one point, [[Rule of Cool|in order to facilitate one of the coolest scenes in the show]], a fairly realistic portrayal of sunlight and shadows shifts to stark, absolute, clearly delineated areas of black and white. When the fight's over, it turns back. The premise is rather silly, but the execution is beautiful.
** Not to mention the fight in the Haunted House episode inside the dragon demon's world that takes on a black and white ink drawing look.
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* [[Cloudcuckooland]]: The village Jack stumbles upon in "Jack Is Naked." Even the titular Samurai was dumbfounded.
* [[Cowboys and Indians]]
* [[
* [[Combat Stilettos]]: Jack tries wooden ones with bladed heels in "Jack's Sandals", only to regret it when he gets [[Wolf Whistle|wolf whistles]].
* [[Continuity Nod]]: In episode XIV, "Jack Learns to Jump Good", [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Jack learns to jump good.]] In episode XLVI, while competing with the Scotsman in a jumping contest, Jack reaches the goal-branch first, in one leap. When the Scotsman comments on this, Jack simply replies "Jump good."
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* [[Crazy Prepared]] It is implied that Jack's training was a well thought out plan set up by his parents in case Aku ever reappeared. It works perfectly and Jack comes back as the greatest warrior of the world at the time. Only the Scotman's wife and the Guardian of the Time Portal has been shown to be stronger.
* [[Crossover Cosmology]]: Jack's include the likes of figures from Egyptian, Hindu, Norse, and Japanese mythology. Namely, Ra and Set, Odin and the Valkyries, and Indra and Kali.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: The Woolies vs the Chritchellites was a curb-stomp. Originally, the Chritchellites enslaved the Woolies with an orb of "technology" which made them unable to walk upright and it sapped their strength. Furthermore, the electric spears only worked on enslaved creatures which was an [[Idiot Ball]] move. It was then reversed when Jack helped destroy the orb. The fight that defeated the Chritchellites literally lasted minutes.
* [[Cut Short]]
* [[Dark Is Evil]]: Aku, obviously, and also his robot army.
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** There's a dirty joke in there SOMEWHERE.
* [[Forged by the Gods]]: Jack's ancestral sword.
* [[Genre Roulette]]: Apparently, and sometimes in the same episode!
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Jack uses the fact that the world has no shading or outlines to fight a ninja in one episode.
** Aku is pretty genre savvy as well, especially in "Jack vs Aku". Unfortuntely for Aku, Jack was [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|even savvier]] (see "I Know You Know I Know" for details).
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* [[Hat Damage]]: Many many times to Jack's straw hat, most notably when Jack first meets the Scotsman on the ungodly huge bridge. Jack gets his revenge about three seconds later.
* [[Haunted House]]: "Jack and the Haunted House"
* [[
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: The entire premise of episode 41, "Robo-Samurai vs. Mondo-Bot", involving a [[Forgotten Superweapon]] fighting [[
* [[Hunting the Most Dangerous Game]]
* [[I Know You Know I Know]]: Taken [[Up to Eleven]] in Jack vs. Aku. {{spoiler|Jack knew Aku wouldn't keep to their agreement (Aku: No superhuman abilities, no minions, only human form; Jack: No sword), so he hid his sword under a pile of rocks. Aku anticipated this, so he had his minions scour the battlefield for it. Jack anticipated this, so he had a fake sword made. [[Overly Long Gag|Aku anticipated this,]] so he had ''multiple'' minions searching. Finally, Jack saw this coming, [[Crazy Prepared|so he had multiple fakes made,]] with the real sword hidden in the one place none of the minions thought to look: ''Under the sand!''}}
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* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]: [[Quick Draw McGraw]] and Baba Looey show up in a brief cameo on the train in "XXVII" (the one with the bounty hunters).
* [[Jet Pack]]: Jack gets one in "Jack in Space".
* [[The Jimmy Hart Version]]: In "VIII", a jukebox plays a song almost exactly the same as [[Quincy Jones]]' "Soul Bossa Nova".
* [[Knights and Knaves]]: used and subverted.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Many of the episodes. ''Jack vs Aku'' is practically made of these.
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* [[Malevolent Mugshot]]: Aku's face is on pretty much everything.
* [[Manly Tears]]: Episode X: ''Jack and the Lava Monster.'' This quote will invoke this trope on part of the audience, and anyone who's watched this episode will remember it.
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** FREE
** Also in Episode XIX, ''Jack Remembers the Past'', in which even Jack can't fight his tears back when he stumbles upon the ruins of his childhood.
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* [[Not Quite Flight]]
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: "They call me Jack."
* [[One-Way Entrance]]: The door was replaced by a brick wall, after Jack enters the haunted house.
* [[Opening Narration]]: See the page quote.
* [[Our Gargoyles Rock]]: the gargoyle in "Jack Tales"
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* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]: Just read the quote at the top of the page, aka the show's premise.
* [[Sheathe Your Sword]]: How Jack was able to defeat his [[Evil Twin]]/[[Enemy Without]].
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: On many, ''[[Clothing Damage|many]]'' occasions.
* [[Simple Staff]]: Jack shows his skill with a bo staff on several occasions. His staff training was from a ''bushman''.
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: Inverted somewhat in the winter arc of ''The Four Seasons of Death'', as Jack actually does the shooting.
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** X9 is, again, an example. Jack doesn't knew who Lulu is and Aku probably threw the poor dog into the streets or worse. Jack is the guard in this case.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Plenty. Specifically, and somewhat notably, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hghol1iG2DQ this one]:
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'''Jack:''' Where will the other one take me?
'''Little man:''' [[Space Ace]]! }}
** ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'', of all things, gets referenced in "Jack Is Naked" when Jack, almost naked, goes for a dip in a pool at the base of a massive waterfall finds out that his gin and sword were stolen by a {{spoiler|poor village girl}}. Of course, he thinks they were stolen by a rabbit.
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*** Early in the episode, The Scotsman is accosted by an unintelligible Greedo-like alien. Neither of them shoots first; Scotsman just takes him out with one punch.
*** Before they meet the fish-men:
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*** Upon reaching the seaport:
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*** When Jack and The Scotsman are chartering a ship:
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'''Jack''': Ten thousand, guy we can almost buy our own ship for that. Dude, I know this guy...
'''Captain''': Yeah, but who's gonna sail it boy, you?
'''Jack''': Wow, yeah, I could. I worked on a boat before.
'''Scotsman''': That'll do ya.
'''Captain''': All right then, all aboard. }}
** Also many [[Star Wars]] references and similar elements in "Jack and the Flying Prince and Princess:
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*** The robot that accompanies the prince and princess resembles C-3PO, even saying "oh my!"
*** After trying to lose the tailing ships in an asteroid belt:
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'''Verbina''': Great Astor, but don't get cocky. }}
*** The design of the royal siblings' escape vehicle resembles that of the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Tantive_4 Tantive IV].
*** After being captured by Aku's minions:
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*** Aku sees a glimmer from Jack's sword out of the corner of his eye:
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*** After the siblings meet Jack for the first time in disguise:
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* [[Shovel Strike]]: Jack temporarily arms himself with a shovel in "The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful".
* [[Shower Scene]]: "Jack is Naked" features the waterfall variation.
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* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: Jack in his first fight with Aku as Jack's father does the same in "Birth of Evil, Part 2" to Aku, and the Spartan King when he borrows the sword briefly.
** [[Throwing Your Shield Always Works]]: A Spartan throws his shield to slice an enemy.
* [[Training Montage]]: Many episodes contain this, including the Pilot and "Jack Learns to Jump Good".
* [[Training the Peaceful Villagers]]: The wild man and the Jump Good Monkeys
* [[Tron Lines]]: The Lava Monster
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* [[Unspoken Plan Guarantee]]: Jack preparing to defend the talking dogs in the pilot.
* [[Vanity License Plate]]: in "Jack's Shoes", one of the biker's license plates is "HRT_CHU".
* [[Villain-Beating Artifact]]: Jack's powerful yet magical sword is the only weapon to off Aku. Since it's forge out of [[Made of Good|goodness]].
* [[Villains Out Shopping]]: Subverted in one episode. Aku sits on his throne, frowning, then picks up an off-screen phone receiver, dials a number and has the following conversation with an unintelligible voice at the other end between each line:
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'''"Yes, I can hold."'''
'''"Yes...I'd like to place an order for delivery."'''
'''"A-ku."'''
'''"I think I'm in the computer..."'''
'''"Yes, that's it! I'd like a large..."'''
'''"What? Huh?"'''
'''"Extra thick!"'''
'''"Thirty minutes or it's free? EX-CELL-ENT! HAAAAA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!"'''
'''(gets cut off)'''
'''(gigantic monster minion appears before him)''' }}
* [[Walking the Earth]]: Almost to the point of [[Knight Errant]].
* [[Wanted Poster]]: Of Jack and the Scotsman.
* [[We Will Meet Again]]: Aku says this in "Birth of Evil, Part 2".
** Lampshaded at the start of 'Jack vs. Aku', where he rants on about how their whole conflict has become rather dull and routine.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Epic Thumb Wrestle!
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: [[Enforced Trope|Enforced]] Deconstruction. Without it, the censors would never have let the show on [[Cartoon Network]].
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