Talk:Mad Jack/@comment-25583409-20170810090654

You know? When I first watched Episode XCVIII, I had no idea that the red-spirited demon that appeared during Jack's medetation for his sword was Mad Jack. I thought it was just another hallucination. It is never explained how Mad Jack was able to return in Season 5 after initial destruction. Although, considering that he too represtents an emotion of Jack (anger), it is implied that Jack must have recreated him somehow during his depression during the 50 year time gap. I disagree with the writers' statement that Mad Jack was in control when Jack lost his sword. I mean Jack got angry at Aku for thwarting his quest and lashed his sword at him multiple times (ex. "Jack and The Warrior Woman" when he found out that Ikra, the mysterious woman he was travelling with, was actually Aku in disguise), so his reaction to Aku destroying the final time portal was perfectly natural. Plus, Jack didn't have to drop his sword uncounciously just because he found that the monsters that Aku summoned at him (whom he just killed) were actually the rams that led him to the portal in the first place. If you think about it, it's kind of ironic that Mad Jack would try to make Jack reclaim his sword despite his initial intention to kill him. He also accidentally made Jack realize how blinded he was which actually made him worthy again, even though this was not at all Mad Jack's intention. It was very hypocritical for Mad Jack to lie that he kept Jack alive, since Ashi was really the one protecting him. I don't like Mad Jack and I prefer the other hallucinations since they are calmer and more reasonable with Jack. Still, Mad Jack did have a point when he berated the monk for not revealing the sword's whereabouts since Jack truly did suffer enough and came too far to be rejected at the last second. Had it not been for Mad Jack's reappearance, Jack would have never realized how much Mad Jack had been blinded him all these years. So by accidentally exposing his ruse, Mad Jack unintentionally helped Jack get his sword back. This is also very ironic