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Episode XCIX is the eighth episode of Season 5 and the sixtieth episode of Samurai Jack.
Premise
The burgeoning relationship between Jack and Ashi takes a turn after they are hunted by one of the galaxy's deadliest creatures.
Plot
In the blackness of space a large, rectangular spacecraft suddenly collides with a large asteroid and is sent crashing to earth in the middle of a vast desert. Meanwhile, Jack and Ashi are preparing to board an enormous creature which acts as a ferry across the desert. After sampling some food from the market stalls, with surprising results for Jack, the two board and the creature departs. The two travelers find themselves hemmed in by a large crowd of green tiger-men wearing lettered shirts. The close proximity makes the two somewhat nervous until Jack notices that the shirts of the tiger-men spell out "Die Samurai Jack". The tiger-men attack and Jack and Ashi fight back but with every touch the attraction between the two seems to rise. They finally retreat and make their way off of the beast and begin to traverse the rest of the way on foot.
They stop to drink at an oasis and Jack makes one of his handmade straw hats for each of them. Soon a sandstorm hits and the two seek shelter in a huge structure that turns out to be the spaceship seen earlier. As they explore, they find that the place is actually one huge prison. Suddenly Ashi is bitten by a strange leech-like creature. Jack kills the creature with a single sword swipe but a sinister green infection starts to spread from the bite. Acting quickly, Jack is able to suck the poison out and stop the infection and, after hearing a horrible screeching sound, the two decide it is time to leave. They race back to where they entered but find no way out. They climb a ladder and cross several catwalks, all the while being pursued by the screeching creature, and soon become completely lost in the vast corridors of the prison ship. Eventually they find themselves in a large chamber containing a huge glass prison cell...that has been broken open. It is here that they confront the creature that has been chasing them. A huge horde of the same leech-creature that attacked Ashi join together and form a vaguely humanoid shape. The Leech Swarm Creature attacks, leeches throwing themselves at the them. The two warriors fight back but soon must retreat, with Jack cutting a ventilation line and he and Ashi escape amid the concealing steam.
Jack and Ashi find themselves at a door which, after scanning to make sure they are not prisoners, lets them in. It turns out to be the ship's armory. A computer voice explains that the creature that attacked them is known as Lazarus-92. It shows Jack a weapon made specifically to kill Lazarus-92 but Ashi accidentally sets off a laser rifle making him miss the part where it explains how to arm the weapon. Ashi arms herself with a double-bladed spear and a shield and the two go out to battle. They soon encounter Lazarus-92 again but Jack is unable to figure out the initiation sequence. Ashi offers to try and he tosses the weapon to her while he holds off the monster with his blade. However, a swarm of the leeches outflank Jack and attack Ashi. She is able to fend them off but not before they eat away her leaf clothing, leaving her naked much to Jack's chagrin. He quickly removes his gi and drapes it over her saying that she "needs protection". Jack and Ashi fight on but are soon surrounded. Jack tries, once more, to activate the weapon while Ashi covers him. The leeches overwhelm them just as Jack manages to find the initiation sequence. As the two are covered by the disgusting worms, the weapon activates and electrocutes all of the leeches, killing them all simultaneously. As the creatures die, the infection in Jack and Ashi's wounds is neutralized.
As the two warriors recover from their ordeal they turn to look at each other...and embrace in a passionate kiss.
Credits
- Written by
- Directed by
- Storyboards by
- Voices
- Phil LaMarr as Jack
- Tara Strong as Ashi / Computer Voice
- Billy West as Walrus Merchant / Tiger Men
- Casting by
- Karie Gima Pham
Trivia
- This episode is the second episode of Season 5 to be rated TV PG alongside Episode XCVI.[1]
- Ashi and Jack become a couple by sharing their first kiss.
- The song that plays when Jack and Ashi kiss is Dean Martin's "Everybody Loves Somebody" from 1965.
- This is the first episode in Season 5 without the classic ending of Will.I.Am rapping "Gotta get back to the past".
Gallery
- Main article: Episode XCIX/Gallery