Episode XLVIII: Jack vs. Aku

Jack versus Aku
Season 4
Episode 48
Prod. code	409
Roman Numeral	XLVIII
Airdate	November 24, 2003
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Episode XLVIII: Jack versus Aku is the forty-eighth episode in the fourth season of Samurai Jack. This episode features Aku challenging Jack to a fair, one-on-one combat in-order to settle things once and for all.

Plot

The episode opens with Aku in his castle and (humorously) picking up a phone and asking for a large what sounds like a pizza, but is revealed to be a huge giant bounty hunter. Aku sends him to get Jack, in which the giant arrives in a silly car and Jack easily destroys him. But moments later a giant robot arrives and extends a huge cannon that grows so long till it only shoots a pebble and he falls over blowing up. Next, a army of robots arrive but one trips and its sword goes flying as does the others, exploding all of them in which the last one is struck down by the first robot's sword. Aku disgusted by this decides to do something.

Jack goes to pick up his hat when Aku appears before him with Jack shouting his name, which Aku rolls his eyes sarcastically saying how observant he is. Jack starts to attack with his sword when Aku says to put it away and recalling how their battle will go which will end with him flutterinh away and shout something then they wont see each other for about a week then they will do the same thing. Jack ponders this but knows Aku has tricked him many times before and says he won't trick him to which he swings his sword and what Aku has been saying happens then he appears again saying see what he mean. Jack then listens to Aku who proposes a duel with no armies or bounty hunters, but no sword as well which Jack looks shocked. Jack agrees but gives Aku three conditions (much to his dismay): He cannot shape-shift and only come in human form; no minions and superhuman strength. Aku is hesitant and angry, but accepts. They go their separate ways to meet at sunrise in the Valley of the Corpses.

The next day Jack is waiting and stows his sword in a rock and waits for Aku who appears (in a comedic gladiator form). Jack stretches with Aku looking on confuse and then trying to stretch himself but fails. Aku then shouts it's time for fate to determine their destinies and Jack and Aku begin fighting with Jack winning finally after a long martial arts battle. Jack corners Aku on a ledge with a bow staff, and stating that his reign of terror is over; however, a pillar "happens to fall" near Jack and giving Aku time to escape and hide in shapeshifting form in which Jack knew he could not be trusted. Jack quickly runs to his sword, but only to find a note to tell him to turn around. He does so and sees a minion holding his sword who throws it to Aku who laughs and mocks him then attempts to break it, but only to reveal it was a fake. Jack with a sly smile said he hid fake swords all over and all his minions getting each one with Aku (in a comedic manner) tries to find the real one, which Jack reveals it is under the sand. Jack gets it and slices at Aku in a explosion of dust.

The dust clears and Aku changed into a bat and flew away shouting that he will be back. Jack responds by saying he will be waiting for no long how it will take to destroying Aku.

Trivia

• This episode is maybe consider the more comedic episode of the series.