Changes: Mad Jack

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“	I am the son of Aku's magic. He has looked deep within you and has spawned me from your own burning hatred. I am your dark side and I have possesses all the powers that you wield and I have only one purpose in my existence to destroy you!	”
—Mad Jack, Episode VIII: Jack versus Mad Jack

“	You are the one who kept the past hidden. Your anger. Your frustration.	”
—Samurai Jack, Episode XCVIII

Mad Jack

Original
Season 5

Information

Gender

Male ♂

Species

Emotional Manifest

Height

5'9" - 5'10"

Allies

Aku

Enemies

Samurai Jack

Voiced Actor
Phil LaMarr

Mad Jack was one of Aku's minions and the embodiment of Jack's inner darkness. He was created by Aku to defeat him using his own skills against him. He made his first appearance in Episode VIII: Jack versus Mad Jack. He lost his physical form after Jack found peace within himself and was absorbed into a red spirit form. In Season 5 he retained his red spirit form and was reborn as Inner Jack where he continued to antagonize Jack in his mind.

Appearance & Personality

Mad Jack was created by Aku to see if he could defeat Samurai Jack using his own skills against him. He is Jack's exact replica, except that his robe is black with red trim, his skin is paler, and his eyes are blood red with shadows under them. In Season 5, he is now looks like red and a distorted version of Jack, appearing like a larger more demonic version of bloodlust.

Like Jack, Mad Jack is also armed with a katana simliar to Jack's sword. He has shown to be very rude, violent, and rather psychopathic, completely unlike Jack. In essence, he is the physical embodiment of all of Jack's rage and frustration. By Season 5, he becomes obsessed with Jack, believing he needs him to survive in the future.

Synopsis

Aku had sent several bounty hunters to attack Jack, all of which failed, Aku lamented that no fighting style seemed to be able to beat Jack's, which caused him to form a plan; to pit him against himself.

After having to fight several bounty hunters, Jack became infuriated at his lack of peace and he was tired of fighting. He tried to calm down after defeating the last of them, but when his sandal strap broke, he snapped and threw the sandal at one of his wanted screens. The screen then started to light up, energy came from it and formed around the sandal, sealing the strap, until it finally forming into a more sinister Jack, Mad Jack. Surprised Jack questioned who the double was. In response, Mad Jack revealed himself to be the spawn of Aku's magic, formed from Jack's own hatred as well as being his dark side possessing all of his skills, created for the sole purpose to destroy Jack for Aku.

The two fighters then begin battle and appear to be evenly matched, trading blow for blow. However, since they both possessed equal skills, neither one could best the other. Their fight grew more intense as they continued, forcing each other's hair to sprawl out, reducing trees to ashes with the sparks of their swords, and outright destroying the area with the force of their blows.

As Jack struggled with his dark half, he saw the reflection of his own eyes in his sword and to his horror saw they bore great resemblance. Finding his peaceful center, Jack stepped back and calmed himself, causing all of his negative emotions to fade away. He then claimed the fight was over, stating that the negative emotions that formed Mad Jack were gone, meaning Mad Jack didn't exist.

Refusing to let Jack look down on him, Mad Jack boasted that he was real and charged toward Jack to deliver the final blow. However, while Jack remained in a meditative position, not even bothering to defend. As he was to strike Jack down, Mad Jack was instantly in Jack's control, able to do nothing except scream in impotent fury and defeat before he was sealed away by Jack.

Shadow of Aku

Season 5

At some point, Mad Jack was the cause of Samurai Jack losing his katana. As Aku destroyed the final time portal, Jack started to get frustrated, which caused Mad Jack to return and briefly control Jack in order to vanquish Aku. Mad Jack then causes Jack to kill the goats; making Jack very weak but coming back to his senses. As soon as a large slab hit Jack, the katana fell into the pit and was never ever seen again. He recruits the other negative emotions: Anguish, Bloodlust, and Apathy to try and sway Jack to the wrong path and try to kill him.

When Jack tried to make a perfect tea but failed, Mad Jack appeared as one of Jack's consciences, and was frustrated at the monk for not telling the location of the Katana. Mad Jack tried to slap the Monk in order to gain answers but Jack confronted him about being the reason why he lost the sword, to which Mad Jack defends himself by claiming he's the reason why they are alive. As he attacks Jack, Jack calmly controls his anger and finally sees through his rage, vanquishing Mad Jack for good as the latter begs "You need me". After battling his inner demon, Jack finally reclaims the Katana.

Skills and Abilities

Mad Jack's physical abilities and combat skills are identical to Jack's own. This resulted in a perfect stalemate between him and Jack when the two of them fought. However, he could only exist so long as Jack's hatred existed. Once Jack got his emotions under control, Mad Jack ceased to be.'

Appearances

Season 1

Episode VIII: Jack versus Mad Jack (debut appearance)

Video Game

The Shadow of Aku

Season 5

Episode XCIII (As Inner Jack)
Episode XCIV (As Inner Jack)
Episode XCV (As Inner Jack)
Episode XCVIII (Death, and final appearance)

Quotes

Episode VIII

"Don't be such a fool, I am you [...] Ugh, you're so stupid. You are you also"
"I am the son of Aku's magic, he has looked deep within you and has spawned me from your own burning hatred, I am your dark side and I possess all the powers that you wield, And I only have one purpose in my existence. To destroy you"
"Hurts, doesn't it?"
"Huh? What the?"
"What the heck is going on?"
"WHAT?!"
"FOOL! I am real. Now feel the reality of my cold hard steel"