The High Priestess is the birth mother of the Daughters of Aku, as well as the leader of the all-female Cult of Aku. She serves as the secondary antagonist of Season 5.
Appearance
The High Priestess giving birth to her daughters.
Her true appearance is unknown, but a silhouette of her was shown when she was giving birth to her seven daughters. She was briefly seen from the back as she is being dressed in her outfit, and it is seen that she is slim and has long black hair. Like other members of the cult, she wears a black robe, pink mask, and a head covering with horns resembling Aku's, except her head covering has 6 horns instead of four like the other members (possibly signifying her role as the leader of the cult).
Personality
She proves to be merciless, even to her biological daughters, as she punishes them violently if they make any mistakes, and subjects them to the most brutal of training even when they were mere children. The closest she comes to showing any of them affection is when she briefly referred to Ashi as "my sweet Ashi" when she was little. Her only loyalty lies with Aku, believing that her daughters will be able to kill Jack and gain Aku's favor, and as such, she tells her daughters to focus on their mission rather than each other's well beings, and that if any of them fall behind then they are weak and deserve whatever fate is dealt to them.
Her seclusion of her children from the rest of the world left them stunted, naive, and easily distracted when presented with anything that did not pertain to their mission, thus making them vulnerable despite their extensive combat training. The Priestess's overbearing demeanor matches the behavioral patterns of parents who raise their children to glorify themselves, caring nothing for the children as human beings.
Appearances
- Episode XCII (first appearance)
- Episode XCIII
- Episode XCV (in a flashback, vision)
- Episode C
- Episode CI
Abilities
- Enhanced Endurance: The High Priestess gave birth to her septuplets with little difficulty. After doing so, she was able to get back on her feet immediately without any signs of fatigue.
- Enhanced Agility: The High Priestess is able to jump on the top of a rock formation with such nimbleness without losing her balance.
- Skilled Assassin: Although she has yet to show any skills in assassination, she proved that she could trained her daughters to be top-notched assassins. She also did a good job in erasing any compassion or distractions they have that keeps them from their mission.
- Leadership Skills: She did lead the other cult members in overseeing the training of her daughters which turned them into Anti-Samurai Jack assassins.
Trivia
- Based on what's seen of her so far, she's arguably more evil and heartless than Aku himself, at his worst.
- She seems to be the only person under Aku's rule who doesn't know that anyone who worships him can see him, as shown by the mud men who visit his lair.
- Contrary to the name of her cult, the High Priestess's dialog indicates that Aku has never personally interacted with her or anyone else related to their cult. It's later revealed that Aku doesn't even know about herself or her cult, basically making the efforts of herself and her cult to defeat Samurai Jack and please Aku virtually pointless.
- Also, Aku has pretty much given up on trying to defeat Samurai Jack, due to the fact that all the time traveling has prevented Jack from aging, essentially making the samurai immortal.
Quotes
- "Seven daughters to do your biding, Master. They will succeed where so many others have failed. "
- "Bask in the glory of water our master has created, admire its beauty. But remember that the Samurai is still out there, leaving a wake of devastation wherever he goes. That's why, my sweet Ashi, the Daughters of Aku must remain deligant. Never relent, always attack."
- "Teach this one a lesson!!"
- "The weak have no place with Aku."
- "Are you weak!? Are you weak!!? Are you weak!!!?"
- "Yes. Aku's fire stirs inside all of you."
- "Ashi, Ashi. Kill the Samurai!!!"
- "Ashi. These frivolous distractions are poisonous for your mission. They are not part of Aku's order."