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The Scotsman's home

The Scotsman was introduced early on as a rival, and later friend, to Samurai Jack in episode XI: Jack and the Scotsman pt. 1.

Appearance

The Scotsman appears, for all intents and purposes, to be a man from a region very closely resembling Scotland. The Scotsman, like Jack, is never explicitly named in any of his appearances. He is a large man with red hair that borders on being orange, a barrel chest, and disproportionately small legs, one of which was replaced with an automatic rifle. Throughout the series, reappears most often out of the minor characters to aid Jack in some way or another. He was voiced by John DiMaggio.

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The scotsman to the left of Jack

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Personality

The Scotsman has a personality almost in stark opposite to that of Jack: he is loud, explosive in temperament, and always willing to jump into a fight. This is not to say that he is a completely different man from Jack. The two warriors have very different ideals, as evidenced by the straightforward fighting tactics of the Scotsman. He also differs from Jack in that he appreciates a different style of life than the Samurai: where Jack enjoys the quiet, serene aspects of life, the Scotsman loves that which spells itself out, and nothing so "namby-pamby" as what Jack likes.

Skills and Abilities

Where Jack limits himself almost exclusively to hand-to-hand combat and his own swordsmanship when not improvising or displaying his expertise in a wide range of traditional weaponry, the Scotsman relies heavily on his sword, inscribed with runes that imbue it with powers similar to those of Jack's sword. Apart from this, the Scotsman uses a fighting style relying on brute strength rather than the finesse that Jack displays. As well, the automatic rifle that replaced one of this legs is another favorite weapon of the Scotsman; he demonstrates a moderate level of expertise with it. The Scotsman has also been known to use small explosives, particularly when combating bounty hunters. Though not a weapon, he also frequently carries a set of bagpipes.

Master swordsmanship specialist: This was seen in his many battles alongside Jack, and especially in his first encounter with Jack where he was shown to possess skills rivaling Jack.

Enhanced endurance: The Scotsman is also capable of defeating hundreds of opponents before tiring, as well as being capable of roaming tirelessly for days while also carrying a sleeping Jack when the latter had lost his memory.

Enhanced strength: He has also frequently displayed his herculean strength in battle before deciding to use his sword or shooting them using his automatic rifle and throwing one of his grenades to end it with a bang.

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Jack meets the Scotsman's clan

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