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* BadAssMustache

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* TheEmperor
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood

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* EvilCannotComprehendGoodEvilCannotComprehendGood: A large reason that his attempt to throw Jack into the future backfired. He'd expected a world ruled by him would allow him to crush Jack effortlessly when he arrived. He never took into account that a hero arriving and successfully fighting back his forces would trigger HopeSpringsEternal and start giving the oppressed masses someone to rally behind. Also shows when he tries to make himself out as the good guy in the stories he tells to children in one episode, one of the prime reasons it doesn't work is he didn't really comprehend what being TheHero actually meant.
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* IronWoobie: Jack goes through hell and back to try to return to his native time, and comes out of almost all of his fights worse for wear. And yet, he trudges on.



* CrazyAwesome
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* UnskilledButStrong: He relies mostly on the fact that only Jack's sword can hurt him.
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* BraveScot
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* EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes
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** PonytailOfPower
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** PonytailOfPower
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** To be fair, the potion he got was meant to kill Aku then puddle form before it spread further. He just as horrified when it backfires.
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* BerserkButton: Do NOT screw with his bagpipes. He might turn your head into a flour-shifter!
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* CompensatingForSomething: "'''This''' is a sword. *unsheathes BFS* And it's bigger than yours."

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* BadAss
** BadAssLongRobe
* CelibateHero: Several of the motives apply for him.

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* BadAss
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AppropriatedAppellation: Calls himself Jack after some street kids refer to him as such.
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* CelibateHero: Several of the He's got at least three valid motives apply for him.avoiding romance; it would distract him from his quest, he's a danger magnet, and he's been burned before. That doesn't stop the fangirls, though.



* ClothingDamage
* {{Determinator}}
* TheDrifter: He doesn't stay in one place for long in his never-ending quest to return to the past.
* EstrogenBrigadeBait: Oh so much. He's even got some fangirls in universe!



* HatDamage: Whenever he wears one, it's usually the first thing to go.



* HonorBeforeReason: Which makes sense, since honor pretty much defines what a samurai is all about.



* LanternJawOfJustice



* MartialPacifist
* MosesInTheBullrushes: As soon as Aku attacked their kingdom, his parents sent him out of the country on a lifelong training mission and was raised by various different mentors in different lands.
* NiceHat: Sometimes wears one made of straw.



* OneManArmy: In the premier he takes down a whole army of killer robots by himself and wins, and in other episodes he routinely destroys multiple opponents at once.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Jack's real name is never mentioned in the series, not even by his parents!
* PhilLaMarr: His voice actor. It takes a few episodes for him to pick up the Asian accent, but when he does it's spot-on.
* TheQuietOne



* TheStoic
* UnFunny

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* TheStoic
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* UnFunnyTheStoic: [[NotSoStoic Most of the time...]]
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks
* UnFunny: He does have a sense of humor and gets some witty one-liners, but these moments are few and far between.



* BadBoss

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* BadBossBadBoss: You're probably safer as one of his victims than one of his minions.
* BadassBeard / BeardOfEvil



* CardCarryingVillain

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* CardCarryingVillainCardCarryingVillain: Often refers to himself by several evil-sounding titles, just in case you couldn't tell he was evil by looking at him.



* EvilLaugh
* EvilOverlord
* EvilSorcerer

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* EvilLaugh
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* EvilOverlord
EvilLaugh: "HAA HAA HAAAA!!"
* EvilSorcererEvilOverlord: Currently rules the whole planet and expanding his empire beyond.
* EyeBeams: Multiple types for multiple purposes.



* {{Immortality}}: Type III. He hasn't aged at all since the day he was 'born' and heals from injuries almost instantly. The only weapon that causes him real harm and could potentially kill him is Jack's sword.



* LargeHam
* MeaningfulName: The word "aku" means "evil" in Japanese.

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* LargeHam
LargeHam: So hammy that one of the first things he makes his slaves do is build statues of him.
* MadeOfEvil: Yeah, that about sums it up.
* {{Mako}}: His voice actor in one of his last and most memorable roles.
* MeaningfulName: The word "aku" means "evil" in Japanese. It's also worth noting that he's the only major character in the series who is known by his real name.



* SealedEvilInACan: Jack's father defeated him by sealing him away instead of killing him. The first episode shows him breaking free and taking his revenge.
* ShapeshifterDefaultForm: Due to his origin it's hard to say if he's Type A or Type B.



* UnusualEyebrows: BIG FLAMING EYEBROWS!

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* TakeOverTheWorld: He already has, but apparently it's not enough.
* ThirdPersonPerson: When he's being especially hammy.
* UnusualEyebrows: BIG "GREAT FLAMING EYEBROWS!EYEBROWS!"



* BadAss

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* BadAssBadassMustache
* BagOfHolding: The pouch on his kilt fit just about anything, including a hunk of gold as big as a boulder.



* BoisterousBruiser
* CarpetOfVirility

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* BoisterousBruiser
BoisterousBruiser: Unlike Jack, this guy really enjoys fighting.
* CarpetOfVirilityCarpetOfVirility: His head is about the only body part not covered in hair.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* TheLancer

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
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* TheLancerGoodIsNotNice: In his case, it's downright rude.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He absolutely adores his wife, and if Jack is in trouble he won't hesitate to help.
* JohnDiMaggio: His voice actor, who just might have came up with a bunch of his bizarrely colorful insults himself.
* TheLancer: He's the closest thing Jack has to a best friend in this world.
* LargeHam: He's the second most-wanted man on the planet and will brag about it endlessly.



* LikeCanNotCutLike: Jack's sword fails to break his thanks to it having similar magical properties.



* NighInvulnerability: When robot alligators bite his arms, he just laughs at them.



* RedHeadedHero



* SuperStrength



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* LanternJawOfJustice: Apparently it's hereditary.

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* CelibateHero: Several of the motives apply for him.



* FishOutOfTemporalWater: A resident of the distant past trapped in the distant future. He's managed to adapt pretty well, all things considered.



* MadeOfIron: Doesn't matter how intense the battle is. He always comes out of it alive, even if he's significantly worse for wear.



* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Sums up his mission in life quite nicely.



* DarkIsEvil

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* DarkIsEvilDarkIsEvil: Except for his face, his whole body is pitch black.



* MeaningfulName: His name means "evil" in Japanese.

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* MeaningfulName: His name The word "aku" means "evil" in Japanese.Japanese.
* MorphicResonance: He always has the same black, red and green color-scheme in every form he takes.



* {{Sizeshifter}}: A natural extension of his shape-shifting ability, and in his default form he's usually gigantic. He tends to shrink whenever Jack's sword hits him, though.



* {{Troll}}




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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: He can transform into pretty much anything, and even introduces himself as a "shape-shifting master of darkness" during the opening narration.


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* PosthumousCharacter: Except for certain episodes that take place in the past, he's long dead in the present timeline.

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* TheWisePrince: He's actually a prince, and the day Aku appeared signalled the end of his sheltered childhood.



* {{BFS}}

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* {{BFS}}{{BFS}}: [[CoolSword A Claymore with magic runes.]] Not quite as cool as Jack's, but it comes close.



* LegCannon: A machinegun for leg!

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* LegCannon: A machinegun for leg!machine-gun! Doubles as GatlingGood.



* ManInAKilt: And it's definitely not for fanservice.



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* TheRivalTheRival: Friendly competition pretty much defines his relationship with Jack.
* SickeninglySweethearts: With his wife.


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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's actually an emperor, but that doesn't stop him from charging into battle when his subjects are in danger. Now you know where Jack gets it from.

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* AffablyEvil

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* AffablyEvilAffablyEvil: He's rather...goofy for being the Ultimate Evil and all.



* EldritchAbomination: Spawned from the remains of a much larger one.



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UnusualEyebrows: BIG FLAMING EYEBROWS!
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness



* KatanasAreJustBetter: Of course, the only reason being it was forged by the gods from his father's righteousness. It appears to be evenly matched with The Scotsman's sword.



* CarpetOfVirility
* CrazyAwesome



* RedHeadedHero



* AnnoyingArrows: Clearly disregards having been struck by some during his fight with Aku.

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* AnnoyingArrows: Clearly disregards having been struck by some arrows during his fight with Aku.



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* KatanasAreJustBetter: Jack's sword was originally his, forged from his righteousness.

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* IncorruptiblePurePureness
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Jack's sword was originally his, Of course the only reason this one is better is because it's forged by the gods from his righteousness.


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* LawfulGood



* LawfulEvil



* ChaoticGood



* NoNameGiven



* ViolentGlaswegian

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* ViolentGlaswegianViolentGlaswegian

!!Jack's Father
-->The samurai lord who accidently awakened Aku when he tried to destroy the corruption he was otherwise unconsciously causing. The gods Odin, Ra and Vishnu forged the sword that would later become Jack's from his righteousness. He manages to seal Aku, until he returns once again to unleash evil. Apart from the first episode and the two-parter covering him awaking and sealing Aku, he mostly appears in flashbacks.
* AnnoyingArrows: Clearly disregards having been struck by some during his fight with Aku.
* BadAss
* {{Determinator}}
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Jack's sword was originally his, forged from his righteousness.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Nice job giving consciousness to a fragment of an EldritchAbomination.
* NoNameGiven
* PapaWolf
* {{Samurai}}
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*WalkingShirtlessScene: Moreso in season two than in season one.
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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: He might be able to get home faster if he ignored the suffering of those around him. [[WhatYouAreInTheDark Shoot, because this future might cease to be if he succeeds, no one would ever know.]] But, if he were able to ignore the suffering of those around him, he just wouldn't be Jack.

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-->Our hero, a samurai and the son of the samurai who initially released (and then defeated) Aku. He trained in every country in the world in preparation for the final battle... only to be hurled into the future before he could land the killing blow. Now he must WalkTheEarth, seeking a way back to the past to finish that battle... not that this will stop him from setting things right in the future as well.



* NoNameGiven

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* NoNameGivenNoNameGiven: "Jack" is an alias he took in the future.


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-->Long ago, a single small fragment of an EldritchAbomination fell to Earth. Given form, it became Aku, a being of pure darkness and evil. When the samurai who would later be called Jack came to fight him, Aku hurled him into the future as a last-ditch effort to survive. In the future, Aku rules the world, and devotes a ''lot'' of effort to finishing Jack once and for all.


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-->A large, ''extremely'' loud Scottish man, with a magic sword and a machine-gun false leg. He's about as burly a warrior as you'll find, and one of the few creatures able to match Jack for combat prowess. One of the few characters who appears more than once in the series.
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* The Rival

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* The RivalTheRival
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* The Rival
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* LightningBruiser: Despite being three times the size of Jack, he can easily match the samurai's speed to the point of them ending their fight in a standstill....three days later.
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* IronWoobie: Jack goes through hell and back to try to return to his native time, and comes out of almost all of his fights worse for wear. And yet, he trudges on.
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* CardCarryingVillain


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* ObviouslyEvil


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* {{Troll}}
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* JackAttack: Although it's an alias rather than his real name.
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* MeaningfulName: His name means "evil" in Japanese.

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* UnFunny



* DarkIsEvil



* FangsAreEvil




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* UnusualEyebrows
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* SpikesOfVillainy

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* SpikesOfVillainySpikesOfVillainy

!!The Scotsman
* {{BFS}}
* ChaoticGood
* ViolentGlaswegian

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