Samurai Jack quotes

Aku

(Season(s) 1-4 opening narration) Long ago in a distant land, I, Aku, the shapeshifting master of darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil! But a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow was struck, I tore open a portal in time and flung him into the future, where my evil is law! Now the fool seeks to return to the past and undo the future that is Aku!

(Season 5 opening narration) 50 years have passed, but I do not age. Time has lost its effect on me. And yet, the suffering continues. Aku’s grasp chokes the past, present, & future. All hope is lost. Gotta get back. Back to the past. Samurai Jack.

Aku

Once again, I am free to smite the world as I did in days long past.

The Emperor

When the evil shapeshifting wizard Aku arose from the bowels of hate to ravage our land, I was a young emperor at the time and was helpless against his powers. But I remembered our grandfather's grandfather's stories about three monks, who were gifted with mystical powers. I rode to the highest peak of the mountainside, where the monks agreed to forge me an enchanted sword with great magic. Armed with the sword and the hope of my people, I plunged into battle against Aku. His evil was no match for the power of righteousness, and with the sword's magic, Aku's demon forces were implanted into the Earth, forever petrifying him into the wasteland that he created. Through years of hard work, we have rebuilt our glorious past with hopes never to encounter an evil such as Aku again. Always be alert, my son, for the presence of evil is sometimes right behind you.

Emperor

He has returned to us. My son.

What has happened to our land, Father?

The Emperor

My son, it has been many years since that fateful day that Aku returned from his imprisonment. Enslaved, we have become, to unearth the riches of the land so that Aku can strengthen his powers and begin to take over the world.

Do not worry, Father, for with the power of this sword, I will vanquish Aku! Sending him back to the pit of hate from which he came.

Emperor

No! I thought once like you, but the sword is only a tool. What power has it compared to the hand that wields it? Evil is clever, and deception is its most powerful weapon. Let the sword guide you to your fate, but let your mind set free the path to your destiny.

I will not fail you, Father!

Emperor

Be wary, my son. For Evil finds a way.

AKU! [loud echoing]

Aku

Who dares to summon the Master of Masters, the Deliverer of Darkness, the Shogun of Sorrow, Aku?

I am the lost son of the land you have pillaged. I am here to reclaim it. For my people, for my father, for my birthright.

Aku

[laughs] Fool. No mortal can hurt the great Aku.

Aku

[growls or snarls/grunts/hisses in pain] That sword! I remember that blade. I recognize your blood. You are the son of the fool who imprisoned me those many years ago. No matter. Neither he nor the sword had the power to slay me forever. And neither do you.

No matter what form you take, Aku, you will never defeat the side of righteousness.

Aku

You might have beaten me now, but I will destroy you in the future.

There is no future for you, Aku.

Aku

I disagree. [he shrieks fives circles and forms white holes above and below Jack]

What trickery is this? [the circles envelope Jack; he slashes but he disappears in a flash of white light] Aku-!

Aku

Do not worry, samurai. You will see me again. But next time, you will not be so fortunate.

Yo, Jack! That was some awesome show!

I've never peered upon moves Iike that, Jack!

Word! Jack was aII ricocheticaIIy-jumpa-deIic!

Aw, hezeck, yeah! BodigiousIy acrobatastic!

Word! Word! But then, when Jack puIIed that Swiss arm it was aII, Iike, schwim-swack-swoof! Man, right through the car! Swick-attack-whack was fuII on the back, Jaaack!

Oh, yeah, yeah! And he was aII schfoo-boom! Man! Eat that, fIucking crucker!

Yo, then my man just lands aII coolish styIe like, "No sweating, chiII."

Bu-bu-but then that gunner wanna come out aII ramma-lamma-lamma, and then the trashin' aII munchin' and crunchin' and snack-mixin'!

Out of that phat, supercagafragaIistic-tistic tie, yo!

Yeah! But Jack's just Iike, "Word! Let me get some. Tie, grab. Zip! I'm out, yo!"

[When he is first asked his name, he relives/recalls some guys watching him in action] They call me Jack.

Aku

Ha ha ha ha. So fate has arrived. Many years have gone since that day. And now, my formidabIe foe, you will pay for my pain in the past with your pain in the future.

Rothchild

Down here, old fellow. I was just wondering if you'd be so kind as to join us, as we were just-

Talking demon dogs!

Rothchild

Good heavens, where?

I have seen Aku implement these atrocities before, but no more. Even dogs should not be forced to live like dogs.

Samurai Jack

No, there is no escape.

Rothchild

Now, that was smashing! A real bang-up job. Ahem... Good, Sir Jack. 'Twas truly a noble deed you have done today, and an historic victory most worthy of our logs. You have saved our pack from the wrath of Aku's drones. We are forever indebted to you.

Thanks are not necessary. It is my duty to oppose the minions of Aku and my mission to vanquish the very demon himself.

Rothchild

Well, then, now that we have a chance at freedom, we should take our leave of these forsaken mines. Our pack shall continue our once-nomadic life searching for more answers to our puzzling history.

I wish you the best.

Rothchild

We certainty invite you to join us.

No, I cannot. Aku's wrongs must be righted. Surely there is a way to reverse his spell. I will find a way back to my own time. There, I will finish what I started centuries ago and defeat Aku's evil before it was ever truly unleashed.

Aku

Bah! He is stronger than I remember...but no matter. For you see, little samurai, the world is mine! My eyes and ears are everywhere. Nothing you do will go unseen. Quest as you may, but we will meet again when I see fit in a time and place of my choosing. And it is I who shall put an end to the war started in that age long past... SAMURAI JACK! [evil laughing]