Just A Dream
Jack Dark Lyrics

@Elia-fn8jv

You have no idea how much you are right

@Elia-fn8jv

@Daniel Weseloh and thats why deep and in not so deep inside we are all evil

@lightningmunk

"It always seems bad at first, but then I find a way." What a quote to live by.

@tenebrosforsetti.7998

TRULY,TRULY ALL ABSOLUTELY BEYOND UNIMAGINABLY UNIMAGINABLE TRANSCENDENT TRANSCENDENTAL BOUNDLESSNESS LEVELS OF AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NICE,VERY NICE.
JAEDEN ABNER D'SA. NICE,VERY NICE.

The Unfettered is not that character.

THE ISRAELITE'S HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN GOD AND THEIR HOMELAND,

GOD THE FATHER,HAS NOT FORGOTTEN THEM.



DIOMEDES KILLS EVERYONE. HE RAMPAGES UP AND DOWN THE BATTLEFIELD AND FUCKS UP ALL THE TROJANS’ PLANS.

TROJANS ARE STABBED IN THE FACE. TROJANS ARE STABBED IN THE ARM. TROJANS ARE STABBED IN THE NIPPLE. LIMBS ARE HACKED OFF. TONGUES ARE CUT OFF. THERE’S A LOT OF BEHEADING. SPEARS GO THROUGH THROATS AND STOMACHS AND NOSES AND NIPPLES (LOTS OF NIPPLES). BRAINS SPLATTER ALL OVER THE BACKS OF HELMETS. DIOMEDES IS A FUCKING KILLING MACHINE.

AND THEN HE STABS APHRODITE, BECAUSE HE’S FUCKING INSANE AND SHE JUST HAPPENS TO BE THERE.

AND THEN HE STABS ARES. AND ARES RUNS AWAY.

DIOMEDES IS JUST THAT FUCKING AWESOME.''

IMPREDICATIVE INDESCRIBABLY INDESCRIBABLE INFINITELY INFINITE INFINITIES.

THE TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE IDW PUBLISHING READ COMICS ONLINE.

"If you're marching through Hell, keep marching."

The Red Army in WWII. The infamous order #227 is known as Not a step back, because of the lines it contained: "Not a step back! This should be our main credo. Each position, each meter of Soviet territory must be defended to the last drop of blood, each patch of Soviet soil must be clinged to and made a stand for." Soldiers fought seemingly losing war in even the hardest conditions against the best-trained army in the world that already defeated several other countries. And won.

Best shown by the troops defending Stalingrad. Their only way to retreat was to pass the Volga. Their motto was "There's no land on the other side of the Volga".

 "ALEXANDER WAS HERE".

I NEED TO MAKE MY INTENTIONS,CLEAR:

YOUTUBE, ISN'T ANYONE'S TO CONQUER;

IT'S MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JESUS,PLEASE HELP US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE MAESTRO WAR: MAESTRO GETS AN UPGRADE. - DOPESPILL.

Kratos Vs Ogre Video Game Sophistry.

LIVE.HARDWORK.REPEAT.

TERMINATOR: GENYSIS (2015) MOVIE.

Terminator Genysis: The Nuclear Weapons Scene.

@jeremiasbelon6001

@Tenebros Forsetti. chill

@scoopitywoop5665

Jack just keeps moving forward...

@mars4852

@Tenebros Forsetti. mucho texto

@dethkillerspiral

@Tenebros Forsetti. why does this sound like a cognitohazard

@yahboyx

I really like how the more mature rating didn’t make them go balls out the wall mature like other shows that got the transition from low to higher mature rating. It just made the story way more organic and natural with its mature theme

@feraflauna3238

+yahboyx-Yeah, they did something actually great. All it did was just give the show a more uncut freedom that it always should've had. So there is blood and gore now. Jack is actually shown killing people. There is a little more risque mature humor. (It's subtle but it's there.) It's still the same show it always has been, but it just finally got the final piece it always wanted and needed that Cartoon Network was never willing to give it: freedom away from censorship.

They did a lot of great things to dodge the censors to where the show even on CN is extremely gory and bloody, even without blood. I love how even self aware the show is to where "Mad Jack" muses that they never killed a human being before. Plenty of machines, sure, nuts and bolts, but never human flesh. It's a nice touch and also is willing to poke fun at itself.

But as fun and creative as the show did wonderfully to dodge the censors, it was still a hurdle they should never have been forced to jump through. The show always should've been allowed to run uncensored, on Adult Swim, and I have no idea why it wasn't. I'm guessing it was more of a merchandising decision-the corporate executives wanted to shill toys and aim it at younger kids. And the era Samurai Jack originally aired-early 2000s-was some of the worst, most asinine, most embarrassing and pathetic eras of censorship ever to grace us. All those things, while the people behind were always up to the task, it was pretty much tying at least one hand behind their backs, and blindfolding them.

And by the time season five FINALLY came around, Genndy had known for a long time what he had wanted to do for the final season. He had this planned out, meticulously for a long time. He was just waiting for the day he was allowed to finish the story he always wanted to do. And he was able to do it with fewer strings attached this time. Just finish the series and do the story you wanted to tell. And did he. I am not completely fond of the ending but I at least respect it and appreciate it. And that the show was finally able to end on its own terms.

@satoshikatsumoto9007

Only one episode has real swearing but this is still the same show, just without the censors holding it back. No sex, no drugs or hardcore swearing every three minutes...just the show we grew up with, the way we were meant to see it.

@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881

@Fera Flauna it does what star trek picard failed miserably to do

@thelastmlg2699

Yeah, the only explicit dirty joke i can think of is "talking penis"

@anachronity9002

Absolutely. I always laugh whenever I hear someone say they should make an "adult pokemon" and then go on to say that it should focus on sex, drugs, and other "adult stuff"

Like, no, just no. The advantage of "adult" animated media is not in the trappings but in the far greater emotional leeway you have to tackle the problems that were already there.

@camnunes8847

0:20 Jacks suicidal thoughts
2:05 Jacks blood lust
3:45 Jacks self preservation
5:40 Jacks anger
7:00 Jacks peace

@turbosaiyan6322

This is perfect

@christianthatcher771

@Cam Nunes So where's 'Jack's Smirking Revenge' ? (I'm hoping you get the reference)

@jacobbroccoli1004

5:49 Jacks pointy ass chin

@nathanfowler3926

@Death Lion he looks good

@colinrodale

@Death Lion It's foul with evil and disrespect to point.

@ergojosh

This was such an incredible depiction of how ego can become our enemy with enough trauma. Beautifully animated and written, I've told myself so many of the same things that the shadow Jack said. Not to mention Gramps being spot on about how all the ingredients were already there. Took me years to find that out.

@tuilleri763

What ingredients

@bonkology4165

Lemme play the world’s smallest violin

@akromimubarok6626

I read this with your voice in my head

@Bob-wr4vg

Which one's shadow jack?

@cidio99754

@Bob Bob the human

@JoeKerr019

i love the fact that the Other jack slowly gets more monstrous , showing how jack's sense of self is being warped. and what remains is Jack following his bushido

@feraflauna3238

+Joe Kerr-The show did something "unusual" in the last season. It showed that all the times Jack repeatedly failed to defeat Aku (permanently) and go back to his true home, and spending 50 years repeatedly failing time after time, many of the allies and friends he loved in the future died, left unable to even age to where even the "mercy" of death could take him, it took a permanent toll on him. He was left broken, shattered.

While Aku was barely holding on to his own sanity, it took everything Jack had to even keep going. Especially after he lost his sword where he would never be able to defeat Aku without it. And even if he retrieved it at the time, he would be unable to use it, because he had lost his focus, his purpose in order to use it. To weld it anymore. He failed his purpose. He failed his father. His mother. He failed all the friends he had lost to Aku. He had failed the entire mission he spent his life trying to achieve.

So his "other" was all the anger, the doubt, all the pain, all the trauma, all the anguish he had suffered for 50+ years. The part of him that did want to give up. Finally end it all. The one wanting to commit suicide to achieve at least some piece of final "honor." The darkness inside his heart that nearly consumed him. The dark part of who he is. The one that wanted to just end it and destroy everything Jack had built. Because Jack himself wondered if any of it ever at all mattered.

And what's interesting is that he himself reveals that part of himself is what kept him going for 50 years. Not honor or glory, or even the love of the people who knew him. The pain, the trauma, the anger of it all, the need for vengeance, the hate that he felt he could keep on a leash. He survived on nothing but a primal fury, hurt, and anger.

And he finally realized. . .that part of him was off the leash. He allowed that part to rule his life for so long. He accepted responsibility for his actions. He accepted this is who he became. This is who he is now. . .But he can change. He can be better. He can let hope and love back in. He can forgive himself for failing and as long as he's alive, he should actually live. And do whatever he can to finally end Aku's reign of terror, whether he ever goes home or not.

@ngochien4704

@Fera Flauna very nice writing!

@robertortiz-wilson1588

@Fera Flauna wow! Excellent comment!

@loserinasuit7880

You are incorrect at the 3rd point

@meganfaith4052

Samurai Jack handled the topic of suicidal thoughts in a way that was completely underrated. It never explicitly said it out loud, it was just implied and hinted at. Allowing us, the audience, to follow with Jack’s mindset and understand his feelings. There was grace and tact when this show talked about it, never a lack of respect. The last season of Samurai Jack was so powerful.

@Count76

Yea Japanese ritual suicide

@dudemetslagroom8065

"The only way to regain your honor would be..." That line and my brain went "oh shit"

@aaronkasarion8144

“What do you want from me?”

“I want it to end...”

@CyberLance26

Im pretty sure that when people in real life think about commiting suicide they do actually think about and talk about suicide and dont try to hide it in some subtle and graceful way so i dont understand why saying the word suicide would have lacked respect.
I thought about commiting suicide once and i was not very subtle about it in my head and to people i talked to.

@zairephenom1435

@Kevin Cortes ok weeb

@diegoserrato4016

The voice actor, Phil Lamar, was perfect as Jack.

@Darkchao_berserko22

And still is

@Ghost7065

He is jack

@tony2000and10

it's the most he's talked in an episode

@ivansalcedo2290

Imagine him as Raziel for a Soul Reaver Remaster?

@pyromaniacforhire

@Ivan Salcedo Dude, YES!

@basedbattledroid3507

I like how his inner voice gradually starts to look more like Aku, or at least like Jack with Aku's proportions and animations.

@MysteriousStrangerVA

Especially when he said “YOU’RE A FOOOOOOL!!” That was a dead ringer for Aku, there.

The man was literally becoming the one thing he hated. Again.

@Bruh-fy1jk

He turned into Mad Jack

@thelastmlg2699

@MysteriousStrangerVA YOU ARE A FOOLISH SAMURAI WARRIOR WITH NO MAGICAL SWORD, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO OPPOSE HIM?

@MysteriousStrangerVA

@The Last Mlg "It always seems bad at first, but then I find a way."

@eatmyshorts7973

It is a manifestation of his frustration and anger from when aku destroyed the last portal and what made him snap and take animals lives while losing the sword.

@dwc05085

5:54 I like that even though Jack’s Anger is shown in a way that is supposed to be hateful, you can’t really hate him because he endured more than 50 years of loss of the one’s he loved. But even that wasn’t enough and they wanted to take it one step further down the line, that Jack can accept his anger and control it.

@softonsoftie4581

EAAAAAAAARNE!!

@setsers1

JESUS

@C.R.GProductionz

I can hear an alarm clock under tone texture that personifies that something has wakened up lol

@mrslasher1064

This is a representation of Jack's samurai code,urging him to commit sepuku to repent for his faliure,however Jack isn't like other samurai,he does not see faliure as shame,rather he sees it as an opportunity to learn and adapt,much like a western warrior would and by combining both western and eastern combat philosophies and overcoming his faliure,Jack becomes a better warrior and a better man as well...

@RYROSmetaldefender

Its like ever...I see humanity drives easily from imorality to excess of rigor, with no soberness

@JamesJohnson-gy3on

Nothing about Jack has anything to do with the West. Traits like determination and ingenuity are not exclusive to Europeans.

On top of that voluntary seppuku was not common among samurai. Those who did choose to carry it out usually did it as a statement of grief over a lost lord. But more often than not it was compulsory. When samurai committed crimes and the lord held them accountable, they were allowed to commit seppuku instead of being executed.

It was seen as an honorable way to go, but killing themselves is not some innate trait of “Eastern Warriors”. This scene was Jack overcoming his personal demons and feelings of depression and longing for peace. Not some hidden message on how he’s adopted the ways of “Western Warriors”

@LordCommander-ui2fw

James Johnson Agreed. The ancient Romans also believed in honorable suicide after a serious failure or disgrace. In fact, when Julius Caesar was presented the head of his enemy, Pompey, by Pharaoh Ptolemy, he flew into a rage, and decried it as criminal and dishonorable to execute him in such a manner, and deny him the right to die with honor.

@andretyr3733

"western warriors" yeah right... No

@mrslasher1064

Sorry I didn't worship your "glorious nihon steel" weeb,but Jack does adopt various western combat philosophies as his journey goes forward,combining them with his traditions as an eastern samurai greatly increases his effectiveness as a warrior,it is the combination of both that make him effective,not one or the other

@UltimegaSeven

After years, the show still maintained the same theme and atmosphere...something I wish Teen Titans kept...

@Darkchao_berserko22

Well samurai Jack continues where it left off.
As for teen titans go......lets just say....there not from the original timeline (sorry couldn't think of anything clever)

@thedragon1363

You mean teen titans go? not really the writers choice and def not a continuation of the og series like season 5 was

@darkwhispersstories47

@The Dragon the OG you know the actual teen titans

@Darkchao_berserko22

@The Dragon yeah teen titan go. Sorry for the typo

@achebeterence6908

Teen Titans go is a completely different show. It's for kids, it's not a continuation or a sequel. Besides they're bringing back the original one.

Edit: I thought the whole point of going to see the ttg movie was because they were bringing the old one back

@bgt2848

As an adult now seeing Jack struggling with his ego struggling with doubt anger world weary ness. it’s just so strangely powerful. When we were kids watching him we saw the samurai warrior, when he came back to us and we had grown up we saw him as a man. But threw it all he was our hero. We will never forget you Samurai

@jeffreywilliams8499

Jack as been stuck in the future for 50 years to us who watch this cartoon in the early 2000s when we were kids and season 5 watching this show in our adulthood Jack been struggling in the future for so long hasn't age for decades trying to get back to his own time seeing countless innocent people die time and time again makes him go crazy

@Micheal31046

@@jeffreywilliams8499that's make him 70 I'm impressed

@SonOfAB_tch2ndClass

First Appearance: Frustration
Second Appearance: Blood Lust
Third Appearance: Apathy
Fourth Appearance: Anger (MAD JACK)
Fifth Appearance: Acceptance

@urionlimitbreaker8876

Eeyup.
Good eye.

@furkanefeturec

Also;

Second one is the Jack from Aku's tales.
Fourth one is the Jack from Aku's magic.

@ghettopanther8727

Actually, there was six. The snowfall was his hate and envy, and the first one was sorrow, his desire to finally die.

@basedbattledroid3507

I actually think the first appearance is his suicidality, although he tries to play on Jack's frustration as well as his grief and depression.

@StreetKnightZ

Samurai Jack 100

@ImGazu

They actually pulled off Jack having thoughts of suicide in a believable way. Imagine being stuck, alone, in a hostile environment for 50+ years with no end in sight. Fuck, I'd want it to end too.

@Inferno144

If you told me, years ago before Season 5 even existed, that the final season of Samurai Jack would have Jack slowly go mad and considered suicide....I dunno if I would believe you.

@ngochien4704

True

@datapatch7381

Jack been through so much. Life is crazy!

@motorcycleman115

To be fair it isn’t exactly Jack. It’s a persona built on a foundation of anger, hatred and pettiness; things Jack himself has always fundamentally avoided.

@EpicAMV911

I remember thinking what are they going to do with this show, this was a children show from the early 2000s, will there be lots of blood, or will he kill machines, i was curious how edgy they would get. Then they put suicide, sex, lots of blood, and alcohol in the show went full throttle on the adult aspect, think the only thing they didnt add was swearing which is kinda ironic lol

@Inferno144

@All about animation True but he is still considering i t an option. Years of fighting, he's lost all and any hope of returning to his time. Thinking about it now, its no surprise he's slowly going insane

@conlan8266

Jacks Inner self hinting at suicide is painfully accurate and logical, thats how it starts, a simple idea in your mind that grows so slowly it becomes more reasonable and a better decision every time it comes up.

@isaac2990

Well also it brings up the Samurai code where suicide (sepukku or hara-kiri) is an honorable alternative to failure or disgrace. Jack still has his sense of honor

@m00dymxn

0:04 the symbolism from this scene knows me well as much as I know it, the noises getting louder, the anxiety, the impatience coming from Jack and the voice in your head asking, “Why are we here? Can we just give up? I want it to end” it portrays suicide thoughts really well. I may not have watched every episode of Samurai Jack but it feels like in this season, Jack was powerless and smart, but in the end was starting to get tired both mentally and physically. Whoever wrote the script for this scene and directed it had to have gone through something similar to symbolize this feeling really well. Remarkable Job

@kingtonsiljockey528

"You'll face death...and it won't be pretty...enough death to leave you broken."

@cerebralmalsey

Jack's past self pointing out that Ashi's missing is terrifying, since it implies that he really is there, acting as another mind. The later parts revealing Jack's balance shows that his past self truly is the embodiment all the seasons prior to season five.

@brysontheghostgaming9218

I like how samurai jack has a mature rating and still didn’t go insane with the gore or add vulgar language. It still kept its core values and remained the same show that was on Cartoon Network

@jrewing1512

What I love about Jack is his fighting spirit. Despite spending 50 years in the future and understandably suffering from pain and depression over unable to get back home he still doesn't give up and still has hope. He is one of the best characters.

@aliezahjuarez1212

Same here buddy

@sinjinreed2091

"It always seems bad at first, but then I find a way."
-- Words to live by

@sir_will_iam

This show matured with it's fanbase and I love it.

@theone-tg4ey

Same was great , love his work

@JoseHernandez-dt5vc

That's not his past self, that's his Ego. This a pretty powerful lection on how to overcome our own Egos. Very Powerfull, Thanks for share it.

@dkupke

José Hernández I like the detail of how it gets more and more monstrous each time

@jackmaclean986

I think one of my favourite bits is that it looks fine until he kills - then it becomes deformed and monstrous. Nice lil detail.

@brndnwilks

It's Mad Jack, a manifestation of his inner evil from episode 8.

@reversalmushroom

@Brandon Wilks I disagree with that interpretation. Mad Jack was just Jack's evil side. I believe this is a manifestation of his trauma. Or maybe his side of him that feels rage.

@vinayseth1114

Seen from one perspective, the Ego is pretty much the past self refusing to make way for the new.

@Nikki-xb7yv

5:41 "That's fortune cookie nonsense" omg I laughed so hard at this

@omaraskar1622

I like how that was a reference to samoori

@calvingillespie1177

How does he even know what fortune cookies are?

@justincummings8557

@@calvingillespie117750+ years in the future

@Corristo89

You can interpret a lot into these inner monologues. Did this side of Jack grow within him when he lost his sword? Or was Jack always supressing this side of himself all these years? I'd opt for option two, since there's always shadow when there's light. A person like Jack, as kind, good-hearted, altruistic and selfless as he is, will always have a dark side. Imagine having to adapt to a completely new life, having to deal with the fact that your enemy basically won and that he's always one step ahead of you, thwarting every attempt you make trying to stop him. That disappointment will turn into frustration, then into resentment and eventually into anger and rage.

@outrunnerd2004

Not to mention, we already saw an evil version of Jack spawned from his own anger. They both fought, setting a forest on fire with the sparks caused from their swords. Before the fight, we could see who was Jack and the evil one. But when the fire starts, the flames made the lighting different where we couldn't see which is with without the subtle differences. In the end, Jack comes out victorious because he was the one who realized that you can't win a fight against yourself with rage, that you must stop and take a breath. As he does, Evil Jack disappears and the fire dies down.

@EA-bv8zk

@Outrun Nerd I agree with you, Mad Jack is basically your answer

@megacrashthehedgehog5377

It's a crime that Phil LaMarr has never earned some kind of award for his phenomenal performance as Jack.

@NeverQuiteAlex

"No! I won't spend eternity in this forsaken time!" Gives me goose bumps every time.

@parallelbotanist61

I find that concept so interesting. In the beginning of the show he was able to continue to live by the standards of a long-dead civilization because the environment allowed him to. The moment he loses his sword, what he saw as the true reflection of himself, the calm, knowledgable, and steady swordsman, becomes an egotistical and honor-bound shell that tries to use fancy talk of honor to get him to end what he's spent decades working towards. It is conflictory, constantly trying to see the world around it as a stranger in a strange land instead of a denizen. In the end, it becomes a near-consuming hatred because after all of the times he was able to achieve his goals swiftly and gracefully, he is now in the home stretch of his own disastrous odyssey and the one thing keeping him from moving on is a squat monk who sends him for tea. He's become a totally different person, but his old mindset still clings to him like an ivy, winding through his psyche and threatening to make him do what he might have done a half-century ago.

@hinokassimp7734

This is gives me the vibes of what goes on inside someone's mind. When you're questions are answered by a "no" after all the hard work you have done, you feel the anger and rage building up but you can't lash out at the person in front of you. When you take a life for the first time, you feel scared and confused about it. I like this duality.

@breaksystembse

Phil Lamar is a GEM!! Every single internal, surreal conversation was as believable as actual RL dialogue!

@Bacxaber

Phil's a great VA but he's a shitty person. He criticizes whites for voicing non-white characters, yet he (a black man) has no problem voicing non-blacks such as Jack.

@danieltaylor9459

I loved how the show “grew up”—just as their audience did. This season was phenomenal

@theninjakid1430

0:20, Anguish
2:05, Bloodlust
3:45, Selfishness
5:40, Anger
7:00, Compassion

@tnerbtnerb5136

This isn't his past self. This is a literal personification of all his insecurities and despair.

@QuestionableKenz

I love how each time his inner self appears it appears more and more inhuman

@pimpbeast100

Can’t help but empathize with the rage part

@openproject8415

I empathize with the first one

@ngochien4704

@Creative Studio me too

@dkupke

Storm: Sometimes anger can save your life.
Nightcrawler:....so can faith.

@spenserfarman3045

I can agree with the first hallucination that appeared because that one showed that even someone as ambitious as Jack can begin to doubt that there's any point to continue fighting what seems inevitable.

@whoopingmuffin9700

i can sympathize with it as its shown from everything they have learned they have no way of getting back nor any way of obtaining the weapon to atleast partially complete their goal. While the suicide part is a bit extreme i do agree the situation and that part of jack is his hopelessness, he cant help anyone barely himself in his current state and cant even get back to the past to do something

@screenname6829

Goddamn the color pallets of this show have always made it eye candy

@draexian530

Jack is a primordial figure for me. His story inspired my folk before I came around, and when season five dived into the liberty afforded under adult swim, it really hit me. These scenes especially affected me given my own illusions, and the place Jack holds. Top shit.

@javiermauricio8377

I know this is stupid, but Jack reminds me of Guts from Berserk, he just never gives up and no matter how tough things get he keeps pushing without betraying himself

@Bruh-fy1jk

Its not stupid, its a good example

@MrSamulai

"no matter how tough things get he keeps pushing without betraying himself"
flashbacks of post-eclipse Guts abandoning his loved ones to seek suicide by Apostole
Yeah, about that...

@qwitsn5968

@MrSamulai or when he let a father and his young daughter die from apostles

@matoiryuko1748

@Jacque Steel well no, Guts post-eclipse was a jerk but still a human, Puck says it clear with the description of his feelings, feeling like a shit for all, the frustration and guiltness leads Guts to his Edgy phase, it's like a shield, that he ignores his compassion and fear and he turn that feelings in cruelty and anger, that's why even when Guts is a cold warrior, we see how he still have feelings, when he doesn't engage with people because it's dangerous to be close to him (literally and figured), in summary, Guts situation is similar to Jack, but ratherless, he hugs his anger and bloodlust

@kevinwillems8720

It's not stupid at all

@BMK500

I like how Ashi’s expression was like “wow.... I really let this dude capture me?”

@alexisgrunden1556

And Id-Jack's disgust when he said 'Ugh...You're going to save her life again, aren't you?'
You could hear how freaking done he was with himself! XD

@sammyjones2081

In a very strange way, all the Inner Jacks appear to have Jack's best interests at heart, albeit in a very toxic and harmful way;

The first one, whilst pessimistic, wanted them to be free of their endless fighting and struggles, and to be at peace via seppuku

The second, whilst a victimiser, does have valid point that Jack's in turmoil over killing a human life, but he will need to toughen up and accept the burden if he wants to live

The third, whilst self-centred, knows that Ashi is being a burden to Jack regardless of what he does, and could very well get him killed

The fourth, whilst full of rage and resentful, just wants to get back the sword which is needed to kill Aku, the key to ending his evil reign

The fifth, whilst sad and depressed, warns Jack that falling in love comes with its pitfalls, especially with how dangerous his life is and how he could outlive her with his halted aging


Naturally being made of Jack's psyche, they would obviously reflect what Jack secretly thinks and feels, and aren't really in opposition to him; just mouth pieces for what lie in his mind

@Firesgone

4:15 That mixture of emotions was amazing. Revealing the shock and depressed smile of further guilt for his own weakness.

@Irodeapentaceratopstoragnorok

This series finale came at a time when I was in a really dark place. I was full of self-doubt, depression, and disappointment.

Seeing Jack, a childhood idol of mine, face depression and exhaustion, but more importantly, move past and live on, it was something I really needed to see at the time. Genndy didn't just create some joy in my childhood- his work helped me embrace adulthood

@ThanatosPraetor

Glad you got through it.

@sonic40001

3:14 It's incredibly creepy, in the best way possible, that this representation comes across as Jack's self-consciousness and innocence, and yet is one of those that consumes him so much.

@sillycookie

Jacks inner turmoil, especially during the tea ceremony scene, really feels like its ptsd fueled anger and adrenaline. It's something you have to come to terms with when you've been through really heavy stuff. The fear, the anger, the rage....it DID keep him alive for a while, but in order to move on and let himself go forward, Jack has to face it and not destroy it, but manage it.
It kept him alive, but now he has to make peace with it and keep an open and healthy dialogue with it. Really impressive stuff and beautifully potrayed.

@mickmons3267

I think my favourite interaction is the last one where Jack is confronting his own anger.
It's easy for the viewer to view it as "bad side VS good side", but just replace "ours" and "you" with "mine" and "me" and the scene hits harder with how complex it is to confront your own overwhelming feelings.

" That's fortune cookie nonsense. He knows where it is, he just won't tell me. "
" EARN?! After EVERYTHING I've done?! Everything I've BEEN THROUGH??? The Death. The Loss. THE SUFFERING. Who are you to deny me what's rightfully MINE?! "
" Enough... I lost the sword because of my anger. "
" ANGER IS WHAT KEPT ME ALIVE. He's the one who has taken it from me, HE KNOWS WHERE IT IS. "
" No. I've let my anger consume me for far too long. "
" (Anger trying to brute-force its way back to control and silence Jack's common sense and focus) "
" Anger... my anger is the one who kept the path hidden. My anger. My frustration. My anger has blinded me, but now I can see. "

It's fair game too, because Jack relied on his anger for decades just to see another day.

@xplodinproductions96

1: Hopelessness
2: Guilt
3: Apathy
4: Rage
5: Peace

@isaakhyde8327

"Okaaaaay that's that. Let's get out of here."Jack's past self is a savage 😂😂

@progamerzach1

"Aren't you tired? Wouldn't it be great to be free of all of this?" is the best quote.

@theone-tg4ey

So tired

@RisingHopper_RH

Sometimes I ask myself that very same question.

@WhiteCrystal98

​@@RisingHopper_RHSo have I.

@FurrySh0ck

I really don't get how they managed to touch such deep issues with a few sentence exchanges. They managed to keep the simplicity of the show whilist addressing deep topics such as how one can justify his anger / frustrations to the point of being consumed by them.
That is true art for you.

@noahmclaughlin7921

I love how Jack's past self/ghost changes appearance depending on his mental state. He's at a low point in the first appearance and he's drawn with more bold and loud features but not too far off, his second appearance is after he killed someone and is near death, his lowest point. There he's at his most creepy and distorted. In the mouth of the beast he's still fairly broken but in a more optimistic and healthier mindset, there he actually looks just like the old Jack, not caricatured. The fourth appearance is a bit on an outlier since he's in a better mental state but more caricatured, but he's so close to the end and isn't getting what he needs despite trying so hard, so him being more frustrated/drawn red makes sense. And finally we see him still talking to himself but a calm and rationale other him. Showing that he still has those issues (probably schizophrenia) but is no longer in that terrible mental state that brings out his worst thoughts.

@lewd2851

An interesting detail that may or may not have some deeper, supernatural, implications is the fact that Jack's inner self noticed Ashi was gone when real Jack didn't, this sort of implies he's not 100% just a figment of his mind, but that he possesses some level of presence because he was able to notice something in the real world and relay the info to real Jack when he didn't even notice

@ryanocarroll6426

Ironically, I envy him. I've been on antidepressants for 5 years, and I've still not healed from what the depression took from me. But for him, his torment practically screams out at him, loud and unmistaken as a banshee. While mine are faint whispers that can be blown on the lightest of breezes.

@DkKombo

Mike embed themselves in my wounds cloud my vision such that I cannot tell what to trust anymore.

@MaseraSteve

this coming off from rather pro profits person. It is still a drug aka tool don’t rely much on it as coping mechanism, you make bastard at company more rich like a kingpin. rather internally fight it.. glad i never take it during ego shattering in a hard time. Shocked that this depicted self reflection is what i always do. Now I’m a lot more resilient to life issue bring em on!

@WhiteCrystal98

Who are you...

@jordexfiallo3324

Jack has the worst stand ever

@insidiouspancake5590

Tell that to Masazo and Cheap Trick

@aryanchakraborty5956

Pretty simmilar to Notorious B.I.G

@cesarvictoriano8072

It’s like a reverse Hey Ya!

@sadboihours4083

Idk, that pylon stand is pretty shit

@youngdaffyduckthethird155

Jack's stand is what wouldve happened if they decided to keep nerfing Jotaro.

@TheAwesomeDarkNinja

7:00 perfectly sums up getting into a loving relationship after having so much turmoil.

@TheGreyAngelic

Its somehow amazing, and yet terrifying, how real Jack's struggle is with his inner demons. Gen' must of wrote a bit of his own experiences into this or took it from someone who knew it all too well, because for people who have struggled with this, it hits home in a way that's both painful and enlightening.

@finlandguy427

I Respect Jack not only that his powerful warrior...




But also that he never gives up.

@zenkigizmo1981

When his ego said that's fortune cookie nonsense I lost it 😂💀

@Hachicho

This scene represents the struggles of real life dealings with hard times, and how the devil tries to manipulate your perception

@jayflamin313

Lost me on the devil part.... it's just the struggle of how corrupt humans are and how difficult mankind has made life

@LuizFernando-ek4ej

​@JAYFLAMIN313 Line of reasoning is humanistic and it was this thought that led to society's garbage

@jayflamin313

@Luiz Fernando so the fact that i don't think it has anything to do with a devil and anyone who thinks the same lead to society garbage?

@Ichiyama22

I like how Jack's Madness's design changes/distorts from normal depending on how much stress Jack is under at the moment.

When we first see him, it's when he first encounters the Daughters of Aku and assumes them to just be the latest robots Aku sent after him. Jack is stressed to be sure, but it's a stress he's more than used to, so Jack's Madness pretty much just Jack but blue and slight exaggeration of the facial features and motions.

The next time is after Jack killed one of the Daughters and found out they were human, as well as being severely injured. It's one of the lowest he's ever been, and Jack's Madness looks straight out of a Tim Burton cartoon. He's barely recognizable as a representation of Jack with how he snaps and twists and turns with every movement.


The third time inside the giant monster, Jack is almost completely relaxed. Ashi is restrained and Jack is able to take a breather as he assesses the situation and tries to figure a way out. He's barely stressed at all, so Jack's madness is just Jack but blue. There's no deviation or changes to his design at all, which shows just how completely in control of the current situation Jack is.


In their final conversation, Jack is forced to face all the ugliness and self-sabotage he's put himself under since losing the sword, and Jack's Madness is exactly as horrid and monstrous as he should be. There few things in the world that are harder to do than to give yourself an honest critical look. but that's exactly what Jack has to do in order to regain the sword and rebalance his own soul. Here, Jack's Madness has gone full monstermode hat puts the post-murder design's creep factor to shame. He looks like insanity itself given form, which I like to think is indicative that Jack is teetering on the brink of full-on insanity at the moment and knows it. Either he gets the sword back or the last fifty years were all for nothing, and Jack knows he won't be able to handle the latter option.

@NYWallCrawler

The third one is actually magenta and blue, I could be wrong though.

@Elia-fn8jv

"There are few things in the world harder to do than to give yourself an honest critical look" Truer words have never been spoked

@jackksick

Is it weird how the ego noticed Ashi was gone but not Jack himself?

@brndnwilks

Yeah, I always just chocked that one up to Jack's heightened senses figuring it out but Mad Jack actually being the one to tell him.

@deffientllynotjalenbutler1736

@Brandon Wilks I think mad jack being the ego knowing ashi is gone is a really good set up for the love the attachment that Jack's bushido belief says he should just get over it's like what Yoda said "let go of all you fear to lose"

@deffientllynotjalenbutler1736

@softserve basically in bushido you are supposed to be 100% present in your task and clear your mind of all earthly desires like protecting someone or love hence why Jack's ego his selfish side noticed ashi was gone

@BladeOfLight16

Jack is an amazing warrior because he has honed his unconscious instincts and listens to them. I interpreted that as Jack noticing unconsciously and then his conscious mind becoming aware of it.

@demonvictim

I think its more of a challenge in his mind. If he just ignored it with inaction then he will truly lose. In order for his ego to win he has to make Jack choose

@juliagoodwin3461

I’ll never get over how the animators took a character design from our childhoods and made it look so... wrong ...

And by that I mean the hallucinatory Jack, not the actual one. Sorry for any confusion.

@lorddervish212quinterosara6

What do you mean?

@Lorddervish212 Quinteros Aranda Perhaps about how they made Jack looks scary like those imaginations, but then again, this is for us who has become adult, we should be able to accept changes and conflicts, even if it manifested in our childhood hero.

@tomokisakurai3997

⁠@@lorddervish212quinterosara6he's talking about how different the ego jacks look when jack talks to them, especially the angry one

@karipaturketo5438

I really miss the series... it came in a time in my life . I gravitated to it , loved animation and the story lines . It was a very good balance in my opinion . Also greatly appreciate the newer series Primal. Genndy Tartakovsky thank you.👏🤗👌

@silentjackm.d4490

I love the transition of his ego at first it's normal reflecting Jack's thoughts and his debate on suicide before slowly becoming more monstrous and hateful over time.
Eventually once he learns to control it it becomes humble reflecting his worn-out beard self.

@straightouttacomicbook

Damn bro, the internal struggle with Jack being suicidal is hits deep. “ it always seems bad at first but then I find a way” deep man

@Mikaela112

"I want this to end, aren't you tired, wouldn't it be great to be free of all of this? Our ancestors are waiting for us they want you to join them."
I love the whole saying commit outro with out actually saying it outright

@fin9365

I like that the final time he speaks to himself is his direct past - his anxiety. All the sleepless nights, fifty straight years of being on the run, looking over his shoulder, it’s only natural the first thing on his mind is to be cautious, to be anxious about what he’s going to do next now that he truly doesn’t know what’s happening.

@Pilky23

It was fantastic writing to go from the purely episodic to really get into the depths of Jack's psyche. After sirens, monsters and robots, to see Jack wrestle against his normal stoic nature and dance on the concept of death outside of plot armour was an interesting watch.

@waheedabdullah6371

"We have lost the sword because of you"

Well Aku did say it was the last time portal in existence. So he had the right to let his anger get in the way.

@AfroHayot

No he didn’t. Sure it was the last time portal which meant no way of getting back home. And yes anyone would’ve been consumed with rage. But taking the Iives out of innocent living creatures out of blind anger and fury is unforgivable for a samurai. That’s why the sword left him

@setsers1

@Brian King-hayot Jesus!😠😟

@ingamingpc1634

@setsers1 put it this way you're killing innocent creatures to get what you want at the end of the day this is still pretty disgusting because you're ending innocent lives

@St33lStrife

@Brian King-hayot Except they were trying to kill him after being corrupted by Aku.

@hoshiryu

​@St33lStrife true, but killing shouldn't be the first Option, ever

@Marksman3434

Man, Phil Lamarr is such an awesome voice actor

@jexelbur6872

I like that despite Jack’s disheveled look he’s still calm, collected, and logical.

@anotherboi3476

Genndy Tartakovsky really made such a good cartoon series really love how they make jack feel so real with emotions

@CoffeeSuccubus

People may hate season five. But I don't.

Sure, they introduce Ashi, who become jacks love interest. But you know what? That's ok.

He needed someone like her. The man has literally spent fifty years as an unaging immortal saving people left and right, and as a result, suffering severe mental trauma.

The way Gendy handled his suicidal and hopeless thoughts of a man who never aged was spot on, realistic and human.

So yes. Say what you will about season five. These scenes were brilliantly written, and reminded us, that at the end of the day, Jack is like us, a human being. He suffers from human problems, and a realistic reaction to fighting the same guys forces for fifty years.

@raphaelbrown6314

Yeeeeeesssssss thank you finally i thought I was the only one who loves Season 5 a whole bunch 😁

@hazyworld8626

People hate season five? I only noticed people loving it, maybe hating the ending but it make sense.

@osmanyousif7849

I think the main issue with the final season was like with most finales, people were expecting closure.

@awdam2300

People love the first half of season 5 with scaramouch and the daughters off Aku fight but the second half with the love interest and the ending people did not prefer

@meldrickedwards1892

Who hated season 5?

@christopherhancock1723

One of the best cartoon shows ever. I would love to see more shows like this.

@therjschannel904

I love how evil Jack’s thoughts are not unreasonable. With everything that Jack has been through, the losses he has endured, and the vicious cycle of trying to kill Aku once and for all wears on his psyche.
The frustration is justified, the concerns are justified, even the thought of ending himself is justified. But Jack knows taking the easy way out is never the answer and will only lead him down a worse path. And I love the series for this alone

@del-chicken2641

There's nothing more dangerous than a man alone with his thoughts

@jackstone9569

Given that he's one of the great voice actors of our time, It was great that these scenes let Phil Lamarr show more range. Definitely one of the best parts of season 5's darker tone.

@ryuhadouken2722

Such a perfected animated discription of what PTSD looks like.

@GrtSage

The first appearance of “past Jack” is honestly my favorite that whole scene makes me feel for for both Jacks. I don’t see him as past Jack I see him as pessimistic Jack. He’s literally tired of the endless cycle that they’ve been on Destroy Robots wait for more to come repeat. Jack has no honor left; at least how he feels, he lost the sword he’s no longer worthy so he really can’t save his family. The past 50 years he’s just been going through the motions, he has no purpose. As a warrior theres only one honorable action left. Honor in Death, he’d at least go out on his own terms instead of waiting for Aku to do it.

@dragonbullets2763

He almost dies at the hands of robots in seasons 1 , random robots that just addapt to his fighting stile . He needed his ancestors to give him powers from heaven . If aku just made those robots jack would be dead in no time ....but jack almost did kill aku like 5 times so ....

@jordanpeterson5038

This last season was insane. Of course a lot of people didn't like the final part of it all but honestly I thought it was very unexpected, and that's what I like to see. Weither good or bad , it's apart of the story.

@MrClifficus

1. Hopelessness
2. Guilt
3. Selfishness
4. Wrath

@SimplyDuker

5. Peace

@Asaylum117

Mad Jack: "We never killed a human before."
I'm pretty sure he has. The show back then just didn't allow to show real corpses and actual blood for censoring reasons.

@Rassillon1234

I'd like to believe he didn't

@isaacroman8309

I feel like it wouldn't make as much sense how much guilt and agony he experienced if this wasn't the first human

@johnpears9558

No I’m pretty sure he only killed robots and aliens.

@TheNeoVariable

I honestly believe he did kill but show creators said he didn't.

@devinpaul9026

Well, aside from sidestepping several harsh realities, never having him kill another human would ALSO have added to the artistic awesomeness that was half the point of the show. Two humans can fight. Some are better at it than others-- but we've all seen it in various forms. Stab a person, what do you get? Blood. Guts. Maybe they die. You expect it. An old time samarai with nothing but wooden shoes and a sword facing off against an alien robot with size, strength, and various powers on it's side in a time that the AUDIENCE knows just as little about as the hero-- that's juxtaposition coupled with something akin to keyhole fiction-- it's like you're watching somebody's idea for a cool looking painting become a living situation. It was most definitely a deliberate choice, I'd say.

@MechaLeo

Two things I love about past Jack, one being that he starts to look like an impersonation of mocking Aku but that's fairly obvious. The second is that when he first appears in those two scenes, he's tinted blue, like the light shining against Jack's eyes, like he's starting to imagine things in the environment from the corners of his eyes, and that paranoia creates a phantom of his own judgement.

@ShoppingBored

5:02
"What do you expect, hug and a kiss?"
Few episodes later
Jack: Worth it!

@monus782

When I watched this when it first came out it was just pretty dark for me, years later I can't believe how some lines of the first part are so relatable to me as I've had similar thoughts (depression and all that) in the last couple of years especially after I went through a time that I lost all sense of purpose and meaning.

I guess that is why I keep coming back to this.

@etherealbladerx8153

4:17 I've always loved this part 🤣

@alexmathewmendoza

We who grew up watching this show as kids in the early 2000s were adults by the time this season came out in 2017, and it's very fitting that season 5 had cursing, blood and hard topics like suicidal thoughts. It's like the show grew up with us, and I was very happy that Genndy came back and ended this masterpiece of a series this way.

@Zephirite.

I love how Jack starts close to the monk at 5:28, then gets farther the angrier he gets in 5:56, before being smacked even further away at 6:31.

@alfredjeffersonii2063

1st: "All this fighting is not good for you. It'd be best to just end it yourself."
2nd: "You smell that? That's blood. Smells good doesn't it? You know you want more. Go on, kill again, its all for survival after all."
3rd: "If you want to live so much, then just leave her behind, she will be your downfall."
4th: "Im the reason you're still breathing!! I am your strength, your speed, your entire body. Without me, you'd never last more than 5 seconds!!"
5th: "Everything has been leading up to this. Will you be ready? This is the only chance you are going to get."

@omnisans1649

This is a pretty accurate summary of the video

@Akaritomi

Our anger and madness can seem like a bad thing, but If controlled it can save our lives. Like the old man said, It's all about balancing ourselves in harmony. Rather than rejecting the 4th side entirely like Jack did I'd accept it as a part of me and choose to unleash it when the time is right.

@TheAKgunner

@Akaritomi I think Jack didn't destroy his anger, just show it he was it's master, instead of it being his.

@Akaritomi

@TheAKgunner maybe you're right. The visuals just made me think that's what he did to it, er him

@TheAKgunner

@Akaritomi I understand.

@breloompauncher5593

The beauty of the interactions with is past self is actually the shape-shifting squash and stretch style it has. In particular it's very reminiscent of how Aku moves. Thus aside from the anger and frustration that Jack feels as he points out, it also represents that he feel crossing the moral lines bring him closer to Aku-closer to chaos and he subtly feels that eventually he too would be no different than Aku. Besides those scenes are very wonderfully animated.

For comparison's sake it's very similar to Ghost of Tsushima where as you delve deep into the dishonorable style of assassination, Jin starts to have flashbacks on how he was raised. Or if you want a more literal example, Joker's depiction in Batman Arkham Knight where appears in the same cartoonish fashion, gives his piece and taunts Bruce into giving into his desire and letting him take over.

@supergamemaster2279

Wow, this is so powerful and emotional. It remind me of a similar emotional and powerful scene, from one of my new all time favourite indie games.


Major Spoilers for Omori






This reminds me of Sunny's guilt, trauma, escapism, and suicidal desires(AKA Omori), trying to guilt trip and mentally break Sunny during the final battle.

Desperately wanting him to give in, and mentally kill themselves, so "Omori" can control them, and kill the physical body via jumping off a hospital building.

Just like Jack here, Sunny can overcome his inner demons, and reaffirm to himself that he will live through the pain and guilt óf his actions, for the sake of his friends and family.

Though in Jack's case, its overcoming hímself for the fate of the entire world.

@kingtonsiljockey528

For real, when you have to move on so often and leave friends behind, it can feel that way sometimes. They never really worked too much on Jack's character progression in the series before, so it was interesting to see a "different side" of him. Tartovsky is a legend, Primal made my jaw drop lol

@ChatGPt2001

In Season 5 of "Samurai Jack," there is an episode titled "XCIII" (Season 5, Episode 3) where Jack encounters a manifestation of his past self. This encounter happens in a surreal and dream-like setting. Jack is tormented by guilt and self-doubt, and this inner struggle is externalized through the manifestation of his past self.

The past self represents the Jack from the original timeline, the one who got thrown into the future by Aku. This encounter serves as a psychological exploration of Jack's inner turmoil and the consequences of his prolonged battle against Aku. The past self questions Jack's decisions and actions, challenging him to confront his inner demons.

This interaction plays a significant role in Jack's character development throughout Season 5. It delves into the psychological toll of his time-traveling journey and the burden of the choices he has made. The episode explores themes of identity, guilt, and redemption, adding depth to the character of Samurai Jack.

@mathiewi8020

I wish I grew up with Samurai Jack. This is some powerful stuff

@voiceacticon667

Well there is a website where every single episode of the 4 seasons are available online.

@frankmarshall1254

Buy it and watch. It's still amazing im 27 lol

@wallaceman105

I was at a low point when season 5 dropped, and man did that "be careful" line *hit*. The battle is never over, and you have to be vigilant of your own mind

@Corpse888

4:15 I LOVE jacks expression here.

@xreezy3001

Battling inner demons can be hard to do just by watching this from Jack but he was able to overcome all of that in my opinion the lesson is the voices in your head sometimes try to make steer into the wrong path but we all have to fight that one thing we have in our heads no matter how hard it may seem.

@hattanalshutaifi4587

I truly love that not only revival of the series but showing the whole new depths and layers of samurai jack that has never shown in first 4 season of the series

@CreeperDude-cm1wv

I like how most shows have the past self as a mentor or guidance in tough times, but here they are those thoughts that hold you back.