An Interview With The New Voice Of Aku From 'Samurai Jack'. He is an evil, shapeshifting demon that has taken over the world and ruled for countless eons. Throughout the series, he was voiced by the late Mako Iwamatsu in the original series but was replaced by Greg Baldwin in Season 5 following Mako's death in 2. He also tends to have six horns, four long and two short, extending from his head, and eyebrows made of red, flickering flame. In his standard form, he also tends not to have legs, with his body simply ending at the bottom with robe- like darkness that sometimes manifests as flames, and he also tends to be several stories tall. A deep droning noise is often heard around him when he appears. The two seem doomed never to defeat each other, for though Jack has beaten him on numerous occasions, Aku merely transforms into a creature and escapes, usually calling out a taunt over his shoulder, a fact that he is entirely aware of and even lampshades in . The kanji can also be pronounced as . The new voice actor responsible for Aku on . A samurai sent through. It's been 50 years since we last saw Samurai Jack and time has not been kind to him. Aku has destroyed every time portal and Jack has. Veteran voice actor Mako. Jack must find a way back to the past as Aku and his. Before it could do harm to the universe, it was set upon by the three prime deities of the Aesir, Egyptian, and Hindu mythologies: Odin the All- father, Ra the Sun God, and Vishnu, the Supreme God and Soul. The three deities fought a fierce battle against the black mass, burning the entity almost completely out of existence with their divine power. However, during the battle, one small fragment of the entity that was cut from the whole by Odin did not burn away. Unnoticed by the three deities, this seemingly small fragment floated away from the site of the battle and drifted through space for an untold amount of time, until it eventually, and violently, crashed on Earth during the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era. It is implied that the fragment of the black mass was the very object that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs (although the crash occurred in prehistoric Japan as opposed to the Yucat. Over eons, the fragment evolved into an ominous forest of black tree- like spikes, surrounded by a tar- like pit that devoured any who dared enter. Eventually the forest grew so large that The Emperor (Jack's father) decided to kill the evil at its source. Armed with a poison elixir given to him by a Buddhist monk, the Emperor and his cavalry rode into the heart of the forest. But as they rode, the forest began to kill his men, leaving the Emperor himself as the only survivor. Once at the black lake in the forest's center, the Samurai Lord doused an arrow into the elixir he was given and fired it into the black lake, believing that it would destroy the evil forest. Aku voice actor Mako Iwamatsu passed away in 2006. The world of Samurai Jack has always been full of strange (and deadly) creature designs. Samurai Jack carries on with the momentum of its impressive debut. A page for describing Trivia: Samurai Jack. Aku: Oh, put that thing away, Samurai. He was the voice actor of Aku, the main antagonist in the animated series. Unexpectedly, the poison arrow's magic had the unforeseen effect of galvanising the evil mass into a humanoid form, giving it intelligence, sentience, and shape- shifting abilities, and thus giving birth to the evil demon, Aku. Aku easily defeated the Emperor, and trapped him to the side of a tree so that he could watch as Aku destroyed his home and killed his people. However, the Deities, sensing the good in the Samurai Lord, summoned him to them. Taking the good inside him, they used avatar bodies to create an enchanted sword that was capable of harming Aku. Armed with the sword and a magical suit of armor, the Emperor plunged into battle against Aku. In the end, the Emperor was victorious, but he was unable to destroy the demon, and so instead sealed him in the devastated wasteland in the form of a jagged black tree. As he was sealed away, Aku vowed he would one day return. During the battle, the Emperor's wife gave birth to a son. Determined to learn from the catastrophe, and aware that Aku would indeed one day return, the Emperor and his family hatched a plan, and orchestrated the events that would set Jack on his eventual years of training. In a castle, Jack was a young child and his father was telling him how he defeated Aku. Samurai Jack is an American. The Amulet of Time for the Game Boy Advance in 2003 and Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku for the. After the story was done, Jack was left alone, playing with a toy sword. Suddenly, the castle was covered in Aku's shadow. Aku unleashed a vicious attack on the city. Jack's father attempted to get the sword, but Aku captured him before he could reach it. The Lord told his wife it was time to enact the plan they had prepared. Following the plan, Jack's mother escaped with him and the sword. Jack then started on his journey to prepare both physically and mentally for his confrontation against Aku. Filled with righteous wrath, Jack quickly slew Aku's minions and went to Aku's palace to slay him. After a vicious battle, Jack eventually overpowered Aku. However, before Jack could finish him off, a desperate Aku tore open a portal in time and flung him into the distant future, a future in which Aku was certain that his evil would be spread out all over the world. During that time, Aku managed to terrorize and subjugate the majority of the entire world, making himself the undisputed ruler of Earth. Although he began with demonic servants to carry out his will, he later became enamored with mechanical servants due to the fact his demonic minion doesn't carry his task fast enough, and recruited mad scientists to make the X- Model. All but one were eventually destroyed before the next generation of Aku's army were developed: the Beetle Drones. Successors to the X- Models, the beetle drones became the model for a series of insect- themed minions that served Aku well into the height of his power, and were his standard henchmen. The influx of aliens, ranging from enslaved species to rough immigrants, have made the Earth a hodge- podge of a dystopian society primarily run by tyrants and gangs. The few bastions of peace and hope typically remain out of Aku's wide field of vision. The prime example is the Cult of Aku. Using his shifting abilities Aku changed himself to the appearance of a young woman with green skin, black hair and a black dress. She/He travelled with Jack across the desert, battling many dangers together. Under the guise of Ikra, Aku and Jack had formed a close bond (at one point Ikra even saves him from drowning in quicksand). Ikra told Jack that her father, like Jack's, had fought with Aku and having lost been forced to spend eternity trapped in a ring of fire and that she was on a quest to find a magical jewel in the desert which was powerful enough to free her father. When Aku reveals himself as having been Ikra the whole time he mocks Jack for having believed the story about her father. Using his shapeshifting abilities Aku changed himself to the appearance of an old cranky hermit with green skin, white hair and a black robe. He travelled with Jack to find the Gems of Cronus, looking for one gem to the other, in order to resurrect Cronus. Unlike with Ikra, Jack saw through the deception and was ultimately able to turn the tables on Aku. In the ensuing battle Jack defeated and heavily injured Aku, forcing him to retreat. He can also change his size, liquefy himself, stretch, and expand his body. He can also replicate into clones of himself to be in numerous places at once, with his consciousness inhabiting numerous bodies. Fifty years into the future, he even forms a perfect doppelganger of himself to perform therapy with himself. He typically changes into animal forms during battle, such as a scorpion or an octopus, adapting to the situation. On one occasion, he also transformed into a huge, amorphous mass of darkness that greatly resembled the evil entity he had been spawned from, and could alter parts of itself at will. No parameters or upper limits have been established regarding these capabilities. However, Aku is able to regenerate to a large degree even against attacks such as these; the magic or item will create large, burning holes or gashes in him that he can close back up with effort. However, his ability to regenerate in these situations is limited. In many of his confrontations with Jack, damage caused by the sword whittles away at his overall mass and ability to regenerate in the short term, until it tends to leave him as a very small animal of some sort, such as a frog or a mouse, at which point further attacks would presumably either seal him away as Jack's father did, or kill him as Jack intends to do. However, given a relatively short time out of combat, he will regain his former mass. There appears to be little to no limit to the scope of his abilities. The powers he has demonstrated so far are. Laser Eye Beams: Aku used this ability in numerous battles with Jack and he also used it to destroy the majority of Jack's Kingdom. He can also teleport beings through this ability. It was only used once and was a one way portal forward in time. He once used this ability to conjure gold, jewels, and other treasures for the Imakandi. The only time this has been seen was when he incidentally spat up a tiny portion of himself at Jack, which, over the course of a day or so, proceeded to possess Jack, giving him the appearance and personality of Aku. On a related note, he can also use portions of himself to power machinery, as he demonstrated by doing so with the Ultra- Robots. He requires no sustenance, and cannot be harmed by conventional means. Martial Arts: Despite never having been shown to have trained at all in any form of martial art, Aku is a very skilled practitioner of hand- to- hand combat. Though not any sort of match for Jack, he was at least capable of defending himself reasonably well against Jack during their duel, while limiting himself to using only human capabilities. He is also shown to be a fairly skilled swordsman, as, on one occasion where he stole Jack's sword, he was able to force Jack (who was armed with a sword and shield) into a defensive posture during a bout of swordplay. However, it should be noted on that occasion that Aku was not limited in the scope of the powers he could employ. These include. Color Scheme: Aku's shape- shifting is limited to his color scheme and will remain red, black, and usually green (though not always) no matter what form he takes. Samurai Jack - Wikipedia. Samurai Jack is an Americantelevision series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series follows Jack, a time- displaced samurai, in his singular quest to travel back in time and defeat the tyrannical demon Aku. The series premiered on August 1. TV movie called The Premiere Movie. The series ended on September 2. Samurai Jack has since garnered high critical acclaim. It won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards, 6 Annie Awards and 1 OIAF Award, as well as eight additional nominations. The first four seasons have been released on DVD by Warner Home Video. The show was revived and began airing its fifth and final season on March 1. Adult Swim's Toonami programming block, with Tartakovsky returning as writer, director, and executive producer. Overview! 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! After the return of Aku, the Emperor tasked his wife to initiate a plan to send his son to travel the world and train his mind and body before returning years later to Japan as an adult. After taking his father's katana, the prince challenges Aku to a duel and defeats him. But Aku creates a time portal before the prince can deal the final blow, sending his opponent into the distant future with anticipation that he would be able to amass sufficient power to deal with the samurai by that time. The first people he encounters in the future call him . The cartoon depicts Jack's quest to find a time portal, while constantly facing obstacles set by Aku in a classic battle of good vs. Typically, each time Jack believes he has reached the end of his quest, something causes him to miss his chance. The guardian is about to crush Jack when the portal starts to flicker and glow, seemingly giving the guardian a message: the guardian has a giant pterodactyl take the unconscious Jack away. After Jack leaves, the guardian states that it is not yet time for him to return to the past and an image of what is implied to be an older Jack is seen in the portal, indicating that Jack is predestined to succeed, but it will take years for him to do so. Stories instead rely on the original and revival series' highly detailed, outline- free, masking- based animation, as well as its cinematic style and pacing. Many battle scenes in the original and revival series are reminiscent of samurai films, and since Jack's robot enemies bleed out oil or electricity and his monster and alien foes bleed out slime or goo in the revival series, the action of these films can be exhibited while avoiding censorship for blood and violence in the original series. Setting. Aliens, bounty hunters, and robots as well are plentiful and always ready for a fight. The leader of this society is Aku, who has held the world in a grip of terror for countless years. Aku often confronts Jack in various disguises in efforts to either kill Jack or at the very least prevent him from being able to return to the past. While he fails to kill Jack on these occasions, his attempts to thwart Jack's attempts to return to his original time are successful either through his direct actions or by causing some peril that forces Jack to give up his chance at returning home, thus allowing the series to continue. It is shown that the current generation of children in the world which Aku rules over is slowly losing their fear of the demon due to the exploits of Jack, who has become a symbol of hope to them. On his travels, Jack encounters a wandering Scotsman of unknown origin (voiced by John Di. Maggio), who carries a magic sword of his own and has had one leg replaced by a machine gun. The two men form a friendship and develop respect for one another, though Jack's reticence contrasts sharply with the Scotsman's boisterous manner. The Scotsman has considerable skill with his sword; consequently, the two pose a formidable threat to the enemies they face together. While the setting is distinctly retro- futuristic and technological, instances of mythology and supernatural events do occur. Mythologies, like Valhalla, as well as even supernatural forces, such as demonic enemies, make regular appearances, yet do not seem to stand out among the technologically- advanced inhabitants. Aku himself is supernatural, as is Jack's sword. Stories take place in a variety of locations. Ranging from beautiful wilderness to futuristic or even dystopian cities, there is often a stark contrast made between the industrial world and the natural world. Episodes. He intended to develop a series ? Wasn't that cool?' and I was like, 'Yeah, that's really cool.' That was literally the pitch. Similarly, the episode . The promotion also included sneak peeks of Samurai Jack, behind- the- scenes model sheets, as well as exclusive Cartoon Orbit c. Toons. The final episode aired on September 2. Reruns had frequently been shown on Cartoon Network's sister channel, Boomerang, from August 3, 2. December 3, 2. 01. June 3, 2. 01. 2, until June 1, 2. It was removed on Adult Swim's block on January 2. Revival. The series is once again being produced at Cartoon Network Studios with Tartakovsky as executive producer. The story takes place fifty years after Jack's arrival in the future, though he has not aged as a side- effect of his time- travel. Meanwhile, followers of Aku begin training a group of seven female assassins to finally kill him. I re- watch them for the same reason that I visit art museums, attend live concerts, and pause during journeys from point A to point B in New York to watch dancers, acrobats, or street musicians: because I appreciate virtuosity for its own sake. It was always about the visual music that Tartakovsky, his designers, and his animators created onscreen. Samurai Jack would later be included in Seitz and Alan Sepinwall's 2. TV (The Book) as an honorable mention following the 1. Miller, Yu Mun Jeong, Yeol Jung Chang, Paul Rudish, Genndy Tartakovsky, Bong Koh Jaefor . Miller, Don Shank, Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers, Yu Mun Jeong, Bong Koh Jae, James T. Miller, Bryan Andrews, Mark Andrews, Hueng- soon Park, Kwang- bae Park, Randy Myers, James T. Much of the signature cinematic style of Samurai Jack is present in Clone Wars, such as lightning- fast combat, extended sequences without dialogue, explosions, epic vistas, etc. The DVDs include episode numbers in Roman numerals as they appear at the end of each episode but remain untitled. Season 1 was released on Netflix streaming service in 2. It also includes commentary on . It also includes commentary on . The online game Project Exonaut, features Jack only as a playable character for the Banzai Squadron. The brawler game Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion for Nintendo 3. DS, Wii, Play. Station 3, and Xbox 3. Jack and the Scotsman as playable characters while Aku is an assist character, a boss and a playable character. Samurai Jack is voiced by Phil La. Marr once more for most games, and by Keith Ferguson for Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion. In Cartoon Network Universe: Fusion. Fall, the Scotsman is voiced by John Di. Maggio and Demongo is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. Due to Mako Iwamatsu's death in 2. Aku is voiced by Greg Baldwin in Cartoon Network Universe: Fusion. Fall and Fred Tatasciore in Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion. In February 2. 01. IDW Publishing announced a partnership with Cartoon Network to produce comics based on its properties. Samurai Jack was one of the titles announced to be published. It was further announced at Wonder. Con 2. 01. 3 that the first issue of Samurai Jack would debut in October 2. On October 2. 5, 2. IDW re- released all of the issues in a compilation entitled . Abrams' Bad Robot Productions alongside Fred Seibert of Frederator Films and distributed by Warner Bros. There's something about it that's connected with people. And I want it, it's number 1 on my list, and now Bob Osher, the President (of Digital Production at Sony Pictures Entertainment), is like 'Hey, let's talk about Jack. Let's see what we can do.' And I go, 'You're going to do a 2. D feature animated movie?' and he's like, 'Yeah. Let's do some research and let's see.' So it's not dead for sure by any means, and it's still on the top of my list, and I'm trying as hard as I can. Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on July 1. Time Inc. Retrieved 2. Woodward Communications. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2. Archived from the original on March 6, 2. Retrieved 9 April 2. Retrieved 2 September 2. Animation World Network. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Pittsburgh Post- Gazette. Retrieved 4 April 2. Frederator Studios Blog. 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