Samurai Jack is the VILLAIN?!

Film Theory

Tv & Film

4.8 • 894 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Today, we are finally talking about one of my favorite series of ALL TIME… Samurai Jack! Although it sounds crazy, this classic cartoon hero will someday become his own greatest nemesis and I think the evidence might convince you…

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1:21.3	you heard that one right. The hero from this classic cartoon will someday go on to be his greatest
1:25.4	nemesis. Sounded a bit out there? Well, maybe, but I think
1:28.7	the evidence might convince you. Hello, internet. Welcome to film theory, the show that's
1:34.6	waiting for a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword to step forth to oppose me. So today,
1:41.2	we are talking about one of my favorite series of all times. Samurai Jack.
1:46.0	If you don't know, Samurai Jack is a classic cartoon from the 2000s all about a samurai
1:50.5	that's, well, given the name Jack. He was the prince of feudal Japan, whose father was imprisoned
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