Seeking to weaken Jack’s popularity among his subjects, Aku gathers the children of the world in his palace and tells them a series of “fairy tales”, all of which portray himself as a hero and Jack as the villain.
While continuing on his mission, Jack is followed by an overly friendly creature who accidentally thwarts his every move. To make matters worse, he’s attacked by robotic bounty hunters.
Centuries ago, the demon Aku is accidentally released by Jack’s father, who receives a magic sword from the gods. Eventually, he uses the same sword to imprison Aku beneath the earth.
A talented warrior named Ikra joins Jack as he seeks a magical jewel that could send him back to his own time. However, Ikra’s true motives threaten to derail his quest.
Aku summons the three immortal servants of Set to destroy Jack while he travels through Egypt. To destroy them, Jack must assemble a golden scarab using clues from his time as a young boy.
Angered by the failure of his bounty hunters and mercenaries to defeat Jack, Aku uses the samurai’s inner darkness to create an evil clone whose sole purpose is to destroy him.
When Aku catches a cold and spreads it to Jack, Jack is accidentally infected with Aku’s evil. Jack desperately seeks out a cure before Aku’s essence transforms him into the monstrosity himself.
