Jack is goaded into a duel by an arrogant, bullying “samurai”, and is given the chance to demonstrate the true ways of the warrior.

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.

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.

The prince and princess of an alien planet are imprisoned by Aku when they come to Earth seeking his assistance and only Jack can rescue them.

Five of the world’s greatest bounty hunters gather to compete for the chance to kill Jack. A sixth hunter, revealed to be the princess of a fallen kingdom, persuades the group to work together instead.

Out of weapons and pursued relentlessly by the masterful seven Daughters of Aku, Jack faces what may be his final confrontation.

When Jack hears rumors of a time portal being found in the underwater city of Oceanus, Jack sets out to the city and is welcomed by its Triceraquins, but is unprepared for a terrible surprise.

Jack encounters a haunted house in his travels and must free the family trapped inside from the evil spirit haunting them.

Three short stories about some of Jack’s confrontations. He confronts a two-headed riddling worm, a family that feeds on metal, and a gargoyle who is imprisoning a fairy.

Jack is transformed into a chicken after bumping into a cranky wizard and winds up being captured by a greedy man (Luther Creek) who seeks to turn him into a prizefighter.

Jack meets a swamp hermit who guides him to the three gems of Cronus which can take him home, but the hermit is Aku in disguise.

Jack is attacked by two monks, who he realizes are members of the order he once trained with. Their master informs Jack of an ancient temple that can send him home, but which is protected by an army of stone warriors.

After accidentally exposing a colony of scientists seeking to escape Earth, Jack trains as an astronaut to protect them from Aku’s robots.

Samurai Jack fights to save a village from a horrible fate.

X-49, a retired robot hitman, is blackmailed by Aku into coming out of retirement to hunt down Jack.

Jack infiltrates a rave party after witnessing the participants stage a riot in a nearby town. It turns out that the DJ is one of Aku’s servants, and has been using his music to hypnotize the local children into becoming his master’s slaves.

Jack searches for truth by climbing the “Mountain of Fatoom” with three monks.

While ascending a mountain, Jack encounters a hidden society of warriors who have fought a nearly 500-year war against an army of robots and offers to help them put an end to it.

Jack looks for his sword and Ashi fends off attackers, including someone from her past.

Jack survives a series of traps and encounters a Viking king transformed into a giant rock figure by Aku, who insists that Jack slay him in battle so that he can reach Valhalla.

Samurai Jack partners with a deadly assassin in order to escape a gargantuan creature that has swallowed them whole.

While crossing a seemingly endless bridge, Jack runs into the Scotsman: a robust, if impulsive, stereotypical Scottish warrior who also wields an enchanted sword and would rather duel with Jack than peacefully negotiate a way for both of them to safely cross. After realizing that Aku has placed bounties on both of them, however, they […]

Jack rescues a baby from hungry ogres, but then trying to find the child’s mother while caring for it and protecting it may be his greatest challenge. During the episode, Jack retells the story of Momotaro to the baby.

Samurai Jack’s worst fear is realized when he faces off against Aku; the demon makes a shocking discovery about Ashi that puts her in grave danger.