A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".
The best episode of "Samurai Jack" season 4 is "XL", rated 9/10 from 741 user votes. It was directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers and written by Bryan Andrews, Brian Larsen. "XL" aired on 6/14/2003 and is rated 1.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "XLI - Robo/Mondo - Bot".
Aku sends a Ninja to destroy Jack who is busily helping a port town in distress.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky, Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers
Writer: Bryan Andrews, Brian Larsen
Jack enters a village to discover that he is their Chosen One meant to embody the Robo-Samurai and destroy the Mondo-bot that has come to destroy them.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky, Randy Myers
Writer: Erik Wiese, Bryan Andrews, Jim Smith, Brian Larsen
Jack is approached by a cool Samurai-punk who wants to battle with Jack in order to prove that he is the best.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky, Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers
Writer: Chris Reccardi
When ancient gods try to destroy a powerful evil, they send one piece of the beast hurtling through space. This piece lands on earth, spreading its evil through the land. When it encroaches on an Emperor's empire, he takes it upon himself to destroy the evil, but ends up unleashing the evil that is Aku.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky, Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers
Writer: Genndy Tartakovsky, Don Shank
Jack has lost all memory of who he is and it's up to the Scotsman to put the pieces of the puzzle together to save the samurai.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky, Randy Myers
Writer: Bryan Andrews, Brian Larsen
When Aku catches a cold and sneezes on Jack, Jack becomes infected with Aku’s badness which begins to take over his entire body.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky, Randy Myers
Writer: Paul Rudish, Charlie Bean
When Aku raises the bounty on Jack, the best bounty hunters in the world gather to capture him.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky, Robert Alvarez
Writer: Bryan Andrews, Brian Larsen
Jack helps save a Prince and Princess whose ship has been shot down to Earth by Aku.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky, Chris Savino
Writer: Paul Rudish
Tired of all the bounty hunters and robots failing, Aku fights Jack, mano y mano.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky, Robert Alvarez
Writer: Chris Reccardi
As Jack goes through fall, winter, spring and summer, he must battle the perils that each season brings.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky, Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers
Writer: Chris Reccardi
Aku forces an old, ace robot assassin out of retirement to eliminate the ultimate mark - Jack.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Writer: Bryan Andrews, Genndy Tartakovsky
Young Jack is brought to Africa for part of his training, but when his tribe is abducted, he must learn how to use their unique sword-like weapon – and fast!
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Jack finds a baby and the two travel together as Jack tries to return the boy to his mother.
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