Samurai Jack (2001–2017): Season 1, Episode 1 - Episode I - The Beginning - full transcript
When the ancient evil Aku returns to terrorize Japan, the emperor's young son is send to distant lands to train in the ways of the warrior. Only then can he wield his fathers magical sword to stop Aku from taking over the world.
(WHIRRING)
(ELECTRICITY CRACKLING)
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
Once again,
I am free to smite the world
as I did in days long past.
MAN: When the evil,
shape-shifting wizard Aku
arose from the bowels of hate
to ravage our homeland,
I was a young emperor at the time
and was helpless against his powers.
But I remembered
our grandfather's grandfather's story
of three monks
who were gifted with mystical powers.
I rode to the highest peak
of the mountainside,
where the monks agreed to forge me
an enchanted sword with great magic.
Armed with the sword
and the hope of my people,
I plunged into battle against Aku.
His evil was no match
for the power of righteousness.
And with the sword's magic,
Aku's demon forces
were implanted into the earth,
forever petrifying him into the wasteland
that he created.
Through years of hard work,
we have rebuilt our glorious past
with hopes never to encounter
such an evil as Aku again.
(DOG BARKING)
Always be alert, my son,
for the presence of evil
is sometimes right behind you.
(EERIE MUSIC PLAYING)
(TOLLING)
No, it cannot be.
Aku!
The sword!
Not this time.
(EMPEROR SCREAMS)
Mother, Aku has returned.
Do as we have planned.
Our future depends on it.
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
(ORIENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(NICKERS)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(NEIGHING)
(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
(MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC PLAYING)
(FANFARE PLAYING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(JINGLING)
(BRAYING)
(RUSSIAN FOLK MUSIC PLAYING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(SIZZLING)
(MELLOW MUSIC PLAYING)
(RUMBLING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)
(CREAKING)
Brake.
(PANTING)
Here's some water, my emperor.
None for him!
I'm sorry, emperor.
Water.
Water.
Water.
I said no water!
Huh?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
He has returned.
Insubordinate fool.
No one attacks Aku's minions.
Destroy him.
My...son.
What has happened to our land, Father?
My son, it has been many years
since that fateful day
that Aku returned from his imprisonment.
Enslaved we have become,
to unearth the riches of our land
so that Aku can strengthen his powers
and begin to take over the world.
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
Do not worry, Father,
for with the power of this sword,
I will vanquish Aku,
sending him back into the pit of hate
from which he came.
No!
I thought once like you.
But the sword is only a tool.
What power has it
compared to the hand that wields it?
Evil is clever,
and deception is its most powerful weapon.
Let the sword guide you to your fate,
but let your mind set free
the path to your destiny.
(NEIGHS)
I will not fail you, Father.
Be wary, my son, for evil finds a way.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(NEIGHING)
(DEMONS SCREECHING)
The mist is full of demons.
Aku is near.
Aku!
(RUMBLING)
Who dares to summon the master of masters,
the deliverer of darkness,
the shogun of sorrow, Aku?
I am the lost son
of the land that you have pillaged.
I am here to reclaim it...
For my people, for my father...
For my birthright.
(LAUGHTER)
Fool!
No mortal can hurt the great Aku.
(GROANS)
That sword.
I remember that blade.
I recognize your blood.
You are the son of the fool
who imprisoned me those many years ago.
No matter.
Neither he nor the sword
had the power to slay me forever.
And neither do you.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(GROANS)
No matter what form you take, Aku,
you will never defeat
the side of righteousness.
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
Now, demon...
With the blessings of righteousness
and the power of the sacred blade,
I cast thee back to the vile pit
from which you came.
(SCREECHING)
(GROANS)
You might have beaten me now,
but I will destroy you in the future.
There is no future for you, Aku.
I disagree.
(HIGH-PITCHED SQUEALING)
What trickery is this?
Aku!
Do not worry, Samurai.
You will see me again.
But next time
you will not be so fortunate.
(SCREAMS)
♪ Got to be back
♪ Back to the past
♪ Samurai Jack
♪ Watch out
♪ Got to be back
♪ Back to the past
♪ Samurai Jack
♪ Jack Jack Jack Jack
♪ Got to be back
♪ Back to the past
♪ Samurai Jack
♪ Watch out
♪ Jack Jack Jack Jack
♪ Watch out
♪ Got to be back
♪ Jack Jack Jack Jack
♪ Samurai Jack
♪ Watch out ♪
(ELECTRICITY CRACKLING)
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
Once again,
I am free to smite the world
as I did in days long past.
MAN: When the evil,
shape-shifting wizard Aku
arose from the bowels of hate
to ravage our homeland,
I was a young emperor at the time
and was helpless against his powers.
But I remembered
our grandfather's grandfather's story
of three monks
who were gifted with mystical powers.
I rode to the highest peak
of the mountainside,
where the monks agreed to forge me
an enchanted sword with great magic.
Armed with the sword
and the hope of my people,
I plunged into battle against Aku.
His evil was no match
for the power of righteousness.
And with the sword's magic,
Aku's demon forces
were implanted into the earth,
forever petrifying him into the wasteland
that he created.
Through years of hard work,
we have rebuilt our glorious past
with hopes never to encounter
such an evil as Aku again.
(DOG BARKING)
Always be alert, my son,
for the presence of evil
is sometimes right behind you.
(EERIE MUSIC PLAYING)
(TOLLING)
No, it cannot be.
Aku!
The sword!
Not this time.
(EMPEROR SCREAMS)
Mother, Aku has returned.
Do as we have planned.
Our future depends on it.
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
(ORIENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(NICKERS)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(NEIGHING)
(SLOW MUSIC PLAYING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
(MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC PLAYING)
(FANFARE PLAYING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(JINGLING)
(BRAYING)
(RUSSIAN FOLK MUSIC PLAYING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(SIZZLING)
(MELLOW MUSIC PLAYING)
(RUMBLING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)
(CREAKING)
Brake.
(PANTING)
Here's some water, my emperor.
None for him!
I'm sorry, emperor.
Water.
Water.
Water.
I said no water!
Huh?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
He has returned.
Insubordinate fool.
No one attacks Aku's minions.
Destroy him.
My...son.
What has happened to our land, Father?
My son, it has been many years
since that fateful day
that Aku returned from his imprisonment.
Enslaved we have become,
to unearth the riches of our land
so that Aku can strengthen his powers
and begin to take over the world.
(EVIL LAUGHTER)
Do not worry, Father,
for with the power of this sword,
I will vanquish Aku,
sending him back into the pit of hate
from which he came.
No!
I thought once like you.
But the sword is only a tool.
What power has it
compared to the hand that wields it?
Evil is clever,
and deception is its most powerful weapon.
Let the sword guide you to your fate,
but let your mind set free
the path to your destiny.
(NEIGHS)
I will not fail you, Father.
Be wary, my son, for evil finds a way.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(NEIGHING)
(DEMONS SCREECHING)
The mist is full of demons.
Aku is near.
Aku!
(RUMBLING)
Who dares to summon the master of masters,
the deliverer of darkness,
the shogun of sorrow, Aku?
I am the lost son
of the land that you have pillaged.
I am here to reclaim it...
For my people, for my father...
For my birthright.
(LAUGHTER)
Fool!
No mortal can hurt the great Aku.
(GROANS)
That sword.
I remember that blade.
I recognize your blood.
You are the son of the fool
who imprisoned me those many years ago.
No matter.
Neither he nor the sword
had the power to slay me forever.
And neither do you.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(GROANS)
No matter what form you take, Aku,
you will never defeat
the side of righteousness.
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
Now, demon...
With the blessings of righteousness
and the power of the sacred blade,
I cast thee back to the vile pit
from which you came.
(SCREECHING)
(GROANS)
You might have beaten me now,
but I will destroy you in the future.
There is no future for you, Aku.
I disagree.
(HIGH-PITCHED SQUEALING)
What trickery is this?
Aku!
Do not worry, Samurai.
You will see me again.
But next time
you will not be so fortunate.
(SCREAMS)
♪ Got to be back
♪ Back to the past
♪ Samurai Jack
♪ Watch out
♪ Got to be back
♪ Back to the past
♪ Samurai Jack
♪ Jack Jack Jack Jack
♪ Got to be back
♪ Back to the past
♪ Samurai Jack
♪ Watch out
♪ Jack Jack Jack Jack
♪ Watch out
♪ Got to be back
♪ Jack Jack Jack Jack
♪ Samurai Jack
♪ Watch out ♪