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'''Jack vs. Mad Jack'''

'''Episode numeral:''' VIII

'''Original air date:''' 10/15/01
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* MirrorMatch: Jack and Mad Jack match each other blow for blow, with neither able to gain an advantage over the other. As the battle rages on to the point it sets the forest on fire, it becomes near impossible to tell who is who.

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* MirrorMatch: Jack and Mad Jack match each other blow for blow, with neither able to gain an advantage over the other. As the battle rages on to the point it sets the forest on fire, it becomes near impossible to tell who is who. Mad Jack is only defeated when Jack calms down and lets go of his anger, causing Mad Jack to fade from existence.
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* BoringInsult: Jack tells Aku that he finds these tricks as boring after besting Mad Jack.


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* CharacterDevelopment: Before this episode, Jack was a bit more temperamental and prone to angry outbursts. This encounter led him to be much slower to get angry and channel it into more of a TranquilFury when he did.
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* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: '''''TWO GOOGLEPLEX?!?''''' For reference, that's a 1 followed by 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 zeroes! There shouldn't even ''be'' this much money within ''the entire universe.''

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* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: '''''TWO GOOGLEPLEX?!?''''' For reference, that's a 1 2 followed by 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 zeroes! There shouldn't even ''be'' this much money within ''the entire universe.''
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* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: '''''TWO GOOGLEPLEX?!?''''' For reference, that's a 1 followed by 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 zeroes! There shouldn't even ''be'' this much money within ''the entire universe.''
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* FearfulSymmetry: Jack fights the [[EnemyWithout physical copy]] of his inner rage, whose combat skills are [[MirrorMatch identical]] to Jack's own. As Jack [[BladeLock struggled with]] his dark half, he saw the BladeReflection of his own eyes, and to his horror, saw they bore a great resemblance to Mad Jack.

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* FearfulSymmetry: During the BladeLock, Jack fights the [[EnemyWithout physical copy]] of was fazed [[BladeReflection to see that]] his inner rage, whose combat skills are [[MirrorMatch identical]] to Jack's own. As Jack [[BladeLock struggled with]] his dark half, he saw the BladeReflection of his own eyes, and to his horror, saw they bore a great resemblance to eyes look just like Mad Jack.Jack's.
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* FearfulSymmetry: Jack fights the [[EnemyWithout physical copy]] of his inner rage, whose combat skills are [[MirrorMatch identical]] to Jack's own. As Jack [[BladeLock struggled with]] his dark half, he saw the BladeReflection of his own eyes, and to his horror, saw they bore a great resemblance to Mad Jack.

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* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: For the only time in the whole show, Aku briefly has much more teeth than he normally has.



* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Mad Jack's kimono is black with red trim, contrasting the white with gray trim of Jack's kimono. Even his [[RedEyesTakeWarning eyes]] are red.

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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Mad Jack's kimono gi is black with red trim, contrasting the white with gray trim of Jack's kimono.gi. Even his [[RedEyesTakeWarning eyes]] are red.
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* BattleAmongstTheFlames: In the midst of their furious duel, Jack and Mad Jack's clashing swords create sparks that quickly ignite the forest around them into a roaring blaze. Fittingly, once Jack regains his sense of inner peace and lets go of his anger, the wildfire around them dies down as well.
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* EurekaMoment: While Aku is frustrated over ''every'' bounty hunter failing to defeat Jack, he growls "Is there no fighting style that can defeat his?" before realizing what he said and smirking. Since "no fighting style can defeat his" he decides to creat Dark Jack, to use Jack's own fighting against him.
* EvilMeScaresMe: As Jack struggles with his dark half, he sess the reflection of his own eyes in his sword and to his horror sees they bear great resemblance.

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* EurekaMoment: While Aku is frustrated over ''every'' bounty hunter failing to defeat Jack, he growls "Is there no fighting style that can defeat his?" before realizing what he said and smirking. Since "no fighting style can defeat his" he decides to creat Dark create Mad Jack, to use Jack's own fighting against him.
* EvilMeScaresMe: As Jack struggles with his dark half, he sess sees the reflection of his own eyes in his sword and to his horror sees they bear great resemblance.

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* EvilMeScaresMe: As Jack struggles with his dark half, he ses the reflection of his own eyes in his sword and to his horror sees they bear great resemblance.

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* EurekaMoment: While Aku is frustrated over ''every'' bounty hunter failing to defeat Jack, he growls "Is there no fighting style that can defeat his?" before realizing what he said and smirking. Since "no fighting style can defeat his" he decides to creat Dark Jack, to use Jack's own fighting against him.
* EvilMeScaresMe: As Jack struggles with his dark half, he ses sess the reflection of his own eyes in his sword and to his horror sees they bear great resemblance.
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* TheCameo: One of the bounty hunters that tries to take down Jack is Huntor, a villain who previously appeared in a ''Dial M for Monkey'' segment of ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''.
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* MirrorMatch: Jack and Mad Jack match each other blow for blow, with neither able to gain an advantage over the other.

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* MirrorMatch: Jack and Mad Jack match each other blow for blow, with neither able to gain an advantage over the other. As the battle rages on to the point it sets the forest on fire, it becomes near impossible to tell who is who.
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* ManiacMonkeys: One of the bounty hunters chasing Jack looks (and acts) like a white, three-eyed giant monkey.
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* VillainousBreakdown: After Jack sees the reflection of his own eyes in his sword, he backs out and calms himself. Jack then claims the fight was over, stating that the negative emotions that formed Mad Jack are gone, meaning Mad Jack doesn't exist. Refusing to let Jack look down on him, Mad Jack boasts that he was real and charges toward Jack to deliver the final blow, but Jack remained in a meditative position, not even bothering to defend. As he was to strike Jack down, Mad Jack is instantly in Jack's control, able to do nothing except scream in impotent fury and defeat before he's sealed off by Jack.

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* VillainousBreakdown: After Jack sees the reflection of his own eyes in his sword, he [[SheatheYourSword backs out and calms himself. himself.]] Jack then claims the fight was over, stating that the negative emotions that formed Mad Jack are gone, meaning Mad Jack doesn't exist. Refusing to let Jack look down on him, Mad Jack boasts that he was real and charges toward Jack to deliver the final blow, but Jack remained in a meditative position, not even bothering to defend. As he was to strike Jack down, Mad Jack is instantly in Jack's control, able to do nothing except scream in impotent fury and defeat before he's sealed off by Jack.
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* BringIt: After taking down a seemingly endless stream of mooks, a testosterone-addled and angry Jack shouts to the sky "WHO ELSE WANTS SOME???"
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Jack must face his greatest enemy yet: an [[EvilTwin evil copy]] of himself, brought into being by Aku.

!!This episode contains examples of:
* BladeReflection: During their fight, Jack and Mad Jack cross blades, and Jack sees his own eyes reflected: they look just like Mad Jack's.
* EnemyWithout: Mad Jack, spawned directly from Jack's inner rage.
* EvilMeScaresMe: As Jack struggles with his dark half, he ses the reflection of his own eyes in his sword and to his horror sees they bear great resemblance.
* MirrorMatch: Jack and Mad Jack match each other blow for blow, with neither able to gain an advantage over the other.
* RageBreakingPoint: Jack has just fought off a small army of bounty hunters single-handed, but he manages to calm himself down... then his sandal strap breaks...
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Mad Jack's kimono is black with red trim, contrasting the white with gray trim of Jack's kimono. Even his [[RedEyesTakeWarning eyes]] are red.
* VillainousBreakdown: After Jack sees the reflection of his own eyes in his sword, he backs out and calms himself. Jack then claims the fight was over, stating that the negative emotions that formed Mad Jack are gone, meaning Mad Jack doesn't exist. Refusing to let Jack look down on him, Mad Jack boasts that he was real and charges toward Jack to deliver the final blow, but Jack remained in a meditative position, not even bothering to defend. As he was to strike Jack down, Mad Jack is instantly in Jack's control, able to do nothing except scream in impotent fury and defeat before he's sealed off by Jack.

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