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* BackFromTheDead: After being killed by Aku, the "celtic magic" of the Scotsman's sword brought him back as a ghost (in his prime, no less) for the rest of Season 5. In this game, the Scotsman is now fully revived back to his youth, and now he can more physically lead his army of daughters to help out Jack.



* BackFromTheDead: After being killed by Aku, the "celtic magic" of the Scotsman's sword brought him back as a ghost (in his prime, no less) for the rest of Season 5. In this game, the Scotsman is now fully revived back to his youth, and now he can more physically lead his army of daughters to help out Jack.
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''Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time'' is a video game developed by Japanese studio Soleil, based on the Creator/CartoonNetwork / Creator/AdultSwim [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack action franchise of the same name]] by Creator/GenndyTartakovsky. The game was released on UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, and PC (Via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}) on August 21, 2020. It is considered canonical to the events of the animated series and serves as a companion piece to the GrandFinale that aired in 2017.

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''Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time'' is a video game developed by Japanese studio Soleil, based on the Creator/CartoonNetwork / Creator/AdultSwim [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack action franchise of the same name]] by Creator/GenndyTartakovsky. The game was released on UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, Platform/Playstation4, Platform/XboxOne, Platform/NintendoSwitch, and PC (Via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}) Platform/{{Steam}}) on August 21, 2020. It is considered canonical to the events of the animated series and serves as a companion piece to the GrandFinale that aired in 2017.
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! All spoilers for the first four seasons of the [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack TV series]] may be left unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!
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* MoneyIsExperiencePoints: In addition to using money to buy items and weapons, you can also use it to level up Jack's attack power with each weapon type. There is also a skill tree in this game, although that uses a separate points system that can only be used for unlocking its abilities.
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* MultiPlatform: This game is available on most eighth-generation consoles.
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* DummiedOut: The developers thought about addding in a special costume for Jack in which he wears his black wedding robes, but axed it in the final product. The option to choose it is still there once you beat the game on a difficulty other than Jack. Selecting it only makes Jack wear his classic gi.
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* TraintopBattle: The Aku City level ends with one, culminating in a rematch with the bounty hunter couple in the Season 3 episode "Couple On a Train".

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* TraintopBattle: The Aku City level ends with one, culminating in a rematch with the bounty hunter couple in the Season 3 episode "Couple On a Train".Clenches.



* WouldntHitAGirl: Averted, as Jack does not hesitate in taking on Jacqueline Clench and the Daughters of Aku if they stand in his way of his goal once again.
** Invoked by [[spoiler:the former when she is defeated and clinging for dear life on a train, telling Jack that it wouldn't be right for a man like him to let her die. Jack is not convinced and allows her and Ezekiel to plummet to their eventual deaths.]]

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* WouldntHitAGirl: Averted, as Jack does not hesitate in taking on Jacqueline Clench Josephine and the Daughters of Aku if they stand in his way of his goal once again.
** Invoked by [[spoiler:the former when she is and Zeke are defeated and clinging for dear life on a train, telling Jack that it wouldn't be right for a man like him to let her die. fall. Jack is not convinced (considering her previous attempt to play to his chivalry) and allows her and Ezekiel Zeke to plummet to their eventual deaths.]]
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** Similar with the Daughters of Aku. When their health meters are half full, their masks fall off revealing their faces, and they fight without them.
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* RealTimeWeaponChange: Jack can quickly change weapons at the press of a key or directional pad direction.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler:In contrast to the final scene of the show's GrandFinale where light shines on everything but Jack to reflect its BittersweetEnding, the GoldenEnding features light shining on not just the grove but also Jack and Ashi, who survives erasure, to symbolize the two [[EarnYourHappyEnding getting their happy ending.]]]]

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* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler:In contrast to the final scene of the show's GrandFinale where light shines on everything but Jack to reflect its BittersweetEnding, the GoldenEnding features light shining on not just the grove but also Jack and Ashi, who survives erasure, to symbolize the two [[EarnYourHappyEnding getting their happy ending.]]]]ending]].]]
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* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler:In contrast to the final scene of the show's GrandFinale where light shines on everything but Jack to reflect its BittersweetEnding, the GoldenEnding features light shining on not just the grove but Jack and Ashi, who survives erasure, to symbolize the two [[EarnYourHappyEnding getting their happy ending.]]]]

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* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler:In contrast to the final scene of the show's GrandFinale where light shines on everything but Jack to reflect its BittersweetEnding, the GoldenEnding features light shining on not just the grove but also Jack and Ashi, who survives erasure, to symbolize the two [[EarnYourHappyEnding getting their happy ending.]]]]
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* RuleOfSymbolism [[spoiler:In contrast to the final scene of the show's GrandFinale where light shines on everything but Jack to reflect its BittersweetEnding, the GoldenEnding features light shining on not just the grove but Jack and Ashi, who survives erasure, to symbolize the two [[EarnYourHappyEnding getting their happy ending.]]]]

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* RuleOfSymbolism RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler:In contrast to the final scene of the show's GrandFinale where light shines on everything but Jack to reflect its BittersweetEnding, the GoldenEnding features light shining on not just the grove but Jack and Ashi, who survives erasure, to symbolize the two [[EarnYourHappyEnding getting their happy ending.]]]]
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* RuleOfSymbolism [[spoiler:In contrast to the final scene of the show's GrandFinale where light shines on everything but Jack to reflect its BittersweetEnding, the GoldenEnding features light shining on not just the grove but Jack and Ashi, who survives erasure, to symbolize the two [[EarnYourHappyEnding getting their happy ending.]]]]

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* DeathByAdaptation: Josephine and Ezekiel Clench are killed by robotic alligators after Jack beats their level.

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* DeathByAdaptation: Josephine [[spoiler:Josephine and Ezekiel Clench are killed by robotic alligators after Jack beats their level.]]



* TraintopBattle: The Aku City level ends with one, culminating in a rematch with the bounty hunter couple in the Season 3 episode "Couple On a Train".



* WouldntHitAGirl: [[spoiler:In a final bid to survive, a defeated Jacqueline Clench, clinging for dear life on the train, invokes this trope, telling Jack that it wouldn't be right for a man like him to let her die. Jack is not convinced and allows her and Ezekiel to plummet to their eventual deaths.]]

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* WouldntHitAGirl: [[spoiler:In a final bid to survive, a defeated Averted, as Jack does not hesitate in taking on Jacqueline Clench, Clench and the Daughters of Aku if they stand in his way of his goal once again.
**Invoked by [[spoiler:the former when she is defeated and
clinging for dear life on the a train, invokes this trope, telling Jack that it wouldn't be right for a man like him to let her die. Jack is not convinced and allows her and Ezekiel to plummet to their eventual deaths.]]
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* AutoRevive: The "Second Wind" skill allows Jack to revive with a small amount of health if he is defeated on the Jack or Samurai difficulties. If he is defeated again, it's game over.


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* WouldntHitAGirl: [[spoiler:In a final bid to survive, a defeated Jacqueline Clench, clinging for dear life on the train, invokes this trope, telling Jack that it wouldn't be right for a man like him to let her die. Jack is not convinced and allows her and Ezekiel to plummet to their eventual deaths.]]
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* DescendingCeiling: There's one in the Cave of the Ancient, and its filled with SpikesOfDoom. If you don't escape this particular passage in time, you'll get an instant game over as Jack gets fatally crushed.
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* AntiFrustrationFeature: If you get a GameOver in a story stage, you are given the option to change the difficulty level.
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* PlayerNudge: Tips will appear on [[LoadingScreen|loading screens]] and every time you get a GameOver.

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* PlayerNudge: Tips will appear on [[LoadingScreen|loading [[LoadingScreen loading screens]] and every time you get a GameOver.
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* DummiedOut: The developers thought about addding in a special costume for Jack in which he wears his black wedding robes, but axed it in the final product. The option to choose it is still there once you beat the game on a difficulty other than Jack. Selecting it only makes Jack wear his classic gi.


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* NonStandardGameOver:
**In the Cave of the Ancient, if you don't escape the cave with the DescendingCeiling in time, you'll watch Jack get slowly crushed and buried alive before getting an instant GameOver.
**In the Aku City level, if you don't struggle hard enough when the Imakandi manage to start tying you up, Jack will be completely immobilized and the Imakandi will signal to his comrades to take him away for an instant game over.


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* PlayerNudge: Tips will appear on [[LoadingScreen|loading screens]] and every time you get a GameOver.


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* SmashingSurvival: Some enemies can trap Jack, requiring the player to wiggle an analog stick or mash down movement keys, depending on the platform, to break free or risk losing a lot of health. Failing to do so when caught by the Imakandi can result in a NonStandardGameOver.
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* EasyModeMockery: There is no reward for beating the game on the easiest difficulty, Jack. The medium difficulty "Samurai" unlocks costumes and missions and the hard "Master Samurai" difficulty unlocks Endless Challenges and the extra-hard Master of Masters difficulty.

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* EasyModeMockery: There is no reward for beating the game on the easiest difficulty, Jack. The medium difficulty "Samurai" unlocks costumes and missions and the hard "Master Samurai" difficulty unlocks Endless Challenges "endless" survival missions and the extra-hard Master of Masters difficulty.
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* EasyModeMockery: There is no reward for beating the game on the easiest difficulty, Jack. The medium difficulty "Samurai" unlocks costumes and missions and the hard "Master Samurai" difficulty unlocks Endless Challenges and the extra-hard Master of Masters difficulty.
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* BloodlessCarnage: Played straight in normal battle as Jack's attacks do not shed a single drop of blood. The only exception is in a few cutscenes near the end of the game where Jack mortally wounds the Daughters of Aku, [[spoiler:including whom he believed to be Ashi]], hence the ESRB's blood content descriptor.
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* UnlockableDifficultyLevels: The extra-hard difficulty level "Master of Masters" will only unlock after all levels are beaten on Master Samurai difficulty.

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