Ashi (Samurai Jack) Analysis Blog
Background Ashi Occupation: Assassin First appearance: Samurai Jack Season 5, Episode 1: “Episode XCII” (March 11, 2017) Backstory Long ago in a distant land, Aku, the shapeshifting master of darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil. But a FOOLISH samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose him. The two did battle in Aku’s lair, with the young prince nearly emerging victorious… but before the final blow was struck, Aku tore open a portal in time, sending him thousands of years into the future where Aku’s evil was law. The nameless samurai known only as Jack wandered the land in search of a way to return to the past. All the while he battled the various robots, bounty hunters, aliens, and demons that worked under Aku, aiming to undo the evil that was him. But following a humiliation whereupon Jack became unworthy of his magic sword and disappeared into the wilderness, fifty years had passed. Time had lost its effect on the samurai, but the suffering continu...