I wish this guy went on to become a real samurai, maybe even Jack's comic relief sidekick, he deserved better than just getting humbled and becoming a bartender.
I LOVE the dialogue as he’s chasing after Jack. He wants to do better and he wants stuff to work on! He wants more lessons!! It’s so wholesome and fun to me, especially bc this character is already so damn likable from the start
It's usually a trend to have characters like this be intimidating but have no actual fighting skill, so I actually like when the joke showboat character is legitimately also a good fighter
For those that say this racist, I’ve never known a black person to feel this way but instead actually love this character because it pays tribute to the short and often forgotten late 70’s, early 80’s Parliament/ Funkadelic era in black music history and the Q Dog fraternity that are known to be somewhat boisterous. The portrayal is in a humorous but not disrespectful manner. The dude actually feels like a real character, not a gross stereotype though it may seem like it.
Something that occurred to me here. Never once does Jack call this man out in public as a fraud/a mockery to his upbringing. Most heroes on a show would confront their rival and say that they shouldn't pose as them. Or openly show amusement/disgust. But Jack couldn't care less. He's actually at an advantage having someone going around bragging like this that they are him. It draws the attention of Aku's minions away from him. That's why he doesn't say a word to him and barely wants to even get involved until this guy decides to force him to be. Jack is so smart and so patiently calm stoic in spite of being annoyed. That's wisdom.
I'd actually love to see a spinoff where he gets a whole season long redemption arc. His original style is actually super good and I wouldn't even mind the trash talk if he got good enough to back it up. I like the design, I like the voice acting, and with a decent budget I could see this doing pretty well as a short series.
I never realized that Jack actually blocks with the strong of his blade (the part closer to your hand with the most leverage) like you're supposed to. A lot of shows don't understand swordplay that well.