《武士杰克》第五季预告片曝光
Samurai Jack
2017年2月22日
This final season of Samurai Jack takes place 50 years since we last saw him on his quest to defeat Aku after being tossed forward in time.
The startling revelation of this trailer is that there’s a side effect to time travel: Jack cannot age.
According to the synopsis released with the trailer, Aku has destroyed every time portal, leaving an immortal Jack cursed to roam the land for all eternity without hope of ever returning to the past.
Here we see the current, bearded, world-weary Jack (voiced again by Phil LaMarr) going a bit crazy as a vision of the disciplined samurai he used to be confronts him with the futility of his life’s quest. “How much longer can you keep this up!?”
The demon Aku is nowhere to be seen in this trailer, but his presence looms large, like here with this massive statue being worshipped by his followers. Aku voice actor Mako Iwamatsu passed away in 2006, so a new voice actor is being brought in to voice Aku.
A woman tries to protect her family from a robotic swarm. At Comic-Con 2016, series creator Genndy Tartakovsky revealed this will be a Mad Max-like sequence where Jack saves the family by driving in on a motorcycle and blasting the creatures with a gun.
The trailer really lays Jack’s personal torment on thick, showing this burning visage of a man telling Jack that he’s forgotten his purpose. At first glance, the facial hair makes this looks like Jack’s father, but his face looks different enough that it’s probably not him.
A shadowy, armored warrior (who could be Jack) and what looks to be a group of rescued children.
This masked woman (voiced by Grey DeLisle, who also starred as Asajj Ventress on Tartakovsky’s Star Wars: Clone Wars micro-series) appears to be a major villain in Season 5. It’s easy to tell from the styling of her costume that she’s a loyal servant of Aku.
The masked woman commands a squad of seven women with some serious ninja training. Throughout the trailer they put Jack through the wringer in some intense fights using all manner of bladed weapon.
As promised by Tartakovsky, Season 5 will turn up the violence, all thanks to the show’s new home on Adult Swim. It looks like the lead ninja isn’t too pleased with her boss and decides to make her point with an arrow to her eyeball. Perhaps she's making a play for power in order to gain Aku’s favor, or maybe we're witnessing her rebel against her master.
Here’s Jack in full battle armor, a far cry from his traditional white robes. You’ll notice he’s not wielding his trusty samurai sword, which leads us to believe that the loss of his sword is tied to his lack of will to carry on with his mission.
This shot shows a closeup of the holster holding a gun. The Jack we all know and love would never be seen holding such a blunt instrument, which goes to show just how desperate he’s become.
That said, Jack going all Rambo on the ninjas certainly makes for a badass image.
And why not add in an explosion going off behind Jack to give it the full action-movie vibe.
The show’s signature visual style remains strong, with this shot lit only by weapon sparks echoing the light/dark battle in the Season 4 episode “Samurai versus Samurai.”
Jack has a grievous stab wound. He may be immortal as far as aging is concerned, but it looks like he can still be killed. Such a gruesome image would never have been seen in the original show.
The artistic power of Tartakovsky is on full display as Jack leaves behind a trail of blood, truly taking advantage of its license to appeal to more mature audiences.
The world of Samurai Jack has always been full of strange (and deadly) creature designs, and it looks like Season 5 will continue that trend. Again, note the lack of Jack’s samurai sword.
AAAAAAAAAAAnd that’s all, folks.
It looks like Jack can do nothing but throw himself out the window to escape the exploding building (and whoever stabbed him).
This shot is either from Jack’s battle with the ninjas or it comes after his dive into the river. Either way, things aren’t looking so hot for him.
Jack is a shadow of his former self. This shot of him scared and hiding is probably from the beginning of the season before he musters up the strength to continue fighting.
Here’s Jack crossing blades with a robotic swordsman.
The world of Samurai Jack has always been full of strange (and deadly) creature designs, and it looks like Season 5 will continue that trend. Again, note the lack of Jack’s samurai sword.
AAAAAAAAAAAnd that’s all, folks.
