"Jack and the Spartans" is the twelfth episode of Samurai Jack's second season. The episode aired on October 4, 2002. Samurai Jack was an Emmy-award winning animated television series created by animator Genndy Tartakovsky that aired on Cartoon Network from 2001 until 2004. ... Genndy Tartakovsky (Russian: Геннадий Тартаковский (Gyennadiy Tartakovskiy), born January 17, 1970) is an Emmy Award-winning Russian animator. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Jack is Naked is the eleventh episode of Samurai Jacks second season. ... Jacks Sandals is the thirteenth episode of Samurai Jacks second season. ... This is a complete episode list from the Cartoon Network animated television series Samurai Jack. ... Samurai Jack was an Emmy-award winning animated television series created by animator Genndy Tartakovsky that aired on Cartoon Network from 2001 until 2004. ... This is a complete episode list from the Cartoon Network animated television series Samurai Jack. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Synopsis

Jack is crossing a path through a mountain. When he reaches the other side, he is the witness of a battle between 300 Spartan-style warriors and an army of robotic bulls. When Jack sees that a Spartan is outnumbered by his enemies, he decides to take part and helps the Spartan defeat his enemies. Sparta (Doric: Spártā, Attic: Spártē) is a city in southern Greece. ...

It turns out that the Spartan is the prince of his kingdom. When Jack meets his father, the king, he learns the story of the Spartans. They have been at war for many years against a robotic beast, that is the creator of the army of robots. The Spartans have superior skills, so they defeat their enemies easily. However, the robots come day after day, so the Spartans are starting to feel very tired and their morale is decreasing.

Jack tells the king that he knows a way to reach the Beast's fortress. The king decides to attack the fortress with 50 of his soldiers and Jack. At the end, Jack and the king fight side by side against the beast, and they defeat it, but when the fortress collapses, Jack is missing. The Spartans only know that they have to be grateful to their unknown warrior friend forever.

Cultural references

• Just as Samurai Jack is largely inspired by Frank Miller's "Ronin", so is this episode largely inspired by another Frank Miller work, 300.

Frank Miller Frank Miller (born 27 January 1957 in Olney, Maryland) is an American writer and artist best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that may be overly long, confusing, or ambiguous. ... 300 is a historically-inspired graphic novel series (later collected into a single hardcover issue) written and illustrated by Frank Miller with painted colors by Lynn Varley. ...

External links

• "Jack and the Spartans" at TV.com.