The Guardian was the best Not-Morpheus that ever was.

Guardian: *eats a whole shield* Restores 300 HP

Time Guardian, the only guy to beat Jack fair in one on one combat.

Local foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword gets beat up by time's greatest blue bouncer

Was really disappointed we didn't get a rematch with the guardian but at least they didn't forget him

you never truly grasp just how skilled jack is until you watch this fight. most of the show hes in a defensive standpoint, hes slow and methodical. Here, he's offensive and forced to act with what he has in his area. Hes good at using anything he gets his hands on, and then you see how strong The Gaurdian is. This samurai whose kicked everyones ass so far is getting beat at his own game. Good shit mate.

*Top 10 rematches people want but will never get.*

The look on poor Jack's face when the Guardian busts out the second gun and shoots down all the throwing stars.

I love how he isn't condescending or arrogant. The Guardian shows both an immense respect for Jack, and a brutal enjoyment of the battle. He's a true warrior. Edit: damn didn't realize it was such a hot debate. I was thinking about the way he trades and swaps weapons to keep up with Jack or match his challenges. And the fact he doesn't start being truly brutal and ruthless until Jack ruins his suit. He actively holds back and uses weapons specifically to make the fight seem more fun and fair than it is.

Considering all the stuff Jack had to go through to get as good as he is, it makes you wonder what kind of hell the Guardian had to go through if he's able to one-up Jack so completely.

God I love how he goes pure brute strength after losing his suit and guns, as if reverting back to primate.

The closest we’ll ever get to a rematch between Jack and the Guardian is when Wilt rematched Foul Larry.

If Samurai Jack ever gets another game, The Guardian should be a boss fight where you realize that the healthbar of his first phase was just the healthbar of his suit.

To this day, i wonder if the Guardian knew he and the portal he was guarding would be destroyed by Aku. If the portal spoke to him and told him Jack's fate, does that not mean he was told his own?

3:16 guy going monke because his favorite suit got ruined. Relatable.

I love how at the end the guardian just straight up goes all Hulk-like and beats the daylights out of Jack. He goes from cool mysterious like warrior to just a savage brute the moment Jack got a few clean hits on him

A timeless classic. Still one of the best fights in this show!

Always likes how the Guardian fought honorably and gave Jack multiple times to leave before getting to the point of finishing him.

Jack learned a painful lesson from this fight: NEVER ruin The Guardian's suit

As a kid I remember being thoroughly stunned by this...seeing Jack literally get brutalised and then losing...it was a great twist

At the beginning, the guardian humors Jack by matching his weapon, and then defeats him with it. Jack's attacks are repetitive while the guardian uses more variety to catch Jack by surprise. When Jack comes at him with a better weapon, (because spears are more effective than swords) he offers a counter that Jack can still possibly overcome. Jack defeats the Sai with his spear so the guardian takes it and makes it his own weapon. At this point, the guardian is having fun, so he brings out what I assume is his favorite weapon, a submachine gun with grenade attachment. Jack is forced to take an evasive approach. He uses shuriken that can attack from an angle while he continues to evade, similar to the projectile approach of the gun, but bullets are a far superior projectile, so that fails. Jack is forced into a defensive position with the shields, and he attempts a counterattack that would defeat any other enemy based on what he's dealt with so far, but the guardian is leagues above anything he's encountered till then. His superior foe attacks, and Jack knows he can still only defend against this overwhelming offensive onslaught. The shields hold up well enough so Jack attempts to attack with his defense, and the guardian responds by literally eating it. His last shields is shattered and Jack is in every sense, defeated. The guardian gives him an opportunity to retreat and recover, maybe so he can try again later, possibly out of respect, but Jack is too determined, and that leads to a reckless decision. Jack continues to attack, even though nothing has worked and he has nothing left to try but his bare hands. Obviously, the guardian has to put him down. He stops his attacks, batters and breaks his body beyond its operational capacity, and then prepares to deal the final, crushing blow. Before he does he shots something at the unconscious Jack. A sign of frustration? Is he angry that Jack forced him to do this? Did the guardian WANT a rematch? Anyway, the portal itself intervenes, ordering the guardian to spare Jack because it says Jack's destiny is to become the champion of the people or something, and only after will he be worthy of using the portal. Makes me imagine a rematch where they fight, the guardian still wins, and then the guardian bows to Jack, allowing him passage. Would be SO cool.

Season 5 would have been better if Guardian fought along side Jack in the finale instead of being killed by Aku off-screen.

The sound design from this show and powerpuff girls were so pleasing on the ears.

My dude literally ate a entire shield dang

It bites that they never had a rematch in the final season, with us not even getting the chance to fight The Guardian in Battle Through Time as well.

What I've always loved about this fight is while the Guardian is the antagonist, he's not a villain. He's not working for Aku and he's not fighting Jack to kill him (at first). He even gives Jack the option to walk away twice! He's just doing his job: stop anyone and everyone from using the portal, no matter how noble their goal in using it might be. I always imagined a scene of a fly getting closer and closer and just as it's about to touch the portal, BAM! He hits it will a rocket!

This was low key the one thing that disappointed me the most about Season 5. How could they drop such a seemingly climactic character near the conclusion with so little regard?

The one piece in the puzzle with so much fan love. They could've done it like jack was fighting him once more, getting close to beating him before Aku swiped in for the finishing blow on the guardian, and the gate. Or have a flashback of the guardian fighting Aku! Or even better, Have the guardian recognize him as ''the one'' and in the last huge battle with everyone, Everything seeming lost to Aku, The guardian grabs Jack and throws him into the portal right before Aku destroy it, Giving him some one liner like ''Remember! You STILL owe me a suit!'' as he's flung back to the past along with the simp girl etc etc

2:18 parry this, you filthy casual!

0:13 I find this to be one of the most iconic lines of the series.

2:24 *2002 general grevious flashbacks*

If there was ever a person I’d want to teach me how to fight, I’d want it to be the Guardian. The dude is fierce and skilled but also very disciplined

3:17 getting hulk vs captain America vibes lol

I always appreciate that from time to time Jack came across individuals that were simply more skilled than he was. It really left room for him to develop and grow. A rematch would have been epic, but I'm just thankful we got closure.

I'm not the only one upset that these two didn't get a rematch right?

0:13 "Ahh, you going out old school on me, huh?" Idk why, but that line made me laugh 😂 But joking aside, the fight sequence is very superb. And even though Jack lost, he did his best, even if it wasn't enough, plus The Guardian respects Jack for his bravery, skill, and honor

Oh, I miss those days when CN had executives who knew that a "Child Entry Point" meaning a child as protagonist was not needed to tell a good story to young people.

I just thought about this scene and clicked on it, only to realize it was uploaded 48 minutes ago.

When I first saw this as a kid, my mind was blown and jaw dropped. There was actually somewhere better than Jack in combat. When I saw him catching them hands at the end, damn. Kid me still feels the shock.

What gets me is how fast and frenetic the fights are while still being easy to follow. That takes some serious animation skill.

3:13 Guardian: You Are So Dead

Honestly, I wish when Jack got his sword back in season 5, he looked more like his future self shown, and after defeating Aku with Ashi, he tracked down The Guardian to a new time portal and had one final rematch to get home.

One of my favorite battles of Samurai Jack. No condescension, or dirty tricks. Just 2 guys fighting to see who's better.

3:37 guess he needed more Iron in his diet

Imagine if he had trained with the guardian during his time

The reason he toys with his opponent so much is probably because the times someone comes to fight him are the only times where he can do anything that isn't literally just STANDING there,so he has to savor it

Look how he holds that weapon at 1:57 a legit fighting syle

Gotta love how the Guardian kind of resembles an Oni with his blue skin, inhuman strength, and red glasses acting as the classic metallic eyes. What's interesting is that just like the Japanese Oni, the Guardian's actions can't be described as evil, though he is the antagonist in this situation.

I love that smile he made when he ate an entire shield

Nobody: Little mac when he counter attacks 4:09

I love how it seems like The Guardian always plays defensive first, learning his opponents attack patterns before he launches his powerful counter attacks.

Its a shame genndy killed off the gaurdian before jack could meet him again. The gaurdian was the only opponent in the series that jack couldnt overcome and lost to in a fair fight.

"I told you man you ain't da one," the guardian talking gangsta

My boy really pulled out the chopper and said parry this you filthy casual ... *AND THEN JACK REALLY DID IT*

I like to think that even so he ultimately dies, it took Aku himself showing up to pose a challenge to the Guardian and that they fought for several days before his defeat.

“Oooh , you goin' all old school on me, huh? Well, I got me one o' those.”

You know, if he had let Jack go through the portal, prophecy or no prophecy, the Earth wouldn’t have been doomed to 50 more years of enslavement.

2:19 *Plot armor that the Guardian brings the guns here. He knows to stay in close quarters combat to keep Jack at a disadvantage. Using guns here would let Jack find new ways to hurt the Guardian. The writers were just looking to hurt the Guardian here tbh*

02:15 I know that laugh anywhere, its the Joker!

Got to give props to the Guardian. I mean this guy just ate a shield and didn’t care! Well this put a serious meaning on “you need your iron in your diet”.

Jack: “I will defeat you.” Guardian: “Nah fam.”

What’s scary is that Time Guardian spends half the fight warming up. He doesn’t even bother attacking until his first bout of laughter. Even then, he’s all smiley and playing around up until he pulls out the machine gun. After Jack pisses him off with the rocket deflections, he becomes an unstoppable force that Jack has to go full tilt just to stay alive against.

me when someone destroy my house in minecraft 3:12 :

3:14 the legendary line

Jack got his shit rocked by Mr. Gus lmao

4:26 When he beat POWERPUFF SFX OUT MY BOY

A lot of fans were very hopeful that the Guardian was still alive, and worried the writers forgot about him. Unfortunately, they did not forget... to hammer down the last nail sticking up in the whole "all the time portals are destroyed" plot angle. They went back over these old episodes with a fine-toothed comb and made sure the Guardian's involvement in the grand scheme was addressed, but in the cruelest way possible Many fans are also upset over the Guardian being unceremoniously killed offscreen and the prophecy that Jack would use his portal to return to the past being retconned out Despite his return being heavily hyped up at time of season 5 announcement the Guardian does not actually return or appeared having been killed offscreen and his portal destroyed.

Only guy I know that can match jack in a fair fight

I remember this was when the "secret codes" for the flash game "Samurai Jack: Code of the Samurai" were being shown on screen, and you would unlock the ability pertaining to what was on screen, this one being the dual shields, which in the (extremely aged and glitchy) game give you invulnerability while active. However, I can only imagine how strong those shields really are when the Guardian literally EATS ONE LIKE A BIG MAC IN 3 SECONDS.

This was honestly one of the coolest episodes. I wish they came back to this in the final season of the show.

one of my favorite fights of the whole show. i hated the guardian as a kid for not letting jack through, but now i just wish they had a rematch lol. such a cool non-villain

3:24 captain America vs Thanos

1:20 "You're not that guy, pal. You're not that guy."

Gotta give them credit, the Guardian clearly loves their job.

I wish Jack did return later in his life to get a chance to fight the Guardian again, or at least ally with him in his war against Aku. I feel that viewers were robbed of golden opportunities there...

This mf ate Jack's weapon as a pure intimidation tactic

You just have to admire how strong Jack's fighting spirit is!!! Each time he lands a hit on the guardian thinking "yea I've got him now" only for the guardian to eat up or shrug off the attack leaves Jack looking shocked and questioning himself but he still right away shakes it and thinks "nah, I can still take him on" if that isn't a testament on how strong jacks will power to return to the past is then I don't know what is. He was literally willing to die in this fight rather than leave to find another way home. HUGE respect to Jack on this fight

I still feel sad because the rematch has never been

"That was my favorite suit you just ruined. BRYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" 😂 That always cracks me up

The Guardian is Voiced By: Kevin Michael Richardson.

2:47 aimbot report him

Can we talk about how his assault rifle has a rocket launcher attachment?

I just realized this dude never hit below the belt through the whole fight. True respect.

I still can't believe the Guardian is the only foe that Jack lost to, while he faced against other foes that were tough but he beat them with flying colors.

I still think that Guardian is actually a chill guy who will have a little chat outside his responsibility. Just make sure you don't want to return to the past or bring weapons

3:30 did he just tank a shield to the jugular

I love how the Guardian's fists are stronger than his bullets

Even with the events of season 5 locked in my mind, this to me was to be the best fight in the entire show!

Aku must destroy him with his magic, no way he could beat him 1 on 1 and closed the portal.

Man this fight was always one of my favorites. Definitely getting me in the mood to watch this series again

This guy can eat Thanos at breakfast. :D

Jack: I need this use this portal to return to the past to defeat Aku! Guardian: no End episode

Jack: The strongest warrior to have ever lived. The Guardian: "Hold my beer."

I was so disappointed they killed the Guardian off screen after the season 5 time skip... The least they could have done was like give us a 5 min flashback of their fight... Something like Aku reminiscing about his only other tough battle besides Jack.... That would have been enough...

How to tell this fight was gonna go badly. *He beat Jack in a sword fight almost instantly.*

1:47 Damn he did that Byleth forward air

3:18 The guardian gets the Ultra Istinct

its sad that they never even tried to bring back this great character in the last season. this was the deus ex power that was more canon than "love"

*King Jack- Never realized* 😢

It really sucks Jack couldn’t have a rematch with him.