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Seems like Aku got himself a little problem... a problem that won't go away... a samurai problem. I wanted nothing to do with it but that funny scientist informed Aku of my emotions. They got Lulu... sweet thing. I have no choice. Damn feelings. I came out of retirement.
~ X-49
Lulu...take care of Lulu.
~ X-49's last words before permanently shutting off.

X-49 is a minor antagonist in the 2001 animated series Samurai Jack, appearing in "Episode L: Tale of X-49" as the titular main protagonist.

He is an assassin droid who worked for Aku, but after seeing the immoral nature of his duty and that killing people made him do wrong (due to the installment of an experimental personality chip inside), X-49 eventually retired for a few years. However, Aku kidnapped Lulu, a stray dog X-49 adopted and demands him to kill Samurai Jack.

He was voiced by Daran Norris.

History[]

X-49 was created as one of Aku's early robots, the X Models, by the latter's scientists. X-49 was given an artificial emotion chip by one of the scientists that makes him feel emotions. This granted X-49 a capability for thought and introspection that other robots lacked. His emotions gave him a desire for self-preservation, allowing him to survive encounters whereas his fellow robots were unconcerned with their own lives. However, the same emotions plagued him with guilt, since unlike his fellows he could recognize the immorality of his actions. He managed to survive through many battles and helped Aku conquer the world where other droids failed. X-49 later went into retirement and took in a stray dog named Lulu that he found in the rubble of a battle.

In "Episode L: Tale of X-49", X-49 was coming out of retirement by Aku who kidnapped Lulu, demanding the former to kill Samurai Jack or Lulu dies. He found Jack and followed him into an abandoned droid factory. He almost succeeded in ambushing Jack, but Jack ultimately destroyed X-49. In his final words, the dying X-49 asks the samurai to take care of Lulu; Jack showed regret at X-49's demise, recognizing that unlike the many mindless servants of Aku he had destroyed in the past, X-49 felt emotion and had cared for another living being.

In "Episode CI", after Jack successfully returned to the past and killed Aku, preventing his tyrannical future from ever happening, X-49 was consequently erased from existence. Given that it was Aku who ordered his construction, X-49's encounter with Lulu never came about.

Appearance[]

As an X-Model, X-49 has skeleton-like features with broad shoulders and large red eyes. He also wears the same mobster-style clothes, such as a dark suit jacket and fedora, as the others. Unlike the others, he can display facial expressions. In combat he wields two pistols.

Abilities[]

  • Master Gunslinger: Due to his experience and programming, X-49 possesses excellent skill with his twin pistols in terms of accuracy and efficiency. He could wield and fire two pistols simultaneously.
  • Expert Tracker: He has also shown himself capable of tracking Samurai Jack easily, although by his own admission it was quite simple due to Jack's battles with Aku's drones or bounty hunters. X-49 simply followed the trail of destroyed battle drones.
  • Survival Instinct: Unlike other robots, he possessed a sense of mortality thanks to his emotion chip. Rather than mindlessly advance against a dangerous adversary, X-49 would sneak, hide, seek cover and attempt to dodge incoming attacks.
  • Expert Musician: X-49 has also shown himself to be a great trumpeter as shown when he frequently played in his home for Lulu.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • He was sometimes erroneously referred to as "X-9" by fans.
  • Due to the events of Episode CI, it is more than likely that X-49 will be erased from existence because of the death of Aku, thus he will never be created.
  • Fans have noted similarities between X-49 and the titular character of the same movie, John Wick. Both were professional hitmen working for a powerful crime lord but ultimately retired because they found something to love. Both characters also had dogs, which were the main focus of why they came back out of retirement; X-49 came out because Lulu was used as blackmail, whereas Wick came out because his dog, Daisy, was killed.
  • X-49 is widely considered to be the most sympathetic villain in the series, and of the few who are significantly less evil than the average villain (alongside with Imakandi and The Guardian).

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