Black Magic

Black Magic
Season 4 Episode 4

General Information
Setting	Cascade Range, American Pacific Northwest San Fransisco, USA
Aired on	October 4, 2003
Production Number	73
Credits
Written by	Tom Pugsley Greg Klein
Directed by	Brandon Vietti
Produced by	Frank Squillace
Episode Guide
Previous Episode The Amazing T-Troop	Next Episode The Demon Behind

Black Magic is the seventy-third episode of Jackie Chan Adventures.

Synopsis[]

Captain Black inadvertently ends up wearing the latest Oni Mask. The Chan Clan must work quickly before the mask corrupts Black, and they lose him forever.

Plot[]

Another Oni Mask has been located in the Cascadian mountain range of the American Pacific Northwest. Jackie and Jade manage to find the Oni Mask embedded on a totem pole, but Hak Foo soon arrives, planning to wear the mask for himself. During the fight against Hak Foo, Jackie is knocked over towards the totem pole, and Jade nearly falls into a ravine due to still being on the pole. Hak Foo orders the Enforcers to grab the mask while he deals with Jackie. However, Jade manages to pull the mask off the pole, only for her and Jackie to get cornered by Hak Foo.

Suddenly, Uncle and Tohru arrive with Captain Black driving, but the latter's harsh braking causes Torhu to accidentally spill the mask removal potion. Angered by that, due to the fact the main ingredient was a rare one, Uncle says they cannot let anybody wear the mask more than ever. Hak Foo manages to kick the mask from Jackie's hand, but before he could let it land on him, Black knocks the latter down with his car door. Unfortunately, the mask lands on Black's face and it merges with him. With the power of the mask, Black easily bests Hak Foo and the Enforcers, tossing them towards the fallen totem pole as they fall to the ravine below before splashing into the river. A concerned Jackie asks Black if he is okay, but the latter claims that he has never felt better. Meanwhile, Tarakudo appears to the Enforcers down at the river and learns about Black wearing the mask, inferring that the situation could work to their advantage.

In Section 13, the agents are taken by surprise at Captain Black's new appearance and he showcases his new abilities to them thanks to the mask. Jackie is surprised that Black has not succumbed to evil, but Uncle explains that the latter's inherent goodness is keeping the dark forces within him at bay for the time being. However, Black will eventually be corrupted by the dark chi of the mask, so they need to concoct a new mask removal spell soon. As Uncle and Tohru leave to acquire the ingredients required for the spell, the former tells Jackie not to let Black summon any Shadowkhan. An alert suddenly goes out on Alcatraz, but Black goes off on his own despite Jackie trying to convince him not to.

At Alcatraz, Black makes his way down the halls as Jackie follows him, with Jade tagging along as usual. Black makes it to the cell area where he hears a mysterious voice saying, “help us”, but it turns out to be Tarakudo. The Oni King introduces himself and offers to help Black unleash the mask's true potential. Black refuses to, but Tarakudo reveals the Enforcers behind him, although they are too scared to fight him after what happened last time. So, Tarakudo uses his telekinetic powers to restrain Black in metal bars, causing him to demand back up. In response, the mask's true power arises as Sumo Khan arise from Black's shadow. After seeing this, along with how easy they knocked away Hak Foo, Black cancels his back up as the Sumo Khan apprehend the other Enforcers. Tarakudo leaves as he feels the plan is coming to fruition, telling Hak Foo that because Black summoned the Sumo Kahn, he has become a Demon General.

Back at Section 13, Captain Black has the Sumo Khan take over the various roles of his agents, planning to use them as his own brand of law enforcement. However, Black's corruption is starting to take in effect as he has the Sumo Khan arrest innocent civilians for crimes they never committed, claiming that the mask is telling him all this, concerning Jackie and Jade. Meanwhile, Uncle and Tohru have arrived at the lake where the seaweed needed for the mask removal spell is.

Retreating to their room, Jackie and Jade fear what the mask could tell Captain Black even further, with the biggest concern being that the latter could get his hands on the three Oni Masks they have already claimed. They agree to get the masks out of the vault before Black remembers where they are, but unbeknownst to them, a Sumo Khan heard everything and relays it to Black. Black stops Jackie from getting to the vault and arrests him, but Jade manages to sneak away after Jackie sneaks her Black's keycard. Unfortunately, Jade's attempts to open the vault cause the alarm to go off, but while she locks herself inside the vault, Black has his Sumo Khan go inside to confront her. As Black claims the masks on the wall, he says he will bring in three more friends to wear the masks, claiming that the Black Jade knew was long gone. In response, Jade grabs the Tiger Talisman and uses it to split Black into two beings, with the Yang-Black still wearing the mask. Although Yang-Black locks the vault behind him, Yin-Black manages to open it thanks to the Ox Talisman.

Yang-Black attempts to give the Enforcers the masks to put on, but Jade uses the Rabbit Talisman to swipe them away, before running off. Then, Yin-Black frees Jackie from his cell and knocks away Yang-Black. However, the two are soon confronted by more Sumo Khan, but Yin-Black can match their strength thanks to the Ox Talisman, while Jackie uses tricks to knock the others around. Yang-Black confronts Yin-Black and they fight, while a Sumo Khan trips up Jade and captures her.

During the fight, Yin-Black loses the Ox Talisman and gets pinned down by Yang-Black, while Jackie gets captured as well. Fortunately, Uncle and Tohru return with the completed mask removal spell, and Yin-Black uses it to rip the mask off of Yang-Black's face, resulting in the Sumo Kahn disappearing. With everything back to normal, the two Blacks reunite into one thanks to the Tiger Talisman and gives Jade the fourth mask to store away with the others.

Characters[]

Protagonists[]

Antagonists[]

Objects[]

Hana Fuda Cards
Oni Masks
- Rairakku's Mask
- Murasaki's Mask
- Kiiro's Mask
- Midori's Mask - Captain Black
Talismans
- Rooster Talisman
- Ox Talisman - Captain Black
- Rabbit Talisman - Jade Chan
- Tiger Talisman - Captain Black (×2)

Voice Talent[]

James Sie - Jackie Chan, Chow, Agent
Stacie Chan - Jade Chan
Sab Shimono - Uncle
Noah Nelson - Tohru
Clancy Brown - Captain Black, Ratso
Adam Baldwin - Finn
John DiMaggio - Hak Foo
Miguel Ferrer - Tarakudo

Broadcast[]

USA: The WB (Kids' WB) - Saturday, October 4, 2003

Trivia[]

When Tohru is first shown to be mixing the Mask Removal Potion in the vehicle, both vials are shown to contain a bright yellowish-green liquid. However, during the scene where Captain Black stops the vehicle, and Tohru spills it, the liquid in the right vial appears to be blue instead.

Transcript[]

Main article: Transcript:Black Magic

Episodes
Season One
The Dark Hand • The Power Within • The Mask of El Toro Fuerte • Enter the Viper • Shell Game • Project A, for Astral • Bullies • Tough Break • The Rock • The Jade Monkey • The Dog and Piggy Show • The Tiger and the Pussycat • Day of the Dragon
Season Two
Through the Rabbit Hole • The Warrior Incarnate • Snake Hunt • The Mother of All Battles • The Stronger Evil • The J-Team • Jade Times Jade • The Curse of El Chupacabra • Rumble in the Big House • Lost City of the Muntabs • And He Does His Own Stunts • Showdown in the Old West • Queen of the Shadowkhan • Origami • Shanghai Moon • The Lotus Temple • Armor of the Gods • Agent Tag • Tale of the Demon Tail • The Return of the Pussycat • Scouts Honor • Danger in the Deep Freeze • Into the Mouth of Evil • The King and Jade • The New Atlantis • The Eighth Door • Demon World (Part 1) • Demon World (Part 2) • Enter the Cat • Pleasure Cruise • Tough Luck • The Chosen One • Glove Story • The Chan Who Knew Too Much • Chi of the Vampire • The Good, the Bad, the Blind, the Deaf and the Mute • Shrink Rap • I'll Be a Monkey's Puppet • The Amazing T-Girl
Season Three
Re-Enter the J-Team • The Powers Unleashed • Viva Las Jackies • Aztec Rat Race • Monkey a Go-Go • When Pigs Fly • Rabbit Run • Sheep In, Sheep Out • The Invisible Mom • A Jolly J-Team X-Mas • Little Valmont, Big Jade • The Ox-Head Incident • Animal Crackers • Tohru Who? • Re-Enter the Dragon • A Night at the Opera • Attack of the J-Clones
Season Four
The Masks of the Shadowkhan • Samurai Ratso • The Amazing T-Troop • Black Magic • The Demon Behind • Fright Fight Night • Half a Mask of Kung-Fu • The Shadow Eaters • The Good Guys • Deja Vu • J2: Rise of the Dragons • The J-Tots • Ninja Twilight
Season Five
Relics of Demon Past • It's All in the Game • Black and White and Chi All Over • Dragon Scouts • The Demon Beneath My Wings • Mirror, Mirror • Antler Action • Clash of the Titanics • Stealing Thunder • Weight and See • J2 Revised • The Powers That Be (Part 1) • The Powers That Be (Part 2)