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The Ox-Head Incident
Season 3 Episode 12

General Information
Setting	Bhutan
Aired on	February 8, 2003
Production Number	64
Credits
Written by	Michael Jelenic
Directed by	Michael Chang
Produced by	Frank Squillace
Episode Guide
Previous Episode Little Valmont, Big Jade	Next Episode Animal Crackers

The Ox-Head Incident is the sixty-fourth episode of Jackie Chan Adventures.

Synopsis

The Chans travel to the Himalayas to find the Noble Ox (which is revealed to be a yak) that has inherited the power of super-strength. Uncle attempts to hide the power from Daolon Wong by transferring it from the animal into a new vessel. Meanwhile, Uncle's spirit is captured by Daolon Wong.

Plot

The Chans and Tohru are on the hunt in the Himalayas for the Noble Animal containing the power of the Ox Talisman. They quickly locate it, only to find it's on the opposite side of the mountain. After several seconds, an avalanche occurs.

It's soon revealed that the avalanche was caused by the yak containing the power of super strength, who ploughed his way through the mountain as it could smell the energy bar that Jade had just opened. However, before they can get the noble beast to safety, the Enforcers show up, who force Jackie, Uncle and Tohru to the edge of the ledge. Jade, however, is able to save them by causing a large rock to fall on and crush the Enforcers.

They end up back at the lair of Dark Chi Wizard Daolon Wong, who is tempted to destroy them for their continued failure until Hak Foo breaks in and almost immediately defeats Ratso, quickly followed by Chow and then Finn. Hak Foo advises Wong to give up his search for the Ox Talisman, but Wong paralyzes him and transforms him into another Dark Chi Warrior.

To protect the power of the Ox Talisman, Uncle attempts to transfer the power from the yak to another vessel, though he does not reveal what that will be before he enters a trance. However, shortly after, Wong shows up with the recently-transformed Hak Foo, who is now capable of moves even more powerful than those when he was a mortal being. Jackie and Tohru were unable to effectively fight him off; Tohru even drops a rock on him, but it harmlessly just splits in two when it hits his head. Meanwhile, Wong realizes Uncle is up to something and goes into a similar trance to attempt to foil his transfer spell. However, it soon becomes clear the transfer spell was completed, but Wong is able to trap Uncle's life force in a magic orb, and teleports himself and Hak Foo away.

After interrogating Uncle's life force, Wong is eventually able to deduce where the power of super-strength has been hidden, and sends Hak Foo to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Tohru and Jade attempt to create another cow-bell that can locate the talisman power, with little success (they inadvertently turn several monks in the monastery they travel to into guinea pigs), while Jackie infiltrates Wong's lair to steal back Uncle's life force. He succeeds in doing so, despite meeting resistance from Finn, Ratso and Chow. Tohru and Jade eventually succeed, and realize that the power of the ox now resides in Uncle's now-dormant body. Hak Foo, however, steals it just as Jackie is returning with Uncle's life force.

Tohru next attempts to create a spell to release Uncle's life force from the orb, while Jackie goes after Hak Foo and Wong. Jackie attempts to persuade Hak Foo into turning against Wong, but Hak Foo affirms that he prefers how things are now, and attacks. Jackie dodges, and manages to foil Wong's spell (by throwing a rock through the hole in one of Wong's hands). However, Hak Foo recovers and holds Jackie upside down over the cliff while Wong tries again, but is unable to complete the spell before Uncle's life force is released and travels back to his body. Upon waking up, he immediately smashes the ground that Wong is standing on, causing him to fall.

Hak Foo drops Jackie off the cliff as he prepares to fight Uncle, but fortunately Jackie manages to hang on a ledge below. Hak Foo is unable to hit Uncle though due to his supernatural strength, and eventually ends up being thrown off the cliff. Wong appears again, however, but is quickly dispatched by a spell cast by Tohru. They set off to transfer the power back to the yak and get it safely delivered to Section 13.

Characters

Protagonists

Antagonists

Objects

Orb of Kwan Lo

Voice Talent

James Sie - Jackie Chan, Chow, Tenzin
Stacie Chan - Jade Chan
Sab Shimono - Uncle
Clancy Brown - Ratso
Adam Baldwin - Finn
Noah Nelson - Tohru
John DiMaggio - Hak Foo
James Hong - Daolon Wong

Broadcast

USA: The WB (Kids' WB) - Saturday, February 8, 2003

Trivia

The title of this episode is a reference to the 1943 western film The Ox-Bow Incident.
Daolon Wong briefly uses both Rooster and Pig Talisman powers in this episode.
The pose the Dark Chi enforcers make when they get crushed by a boulder and sent to Wong's liar is exactly the same pose they make in the Season 3 opening sequence albeit with a few changes (Finn and Chow have switched places, Ratso and Chow are mirrored, and Ratso is holding his hammer differently).

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)

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+{{episode
-The Ox-Head Incident is the twelveth episode of the third season of Jackie Chan Adventures.
+| season   = 3
+| number   = 12
+| image    = Episode 64.png
+| setting = Bhutan
+| airdate  = February 8, 2003
+| writer   = Michael Jelenic
+| director = Michael Chang
+| producer = Frank Squillace
+| overall = 64
+| previous = [[Little Valmont, Big Jade]]
+| next     = [[Animal Crackers]]
+}}'''The Ox-Head Incident''' is the sixty-fourth episode of ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]''.
+==Synopsis==
+The Chans travel to the Himalayas to find the Noble Ox (which is revealed to be a [[The Yak|yak]]) that has inherited the [[Ox Talisman|power of super-strength]]. [[Uncle]] attempts to hide the power from [[Daolon Wong]] by transferring it from the animal into a new vessel. Meanwhile, Uncle's spirit is captured by Daolon Wong.
 ==Plot==
+The Chans and [[Tohru]] are on the hunt in the Himalayas for the [[Noble Animals|Noble Animal]] containing the power of the [[Ox Talisman]]. They quickly locate it, only to find it's on the opposite side of the mountain. After several seconds, an avalanche occurs.
+It's soon revealed that the avalanche was caused by the [[The Yak|yak]] containing the power of super strength, who ploughed his way through the mountain as it could smell the energy bar that [[Jade Chan|Jade]] had just opened. However, before they can get the noble beast to safety, the [[Enforcers]] show up, who force [[Jackie Chan|Jackie]], [[Uncle]] and Tohru to the edge of the ledge. Jade, however, is able to save them by causing a large rock to fall on and crush the Enforcers.
+They end up back at [[Daolon Wong's Castle|the lair]] of Dark Chi Wizard [[Daolon Wong]], who is tempted to destroy them for their continued failure until [[Hak Foo]] breaks in and almost immediately defeats [[Ratso]], quickly followed by [[Chow]] and then [[Finn]]. Hak Foo advises Wong to give up his search for the Ox Talisman, but Wong paralyzes him and transforms him into another [[Dark Chi Warriors|Dark Chi Warrior]].
+To protect the power of the Ox Talisman, Uncle attempts to transfer the power from the yak to another vessel, though he does not reveal what that will be before he enters a trance. However, shortly after, Wong shows up with the recently-transformed Hak Foo, who is now capable of moves even more powerful than those when he was a mortal being. Jackie and Tohru were unable to effectively fight him off; Tohru even drops a rock on him, but it harmlessly just splits in two when it hits his head. Meanwhile, Wong realizes Uncle is up to something and goes into a similar trance to attempt to foil his transfer spell. However, it soon becomes clear the transfer spell was completed, but Wong is able to trap Uncle's life force in a [[Orb of Kwan Lo|magic orb]], and teleports himself and Hak Foo away.
+After interrogating Uncle's life force, Wong is eventually able to deduce where the power of super-strength has been hidden, and sends Hak Foo to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Tohru and Jade attempt to create another cow-bell that can locate the talisman power, with little success (they inadvertently turn several monks in the monastery they travel to into guinea pigs), while Jackie infiltrates Wong's lair to steal back Uncle's life force. He succeeds in doing so, despite meeting resistance from Finn, Ratso and Chow. Tohru and Jade eventually succeed, and realize that the power of the ox now resides in Uncle's now-dormant body. Hak Foo, however, steals it just as Jackie is returning with Uncle's life force.
+Tohru next attempts to create a spell to release Uncle's life force from the orb, while Jackie goes after Hak Foo and Wong. Jackie attempts to persuade Hak Foo into turning against Wong, but Hak Foo affirms that he prefers how things are now, and attacks. Jackie dodges, and manages to foil Wong's spell (by throwing a rock through the hole in one of Wong's hands). However, Hak Foo recovers and holds Jackie upside down over the cliff while Wong tries again, but is unable to complete the spell before Uncle's life force is released and travels back to his body. Upon waking up, he immediately smashes the ground that Wong is standing on, causing him to fall.
+Hak Foo drops Jackie off the cliff as he prepares to fight Uncle, but fortunately Jackie manages to hang on a ledge below. Hak Foo is unable to hit Uncle though due to his supernatural strength, and eventually ends up being thrown off the cliff. Wong appears again, however, but is quickly dispatched by a spell cast by Tohru. They set off to transfer the power back to the yak and get it safely delivered to [[Section 13]].
+==Characters==
+===Protagonists===
+*[[Jackie Chan]]
+*[[Jade Chan]]
+*[[Uncle]]
+*[[Tohru]]
+*[[The Yak]]
+*[[Tenzin]]<ref>[[Jackie Chan Adventures Magazine 33]]</ref>
+*[[Ben-Shui Monks]]
+===Antagonists===
+*[[Daolon Wong]]
-The Chans and [[Tohru]] are on the hunt in the Himalayas for the noble animal containing the power of the ox [[Talismans|talisman]]: super strength. They quickly locate it, only to find it's on the opposite side of the mountain. After several seconds, an avalanche occurs.
+*[[Finn]]
+*[[Ratso]]
+*[[Chow]]
+*[[Hak Foo]]
+==Objects==
-It's soon revealed that the avalance was caused by the yak containing the power of super strength, who ploughed his way through the mountain as it could smell the energy bar that [[Jade]] had just opened. However, before they can get the noble beast to safety, [[the Enforcers]] show up, who force [[Jackie]], [[Uncle]] and Tohru to the edge of the ledge. Jade, however, is able to save them by causing a large rock to fall on and crush the Enforcers.
+*[[Orb of Kwan Lo]]
-They end up back at the lair of Dark chi wizard [[Daolon Wong]], who's tempted to destroy them when [[Hak Foo ]]breaks in and almost immediately defeats [[Ratso]], who's quickly followed by [[Chow]] and then [[Finn]]. Hak Foo advises Wong to give up his search for the Ox talisman, but Wong paralyses him and transforms him into another Dark Chi Warrior...
+==Voice Talent==
-To protect the power of the Ox talisman, Uncle attempts to transfer the power from the yak to another vessel, though he does not say what that will be before he enters a trance. However, shortly after, Wong shows up with the recently-transformed Hak Foo, who is now capable of moves even more powerful than those when he was a mortal human. Jackie and Tohru was unable to effectively fight him off; Tohru even drops a rock on him, but it harmlessly just splits in 2 when it hits his head. Meanwhile, Wong realises Uncle is up to something and goes into a similar trance to attempt to foil his transfer spell. However, it soon becomes clear the transfer spell was completed, but Wong is able to trap Uncle's life force in a magic orb, and teleports himself and Hak Foo away.
+*[[James Sie]] - Jackie Chan, Chow, Tenzin
-Wong is eventually able to find out where the power of super strength lies from Uncle's life force, and sends Hak Foo to acquire it. Meanwhile, Tohru and Jade attempt to create another cow-bell that can locate the talisman power, with little success (they in advertently turn several monks in the monastery they travel to into guinea pigs), while Jackie infiltrates Wong's lair to steal back Uncle's life force. He succeeds in doing so, despite meeting resistance from Finn, Ratso and Chow. Tohru and Jade eventually succeed, and realise that the power of the ox now resides in Uncle's body. Hak Foo, however, steals it just as Jackie is returning with Uncle's life force.
+*[[Stacie Chan]] - Jade Chan
+*[[Sab Shimono]] - Uncle
+*[[Clancy Brown]] - Ratso
+*[[Adam Baldwin]] - Finn
+*[[Noah Nelson]] - Tohru
+*[[John DiMaggio]] - Hak Foo
+*[[James Hong]] - Daolon Wong
+==Broadcast==
-Tohru next attempts to create a spell to release Uncle's life force, while Jackie goes after Hak Foo and Wong. Jackie attempts to persuade Hak Foo into turning against Wong, but he states that he likes how things are now, and attacks. Jackie dodges, and manages to foil Wong's spell (he throws a rock through the hole in one of Wong's hands). However, Hak Foo recovers and holds Jackie upside down over the cliff while Wong tries again, but is unable to complete the spell before Uncle's life force is released and travels back to his body. Upon waking up, he immediately smashes the ground that Wong is standing on, causing him to fall.
+* USA: The WB (Kids' WB) - Saturday, February 8, 2003
-Hak Foo drops Jackie off the cliff as he prepares to fight Uncle, but fortunately Jackie manages to hang on a ledge below. Hak Foo is unable to hit Uncle though due to his supernatural strength, and eventually ends up being thrown off the cliff. Wong appears again, however, but is quickly dispatched by a spell cast by Tohru. They set off to transfer the power back to the ox and get it safely delivered to [[Section 13]].
-==Trivia==
+==Trivia ==
+[[File:Posecomparison.png|thumb|360px]]
+*The title of this episode is a reference to the 1943 western film ''The Ox-Bow Incident''.
-*This episode marks Hak Foo's first appearance in the third season. He is the only one of Wong's four warriors who feels completely comfortable and happy about his transformation, despite knowing full well that he is just a slave.
+*Daolon Wong briefly uses both [[Rooster Talisman|Rooster]] and [[Pig Talisman|Pig]] Talisman powers in this episode.
+* The pose the Dark Chi enforcers make when they get crushed by a boulder and sent to Wong's liar is exactly the same pose they make in the Season 3 opening sequence albeit with a few changes (Finn and Chow have switched places, Ratso and Chow are mirrored, and Ratso is holding his hammer differently).
+{{Episodes}}
+[[es:El Incidente de la Cabeza de Jack]]
+[[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Season 3]]
+[[Category:Episodes set in Asia]]