Scaramouche

"You might have destroyed my magic flute, but you cannot destroy the musical magic that is me, babe!"

- Scaramouche Scaramouche is a secondary antagonist in Season 5 of Samurai Jack, confronting the namesake character of the show after destroying an entire city to get his attention. The robotic saboteur is an assassin of the highest order of Aku, namely one of the few (if ever) to own the demon's cellphone number. Like innumerable other one-shot antagonists of the series, Scaramouche confronts Jack with the intent to fight him in a classic one-on-one duel... only to find out the Samurai lost the one weapon that could kill his employer. After an explosive battle with Jack, Scaramouch is damaged and explodes, leaving his head to attempt to hop his way over to Aku to bring the news of the samurai's new handicap. Ironically, Jack had already regained his sword when Scaramouche reached Aku's fortress, and when Aku had learned this the assassin was disintegrated out of spite.

Scaramouche, while fashionable and sassy, is one of the deadliest fighters in the Samurai Jack show, keeping up with and nearly putting down the titular character. His token ability is telekinesis via his flute and voice, the former giving him so much control over inanimate objects that he can create stone golems and barrage his opponents with concrete heaps. Even without his flute, his voice alone is enough to control an unnaturally heavy sword midair, focusing his combat on keeping foes at a distance. His trump card is a tuning-fork dagger that can create sonic bursts so powerful as to shatter solid stone and even Jack's weapons, and create explosions large enough to destroy an entire Ruin structure.

Battle vs. Mettaton (by Dargoo Faust)
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WINNER - SCARAMOUCHE

Expert's Opinion
Mettaton's long ranged weapons and large number of projectiles could keep Aku's best assassin at a distance, however it was ultimately his narcissistic obsession with his show persona and his lack of professional combat knowledge that give Scaramouche the upper edge. When combined with a number of weak points the assassin with a sassin' could abuse, experts agreed The Underground's idol stood no chance in the long run.

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