A Silly Question I Have About "Jack"...

[PeppeRaskell1]

Here's a silly question I have about the character "Samurai Jack."
Is there something in the samurai code that forbids him to fight or hurt women?

Why do I ask this? Because I'm trying to write a "Jack Fiction" where he gets kidnapped by three female alien bounty hunters
(Lyra, Betta, and Vilmy are their tentative names) and given to their feisty queen as a "birthday present." (And what feisty female, alien or otherwise, wouldn't want Jack for a birthday present?)

"I am more than a Cartoon Cartoon...I am an ORIGINAL!

[Lyra Silverblade]

Originally posted by PeppeRaskell1
Here's a silly question I have about the character "Samurai Jack."
Is there something in the samurai code that forbids him to fight or hurt women?

Well, looking up some info on various websites, I've got some interesting stuff. Basically, the situation involving a fight with a woman was rare or non-existent, so it was never called into question. But given what I've picked up on the Bushido code, I would think that the necessity to defend self and creed overrides the fact that the attacker is female. If the challenge is blatant and insistent, then the samurai must defend himself.

Here's some neat info you might like:

The Samurai's Creed
I have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.
I have no home; I make the Tan T'ien my home.
I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power.
I have no means; I make Docility my means.
I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power.
I have neither life nor death; I make A Um my Life and Death.

I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body.
I have no eyes; I make The Flash of Lightning my eyes.
I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears.
I have no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs.
I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws.

I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my Strategy.
I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs.
I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle.
I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle.
I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.

I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent.
I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend.
I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy.
I have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour.
I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my Castle.
I have no sword; I make No Mind my Sword.

The Principles of Bushido

Fidelity (Chûgi)
- fidelity towards master (lord) and fatherland
- respect towards parents, brothers and sisters
- assiduousness, steadinessPoliteness (reigi)
- respect and love
- modesty and correct etiquette (formality)

Virility
- valour, courage and bravery
- hardness and coolness
- never lose self-control
- patience and endurance
- promptness (always be ready to fight)

Truthfulness/Veracity (Makoto)
- sincerity and straightforwardness
- sense of honour and justice

Simplicity
- simplicity and purity


That should give you some goods to work with! And BTW... LOVELY choice of names. *GIGGLE*

[Singin' Stray Cat]

Side Note - Lyra, I just saw your fan art. FANtastic stuff! I especially liked the one about Jack's long distance service. :D

Okay, carry on!