Hak Foo
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[edit] Actors
Voice Actors:
- English: Jim Cummings (season one), John DiMaggio (season two and onwards)
- Japanese: Junichi EndÅ
[edit] Description
Hak Foo, aka The Black Tiger, has spiked red hair, a thin moustache and chin beard, and habitually wears a blue vest and red pantaloons. He is a very skillful and brawny fighter, and a dangerous opponent to all who face him ... except for a minor hitch.
Hak Foo has the habit of making up and shouting colorful metaphorical phrases whenever he commences an attack or a special action. One of his most commonly used catchphrases, for example, is "Angry crow takes flight!" whenever he makes a leaping attack with arms outstretched. On very rare occasion he changes tactics by shouting one phrase and executing a different move, but usually he prefers the most direct approach, which makes his tactics somewhat predictable.
As a person, Hak Foo demonstrates a big ego and overconfidence to match; thus he is very condescending to minors and eager to pick any chance for a fight. But on one occasion in Season 2, where Jade had gotten hold of a demon archive and the Shadowkhan appeared, he was surprised when they turned on him and instead defended Jade (and kicking Hak Foo's butt in the process).
[edit] Appearances
Hak Foo first appears in the season 1 episode "The Dog and Piggy Show" after Tohru has just bungled another attempt to secure Shendu's Dog Talisman and destroyed the magical device used to detect them in the process. In order to get the work done more efficiently, Valmont hires Hak Foo (who has been working as a freelancer then) to recover the Pig Talisman from Bavaria, with Tohru for supervision. Tohru quickly grows resentful of Hak Foo's role and his condescending manner, but acted along. During his first encounter with Jackie Chan, Hak Foo manages to get the better of him, but he is subsequently trashed by Uncle, who was in possession of the Dog Talisman. He manages to defeat Uncle in the end, but re-encounters him again as both groups close in on the Pig Talisman. Hak Foo is the first to discover the Pig's power (namely firing fire-blasts from his eyes) and uses it in a technique he dubs "Heat Beam Eye-blast". Unfortunately, he and Tohru get literally crashed down, while the Chans escaped with the talisman.
After Shendu's first defeat, Valmont hires Hak Foo on a permanent basis as a lieutenant and field leader to the Enforcers following Tohru's defection. He continued to work for Valmont when he is possessed by Shendu's spirit. But after the eighth door was sealed, Hak Foo leaves and becomes a freelancer again. He encounters the Chans again when he tries to steal the Armlets of Shiva, which make him grow two additional arms. In an attempt to get rid of him, Jade tries a Disappearing Spell on him, but accidentally shrinks both Hak Foo and Jackie instead, due to improperly casting the spell. Both Jackie and Hak Foo end up at the size of an ant and a melee right in Tohru's ear canal. Luckily both combatants are expelled before the spell is reversed, and after returning to normal size, Hak Foo tries to attack Jade this time - only for her to shrink him once more and traps him inside a jar.
Much later, Hak Foo is transformed a Dark Chi Warrior by Daolon Wong when Finn, Ratso and Chow have proven themselves too incompetent once more, and is the only of the Enforcers completely comfortable with the change. Hak Foo later helped Tarakudo to recover the Oni Masks with the other Enforcers. Hak Foo later helped the J-Team and the other Enforcers in the final battle against Drago. At that point, he was broke from serving evil forces and needed some kind of money. As he stated, "Hungry Gopher Digs Hole".
