List of Jackie Chan Adventures characters
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This is a list of characters from the animated television series Jackie Chan Adventures.
Protagonists
Main cast
- Jackie Chan (voiced by James Sie in animation; portrayed by himself in live-action) The primary protagonist of the series. The fictionalized version for each episode's story is defined as a talented archaeologist who lives in San Francisco, and who maintains the same level of martial art expertise as the real-life actor. A common element in the character's portrayal in the series is a constant notion of feeling pain in his hands when defending himself, utilization of a variety of different objects and elements when in combat, and being placed in awkward situations he is forced to escape from, drawn from inspiration by films starring the actor. In live-action sequences, the real-life Jackie Chan faces various questions issued by young fans, primarily children, about his life, career, and insight on Chinese culture.
- Jade Chan (voiced by Stacie Chan) is Jackie's initially eleven-year-old niece from Hong Kong, who is adventurously reckless and accompanies him on his adventures. She is the second protagonist in the series, and is the sidekick equivalent to Jackie's adventures, with the comedic element of the series often seeing her being frequently placed somewhere safe or secure and thus made to miss out on the action moments her uncle partakes in. Lucy Liu voices a future version of the character in the episode "J2: Rise of the Dragons".
- Uncle Chan (voiced by Sab Shimono) is Jackie's uncle and Jade's great-uncle, who is a wise sage and researcher of magic. He speaks with a Cantonese-accented drawl and often refers to himself in the third person. When casting magic, he uses the Cantonese phrase "Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao", which translates to "Evil demons and malevolent spirits, be gone!". His real name is unknown, as he is referred to as "Uncle" by almost everyone in the series, including himself, regardless of their actual relation. In the "Ask Jackie" segment, Chan stated that Uncle is half based on his father and half based on his manager.
- Tohru (voiced by Noah Nelson) is a large Japanese man who is skilled in wrestling-like combat. He is an enforcer for the Dark Hand in the first season before reforming and becoming an ally of the Chans as well as Uncle's apprentice. In the "Ask Jackie" segment, Chan stated that Tohru is based on numerous stunt men he worked with.
Recurring
- Section 13 - A secretive government agency that Jackie works for.
- Captain Augustus Black (voiced by Clancy Brown) is a longtime friend of Jackie and the leader of Section 13. A crime-fighting specialist, he is initially skeptical of magic before learning more about it and assisting the Chans in magical matters, but often struggles to convince his superiors that magic is real.
- Kepler (voiced by John DiMaggio) is an engineer and inventor working at Section 13 who does not believe in magic and is often too engrossed in his work to notice what is happening around him. He created several inventions used by the Chans, including a jetpack and chronoton beams.
- Taggert McStone (voiced by Christopher Daniel Barnes) is a legendary agent of Section 13 who was believed to have retired, but is revealed to have stayed in Section 13 in disguise until Ashby Necrosis emerges.
- El Toro Fuerte (voiced by Miguel Sandoval) is Mexican masked luchador who prides himself on never removing his mask and fighting honorably.
- Paco (voiced by Franco Velez) is a Mexican boy and fan of El Toro.
- Viper (voiced by Susan Eisenberg) is a skilled martial artist, initially operating as a thief, before later retiring to become a security consultant. She is often portrayed as a potential romantic foil for Jackie.
- Super Moose (voiced by Clancy Brown) is an anthropomorphic moose comic book character. Jade owns a plush of him that is occasionally animated using the Rat Talisman.
- The Noble Animals are an ancient group of animals who gained a portion of Shendu's magic before having their powers stolen and transferred into the Talismans. In the present day, after the Talismans are destroyed, their magic is transferred into the animals' descendants until Daolon Wong recreates Shendu's body and he drains the animals' power. After Shendu is turned back into a statue, the Chans recreate the Talismans.
- Scruffy - A dog who is the first Noble Animal and is adopted by the Chans after the Talismans are recreated.
Antagonists
Main antagonists
- Shendu (voiced by James Sie) - The Demon Sorcerer of Fire, who is the main antagonist of the first two seasons before making recurring appearances in later seasons. Centuries before the series' events, Lo Pei transformed Shendu into a statue and placed his magic in the Talismans. In the present, Shendu escapes before being defeated and returned to his statue form. In the series finale, the Chans free Shendu to battle Drago, trapping them both in the Netherworld.
- Dark Hand - A criminal organization that antagonizes Jackie Chan and becomes defunct by the end of the second season.
- Valmont (voiced by Julian Sands (season 1–2), Andrew Ableson (season 3–4), Thomas Dekker as a child) - A prominent criminal mastermind, leader of the Dark Hand crime syndicate, and a skilled fighter. The character serves as an secondary antagonist during the first two seasons before being regulated to a recurring character.
- Enforcers - The enforcers of the Dark Hand. By season three, the Enforcers started being used by other villains starting with Daolon Wong after he trapped Valmont halfway into the sidewalk. A recurring theme is their constant defeats at the hand of Jackie. By the fifth season, the characters became recurring characters with little involvement in the overarching storyline after briefly working for Drago.
- Finn (voiced by Adam Baldwin) - A red-haired member of the Dark Hand and one of its Enforcers. As a Dark Chi Warrior, he replaces Ren.
- Ratso (voiced by Clancy Brown) - A blue-haired member of the Dark Hand and one of its Enforcers. As a Dark Chi Warrior, he replaces Chui.
- Chow (voiced by James Sie) - A Chinese member of the Dark Hand and one of its enforcers. As a Dark Chi Warrior, he replaces Gan.
- Hak Foo (voiced by Jim Cummings in season 1, John DiMaggio in season 2 onwards) - A muscular martial arts expert, who frequently attacks with moves he defines with metaphorical animal-related descriptions. He was initially introduced as a minor character for the first season where he was hired by Valmont and Shendu to accompany Tohru to look for the Pig Talisman. Hak Foo was later made a recurring antagonist by the second season when Tohru defected to Jackie Chan's side.
- Shadowkhan - Shadowy creatures from the Shadow Realm who resemble ninjas. Each version is associated with one of the Oni generals. They include Ninja (who are also summoned by Shendu), Razor, Bat, Sumo, Samurai, Squid, Crab, Mini, and Mantis.
- Demon Sorcerers - Shendu's siblings, who the Eight Immortals previously sealed in the Netherworld using the Pan Ku Box. After accidentally possessing Valmont as a result of his siblings' spell, Shendu leads the Dark Hand in trying to free them, only for Uncle to cast a spell to send them back to the Netherworld using the items associated with the Immortal that banished them. Shendu eventually frees them using the Book of Ages, creating an alternate timeline where he and the Demon Sorcerers rule Earth, but Jade is unaffected due to possessing a page of the Book and manages to defeat them. In the fifth season, Drago seeks to obtain objects that contain the Sorcerers' Chi, only to be foiled by the Chans.
- Po Kong (voiced by Mona Marshall) - The Mountain Demon and Shendu's sister, who has a ravenous appetite and prefers to feed on humans. Her portal is located on an island in Tokyo Bay, Japan. Po Kong's chi is stored in a pair of chopsticks. In the "Demon World" story arc, Po Kong rules Japan and has the enslaved humans there mine salt for her meals. She is defeated and banished by the Chans and Tohru.
- Xiao Fung (voiced by Glenn Shadix) - The Wind Demon Xiao Fung is a purple toad-like demon with the ability to generate powerful blasts of air. His portal is located in a prison in the United States,[a] which he considers to be "a paradise" compared to the Netherworld.
- Tchang Zu (voiced by Clancy Brown) - The Thunder Demon, Tchang Zu appears as an armored, blue reptilian demon, with an arrogant and impatient attitude, and shows a deep dislike for his own brother Shendu, seeing himself as Shendu's master rather than a brother. He possesses the ability to control electricity and lighting. His portal is located in Megagalactic Studios in Hollywood, which was once the site of his castle before being paved over. In the "Demon World" two-part episode, Tchang Zu battles the Chans but is sealed away again by Paco.
- Tso Lan (voiced by Glenn Shadix) - The Moon Demon, Tso Lan is a four-armed, black haired grey-skinned insectoid demon with the ability to alter gravity at will. His portal is located between the Earth and the Moon, which the Dark Hand and Shendu reach by using Earth's space system to pass over its location. Upon release, Tso Lan prepares to move the Moon out of its orbit, annihilating Earth's ecosystem in the process to make the planet a more suitable environment for him to live on. The Moon Demon is banished back to the Netherworld by Jackie, Jade, and Tohru.
- Dai Gui (voiced by Frank Welker) - The Earth Demon, Dai Gui resembles a large Minotaur/Chinese guardian lion demon with great physical strength. He is shown to not be very intelligent and has an intense loathing for Shendu and his talismans. His portal is located in Spain, where Dai Gui attempts to dig a new kingdom underground, but is defeated by Jackie. In the "Demon World" story arc, Dai Gui is one of the last four demons to be banished, likely ruling Iberia (Spain and Portugal) or part of or all of Europe. He is defeated by Tohru and banished once more.
- Hsi Wu (voiced by André Sogliuzzo) - The Sky Demon, Hsi Wu resembles a gremlin with bat-like wings. He was one of the last Demons to be released, his portal located outside a bathroom in Fenway Park. Jade accidentally snaps off Hsi's tail, forcing him to flee. Hsi regains his tail, only to learn that Uncle had hexed his tail to immobilize him. Hsi then kidnaps Uncle, demanding that he undo the spell or he will kill him. Jade, empowered by the Rabbit and Rooster Talismans, stops Hsi, who is returned to the Netherworld by Jackie. In the "Demon World" story arc, Hsi Wu escapes and enslaves Viper to sing for him until Jackie returns him to the Netherworld.
- Bai Tza (voiced by Mona Marshall) - The Water Demon, Bai Tsa appears as a blue-skinned mermaid with a sea serpent-like tail and waving tentacles for hair. Bai previously ruled over Atlantis until it was destroyed. In the present, Bai intends to flood San Francisco to ruler over it, but is banished back to the Netherworld, along with Jade accidentally being sent there too, which in turn led to Shendu's banishment. In the "Demon World" story arc, Bai Tza escapes the Netherworld, but is banished once more after being defeated by Viper.
- Daolon Wong (voiced by James Hong) - A dark chi wizard whom the Dark Chi Warriors serve. He is the main antagonist of the third season.
- Dark Chi Warriors - Daolon Wong's demonic servants. When Uncle imprisons the original Dark Chi Warriors in the Lost Urn of Wei Chi, Wong creates new Dark Chi Warriors from the Dark Hand's enforcers, a transformation which Uncle undoes in the third season finale. They include Gan, Ren, Chui, and Zhen, the latter of whom was created from Hak Foo.
- Tarakudo (voiced by Miguel Ferrer) - A demonic entity and leader of the Oni, who is the main antagonist of the fourth season. After being possessed by his Chi, Jade is temporarily transformed into the Queen of the Shadowkhan. When Daolon Wong unknowingly summons Tarakudo instead of the Shadowkhan, he enlists Finn, Ratso, Chow, and Hak Foo to collect the Oni masks of his Oni Generals, who control the Shadowkhan. Tarakudo is vulnerable to onions and was unable to enter Section 13 after Uncle cast an onion spell around its headquarters. Uncle uses a spell to restore Tarakudo's body and banishes him and his allies using a mask representing him that was lost in the Shadow Realm.
- Oni Generals - Tarakudo's oni servants, who each control a type of Shadowkhan. They and Tarakudo and Jackie's group compete to obtain the masks, which possess those who wear them and must be removed using a special potion containing a specific ingredient. When all eight masks are assembled, the Oni Generals are freed from their imprisonment. When Tarakudo's mask is placed on him, they are sucked into it.
- Ikazuki (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - An Oni General and Tarakudo's second-in-command who can summon Samurai Shadowkhan.
- Rairakku - An Oni General who can summon Ninja Shadowkhan.
- Murasaki - An Oni General who can summon Razor Shadowkhan.
- Kiiro - An Oni General who can summon Bat Shadowkhan.
- Midori - An Oni General who can summon Sumo Shadowkhan.
- Orenji - An Oni General who can summon Squid Shadowkhan.
- Kuro - An Oni General who can summon Crab Shadowkhan.
- Mosugurīn - An Oni General who can summon Mini Shadowkhan.
- Aka - An Oni General who can summon Mantis Shadowkhan.
- Oni Generals - Tarakudo's oni servants, who each control a type of Shadowkhan. They and Tarakudo and Jackie's group compete to obtain the masks, which possess those who wear them and must be removed using a special potion containing a specific ingredient. When all eight masks are assembled, the Oni Generals are freed from their imprisonment. When Tarakudo's mask is placed on him, they are sucked into it.
- Drago (voiced by Michael Rosenbaum) - A demonic dragon and Shendu's son from the future, who harbors a grudge towards Jade because her adult self opposed him in his original timeline. He is introduced in the fourth season before becoming the main antagonist of the fifth season. In the series finale, he and Shendu are banished to the Netherworld.
- Ice Crew - A group of teenage criminals who serve Drago and were temporarily transformed into dragon hybrids similar to him. They include Strikemaster Ice (voiced by Mike Erwin), MC Cobra (voiced by Jeff Fischer), and the silent DJ Fist.
Minor antagonists
- Karl Nivor (voiced by Ron Perlman) - A billionaire who feeds on endangered animals and has a personal chef, Boris, who works for him.
- Gnome Kop (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray) - An action figure brought to life by the Rat Talisman who terrorizes the city in search of his archenemy Turbo Troll.
- Yokonowa Crime Family - A crime family that targeted the Kyoto Octopus. It is led by its unnamed boss (voiced by Clyde Kusatsu).
- John Smith (voiced by Dan Gilvezan) - A wealthy man who accompanies Jackie and Jade to the Lost City of the Muntabs to obtain the secrets of their longevity
- Larson (voiced by Oliver Muirhead) - Smith's butler
- Origami (voiced by Tim Dang) - Real name Kuniko Kasahara; an art collector and burglar who can transform into various origami forms
- Monk (voiced by Tim Lounibos) - A monk who accompanies Jackie and Jade to the Lotus Temple to steal the Scroll of Hung-Chao. After being trapped in the temple when it disappears, he escapes and accompanies Vanessa Barone, Peter Bailey, Angus McCutcheon, and Haggis in targeting the Silver Iguana of Awramba.
- Dr. Ashby Necrosis (voiced by Charles Shaughnessy) - A criminal genius known as the Kingpin of Techno-Crime
- Hoyle (voiced by Greg Ellis) - Necrosis' henchman, who can telekinetically manipulate his cards
- Springheel Jack (voiced by Corey Burton) - A troll who terrorized towns before being petrified by Simeon Magus. After Jackie accidentally frees him, he searches the city for Magus's descendants before being defeated and re-petrified.
- Vanessa Barone (voiced by Lauren Wood) - A treasure hunter, mercenary, and thief who targets the Eye of Aurora, which grants the power of teleportation. After the Buttercup Scouts stop her, she later accompanies Peter Bailey, Angus McCutcheon, Haggis, and the monk in targeting the Silver Iguana of Awramba.
- Peter Bailey (voiced by Roger Scott) - A black marketeer and thief who poses as an Inuit shaman to steal a frozen prehistoric humanoid, but is stopped by Jackie and Jade. He later accompanies Vanessa Barone, Angus McCutceon, Haggis, and the monk in targeting the Silver Iguana of Awramba.
- Mr. Jumba (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) - A curator who targets the Sutras of Raktajiba along with his accomplices so that they can use it to drain the Ganges River and get to the treasures beneath it. His plans are thwarted by Jackie with help from a Mohajah who wanted to reclaim the Sutras of Raktajiba.
- Dr. Weber (voiced by Patrick Pinney) - A dentist who is an accomplice of Mr. Jumba
- Portia Martindale (voiced by Kat Cressida) - An archaeologist from a British Museum who is an accomplice of Mr. Jumba
- Cardiff Zendo (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - A Moroccan art collector, café owner, and crime boss who seeks to obtain the Cat of Khartoum, which causes those scratched by it to exhibit cat-like traits.
- Giles (voiced by Michael T. Weiss) - The leader of a gang of hijackers who target the Golden Dragon. His group consists of Butch and Basil (both voiced by Bill Fagerbakke) and an unnamed safecracker (voiced by Nicholas Guest).
- Angus McCutcheon and Haggis (both voiced by Victor Brandt) - Two Scottish modern-day pirates who seek the treasure of Greenbeard. They later accompany Vanessa Barone, Peter Bailey, and the monk in targeting the Silver Iguana of Awramba.
- Gloves of Greenbeard - Sentient gloves who compel their wearers to steal
- Brotherhood of Magisters (voiced by Jeff Bennett, Rob Paulsen, and Frank Welker) - An organization of magic-users led by the Head Magister (voiced by Neil Ross) who seek to use Stonehenge to level London. After Jackie discovers their plans and the spell on Stonehenge does not work as they planned, they are arrested by Interpol.
- Kiang-Shi (voiced by George Cheung) - A chi-sucking vampire. Uncle is briefly turned into one until Jade and Tohru return him to normal.
- The Monkey King (voiced by Bill Tanzer in "I'll Be A Monkey's Puppet", Billy West in "Monkey a Go-Go") - A Sun Wukong puppet who can gain a physical form by transforming others into puppets.
- Bartholomew Chang (voiced by Tim Dang) - A corrupt Taiwanese businessman who is obsessed with jade. The J-Team encounter him when Captain Black sends them to infiltrate his organization and learn where the jade is being kept, during which they enter a martial arts tournament while Jade sneaks into Chang's headquarters to find the jade stone. After defeating Chang, the J-Team take him into custody and recover the jade. Chang later returns with his dark wizard ally Pip, who creates clones of the J-Team to replace and eliminate them and recover the jade stone. However, the J-Team reverses the spell that made the clones evil and they defeat Chang and Pip, who are arrested by Section 13. Chang later escapes from prison with help from the Chang Gang, which he assembled to be equal to the J-Team, but they are defeated when Jade transforms them into children.
- Pip (voiced by Tim Dang) - A dark wizard who helps Chang to create the J-Clones
- Chang Gang - A group of criminals assembled by Chang to beat the J-Team
- Tommy Chung (voiced by Tim Dang) - The field leader of the Chang Gang who is on China's most wanted list. He is a martial artist and counterpart to Jackie Chan.
- Helga Sorenson (voiced by Cynthia Songé) - A member of the Chang Gang who was a professional wrestler and weightlifter before becoming a criminal. She is the counterpart to Tohru.
- Bob "The Bopper" Halfcock (voiced by Clancy Brown) - A member of the Chang Gang who was a wrestling specialist that went rogue. He is the counterpart to El Toro Fuerte.
- Phillip Crane (voiced by Bill Tanzer) - A member of the Chang Gang who is the counterpart to Viper. He is a burglar who robbed the Louvre, Guggenheim, Uffizi and Tate on the same day.
- Michael Diaz (voiced by Clancy Brown) - A con artist who posed as a curator to target the Golden Squid
- Mirror Spirits - Four evil spirits trapped in a mirror who cause people to transform into their greatest fear
- Iso (voiced by Sam Riegel) - A dark chi wizard and the future self of Jade's friend Jimmy, who went rogue after becoming Tohru's apprentice
Other characters
- Lo Pei (voiced by David Carradine) - An ancient warrior who was responsible for Shendu's first petrification. This set the stage for the series, as his spell also removed the twelve talismans from Shendu, and he then scattered them to the winds. He is brought to the present day in the episode "The Warrior Incarnate" when Jade animates a statue of him using the Rat Talisman. He then steals the other talismans from Section 13 before they are in turn stolen by the Dark Hand. The Dark Hand and the Shadowkhan arrive looking for the Rat Talisman, but Lo recovers the other Talismans and gives the Rat Talisman to Jackie and Jade, turning back into a statue.
- Drew (voiced by Jeannie Elias) - Jade's classmate, whose stories of her adventures are often ignored
- Mrs. Hartman (voiced by Jeannie Elias) - The teacher of Jade and Drew's class at Jade's school who doubts her stories about her adventures with Jackie, but loves teaching. In "The Demon Beneath My Wings", she is accidentally transformed into a demon by Hsi Wu's chi before being returned to normal. Hartman is convinced that the experience was a dream.
- Mama Tohru (voiced by Amy Hill) - Tohru's mother who is stern but well-meaning and develops a rivalry with Uncle
- Quetzalcoatl (voiced by Art Bonilla) - The Aztec god of the sky, sun, and Earth. The Noble Rat temporarily animates a statue of him, who mistakes Jade for Cihuacōātl and El Toro for Xolotl. Jade later tricks Quetzalcoatl into believing Daolon Wong is the real Xolotl so he would be of use in defeating him. Having faith in the J-team for protecting the world, Quetzalcoatl touches the Noble Rat as Jade instructs him and reverts to a statue.
- Jade's mom - She is implied to have married into the Chan family. She is unnamed in the show and only makes a few brief appearances, like in a photograph in Season 1, and in-person in Season 2. Her and Jade's father, send Jade to America, because they believe Jackie will be a good role model for Jade who is supposedly having issues or behaviors in her school environment in Hong Kong.
- Shen Chan – Jade's father. In the first episode and in Season 2, Episode 27 (“Demon World, Part 1”), he is described in dialogue as a “cousin” to both Jackie Chan and Uncle.