Tak is the main protagonist of the Tak and the Power of Juju Series. He is a teenage boy who hails from the Pupanunu Village and is mentored by Jibolba. and is proficient in He is able to using his Juju magic, mainly to fight enemies and consult the Jujus, among various other things. He is voiced by Jason Marsden during the original video games as well as Nicktoons Basketball, and was voiced by Hal Sparks during the television series, Nicktoons: Attack of The Toybots, the 2008 title Tak and the Guardians of Gross, and SpongeBob Squarepants Featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom.
Appearance[]
In the first game, Tak was very short and had brown hair styled in a bowl cut. He wore purple war paint around his eyes, a reddish-brown shell-like loincloth, a brown anklet and a small holster on his back to carry his weapons. Perhaps Tak's most iconic feature is the yellow feather on top of his head, which acts as a health meter, slowly turning a darker purple color every time he takes damage.
In Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams, Tak went through a very big change. He is now a bit taller, thinner, and in better shape and even leaner. He now wears a purple loincloth with a brown belt, a reddish-brown animal skin cape with a spiral emblem, which allows him to glide short distances, while still retaining his anklet, health feather and war paint. Tak's hair is a bit longer and shaggier, indicating him being older. His voice is now noticeably lower, as a result of his aging.
In Tak: The Great Juju Challenge, Tak's appearance has gone unchanged, save for a green symbol on his cape.
In the TV series, Tak's design is based on his appearances in Tak 2 and 3, but his skin is slightly darker and he is wearing his holster instead of his cape. He is also voiced by Hal Sparks instead of Jason Marsden here.
Personality[]
In a nutshell, Tak's personality is a bit of a lazy teenager, though matures over the course of the games. He provides most of the comic relief in the first game, though lets Lok handle the jokes in the next two. In Tak 2, his personality is more mature and determined. His voice is lower as well. From the first scene in the "Tak's Dream" level, he was reluctant on going on the rescue mission, calling it 'the oldest line in the book', but ultimately decided to do after told he would only wake up if he accepted the quest. In Tak 3, his maturity is higher and voice is lower. Most of this is due to the fact that Lok is being the main source of the comic relief that there was no need to have Tak make a whole lot of jokes, but when he does he is the only one laughing. He does make them here and there throughout the game. In Tak: Guardians of Gross, Tak's personality is the same as his T.V. show self, since it's based off of it. See the Television Series section below for details.
Tak and the Power of Juju[]
In the beginning of the series, Tak is one of only a few Villagers who was not turned into sheep by Tlaloc. He is assigned by Jibolba to collect 9 Nubu Plants to turn Lok back to human form. After this, Tak uses his newly improved magic powers to collect 100 magic Yorbels which are scattered throughout the areas, and Lok's spirit from the spirit world. After collecting the Yorbels and reviving Lok, Lok gets a case of diarrhea called 'Resurrection's Revenge', so Tak has to retrieve the three Moonstones in his place. After this is done, The Moon Juju reveals that Tak is the mighty warrior of the prophecy and sends him to fight Tlaloc. Tak then defeats the evil shaman by using his own dark magic against him, turning Tlaloc into a sheep, catapulting him into his source of power. The blast returns all the villagers to normal, but Tlaloc was too close to the blast, so he remains a sheep.
Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams[]
This time, Tak has been stuck in the Dream World and cannot leave until he can complete a quest that the Dream Juju has choose him for. His quest was to save a princess who was kidnapped by the Dream Guardian, who wields the staff of dreams. At first Tak doesn't want to do it, thinking it was just some fake quest his imagination made up for him and that he will wake up again. But the Dream Juju tells him he will never wake up again if he doesn't accept this quest. Upon hearing that, Tak agrees to go save the princess and after a bit of training from the Dream Juju, he was able to wake up only to find Lok's stinky armpit in his face.
After some explaining to Jibolba they decide to go to J.B., Jibolba's brother who is an expert in the world of dreams. Annoyed by Lok’s rambles of becoming "prince Lok" for the princess, Jibolba sent Lok to fetch his “Sacred Sandals”, only to tell Tak they were made up after Lok ran off.
The kidnapped princess turned out to be a trick from Tlaloc, Pins, and Needles, in a ploy to get the Dream Guardian out of the way so Tlaloc could get the Staff of Dreams. Tak was able to keep half the staff away from Tlaloc. He chases down Pins and Needles, who had taken the other half, the Nightmare Scepter. Closing Dream Rifts along the way, Tak returns the staff to the Dream Guardian after defeating Tlaloc.
Tak: The Great Juju Challenge[]
In the beginning, Tak and Lok have a race to get a phoenix feather so that they may compete in The Great Juju Challenge. After catching up with the phoenix, the Black Mist Tribe competitors take the phoenix, but Tak and Lok get a feather. Making it to the challenge just in time, they are both ready to start the challenge.
Tak and Lok are the contestants for the Pupanunu people in the Great Juju Challenge, racing to win the favor of the Moon Juju for another generation.
Tak and the Power of Juju Television Series[]
The television show is very different from the games, if not completely. In the TV Series, Tak is given a staff, the "Power of Juju", and instead of using it responsibly, he's often than not using it to make his workload from Jibolba easier or to solve a problem. No longer a Mighty Warrior, his personality is more childish and wild. He hangs out with his friends, avoids doing chores, takes any glory he can get, and learns his lessons the hard way. Despite it all, his intentions are usually pure. He's branded as a fool, a coward, and a cursed boy despite his heroic efforts when he's helping his fellow tribespeople, especially from Lok and Chief. Jeera does the same at times, but she's just as wild as Tak is. Arguably, the T.V. show's Tak is similar to Tak 1's Tak, on a maturity level.
Due to the harsh feedback, low ratings, and many timeslot jumps, the show was ultimately cancelled 5 episodes into the second season, leaving many questions and cliffhangers unresolved.
Tak and the Guardians of Gross[]
To start, Tak has to go to clean a temple for Jibolba. He ends up taking a shortcut through the jungle, despite Jeera and Keeko telling him not to. Unfortunately, Tak uses magic to lift up a gem to clean, but accidently breaks the gem, and releases the Guardians of Gross.
Tak: Mojo Mistake[]
In Mojo Mistake, Tak tries to get a bit of quality time. But a wild boar decides to go on a rampage around the Pupanunu village. And the errands given by the many villagers doesn't help him. After a suggestion by Keeko, Tak decide to create a magical helper to help him. But things get bad when he decides to create more helpers and those new ones exactly aren't as nice as the original. It's up to Tak to clean up the mess he's made.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Tak's cameo in Rocket Power Beach Bandits is actually his first apperance in a video game. Beach Bandits was released a year before the first game.
- Tak's cameo in Rugrats Royal Ransom also predates the release of his first game. Ironically, Royal Ransom was also developed by Tak's creators Avalanche Software.
- Interestingly, the model used for Tak's Cameo in Royal Ransom is a beta design based closer to first game's concept art. The model used for his cameo in Rocket Power Beach Bandits resembles is his final design.
- Tak is the only character to have changed designs between games. In this case, to show his growth between the first and second games.
- According to a tweet he made, Jason Marsden claimed that the reason he didn't reprise his role as Tak for the television series is because Nickelodeon wanted him to re-audition for the role, despite voicing him for three games.
- Initially, Tak was going to wear his reddish-brown animal skin cape, which allows him to glide short distances in the telelvision series as seen by the pilot and conceptual art.
- Despite the television series portrayal of Tak being used for the 2008-2009 Nicktoons games, his apperances in Attack of the Toybots and Globs of Doom make references to the video game series.
- Tak will mention the Moon Juju randomly in Attack of the Toybots. He also uses his Thwark as his primary weapon and is seen holding the Dream Shaker in one cutscene. Additionally, in the DS version, he mentions that the situation he was in "is worse than the time everyone was turned into sheep", which is a reference to the first game.
- In Globs of Doom, his Mawgu weapon is a combination of the Dream Shaker and Darkness Juju's Staff. Additionally, concept art of Tak seen in Globs of Doom is an modified version of a render from Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams.
- Tak made an apperance of at the 2005 Spike Video Game Awards, representing Tak: The Great Juju Challenge.
- The word ”Tak” means “Yes” in Polish, so basically his name would be “Yes”.
Appearances[]
- Tak and the Power of Juju (Game)
- Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
- Tak: The Great Juju Challenge
- Tak and the Power of Juju (Television Series)
- All Episodes
- Tak and the Guardians of Gross
- Tak: Mojo Mistake
Non-Canon[]
- Rocket Power: Beach Bandits (promotional cameo)
- Rugrats: Royal Randsom (artwork cameo)
- Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy
- Nicktoons Basketball (unlockable character)
- Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots
- SpongeBob SquarePants Featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
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