In the animated series Jackie Chan Adventures, there are several magical objects that are important through the story.The Twelve Talismans
The Talismans appeared in the first season of the show, and have reappeared frequently since. Each of the twelve Talismans bears an engraving of one of the animals of the Chinese Zodiac, and represents one of the magical powers that was stripped from Shendu when he was defeated by the immortal Lo Pei. The powers can be used by others, too, and are usually activated by holding in the hand. When the Talismans were destroyed by Jackie, their powers inhabited unique 'noble animals' of the type depicted on the talismans. After Daolon Wong revives Shendu at the end of Season 3 for the Dragon Talisman power, Shendu removes the talisman powers from these animals (as well as the two Talisman powers Wong previously acquired) and were locked into the Talismans again when Shendu was turned back into a statue. In the final battle against Shendu's son Drago, in order for Shendu to stand up to Drago who has all the Demon Chi, Jade orders all of the J-Team to toss their Talismans at Shendu so he can reclaim his powers and in the end, all of the talisman powers are locked away in the Demon Netherworld with their master Shendu. The talisman powers are as follows.
- Rat: Motion to the Motionless/Reanimation - This talisman is able to bring any inanimate object to life. Additionaly, if the inanimate object is a figure of a thinking being (ie. a statue of a god, or a person) the object will have all that beings powers, abilities and memories. Jade frequently uses this in conjunction with Super Moose dolls.
- Ox: Super Strength - This talisman allows the user to have super strength. Sometimes imputes resistance to injury as well.
- Tiger: Balance - When split in two, it divides the user into two individuals, one representing Yin and the other Yang.
- Rabbit: Super Speed - This talisman allows the user to move at super speed.
- Dragon: Combustion - This talisman emits energy blasts.
- Snake: Invisibility - This talisman makes the user invisible.
- Horse: Healing Power - This talisman gives the user the capability of healing any wound or sickness, even to non-living items.
- Sheep: Astral Projection - This talisman projects the users spirit from their body. This power can also force other people's spirits from their bodies. When the talismans user (or victim) is an Astral form they can enter peoples dreams.
- Monkey: Shape-Shifting - The user of this talisman can change what ever they wish into an animal of their choice.
- Rooster: Levitation/Telekinesis - The user can levitate/fly as well as move objects with their mind.
- Dog: Immortality/Youthful Energy - The user cannot die or be injured. The talisman also imbues the user with the energy of youth (ie. an old man using the talisman would have the energy of a teenager).
- Pig: Heat Beam Eye Blasts - This talisman allows the user to fire heat beams out of their eyes.
Locators
Throughout the show, the characters are forced to use magic items to locate other magic, mainly Talisman powers.
- Seeker Wand - A four-headed dragon shaped baton that is given to the Dark Hand by Shendu. The eyes of the heads glow red when they sense a Talisman, and glow strongest in the direction the Talisman is in. The Seeker ends up broken when Tohru lands on it while fighting Jackie for the Dog Talisman, but appears in Demon World, Part 2 when Shendu uses it to track the J-Team, who have several Talismans in their possession.
- Pan Ku Box - A puzzle box that is used to determine the location of the demon portals. The Pan Ku Box has the trigrams of the eight demon sorcerers upon it, which are clues on what ways to turn it to reveal a particular portal. When the puzzle is solved, the box reveals a map with directions and a riddle telling the location of the portal. After that, the box becomes locked until it is used to open the next portal. It was created by the Immortals to serve as a key to the demon portals, but is stolen by the Dark Hand. It is protected by good chi, meaning that if Shendu, or any other demon, touches it, they are hurt. Valmont once used this to his advantage to knock out the spirit of Shendu inside his body. After the eighth portal is sealed, the Pan Ku Box disappears.(Although since Hak Foo was the last known person to have had the Pan Ku Box it can be assumed that he may have kept it or sold it.) In addition, each demon gate must be sealed with an item used by the Immortal that sealed them. They are as follows:
- *Po Kong (Mountain) - a drum
- *Xiao Fung (Wind) - a fan
- *Hsi Wu (Sky) - a flute
- *Tchang Zu (Thunder) - castanets
- *Dai Gui (Earth) - a flower
- *Tso Lan (Moon) - a lotus
- *Bai Tza (Water) - a gourd
- *Shendu (Fire) - a sword
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