>>91609408Nah. In both cases Aku tantalizes his victim with false hope. With Jack he gave false hope of having a lover, and with X9 his dog. The thing is, Ikra's entire existence is a lie. Every night spent talking by the campfire, every emotional outburst at having to rescue her father, every time they saved each others' life
for reasons still not fully understood was a lie. And learning that was terrible for Jack, of course. He was betrayed by Ikra. But there is no such thing as "Ikra".
But X9's relationship with his dog, while likely not as intense or romantic as Jack and Ikra's was or was leading up to be, was real. There were no hidden motives or betrayal or lies between them, and that alone makes X9's loss worse than Jack's, because X9 had lost a lifelong companion while ultimately all Jack had lost was a lie. Lulu was not Aku shapeshifting, Lulu was not a robot, Lulu was not a facade of any kind. Lulu was Lulu
sweet thing. 
