From Bakuten Shoot Beyblade, we have Bruce, a boy from Hong Kong who had ambitions of joining the Bái Hǔ Zú, but had to let that go.

In a Japanese work, this trope may occur because All Chinese People Know Kung-Fu.

These are almost always based on Chan's performance in Drunken Master. Lesser seen but a still common sub-trope is the Jackie Chan clone a mop-haired, laid-back fighter who tends to incorporate either drunken boxing or the environment in his fighting style. In film, the use of Bruce Lee lookalikes was common after the man's untimely death when, naturally, the real Lee was no longer available, and films with Bruce Lee lookalikes are often bundled under the subgenre of 'Bruceploitation.' They'll also have a similar name, either with Lee, Li, and/or a reference to the word for dragon, Long.Ĭharacter is often a Badass Normal, while providing the same kind of humor as an Elvis Impersonator. May have a penchant for not wearing a shirt and stretching out their ribs to flaunt their well-deserved muscles. Members of this trope may have honed their bodies to superhuman levels through relentless training, Charles Atlas style. One-inch punches, bowl-cuts, yellow jumpsuits and nunchaku are also common, despite Lee himself devoting his life to stripping away such extravagances, mysticism, and inefficient techniques in martial arts. When you want a badass for your series, who better to use than the Dragon himself? Members of this trope love flashy, unrealistic moves and may have a penchant for high-pitched screams like 'WATAAAAA!' and other sounds while fighting.

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