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* NiceHat: While in his younger form, Lo Pan sports a truly impressive hat.
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* NiceHat: He shares this trope with the other two Storms.
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* NiceHat: He shares this with the other two Storms.
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* NiceHat: [[RuleOfThree You know the drill by now.]]
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* BeamOWar: He engages in one with Egg Shen during the climax. Then the beams create astral warriors which battle each other with swords. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Yes. This actually happens.]]
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* BeamOWar: He engages in one with Egg Shen during the climax. Then the beams create astral warriors which battle each other with swords. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes. This actually happens.]]
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* FakeMixedRace: Gracie Law is implied to be a woman of mixed European and Chinese descent due to her interest in Chinatown affairs, considering them her people, and the fact she qualifies as a Chinese woman with green eyes due to Lo Pan's equal. Kim Cattrall is not of Chinese descent in any way.
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* PhlebotoniumOverload: Another interpretation of [[spoiler:his death. He might have been charging up for an all-out attack on the heroes, only to lose control of his powers and explode]].
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* PhlebotoniumOverload: PhlebotinumOverload: Another interpretation of [[spoiler:his death. He might have been charging up for an all-out attack on the heroes, only to lose control of his powers and explode]].
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* ImprobableWeaponUser: The one time he uses a weapon, it's a pair of slender blades attached to his palms that spin up into a pair of mini-propellors. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Yes, for real.]]
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* ImprobableWeaponUser: The one time he uses a weapon, it's a pair of slender blades attached to his palms that spin up into a pair of mini-propellors. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, for real.]]
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* TomTheDarkLord: How does Lo Pan disguise himself as a naturalized Chinese-American, or at least someone born during the last century of Western contact, to pose as the head of the Wing Kong Exchange? He simply adds a "David" to his name.
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* FunnyForeigner: At least in Little China he is. Loud, brash, and constantly needing things explained to him that everyone else seems to know about, and always good for some slapstick. He is what you get when you drop an EagleLand character into a supernatural kung-fu flick.
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* FunnyForeigner: At least in Little China he is. Loud, brash, and constantly needing things explained to him that everyone else seems to know about, and always good for some slapstick. He is what you get when you drop an EagleLand {{Eagleland}} character into a supernatural kung-fu flick.
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* {{Expy}}: While he's not a divine being (that we know of), his sedge hat, Oriental background, and lightning powers bring [[Franchise/MortalKombat Raiden]] to mind.
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* {{Expy}}: While he's not a divine being (that we know of), his sedge hat, Oriental background, and lightning powers bring FountainOfExpies: He is the inspiration for [[Franchise/MortalKombat Raiden]] to mind.Raiden]], who takes from him the hat and lightning powers.
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* BeamOfWar: He engages in one with Egg Shen during the climax. Then the beams create astral warriors which battle each other with swords. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Yes. This actually happens.]]
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A local restaurateur who is engaged to be married and friends with Jack Burton.
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* DeadpanSnarker: He takes Jack's SkewedPriorities this way.
-->'''Wang Chi''': (on Jack's complaints about his truck) How do you think ''I'' feel, Jack? I lost a whole girl!
* HyperCompetentSidekick: Subverted. Jack's the main character, but Wang's got the more personal reasons for seeing Lo Pan vanquished, implying that ''he's'' the real hero.
* ImmigrantPatriotism: His toast before drinking the potion is asEagleland {{Eagleland}} as it gets.
-->'''Wang Chi''': (on Jack's complaints about his truck) How do you think ''I'' feel, Jack? I lost a whole girl!
* HyperCompetentSidekick: Subverted. Jack's the main character, but Wang's got the more personal reasons for seeing Lo Pan vanquished, implying that ''he's'' the real hero.
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* ArchEnemy: He seems to have some kind of personal grudge with Egg Shen. It's implied the two have fought before, with no conclusive victor.
-->'''Lo Pan:''' You never ''could'' beat me, Egg Shen.
* AristocratsAreEvil: If his fancy clothes and what little we learn about his past are any indication, he was a member of royalty back at the height of his power. Then there's his sneering remark to Egg Shen in the climax:
-->'''Lo Pan:''' ''Peasant'' magic.
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-->'''Lo Pan:''' You never ''could'' beat me, Egg Shen.
* AristocratsAreEvil: If his fancy clothes and what little we learn about his past are any indication, he was a member of royalty back at the height of his power. Then there's his sneering remark to Egg Shen in the climax:
-->'''Lo Pan:''' ''Peasant'' magic.
* BeamOfWar: He engages in one with Egg Shen during the climax. Then the beams create astral warriors which battle each other with swords. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Yes. This actually happens.]]
* TheDreaded: Anyone who knows anything about Lo Pan is deeply alarmed by the prospect of his return.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: A rare male example in his ghostly form. [[spoiler:He loses this upon becoming mortal again]].
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: A rare male example in his ghostly form. [[spoiler:He loses this upon becoming mortal again]].
* EvilOldFolks: His corporeal form is a withered old man in a wheelchair.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He likely would have killed Jack easily and won had he just blasted him with magic instead of trying magic. Instead, he tries to do it with Jack's kill Jack by throwing the latter's own knife, knife at him, [[CatchAndReturn which Jack catches and throws hurls back to nail Lo Pan right between his the eyes]].]]]]
** Possibly justified. [[spoiler:He'd completed the ritual far enough to regain a mortal body, but hadn't sacrificed Miao Yin; so he hadn't regained his powers just yet]]. See WhoWantsToLiveForever for more details.
** Possibly justified. [[spoiler:He'd completed the ritual far enough to regain a mortal body, but hadn't sacrificed Miao Yin; so he hadn't regained his powers just yet]]. See WhoWantsToLiveForever for more details.
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* TakeOverTheWorld: At ''minimum,'' if his MotiveRant to Jack is anything to go by.
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* CoDragons: He reports directly to Lo Pan alongside the other three Storms. It's worth noting that of the three, he's the one that personally accompanies Lo Pan when he tries to make off with Miao Yin.
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* WalkingShirtlessScene: During the ritual to test Lo Pan's brides, he performs a martial arts kata while shirtless.
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* CoDragons: He serves alongside the other two Storms as Lo Pan's personal enforcer.
* CoolSword: He wields a ''jian'' in his final battle.
* FighterMageThief: He's the "Thief" of the Three Storms, given that his fighting style is more graceful than the other two.
* CoDragons: He serves alongside the other two Storms as Lo Pan's personal enforcer.
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* CursedWithAwesome: He was cursed into a state of undeath, roaming the world as an immortal ghost [[SenseLossSadness unable to feel the way a human does]] with a fraction of his original power, [[AgeWithoutYouth his corporeal form is a shriveled old man]]. In this state however, he is unkillable and he still has enough power and influence -- both magical and political -- to have his own army of humans and monsters to do his bidding.
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* HumbleGoal: All Jack wants is to get his truck back. Unfortunately, that means having to deal with all of this supernatural wuxia crap.
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