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Gatao 2: Rise of A King is a 2018 Taiwanese Film telling the story of two gangsters, Ren-ge (Wang Shih-hsien), the Number Two of Bei-guan, and Liu Jian (Collin Chou of [[Film/TheMatrix The Matrix]] fame), a friend of his looking to make it big in Taipei.
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''Gatao 2: Rise of A
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* RealityEnsues:
** The surviving two members of the Five Tigers are arrested for their acts of violence.
** The Mob War causes heavy casualties on both sides, including many main characters.
** The surviving two members of the Five Tigers are arrested for their acts of violence.
** The Mob War causes heavy casualties on both sides, including many main characters.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Yong-chun. As Ren-ge tells him, his tactics are frustrating. Though it seems subverted as he does have loyal enough henchman.
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* HatedByAll: Yong-chun. As Ren-ge tells him, his tactics are frustrating. Though it seems subverted as he does have loyal enough henchman.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Yong-chun. As Ren-ge tells him, his tactics are frustrating. Though it seems subverted as he does have loyal enough henchman.
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* ArcWords: "Sad songs are songs of brotherhood."
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* ArcWords: "Sad songs are songs of brotherhood."" It means that gangsters will always get killed, but it also means that the brotherhood of the past means nothing now, which may be also referring to Liu Jian and Ren-ge's relationship.
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* EtTuBrute: Liu Jian has an offscreen one as it is revealed that Biao is the one that killed him.
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* TattooedCrook: Most of the gangsters have tattoos adorning their entire body.
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* WhamShot: A double one reveals that Liu Jian is dead and it is his henchman Ah Biao that killed him.
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* ArcWords: "Sad songs are songs of brotherhood."
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* AxCrazy: Huai-huai, thanks to being on drugs most of the time, and in the same vein, his boss Liu Jian who is trying to take everyone over by peddling drugs.
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* DownerEnding: Liu Jian, whom Ren-ge has always treated like a friend, goes off the deep end, and later dies. He does not win either, as the mob war results in many of his proteges and friends getting killed. Qing is also arrested for his crimes.
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** In the same vein, Yong-chun also shows concern when Liu Jian is involved in drugs, and he does not want to get involved, leading to him getting killed.
* ExactWords: Liu Jian promises to call Ren-ge up after getting the piece of territory he failed to. Sure enough, he rings Ren-ge up almost right after he sees Yong-chun's death on the news.
* ExactWords: Liu Jian promises to call Ren-ge up after getting the piece of territory he failed to. Sure enough, he rings Ren-ge up almost right after he sees Yong-chun's death on the news.
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* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Liu Jian is seen to have done this in his second scene, since he is dealing with drugs which is considered by nearly everybody to be an absolute no=no.
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* PayEvilUntoEvil: Qing gets Gui-dong to move using this trope, but Gui-dong decides not doing anything will be a better choice.
* PoliceAreUseless: Averted as a whole. After the big fight between Bei-guan and Bei-cheng the leaders of the two gangs are taken into custody, though they are later released. Qing also ends up arrested for his crimes.
* PoliceAreUseless: Averted as a whole. After the big fight between Bei-guan and Bei-cheng the leaders of the two gangs are taken into custody, though they are later released. Qing also ends up arrested for his crimes.
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* PyrrhicVictory: Ren-ge technically wins, defeating all of Liu Jian's men, but Liu Jian dies without being able to say a final goodbye, and his treasured Five Tigers are nearly all dead and the rest arrested.
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* SleazyPolitician: The National Security Bureau member that works with Liu Jian. However, it seems that he only wanted to use him to clean up Taipei, but it backfired tremendously.
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* VengeanceDenied: For most of the film, Qing has to act on his own after his bosses, especially Gui-dong, do not want any further bloodshed.
* WhatTheHellHero: Ren-ge has one near the end of the film when he realizes Qing indirectly murdered Gui-dong.
* WhatTheHellHero: Ren-ge has one near the end of the film when he realizes Qing indirectly murdered Gui-dong.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Five Tigers are pretty friendly people, but piss them off and they will swear at you and beat you up.
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* NoNameGiven: Many gangsters, including Diablo and JV, aren't even named until the credits despite playing rather major roles.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Chao, one of the Five Tigers, who dies at the end of the first half, which causes the cycle of revenge and all the fighting that happens later on.
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* TooDumbToLive: Not one that happens to the stupid person, but Ren-ge and the others really should have gotten Chao the heck out of there while the poor guy was injured.
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* TheUnfought: The corrupt National Security Bureau person who works with Liu Jian.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Liu Jian, who dies alone and having achieved none of his plans, shot dead by his henchman, no less.
* DeadlyBath: A gang leader is stabbed to death in a bath during the opening credits, and blood ensues forming a Yin-yang symbol.
* EliteMook: Subverted with Diablo, who is there most of them together with Biao and mocks Ren-ge before killing him, but goes down relatively quickly into the gunfight.
* {{Jerkass}}: Liu Jian, who has no excuses being such a mean prick to someone he considers to be a true friend.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Liu Jian dresses in expensive suits and drinks fine wine in nearly every appearance.
* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Literally. Because all of the gangsters are male, there are no female deaths.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The remaining four Tigers do this to Huai-huai for his brutal murder of Chao, cutting off his hand before stabbing him multiple times.
* NumberedSequels: The film's title is an example even though the story isn't related to the first film.
* NumberedSequels: The film's title is an example even though the story isn't related to the first film.
* SaveTheVillain: Ren-ge spends the entire film trying to do this and get Liu Jian to become good again, but at the end of the film seems to realize his old friend is a gone case and leaves him to his fate.
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* UndyingLoyalty: The Five Tigers to Ren-ge. Even Liu Jian admires this aspect of Ren-ge as he feels he has zero associates he can trust.
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* UndyingLoyalty: The Five Tigers to Ren-ge. Even Liu Jian admires this aspect of Ren-ge as he feels he has zero associates he can trust.trust.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Subtle, but Liu Jian seems to give off this message as he silently orders his henchmen to finish off Ren-ge.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Subtle, but Liu Jian seems to give off this message as he silently orders his henchmen to finish off Ren-ge.
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* {{Pacifist}}: Bei-guan leader Gui-dong, who only want peace in Taipei and does not eat up territory unnecessarily so as to maintain a peaceful existence.
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* SacrificalLion: Chao, whose death is when we realize Liu Jian has gone off the deep end and his henchman is really just that crazy and sadistic.
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* SacrificalLion: ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Gui-dong, a rather wise and old leader of the Bei-guan clan.
* SacrificialLion: Chao, whose death is when we realize Liu Jian has gone off the deep end and his henchman is really just that crazy and sadistic.
* SacrificialLion: Chao, whose death is when we realize Liu Jian has gone off the deep end and his henchman is really just that crazy and sadistic.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Liu Jian, who after coming out of jail only wants Ren-ge to agree to using his territory to smuggle drugs and working under him. He later even has one of Ren-ge's men beaten up.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Liu Jian, who after coming out of jail only wants Ren-ge to agree to using his territory to smuggle drugs and working under him. He later even has one of Ren-ge's men beaten up.up.
* UndyingLoyalty: The Five Tigers to Ren-ge. Even Liu Jian admires this aspect of Ren-ge as he feels he has zero associates he can trust.
* UndyingLoyalty: The Five Tigers to Ren-ge. Even Liu Jian admires this aspect of Ren-ge as he feels he has zero associates he can trust.
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* BenevolentBoss: Surprising coming from Liu Jian of all people, but ends up subverted as he tells Biao to put three million in Huai-huai's bank account for his family, then tells him to make sure they shut up.
** In contrast, Gui-dong and Ren-ge are genuine ones, as they do not want their men to get hurt, and wish for a peaceful end to all things.
** In contrast, Gui-dong and Ren-ge are genuine ones, as they do not want their men to get hurt, and wish for a peaceful end to all things.
* BigBadWannabe: Yong-chun. He tells Ren-ge he cannot kill him because of his father's relationship with Ren-ge's boss Gui-dong, and later unwisely threatens Liu Jian when the latter comes calling.
* BigDamnHeroes: At the end, when Liu Jian orders his men to kill Ren-ge, Ren-ge's men arrive to rescue him and kill Liu Jian and his men.
* BigDamnHeroes: At the end, when Liu Jian orders his men to kill Ren-ge, Ren-ge's men arrive to rescue him and kill Liu Jian and his men.
* TheCavalry: C and his men arrive at the last minute with Ren-ge's men to kill Liu Jian.
* TheDon: Gui-dong is a straightforward example of this, having lots of men, control and being dressed in extremely tasty suits.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Most gangsters presented have families; Chao has his grandmother, Pan-shuai has his wife and son, and even Ren-ge and Gui-dong have wives and families.
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: The four Tigers ambush Huai-huai outside a bar while he's completely weak from all the partying and sex.
* MultipleGunshotDeath: Poor Chao receives this after using his body to prevent Huai-huai from murdering Ren-ge.
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** The Mob War causes heavy casualties on both sides, including many main characters.
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** The Mob War causes heavy casualties on both sides, including many main characters.characters.
* SacrificalLion: Chao, whose death is when we realize Liu Jian has gone off the deep end and his henchman is really just that crazy and sadistic.
* SmugSnake: Liu Jian, who believes without a doubt Ren-ge will support him, and then beats Ren-ge's man for him, before declaring he will take all of Taipei.
* TheSyndicate: Liu Jian leads a drug-smuggling operation in Taipei in order to spread his influence.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: After Chao is already beaten up an injured, Huai-huai empties his gun into him for no real reason other than to establish his craziness. In the same vein, he is later stabbed five times in the chest by Pang-da.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Liu Jian, who after coming out of jail only wants Ren-ge to agree to using his territory to smuggle drugs and working under him. He later even has one of Ren-ge's men beaten up.
* SacrificalLion: Chao, whose death is when we realize Liu Jian has gone off the deep end and his henchman is really just that crazy and sadistic.
* SmugSnake: Liu Jian, who believes without a doubt Ren-ge will support him, and then beats Ren-ge's man for him, before declaring he will take all of Taipei.
* TheSyndicate: Liu Jian leads a drug-smuggling operation in Taipei in order to spread his influence.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: After Chao is already beaten up an injured, Huai-huai empties his gun into him for no real reason other than to establish his craziness. In the same vein, he is later stabbed five times in the chest by Pang-da.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Liu Jian, who after coming out of jail only wants Ren-ge to agree to using his territory to smuggle drugs and working under him. He later even has one of Ren-ge's men beaten up.
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* AnyoneCanDie: At the end of the film, barely anyone is left standing, as most characters bite the dust.
* BodyguardBetrayal: When ordered by Liu Jian to murder the National Security Bureau member, Biao instead turns his gun on his employer and kills him.
* TheBrute: Pang-da seems to fulfill this role in the Five Tigers, and he shows it by taking on many gangsters at once during the fishing fight.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Many characters do this to Bei-guan leader Gui-dong to tell him that times are changing and they must retaliate. He ends up somewhat correct though, as the revenge only leads to more casualties.
* TheBrute: Pang-da seems to fulfill this role in the Five Tigers, and he shows it by taking on many gangsters at once during the fishing fight.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Many characters do this to Bei-guan leader Gui-dong to tell him that times are changing and they must retaliate. He ends up somewhat correct though, as the revenge only leads to more casualties.
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* GanglandWar: Occurs between Liu Jian and Ren-ge. It does not work out well.
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* GanglandWar: Occurs between FromNobodyToNightmare: Liu Jian Jian, after his three years in prison, comes out and Ren-ge. It does not work out well.starts his own gang while being backed by the National Security Bureau and starts gobbling up Taipei.
* {{Irony}}: A flashback reveals that Liu Jian wanted to continue studying when he was younger and therefore did not take up Ren-ge's offer to join Bei-guan. He eventually became the Big Bad and a rather nasty individual.
* KarmaHoudini: Biao, who disappears after killing Liu Jian and seemingly gets away with his crimes.
* KarmaHoudini: Biao, who disappears after killing Liu Jian and seemingly gets away with his crimes.
* MobWar: Occurs near the end of the film between Liu Jian and Ren-ge. It does not end well.
* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: Bei-guan are known to be this by the whole community, even the police, although the younger members want more territory.
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* RealityEnsues: The surviving two members of the Five Tigers are arrested for their acts of violence.
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* RealityEnsues: RealityEnsues:
** The surviving two members of the Five Tigers are arrested for their acts ofviolence.violence.
** The Mob War causes heavy casualties on both sides, including many main characters.
** The surviving two members of the Five Tigers are arrested for their acts of
** The Mob War causes heavy casualties on both sides, including many main characters.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: Huai-huai after being stabbed by Pang-da.
* CarCushion: Yong-chun lands on a car after being tossed off a roof, and this kills the driver inside as well.
* CarCushion: Yong-chun lands on a car after being tossed off a roof, and this kills the driver inside as well.
* CycleOfRevenge: The Five Tigers take revenge for Chao's death by killing Huai-huai, which later causes Pang-da to be murdered.
* DestinationDefenestration: Huai-huai tosses Yong-chun off the building and onto a car.
* DiesWideOpen: Many characters, including Huai-huai and Chao.
* DestinationDefenestration: Huai-huai tosses Yong-chun off the building and onto a car.
* DiesWideOpen: Many characters, including Huai-huai and Chao.
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** Biao also acts as this to Liu Jian, before he betrays him and shoots him dead at the end of the film.
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** Biao also acts as this to Liu Jian, before he betrays him and shoots him dead at the end of the film.film.
* DrivenToSuicide: Pan-shuai is unable to face the fact that he has to spend 20 years away from his wife and kids and leaps off a roof to his death.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The National Security Bureau member working with Liu Jian is rather disturbed by the man's unhealthy ambitions.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Liu Jian displays this trope when interacting with Ren-ge, as it is clear he only wants the piece of the territory.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Liu Jian remarks he doesn't have a single man he can count on, and soon enough is later killed by Biao.
* GanglandWar: Occurs between Liu Jian and Ren-ge. It does not work out well.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: The Five Tigers' retaliation against Liu Jian and his clan turn out to be this, leading to three of them dead and the other two being arrested.
* HeroicSacrifice: After being injured by Huai-huai, Chao rescues his boss and buys him time by grabbing onto Huai-huai, and gets shot in the process.
* ManOnFire: Biao kills Pang-da by setting him on fire as revenge for killing Huai-huai.
* MurderByInaction: Near the end of the film, when Gui-dong has a heart attack in front of Qing, Qing delays bringing him his medication so that he will be out of the way and Ren-ge can take revenge on Liu Jian.
* PragmaticHero: Bei-guan as a whole, as they only wish to have a peaceful existence. The younger members, though, want something more.
* RealityEnsues: The surviving two members of the Five Tigers are arrested for their acts of violence.
* DrivenToSuicide: Pan-shuai is unable to face the fact that he has to spend 20 years away from his wife and kids and leaps off a roof to his death.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The National Security Bureau member working with Liu Jian is rather disturbed by the man's unhealthy ambitions.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Liu Jian displays this trope when interacting with Ren-ge, as it is clear he only wants the piece of the territory.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Liu Jian remarks he doesn't have a single man he can count on, and soon enough is later killed by Biao.
* GanglandWar: Occurs between Liu Jian and Ren-ge. It does not work out well.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: The Five Tigers' retaliation against Liu Jian and his clan turn out to be this, leading to three of them dead and the other two being arrested.
* HeroicSacrifice: After being injured by Huai-huai, Chao rescues his boss and buys him time by grabbing onto Huai-huai, and gets shot in the process.
* ManOnFire: Biao kills Pang-da by setting him on fire as revenge for killing Huai-huai.
* MurderByInaction: Near the end of the film, when Gui-dong has a heart attack in front of Qing, Qing delays bringing him his medication so that he will be out of the way and Ren-ge can take revenge on Liu Jian.
* PragmaticHero: Bei-guan as a whole, as they only wish to have a peaceful existence. The younger members, though, want something more.
* RealityEnsues: The surviving two members of the Five Tigers are arrested for their acts of violence.
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* The Dragon: Ren-ge is himself the Number Two of Bei-guan and serves as this to Gui-dong. Ren-ge himself has one, which is Qing, who also leads the Five Tigers.
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* The Dragon: TheDragon: Ren-ge is himself the Number Two of Bei-guan and serves as this to Gui-dong. Ren-ge himself has one, which is Qing, who also leads the Five Tigers.
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Gatao 2: Rise of A King is a 2018 Taiwanese Film telling the story of two gangsters, Ren-ge (Wang Shih-hsien), the Number Two of Bei-guan, and Liu Jian (Collin Chou of [[Film/TheMatrix The Matrix]] fame), a friend of his looking to make it big in Taipei.
Liu Jian is arrested for firing his gun in a public area, but tells Ren-ge that once he's out, he will get a piece of Taipei Ren-ge failed to obtain because of his boss Gui-dong. Three years later, Liu Jian is out and brutally murders the owner of the territory, then a war ensues.
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* TheAggressiveDrugDealer: Liu Jian, as he tries to get Ren-ge to allow his drugs through and beats up one of Ren-ge's men for trying to help peddle his merchandise.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Liu Jian, as he brutally murders someone to get a piece of territory and later tries to get Ren-ge to agree to his terms and be under his territory.
* AnArmAndALeg: Huai-huai's hand is cut off when the four remaining Tigers ambush him outside a nightclub.
* BigBad: Liu Jian, who wants all of Taipei in order to peddle his drugs through and make a profit.
* BigBadFriend: Liu Jian was a friend of Ren-ge's that he truly cared about, but he gradually went off the deep end until he's peddling drugs.
* BigGood: Gui-dong, the boss of Bei-guan, is this, as he reasons with Ren-ge not to be greedy and be satisfied with what they have to avoid unnecessary bloodshed.
* CoDragons: Liu Jian has Biao and Huai-huai.
* The Dragon: Ren-ge is himself the Number Two of Bei-guan and serves as this to Gui-dong. Ren-ge himself has one, which is Qing, who also leads the Five Tigers.
** Biao also acts as this to Liu Jian, before he betrays him and shoots him dead at the end of the film.
Liu Jian is arrested for firing his gun in a public area, but tells Ren-ge that once he's out, he will get a piece of Taipei Ren-ge failed to obtain because of his boss Gui-dong. Three years later, Liu Jian is out and brutally murders the owner of the territory, then a war ensues.
!!''Gatao 2'' has examples of:
* TheAggressiveDrugDealer: Liu Jian, as he tries to get Ren-ge to allow his drugs through and beats up one of Ren-ge's men for trying to help peddle his merchandise.
* AmbitionIsEvil: Liu Jian, as he brutally murders someone to get a piece of territory and later tries to get Ren-ge to agree to his terms and be under his territory.
* AnArmAndALeg: Huai-huai's hand is cut off when the four remaining Tigers ambush him outside a nightclub.
* BigBad: Liu Jian, who wants all of Taipei in order to peddle his drugs through and make a profit.
* BigBadFriend: Liu Jian was a friend of Ren-ge's that he truly cared about, but he gradually went off the deep end until he's peddling drugs.
* BigGood: Gui-dong, the boss of Bei-guan, is this, as he reasons with Ren-ge not to be greedy and be satisfied with what they have to avoid unnecessary bloodshed.
* CoDragons: Liu Jian has Biao and Huai-huai.
* The Dragon: Ren-ge is himself the Number Two of Bei-guan and serves as this to Gui-dong. Ren-ge himself has one, which is Qing, who also leads the Five Tigers.
** Biao also acts as this to Liu Jian, before he betrays him and shoots him dead at the end of the film.
