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* BloodBrothers: The titular oath between Jin Liang, Ma Qing Ting and Xiang Du Bu, where they made a vow to treat each other as brothers, despite being born from different families. It works for a while, but Ma Qing Ting allows his ambitions to get the better of him.
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* SwornBrothers: The titular oath between Jin Liang, Ma Qing Ting and Xiang Du Bu, where they made a vow to treat each other as brothers, despite being born from different families. It works for a while, but Ma Qing Ting allows his ambitions to get the better of him.
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Whip It Good is now a disambiguation page. Moving entries to appropriate tropes when possible.* DualWielding: Ma Qing Ting often uses a whip as a side-arm in addition to his sword, notably in his final battle against Jin Liang.
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* WhipItGood: Ma Qing Ting often uses a whip as a side-arm in addition to his sword, notably in his final battle against Jin Liang.
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[[caption-width-right:300:FYI, the Mandarin title translates directly as ''A Million Arrows Through the Heart''.]]
--> "Cruel death may befall the one to violate the oath!"
''Oath of Death'' is a 1971 Creator/ShawBrothers action-war drama, starring Creator/LoLieh, Tien Feng and Wang Wai as a trio of sworn brothers who bands together during the Tartar invasion of the Ming Dynasty, rising in powers and authority, until greed and lust for power ultimately contributes to their eventual downfall.
In the late [[Main/ImperialChina Ming Dynasty]], three swordsmen - Jin Liang, Ma Qing Ting and Xiang Du Bu, after working together and defeating a platoon of Mongol raiders, decides to join the Imperial Army and battle the upcoming Mongol invasion. Rising through the ranks of the army, inevitably their position of power results in betrayal and death.
This movie was noted for having several similarities to the similar, but much better-known Chang Cheh classic, ''Film/BloodBrothers1973'', released two years later.
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!! Oath of Death contains examples of:
"Cruel death may befall the one to violate the oath!"
* ActionPrologue: The BigBadassBattleSequence that opens the film, where Jin Liang, Ma Qing Ting, Xiang Du Bu defends a caravan from a Mongolian army assault, where they worked together and kills every last Mongol enemy. It was in this very scene where they decide to become sworn brothers and join the imperial army, opposing the Mongol invasion.
* AmbitionIsEvil: What ultimately drives Ma Qing Ting into his eventual FaceHeelTurn.
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Jin Liang lose his leg during his final battle against Ma Qing Ting]]. He spends much of the finale hopping around, but somehow he ''still'' emerged the winner in their duel. [[spoiler: Although he succumbs shortly afterwards]].
* BloodBrothers: The titular oath between Jin Liang, Ma Qing Ting and Xiang Du Bu, where they made a vow to treat each other as brothers, despite being born from different families. It works for a while, but Ma Qing Ting allows his ambitions to get the better of him.
* BloodSplatteredWarrior: Jin Liang in the finale, after killing loads and loads of Tartar soldiers.
* EverybodysDeadDave: [[spoiler: Not a single named character survive the movie]]. Their deaths are all really graphic, too.
* EyeObscuringHat: Jin Liang wears a straw hat that covers his eyes, and most of his face, after [[spoiler: deliberately disfiguring himself]].
* FacialHorror: A self-inflicted example with [[spoiler: Jin Liang]], who puts his sword - retrieved from a furnace - on the left side of his face. He's doing this to avoid being recognized by guards after becoming a fugitive.
* {{Fingore}}: Another self-inflicted example; besides disfiguring himself, [[spoiler: Jin Liang]] also mangles his fingers by repeatedly punching against a tree, in order to kill all his nerves and make himself FeelNoPain in the final battle.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The camera tends to use the TraitorShot angle on [[spoiler: Ma Qing Ting]], even early in the film when he's supposedly part of three brothers, for some reason...
* HighPressureBlood: Tons and tons of it, from plenty of extras getting sliced up onscreen. The finale especially delivers blood splashes ''in spades''. Heck, the film's opening credits are plastered on what appears to be red splotches on the screen!
* InASingleBound: Natch, definitely.
* OneManArmy: Jin Liang against [[spoiler: Ma Qing Ting's entire army]] in the finale. He defeats the entire platoon, [[spoiler: with his own former brother Ma as his final kill]], but unfortunately [[spoiler: he succumbs to his injuries when a second platoon of reinforcement catches up]].
* TheParagonAlwaysRebels: Ma Qing Ting, the best fighter of the three brothers, unsurprisingly.
* SwordFight: Of course, with plenty of blood being spilled for good measure.
* WantedPoster: [[spoiler: Jin Liang finds himself the subject of arrest when he sees posters of himself plastered all over the city, by his former sworn brethen Ma Qing Ting]]. This necessitates him to go through self-disfigurement at the end of the film.
* WhipItGood: Ma Qing Ting often uses a whip as a side-arm in addition to his sword, notably in his final battle against Jin Liang.
* {{Wuxia}}: A really depressing one.
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[[caption-width-right:300:FYI, the Mandarin title translates directly as ''A Million Arrows Through the Heart''.]]
--> "Cruel death may befall the one to violate the oath!"
''Oath of Death'' is a 1971 Creator/ShawBrothers action-war drama, starring Creator/LoLieh, Tien Feng and Wang Wai as a trio of sworn brothers who bands together during the Tartar invasion of the Ming Dynasty, rising in powers and authority, until greed and lust for power ultimately contributes to their eventual downfall.
In the late [[Main/ImperialChina Ming Dynasty]], three swordsmen - Jin Liang, Ma Qing Ting and Xiang Du Bu, after working together and defeating a platoon of Mongol raiders, decides to join the Imperial Army and battle the upcoming Mongol invasion. Rising through the ranks of the army, inevitably their position of power results in betrayal and death.
This movie was noted for having several similarities to the similar, but much better-known Chang Cheh classic, ''Film/BloodBrothers1973'', released two years later.
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!! Oath of Death contains examples of:
"Cruel death may befall the one to violate the oath!"
* ActionPrologue: The BigBadassBattleSequence that opens the film, where Jin Liang, Ma Qing Ting, Xiang Du Bu defends a caravan from a Mongolian army assault, where they worked together and kills every last Mongol enemy. It was in this very scene where they decide to become sworn brothers and join the imperial army, opposing the Mongol invasion.
* AmbitionIsEvil: What ultimately drives Ma Qing Ting into his eventual FaceHeelTurn.
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Jin Liang lose his leg during his final battle against Ma Qing Ting]]. He spends much of the finale hopping around, but somehow he ''still'' emerged the winner in their duel. [[spoiler: Although he succumbs shortly afterwards]].
* BloodBrothers: The titular oath between Jin Liang, Ma Qing Ting and Xiang Du Bu, where they made a vow to treat each other as brothers, despite being born from different families. It works for a while, but Ma Qing Ting allows his ambitions to get the better of him.
* BloodSplatteredWarrior: Jin Liang in the finale, after killing loads and loads of Tartar soldiers.
* EverybodysDeadDave: [[spoiler: Not a single named character survive the movie]]. Their deaths are all really graphic, too.
* EyeObscuringHat: Jin Liang wears a straw hat that covers his eyes, and most of his face, after [[spoiler: deliberately disfiguring himself]].
* FacialHorror: A self-inflicted example with [[spoiler: Jin Liang]], who puts his sword - retrieved from a furnace - on the left side of his face. He's doing this to avoid being recognized by guards after becoming a fugitive.
* {{Fingore}}: Another self-inflicted example; besides disfiguring himself, [[spoiler: Jin Liang]] also mangles his fingers by repeatedly punching against a tree, in order to kill all his nerves and make himself FeelNoPain in the final battle.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The camera tends to use the TraitorShot angle on [[spoiler: Ma Qing Ting]], even early in the film when he's supposedly part of three brothers, for some reason...
* HighPressureBlood: Tons and tons of it, from plenty of extras getting sliced up onscreen. The finale especially delivers blood splashes ''in spades''. Heck, the film's opening credits are plastered on what appears to be red splotches on the screen!
* InASingleBound: Natch, definitely.
* OneManArmy: Jin Liang against [[spoiler: Ma Qing Ting's entire army]] in the finale. He defeats the entire platoon, [[spoiler: with his own former brother Ma as his final kill]], but unfortunately [[spoiler: he succumbs to his injuries when a second platoon of reinforcement catches up]].
* TheParagonAlwaysRebels: Ma Qing Ting, the best fighter of the three brothers, unsurprisingly.
* SwordFight: Of course, with plenty of blood being spilled for good measure.
* WantedPoster: [[spoiler: Jin Liang finds himself the subject of arrest when he sees posters of himself plastered all over the city, by his former sworn brethen Ma Qing Ting]]. This necessitates him to go through self-disfigurement at the end of the film.
* WhipItGood: Ma Qing Ting often uses a whip as a side-arm in addition to his sword, notably in his final battle against Jin Liang.
* {{Wuxia}}: A really depressing one.
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