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A dying master of the Poison Clan is training his final student, his [[SixthRanger sixth]]. Fearing the skills he taught to his previous students are being used to evil ends, he sends this student, Yan Tieh (played by Chiang Sheng), on a mission: Trace his former students, assess their moral standing (dispatching them if necessary), and protect the master's old partner. His partner became rich through the clan and he fears the old students will seek to steal the fortune.

So begins this cult 1978 [[HongKongDub Hong Kong classic]] [[MartialArtsMovie movie]], one of the best of the Shaw Brothers collection.

During the course of his journey, Yan Tieh meets all five students. Alternatively referred to by their number (the order in which they were trained) or by their animal style, each student was taught only 1 of the 5 poison styles. Yan Tieh, number 6, was taught all 5 styles, but he had only 3 years of training so his master tells him "You must join up with one of the five, or you will have no chance of defeating them."

[[AntiHero Number 1]] (played by Gao Ji) is the [[AnimalThemeNaming Centipede]]. His style mimics the thousand arms and legs of the centipede. He's fast. Really fast. As the {{Big Bad}} he wears [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience red]].

[[TheLancer Number 2]] (played by Wei Pei) is the [[AnimalThemeNaming Snake]]. He has a two pronged attack. He has the snake's mouth on one hand whereby using precise finger control he attacks the pressure points mimicking the poisonous affect of a snake bite. On his other hand is the stinging tail. He fights extremely well on his back. He and Number 1 trained at the same time. Nevertheless all students wore masks to hid their identities from each other. His color is [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience silver]]. His identity is a rich nobleman.

Number 3 (played by Sun Chien) is the [[AnimalThemeNaming Scorpion]]. This style is all about striking. Hard. His kicks are like the stinging tail and his fists are like the pincer. He trained alone with the master and never met Number 1 or Number 2. He remains in the shadows for most of the movie. His color is either [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience black or purple]].

[[TheSmartGuy Number 4]] (played by Kuo Chui) is the [[AnimalThemeNaming Lizard]]. The oldest of the fighters, he studied at the same time as Number 5. Remember that they all wore masks so none of them know the identities of the others. The lizard is an agile and nimble style. He can climb walls and fight with extreme dexterity from them. His color is [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience gold]].

[[TheBigGuy Number 5]] (played by Lu Feng) is the [[AnimalThemeNaming Toad]]. The movie's description of this style must be quoted and certain people may remember the line appearing a Wu-Tang clan song. "The toad style is immensely strong and immune to nearly any weapon. When it's properly used, it's almost invincible." He can bend metal. His color is [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience green]] as shown in the open sequence. However, he wears a brown or black coat or goes bare-chested for most of the film.

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!! This film provides examples of:
* AnimalThemeNaming: All the main characters, except for Number 6, are given an animal name and their Kung Fu style mimics the animal.
* AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler: Snake for Centipede.]]
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Most of them.
* BigBadDuumvirate: At first it seems like Number 1 is set up to be the main BigBad, but throughout the film, the balance of power among the antagonists' alliance sways between the central antagonists. 
* BoisterousBruiser: Number 5, Brother Toad.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The one of the primary antagonists wears red. His second in command wears silver.
* CultClassic
* DevilInPlainSight: Two of the Venoms are local constables, and one is a rich nobleman.
* FiveManBand: Read the film title. It is slightly subverted, however, since they are an evil Five Man Band. Also subverted in that [[spoiler:two of them are good]].
* HangingJudge: The local Judge
* HeKnowsTooMuch: the informant and witness are both killed.
* HongKongDub
* KangarooCourt: The murder trial devolves into this rather quickly.
* LonelyRichKid: [[spoiler:Brother Snake, born into a rich family but entered the Poison clan just to master style of kung fu and is only started after the treasure because of loyalty to Centipede]].
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Centipede style's specialty.
* RedOniBlueOni: Number 1 (red) and Number 2 (blue) along with a similar relationship between Number 4 (blue) and Number 5 (red).
* TheRedMage: Yan Tieh, the last/sixth disciple, is essentially the kung fu version of this, knowing traces of all the techniques but not being an expert in any to stand against the others alone.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Number 5]].
* ShirtlessScene: Everyone wears open-fronted shirts, but Lizard is shirtless during the final battle.
* TheStoolPigeon: Wong Fa
* SixthRanger: The {{hero}} is this.
* TortureAlwaysWorks: To both Centipede and Toad during the murder trial. While neither of the tough guys actually break under torture--but they're both ''really'' anxious not to undergo it again.
* WallCrawl: Lizard style specialty 
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[[AntiHero Number 1]] is the [[AnimalThemeNaming Centipede]]. His style mimics the thousand arms and legs of the centipede. He's fast. Really fast. As the {{BigBad}} he wears [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience red]].

[[TheLancer Number 2]] is the [[AnimalThemeNaming Snake]]. He has a two pronged attack. He has the snake's mouth on one hand whereby using precise finger control he attacks the pressure points mimicking the poisonous affect of a snake bite. On his other hand is the stinging tail. He fights extremely well on his back. He and Number 1 trained at the same time. Nevertheless all students wore masks to hid their identities from each other. His color is [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience silver]].

Number 3 is the [[AnimalThemeNaming Scorpion]]. This style is all about striking. Hard. His kicks are like the stinging tail and his fists are like the pincer. He trained alone with the master and never met Number 1 or Number 2. He remains in the shadows for most of the movie. His color is either [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience black or purple]].

[[TheSmartGuy Number 4]] is the [[AnimalThemeNaming Lizard]]. The oldest of the fighters, he studied at the same time as Number 5. Remember that they all wore masks so none of them know the identities of the others. The lizard is an agile and nimble style. He can climb walls and fight with extreme dexterity from them. His color is [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience gold]].

[[TheBigGuy Number 5]] is the [[AnimalThemeNaming Toad]]. The movie's description of this style must be quoted and certain people may remember the line appearing a Wu-Tang clan song. "The toad style is immensely strong and immune to nearly any weapon. When it's properly used, it's almost invincible." He can bend metal. His color is [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience green]] as shown in the open sequence. However, he wears a brown or black coat or goes bare-chested for most of the film.

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