History Main / KungfuJesus

* In ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Saints with a capital "S" are people who are born with bodies possessing properties close to that of Jesus himself, which grants them incredible physical and magical powers, to the point they can fight ''actual angels''. The chances of actually being born with such a body, however, are very slim, as there are only 20 known people in the world who can qualify. Known Saints include the female MasterSwordsman Kaori Kanzaki and the member of God's Right Seat of the Roman Catholic Church, Acqua of the Back.

* [[Literature/TheFourGospels The Gospel of Matthew]] has Jesus clearing the temple in Jerusalem. With a ''whip''. ''That he made himself'' for that very occasion (meaning that it wasn't a moment of blind rage, but rather a very deliberate thing he put time and effort into while the Apostles watched him do it). It's worth emphasizing pacifists are not usually known for wandering into public meeting places with weapons to beat eight tons of crap out of everyone making a quick buck off of religion. He also [[FlippingTheTable flipped a table made of marble]]. Yet that is ''exactly'' what Jesus did.

* Literature/TheBookOfMatthew has Jesus clearing the temple in Jerusalem. With a ''whip''. ''That he made himself'' for that very occasion (meaning that it wasn't a moment of blind rage, but rather a very deliberate thing he put time and effort into while the Apostles watched him do it). It's worth emphasizing pacifists are not usually known for wandering into public meeting places with weapons to beat eight tons of crap out of everyone making a quick buck off of religion. He also [[FlippingTheTable flipped a table made of marble]]. Yet that is ''exactly'' what Jesus did.

* TheBookOfMatthew has Jesus clearing the temple in Jerusalem. With a ''whip''. ''That he made himself'' for that very occasion (meaning that it wasn't a moment of blind rage, but rather a very deliberate thing he put time and effort into while the Apostles watched him do it). It's worth emphasizing pacifists are not usually known for wandering into public meeting places with weapons to beat eight tons of crap out of everyone making a quick buck off of religion. He also [[FlippingTheTable flipped a table made of marble]]. Yet that is ''exactly'' what Jesus did.

** Or when He clears the temple in Jerusalem. With a whip. ''That he made himself'' for that very occasion (meaning that it wasn't a moment of blind rage, but rather a very deliberate thing he put time and effort into while the Apostles watched him do it). It's worth emphasizing pacifists are not usually known for wandering into public meeting places with weapons to beat eight tons of crap out of everyone making a quick buck off of religion. He also [[FlippingTheTable flipped a table made of marble]]. Yet that is ''exactly'' what Jesus did.

* In ''Manga/ShamanKing'', God is also known as the Great Spirit, the ultimate spirit who can only be channeled by the victor of the Shaman Fight. This being the case, it's implied that Jesus was the victor of his era's Shaman Fight. As was Buddha. And the fact that the shaman fight occurs "Every 500 Years" infers that, so was Mohammad (and so was Buddha, if you work it backwards).

[[caption-width-right:348:[-And starring Jim Ca-- ...Cazivill. Caviv-- [[Creator/JimCaviezel Caviziel]]? Is that it? [[Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist The guy from the first one]]-].]]

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Saints with a capital "S" are people who are born with bodies possessing properties close to that of Jesus himself, which grants them incredible physical and magical powers, to the point they can fight ''actual angels''. The chances of actually being born with such a body, however, are very slim, as there are only 20 known people in the world who can qualify. Known Saints include the female MasterSwordsman Kaori Kanzaki and the member of God's Right Seat of the Roman Catholic Church, Acqua of the Back.
* Subverted in ''Manga/ShuumatsuNoWalkureRecordOfRagnarok'', where Jesus is presented as a normal human (albeit an influential peer of the Buddha, who is portrayed as a DeityOfHumanOrigin) and is simply a spectator of the fights.

* [[http://www.jesuschriststory.com/ Jesus Christ: In the Name of the Gun]] - Where else can you see a [[RuleOfCool gun-toting Jesus partner up with a time traveling Ernest Hemingway]] to [[TheyFightCrime fight Nazis]], Mutants, and a massive [[HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct Were-Hitler?]]

* ''{{Franchise/Digimon}}'' has Jesmon, a Digimon directly named after Jesus. It's also a Mega-level Digimon and a member of the [[KnightInShiningArmor Royal Knights]], with swords on its arms, legs and tail, can create three assistant constructs with ''more'' swords, [[HyperAwareness and can sense chaos all over the Digital World.]]

** Or when He clears the temple in Jerusalem. With a whip. ''That he made himself'' for that very occasion. It's worth emphasising pacifists are not usually known for wandering into public meeting places with weapons to beat eight tons of crap out of everyone making a quick buck off of religion. He also [[FlippingTheTable flipped a table made of marble]]. Yet that is ''exactly'' what Jesus did.

* Toki of ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' is by far the most messianic of the three Hokuto Brothers, and unlike warriors like Kenshiro and Rei who use their martial arts to mete out justice against the wicked, Toki primarily uses the Hokuto Shinken arts to heal people. When he does use his skills to attack opponents, he makes sure that they deal no pain. To top it off, the guy even LooksLikeJesus and his FanNickname is Kung-Fu Jesus.

* Major subversion in [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2006-05-18 this]] ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' comic where it starts off looking like Jesus is the divine version of Franchise/{{Batman}} until [[IncrediblyLamePun he gets nailed at the end]].
** But then later on in the comic's run, he does stuff like [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2008-02-10 this]].
*** [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2008-08-10 And this.]]
*** [[Film/TheDarkKnight And]] [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2008-12-14 this.]]
*** [[Manga/DragonBall And]] [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2008-12-30 this.]]
*** [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2006-05-22 This]], however, is by far the most literal example, with [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2006-10-15 this]] one coming in a close second. Jesus Kick!
** Also the [[ShowWithinAShow comic within a comic]] ''[[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-01-25 "The Dark Jesus Return"]]'', its not canon though.
* [[http://www.ninjapirate.com/returnofjesus.html Super Saiyan Jesus!]]
** [[http://mfm-comics.deviantart.com/art/Superssiah-77983739 Superssiah]] Jesus.

* [[http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/6/1/0/27610.jpg?v=1 BAM! Super Jesus]] Presumably going off to fight [[http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/6/0/0/27600.jpg?v=1 Super Aryan Hitler!]]

* ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' gives us [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/?db=comics&id=1481 this strip.]]

* [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd Super Mecha Death Christ]], anyone?

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01USG9xpnhE Jesus and Hitler square off in a wrestling match on Judgment Day.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei7kGqpHOjw Passion 2: Judgment Day]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-khATBDrBU&feature=relmfu Jesus Christ: Violent Communion]]

* Jesus from the current continuity of [[spoiler: ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'']] was a user of the same psychic powers as the rest of the main characters and grants the heroes most of their abilities.

* Subverted in ''Manga/ShuumatsuNoWalkureRecordOfRagnarok'', where Jesus is presented as a normal human (albeit an influential peer of the Buddha, who is portrayed as a DietyOfHumanOrigin) and is simply a spectator of the fights.

* ''Literature/LeftBehind'': At the end of the series, Jesus comes to Earth and kills all of the bad-guys by [[WordsCanBreakMyBones reciting Bible verses]] that cause them to explode in [[{{Gorn}} horribly graphic manners]]. Apparently there was some discussion/debate between the authors as to how literal this should be. The [[http://www.patheos.com/community/slacktivist/tag/left-behind/ slacktivist]] {{Deconstruction}} of the novels has coined the term Turbo Jesus (Short for Turbo Robo Killer Jesus-2000 with his [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment deathly deathrays of deathlyness]]) for this version of Jesus, while the deconstruction of the kids-books prefers to call him [[KneelBeforeZod Zod]]. Neither is very pleased with this interpretation of Jesus, especially since the Left Behind authors insist that they are only writing what Jesus really will do soon.

Name based on the ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' fandom and on ''WebVideo/AvatarTheAbridgedSeries'' description of Aang as a [[TheChosenOne "Kung Fu Action Jesus"]]. Not to be confused with Website/SomethingAwful goon and LetsPlay aficionado [[LetsPlay/KungFuJesus Kung-Fu Jesus.]]

** The Literature/BookOfRevelation, in which a figure (commonly believed by some circles to be Jesus), descends from heaven wearing a blood-soaked robe, wielding a double edged sword, leading the armies of heaven in the battle of Armageddon. It goes to show that even a softie who just wants people to be nice to each other can only be pushed by evil so far.

* This is essentially what the Avatar is in ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and its sequel series, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. For the current living avatar to fully realize their power, they have to become highly spiritual, and this full realization entails unlocking a SuperMode that can potentially alter plate tectonics. Considering that the Avatar idea comes from Hinduism and Buddhism, this would technically make Aang and Korra examples of Kung Fu [[Literature/{{Ramayana}} Rama]][=/=][[Literature/TheMahabharata Krishna]], by way of the Dalai Lama.

* This is essentially what the Avatar is in ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and its sequel series, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. For the current living avatar to fully realize their power, they have to become highly spiritual… and this full realization entails unlocking a SuperMode that can potentially alter plate tectonics. Considering that the Avatar idea comes from Hinduism and Buddhism, this would technically make Aang and Korra examples of Kung Fu Vishnu/{{Rama|yana}}/[[Literature/TheMahabharata Krishna]], by way of the Dalai Lama.

* Polish writer Jacek Piekara did a sort of a {{deconstruction}} of the idea in his stories about Inquisitor Mordimer Madderdin. Madderdin lives InAWorld where Jesus decided "eh, screw you all!", descended from the cross, ordered his Apostles to slaughter all of Jerusalem, and conquered the Roman Empire. Since the dominant religion is ''far'' from even pretending to preach mercy, and alternate-Jesus obviously didn't die for anybody's sins, it's one hell ([[DemonicInvaders close to literal]]) of a CrapsackWorld.

* A Christian kid and a Hindu kid both want to win a spelling bee. Cue [[https://pbfcomics.com/comics/spelling/ epic throw down between Jesus and Ganesha]] courtesy of ''Webcomic/ThePerryBibleFellowship.

* A Christian kid and a Hindu kid both want to win a spelling bee. Cue [[https://pbfcomics.com/comics/spelling/ epic throw down between Jesus and Ganesh]] courtesy of ''Webcomic/ThePerryBibleFellowship.