History Main / KungfuJesus

* ''Franchise/RoboCop'': MessianicArchetype and crime-fighting cyborg with ImprobableAimingSkills.

* In ''{{Hellsing}}'', Father Alexander Anderson was specially designed and trained by the Vatican's Iscariot Section XIII to go toe-to-toe with the strongest monsters in existence, including Hellsing's pet vampire. This makes Anderson much faster, stronger, and durable than an ordinary human, and he's shown to be capable of ripping apart metal piping, withstanding a barrage of bullets, healing vital organs after receiving what should be a fatal wound, running, jumping, and fighting at insanely high speeds, shattering wooden doors and concrete walls, teleporting in a swirl of Bible pages, creating holy barriers that trap monsters within a certain radius, and staggering PhysicalGod Alucard with a single punch.

** Not to mention that He spent a good part of his youth doing manual labour as an apprentice carpenter with his father. Dude would've been ''fit''.

A SubTrope of JesusWasWayCool, and also HistoricalBadassUpgrade.

See also ChurchMilitant and PalsWithJesus. Might go on adventures with BadassSanta, or [[Film/{{UHF}} Gandhi II]]. Push it to the extreme and you got EverybodyWasKungFuFighting.

* ''LightNovel/FateZero'': [[BigBad Kotomine Kirei]] is a priest trained in the Catholic Church's secret assassination group, the Executors and is a master of Baji Quan. This makes him about 10-20 times faster and stronger than an ordinary human and can among other things shatter walls and giant trees with a single punch, block and dodge bullets at a range of 15-20 meters and run at 50 miles an hour while blocking bullet-speed daggers AND carrying someone.

* The Godyssey. "[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Jesus]] [[http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2011/04/godyssey-1.html Wins]]: [[Franchise/MortalKombat Theology!]]"

** Is it ever specifically stated it's John 3:16? Yes, it's the more famous 3:16, but Luke 3:16 "John answered them all, I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire" is equally Badass in that context.

* 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, this would technically make Aang and Korra examples of Kung Fu Vishnu/{{Rama|yana}}/[[TheMahabharata Krishna]].

* ''LightNovel/FateZero'': [[BigBad Kotomine Kirei]] is a priest trained in the Catholic Church´s secret assassination group, the Executors and is a master of Baji Quan. This makes him about 10-20 times faster and stronger than an ordinary human and can among other things shatter walls and giant trees with a single punch, block and dodge bullets at a range of 15-20 meters and run at 50 miles an hour while blocking bullet-speed daggers AND carrying someone.

* The Godyssey. "[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Jésus]] [[http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2011/04/godyssey-1.html Wins]]: [[Franchise/MortalKombat Theology!]]"

** Is it ever specifically stated it's John 3:16? Yes, it's the more famous 3:16, but Luke 3:16 "John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire" is equally Badass in that context.

* Major subversion in [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2117 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/archive_page.php?comicID=2714 this]].
*** [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2896 And this.]]
**** [[Film/TheDarkKnight And]] [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3022 this.]]
**** [[Manga/DragonBall And]] [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3038 this.]]
**** [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2121 This]], however, is by far the most literal example, with [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2231 this]] one coming in a close second. Jesus Kick!
** Also the [[ShowWithinAShow comic within a comic]] ''[[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3429 "The Dark Jesus Return"]]'', its not canon though.

* 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, this would technically make Aang and Korra examples of Kung Fu Vishnu/{{Rama|yana}}/[[TheMahabharata Krishna]].

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* Kung-Fu Jesus actually makes an appearance in the kung fu film ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EnitdrbL0w Legend of the Liquid Sword]]'', where he descends with a cross and defeats the villains with his [[TranslationTrainWreck "Juses Puches"]]. [[spoiler: It's actually a main character dressed as Jesus and armed with explosives, but it still qualifies.]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Even in the context of the film]] it's still pretty much a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

* Kung-Fu Jesus actually makes an appearance in the kung fu film ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EnitdrbL0w Legend of the Liquid Sword]]'', where he descends with a cross and defeats the villains with his "Jesus punches". [[spoiler: It's actually a main character dressed as Jesus and armed with explosives, but it still qualifies.]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Even in the context of the film]] it's still pretty much a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

* The Dragonborn in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''. Naturally, the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Nordic]] equivalent of [[CrytalDragonJesus their messiah]] is the ultimate [[TheDragonslayer Dragonslayer]], capable of [[RealityWarper manipulating reality]] itself via [[TheLanguageOfMagic the Thu'um]].

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

Name based on the ''{{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.]]

If you're looking for the SomethingAwful {{Lets Play}}er, his page is [[LetsPlay/KungFuJesus here]].

* ''FateZero'': [[BigBad Kotomine Kirei]] is a priest trained in the Catholic Church´s secret assassination group, the Executors and is a master of Baji Quan. This makes him about 10-20 times faster and stronger than an ordinary human and can among other things shatter walls and giant trees with a single punch, block and dodge bullets at a range of 15-20 meters and run at 50 miles an hour while blocking bullet-speed daggers AND carrying someone.
* In ''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.

* Jesus from the current continuity of [[spoiler: ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'']] was an user of the same psychic powers as the rest of the main characters and grants the heroes most of their abilities.
* In ''OnePiece'', [[spoiler: (former) Fleet Admiral Sengoku has a Zoan Devil Fruit that turns him into Buddha. This naturally gives him super strength and allows him to launch shockwaves from his palms.]]
* Toki of ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' is by far the most messianic of the Hokuto warriors, and unlike warriors like Kenshiro and Rei who use their martial arts to mete out justice against the wicked, Toki uses the Hokuto Shinken arts to heal people, and when he does have to step up and kick evil's ass, his techniques deal no pain, and in fact are extremely pleasurable to those on the receiving end. To top it off, the guy even LooksLikeJesus.

* The comic book ''Loaded Bible'', in which Jesus returns to earth to fight vampires. There's a scene where Jesus spits in a vampire's face and its head '''explodes'''. The Bible is some good stuff, but that's right on up there.
** Well it was holy spit. That's mostly holy water, right?
* [[http://www.comicsbulletin.com/rage/images/050327/godysseypages4and5.jpg The Godyssey.]] [[IncrediblyLamePun Jesus gets Biblical.]]
** "[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Jésus]] [[http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2011/04/godyssey-1.html Wins]]: [[MortalKombat Theology!]]"
* And let's not forget National Lampoon's short-lived [[http://www.marvelfamily.com/WhosWho/whoswho.asp?castid=1883 Son-O'-God comics]]
* The comic book, ''Jesus Hates Zombies'' Jesus Christ was resurrected to save the world from zombies. He kinda lacks his normal powers since his powers is based off of faith so right now, he's BadassNormal.

* ''{{Hamlet 2}}'' - The song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LyKxzw6cjg]]"Rock Me Sexy Jesus"

* Kung Fu Jesus actually makes an appearance in the kung fu film ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EnitdrbL0w Legend of the Liquid Sword]]'', where he descends with a cross and defeats the villains with his "Jesus punches". [[spoiler: It's actually a main character dressed as Jesus and armed with explosives, but it still qualifies.]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Even in the context of the film]] it's still pretty much a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

* ''ParadiseLost'' has Jesus (referred to as the "Son of God", because He hasn't been born as a human yet) take part in the third day of the war in heaven. After two days of deadlock between the two angel armies, the Son takes the field and single-handedly drives Satan and his entire army into Hell.
* ''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 interpetation of Jesus, especially since the LeftBehind authors insist that they are only writing what Jesus really will do soon.

** The author even lampshaded in the book's afterword. He writes about about how he was going to leave the Kung Fu part out because it didn't fit the timeline... until he spent a couple of minutes thinking "But what if Jesus knew Kung Fu?" [[RuleOfCool He had to throw it in]].
* OlderThanPrint: In [[WordOfDante Dante's]] ''DivineComedy'', Jesus has stormed the gates of Hell during the three days he was dead, tore them down, summoned a massive earthquake that was felt down at its eighth circle, and ''then'' whisked away the Old Testament saints (who weren't technically Christian and thus went to Limbo). Now, there's a busy fella... This legend can be traced back to the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrowing_of_Hell Gospel of Nicodemus]]'', so Dante wasn't actually the [[WordOfDante codifier]] per se.
* Aslan is {{Narnia}}'s resident Jesus {{Expy}}/allegory, and ''HE. IS. [[BadAss BAD.]] [[BadAss ASS.]]'' [[PantheraAwesome Jesus Christ is a lion,]] [[MemeticMutation get in the wardrobe!]]
** He seems to be part-Jesus and part-[[PhysicalGod God]], given that he actually displays [[TheMaker world-creator]] powers.
*** Trinitarian theology holds that all Three Persons had/have a role in Creation. The Prologue to the Gospel According to John says of the Word that "all things were made through him, and without him nothing was made that was made."

* Ronald D. Moore commented that the story of Moses was one of the inspirations for Benjamin Sisko's character arc on ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine.'' In this case, a group of SufficientlyAdvancedAliens stand in for the burning bush.
* SaturdayNightLive took this to its logical extreme with a trailer for a mock Creator/QuentinTarantino movie called [[Film/DjangoUnchained Djesus Uncrossed]] where Jesus seeks revenge on the Romans who killed him.

* The Axis of Awesome song ''WWJD?'' describes Jesus as "a zombie wizard who also knows kung fu," and is described as having killed Judas with his [[EyeBeams laser vision]] and [[{{Superman}} saved Lois Lane by flying round the world backwards]]. Also, he is the lead singer of {{Kiss}}.

* [[http://www.ninjapirate.com/article/returnofjesus A little Biblical scholarship from ninjapirate.com]] [[BlatantLies indicates]] that [[spoiler:[[DragonBallZ Super Saiyan]]]] Jesus is coming, and he's ''pissed''.

* In Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s {{Wrestling/ECW}} revival, John Morrison was once asked what his opponents had in store at the upcoming Pay-Per-View. His response was, "Imagine if Jesus knew kung-fu. That's what everybody else is dealing with."
* During the road to ''WrestleMania XXV'', Wrestling/ShawnMichaels portrayed a ''stripping'' KungFuJesus parallel to the satanic counterpart that Wrestling/TheUndertaker has portrayed for most of his career for their feud.

* According to Islam, two of the major signs that the Day of Judgment (''Yawm ad-Din'') is fast approaching are 1) the appearance of an [[TheAntiChrist Antichrist]] or false messiah (''ad-Dajjal''), followed by 2) the return of Jesus, who will then kill the Antichrist, end all wars, and preside over a period of total peace and prosperity...until [[spoiler: God knocks down [[SealedEvilInACan the wall that confines the tribes of ''yahjuj'' (Gog) and ''mahjuj'' (Magog)]] and [[ZombieApocalypse they ravage the Earth and even (successfully) attack "the people who live in the sky."]]]] Really.
** That was probably inspired by Revelation, which has a similar prediction. After the Tribulation Period (which begins with the Rapture and ends at Armageddon, mentioned above), there will be a seven-year period in which God Himself will reign on Earth. After that period, He will loose the forces of Hell for one last hoorah before finally and permanently banishing them and what followers still remain on Earth to the Lake of Fire. He'll then merge Heaven with Earth, creating a perfect paradise free of eternal damnation, with New Jerusalem as its capital.

** Adapted for {{MUGEN}}.

* ''GodHand'' is based almost entirely around this concept. In the game's backstory, demons invaded the world but were defeated by a man (the God Hand) wielding the power of God in his fists. The player character, Gene, inherits some of the God Hand's powers and has to beat the tar out of demons to save the day.

* The most powerful Persona of the Judgment Arcana from ''{{Persona 3}}'' is Jesus. Well, okay, it's never outright ''stated'' to be Jesus, instead going by the name 'Messiah', but the description given pretty firmly implies exactly which Messiah it is meant to be.
** Especially since, at level 95, he gets the skill [[IncrediblyLamePun Absorb Pierce]].

* ''TheLastResurrection'' contains a fireball-hurling Jesus as its BigBad.

* Major subversion in [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2117 this]] ''{{Sinfest}}'' comic where it starts off looking like Jesus is the divine version of Franchise/{{Batman}} until [[IncrediblyLamePun he gets nailed at the end]].

**** [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2121 This]], however, is by far the most literal example, with [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2231 this]] one comming in a close second. Jesus Kick!

* In ''AlienLovesPredator'' Jesus plays baseball for the New York Yankees. Naturally, he's the star player.
* ''SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' gives us [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/?db=comics&id=1481 this strip.]]
* The page title for the index page of ''ErrantStory'' changes regularly, but for a while it said "We now return to the Adventures of Kung-Fu Jesus and His [[InstantAwesomeJustAddMecha Amazing Giant Robot]]."

* In a ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode, it turned out the sequel to ''"Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist'' was an action film, where Jesus was a gun-toting cop.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' had Jesus storm an Iraqi prison to rescue SantaClaus.
** Jesus was killed by an Iraqi later in the episode. The boys and Santa escaped to South Park, at which point Santa gave a speech to the assembled townspeople, urging them to, from this point on, to remember Christmas as the day a brave man named Jesus died. Which is ''Easter'', by the way.
** Then taking down the head of the Catholic League with [[ImpossiblyCoolWeapon the Glaive]] from ''Film/{{Krull}}'', complete with an epic GlassesPull, and leading the forces of Imagination in the final battle [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Aragorn style.]] Jesus is a BadAss in WesternAnimation/SouthPark.
*** Well, after he TookALevelInBadAss, since his initial appearances had him a little meek, and got his ass handed to him by Satan in a boxing match (before Satan threw the fight).
* In a recent episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', Jesus arrives to take control of the forces of good at Armageddon and becomes known as Commander Jesus. His counterpart, the Anti-Christ, however, is not nearly so badass.
** Well, [[WordOfDante Jesus said that]] the Anti-Christ was the opposite of him in every sense, so if Jesus was badass, it's obvious that the Anti was not.
* 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, this would technically make Aang and Korra examples of Kung Fu Vishnu/[[{{Ramayana}} Rama]]/[[TheMahabharata Krishna]].

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* The flash ''WebAnimation/MadnessCombat'' involves Jesus quite extensively from making zombies to kill the protagonist to murderizing mooks with a massive smith and wesson and a sniper rifle. He also has a sword marked 3:16, this passage being "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
** Is it ever specifically stated it's John 3:16? Yes, it's the more famous 3:16, but Luke 3:16 "John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire" is equally Badass in that context.
*** Revelation 3:16 also fits well, "Because you were lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth."

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* One illustration in {{GURPS}} Powers has been called [[KillItWithFire Fire]] [[BreathWeapon Breathing]] KungFuJesus.

* Indie action figure company 3A created [[http://www.tomopop.com/tomopop-review-threea-s-fighting-jc-19057.phtml Fighting JC]], who has been released with different colored robes, and different tattoos.
** Some people have described it as Jesus Christ, reborn to kick some Zombie ass, given that Fighting JC was released as part of a line dealing with the survivors of a Zombie Apocalypse.

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* SaturdayNightLive took this to its logical extreme with a trailer for a mock QuentinTarantino movie called [[Film/DjangoUnchained Djesus Uncrossed]] where Jesus seeks revenge on the Romans who killed him.

* In ''ShamanKing'', God is also known as the Great Spirit, the ultimate spirit who can only be channeled by the victor of the Shaman Fight. So, if God is the Great Spirit, does that mean? Yes. Jesus was the victor of a Shaman Fight.

* In Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s {{ECW}} revival, John Morrison was once asked what his opponents had in store at the upcoming Pay-Per-View. His response was, "Imagine if Jesus knew kung-fu. That's what everybody else is dealing with."

** He is also a playable character in another web game, ''[[http://www.molleindustria.org/faith-fighter Faith Fighter]]''.

* For a less subtle example, ''JesusChristVampireHunter''.

* SaturdayNightLive took this to its logical extreme with a trailer for a mock QuentinTarantino movie called [[DjangoUnchained Djesus Uncrossed]] where Jesus seeks revenge on the Romans who killed him.

* ''RoboCop'': MessianicArchetype and crime-fighting cyborg with ImprobableAimingSkills.

** 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. Yet that is *exactly* what Jesus did.

->''It's Kung Fu Action Jesus(Aw yeah!)!''

* Polish writer Jacek Piekara did a sort of a {{deconstruction}} of the idea in his stories about Inquisitor Mordimer Madderdin. The titular inquisitor 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.