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''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' is an early FightingGame released in 1985 by {{Creator/Konami}}. It [[TropeMaker pioneered]] many aspects now familiar in fighting games including [[LifeMeter health bars]], opponents of various fighting styles, and [[ActionGirl female fighters]]. The game was ported to many video game consoles, with [[ReformulatedGame special porting, albeit with lesser, different and new set of characters]], being made for UsefulNotes/{{MSX}} and [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]].

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''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' is an early FightingGame released in 1985 by {{Creator/Konami}}. It [[TropeMaker pioneered]] many aspects now familiar in fighting games including [[LifeMeter health bars]], opponents of various fighting styles, and [[ActionGirl female fighters]]. The game was ported to many video game consoles, with [[ReformulatedGame special porting, albeit with lesser, different and new set of characters]], being made for UsefulNotes/{{MSX}} Platform/{{MSX}} and [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]].
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* DualTonfas: Tonfan, like his name suggests, uses tonfas.



* FightingWithChucks: Nuncha, like many of the combatants in the arcade game, is named after his weapon of choice. In this case, nunchucks.

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* BraidsOfAction: Male example. Yen Pei has this in a classic Chinese fashion in which he fights solely using it in a fashion of Chen's chain attacks.


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* PrehensileHair: Yen Pei has his hair in a braid in a classic Chinese fashion in which he fights solely using it in a fashion of Chen's chain attacks.

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* {{Acrofatic}}: Buchu (Mu/Wu in the [=NES/MSX=] ports.)
* ActionGirl: Star/Lang and Fan are [[TropeMaker the first]] in [[FightingGame fighting game]] history.
** DarkActionGirl: Lan Fang and Mei Ling in the second game.

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* {{Acrofatic}}: Buchu (Mu/Wu in the and his [=NES/MSX=] ports.)
counterpart Mu/Wu are rather large men who regularly attack with flying tackles.
* ActionGirl: Star/Lang and Fan are [[TropeMaker the first]] first female fighters]] in [[FightingGame fighting game]] history.
** DarkActionGirl: Lan Fang and Mei Ling in the second game.
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* BilingualBonus: A voice (Oolong?) says "xiè xiè" ("thank you" in Chinese) upon getting an extra life. Buchu says "nǐ hǎo" ("hello" in Chinese) when he receives a [[GroinAttack groin attack]]. "Yie Ar" from the title is Chinese for "one two."

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* BilingualBonus: BilingualBonus:
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A voice (Oolong?) says "xiè xiè" ("thank you" in Chinese) upon getting an extra life. Buchu says "nǐ hǎo" ("hello" in Chinese) when he receives a [[GroinAttack groin attack]]. "Yie Ar" from the title is Chinese for "one two."



* BossGame: In the first, only Oolong is selectable. On the GBA version, you can be all of the bosses in multiplayer.

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* BossGame: BossGame:
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In the first, only Oolong is selectable. On the GBA version, you can be all of the bosses in multiplayer.



* DualTonfas: Tonfan

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* DarkActionGirl: Lan Fang and Mei Ling in the second game.
* DualTonfas: TonfanTonfan, like his name suggests, uses tonfas.



* FatBastard: Buchu/Mu/Wu. Also, Tao in the MSX/NES ports.
* FightingWithChucks: Nuncha
* FollowTheLeader[=/=]TropeMaker[=/=]UrExample: First [[FightingGame fighting game]] to feature [[LifeMeter health bars]], fighting to a KO, characters using different fighting styles, [[ActionGirl female fighters]], [[GroinAttack groin attacks]], changing music when health is low, and more than one win pose.

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* FatBastard: Buchu/Mu/Wu.Buchu/Mu/Wu are rather large men. Also, Tao in the MSX/NES ports.
* FightingWithChucks: Nuncha
* FollowTheLeader[=/=]TropeMaker[=/=]UrExample: First [[FightingGame fighting game]] to feature [[LifeMeter health bars]], fighting to a KO, characters using different fighting styles, [[ActionGirl female fighters]], [[GroinAttack groin attacks]], changing music when health
Nuncha, like many of the combatants in the arcade game, is low, and more than one win pose.named after his weapon of choice. In this case, nunchucks.



* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: Fan and Lan Fang constantly uses paper fans as projectiles.



* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: Oolong vs. Blues
* NotQuiteFlight: Oolong/Lee and Buchu/Mu.
* PaperFanOfDoom: Fan. Also, Lan Fang in the second game.
** ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: She constantly uses her fans as projectiles.

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* MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours: Oolong vs. Blues
The final boss, Blues, has the same moves as Oolong, including his high jumps.
* NotQuiteFlight: Oolong/Lee and Buchu/Mu.
Blues can jump very high. Buchu/Mu/Wu can do a flying tackle that defies both [[{{Acrofatic}} his physique]] and physics in general.
* PaperFanOfDoom: Fan. Fan's weapon of choice. Also, Lan Fang in the second game.
** ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: She constantly uses her fans as projectiles.
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* PunnyName: Blues is a similar name to Bruce Lee.



* SetSwordsToStun: Sword's, er, sword doesn't kill Oolong, it just merely knocks him out.

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* SetSwordsToStun: Sword's, er, sword doesn't kill Oolong, it does just merely knocks him out.as much damage as any other weapon or martial art.



* SNKBoss: Blues
* [[StealthPun Stealth]] [[PunnyName Punny Name]]: Blues. See BilingualBonus.

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* SNKBoss: Blues
* [[StealthPun Stealth]] [[PunnyName Punny Name]]: Blues. See BilingualBonus.
Blues, the final boss, is the only opponent who can jump like Oolong. This makes him really hard to hit.



* VariableLengthChain: Chain/Chen.

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* TropeMaker: First [[FightingGame fighting game]] to feature [[LifeMeter health bars]], fighting to a KO, characters using different fighting styles, [[ActionGirl female fighters]], [[GroinAttack groin attacks]], changing music when health is low, and more than one win pose.
* VariableLengthChain: Chain/Chen.Chain/Chen, like his name suggests, uses an extending chain.
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* SimpleStaff: [=Pole/Wang=]
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* KnifeNut: Mei Ling in the second game throws daggers.
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* BraidsOfAction: Male example overlapping with RapunzelHair. Yen Pei has this in a classic Chinese fashion in which he fights solely using it in a fashion of Chen's chain attacks.

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* BraidsOfAction: Male example overlapping with RapunzelHair.example. Yen Pei has this in a classic Chinese fashion in which he fights solely using it in a fashion of Chen's chain attacks.

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* ShockAndAwe: Li Jen, the FinalBoss in the second game.

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* ShockAndAwe: Li Jen, the FinalBoss in the second game.game, is a wizard who fights you hand-to-hand while lightning bolts rain down from above.


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* TookALevelInBadass: So to speak. The first and weakest enemy of most versions of the original game, Buchu, is the strongest enemy of the MSX and NES versions, under the name Mu.
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* CombatHandFan: Fan, the eighth opponent in the first game, attacks by throwing hand fans that have an annoying ability to [[HomingProjectile follow your movements]].
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* FatBastard: Buchu/Mu/Wu. Also, Tao in the MSX/NES ports.


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* PlayingWithFire: Tao in the MSX/NES versions shoots fire balls.
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A BeatEmUp sequel, ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu II: The Emperor Yie-Gah'' (''Emperor Yie-Gah's Counterattack''), has been released in 1986.

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A BeatEmUp sequel, ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu II: The Emperor Yie-Gah'' (''Emperor Yie-Gah's Counterattack''), has been was released in 1986.

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