Line #28 VideoGame/DongDongNeverDie


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4	->''"My personal favorite super belongs to the dainty umbrella-wielding Mian Hua Tang: she calls out to her manservant, ordering him to attack. (Relevant: her manservant is [[{{Franchise/Transformers}} Optimus Prime]].)"''
5	-->-- ''[[http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/03/01/i-should-play-that-dong-dong-never-die/ PC Gamer]]''
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7	More accurately translatable to ''Dong Dong: the Immortal Legend'' (Chinese: 东东不死传说), ''Dong Dong Never Die'' is a FightingGame that defies all but the heartiest attempts at description. Suffice it to say that just before its destruction, [=SkyNet=] sends a more advanced Terminator — the [[FlightStrengthHeart nigh-invulnerable, gun-wielding, super-strong, and water-drinking]] Sheng Hua Nan — to the past. In response, the leader of the human resistance, Dong Dong, sends back a T-800 Model Terminator that he has reprogrammed to protect his past self. Both Terminators arrive at a time when fighting representatives from all parts of China such as [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] with a spray paint can, some guy with [[FunnyAfro a huge afro]] and an inner-tube, and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] gather together and-
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9	Made by a group of high-passion, low-tech early Chinese game developers, ''Dong Dong Never Die'' shamelessly lifts plots, characters, and everything else from all sections of pop culture and blends them into a ridiculous, hilarious, unbalanced, and surprisingly fun fighting game. Instead of drawn sprites, the developers took thousands of photographs and chained them together to create the game's sprites, creating an uncanny yet bizarrely hilarious "artstyle". It's free to download, and is one of the few places where you can have [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Zhuge Liang]] order a volley of arrows against a Terminator who celebrates his victory by drinking a bottle of water and singing "[[Music/RKelly I Believe I Can Fly]]."
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11	Website/GiantBomb took at look at it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kZQhZbJevM here,]] WebVideo/SuperBunnyhop took their crack at it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLaTcvsAa9k here,]] the [[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Super Best Friends]] played it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdvYBHpEWIY here,]], LetsPlay/YoVideogames tried it out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSt_8WMw6KY&list=PLkQQz0joyg7tCYjqADLAlvEhrPPKv2Vwz here]] and Joel from WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} streamed (and fell in love with) it, as partly shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnl7VpOf9L0 here]]. A quick look at it can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97sm0Kbk0P4 here]].
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14	!!''Dong Dong Never Die'' contains examples of...
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16	* TheAce: Dong Dong is said to have solved numerous national crises before his current assignment in the tournament.
17	* TheAhnold: Gouki, especially during his bazooka super. He even has the accent.
18	* AllThereInTheManual: Some of the characters have their backstories listed in the creator's blog:
19	** Dong Dong is a police officer who participates in Guangzhou's fighting tournament to investigate a case related to missing fighters. He has a [[SuperpoweredEvilSide dark side]] lurking inside of him after his involvement in a case few years ago. This dark side is manipulated by Sheng Hua Nan during the tournament to go on a rampage.
20	** A Shuang is from a village that has no water, so he enters the tournament to use the prize money to buy water for his fellow villagers.
21	** Ken is the actual [[Characters/StreetFighterI Ken]], who got pulled out of [[Franchise/StreetFighter his home franchise]] for unknown reasons. He enters the competition looking for a way to get himself back to his own world.
22	** Ming Boy is [[ManChild a man in his 20s still in the 3rd grade.]] He enters the tournament to prove that he's the strongest elementary school student.
23	** Liu Mang is a [[UsefulNotes/{{AssociationFootball}} football]] star who will do whatever it takes to [[CompetitionFreak win the gold in any competition]]. He aims to bring his passion for football in the fighting tournament.
24	** Claiming to be a former seedy underworld worker, Wu Liao Jun is just the owner of a clothing factory who exaggerates his life out of boredom. He enters the tournament to get some excitement in his life.
25	** Gouki is another police officer investigating Guangzhou's tournament, working undercover as a video game magazine editor.
26	** Terminator was sent by Dong Dong from the future to prevent Sheng Hua Nan's assassination attempt. After being accidently transported to the wrong location in China, he forms the Jiangxi Special Forces to accomplish his goal of protecting Dong Dong.
27	** Ming Hua Tang's motivation for fighting in the tournament is get money to [[AllWomenLoveShoes buy pricey brand-name shoes.]]
28	** Jiang Bao is intended to be the bit character of the same name from ''Film/KungFuHustle''. After the events of the film, he makes money in the stock market, but participates in the tournament to earn prize money to invest and make back his lost earnings from bad stocks; to that end, he went to "[[Creator/{{StephenChow}} Grandpa Chow]]" in order to learn the basics of Tai Chi.
29	** Sun Wukong awakens to modern society, [[GreenAesop disappointed to find that it has been polluted.]] He wants to use the prize money to raise funds for his environmental protection organization,
30	** Sheng Hua Nan is a Terminator who seeks to kill Dong Dong.
31	* AlternateUniverse: This seems to be another alternate timeline of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay.''
32	* AmbiguousGender: Ming Boy. The outfit, Coke-bottle glasses and bizarre walking animation help none.
33	* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Da Lan seems to be some kind of authority figure (one of his followers lights his cigarette post-match) and is the only member of his crew fighting.
34	* BashBrothers: Jie Mei Hua are a group of two nurse sisters who fight alongside each other.
35	* BigDamnHeroes: During the final battle against Sheng Hua Nan, either Dong Dong or Terminator help you out in a second match. Oddly, Sheng Hua Nan doesn't power up or call an ally of his own to boost his own power, so the second match is comparatively easy. Perhaps this is intentional so as to compensate for the first battle, which is rather grueling.
36	* BootstrappedTheme: Since the game takes so much from other sources, the character themes are also ripped straight from games and movies.
37	** Dong Dong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccNkJA_Kw5g Freestyle Dojo]], a remix of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu's theme]] from the Music/OverClockedRemix community.
38	** A Shuang: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkhJjbimL5E Yell Dead Cell]] from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty''.
39	** Ken: A remix of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ken's theme]].
40	** Yin Yin: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CVhb-VCtOE Lost Painting]] from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''.
41	** Ming Boy: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB50v6joJCE Topo's Groove Heaven]] from ''VideoGame/BraveFencerMusashi''.
42	** Liu Mang: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S24bDa21lqY The Beep]], Remy's theme from ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike]]''.
43	** Wu Liao Jun: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpujJTkG0Ts 9th and Divided (Ain't Got Anytime 24/7 Remix)]] a hip-hop remix of "Slum No. 5" from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''.
44	** Jun Mei Hua: A remix of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Chun-Li's theme]].
45	** Gouki: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAYhNHhxN0A theme]] to ''Film/MissionImpossible''.
46	** Terminator: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liaNSxvPQGU Mech 8]], from ''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII''
47	** Mian Hua Tang: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BpOJbu2Guw bowling results screen]] from ''VideoGame/WiiSports''.
48	** Jian Ci Lang: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-POzIrRh0c Ai Wo Torimodose]], the theme to ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.
49	** Mo Shu Shi: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV_x3ERB-2k Doll Eyes]], Cammy's theme from ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Street Fighter Alpha 3]]''.
50	** Jiang Bao: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-_unC-g_rY This is True Love Makin']] from ''VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium''.
51	** Xiao Pan: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by_41WVlhgU 3DO version]] of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Guile's theme]].
52	** Huo Chai Ren: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdb1ejFKRCA Keep My Fire]] from ''VideoGame/CapcomVsSNKMillenniumFight2000''.
53	** Sun Wukong: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO1DGsSh9yA theme]] to the 1986 TV version of ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.
54	** Da Lan: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jTq2FXKr0g Dangerous]] by Music/MichaelJackson.
55	** Zhuge Liang: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQjh5mnzAfk ONS01]] from ''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII''.
56	** Fei Fei: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNvSV0c3XxA For Liberty]] from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots''.
57	** Sheng Hua Nan: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7GOESJveTk Lock and Load II]] from ''[[VideoGame/FrontMission Front Mission 5: Scars of the War]]''.
58	** Violent Dong Dong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWUKt6kPMuo The World Needs Only One Big Boss]] from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty''.
59	** Tuo Lei: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYU-BgtSwJk The Sun Also Rises]], the main theme for the 2007 Movie of the same name, also featured in the 2010 film ''Let The Bullets Fly'', when you fight him in Inner Mongolia. %%I'm afraid I cannot identify the song when you fight him on the wing of an air plane. It's likely Metal Gear related...
60	* BrilliantButLazy: Dong Dong's animations make it look like he just doesn't give a crap. He's also TheChosenOne destined to save the world.
61	* BulletTime: One of Gouki's supers slows time and [[Creator/JohnWoo releases doves]].
62	* TheChooserOfTheOne: Dong Dong was chosen by Time Magazine, of all things.
63	* TheChosenOne: Dong Dong is apparently the only one who can save the world (according to Time Magazine).
64	* CombatMedic: Jie Mei Hua are two nurses who, despite throwing scalpels, otherwise attack with typical fighting game moves.
65	* CompetitiveBalance: Completely averted with Sheng Hua Nan, with regards to his gun attacks. Infinite range, infinitely chainable, and can combo any opponent from full health. Its only weakness is that all of his projectiles aside from his machine gun super are high enough to completely miss ducking opponents, allowing a canny player to roll towards him and...[[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose probably get caught by his ludicrously-damaging and self-chainable breakdancing sweep kick]].
66	* ConfusionFu: Jie Jie has a DoppelgangerSpin teleport and one of his supers involves using his inner tube as a teleportation device to dive at the enemy repeatedly.
67	* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Wu Liao Jun, a former Triad member, competes in a tournament to alleviate his sheer boredom.
68	* EnemySummoner: Aside from the aforementioned Mian Hua Tang, Mo Shu Shi summons spirits to attack, while Terminator summons five human missiles for one of his supers.
69	* EvilLaugh: Violent Dong Dong and Sheng Hua Nan have suitably hammy ones.
70	* EvilSoundsDeep: Averted for Sheng Hua Nan. He's a tenor.
71	* {{Expy}} / ShoutOut: So many. Just a few of the more notable ones...
72	** Several of the stages are recreated expies of various ''[[Franchise/StreetFighter Street Fighter]]'' stages.
73	** The intro is more or less ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters '98''.
74	** Dong Dong, Terminator, Sheng Hua Nan, and '''the entire plot''' are tied to ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay.''
75	** Ken is...[[Characters/StreetFighterII Ken]].
76	** Jian Ci Lang is [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]] crossed with [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Zangief]].
77	** Yin Yin's outfit might be a reference to Aya's from ''VideoGame/{{Onechanbara}}.'' She also begins matches by riding ''[[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kokuo-goh]]'' onto the stage.
78	** Liu Mang seems to be a huge reference to ''Film/ShaolinSoccer'' and ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory.''
79	** [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] is [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma]]. And, well, Mario.
80	** Da Lan has several mannerisms and animations homaging Music/MichaelJackson. Meanwhile, he has [[Franchise/MortalKombat Liu Kang]]'s moveset.
81	** Arcade mode has a bonus stage where you [[Franchise/StreetFighter beat up a car]], and a few bonus stages where you fight characters from ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage,'' ''VideoGame/CadillacsAndDinosaurs'' and Capcom's ''Tenchi o Kurau''.
82	** Mian Hua Tang summons [[{{Franchise/Transformers}} Optimus Prime]].
83	** On a related note, Xiao Pan wears an Autobot T-shirt, but otherwise has absolutely nothing to do with Transformers. Instead, he has [[{{Franchise/StreetFighter}} Guile's]] move set.
84	** Dong Dong, Violent Dong Dong, and Mario all have [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma's]] winpose. Oddly enough, Gouki doesn't.
85	*** Violent Dong Dong also uses [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Gill]]'s Seraphic Wing super and has [[VideoGame/FatalFury Rock Howard]]'s win pose.
86	** Fei Fei is basically a female [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Iori Yagami]].
87	*** Speaking of which, Dong Dong has a move that looks like Iori's Shiki Aoi Bana and a move similar to Akuma's Shun Goku Satsu, but otherwise seems to be a pastiche of [[Characters/StreetFighterI Ryu]] and Kyo Kusanagi.
88	** It might also be notable that all of the music in the game is taken from various sources.
89	** Mian Hua Tang is a female Shizumaru, and her dialogue 'HEY GUYS C'MON' is basically also an homage to Terry Bogard.
90	* ExtendableArms: Wu Liao Jun stabs his arms into the ground and stretches them upward.
91	* EyeBeams: A Shuang has them, and is something of a ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} {{Expy}}
92	* FashionableAsymmetry: Yin Yin's outfit includes a stocking (with garters!) on one leg, while the other bears only a thin studded belt. She also wears a fishnet stocking on one arm.
93	* FlechetteStorm: One of Jie Mei Hua's supers surrounds the target with a ring of scalpels that then home in for loads of damage.
94	* FunnyAfro: Jie Jie has a huge fuzzy one that marks him as something of a crazy funster.
95	* GlassCannon: Fei Fei and Wu Liao Jun.
96	* GratuitousEnglish: Mian Hua Tang sometimes says "Hey, guys! Come on!" and all of Yin Yin's lines are in English. Sheng Hua Nan also sings "[[Music/RKelly I Believe I Can Fly]]" in one of his win poses.
97	* GuestFighter: The most recent version, ''Dong Dong Never Die: Judgment Day'' (which was released in January 2024), has [[spoiler:[[WebAnimation/{{Hololive}} Inugami Korone]]]] as an additional fighter.
98	* GunNut: Gouki dresses in camo and has plenty of guns (and a rocket launcher).
99	* TheGunslinger: Gouki performs a few trick shots with his pistol during one of his supers and is about as direct an example of The Woo as anyone can be during another.
100	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Zhuge Liang]] is in the game. And he starts fights by [[ShowSomeLeg showing some leg]].
101	* ImprobableWeaponUser: Aside from Mian Hua Tang using her umbrella, there's Jie Jie, who uses a pink plastic inner tube, and Ming Boy, who uses a flute and paper airplanes.
102	* JackOfAllStats: Mario, having even stats.
103	* LadyOfWar: Mian Hua Tang is dressed in a [[ElegantGothicLolita frilly and elegant getup]], and is one of the few who fights with a melee weapon.
104	* LethalJokeCharacter: Ming Boy looks ridiculous, has a short melee range, takes noticeably more damage than anyone else... and not only does he have indestructible multi-hitting projectiles designed to keep people blocking, he's also the only other fighter that can heal, and can do so to the same extent as the final boss, albeit minus the invincibility.
105	* LightningBruiser: Violent Dong Dong and Sheng Hua Nan, being maxed out in every stat.
106	* MsFanservice: Yin Yin and Fei Fei have very fanservicey getups, and one of Fei Fei's winposes has her teasingly unzip her pantsuit halfway.
107	* MeaningfulName:
108	** Jian Ci Lang is the Chinese name for [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]].
109	** Jie Mei Hua means "flower sisters".
110	** Sheng Hua Nan means "biochemical man".
111	** Wu Liao Jun can mean either "bored guy" or "boring guy".
112	** Zu Qiu Liu Mang means "football hooligan".
113	* MultiArmedAndDangerous: One of Wu Liao Jun's supers has him stab his two arms into the ground, only to unleash a flurry of at least six.
114	* NakedOnArrival: Terminator sometimes does the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''-style time travel entry.
115	* NinjaRun: Ming Boy has possibly the least cool-looking version of this ever shown on screen.
116	* OptionalBoss: At the end of the game, after you defeat [[FinalBoss Sheng Hua Nan]], you face the rest of the cast in three intervals. You have one chance to beat them all, and your reward for completing it is a preview for the developer's ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' fangame.
117	* ParasolOfPain: Mian Hua Tang's melee weapon is an umbrella.
118	* PintSizedPowerhouse: Mario is much smaller than the other characters, but just as dangerous. Sometimes even more, as his small size makes many attacks against him miss.
119	* PowerFloats: Huo Chai Ren and Ming Boy have floaty win-poses, while Violent Dong Dong has a floating pose for one of his supers.
120	* PromotedToPlayable: The usual depower is completely averted with Sheng Hua Nan and Violent Dong Dong. The playable versions are exactly as overpowered as when you fight them.
121	* PublicDomainCharacter: [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] is in the game. With a spray paint can.
122	* RainOfArrows: One of Zhuge Liang's supers has him call for a volley of arrows.
123	* SexyBacklessOutfit: Fei Fei's pantsuit is open all the way to her hips in back, and her intro makes sure you get a good look at it.
124	* ShockAndAwe: A Shuang fires electricity from his hands when he uses his super and special moves.
125	* {{Shotoclone}}: Dong Dong, Ken (naturally), Fei Fei (albeit SNK style), and Mario.
126	* SpamAttack: Jiang Bao likes to use bicycle kicks and rapid-fire punches.
127	* StickFigureAnimation: Huo Chai Ren.
128	* StoutStrength: Jian Ci Lang.
129	* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Violent Dong Dong is...Dong Dong's.
130	* TimeTravel: Naturally, given that the game's plot is a WholePlotReference to ''Terminator 2''.
131	* ThrowingDownTheGauntlet: The machines are kind enough to disseminate confirmation that "We Will Attack You Again" to at least one major newspaper.
132	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Yin Yin is the deeper-voiced grappler, while Mian Hua Tang is the frilly-dressed umbrella-user.
133	* VaporWear: Averted with Fei Fei. Despite her wearing a backless suit, she still clearly wears a bra underneath.
134	* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Yin Yin and Jian Ci Lang are grapple-heavy characters.
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