Line #14 WesternAnimation/ChopKickPanda


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3	''Chop Kick Panda'' is a 2011 animated movie--albeit with a running-time of 40 minutes--produced by [[http://www.renegadeanimation.com/ Renegade Animation]] (same studio who brought us ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi'', ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow''). It is a [[TheMockbuster mockbuster]] of ''Franchise/KungFuPanda''.
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6	The main character is Zibo/Lu (the latter comes from the back of the box; in the movie, he isn't called with that name at any point), a daydreaming martial arts fanboy. He tries to impress his son, Ming, by saying that he’s a student at the local dojo, when he’s actually the janitor. The story, set in the present day, is about the attempts of the dojo master's evil twin -- a tiger with stripes that look like scars -- to steal the Amulet of Fury from his ''Star Wars''-quoting brother. In the end, Lu proves himself to be a hero to his son (and to his son's friends, one of whom is a farting monkey) when he takes to heart the master's lesson that everyone has a special gift.
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8	See also ''WesternAnimation/TheLittlePandaFighter'', a similar ''Kung Fu Panda'' knockoff.
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10	!!The following tropes include:
11	* AccidentalMisnaming: Zibo keeps calling Koji with different-sounding names that start with the K.
12	* AffablyEvil: Master Bali, Zibo's friend who secretly works for Slade, is a bit dim-witted and actually quite friendly to Zibo and the kids.
13	* AlmightyJanitor: Parodied with Zibo, who actually is more of an actual janitor and babysitter for Ming and his friends, passing off janitorial skills as combat moves.
14	* AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome: The Amulet of Fury of course.
15	* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Panthers don't purr.
16	* BigBallOfViolence: The, err, "epic fight" between the two brothers are replaced with this complete with [[ThatPoorCat meows]].
17	* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Bali gets homesick for England when going back for the amulet:
18	-->'''Bali''': Why'd I ever leave jolly old England? The pubs, the royal palaces, the white cliffs of Dover, the pubs...
19	* BumblingDad: Zibo, a good-hearted but clumsy panda.
20	* ChekhovsSkill: Koji has been able to instantly snatch the pebble from Zibo's hand multiple times, which ends up being very useful when he steals the amulet from Slade.
21	* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
22	** Bali does this constantly when talking to his master Slade. At one point Slade gets so irritated that he says "I'm going to put an end to my misery, by putting an end to you. Get ready to meet your maker!" Bali's response is "Oh! Me mum's here?" Prompting Slade to do a FacePalm
23	** Grand Master Hahn does this during his climactic BlackAndWhiteMorality [[MirrorMatch battle]] with his brother Slade by making copious references to ''Franchise/StarWars'' and by calling his brother by his birth name Sherman instead of his AppropriatedAppellation Slade but that's just because he enjoys pressing his brother's BerserkButton just to piss him off.
24	* CoversAlwaysLie:
25	** The cover gives the impression that the movie's in CGI, but it's actually animated in cheap Flash animation.
26	** The DVD cover gives the protagonist's name as Lu, when his actual name in the movie is Zibo.
27	* CrushBlush: Ming has a crush on Shiva, and blushes every time when he interacts with her.
28	* DeadpanSnarker: Rex, the lion cub with the NerdGlasses.
29	* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: "A fighter so legendary, that his legend was legendary."
30	* DoNotCallMePaul: Slade's name is...[[spoiler: Sherman?]] Not embarrassing though it ''is'' a bit off.
31	* EmbarrassingFirstName: Slade, whose real first name is Sherman.
32	* EvilTwin: Master Hahn has one: Slade. Or Kudo if you've read, yet again, behind the box. That would've been more fitting though, since they're in an Asian setting.
33	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Slade threatens his minion Bali by explicitly stating that if he doesn't find and bring back The Amulet of Fury that he [[ColdBloodedTorture "Will die a very slow, and thoroughly painful death."]]
34	* FunnyForeigner: Bali is from England.
35	* ImprovisedWeapon: A mop for Zibo.
36	* LargeHam: The felines (the tiger brothers and the panther) have somewhat cheesy, eye-rolling attitudes. Obviously the [[EvilIsHammy villain is hammiest]].
37	** [[StiffUpperLip Bali]] [[PluckyComicRelief is another story...]]
38	* MissingMom: Ming's mother, where it's hinted that she died. Zibo's downcast response to this seems to confirm this is the case.
39	* TheMockbuster: Of ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'', released on May 10, 2011 to capitalize on ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'', which was released on May 26, 2011.
40	* MoodWhiplash: Attempted as such, a la MissingMom.
41	* PapaBear: Zibo, when the Amulet of Fury lands around his neck, suddenly acquires new fighting powers and uses his mop to fend off Slade and Bali.
42	* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: When Bali returns with a vase of flowers instead of the amulet:
43	-->'''Slade''': Did I not tell you if you returned empty handed, you would suffer my wrath?\
44	'''Bali''' [''mumbling to himself while trying to remember'']: "Did I not tell you if you returned empty handed, you would suffer my..."\
45	'''Slade''': What are you doing?!\
46	'''Bali''': I'm sorry, it's just that the phrasing of your question is a tad confusing. When you say "Did I not tell you", are you asking me if you didn't tell me, or if you did tell me?\
47	'''Slade''' [''sarcastically'']: Ooh, I'm so sorry for the confusion. It was a rhetorical question, Bali. Here, let me rephrase the question as a statement. Prepare to meet your maker!\
48	'''Bali''': Me mum's here?
49	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The kids, who are various young versions of wild animals.
50	* RunningGag: Every time Zibo "trains", he breaks his back.
51	* SpeaksInShoutOuts: Master Hahn loves making [[ReferenceOverdosed references]] to ''Franchise/StarWars'', which really pisses off his EvilTwin brother Slade.
52	* ToughRoom: Whenever Zibo makes a joke, the kids don't react much.
53	* TheVoiceless: Koji, the monkey, who occasionally squeaks, but other than that, doesn't speak in the film.
54	* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The setting of the film is described as "In the small Asian village of Serenity Falls..." with no further elaboration on what they mean by "Asian" or if it's even in that continent at all.
55	* YouthfulFreckles: Shiva, Ming's girlfriend has these.

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