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* CollateralAngst: When Sancaka fights the thugs invading the market, a shop owner scolds him for throwing a thug towards her wares. [[spoiler:When the market is later burned to the ground]], the same lady is seen weeping over her destroyed merchandise.
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* CollateralAngst: When Sancaka fights is fighting the thugs invading the market, a shop owner scolds yells at him for throwing because he threw a thug towards through her wares.stall. [[spoiler:When the market is later burned to the ground]], the same lady is seen weeping over her destroyed merchandise.
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* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodeNames: Sancaka and anyone else never called himself Gundala throughout the whole movie. [[spoiler:Double Subverted in the end, when Ki Wilawuk DOES know the name Gundala. But only he refers him as Gundala. As far as the rest of the world is aware of, Gundala is just Sancaka. Averted so far with Sri Asih, who's referred as such with her ally, but in the context of Gundala's release date, no one knows what her real name in [=BumiLangit=] verse is (Originally Nani Wijaya)]]
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* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodeNames: Sancaka and anyone else never called himself Gundala throughout the whole movie. [[spoiler:Double Subverted in the end, when Ki Wilawuk DOES know the name Gundala. But only he refers him as Gundala. As far as the rest of the world is aware of, Gundala is just Sancaka. Averted so far with Sri Asih, who's referred as such with her ally, but in the context of Gundala's release date, no one knows what her real name in [=BumiLangit=] verse is (Originally Nani Wijaya)]]Wijaya)]].
* CoolOldGuy: Mr. Agung, Sancaka's elderly fellow security guard and mentor. Besides Wulan, he's the one who slowly brought back Sancaka's sense of justice.
* CoolOldGuy: Mr. Agung, Sancaka's elderly fellow security guard and mentor. Besides Wulan, he's the one who slowly brought back Sancaka's sense of justice.
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* DeepCoverAgent: Pengkor's foster children are well-educated and hold respectable positions in society, and they can be activated as assassins with one phone call from him.
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* DeepCoverAgent: Pengkor's foster children are well-educated and hold respectable positions in society, all across the country, and they can be activated as assassins with one phone call from him.
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* EatTheRich: The murder of his father and Awang's influence sowed Sancaka's distrust towards privileged people during his childhood. He eventually finds an ally among the elite in Ridwan.
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* EatTheRich: The murder of his father and Awang's influence sowed Sancaka's distrust towards privileged people during his childhood. He eventually finds an ally among the elite in Ridwan.Ridwan [[spoiler:and [[NonIdleRich Sri Asih]]]].
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Pengkor again. Although he can certainly come across polite and even charismatic in his interactions with the legislative members, he doesn't hesitate to torture and kill people standing in his way, including those same legislative members.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Despite being a sociopathic mafioso, Pengkor considers the children of his orphanage his children and support them in their chosen career path. The children, in return, calls him Bapak (Father).
* {{Foil}}: Both Sancaka and Pengkor have troubled childhoods. The former's father was a factory worker and union leader murdered during a labor strike and his mother seemingly abandoned him as a child, resulting in him living on the streets. The latter came from the other side, with a ruthless landowner of a father who was murdered along with his mother during a violent labor uprising, which also left his home burnt down and his face disfigured, ''and then'' his relatives sent him to a shady orphanage in the hopes that he would perish so that they could seize his estate.
* {{Foil}}: Both Sancaka and Pengkor have troubled childhoods. The former's father was a factory worker and union leader murdered during a labor strike and his mother seemingly abandoned him as a child, resulting in him living on the streets. The latter came from the other side, with a ruthless landowner of a father who was murdered along with his mother during a violent labor uprising, which also left his home burnt down and his face disfigured, ''and then'' his relatives sent him to a shady orphanage in the hopes that he would perish so that they could seize his estate.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Despite being a sociopathic mafioso, Pengkor considers the children of his orphanage orphanages his children and support them in their chosen career path. The children, in return, calls him Bapak (Father).
* FauxAffablyEvil: Pengkor again. Although he can certainly come across polite and even charismatic in his interactions with the legislative members, he doesn't hesitate to torture and kill people standing in his way, including those same legislative members.
* {{Foil}}: Both Sancaka and Pengkor have troubledchildhoods.childhoods but grow up to become very different individuals. The former's father was a factory worker and union leader murdered during a labor strike and his mother seemingly abandoned him as a child, resulting in him living on the streets. The latter came from the other side, with a ruthless landowner of a father who was murdered along with his mother during a violent labor uprising, which also left his home burnt down and his face disfigured, ''and then'' his relatives sent him to a shady orphanage in the hopes that he would perish so that they could seize his estate.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Pengkor again. Although he can certainly come across polite and even charismatic in his interactions with the legislative members, he doesn't hesitate to torture and kill people standing in his way, including those same legislative members.
* {{Foil}}: Both Sancaka and Pengkor have troubled
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* HenpeckedHusband: Funnily enough, the boss of the thugs who just got married turned out to be this when his newly wedded wife made him squirm when he was confronted about having his men burn the wet market.
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* HenpeckedHusband: Funnily enough, the boss of the thugs who just got married turned out to be this when his [[{{Bridezilla}} newly wedded wife wife]] made him squirm when he was confronted about having his men burn the wet market.
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* SequelHook: As expected of the movie that starts the Bumi Langit Cinematic Universe. [[spoiler:Superheroine Sri Ayu appears towards the end, helping Sancaka stop an ambulance carrying the poisoned anti-serum.]]
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* SequelHook: As expected of the movie that starts the Bumi Langit Cinematic Universe. [[spoiler:Superheroine Sri Ayu Asih appears towards the end, helping Sancaka stop an ambulance carrying the poisoned anti-serum.]]
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* TakeThat: When discussing the effects of the sociopathy serum, one of the House of Peace members asks "What ''is'' amorality anyway? Things like pornography and LGBT?" an allusion to the endless debates about those topics in Indonesia.
* TheSociopath: Pengkor seeks to create a whole generation of these, by spiking the national rice supply with a serum that induces sociopathy to unborn children. [[spoiler:The serum actually did nothing except making the eater puke or look like they have been poisoned, it was the supposed antidote of the serum that would induce such sociopathy, in addition of deformity.]]
* TheSociopath: Pengkor seeks to create a whole generation of these, by spiking the national rice supply with a serum that induces sociopathy to unborn children. [[spoiler:The serum actually did nothing except making the eater puke or look like they have been poisoned, it was the supposed antidote of the serum that would induce such sociopathy, in addition of deformity.]]
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* TakeThat: When discussing the effects of the sociopathy serum, one of the House of Peace members asks "What ''is'' amorality anyway? Things like pornography and LGBT?" an allusion to the endless debates about those topics in Indonesia.
Indonesia. The notion that someone's moral center can be chemically disabled prior to birth is also mildly ridiculed by some characters.
* TheSociopath: Pengkor seeks to create a whole generation of these, by spiking the national rice supply with a serum that induces sociopathy to unborn children. [[spoiler:The serum actually did nothing except making the eater puke or look like they have been poisoned, it was the supposedantidote ''antidote'' of the serum that would induce such sociopathy, in addition deformity and lead the people to distrust the government to the point of deformity.]]revolt]].
* TheSociopath: Pengkor seeks to create a whole generation of these, by spiking the national rice supply with a serum that induces sociopathy to unborn children. [[spoiler:The serum actually did nothing except making the eater puke or look like they have been poisoned, it was the supposed
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* BilingualBonus: Ghazul [[spoiler:and the ancient evil]] converse in High Javanese during the latter's appearance. Gundala is also Javanese for "thunder".
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* BilingualBonus: Ghazul [[spoiler:and the ancient evil]] converse in antiquated High Javanese during the latter's appearance. Gundala is also Javanese for "thunder".appearance.
* CollateralAngst: When Sancaka fights the thugs invading the market, a shop owner scolds him for throwing a thug towards her wares. [[spoiler:When the market is later burned to the ground]], the same lady is seen weeping over her destroyed merchandise.
* EatTheRich: The murder of his father and Awang's influence sowed Sancaka's distrust towards privileged people during his childhood. He eventually finds an ally among the elite in Ridwan.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Awang is a strong fighter who taught Sancaka how to fight, and is (or shares his name with) the alter-ego of Godam, another BCU superhero.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Awang is a strong fighter who taught Sancaka how to fight, and is (or shares his name with) the alter-ego of Godam, another BCU superhero. In the comic books, Wulan would also become the superhero Merpati [[spoiler:and Gundala's wife]], although only the latter is hinted in this film.
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* HumbleHero: Sancaka responds to Ridwan after saving the latter about his identity with "People", not any fancy hero stuff. In an evil example, this is what Pengkor portrays himself, as the one of the 'people' that the legislatives had to serve. But of course, this is all his FauxAffablyEvil trait in action.
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* HumbleHero: Sancaka responds to Ridwan after saving the latter about his identity with "People", "the people", not any fancy hero stuff. In an evil example, this is what Pengkor portrays himself, as the one of the 'people' "people" that the legislatives had to serve. But of course, this is all his FauxAffablyEvil trait in action.
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* TakeThat: When discussing the effects of the sociopathy serum, one of the House of Peace members asks "What ''is'' amorality anyway? Things like LGBT?" an allusion to the controversy surrounding that community in Indonesia.
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* TakeThat: When discussing the effects of the sociopathy serum, one of the House of Peace members asks "What ''is'' amorality anyway? Things like pornography and LGBT?" an allusion to the controversy surrounding that community endless debates about those topics in Indonesia.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Despite being a sociopathic mafioso, Pengkor considers the children of his orphanage his children and support them in their chosen career path. The children, in return, calls him Bapak (Father).
* BilingualBonus: Ghazul [[spoiler:and the ancient evil]] converse in High Javanese during the latter's appearance. Gundala is also Javanese for "thunder".
* CreatorThumbprint: Tara Basro (Wulan) has a scene with eggs whenever she works with Joko Anwar.
* DeepCoverAgent: Pengkor's foster children are well-educated and hold respectable positions in society, and they can be activated as assassins with one phone call from him.
* TheDon: Pengkor manages various businesses, has power over the nation's legislators, and has a secret network of assassins he indoctrinates through his orphanages. The children from his orphanages call him Bapak (Father), to boot.
* TheDon: Pengkor manages various businesses, has power over the nation's legislators, and has a secret network of assassins he indoctrinates through his orphanages. The children from his orphanages call him Bapak (Father), to boot.
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* EvilCripple: Pengkor. His nickname itself means "lame".
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* EvilCripple: Pengkor. His nickname itself means "lame".
* AFatherToHisMen: Despite being a sociopathic mafioso, Pengkor considers the children of his orphanage his children and support them in their chosen career path. The children, in return, calls him Bapak (Father).
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Awang is a strong fighter who taught Sancaka how to fight, and is (or shares his name with) the alter-ego of Godam, another BCU superhero.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Awang is a strong fighter who taught Sancaka how to fight, and is (or shares his name with) the alter-ego of Godam, another BCU superhero.
** Comic book Sancaka is a genius engineer. Movie Sancaka is good at tinkering with electronics, but doesn't do it full-time.
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* SiblingTeam: In a way, since all assassins call Pengkor 'Bapak' (Father), thus implying a sibling relationship.
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* SiblingTeam: In a way, since all All the assassins were Pengkor's foster children and call Pengkor 'Bapak' him "Bapak" (Father), thus implying a sibling relationship.which means they're adopted siblings.
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* TheDon: Pengkor manages various businesses, has power over the nation's legislators, and has a secret network of assassins he indoctrinates through his orphanages. The children from his orphanages call him Bapak (Father), to boot.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Pengkor kidnaps Dirga's wife and children and suspends them from a rope at a height that would surely be fatal if they were to fall. Or that 's what he made the latter think.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Pengkor kidnaps Dirga's wife and children and suspends them from a rope at a height that would surely be fatal if they were to fall. Or that 's that's what he made the latter think.
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* EvilCripple: Pengkor. His nickname itself means "lame".
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* HopeBringer: After Sancaka takes on the Gundala costume and saves an old couple's store from thugs, his fight scene ended up being recorded and went viral, causing the poor people to band up and defend themselves the next time the thugs strike, inspired with Gundala's actions.
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* HumbleHero: Sancaka responds to Ridwan after saving the latter about his identity with "People", not any fancy hero stuff. In an evil example, this is what Pengkor portrays himself, as the one of the 'people' that the legislatives had to serve. But of course, this is all his FauxAffablyEvil trait in action.
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* TheSociopath: Pengkor seeks to create a whole generation of these, by spiking the national rice supply with a serum that induces sociopathy to unborn children. [[spoiler:The serum actually did nothing, it was the supposed antidote of the serum that would induce such sociopathy, in addition of deformity.]]
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* TheSociopath: Pengkor seeks to create a whole generation of these, by spiking the national rice supply with a serum that induces sociopathy to unborn children. [[spoiler:The serum actually did nothing, nothing except making the eater puke or look like they have been poisoned, it was the supposed antidote of the serum that would induce such sociopathy, in addition of deformity.]]
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* Sociopath: Pengkor seeks to create a whole generation of these, by spiking the national rice supply with a serum that induces sociopathy to unborn children.
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* Sociopath: TheSociopath: Pengkor seeks to create a whole generation of these, by spiking the national rice supply with a serum that induces sociopathy to unborn children.children. [[spoiler:The serum actually did nothing, it was the supposed antidote of the serum that would induce such sociopathy, in addition of deformity.]]
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* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodeNames: Sancaka and anyone else never called himself Gundala throughout the whole movie. [[spoiler:Double Subverted in the end, when Ki Wilawuk DOES know the name Gundala. But only he refers him as Gundala. As far as the rest of the world is aware of, Gundala is just Sancaka.]]
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* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodeNames: Sancaka and anyone else never called himself Gundala throughout the whole movie. [[spoiler:Double Subverted in the end, when Ki Wilawuk DOES know the name Gundala. But only he refers him as Gundala. As far as the rest of the world is aware of, Gundala is just Sancaka.]] Averted so far with Sri Asih, who's referred as such with her ally, but in the context of Gundala's release date, no one knows what her real name in [=BumiLangit=] verse is (Originally Nani Wijaya)]]
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* ReTool: Since the Gundala comics were ''really'' old, several story elements had to be reworked to fit with the modern times. For instance, the original Sancaka was a scientist, not a security guard like in the movie, and he got his powers from the Thunder Kingdom, which is left ambiguous in the movie.
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* ReTool: Since the Gundala comics were ''really'' old, several story elements had to be reworked to fit with the modern times. For instance, the original Sancaka was a scientist, not a security guard like in the movie, movie (his scientist origin is instead translated into his interest in reading science books), and he got his powers from the Thunder Kingdom, which is left ambiguous in the movie.
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* CorruptPolitician: In touch with Indonesia's turbulent political scene, a majority of the politicians are either corrupt or being cowed down by Pengkor's mafia. However, Ridwan Bahri, leader of Rumah Perdamaian (Peace House), is a rare inversion: He's a good politician, albeit [[KnightInSourArmor a bit jaded with the political scene of Indonesia, but refused to stand down and do nothing when evil was being inflicted to the people]] [[spoiler:even when being tricked.]] He also managed to rally a majority of his fellow Rumah Perdamaian politicians to follow his example [[spoiler:and ended up surviving the assassination attempt thanks to Gundala's intervention, while the rest died horribly. He ended becoming something of TheCommissionerGordon for Gundala.]]
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** A student that doubles as a psychotic assassin and her main weapon is an EpicFlail. Are we talking about Desti Nikita or [[Film/KillBill Gogo Yubari]]?
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* ComicBookMoviesDoesNotUseCodeNames: Sancaka and anyone else never called himself Gundala throughout the whole movie. [[spoiler:Double Subverted in the end, when Ki Wilawuk DOES know the name Gundala. But only he refers him as Gundala. As far as the rest of the world is aware of, Gundala is just Sancaka.]]
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* ComicBookMoviesDoesNotUseCodeNames: ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodeNames: Sancaka and anyone else never called himself Gundala throughout the whole movie. [[spoiler:Double Subverted in the end, when Ki Wilawuk DOES know the name Gundala. But only he refers him as Gundala. As far as the rest of the world is aware of, Gundala is just Sancaka.]]
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* AntiquatedLinguistics: [[spoiler: Ghazul spoke in antiquated Javanese with Ki Wilawuk.]]
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* CaptainErsatz: Already seen in the original old comics, Gundala at core is very similar to 'what happens when a mortal has the power of ComicBook/TheMightyThor and put on a costume similar to ComicBook/TheFlash.' How his story turned out was ultimately different than the two, however.
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* CaptainErsatz: Already seen in the original old comics, Gundala at his core is very similar to 'what happens when a mortal has the power of ComicBook/TheMightyThor and put on a costume similar to ComicBook/TheFlash.' How his story turned out was ultimately different than the two, however.however.
** His powers also work differently from Thor. While he has the standard ShockAndAwe, he does not necessarily control storms like Thor, and lightning actually strengthens him, making it more integral to his power compared to Thor, who treats lightning as just another power set. In essence, Gundala is more like a human battery or capacitor.
** His powers also work differently from Thor. While he has the standard ShockAndAwe, he does not necessarily control storms like Thor, and lightning actually strengthens him, making it more integral to his power compared to Thor, who treats lightning as just another power set. In essence, Gundala is more like a human battery or capacitor.
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* CuteAndPsycho: Many of Pengkor's assassins are good looking. Of particular note is Mutiara Jenar, whose day job is a runway model.
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* CuteAndPsycho: Many of Pengkor's assassins are good looking. Of particular note is Mutiara Jenar, whose day job is a runway model.model and Desti Nikita, a LaughingMad AxCrazy student.
* EnfantTerrible: See Pengkor's EstablishingCharacterMoment below. He did that as a barely 10 years old kid along with other orphans close to his age.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Pengkor again. Although he can certainly come across polite and even charismatic in his interactions with the legislative members, he doesn't hesitate to torture and kill people standing on his way.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Pengkor again. Although he can certainly come across polite and even charismatic in his interactions with the legislative members, he doesn't hesitate to torture and kill people standing on in his way.way, including those same legislative members.
* HandicappedBadass: Pengkor. While his actual fighting capability is about what you'd expect from a person who has one limp leg and a lame arm, his shrewd and cunning made him the most dangerous mobster in the city.
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* HopeSpot: As Pengkor's influence grows, politicians who are brave enough to oppose him convene in order to group up and form a resistance group. [[spoiler: Too bad most of them get killed by Pengkor's henchmen not long after.]]
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* HopeSpot: As Pengkor's influence grows, politicians who are brave enough to oppose him convene in order to group up and form a resistance group. [[spoiler: Too bad most of them get were killed by Pengkor's henchmen not long after.]]]]
* HowDoIShotWeb: A large part of the movie was about Sancaka learning how his powers work as Gundala.
* HowDoIShotWeb: A large part of the movie was about Sancaka learning how his powers work as Gundala.
* LaughingMad: Desti Nikita, the AxCrazy female student.
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* ReTool: Since the Gundala comics were ''really'' old, several story elements had to be reworked to fit with the modern times. For instance, the original Sancaka was a scientist, not a security guard like in the movie.
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* ReTool: Since the Gundala comics were ''really'' old, several story elements had to be reworked to fit with the modern times. For instance, the original Sancaka was a scientist, not a security guard like in the movie, and he got his powers from the Thunder Kingdom, which is left ambiguous in the movie.
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* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Swara Batin, one of the assassins, wears a Javanese dance mask on the back of his head.
* WickedCultured: Pengkor and his posse of assassins. Pengkor is suave, well-dressed, and comfortable with social events. And his assassins hold various respectable and/or cultured jobs like professional chef, surgeon, musician, and dancer.
* WickedCultured: Pengkor and his posse of assassins. Pengkor is suave, well-dressed, and comfortable with social events. And his assassins hold various respectable and/or cultured jobs like professional chef, surgeon, musician, and dancer.
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* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Swara Batin, one of the assassins, wears a Javanese dance mask on the back of his head.
head which can [[ConfusionFu distract his enemies]].
* WickedCultured: Pengkor and his posse of assassins. Pengkor is suave, well-dressed, and comfortable with social events.And his His assassins hold various respectable and/or cultured jobs like professional chef, surgeon, musician, and dancer.
* WickedCultured: Pengkor and his posse of assassins. Pengkor is suave, well-dressed, and comfortable with social events.
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* MythologyGag: [[TagLine "Negeri ini butuh Patriot"/"This country needs a Patriot"]] is this and also a {{Foreshadowing}}: Patriot is basically the [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent BumiLangit's answer to]] ComicBook/TheAvengers or ComicBook/JusticeLeague, which the comic version of Gundala was part of. And [[spoiler:Sri Asih, TheLeader of the group (role-wise, the counterparts for ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and ComicBook/{{Superman}}), making TheCameo in this movie]] also serves as a lead in that [[spoiler:the Patriot will be formed in the future.]]
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* MythologyGag: [[TagLine "Negeri ini butuh Patriot"/"This country needs a Patriot"]] Patriots"]] is this and also a {{Foreshadowing}}: Patriot is basically the [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent BumiLangit's answer to]] ComicBook/TheAvengers or ComicBook/JusticeLeague, which the comic version of Gundala was part of. And [[spoiler:Sri Asih, TheLeader of the group (role-wise, the counterparts for ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and ComicBook/{{Superman}}), making TheCameo in this movie]] also serves as a lead in that [[spoiler:the Patriot will be formed in the future.]]
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* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: Sri Asih, who will have her own movie after this one.]]
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* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Sancaka's powers as Gundala provides him with increased strength, endurance, and the ability to shoot lightning out of his hands. [[spoiler: He was also able to identify and resonate with a sample object to destroy other objects like it across great distances. How far? ''An entire city''.]]
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* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Sancaka's powers as Gundala provides him with increased strength, endurance, strength and endurance to complement his already formidable fighting skills, and the ability to shoot lightning out of his hands. [[spoiler: He was also able to identify and resonate with a sample object to destroy other objects like it across great distances. How far? ''An entire city''.]]
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* HenpeckedHusband: Funnily enough, the boss of the thugs who just got married turned out to be this.
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* HenpeckedHusband: Funnily enough, the boss of the thugs who just got married turned out to be this.this when his newly wedded wife made him squirm when he was confronted about having his men burn the wet market.
* MeaningfulName: Pengkor means "limp" in Indonesian slang, and he does indeed walk with a limp and has a lame right hand.
** Swara Batin can mean "voice of the heart", and you never hear his physical voice.
** Swara Batin can mean "voice of the heart", and you never hear his physical voice.
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** Also [[spoiler:Dirga Utama, the upstart and idealist politician who gets killed, along with his family to show off Pengkor's wickedness.]]
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* SympathyForTheDevil: Pengkor was a truly evil man, but given his background, where he lost his parents, had half his entire body burned, and was abused in the orphanage he was sent to by his uncle who wanted his inheritance, you can kinda see where all his hate came from.
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Gundala is a 2019 [[{{Superhero}} superhero]] film from [[{{UsefulNotes/Indonesia}} Indonesia]] which was made in an attempt to create a shared cinematic universe filled with Indonesian-made superheroes called the Bumi Langit Cinematic Universe, which was obviously inspired by the [[{{Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse}} MCU]].
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Gundala is a 2019 [[{{Superhero}} superhero]] film from [[{{UsefulNotes/Indonesia}} Indonesia]] which was made in an attempt to create a shared cinematic universe SharedUniverse filled with Indonesian-made superheroes called the Bumi Langit Bumilangit Cinematic Universe, which was obviously inspired by the [[{{Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse}} MCU]].
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* BetaOutfit: Sancaka's first costume, made from his jacket and things he picked up around the factory he works at. By the end of the movie, he gets a new costume courtesy of Ridwan.
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* BetaOutfit: Sancaka's first costume, made from his jacket and things he picked up around the factory he works at. By [[spoiler:By the end of the movie, he gets a new costume courtesy of Ridwan.Ridwan]]
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* ComesGreatResponsibility: Adult Sancaka starts off apathetic but he's reminded of his sense of justice by Wulan and Pak Agung. After he gains his power, he uses them to take down Pengkor's evil plan even when he doesn't have to.
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* ComesGreatResponsibility: Adult Sancaka starts off apathetic but he's reminded of his sense of justice by Wulan and Pak Mr. Agung. After he gains his power, he uses them to take down Pengkor's evil plan even when he doesn't have to.
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* HitMeDammit: Sancaka asks Pak Agung to jump-kick him to demonstrate his super durability. Unfortunately, the [[RealityEnsues elderly man falls before he can reach Sancaka.]]
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* HitMeDammit: Sancaka asks Pak Mr. Agung to jump-kick him to demonstrate his super durability. Unfortunately, the [[RealityEnsues elderly man falls before he can reach Sancaka.]]
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* MedicationTampering: The other part of Pengkor's plan. After he sends people to poison the national rice supply with a serum that will make pregnant ladies give birth to children incapable of differentiating between good and evil, he also controls the medical company that creates the supposed anti-serum. The anti-serum will actually give the unborn children birth defects in addition to a lack of morals.
* MissingMom: Sancaka's mother never returns home. [[spoiler: Wulan revealed that she did return, but far too late.]]
* MissingMom: Sancaka's mother never returns home. [[spoiler: Wulan revealed that she did return, but far too late.]]
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* MedicationTampering: The other part of Pengkor's plan. After he sends people to poison the national rice supply with a serum that [[spoiler:apparently]] will make pregnant ladies give birth to children incapable of differentiating between good and evil, he [[spoiler:he also controls the medical company that creates the supposed anti-serum. The anti-serum will actually give the unborn children birth defects in addition to a lack of morals.
morals.]]
* MissingMom: Sancaka's mother never returns home. [[spoiler: Wulan revealed that she didreturn, return not long after Sancaka left home, but far too late.]]
* MissingMom: Sancaka's mother never returns home. [[spoiler: Wulan revealed that she did
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** Also [[spoiler:Dirga Utama, the upstart and idealist politician who gets killed to show off Pengkor's wickedness.]]
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** Also [[spoiler:Dirga Utama, the upstart and idealist politician who gets killed killed, along with his family to show off Pengkor's wickedness.]]
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* AFatherToHisMen: Despite that he's a sociopathic mafioso, Pengkor considers the children of his orphanage his children and support them in their chosen career path. The children, in return, calls him Bapak (Father).
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* AFatherToHisMen: Despite that he's being a sociopathic mafioso, Pengkor considers the children of his orphanage his children and support them in their chosen career path. The children, in return, calls him Bapak (Father).
** Poked fun at with his first attempt, which is literally just a pair of radio antennas taped to the sides of his head.
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* CombatPragmatist: The thugs, as expected.
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* CombatPragmatist: The thugs, as expected. Sancaka himself is not above using improvised weapons and GroinAttack.
* DanceBattler: Swara Batin, who was performing a traditional Indonesian dance in his introduction. He doesn't actually dance when fighting, however...arguably.
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* EliteMooks: Pengkor's assassins can come off as this; although they're definitely more skilled and deadly than the street thugs, they are still quickly disposed by Sancaka.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Sancaka's powers as Gundala provides him with increased strength, endurance, and the ability to shoot lightning out of his hands. [[spoiler: He was also able to identify and resonate with a sample object to destroy other objects like it across great distances. How far: ''An entire city''.]]
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Sancaka's powers as Gundala provides him with increased strength, endurance, and the ability to shoot lightning out of his hands. [[spoiler: He was also able to identify and resonate with a sample object to destroy other objects like it across great distances. How far: ''An entire city''.]]
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* EliteMooks: Pengkor's assassins can come off as this; although they're definitely more skilled and deadly than the street thugs, they are still normal humans who were quickly disposed by Sancaka.
Sancaka, especially once he fully realized his powers as Gundala.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Sancaka's powers as Gundala provides him with increased strength, endurance, and the ability to shoot lightning out of his hands. [[spoiler: He was also able to identify and resonate with a sample object to destroy other objects like it across great distances. Howfar: far? ''An entire city''.]]
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Sancaka's powers as Gundala provides him with increased strength, endurance, and the ability to shoot lightning out of his hands. [[spoiler: He was also able to identify and resonate with a sample object to destroy other objects like it across great distances. How
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* HitMeDammit: Sancaka asks Pak Agung to jump-kick him to demonstrate his super durability. Unfortunately, the elderly man falls before he can reach Sancaka.
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* HitMeDammit: Sancaka asks Pak Agung to jump-kick him to demonstrate his super durability. Unfortunately, the [[RealityEnsues elderly man falls before he can reach Sancaka.]]
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* MadeOfIron: Sancaka, who takes a LOT of beating throughout the movie.
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* MadeOfIron: Sancaka, who takes a LOT of beating throughout the movie. It's a hint to his true power as Gundala that he survived a 2 or 3 story fall without a scratch, and barely seemed to feel being literally stabbed in the back.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Ghazul, who's implied to have planned Gundala destroy the anti-serum bottles, thus also [[spoiler:breaking Ki Wilawuk's from his [[{{SealedEvilInACan}} crystalline]] prison.]]
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* ManipulativeBastard: Ghazul, who's implied to have planned or foreseen Gundala destroy destroying the anti-serum bottles, thus also [[spoiler:breaking Ki Wilawuk's head from his [[{{SealedEvilInACan}} crystalline]] prison.]]
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* MissingMom: Sancaka's mother never returns home. [[spoiler: Wulan revealed that she did return, but far too late.]]
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* SuperStrength: Sancaka as well as [[spoiler:Sri Asih.]]
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* SuperStrength: Sancaka when "charged up" as well as [[spoiler:Sri Asih.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: Pengkor kidnaps Dirga's wife and children and suspends them from a rope at a height that would surely be fatal if they were to fall.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Pengkor kidnaps Dirga's wife and children and suspends them from a rope at a height that would surely be fatal if they were to fall. Or that 's what he made the latter think.
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* MasterOfIllusion: Kamal Atmaja, who can make people lose consciousness and see lifelike illusions.
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* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Superheroine Sri Asih appears for two scenes, setting up the inevitable MassiveMultiplayerCrossover.
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* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Superheroine Sri Asih appears for two scenes, setting up the inevitable MassiveMultiplayerCrossover.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''This country needs patriots.'']]
Gundala is a 2019 [[{{Superhero}} superhero]] film from [[{{UsefulNotes/Indonesia}} Indonesia]] which was made in an attempt to create a shared cinematic universe filled with Indonesian-made superheroes called the Bumi Langit Cinematic Universe, which was obviously inspired by the [[{{Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse}} MCU]].
The story follows Sancaka, a security guard working at printing factory who later became the titular hero Gundala.
Sancaka has a curse: lightning always seems to find him, which made him afraid to go out in the rain. Born into a very poor family, he spent his childhood on the streets after his father was killed during a protest, causing his mother to leave to seek better employment to provide for him. When [[{{MissingMom}} she did not return]], Sancaka took it upon himself to find his own livelihood, which, in the city he was in, meant begging and taking on odd jobs as a child laborer. He was bullied quite often until he met Awang, an older [[{{StreetUrchin}} street kid]] who taught him how to fight and defend himself. After Awang left, Sancaka continued working in the city, now with his fighting skills to protect himself and Awang's last words to guide him; look out for yourself and do not get needlessly involved in other people's affairs.
Growing up, Sancaka kept those words in mind while also researching his weird luck with lightning. He became a security guard for a printing workshop and lived a solitary life, seemingly apathetic to the plight of the people around him, until, one day, he decided to rescue Wulan, his neighbour, from thugs who were shaking her down for protection money. This set into motion events that will suck him into the city's grave social and political intrigue that would transform him from an unassuming security guard into the superhero Gundala, son of [[{{ShockAndAwe}} thunder]].
Gundala is notable for being Indonesia's first big budget superhero movie based on an Indonesian comic series of the same name. Being produced by Joko Anwar, it is also notable for its biting social and political commentary, which actually serves as the core of the movie as a whole.
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!!''Gundala'' provides examples of:
* AFatherToHisMen: Despite that he's a sociopathic mafioso, Pengkor considers the children of his orphanage his children and support them in their chosen career path. The children, in return, calls him Bapak (Father).
* ArmedLegs: The assassin Mutiara Jenar has a hidden blade in her shoe.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Apparently by destroying an item using electricity-based shockwave, the resonance will break all items made from the same material.
* AxCrazy: The psychotic school girl Desti Nikita.
* BaldOfEvil: Kamal Atmaja the evil hypnotist.
* BadassNormal: Sancaka kicks ass just fine as a normal human.
* BetaOutfit: Sancaka's first costume, made from his jacket and things he picked up around the factory he works at. By the end of the movie, he gets a new costume courtesy of Ridwan.
* BigBad: Pengkor.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Awang to Sancaka. Awang adopts Sancaka as his brother despite the former's philosophy of not minding other people's business. Sancaka calls him out on this.
* BigBrotherMentor: Awang taught Sancaka everything to know about living in the streets.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Pengkor is dead, but his assassins (possibly numbering in the ''thousands'') are still alive. Furthermore, an ancient evil has awoken and seeks to kill Sancaka/Gundala. But we also get a glimpse of other superheroes who are protecting the CrapsackWorld.]]
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Superheroine Sri Asih appears for two scenes, setting up the inevitable MassiveMultiplayerCrossover.
* ChefOfIron: One of the assassins, Jack Mandagi, works as a professional chef as his day job.
* ChekhovsSkill: Young Sancaka is shown to be a gifted tinkerer, which helps him in crafting his costume. He's also an avid reader of science books, [[spoiler:which helps him figure out a way to break all the spiked anti-serum bottles all at once by using sonic resonance.]]
* CombatPragmatist: The thugs, as expected.
* ComesGreatResponsibility: Adult Sancaka starts off apathetic but he's reminded of his sense of justice by Wulan and Pak Agung. After he gains his power, he uses them to take down Pengkor's evil plan even when he doesn't have to.
* CrapsackWorld: The poor people are afraid of street gangs who go around robbing people and razing markets. The politicians are either corrupt or too afraid to do anything because of the powerful mafia.
* CreationSequence: Sancaka making his first costume by rummaging around his workplace.
* CuteAndPsycho: Many of Pengkor's assassins are good looking. Of particular note is Mutiara Jenar, whose day job is a runway model.
* DeadlyDoctor: One of the assassins, a surgeon by trade, fights using a scalpel.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: Sri Asih, who will have her own movie after this one.]]
* ElegantClassicalMusician: Adi Sulaiman, an accomplished violinist and one of Pengkor's foster children.
* EliteMooks: Pengkor's assassins can come off as this; although they're definitely more skilled and deadly than the street thugs, they are still quickly disposed by Sancaka.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Sancaka's powers as Gundala provides him with increased strength, endurance, and the ability to shoot lightning out of his hands. [[spoiler: He was also able to identify and resonate with a sample object to destroy other objects like it across great distances. How far: ''An entire city''.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** Awang saves Sancaka from being beaten up by a group of street kids with impressive martial moves, establishing him as a kind big brother mentor to Sancaka despite his hardened exterior.
** Pengkor's flashback in which he organizes a group of orphans to rise up against the violent orphanage staff to the point of torturing and killing them.
* EvilChef: One of Pengkor's assassins, who throws knives in battle.
* EvilGenius: Pengkor, whose intelligence and craftiness earn him an impressive amount of wealth and influence.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Pengkor again. Although he can certainly come across polite and even charismatic in his interactions with the legislative members, he doesn't hesitate to torture and kill people standing on his way.
* FashionModel: Mutiara Jenar, one of Pengkor's top assassins.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Half of Pengkor's face is covered in a very prominent burn mark.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Ghazul, previously only seen as Pengkor's confidant, resurrects the ancient evil Ki Wilawuk at the end of the movie.]]
* GunsAreWorthless: Averted. Pengkor is ultimately taken down by a well-timed shot from Ridwan.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Teddy, Wulan's brother. The headphones are actually broken until Sancaka fixes them for him.
* HenpeckedHusband: Funnily enough, the boss of the thugs who just got married turned out to be this.
* HeroesFightBarehanded: Both the thugs and assassins tend to use weapons, both makeshift or professionally made. Sancaka, on the other hand, only uses his bare hands for most of the fight scenes.
* HitMeDammit: Sancaka asks Pak Agung to jump-kick him to demonstrate his super durability. Unfortunately, the elderly man falls before he can reach Sancaka.
* HopeSpot: As Pengkor's influence grows, politicians who are brave enough to oppose him convene in order to group up and form a resistance group. [[spoiler: Too bad most of them get killed by Pengkor's henchmen not long after.]]
* KnifeNut: Two of the assassins; one of them uses kitchen knives while the other uses a scalpel.
* MadeOfIron: Sancaka, who takes a LOT of beating throughout the movie.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: Pengkor tortures Dirga to the point he jumps off a building, to show just what will happen to people opposing him.
* ManipulativeBastard: Ghazul, who's implied to have planned Gundala destroy the anti-serum bottles, thus also [[spoiler:breaking Ki Wilawuk's from his [[{{SealedEvilInACan}} crystalline]] prison.]]
* MedicationTampering: The other part of Pengkor's plan. After he sends people to poison the national rice supply with a serum that will make pregnant ladies give birth to children incapable of differentiating between good and evil, he also controls the medical company that creates the supposed anti-serum. The anti-serum will actually give the unborn children birth defects in addition to a lack of morals.
* MissingMom: Sancaka's mother never returns home.
* NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight: Sancaka successfully fights off Pengkor's assassins, two of whom use knives.
* NobleDemon: Pengkor. He is an evil mobster who will not hesitate to kill politicians who disrespect him in any way, but he truly cares for the orphans he fostered into successful adults [[spoiler: and assassins]]. He outright tells his flunkies to escape when all was lost for him.
* OhCrap: Sancaka's mom when she notices one of her husband's coworkers is at home although everyone thought he was captured by the factory owners. Thus the protesters led by her husband to save their coworkers are actually being led into a trap.
* OneManArmy: Sancaka takes down a group of bloodthirsty assassins by himself.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Pengkor, which means limp in Indonesian. He's also known as Bapak (Father) to the children from his orphanages.
** Cornelio Sunny's character is only listed as Sang Pelukis (The Painter), even in the film's credits.
* OrphanageOfFear: Part of Pengkor's backstory, where relatives send unwanted children ''to die''.
* PetTheDog: Denied. The wife of the traitorous factory worker comes to visit young Sancaka (then living alone after his mother left) with a meal. Sancaka kicks the food containers and slams the door shut in front of her face.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: Awang fights off half a dozen street bullies all by himself.
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Once Sancaka gets hold of his power, his punches send [[{{Mooks}} mooks]] flying.
* RedOniBlueOni: Wulan and Sancaka start off this way, respectively. She's a hot-blooded activist fighting against the thugs' pillaging while Sancaka is a [[{{TheStoic}} stoic]] trying to stay out of trouble.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Sancaka was very hesitant to turn into the hero Wulan saw he could be in the first half of the movie.
* RuleOfCool: Many of the assassins' style of fighting aren't really the most efficient, but they sure look cool.
* SacrificialLion:
** Sancaka's father, who was killed by an unknown assailant near the beginnning of the movie.
** Also [[spoiler:Dirga Utama, the upstart and idealist politician who gets killed to show off Pengkor's wickedness.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:The imposing evil Ki Wilawuk is sealed behind a museum wall. Ghazul breaks him free at the end of the movie.]]
* SequelHook: As expected of the movie that starts the Bumi Langit Cinematic Universe. [[spoiler:Superheroine Sri Ayu appears towards the end, helping Sancaka stop an ambulance carrying the poisoned anti-serum.]]
* ShockAndAwe: Gundala's main power.
* SiblingTeam: In a way, since all assassins call Pengkor 'Bapak' (Father), thus implying a sibling relationship.
* Sociopath: Pengkor seeks to create a whole generation of these, by spiking the national rice supply with a serum that induces sociopathy to unborn children.
* StreetUrchin: Awang and Sancaka himself.
* SuperStrength: Sancaka as well as [[spoiler:Sri Asih.]]
* SuperToughness: See above.
* SympathyForTheDevil: Pengkor was a truly evil man, but given his background, where he lost his parents, had half his entire body burned, and was abused in the orphanage he was sent to by his uncle who wanted his inheritance, you can kinda see where all his hate came from.
* TheDon: Pengkor manages various businesses, has power over the nation's legislators, and has a secret network of assassins he indoctrinates through his orphanages. The children from his orphanages call him Bapak (Father), to boot.
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Swara Batin, one of the assassins, wears a Javanese dance mask on the back of his head.
* WickedCultured: Pengkor and his posse of assassins. Pengkor is suave, well-dressed, and comfortable with social events. And his assassins hold various respectable and/or cultured jobs like professional chef, surgeon, musician, and dancer.
* WouldHurtAChild: Pengkor kidnaps Dirga's wife and children and suspends them from a rope at a height that would surely be fatal if they were to fall.
[[caption-width-right:350:''This country needs patriots.'']]
Gundala is a 2019 [[{{Superhero}} superhero]] film from [[{{UsefulNotes/Indonesia}} Indonesia]] which was made in an attempt to create a shared cinematic universe filled with Indonesian-made superheroes called the Bumi Langit Cinematic Universe, which was obviously inspired by the [[{{Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse}} MCU]].
The story follows Sancaka, a security guard working at printing factory who later became the titular hero Gundala.
Sancaka has a curse: lightning always seems to find him, which made him afraid to go out in the rain. Born into a very poor family, he spent his childhood on the streets after his father was killed during a protest, causing his mother to leave to seek better employment to provide for him. When [[{{MissingMom}} she did not return]], Sancaka took it upon himself to find his own livelihood, which, in the city he was in, meant begging and taking on odd jobs as a child laborer. He was bullied quite often until he met Awang, an older [[{{StreetUrchin}} street kid]] who taught him how to fight and defend himself. After Awang left, Sancaka continued working in the city, now with his fighting skills to protect himself and Awang's last words to guide him; look out for yourself and do not get needlessly involved in other people's affairs.
Growing up, Sancaka kept those words in mind while also researching his weird luck with lightning. He became a security guard for a printing workshop and lived a solitary life, seemingly apathetic to the plight of the people around him, until, one day, he decided to rescue Wulan, his neighbour, from thugs who were shaking her down for protection money. This set into motion events that will suck him into the city's grave social and political intrigue that would transform him from an unassuming security guard into the superhero Gundala, son of [[{{ShockAndAwe}} thunder]].
Gundala is notable for being Indonesia's first big budget superhero movie based on an Indonesian comic series of the same name. Being produced by Joko Anwar, it is also notable for its biting social and political commentary, which actually serves as the core of the movie as a whole.
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!!''Gundala'' provides examples of:
* AFatherToHisMen: Despite that he's a sociopathic mafioso, Pengkor considers the children of his orphanage his children and support them in their chosen career path. The children, in return, calls him Bapak (Father).
* ArmedLegs: The assassin Mutiara Jenar has a hidden blade in her shoe.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Apparently by destroying an item using electricity-based shockwave, the resonance will break all items made from the same material.
* AxCrazy: The psychotic school girl Desti Nikita.
* BaldOfEvil: Kamal Atmaja the evil hypnotist.
* BadassNormal: Sancaka kicks ass just fine as a normal human.
* BetaOutfit: Sancaka's first costume, made from his jacket and things he picked up around the factory he works at. By the end of the movie, he gets a new costume courtesy of Ridwan.
* BigBad: Pengkor.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Awang to Sancaka. Awang adopts Sancaka as his brother despite the former's philosophy of not minding other people's business. Sancaka calls him out on this.
* BigBrotherMentor: Awang taught Sancaka everything to know about living in the streets.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Pengkor is dead, but his assassins (possibly numbering in the ''thousands'') are still alive. Furthermore, an ancient evil has awoken and seeks to kill Sancaka/Gundala. But we also get a glimpse of other superheroes who are protecting the CrapsackWorld.]]
* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Superheroine Sri Asih appears for two scenes, setting up the inevitable MassiveMultiplayerCrossover.
* ChefOfIron: One of the assassins, Jack Mandagi, works as a professional chef as his day job.
* ChekhovsSkill: Young Sancaka is shown to be a gifted tinkerer, which helps him in crafting his costume. He's also an avid reader of science books, [[spoiler:which helps him figure out a way to break all the spiked anti-serum bottles all at once by using sonic resonance.]]
* CombatPragmatist: The thugs, as expected.
* ComesGreatResponsibility: Adult Sancaka starts off apathetic but he's reminded of his sense of justice by Wulan and Pak Agung. After he gains his power, he uses them to take down Pengkor's evil plan even when he doesn't have to.
* CrapsackWorld: The poor people are afraid of street gangs who go around robbing people and razing markets. The politicians are either corrupt or too afraid to do anything because of the powerful mafia.
* CreationSequence: Sancaka making his first costume by rummaging around his workplace.
* CuteAndPsycho: Many of Pengkor's assassins are good looking. Of particular note is Mutiara Jenar, whose day job is a runway model.
* DeadlyDoctor: One of the assassins, a surgeon by trade, fights using a scalpel.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: Sri Asih, who will have her own movie after this one.]]
* ElegantClassicalMusician: Adi Sulaiman, an accomplished violinist and one of Pengkor's foster children.
* EliteMooks: Pengkor's assassins can come off as this; although they're definitely more skilled and deadly than the street thugs, they are still quickly disposed by Sancaka.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Sancaka's powers as Gundala provides him with increased strength, endurance, and the ability to shoot lightning out of his hands. [[spoiler: He was also able to identify and resonate with a sample object to destroy other objects like it across great distances. How far: ''An entire city''.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** Awang saves Sancaka from being beaten up by a group of street kids with impressive martial moves, establishing him as a kind big brother mentor to Sancaka despite his hardened exterior.
** Pengkor's flashback in which he organizes a group of orphans to rise up against the violent orphanage staff to the point of torturing and killing them.
* EvilChef: One of Pengkor's assassins, who throws knives in battle.
* EvilGenius: Pengkor, whose intelligence and craftiness earn him an impressive amount of wealth and influence.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Pengkor again. Although he can certainly come across polite and even charismatic in his interactions with the legislative members, he doesn't hesitate to torture and kill people standing on his way.
* FashionModel: Mutiara Jenar, one of Pengkor's top assassins.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Half of Pengkor's face is covered in a very prominent burn mark.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Ghazul, previously only seen as Pengkor's confidant, resurrects the ancient evil Ki Wilawuk at the end of the movie.]]
* GunsAreWorthless: Averted. Pengkor is ultimately taken down by a well-timed shot from Ridwan.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Teddy, Wulan's brother. The headphones are actually broken until Sancaka fixes them for him.
* HenpeckedHusband: Funnily enough, the boss of the thugs who just got married turned out to be this.
* HeroesFightBarehanded: Both the thugs and assassins tend to use weapons, both makeshift or professionally made. Sancaka, on the other hand, only uses his bare hands for most of the fight scenes.
* HitMeDammit: Sancaka asks Pak Agung to jump-kick him to demonstrate his super durability. Unfortunately, the elderly man falls before he can reach Sancaka.
* HopeSpot: As Pengkor's influence grows, politicians who are brave enough to oppose him convene in order to group up and form a resistance group. [[spoiler: Too bad most of them get killed by Pengkor's henchmen not long after.]]
* KnifeNut: Two of the assassins; one of them uses kitchen knives while the other uses a scalpel.
* MadeOfIron: Sancaka, who takes a LOT of beating throughout the movie.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: Pengkor tortures Dirga to the point he jumps off a building, to show just what will happen to people opposing him.
* ManipulativeBastard: Ghazul, who's implied to have planned Gundala destroy the anti-serum bottles, thus also [[spoiler:breaking Ki Wilawuk's from his [[{{SealedEvilInACan}} crystalline]] prison.]]
* MedicationTampering: The other part of Pengkor's plan. After he sends people to poison the national rice supply with a serum that will make pregnant ladies give birth to children incapable of differentiating between good and evil, he also controls the medical company that creates the supposed anti-serum. The anti-serum will actually give the unborn children birth defects in addition to a lack of morals.
* MissingMom: Sancaka's mother never returns home.
* NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight: Sancaka successfully fights off Pengkor's assassins, two of whom use knives.
* NobleDemon: Pengkor. He is an evil mobster who will not hesitate to kill politicians who disrespect him in any way, but he truly cares for the orphans he fostered into successful adults [[spoiler: and assassins]]. He outright tells his flunkies to escape when all was lost for him.
* OhCrap: Sancaka's mom when she notices one of her husband's coworkers is at home although everyone thought he was captured by the factory owners. Thus the protesters led by her husband to save their coworkers are actually being led into a trap.
* OneManArmy: Sancaka takes down a group of bloodthirsty assassins by himself.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Pengkor, which means limp in Indonesian. He's also known as Bapak (Father) to the children from his orphanages.
** Cornelio Sunny's character is only listed as Sang Pelukis (The Painter), even in the film's credits.
* OrphanageOfFear: Part of Pengkor's backstory, where relatives send unwanted children ''to die''.
* PetTheDog: Denied. The wife of the traitorous factory worker comes to visit young Sancaka (then living alone after his mother left) with a meal. Sancaka kicks the food containers and slams the door shut in front of her face.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: Awang fights off half a dozen street bullies all by himself.
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Once Sancaka gets hold of his power, his punches send [[{{Mooks}} mooks]] flying.
* RedOniBlueOni: Wulan and Sancaka start off this way, respectively. She's a hot-blooded activist fighting against the thugs' pillaging while Sancaka is a [[{{TheStoic}} stoic]] trying to stay out of trouble.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Sancaka was very hesitant to turn into the hero Wulan saw he could be in the first half of the movie.
* RuleOfCool: Many of the assassins' style of fighting aren't really the most efficient, but they sure look cool.
* SacrificialLion:
** Sancaka's father, who was killed by an unknown assailant near the beginnning of the movie.
** Also [[spoiler:Dirga Utama, the upstart and idealist politician who gets killed to show off Pengkor's wickedness.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:The imposing evil Ki Wilawuk is sealed behind a museum wall. Ghazul breaks him free at the end of the movie.]]
* SequelHook: As expected of the movie that starts the Bumi Langit Cinematic Universe. [[spoiler:Superheroine Sri Ayu appears towards the end, helping Sancaka stop an ambulance carrying the poisoned anti-serum.]]
* ShockAndAwe: Gundala's main power.
* SiblingTeam: In a way, since all assassins call Pengkor 'Bapak' (Father), thus implying a sibling relationship.
* Sociopath: Pengkor seeks to create a whole generation of these, by spiking the national rice supply with a serum that induces sociopathy to unborn children.
* StreetUrchin: Awang and Sancaka himself.
* SuperStrength: Sancaka as well as [[spoiler:Sri Asih.]]
* SuperToughness: See above.
* SympathyForTheDevil: Pengkor was a truly evil man, but given his background, where he lost his parents, had half his entire body burned, and was abused in the orphanage he was sent to by his uncle who wanted his inheritance, you can kinda see where all his hate came from.
* TheDon: Pengkor manages various businesses, has power over the nation's legislators, and has a secret network of assassins he indoctrinates through his orphanages. The children from his orphanages call him Bapak (Father), to boot.
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Swara Batin, one of the assassins, wears a Javanese dance mask on the back of his head.
* WickedCultured: Pengkor and his posse of assassins. Pengkor is suave, well-dressed, and comfortable with social events. And his assassins hold various respectable and/or cultured jobs like professional chef, surgeon, musician, and dancer.
* WouldHurtAChild: Pengkor kidnaps Dirga's wife and children and suspends them from a rope at a height that would surely be fatal if they were to fall.
